Ed Lively

Freddie King: Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Jazz Pulsation Concerts

by Pierre Giroux
April 19, 2026

Some archival releases simply take up space on the record shelf, while others are rare discoveries that reignite passion, danger, and significance in an artist's legacy. Freddie King--Feeling Alright: The Complete 1975 Nancy Jazz Pulsation Concerts, is issued by Elemental Records in a limited edition 3-LP set in time for Record Store Day and later available in CD and digital formats. Sourced from ORTF (Office de radiodiffusion-télévision française) original recordings, this set clearly belongs in the latter category. This previously ...

Lively Runs Out of Money, Suddenly Shuts Down

Source: HypeBot
June 14, 2014

In January I was writing about Lively's $2 million round of investments bringing their total funding to $2.65 million. Yesterday GeekWire revealed that Lively had suddenly shut down and laid off almost 22 employees because they “just ran out of time." In this case time really does equal money. Lively couldn't raise more funding for their service that facilitates audio and video recording of live shows to be delivered after the show. The concept of recording and delivering live shows ...
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A Lively Jazz Afternoon Captured for Posterity

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
June 11, 2014

What do you get when you record before a live audience? In the very best instances - spirited music with no false starts, no retakes and no clams (bad notes).  Such was the case Tuesday afternoon, June 10 when pianist and singer Mike Markaverich recorded his trio with bassist Ernie Williford and drummer Johnny Moore in the presence of about 50 of their fans at the Venice Art Center. This is a trio, working regularly for about 25 years, where ...
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Lively Raises $2 Million for Concert Recordings Available After the Show

Source: HypeBot
January 24, 2014

Lively's concert recording service allows bands to offer both audio and video recording of the show after it's over using a mobile app for delivery. They'd already raised half a million over the summer and now they've added to their investments with another 2 million or so. A number of services have related offerings and it seems likely that, as the tech and related processes mature, such recordings can become a solid revenue stream for musicians at multiple levels of ...
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Stanford Lively Arts Kicks Off Jazz Series with Josh Roseman Sextet, November 12 At Campbell Recital Hall

Source: Robert Cable
October 27, 2011

Brooklyn-based trombonist, composer, and all-around musical mad-scientist Josh Roseman celebrates his Jamaican heritage with a musical tribute to the founding fathers of dub and ska, presented by Stanford Lively Arts on Saturday, November 12 at 8:00 p.m. in Campbell Recital Hall. A onetime Skatalite himself and a DownBeat “#1 Rising Star" trombonist, Roseman will be joined in his Lively Arts performance by Curtis Hasselbring (trombone and guitar), Myron Walden (alto saxophone), Barney McAll (piano, keyboards, sound design), Peter Apfelbaum (organ ...
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Connie Crothers and Bill Payne Engage in Lively New-Improv Clarinet-Piano Duets: "The Stone Set"

Source: Gapplegate Music Review by Grego Edwards
October 7, 2011

Pianist Connie Crothers is back with another nice offering: The Stone Set (New Artists 1044), a two-CD volume of duets with clarinetist Bill Payne. The first disk captures the two playing a set at NY's The Stone, 2009, probably the premier venue these days for what's important in new jazz and free improvisation. The second disk, Conversations, covers another session of the two playing in Connie's loft in Brooklyn. It is a chance to hear the two interacting with an ...
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Stanford Lively Arts Presents Mingus Dynasty On Feb. 2 As Part Of Season-Long Celebration Of Jazz Legend Charles Mingus

Source: Robert Cable
January 13, 2011

The sound of jazz composer, bassist, and bandleader Charles Mingus lives on in Mingus Dynasty, the celebrated New York-based septet that makes a rare Bay Area appearance at Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium on Wednesday, February 2 at 8:00 p.m. The concert is a centerpiece of Stanford Lively Arts's “Remember Mingus" series, continuing throughout the rest of the season with a number of musical demonstrations, conversations, and performances. The series is presented in partnership with Stanford Jazz Workshop and the National Jazz ...
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Stanford Lively Arts Presents Grammy-Winning Bassist Christian McBride & Inside Straight On Saturday, November 13

Source: Robert Cable
October 28, 2010

Following on last season's sold-out tribute to Herbie Hancock, the Grammy Award—winning bassist Christian McBride returns to Stanford at the helm of his acclaimed acoustic ensemble, Inside Straight, for a performance presented by Stanford Lively Arts on Saturday, November 13 at 8:00 p.m. in Dinkelspiel Auditorium. In this evening, McBride will be joined by some of the most in-demand players on the scene today: saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, vibraphonist Warren Wolf, Jr. (featured on the group's 2009 debut disc, Kind of ...
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World Premiere of "Spark of Being," a New Multimedia Work by Dave Douglas and Bill Morrison, Presented by Stanford Lively Arts on April 24

Source: Michael Ricci
April 10, 2010

Stanford Lively Arts will present the world premiere of “Spark of Being," a meditation on contemporary art, technology, and other themes through the lens of the Frankenstein story, from the jazz trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas and video/film artist Bill Morrison. Premiering on Saturday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium, the multimedia production will combine the screening of film--consisting of new, archival, and distressed footage--with an original score by Douglas written for his electric band Keystone. Spark of Being was ...
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Stanford Lively Arts Presents "A Tribute to Herbie Hancock" Starring Christian McBride on March 31

Source: Michael Ricci
March 18, 2010

Concert curated by National Jazz Museum in Harlem will feature Hancock veterans Bennie Maupin, Eddie Henderson, Billy Hart, and others

Bass phenom and National Jazz Museum in Harlem (NJMH) co-director Christian McBride performs a tribute to the music of living-legend jazz composer/keyboardist Herbie Hancock in a concert presented by Stanford Lively Arts on Wednesday, March 31 at 8:00 p.m. at Dinkelspiel Auditorium.

McBride will lead his all-star band--including saxophonist Bennie Maupin (a member of Hancock's celebrated Headhunters and Mwandishi ensembles ...
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Living Colour: A Lively Conversation

Source: JamBase
September 26, 2009

By: Dennis Cook

Living Colour by Bill Bernstein Who says a jazz band can't play dance music? Who says a rock band can't play funky? Who says a funk band can't play rock? Oh yeah! We're gonna play some funk so loud We're gonna rock and roll around Watch them dance, Watch them dance

Rock music is a strange sausage. Originally stuffed with blues structures, jazz energy and ...
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