Jazz News

Blues for Food Fest August 30

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

WHAT: 2nd Annual Blues for Food Fest

WHEN: Saturday August 30th 11:00 AM-7:00 PM.

WHERE: Warren G. Magnuson Park Amphitheatre Sandpoint, Seattle

COST: $20 adult $10 youth 12 and under. Limited seating Advanced ticket sales

2nd Annual Blues for Food Fest to benefit P-Patch trust, a nonprofit organization working to acquire, build, preserve and protect community gardens in Seattle's neighborhoods. Seattle food bank and ...

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Diana Krall and Placido Domingo to Perform at Jordan Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

International opera stars Placido Domingo and Julia Migenes, and jazz singer Diana Krall will be the highlights of a star-studded summer in Jordan. The Jordan Tourism Board has announced the details of a spectacular line-up of international, Arab, and Jordanian stars who will take part in the Jordan Festival to take place between July 8th and August 9th in Amman, Jerash, the Dead Sea and Petra. This will be the first time for the world-renowned Spanish tenor Placido Domingo and ...

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2008 Hartford International Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

The City of Hartford invites the world to come and experience the Hartford International Jazz Festival every Columbus Day Weekend. On October 10, 11, & 12, 2008, you will have a wealth of possibilities to experience some of the most creative jazz musicians in the world. The many choices provided by our Main Stages await the sophisticated jazz aficionado as well as those new to the jazz genre. Before or after the Main Stage events, you will be able to ...

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Bobby Zankel & the Warriors of the Wonderful Sound in New Published Book "Tritone Tantra" in the Photonality Jazz Series

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

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FM Stereo Developer Carl G. Eilers Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
June 26, 2008

Carl G. Eilers, 83; Zenith engineer led team that developed FM stereo broadcasting

Eilers, an electrical engineer who helped develop production of high-fidelity stereo sound over the airwaves, died Friday at his home in River Forest, Ill., apparently of a heart attack. He was 83.

A 50-year employee of Zenith Electronics, Eilers led the team that developed FM stereo broadcasting. Before 1961, only phonographs could produce the high-quality sound.

Four decades ago, high-fidelity stereo sound revolutionized the radio listening experience, ...

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Kermit Love Big Bird CO-Creator Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
June 26, 2008

Kermit Love, 91; helped create memorable 'Sesame Street' characters The Jim Henson Company

Long before creating Big Bird for “Sesame Street" and his involvement in children's television, Kermit Love had collaborated with some of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century: George Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Robert Joffrey, Jerome Robbins and Twyla Tharp. His design work on one of the most influential television shows in history made him a partner in the early education of generations of children.

After years ...

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Saxophonist Kidd Jordan Profiled at AAJ

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

“Oh yes, I lost compositions, all my music, my instruments... pretty much everything," smiles Kidd Jordan.

He hasn't actually mentioned Hurricane Katrina by name, nor does his voice betray the bitterness he must still feel, even two-and-a-half years after the disaster that nearly cost him members of his family.

There is gentleness in his delivery, but it's underpinned by steel, by a determination to press on in the face of unbelievable tragedy and to do so with an unpretentiously positive ...

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Cassandra Wilson, James Carter & Kenny Barron Featured on Jazzism Vol. 31

Source: All About Jazz
June 26, 2008

Volume 31 of the “coolest" podcast - “Jazzism (a katzpheno mix)" - features an eclectic blend on Jazz styles this week; featured guests include Cassandra Wilson, James Carter along side Cyrus Chestnut and a beautiful piece performed live by The Kenny Barron Trio... and that's not all folks! Log on Friday 06/27 and every Friday to experience “Jazzism (a katzpheno mix)", a blend of all things Jazzy and Groovy... just for all those young jazz lovers out there. Log on ...

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