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News: Trends

Ad Revenue Growing From Mobile Streaming

March 11, 2015

According to a survey from Deloitte, streaming music was the most common digital activity on smartphones in 2014. Streams of songs and music videos topped 164 billion during the year, increasing over 50% from 2013. Guest Post by Jake Rosenberg, Paid Media Manager at Fame House In addition to the continual evolution of user behavior around streaming mobile music, ...

News: Award / Grant

Managers Think Tank Forms To Advise New Grammy Creators Alliance

March 11, 2015

The Recording Academy has formed a Managers Think Tank to advise the new GRAMMY Creators Alliance on issues pertaining the the music creator community. With issues such as the Songwriters Equity Act back in front of Congress, a unified voice is incredibly important in effectively communicating the need for change and the importance of creating a ...

News: Interview

Interview: Irma Curry (Part 2)

March 10, 2015

Irma Curry was a big band singer at a time when most big bands were shifting to the blues and the college dance circuit. Despite the trend, Irma developed a style all her own and stuck with it, with an emphasis on romantic ballads that she delivered with enormous feeling. In some respects, she had been ...

News: Career

4 Out-of-the-Box Ways To Promote Your Next Album

March 10, 2015

Social media's nice and all, but in order to stand out, sometimes you just need to find more creative ways to market yourself. Try one (or all!) of these four out-of-the-box promotional ideas for your next album release. Guest Post by C.S. Jones on Sonicbids Blog Paradoxically, the internet has made it much easier to reach your ...

News: Crowdfunding Campaign

Mad Genius Radio Meets Kickstarter Goal Well Ahead Of Deadline

March 10, 2015

The subscription-based internet radio service, Mad Genius Radio, launched a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising enough funds to take the service public. Not only did they reach their goal, they've exceeded it with weeks left in the campaign. Mad Genius Radio has purposefully set itself apart as a listener driven, deeply customizable internet radio service. ...

News: Career

12 Radio Promotion Tips To Help Build Awareness For Your Band

March 10, 2015

Radio promotion is the process of soliciting your music to radio stations to get airplay, to build professional relationships, and to make fans. Are you getting the most out of your radio promotion campaigns? Guest Post by Bobby Borg College radio stations, web radio stations, satellite radio stations, and commercial specialty shows (the “locals only” type ...

News: Performance / Tour

Freshening classic jazz

March 10, 2015

Trombonist Bill Allred knows how to honor the earliest jazz and the finest in big band swing without sounding dated in any way. He did so with his eight-piece Classic Jazz Band Monday, March 9 in the Charlotte County Jazz Society's concert series in Port Charlotte FL. The Orlando-based octet is a high-energy outfit that knows ...

Article: Profile

We Three Kings: The Heath Brothers

by AAJ Staff
March 9, 2015

This article was originally published at All About Jazz in 2002. Bundle these three brothers' experiences and associations through their individual and collective careers, and anyone with even the slightest notion of jazz appreciation will indubitably realize the significance of the Heath triumvirate--bassist Percy, saxophonist Jimmy, and drummer Albert “Tootie." What an ...

News: Performance / Tour

Hot jazz in every sense

March 9, 2015

Trumpeter and singer Bria Skonberg, a British Columbia native now making her mark on the New York jazz scene, brought her talents and charm to Southwest Florida on Sunday, March 8. She performed at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center in Sarasota in a South County Jazz Club concert. Skonberg, whose music is rooted in traditional jazz ...

News: Obituary

Lew Soloff, 1944-2015

March 9, 2015

The sad notes keep coming. Trumpeter Lew Soloff died early today. His daughter, Laura Solomon, reported on her Facebook page that Soloff was with her and her family on their way home from a New York restaurant when he collapsed with a massive heart attack. He was 71. Born in New York City, a trumpeter from ...