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Ronnie James Dio Heavy Metal Rocker Played with Black Sabbath Dies

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2010

Ronnie James Dio, whose soaring vocals, poetic lyrics and mythic tales of a never-ending struggle between good and evil broke new ground in heavy metal, died Sunday, according to a statement from his wife and manager. He was 67. Dio revealed last summer that he was suffering from stomach cancer shortly after wrapping up a tour in Atlantic City, N.J. with the latest incarnation of Black Sabbath, under the name Heaven And Hell. “Today my heart is broken, Wendy Dio ...

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Monday Nite Blues in L.A.

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2010

The Like, Jail Weddings, Gestapo Khazi The Echo Mon., May 17 Under the baton of singer-guitarist Gabriel Hart, L.A.'s Jail Weddings purvey one of your grittier, scarier even, views of the '60s soul sound. JW is a mini-orchestra known to number up to 10 players including strings and brass and a beguiling batch of backing singers.

Altered The Baked Potato Mon., May 17

The Jim Cox Trio Charlie ...

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New York Kinda Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2010

TED NASH QUINTET (Wednesday and Thursday) The saxophonist Ted Nash, a prominent member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, with Frank Kimbrough on piano, Ray Drummond on bass and Willie Jones III on drums. Each night of the run will feature a guest trumpeter, starting with Brian Lynch on Wednesday (which is sold out) and Eddie Henderson on Thursday. (Through May 23.) At 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Dizzys Club ...

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Drummer Allison Miller Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2010

It takes a rare individual to excel in multiple artistic genres, particularly when success unfolds in the public spotlight and presents very different contexts. Certainly technical ability is important, but it also takes a peculiar blend of flexibility, curiosity, and determination. Perhaps that is what makes drummer, composer, bandleader, and outspoken feminist Allison Miller such a charismatic musician and personality.

Miller released her second disc as a leader earlier this year, and Boom Tic Boom (Foxhaven, 2010) is an unmistakable ...

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Twitter Forefather Leaves, Aims to Disrupt Banking Next

Source: Michael Ricci
May 17, 2010

Imagine a web-based bank that let you deposit checks by simply photographing them with its mobile app. It lets you make cash withdrawals from ATMs all over the country at no cost, sometimes even re-embursing you for fees you get charged by other companies.

As a social web application, the bank offers you all kinds of recommendations and value-added services based on analyzing your private data.

Does that sound crazy? Perhaps no more crazy than an empty box labeled “What ...

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Charlie Harrington Signs with Westone

Source: Michael Ricci
May 17, 2010

The award-winning jazz drummer, Charlie Harrington, is now an official Westone endorser. Charlie's well-renowned technique, mastery of his instrument, and well-established reputation as an in demand session player no doubt played a role in this partnership. Charlie is proud to be a member of the Westone family. Westone, the in-ear experts since 1959, has been at the forefront of in-ear musicians' monitoring technology (IEMs) since the early 1990's. Each one of their professional in-ear musicians' monitors is designed with one ...

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Twenty Years Later, Remembering Jim Henson

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2010

Its been twenty years since the world lost Jim Henson, and I still cant think about it without tearing up a bit.

His death at age 53 was sudden and catastrophic, like being hit by lightning on a cloudless day. Along with countless others around the world who had never met him, I felt like a close friend was gone. Five of my fellow GeekDads and I have put together this article as a tribute to his memory. On the ...

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MOJA Radio/Weekly Features: May 17-23, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
May 16, 2010

This Monday, May 17th, we'll present another edition of our special feature, MONDAY WITH THE MASTERS on MOJA Radio. This time the focus is on one of the great young composers &bandleaders in jazz today, the multi-Grammy nominated vibraphonist, STEFON HARRIS. You'll hear the story of and the music by a great player and intelligent visionary of modern jazz in his prime. You'll hear about his beginnings in upstate New York to his arrival in New York City and how ...

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