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News: Opinion

Greg Osby on the Audience and Musicians Who Play for Themselves...

March 15, 2012

Continuing our dialogue on the audience equation for creative music, which heretofore has focused on the puzzling conundrum of the African American audience, the always thoughtful saxophonist-composer and record label (Inner Circle www.innercirclemusic.com) head Greg Osby weighs in on the audience in general, with a particular emphasis on calling into question musicians who only seem to ...

News: Opinion

Why so Many New Music Services Fail

March 15, 2012

Guest post by Neil Cartwright, Managing Director, Million Media. I've spent ten years licensing new music services and yet there are still only 3 music services acheiving discernable success: iTunes, Amazon & Spotify. Why do most music services fail? The reasons require understanding of two principles: How the general population is divided in to fans of ...

News: Recording

Bassist/Composer Amanda Ruzza Releases Recording "This is What Happened"

March 14, 2012

The debut release from bassist/composer Amanda Ruzza titled This is What Happened explores the incredible dynamics and musicianship of this young phenom of the bass guitar. Amanda has performed with many in the industry, and has now brought her own amazing playing and compositional skills to the public. Joined by some of the music world's top ...

News: Video / DVD

Interview: Larry Greene (Part 1)

March 14, 2012

Back in the late 1950s, Larry and Toni Green created a series of radio jingles for WNEW-AM in New York. Larry wrote the jingle's melody line and his wife Toni wrote the lyrics. At the time, 1130 was one of the country's oldest and most loved big-band and pop stations on the dial. The jingle the ...

News: Music Industry

Even More Surprises!

March 14, 2012

Seal, Patrick Watson, Patricia Barber & Kenny Werner Duo, Emir Kusturica, Timber Timbre, Tord Gustavsen in four Invitation series concerts, as well as stage musical The Rat Pack Is Back! and the must-see Battle of the Bands with The Duke Ellington Orchestra vs The Count Basie Orchestra Tickets on sale Friday at noon. Exclusive pre-sale for ...

News: Performance / Tour

New Orleans Suspects to Perform Thursday, May 24 at the Old Rock House

March 13, 2012

The New Orleans Suspects, a new group that includes two members of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, an ex-Radiator, and the Neville Brothers' longtime drummer, are coming to St. Louis to perform at 8:00 p.m., Thursday, May 24 at the Old Rock House. The Suspects (pictured) are comprised of DDBB saxophonist Kevin Harris, a founding member ...

News: Performance / Tour

Pollstar: Preservation Hall Jazz Band to Play the Sheldon in December

March 13, 2012

The online touring information service Pollstar has just added a listing showing a performance by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band (pictured) on Sunday, December 9 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The PHJB, the touring version of the house band at the famed New Orleans traditional music venue, has played in the St. Louis area several times ...

News: Interview

Interview: Herb Snitzer (PT. 2)

March 13, 2012

To wind up with exciting candid photos of jazz musicians, photographer Herb Snitzer [pictured] had to be part big-game hunter and part button-pushing bully. On assignment, Herb developed tricks for making himself invisible and stealthfully moving in on subjects. But he also had to know when to prod a little to stir up a musician's human ...

News: Technology

10 Top Tips for Contacting Music Websites

March 13, 2012

Music websites and magazines receive ridiculous amounts of emails from bands looking to get journalists to write about their band! Therefore, if you are unable to afford big money bribes, then you need to follow these simple guidelines for contacting music websites to improve your chances of being featured. 1) Local and national music blogs and ...

News: Trends

Almost 50% of Rhapsody Listening is Mobile, Even Before Full Facebook Integration

March 13, 2012

Spotify might get more of the press these days, but the veteran Rhapsody recently broke the one-million-subscribers mark, due in part to its acquisition of Napster and Facebook integration that lets people try Rhapsody without whipping out their credit card for a free trial. Unlike Spotify, the Rhapsody app lets people try the service on their ...