Results for "Universal"
June 2022: Constellations

by C. Michael Bailey
ChimyTina Constellations La Reserve 2022 ChimyTina is a collision moniker for the duo of bassist Dan Chimy" Chmeilinski and vocalist Martina DaSilva. They are part of a daring group of singers/bassists perfecting the most musically intimate of performance formats. With the bass as the harmony" instrument supporting a vocalist, ...
Ludovico Granvassu's 2021 Sonic Delights

by Ludovico Granvassu
Jazz is not a competitive sport and Best Ofs" are misnomers. End of the year listicles have no bearing on the artistic standing of the albums they include, or on those they neglect, just like a five star review doesn't make the album it graces any better than it already is. But, apparently, humans ...
The Complete Jan Akkerman: Focusing on a Life's Work

by John Kelman
He may be largely regarded as the most influential guitarist to emerge from the Netherlands, a country that, bordering on the North Sea, is roughly one-quarter the physical size of England and, with a current number of about seventeen million, has just one-third the population of the UK's largest country. Still, despite garnering major in-country recognition, ...
Could Part Of Universal Music Be Up For Sale?

In a first-time valuation, Universal's parent company Vivendi recently dropped word that it's subsidiary had a price tag of $22 billion suggesting Vivendi either wants to sell part of it, or move the company public in an attempted cash grab. Guest post by Bobby Owsinski of Music 3.0 Universal Music’s parent company Vivendi recently put a ...
Universal Music Ties With Tencent In Major Expansion Into China

Universal Music Group and Tencent Music Entertainment Group have entered into a partnership that will significantly expand the international music market in China. Under the terms of a new deal, China's Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) will distribute music from UMG's vast global catalog on its popular streaming platforms QQ Music, KuGou and Kuwo. TME also becomes the ...
London Is The Place For Me 5 (Latin, Jazz, Calypso & Highlife From Young Black London)
Label: Universal
Released: 2013
London Is The Place For Me (Afro-Cubism, Calypso, Highlife, Mento, Jazz)
Label: Universal
Released: 2013
Joe Harriott Quintet: Movement / High Spirits

by Duncan Heining
Joe Harriott QuintetMovement / High Spirits Dutton Vocalion2012 (1963/1964)The acquisition, ownership and handling of a back catalogue of classic British jazz from the sixties by first Polygram and then Universal is a story of meanness and incompetence. It meant that key recordings by the likes of saxophonists Joe ...