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Jazzing the Cool with Ted Gioia
Ted Gioia, author of “The History of Jazz" and “West Coast Jazz", argues in his new book “The Birth (and Death) of the Cool" that what many think of as “cool"-the attitude, sound, look, and way of life-came about in large part because of jazz, and that the notion of cool has now been co-opted and ...
Stanley Clarke Strikes up the Band with New CD Set to be Released June 15, 2010
Renowned bassist Stanley Clarke's new recording, The Stanley Clarke Band, is scheduled for release on June 15, 2010, on the Heads Up International, a division of Concord Music Group, and the Roxboro Entertainment Group label. The album is produced by Clarke and Lenny White. Unlike his previous acoustic bass release, Clarke feels that this album's music ...
New Release-Fusion White Classics- Burkhard Mahler for Download
Burkhard Mahler: Fusion White Classics Burkhard Mahler's new, mostly instrumental work Fusion White Classics from March 2010 is characterized by a mix of driving rhythms (including “Spanish Electro" and “Broken Guitar") and calm sounds. Also the friends of relaxing music will enjoy this album, for example with the song “Fusion White Classics I." The feeling of ...
Gabrielle Goodman Releases New Book: "Vocal Improvisation"
Gabrielle Goodman, professor at Berklee College and recording artist has just released her first work as an author with “Vocal Improvisation"(Techniques in Jazz, R&B & Gospel Improvisation). This exciting book features scat exercises in the style of Ella Fitzgerald and Betty Carter, lessons in blues singing, and soulful R&B exercises in the style of Stevie Wonder, ...
Jazz Musician of the Day: Joao Gilberto
All About Jazz is celebrating Joao Gilberto's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joao GilbertoBorn João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931, in the town of Juázeiro in the northeastern state of Bahia, Brazil. His father was a wealthy merchant who insisted that all ...
Europe, Taxes and All That Jazz
Reading about the impending demise of the JazzBaltica festival, and noting the European allusion in Matt's recent posting, it struck me how unexamined is this business of European jazz subsidy-and how seemingly anomalous. What's actually behind their willingness to lay out tax spondulics? The meager explanation we've been fed all along is that Europeans are simply ...
Top Ten Reasons Why "Best of" Lists Suck
The “Best Of" List Industry continues to grind out the sausages. Downbeat Magazine's recent listing of the 25 Favorite Big Band Albums is not the worst example, but it did snap this camel's back. Call it vain, call it ironic, but in an attempt to undermine this international conspiracy, I offer my own top ten list: ...
Rale Micic to Perform at 2010 JJA Jazz Awards
New York, NY - On Monday afternoon, June 14, Rale Micic, who is being hailed as “one of the most interesting young guitarists on the New York City scene", will perform at the 14th annual JJA Jazz Awards. His brand new release, symbolically titled “3", is an entrancing trio record featuring Gregory Hutchinson (Ray Brown, Joshua ...
Tax Talk
Don't have enough to worry about? Just when you thought it was safe to go into the water, up floats the issue of taxes and the artist visa.First consideration: Who pays the taxes? Is it the foreigner, the sponsor or someone else?Most U.S. income received by a foreigner (while on an artist ...
The 10 Worst Music Catalog Marketing Ideas Ever
From The Orchard's Daily Rind blog via Proper Discord: 1.“We've noticed that a competitor's compilation is selling well, so we spent five minutes creating an almost identical one, and although we are offering no promotional plan or marketing support, we'd like you devise and fund a major retail marketing campaign for it." 2. “Wagner ...
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