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News: Education

Justin Faulkner Drum Clinic

September 16, 2011

Justin Faulkner (Branford Marsalis Quartet) will be presenting a drum clinic this Sunday, September 18th at 3:00pm, cost is five cents. Please tell as many people as you can especially since it's such a last minute booking. SUNDAY, SEPT 18, 3:00pm Seattle Drum School 12510 15th Ave NE Seattle, WA ...

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News: Festival

James Farm Kicks Off Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival in Boston on September 23

September 16, 2011

James FarmJames Farm, a powerhouse jazz ensemble featuring saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric Harland, kicks off this year's Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival with a concert at the Berklee Performance Center on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the concert are $30-$42 and can be purchased online ...

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News: Recording

Sammy Figueroa and His Latin Jazz Explosion - Urban Nature (2011)

September 16, 2011

Rock fans know him for his work with David Bowie and the Average White Band, jazz fans from moments alongside Miles Davis and Sonny Rollins (they're on tour now), soul and pop fans from turns with Chaka Khan and Mariah Carey. But Sammy Figueroa's real passion, this record makes clear is Latin jazz. A move from ...

News: Recording

Ken Fowser/Behn Gillece - Duotone (2011)

September 16, 2011

Last year we investigated a strong post-bop excursion by the potent, up-and-coming partnership of tenor saxophonist Ken Fowser and vibraphonist Behn Gillece. Little Echo (2010) swung like mad and put into sharp focus the tight rapport of Fowser and Gillece that is at the center of their post-bop achievements. Continuing what seems to becoming tradition for ...

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News: Music Industry

Roy Haynes - Roy-Alty

September 16, 2011

Drummer Roy Haynes augments his regular Fountain of Youth Quartet featuring Jaleel Shaw on alto saxophone; Martin Bejerano on piano and David Wong on bass with some special guest spots by pianist Chick Corea and trumpeter Roy Hargrove. The duets with Corea are fascinating to hear; these two men have a long relationship playing together and ...

News: Music Industry

The Most Successful Music Models Aren't 'Freemium'...

September 16, 2011

If you want a song from the iTunes Store, you have to buy it, just like an iPod or iPhone. If you want a piece of vinyl, the same rules apply. Just like they do for CDs, which are responsible for tens of billions in revenue over the past decade. And, Skullcandy headphones, concert tickets, Sonos ...

News: Music Industry

Study: 92% of Music Fans Still Prefer Ownership...

September 16, 2011

Yes, still: According to a study just concluded by eMusic, music fans overwhelmingly prefer ownership over streaming, by a drastic margin. That is, 92% prefer ownership of music over any other method, with unlimited playback and security of collections cited as top reasons. Here's a top-level screenshot from the report, specifically for dedicated music fans: The ...

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News: Recording

Roy Haynes and His "Roy-Alty": The Elder Statesman of Jazz Looks Back...And Ahead

September 16, 2011

Roy. . . Haynes. I hear in my mind Sarah Vaughan saying that on an old LP, setting up a gem of a short Roy solo. He's been at the forefront of jazz so long it makes the head whirl. Important to Bebop from the late '40s and a force for what came after, whether with ...

News: Performance / Tour

The Lead Sheet: Twin Cities Jazz, September 16-22

September 16, 2011

Sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and that is often true in jazz where the ensemble sound and creativity transcend what any individual can bring to the stage or studio. Such is the coming week in Twin Cities jazz—perhaps more so than usual. A much anticipated collaboration, the new Bryan Nichols ...

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News: Interview

Saxophone Prodigy Grace Kelly's Astounding Musical Journey

September 16, 2011

When putting these interview articles together, sometimes I get an artist whose accomplishments are so impressive and numerous that it makes putting everything into a few paragraphs, well, kind of a pain in the tush. That said, thanks a lot Grace Kelly. I'll go ahead and list just a few of the bullet points here: Has ...