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Complete Works of Pepper Adams

September 19, 2012

If Gerry Mulligan's mannered, contrapuntal baritone saxophone style can be likened to a badminton player, then Pepper Adams' approach can be compared to a street brawler. Born in Michigan, Adams moved as a child with his family to upstate New York and then to Detroit, where at age 16 he took up the baritone sax. His ...

News: Opinion

The Price of Free vs the Price of Fame

September 19, 2012

The recent furor over Amanda Palmer's decision to request non-paid musicians to join her on tour, hits home the unique situation musicians are faced with in the quest for success. The conundrum is how to be self-sustaining, yet available to offer up their musical wares for nada should the chance of exposure present itself. The self-sustaining ...

News: Trends

Top 20 Countries with the Most Illegal Music Downloads

September 19, 2012

As the piracy saga continues with the “six strikes“ initiative coming soon to the United States and news that BMG is looking to cash in on $20 settlements with alleged file sharers, it's worth taking a look at just how big illegal file sharing really is these days. According to data collected by the monitoring firm ...

News: Performance / Tour

Zappa Plays Zappa Returning on Wednesday, December 12 to the Pageant

September 18, 2012

Zappa Plays Zappa (pictured) is returning to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 12 at The Pageant. The band, led by Frank Zappa's son Dweezil, last brought its repertory of the elder Zappa's tunes here in August, 2011 as the opening act for Return to Forever at the Fox Theatre. The band previously ...

News: Recording

Richard Williams: New Horn in Town

September 18, 2012

A couple of weeks ago, I posted on Red Garland's sole recording session with Oliver Nelson in March 1961. The trumpeter on the date was Richard Williams, who many readers admired but knew little about. Curiously, Williams recorded only one leadership date—for Nat Hentoff's short-lived Candid label. It's called New Horn in Town and featured Leo ...

News: Interview

Bill Evans: Carnegie Hall (1976)

September 17, 2012

On June 25, 1976, three months before Bill Evans recordedTogether Again, his second album with Tony Bennett, the pianist appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival in New York with Bennett. In fact, the event at Carnegie Hall was billed as An Evening with Tony Bennett and featured two sets—one with the Bill Evans Trio and a ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Fall 2012 Jazz Preview, Part 3

September 16, 2012

This week, it's part three of StLJN's fall jazz preview, with video clips featuring some of the bands and musicians who will be coming to St. Louis to perform between now and the end of the year. (You can see part one of the preview here, and part two ...

News: Music Industry

Updated Poll Results: The 5 Best Jazz/Rock Fusion Recordings of All Time

September 15, 2012

Thanks to all of you who have been voting on this poll of The 5 best Jazz/Rock albums of all time. I have updated the totals and realigned them, so just go to the link for a look at the new numbers. Hundreds and hundreds of music fans from all over the world have been ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Pianist and Philadelphia Native Kenny Barron Kicks Off the Annenberg Center's Jazz Series

September 15, 2012

Philadelphia, PA: Nine-time Grammy-nominated hometown jazz legend Kenny Barron will kick off the 12/13 jazz series at the Annenberg Center. An inductee in the Jazz Hall of Fame, Barron’s piano skills have led him to be called “one of the top jazz pianists in the world” by the Los Angeles Times. Barron will be joined by ...

News: Interview

Interview: Sir George Martin (PT. 4)

September 14, 2012

After an hour spent chatting in the cozy sitting room of Sir George Martin's summer home several weeks ago, it was time for me to make the two-hour drive back to London. I said farewell to Lady Judith, Sir George's wife, and Sir George and I walked out to my car on the gravel drive. As ...