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News: Recording

Trumpet Ace Melvin Jones Hits Straight to the Core on His "Pivot" Album

August 19, 2011

I am not going to mess with a lot of words today. That's because a lot of words are not needed to capture what Melvin Jones's Pivot (Turnaround 1004) is all about. Mr. Jones plays trumpet with a brash and bold extroversion that puts him in the Lee Morgan-Freddie Hubbard-Woody Shaw bracket. Hook him up with ...

News: Music Industry

ReverbNation Buys GigMaven, Expands Live Offering

August 19, 2011

ReverbNation has acquired GigMaven as part of an ongoing effort to expand performance opportunities for the 1.7 million artists and 20,000 venues that have registered to use its online music marketing and sales platform. GigMaven helps both artists and venues book gigs online, sell tickets and promote gigs on social media. In recent months, ReverbNation has ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz Around Town: Seven Days of Jazz in Rochester, NY

August 18, 2011

Thursday, August 18, 2011 Wine and Jazz Happy Hour with Andy Calabrese @ Woodcliff Hotel & Spa, 5:30 pm The John Palocy Trio (Jazz Dawgs) @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Paradigm Shift Jazz @ Scotland Yard Pub, 8:30pm Tinted Image @ The Grill at ...

News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Kapsalis and Ivanovic, St. Louis Stompers, and More

August 18, 2011

We're now officially in the “dog days" of August, and though the start of the fall season for most of the local not-for-profit jazz presenters is a few weeks away, there still are some noteworthy performances in the next several days that may be of interest to St. Louis area jazz fans. While some temporary time ...

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News: Recording

Deep Blue Organ Trio: Wonderful!

August 18, 2011

Back in the '70s, jazz organists such as Jimmy McGriff, Charles Earland and Leon Spencer Jr. took on soul hits of the day, giving them a funky, dynamic groove. Now the '70s are again being taken seriously by contemporary jazz artists. On their third album, Wonderful!, the Deep Blue Organ Trio pays tribute to the music ...

News: Music Industry

Derek Sivers Explains DIY (Decide It Yourself)

August 18, 2011

Derek Sivers recently released a series of videos, titled Uncommon Sense, in which he sensibly discusses music and entrepreneurship in a manner that cuts through a lot of noise while providing a great deal of inspiration. In particular, he has a smart take on DIY and the often conflicting business advice shared by industry experts. AppSumo ...

News: Trends

40% Of Youtube's Audience Watch Music Videos

August 18, 2011

Beginning today comScore will be reporting data on YouTube partner channels. They apparently released some early information to Ad Age who revealed that music videos are a big draw and both Vevo and Warner Music are running that vid game. Ad Age's Edmund Lee reports that, according to comScore, 40% of YouTube's audience watched music videos ...

News: Opinion

Why Hasn't Superglued Concert Community Achieved Critical Mass?

August 18, 2011

Superglued is a community built around the music concert-going experience. It's a nice looking site with an interesting concept that includes rewarding its users for their activity both on and offsite. Yet the membership is relatively small reminding us that “build it and they will come" is never a guarantee. I talked to Superglued cofounder Rush ...

News: Festival

Salem Jazz and Soul Festival Taking Place This Weekend, August 20-21

August 18, 2011

Saxophonist Charles Neville The 2011 Salem Jazz & Soul Festival is taking place Saturday and Sunday, August 20-21, 2011 in Salem, Massachusetts. The festival is free and open to the public and features a host of great performers, including the Charles Neville / Harvey Diamond Quartet; Bonnerama; Thaddeus Hogarth; Nicky Egan and others. For more details ...

News: Recording

Mike Zito - Greyhound (2011)

August 18, 2011

Mike Zito's new release Greyhound moves with impressive force between acoustic story songs, and these grinding, hellhound-chased blues-rock numbers. You have the title track, a grifter's road song. Traveling with only the things he can carry, Zito's character has a fascination he just can't shake for whatever is just over that next rise. Then, “Motel Blues" ...