NFL legend Jimmy Smith, who used to play for the Jacksonville Jaguars, pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine yesterday. And according to reports from tmz.com, he was then sentenced to spend the next six months under house arrest. The former NFL star was arrested in Florida, back in April this year. The cops originally pulled him [...]
This Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8pm Shirl Wright's Roots Jazz Night Life Lounge Night Hotel NYC 132 West 45th Street, NYC (Between 6th Ave. and Broadway) Shirl Wright, vocals and piano with Greg Robinson, bass Mikel Prester, alto saxophone...
All About Jazz is celebrating June Christy's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY June ChristyJune was born as Shirley Luster on November 20, 1925 at the Memorial Hospital in Springfield, Illinois and was raised from the age of three in Decatur, Illinois; and from the beginning always wanted to sing... more...
In the grand scheme of things, I’d love to go down as one of the greatest documentary filmers this culture has ever seen. Will I get there or not remains to be seen. However, the ability to craft a story through film and words has always intrigued me, so whenever a quality piece presents itself, [...]
Feeling the limitations of the jazz combo format that was prevalent in the late 1940s, Miles Davis assembled a nonet to play music that allowed for more orchestration and color, while still maintaining the improvisational elements of that era's be-bop sound. With orchestrations from the great arranger Gil Evans , as well as band members Gerry Mulligan and John Lewis , the band performed briefly in...
I hadn't done one of these in a long time, so now seemed as good a time as any. 1. "I Can't Get Started" - Charlie Parker 2. "Cheree" - Suicide 3. "Hold On, Hold On" - Neko Case 4. "Do The Rump" - The Black Keys 5. "Armanar (The Pole Star)" - Muhammad Dammou 6. "Cabocla Jurema/Ponto de Janaina" - Maria Bethânia 7. "Is This It"...
NEW YORK, NY - Blue Planet Records announced today that proceeds from jazz singer/songwriter Michael Tinholme's It's Christmas Time in the City will benefit Covenant House, the largest nonprofit agency in the Americas helping homeless, trafficked and sexually exploited kids. "I remember more than one Christmas I spent on the streets as a teenager," says Tinholme. "Thankfully there were...
Here we have Pitto’s bootleg of Feist’s cover of Nina Simone’s ‘See line Woman’…… This is one of the most in-demand, sought after bootlegs of the past year,... High quality download and some links hidden from RSS feed, click through to http://www.feelmybicep.com for full download
What is the Jazz Audiences Initiative? The Jazz Audiences Initiative will tackle fundamental questions about how and why people engage with jazz. Jazz artists and presenters nationwide will learn new ideas for building audiences, and infusing the art form with new energy. Over the next 21 months, the project team will research and test new strategies for overcoming barriers to jazz participation and...
Columbus, OH - The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) has awarded a $200,000 grant to the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) to create a national model for building jazz and music audiences, entitled the Jazz Audiences Initiative. The 21-month project, which spans November 1, 2009 through July 31, 2011, will enable the Jazz Arts Group to research and test new strategies for overcoming barriers...
James is recognized as one of the progenitors of smooth jazz. His music has also had a profound effect on the history of hip hop music, having been sampled time and time again his dark and eerie... High quality download and some links hidden from RSS feed, click through to http://www.feelmybicep.com for full download
13th Witness – “Escape From Tomorrow” These shorts from 13th Witness continue to impress. Very well shot and edited, aaand the man has damn good taste when it comes to the soundtrack. Grab the latest from 13th’s ever expanding soundtrack below. DJ Krush – “Intro” (from ’94’s Strictly Turntablized) Lalo Schifrin – “Escape From Tomorrow”...
With the skies above Glasgow weeping, Beard Radio brings you sunshine and joy . And it seems to have worked, cos the morning after we woke up to a beautiful autumn day. Holger Czukay - Cool In The Pool; Movies (EMI) Ducktails - Let's Rock The Beach; Landscape (No Not Fun) Todd Rundgren - International Feel/Never Never Land; A Wizard A True Star (Bearsville) Mercury Rev - Empire State (Son House In...
Plot: Surfer/drifter/con guy Jack Ryan (Wilson) makes his cours to Hawaii and lands a concern caring for an Walter Crewes (Freeman), a referee on the island. His current gig leads to an responsibility complexi with an comely, darin Eve (Foster), who's assuredly the flame of a genuine lands big noise (Sinise) - a shade capitalist and longtime opponent compeer of Judge Crewes. Ryan, typically, has to...
We have made a selection of the best music and cultural festivals in France this summer. SOUTH: * Vence, Côte d'Azur, Les Nuits du Sud, 10th July to 8th August - The 12th edition of this "Music of the World" festival with exhibitions, activities and free concerts on the 16th and 23rd of July and 5th of August. Artists include Gilberto Gil, Grand Corps Malade, Pascale Picard, Amadou et Mariam, Khaled,
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