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    Apr 2, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Remembering the 'Little Giant,' jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin

    Ask anyone who loves jazz to the name the top tenor saxophonist of all time, and he or she probably will answer in a flash.
    Ask anyone who loves jazz to the name the top tenor saxophonist of all time, and he or she probably will answer in a flash. To many, it's Sonny Rollins, at 82 still a giant. Or Gene Ammons, the long-gone, soulful player from the South Side of Chicago....

    Tags: Music Industry, Nat King Cole, Lionel Hampton, Physical Conditions, Sonny Rollins

    2. Mar 28, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant

  2. Concord Music Acquisition Boosts Star Power For New Haven Firm

    For Brett D. Hellerman, CEO of Wood Creek Capital Management LLC in New Haven, buying one of the most prominent independent record companies is a coup for several reasons, not least a partnership with a revered Hollywood legend.
    The Hartford Courant
    For Brett D. Hellerman, CEO of Wood Creek Capital Management LLC in New Haven, buying one of the most prominent independent record companies is a coup for several reasons, not least a partnership with a revered Hollywood legend. Wood Creek's purchase...

    Tags: Politics, Music Industry, Paul McCartney, Starbucks Corp., Michael Jackson

    3. Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Ken Vandermark celebrates the sounds of the Midwest

    Last June, Chicago reedist-bandleader Ken Vandermark convened a high-powered band for a specific and daunting purpose.
    Last June, Chicago reedist-bandleader Ken Vandermark convened a high-powered band for a specific and daunting purpose. Colleague Dave Rempis had asked Vandermark to think of something special he wanted to do to celebrate innovative programming by...

    Tags: Music, Music Industry, Old Town School of Folk Music, Green Mill (club), Entertainment

    4. Mar 1, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Playboy Jazz Festival sets June 15-16 lineup

    The lineup for the 35th annual Playboy Jazz Festival has been announced, and in addition to the weekend-long concert's signature mix of jazz, funk and R&B, the festival also revealed that comic and former late-night host George Lopez will take over for longtime host Bill Cosby this year.
    The lineup for the 35th annual Playboy Jazz Festival has been announced, and in addition to the weekend-long concert's signature mix of jazz, funk and R&B, the festival also revealed that comic and former late-night host George Lopez will take over for...

    Tags: Festive Events, Music, Entertainment, Concerts, Sheila E.

    5. Jan 5, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. SFJAZZ plays another bold riff

    SAN FRANCISCO — "This is one of my favorite rooms," said SFJAZZ founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline, smiling as he stepped over exposed pipes and dusty planks in the SFJAZZ Center. "Then again, they're all my favorite rooms," he added.
    SAN FRANCISCO — "This is one of my favorite rooms," said SFJAZZ founder and Executive Artistic Director Randall Kline, smiling as he stepped over exposed pipes and dusty planks in the SFJAZZ Center. "Then again, they're all my favorite rooms," he...

    Tags: New York City, Music Industry, Central Park, Arts, Martin Luther King Day

    6. Feb 12, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Donald Byrd dies at 80; jazz trumpeter was a funk-fusion experimenter

    Jazz trumpeter and band leader Donald Byrd, whose clean, elegant phrasing made his reputation in the 1950s and '60s before he began experimenting in the '70s and '80s with jazz-funk-R&B fusions on discs such as "Black Byrd" and "Thank You ... for F.U.M.L. (Funking Up My Life)," has died at age 80.
    Jazz trumpeter and band leader Donald Byrd, whose clean, elegant phrasing made his reputation in the 1950s and '60s before he began experimenting in the '70s and '80s with jazz-funk-R&B fusions on discs such as "Black Byrd" and "Thank You ... for F.U.M.L....

    Tags: Washington, DC, Music, Howard University, Thelonious Monk, Nas

    7. Feb 2, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. The Times' NBA rankings

    AND THE GOLDEN GLOBE GOES TO …
    AND THE GOLDEN GLOBE GOES TO … 1. OKLAHOMA CITY (35-12) Westbrook blames Sefolosha for five-second violation, global warming. (2) 2. MIAMI (29-14) Ray Allen (scoreless on 0-for-9 shooting) doesn’t have game vs. Pacers. (1) 3. SAN ANTONIO...

    Tags: John Wall, Sacramento Kings, Andre Iguodala, Jerry Buss, Dwight Howard

    8. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| WTXX-LTV

  8. Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band Play the Jorgensen in Storrs on Jan. 31

    Featuring the Birdland Big Band (pictured) and its director, Tommy Igoe, <em>Live At Birdland </em>sends audiences back to the heyday(s) of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, and Lester Young &mdash; artists who once thought of the famed NYC establishment as their second home. Tickets to the Storrs cabaret-style show run from $32-$47 and can be purchased at jorgensen.uconn.edu.
    Featuring the Birdland Big Band (pictured) and its director, Tommy Igoe, Live At Birdland sends audiences back to the heyday(s) of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Stan Getz, and Lester Young — artists who...

    Tags: Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, Storrs, Lester Young, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie

    9. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Glendale News Press

  9. Labor of love: Luxuria Music spins with all volunteers

    In a small studio on the far edge of Glendale, a worldwide flow of music is in a moment of transition. On the turntable is a 45rpm disc of spectral, hypnotic sounds from 1980, as radio DJ Lee Joseph begins winding down his two-hour show on <a href=&quot;http://www.LuxuriaMusic.com" target="_blank">LuxuriaMusic.com</a>. The record is &ldquo;I&rsquo;m Sorry,&rdquo; a vinyl artifact of outsider music by the all-female art-punk band the Inflatable Boy Clams, a quartet as obscure as the music is exotic.
    In a small studio on the far edge of Glendale, a worldwide flow of music is in a moment of transition. On the turntable is a 45rpm disc of spectral, hypnotic sounds from 1980, as radio DJ Lee Joseph begins winding down his two-hour show on LuxuriaMusic....

    Tags: Music, Pulp Fiction (movie), Quentin Tarantino, Tiffany Anders, Radio

    10. Jan 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Frank Catalano going strong

    When it comes to playing through pain, Chicago tenor saxophonist Frank Catalano has more experience than most of his colleagues.
    When it comes to playing through pain, Chicago tenor saxophonist Frank Catalano has more experience than most of his colleagues. Eighteen years ago, he severed the middle finger of his right hand while fixing his car, enduring surgery to reattach it and...

    Tags: Music, Hyde Park, Green Mill (club), Smashing Pumpkins (music group), Entertainment

    11. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Ravi Shankar dies at 92; sitar master

    Ravi Shankar was already revered as a master of the sitar in 1966 when he met George Harrison, the Beatle who became his most famous disciple and gave the Indian musician-composer unexpected pop-culture cachet.
    Ravi Shankar was already revered as a master of the sitar in 1966 when he met George Harrison, the Beatle who became his most famous disciple and gave the Indian musician-composer unexpected pop-culture cachet. Suddenly the classically trained Shankar...

    Tags: George Harrison, Ravi Shankar, Festive Events, Music Industry, Yehudi Menuhin

    12. Dec 13, 2012 |Story| Hartford Courant

  12. 3-CD Set Of Saxophonist Thomas Chapin Released Posthumously

    Although struck down by leukemia at40 in 1998, <strong>Thomas Chapin</strong>, the phenomenal instrumentalist/composer from Manchester, left behind a rich, life-affirming legacy. What is still very much alive are his recordings, compositions and a wealth of memories in the hearts and minds of anyone who was ever touched by his passionate music or his friendly, unassuming yet deeply spiritual and intellectual presence.
    The Hartford Courant
    Although struck down by leukemia at40 in 1998, Thomas Chapin, the phenomenal instrumentalist/composer from Manchester, left behind a rich, life-affirming legacy. What is still very much alive are his recordings, compositions and a wealth of memories in...

    Tags: Jackie McLean, Music Industry, American Red Cross, Vocal Music (genre), Glen Campbell

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