Results for "AAJ Staff"

Bob Porter on Organ Combos

April 13, 2017

No one knows more about soul jazz and the jazz organ combo than Bob Porter. That's because he produced many of the great recordings of the late 1960s and '70s for Prestige and often wrote the liner notes. He also produced other organ combo sessions in the '80s and beyond. Bob has spent more than 30 ...

A Look At Just How Fast Streaming Music Is Growing [CHART]

April 13, 2017

Indie Labels Report Struggle With 'Whack-A-Mole' Digital Takedowns, 30% Have Given Up Trying [SURVEY]

April 13, 2017

A survey conducted by A2IM (American Association of Independent Music) and Future of Music Coalition (FMC) confirms that independent labels are struggling to deal with unauthorized use of their recordings and videos. A new study by A2IM and Future of Music Coalition asked independent labels of all sizes about their experiences with the DMCA driven notice and takedown system ...

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, April 14-20

April 13, 2017

Snow, sunshine, wind, rain...Welcome to Minnesota Spring, version 3.0. We have a holiday weekend as well as festive music throughout the week, including a CD release from Red Planet with Bill Carrothers in the Dunsmore Room, a “monsterful" evening at the Black Dog, two dazzling, internationally acclaimed performers at the Dakota, seriously improvising ensembles on the ...

Joe Farrell Plays the Flute

April 12, 2017

Recently, I was e-chatting with saxophonist Bill Kirchner about jazz flutists. I think it was just after my post on Harold McNair. At any rate, Bill noted that Joe Farrell (1937-1986) was one of the finest jazz flutists. Said Bill, “If there's a better sounding alto flute on a jazz record, I haven't heard it." [Photo ...

How The Music Industry Makes Money In 2016? [INFOGRAPHIC]

April 12, 2017

The Power Struggle of Music Versus the Machine

April 12, 2017

The digital age has created previously unimagined opportunities for musicians, and changed music creation, distribution and discovery forever.  But alongside those changes, the livelihoods of creators has been threatened.  Now is the time to recapture the value that music creates, argues Sound Royalties Alex Heiche, and he sees signs that it's starting to happen. Guest post by Alex ...

An evening of artful exuberance

April 12, 2017

In the right hands, Dixieland jazz is more of a feeling than a specific repertoire. It’s not what you play, so much as how you play it. Bob Leary’s sextet closed out the Charlotte County Jazz Society’s 2016-17 concert season exploring a wide array of vintage material that had toes a-tapping. The band mined quite a ...

Marty Sheller: Libre

April 11, 2017

Back in the 1960s, Marty Sheller did a sizable share of arranging for Mongo Santamaria. Marty was in the trumpet section of Santamaria's band and was on his all-important Latin-jazz rendition of Herbie Hancock's Watermelon Man in December 1962. Marty also had a hand in most of those cool albums Santamaria recorded featuring Latin versions of ...

ASCAP Teams With LANDR To Offer Members Free Mastering

April 11, 2017

ASCAP has teamed with LANDR to offer its 600,000 songwriter and publisher members unlimited automated mastering. All ASCAP members will be given free access to LANDR’s Basic Subscription plus one HD WAV per month. This benefit also includes access to LANDR’s smart sharing features which enable songwriters and composers to privately and securely share their work with ...