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Jake Blows His Own Horn

August 15, 2012

When I first met Jake Baldwin, he was a sixteen-year-old trumpet prodigy at Minnetonka High School, playing in an early edition of the Dakota Combo under the leadership of another trumpeter, Kelly Rossum. Jake played with the Combo for two years before graduating and moving on to studies at the New England Conservatory of Music. About ...

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Sharon Robinson: The Essence of Our Lives

by Nenad Georgievski
August 14, 2012

Producer, singer, arranger, songwriter--artist Sharon Robinson wears many hats. Although her work occurs mainly behind the scenes, her name and work are becoming increasingly known both as a collaborator and, in recent times, as an author in her own right. With more than 30 years in the music business, she began as a backing vocalist in ...

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Louis Sclavis: Maps of the Mind

by Ian Patterson
August 13, 2012

"My music? I know what it is, and I don't know what it is. It's a paradox." Now entering his fifth decade as a recording artist, multi-reedist/composer Louis Sclavis may not have a clear handle on the music he makes, but he has absorbed the lessons of all the music he has turned his hand to, ...

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Keeping the Lamp Lit in Baltimore: Todd Marcus

August 13, 2012

The city of Baltimore certainly has its share of a rich jazz legacy. On the contemporary scene there is increasing jazz performance activity in Baltimore, as well as a growing cadre of exceptional young musicians who are striving to contribute. These include such talented players as vibraphonist-multi-instrumentalist Warren Wolf and alto saxophonist Tim Green. Another who ...

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Thrillcall's Matthew Tomaszewicz: Building Bridges Between Live Music and Tech [interview]

August 12, 2012

Matthew Tomaszewicz is the co-founder and head of product marketing and business development at San Francisco-based Thrillcall. Thrillcall is an iOS and web app that packages ticket deals on live shows happening that same night in particular cities, and presents them just in time for people to act - kind of like a GroupOn for live ...

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Interview: Bob Whitlock (Part 4)

August 9, 2012

For years, bassist Bob Whitlock has been blamed for getting Chet Baker hooked on heroin in 1952. Bob is named in several books as being the one who set Baker on his ruinous path. The problem is, according to Bob, it's not true. They were together when it happened, but Bob says he didn't encourage Baker ...

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Interview: Bob Whitlock (Part 3)

August 9, 2012

In the history of post-war jazz, Gerry Mulligan may well have been one of the finest all-around musicians, leaders and arrangers. But he wasn't the nicest guy in the world. Which is easy to understand. Constantly creating a vision, finding musicians to execute that vision and making a success of it—is akin to being the CEO ...

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Verdine White: Shining Star

by Scott Mitchell
August 7, 2012

Arguably the most recognizable bassist in the world, this music icon is one of the original members and co-founders of soul/R&B mega-group Earth, Wind & Fire. White has earned six Grammy Awards, has over fifty gold and platinum records on his walls, and has sold more than 90 million albums worldwide, in a career that is ...

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Interview: Bob Whitlock (Part 2)

August 7, 2012

Sixty years ago this month, the Gerry Mulligan Quartet was formed. Original members were Mulligan on baritone sax, Chet Baker on trumpet, Bob Whitlock on bass and Chico Hamilton on drums. Much of the credit for the group goes to Bob Whitlock. If not for him, the quartet may never have been—or at least not in ...

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Gregory Porter: Sound & Vision

by Chris M. Slawecki
August 6, 2012

Artists who mix or move between two styles, no matter how smoothly, sometimes risk being critically or commercially marooned between them. Gregory Porter sings in a style deeply steeped in the best soul and rhythm-and-blues schools; his deep and warm instrument conjures echoes of Sam Cooke, Lou Rawls and other legendary voices. Even so, his first ...