Jazz News

The 8th Edition of Kosa Cuba: One-Week Study Program and Fiesta Del Tambor

Source: AirMTM
February 11, 2010

KoSA is proud to present its 8th edition of the KoSA Cuba Workshop and Fiesta del Tambor (music festival) taking place in Havana. Participants will be hosted at the luxurious four-star Hotel Occidental Miramar. Course of Study: The KoSA Cuba Workshop is a one-week immersion in Cuban rhythms, music, and culture. Daily classes are given on conga, bongo, timbales, bata, drumset and other instruments by some of Cuba's top artists. All instruments are supplied on site. Included in ...

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Alfonzo Blackwell is in the Studio Working on His Eight CD on Utopia Records

Source: One Creative Publicist & Management
February 11, 2010

Saxman/Songwriter/Producer, Alfonzo Blackwell is busy, busy, busy working hard in the studio on his 8th CD project on Utopia Records.

His current release “Dance To This" brought listeners to the dance floor and his approach for his next project is to bring listeners the sophistication, style, class and fire that comes from the freedom that has embodied his music for 15 years now. The multi-talented, multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire reclines in his black leather console chair in his state-of-the-art digital recording ...

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Bassist Ron McClure Interviewed at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2010

Bassist Ron McClure has a practical philosophy about what he does. “Making music begins with doing your job," he says. “It's nice if you can be a hot soloist, but do your job first and do it well." These are words that the bassist has lived by for over 40 years in the jazz music business. McClure has done everything from playing with saxophonists such as Charles Lloyd to being part of pop recordings by the Pointer Sisters and Blood, ...

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Fashion Diary: Alexander McQueen, an Appreciation

Source: Michael Ricci
February 11, 2010

Alexander McQueen, the fashion world's reigning provocateur, was found dead Thursday morning at his home in London. He was 40.

The police have not released an official report on the cause of death, but his press representatives at KCD Worldwide said it appeared to be suicide.

McQueen's death comes days after his mother's death on Feb. 2 and just a few weeks before he was due to present his fall women's collection in Paris.

As a designer, he was not ...

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Further Details of Jackson's Cornor Report

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2010

Michael Jackson's full autopsy report was released following the filing of involuntary manslaughter charges on Monday against the singer's personal doctor. Following are some notable or new highlights of the Los Angeles County Coroner's report into Jackson's June 25 death.

--Jackson died of “acute propofol intoxication" administered at a level equivalent to that used during anesthesia for “major surgery". A consultant anesthesiologist said there were “no reports of its use in insomnia relief."

--None of the recommended monitoring, precision dosing ...

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Mobile TV Tries to Break Into Prime Time

Source: All About Jazz
February 11, 2010

On Super Bowl Sunday, about 116 million viewers watched commercials touting Budweiser, Doritos and Coke as well as spots promoting Flo TV, a service that promises to let you watch TV wherever you are.

It was a high-profile promotion for mobile TV, which despite years of innovation has failed to catch on outside of a few niches. A mobile TV service from Qualcomm, Flo offers channels such as ESPN, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central for a monthly fee. You can watch ...

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MTV Drops 'Music Television' from the Network Logo

Source: Michael Ricci
February 11, 2010

Is it a surprise to anyone actually watching MTV that the network on Monday quietly dropped “Music Television" from its logo? Probably not. It's a wonder that anyone even noticed the difference.

But a difference there is. For the first time in the network's 29-year history, MTV has decided to give the channel's iconic logo a face-lift. “The people who watch it today, they don't refer to MTV as music television. They don't have the same emotional connection that, say, ...

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Twitter Inc. Has Gone to the Dogs

Source: Michael Ricci
February 11, 2010

Mattel taps into social media craze with Puppy Tweets. The high-tech toy will post one of 500 canned tweets to a dog's Twitter page after it's triggered by a sound and motion sensor worn on the animal's collar.

Dog owners are provided with a USB receiver that they connect to their computer. They then download the toy's software online and create a Twitter account for their dog. When the dog moves or barks, a signal is sent from its Puppy ...

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