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Terence Blanchard Commissioned to Write New Work for Opera Theatre St. Louis

May 17, 2012

Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard (pictured) has been commissioned to write a new work called Champion for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. The opera will get its world premiere during OTSL's 2013 season, with six performances taking place between June 15, 2013 and June 30. Based on the story of professional boxer Emile Griffith, Champion is ...

News: Performance / Tour

Sheldon Announces "Buy One, Get One Free" Offer on Tickets for Madeleine Peyroux

May 17, 2012

The Sheldon Concert Hall and MetroTix have announced a “buy one, get one free" offer on tickets for the upcoming concert by singer, songwriter and guitarist Madeleine Peyroux (pictured). Peyroux will make her St. Louis debut at the Sheldon at 7:30 p.m. this coming Sunday, May 20. Regular ticket prices for the concert are $45 and ...

News: TV / Film

The Last Mambo: Documenting Latin Jazz and Salsa in the San Francisco Bay Area

May 17, 2012

One of the major misnomers about the history of Latin Jazz is the small scope of coverage that the music has received outside of the accomplishments of musicians within New York City. There’s no doubt that New York was home to the early incarnations of Latin Jazz within the United States and that the music experienced ...

News: Recording

Tony Scott: New York, 1953

May 17, 2012

Tony Scott is an acquired taste, much like squid-ink pasta or amaro. At first, the sound of his clarinet will seem uneven, as though you're listening to someone who just started to play the instrument. If you're used to hearing the well-paced, round sounds of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw and Buddy De Franco, then Scott's lurching, ...

News: Video / DVD

Monetizing Music Videos and Live Shows with Evinar and Gyroskope

May 17, 2012

Both Evinar and Gyroskope are services that musicians can use to monetize streaming video. Evinar focuses on livestreaming via Facebook while Gyroskope features videos for which customers pay to stream as often as they like. Neither service is exclusive to musicians but both seem potentially useful to musicians attempting to diversity their revenue streams. Please let ...

News: Career

Former Orchard CEO Greg Scholl Returns to Music as Exec. Director Jazz at Lincoln Center

May 17, 2012

Greg Scholl, the former CEO of digital music powerhouse The Orchard, is returning to the music industry as the Executive Director of Jazz At Lincoln Center. Working alongside Founder and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, Scholl will take the helm of the not-for-profit arts organization next month. After leaving The Orchard in September 2009, Scholl became President, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bassist Amanda Ruzza CD Release Performance, Zinc Bar, NYC, May 22, 2012

May 16, 2012

Electric bassist, Brazilian musical artist and composer Amanda Ruzza (http://www.AmandaRuzza.com) celebrates her new CD release, This is What Happened with a CD release party on Tuesday May 22, 2012, and performances at 8:00 PM and 10:00 PM, at the Zinc Bar, 82 West 3rd Street (between Thompson & Sullivan), New York City. The multi-lingual, Brazilian Native, a virtuoso electric ...

News: Recording

Debut Release from Dafnis Prieto Proverb Trio

May 16, 2012

DAFNIS PRIETO PROVERB TRIO KOKAYI vocals JASON LINDNER keyboards DAFNIS PRIETO drums DAFNISON MUSIC “Everything was improvised," says Dafnis Prieto. “We did the entire album in six hours." He's speaking about DAFNIS PRIETO PROVERB TRIO, the eponymous album that's about to be released on Prieto's label Dafnison Music. ...

News: Recording

A Jazz Version of Kean

May 16, 2012

On November 2, 1961, the musical-comedy Kean arrived at The Broadway Theatre on Broadway between 52nd and 53d Streets to positive reviews. The show's book centered on the salacious life of 18th century Shakespearean actor Sir. Edmund Kean, and Robert Wright and George Forrest wrote the words and music. But before Kean made it to Broadway, ...

News: Festival

2012 Festival Awards

May 16, 2012

Montreal: This year, the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal highlights the exceptional contributions to music made by Liza Minnelli, James Taylor, Ron Carter, Peter Appleyard, Emir Kusturica, as well as the remarkable oeuvre of Michael Cuscuna. During this 33rd edition of the Festival, our winners will be presented, respectively, with the Ella Fitzgerald Award, Montreal ...