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News: Interview

Interview: Dave Brubeck (Part 1)

February 2, 2010

You can actually hear Dave Brubeck's two-octave grin over the phone. Dave talks slowly, at a measured pace, as though playing a ballad. His Memories of You speaking pace gives him plenty of time to be pinpoint accurate and to pause for reflection. It's at those moments, when he happily thinks back in time, that the ...

News: Music Industry

Trapped in Cognition: The Plight of the Digital Age

February 2, 2010

\Kyle Bylin (@kbylin), Associate Editor If there is one thing to be learned from the last decade in the history of the record industry it's this -- that smart people make bad decisions. But, had you kept up with and read through the numerous books, essays, and news articles published during these times the conclusion you ...

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News: Recording

New CD Review: Simplexity - Extreme Measures

February 2, 2010

Simplexity - Extreme MeasuresTrack Listing:Astral Travel 5:17 The Organization Of Chao 9:59Gone To Croatoan 3:25 Disco Extract 5:36Planet Mongo 5:51 Stendec Transmissions 7:22Twilight 8:00 Underwater 5:44 Simplexity refers to itself as “hyper-dimensional electronic jazz", so you know you are in for something new. The band is the brainchild of producer, noted computer musician ...

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News: Event

Meet Me in St. Louis Celebration!

February 2, 2010

Taste of St. Louis Join us on Friday evening just prior to the evening concert from 5:30-7:30pm for a Taste of St. Louis Cuisine complete with local favorites and brews. The St. Louis Jazz All Stars will be featured along with surprise guests and acknowledgments of those who made the JEN Conference happen! Buy your ticket ...

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News: Award / Grant

Grammy/Jazz Reprise

February 2, 2010

For those of you lacking the courage or patience to endure the glitz and non-music that dominate the Grammy Awards, here is a rundown of Sunday night's winners in the jazz-related categories. Congrats to every one of the fine nominees as well. How sad that jazz doesn't get a significant place on the Grammy stage anymore. ...

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News: Performance / Tour

From Jazz-Rock Fusion to Progressive Metal, with a Virtuosic Accompaniment

February 2, 2010

Instrumental virtuosity is like any kind of power on earth, corruptive and constructive in equal measure. Its a handicap, in a strange way: the musician must acquire one more level of refinement to turn it toward the good. If you can sing through your instrument--particularly if you can do it very, very speedily--you can make a ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Stan Getz

February 2, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Stan Getz's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Stan GetzBeginnings... Stan Getz was born at St. Vincent\'s Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Feb. 2, 1927. He had one brother, Robert, who was born on October 30, 1932. His parents had come from the ...

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News: Festival

Shorecrest High School Jazz Festival

February 2, 2010

Today, Shorecrest student Alexa Peters is producing a jazz festival at her high school to raise funds to buy a new piano for the music program. The show starts at 7:00pm and features performances by Pearl Django, Dawn Clement and Susan Pascal. Shorecrest High School 15343 25th Ave NE Shoreline, WA 98155 ...

News: Performance / Tour

Win Two Free Tickets to Dianne Reeves and Peter Martin This Friday at the Sheldon

February 2, 2010

Want to win two free tickets to the performance by singer Dianne Reeves and pianist Peter Martin this Friday at the Sheldon Concert Hall? StLJN has a pair of seats for the show to give away to one lucky reader.To enter, just email StLJN your answers to the three questions listed below. The first ...

News: Performance / Tour

Single Tickets for Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at the Sheldon on Sale February 13

February 2, 2010

Single tickets for the performance by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis at 7:30 p.m. March 13 at the Sheldon Concert Hall will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 13.The concert is the main event of the Sheldon's 2010 fundraising gala, and patron tickets have been on sale ...