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Andre Previn: Early Jazz Years

November 27, 2012

Today, Andre Previn is viewed by many jazz fans as a jazz pretender—a dyed-in-the wool classical pianist and conductor and a prolific film composer who can manage jazz impersonation but shouldn't really be considered among jazz's piano greats. All of which is complete nonsense if you are aware of Previn's early jazz recordings. If you aren't, ...

News: Award / Grant

Mingus, McCartney, James Brown, AC/DC Among 27 Recordings to Enter Grammy Hall of Fame 2013

November 28, 2012

The Recording Academy has announced the newest additions to its Grammy Hall Of Fame collection of recordings. With 27 new titles, the list currently totals 933 and is on display at the GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live. 2013 GRAMMY Hall Of Fame inductees range from AC/DC's Back In Black album to Frank Sinatra's recording of “Theme ...

News: Opinion

Why Artists Should Sell to Fans and Let Labels Sell to Consumers

November 28, 2012

Guest post by Benji Rogers (@BenjiKRogers) for sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Rogers is the CEO and founder of PledgeMusic. I'm tired of the gimmicks that surround music releases today. True, they aren't entirely new, but they are for some reason feeling particularly worn out lately. “Tweet this and it unlocks this; that leads ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Sheldon, Metrotix Offering "Buy One, Get One Free" Discount on Tickets for Marcus Roberts Concert This Saturday

November 28, 2012

If you've been holding off on getting tickets to see pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio (pictured) this Saturday at the Sheldon Concert Hall for budgetary reasons, you may be in luck (even if you don't win Wednesday's big Powerball drawing). That's because The Sheldon and Metrotix today announced a “buy one, get one free" offer ...

News: Music Industry

New Jazz Venue Opening in Central West End

November 28, 2012

A new venue for live jazz in St. Louis is opening in the Central West End. Located at 4519 Olive - a bit east of Kingshighway, and not far from what once was Gaslight Square - Troy's Jazz Gallery is the latest venture from Troy Williams, who from 1999 to the early 2000s operated a live ...

News: Music Industry

Jazz St. Louis Announces Winter/Spring Bookings for Jazz at the Bistro

November 28, 2012

Jazz St. Louis has announced additional bookings for this winter and spring at Jazz at the Bistro. Singer-songwriter Javier Mendoza's Latin Jazz Experiment will be the first local/regional act to play the Bistro in 2013, returning on Friday, January 11 and Saturday, January 12. Two weeks later, multi-instrumentalist Lamar Harris and singer/trumpeter Dawn Weber will team ...

News: Festival

Touhill Offering Pre-Sale of Tickets for 2013 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival

November 28, 2012

The Touhill Performing Arts Center this week is offering a special pre-sale of tickets for the 2013 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, which go on sale to the general public next Monday, December 3. The GSLJF's featured performers will be the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary tribute show on Friday, April 19, and trumpeter ...

News: Recording

Lockjaw Davis: Moodsville, Vol. 4

November 28, 2012

Starting back in 1958, Prestige Records as an experiment began creating brand lines to appeal to different types of consumers. It launched Swingville, Bluesville and Moodsville. Each provided buyers with a self-evident signal as to the general type of jazz inside. On Moodsville releases, the music by leading jazz musicians generally moved at the pace of ...

News: Career

How Much Do Music Industry Positions Pay? [study]

November 28, 2012

Boston's famed Berklee College of Music has released an updated version of their comprehensive directory of United States salary ranges for music careers in the areas of performance, business, audio technology, education, and music therapy. The 2012 version of Music Careers in Dollars and Cents has been revised from 2010 to reflect two years of change, examining ...

News: Recording

Duke Pearson: Merry Ole Soul

November 26, 2012

It's that time of year—when I pick my classic holiday jazz or pop album. The rules are simple: It has to be an old recording, it has to have escaped most people's radar, and it has to have retained a certain holiday charm—not too sappy and not too earnest. Just timeless fun that brings to mind ...