Jazz in C-U, week of 6/29/2008

Relatively light week for jazz. Have a safe holiday.

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Monday, 6/30/2008
JAM SESSION with the MRS TRIO
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
7-10pm, cover charged

Wednesday, 7/2/2008
DON HEITLER
at THE GREAT IMPASTA (114 W. Church St., Champaign)
6-9pm, no cover

Wednesday, 7/2/2008
JEFF HELGESEN/SIMON ROWE QUARTET
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
7-10pm, cover charged

Thursday, 7/3/2008
KEVIN TURNER TRIO
at THE GREAT IMPASTA (114 W. Church St., Champaign)
6-9pm, no cover

Borders CD selection is reduced

I happened to be in the local (Champaign) Borders a week or so ago and was really shocked by the change in the layout of the CD section and the reduction in the inventory of music available.

Apparently, the CD market has really been bad the last few years, and they are reducing inventory to make room for stuff they actually sell.

Where this really hurts is local music ... unless you're doing short-run CD-R pressings, manufacturing costs make CD releases prohibitive below runs of 500-1000. That is, most manufacturers basically charge you $X for anything under 1000 copies.

So, if you're going to release a CD, you have to tie up so much money into the manufacture that it makes it that much more difficult to unload enough units to make up the cost of doing the session, paying licensing (if required), and manufacturing the CDs.

This, in turn, is complicated when you have a limited distribution model. Thus, when Borders eliminates its local music section, it's one less place to sell your CDs.

Helps to have a label, obviously.

Anyway, the folks at Borders were very nice, and were sorry they couldn't sell my last CD. Which was a nice thought.

Jazz in C-U, week of 6/22/2008

Support the arts!

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Sunday, 6/22/2008
BONEYARD JAZZ QUINTET
at TASTE OF CHAMPAIGN (West Side Park, Champaign)
11-12:30pm, free admission

Monday, 6/23/2008
JAM SESSION with the MRS TRIO
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
7-10pm, cover charged

Wednesday, 6/25/2008
DON HEITLER
at THE GREAT IMPASTA (114 W. Church St., Champaign)
6-9pm, no cover

Wednesday, 6/25/2008
TIM DEAL SEXTET
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
7-10pm, cover charged

Thursday, 6/26/2008
HOUCHIN/BRIGGS GROUP
at EMBASSY TAVERN (114 S Race St., Urbana)
5:30-7:30pm, free admission (donations encouraged)

Thursday, 6/26/2008
SHANE PITSCH JAZZ COMBO
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
7-10pm, cover charged

Thursday, 6/26/2008
KEVIN TURNER TRIO
at THE GREAT IMPASTA (114 W. Church St., Champaign)
6-9pm, no cover

Friday, 6/27/2008
JEFF HELGESEN JAZZ QUINTET
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
5-7pm, cover charged

Jazz in C-U, week of 6/15/2008

Better late than never. Get out and check stuff out!

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Sunday, 6/15/2008
DARDEN PURCELL QUINTET
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
7pm, cover charged

Monday, 6/16/2008
JAM SESSION with the MRS TRIO
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
7-10pm, cover charged

Wednesday, 6/18/2008
KEN SMITH JAZZ COMBO
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
5-7:30pm, cover charged

Wednesday, 6/18/2008
DON HEITLER
at THE GREAT IMPASTA (114 W. Church St., Champaign)
6-9pm, no cover

Thursday, 6/19/2008
KEVIN TURNER TRIO
at THE GREAT IMPASTA (114 W. Church St., Champaign)
6-9pm, no cover

Friday, 6/20/2008
BONEYARD JAZZ QUINTET
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
5-7pm, free admission

Friday, 6/20/2008
JAZZ SANDWICH
at ALTO VINYARDS WINERY (North Duncan Rd., Champaign)
7:30-10:30pm, cover charged

Saturday, 6/21/2008
MATT WARNOCK TRIO
at EMBASSY TAVERN (114 S Race St., Urbana)
5:30-7:30pm, free admission (donation encouraged)

Saturday, 6/21/2008
JIM MARKUM SWING BAND
at TASTE OF CHAMPAIGN (West Side Park, Champaign)
11-12:30pm, free admission

Jazz in C-U - Week of 6/8/2008

Go check out some live music.

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Monday, 6/9/2008
JAM SESSION with the MRS TRIO
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
7-10pm, cover charged

Wednesday, 6/11/2008
JS (Jazz Sextet) w/RAY SASAKI and HOWIE SMITH
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
5:30-8:30pm, cover charged

Wednesday, 6/11/2008
DON HEITLER
at THE GREAT IMPASTA (114 W. Church St., Champaign)
6-9pm, no cover

Thursday, 6/12/2008
KEVIN TURNER TRIO
at THE GREAT IMPASTA (114 W. Church St., Champaign)
6-9pm, no cover

Friday, 6/13/2008
DESAFINADO
at THE IRON POST (120 S Race St., Urbana)
5-7pm, free admission

Friday, 6/13/2008
BONEYARD JAZZ QUINTET
at EMBASSY TAVERN (114 S Race St., Urbana)
5:30-7:30pm, free admission (donations encouraged)