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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Russell Malone and Cyrus Chestnut Trio, Craig Hultgren and Luna Nova, Niu Jazz Ensemble and Victor Lewis, and More

April 11, 2012

It's a mixed bag of jazz and creative music happening this weekend around the St. Louis area, with performances including straight-ahead, mainstream jazz sounds from both small groups and big bands; a triple bill of female guitarists; a cabaret take on Southern rock; an innovative cellist who bridges free improv and contemporary compositions; and more. Let's ...

News: Performance / Tour

Pollstar Reveals More Possible Details of Jazz at the Bistro's 2012-13 Season

April 11, 2012

Although the official announcement of Jazz at the Bistro's 2012-13 season presumably is still a few weeks away, recent developments have shed some more light on what may be coming up there next year. Most notably, the online touring information service Pollstar has added new listings showing performances at the Bistro by singer Gregory Porter (Wednesday, ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz St. Louis Offering 2-for-1 Tickets for Malone and Chestnut, Tia Fuller

April 11, 2012

Jazz St. Louis is offering two tickets for the price of one for sets by guitarist Russell Malone and pianist Cyrus Chestnut's trio this Wednesday and Thursday at Jazz at the Bistro, and for the shows on Wednesday, April 25 and Thursday, April 26 at the Bistro by saxophonist Tia Fuller's quartet. Single tickets for Malone ...

News: Interview

Interview: Mike McCartney (Part 1)

April 11, 2012

Most people are unaware that Paul McCartney has a younger brother. That's because since the early 1960s, Mike McCartney [pictured above] has done a noble job of avoiding any temptation to cash in on his brother's fame. Which is pretty classy, as celebrity siblings go. As I write in today's Wall Street Journal (go here or ...

News: Opinion

Music Exec Jimmy Iovine Calls Subscription Music "Culturally Inadequate", Plans Alternative

April 11, 2012

Jimmy Iovine, the chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M Records, is dissatisfied with the current state of subscription music and has plans to do something about it. But what concerns Iovine is not the revenue paid to artists and labels, but rather the quality of the experience. “Right now, subscription music online is culturally inadequate," Iovine told ...

News: Technology

Top Pinterest Tools and Tips for Music Marketing

April 10, 2012

Since my early call that music marketers should be paying attention to Pinterest, it's become an increasing focus for a variety of folks in the music industry. Now one of the most popular social networks after only Twitter and Facebook, Pinterest seems likely to establish itself as a must-have for music marketers far beyond my expectatons ...

News: Festival

Glendale Jazz Festival Set for Friday, May 25

April 10, 2012

The city of Glendale and the Glendale Women's Club will present the 13th annual Glendale Jazz Festival (.pdf file) from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Friday, May 25 on the lower parking lot of the Glendale City Hall complex, 424 N. Sappington Rd. Performers at this year's event will include Cornet Chop Suey (pictured), the Terry ...

News: Festival

Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 2012 Next Generation Jazz Festival Results

April 10, 2012

68 Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, and Special Guests from 11 States Performed Throughout Weekend of March 30-April 1, 2012 Top Groups Will Appear at 55th Monterey Jazz Festival, September 21-23, 2012 Monterey, CA: The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the results of the annual Next Generation Jazz Festival, celebrating the 42nd National High ...

News: Recording

Lenny McBrowne: Eastern Lights

April 10, 2012

Jazz in 1959 and 1960 was so crowded with extraordinary talent that you can still spend years discovering albums and artists from these years who are completely new to you. It's like looking for fossils in Utah. Move the sand with your foot, and you're likely to uncover a dinosaur bone. One hidden-gem album from these ...

News: Technology

Free Direct-to-Fan Music Marketing Webinar

April 10, 2012

Hypebot is proud to sponsor a free direct-to-fan music marketing webinar hosted by Brian Thompson and Michael Brandvold from The Music Biz Weekly podcast on April 16th. This 60 minute intro to Direct-to-Fan Music Marketing will be followed by a Q&A. This is the first in a series webinars hosted by Michael and Brian that Hypebot ...