May 19th, 2009 | Author: Jim Tuerk | Categories: Dave Douglas (News), Dave Douglas (Updates), Greenleaf Music NewsWe are getting some great feedback on Dave's new album. We thank everyone for the outpouring of support and kind words. But as much as we love hearing how much everyone is loving the record, be sure we'd love it more if you told someone you know who hasn't heard the record yet. ...
June 10th, 2009 | Author: Jim Tuerk |DD Mixtape The first ever Greenleaf contest. And it's a good one, too. All you have to do is submit your perfect Dave Douglas mixtape and you're immediately be entered to win some great prizes and have your mixtape featured on our site. We hope to hear from you. And we're excited to see the content our Greenleaf community (and beyond) comes up with. Detai...
May 15th, 2009 | Author: Jim Tuerk | Categories: Dave Douglas (News), Dave Douglas (Updates), Greenleaf Music News, MusicWorking around the clock over here to get Dave's new record Spirit Moves happening. Updates to follow later this afternoon.While we work, wet your whistle on a new track streaming on our sidebar player. "Great Awakening" is the penultimate track on the record and one of ou...
May 12th, 2009 | Author: Jim Tuerk | Categories: Dave Douglas (Updates), Events, Greenleaf Music News, MusicJazz on 3 will be broadcasting the DDQ performance from the Cheltenham Jazz Festival on May 25th. This is a show that received a lot of glowing reviews. The BBC posted a sneak peak of this performance recently. A new tune, too — "Handwritten Letter." Killer.Hear the rest of the Dave Do
We're about 2 weeks out from the launch of the preorder for Dave's newest record, Spirit Moves. Artwork is printing, press is buzzing, radio is playing, videos are streaming (for subscribers), and the tunes are blasting from our open windows. We'll be posting more on this very soon. For now, check out the cover art — thanks to Matt at Get A Clue for all his hard work — and the final trackli
from http://greenleafmusic.comEpisode 2 of Icons Among Us hits tonight. AllAboutJazz recently published an article with a few words regarding this Documentary Channel series. Click here to read the article.In this episode, viewers will get a sneak peak of Brass Ecstasy filmed last December. Of course, our subscribers already got the first peak into Dave Douglas' band last week when we posted...
This is part of the series Jazz in the Digital Age at NPR's A Blog Supreme.Niches Brew: Musicians Creating a Way ForwardMore and more folks in the music industry are singing the blues these days.A critic lamented the lack of paid outlets for his writing and sheepishly admitted taking a gig with a jazz festival. A club owner sobbed over attendance and how the music is just not what it used to be...
May 12th, 2009 | Author: Jim Tuerk | Categories: Culture, Music Business News, Music TechnologyFollowing file-sharing legislation gives me a headache. From TorrentFreak:In an attempt to reduce piracy, the French have passed a new law requiring Internet service providers to cut off Internet access for repeat copyright infringers. Under the new 'HADOPI' legislation ISPs have to warn their custom...
It's contest time again. Due to the overwhelming response to our Dave Douglas Mixtape contest this past summer, we've decided to hold another mix tape contest of sorts. And this time, we'll be pressing a Best of Greenleaf Music volume 1 on vinyl based in part on your submissions. No one knows our catalog better than the community we have here. So take a moment and read the rules / requirements ...
by Dave Douglas at greenleafmusic.comAnyone who has been drawn into a post-concert music discussion over drinks and laughs is probably familiar with the tangle. You throw out an idea about music and find yourself defending it, even as you realize the mounting vigor of your argument is both unnecessary and likely counterproductive (and simply silly). But you keep going just for the fun of it. Th...
Dave Douglas & hr BigbandLooking past the Spirit Moves release this summer, we'll be releasing Dave's first collection of big band pieces later this year. The to-be-titled work features a collection of Douglas originals, arranged for by Jim McNeely for hr Bigband with Dave as guest trumpeter.A sneak peak of this recording will be heard on hr2 on May 3, 7.05p local time (that's 1.05p NYC). Peop...