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Remembering Kenny Drew
Had he lived, pianist Kenny Drew would have celebrated his 87th birthday today. Drew first recorded with trumpeter Howard McGhee in 1950, when he was 22. He went on to play and record with many of the leading artists in jazz, including Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Buddy DeFranco, Dinah Washington, Art Blakey, John Coltrane, ...
4 Ways Musicians And Labels Can Identify Disruptive Products Early
While new products and services are constantly being introduced to the music industry, few of these are truly “disruptive." This article examines some telling signs that can allow artists to identify game-changing technologies early on. Guest Post by Dan Wagster on LinkedIn Pulse Capitalizing on even a small advantage can change the outcome, as elegantly described ...
Jazz For A Romantic Evening
by AAJ Staff
This collection of tunes spans a range of moods and colors, but the common thread running through it is that it's music to share. Perhaps a candlelight dinner, or conversation on the couch, or dancing, or whatever-happens-after-that: these records cover the spectrum. You won't find Jazz for Lovers or any such mass market trash ...
CAA Head Of Music Rob Light Remembers Bobby Brooks
By Rob Light Bobby Brooks was, by all accounts, both a passionate advocate for artists and that rarest of all commodities, a truly good person. Today, on the 25th anniversary of his passing, in the same helicopter crash that killed Stevie Ray Vaughn and 2 others, Rob Light, who guides CAA's music division with his own ...
Jazz this week: Garfield, Ligertwood & Friends, "A Jazz Heaven," and more
This week's calendar of jazz and creative music performances in and around town features the returns of several notable St. Louis expat musicians as well as shows paying tribute to both local and all-time jazz greats. Let's go to the highlights... Thursday, August 27 Tonight, guitarist Tom Byrne and singer Erika Johnson will perform at Evangeline's; ...
Bernard Peiffer: Forgotten Piano
Pianist Bernard Peiffer began recording in 1943, during the German occupation of Paris. By 1949, he was recording in Paris with touring American musicians such as Don Byas, Bill Coleman, Hot Lips Page, Sidney Bechet, James Moody and Kenny Clarke. With the formation of Barclay Records by Eddie Barclay in the early 1950s, Peiffer began recording ...
The Future Of Music: A Manifesto For Executives, Creatives And Artists
For much of recent history, the music industry has been infamous for its inability to adapt to digital technology. This said, certain companies within the industry, like Apple and Spotify, have proven they are able to adopt new ideas and succeed, demonstrating how valuable innovation is in any creative industry. Guest Post by Brian Solis (@briansolis), Digital Analyst ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 28-September 3
Summer might be waning but the jazz calendars are anything but. Outdoor music and festivals are winding down, but tickets are on sale for the new Eight O'Clock Jump Series at Walker West (starting September 6) and Crooners Lounge is jump-starting its new Tuesday Night series on September 1 with a long-overdue visit from Tanner Taylor. ...
How Greenpeace Is Using Non-Static Music To Make Digital Activism More Engaging
While there are those who say that the era of musical protest is over, an agency of music hackers has been collaborating with Greenpeace to create interactive digital music as a means of protesting Shell's oil drilling in the arctic. Guest Post by Bas Grasmayer In recent years non-static music formats have really started taking off in the form ...
Monday Recommendation: The Jaki Byard Project
The Jaki Byard Project, Inch By Inch, Yard Byard (GM Recordings) An album in tribute to a prodigious pianist—without a pianist; it must have seemed a good idea when flutist Jamie Baum conceived it. And it was. Ms. Baum, drummer George Schuller and guitarist Jerome Harris studied with Byard at the New England Conservatory. He died ...
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Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition
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