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Meet Sammy Stein

by AAJ Staff
March 23, 2013

I currently live in: London, actually about 70 miles away but London is the nearest big city.I joined All About Jazz in: 2012What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? I am interested in free form jazz but also many other genres. I had written books and articles for many ...

News: Music Industry

Supreme Court Ruling Paves Way for MP3 Re-Sales

March 23, 2013

Yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in favor of a student who had friends buy textbooks in Thailand for re-sale in the U.S. is likely to have wide ranging impact on the re-sale of MP3's and other digital goods. Startup ReDigi is already testing the waters, and both Amazon and Apple have filed patents that show strong interest ...

News: Music Industry

Amazon Talking to Major Labels About Streaming Music Subscription Service

March 23, 2013

I've wondered when Amazon would join Google and Apple in the quest for entry into streaming music. According to Greg Sandoval at The Verge they are now talking to major labels about the possibility of something along the lines of Spotify, a streaming music subscription service like Google's building, as opposed to a web radio approach ...

Article: Meet the Staff

Meet Dr. Judith Schlesinger

by AAJ Staff
March 22, 2013

I currently live in: Dobbs Ferry, NY I joined All About Jazz in: 2002 What made you decide to contribute to All About Jazz? Was thrilled to discover it back in 2002. Happy to do whatever I can to nurture and promote my favorite music. How do you ...

News: Opinion

Philippe Petit: At Home

March 22, 2013

You may think that a wire-walker has little or nothing to do with jazz or art. But to me, wire-walking is all about rhythm, balance and expression. In the case of Philippe Petit—perhaps the world's most famous wire-walker and juggler—there's also poetry and philosophy. Philippe, as you surely recall, brazenly and illegally walked between the Twin ...

News: Interview

#SXSW 2013 Interviews with Bandpage's Chris Wiltsee and CD Baby's Brian Felsen

March 22, 2013

The following excerpts and videos are from 2 days of interviews conducted by Helsinki based streaming company LiveMusicStage at SXSW 2013. These interviews were filmed and streamed live on Austin Tech Talk from the LiveMusicStage booth at digitalmusic.org's lounge. LiveMusicStage is an online venue where fans can participate in interactive live-streamed concerts, broadcast by venues, festivals ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, March 22-28

March 22, 2013

A night of cabaret, a weekend of cutting edge jazz, and a big band world premiere all contribute to an eclectic week in the Twin Cities jazz community. And maybe spring will finally make an appearance? Big and Recommended Gigs Friday, March 22. Some of the area's top jazz vocalists are active members of the Twin ...

News: Interview

Jazz Face: Nakatani in St. Paul

March 22, 2013

Tatasuya Nakatani is a mystic of percussion. A native of Osaka based in Easton, PA, he's not only a master of the standard trapset, but a genie who summons other worlds from a formidable arsenal of intended and unintended “instruments" - gongs, cymbals, sticks, mallets, bowls, boxes, bows - pretty much anything one can hold and ...

News: Recording

Jazz This Week: Chick Corea and Bela Fleck, Alarm Will Sound, Tributes to Dave Brubeck and Eddie Lang, and More

March 21, 2013

Spring officially arrives tomorrow in St. Louis, and while it remains to be seen whether or not the weather will cooperate by being appropriately spring-like, the next few days definitely include some jazz and creative music performances worth seeing. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, the 20-member new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound returns for the ...

News: Recording

Maria Bacardi: "Deseo"

March 21, 2013

Cuban boleros are a specialty all to themselves. Performed well, they are languid ballads with stories illustrating love gone wrong. To be convincing, a bolero requires a voice with a humid, husky timbre and a feeling that neatly combines grief and guarded optimism. The greats always sound shattered by a lost love but hopeful that tomorrow ...