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News: Education

Saxquest Announces Four Free Master Classes for Summer, Fall

July 2, 2012

Saxquest has announced the featured artists and dates for four more free master classes this summer and fall. First up is saxophonist and educator Chip McNeill, who will appear with his quartet at the south-side saxophone sales and repair shop at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 4. McNeill is known for his work in the bands ...

News: Recording

Cal Tjader: Breeze from the East

July 2, 2012

It's somewhat unfair to peg Cal Tjader's 1960s albums as “lounge" or “space-age pop." Artists who most often come to mind when these contempo-retro terms are used today are Les Baxter, Martin Denny and Arthur Lyman. Tjader's vibes and the types of albums he recorded in the '60s were more sophisticated and jazzy than the typical ...

News: For Sale

Google Unveils Nexus Q: 8 Things It Will Do for Music Fans

July 1, 2012

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Yesterday, Google announced a new hardware device: Google Nexus Q, a $300 Android entertainment system for the home that Google calls “the first social streaming media player." Here's what it will do for music fans, according to what we know so far: Change Color With the Beat. The ...

News: Performance / Tour

Louis CK Shows Music Industry How Direct Ticketing Defeats Scalpers [100k Tickets / $4.5m / 2 Days]

July 1, 2012

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. Our piece about what funnyman Louis CK is teaching the music industry has attracted a fair amount of attention on the web this week — and as such, it's only fair to follow up with information about how his strategy of selling tickets directly to fans, for one ...

News: Trends

Denial of a Digital Lifestyle: Living the Life of an Ostrich (with Your Head in the Sand)

July 1, 2012

Guest post by Brian Thompson of Thorny Bleeder. According to legends (although there is no evidence to show that this is true), ostriches have a tendency to bury their heads in the sand as a way to avoid danger. Today, people are often said to bury their heads in the sand when they refuse to confront ...

News: Music Industry

This Label Earns Almost 80% of Revenue from Spotify

July 1, 2012

Guest post by Eliot Van Buskirk of Evolver.fm. When a Swede talks about Spotify, it helps to have a grain of salt nearby. The freemium streaming service seems to be something of a matter of national pride over there. Some places, like England or Jamaica, invent major musical styles that traverse the world. Sweden produced the ...

News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Spotlight on Victor Wooten

July 1, 2012

This week, we're putting the bass right in your face, as we look at some video clips featuring bassist Victor Wooten, who's returning to St. Louis to perform this coming Thursday, July 5 at the Old Rock House. Born in 1964 in Virginia, Wooten grew up as one of ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Denise Thimes, Mike Dillon, Bach to the Future, and More

June 30, 2012

Although there seems to be only one touring musician of significance on the local jazz and creative music calendar for this final weekend of June, there also are at least a dozen noteworthy shows featuring St. Louis musicians happening over the next few days. Here's a quick look at what's coming up... Tonight, percussionist Mike Dillon, ...

News: Video / DVD

Jazzwax a Go-Go!

June 30, 2012

I love YouTube clips of couples doing the Twist, the Swim, the Shag and other dances between Congress's Payola hearings of 1960 and the Beatles' arrival in 1964. It's not a voyeur thing. I just love the whole hip style, the obvious fun, and the agility needed to pull off these steps. I also love the ...

News: Recording

The Impossible Gentlemen (Simcock, Walker, Swallow, and Nussbaum) Announce US Release of New Recording.

June 30, 2012

"the quartet, fulfilled all its promise - and then some. Walker's contribution to this ensemble was nothing short of sensational, through plenty of quiet, but compellingly lyrical music, as well as some post-bop gallops and a spectacular roaring blues. Simcock set the improv bar early on with a surging, McCoy Tyner-like solo on his own convoluted-bop ...