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Interview: Lalo Schifrin

November 13, 2012

The Sunday before Hurricane Sandy veered inland and flooded Northeastern coastal areas, I caught the last flight out of JFK bound for Los Angeles. I was heading west to interview Lalo Schifrin for the Wall Street Journal (go here). As the jet taxied, it seemed only fitting that my conversation with music's master of suspense should ...

News: Performance / Tour

Spring 2013

November 13, 2012

Ars Nova Workshop is thrilled to announce the second half of our 13th season! We have two more shows remaining this year – Unfold Ordinary Mind on December 9, and the Frode Gjerstad Trio with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten's The Young Mothers on December 14 – and then we take a month off, returning on January 14 ...

News: Interview

Jessica Ferber on Bob Campbell

November 12, 2012

Last Thursday, my phone rang. On the other end was a young woman who hurridly began telling me a story, adding that a friend had suggested she contact me. The only words that stuck at the time were “photographs," “Campbell" and “homeless." Since I hear from media relations people all day long promoting one thing or ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Old and New Standards from John Pizzarelli

November 11, 2012

Once again, this week we're taking a look at some fresh video footage of a musician very familiar to St. Louis fans. That's guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli, who's coming back at the end of the month to perform Wednesday, November 28 through Saturday, December 1 at Jazz at ...

News: Music Industry

The Top 10 Truths of the Music Business

November 10, 2012

The music business has changed quite a lot throughout the past decade, and while new technical innovations may have caused the restructuring of many business models (and the inner workings of them), several other truths continue to remain the same today - such as extremely compelling music continuing to be the cornerstone of any artist endeavor. ...

News: Music Industry

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, November 9-15

November 10, 2012

Edvard Munch's “The Scream" comes to mind when I look at this weekend's options for live jazz. Help!!! Too much, too many choices. Ah, well, maybe there can never be too much of a good thing. And there is no end to the good things for all tastes this weekend, and more going into the week. ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Jim Manley, Christopher McBride CD Release Tour, "Artsounds" with Sylvia McNair, and More

November 8, 2012

This week's calendar of live jazz and creative music in St. Louis features the debut of a St. Louis trumpeter's new band; a mini-tour through the area from a Chicago saxophonist; tributes to the music of Nancy Wilson, Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix; and more. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, singer Denise Thimes will take ...

News: Recording

Greg Abate and Phil Woods

November 8, 2012

One of the finest saxophone albums of the year is The Greg Abate Quintet, Featuring Phil Woods (Rhombus). In fact, this high-pressure bop blowing date is one of Phil's best recent outings, and he's put to the test. I love this album because it's smartly paced, rich with daredevil reed playing, and there's loads of artistic ...

News: Opinion

The Downfall of Pandora, Consumer Choice and Emerging Music

November 8, 2012

Guest post by Joey Flores (@earbits) of sidewinder.fm, a music and tech think tank. Flores is co-founder and CEO of Earbits, an online music streaming service. If you listen to Pandora, you may have started hearing commercials asking you to support the Internet Radio Fairness Act. It's legislation proposed to reduce Internet radio royalties to the ...

News: Opinion

It Will Take Another iPod Moment to Restart the Digital Music Market

November 8, 2012

By Mark Mulligan, independent music analyst and author of Music Industry Blog. The importance of Apple to the digital music market cannot be overstated. Without Apple the digital market would be vastly smaller than it is now. With all of the talk of streaming services and the shift to the consumption era it is easy to ...