Music Industry News

Wynton's Blues by David Hajdu

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Jazz Returns To 47th Street!

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The Sutherland Community Arts Initiative (SCAI) presents “No Room For Squares," a celebration of jazz solidarity and the renewal of the Bronzeville jazz spirit. “No Room For Squares," will feature Delmark recording artist and Bronzeville native Malachi Thompson and his Freebop Band featuring legendary saxophonists Gary Bartz and Billy Harper. This event will take place on Saturday, March 1, 2003, at The Spoken Word Cafe, 4655 S. King Drive. Shows at 9pm and 10:30pm. SCAI has received a $500,000 grant ...

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Mongo Santamar

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New York City Band Curse Records New Version Of Jazz Classic "Pull My Daisy" With David Amram And Marc Ribot

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(New York, NY) The song, “Pull My Daisy" is familiar to jazz fans as the soundtrack of the 1959 Alfred Leslie / Robert Frank film of the same name, which featured Jack Kerouac (narrator), Allen Ginsberg, Larry Rivers Gregory Corso and David Amram. Amram also wrote the score, with lyrics by Kerouac and Ginsberg.

In the summer of 2002, the New York City band Curse teamed up with Amram to record a new version in the spirit of the original. ...

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GlasJAZZ Live Jazz and Music in Scotland

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GlasJAZZ is a creative resource for the live Jazz and Music scene in Glasgow, Scotland. The site is an ongoing project with loads of great features including interviews with musicians, jazz standards, album and cd releases, live audio samples, reviews and special articles. GlasJAZZ aims to provide an online platform for the Scottish Jazz scene, enabling a worldwide audience access to the live jazz scene. WScotland has some world class musicians and ...

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2002 Grammy Winner Marcus Miller Scores Again

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2002 Grammy winner Marcus Miller has scored his second feature for director Gary Hardwick, “Deliver us From Eva", coming from Focus Films February 7, 2003. “Deliver Us From Eva" stars LL Cool J, Gabrielle Union and Duane Martin. Miller and Hardwick first teamed up for the 2001 film, “The Brothers" for Sony Pictures Entertainment.

“Deliver us from Eva" allowed Miller to display his wide range of musical abilities. Being an emotional love story, Miller's music followed the progression of the ...

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Jazz At Lincoln Center Announces Leadership Grant From The Coca-Cola Company To Help Build New Jazz Arts Facility

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Update on Saxist Mike Brignola's Condition (new Spokane Article)

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Kevin Taylor, night cops beat reporter with the Spokane newspaper, has written a great follow-up article on Mike in today's issue of the SPOKESMAN-REVIEW:

Dec. 4, 2002 Accident hospitalizes 'Heart of the Herd' News of saxophonist's injuries rocks jazz world...

By Kevin Taylor, Reporter, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, WA. [email protected] (800-789-0029 x5442)

Mike Brignola, long-time baritone saxophonist and road manager with the Woody Herman Thundering Herd, is in serious condition at Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA, following a car accident ...

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