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Coachella '09 Lineup

Source: JamBase
February 1, 2009

BEATLES AND KILLERS AND LIPSTICK WEARING MIDDLE-AGE MEN!

Jack White - The Raconteurs :: Coachella 2008 by F. Reda Headliners Paul McCartney, The Killers and The Cure are among the 130-plus acts set for the tenth Coachella Music Festival at the beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, the same grounds where the festival debuted in 1999. This marks the first ever U.S. festival appearance for McCartney, who is currently supporting his latest release, Electric Arguments. “I have heard that ...

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Springsteen Promises High-Energy Halftime Show

Source: All About Jazz
January 31, 2009

Anybody who thinks it's tough playing the halftime show at the Super Bowl with 150 million people watching should try serenading Barack Obama with the majestic granite visage of Abraham Lincoln staring over your shoulder.

Bruce Springsteen did. “It kind of was a good warm-up for this," Springsteen joked Thursday after arriving in Tampa with the E Street Band. “That takes some of the pressure off, you know."

In his first news conference in more than 20 years, ...

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Fewer Fans Are Splurging on Super Bowl Bashes

Source: Michael Ricci
January 31, 2009

Many recession-wary Americans are scaling back spending on party goods and food. Allen Channel's house is usually party central on Super Bowl Sunday. Not this year.

With the economy in recession and unemployment on the rise, many Americans will party less hearty for this year's Super Bowl. One measure of that might be called the Guacamole Index. The California Avocado Commission says Americans will consume 46 million pounds of avocados this weekend, down from nearly 50 million pounds last year. ...

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Mickey Bass & the New York Powerhouse Ensemble

Source: All About Jazz
January 30, 2009

UPDATE! Now with SPECIAL GUEST ARTIST JAMES SPAULDING! Combine the exquisite dining experience of “Creole” with the flavor of Internationally known Jazz Artists; toss in the nostalgia of an ambiance found in elegant ‘Supper Clubs’…..and you have our “Jazz legacy Series” Brownstone Entertainment; Bringing Jazz back ‘Uptown’…..to what was once the ‘spawning ground’ of the ‘Be-bop’ Era, and its’ Traditions….. The weekend of Friday February 6th and Saturday February 7th will launch the series, celebrating a Brand new ‘Killer’ Record ...

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Joe Giardullo Conducts Open G2 Workshop

Source: All About Jazz
January 30, 2009

Saxophonist/ composer Joe Giardullo will be conducting an open workshop for all instrumentalists on Sunday February 1 at Gathering of The Tribes in NYC. 285 E 3rd St # 2 New York, NY 10009 (212) 674-3778 G2 is Joe's approach to large ensemble, collective composition/improvisation. It is NOT conduction or soundpainting and is completely self-directed by each player. G2 has been release on Rogue Art Records entitled RED MOROCCO. The session will be from 3-5:30 PM and is sponsored by ...

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Jazz St. Louis Confirms NYC Trip Details, Schedules Young Friends Fundraiser

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 30, 2009

A couple of brief news items this week from Jazz St. Louis:* JSL director of development Melissa Jones has more details on the upcoming JSL-sponsored trip to New York City. Specifically, the itinerary is now confirmed: On Friday, May 29, the group will hear music at Birdland and the Village Vanguard, and on Saturday, May 30, there's a tour of Jazz at Lincoln Center, a group dinner at Blue Smoke, and sets at the Jazz Standard and Dizzy's ...

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Charles Mingus Summit at Manhattan School of Music including 1st Annual Charles Mingus High School Competition

Source: All About Jazz
January 29, 2009

3-DAY TRIBUTE, February 20 - 22, 2009 SUE MINGUS and JUSTIN DICIOCCIO, Producers Friday, February 20 at 7:30 pm in Greenfield Hall GUNTHER SCHULLER, Keynote Speaker Panel Discussion with Justin DiCioccio, Moderator; Vincent Herring, Conrad Herwig, Andy McKee, Sue Mingus and Gunther Schuller Saturday, February 21 at 7:30 pm in John C. Borden Auditorium MSM MINGUS JAZZ COMBO, Steve Slagle, Guest Soloist Remy Le Boeuf, alto saxophone; Samuel Ryder, tenor saxophone; Jonathan Barnes, trumpet; Craig Davis, piano; Robert ...

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At Whisky a Go-Go, Applause for Co-Founder Elmer Valentine

Source: Michael Ricci
January 29, 2009

They came to West Hollywood on Monday night not to bury one of the celebrated figures in L.A. music's storied past, but to praise him.

A few hundred family members, friends, former employees and just plain fans of Whisky A Go-Go co-founder Elmer Valentine, who died at age 85 in December, packed the venerated club he opened 45 years ago for a night of toasts and music. The music was led by Johnny Rivers, whose extended engagement as the Whisky's ...

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