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News: Performance / Tour

Kruder and Dorfmeister: Fall Tour Dates

July 13, 2010

TOUR BEGINS OCTOBER 11 AT 9:30 CLUB IN WASHINGTON, DC Drum and Bass/Dub/Downtempo specialists Kruder & Dorfmeister have added some rare North American dates to their itinerary. Best known for their landmark 1998 album The K & D Sessions featuring remixes of tracks by Roni Size, Count Basic, Rockers Hi-Fi, Bomb the Bass, and others, the ...

News: Event

Roger Waters and David Gilmour Reunite for Benefit

July 13, 2010

TEARING DOWN THE WALL David Gilmour and Roger Waters 7/10/10 At a charity event Saturday in Oxfordshire, England, Pink Floyd legends Roger Waters and David Gilmour took to the stage before 200 guests to benefit the Hoping Foundation and raise funds for the Children of Gaza. The duo performed four songs while backed by Guy Pratt ...

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News: Recording

The Bad Plus: New Album out 9/14

July 13, 2010

NEVER STOP, THE TRIO'S FIRST ALBUM OF ALL ORIGINALS, SET FOR RELEASE ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 The Bad Plus E1 Music is excited to announce the release of The Bad Plus's new album, Never Stop, on September 14, 2010. It is the band's first album of all originals, and it's eighth release overall. Recorded in Minnesota, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Pomplamoose: How to Quit Your Job, Rarely Play Live, Never Tour, and Still Sell Music

July 13, 2010

“That regular engagement of the fan base is super important." Jack Conte of the indie pop duo Pomplamoose joined Kevin Breuner on CD Baby's DIY Musician Podcast to discuss how his group has used video to reach music fans around the world. Known most famously for their “video songs" in which the video imagery ...

News: Music Industry

Tommy Silverman: "Hobbyists... Clutter the Music Environment with Crap."

July 13, 2010

Over at Wired, there's an intriguing interview piece where the ever curious Eliot Van Buskirk talks with Tommy Silverman, founder of Tommy Boy Records, about “What's Wrong With Music Biz." As expected, there are some rather controversial things said in relation to what it means to “break" an artist in the music industry these days, and ...

News: Music Industry

Adam Singer: Fighting the Future at Every Turn

July 13, 2010

In response to post on on WSJ's All Things Digital blog by Kara Swisher, where she laments about a lack of business models for the entertainment industry in the digital age, PR strategist Adam Singer has written a great critique of her piece--that's worth the read and full of quotable lines. He finds it to be ...

News: Interview

Leading Questions: Michael Barnett

July 13, 2010

Interview and photo by Steve Korn When I was 14, I fell in love with the sound of the bass, specifically, Milt Hinton. If I could do it all over again, I'd probably do most of it again, perhaps more efficiently. Practice makes perfect, allegedly, but it never quite does which is why we keep doing ...

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News: TV / Film

The Miles Davis Movie: Which Way Are We Going?

July 13, 2010

Interesting article in the NY Times Sunday about biopics. The Miles Davis Biopic was not mentioned, obviously(!), but the points made by Dennis Lim about the delicate craft of producing a successful biopic can be easily connected to the Miles Davis Movie--and the many hurdles it faces as the project remains in an ongoing and agonizing ...

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News: Interview

Happy Birthday, Paul Gonsalves!

July 13, 2010

Paul Gonsalves, born on this date in 1920, was a tenor saxophonist mainly known for his long association with Duke Ellington. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, but his parents were of Cape Verdean heritage. As a child, he and his brothers played Portuguese folk songs on guitar for family gatherings. They also played “hillbilly" and ...

News: Education

2011 Conference Exhibitor Information

July 13, 2010

The Jazz Education Network (JEN) invites you to be an exhibitor at the 2nd Annual Conference, to be held at the historic Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans, LA from January 6--8, 2011. Space is limited, and is being offered on a first-come, first served basis. Information on becoming a JEN conference exhibitor is below. We know ...