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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Song Stylings of Sachal Vasandani
St. Louis this winter already has seen the local debut of one of the most talked-about male singers in jazz when Gregory Porter came to town in January to perform at Jazz at the Bistro. Now, just a few weeks later are the first St. Louis gigs for the man who's probably been the other most ...
Donald Byrd, 1932-2013
On several blogs and websites, a man name Alex Bugnon, a nephew of trumpeter Donald Byrd, is quoted as saying that Byrd died on Monday in Dover, Delaware, his home in recent years. According to the reports,Bugnon said that other members of Byrd‘s family were keeping the death of the 80-year-old jazz artist under “an unnecessary ...
5 Email Marketing Rules from Six-Figure Musician
David Hooper recently released “Six-Figure Musician," a book that says it will tell you “How to Sell More Music, Get More People to Your Shows, and Make More Money in the Music Business." I've been checking out the free PDF version and pulled out a group of rules for email marketing that all musicians should know. ...
From Critics' Words to the Visual Music Review
By freelance music writer Tyler Hayes (@thealbumproject). We're like the classic moth drawn to a flame. As humans we have a hard time resisting a new album review. We have to know whether a publication liked the music or not, whether they think the band has now gone too far away from their roots. We're fickle ...
The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Live Jazz, February 8-14
A busy weekend for jazz fans, special gigs for Valentine's Day, and the Electric Fetus' semi-annual music sale—plenty of options to keep your ears and toes warm in mid-February. Big Gigs This Week Friday, February 8. Although he suggested he was taking a vacation from recording, extraordinary guitarist/composer Reynold Philipsek is keeping his performing chops well ...
Prolific Bassist/Composer Kyle Eastwood Channels His Earliest Jazz Influences on the View from Here, Available March 12 on JazzVillage
Eastwood Joined by Long-Time Band Featuring Pianist Andrew McCormack, Saxophonist Graeme Blevins, Trumpeter Quentin Collins, and Drummer Martyn Kaine It has been 15 years since bassist Kyle Eastwood burst onto the jazz scene with his 1998 debut, From There To Here. At that moment in his budding career, the press seemed more preoccupied with his paternal ...
Drummer/Composer/Conceptualist Jaimeo Brown Transforms Pain and Deliverance into Art on Debut Album, Transcendence, Available April 9 Via Motema Music
Featuring J.D. Allen and Chris Sholar Project Fuses Gee’s Bend Quilters Southern Spirituals with Eastern Indian Music and Electronic Elements, Under the Umbrella of Acoustic Modern Jazz With Special Guests Geri Allen, Falu, and Kelvin Sholar, Among Others Transcendence marks the Motéma Music debut from Jaimeo Brown, a brilliant 34-year-old drummer, composer and conceptualist. With an ...
STLJN Interview: Dan Loomis of the Wee Trio on Recording Live at Jazz at the Bistro
As mentioned several times before in this space, The Wee Trio (pictured, top left) are in St. Louis this weekend, performing and recording a live album on Friday and Saturday nights at Jazz at the Bistro. Though scheduling complications over the past week rendered fruitless our attempts to connect via phone with bassist and St. Louis ...
Count Basie in London (1965)
Count Basie's band was the only orchestra that repeatedly re-invented itself across five decades with greater success each time. There were plenty of bands that soldiered on long after they were in vogue. But Basie managed to remain fresh and hip by sticking to swing and allowing modern arrangers to update the Basie book and concept. ...
CBS Email to Grammy Peformers: "Avoid Exposing Bare Fleshy Under Curves of the Buttocks"
(UPDATED) Every year CBS' Standard And Practice group issues a warning to Grammy performers and presenters dubbed affectionately, the 'Wardrobe Advisory', and almost every year some performer intentionally or via a “malfunction" falls well beyond (or below) CBS' stated decency standards. This year, CBS and The Grammy's decided to get specific with warnings that include: “Thong ...
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Arcanum at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
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