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Forgotten Series: Nellie McKay - Get Away from Me (2004)

August 15, 2011

By Tom Johnson This spunky singer, 19 years old at the time, was a lot smarter and had a much more mature ear than her age indicated. Incorporating everything from saccharine Bacharachian melodies to husky jazz to edgy hip-hop, it might have seemed that Get Away From Me was all over the map sonically. But Nellie ...

Duke Ellington - Meets Coleman Hawkins / and John Coltrane Impulse, 1962-63, Verve Re-Issue, 2011)

August 15, 2011

The great pianist and composer Duke Ellington and some of his regular sidemen made a few albums for the Impulse! label in the 1960's. There is an excellent two-LP set floating around for the crate diggers to discover covering this period, but for the rest of us there's this new re-issue of two well known Ellington ...

Something Else! Featured Artist: Genesis

August 14, 2011

Believe it or not, Phil Collins was once just a member of this group called Genesis. Back then, before Collins turned Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks into his backing band, Genesis had begun its musical life as a witty, sometimes quite theatrical prog-rock project. The twin departures, however, of Peter Gabriel and then Steve Hackett led ...

Jim Snidero - Interface (2011)

August 14, 2011

You'd think that a guy who possess impeccable tone and technique on the alto sax, has starred in the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra and the Mingus Big Band, has led solid straight ahead records of his own for almost 25 years would be a household name in jazz circles. Jim Snidero isn't, but that's no fault ...

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: A Jazz Documentary Film Festival for a Summer's Day

August 13, 2011

This week, we're taking a break from the usual routine of previewing upcoming shows and showcasing St. Louis musicians for a sort of summer vacation post, featuring a half-dozen full-length jazz documentaries for your late summer viewing and listening pleasure. Kicking off our little film festival up above is ...

Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton Coming to a Theater Near You

August 13, 2011

Music superstars Eric Clapton and Wynton Marsalis got together last April for a concert at the Rose Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City. The concert featured songs hand-picked by Eric Clapton, then arranged by Marsalis, and included highlights such as a guest appearance by Taj Mahal. While the concert will be released on September ...

ConcertCrowd Turns Concert Discovery into a Social Experience

August 13, 2011

In the wake of RootMusic's Social Touring App for Bandpage launch, a new Facebook app has eased the discovery of concerts and fused it with a social experience. ConcertCrowd connects with a user's Facebook page and helps discover upcoming shows of their favorite artists, as well as, recommendations based on how many of their own friends ...

Part Pandora, Part Turntable.FM, Radical.FM Opens to Indie Musicians

August 13, 2011

Radical.fm is part Pandora, part turntable.com. When it launches later this year, this personalized streaming music service includes the ability to “RadCast" streams in real time. A related service, Radical Indie will offer a free, worldwide internet radio service for musicians and fans of unsigned artists. A DJ feature allows musicians to host their own programs ...

What the Hell is Google+? The Google+ Song and Video

August 13, 2011

Christian McBride Band - Vertical Vision (2003)

August 13, 2011

By Mark Saleski Vertical Vision would remind me of Weather Report even if it didn't contain a smokin' reading of “Boogie Woogie Waltz." Honest!! It's the tone of the bass ... it's got lot of Jaco in it ... and you know what that means! A quick scan of Christian McBride's amazingly diverse discography lets you ...