Music Industry News

Regional radio veteran readies music program for syndication

Source: All About Jazz

By Jason Togyer

TRIBUNE-REVIEW It's the voice that's launched a thousand pitches.

Folks may not recognize Jim DeCesare's name, but his smooth, deep bass is familiar to radio and TV audiences across western Pennsylvania. They've been listening to the commercials he's voiced for more than 25 years.

“I've had a lot of people tell me they grew up listening to me on WDVE, but I've never been on WDVE," though his commercials have been, said DeCesare, formerly of ...

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LiveArt, featuring Jonathan Townes, release 2 disc set

Source: All About Jazz

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Iris Lord...12 Famous Men...1/25...Knitting Factory Hollywood

Source: All About Jazz

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE iris lord . . . 12 Famous Men . . . a new spoken word opera January 25, 2001 - 8:00 p.m. - $8.00 cover at the Knitting Factory Hollywood 7021 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 463-0204 Iris Lord's new spoken word opera 12 Famous Men . . . true stories about legendary figures . . . the journey of the artist . . . Iris Lord New York City theater...off-off-broadway...underground ....avant-garde music...encounters with actors and musicians who later ...

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Online Jazz Pianists Can Join New Jazz Piano Webring

Source: All About Jazz

Jazz pianists with websites who are interested in growing their web presence by linking together with colleagues can join a jazz piano webring. To become a member, you must have a site related to jazz piano and be able to add a small navigation bar to your homepage or links page. The service is free and requires no maintenance after the initial placement of html code into a site. To join, visit http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=jazzpiano2&id=1&hub and the ring master will contact you ...

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Jazz Executive Charlie Lourie 1940-2000

Source: All About Jazz

Charlie Lourie, a pioneering jazz industry veteran and co-founder of the distinctive jazz label Mosaic Records, passed away December 31, 2000 from cardiac arrest. He had been suffering from sclera derma for the past three years.

Lourie was born in Boston, Massachusetts on April 20, 1940. A graduate of The New England Conservatory, Lourie worked throughout the '60s in the greater Boston area as a clarinetist with various chamber groups and symphony orchestras (including the Boston Symphony and the Boston ...

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Mark Isaacs CD "Closer" (Naxos) getting rave reviews on All About Jazz and elsewhere!

Source: All About Jazz

Mark Isaacs Closer (Naxos Jazz 86065-2) -- Released October 2000

Australian composer/pianist Mark Isaacs makes music for listeners to “feel", whether big, sweeping emotions, or subtle ephemeral light touches. With the eight self-penned tracks on Closer, Isaacs - with terrific accompaniment from four fellow Aussies including the remarkable James Muller on guitar -- establishes an intuitive ambience of beguiling beauty and colour. It's a CD that demands the listener get 'Closer'.

The versatile Isaacs is among Australia's leading composers/musicians and ...

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JAZZ COMPOSERS COLLECTIVE FESTIVAL - February 6-11, 2001

Source: All About Jazz

Jazz Composers Collective Festival Press Release Printable .pdf version THE JAZZ COMPOSERS COLLECTIVE FESTIVAL @ THE JAZZ STANDARD February 6-11, 2001

The Jazz Composers Collective will present its first annual Festival from Tuesday, February 6 through Sunday, February 11 at the Jazz Standard (116 E 27th Street, NYC). Since its formation in 1992, the Collective has distinguished itself as a New York City-based ...

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Jazz Bassist and Historian Milt Hinton Dies at 90.

Source: All About Jazz

We sadly note the passing of Milt “Judge" Hinton on Tuesday, December 19. Hinton died at a hospital in Queens, NY after an extended battle with Parkinson's disease.

During his distinguished 70-year career, Hinton performed with almost every luminary of jazz and popular music, from Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie and John Coltrane to Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand and Paul McCartney. He is one of the most-recorded musicians in the history of the business.

Hinton also documented ...

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