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Playing for Change a Multimedia Movement

Source: All About Jazz
May 3, 2009

Bring It On Home

After we discovered Roger Ridley performing on the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica and asked him if we could record him singing the John Lennon version of Stand By Me, we were so blown away with his presence and enthusiasm toward music and people that we wanted to film his entire set. This song, Bring It On Home, Roger dedicated to Mark in that moment.

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Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created ...

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Marl Young Pianist Was Key in Desegregating L.A. Musicians Unions

Source: Michael Ricci
May 3, 2009

Pianist and arranger Marl Young, who also had a law degree, helped integrate Los Angeles' all-black Local 767 and all-white Local 47. He later became the first black music director of a major network TV series, 'Here's Lucy.'

Marl Young, a musician who was instrumental in the merger of the all-black and all-white musicians unions in Los Angeles in the early 1950s and two decades later became the first black music director of a major network television series, “Here's Lucy," ...

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Triple-Clarinet Set Puts Woodwinds in Jazz Fest Spotlight

Source: All About Jazz
May 3, 2009

Mozart didn't know Jazz Fest, but he knew about the power of the clarinet. He wrote some of his most gorgeous concertos for the instrument, knowing its clear, clean timbre could lift melodies to soaring heights with the right person behind the reed. Evan Christopher, Tim Laughlin and Gregory Agid all know a thing or two about the clarinet, too. The three musicians, known collectively as “Clarinet Woodshed," led a mid-day Jazz Tent audience through the instrument's full jazz range. ...

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MoonJune Records CD Release: Copernicus "Disappearence"

Source: All About Jazz
May 3, 2009

Copernicus “disappearance" (MoonJune Records) Coming: July 21st 2009 The 'disappearance' of which the New York performer-poet Copernicus speaks is that of The Universe itself. His conceptual concerns are not with the everyday. He is not penning couplets about the changing fortunes of human existence, other than on the grandest (or lowliest) scale. He speaks of subatomic matter, and refuses to bear any glad tidings. It all happened in Hoboken, New Jersey, on November 2, ...

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Mark Isham Interview - New Album "Bittersweet"

Source: All About Jazz
May 3, 2009

Mark Isham talks about his work in film and “The Black Dhalia" Project

The interview is part of the book project “under your skin" which will include Interviews with: Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Cindy Blackman, Taj Mahal, Yusef Lateef, Matt Waugh, Bob James, Skip Mcdonald, Erika Stucky, Living Colour, Dj Rob Swift, Marilyn Crispell, Dick Griffin, Billy Bang, Kahil El Zabaar, Michael Ricci - All About Jazz, Val-Inc, Chico Freeman, Esperanza Spalding, Eddie Henderson, Dinosaur Jr, Lydia Lunch, Jack Dejohnette, ...

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A Night of Jazz at the New Black Hawk Fundraiser Event

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2009

Saturday May 9, 2009 at 7:30 pm The North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District is hosting a special ONE NIGHT performance event with legendary Jazz performers: Eddie Duran, guitar Dean Reilly, bass Vince Lateano, drums John Handy, saxophone In addition to these musical icons, the venue will be redesigned to resemble the original Black Hawk Jazz Club--right down to the cigarette girls, cocktail tables, and wire mesh. Please join us for this special one ...

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May Jazz at Charlie O's

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2009

Great jazz performances at Charlie O's this May including the return of our own Jack Sheldon for his regular Wednesday gigs.

A very special Saturday performance on the 16th presenting the music of John Beasley with John Heard, Roy McCurdy and outstanding vocalist Dwight Trible. Followed by a birthday celebration for Denise Donatelli on the 21st, and a fun night with the Mike Stephans Reunion Band (Mike, Bob Sheppard, Theo Saunders, Jeff D'Angelo) on the 28th.

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Madison Square Garden 90th Birthday Tribute to Folk Music Legend Pete Seeger on Sunday

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2009

Many of the top names in American music, including Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Dave Matthews, John Mellencamp, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson and literally dozens more will be performing at the Madison Square Garden 90th birthday tribute to folk music legend Pete Seeger on Sunday.

While the show is a fund-raising benefit for Clearwater, an environmental organization dedicated to protecting the Hudson River ecosystem, it's also an opportunity to celebrate the life and work of the guy who co-wrote ...

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