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News: Performance / Tour

Monty Alexander Playing Five-Night Series at Jazz at Lincoln Center

July 21, 2010

The phenomenal sounds of Jamaica's acclaimed Commander of Distinction and renowned jazz pianist, Monty Alexander, is on the way adding excitement in New York City as he returns with his Harlem-Kingston Express for a five-night series of performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Alexander, who has the distinction of being named one of the ...

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News: Event

Bill Dixon Memorial Event to be Held July 31st at New York's St. Mark's Church in the Bowery

July 21, 2010

On Saturday, July 31st from 5:30-7:30 p.m., musician/composer/educator/artist Bill Dixon will be remembered with a memorial event at St. Mark's Church In The Bowery on Manhattan's Lower East Side. Dixon, an innovator in the world of creative improvised music and inspiration to subsequent generations of trumpet players, died on June 16th at his home in North ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jonathan Butler to Play Friday, September 24 at 560 Music Center

July 21, 2010

Guitarist and singer Jonathan Butler (pictured) is coming back to St. Louis to perform on Friday, September 24 at the 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave. in University City.Butler was here most recently in April, 2009, when he was part of the Jazz Attack tour that played the Pageant. His show at the 560 ...

News: Video / DVD

Weekly Latin Jazz Video Fix: Hilario Duran

July 21, 2010

There's a lot of great Latin Jazz out there, but sometimes an album hits you so hard, it just leaves you with one question--why haven't I been listening to this artist constantly? Many musical factors might pull your attention into a stranglehold--it might be instrumental virtuosity, improvisational daring, cleverly structured compositions, or even a combination of ...

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News: Recording

Allen Eager: Land of Oo-Bla-Dee

July 21, 2010

Jazz appreciation is a lifetime pursuit. Point being that no matter how many years you spend listening to this music, you will never run out of artists and recordings to dig. The sheer volume of jazz greatness that was created, particularly in the fertile 1940s and 1950s, is extraordinary. What's most astonishing, of course, is how ...

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News: Music Industry

Jambase Questionnaire: Nathan Moore

July 21, 2010

Welcome back to JamBase's baker's dozen to the bright lights of the music world. Last time we heard from Plants and Animals. There's something beautifully broken yet unassailably indestructible about Nathan Moore. Perhaps it's because when he “lets it all hang out" you get the full boat of human emotions. Few artists of any kind live ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Overheard at New Music Seminar

July 21, 2010

New Music Seminar is taking place in full force today, here are just a few of the conversations happening on Twitter: Susan Boyle's sales are 97% physical. Music has a 10/90 rule--10% of your fans will provide 90% of your revenue. Actually email is like a river--fans dip in an out of the information stream. Engagement ...

News: Interview

Interview: Rich Huxley of UK Band Hope and Social

July 21, 2010

“When we involve people in the making of our art, that only serves to strengthen our bond, we're in this together us and ourfans, and they're the best PR team we've never paid for."--RichRecently, I spoke with Rich Huxley (@thehuxcapacitor), who is a member of popular UK band Hope and Social, and author ...

News: Technology

Bandzoogle: $2.5 Million in Commission Free Sales

July 21, 2010

Direct-to-fan marketing platform Bandzoogle has announced that its musician members have exceeded $2.5 million in commission-free sales from their websites. This serves as an important milestone for the company. “When I created Bandzoogle, my goal was to build a tool that would help independent musicians succeed online," said Chris Vinson, president of Bandzoogle. “These numbers show ...

News: Technology

MP3tunes: Bringing iTunes Music to a TV Near You

July 21, 2010

MP3tunes has partnered with Roku, allowing fans to play their personal iTunes music collection on their TV without a PC or home server. Roku, a streaming entertainment device provider, has added expanded support for music collections with the addition of MP3tunes. This feature is available now on all Roku players; its customers receive 10GB of free ...