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How To Reach Music Critics, Influencers [VIDEO]

August 10, 2019

While the barriers to sharing music have fallen away, getting heard by critics and influencers has become harder than ever. In this video, we look at four tricks for artists looking to engage with industry tastemakers. Guest post by James Shotwell of Haulix Sharing music has never been easier, but reaching people in positions of influence ...

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Five Summer Bossa Videos

August 10, 2019

I spent yesterday writing and listening to Sergio Mendes and the Brasil '66 and '77, as well as other vintage bossa albums. The music is always breezy and melodic and sets a fast work pace. The photo below shows singers Lani Hall, right, and Brazilian singer Bibi Vogel at a Sergio Mendes and the Brasil ‘66 ...

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Six Videos of Jim Hall

August 9, 2019

As with Bill Evans, I often crave Jim Hall in the middle of my work day. I love his song introductions that start with a riff or hook that flowers into the song itself. And I love Jim's accompaniment and jagged solos, bending notes and making chords ring. Here are six Jim Hall videos I watched ...

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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Celebrating David Sanborn

August 4, 2019

This week, our video spotlight shines on alto saxophonist and former St. Louisan David Sanborn, who celebrated his 74th birthday this past Tuesday, July 30 and will be coming back home to perform on Tuesday, August 13 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. The date is part of the “Double Vision Revisited" tour, for which Sanborn is ...

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Four Videos of John Coltrane

August 2, 2019

While writing yesterday, I listened to a few hours of John Coltrane in the early '60s. Absorbing Coltrane through the ears is one experience. Watching him play in a video is quite another. Seeing tenor and soprano saxophonist play the music you're hearing is astonishing, not to mention the cool intensity of his sidemen. The experience ...

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Five Videos: Live in 1973

July 26, 2019

The year 1973 was an strange one. The Vietnam war raged on, the Watergate hearings were in full swing, the Roe v. Wade decision was handed down by the Supreme Court, the World Trade Center opened in New York, the oil crisis began as cars waited overnight in lines to fill up at gas stations, along ...

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4 Ways To Build More Content From Your Music Videos

July 26, 2019

Creating a music video can be a complex, lengthy, and above all expensive endeavor, meaning you should work to get as much out of the end product as you can. Here we look at four clever ideas for how you can utilize elements of your music video to create other valuable content you can apply to ...

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Video: Bill Evans Plays Nardis, '78

July 19, 2019

On July 19, 1978, Bill Evans performed at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, with Marc Johnson on bass and Philly Joe Jones on drums. What's fascinating about the following clip of Nardis is how fractured and percussive Evans's playing is. Was it the uncomfortable stool? Disgust with the piano? Drugs? Or the sheer tedium ...

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Black Keys Film Funny Or Die Musicians 'MasterCourse' [VIDEO]

July 17, 2019

“Every song on a record is trying to accomplish something,” Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys quips at the start of a new 'MasterCourse filled for Funny Or Die. “That song, in particular, was trying to get me a new pool.” “It means a lot to be a drummer," says Black Key drummer Patrick Carney. “One ...

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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Charlie Hunter Trio with Lucy Woodward

July 14, 2019

This week, let's take a look at some videos featuring guitarist Charlie Hunter's latest trio with singer Lucy Woodward and drummer Keita Ogawa, who are coming to St. Louis to perform on Sunday, July 28 at Off Broadway. Hunter, whose distinctive technique on the seven-string guitar lets him play leads, bass lines and accompaniment more or ...