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The eve of next Tuesday's inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of The United States is also the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, January 19, there will be a celebration at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C, observing both occasions. The veteran journalist Nat Hentoff uses this conjunction of historic events as ...
Steam Powered Pres Society: A New Twist on Old Tunes
Steam Powered Preservation Society: A New Twist on Old Tunes Perennial bluegrass insider and luthier Tut Taylor's tape recordings, numbering over 500 in total, captured some of the legends of the American acoustic music scene. This collection spawned the creation of The Steam Powered Preservation Society, a nonprofit (501c3) organization whose mission is to archive, save, ...
Quincy Jones Lobbies Obama for Secretary of Culture Post
Quincy Jones decade-long effort to establish a Secretary of Culture post representing arts and the humanities in the Cabinet might be one step closer to reality next week when President-elect Barack Obama is sworn into office. According to reports, 76,000 people have signed an online petition started by two musicians who were inspired by the legendary ...
Anita O'Day Said It
"This fellow came back stage to me and said, 'Hi Anita, I just joined the band.' And I said, 'Hi, good luck in whatever you do,' you know. About two days later he says, 'Would you ask Stan [Kenton] to let me take a solo, please? I want to just take a little solo.' 'Okay, I'll ...
Bill Evans Said It
"Enthusiasm is infectious, although the artist never really believes that one specific performance to which an audience responds is really that much better than a hundred others. “We have noticed that our audiences seem to be getting younger, and this gives me new impetus. If we were just getting half a dozen drunks every night, I ...
Sheldon's "Visions of Sound" Exhibit to Feature Musical Instrument Collection
The Sheldon Art Galleries have announced that a new exhibit, “Visions of Sound: Masterpieces from the Hartenberger World Music Collection," will open on Friday, February 20 in the hall's Bellwether Gallery and History of Jazz Gallery.The exhibit will feature musical instruments from the collection of St. Louis music educator Dr. Aurelia Hartenberger, which includes ...
Test Market Your Merchandise for Free
Merchandise is often cited as the top source of income for indie and d.i.y. bands. after touring. But how do you increase sales ? after you basic t-shirt, what sells? Hoodies, caps and long sleeve tees are all popular, bu what works for one band van be a huge failure for another. The size and placement ...
Sydney Band - Viva the Band at Australia Day Celebrations 2009
Whether you’re in the city, on the coast or in a regional area of Australia, there are over 5,000 events that celebrate everything that’s great about being Australian. On The Northern Beaches on Sydney, Warringah Council will be conducting a Circus theme for Australia day with events to delight all family members. The multicultural aspect of ...
Quincy Jones Note to Obama: How About a Secretary of the Arts?
Last November, music producer and songwriter Quincy Jones mentioned to John Schaefer during an interview on the New York radio program Soundcheck that he thought President-elect Barack Obama should create a Cabinet-level position of secretary of the Arts. One of the next conversations I have with President Obama is to beg for a secretary of the ...
A Hard Dose of Economic Reality
Out there in the tough real world, the CD distributors, essential businesses in the ecology of the music industry, are going to the wall. First Pinnacle, the physical distributor of record labels went into administration before Christmas. Leaving some jazz musicians in the unenviable position of being offered their stock/back catalogue back -but at a price. ...
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