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The Mighty Arnett Cobb
Known as the “Wild Man of the Tenor Sax," Arnett Cobb began his recording career with the Lionel Hampton Orchestra in 1943. He quickly became one of the band's stars, and his solos were eagerly awaited by audiences. But Cobb would suffer several Job-like misfortunes, only to fight his way back to the microphone, where he ...
Is There A Streaming Music Ceiling?
There's been quite a bit of excited talk lately about how much paid subscriber growth both Apple Music and Spotify have seen, but the reality is that these numbers only represent a small percentage of the music buying public, something which highlights greater underlying issues with paid streaming. Guest post by Cortney Harding Based on recent numbers, it seems ...
Berklee College Of Music, Boston Conservatory To Merge
Two of arts and music education's most iconic institutions, The Berklee College Of Music and The Boston Conservatory have agreed to merge to create a comprehensive training ground for music, dance, theater and related professions. The combined institution, located in Boston’s historic Back Bay and Fenway neighborhoods, will be known as “Berklee,” with the Conservatory becoming ...
Channeling two jazz tenor titans
Tenor saxophonists Lew Del Gatto and Jeff Rupert channeled the spirit and hard-driving swing of Al Cohn and Zoot Sims in their Friday matinee concert at the Venice (FL) Art Center. The South County Jazz Club event teamed the two tenors with pianist Richard Drexler, bassist Don Mopsick and drummer Tony Vigilante. All of the music ...
Jay & Kai Plus 6: 1956
Since we're on the subject this week of multiple instruments of the same stripe working together, let's dig one of the best albums of trombones— Jay & Kay + 6, produced by George Avakian over three dates in April 1956 for the Columbia label. It's almost frightening to write down who's on this octet album. In ...
6 Reasons Snapchat Will Own 2016
2016 is shaping up to be a big year for Snapchat, which has already seen massive user growth across a broad swath of demographics, meaning now is a good time for artists to start taking advantage of some of Snapchat's underutilized features. Guest post by Jesse Kirshbaum of the Nue Agency As 2016 continues to roll, it’s ...
4 Mentalities That Will Kill Your Music Career
The life of an independent musician is a stressful one, and in order to make your career a success, it's important to avoid slipping into the following four mentalities, regardless of what ups and downs the business throws at you. Guest Post by Eric Bernsen on the Sonicbids Blog In the world of independent music, you can rest assured ...
Concord Bicycle Music Acquires HighTone & Bandit Records Catalogs
The Concord Bicycle music group continues its multi-year buying spree of both independent record labels and music publishers with the acquisition of two iconic indies Americana, folk and blues label HighTone Records and country legend George Jones' label imprint Bandit Records. Concord Bicycle Music announced that they have acquired some new assets, including the catalog of storied indie ...
Spotify Acquries Social Apps Soundwave, Cord Project
In its drive to compete, Spotify is constantly iterating and adding new features. Usually that's been done in-house or via major acquisitions like The Echo Nest. But now they've taken a different tact, acquiring two social music apps. Spotify has acquried two social music apps Soundwave and Chord Project The Soundwave app, which has been downloaded ...
Starbucks Turns Up Volume On Spotify Partnership With Song Saving
Music has always been an integral part of Starbuck's imaging; and when fans began the shift from physical goods to streaming, the 7500+ store chain partnered with Spotify. All Starbuck's baristas get a free Spotify Premium account and they're using them to create playlists. Now customers who like what they hear, can easily save that song ...
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Steve Coleman on Dave Holland
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