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Jazz this week: Matthew Shipp & Michael Bisio, Shades of Jade, T. Oliver Reid, Koplant No, Essentially Ellington Festival, and more

March 26, 2015

Check out more events at Jazz Near You: St. Louis. It's another busy weekend of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis, with a number of noteworthy shows from both touring and local performers, including a new variation on the usual booking formulas from Jazz St. Louis, as Jazz at the Bistro will for the ...

Doug Raney: Phantom Guitarist

March 26, 2015

When talk turns to the finest guitarists of the post-war years, Jimmy Raney often is overlooked. So is his son, Doug. Jimmy Raney was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1927, and watched his mother play guitar in the 1930s. Raney studied with guitarist Hayden Causey, eventually replacing him in Jerry Wald's band, where he made his ...

Email Autoresponders For Musicians: How To Get Fans Engaged Right Away

March 26, 2015

Just about anyone who has music available is using the song-for-email strategy. If you’re not on board, basically you trade music in exchange for an email address. It’s a great way to grow your list, and by now we all know that email is one of the best ways to stay in touch with your fans and ...

The Music Streaming Generation Gap [CHART]

March 26, 2015

Peggy Lee: CBS Radio Sessions

March 25, 2015

In June 1951, Peggy Lee began hosting her own radio show on CBS. She appeared on the national network twice weekly—on Tuesdays and Thursdays—for a total of 89 episodes before her stint ended in November 1952. The first 42 episodes of The Peggy Lee Show ran from June 1951 until May 1952 and were broadcast from ...

Berklee Welcomes Top Female Music Industry Role Models To Women's Empower Symposium

March 25, 2015

Berklee College of Music's inaugural Women's Empower Symposium, will welcome a host of female role models to discuss various topics, showcase entrepreneurialism in the music industry, and generate debate on the subject of gender diversity in the music industry. Organized and led by a group of female students pursuing their Masters Degree in Global Entertainment and Music Business ...

Vinyl Delivery Services: Back to Basics in a Digital World

March 25, 2015

Streaming in 2015: very much happening. Streamable vinyl records in 2015: still very impossible. That’s where VNYL comes out of the gate with high hopes of becoming the “Netfilx of vinyl." Guest Post by Nikki Volpicelli, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Fame House The subscription-based media company makes the claim that it is the “Netflix of vinyl,” and offers ...

Broadcasters Ask FCC For Payola Waiver And It's Time To Fight Back

March 25, 2015

Broadcast radio is asking the FCC to be allowed to accept payments to play songs with minimal disclosure.  If you find that as abhorrent as we do, its time to speak out. As David Lowery wrote, “Let’s not let the bastards get away with this." Here's some background and how to get involved. Background A group of radio ...

Three Fab New Jazz Albums

March 24, 2015

I'm often asked by friends and acquaintances at dinners and parties for recommendations of new jazz albums. The question is typically followed by a halting look, like, “Oh, yeah, I forgot, you only write about stuff from the 1940s and '50s." Believe it or not, I listen to a ton of cutting-edge new jazz. The problem ...

Promise Of Digital Royalties For Producers, Mixers, And Engineers In New House Bill

March 24, 2015

The Allocation for Music Producer Act (AMP) will be presented to Congress this week with bipartisan support. The bill aims to redistribute digital royalties in a way that fairly compensates producers, mixers, and engineers.  Previously left to their own devices when negotiating their fair share of digital royalty payouts, producers, engineers, and mixers would have a ...