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News: Video / DVD

Videos: Gene Krupa

November 5, 2013

There's no better way to start a day than with Gene Krupa. Fortunately for us, there's plenty of surviving film... Here's the Gene Krupa Quartet in 1967... Here's Krupa in the late 1940s... Here's Krupa in Follow the Music (1947), with appearances by pianist Marty Napoleon and trumpeter Red Rodney... Here's Krupa with brushes ...

News: Career

5 Ways to Throw an Epic Album Release Party [Kosha Dillz]

November 5, 2013

By indie rapper Kosha Dillz (@koshadillz) whose album release party for Awkward In A Good Way takes place tonight in New York at Webster Hall. It's release party time and it has to be special. You have been posting about your album release on your Facebook for months and things have happened and unfortunate events followed. ...

News: Career

Obamacare for Musicians: An Introduction

November 5, 2013

Obamacare is here and musicians have to start figuring out how it affects their world. We're now in open enrollment and, though the site has had some problems and isn't always available, you can sign up now or just get additional information. Obviously some will pay more and some less. But keep in mind that in ...

News: Education

10 Best Music Schools Rated

November 5, 2013

The Hollywood Reporter has released a ranking of America's 10 Best Music Schools based on a survey of academic and entertainment insiders - including composers, arrangers, music supervisors, editors and engineers. In reverse order, they are: 10. ROYAL COLLEGE OF MUSIC (London) Notable Alumni: Gustav Holst, L.A. Philharmonic CEO Deborah Borda 9. CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF ...

News: TV / Film

Just a Bit Outside: A Response to Rolling Stone's Baseball Movie Survey

November 5, 2013

Now that the 2013 baseball season is over, what is left for baseball fans is the Hot Stove League: four months of arguments about who will win/should have won the Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards, the December free agent signings, and some light betting on whether Alex Rodriguez will be mugged for his ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Saying This 'N That with Trombone Shorty

November 3, 2013

Stepping into our video spotlight today is Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty, who will be in St. Louis with his band Orleans Avenue on Monday, November 11 to play at the Old Rock House. Mixing New Orleans jazz and funk with hip-hop and rock, Shorty's energetic live performances have made him a rising star ...

News: Event

The Independent Label Market Adds Beer for a Festive Vinyl Fair

November 2, 2013

The Independent Label Market is based in London but has also organized record fairs in LA, Toronto and Glasgow. Their next big event, as the Christmas season fully kicks in, is in London November 30th. In a unique twist that would fit many locations in the States, they're combining vinyl and craft beer by partnering with ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, November 1-7

November 2, 2013

That extra hour we gain when we switch back to standard time will come in handy this week — there's a lot of music! We're blessed with exciting visitors, from experimental cellist Erik Friedlander and gritty vocalist Patricia Barber to elegant pianist Lynne Arriale and classical jazz advocate Marcus Roberts. And we have our own home-grown ...

News: Obituary

Frank Wess, January 4, 1922 - October 30, 2013

October 31, 2013

We have confirmation that Frank Wess died today. The flutist and saxophonist succumbed to kidney failure at 91. Wess played with undiminished spirit and creativity that kept him in the forefront of jazz soloists for decades after most of his contemporaries had retired or died. A professional from the age of 19, following service in World ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Martin and Bernstein Play Blue Note, the Bosman Twins, Noisefest Turns 10, Oleta Adams, and More

October 31, 2013

As if what happened to the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series this week wasn't scary enough, it's also Halloween - but fortunately, there will be plenty of spirited jazz and creative music on local stages over the next few days to chase away any lingering bad vibes. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, Miss ...