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News: Opinion

The Jazz Seduce-O-Meter (PG-17)

August 2, 2010

Friends, I have seen the error of my ways and apologize for the sarcastic tone of my recent post on the scientific link between sex and jazz. Looking back at my own experience dispassionately, I see there is in fact a clear link between people's sex lives and their musical taste. “Getz-Gilberto" is guaranteed to get ...

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Article: Take Five With...

Take Five With Dave Wilson

by AAJ Staff
August 1, 2010

Meet Dave Wilson: Dave Wilson was born and raised in Bronxville, NY. As the leader of his own jazz groups, the Dave Wilson Quartet/Crazeology, Wilson and his band mates are known for their groundbreaking improvisations along with creative individualistic compositions and unique arrangements of standards. Wilson was also co-leader for many years, with the great trumpet ...

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News: Music Industry

Comparing Traditional and Brilliant Finish Cymbals

August 1, 2010

Traditional finish cymbals do not have a high gloss shine or coating applied. Lathing is a traditional finished cymbals finished look. Brilliant finish cymbals have a high gloss shine and if there are lathed grooves they are not as deep because they have been buffed down. Brilliant finish cymbals have great stage presents because of their ...

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News: Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Zaccai Curtis (Part 2)

August 1, 2010

Today's crop of young artists are creating music in a very different world than the one occupied by an older generation. The popular music that surrounds them often lowers the bar in terms of musicality, and many people from their generation simply don't value artistry at a high level. They buck the popular consensus though and ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Gary Burton (Part 4)

August 1, 2010

Gary Burton remained with the Stan Getz Quartet for three years, from 1964 to 1966. Even after the group's sound gelled, Getz was an emotional handful for Gary. Off stage, Gary went out of his way to avoid triggering the saxophonist's dark side. After Gary left Getz in 1967, he formed his own quartet and prepared to ...

News: Recording

1,000 Jazz Albums You Should Hear Before You Die (681-690)

August 1, 2010

For those of you who have been following along with the list, you know that we add twenty albums each week. We are going to tweak things a bit for the remainder of the list, adding anywhere from 5 to ten albums at a time, but posting the lists a bit more frequently. Additionally, we will ...

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News: Technology

CD Baby Adds to Discussion on iTunes Live Times

August 1, 2010

Asked for his thoughts on the evolving story surrounding Ditto Music, 24-hour iTunes live times, TuneCore CEO Jeff Price's assertions, and Lee Parson's, co-founder of Ditto Music, rebuttal to Price, Tony van Veen, CEO of CD Baby had this to add to the discussion: “CD Baby has worked hard on our internal processes to get ...

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News: Music Industry

Music Piracy and the End of Culture

August 1, 2010

This guest post is by Charlotta Hedman (@fjoms), a journalist who blogs for the Music 4.5 project, a series of events that bring together people from the technology and the music industry. The music industry seems to be bracing itself for peak-revenue in the same way the rest of the world is waiting for the oil ...

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News: Music Industry

Socialmention: Like Google Alerts, for Social Media

August 1, 2010

As anyone who operates in this space knows, tracking and monitoring conversations around your business, artists, and blog is a constant must. There are many tools out there, some good, some not so much. One site I have just become familiar with is called Social Mention; it is a social media search and analysis platform that ...

News: Performance / Tour

What I Learned at NMS: Count Clicks to Content

August 1, 2010

This post is by Ryan Van Etten (@ryanve), Editor/Producer of VirtualMusic.tv; he was our featured corespondent at New Music Seminar in New York. Mr. Owl, How many clicks does it take to get tothe rock n' roll center of a retail mp3? Let's find out.A One... A two-HOO...too many! Mr. Owl just Bit Torrented ...