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News: Book / Magazine

Losing a Jazz Mag?

June 4, 2009

Rumors abound that JazzTimes magazine is folding -- it's laid off employees, notified writers of waits for May payments, not shipped its June issue to the printers and failed to sell itself to a new publisher. A senior contributor says he was told not to write his next column until asked for it. These are rumors, ...

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News: Music Industry

Notes from the Net: On the Corner Reexamined; Osby, Harrold on Tour; Parran Live in NYC; Plus News, Interviews and More

June 4, 2009

Here's the latest compilation of assorted news briefs and links related to jazz, improvisation, and creative music in St. Louis, including news of musicians originally from the Gateway City, recent visitors, and coming attractions, plus assorted other items of interes* On the Miles Davis beat, Howard Mandel had a couple of pertinent posts recently ...

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News: Obituary

Lounge Legend Butera, 81, Dies

June 4, 2009

Swing saxophonist played with Prima Sam Butera, whose saxophone kept the Strip swingin' for 50 years, died Wednesday in Las Vegas. He was 81. The Louis Prima band, with Butera as his saxophone sidekick, gave Las Vegas a distinctive sound and a freewheeling, all-night image when they made the Sahara lounge “The Wildest Show in Town" ...

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News: Obituary

Sam Butera, Former Louis Prima Saxophonist, Dies in Las Vegas at Age 81

June 4, 2009

Sam Butera, the hard-driving, hard-swinging New Orleans saxophonist who was Louis Prima's longtime musical partner, died Wednesday in Las Vegas following a long illness. He was 81. Mr. Butera joined Prima's band in 1954. With singer Keely Smith, they built one of the most popular acts in the golden age of Las Vegas. Mr. Butera cooked ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Anthony Braxton

June 4, 2009

All About Jazz is celebrating Anthony Braxton's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Anthony BraxtonTo his list of achievements and awards, Anthony Braxton may now add the 1994 MacArthur Fellowship: the so-called “genius" grant of (in his case) $300,000... more Website | Videos | Articles Follow ...

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News: Obituary

Chicago Blues Legend Koko Taylor Dies at 80

June 3, 2009

Koko Taylor more than once said she hoped that when she died, it would be on stage, doing the thing she loved most: Singing the blues. She nearly got her wish. The Chicago musical icon died Wednesday at age 80 of complications from gastrointestinal surgery less than four weeks after her last performance, at the Blues ...

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News: Music Industry

Longer, Higher Quality Music Samples Lead to More Sales, Study Finds

June 3, 2009

A report to be published in the International Journal of Internet Marketing and Advertising says that longer, higher quality free music samples engage more listeners and reduce the number of “free riders". Ask any food manufacturer, free product samples give consumers the opportunity to try before they buy. This marketing model works well for products as ...

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News: Performance / Tour

New Mastersounds Tour

June 3, 2009

New Mastersounds Summer Tour Wakarusa Music Festival, Bumbershoot Seattle Arts Festival, Ottawa Blues Festival “Pass the peas and gimme some more! This is the kinda together yet deliciously loose (largely) instrument soul-jazz that turns a DJ's fingers black and sends him driving around the countryside to search backwater vinyl depots and rummage sales." (Dennis ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Ahmad Jamal | 05.21.09 | New York

June 3, 2009

Words by: Kevin Schwartzbach | Images by: Nate Kratchman Ahmad Jamal :: 05.21.09 :: The Blue Note :: New York, NY Ahmad Jamal :: 05.21.09 :: New York When Miles Davis sites you as one his biggest influences you know you're kind of a ...

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News: Music Industry

Red Callender's Gentle Swing

June 3, 2009

The 1940s and 1950s were frightening decades for bass players. In addition to big-band timekeepers like Jimmy Blanton, Don Bagley, Chubby Jackson and Ray Brown, there were thumping small-group upright masters like Slam Stewart, Curly Russell, Milt Hinton and Tommy Potter. And if that crowd wasn't daunting enough, you had the Big Three solo specialists: Oscar ...