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Voodoo Experience: Daily Lineup, Single-Day Tix

September 17, 2011

DAY-BY-DAY LINE-UPS REVEALED, SINGLE DAY TICKETS FOR HALLOWEEN WEEKEND IN NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK In its 12-year history Voodoo Experience has established itself as one of the most diverse annual musical gatherings in the modern U.S. festival market. In celebration of Voodoo's 13th anniversary, this year's expanded line-up seamlessly blends the modern and the traditional. Late ...

News: Festival

Ellnora - The Guitar Festival | Illinois | Pics

September 17, 2011

By Valerie Oliveiro Ellnora—The Guitar Festival :: 09.08.11-09.10.11 :: Krannert Center for Performing Arts :: Champaign-Urbana, IL Ellnora—The Guitar Festival held at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Illinois campus celebrated its fourth incarnation this past weekend. With nearly 30 performances—including 17 free shows and 10 ticketed events—the biennial event hosted a ...

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News: Interview

Branford Marsalis on KUOW

September 17, 2011

Branford Marsalis is a three—time Grammy winning saxophonist and composer. He works with new and established jazz musicians as the head of Marsalis Music, and teaches students new ways to think about jazz music. Today, Branford Marsalis joins us to talk about the legacy and future of jazz music, the importance keeping the culture of music ...

News: Music Industry

Great Live Jazz in Massachusetts on Saturday, September 17

September 17, 2011

Looking for live jazz in Massachusetts on September 17, 2011? There are hundreds of jazz clubs, concert halls and college campuses in Massachusetts with great live jazz and blues this weekend. Here is just a sampling: Newton Highland Jazz Series presents Rebecca Parris and Paul Broadnax Newtown South High School ...

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News: Obituary

Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (1936-2011): An Appreciation

September 17, 2011

Willie “Big Eyes" Smith, a former sideman with Muddy Waters who became a Grammy-winning performer in his own right, has died. A new message on his Web site reads: “We are deeply saddened to report that Willie “Big Eyes" Smith passed away early the morning of September 16, 2011 at his home in Chicago from a ...

News: Technology

How to Use Email to Promote Your Music Without Alienating Your Audience

September 17, 2011

For a moment, just imagine that you received an email about this very article, and that the email read as follows: To: WeAllMakeMusic_Reader From: [email protected] Subject: New Article Just Published! Hey %$firstname$%, How are you? Week's going great here, and hope yours is, too. There's a new article up on the site. Please consider reading it, ...

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News: Recording

Ron Carter's Great Big Band (Sunnyside, 2011)

September 17, 2011

Bassist and composer Ron Carter has accomplished just about everything possible in jazz from his famous tenure with Miles Davis to hundreds of recorded sessions as a leader or a sideman. But there's one exception up until now he has never led a big band. Now he has fulfilled this dream, with a seventeen member large ...

News: Rights

Big Copyright Extensions: They Just Don't Trickle Down...

September 17, 2011

It's starting to look obvious: sweeping, long-term copyright extensions simply benefit major labels and rich artists, and few others. And that still seems to be the case for soon-to-be-implemented copyright extensions on recordings in Europe, despite some nods to smaller musicians. The quick catch-up: Instead of 50 years, this latest legislation extends it to 70, which ...

News: Radio

Attention Sirius: Netflix Just Lost 600,000 Subscribers...

September 17, 2011

Is Sirius playing an incredibly dangerous game here? The question is being posed against a horrific situation for Netflix, which is now losing approximately 600,000 subscribers since June on the backs of an unpopular rate hike (among other modifications). Sirius XM Radio is preparing its own increases on January 1st. And, that's just the month-end forecast ...

News: Recording

Farewell Bill Dixon...Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra, 2008

September 17, 2011

The great Bill Dixon is gone. I am late at putting my hand at a fitting memorial line or two. This is all I think I need to say: Bill Dixon never sounded like anybody else on trumpet and he never wrote a line that didn't have his indelible stylistic footprint squarely emblazoned upon it. So ...