Results for "Michael Ricci"

Brazilian Vocalist Kenia Pays Homage to the Dorival Caymmi Songbook on Her New Mooka Records Release, "Kenia Celebrates Dorival Caymmi"

April 19, 2010

Brazilian Vocalist Kenia Pays Homage To The Dorival Caymmi Songbook On Her New Mooka Records ReleaseKenia Celebrates Dorival Caymmi Ever hungry for new challenges, the sultry-voiced Brazilian enchantress Kenia, who reemerged on the jazz scene two years ago with the critically-acclaimed album Simply Kenia, serves up one of the most ...

Frank Consola: WDNA's Walking Encyclopedia of Jazz

April 19, 2010

He hosts 88 Jazz Place Morning, Monday - Friday 6 - 11 am, on Miami's WDNA 88.9 FM, Frank Consola, known as “the walking encyclopedia of jazz", had transplanted to Philly and ingrained himself into serious R&B and Rock & Roll. Later, however, a romantic interest would play for him a record Herbie Man at the ...

From the Dorf to the Hood an Evening of Compositions by Composer and Improviser William Roper

April 19, 2010

Los Angeles native William Roper-tubaist, composer and veteran of the Los Angeles contemporary music scene performs a program of some of his recent compositions. The concert, produced by Cornelius Schnauber, playwright and director of USC's Max Kade Institute, is part of L.A. Opera's Ring Festival. All of the evenings compositions were inspired by a residency Roper ...

"Now in Stores" - 5 Noteworthy Jazz Albums Released This Week (4/11/10-4/17/10)

April 19, 2010

Starting today (and continuing each Friday), we'll recommend five jazz albums that were released over the past week. Here are this weeks five, released between April 11th and April 17th, 2010. 1. Groove Alchemy by Stanton Moore (Telarc, 4/13/2010) The 12-track set is the culmination of Moore's multimedia project that also includes an instructional book and ...

Share Your Favorite Record Store Memories

April 17, 2010

Record Store Day is this Saturday April 17th and most stores have lots of great things planned. This year there are signs that with a little help from vinyl and used goods; but mostly by selling more than just music, the downward trend for indie record shops may be finally slowing. But that doesn't mean that ...

Ning Abandons Free Service, Lays off 40% of Staff

April 19, 2010

Ning has announced that it will phase out its free custom social networks in favor of an all paid model. Ning is popular with musicians and marketers building custom fan communities. “Existing free networks will have the opportunity to either convert to paying for premium services, or transition off of Ning," said new CEO John McDonald. ...

Apple Planning Concert Ticket + Platform

April 19, 2010

A recent patent application for Concert Ticket + by Apple lays out in details the company's plans for a new ticketing platform that would further extend iTune's reach in the music industry. The system would eliminate paper tickets as well as enhance the concert with options like grabbing a live recording of the concert or exclusive ...

Graphic: How Much Can Musicians Earn Online?

April 19, 2010

It's no secret that the amount of money artists are earning from recorded music is declining. But by how much? And as digital sales replace physical and streaming music gains traction do the numbers shift in the artist's favor? You can catch a glimpse of the future above, but the big picture becomes much clearer in ...

Wes Montgomery - "Twisted Blues" (1965)

April 19, 2010

Clutchy Hopkins Video: "Verbal Headlock"

April 19, 2010