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News: Technology

Topspin Media Now Sells Tickets

July 30, 2010

Some might be privy to this if they follow either the developments at Topspin Media or the marketing efforts of Band of Horses, The Pixies, Eminem, and The Dandy Warhols, among others, but the direct-to-fan platform now sells tickets. In once such instance with The Pixies, reportedly, the group started out with an email list that ...

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News: Festival

Noviembre 2010: Barcelona es jazz

July 30, 2010

Primero fue Sonny Rollins (Auditori, 3 de noviembre; concierto inaugural en el que se le hará entrega de la tercera medalla de oro del festival, tras Bebo Valdés en el 2008 y Wayne Shorter en el 2009), después Jamie Cullum en el que será (26 de noviembre) su debut en el célebre Palau de ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Gary Burton (Part 3)

July 29, 2010

By the time Gary Burton left the George Shearing Quintet to join Stan Getz in 1964, he had perfected the art of the short, concise solo. But while a compact solo was essential for Shearing's group, Gary needed a completely different approach that rested more heavily on comping--the art of accompanying a soloist--for Getz. [Illustration of ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz St. Louis Confirms Additional Bistro Bookings for Fall 2010

July 29, 2010

Jazz St. Louis has confirmed the schedule of local and regional talent that will perform this fall at Jazz at the Bistro, filling the alternate weeks still open after the Bistro's 2010-11 schedule of touring artists was announced back in May.Guitarist Eric Slaughter will make his Bistro debut as a leader on Friday, September ...

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News: Interview

Latin Jazz Conversations: Zaccai Curtis (Part 1)

July 29, 2010

A childhood immersed in great musical experiences sets the stage for the emergence of a great musician. Listening can be a powerful way to peek interest in a young person, and the more time they spend hearing music, the more it will resonate with them. The more interested a child becomes, the more likely that they ...

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News: Radio

The Jazz Session #186: Steve Coleman

July 29, 2010

Steve Coleman leads his band Five Elements through another thought-provoking set on Harvesting Semblances And Affinities (Pi Recordings, 2010), his first American-label release in nine years and his first new album in four years. In this interview, Coleman talks about a wide range of topics, from seeing Sonny Stitt play a student horn in a motel ...

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News: Recording

Staying the Course of Creativity: Esperanza Spalding

July 29, 2010

Bassist Esperanza Spalding has led a bit of a whirlwind artistic life for one so young and fresh off their second release as a leader. Esperanza, the singing bassist's sophomore release on Heads Up was rather promising, if a bit all over the map--as freshman label releases often are. It proved to be a good calling ...

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News: Festival

New Universe Music Fest: McLaughlin, Herring, Lenny White

July 29, 2010

HUMAN ELEMENT, WAYNE KRANTZ, ALEX MACHACEK, RANJIT BAROT ALSO ADDED TO THE LINEUP John McLaughlin Abstract Logix is proud to announce its first-ever festival event, The New Universe Music Festival, to take place at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh North Carolina on November 20 and 21, 2010. A schedule and how to order tickets can be ...

News: Obituary

Remembering Daniel Schorr

July 29, 2010

One of my job responsibilities is to host the local end of NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday for 88.5 KPLU. One of the benefits of doing that for the last several years has been the opportunity to hear Dan Schorr speak to Scott Simon every Saturday. Schorr, who covered the news for more than 60 years, from ...

News: Music Industry

Music Xray: Matching Your Songs to Opportunities

July 29, 2010

A&R platform Music Xray, used to receive song submissions from artists, acts, and rights holders, launched a new song to opportunity matching service called “S2O" that automatically pairs songs to opportunities. Artists simply upload their songs at the site and wait to be alerted when appropriate opportunities for their songs are identified. This new service is ...