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News: Performance / Tour

Larry Ochs and Kihnoua to Play Wednesday, March 28 at Kranzberg Arts Center

February 8, 2012

New Music Circle has announced that saxophonist Larry Ochs will be bringing his group Kihnoua (pictured, above left) to St. Louis for a performance at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 28 at the Kranzberg Arts Center. In addition to Ochs, the group features Scott Amendola on drums and electronics and Dohee Lee on vocals, plus bassist Trevor ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bill Watrous to Perform Friday, February 24 at Scottish Rite Cathedral

February 8, 2012

Trombonist Bill Watrous (pictured) is coming to St. Louis later this month to perform in a concert to be held at 7:00 p.m., Friday, February 24, at the Scottish Rite Cathedral Auditorium, 3633 Lindell Blvd. Watrous is a veteran of the big bands of Quincy Jones, Maynard Ferguson, Johnny Richards, and Woody Herman, as well as ...

News: Video / DVD

Esperanza Spalding: New Video

February 8, 2012

ESPERANZA SPALDING DEBUTS “BLACK GOLD" FEATURING ALGEBRA BLESSETT Eclectic jazz songstress and upright bass virtuoso Esperanza Spalding is back with the video for “Black Gold," the vivacious first single from her upcoming album, Radio Music Society (out March 20). “Black Gold" features guest vocals from neo-soul songbird Algebra Blessett. The eSingle is available for digital download ...

News: Technology

Remember Ilike? The Social Music Network Officially Died Today

February 8, 2012

In the the spring of 2009, iLike had 45 million registered users and was the #1 music application on Facebook. “Is There An iLike Effect?," we asked then; and the answer was yes. The #1 and #2 albums on iTunes were Keith Urban's “Defying Gravity" and “Gavin Degraw's “Free"—two releases with nothing in common except that ...

News: Technology

New Music Marketing Opportunities on Tumblr, Instagram and Chill

February 8, 2012

Being an early adopter has its pluses and minuses. You can get wrapped up in chasing every new thing and lose site of your overall goal. But if you're already involved with a service or platform, new developments can give your music marketing a fresh look. For example, Tumblr is now offering highlighted posts for a ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Singer Shepley Metcalf Performing at Upstars on the Square in Cambridge, February 8

February 8, 2012

Jazz vocalist Shepley Metcalf is performing a mellow evening of music and song at UpStairs on the Square, in Cambridge, on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 8:15 p.m. There is no cover charge for diners. Metcalf, whom the Boston Globe called “one of the finest interpreters of the Great American Songbook," is joined by Molly Flannery ...

News: Music Industry

The Oak Room Farewell

February 7, 2012

Visits to New York won't be the same now that the Algonquin Hotel has closed the Oak Room. Since Ben Bodne sold the hotel in 1987, it has changed hands several times and is now operated by the Marriott chain as one of its high-end properties. With each change, another layer of the Algonquin's mystique seems ...

News: Recording

Maynard Ferguson on Cameo

February 7, 2012

Most Maynard Ferguson fans consider his years on the Roulette label (from 1958 to 1962) to be his finest big band recordings. They are ferocious on every level—from stampeding arrangements to spectacular musicianship by sections and soloists. But Ferguson's two records for Cameo that followed in 1963 come close. Both albums have just been reissued by ...

News: Performance / Tour

Seun Kuti and Egypt 80: Spring U.S. Tour

February 7, 2012

NEW TOUR INCLUDES APPEARANCES AT COACHELLA, SXSW, NOLA JAZZ AND MORE After a whirlwind summer 2011 tour, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 return this spring on a mammoth cross country tour—taking in 30+ dates across the breadth and width of the US—distinguished by the variety of venues and events in the tour schedule, with shows in ...

News: Technology

Pixsound: Turning Photos into Musical Instruments, It's Much Better Than You Think

February 7, 2012

Music iOS App Pixound takes an intriguing approach: letting you play any photo as if it were a musical instrument. That was enough to get our attention, and when we first started playing around with the Pixound (iOS $1), we thought it was a neat gimmick, but probably not worth a buck. Then we kept playing, ...