Archive for August, 2007

FESTIVAL: Pittsfield Cityjazz Festival Announces Lineup for October 4-7 Event

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Performances Include Latin Jazz Dance Party, Women in Jazz, Professional and Student Jazz Ensembles PITTSFIELD, Massachusetts, Aug. 30, 2007--The third annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival today announced the lineup for the Columbus Day weekend event, and it includes something for everybody: a night of music featuring groups headed by women; a Latin Jazz Dance Party; new material prepared for a special Jazz orchestra comprising Pittsfield high school students; documentary Jazz films; and the return of two remarkable performers from last year's event...

AWARD: Hamilton de Holanda’s Brasilianos Earns Latin Grammy Nomination as “Best Instrumental Album”

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Mandolin phenomenon Hamilton De Holanda, recently said to be "widely considered as the best Brazilian mandolin player," by Public Radio's "The World," has just been nominated for his first Latin Grammy award. The nomination is for his critically acclaimed debut for Adventure Music, Brasilianos, which was released in the summer of 2006...

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Harlem Speaks Features Pianist Junior Mance September 6th 6:30PM-8:30PM

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 212 348-8300 Junior Mance, Piano September 6, 2007 at the Harlem School of the Arts (645 St. Nicholas Avenue For reservations: 212-348-8300 6:30pm-8:30pm FREE This series is free and open to the public The first guest of Harlem Speaks in September 2007, JUNIOR MANCE, was born Julian Clifford Mance, Jr. on October 10, 1928. He's a jazz pianist, composer, author of "HOW TO PLAY BLUES PIANO", and a recording artist of thirty plus albums as a leader and numerous recordings as a sideman. He began playing the piano at the age of five, and began formal training at the age of eight...

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Filipina Jazz Singing Sensation Charmaine Clamor Celebrates New CD at the Iridium Wed., Sept. 12th Sets at 8 and 10PM

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
IRIDIUM JAZZ CLUB 1650 BROADWAY (Corner of 51st) NEW YORK, NY 10023 RESERVATIONS: 212-582-2121 Sets At 8:00 and 10:00PM Wed., Sept. 12 CHARMAINE CLAMOR The Los Angeles Times calls Clamor, "An impressive new vocal artist, a first-rate jazz talent." And All About Jazz says, "Clamor could shake the musical world." Filipinos call her "one of our own...

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Ceu Announces Us Fall Tour / Digital Remix Ep

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
BRAZILIAN SUCCESS STORY CeU RETURNS TO THE US FOR FALL TOUR Sixteen-date tour begins in East Lansing in October "Maybe it's time for The Girl from Ipanema to step aside and make way for the girl from Sao Paulo. She goes by the name of CeU." - Associated Press "Theres a fresh new face on the Brazilian music scene," proclaimed National Public Radio's Morning Edition in April of this year. With a chorus of press plaudits and two sold-out US tours behind her, Brazilian singer-songwriter CeU (pronounced "Cell" with a light "L") returns to the US with a highly anticipated sixteen-date fall tour that will kick off in East Lansing, MI on October 16, 2007...

CD/DOWNLOAD RELEASE: Jon Hemmersam/Dom Minasi Quartet New Release

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
CDM Records is proud to release The Jon Hemmersam/Dom Minasi Quartet featuring Ken Filiano and Kresten Osgood (CDM 1008). Distributed by North Country. Label Manager; Jim Eigo of Jazz Promo Services and Radio Promo by Kate Smith Promotions...

FESTIVAL: Benefit Concert for the 5th Annual Festival of New Trumpet Music

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
To Take Place at 8:00 PM on September 15, 2007 at CIM -Center for Improvised Music 295 Douglass St., #1, Brooklyn, NY, (betw 3rd and 4th avenues) Featuring Ralph Alessi, Lewis Barnes, Cecil Bridgewater, Taylor Ho Bynum, Roy Campbell Jr., Dave Douglas, Tanya Kalmanovitch, Warren Smith, and many more...

FESTIVAL: Requesting Sponsorship Support for the 1st Annual Jimmie Lunceford Jamboree Festival in Memphis, TN

Thursday, August 30th, 2007
Dear Potential Sponsor, Please join us in this historic occasion to honor one of Memphis' unfairly forgotten yet greatest musicians, visionaries and sons, the incomparable Jimmie Lunceford. Please sponsor and support the first annual Jimmie Lunceford Jamboree Festival. This three day celebration will take place on October 19-21 2007 throughout various locations in the city...

The Industry Goes Purple

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

In the physical record business when you sell 500,000 albums you go “Gold”. Sell a million and you go “Platinum”. But in the age of the Internet less albums are earning these titles every year. What are going to go on the walls of the studios and above the mantles of the pool houses? Thankfully, Yahoo! Music has the answer:

Yahoo! Music Turning Purple Award

We’re pleased to announce the Purple Award, a heavy, sexy pair of purple headphones given to superstars which manage to achieve 10 MILLION plays on Yahoo! Music. These plays could be from any of our fabulous digital music offerings, Music Videos, LAUNCHcast Radio, or Yahoo! Music Unlimited, or any of our original programs such as Live Sets, SMASH, Who’s Next?, and Get Your Freak On.

But we’re not just giving these away, we’re setting high standards and using a third party to verify the numbers. Since the onset of SoundScan (the music sales charts) and BDS (the song tracking service that makes up the Billboard charts), the music industry has become much more about the real instead of the old-school smoke and mirrors way of trying to fool/hype music fans into believing something is hot when it really isn’t. Even in this new generation of the music industry, other web sites count plays even if you only heard a couple seconds of a song/video before stopping it or navigating to another page. It’s no coincidence that many of the top artists on some social networking sites are scantily clad women as people are going to their pages to look at their pictures instead of listening to their music. We feel it’s imperative to only count a “play” as a song or video that’s been heard/watched for at least 60 seconds. That way we know for sure you’ve heard the core of the song. Anytime you skip a song or video before the one-minute mark, we don’t count it as a play and it doesn’t count towards the 10 million needed to receive a Purple Award. Also, we’re using BDS to count the plays, so all plays are validated by a third party. All on the up and up, baby.

But let’s get on to the part you’re all waiting for, the winners! We’re announcing ten winners from the last year to kick off the award, and will then be announcing winners as they hit the 10 million mark. So here’s our initial batch of Purple:

Akon f/Eminem, “Smack That”

Beyonce’, “Irreplaceable”

Ciara f/Chamillionaire, “Get Up”

Ciara, “Promise”

Evanescence, “Call Me When You’re Sober”

Fergie, “London Bridge”

Justin Timberlake, “SexyBack”

Justin Timberlake, “What Goes Around…Comes Around”

Nelly Furtado, “Say It Right”

Shakira f/Wyclef Jean, “Hips Don’t Lie” 

All the best,
John Lenac
Yahoo! Music

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Tuesdays on the Terrace: Marlene Rosenberg Trio

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Tuesdays on the Terrace presents another inspiring season of free evening jazz concerts on the MCA's Terrace and Sculpture Garden. Hosted by local radio personalities, visitors are invited to enjoy cocktails and "lawn boxes" with cheese, crackers, and fruit or full dinner while listening to Chicago's finest jazz musicians...