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Thrillcall's Matthew Tomaszewicz: Building Bridges Between Live Music and Tech [interview]

August 12, 2012

Matthew Tomaszewicz is the co-founder and head of product marketing and business development at San Francisco-based Thrillcall. Thrillcall is an iOS and web app that packages ticket deals on live shows happening that same night in particular cities, and presents them just in time for people to act - kind of like a GroupOn for live ...

News: Festival

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Jazz Film Festival 2012

August 11, 2012

As we did last year around this time, this week we're taking a break from the usual routine of previewing upcoming shows and showcasing St. Louis musicians for a sort of summer vacation post, featuring a half-dozen full-length jazz films for your late summer viewing and listening pleasure. Our ...

News: Recording

Sarah Vaughan: Misty in '58 And '64

August 10, 2012

In July 1958, Sarah Vaughan was in Paris on tour with her trio when she took three days off to record Vaughan and Violins (Mercury). There was a full orchestra for the date, complete with woodwinds and strings arranged and conducted by Quincy Jones. Joining were pianist Ronnell Bright, Vaughan's accompanist; Richard Davis, her bassist; and ...

News: Festival

Jazz This Week: The Great Barrier Reefs, St. Louis Cabaret Festival, Don Schroeder's Happy-Go-Lucky Jazz Band, and More

August 9, 2012

This week's jazz and creative music calendar in St. Louis features some Caribbean-flavored jazz-fusion, three nights of cabaret, and some traditional prewar jazz, plus much more. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, the aforementioned Caribbean flavor manifests itself in the form of the Nashville-based funk/fusion band The Great Barrier Reefs (pictured), who are playing at Pop's ...

News: Performance / Tour

Matt Ulery's Loom Trio to Perform Friday, September 28 at Saint Louis Art Museum

August 9, 2012

Chicago bassist and composer Matt Ulery is bringing his group LOOM Trio to St. Louis to perform at 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 28 in the Grigg Gallery of the Saint Louis Art Museum. According to the news release sent out by the museum, the gig also will feature members of the Chicago-based new music group eighth ...

News: Interview

Interview: Bob Whitlock (Part 4)

August 9, 2012

For years, bassist Bob Whitlock has been blamed for getting Chet Baker hooked on heroin in 1952. Bob is named in several books as being the one who set Baker on his ruinous path. The problem is, according to Bob, it's not true. They were together when it happened, but Bob says he didn't encourage Baker ...

News: Interview

Interview: Bob Whitlock (Part 3)

August 9, 2012

In the history of post-war jazz, Gerry Mulligan may well have been one of the finest all-around musicians, leaders and arrangers. But he wasn't the nicest guy in the world. Which is easy to understand. Constantly creating a vision, finding musicians to execute that vision and making a success of it—is akin to being the CEO ...

News: Career

A Look Inside Zoe Keating's Earnings as an Indie Musician

August 9, 2012

San Francisco cellist and composer Zoe Keating is among a talented pool of musicians who managed to earn her spot and create a sustainable career from her music with global touring, appearances on soundtracks, and collaborations with the likes of Imogen Heap and Amanda Palmer. She has also been very outspoken about artists' rights and transparent ...

News: Technology

Apple is Pulling Youtube from Ios and It's Bad News for Music, Apps

August 9, 2012

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. When the very first iPhone shipped, literally changing the world as we knew it, it carried a little Trojan horse inside of it called YouTube. The app for Google's video sharing site comes standard with every single iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch, but all of that ends with ...

News: Festival

The Fabulous Cohen Brothers ... Plus Sister

August 9, 2012

Early this year in a conversation with Anat Cohen, she expressed the joy she feels when she performs with her two equally talented siblings, brothers Yuval (older) and Avishai (younger) on sax and trumpet, respectively. She said she had been watching Albert and Jimmy Heath and marveled at the vibe between them. (As also existed when ...