Jazz News

Fireworks over Southern California

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

Where to watch fireworks in Southern California. A list of Fourth of July events in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.

Some Southern California communities have scaled back or canceled their July 4 celebrations this year, but the skies over L.A. will still bloom with plenty of colorful explosions when dusk hits Sunday.

Most of the shows in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura and Riverside counties are free or inexpensive, but if you're looking for a more elaborate ...

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The Story Behind Ringo Starr's Gold-Plated Drum Headed to New York's Met

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is known for its grand exhibitions of iconic visual artists, most of them dead, but also a few living ones who have attained high-ranking stature in their fields.

So it struck many in the art world as strange when the museum announced this week that it would be taking a step -- albeit a small step -- in the direction of pop culture by displaying former Beatle Ringo Starr's gold-plated snare drum that he ...

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Ilene Woods, Voice of Disney's Cinderella, Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

Ilene Woods, a singer who provided the voice of Cinderella for Walt Disney's 1950 animated film, died Thursday at age 81.

A native of Portsmouth, N.H., Woods was a radio star as a teenager. As a favor to songwriters Mack David and Jerry Livingston, she made demo recordings of “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," “A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" and “So This is Love" in 1948. The songwriters made their pitch to Walt Disney, who had already auditioned more than 300 ...

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Randy Simon Jazz Project Releases "Light It Up"

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

Light It Up is the fourth recording by the Randy Simon Jazz Project showcasing the compositions and instrumental arrangements of Randy Simon. It features an outstanding ensemble of musicians including two newcomers to the series: John Menegon, the renowned bass player who has played with many of the giants of contemporary jazz, and Paul Borrello, a versatile percussionist who adds the exciting sound of vibes to the mix. Joining the two newcomers are the superb pianist Adrian Cohen, the remarkable ...

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Jeff Hamilton Trio in Costa Rica Vacation Event

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

Music in Costa Rica Announces The Jeff Hamilton Trio in Costa Rica Vacation Event November 20-27, 2010

Music in Costa Rica is offering a unique Costa Rica vacation event featuring the Jeff Hamilton Trio (with Special Guest Graham Dechter) performing in 3 spectacular natural settings from November 20 27, 2010.

Greeley, CO -- Music in Costa Rica is offering an intimate and elegant Jazz vacation experience in Costa Rica from November 20-27, 2010. This unique vacation is $2,699 per person ...

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The Grammy Museum to Host a Night of Jazz History with Pamela Rose and the "Wild Women of Song"

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

Ask any young person under the age of twenty-five what a gramophone is and good luck getting a correct answer-for that matter, try talking to them about LPs! Despite this, the gramophone has easily become one of the most prominent images in music that history can recall-it is the symbol for The Recording Academy, presenters of the annual GRAMMY Awards. For over fifty years, the GRAMMYs have been synonymous with the distinguished recording artists, songwriters, and producers of several generations. ...

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Jazz Gigs New York City

Source: All About Jazz
July 2, 2010

GABRIEL ALEGRIA AFRO-PERUVIAN SEXTET (Friday through Sunday) At 8 and 10:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and at 7 and 9 p.m. on Sunday Tutuma Social Club 164 East 56th Street, at Third Avenue (646) 300-0305

J. D. ALLEN QUARTET (Friday through Sunday) The tenor saxophonist J. D. Allen with Gregg August on bass, Rudy Royston on drums with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt. ...

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Cognitive Surplus, Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age

Source: Michael Ricci
July 2, 2010

The Shallows, What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains. How is the Internet affecting us, socially and individually? And is it helping? Two authors survey the situation.

When I was looking for a job after college, I bought the Sunday New York Times and scanned the classifieds, circling promising descriptions with a red pen. I mailed in my resume and waited for a call on my landline. That was 11 years ago the last time I looked for a ...

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