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The Leaders: Spirits Alike
by Troy Collins
Comprised of a half dozen of the most impressive bandleaders of the mid-eighties post-loft jazz scene, The Leaders made a number of fine recordings for Black Hawk, Black Saint and Sunnyside before quietly disbanding at the end of the eighties. Conceived as a more conventionally traditional project than their usual efforts, the original Leaders was an intriguing hybrid; free jazz masters playing in a primarily straight-ahead context. With a roster that included avant-garde luminaries like Lester Bowie, Arthur Blythe and ...
read moreCelebrity Series Of Boston Neighborhood Arts Presents A Series Of Concerts Celebrating Latina Bandleaders
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Stephanie Janes PR
Celebrity Series of Boston Neighborhood Arts presents a series of concerts celebrating Latina bandleaders who put their own spin on traditional styles. In partnership with Ágora Cultural Architects, all four concerts take place at the Arlington Street Church in Back Bay over the course of the 2022/23 season. Bandleaders Fabiola Méndez, Verónica Robles, Sheila del Bosque, and Patricia Zárate Pérez lead their ensembles in celebrating the music and cultures of Puerto Rico, Mexico, Chile, and Cuba. Robin Baker, Associate Director ...
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Saxophonist/Composer Jean Fineberg Makes Her Long-Awaited Leadership Debut With 'Jean Fineberg & Jazzphoria,' Set For April 8 Release On Pivotal Records
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Tenor saxophonist-flutist Jean Fineberg puts the icing on the cake of a 50-year career with the April 8 release of Jean Fineberg & JAZZphoria on her Pivotal Records imprint. While the album is her first under her own name, Fineberg is anything but a newcomer to the music world: She has since the early 1970s been building up a jaw-dropping body of accomplishments that includes rock and fusion bands, session work on pop hits, and touring with jazz, salsa, and ...
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DDCF Launches Jazz Media Lab with Five Leaders in Jazz Radio
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All About Jazz
The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) today announced the launch of the Jazz Media Lab, through which some of the country’s most dynamic and forward-thinking nonprofit jazz radio stations will receive more than $1.3 million to participate in a program aimed at bolstering their individual strength and collective resilience as essential players in the jazz ecosystem. KMHD (Oregon Public Broadcasting) in jny: Portland, Ore., KNKX (Pacific Public Media) in Tacoma/jny: Seattle, Wash., KUVO (Rocky Mountain Public Media) in jny: Denver, ...
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All About Jazz Improves Album ContentNow Supports Leaders, Co-Leaders And Side Personnel
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Michael Ricci
All About Jazz greatly improved how we handle album personnel—making it easier for readers to discover who played on what." To best illustrate how we (now) present personnel on an album, check out Pat Metheny's From This Place. Scroll to the personnel section to view the new look which includes the musician's name, their photo and their instrument. The name and photo is hotlinked to the musician's page at All About Jazz. We also improved how we present personnel on ...
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Sonny Rollins: Koenig's Leaders
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Yesterday afternoon I spoke at length with Sonny Rollins. We talk fairly regularly by phone, and this time we spoke about a wide range of career topics, from his time in India to his visits to the West Coast, where he recorded two remarkable albums for Contemporary Records in 1957 and '58. On his first trip to Los Angeles, Sonny was a member of the Max Roach Quintet, featuring Kenny Dorham (tp), Sonny Rollins (ts), Ray Bryant (p), George Morrow ...
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Leadership Music Now Accepting Class Of 2018 Applications
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HypeBot
Last year I had the honor of being part of the Leadership Music Class of 2016. I can honestly say that the days spent with my 47 classmates- The Best Class Ever"- were among the most rewarding in my music industry career. Each year, Leadership Music gives about 50 diverse music industry professionals that same opportunity. Leadership Music has begun accepting applications from established music industry leaders for the Class of 2018, and will accept them on-line throughout the month ...
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Music Industry Leaders Offer Their Predictions For 2017
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HypeBot
The team behind the music business program at William Paterson University reached out to a variety of top music industry leaders to get their predictions for the business in 2017. Guest post by Dave Philp from Music Biz 101 at William Paterson University It’s easy to recap a particular year since everything already happened. But what about predicting what will take place in a new year? Yeah, that’s hard. When you think about it, the job of a lot of people ...
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Music Industry Leaders Travel To Palestine To Launch Revolutionary Music Expo
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HypeBot
A forward thinking and brave group of music industry figures traveled to Palestine in November with Palestinian artists ahead of the inaugural Palestine Music Expo (PMX). Basic industry infrastructure and travel restrictions topped the agenda. Music journalist Larry LeBlanc was one of a select group of music industry figures who traveled to Palestine in November to meet over lunch with a group Palestinian artists ahead of the inaugural Palestine Music Expo (PMX). Other attendees at the event included Mahmood Jrere, Co-Founder ...
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Pete Rugolo's Leadership LPs
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
Arranger Pete Rugolo is an acquired taste. Listening to virtually all of his leadership albums in the 1950s and early '60s yesterday, I initially dismissed many of them as bombastic, elephantine works that relied too often on shrill trumpets and tympani drums. What's more, many of the albums featured a stray clunker so bad that they made me question Rugolo's taste and judgment. That was my first listen. By the third go-through, I was in a state of bliss, surprised ...
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The Jazz Principle: Why Good Leaders Celebrate Uncertainty
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Michael Ricci
A good manager is in some ways like the conductor of a symphony orchestra. But a truly good manager may well be more like the leader of a jazz combo. Granted, the parallels between managing an organization and conducting a symphony can be striking: The symphony orchestra is a large enterprise consisting of people with a wide variety of skills. They must play in perfect harmony upon a public stage. Talent must be managed, cajoled and kept in check. And ...
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