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Interview: Nancy Harrow
Vocalist Nancy Harrow may not be a household name, but in the early 1960s she recorded with some of the best jazz musicians in the business. The list included Dick Katz, Jim Hall, John Lewis, Phil Woods, Connie Kay and Gary McFarland. Modeling her vocal style of her favorite singer, Billie Holiday, Nancy specialized in a ...
FBI Spent Years 'Researching' The Lyrics To 'Louie, Louie' Prior To Realizing The Copyright Office Must Have Them
Last week, as you may or may not have heard, a guy named Jack Ely passed away at the age of 71. The name may not be that familiar, but the voice almost certainly is. Jack Ely was—fairly briefly—the lead singer of the Kingsmen, and happened to do a cover song in a single take under poor conditions, ...
All In Favor Of A Willis Conover Stamp, Say Aye
An international campaign is underway to win national recognition for Willis Conover, the Voice Of America broadcaster who sent American jazz to millions of listeners around the world. A petition drive is aimed at persuading the United States Postal Service to issue a stamp honoring Conover (1920-1996). Efforts to win him a posthumous Presidential Medal Of ...
Anita O'Day: Berlin, 1970
By 1970, Anita O'Day was over the hill. At clubs and in concert, she tended to stick with dowdy songs from the swing era that she had been singing for decades. When she took on new pop material, she tended to torture them with her famous note-bending style. And yet O'Day remained an artist throughout, sticking ...
Connecting With Fans Through Messaging Apps
Communication is always a priority, you can never seem to have enough of it. It’s no wonder that messaging apps and services are continuing to see a growth trend. There are many to choose from, some you likely already use to stay in touch with friends and family. Let’s start by looking into a few platforms and ways to connect and engage with your fans ...
Spotify Revenues Top $1 Billion, Losses Widen As Music Streamer Plans Video Launch
With an Apple music relaunch right around the corner, Spotify has been busy shoring up $400 million in new funding, deep discounting paid subscriptions and now, according to multiple reports, plotting the addition of video content. Spotify revenue jumped 45% last year to $1.1 billion according to new financial reports obtained by Reuters. But operating losses ...
David Byrne Joins SoundExchange Board Of Directors
As the debate over copyright and royalty reform heats up, its essential to have thoughtful artists engaged in discussions at the highest level. Today SoundExchange smartly gave David Byrne a seat at the table. SoundExchange has added David Byrne to its Board of Directors. Byrne is a singer, songwriter, artist and author best known as ...
Doubling; A History (Of Sorts)
A recent discussion among jazz researchers centered on the evolution of instrumentation as big bands changed through the decades. The conversation developed into exchanges about not only the makeup of band sections—rhythm, brass and reeds—but also the matter of doubling, in which individual musicians played more than one instrument and sometimes several. In the 1920s and ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, May 8-14
Some jazz giants visit this week (Tim Berne, Horacio “El Negro" Hernandez), and the weekend is filled with veterans and rising stars across the metro. Spring is here, and we're warming up for big sounds this summer. Big Gigs This Week Friday, May 8. A Twin Cities favorite for the past decade, Red Planet plays less ...
StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Regina Carter's Southern Comfort
Today, let's check out some videos featuring violinist Regina Carter, who will be back in St. Louis next week to play Wednesday, May 13 through Saturday, May 16 at Jazz at the Bistro. Carter will be performing music from her album Southern Comfort, which was released early in 2014, not long after the last time she ...
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