Pixel

Pixel: Golden Years

by Glenn Astarita
January 18, 2016

Pixel is not your prototypical Scandinavian jazz ensemble, evidenced by many ECM Records recording artists' known for integrating atmospherics and chamber-jazz proclivities into wide- open or temperate jazz improvisational forums. Of course, this is not a bad thing, yet the quartet adheres more to an Indie progressive jazz-centric rock vibe, largely fed by bassist, vocalist Ellen Andrea Wang's contempo and pop-like singing atop brisk grooves and hummable melodic content. With its third album, the Norwegian quartet takes a ...

Pixel: We Are Small Pixels

by Vincenzo Roggero
December 11, 2014

Vengono dalla Norvegia, sono giovanissimi benché abbiano già alle spalle un apprezzato album di debutto, sono guidati dalla contrabbassista e cantante Ellen Andrea Wang, propongono una musica difficile da catalogare. Un mix, questo, che si presenta particolarmente intrigante per un album che soddisfa pienamente la nostra curiosità. Pixel è quartetto piano-less con sax e tromba dagli illustri precedenti (Ornette Coleman/Don Cherry, Gerry Mulligan/Chet Baker, per citare i più noti) con i quali condivide più che gli aspetti ...

Pixel: We Are Small Pixels

by Glenn Astarita
January 20, 2014

Hailing from Norway, Pixel's debut release Reminder (Cuneiform, 2012) was a shot of adrenaline for many aficionados and critics with its sprightly and irrefutably seamless alliance between Indie Rock and progressive jazz. Led by bassist Ellen Andrea Wang and her alluring pop-like vocal delivery, there are few operating entities that sport a signature sound, merging technically challenging jazz compositions with radio-friendly vocal choruses and gushing with highly melodic content. On We Are All Small Pixels, the band hits its stride ...

Pixel: Reminder

by Bruce Lindsay
June 11, 2012

When a band is described as a “powerhouse indie-jazz ensemble" it's a surprise when the first tune on its debut release is a gentle and rather moving solo performance by the band's vocalist and double bassist. “Prelude," the tune in question, demonstrates the more reflective side of Pixel, a Norwegian quartet whose approach certainly includes powerhouse indie-jazz, but goes far wider than that. Pixel's driving force is the aforementioned vocalist, bassist and songwriter Ellen Andrea Wang, a graduate of the ...

Facebook Pixel Basics For Artists, Labels

Source: HypeBot
May 22, 2018

Not often discussed in the world of music marketing, Facebook pixels provide an excellent way for artists to reach fans directly and keep better track of who is visiting their website, as well as advertise to them directly. Guest post by Dan Servantes of GHStrategic Do you know which of your fans are most likely to see you on tour? Or which fans are considering purchasing merch from your online store? How about just knowing which fans care about you ...
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All About Jazz Improves Wallpaper Advertising Service -- Introduces New 300x100 Pixel Banner

Source: All About Jazz
August 31, 2013

Wallpaper Improvements All About Jazz improved its wallpaper advertising service by adding the wallpaper to Jazz Near You and locking the wallpaper in place so the reader continues to see the ad as they scroll down the page. Click the image below to view the actual size of the wallpaper ad as it appears on the All About Jazz home page:

Wallpaper design specifications

Michael Dessen Trio: "Forget the Pixel" Puts a Personal Stamp on New Jazz

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
October 5, 2011

Michael Dessen, trombonist-improviser-composer-bandleader. California based. Basic facts. His newest album Forget the Pixel (Clean Feed 222) brings his trombone, straight horn and electronically enhanced, into orbit with two excellent players: bassist Christopher Tordini, with a bold sound, a smart manipulation of composed motifs, a fluid ensemble presence and a soloist of Zen-like space arrangements. Then there's Dan Weiss, to my mind one of the luminous young drummers on the scene today. He doesn't glow in the dark, but his sense ...
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Pixels Versus Pulp.

Source: Brilliant Corners, a Boston Jazz Blog
July 27, 2010

Deadbeat Aditorial Meeting

One of my regular e mail bro's sent me a rant recently about what passes for the latest content in Deadbeat...aaah yes...Deadbeat. I'd almost forgotten about them. They are still in last year somewhere, tail wagging Lovano and the imploded industry line up game plan. Poor Deadbeat with fewer than 50 employees, numerous poorly paid stringers and a revenue base shrinking like a slushball on a Dallas summer sidewalk. It's like a bug in amber. I ...
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Megapixels and the Camera World

Source: All About Jazz
August 25, 2008

Megapixels, like megahertz before them, are the big consumer swindle of the camera world.

The first thing anyone asks me when they see my Canon G9 is “How many megapixels does it have?" My answer, 12, causes a swoon. The trouble is, I neither want nor need that many. My Nikon D60, with just 10 megapixels, takes better pictures, especially in low light. In fact, when Nikon announced its new P6000 two weeks ago, I groaned when I read the ...
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