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One Year in Jazz: Nine of the Best and One of the Worst.

January 1, 2011

1. Chris Standring/Blue Bolero: Playing jazz in America would serve as a great cover for someone in the witness protection program. A musician can labor at jazz for years and put together a nice body of work, but the music industry, the media, and the public may barely notice in their search for the next teenage ...

Now's The Time: BNY Mellon Gets Down With Jazz Musicians

December 31, 2010

In our current economic plight in the banking industry, BNY Mellon of New York, well, is doing some pretty cool things. In addition, to actively exploring Far East Exchanges and other activities to stay solvent and increase equity, this investment firms has a strong commitment to the arts. Throughout the year, BNY allocated funds for established ...

The Reluctant Lister: A Confession

December 31, 2010

At this time of year, those who write about music, books, plays, motion pictures, sporting events, chili cookoffs, hog-calling contests and—for all I know—goldfish breeding, are expected to compile lists of the year's best. I have been complicit in this questionable activity, but I've been trying to quit. In the case of jazz recordings, the notion ...

Rounding up the "Best Jazz of 2010" Lists

December 31, 2010

As 2010 winds down, jazz journalists, DJs, critics and bloggers have been publishing their annual “Best Of" lists, and once again this year, St. Louis Jazz Notes is offering a meta-list with links to all of the “Best Jazz of 2010" lists we can locate. As in years past, it's alphabetized by writers' names. In those ...

2010 | Year End Lists

December 31, 2010

To music journalists, dedicated fans, and a swarm of other zealots, the end of each year entails making a “best albums of the year” list. To mark the occasion, Ars Nova Workshop asked several musicians playing in Philadelphia for our 2010-2011 season to contribute their lists and the responses appear below. Among their selections were numerous ...

Grupo Fantasma: Grammy Nod and Free MP3 Download

December 23, 2010

GRUPO FANTASMA EARNS GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR EL EXISTENTIAL Acclaimed Austin-based Latin funk orchestra Grupo Fantasma has earned a Grammy-nomination for Best Latin Rock, Alternative or Urban Album for their latest set, El Existential. The album was released in May 2010 on Nat Geo Music. The band is offering a free download of their song “Calor." Click ...

The Unexpected Grammy Contender

December 23, 2010

GRAMMY Nomination Shines Light on an Untold Story: Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon's Soul Call Creates a Community “Totally Lost" in Song When the GRAMMY nominations were announced earlier this month, a light shined on the untold story of a singer little-known in the music scene. This is the tale of a woman who scoured every corner of ...

Al Bell Receives Grammy Trustees Award

December 23, 2010

MEMPHIS MUSIC FOUNDATION AND STAX MUSEUM CONGRATULATE AL BELL ON RECEIVING 2011 GRAMMY TRUSTEES AWARD Award acknowledges Al Bell's lifetime of musical excellence and cultural enrichment MEMPHIS, TN: The Memphis Music Foundation and the Stax Museum of American Soul Music, located at the original site of Stax Records, proudly congratulate Al Bell on receiving the highest ...

This Year's Rock 'N Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Are:

December 16, 2010

End of Year Awards: Best Use of Emerging Technologies, 2010

December 16, 2010

Technology, media, and music are moving so quickly nowadays that it's hard to tell what to pour your time and energy into. Apps? Bundled music and merch? Foursquare? HTML5? iPads? How do these things work again? What do they do? The best part is that in today's world, you have to ask these questions as you're ...