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News: Music Industry

Man Dies After Brawl at Southfield Jazz Club

August 11, 2009

SOUTHFIELD - Five individuals were arrested after an Aug. 9 jazz club brawl that left one man dead and five people injured. An unidentified 33-year-old Southfield man with head trauma was rushed to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak at approximately 1:30 a.m. and died as a result of his injuries after possibly being hit with a ...

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News: Interview

Steely Dan Alive and Well Again

August 11, 2009

One could make a case that Steely Dan is the most well known and popular jazz/rock fusion band of all time. I have had the privilege of seeing them three times in concert. Originally consisting of Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, and whomever they chose to invite into the studio, they were primarily a studio band. However, ...

News: Music Industry

Jazz: A Museum Piece or a Living, Breathing Artform? It's up to Us!

August 11, 2009

Peter Hum over at Jazzblog.ca has become one of my favorite writers in the jazz blogosphere. He writes consistently thoughtful and insightful pieces on the issues we face, the music we play and the personalities that make up the jazz community. His latest post raises the question of why jazz is not appealing to a young ...

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News: Interview

Ramsey Lewis: Still in the 'In' Crowd

August 11, 2009

Remember a tune called “The 'In' Crowd"? Recorded live at the Bohemian Caverns in Washington, D.C., by Ramsey Lewis and his trio at the time, it was (and is) irresistible: upbeat, swinging, punctuated by approval from the audience ("Play that song!"). “The 'In' Crowd" reached #2 on the Billboard pop albums chart in 1965, the height ...

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News: Education

Jazz 101: Ten Starter Tracks for the Jazz Novice

August 11, 2009

Unless your last name is Marsalis, its a pretty safe bet that you were not born a jazz fan. More likely, you came to the music after having cut your teeth on more immediately accessible genres pop or rock, country or hip-hop. You still love and listen to them, too, but as you matured you came ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Barbra Streisand Plans Exclusive Concert at New York Jazz Club

August 11, 2009

The retired, unretired, retired again and unretired again Barbra Streisand is making a rare live performance at the Village Vanguard, the subterranean jazz club in Greenwich Village in New York, NY, on September 26. While an appropriate venue for the legendary singer to celebrate her upcoming album of jazz standards and classics, “Love Is the Answer," ...

News: Technology

CMX: Yet Another New Digital Album Format

August 11, 2009

All four major label groups are working together to create a new format for the digital album tentatively titled CMX. Scheduled for a partial roll-out in November, the new digital format would include liner notes, lyrics, artwork and videos along with the mp3's in a single download. The labels apparently approached Apple about involvement in the ...

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News: Festival

A Special Weekend Indeed

August 11, 2009

Once something goes away--or is threatened with going away--you find out how much it is appreciated. That was the case this past weekend for George Wein, whose jazz festival in Newport lived on, thanks to his efforts to ensure his Newport legacy survives.He had help from longtime staff, an army of fellow musicians, some ...

News: Technology

New DJ Shadow Site

August 11, 2009

DJ Shadow Announces Re-launch of djshadow.com New Site Offers Exclusive New Releases And Digital Downloads DJ Shadow Internationally acclaimed DJ, producer and recording artist DJ Shadow announced the re-launch of his website djshadow.com. In addition to offering previously unreleased content, exclusive deluxe albums and mixes and the ability to purchase digital and physical product ...

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News: Festival

Newport Folk Festival | 08.01 and 08.02 | RI

August 11, 2009

Words by: Bear Connelly | Images by: Jim Brueckner Newport Folk Festival :: 08.01.09 & 08.02.09 :: Fort Adams State Park :: Newport, RI Newport Folk Fest 2009 The Newport Folk Festival is one of the longest running music festivals in America, and this year she celebrated her 50th anniversary (the festival did not take ...