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How to be a Successful Musical Entrepreneur

July 20, 2010

Industry pundit and analyst Andrew Dubber has famously said that, “If you want to make the music that moves you, that will hopefully create meaning for people, and that will perhaps earn you a sustainable living, then you have chosen risk, and you will have to be as smart with the entrepreneurship as you are with ...

Gene Ludwig Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Info: Pittsburgh Jazz Organ Legend Dies at 72

July 20, 2010

Gene Ludwig, jazz Hammond organist from the Pittsburgh jazz scene passed away at age 72 on Wednesday July 14, 2010... at the West Penn-Forbes Regional Campus. Starting at age 6 on the piano and being inspired by the recordings of vocalists Ruth Brown, Big Joe Turner and organ players such as Bill Doggett and Wild Bill ...

Lennie Tristano - "Tangerine" (1965)

July 20, 2010

Publishers to Writers: We Want Your Recording Rights as Well

July 20, 2010

At AIMP Luncheon Execs Reveal the New Model of Music Publishing At the House of Blues this past Thursday the Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP) held its monthly luncheon. These are always nice places to catch up with colleagues, but this time it was rather unique due to revelations made by the music publishing Execs ...

Stanton Moore, "Groove Alchemy" (CD Review)

July 20, 2010

Galactic drummer Stanton Moore again was an unofficial MVP at this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, playing at the fest and around town with his day-job band, leading his own trio, working with Anders Osborne, and sitting in with Levon Helm. Click here to read my review of the jazz-funk drummer's latest solo album, ...

Organize Your Band with Bandize

July 20, 2010

"If a band doesn't expect to wear several hats, they might as well just hang up the one hat they do wear," says Andy Miles, the co-founder of Bandize. “The days of hanging out, waiting for someone to discover you are over. The internet makes it too easy to get lost amongst the other bands vying ...

How to Promote Yourself at a Music Festival You're Not Playing

July 20, 2010

Pop quiz: If you're going to a rural music festival to see your favorite bands, what's the number one most important thing for you to bring? Answer: your gear. At this year's Camp Bisco, one of the biggest surprises wasn't who played on its stages. It was who played on its campgrounds. In addition to their ...

How to Sound Check, Part Two

July 20, 2010

Earlier today I went over the basic preparations required to make a sound check run smoothly. Now, we'll get down to the nitty gritty of how you and the house technical staff can best work together to bring your audience a truly memorable and killer show. Follow the procedure. The venue engineers will guide you ...

Review Jenny Scheinman's Mischief and Mayhem @ Village Vanguard

July 20, 2010

Kings of Rhythm and a Queen of the Avant-Garde By Will Friedwald If the Knitting Factory ever established an outpost in Nashville, Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem band is what you'd hear there. Ms. Scheinman, a violinist, composer, and vocalist, is one of those young players (at 31) who at first seems almost insanely diverse; ...

Taylor Ho Bynum to Introduce Revamped Sextet in August

July 19, 2010

This August, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum will unveil the latest incarnation of his five year-old working ensemble, the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet, when he and the group hit the road to perform a brand new book of music. These pieces are made possible with support from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble ...