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Ulu: Nerve
by Chris M. Slawecki
The musical journey of the quartet Ulu – Scott Chasolen on keyboards, Josh Dion on drums, Brian Killeen on bass, and Aaron Gardner on tenor saxophone and flute – has crossed paths with such inventive jazz, groove, and jam band musicians as John Scofield, the Mickey Hart Band, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Moe., Soulive, the Jazz Mandolin Project, De La Soul, and the Greyboy All-Stars. Ulu released its eponymous debut, recorded in a home studio, in 1998; in 1999, ...
read moreHonolulu Orchestra's New Single 'Ambergris' Out Now
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Marco Rottoli
"Ambergris," Honolulu Orchestra's new single is out today on all platforms. Only for today you can get it with a 30% discount on Bandcamp. If you purchase music on Bandcamp on Friday the 4th of Dec, 100% of the revenue will go directly to the artists. It's the right time to support musicians! Ambergris" (N. Ricci) Nicolò Ricci: saxophone Marcella Malacrida: vocals Marco Giongrandi-: guitar Andrea Di Biase: piano Marco Rottoli: double ...
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Universal Music Group Signs "Unprecedented" Global Licensing Deal With Facebook, Instagram, Oculus
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HypeBot
Universal Music Group has signed a global licensing deal that will allow users of Facebook, Instagram and Oculus to use UMG music in uploaded videos and other user generated content. UMG becomes the first major music group to sign a deal with the social networking giant. According to the press release: ‘The partnership will facilitate deeper engagement between artists and fans, empowering users to express themselves through music, share the songs they love and build communities around music-fueled culture. Enabling ...
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Cumulus, Owner Of 446 U.S. Radio Stations, Files For Bankruptcy Protection, Stock Falls 45%
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HypeBot
Cumulus Media, the third biggest owner of U.S. broadcast radio stations,as well as Westwood One, has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. Top broadcast radio owner iHeartMedia has also been on the brink of insolvency for more than year. Broadcast radio may not be dead, but it certainly is on life support. Cumulus Media has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, as it struggles with $2.4 billion in debt. Cumulus was delisted from the NASDAQ last week, and earlier this ...
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New Spotify, Apple Music, Hulu and Label Deals Mean Musicians Will Be Paid Less
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HypeBot
New deals between the major labels and the streaming music services, alongside the introduction of deeply discounted streaming bundles, may eventually move more mainstream consumers from free users to paying customers. But the short and medium effect is less money for many artists and perhaps the labels that signed these agreements. The major labels have a mixed record when it comes to making good deals with music tech companies. Apple's Steve Jobs cajoled them into selling all tracks as 99 ...
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1st Annual LuluFest, Presented By Peggy Stern In Austin, TX June 3, Features Women-Led Bands
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Pianist/composer Peggy Stern is passionate about creating opportunities for women bandleaders to present their music. In 2004, she founded the Wall Street Jazz Festival, which was held for 12 consecutive years in Kingston, New York, for exactly that purpose. After relocating to Austin, Texas in the spring of 2013, Stern was inspired to continue the festival’s concept in Austin’s forward-thinking community. Her new brainchild, the first annual LuluFest, is a women-led band festival that will premiere on Saturday, June 3, ...
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Christopher Davis-Shannon releases video and free download of "Lulu's Back In Town"
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Christopher Davis-Shannon
Christopher Davis-Shannon: “LuLu’s Back in Town” Live Video. Philly Songwriter Continues Year-Long Jazz Covers Project. Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Davis-Shannon has released a video and free download for his interpretation of the Fats Waller classic “LuLu’s Back in Town”. The song, popularized in 1935, continues the jny: Philadelphia native’s year-long mission to bring some lighthearted awareness to the concise pop sensibility of traditional jazz songs. His performances, typically shot and edited from the comfort of his own home, have ...
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Coming Soon! Motema Music Proudly Announces The Release Of Joe Locke's Most Personal & Emotive Work To Date, "Love Is A Pendulum"
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Motema Music Proudly Announces The Release of Joe Locke's Most Personal & Emotive Work To Date Love Is A Pendulum Available May 26, 2015 Available for pre-order on iTunes Now! Featuring Joe Locke (compositions, vibes), Robert Rodriguez (piano), Ricardo Rodriguez (bass), Terreon Gully (co-producer, drums) With Special Guests Rosario Giuliani, Donny McCaslin (saxophones), Paul Bollenback (guitar), Victor Provost (steel pan) and Theo Bleckmann (voice) Joe Locke is a musician's musician, an artist for the ages, a man who has been ...
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Motema Music Proudly Announces The Release Of Joe Locke's Most Personal & Emotive Work To Date, "Love Is A Pendulum"
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
Available May 26, 2015 Featuring Joe Locke (compositions, vibes), Robert Rodriguez (piano), Ricardo Rodriguez (bass), Terreon Gully (co-producer, drums) With Special Guests Rosario Giuliani, Donny McCaslin (saxophones), Paul Bollenback (guitar), Victor Provost (steel pan) and Theo Bleckmann (voice) Joe Locke is a musician's musician, an artist for the ages, a man who has been gracing stages and studios with his immense talent, and uplifting spirit, since he was fifteen. Locke is a man who has gathered no moss as he ...
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Icons Among Us: Jazz In The Present Tense, Filmbuff And The Angel City Jazz Festival Announce The Hulu Release Of The Four-Part Series Broadcast
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All About Jazz
The trans-media platformʼs digital release will coincide with four theatrical screenings at The Angel City Jazz Festival on Oct. 6, 12 & 13. Also, featured at the festivalʼs technology panel will be a preview of the Icons Among Us: Online Digital Archive Los Angeles, CA: ICONS AMONG US: JAZZ IN THE PRESENT TENSE, the critically acclaimed feature film and four-part worldwide television series will present three event based episode screenings at the 2013 Angel City Jazz Festival, co-presented by The ...
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From Junk Bonds to Jazz: Pi Recordings' Yulun Wang
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Michael Ricci
Yulun Wang thinks of himself as a guy who can solve complex problems. He did it frequently during his nearly two-decade career in investment banking. After working as a quantitative analyst at Security Pacific National Bank, he shifted to municipal bond re-financings at Dillon, Reed & Co. But once the Internet bubble burst, Wang—who was, by 2002, doing junk bonds and derivatives at UBS (UBS)—decided it was time for a change. “I had no interest in working in investment banking ...
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