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News: Recording

Eydie Gorme: I Wanna Be Around

April 23, 2009

I'm a closet Eydie Gorme fan. Not a wall-to-wall collector, just your garden variety lover of her sassy, confident, mid-1960s belting sound. I tend to favor Gorme albums and tracks that unleash the singer's inner wham-bam. And there were many. My favorite album is Don't Go to Strangers for Columbia, on which she sang I Wanna ...

News: Music Industry

Record Store Day Boosts Indie Stores' Sales

April 23, 2009

The numbers are in and Record Store Day produced a nearly 1% gain - to 566,000 for the week versus 561,000 from the corresponding week of the prior year - in U.S. album sales for the indie store sector, according to Nielsen SoundScan. While that may seem meager, it comes off as strong considering that U.S. ...

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News: Recording

Billy Harper:Blueprints of Jazz Vol. 2

April 23, 2009

By: Trevor Pour Talking House Records' second installment of the Blueprints of Jazz series features distinguished tenor saxophonist Billy Harper, an artist who draws a great deal of his stylistic influence from the evolving works of John Coltrane and from his own frequent collaborations with partner Art Blakey. Harper has remained an active composer and performer ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Greyboy and KDTU Tour Dates

April 23, 2009

The Greyboy Allstars & KDTU - Jazz Fest & New Dates Greyboy Allstars The Greyboy Allstars will be returning to Jazz Fest for their annual sunrise show at Tipitina's on Friday May 1. On May 2 GBA will co-bill with friends Galactic and Rebirth Brass Band at Howlin' Wolf for a final Jazz Fest performance. The ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Music Camp Fest: Dirty Dozen Donna the Buff, Duhks, Boombox

April 23, 2009

5TH ANNUAL MUSIC CAMP FEATURING DDBB, THE DUHKS & DONNA THE BUFFALO COMING IN JUNE TO PACOLET RIVER BANKS, NORTH OF SPARTANBURG, S.C. Early-Bird Tickets Now Available for 2-Day Event Dirty Dozen Brass Band The 5th Annual Music Camp festival will be held Friday and Saturday, June 19 and 20, this year ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Eugene Chadbourne to Perform Wednesday, June 4 at the Tap Room

April 23, 2009

This just in: Eugene Chadbourne (pictured) is coming to St. Louis to perform on Wednesday, June 4 at the Schlafly St. Louis Brewery and Tap Room.The email sent by the Tap Room's Brett Underwood says, “We don't have all the particulars set yet, but I do know that Eugene Chadbourne will perform two sets ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Bonnie Raitt &Taj Mahal Tour

April 23, 2009

BONTAJ ROULET: BONNIE RAITT & TAJ MAHAL ALONE AND TOGETHER U.S. Tour set for August and September Bonnie Raitt Taj Mahal This summer, Bonnie Raitt and Taj Mahal - two leading lights of modern blues - are joining forces for their first-ever tour together. The “BonTaj Roulet" tour will be a coast-to-coast, 30-date outing ...

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News: Festival

Planetair Launches a Guide for Organizers of Carbon-Neutral Festivals and Events

April 23, 2009

Montreal, -- Last year, Planetair, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, the Fonds d’action quebecois pour le developpement durable (FAQDD) and Rio Tinto Alcan launched a pilot project aimed at making the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal carbon-neutral. It served to demonstrate the possibilities and as the basis for producing a guide, information tools ...

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News: Event

Duke Ellington Day! Catch the Original 1939 a Train

April 23, 2009

CELEBRATION: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has declared April 29 Duke Ellington Day in honor of the 110th anniversary of the jazz legends birth. To commemorate his life, The Islands Of The Bahamas are sponsoring a special run of the last surviving 1939 A Train, made famous by Duke Ellingtons signature tune Take the A Train. WHAT: ...

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News: Education

African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh - Jazz Appreciation Month 2009 Panel Discussion

April 23, 2009

African American Jazz Preservation Society of Pittsburgh Jazz Appreciation Month 2009 Panel Discussion: State of Jazz in the Community: Past, Present, Future Location: The Union Project; 801 North Negley Avenue; Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Date: Saturday, April 25, 2009 Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm FREE Admission Panelists include: Kevin Amos: New Media / Technology ...