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News: Recording

New Samo Salamon Albums Featuring Mark Turner and Michel Godard

December 13, 2009

The guitarist's Samo Salamon 2008 album Samo Salamon Quartet: Mamasaal feat. Mark Turner is finally available on Emusic and Amazon for downloading...it features a great band with MARK TURNER on tenor saxophone and MATT BREWER on bass: Link to eMusic There are also samples available on the website of the guitarist - Samo Salamon Website, where ...

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News: Recording

Master Percussionist on Unique Album

December 13, 2009

The Layers of Master Percussionist Jerry Leake Emerge on Cubist Jerry Leake produced his new album like a mad rhythm scientist. He was methodic and resourceful, precisely mixing and pouring one ingredient into the next. It could have ended in disaster with sonic fragments left strewn about haplessly.but it did not. Cubist (Rhombus Publishing; Jan 1, ...

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News: Video / DVD

STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Live Performances from Oliver Lake and Russell Gunn

December 13, 2009

Two former St. Louisans from different generations, saxophonist Oliver Lake and trumpeter Russell Gunn, will share a stage here next week as Jazz at the Bistro hosts four nights of Lake's Organ Trio with Gunn as special guest. (Jazz St. ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Anna Maria Jopek

December 13, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Anna Maria Jopek's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Anna Maria Jopek“I couldn\'t think of anything more inspiring, motivating and ear opening than working with Pat. He\'s been my first and most important mentor for years, but to actually make music with him ...

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News: Recording

Vocalist/Lyricist Lorraine Feather's New CD "Ages" Set for February 2010 Release

December 12, 2009

Ages, the follow-up to lyricist/vocalist Lorraine Feather's acclaimed 2008 release Language, debuts on February 9, 2010. Language received numerous rave reviews and rose to #1 on the JazzWeek radio airplay chart. Media coverage reached a peak when NPR's Susan Stamberg interviewed Lorraine on the Weekend Edition program. The music on Feather's new release is by Russell ...

News: Music Industry

Digital Distributor Iris Shifts into Growth Mode

December 12, 2009

Independent digital distributor IRIS has added several category leading labels to its catalog: Metropolis Records, BYO, Mt. Fuji, In The Fishtank, and Pocketsongs. IRIS is one of a handful of digital distributors without ties to the majors and these label additions come on the heels of the company's report of profitability, a rarity in the current ...

News: Technology

Vevo Update and Why the Rocky Start May Not Matter

December 12, 2009

Things are improving at new music video site VEVO, though some timeouts continue. The company reportedly added 25 servers overnight and is working to improve the user exper But in the long run, the people running VEVO may not really care that fans are less than excited by the site's delivery. This time, it's not the ...

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News: Festival

The Sound is Modern, the Issue is Lasting

December 12, 2009

Present-day practitioners of Tango Nuevo, the modernist strain of Argentine tango, face a benign but persistent quandary. Call it the Piazzolla Problem: a need to acknowledge the work of Astor Piazzolla, who spearheaded the genre, without being subsumed by his shadow. The pianist Pablo Ziegler--a Piazzolla sideman throughout the 1980s, the composers last working decade--has handled ...

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News: Award / Grant

The Who to be Honored at Carnegie Hall 03/02

December 12, 2009

MUSIC OF THE WHO TO BE HONORED BY STAR-STUDDED GATHERING OF ARTISTS SPANNING GENRES AND GENERATIONS, MARCH 2, 2010 AT CARNEGIE HALL The Who Michael Dorf announced today the first artists confirmed to play a special tribute concert to take place March 2, 2010, at Carnegie Hall, celebrating the anthemic, insurgent music of The Who. The ...

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News: Technology

Why Apple Really Bought Lala

December 12, 2009

Apple's Lala Purchase Creates New Minefield For Labels & Fans As the dust settles on the recent deals and launches in the digital music space, the motivations behind each is becoming clearer. But none of the shifts are more dramatic than the changes that appear ahead at Apple and iTunes as signaled by its purchase of ...