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News: Radio

Paradox or Paradise: Music Choice in the Digital Age

June 27, 2010

In mynew essay on our sister blog Music Think Tank, I expand the scope of my previous essay , The Paradox of Music: Is More, Really Less, and explore the paradoxes of choice overload in culture.I try to determine whether or not the web has created a “paradise of music" for fans. The answer is surprising ...

News: Technology

Hewlett Packard Pays $30m for Music Streaming Service Melodeo

June 24, 2010

Is HP Music In The Cloud Coming Soon? Just as when Apple recently bought Lala.com, yesterday's purchase of music streaming service Melodeo by computer giant Hewlett Packard points straight towards a cloud based media offering. But unlike Steve Jobs, HP executives were not so silent: “Melodeo is one of the only companies which possess the ...

News: Festival

Caramoor International Music Festival Presents the 2010 Jazz Festival August 6 - 8

June 28, 2010

Chick Corea's Freedom Band, Bobby Hutcherson Quartet, Stefon Harris & Blackout, Mulgrew Miller Trio, Elio Villafranca Quintet, Chuchito Valdes Big Band, Clarice Assad, Roswell Rudd's Trombone Tribe, Brad Shepik's Human Activity Suite, and Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra KATONAH, NY -- Jim Luce, Jazz Producer at Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, has announced the lineup ...

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News: Festival

Chicago Jazz Fest 2010 Events Calendar/Schedule

June 28, 2010

Chicago Jazz Fest 2010 music-artists events calendar and schedule has just been announced by The Jazz Institute of Chicago...this is the 32nd annual jazz fest for ChiTown which is so generously sponsored by healthcare services and products company CareFusion (Thank You!)...check out the events below...for further info go to JIC's site here: Thursday, September 2 Millennium ...

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News: Obituary

Fred Anderson Funeral / Wake / Memorial / Going Home Services Info - Velvet Lounge Founder and Chicago "Free Jazz" Tenorist Will Be Missed

June 28, 2010

A great Jazzman and founder of The Velvet Lounge jazz club located in Chicago, Illinois, Fred Anderson, passed away Thursday June 24th, 2010... according to his sons Eugene and Michael Anderson... Fred had suffered a massive heart attack on June 14th... checkout Howard Reich's Chicago Tribune article here on Fred Anderson and his legacy and impact ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Michael Buble Reviewed, Erin Bode Previewed

June 28, 2010

Singer Michael Buble was in St. Louis on Friday night to perform at the Scottrade Center, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch sent veteran freelancer (and pal o' this website) Terry Perkins to cover the show. You can read his review online here. The Post also just published a short interview Terry did with singer ...

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News: Interview

Tickle the Ivories, Elmo

June 28, 2010

Elmo Hope, born on this date in 1923, was a self-taught hard bop pianist and composer who never achieved wide recognition but was influential on other bebop pianists. He was actually childhood friends with Bud Powell--they listened to classical music (J.S. Bach, in particular) together. Hope had a percussive style of playing that was generally rhythmic, ...

News: Recording

Quickies: New Release Roundup 2010, Vol. 5

June 28, 2010

Things could be looking up for Grace Potter & The Nocturnals.By PicoIt's been a whole three months since we last discussed a batch of sparkling new releases that are targeted for wider audiences. That's such a long span that a few of the half dozen records yakked about below had been in ...

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News: Radio

Sirius XM Radio to Broadcast Live from the Montreal Jazz Festival

June 28, 2010

SIRIUS XM's Real Jazz channel will broadcast live from the 31st annual Montreal Jazz Festival, the world's largest jazz gathering. Listeners will hear Real Jazz host Mark Ruffin give a preview of the event's performances including music and interviews with artists including Herbie Hancock, Sonny Rollins, Houston Person, Robert Glasper, Gretchen Parlato and others. The live ...

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News: Music Industry

Blue Note Records Signs Ambrose Akinmusire

June 28, 2010

JAZZ TRUMPETER & MONK COMPETITION WINNER “DESTINED FOR MUCH WIDER RECOGNITION" (NEW YORK TIMES) EMI's Blue Note Records has signed jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Ambrose Akinmusire. The 28 year-old winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Competition will head into the studio this Fall to record his major label debut with labelmate Jason Moran as ...