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The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 1-7
Coming off a fabulous Twin Cities Jazz Festival, now I'm gearing up for the Iowa City Jazz Festival over the holiday weekend, but I'll be back in time for Chick Corea and Trilogy at the Dakota on Tuesday! If you are staying in town, there will be enough jazz to keep your ears buzzing, and more ...
Monday Recommendation: Charlie Parker
Charlie Parker, Unheard Bird: The Unissued Takes (Verve) Charlie Parker has never disappeared from the consciousness of serious jazz listeners. This two-CD collection, due out on Friday, could go a long way toward helping new generations discover the stunning purity and power of Parker’s creativity. Subtitled “The Unissued Takes,” the album brings together 69 unissued tracks ...
West Coast Jazz: Early Sounds
West Coast jazz has no real beginning and no specific founder. It's a sound that evolved from a range of influences, including Lester Young's relaxed sound on the tenor saxophone, Count Basie's swing and classical counterpoint. But West Coast jazz is also a product of experiences, including the beach breezes, the vastness and tranquilizing effect of ...
How The Share Button Is Ruining Social Media
If you’re anything like me, your social feeds are a mess right now. A quick sample of mine: festival flyers, ads for a CRM system, open letters to Donald Trump, a defense of Kim Kardashian, and ads to join Yahoo Mail. Even without the necessary evil of promoted posts clogging up the feed, it feels like ...
Music-Based Social Networks Are Doomed: Here's Why [Cortney Harding]
In this piece, Cortney Harding looks at the struggles faced by music-based social networks like Crowdmix and Myspace, and why problems with scalability so often doom these networks to failure. By Cortney Harding A few months ago, when “The Music Startup Meltdown” first ran, I singled out Crowdmix and its multi-million dollar raise as a sign that ...
Interview: Jan Persson
Back in May, I posted on a Bill Evans Trio rehearsal in Denmark in 1966 that was captured on tape for TV broadcast. In the TV studio that day was Evans on piano; Eddie Gomez on bass; Alex Riel, a Danish drummer; cameramen; and a director. There also was a photographer. His name was Jan Persson. ...
6 Ways To Boost Your YouTube Channel
While its become controversial within the industry, there's no denying that YouTube remains one of the most important social media platforms for music. Here we go beyond the basics, and look at some more in-depth ways to promote your music and reach fans. Guest Post by Fiona Z Weib YouTube is one of the most important ...
The Musicians’ View
In assembling the latest Jam – celebrating 30 years of the magazine with the question, what is the future of jazz in Kansas City – capturing the views of musicians was critical. I chose to include one who has been part of the KC scene for over a quarter century and one who is relatively new. ...
Music Education Monday: A trumpet course with Clark Terry
This week for Music Education Monday, here's something that will have special meaning for a lot of St. Louis jazz fans: a short video course in how to play the trumpet from Clark Terry. Terry, who died last year, was a St. Louis native who spent more than 70 years as a working professional trumpet player, ...
John Coltrane: Speak Low
John Coltrane recorded Speak Low only once in the studio, during Sonny Clark's Sonny's Crib album session for Blue Note on Sept. 1, 1957. What's notable about the recording session is that it took place 14 days before Coltrane's sole leadership date for Blue Note—Blue Train, an album widely regarding among his most important recordings. What ...
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Points of View: Celebrating Dave Holland
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John Coltrane At 100: A Global Perspective
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Boney James: A Simple Man And A Lifetime Study
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Miles Okazaki's Monkathon: The Complete Thelonious...
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Steve Coleman on Dave Holland
Reanimating Conversations Past
John Scofield: Meant To Be
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Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle
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