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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: France, Fred Anderson, Thelonious Monk, Colleges and Universities, Music Industry

    2. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. An appreciation: Phil Ramone's golden ear for the hits

    That Phil Ramone was a musical force in the recording studio is undeniable, and the evidence lies in the range of his accomplishments. For example, within one three-year period in the early 1960s, Ramone mixed Lesley Gore's smash hit "It's My Party,"...

    Tags: Barry Manilow, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli, Science and Technology, Paul Simon

    3. Mar 28, 2013 |Column| Hartford Courant

  3. 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: Parties and Movements, Ray Charles, Alanis Morissette, Kenny G, Apple iTunes

    4. Mar 21, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. 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 Industry, Green Mill (club), Melba Liston, Arts and Culture, Michigan Avenue

    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: Lincoln Center, Concerts, Arts, Arts and Culture, Central Park

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

  6. 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: Bill Cosby, Concerts, Arts and Culture, Music, George Lopez

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

  7. 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: Music, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Nas

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

  8. 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: Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Andre Iguodala, Los Angeles Lakers, Carmelo Anthony

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

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

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

  10. 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: Disc Jockeys, Dodger Stadium, Tiffany Anders, Pulp Fiction (movie), Quentin Tarantino

    11. Jan 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. 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: Green Mill (club), Brian Eno, Irving Park, Howard Reich, Scott Williams

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

  12. 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: Concerts, Arts and Culture, Obituaries, India, Classical Music (genre)

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