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Maynard Ferguson: Fox Hunt
Yesterday I posted a list of desert-island songs that I originally shared with JAZZ.FM91's Ross Porter. On my list was Maynard Ferguson's Two Foxes, composed and arranged by Mike Abene. Reader and saxophonist Bill Kirchner sent along the following two Maynard Ferguson clips of the lip-buster... Here's Fox Hunt in 1969... And here's Maynard Ferguson live ...
The True Cost Of Recording And Releasing A Single [Dave Kusek]
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Many artists who sit down to write a single often do so without thinking through the expenses they will encounter before the song can actually be released. By going over the actual costs in advance, artists can help keep them low and avoid complications later on. Guest Post by Dave Kusek on the Sonicbids Blog Often, when ...
Guide To Releasing Music As An Independent Artist [INFOGRAPHIC]
Releasing music independently can be a confusing process, and requires making many complex decisions along the way without any kind of certainty as to what the outcome may be. Here we take a step by step look at the release process, determining which course of action makes the most sense depending on the type of music in question. Originally appearing on MusicThinkTank, ...
Frank Collett, RIP
Producer Dick Bank reports that pianist Frank Collett died of liver failure yesterday in Pasadena, California. Collett was 74. He led his own trio and in the course of his careerworked with Louis Armstrong, Zoot Sims, Shelly Manne, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Freddie Hubbard and a list of vocalists that included Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Ernestine ...
Jazz this week: Billy Childs' tribute to Laura Nyro; Funky Butt Brass Band; and more
This week in St. Louis jazz and creative music, the Sheldon Concert Hall resumes their jazz series with pianist Billy Childs' tribute to an under-appreciated singer-songwriter of the 1960s and 70s; two local favorites play two nights each at Jazz at the Bistro; and more. Let's go the highlights... Wednesday, January 27 Pianist Ptah Williams leads ...
A Musician's Concise Guide To Using Instagram
Constantly having to manage so many social media accounts can be frustrating for artists, particularly given how little they often seem to have to do with actual music. Still, Instagram has risen through the ranks as one of the best ways to engage and interact with fans. Here we look at quick, six-step method for making the platform ...
Are Sixty Second Songs The Future Of Pop?
While somewhere in the ballpark of three minutes has for years been the standard length for pop music hit singles, artists like EMM and Kenna are bucking this trend by releasing sixty-second “micro songs." By Cortney Harding, author of How We Listen Now: Essays and Conversations About Music and Technology At first glance, EMM’s sixty second Flipagram ...
Is This The End Of AM Radio?
AM radio has historically been one of the best ways for local artists to begin their breakout success, but with numerous technological changes taking place, demand for AM radio has been steadily dropping. Guest Post by Bobby Owsinski on Music 3.0 For most of the last century, AM radio is where new music broke. It was local ...
Music Education Monday: A workshop with saxophonist Dewey Redman
Today for Music Education Monday, you can take in a workshop with saxophonist Dewey Redman, the late Texas tenor man known for his big, bluesy tone, his associations with Ornette Coleman and Keith Jarrett, and these days, for being the father of saxophonist Joshua Redman. The elder Redman, who died in 2006, was born in 1931 ...
Joe Albany: Right Combination
Joe Albany is a jazz footnote today. The late pianist, who began his career in 1943 and first recorded in 1945 with the Georgie Auld Orchestra, made remarkably few albums. Albany, who was deeply influenced by Bud Powell's attack and had smatterings of Thelonious Monk's and Lennie Tristano's abstraction, had terrible substance abuse problems throughout his ...
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