Results for "Music Industry"

Steve Vai's Favored Nations To Launch Favored Nations Cool, A New Jazz Imprint

February 17, 2004

LARRY CORYELL, NOVECENTO featuring STANLEY JORDAN Signed Guitarist Mimi Fox' She's The Woman Is Initial Release, March 23 Los Angeles, CA - Favored Nations, the label started by legendary guitarist Steve Vai, will launch a new sub-label dedicated to jazz artists, Favored Nations Cool. At press time it was announced that guitarist Larry Coryell, and Novecento ...

First national UK Jazz Census is launched

February 8, 2004

Jazzmasters in the Netherlands has all local jazz musicians listed.

February 5, 2004

Record Industry Cuts Corners in Crusade Against File-Sharers

February 3, 2004

Public Citizen, Electronic Frontier Foundation and ACLU Say “File Lawsuits Properly" WASHINGTON, D.C. - The music industry has not shown adequate justification for unveiling the identities of anonymous online music “pirates," Public Citizen, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) today told two federal courts. In amicus curiae briefs, the groups ...

Ray Charles To Release Duets Project With Cast Of Music Legends

February 3, 2004

Jazz Drummer Walter Perkins Hospitalized with Stroke

February 1, 2004

Jazz drummer Walter Perkins remains in very poor condition at North Shore Forest Hills Hospital located at 10201 66th Road, Flushing, New York 11375 (718) 830-4000 Phone in room 409. On January 21st, 2004 Walter Perkins was presented a plaque for 35 years service to the Creative Jazz Organization. Ever since then his condition has gotten ...

Jazz Drummer Walter Perkins is Back in Hospital

January 30, 2004

According to information available to me, Jazz great Walter Perkins is back in the hospital today. The jazz legend suffered a stroke, and is suffering from complications from radiation treatments for lung cancer. Just last week Walter Perkins was given a plaque for 35 years service to the Creative Jazz Organization, at Carmichael's in Jamaica, Queens, ...

Seattle's 'Premier' Jazz & Blues Club Opens on February 3, 2004

January 29, 2004

On Tuesday, February 3rd Washington State's newest concert venue will officially open for business with the first of many Tuesday night Jazz & Blues concerts. The facility is called “The Premier" and features both a 1300 person capacity “concert hall" as well as a 270 person live music “club". This is a brand new facility at ...

Steve Backer Departs Savoy Label Group

January 29, 2004

Veteran jazz A&R executive Steve Backer has departed from the Savoy Label Group. When queried, Backer cited “vast philosophical differences, managerially as well as artistically" as the reason for his departure. In this most recent incarnation from Savoy/Denon, Backer has been responsible for re-conceptualizing their vast archives, in addition to signing and recording new artists for ...

Jazz Sales Up Again in 2003

January 27, 2004