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First Annual Northampton Jazz Festival Takes Place on Saturday, October 1

October 1, 2011

The newly-launched Northampton Jazz Festival is taking place on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Thornes Marketplace on Main Street in downtown Northampton. The event is free and open to the public. The all day festival has over a dozen performances, featuring jazz guitarist Freddie Bryant, Charles Neville from the famous ...

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News: Recording

The Friday Morning Listen: Wilco - The Whole Love (2011)

October 1, 2011

Salon writer Touré misses monoculture. This isn't the monoculture of a Starbucks every 1 1/2 miles, bookending the Walmart and the Lowes. Obviously, that monoculture hasn't gone anywhere. No, this is what Touré refers to as “Massive Music Moments," when a release is so huge that it dominates the culture. The examples given—Nevermind, Purple Rain, Thriller, ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, September 30-October 6

October 1, 2011

Hard to top the nonstop, night after night great gigs of last week, firing up jazz on all cylinders for a promising fall. But here comes another week. Highlights Minnesota small-town native, former Twin Cities rising star vocalist Nancy Harms has done what many fear is impossible—she's settled in New York and is getting gigs and ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, George Benson, Garage a Trois, and More

September 30, 2011

With nice weather forecast for St. Louis for the next few days and a diverse menu of music that includes both fine local players and big-name touring acts, it should be a good weekend to get out and hear some live jazz. Let's go to the highlights: Tonight, singer Erin Bode and her group will do ...

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News: Recording

Joe Blessett: Chillin Out

September 30, 2011

I'm often asked where I think jazz is headed and which jazz musicians are pushing the envelope without boring the listener. My answer to the first question is, “I don't know." Until jazz artists start speaking the language of today's diverse music buyers and jazz fans allow the music to move beyond lighthouse status, the art ...

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The Spanish Donkey -Xyx (Northern Spy, 2011) ****

September 30, 2011

By Paul Acquaro You could try approaching XYX actively listening to every nuance and rhythmic shift, analyzing and digesting every note. Or, you could let it wash over you, letting its sonic sandpaper exfoliate your mind. Either way, you will not be able to escape the tingling rawness it inflicts. I've tried both approaches, during the ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Last Waltz Ensemble: "On the Fly" October Tour

September 30, 2011

TOUR STARTS OCTOBER 6 IN AUBURN, AL Atlanta's progressive purveyors of the music of Bob Dylan and The Band, The Last Waltz Ensemble, is preparing for a swing into the deep south this fall. The band is kicking off the Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka On the Fly Tour, October 6 at one of their favorite spots, ...

News: Technology

Veokami Turns Fans into Live Music Camera Crews

September 30, 2011

Veokami was the winner of this year's HackLolla challenge for a project that takes multiple live videos of concert events from YouTube, syncs them up and offers each video as an alternate camera angle. It's not a perfect viewing experience but it's pretty darn cool and worth following as an example of what one can do ...

News: Music Industry

Apple vs. Amazon. Which Co. is Better for Music?

September 30, 2011

Yesterday, Amazon launched the Kindle Fire tablet which includes a free cloud locker and music player. Beyond that, what does all this mean for music? As Mark Mulligan pointed out, yesterday showcased the huge difference between Amazon and Apple's content strategies, and therein lies the answer. “Put simply, Apple is in the business of selling content ...

News: Festival

6th Annual Honk Festival Taking Place in Somerville This Weekend

September 30, 2011

The 6th annual Honk Festival, a gathering of twenty-eight street bands from around the world, is taking place Friday, September 30 through Monday, October 3, 2011 in Davis Square, Somerville. The action kicks off on Friday, September 30, at Johnny D's Uptown Club, with performances by Revolutionary Snake Ensemble. Saturday, October 1 is the big day, ...