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Walter Norris, 1931-2011
Pianist Walter Norris died this week at his home in Berlin. He was two months short of his 80th birthday. Because of his early recording with Ornette Coleman and later experimental work, he is often described as associated primarily with free jazz, but Norris's stylistic range was virtually unlimited. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas ...
Charitable Events to Feature Jazz Performers
If you're a St. Louis area jazz fan who likes the idea of combining your musical enthusiasms with a bit of personal philanthropy, you may be interested in one of these upcoming charitable events featuring live jazz from local performers: The Classical Jazz Quartet will provide the music for a benefit for Five Acres Animal Shelter ...
Spruill's Becomes Lavish, Ending Long Run of Saturday Jazz Matinees
One of St. Louis' longest running weekly jazz gigs, the Saturday afternoon sessions by saxophonist Willie Akins at Spruill's, has come to a final ending with the closing of the club. In a story published yesterday, the Post-Dispatch's Kevin Johnson wrote that the space at 1101 Jefferson formerly occupied by Spruill's is being refitted as a ...
Jazz This Week: John Scofield Quartet, Dianne Reeves, Ahmad Jamal, Jan Shapiro, Kung Fu, and More
It's shaping up to be another fairly busy week for jazz and creative music in St. Louis, particularly for the good folks at Jazz St. Louis, who are presenting touring headliners at two different venues, but there's lots going on elsewhere, too. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, guitarist John Scofield opens a four-night stand at ...
Monterey Jazz Festival Names Paul Contos as Director of Education
The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education since its inception in 1958, is pleased to announce that saxophonist, jazz educator, and director Paul Contos has been named as the Festival's Director of Education. A San Francisco Bay Area native, Paul Contos has been an essential part of the Monterey Jazz Festival's Jazz Education Programs ...
Proposed New Legislation on Behalf of Jazz
If anyone in the history of the U.S. Congress has ever fit the mantle of the Jazz Congressman, its the Honorable Congressman John Conyers. A tireless advocate on behalf of the art form, Cong. Conyers has proposed the following new legislation on behalf of jazz. Contact your representative in Congress and let's make this happen! H.R. ...
Roger Waters: The Wall 2012 North American Tour
ROGER WATERS RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA IN 2012 WITH HIS EXTRAORDINARY AURAL AND VISUAL MASTERPIECE: “THE WALL" Roger Waters, the co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, has announced the return of the historic production of “The Wall" to North America in 2012. Tickets for “The Wall" 2012 go on sale beginning ...
"Run for the Roses" a Rex Foundation Benefit
FEATURING TIM & NICKI BLUHM, MELVIN SEALS, ROBIN SYLVESTER, JOHN KADLECIK AND MORE On December 3, The Fillmore in San Francisco will host “Run for the Roses," a one-of-a-kind musical evening benefiting the Rex Foundation and celebrating the music of Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter and The Jerry Garcia Band. Reception/Concert Tickets are available through the Rex ...
Legitmix: Make Money from Mixes Without Clearances (and It Might Even Be Legal)
Legitmix is one of the most innovative offerings I've seen to date. It allows you to create legal, monetizable mixes that include copyrighted work without getting clearances. I'm going to focus on what it does but, if it survives future legal challenges, which may well come, and if it works properly with large numbers of users, ...
iTunes Store Deletes Amazon Cloud Music Player
Earlier this month, Evolver posted about how to play the music stored in your Music Beta by Google account on your iPhone using an app called gMusic. Today, we had planned to do the same for aMusic, a $2 app that lets you play music in your Amazon storage locker on iOS as well. Just one problem: It ...
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