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5 Cloud Storage Options for Musicians and Labels
What happens when you have new music recorded and not enough space to store it? You may want to check out getting some cloud storage. Check out today's article to see some of the best options for storing your music on the cloud. Musicians and DJs are often in the space of creating. They make new songs ...
Ornette Coleman: 1930-2015
“Coleman was dancing in our heads—harsh yet jubilant, alienated yet benevolent…True, he challenged every pre-conception of Western music... but that was secondary to his magnanimous spirit, his blinding unison of purpose.” —Gary Giddens, Visions of Jazz “Most people think of me only as a saxophonist and as a jazz artist, but I want to be considered ...
Ornette Coleman, 1930-2015
Ornette Coleman, whose forthrightness and conviction helped change the course of jazz, died today in New York. He was 85. To many, the alto saxophonist, composer and bandleader seemed to have come from nowhere, or outer space, when his first albums appeared in the late 1950s. In fact, his style—inevitably called ”iconoclastic” by his early critics, ...
Ornette Coleman (1930-2015)
Ornette Coleman, whose highly expressive approach to jazz jolted listeners and deeply influenced jazz, rock and funk musicians in the 1960s and beyond, died Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was 85. At about 10 a.m. yesterday, one of my Wall Street Journal editors emailed asking if I could turn around an appreciation for Speakeasy, the paper's ...
Make Music Day 2015 Announces Lineup
Billed as the world's largest annual music event will fill June 21, the first day of summer, with sound. Make Music Day is free to the public and everyone is invited to play along. Make Music Day announced a lineup of more than 2,250 free, outdoor musical events taking place in 23 U.S. cities including New York ...
8tracks Secures $2.5M, TuneCore and Naxos Sign On Expanding Music Library To 9M Tracks
8tracks is a rarity in music tech. It's profitable and has been since 2012. And despite a somewhat low profile, it's also hugely popular, particularly with fans of independent music. Popular fan curated playlist online radio app 8tracks has secured $2.5 million debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank. The company also announced partnerships with TuneCore, Naxos, ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, June 12-18
Unofficially, the Twin Cities Jazz Festival gets underway in the coming week with the 5th annual Jazz in the Library series of pre-fest gigs in three Saint Paul community libraries. Both Saint Paul and Minneapolis turn up the heat a notch across assorted venues offering a broad array of that hard-to-define genre we call jazz. Surely ...
Jazz this week: Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective, Funky Butt Brass Band, and more
This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music performances in and around St. Louis features the return of a famed trumpeter with a brand-new band and sound, plus a varied assortment of gigs from local favorites. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, June 10 Tonight, trumpeter Terence Blanchard opens a four-night engagement with his new ...
Raymond Scott: The Secret 7
Most jazz fans know little or nothing about Raymond Scott. In all fairness, Scott, a pianist and arranger, was a rather illusive and mysterious figure on the music scene from the 1930s onward and his recordings often defied all established categories. Back in the early 1930s, Scott pioneered the novelty genre on recordings like The Toy ...
GRAMMYs Alert: Deadlines To Submit For 2016 GRAMMY Awards Nomination Consideration
It's often tempting to dismiss the Grammys as irrelevant. But face it, there's not much that can equal the PR and sales bump that the Grammys do. To make sure that you don't miss any deadlines, the folks at A2IM, who produce the great Libera indie music awards, offer a guide. If you are a voting member ...
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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...
Interview
Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition
Musician 2 Musician
Steve Coleman on Dave Holland
Live Review
Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle
Reanimating Conversations Past
John Scofield: Meant To Be
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