Home » Search Center » Results: AAJ Staff

Results for "AAJ Staff"

News: Radio

What Radio Stations Don't Get About Social Media

July 29, 2010

Radio, the hallmark marketing outlet of the traditional record industry, faces its own share of huddles to overcome, if it hopes to forge a bright path into the digital age. Mainly, learning how to integrate a social media mindset into an old media world. And thus far, Mark Ramsey says their social media efforts are pathetic ...

108

News: Obituary

Willem Breuker, Dutch Composer and Bandleader, Dies at 65

July 29, 2010

Willem Breuker, a Dutch composer, multireedist and bandleader whose jump-cut style and theatrical panache made him a contrarian hero of European jazz, died on July 23 in Amsterdam. He was 65. His death was announced on the Web site of his band, the Willem Breuker Kollektief. No cause was given. During more than 35 years at ...

221

News: Festival

Roxbury International Film Festival Features Jazz Film on Thelonius Monk

July 29, 2010

In My MindThe 12th annual Roxbury International Film Festival gets underway in Boston this week, featuring a full slate of films, documentaries and workshops celebrating people of color in cinema. One of the films featured this year is In My Mind, a documentary by jazz pianist Jason Moran that pays tribute ...

240

News: Interview

Paul McCartney: From Wings to the West Wing

July 29, 2010

Tonight's “Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Performance at the White House"--premiering at 8 p.m., and then repeating all week on PBS stations--had us digging through the stacks, looking for favorites from throughout his career. (Click through the titles for complete reviews.)GOOD EVENING NEW YORK CITY (2009): There ...

News: Music Industry

"Operators" Are Standing By

July 29, 2010

Some have castigated the recent alliance between Sony and the Miles Davis estate which offers “A mouthpiece replica of exactly the 'Gustat' Heim 2 model used by Davis especially created by Kanstul," t-shirts and other fascinating items. They even throw in 43 CD's.In fact, those corporate giants don't go nearly far enough in offering ...

132

News: Technology

Thinking Inside the Box, Part One - Replicating a Traditional Mixer Inside Your Daw

July 29, 2010

Welcome to the latest installment of Production Tips, our new monthly feature offering, well, production tips, hosted by Simon Langford. Mixing “In The Box" (or ITB) is something that has only really become possible in the last few years. But thanks to recent developments in technology, a real paradigm shift has occurred, and more and more ...

194

News: Interview

Kees Hazevoet: Holland's Uncommon Observer

July 29, 2010

Pianist, multi-instrumentalist and improviser Kees Hazevoet was born in Amsterdam in 1948, and grew up in a family situation that welcomed both musical expression and an appreciation of nature. Hazevoet began his studies on piano quite young (his mother played the instrument as well). “I liked to play in the open air, so I bought myself ...

100

News: Recording

The Friday Morning Listen: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation (1988)

July 29, 2010

By Mark SaleskiI've written about this before, the mystery of “Why do I like this?" The discussions that are apt to be generated can be enlightening. If you start at the very restrictive end of the scale, there's the idea that beauty has some sort of objective element, supposedly making evaluation a simple exercise. ...

News: Obituary

Remembering Karl Watt

July 28, 2010

One of the many delights of having a blog is meeting people--not always in person--who enrich your life with their presence, their music, their stories. One such person is banjo player Candace Brown, who's a member of Chris Tyle's Silver Leaf Jazz Band. I had posted a clip of that band in full flower, playing the ...

166

News: Interview

Al Jarreau's Recovery 'Going Well'

July 28, 2010

Jazz star Al Jarreau's recovery is “going well" following his recent health scare and he could be released from hospital as soon as this weekend, according to his doctor.The 70-year-old Grammy winner had been receiving treatment at a hospital in the French Alps following his collapse last week, moments before his set at a ...