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News: Festival

Folk, Funk, and a Firestorm - Manchester Jazz Festival Day Two

July 28, 2010

Magic Hat Ensemble, Glazz, Tony Woods Project, Huw Jacob, Liane Carroll Trio. Festival Pavilion, Albert Square, Manchester. Saturday 24th July 2010What can you say about the Magic Hat Ensemble? Always good. Always fast. Always lots of tempo changes. It's straight ahead boppy stuff, if a little twisted and mangled, all delivered with panache and ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Gary Burton (Part 2)

July 28, 2010

Between 1960 and 1963, Gary Burton went from a kid who practiced the vibes with a tape recorder to a musician who recorded with established jazz artists. Gary came of age at just the right moment. Many of these artists were seeking a cooler, more contemporary sound, and Gary, in his late teens, represented the future. ...

News: Performance / Tour

Springsteen Joins Escovedo Onstage

July 28, 2010

STREET SONGS OF LOVE OUT NOW Last Friday, Bruce Springsteen joined Alejandro Escovedo onstage for a three song encore during Escovedo's performance at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. They performed “Always a Friend," “Faith," and “Beast of Burden." “Faith" is a duet with Springsteen featured on the latest Escovedo album, Street Songs of Love, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Gorillaz: North American Dates

July 28, 2010

PLASTIC BEACH SAILING THROUGH NORTH AMERICA Gorillaz Gorillaz have announced North American dates for their “Escape to Plastic Beach" World Tour. The tour starts on October 3 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, before heading through Boston, New York, Detroit, Toronto, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, and other cities before ending on November 3 at Rogers Arena ...

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News: Festival

Gathering of the Vibes Preview

July 28, 2010

By: Dennis CookJamBase Associate Editor Gathering of the Vibes :: 07.29.10-08.01.10 :: Seaside Park :: Bridgeport, CT Once again the pilgrimage to the Vibes begins as folks gather along the Connecticut shoreline to enjoy headliners including Primus, Furthur, Robert Randolph & The Family Band and Damian “Jr. Gong" Marley & Nas. With Wavy Gravy as ...

News: Education

What I Learned at NMS: You Have 10 Seconds

July 28, 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. 10 seconds to engage someone--to impress them. In his research for Futurehit.DNA, Jay Frank discovered an impressive trend: Shorter song intros lead to better sales. “2/3 of bestselling songs have an intro that's ...

News: Technology

iSound: Discovering up-and-Coming Artists Now

July 28, 2010

As I write this, I'm listening to music on the improved iSound site; it's an online, personalized radio station, with a heavier lean towards indie music and up-and-coming artists. The sound is rich and the music is good, so that covers the most important bases. The site proves to be a simple and rather efficient way ...

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News: Technology

Suddenly, I Don't Think I Want to Own Music Anymore

July 28, 2010

This guest post is by Brenden Mulligan, founder of ArtistData. ArtistData was acquired earlier this year by Sonicbids, where Brenden is now the VP Strategic Development. Follow him on Twitter @bmull. Something weird happened last week. I realized that I no longer want to own music. I've always loved my music collection. It helps define me. I ...

News: Recording

Picking Up the Horn

July 28, 2010

On the morning of September 11, 2001, Sonny Rollins was in his apartment in Greenwich Village, six blocks from the World Trade Center, when the first plane hit. He pulled out his old black-and-white TV, which he hadn't used in years, and hooked it up just in time to see the second plane hit. He ran ...

News: Recording

Billy Bang - Prayer for Peace (2010)

July 28, 2010

By PicoIt's not that hard to discern the message behind the title of Billy Bang's brand new album Prayer For Peace. And just in case you're not sure, Bang clarifies beyond all doubt in the liner notes:We do not need war, any kind of war, especially within our homes, our families, our ...