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Crate Digging with Eugene Holley, Jr.
Writer Eugene Holley--Wilmington's own--is one who's always first-rate commentary I take personal pride in. I've watched his development closely, ever since we worked together in developing the National Jazz Service Organization during the first stages of my directorship. Eugene's latest liner notes enhance NEA Jazz Master Ahmad Jamal's superblatest record “A Quiet Time" (Dreyfus). Eugene has ...
Crate Digging with Bill Milkowski
A recent edition of DownBeat magazine detailed in part a new project to release Newport Jazz Festival performances online. The project is being undertaken by a company called Wolfgang's Vault, and they've had the good sense to engage longtime jazz scribe Bill Milkowski as their intrepid “crate digger", trolling through the rich archives of recorded Newport ...
The Nimbit vs. Topspin Smackdown
Scott Feldman is a marketing consultant for artists and music companies including Nimbit where he serves as their Director of Marketing. So I'll admit that I was more than a little skeptical and concerned when he told me that he'd started an experiment using both Nimbit and Topspin to help market a band ...
Jazz St. Louis CD Listening Club to Meet Tuesday, June 8
After a brief break during May, Jazz St. Louis has scheduled the next meeting of their CD Listening Club for 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 8 at Borders Books and Music, 1519 S. Brentwood Blvd.The St. Louis-based pianist Peter Martin will the special guest, leading a discussion of the featured CD Relaxin' with the Miles ...
Jazz This Week: Marlena Shaw, Will Matthews, Glendale Jazz Festival, and More
If you'd like to hear some jazz as part of your Memorial Day weekend, there are a number of noteworthy shows coming up over the next few days in and around St. Louis. Let's go to the highlights:The week's best-known headliner is singer Marlena Shaw (pictured), who's in town to perform tonight through Saturday ...
Downbeat Reports on JEN Conference
The inaugural Jazz Education Network Conference held last week at the University of Missouri-St. Louis attracted more than 1150 educators, students and musicians from around the country, and - fittingly for an event of national significance - DownBeat publisher Frank Alkyer was there to cover it for the magazine. You can read his report online here. ...
East St. Louis Celebrates Miles Davis' Birthday
The city of East St. Louis yesterday had an official ceremony to celebrate the 84th birthday of native son Miles Davis, who, though born in nearby Alton, was raised and went to school in ESL. The Riverfront Times' Christian Schaeffer was there for the festivities at City Hall and filed a report with photos for the ...
Linda Presgrave to Open Jazz at Holmes Summer Series on Thursday, July 8
Pianist, composer and St. Louis expat Linda Presgrave (pictured) sends word that she'll be returning home to play a free concert kicking off the summer Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University on Thursday, July 8.Presgrave, who now lives in NYC, will be joined by her husband Stan Chovnick on soprano sax, along with ...
Tom Braxton "Open Road" Single Hits Radio May 31st
"Open Road" is the perfect summer release for your vacation road trip or family get-a-way. And while you're listening you may even catch a concert as Tom Braxton hits the “open road" to perform at various venues around the country. “Open Road" is one of the tracks from his latest release “Endless Highway" on the Pacific ...
Roll out the Rolaids
THE LOW DOWN ON SPONSORS: Surprise! YOU cannot file for an artist visa for yourself. Here's where the “sponsor" comes in. Sponsors are absolutely necessary to sign documents prepared by your attorney, after you put together as much information about your career as possible. That is, if the attorney believes you ...
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