Results for "Music Industry"

USSR Craftsman Instrumental to Guitarists

March 30, 2009

One of Fender's elite guitar makers is a self-taught immigrant from the former USSR who counts pop music greats among his fans. Within the confines of his Corona work space, guitar designer Yuriy Shishkov had transformed a plank of blond ash wood into the body of a new Fender Telecaster. Seated at his bench, where he ...

Jazz St. Louis Offering 2-for-1 Deal on Tickets for Eddie Jefferson Tribute

March 28, 2009

Via a local email list, Jazz St. Louis is offering two tickets for the price of one for a performance of “The Genius of Eddie Jefferson" next week at Jazz at the Bistro. The tribute to the late jazz singer Jefferson (pictured), who is credited as one of the inventors of vocalese, will feature pianist Eric ...

The Dead: Charity Ticket Auction

March 27, 2009

From PawtucketTimes.com. The Dead Auctions Front-row Tickets for Charity By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press Writer The Dead It was time, says The Dead's Bob Weir, to give charitable causes a boost while directing a kick to the hindquarters of ticket scalpers. So he and his bandmates announced Tuesday they have held back some of ...

Bernard/Medeski/Hess/Moore | 03.20 | SF

March 27, 2009

Debut of Ron Jackson as Composer at Prolific Arts Music

March 27, 2009

Chamber Music America Accepting Applications For

March 27, 2009

Chamber Music America, celebrating its 32nd year as the national service organization for the ensemble music profession, announces its spring grant opportunity for U.S. jazz ensembles, 2009 NEW JAZZ WORKS: Commissioning and Ensemble Development. The New Jazz Works program is made possible by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Since 2000, Chamber Music Americas New Works programs ...

Artie Shaw's Last Dance Band

March 26, 2009

By mid-1945, Artie Shaw was facing two creative crises. With the sudden proliferation of small record labels, RCA began pressuring the bandleader for Frenesi-sized hits. Then Roy Eldridge, the band's jazz trumpeter, wanted out. Frustrated in his role as a mere section player, Eldridge sought more solo time and found Shaw's band tedious and stifling. Even ...

Jazz Aficionado Riffs in Kitchen, Too

March 26, 2009

When it comes to trading licks, Jazz St. Louis bossman Gene Dobbs Bradford thinks that cooking and music make a powerful duo. “When you cook a meal, it's like a performance," he says, “a one-time experience, very finite. Done right, it has a certain shape and phrasing." The spirit often moves Bradford to make a bang-up ...

Gene Bertoncini: The Architecture of Jazz

March 26, 2009

Old pal Tim Ryan called my attention to an interview Judith Schlesinger, our leading combination jazz writer/psychotheraprist, did with guitarist Gene Bertoncini nearly a year ago. The interview ran on the All About Jazz web site, and I missed it last April. Maybe you missed it, too. It is fascinating for its insights into Bertoncini's musical ...

Heralded Digital Music Chief at EMI out After Only 11 Months

March 25, 2009

EMI Music said its head of digital music, Douglas Merrill, was leaving the company he joined less than a year ago, and his business unit would be integrated into the label's operations. The former Google chief information officer's decision to join EMI in April was heralded as a major coup for the music label. In interviews, ...