Results for "AAJ Staff"

Bill Evans: In the Wild

October 27, 2015

The best Bill Evans recordings were made live without his knowledge or in Europe. In both cases, he was most loose and lyrical, taking risks with his art to elevate piano pieces to impossibly higher melodic and harmonic standards. I should point out that in my opinion, there are no bad Evans albums, just great and ...

The Wide World Of Music Recognition Technology

October 27, 2015

Although it's been around for almost twenty years, Automatic Content Recognition technology or ACR, has only really begun to hit its stride recently with apps like Shazam and SoundHound. These sorts of apps are just the beginning, however. Here we look at several other less well-known applications for ACR technology. Guest Post by Mathew D on ...

Revisiting a crossover classic

October 27, 2015

Forty years ago, pianist Claude Bolling shook up the jazz and classical music worlds a bit with his Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio recording with flutist Jean-Pierre Rampal. It was one of the first true crossover recordings between the two musical styles. The public loved it—since it spent 530 weeks (more than 10 years) ...

Music Education Monday: A rhythm section workshop with bassist Rufus Reid

October 26, 2015

Today for Music Education Monday, you can watch the veteran bassist Rufus Reid as he leads a workshop in jazz rhythm section performance with students at Loyola University New Orleans. A California native, the 71-year-old Reid (pictured) studied music at Northwestern University and began his professional career in Chicago before moving in 1976 to New York ...

Mark Murphy, 1932-1915

October 24, 2015

Mark Murphy died last night in his sleep following a long illness. He was 83. Murphy’s eagerness to take artistic chances combined with his innate musicianship to make him one of the most interesting singers in jazz. He died at the Lillian Booth Actors Home in Englewood, New Jersey. Born in Fulton, New York, in 1932, ...

StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Six from Ramsey Lewis

October 24, 2015

This week, our video spotlight shines on the veteran pianist Ramsey Lewis, who's coming back to St. Louis to perform on Saturday, November 7 for the annual “ArtSounds" fundraiser at the Sheldon Concert Hall. (As with many of their fundraising events, the Sheldon also is offering a concert-only ticket option for those who just want to ...

How Ad Revenue Works On YouTube

October 24, 2015

Those who contribute to YouTube may be curious why their video isn't getting them the same money from advertising as a video with a similar number of views. As it turns out, there are a few factors that negatively impact ad revenue, whether legal or simply the wrong time of year. Guest Post by Gray Gannaway on Quarterlab YouTube creators often wonder ...

4 Services Musicians Should Register With To Make More Money

October 24, 2015

While most big-name artists will have people to set them up with these services, DIY artists who don't take the time to register their music with organizations like SoundExchange and the Harry Fox Agency are likely to miss out on diverting several trickles of revenue into their income pool.  Guest Post by Erin M. Jacobson on the Sonicbids Blog ...

Sullivan Fortner

October 23, 2015

This may come a tad late as news but not too late—I trust—for enjoyment. Last spring, Sullivan Fortner won the Cole Porter Fellow In Jazz award of the American Pianists Association. Fortner is a 28-year-old New Orleanian who attracted favorable notice as the pianist in trumpeter Roy Hargrove’s quintet and for his work with other jazz ...

Bill Evans: Documentary '82

October 23, 2015