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Bill Charlap on 'Jazz in July'

July 17, 2014

Next week, New York's 92Y will hold its annual Jazz in July festival at its 92nd St. and Lexington Ave. auditorium. What makes 92Y's jazz fest special is that pianist Bill Charlap serves as artistic director. In the tradition of Billy Taylor, Dick Hyman and other great musicians who have doubled as educators, Bill is as ...

News: Music Industry

Hushed Events Lets Artists Rewards Fans with Private Calls Using Temporary Numbers

July 17, 2014

Private messaging and calls enter a new promotional dimension with the launch of Hushed Events. Hushed is known for providing temporary phone numbers for smartphone calls using their app to keep your number secure. This week they debuted a system for people with a following, from old school celebs to new school Viners, who want to ...

News: Advocacy

Indies Unite! 700 Labels Launch Campaign for Fair Digital Music Deals

July 17, 2014

An ongoing battle with YouTube over alleged heavy handed negotiating tactics and unfair terms for their unlaunched subscription music service, has united the global independent music community on the broader issue of fairness in all digital deals. In a not so veiled jab at YouTube and other digital services, global indie trade group WIN has released ...

News: Radio

Sirus XM Adds $2b to Stock Repurchase Plan

July 17, 2014

Sirius XM has added an additional $2 billion to its stock repurchase program. SiriusXM's Board of Directors approved a $2 billion stock repurchase in December 2012 and supplemented that with an additional $2 billion in October 2013. The satellite radio provided will fund the $6 billion in repurchases through cash on hand, future cash flow from operations and ...

News: Obituary

Farewell, Charlie...

July 17, 2014

It's been a rainy day here in Florida, and such weather gave me a grand opportunity to revisit some of my favorite music by bassist, bandleader and NEA Jazz Master Charlie Haden, who left us last week at age 76 after a prolonged illness. My clear favorites among the extensive Haden discography include two of his ...

News: Video / DVD

Videos: Charlie Haden

July 16, 2014

In the wake of Charlie Haden's death on Friday and my tribute post yesterday, I thought I'd share with you three videos of Haden being interviewed along with a previously unseen concert with Pat Metheny in 2005... Here's Charlie being interviewed by Democracy Now's Amy Goodman in 2006... Here's Haden in 2009... Here's Haden in ...

News: Video / DVD

Drone-Shot Music Videos Attracting Attention and Driving Chart Positions

July 16, 2014

Drones are being adopted in all sorts of areas to sometimes literally give a new look at things. Which means they eventually will show up in music videos. One video using a GoPro/drone combo used Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli’s “Time To Say Goodbye" as background music and drove it up the charts. Another takes a ...

News: Obituary

Charlie Haden (1937-2014)

July 15, 2014

I first learned that jazz bassist Charlie Haden had died on Saturday by email while in Boston on assignment. The next email on my phone was from The Wall Street Journal in New York asking if I would be able to turn around an appreciation of Haden for Tuesday's paper. So I headed back to the ...

News: Music Industry

Live Nation Announces Lineup for Free Yahoo Streamed Concert Series

July 15, 2014

Live Nation has revealed the initial lineup of artists for its planned joint venture with Yahoo's Screen video service that will feature a new live concert every day for the next year. The live concert streams will kick off on July 15 with “A Very Special Evening with Dave Matthews Band" at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. ...

News: Video / DVD

Jazz Piano Workshop, 1965

July 14, 2014

The following concert in Berlin in 1965 may well be the greatest piano jazz summit ever documented on film. It featured Earl Hines, Teddy Wilson, John Lewis, Lennie Tristano, Bill Evans and Jaki Byard. I have no idea why the sound goes dead when Evans comes out, but I snooped around and found the segment elsewhere and ...