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Dave LiebmanDavid Liebman was born in Brooklyn, New York on September 4, 1946. He began classical piano lessons at the age of nine and saxophone by twelve… more

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By Mark Saleski

A friend of mine, who is just beginning to dip his toe into the pool of jazz, asked me if I thought he was “ready” for Bitches Brew. That’s a tricky question, no matter who is doing the asking. The generic answer, suitable for use in nearly any situation, is a definite “maybe.” Some might say it’s a mighty big leap from Kind Of Blue to Bitches Brew. Indeed, the two albums sound nothing like each other, with the former’s genius slowly revealed in the subtleties of modal interplay while the latter makes a much more strident, funky, and loud statement…

American-born free jazz alto saxophonist Noah Howard has died at the age of 67 years early morning Friday, September 3rd, 2010

A free jazz artist of the 60s and 70s, Mr. Howard came to critical acclaim again after returning to free jazz in the 90s due to recorded efforts with Cadence Jazz among other labels…first recorded in 1966 and finding a lukewarm reception to his music he moved to Europe living in Paris then Brussels…(image of Noah Howard by Noah Howard) having a discography of 26 albums, over the years he performed with the following artists: Kenny Clarke, Sun Ra, Boggie Boy, Archie Shepp, Gino Vanelli (Diamonds Awards), Johny Dyani, Chris Mcgregor, New Jazz All Stars, Art Taylor, Takashi Kako, Michael Smith, Andrew Cyrille, Wilbure Ware, Sunny Murray, Bille Dixon, Itaru Oki, Clifford Thorton, Leroy Jenkins, Ray Applenton, Ivo Van Der Borght, Alan Silva, Rasheid Ali, Bobby Few, Jan Verheyen, Khan Jamal, Francois Tusoues, Jack Gregg, George Brown, Art Lewis, Ron Burton, Walter Metz, Dirk Joris, Boulou Ferret, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Youssef Yancy, Louis Mohollo, Dave Burell, Han Bennick, Misha Mendelberg Oliver Jhonson, Kent Carter, Frank Wright, Albert Ayler, Donald Garret, Jerome Cooper, Chris Henderson, Frank Lowe, Milford Graves, Ted Daniels, Jean Jacques Avenell…

According to multiple sources, Google is in final stage talks with labels to open a download store and a cloud based song locker that would allow mobile users to play songs wherever they are. Google hopes to open its new music service before Christmas. Some label executives believe that Google Music will become the first real competitor to iTunes…