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Audio Apps Combining Music and Talk
By Dexter Blumenthal of Evolver.fm. It's up for debate whether hearing an audiobook is the same as reading, but nobody doubts that listening is a unique way to process not only music, but information. It frees up your eyes, for one thing, so you can drive, pedal, or run, in cases when carrying a book would ...
Cedar Walton, 1934-2013
Cedar Walton died this morning at his home in Brooklyn at the age of 79. Family members confirmed his passing but have not announced the cause of death. A pianist admired for his adaptability and thorough musicianship, Walton wrote tunes that became jazz standards, among them “Firm Roots," “Bolivia," “Ugetsu," “Midnight Waltz" and “Something in [...]Cedar ...
Cedar Walton on "Giant Steps"
Cedar Walton, a powerful hard-bop pianist who appeared on more than 400 recordings and combined a meaty, rhythmic playing style with sensitive, delicate solos, died August 19. He was 79. [Photo of Cedar Walton and Hank Mobley during Mobley's Third Season session in 1967 by Francis Wolff] During an interview in 2011, Cedar told me that ...
Howard McGhee: Before the Storm
It's hard to know why so many jazz trumpeters wound up hooked on heroin in the late 1940s and early '50s. The list included Freddie Webster, Fats Navarro, Chet Baker and Miles Davis. The first died of an overdose, the second from tuberculosis and drugs, the third seemed to impale himself on his habit only to ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Mars Explorer
Today, let's look at some videos featuring saxophonist Mars Williams, who's coming to St. Louis to team with bassist Darin Gray and drummer Tyler Damon for an concert at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 23 at the St. Louis Art Museum. The event is sponsored by SLAM and New Music Circle. Williams, who grew up in the ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, August 16-22
Those “dog days" of summer might be back, but it's the “cats" of live jazz that keep me going as we hurtle toward Labor Day Weekend. This weekend brings Maud Hixson back to Parma, Chris Bates' Red 5 back to the Artists Quarter, the Brad Bellows/Donald Washington Quartet back to the Black Dog, and the vocal ...
Bass Clef: The Artists Quarter Becomes the "Hall of the Mountain King"
Last night (August 15th) was a bonanza evening for lovers of jazz bass. The only drawback - two much-anticipated gigs, some 12 miles apart, at about the same time: At Jazz Central—that little studio with a growing fan base and ever-expanding schedule of innovative projects on the Southeast/Northeast boundary of Minneapolis, two generations of bass veterans ...
Jazz This Week: Fumee Gypsy Project, T.J. Borden, Tuesday Night Swing Dance, and More
This week's jazz and creative music visitors to St. Louis include a gypsy jazz band from Chicago and an experimental cello player from New York. Add in a busy lineup of gigs from local musicians, and the calendar for the next few days includes plenty of options for the discerning listener. Let's go to the highlights: ...
Ryan Leslie Goes Direct to Fans: Building Community, Bypassing iTunes
Musician and producer Ryan Leslie took a break from studio work to fill me in on his direct to fan approach that features personal communication and a private fan network. Building to the release of “Black Mozart" later this month, Leslie is combining web tools and mobile communication to bypass as many middlemen as possible while ...
5 Tips for Breaking Into Music for Film by Elliott Wheeler, Arranger for the Great Gatsby
By Elliott Wheeler (@elliott_wheeler), a screen composer, producer and cinematic indie-pop musician based in Sydney, Australia. He was the Arranger and Additional Music Producer on Baz Lurhmann's The Great Gatsby. I'm often asked how one goes about getting into scoring for film and soundtrack work, particularly on a project the scale of Gatsby. The answer (and ...
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