The Grammy win last night by Brian Lynch and Eddie Palmieri for Best Latin Jazz Album is also a victory for the proposition that independence can bring rewards. Lynch said goodbye to the oversight of record companies, produced Simpático on his own and released it with ArtistShare, the cooperative … [Read more...]
Archives for February 12, 2007
Dave Holland Sextet in DC
Rifftides Washington, DC correspondent John Birchard heard Dave Holland's new band the other night and filed this report. Terrace Theater, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. February 9, 2007. Dave Holland, bass; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Antonio Hart, alto saxophone; … [Read more...]
Comment (And Then Some): Pay To Play
There have been several interesting comments about the Rifftides Pay To Play posting. Jim Brown's comment constitutes an essay and gets a posting of its own. He wrote it in response to messages about the Pay To Play piece that appeared on a listserve devoted to west coast jazz. The emphases and … [Read more...]