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STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: 50 Years with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

November 25, 2012

This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, who will be in St. Louis to perform their “Creole Christmas" show on Sunday, December 9 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. This is the seventh year PHJB has done “Creole Christmas," though the first ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 23-29

November 24, 2012

Baby, it's cold outside! Relatively speaking, that is. Maybe we were spoiled by the mild temps of the past few weeks. But if it is getting colder outside, it is only getting hotter inside our area clubs and music venues, and all signs point to an exciting winter jazz season. Maybe enough to bring in some ...

News: Performance / Tour

Marcus Baylor to Perform Thursday, December 27 at the Bistro at Grand Center

November 22, 2012

Drummer and St. Louis native Marcus Baylor is coming home for the holidays to perform on Thursday, December 27 at the Bistro at Grand Center, 3536 Washington Ave. St. Louis jazz fans will recognize the address as the home of Jazz at the Bistro, of course, and Baylor (pictured) knows the room well, having played there ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Jeremy Davenport, Dave Dickey Big Band, Tim Cunningham, and More

November 22, 2012

Though the holiday weekend means minimal activity from touring musicians over the next few days, St. Louis' local players will be serving up plenty of home-cooked jazz and creative music, both before and after the traditional turkey dinners and football games. Let's go to the highlights... The weekend's headline attraction is trumpet player, singer and University ...

News: Book / Magazine

"Social Media is Bullshit" and Blogging is Evil: Books for the Social Media Hater

November 22, 2012

Sick of all this nonsense everybody keeps yelling in your ear about social media marketing while you're busy tuning your guitar? Wondering what the heck becoming a better typist and learning to write in 117 word sentences has to do with being a great musician? Well you're in luck because we have not just one but ...

News: Opinion

Facebook Has Been Sucking the Life out of Artist / Fan Communication

November 21, 2012

By Scott Perry (@scottperry) of Sperry Media and the New Music Tipsheet. I've stayed out of this fight for a while, but the noise has gotten so loud that I cannot ignore it. Some people say it's pay to play, some people say you just have to know how to use the algorithm in order to ...

News: Event

FutureSound Conference Highlights: Innovation Drove the Discussion

November 21, 2012

Last week's second annual Billboard FutureSound conference in San Francisco brought speakers from all facets of the music and tech relationship to speak about innovation in the music industry. Labels, investors, start-ups, rights agencies, artists, managers and music platforms all gathered for a positive discussion looking at the future. Speakers included keynotes with Deadmau5, Marc Geiger, ...

News: Career

How to Help Protect Your Health as a Musician

November 20, 2012

Hard working musicians subject themselves to irregluar working hours, late working hours and often find themselves in areas of slightly different risk compared with many other professions. This article is definitely not meant to replace seeking medical and postural advice if you have a problem that needs addressing. However it does offer some basic and sensible ...

News: Opinion

Social Music: What Went Wrong and What Can Still Go Right

November 20, 2012

Guest post by Aaron Master (@aaronmidomi) for sidewinder.fm, a music a tech think tank. Master works at SoundHound Inc., a sound search company. When the history of music social networking is written, it probably won't list 2012 as a strong year. Apple's heavily marketed Ping service failed to catch on and closed down. Upstart Turntable.fm saw usage decline. ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Deep in the Shed with Marcus Roberts

November 18, 2012

More so than many jazz pianists of his generation, Marcus Roberts shows the distinct influence of pre-WWII piano players such as Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Fats Waller and others who helped shape the music's first few decades. St. Louis jazz fans will get a chance to experience ...