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News: Recording

Gaida's Debut Album "Levantine Indulgence" Arrives March 21

Gaida's Debut Album "Levantine Indulgence" Arrives March 21

Translating Ecstasy from Syria to the Blues: Gaida's Secret Passion is Revealed For Gaida, morning in Damascus meant melodies: waking to the sound of her father's radio while he shaved, the predawn intertwining calls to prayer bursting from mosques across the world's longest-inhabited city. Strains of Umm Kulthum and Fairouz rose from radios and stores as ...

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News: Event

Monday at the Village Vanguard

El Village Vanguard ha celebrat aquesta nit de dilluns 22 de febrer el seu 75 aniversari amb una festa que ha reunit a Nova York molts dels seus amics, entre ells el director artstic del Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barcelona, Joan Anton Cararach. Tancat per una nit, el Vanguard ha acollit msics com Luis Bonilla, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

"Statesmen of Jazz" to Return Saturday, August 28 at Harris-Stowe

"Statesmen of Jazz" to Return Saturday, August 28 at Harris-Stowe

Broadcaster and jazz advocate Don Wolff sends word that another concert by the “Statesmen of Jazz" has been scheduled for Saturday, August 28 at Harris-Stowe State University.The first event held in August 2009 featured an all-star group of jazz performers raising funds for the Wolff Jazz Institute at Harris-Stowe. This year's event will feature ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jay Oliver Adds Concert on Wednesday, March 3 at 560 Music Center

Jay Oliver Adds Concert on Wednesday, March 3 at 560 Music Center

Already scheduled to perform this Saturday for Washington University's Jazz at Holmes series, pianist Jay Oliver (pictured) has added more events to his trip home this week.According to an email sent out by the Jazz at Holmes series, Oliver, a St. Louis native now living in Los Angeles, also will give a clinic/masterclass Monday, ...

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News: Interview

Art Van Damme, Pete Barbutti and the Cordeen

Art Van Damme, Pete Barbutti and the Cordeen

In the right hands, the accordion can be a wonderfully evocative instrument. To name a few jazz masters of the accordion: George Shearing, Joe Mooney, Eddie Monteiro, Pete Jolly, Ernie Felice, Angelo DiPippo, Tommy Gumina, and Sivuca, whose harmonic and rhythmic use of the accordion enhanced so much fine Brazilian music. Gus DeWert was a splendid ...

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News: Recording

Resonance Records to Release "The Mastery of Passion"- A Collection of All Star Recordings with Special Guests Michael Brecker and Claudio Roditi

Resonance Records to Release "The Mastery of Passion"- A Collection of All Star Recordings with Special Guests Michael Brecker and Claudio Roditi

Resonance Records To Release The Mastery Of Passion- A Rare Collection of All Star Recordings From Keyboardist Harris Simon Heirloom Series Release Features Special Guests Michael Brecker and Claudio Roditi As a 21-year-old wunderkind, pianist-composer-arranger Harris Simon went into the studio in March of 1978 to record his first recording under his own name. Produced ...

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News: Recording

Charlie Hunter Goes for Harder Jazz Groove

Charlie Hunter Goes for Harder Jazz Groove

As a child, jazz guitarist Charlie Hunter lived in a hippie commune and traveled the country in a hippie bus. But don't call him a hippie kid. “I wasn't a hippie kid; I was a kid with a hippie mom," says Hunter, 42. “I have absolutely zero affinity for the culture. When you're a kid growing ...

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News: Technology

The Good, the Bad and the Inertnet

The Good, the Bad and the Inertnet

“We know even now that we are at some fundamental limits of what the Internet can handle, warned University of California, San Diego processor kc claffy [sic capitalization] at the beginning of her talk at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in San Diego. We have one big expectation, being able to innovate, ...

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News: Technology

FCC Warns Against File Sharing Sites

FCC Warns Against File Sharing Sites

Peer-to-peer file-sharing networks such as those used by individuals to exchange music and video files pose enormous security risks for people and organizations, the Federal Trade Commission warned Monday. The public announcement was immediately hailed by the MPAA and RIAA, which have long waged antipiracy campaigns against P2P webs. The FTC said it has notified almost ...

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News: Music Industry

Opportunities for Indie Filmmakers, Pop Composers

Opportunities for Indie Filmmakers, Pop Composers

Alt songwriters are cheaper, have emo resonance. For years it was common for studios to cross-market a film with a well known performer, but today niche artists are landing more tracks in films and reaping the spoils, especially around award season. Glancing at recent best song nominees, offbeat names like “Bird" York ("In the Deep" from ...


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