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Article: In Pictures

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 2018

by Mark Robbins
May 10, 2018

Yes, Virginia, there is jazz at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. From it's inception in 1970, George Wein, mastermind of the Newport Jazz Festival and the Newport Folk Festival, created a festival that was indigenous with New Orleans. Whether it was the music, food, arts and crafts everything was New Orleans. That first year ...

Article: Album Review

Holger Czukay: Cinema

by Mark Corroto
March 15, 2018

Cinema is an irresistible five cd/dvd box set of music that enables the discovery of the creative mind of Holger Czukay (1938-2017). It may afford a re-discovery for a select few. Probably best known as a member of the famous Krautrock band CAN, which he co-founded in 1968, this collection surveys his post-CAN creations which were ...

Article: From the Inside Out

Warm Climates, Cool Sounds: Southern Hemispheric Survey

by Chris M. Slawecki
January 3, 2018

Afro-Cuban All Stars Absolutely Live II DM Ahora! Productions 2017 You can find many groups who call themselves “Afro-Cuban All Stars." But few have the pedigree of this ensemble led by vocalist Juan de Marcos, co-architect of the legendary Cuban roots Buena Vista Social Club sessions (1997, Nonesuch/Elektra) ...

News: Music Industry

David Byrne Joins SoundExchange Board Of Directors

May 9, 2015

As the debate over copyright and royalty reform heats up, its essential to have thoughtful artists engaged in discussions at the highest level. Today SoundExchange smartly gave David Byrne a seat at the table. SoundExchange has added David Byrne to its Board of Directors. Byrne is a singer, songwriter, artist and author best known as ...

Article: Book Review

David Byrne: How Music Works

by Nenad Georgievski
August 18, 2013

How Music WorksDavid ByrneHardcover, 352 pagesISBN: 1936365537Canongate Books Ltd.2012By definition, a renaissance man suggests a highly cultivated man of many accomplishments, someone who has a broad base of knowledge and interests, and is skilled in multiple fields or multiple disciplines. As a musician, singer, ...

News: Recording

Danny Michel Releases "Black Birds Are Dancing Over Me" with The Garifuna Collective

July 23, 2013

Danny Michel first fell in love with the Central American country of Belize 15 years ago when he traveled there for a break from a cold Canada winter. What started as a vacation from the grind of touring and recording changed Michel’s life and led him down a long and winding road towards the creation of ...

News: Festival

Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces Lineup For 12th Edition June 21-29 With Record Number Of Artists, Concerts And Venues

March 27, 2013

Rochester, NY: John Nugent and Marc Iacona, Producers of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) today announced the lineup for their biggest festival ever, to be held over nine days June 21-29, 2013. The XRIJF 12th Edition will feature Bob James & David Sanborn with Special Guest Steve Gadd, David Byrne and St. Vincent, Roger ...

News: Recording

Alice Russell & Tru Thoughts Records Prepare "To Dust"

February 3, 2013

To Dust is the first solo album from British soul sensation, Alice Russell since 2008’s critically acclaimed Pot Of Gold, and marks the next step forward in her remarkable career. Whether on a big stage with her 16 piece band, charming a crowd of 4000 into staying out dancing in the rain (as she did at ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bang on a Can Celebrates 25 Years with Triple Bill Concert at Lincoln Center

April 12, 2012

Bang on a Can takes over Alice Tully Hall presented by Lincoln Center’s Great Performers series in a triple-bill birthday bash on Saturday, April 28 at 7pm featuring the Bang on a Can All-Stars, Asphalt Orchestra, and MIT’s Gamelan Galak Tika. Bang on a Can is celebrating 25 years during 2012, having grown from a one-day ...

News: Recording

Nonesuch Releases Caetano Veloso and David Byrne "Live at Carnegie Hall" on March 13; Pre-Order Now

January 24, 2012

In the spring of 2004, Caetano Veloso curated a week of special concerts at New York's Carnegie Hall as one of its prestigious Perspectives artists. As part of the series, he invited his longtime friend and collaborator David Byrne to join him for an evening in Isaac Stern Auditorium. The concert was recorded for broadcast on ...