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Music Education Monday: Master classes with saxophonist Chris Potter
Whether it's as leader of his own bands or as a sideman to the likes of Dave Holland, Paul Motian, and Dave Douglas, Chris Potter has been one of the most in-demand saxophonists in jazz for most of the 21st century. Potter, who will be 45 years old this Friday, has released more than 15 albums ...
The Death of Hideo Shiraki
Last week, I posted on Japanese drummer Hideo Shiraki, who died in 1972 at age 39. In 1962, Shiraki recorded two terrific albums, most notably Plays Horace Silver and Plays Bossa Nova. His other jazz albums are equally fabulous. Yet little is known about Shiraki in the States, since most information about him and his early ...
Artists Find Success Playing Online Shows Through Concert Window
For many artists, the hurdles which must be overcome in order to successfully book a tour can be quite intimidating. Hosting an online concert series, however, is a much more straightforward process, and also has a significantly reduced price tag. Guest Post by Chris Robley on The DIY Musician Are you interested in taking your live show online? ...
Spotify Admits Their Music Publishing Payment System Is Broken, Commits To Major Overhaul
Spotify has gotten a lot of flack in recent months from music publishers and songwriters over unidentified and misidentified tracks leading to incorrectly paid or unpaid royalties. Today, Spotify pledged to fix the problem, while admitting that it will take some time. Spotify is pledging significant resources to build a “comprehensive publishing administration system” that will get ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Winter/spring 2016 jazz preview, part 2
Today's installment picks up the chronological thread in late January with Bonerama, who will be back in town to play on Friday, January 22 at Broadway Oyster Bar. In the first video up above, you can see an excerpt from their set at the 2015 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in which they perform the ...
The History of Christmas
Christmas, as we know it, is a relatively modern holiday. How do we know this? The following documentary from the History Chanel does a good job of explaining. The only flaw is that it completely misses one of the most important factors in Christmas's spell over our culture—the rise of the holiday song through sheet music ...
Jazzy happy holidays
Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas 2015 and joyous New Year from the Jazz Notes staff. A toast to you all as we share some vintage musical cheer from among our holiday favorites. Raise your glass. The holiday would not be complete without the delightful animated video of The Platters’ doo-wopping their way through “White ...
Hideo Shiraki Plays Silver
Hideo Shiraki was a Japanese drummer who led a hard-bop quintet in Tokyo in the late 1950s and 1960s. Given Blue Note's strong distribution in Japan, Shiraki's group was widely popular there but not very well known here. In Sept. 1962, Shiraki recorded Hideo Shiraki Plays Horace Silver. The band, billed as the Hideo Quintet Plus ...
BitTorrent Report 2015 Shows 50% Growth For Direct To Fan Distribution Platform
BitTorrent has been recasting itself a mainstream direct to fan distribution platform for several years now, but 2015 was the year that their aspirations came closer to reality. Their annual BitTorrent Report chronicles activity on the platform. A recent survey showed that 41% of artists say they now use some for of direct-to-fan distribution, BitTorent, who sponsored the ...
Jazz this week: Good 4 The Soul, Midwest Quintet, Cara Dineen, and more
While big-name touring musicians generally are off the road during major holidays, there still are some notable performances by local jazz and creative musicians happening over the next few days in and around St. Louis. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, December 23 The Jazz St. Louis Big Band offers their third and final performance of ...
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