Results for "AAJ Staff"

MJQ in Germany, 1956-58

October 15, 2013

Ten years after the end of World War II, Germany was still furiously rebuilding. Aided by American dollars, West Germany was eager to shore up its infrastructure and re-invent itself as a modern, democratic nation. The faster it was integrated into the West, the better its chances of staving off Soviet and East German influences and ...

Crawford and McGriff, 1989

October 14, 2013

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: "Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration"

October 13, 2013

This week, let's take a look at “Abyssinian: A Gospel Celebration," the extended work composed by trumpeter Wynton Marsalis that currently is on tour and scheduled for a St. Louis stop next Friday, October 18 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center. Premiered in 2008 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church, “Abyssinian" incorporates ...

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, October 11-24

October 11, 2013

The jazz community is reeling from the announcement that the Artists Quarter will close at the end of the year, rent increases far outpacing revenue in a market that, if anything, suffers from too much music relative to the number of listeners on any given night. Still I hear people complain that they just don't know ...

Jazz This Week: Lou Donaldson, Alarm Will Sound, Three Tenors of St. Louis, David Grisman, ST. Louis Stompers, and More

October 10, 2013

Though Cardinal baseball may be preoccupying large segments of the populace in St. Louis, the fall jazz and creative music presenting season nevertheless continues this week with a full slate of performances in a wide variety of styles. Music fans who care to venture forth into clubs and concert halls over the next few days will ...

Dick Lapalm: 1927-2013

October 10, 2013

Dick LaPalm, one of the music industry's most committed and knowledgeable record promoters who ensured that singles and albums by jazz and pop artists such as Nat King Cole, Ahmad Jamal, Woody Herman, Sarah Vaughan, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Sonny Rollins and many others were played on the air, died October 7. He was 86. [Photo ...

Not an Obituary for the Artists Quarter

October 10, 2013

For nearly four decades, over three locations and one significant hiatus, the Artists Quarter has symbolized the true spirit of jazz—a collaborative, forward-thinking, open community. And like most jazz clubs throughout the country, the AQ has struggled to hold faithful audience in the face of rising costs, declining support to the arts, and dwindling audiences. We ...

Bobby Hutcherson: France, 1969

October 9, 2013

Searching around YouTube yesterday, I found a gorgeous clip. The following video features vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson with tenor saxophonist Harold Land on July 25, 1969 at the Juan Les Pins Jazz Festival in Antibes, France. They were backed by Stanley Cowell (p), Reggie Johnson (b) and Joe Chambers (d). This clip features the quintet on Herzog, ...

Interview: Ginger Baker

October 8, 2013

Ginger Baker is not a rock drummer. His words, not mine. In today's Wall Street Journal (go here or please buy the paper), I profile Ginger, who, as a founding member of Cream in 1966, revolutionized rock drumming with lengthy, poly-rhythmic solos. In two short years, Ginger put the drums on par with the electric guitar ...

Complete Musician's Guide to Preparing for a Publicity Campaign

October 8, 2013

By David Roberts is founder of Nashville consultancy the Sunshine Promotion company. He blogs at “Sunshine Promotion“.  I've touched on publicity briefly in other articles, but recently I had the chance to sit down with Laura Goldfarb over at about the ins and outs of a properly executed publicity campaign. Huge thanks to Laura for her ...