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Eri Yamamoto Finds the Keys to the City
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Improvised Communications
Manhattan's landscape can change in a flash, yet even near the busiest thoroughfares, a half-forgotten pocket exists where time stands still and only the escalating beer prices alert a patron to the approximate decade. Straddle a barstool inside the musty, West Village cocoon that is Arthur's Tavern and marvel. Balloons dangle from the ceiling, slowly deflating, their candy-shop hues faded with the years. The tobacco-brown wall paneling is dotted with ratty decorations that celebrate every occasion: Cupid silhouettes for Valentine's ...
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Collector Shares Mementos and Memories of Jazz Legend
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Michael Ricci
Jack Bradley was only 15 when he first heard Louis Armstrong on a 78-r.p.m. record in his family’s living room, an ordinary introduction to a man who would end up having a profound influence on Mr. Bradley’s life. “I never heard anything like that before,” said Mr. Bradley, who is now 74 and lives in this seaside town on Cape Cod. Mr. Bradley met Armstrong in the early 1950s, after a mesmerizing performance at the American Legion Hall in nearby ...
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Remembering Miles Davis
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JamBase
HE LEFT US 17 YEARS AGO TODAY
While Miles Davis may be buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, his spirit and inspiration live on lustily and powerfully in the massive catalog he left behind. Few artists will ever leave as large or enduring a footprint on their craft as Davis. When he passed away on September 28, 1991 it was a blow to music. Even if past the ferocious, even ridiculous creative heights he'd shown from the 1940s through ...
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Senate Passes Controversial 'Copyright Czar' Bill
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PC Magazine
On Friday, the U.S. Senate passed the controversial Pro-IP Bill, which would effectively create a “copyright czar" answering to the President. On Wednesday, Sen. Ron Wyden asked and was granted a request to remove a provision that would have required the Department of Justice to enforce copyright provisions, after the DOJ had objected. However, the bill, as passed, does create an Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator that will serve within the Office of the President. The bill now moves to the ...
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Oharas Jazz & Blues Cafe on Las Olas in Fort Lauderdale to Close and Relocate
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All About Jazz
The legendary OHara's Jazz & Blues Cafe also known earlier on as OHara's Pub will be moving from their present location on Las Olas Boulevard due to the renovation and expansion of the Riverside Hotel. OHara's, a local favorite known worldwide for its quality live entertainment, after almost 20 years will have its last hurrah on Las Olas Boulevard this weekend Friday September 26, through Sunday September 28, 2008. OHara's has been the mainstay of local musicians and occasionally national ...
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Miles Davis Estate Makes Donation to East St. Louis Arts Programs
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
A story in the Belleville News-Democrat says that the estate of trumpeter Miles Davis is making a donation to arts programs in East St. Louis. According to the story, Davis' nephew, Vincent Wilburn Jr., and Miles Davis Properties LLC General Manager Darryl Porter were scheduled to be at the East St. Louis municipal building yesterday to present a check to the city of East St. Louis and the East St. Louis-St. Clair County Arts Council. “The city and ...
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Winstone Alert
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
I know, I know; Doug's Picks is overdue for new entries. They'll be coming along, but the Rifftides staff is engaged in a number of projects, including preparation of a reading from Poodie James, with strings. More about that later. Among other things, I'm writing the notes for a forthcoming CD co-led by Charlie Shoemake and Terry Trotter. It is a delight. I'm not at liberty to tell you about it except to say that its title is Inside and the music, ...
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