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The Album Release Cycle And The Band That Proved The Power Of Digital 7 Years Ago
This article offers a breakdown of the album release cycle explaining why, in the digital age, the conventional timeline for releasing and promoting an album is riddled with inefficiencies and examines how one metalcore band figured out the right way of doing it way back in 2008. Guest Post by Dan Wagster on LinkedIn Pulse In ...
YouTube To Unveil More Details Of Paid Service This Wednesday
To paraphrase The Kinks, I'm so tired, tired of waiting, tired of waiting for YouTube to launch their paid subscription service. But it looks like, while we may not yet see a full launch, we will learn more about the new service this Wednesday. YouTube will unveil some of the programming it is funding to place ...
Bill Kirchner: Evening of Indigos
Saxophonist Bill Kirchner was on a roll in 1993. He had studied with saxophonist Lee Konitz, pianist Harold Danko and arranger Mike Crotty. He was leading a nonet that recorded several albums. His arrangements had been recorded by Konitz, Dizzy Gillespie and Patti Austin. And he had annotated numerous projects for a range of major labels. ...
Music Education Monday: B-3 for beginners
The sound of the Hammond B-3 organ is an integral part of many American musical genres, from blues and funk to gospel and soul. It's been part of jazz, too, almost since its invention in 1935, but really came into prominence starting in the 1950s thanks to Jimmy Smith. Smith, a Philadelphia native who started as ...
Miles on Monday: Don Cheadle defends Miles Ahead, film gets release date, and more
This week in Miles Davis news, there's plenty of additional scoop related to last week's premiere screening of Miles Ahead, Don Cheadle's new film about Davis, but first, a few items not about the movie: Last week also marked the 43rd anniversary of the release of Davis' album On The Corner, and S. Victor Aaron of ...
Weekend Extra: Fuse Plays Brubeck
On Yahoo’s Dave Brubeck listserve, John Bolger called attention to an usual version of Brubeck’s “Blue Rondo ala Turk.” It is by the Dutch ensemble Fuse—five string players and a percussionist. According to the group’s website, like many young bands today they play in a variety of genres including pop, rock, classical and jazz. Among composers ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: St. Louis Gypsy Jazz Festival
If you dig guitarist Django Reinhardt, you'll want to have a look at the bands and musicians performing in the first-ever St. Louis Gypsy Jazz Festival, which will take place this coming Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25 at Evangeline's. Organized by singer Eve Seltzer and her husband, guitarist Ben Wood, both of the band ...
2016 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival to feature John Pizzarelli, tribute to Maynard Ferguson
The 2016 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival is set for Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center, and will feature guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli on Friday and a tribute to the late trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on Saturday. Pizzarelli (pictured) is a frequent visitor to St. Louis who played here ...
5 Startup Concepts To Help You Prepare For The Musicpreneur Era
With the music business changing and developing, it is important to be prepared for whatever is coming next. Here we look at several good concepts utilized by startups to keep in mind as a musical entrepreneur. By musician and music industry pundit Tommy Darker Musicians, including myself, have long tried to crack the code and sustain a living in the digital era. ...
Transparency Begins Upstream For Streaming Royalties
As the popularity of freemium streaming has grown, there has been an ever increasing demand from artists and songwriters for transparency. Major labels and streaming services are usually blamed when a royalty payment doesn't find its way to the creator, but the real responsibility may be higher up the chain, with the advertising service. Guest Post ...
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Points of View: Celebrating Dave Holland
Interview
Boney James: A Simple Man And A Lifetime Study
Interview
Miles Okazaki's Monkathon: The Complete Thelonious...
Musician 2 Musician
Steve Coleman on Dave Holland
Reanimating Conversations Past
John Scofield: Meant To Be
Live Review
Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle
Phil Schaap's Jazz Room
Franc Williams: Live From The West End
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