Jazz News

Trouble in 'Oz': The Munchkins' Dirty Secret

Source: Michael Ricci
December 1, 2008

Snubbed at a Hollywood event, women hold own reunion to share memories of film shoot. If you thought you knew everything there was to know about the iconic film classic The Wizard of Oz, then here's a twister for you.

Everyone knows about the Munchkins, portrayed by 124 pituitary midgets in the 1939 motion picture starring Judy Garland. These days, the word “Munchkin" -- now included in some dictionaries -- is synonymous with small. Credited in the film as the ...

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"High Note" Rare Chuck Jones Cartoon

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

A rare Warner Bros cartoon, High Note (1960) doesn't include any star characters- the “stars" are a bunch of musical notes who are trying to form the music to the “Blue Danube", but one musical note is causing problems.

The sheet music for Johann Strauss' “The Blue Danube" is constructed by moving musical symbols. A baton-toting conductor note tries to direct his fellow notes in performing this musical piece, but finds that one of the notes has become drunk after ...

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The Oldest Dime Bag in the World

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Researchers find 2,700-year-old marijuana stash

Researchers have found a bag of marijuana weighing nearly two pounds buried in a tomb in a remote part of China. The grass, all 1.79 kilograms of it, was obviously “cultivated for psychoactive purposes,"according to a paper in the aptly named Journal of Experimental Botany. Marijuana grown for fiber to make clothes and rope is far more common at archaeological sites.

“To our knowledge, these investigations provide the oldest documentation of cannabis as a pharmacologically ...

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The Name's Kaminsky, Dan Kaminsky the Geek Who Defended the Worldwide Web

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Kaminsky was alone in his Seattle apartment when he discovered a security vulnerability that could leave banks, online retailers, and ISPs open to hackers. Paul Vixie organized experts from around the world to address the DNS security flaw.

In January 2005 on a drizzly Sunday afternoon, a balding, slightly overweight, perpetually T-shirt-clad 26-year-old computer consultant named Dan Kaminsky flopped down on his bed, flipped open his laptop, and started playing games with DNS. He used a software program called Scapy ...

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Scotty Anderson's Live DVD: Working Without a Net

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Here’s what people are saying about Scotty Anderson’s new video Working Without a Net (Live at the Capital) “Having had the distinct honor of being able to produce Triple Stop and Classic Scotty as well as travel with him to various venues: NYC, Dallas, Nashville, etc as well as just talking with him and hearing him play close up, in complete candor I am out of superlatives!! When the guitarist's guitar player, Ted Green says “if he isn't the greatest ...

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Trombonist Clifton Anderson New CD "Decade" Due in January on Doxy/Emarcy Records

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
December 1, 2008

For the past 25 years Clifton Anderson has traveled the world as Sonny Rollins's front-line partner, and over a long career hes racked up sideman credits with artists such as Slide Hampton, McCoy Tyner, Muhal Richard Abrams, and the Mighty Sparrow. Now, with his new CD Decade, Anderson has created an outstanding showcase for his skills as a player, composer, bandleader, and record producer. A welcome return to recording from one of the most accomplished trombonists working in jazz today, ...

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Les Paul's Pianist, John "Johnny Chops" Colianni, Now Has a Featured Free Download on All About Jazz

Source: JM Creative
December 1, 2008

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Dave Allen Trio at Tea Lounge on December 4th

Source: All About Jazz
December 1, 2008

Dave Allen Trio with Jochen Ruekhart - drums Massimo Biocalti - bass Tea Lounge 837 Union St in Brooklyn, NY December 4th at 9pm “Dave Allen makes a fiery and eloquent showing with Untold Stories on Fresh Sound Records. Joined by tenor saxophonist Seamus Blake, bassist Carlo DeRosa and drummer Mark Ferber, Allen brings daunting chops, full-bodied tone and melodic sensitivity to the table on this all-original debut set." -David Adler - Jazz Times ...

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