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YouTube Dips Toe Into Social E-Commerce With Ticketmaster Partnership

YouTube Dips Toe Into Social E-Commerce With Ticketmaster Partnership

Source: HypeBot

A recent announcement by YouTube has revealed that the popular video sharing site will be allowing Ticketmaster to use its site to connect users directly with tickets. While the deal is non-exclusive it does represent a move by Google to begin diversifying away from advertising revenue. Guest post by Zach Fuller of Midia YouTube has announced a partnership with Ticketmaster that will allow its video property to connect users directly with concert tickets. The deal is non-exclusive and similar to ...

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Book / Magazine

Here and now with jazz master Pat Martino

Here and now with jazz master Pat Martino

Source: Michael Ricci

67-year-old jazz guitarist Pat Martino lives in the same home his parents raised him in on 16th Street in South Philadelphia. But all of those memories have been erased for Martino, who suffered an aneurysm in 1979. The resulting surgery to save his life removed 60-percent of his temporal lobe, and with it, most recollection of his life to that point. At that time Martino was 35 years old, had already released some 12 albums and toured the world, yet ...

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Recording

The Layers of Master Percussionist Jerry Leake Emerge on "Cubist"

The Layers of Master Percussionist Jerry Leake Emerge on "Cubist"

Source: Michael Ricci

Jerry Leake produced his new album like a mad rhythm scientist. He was methodic and resourceful, precisely mixing and pouring one ingredient into the next. It could have ended in disaster with sonic fragments left strewn about haplesslybut it did not. Cubist (Rhombus Publishing; Jan 1, 2010) comes to life with mathematical precision and beauty where each composition resounds its exclusive musical “soul." Cubist reflects and retracts not only music but also people and their experiences. “You can almost feel ...

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Recording

Master Pianists Meral Guneyman & Dick Hyman Release Danzas Tropicales on Ryko January 12, 2010

Master Pianists Meral Guneyman & Dick Hyman Release Danzas Tropicales on Ryko January 12, 2010

Source: Ryko

Their Second Collection Filled with Latin Dance Rhythms and Jazzy Effervescence

The award-winning and classical trained pianist Meral Guneyman, along with the iconic jazz arranger, composer and pianist Dick Hyman, present Danzas Tropicales, a fluid collection of piano compositions dedicated to Latin dance rhythms. Guneyman and Hyman create a sound which captures a signature blend of Latin fervor and sophisticated elegance. Danzas Tropicales features an array of lively rhythms, ranging from the original title piece, composed by Hyman himself, to ...

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Recording

Master Percussionist on Unique Album

Master Percussionist on Unique Album

Source: Michael Ricci

The Layers of Master Percussionist Jerry Leake Emerge on Cubist

Jerry Leake produced his new album like a mad rhythm scientist. He was methodic and resourceful, precisely mixing and pouring one ingredient into the next. It could have ended in disaster with sonic fragments left strewn about haplessly.but it did not. Cubist (Rhombus Publishing; Jan 1, 2010) comes to life with mathematical precision and beauty where each composition resounds its exclusive musical “soul". Cubist reflects and retracts not only music ...

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Technology

The Day the Music Biz Changed: Parsing the Live Nation / Ticketmaster Press Release

The Day the Music Biz Changed: Parsing the Live Nation / Ticketmaster Press Release

Source: Michael Ricci

It's almost done. As first reported last week by the Wall Street Journal, a plan to merge industry giants Ticketmaster and Live Nation was announced this morning. And if it goes through, don't expect the music business to ever be the same again. Billboard's Ray Waddell sums up the size of this new corporate powerhouse: “The merger would create the most powerful and influential entity the music business has ever known. As manager, ticketer, venue operator, merchandiser and ...

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Technology

Live Nation and Ticketmaster Prepare to Merge

Live Nation and Ticketmaster Prepare to Merge

Source: All About Jazz

Live music behemoths Live Nation and Ticketmaster are apparently negotiating a proposed merger, according to the Wall Street Journal after the ticketing contract between the two companies ended at the beginning of the year. Although neither board has approved the deal, the talks are said to be in a fairly late stage.

Late last fall, Live Nation representatives said they were excited about rolling out their own ticketing service to replace their contract with Ticketmaster. Instead, Live Nation, the biggest ...

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Obituary

Max Roach, Master Percussionist, Dies at 83

Max Roach, Master Percussionist, Dies at 83

Source: All About Jazz

NEW YORK (AP) - Max Roach, a master percussionist whose rhythmic innovations and improvisations provided the dislocated beats that defined bebop jazz, has died after a long illness. He was 83. The self-taught musical prodigy died Wednesday night at an undisclosed hospital in Manhattan, said Cem Kurosman, spokesman for Blue Note Records, one of Roach's labels. No additional details were available, he said. Roach received his first musical break at age 16, filling in for three nights in 1940 when ...

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Award / Grant

NEA Jazz Master Paquito D'Rivera with Claudio Roditi and New York Voices

NEA Jazz Master Paquito D'Rivera with Claudio Roditi and New York Voices

Source: All About Jazz

NJPAC'S ALTERNATE ROUTES PRESENTS NEA JAZZ MASTER PAQUITO D'RIVERA WITH CLAUDIO RODITI & NEW YORK VOICES FOR ONE PERFORMANCE ONLY OF BRAZILIAN DREAMS, MAY 14, 2006

Newark, New Jersey - As part of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's Alternate Routes series, jazz legend and 2005 recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Master Fellowship, Paquito D'Rivera will perform with Brazilian jazz trumpter Claudio Roditi and Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble, ...

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Award / Grant

2006 National Jazz Awards of Canada to Honour Master Percussionist "Candido"

2006 National Jazz Awards of Canada to Honour Master Percussionist "Candido"

Source: All About Jazz

Montreal - The 2006 National Jazz Awards (NJA) of Canada will honour the legendary master percussionist Candido Camero (Candido) at this year's NJA ceremony to be held on Monday April 10, 2006 at a spectacular gala at The Old Mill Inn, in Toronto, Ontario. The event will be hosted by media personality Ralph Benmergui and highly acclaimed vocalist Dee Daniels. This year's theme will be 'Latin Jazz' and will be celebrated with a host of activities and entertainment. Candido will ...

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