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Gap Mangione: Family Holidays
Each December for the past 11 years, I've carefully chosen a different album for inclusion in my annual JazzWax Vintage Holiday Album Hall of Fame. I established this yule honor in 2008 to steer you to great favorites that may be unknown to you or merely forgotten. My holiday fave this year is Gap Mangione's Family ...
Fruscella & Moore: An Important Find
Tony Fruscella & Brew Moore Quintet (Fresh Sound) Trumpeter Tony Fruscella and tenor saxophonist Brew Moore were admired members of the generation that succeeded the pioneers of bebop. Lester Young was a direct influence on Moore’s tenor saxophone style. Fruscella was less identifiable in terms of models, although it was clear that early Miles Davis had ...
Digging into the boisterous side of the tenor sax
Saxophonist Paul Duffy has been influenced mightily by the “Texas tenor" style of saxophone- the brawny, honking, at-times boisterous R&B-tinged sound made famous by Illinois Jacquet, Arnett Cobb, Buddy Tate, David “Fathead" Newman and King Curtis. That's quite a stretch for a versatile musician who grew up- and developed his passion for jazz- in Dublin, Ireland. ...
Grammy Nominees 2019 - Jazz List
The nominees for the 61st GRAMMY Awards jazz category are: 31. Best Improvised Jazz Solo For an instrumental jazz solo performance. Two equal performers on one recording may be eligible as one entry. If the soloist listed appears on a recording billed to another artist, the latter's name is in parenthesis for identification. Singles or Tracks ...
3 Email Strategies You Must Implement To Drive Show Attendance In 2019
While 91% of people check their email every single day, you're not the only hitting their inbox, and it can be incredibly easy for your message to be lost or condemned amid the digital clutter. Here we look at three key strategies artist must use to ensure that their email marketing is successful. Guest post by ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Kirk Whalum's "Gospel According to Jazz"
This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring saxophonist Kirk Whalum, who's bringing the seventh annual edition of his “Gospel According to Jazz Christmas" show to St. Louis next Friday, December 14 at the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church. The show, a spinoff from Whalum's series of “Gospel According to Jazz" albums that began ...
Recording Contracts 101: Guide To Signing The Right Record Deal
Every aspect of the music industry has been touched by its transition to digital distribution, and record deals and recording contracts are no exception. Here music attorney Mark Quails breaks down some of the most import questions about contracts for current day musicians. Guest post by Mark Quail of Landr Music’s leap to digital distribution has impacted all ...
3 Greatest Challenges Facing Musicians In The Digital Age
While artists now live in a time when they have more freedom than ever to create, market, and sell their music, the digital age has brought with it a unique set of challenges as well. Here we look at the three biggest obstacles standing between contemporary musicians and success. Guest post by David Andrew Wiebe of ...
Video: Trudy Pitts
Trudy Pitts was not as well known as Shirley Scott or as thoroughly recorded, but the organist was just as potent. In fact, it's fair to say she was scantily recorded. She recorded just seven leadership albums compared with Scotts' several dozen. A special thanks to Andrew J. Sordoni III, who sent along a link to ...
NOLA's Favorite Band Just Bought NOLA's Favorite Nightclub
Galactic has announced that they’ve purchased the iconic New Orleans nightclub Tipitina’s. The recently finalized deal, which has been in negotiation for most of the year, will transfer ownership of the music venue and it’s associated business to the popular indie funk band. Galactic is no stranger to Tipitina’s and the band has been performing there ...
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