Sunday Session: August 15, 2021

Gerald Cleaver

Here's this week's roundup of various music-related items of interest:

* Gerald Cleaver about Griots, Ghost Orbits and Modular Synthesis (15Questions.net)
* De La Soul Have Finally Acquired Their Masters, According to Talib Kweli (Consequence.net)
* Inside look: How Sun Studio's music and magic have carried on for almost 70 years (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
* Staunchly Original: Marking 20 Years of Pi Recordings (WBGO)
* Chronology: Quincy Jones in the 1950s (Jazz Times)
* Jazz Fest Canceled; New Orleans Reacts (DownBeat)
* This Musician's Unlikely Duet Partner? The Golden Gate Bridge (NPR)
* Famous Harlem Block Renamed Art Kane Harlem 1958 Place (Jazz Times)
* SFJAZZ Collective: Reflecting the Moment (SFJAZZ.org)
* Chops: Min Xiao-Fen on the Pipa (Jazz Times)
* Tony Bennett Cancels Fall 2021 Tour (Variety)
* Tony Bennett retires from performing (AVClub.com)
* The New York Jazz Museum: 1972-1977 (AllAboutJazz.com)
* Living Spaces: Preserving Jazz Homes (Jazz Times)
* AEG To Require Proof Of Full Vaccination At All U.S. Venues Beginning October 1st (LiveForLiveMusic.com)
* Sonic Temples - The resurgence of Memphis’ classic recording studios. (MemphisMagazine.com)
* Historic St. Louis Church Could Become National Center For Gospel Music (StLouisPublicRadio.org)
* Are NFTs The New Napster? This Time The Music Industry Isn’t Taking Chances (Forbes.com)

Sunday Session: October 23, 2016

Terrace Martin

Some interesting music-related items that have landed in StLJN's inbox over the past week:

* Artists Spanning Generations Infuse BRIC JazzFest with Soul (DownBeat)
* The 2017 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees Show a Changing Institution (Esquire)
* The Timeless Modernism of "Shuffle Along" - A Broadway sort-of-revival may have tapped out early, but its beauty and importance remain undiminished (Jazz Times)
* Why Chuck Berry Is Even Greater Than You Think (Rolling Stone)
* ‘We smuggled Michael Jackson out in a room-service trolley’ – celebrity bodyguards tell their stories (The Guardian UK)
* 'Love For Sale': A History Of Pop Music That's As Personal As It Gets (NPR)
* ‘Tilted Axes‘ and ‘Rushing Past Willow’: Classical, Jazz or Rock? (Wall Street Journal
* Google and Amazon Leverage Copyright Loophole to Use Songs Without Paying Songwriters (MusicTechPolicy.com)
* The Record Labels Of The Future Are Already Here (Forbes)
* Universal caught up in $125m lawsuit as Spinal Tap star accuses Vivendi of fraud (MusicBusinessWorldwide.com)
* How De La Soul producer Prince Paul continues to rewrite the rules (TheVinylFactory.com)
* Steely Dan Returns to Beacon Theatre for Nostalgic Aja Show (DownBeat)
* Calling on a higher power to save a jazz landmark: Buddy Bolden’s home (ThisIsNOLA.org)
* Blues Run The Game (MTV)
* Herbie Hancock's Latest Voyage (NPR)
* Killer Riffs: A Guide to Parody in Popular Music (Pitchfork.com)
* 11 Artists You Still Can't Find on Any Major Streaming Service (Billboard)
* On His 90th Birthday, Chuck Berry Announces His Final Album (DigitalMusicNews.com)
* Phil Chess, Pioneering Blues and Rock Exec, Dead at 95 (Rolling Stone)
* Q&A with Terrace Martin: From Hip-Hop to Herbie Hancock (DownBeat)
* A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism (LitHub.com)
* Experimental Pioneer Pauline Oliveros Still Wants You to Listen Closely (Vice.com)
* Concert hall acoustics in the 21st century: Interview with Sam Berkow (BachTrack.com)