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News: Radio

Changes at KPLU

October 23, 2012

Seattle-Tacoma, WA) Beginning October 28, 2012, 88.5 KPLU’s Sunday program schedule will change between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. KPLU’s Assistant General Manager/Director of Content Joey Cohn said the station is discontinuing broadcasts of Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland from 2 to 3 p.m. The 94 year-old McPartland hasn’t recorded a new show for over two ...

News: Interview

Jon Burlingame on 007 (PT. 1)

October 22, 2012

As I wrote recently in my Wall Street Journal article on the James Bond Theme, men of a certain age love the song with the machine-gun guitar solo. It makes them feel extra guy-ly. But so do some women, according to Louann Brizendine, professor of clinical psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and author ...

News: Music Industry

The Future of Music Charts

October 21, 2012

“In recent years, Billboard has increased the number of charts it publishes, as well as their feature density." I. Status Quo When you look at the Billboard charts, it's hard to find a focus. Since the major redesign of Billboard.com in 2009, few things have changed about the design of the charts, but numerous features have been added. You can ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Meet the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet

October 21, 2012

This week, let's get acquainted with the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet, who will be making their St. Louis debut in a concert presented by New Music Circle on Saturday, November 3 at Luminary Center for the Arts. Bynum, a 37-year-old cornet and trumpet player from Boston, first became widely ...

News: Music Industry

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, October 19-25

October 20, 2012

This is the weekend of CD releases in the Twin Cities, and you could not ask for a more diverse selection, from gypsy swing to R&B flavored jazz to the spontaneous combustion of “out there" post bop experiments. Vocal talents abound this week, as well, from hometown heroine Patty Peterson to the vocal blend of Five ...

News: Music Industry

Remembering Anita O'Day on Her Birthday

October 19, 2012

Anita O’Day was in Chicago born 93 years ago today. From my notes for the 2009 O’Day Jazz Icons DVD, this is a summary of her importance: Anita O’Day was the last of the great female jazz vocalists who emerged in the swing era. She survived Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee and Carmen McRae. She ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bobby McFerrin to Headline the Sheldon's 2013 Gala on Thursday, April 25

October 19, 2012

Singer Bobby McFerrin will headline the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries' annual fundraising gala next year, performing at 8:15 p.m. Thursday, April 25 at the Sheldon. McFerrin (pictured) is best known for his hit song “Don't Worry, Be Happy," but also has a long history as an improvising vocalist, cutting his first sides with Pharoah ...

News: Opinion

Why Music Startups and Ad Networks Suffer from "Flavor of the Month Syndrome"

October 18, 2012

Last week, I was out in Indiana, chatting it up with one of music's respected tastemakers. I had just presented Earbits to several local business leaders, talking about the potential of our platform to become a streaming service of scale. Said tastemaker, a well-known blogger and host of his own show on Sirius, told me that ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Christian Scott, Alarm Will Sound, Wynton Marsalis' "Swing Symphony," Jazz in Pink, Mike Metheny, and More

October 18, 2012

If you're a fan of jazz trumpet, it's a good week to be in St. Louis, as the calendar of live jazz and creative music performances for the next several days includes visits from three stellar trumpeters. Other concerts this weekend offer a variety of musical textures and styles, ranging from the intimate to the orchestral ...

News: Recording

Killer Big Bands of The '50s

October 18, 2012

Once the 12-inch jazz LP became feasible in the mid-1950s, record-company A&R executives began scouring the market for musicians who could assemble and arrange bands. Record companies had quotas to fill, especially as an album's vinyl circumference expanded. So while prestige bands led by Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Stan Kenton and Benny Goodman were given a ...