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12 Best Instagram Tools For Musicians
Instagram's unparalleled popularity in the world of online photo sharing means that artists are guaranteed to want to include it as part of their online presence. Here are twelve Instagram tools that can be utilized for those wishing to take things to the next level. Guest Post by Olsy Sorokina on Hootsuite Instagram has no match among photo-sharing social networks, ...
Just Because: Hampton Hawes With Scott LaFaro
Before Scott LaFaro joined the Bill Evans Trio in late 1959, the young bassist’s second west coast stint included work with Chet Baker, Barney Kessel, Victor Feldman, Cal Tjader, Stan Getz and Hampton Hawes, among others. In California, LaFaro’s tone, time and adventurous ideas put him—along with Gary Peacock and Charlie Haden—in the vanguard of a ...
Jimmy Jones Trio: 1954
Jimmy Jones was an in-demand arranger and pianist throughout the 1950s and '60s, working with most leading jazz vocalists and soloists of the era. If you go into Tom Lord's Jazz Discography, you'll find Jones on 307 sessions. But if you modify your search, screened just for Jones's leadership dates, you'll find that the number is ...
Music Education Monday: Drum clinics with Greg Hutchinson and Ralph Humphrey
As one of the top schools for jazz, Berklee College of Music in Boston benefits from a a steady supply of working professional musicians visiting campus to augment the instruction provided by permanent faculty. For this week's Music Education Monday, you can check out some of that extra instruction provided to Berklee percussion students, as we ...
7 Networking Tips For Introverted Musicians
Being an introvert can be tough, particular in an industry which requires as much networking as the music business. Here are some valuable tips to keep in mind next time you venture out of the house and want to talk up your new band. Guest Post by Jhoni Jackson on the Sonicbids Blog If you identify ...
The Outdoor Music Festival Boom
Are music festivals too popular for their own good? While the recorded music industry remains tumultuous, the popularity of outdoor music festivals only continues to grow, to the point where finding enough big name artists to act as headliners has become a challenge. Guest Post by Zoe Mitchell on the Berklee College of Music - Music Business Journal ...
Chet Baker: The Final Days
In keeping with tradition, I'm ending the week with a video—a Dutch documentary on Chet Baker's final days in Amsterdam directed by Willem Ouwerkerk. While the film doesn't have the drama or humidity of Bruce Weber's Let's Get Lost (1988), it's a fascinating and highly informative companion piece that is rich in poetry and blues. Baker ...
The Incompatibility Problem With Streaming Services
With Apple Music and Tidal nipping at Spotify's heels, the streaming world has become a competitive one, and as artists start to release content exclusives on only one service, listeners may start to find their online listening experience fragmented. Guest Post by Faza on The Cynical Musician The streaming landscape has changed quite a bit since ...
Pandora's Tim Westergren: Bringing Music Into The Light
Although some claim that now is the best time in history to be a musician, many artists have great difficulty in accessing information regarding the rights and usage of their music. That can be detrimental, not only to their career, but it also makes life difficult for anyone wishing to use their music. Pandora co-founder Tim ...
6 Reasons Why Your Social Media Channels Aren’t Growing
Are you a proactive user of social media, but find that you're unable to gain the kind of traction with fans that you'd like? This article offers some suggestions about why you may not being seeing significant growth in your social media following. Guest Post by Tyler Allen on Sonicbids It's no shocking revelation or mind-blowing ...
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Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition
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