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Henry Butler, 1948-2018
The gifted New Orleans pianist Henry Butler has died. He was 69. Noted for virtuosity at the keyboard and soulful depth as a singer, Butler pursued his career primarily in his home city, with frequent tours overseas. Blinded by glaucoma as an infant, he excelled academically at all levels and dazzled other musicians with his skill. ...
Videos: Jazz Guitars Galore
Last evening, before New York's July 4th fireworks, I was roaming around YouTube looking at footage of great jazz guitarists. Rather than tell you what I found, why don't I show you [pictured above, from left, are Johnny Guarnieri, Carol Stevens, Barry Galbraith and Milt Hinton in After Hours]... Here are guitarists Jimmy Raney and Scott ...
Music Industry's Nonsense 'Myth Busting' About EU's Censorship Machines Essentially Just Saying 'Nuh-uh' Repeatedly
ALTERNATIVE VIEW: In this op-ed, Mike Masnick busts the myth busting of major EU publishers who were attempting to counteract criticism of the EU's Copyright Directive's Article 11 “link tax", and why he believes its effects would be so detrimental. Op-ed by Mike Masnick of Techdirt A few weeks back we busted the bogus myth busting ...
Getting The Most Out Of Criticism Of Your Music
Humans, for the most part, don't often take criticism particularly well, and having someone pass judgement on your music can seem especially personal. Here we look at how make the most out of criticism and turn it into a positive source for growth. Guest post by Patrick McGuire of Soundfly's Flypaper Unless you’re one of those ...
Average Musician Is Earning Less Than Ever [New Study]
In some unfortunate although perhaps not surprising recent news, a new study has revealed that, apart from those operating at the top rung of the business, the average musician is now pulling down less income from their work than ever before. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 I don’t think that anyone would deny ...
Bill Watrous (1939-2018)
Bill Watrous, a jazz trombonist who came up in the 1960s just as jazz was fading and the trombone was transitioning into studio orchestras and funk-soul groups such as the Jazz Crusaders and Kool and the Gang, died on July 2, 2018. He was 79. Watrous's finest work was on ballads. His singing trombone style on ...
Bill Watrous Has Died
Trombonist Bill Watrous died yesterday in Los Angeles at the age of 79. Celebrated for his skill, range and speed, Watrous employed those attributes in a career that began with Billy Butterfield and included work with the big bands of Stan Kenton, Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and Johnny Richards. In the early 1970s he recorded with ...
Streaming Changes Everything For Music Catalogs
Most labels and many musicians thrive because of their hits, but survive over time because of their catalog. But as MIDiA analyst Mak Mulligan points out, streaming , which offers access to 35 million track library and a 'small royalty income forever' business model, changes the value of music catalogs in ways that we're just beginning ...
Bobby Valentin: Mind of a Master
The problem with the Spanish language isn't that Latin American immigrants who come to the U.S. don't learn English fast enough, as some in the government claim. It's that those of us who speak only English are missing out on a vast Latin cultural landscape and its rich history. Sadly, English-only jazz fans aren't considered a ...
Mike LeDonne: From the Heart
Mike LeDonne knocks me out. He's one of the only organists around today who fully grasps the 1970s soul-jazz idiom. Back then, there were seriously groovy Hammond players such as Leon Spencer Jr., Johnny “Hammond" Smith, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Sonny Phillips, Charles Kynard, Charles Earland and Don Patterson, among others. All you had to ...
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