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Jazz this week: Happy birthday, USA!
As one of the USA's indigenous art forms and greatest gifts to the world, jazz ought to be a big part of our nation's birthday celebration. In reality, Independence Day activities tend to emphasize pop or explicitly patriotic music, and some presenters in and around St. Louis actually go dark for the the holiday weekend. Fortunately, ...
Armstrong and Bernstein, 1956
On July 14, 1956, Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars participated in the Guggenheim Concert at Lewisohn Stadium in New York. The stadium was on the campus of City College in Manhattan (and was razed in 1973). This was the first concert by the New York Philharmonic to feature jazz musicians, with the Dave Brubeck Quartet performing ...
Aretha Franklin: Amsterdam 1968
In May 1968, Aretha Franklin was in her prime when she performed in Amsterdam during her first tour abroad. She was there to promote her new album, Lady Soul, after switching to Atlantic Records. Aretha and the Sweet Inspirations, her backup singers, were placed on a stage crowded with musicians and fans with little security down ...
What To Send To Your Fan Email List [Dave Kusek]
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An email list isn’t worth much if you never use it. In fact, an email list isn’t worth much if you only use it every now and then. It is perhaps the best platform for both developing a relationship with your fans and driving sales, but many artists aren’t using it to it’s full potential. Guest ...
Google Play Versus Apple Music: Who Will Win?
Eager to beat Apple Music's June 30th launch to the punch, Google recently announced its newly-launched free music streaming service. Beginning this Tuesday, the search engine giant is introducing a free version of Google Play Music that allows users to listen to custom-made radio stations based on time of day, mood, artist or other factors. Guest Post by Michelle ...
Indie DIY Advice: Write ‘Thank You’ Notes
While adding extra items to merchandise orders can be expensive for an artist or record label, 'Thank You' notes can be a friendly and cost effective way to connect with fans while helping to increase social media exposure. Guest Post by James Shotwell on Haulixdaily.com I’ve been running my own record label for the better part of three years at ...
U.S. Music Streaming Market Worth $2.7 Billion By 2019
Yesterday's launch of Apple Music will surely accelerate mainstream adoption of streaming music. But how quickly will it happen and what does it mean in terms of revenue for artists and the music industry? MarketResearch.com has just released a report which forecasts the U.S. music streaming market to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, July 3-9
Is it difficult to come down from a jazz festival high? I'll let you know when I come down. After three solid days of music at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, I am off to another three-day extravaganza, the Iowa City Jazz Festival (July 2-4), where I expect to see a couple dozen Twin Citians as ...
Bob Whitlock (1931-2015)
Von “Bob" Whitlock, a West Coast jazz bassist and the last surviving original member of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet who joined the influential piano-less group in the summer of 1952, died yesterday in Long Beach, Calif., of a stroke. He was 84. Without a piano in the Mulligan quartet, Bob had to work doubly hard to ...
Six of the Most Underrated Music Cities in America
It seems like there are two kinds of “musical cities": those that are known as being enormous hubs filled with music lovers, headquarters for industry companies, and go-tos for ambitious artists trying to make it – such as New York City, Los Angeles, and especially Nashville – and those that have thriving, growing arts scenes that ...
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