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Tim Warfield Brings Holiday Show to Bohemian Caverns, Featuring Special Guest Stefon Harris, December 11-12

November 19, 2009

Tenor saxophonist Tim Warfield will be appearing in Washington, for a very special performance at the Bohemian Caverns. His group will feature a cast of fiery youthful newcomers including trumpeter Tim Thompson, pianist Neil Podgurski, bassist Eric Wheeler, and drummer Chris Beck. Serving as “special" guest, will be his friend and cohort, the critically acclaimed, Stefon ...

The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) - Mosaic Records Limited Edition Box Set

November 19, 2009

"Like buried treasure reclaimed from the past, this remarkable set is like no other Bing Crosby collection ever released. Here is the great crooner and a quartet led by his longtime accompanist Buddy Cole, occasionally augmented by a few wind instruments, in a thesaurus of 160 songs recorded in the most informal of circumstances at 16 ...

TD Canada Trust Renews Its Title Sponsorship of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival

November 19, 2009

Coastal Jazz is pleased to announce that TD Canada Trust has renewed its title sponsorship of the Vancouver International Jazz Festival for four additional years through 2014. This agreement further extends TD Canada Trust's six year relationship with the festival and together they will continue to support festival education programs such as the TD Canada Trust ...

What is SoundExchange?

November 19, 2009

Hulu Nabs Norah Jones and EMI

November 19, 2009

EMI Music becomes the first major label group to pact with Hulu, the popular U.S. online video service that offers TV shows and movie. EMI will offer concerts and videos from artists on its labels including Virgin, Capitol and Blue Note. The relationship kicks off today with exclusive content from Norah Jones whose new album “The ...

The Band is Not the Brand

November 19, 2009

This guest post is by Scott Perry. With his free email newsletter and web site, the New Music Tipsheet,keeps the industry informed of new releases as well as commenting on trends and sharing industry news. Scott Band as brand. Band as brand. Band as brand. Simply put, the most overused, misunderstood phrase by the entire music ...

Myspace Music Overhauls Charts

November 19, 2009

MySpace has overhauled its music charts. Following a month after the addition of their Artist Dashboard, the new MySpace Music Charts are part of an effort to provide artists and users with more data and discovery options. “Over these past few months we've gone under the hood to take a closer look at the intelligence underlining ...

Medeski, Martin and Wood | 11.14 | NYC

November 19, 2009

Words & Images by: Andrew Bruss Medeski Martin & Wood :: 11.14.09 :: Nokia Theatre :: New York, NY MMW :: 11.14 :: NYC Medeski Martin & Wood brought their freak jazz-fusion home for a gig in New York City that effectively stimulated the ...

Zoot Sims: Bossa Nova Sessions

November 19, 2009

Jazz saxophonists had a field day with the bossa nova in 1962. The jazz-Brazilian folk experiments first undertaken by alto saxophonist Bud Shank and guitarist Laurindo Almeida in the early and late 1950s became a winning formula for jazz in the spring of 1962. With Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd's Jazz Samba LP racing up the ...

Other Matters: Mercer, Mercer, Mercer

November 19, 2009

Today is the 100th anniversary of Johnny Mercer's birth. To celebrate it, Dave Frishberg and Rebecca Kilgore will be the guests on National Public Radio's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. See your local listings for station and time, or check here. If you live somewhere other than the United States or if your town doesn't have ...