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Read Around The Jazz Internet: Sept. 28, 2012
September 28, 2012 – Monk Competition madness, Don Byron interviewed, professor Sam and hints of a Clark Terry film.

Read Orchestra Strikes, The Winter Of 'Spring For Music' And A Fertile Face For Opera
September 28, 2012 – From across the classical internet, all the news that's fit to link.

Read Mumford & Sons Preaches To Masses
September 27, 2012 – The British band, which draws from American folk and Christianity, has earned a huge following.

Watch The 2012 Gramophone Awards: Some Surprises, Lots Of (Repeated) Familiar Names
September 27, 2012 – From Calleja to Abbado to Grosvenor, read about and hear some of the winners at this year's awards.
Listen Atlanta Symphony Musicians Ratify New Contract
September 27, 2012 – The deal means the orchestra's 68th concert season will begin next week on schedule.

Watch YouTube Shares Ad Revenue With Musicians, But Does It Add Up?
September 27, 2012 – Musicians say they see benefits to their music and videos being on YouTube — but not much money.

Watch 'Moon River' Singer Andy Williams Has Died
September 26, 2012 – The clean-cut crooner had 18 gold albums and hits that stretched from the '60s into the '90s.

Listen Andy Williams Dies; Crooner Was Known For 'Moon River,' Christmas TV Specials
September 26, 2012 – The singer was 84. The cause of death, his family says, was bladder cancer.

Listen How Musicians Make Money On Spotify
September 26, 2012 – Spotify has millions of songs and millions of users, but it's not yet a cash cow for musicians.

Listen Crowd Funding For Musicians Isn't The Future; It's The Present
September 25, 2012 – For some people, at specific moments in their careers, crowd funding can be a piece of the puzzle.

Listen A Punk-Rock Band On Tour In The Land Of The Arab Spring
September 24, 2012 – The Atlanta-based rock band Black Lips is playing shows in cities across the Middle East.

Read Jamison Ross Wins 2012 Thelonious Monk Competition For Drummers
September 24, 2012 – The New Orleans-based musician, 24, made clear, precise statements with a lay audience in mind.

Read What Did The Monk Competition Ever Do For You?
September 22, 2012 – Five former entrants of jazz's most prestigious contest reflect on what it meant to them.
Listen Universal's Purchase Of EMI Gets Thumbs Up In U.S. And Europe
September 21, 2012 – Despite some limitations, the label will own nearly 40 percent of the global recorded music market.

Read Around The Jazz Internet: Sept. 21, 2012
September 21, 2012 – Cal Tjader saluted, Pepper Adams reinterpreted and a band parades through the Lower East Side.



