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Gerald Wilson, 1918-2014
Word has come that Gerald Wilson died today in Los Angeles. A swing eratrumpeter, he became the pioneering leader, composer and arranger of a modern big band that was a significant presence for more than sixty years. Wilson enriched the language of large ensembles by employing expanded harmonic structures. He was noted for, among other things, ...
Howard Roberts: 'Goodies'
Of the dozens of studio guitarists who all but lived in the jazz and pop recording studios of Los Angeles in the 1960s, Howard Roberts probably had the easiest sound. With the advent of pop-rock in 1964, Roberts earned a solid living adding the guitar to albums marketed to adults. But it would be unfair to ...
A Musician's Guide to MailChimp
MailChimp is one of the more popular options for musicians' email newsletters. It has a free tier and offers a wide range of tools and features for the pro music marketer. Like a number of smart web companies that offer services for broad markets, MailChimp has a guide to using MailChimp for Music. It combines general ...
The Problems Musicians Face and How to Solve Them, PT. 3
Written by Tommy Darker, originally published in The Musicpreneur. Travelling the world and chatting with fellow aspiring artists reveals astounding insights about the future of music. Here’s the deal: we think we all face different problems, but the reality reveals the opposite. I will share one of these insights, explaining what it means for the way ...
6 Steps to Building True Music Industry Connections
By Christiana Usenza from the Sonicbids Blog. In any field, “who you know" often counts more than “what you know." This is especially true in the music industry – an ever-shrinking pool of people that exemplifies the proverbial “small world." Now, more than ever, it's important to not only build your list of contacts, but also make ...
Interview: Jan Lundgren
Pianist Jan Lundgren is widely known in Sweden but a little less so in the States, though he tours here occasionally. Wowed by his two most recent albums—Flowers of Sendai and All By Myself—I reached out to Jan, 48, for an email chat. His playing is both lyrical and rich with mood, influenced by a Swedish ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2014 Jazz Preview, Part 2
Today, it's part two of StLJN's video preview of the touring jazz and creative music performers who will be playing in St. Louis this fall. You can find part 1, which covered the month of September, here. The first videos up above feature trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, who will be ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2014 Jazz Preview, Part 1
This week, StLJN presents the first part of our video preview of the fall 2014 season of jazz and creative music in St. Louis. Today's installment covers the touring bands and musicians visiting during the month of September. First up is a clip featuring Roomful of Teeth, the Grammy winning new music vocal ensemble, performing Pulitzer ...
Kurt Hanson's Accuradio Raises $2.5 Million to Take On Pandora
Long before there was Pandora or iHeart Radio, there was AccuRadio. Today the online radio pioneer and its CEO Kurt Hanson announced the company has raised a “Series A” round of $2.5 million from L.A.-based NantWorks. AccuRadio differentiates itself from Pandora and others by targeting upscale, educated, at-work 35-64 year olds with personalizable online radio ...
Musicians Should Recognize the Power of Youtube and Act Accordingly
YouTube is a powerful platform for musicians in many ways including its strength as a streaming music service, its reach as a marketing platform and its advertising revenue. But a recent study of music fans' behavior points out that YouTube is also an important part of the customer journey to purchasing music and maybe other things ...
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Points of View: Celebrating Dave Holland
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Boney James: A Simple Man And A Lifetime Study
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Miles Okazaki's Monkathon: The Complete Thelonious...
Interview
Bill Bruford And Pete Roth: A One-Of-A-Kind Juxtaposition
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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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