Jazz News

Grammy Scorecard List of Nominees/ Updated Winners

Source: Michael Ricci
February 7, 2009

Field 10 - Jazz

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RECORD OF THE YEAR “Chasing Pavements," Adele “Viva La Vida," Coldplay “Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis “Paper Planes," M.I.A “Please Read the Letter," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

ALBUM OF THE YEAR “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends," Coldplay “Tha Carter III," Lil Wayne “Year of the Gentleman," Ne-Yo “Raising Sand," Robert Plant and Alison Krauss “In Rainbows," Radiohead

BEST NEW ARTIST Adele Duffy Jonas Brothers Lady Antebellum Jazmine ...

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Leo Fender Honored Posthumously

Source: Michael Ricci
February 7, 2009

The Recording Academy will bestow a technical award on the guitar maker whose instruments revolutionized pop music's sound.

No invention since the phonograph more dramatically affected how popular music is made than Fender guitars, arriving as they did with the birth of rock 'n' roll. Buddy Holly was an early Fender convert; Jimi Hendrix used the Stratocaster to revolutionize the world of rock guitar playing.

Consequently, there are perhaps few people as deserving of the Recording Academy's technical award as ...

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Bon Jovi Set for First Jazz Fest Appearance New Orleans

Source: All About Jazz
February 7, 2009

Bon Jovi has been added to the lineup of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this spring. The rock act will make its first appearance at the festival on May 2.

Bon Jovi joins previously announced performers Aretha Franklin, Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, James Taylor, Wynton Marsalis, Kings Of Leon, Tony Bennett, the Neville Brothers and Sugarland. Another significant addition will be announced in the coming week, according to organizers.

This year's Jazz Fest ...

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Jeopardy: What is High-Tech?

Source: All About Jazz
February 7, 2009

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John Legend Old-Fashioned Romantic in a Machismo World

Source: Michael Ricci
February 7, 2009

John Legend kept his distance from the piano when he started his concert at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday night.

He looked like an aggressive R&B star, with a video intro presenting him as a boxer ( la L L Cool J) while he made his entrance down the orchestra aisle in sunglasses and a leather jacket. Booming drumbeats pushed him through his first half-dozen songs as he worked the stage.

But he looked more comfortable once he tossed ...

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At 70 Legendary Jazz Label Asks Now What?

Source: Michael Ricci
February 7, 2009

At a recent 70th-anniversary reception for Blue Note Records at Dizzys Club Coca-Cola, the alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson played his trademark hit, “Alligator Boogaloo," from 1967.

Norah Jones, who made her multiplatinum debut in 2002, mingled at the bar. And presiding over the evening was Bruce Lundvall, who has run the label for the last 25 years.

Mr. Donaldson, Ms. Jones and Mr. Lundvall represent points along a continuum in the history of the most storied label in jazz. Founded ...

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Grammy Rehearsals with Radiohead: 'There's a Surreality to It All'

Source: Michael Ricci
February 7, 2009

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards are Sunday night, and the rehearsal schedule for today is stacked with big names -- U2, Paul McCartney, Coldplay and Stevie Wonder

But the day got off to an especially compelling start as Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead strolled in, shook off the rain and performed “15 Step" to the impressive accompaniment of the USC marching band.

Radiohead has racked up a fair number of Grammy accolades through the years (the band enters ...

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New York's Milk Studios Picks Hollywood Backdrop

Source: Michael Ricci
February 7, 2009

Milk Studios Gone Hollywood The firm, which is expanding from New York, will spend millions to upgrade a 46,000-square-foot, half-century-old industrial building on Cahuenga Boulevard.

Publishers and advertisers can't get enough of Hollywood, the photography studio says. Some of its space may rent for $10,000 a day. One of New York's best-known photo studios said Friday it will open a large branch in Hollywood to take advantage of America's changing tastes in magazine covers and advertising campaigns.

Professional ...

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