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News: Recording

Karl Seglem - Norskjazz.No (2010)

April 13, 2010

By PicoJan Gabarek. There, I had to get that out of way right off. A Norwegian saxophone player who skillfully blends jazz with folk music of his homeland...who else would come to mind so quickly? Probably no one. But to be fair to tenor saxophonist Karl Seglem, he's worked hard to build his own ...

News: Music Industry

Full Text of Amazon's Scott Ambrose Reilly's Farewell Letter to the Music Industry

April 13, 2010

Scott Ambrose Reilly, Amazon's Sr. Manager of Digital Music is shifting gears to the company's Kindle team. On Friday, he sent this email to his peers in the record label community. (Also: Did Amazon Music Just Loose It's Soul?) Subject: Sad Eyes Dear friends and music business colleagues, On ...

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News: Recording

Disc of the Day: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

April 13, 2010

I've had the opportunity to catch Sharon Jones twice in concert--at Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa, and last year at Jazz Fest in New Orleans--and both times she blew down the doors. Below is my review of her latest CD, published recently in Las Vegas City Life. Sharon ...

News: Music Industry

Nimbit Names New CEO as Competition Heats Up

April 13, 2010

Direct to fan music marketing and sales platform Nimbit has brought in Bob Cramer as CEO. He's served on Nimbit's board of directors for 3 years, and will also continue to serve as its chairman. Co-founders Patrick Faucher and Phil Antoniades remain with the company with Faucher moving from CEO to the Chief Technology ...

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News: Music Industry

Hear Ella, Stuff, and Ben in 1937!

April 13, 2010

Ella Fitzgerald, Stuff Smith, and Ben Webster recorded together in the late Fifties for a Norman Granz project Ella Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook. But they had been captured on disc twenty years before in what are much more fascinating circumstances. The good news is that the CD that is so delighting me is available and intensely ...

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News: Music Industry

Helping Here, Helping There

April 13, 2010

It's time to open your wallets, jazz fans, for two great, intertwined causes.The Jazz Foundation of America is getting ready to present its 9th annual “A Great Night in Harlem" gala concert May 9 at The Apollo Theater to benefit the organization's amazing Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund. The concert is a principal fundraiser for JEMF, ...

News: Music Industry

JFJO Welcome Jeff Harshbarger as New Bassist

April 13, 2010

JFJO Welcome Jeff Harshbarger As New Bassist A note from jfjo.com: Continuing in the jazz tradition of evolution, we are happy to welcome Jeff Harshbarger as our new double bassist. Residing in Kansas City, Harshbarger has recorded and performed across the globe with a variety of musicians from the likes of Bobby Watson and Curtis ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Roger Waters: The Wall Tour

April 13, 2010

ROGER WATERS COMMEMORATES 30th ANNIVERSARY OF THE WALL ALBUM WITH HISTORIC TOUR & MONUMENTAL PRODUCTION OF HIS MASTERPIECE Roger Waters' The Wall North American Tour Opens September 15 in Toronto Up Against The Wall! Photo by: Mark Fisher Roger Waters, co-founder and principal songwriter of the archetypal progressive band Pink Floyd, is ...

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News: Recording

Stephan Crump - Reclamation (Sunnyside)

April 13, 2010

Echoing the ancient cross-textual applications of its namesake, Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio is something of a departure in contemporary jazz: A string ensemble that translates the chamber connotations of its instrumentation into a strong rhythmic versatility more endemic to American folk forms. Crump leads the group from a position of quiet authority on double bass. Guitarists ...

News: Technology

Twitter to Start Selling Ads

April 13, 2010

Twitter announced Tuesday that it will start showing sponsored tweets on some search pages, taking a cautious first step into a traditional advertising business model that could provide a steady source of revenue for the 4-year-old startup which doesn't make any serious money yet, but is reckoned to be worth a billion dollars. The so-called Promoted ...