Music Labels Reach Online Royalty Deal

Internet radio, once on its deathbed, is likely to survive after all.

On Tuesday, after a two-year battle, record labels and online radio stations agreed on new royalty rates that cover music streaming.

Many of the music sites had argued that the old rates were so high that they were being forced out of business. That could have come back to haunt the record labels, since for many people the sites are becoming a useful way to discover music.

Read more on The New York Times

The Vegetable Orchestra

This orchestra performs on instruments made of fresh vegetables. Sounds incredible? Look at the video:)

City Jazz Club, Riga

JAZZ CLUB OF THE DAY

Let's continue our tour of jazz clubs around the wolrd. This time we go to Riga in the Baltic Republic of Latvia. This is also a way to see differnet flavours of jazz and contamination with local cultures. Look at this choir of beautiflul latvian girls!



City Jazz Club
Ģertrūdes st. 34
Riga
Latvia
http://www.cityjazzclub.lv/

Chris Botti in Tour

TOUR OF THE DAY

Chris Botti

This summer Chriss Botti will not perform in Europe but only in USA and Canada

July 2009

02 - Montreal, Canada - Montreal Jazz Festival
09 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
10 - Sparks, NV - John Ascuaga's Nugget
11 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall - with San Francisco Symphony
12 - San Francisco, CA - Davies Symphony Hall - with San Francisco Symphony

August 2009

07 - Lenox, MA - Tanglewood - with Boston Pops
08 - Hyannis, MA - Cape Cod Melody Tent

September 2009

05 - N. Las Vegas, NV - Aliante Hotel And Casino
11 - Edmond, OK - Uco Jazz Lab - 2 Shows: 7PM & 10PM
12 - Fort Worth, TX - Jazz By The Boulevard
18 - Saint Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
19 - Milwaukee, WI - Milwaukee Riverside Theater
25 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
26 - Springfield, OH - Clark State Performing Arts Center

Video: EMMANUEL

Chris Botti: trumpet
Lucia Micarelli: violin
Boston Pops Orchestra

Free Mp3: Bill Evans - Body and Smoke Medley

Bill Evans
"Body And Smoke Medley" (mp3)
from "Very Early Volume 1"
(E3 RECORDS)

More On This Album

This is a jazz historian's Holy Grail! Here's pianist Bill Evans on vinyl acetate, from the age of 12. Presented in chronological order, this 15 track CD is just the first in a five volume series planned for release, along with some "best-of" releases and a final boxed set. This includes an introduction by Professor of Jazz History at UNO, Charles C. Blancq. A glorious 12 page booklet contains never before seen photos of Evans as a youth performer, as well as personal stories told by long time childhood friend, schoolmate and band mate, Connie Atkinson. Each recording is commented on by Evans' own son and producer of the album, Evan Evans. Album was transferred with care by legendary Joe Gastwirt, using HDCD, and pressed using the jitter free K2 laser.

25th Birmingham International Jazz Festival

July 3rd - 12th
Birmingham, UK

Over 10 jazz-packed summer days from July 3rd to the 12th Birmingham will become Jazz City UK, with more jazz per square metre than has New Orleans.

For programme and further info check:

http://www.birminghamjazzfestival.com

From Birmingham Jazz Festival 2008:

Dixieland Crackerjacks
Up A Lazy River

Bobby Watson - Appointment in Milano

RECORD OF THE DAY

This is a modern classic. In 1983 alto saxophonist from Kansas City Bobby Watson went to Milan to perform in a jazz club called "Le Scimmie". He played with a local trio, as it is common among jazz players when they tour around the world. It was the Open Form Trio: Piero Bassini on piano, Attilio Zanchio on bass and Giampiero Prina on drums (unfortunately Prina died in 2002).

Bobby Watson was so impressed by the sound he could obtain with the Italian trio that he decided to make a record. They reserved the recording studio in Milan for two days, but all pieces came out perfectly at first take on the first day so, as the studio had been paid in advance, the next day they recorded another album of standards: Round Trip.

One thing that impresses ma about Bobby Watson's music is that although it is very high level jazz, it is also "easy" to understand and he can reach many people.

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BOBBY WATSON
Appointment in Milano

1. Appointment in Milano
2. Ballando (Dancing)
3. If Bird Could See Me Now
4. Watson's Blues
5. (I'm) Always Missing You
6. Funcalypso.

Bobby Watson: Alto Sax
Piero Bassini: Piano
Attilio Zanchio: Bass
Giampiero Prina: Drums

Red Records, 1985