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News: Technology

Google Plus Launches 'Studio Mode' for Live Online Music

August 15, 2012

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Remember when we wrote about how Google+ could steal music fans from Facebook if it figured out how to stream concerts using Google Hangouts, and everyone from our pals at Wired to CNN picked up on it? Well, it looks like Google was listening — or at least ...

News: Interview

Jake Blows His Own Horn

August 15, 2012

When I first met Jake Baldwin, he was a sixteen-year-old trumpet prodigy at Minnetonka High School, playing in an early edition of the Dakota Combo under the leadership of another trumpeter, Kelly Rossum. Jake played with the Combo for two years before graduating and moving on to studies at the New England Conservatory of Music. About ...

News: Advocacy

Music for Lifelong Achievement (MFLA) Annual Drive for Musical Instruments, Donations to Begin October 1

August 14, 2012

This year's Music for Lifelong Achievement instrument drive will begin Monday, October 1 and continue through Sunday, November 4. MFLA is a not-for-profit organization based at the Sheldon Concert Hall that donates used and new musical instruments to school and community music programs serving disadvantaged young people. MFLA also raises funds for instrument repair and musical ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Gaddabouts (Edie Brickell, Steve Gadd, Pino Palladino, and Andy Fairweather Low) Return with Look Out Now! Sophomore Album Scheduled for September Release.

August 14, 2012

Insinuating grooves and stellar songwriting are the watchwords of Look Out Now!, the sophomore album from The Gaddabouts out now on racecarLOTTA Records. An all-star group featuring renowned singer-songwriter and musician Edie Brickell along with drumming great Steve Gadd, bassist Pino Palladino and guitarist Andy Fairweather Low, The Gaddabouts may seem an unlikely pairing on the ...

News: Recording

Gunther Schuller: 'Moon Dreams'

August 14, 2012

In all, there were three studio recording dates for what would eventually become known as the Birth of the Cool. The Miles David Nonet recorded on January 21, 1949, April 22, 1949 and March 9, 1950. On the last date, Gunther Schuller was hired in place of Sandy Siegelstein—Claude Thornhill's French hornist—who could not make the ...

News: Opinion

We're All in This Together: How Technology Should Shape the Future of Live Music

August 14, 2012

Guest post by Matthew Moore (@MatthewrMoore). For years, artists have been trying to do anything they can to bring a different twist to the concert experience. Whether it's a stunning light show, going out into the crowd during a tear jerking rock ballad, or bringing people from the crowd onto the stage, they're doing whatever they ...

News: TV / Film

7 More Jazzy Movie Trailers

August 13, 2012

On July 20, I posted 10 movie trailers with a jazz kick. That post, of course, prompted suggestions from readers. [Pictured above: Film noir mainstay Cleo Moore] Here are seven more—plus a line from each trailer to juice the action: The Rebel Set (1959), courtesy of Jim Harrod of Jazz Research. The film takes place “in ...

News: Interview

Keeping the Lamp Lit in Baltimore: Todd Marcus

August 13, 2012

The city of Baltimore certainly has its share of a rich jazz legacy. On the contemporary scene there is increasing jazz performance activity in Baltimore, as well as a growing cadre of exceptional young musicians who are striving to contribute. These include such talented players as vibraphonist-multi-instrumentalist Warren Wolf and alto saxophonist Tim Green. Another who ...

News: Trends

Streaming Contibutes 25% to Warner Music Group's Digital Bottom Line

August 10, 2012

It's no secret that streaming services like Spotify and Pandora account for relatively little of an artist's revenue stream. In fact, yesterday we showed you how Zoe Keating earned a mere $300 from Spotify during a five month period, compared to $45,000 from iTunes sales in the same time-frame. However, streaming services do seem to be ...

News: Advocacy

Soundexchange and Bandpage Partner to Help Claim $2 Million in Unpaid Royalties

August 12, 2012

BandPage and SoundExchange have teamed up to distribute $2 million of unclaimed digital performance royalties to a number of music artists and labels. These royalties are being sent out to BandPage artists who have not yet signed up for SoundExchange, and who are missing out on monies from satellite radio, Internet radio, and digital cable TV plays. BandPage ...