Jazz News

Cyber-Security Czar Quits Amid Fears of NSA Takeover

Source: All About Jazz
March 7, 2009

Rod Beckstrm, the Department of Homeland Security's controversial cyber-security chief, has suddenly resigned amid allegations of power grabs and bureaucratic infighting.

Beckstrm — a management theorist, entrepreneur and author — was named last year to head up the new National Cybersecurity Center, or NCSC. To some, it seemed an odd choice since Beckstrm isn't an expert in security. But the hope was that he could use his management skills to help coordinate the nation's often-dysfunctional network defenses. Part of the ...

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Ian Carr, Jazz Trumpeter and Author of Miles Davis Biography, Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
March 7, 2009

Ian Carr, a Scottish-born trumpeter who, like his formidable influence, Miles Davis, was an early practitioner of jazz-rock fusion and later repaid his artistic debt by writing Davis’s biography, died on Feb. 25 in London. He was 75.

The cause was complications after pneumonia and a series of mini- strokes, Alyn Shipton, Mr. Carr’s biographer, said in an e-mail message. An obituary on the Web site iancarrsnucleus.net — dedicated to the music of Mr. Carr and the band, Nucleus, which ...

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Michel Legrand, the Pianist and Composer, is Making a Rare New York Appearance at Birdland.

Source: Michael Ricci
March 7, 2009

Take Many Textures, Then Mix Together A 77-year-old child prodigy with bushy eyebrows and the heart of an adolescent swooning at his first exposure to Rachmaninoff: that describes the sensibility of Michel Legrand, the French jazz pianist and composer and multiple Oscar winner who is playing a rare New York engagement at Birdland, accompanied by a string quartet, harp, bass and drums.

This unwieldy mixture of classical, jazz and Hollywood is built around pianism that suggests a steep ...

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A Small Town "Point of Interest" (...Oh, and Some Gigs!...)

Source: All About Jazz
March 7, 2009

Bill McBirnie forthcoming Gigs; one with Ruben Diaz (young flamenco master's CD release), a couple with Louis Simao (a genuine local treasure) and one with Jazz Vespers (an out-of-town call) where I look forward to the perfect playing context for “What A Friend We Have In Jesus" (from Nature Boy) and “Stand Up For Jesus" (from Paco Paco);

SOME FORTHCOMING GIGS

Sun., Mar. 8th - 7:30 p.m. - Early Evening @ The Lula Lounge CD RELEASE - “Andalusian Flavor"

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Traumzeit Broadcast on DLF

Source: All About Jazz
March 7, 2009

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Drum! Magazine's Email Neil Peart Editorial Campaign a Hit

Source: JCM Media
March 7, 2009

SAN JOSE, Calif., -- Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip, drum magazines worldwide, is experiencing a tremendous response rate to its Email Neil Editorial Campaign. Officially launched on February 11, the Neil Peart population has sent questions via neilpeart@drumlink. Additionally, questions have been sent online at http://www.drummagazine.com/features/post/just-ask-neil-yourself/; or by accessing the Questions Page on DRUM!s Youtube site, www.youtube.com.

The result: 1,000 emails from across the globe.

The emailed questions have varied from the most basic to the highly complex in ...

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Tony Williams Lifetime Tribute at Small's, Friday April 24, 2009

Source: All About Jazz
March 7, 2009

Juini Booth will lead a group into Small's, 183 W. 10th Street at 7th Avenue, in New York City, on Friday April 24, 2009, for a Tony Williams Lifetime Tribute from 7:30 to 10:00 pm.

Juini Booth was the bassist with Life Time in the early 70's. Juini will be joined by some members of the highly acclaimed group Forrro in the Dark: Jorge Continentino, Sax, Guilherme Monteiro, Guitar with a special guest on drums.

This will be an event ...

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Gunter Hampel Vibes-BCL-Flute & Haitian Vodou Percussions Poets Club Bowery -New York

Source: All About Jazz
March 7, 2009

GUNTER HAMPEL IN NEW YORK march 1-april 7th performance update upcoming live performances

march 1st 5 pm Hunter College -black box-Room HN 543 performing SOLO on vibes, bassclarinet, flute in VARIETY , free admission hunter college 68 str betw par and lexington, northside

march 13 6 pm Hunter College -lang theatre 4th floor -MOVING IMAGES by ruomi lee hampel + father&son performance + many acts from hunter college-free admission

march 17 th 1o pm bowery poets club ESP-disk presents:GUNTER HAMPEL ...

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