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Jazz roaring ahead for the New Year
The New Year has just begun, but the jazz scene never settles down. Among the weekend's highlights: Rob Mazurek: The enterprising Chicago cornetist has produced remarkable work with his aptly named Exploding Star Orchestra, which conjures a...
Tags: Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Ramsey Lewis, Concerts, Music
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Dave Brubeck dies at 91; jazz legend
In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been...Tags: Dave Brubeck, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Popular Music (genre), Theater, University of the Pacific
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CJO plays a lively, imperfect tribute to Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa probably would have been intrigued. The Chicago Jazz Orchestra's brave, often brilliant, sometimes thrilling, somewhat flawed Zappa tribute at the Park West on Saturday night gave his music a spotlight it does not routinely receive in the...
Tags: Music, Count Basie, Frank Zappa, Arts and Culture, Charles Ives
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Candlelight Concert Society's brassy 40th anniversary in Columbia
The Candlelight Concert Society is tooting its own horn by commissioning a new piece of music to celebrate its 40th anniversary season. Paul Salerni's "Many Happy Returns" receives its world premiere performance by the Philadelphia Brass Quintet on...
Tags: Dick van Dyke, Theater, Colchester, Howard Community College, Concerts
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Valley Jazz swings into holiday action
Staff WriterThe great saxophonist Ornette Coleman once said that “jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time.” And tonight, the Jimmie Cannon’s Valley Jazz will prove Coleman’s point...Tags: Dave Brubeck, Stevie Wonder, Ornette Coleman, Concerts, Music
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Empty Stocking passes halfway mark in fundraising
Christmas is arriving early this year for The Aegis Empty Stocking Fund's many recipients and the charity has just reached the halfway mark toward its goal of raising $80,000 to help Harford County children and families in need this holiday season. As...Tags: Bank of America Corp., Edgewood, Aberdeen, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Bel Air (Allegany, Maryland)
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From the archives: Dave Brubeck at 90: 'I'm very fortunate'
Two years before Dave Brubeck died, the Los Angeles Times published an interview with the great jazzman on the occasion of his 90th birthday. With Brubeck's death at 92, we share our visit to his home in this profile from Dec. 5, 2010. WILTON, Conn --...
Tags: Dave Brubeck, Lifestyle and Leisure, The New York Times, Louis Armstrong, Dining and Drinking
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Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies at 91
The jazz artist Dave Brubeck died Wednesday at 91, according to his manager, Russell Gloyd. He died of cardiac arrest one day short of his 92nd birthday in Norwalk, Conn. The pianist and arranger, born in Concord, Calif., was one of jazz's first pop...Tags: Dave Brubeck, Popular Music (genre), Music Industry, Music, Jazz (genre)
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Dave Brubeck: A jazz icon who reached a massive audience
Dave Brubeck changed the sound of jazz in profound ways, unexpectedly becoming something of a pop star in the process. Starting in the mid-1950s, in fact, he emerged as a symbol of jazz in America, and well beyond, gracing the cover of Time magazine...
Tags: Dave Brubeck, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Justice and Rights, Ornette Coleman
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Central holiday concert Tuesday
Staff reportsMore than 150 students in four choral groups will present Aberdeen Central's Holiday Vocal Concert Tuesday night.Dec. 4 The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Thomas F. Kelly Theatre. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for students K-12. The show...Tags: Music, Holidays, Entertainment
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Appreciation: Pianist Dave Brubeck's gift for timing endures
When thinking about Dave Brubeck, you can't help but also consider time, and not just how much of it fans received from the prolific jazz pianist up to his death Wednesday at age 91. A titan of West Coast jazz, Brubeck was linked with California for...
Tags: Dave Brubeck, Ornette Coleman, A Charlie Brown Christmas (tv program), Music, Jazz (genre)
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Empty Stocking is slowly filling with gifts
Christmas season comes early for The Aegis Empty Stocking Fund, and the elves are busy working to get toys packed for the 831 Harford County children who will receive gifts of toys this holiday season. Time is running short, and the shelves in Santa's...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Bank of America Corp., Aberdeen, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Dollar General Corporation
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