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Return to Forever | 06.11.08 | SF

Source: All About Jazz
June 17, 2008

Words by: Dennis Cook | Images by: Susan J. Weiand

Return To Forever :: 06.11.08 :: The Grand :: San Francisco, CA

Di Meola & Clarke :: 06.11 :: San Francisco The Basque tongue is considered a language isolate, which means it shares “no demonstrable genealogical relationship with other living languages" (Wikipedia). It's a reminder that for all the talk of “nothing new under the sun" there are unique facets to the ...

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EMI in New Hands

Source: Michael Ricci
June 16, 2008

EMI's New Boss Sees Cracks in Music World

Guy Hands, the chief of the private equity firm Terra Firma is seeking to make a success of the British recording company EMI, which has distributed the work of artists like the Beatles.

One evening last autumn a group of about 10 artist managers, including representatives for the pop stars Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams as well as an executive who oversees the Beatles catalog, clustered around a table in an executive ...

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Humphrey Lyttelton - They called him Humph

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2008

This weekend saw a BBC tribute to Humphrey Lyttelton, jazz trumpeter, band-leader and much-loved Radio 4 presenter who died in April. Pat Parker was privileged to conduct one of his final interviews, in which he spoke candidly about his life IT WAS just before Christmas last year that I interviewed the great Humphrey Lyttelton. He hadn't been terribly well but was as genial, gentlemanly and generous as always. The previous year, 2006, had brought sadness. His wife, Jill, whom he ...

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Bob Dylan U.S. Tour

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2008

BACK ON NATIVE SOIL IN AUGUST AFTER EUROPEAN JAUNT

Bob Dylan's tour returns to the United States in August. Dylan is currently performing in Italy, France, Spain and Portugal. See below for currently scheduled dates and venues.

Bob Dylan Summer Tour Dates

8/9 Pittsburgh, PA New American Music Union - SouthSide Works

8/10 Baltimore, MD Virgin Festival - Pimlico Race Course

8/12 Brooklyn, NY Prospect ...

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Music Without Borders Series

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2008

FREE, INTERNATIONAL CONCERT SERIES IN CHICAGO INCLUDES ORCHESTRA BAOBAB

Nile Music Orchestra of Sudan by Banning Eyre In the heart of Chicago lies an oasis. It's Millennium Park, a space created in the busy downtown hub that was designed with Chicago in mind. Until its completion in 2004, there was no recognizable public space in Chicago comparable to the great plazas and squares of European or Mexican urban areas that bring people together and capture a ...

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Yes Cancels 40th Anniversary Tour

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2008

Yes Legendary rock band Yes announced last week that the group will be canceling their 2008 40th Anniversary Tour. The 26-city tour was scheduled to kick off in Quebec next month and run through the summer.

Yes frontman and founding member Jon Anderson was admitted to the hospital last month after suffering a severe asthma attack. He has now been diagnosed with acute respiratory failure and was told by doctors this weekend that he needs to rest and not work ...

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Botti's Jazz Music is All About Style, Mood

Source: All About Jazz
June 15, 2008

His 2007 effort, Italia, was nominated for a Grammy Award. Smooth jazz for the hip crowd is what trumpeter and composer Chris Botti provides the musical world. Perhaps what separates the Oregon native from his peers is he rarely enters into the schmaltzy sounds of, say, Kenny G. Instead, there's an edge to Botti's work, which explains why he's played with so many big names in his nearly 15-year career. The list includes Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Jill Scott, Josh Groban, ...

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Sat Eye Candy: Montreux Jazz Fest

Source: All About Jazz
June 15, 2008

A SPLASH OF APPLAUSE FOR ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS, DIVERSE FESTIVALS EVER

As folks gather in the dusty hills of Tennessee to enjoy a rainbow of musical offerings this weekend, it's worth sparing a thought for one of the ancestors in Bonnaroo's DNA, the Montreux Jazz Festival. Begun in 1967 by Claude Nobs, the first edition featured a dozen jazz luminaries including the legendary Charles Lloyd Quartet with Keith Jarrett, Cecil McBee and Jack DeJohnette. By 1970, ...

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