James Newton

Roberto Miranda's Home Music Ensemble: Live at the Bing Theater; Los Angeles, 1985

by Karl Ackermann
March 18, 2021

Roberto Miranda has appeared on almost one-hundred albums but has been lightly recorded as a leader, and inexplicably struggled to generate interest among labels. Dark Tree Records has released some great Horace Tapscott performances from the '70s and '80s. The label resurrected a Miranda-led session on Live at the Bing Theater; Los Angeles, 1985. Recorded at the USC campus auditorium, the sound is pristine, and the ambiance, eclectic and dynamic. Miranda studied bass with Ray Brown and Red ...

Luckman Jazz Orchestra, Conductor James Newton present s "Miles 'N Trane'

Source: All About Jazz
November 5, 2004

The Luckman Jazz Orchestra, James Newton, Conductor, presents “Miles 'n Trane." This highly anticipated fall concert is scheduled for Saturday, November 13 at 8:00 p.m., featuring music by two of the most renowned jazz artists of all time, John Coltrane and Miles Davis. The concert will be held at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex, located on the Cal State L.A. campus. Preceding the concert at 7:00p.m, there will be free talk by Newton and K-Jazz Radio host Helen Borgers. In ...
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James Newton Loses to Beastie Boys: Amicus Support Requested!

Source: All About Jazz

From James Newton (renowned jazz musician)

For the last two years I have been involved in a suit because the Beastie Boys sampled a part of my composition “Choir" and did not contact me for permission. They did not change in any way what they sampled from “Choir". It begins with the sampled six and a half seconds and loops in the song over forty times. “Pass the Mic'" has appeared in CD, MP3, LP, and DVD formats.

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James Newton Sues Beastie Boys for Copyright Infringement Over Digital Sampling

Source: All About Jazz

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