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Jazz This Week: Tim Cunningham, Rodney Lancaster's St. Louis Trombone Ensemble, "Dreamscapes" at the Pulitzer, and More

August 12, 2011

With various summer concert series wrapping up and the fall presenting season yet to begin, the middle of August usually is a relatively slow time with regard to touring jazz and creative music performers visiting St. Louis. However, that doesn't mean the scene is entirely devoid of activity, as there still are some noteworthy shows over ...

Latin Jazz Conversations: Jose Rizo (Part 4)

August 12, 2011

Radio personality and bandleader José Rizo built upon his years of experience with Latin Jazz to reveal a new perspective on a legendary figure. Growing up in Oxnard, California, Rizo flirted with music but didn't dive deeply into the art form until he started college at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Discouraged by the ...

The Jazz Session #300: Planetary Unknown

August 12, 2011

For The Jazz Session's 300th episode, a rare chance to sit down with four musical veterans: David S. Ware, William Parker, Cooper-Moore and Muhammad Ali. The four have just released Planetary Unknown (Aum Fidelity, 2011). This interview was recorded in the dressing room just after their performance at the 2011 Vision Festival. In this interview, they ...

How Do Users Spend Time Online? A Pew Study [hint: Don't Ditch Your MySpace Page]

August 12, 2011

UPDATED) Cleaning up email lists and updating MySpace pages are still important for musicians and marketers, according to a new Pew study of U.S. internet users which showed that Email and search remain the top two activities. The May 2011 Pew Internet survey found that 92% of online adults use search engines to find information on ...

How to Make Money Through YouTube Ads

August 12, 2011

Do you have YouTube videos of your performances or musings? There's a possibility that you could be getting money through YouTube ads. Note: You cannot participate if you cover songs. On Music Think Tank, Brendan Moore explains how to become a partner and share revenue with YouTube. Also, see Clyde Smith's post on YouTube marketing tips. ...

Melodica Marketing is Finding New Retail Outlets for Indie Music

August 12, 2011

After a previous post on creating alternative music distribution networks, I followed up on a comment by Paul Santos from Melodica Music Marketing. Santos filled me in on his company and the opportunities inherent in distributing indie music to Special Markets including bookstores, art galleries and gift shops. Paul Santos founded Melodica Music Marketing in 1999 ...

Spotify Responds to Century Media Pullout, Another Label Joins Anti-Streaming Chorus

August 12, 2011

(UPDATED) Earlier this week, metal and hardcore music group Century Media pulled its labels from Spotify “to protect the interests of their artists." “Spotify in its present shape and form isn't the way forward," according to the company. “Physical sales are dropping drastically in all countries where Spotify is active." Now Brian Brandt of contemporary classical ...

Jazz Singer Linda Eder and Guitarist John Pizzarelli at South Shore Music Circus on Friday, August 12

August 12, 2011

Michael White - Adventures in New Orleans Jazz, Part 1 (2011)

August 12, 2011

As much as famous folks like Wynton Marsalis and Harry Connick Jr. have burnished the city of New Orleans' role in jazz, they didn't do it by playing in the style that made the city famous. Enter Michael White, beginning with a career-making sideman turn on Wynton's 1989 recording Majesty of the Blues. Seemingly untouched by ...

Forgotten Series: Living Colour - Collideoscope (2003)

August 12, 2011

By Tom Johnson Listening to Collideoscope, at that point the first album of new material from Living Colour in 10 years, it was a little surprising how much time had lapsed between this offering and Stain. Living Colour broke up in one of those moves that left fans hanging—more “huh?" comments were heard than “it's about ...