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Interview: Burt Bacharach (Part 4)
The story goes something like this: Driving home from ice hockey practice, Mike Myers flipped on the radio and heard The Look of Love by Dusty Springfield. When it was finished, the comedian said to himself, “Where have all the swingers gone?" He also must have realized that the movie it was for,Casino Royale, was a ...
PT. 2 Anatomy of a Dinosaur: One of the Last of the Retail Record Men
Here's part two of our conversation with Joe Long, proprietor of the late Birdel's Record Store, a pillar of the Central Brooklyn community from its Nostrand Avenue perch. Unfortunately earlier this year Birdel's went the way of the great majority of record stores, stripping the Brooklyn community of yet another great traditional business and a real ...
Lisbon Berlin Trio (Clean Feed, 2011) ****
By Paul Acquaro Lisbon Berlin Trio starts with the scratching and scraping of picks across the coils of round wound electric guitar strings. Percussion rattles below and a bowed bass fills the space in between. The muted soundscape grows and soon the guitar is lashing out with distorted chord tones and a disjointed rock-ish melody. By ...
Pres Hall at Carnegie: MMJ, Del, Shorty, Toussaint, Mos Def
PRESERVATION HALL ANNOUNCE GUESTS FOR 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT AT CARNEGIE HALL Preservation Hall Jazz Band has announced the special guests that will join them on stage for their 50th anniversary performance. On January 7, 2012 at 8:00pm they will grace the Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, with special guests My Morning Jacket, Del ...
Pandora Competitor Senzari Launches in U.S. and Brazil, Adds Facebook Friend Recommendations
Senzari, a new Pandora competitor, launched in the U.S. and Brazil today with a licensed catalog of 10 million songs from all four major labels and many independents. Unlike Pandora, who has not followed the music service rush to Facebook, Senzari combines the musical choices of the user and their friends, as expressed on Facebook, to ...
Blood, Sweat + Vinyl: Documenting 21st Century DIY
Discussions of DIY and indie music often center around how to conduct business and build a livelihood without signing with a major label. However, as we all know, the DIY and indie ranks are full of people who play music because they have to and take care of business inasmuch as it facilitates their art. That ...
Highland Jazz Series in Newton Presents the Laszlo Gardony Quartet on Saturday, December 3
The Highland Jazz Series is presenting the Laszlo Gardony Quartet to perform Rhapsody in G on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at Newton South High School in Newton. Tickets are $18 in advance ($17 for seniors) and $20 at the Door, and can be purchased online. Students pay $10. Laszlo, a noted jazz composer ...
Jazz Artists Gunther Baby Sommer and Wadada Leo Smith Perform at UMass Amherst on December 2
Jazz artists Gunther 'Baby' Sommer and Wadada Leo Smith are performing at Bezanson Hall, Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst on Friday, December 2, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. The show is part of the Solos and Duets Series produced by the Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $10/$5 and can be purchased online. ...
Holy Cross Jazz Ensemble's Winter Concert is Thursday, December 1 in Worcester
The award-winning Jazz Ensemble at Holy Cross College in Worcester is performing its annual winter concert on Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at Brooks Concert Hall at One College Street. The event is free and open to the public. Directed by woodwind professional Michael Monaghan, the Jazz Ensemble will perform songs from the Great ...
Jazz Featured at Boston Conservatory's New Music Festival, December 1-4
This year's annual New Music Festival at the Boston Conservatory, December 1-4, 2011, is entitled Jumpin into the Future: New Music Evolved From Jazz. Gunther Schuller is the musical director. The program features works by renowned composers such as Bernard Lang, Edison Denisov, Robert Graettinger, Pierre Hurel, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane and Schuller. The concerts take ...
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801 Live at 50: A Short-Term Experiment with a Long-Lasting...
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The Quiet Cruelty of the Music Business
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Arcanum at Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene, Oslo
Phil Schaap's Jazz Room
Franc Williams: Live From The West End
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Monktober continues with covers from Abbey Lincoln, Art...
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