Breaking Jazz News & Opinion: July 2009

Student fined $675K for 30 downloads That's $22,500 per song.	Favorite band movies Saxophonists offer their picks.
Talking with Jane Monheit Vocalist balances music and family demands.	31 composers receive grants Recipients include Meredith Monk & Joel Harrison.
Keith Jarrett in London John Fordham reports on the concert.	Growing the jazz audience Pamela Espeland offers some suggestions.
Chimps don't dig dissonant music Is there a biological preference for consonance?	Jamey Aebersold's favorite rhythm section Surprise! It's not a play-along record.
Too many tribute bands! Kansas City critic sees a worrying trend.	Remembering a trumpet legend "Freddie Hubbard OWNED the trumpet."
5 of the best jazz CDs of the last 5 years Beliefnet shares some favorite disks.	Rules for the tip jar Pianist explains proper tipping.
Why are music magazines dying? Slate identifies three reasons.	Backlash against grants for jazz Howard Mandel enters the debate.
George Russell dead at age 86 Russell was a major composer and theoretician of modern jazz.	Jazz mission to Afghanistan Musician describes jazz goodwill visit to Kabul for US State Department.
NEA Jazz Masters go on the road More than 25 jazz legends will participate.	Talking with Med Flory JazzWax interviews a super-saxophonist.
Wynton's new home away from home Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will spending lots of time in London.	How to improve "'Round Midnight" Hans Groiner, the Bruno of jazz, rises to the challenge with "Five Past Twelve."
Alternatives to Diana Krall Brilliant Corners makes some suggestions.	Will Apple bring back LP-type format? Steve Jobs plots a new way of selling music.
More awesome tapes from Africa Check out some classic Ghanaian music.	Talking with Youssou N'Dour News broadcast features the Senegalese artist.
Are fans switching to legal downloading? The Times looks at some encouraging trends.	Herbie Hancock & Lang Lang Musical odd couple tries to break down barriers.
Is the trombone dead? Bone fans fear the worst.	Latina jazz NPR looks at 5 Spanish-speaking vocalists.
How about use-it-or-lose-it copyright? Brilliant Corners looks at label pains.	A perfect way to teach music Can perfect pitch be learned?
Tony Bennett makes a surprise visit The iconic vocalist sits in with Bill Charlap at the Y.	"Help me! My piano solos suck!!!" Forum participants offer some suggestions.
How Stan Getz met Huey Lewis It resulted in this recording.	Ranking the music web sites MySpace Music is on a tear.
Jazz players nab chamber music grants Grants go to ensembles led by Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jason Kao Hwang and others.	Celebrating Pee Wee Russell His last wish: "Tell the newspapers not to write any sad stories about me."
Musician finds YouTube pulls his video Artists lose out in crossfire over rights.	Remembering Oscar Peterson's songbooks Why is this music only available in Canada?
Ethan Iverson & Charlie Haden in performance at the Blue Note The Gig reports on the action.	10 web sites to help you navigate through the new world of music CNN looks at the usual suspects.
1,000 jazz CDs to hear before you die Groove Notes shares the first 20 titles.	Open letter on Latin jazz Chip Boaz sends a message to Jazz Times
Christian McBride tops jazz chart Kurt Elling falls to second place.	The courage to really play "How many of us are playing music to uplift others?"
20 tips for jazz musicians Here are a few things to remember at the gig.	Mystery trumpet helps jazz student Horn was left on music store doorstep.
Petition for jazz pensions Signatures now approach 1,000.	Debating subsidies for jazz Peter Hum looks at pros and cons.
Is there a female approach to jazz piano? JazzWax talks to Chantale Gagne.	Jimmie Lunceford honored on Beale St. Bandleader joins the Walk of Fame.
The Buster Keaton Cobb Salad? Jazz Lives shares a funny list of search engine terms that brought people to its web site.	Talking with Philip Glass �Here�s an interesting experiment. Play a film, any film, and then change the music. . . '"
MySpace CEO promises improvements �Our users don�t know if we�re a social portal, a music site, or an entertainment hub.�	Quincy Jones's tips for success "One thing that turns me on is if somebody says, �You�ll never get that done.'"
United shamed into jazz donation to the Thelonious Monk Institute See the video that started it all here.	"I owe my appreciation of jazz to Donna Summer" Jazz listener shares his history as a fan.
When Louis Armstrong crossed over Was it 80 years ago today?	Pandora adding 50,000 members daily Internet music provider just raised $35 million.
Arturo O'Farrill commissioned to write song for Sonia Sotomayor Local art srganizations and private donors are funding the project.	1979 patent offers an uncanny anticipation of Apple's iPod. "The guy predicted details down to DRM and flash memory's dominance."
Musicians and their fear of injury It's worse than stage fright . . . with almost two-thirds of musicians suffering, often in secret.	Check out this Bobby McFerrin video The singer is captured in a free-form performance alongside Richard Bona.
Is everyone making music a good thing? Hyperbot looks at the Youth Music Box.	Institute preserves Brubeck's legacy But the focus is also on jazz's future.
Can jazz fans learn from KISS? Peter Hum is looking for jazz in all the wrong places.	Old people who play sax Forum looks at oldsters who maintain an active sax life.
The happier Holiday Fifty years after Billie Holiday's death, Alison Kerr looks at the life-affirming side of the singer.	Dissing Wein's jazz festival "Corporate jazz is a zombie state...Maybe Gramps can get Goldman Sachs to make a bonus party of it."
Debating the pros and cons of liner notes for jazz CDs Peter Hum offers his views.	Are jazz magazine circulation numbers believable? Howard Mandel grapples with the numbers.
Survey shows preference for CDs UK consumers�even the youngest�prefer physical CD to download.	What was Jazz Times thinking? Brilliant Corners is skeptical about the magazine's planned return to print.
New head appointed for North Texas jazz John Murphy steps in as chairman.	The story behind a classic jazz photo Check out Herb Snitzer's gallery here.
Billie Holiday statue back in Baltimore Lady Day returning to Lafayette & Pennsylvania.	Ten weird ways to distribute music Forget iTunes; dig the FM3 Buddha Machine instead.
When did jazz musicians stop talking? Peter Hum speaks up on taciturn performers.	Major label CEO: "We lost touch" Head of EMI fesses up.
Latin jazz and young listeners The discussion continues on the aging of the audience.	Appreciations from Matthew Shipp "My basic concept of the piano is as a cosmos."
Should New Orleans promote jazz more? Business journalist looks at branding possibilities.	Top 10 jazz artists who died young Bird and Bix top the list.
The quick guide to jazz nicknames Get your sobriquets straight.	Kurt Elling tops airplay chart again The late David 'Fathead' Newman in second place.
Beware the Jazz Trance Mind the Gap shows us the symptoms.	Ornette Coleman at Bluesfest Doug Fischer reports on the proceedings.
Jazz Times finds a buyer Madavor Media takes ownership.	Talking with Jon Hendricks Marc Myers interviews the vocalese master.
Is Latin jazz on its deathbed? Chip Boaz has some smart suggestions.	Becker and Fagen: was it really 50/50? Thread probes the creative process behind Steely Dan.
Every day they want the blues "There are some people who would kill their own mother for the only copy of a Son House record.�	Jazz fans are living in the past "Be sure to look over your shoulder, the past may be gaining on you."
African music coming back in US & Europe Cary Darling sees a resurgence.	Berklee targeting African students College president and spouse donate $500K.
CD Baby raises download rates CD Baby is the world's leading seller of self-produced jazz recordings.	How to make it in the music business "If you are waiting around for the phone to ring or that A & R guy to show up at your gig�good luck."
Gadgets that replace The Real Book Throw away that fake book.	My sax will be a work of art Just stand on a plinth in Trafalgar Square and blow.
Latin Alternative Music Conference held As major labels cut back, indie and self-produced artists now dominate Latin music scene.	Latin jazz at Hollywood Bowl Michael Katz reports on Sergio Mendes, Eddie Palmieri and Poncho Sanchez.
Story behind a stunning photo JazzWax looks at the history of a famous image.	Conversation with Enrico Rava The trumpeter talks about favorite songs and settings.
ASCAP going after music bloggers Get ready to pay for embedded videos..	Talking with Darcy James Argue Devin Leonard interviews the bandleader.
Do we need a jazz version of Guitar Hero? Nate Chinen offers a clever suggestion for expanding the jazz audience..	Where there's Smoke there's . . . water �The sprinkler system destroyed our club,� says owner of prominent NY jazz venue.
Scary figures on jazz CD sales RIAA stats show a precipitous drop..	More bad news on CD sales Fewer than 6% of CDs sell more than 1,000 copies.
The best CDs so far this year Organissimo forum participants offer their picks..	Looking at jazz from across the pond A Blog Supreme talks with Dr. Wolfram Knauer.
Audi designs cool piano for jazz Orders can be placed starting on July 16..	Montreal Fest finds new sponsor Event finds financial support from TD Bank.
Do jazz record labels matter? A Blog Supreme surveys the scene..	The Ornette Coleman of the 1930s Frank Oteri recalls Frank Teschemacher.
In defense of jazz education Ronan Guilfoyle stands up for a often criticized segment of the jazz community..	Jazz flower power Night Lights looks back at the Charles Lloyd Quartet from the late 1960s.
Sponsor found for NY jazz festival George Wein shares some good news..	Deal may save Internet radio Agreement caps a two-year battle.
Kurt Elling tops the jazz airplay chart Singers new CD jumps 37 places in one week..	Susana Raya in a moving homemade video Some label should sign this artist.
Why we need bad reviews Jason Gross chimes in at Pop Matters..	Your brain has its own soundtrack Who needs a horn; take a solo with an MRI.
Diana Krall gets her movie minute Jazz diva shows up in Public Enemies..	Jazz origins of the Moonwalk Before Jacko there was Cab Calloway.
Study shows Jamie Cullum is the most upbeat celebrity "Scientific"(?) results determined by studying Twitter..	Down with the "fetishization of precision" in big bands! The big band debate continues.
Why I love big band music Villes Ville responds to Matt Rubin.	Sony wants a piece of indie music Major label hopes to control the long tail.
Tony Bennett & Lee Konitz Five secrets to their success.	Free jazz and the motherland Brilliant Corners makes some connections.
Interview with Gunther Schuller Frank Oteri talks to the composer-conductor-writer-etc.	The best big band charts . . . . . . as picked by experts fifty years ago.
Why I hate big band music Matt Rubin offers some suggestions on how to bring the dinosaur back to life.	How Twitter is killing music journalism Rolling Stone writer Christopher R. Weingarten is crude, witty and provocative.
The Weather Channel drops jazz Rock replaces smooth jazz; company exec says that it was just "elevator music."	Bill Evans's time: the debate continues Pianists share views on Mr. Evans's sense of time at the Piano World online forum.
Michael Jackson hoped to record instrumental jazz Billboard reveals a different side of Jacko.	New York Times features Sheila Jordan . . . but not her singing The paper of record is interested in her house.
Montreux Jazz Festival will close this year with . . . Prince Non-jazz artists continue to dominate jazz festivals.	Stevie Wonder excites Montreal fans with Michael Jackson tribute Non-jazz artists continue to dominate jazz festivals.
When Coltrane battled...Alan Greenspan? "Trane smoked his ass . . .Greenie foolishly tore into 'Cherokee'. . ."	Unlocking the secret of perfect pitch All people might be born with absolute pitch, but they lose it with age.
Bill Evans: Early or Late? Marc Myers picks his 10 favorite Bill Evans albums.	81 years of "West End Blues" Ricky Riccardi looks at a Jazz Age masterpiece.
Dave Douglas on solo trumpet "The demands are akin to an event like the Iron Man."	Esperanza Spalding in Concert The bassists shines at Confederation Park.
Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani in Ottowa Doug Fischer reports on a "sublime and heart-breaking" performance.	Buck Hill still blowing at 82 The Wailin' Mailman claims it all started going sour with the Beatles.
Your first 5 jazz albums What artists do future jazz fans hear first?	Autographing with the jazz stars Jason Palmer recalls a fan's request.