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TV / Film

"Finding Carlton": Discovering Jazz In India

Source: Jazz Lives by Michael Steinman
September 14, 2011

This remarkable photograph was taken in the Fifties—the saxophonists and other players are assembled to pay tribute to Benny Goodman. That in itself would not be unusual. But that the tribute took place in Bombay is a surprise to those who do not associate jazz and India. The photograph comes to us through the kindness of Susheel J. Kurien, the creator of a new documentary, Finding Carlton, a film about the story of jazz in India. Here's how Susheel describes ...

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Interview

Justin Kauflin: Blind VA Beach Pianist Jazzed to Be Competing in DC

Source: Phyllis Kauflin
September 15, 2011

Virginia Beach-reared Justin Kauflin strolled onto the stage for the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition on Sunday with a grin on his face and his guide dog, Candy, at his side. After settling in at the keyboards, and settling his black Labrador onto the floor beside him, he proceeded to play for a chance at $25,000 and a one-year record deal. His set greatly impressed a former teacher. He was not, however, named a finalist by the judges, who ...

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Event

Tom Hannan: Paintings and Jazz Album Covers Exhibit - September 19 through October 31

Source: Pamela Seymour Smith Sharp
September 15, 2011

"TOM HANNAN: Paintings and Jazz Album Covers," the first-ever exhibition featuring Tom Hannan's abstract canvases and graphic design work, will be on view at All Souls Church, 29 South Street in West Brattleboro, Vermont, from September 19 through the end of October. Tom Hannan (1927-2000) studied painting at The Hans Hofmann School in 1950-53. While he exhibited his paintings at the artist-run James Gallery in New York City, he became a jazz aficionado and designed album covers for the jazz ...

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Performance / Tour

Trumpeter/Composer Wadada Leo Smith Presents World Premiere of Civil Rights Opus "Ten Freedom Summers" with Golden Quartet and Southwest Chamber Music

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
September 15, 2011

Trumpeter/Composer Wadada Leo Smith Presents World Premiere of Civil Rights Opus “Ten Freedom Summers" with Golden Quartet and Southwest Chamber Music Multi-Media Event October 28-30 at the REDCAT Theater in the Walt Disney Concert Hall Complex, Los Angeles Pre-concert discussion to include Smith, Southwest Chamber Music & Facing History and Ourselves A child of the South who was raised in the red-hot crucible of the civil rights movement, Wadada Leo Smith has long contemplated creating an epic-scale opus exploring the ...

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Music Industry

Quiescence Music Kicks Off Autumn 2011 with Free Piano Lesson and Book!

Source: Edward Weiss
September 15, 2011

Autumn 2011 is fast approaching. And to celebrate, the online piano lessons site Quiescence Music is giving away a free piano lesson and book that promises to teach adults how to improvise and compose their own music. The website, owned and operated by pianist/composer Edward Weiss—who's also a Navy veteran, has been a steady staple since Weiss launched the site in 2000. When asked about his free giveaway Weiss responds: “I want as many people as possible to sample the ...

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Video / DVD

Barry Cleveland Assails Wing Nuts With "Warning" Video Starring The Artist General

Source: Barry Cleveland
September 15, 2011

Barry Cleveland's video accompaniment to his avant-metal protest song “Warning," from the critically acclaimed Hologramatron album on MoonJune Records, facilitates a full-frontal assault on the Corporate Media ("Truth is willing but the press is weak"), Big Oil ("Oilygarchs"), the Military Industrial Complex ("Chickenhawk multi-millionaires"), Climate Change deniers ("The North Pole has melted”), and self-righteous hypocrites of all stripes—before soaring into metaphysical exegesis ("That's just how it is, that's how it works: the Universe is HUGE!"). “The Artist General improvised his ...

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Performance / Tour

Thomas Dolby Lecture/Performance Mini-Tour Sets Stage for First New CD in 20 Years

Source: conqueroo
September 15, 2011

October shows in seven U.S. cities include appearance at L.A.'s Grammy Museum and showcase clubs. LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Thomas Dolby, the Grammy(tm)-nominated British musician and tech entrepreneur, has announced an October seven-city U.S. mini-tour. These solo performances will take the form of a 60-minute lecture about his new social networking transmedia game, The Floating City, interspersed with live songs from his upcoming album (A Map of the Floating City, due out October 25 on Lost Toy People Records through Redeye Distribution), ...

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Performance / Tour

SEVA (featuring Hristo Vitchev and Weber Lago) at Yoshi's on September 26th

Source: Hristo Vitchev
September 15, 2011

SEVA was formed in late 2010 by Bulgarian modern jazz guitarist Hristo Vitchev and Brazilian piano sensation Weber Lago. Vitchev and Lago have a long musical relationship as band mates in the Hristo Vitchev Quartet and Quintet, the Vitchev / Lago Project, Joe DeRose and Amici as well as special guest appearances by Hristo with the Weber Iago quartet. All of their musical endeavors have received critical acclaim at the national and international jazz scenes. However, with their brand new ...

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