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News: Recording

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings: New Album and Tour

February 18, 2010

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Announce Tour Dates I Learned The Hard Way Out April 6 Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings have announced an extensive U.S. Tour highlighted by two record release parties at the legendary Apollo Theater in New York City in support of their upcoming release. On ...

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News: Education

Musical Dust Collectors: 20,000,000 Unplayed Pianos!

February 18, 2010

"Why are there so many unplayed pianos in the United States?" Thats the question composer and professional piano instructor Edward Weiss is asking. And its not just pianos that are taking up living room space the number of unused electronic keyboards is just as staggering. Edward Weiss has been teaching people the joy of playing piano ...

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News: Event

Carly Simon is Honoree at Our Time's 8th Annual Gala

February 17, 2010

Legendary Carly Simon to be Honoree at 8th Annual Our Time Gala; Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Sawyer & Mike Nichols are Honorary Chairs; Edie Falco to Host April 19th Event to Benefit Non-Profit Organization for Children Who Stutter Our Time is proud to announce that the legendary Carly Simon is confirmed to be the Honoree at ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jazz This Week: Dr. John and the Neville Brothers, Freddy Cole, Galactic and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, and More

February 18, 2010

Fat Tuesday has come and gone, but the musical spirit of Mardi Gras is lingering just a bit in St. Louis, as we've got three significant New Orleans acts performing in town over the weekend, plus several other events of interest to jazz fans.Let's go to the highlights, starting tonight when singer and pianist ...

News: Recording

Concord Unveils Original Jazz Classics Remasters Series

February 18, 2010

CONCORD UNVEILS ORIGINAL JAZZ CLASSICS REMASTERS SERIES 24-BIT REMASTERING BRINGS NEW CLARITY AND DEPTH TO CLASSIC RECORDINGS FIRST FIVE TITLES SET FOR RELEASE ON MARCH 30, 2010In the tradition of its highly lauded Rudy Van Gelder Remasters Series of classic Prestige recordings, Concord Music Group has dug into the vaults ...

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News: Music Industry

Artists Behind Oscar-Nominated Songs Won't Perform

February 18, 2010

Some of Oscar's most memorable moments have come during performances of nominated songs. Among them: rap group Three 6 Mafia surrounded by streetwalkers as they performed “It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from “Hustle & Flow" in 2006, and Celine Dion's resplendent performance of the “Titanic" hit, “My Heart Will Go On," in 1998. Don't ...

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News: Award / Grant

2010 Blues Hall of Fame Inductees

February 18, 2010

The Blues Foundation has announced the artists that it will be inducting into its Hall of Fame this year, and they've really done a great job with their choices--much better, in my humble estimation, than the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has done lately with their inductions. Chaired by publisher Jim O'Neal, founding editor ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton and the Way of the Guitar

February 18, 2010

Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton have never done a joint interview until now. On the eve of their historic first-ever co-headlining tour, Rolling Stones David Fricke sits in with the two guitar legends as they discuss old rivalries, blues heroes and the secrets of their craft in our new issue, on sale at newsstands today. The ...

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News: Performance / Tour

We Are Plastic Ono Band

February 18, 2010

Amid All That Experience, Innocence In some ways Yoko Ono is still an amateur. At We Are Plastic Ono Band, mixing concert and tribute at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Tuesday night, her voice could be shaky and her stage patter giggly and unplanned. She looked genuinely surprised when the audience interrupted her and sang ...

News: Music Industry

McCartney Expresses Hopes for Abbey Road

February 18, 2010

One of Abbey Road Studios most famous clients hopes that the facility, which has reportedly been put up for sale, can be saved. Paul McCartney, speaking to the BBCs Newsnight television program on Tuesday, said there have been efforts to save Abbey Road by a few people who have been associated with the studio for a ...