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Joseph Daley, Warren Smith & Scott Robinson, 'The Tuba Trio Chronicles,' [REVIEW]

The new year brings new music that questions the very existence of a set of parameters used to define and categorize the concept of free jazz. Simply stated, 'The Tuba Trio Chronicles' (Joda Music) is, in actuality, Joseph Daley on tuba, Warren Smith on drums and Scott Robinson on saxophone, but that enticement is woefully inaccurate. For it is the ghost of Sam Rivers [1923-2011] and his original Tuba Trio, that permeates the proceedings.
By Mike Greenblatt

  • Guitarist David Lowery Sues Spotify Over 'Mechanical Rights' Infringement

    Spotify, the popular music streaming service that delivers music to millions for next to nothing, is being sued by lead singer and guitarist David Lowery (of the rock bands Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven) for at least $150 million. According to CNN Money, David Lowery sues Spotify because, as his law firm asserted, Spotify "knowingly, willingly, and unlawfully reproduces and distributes copyrighted music."
    By Steve Nagel

  • 15 Best Blues Musicians of All Time: Lightnin Hopkins

    One could rank the fifteen best blues musicians of all time in some kind of order, but then the onus would be on the number rather than the stories each told or the lives they led, so this list will not be burdened by numbers. Instead, it will be all about the musicians and the music they created. Say hello to Lightnin' Hopkins.
    By Thomas Swan