Jazz News

Chief Sandrell Rivers: 1947-2010 - Florida Cultural Leader

Source: Michael Ricci
January 26, 2010

By Holly Spillane

The South Florida arts world lost a dynamic leader and passionate advocate of jazz and blues on the first morning of the new year. Chief Sandrell Rivers' efforts affected countless area residents over a lifetime of service and tireless promotion of arts, culture and education. Through her associations with the Sunshine Jazz Organization, Diaspora Arts Coalition, The Urban League of Greater Miami, Miami-Dade County, Africa Reconnect, Inc. and others, she remained committed to the assertion that the ...

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Enter the Sunnyside "Dave King - Indelicate" Giveaway Contest

Source: All About Jazz
January 26, 2010

All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Sunnyside Records “Dave King - Indelicate“ giveaway contest starting today. We'll select FIVE winners at the conclusion of the contest on February 25th. Click here to enter the contest

(Following Dave King at AAJ automatically enters you in the contest.)

Good luck! Your Friends at Sunnyside Records

About Dave King and Indelicate Play the piano drunk like a percussion instrument until the fingers begin to bleed a ...

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Bassist John Geggie Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

Source: All About Jazz
January 26, 2010

Most cities have them: musicians who act like a lightning rod, focusing and driving their jazz scenes. In Ottawa, Canada, bassist John Geggie has been one of those significant focal points for two decades, but in particular over the past ten years. He's one of the founding organizers and faculty members of Jazzworks which, amongst other things, runs an annual Jazz Camp--a weekend boot camp for aspiring musicians from near and far, at various degrees of skill, to hone their ...

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Jimmy Wyble Eclectic Guitarist for Benny Goodman and Red Norvo Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
January 25, 2010

Jimmy Wyble, 87, a guitarist of great range who played with country-western swing bandleader Bob Wills as well as with the Benny Goodman and Red Norvo jazz combos, died of heart failure Jan. 16 while under hospice care at his home in Altadena, according to his friend and fellow guitarist Larry Koonse.

James Otis Wyble was born Jan. 25, 1922, in Port Arthur, Texas. While working for a Houston radio station and playing guitar in western swing bands in the ...

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Apples Got a Lot Planned for It's Wednesday Press Event

Source: All About Jazz
January 25, 2010

What to Expect From Apples Tablet Unveiling While the invitation come see our latest creation is broad and vague, its fairly obvious that the biggest news will be the widely anticipated tablet.

Its about time. Tech observers have been anticipating an Apple tablet for several years, churning out report after report of rumors and speculation. And Apple has been considering tablet designs since at least 1983. Now, perfectionist CEO Steve Jobs finally seems satisfied enough with the product ...

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Conditions Imposed on Live Nation, Ticketmaster

Source: Michael Ricci
January 25, 2010

The U.S. Department of Justice has imposed major conditions upon Live Nation and Ticketmaster in approving the companies' merger, moves that Assistant Attorney General Christine Varney said would have the effect of lowering ticket prices.

Shares in both companies jumped in trading Monday after reports surfaced earlier that the merger would be approved.

Varney said Ticketmaster would have to license its ticketing software to competitor AEG and sell its subsidiary Paciolan to Comcast Spectacor. Paciolan sells tens of millions of ...

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Larry 'L.A.' Johnson Dies at 62; Filmmaker Collaborated with Neil Young

Source: Michael Ricci
January 25, 2010

Johnson brought realism and whimsical surrealism to various film and multimedia projects with the rocker, from 1974's 'Journey Through the Past' to last year's 'Neil Young: Archives: Volume I.'

Larry “L.A." Johnson met Neil Young at Woodstock in 1969, where Johnson was working on the film of the concert. Their collaboration lasted more than 40 years. “He never lost the eye and ear of an original artist, one unafraid to listen to himself first," Young said in a statement. Johnson ...

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Charlie Wilson Fills the Gaps in His Life's Winding Road

Source: All About Jazz
January 25, 2010

Full circle: Charlie Wilson shows the alley he slept in as a homeless person after his Gap Band days in Hollywood. Wilson has renewed his life and career.

HOLLYWOOD “This building wasn't here," Charlie Wilson says, waving at a high-rise condo under construction along busy La Brea Avenue. “It was a parking lot for U-Hauls. I slept under them when it rained. So did a lot of other crackheads."

He brushes a tear from his cheek. Revisiting the haunts of ...

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