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News: Performance / Tour

Annenberg Center Announces 40th Anniversary Season

May 6, 2011

Philadelphia, PA—The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, one of the nation's preeminent urban performing arts centers on a major university campus, celebrates 40 years of presenting world-renowned and emerging artists and companies during the 11/12 season. The home of Dance Celebration, the Philadelphia International Children's Festival, and the very stage where legendary Broadway directors Harold ...

News: Music Industry

Jazz Around Town: Just Flew in from NYC And ....

May 6, 2011

Thursday, May 5, 2011 A. Giannavola @Lemoncello, 6:00 pm Jazz Dawgs @ Bistro 135, 6:30 pm Joe Santora Trio with Emily Kirchoff @ Michael's Valley Grill, 7:00 pm Cinco de Mayo with the Mambo Kings @ Lovin Cup, 7:30 pm Dave Rivello Ensemble @ Village Rock Cafe, 9:00 pm Friday, May 6, 2011 Johnny Matt Band ...

News: Video / DVD

Geller Plays Strayhorn

May 6, 2011

At 82, Herb Geller is still living in Germany, still touring in Europe, with occasional—too rare— visits to his US homeland. Here he is last February in Aberdeen, Scotland, at a club called the Blue Lamp. His rhythm section is pianist Paul Kirby, bassist Martin Zenker and drummer Rick Hollander. They play Billy Strayhorn's “Johnny Come ...

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News: Festival

Wine, Dine and Jazz Festival Set for Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11

May 6, 2011

Belleville's Wine, Dine and Jazz Festival has announced the lineup of performers for this year's event, which will be held on Friday, June 10 and Saturday, June 11 in the square in downtown Belleville, Illinois. The festival runs from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday and 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Saturday. Friday's performers ...

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News: Recording

Webster Young: For Lady

May 6, 2011

Add Webster Young to your list of little-known but consequential trumpeters. Born in South Carolina in 1932, Young met Louis Armstrong early on and asked for some pointers. He soon shifted to Dizzy Gillespie's style after hearing the bop trumpeter play. Eventually, Young landed on Miles Davis' patient, breathy sound, grasping the trumpeter's phrasing and economy ...

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News: Recording

Peter Evans Quintet - Ghosts (More is More, 2011) *****

May 6, 2011

By Joe Higham The quintet : Evans (trumpet), Carlos Homs (piano), Tom Blancarte (bass), Jim Black (drums), Sam Pluta doing live processing. What they do with the music is like going on a roller-coaster as you're tossed up in the air, whizzed around corners, spinning down and around. The quintet mixes bop and electronics in an ...

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News: Festival

Identity Festival: TDB, Pretty Lights, DJ Shadow, Rusko

May 6, 2011

THIS SUMMER'S TRAVELING ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL; APPROXIMATELY 20 SHOWS SET FOR OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATERS IN NORTH AMERICA The 2011 Identity Festival is the first-ever touring electronic-only music festival to visit major outdoor amphitheatres throughout North America in August and September and give fans the full electronic music experience. Now it can be revealed when and in which ...

News: Recording

Red Hot + Rio 2 Tropicalia Comp out 6.28

May 6, 2011

The Red Hot Organization and Entertainment One Music have established a new partnership to produce Red Hot + Rio 2 out June 28, 2011. Red Hot + Rio 2 is a modern tribute to the late 60's Brazilian Tropicália movement. The album will shed new light on the songs of this influential, politically charged era, which ...

News: TV / Film

The Lennon Bus Premieres Digital Wish Tree Project on IFC

May 6, 2011

INSPIRED BY YOKO ONO'S WISH TREE AT THE BETSY HOTEL The Lennon Bus, in association with Avid, The Betsy Hotel, and the SAE Institute, has premiered the Digital Wish Tree Project on IFC.com. Filmed over three days in Miami and produced in Avid Media Composer, the piece is inspired by Yoko Ono's Wish Tree at the ...

News: Technology

Likester Helps Make Sense of Your Facebook Likes

May 6, 2011

2137 people Like a band on Facebook, but what does that mean? Who are all those Likers? If the Like band A, what else do they Like? How does 2137 Likes compare with other artists? Startup Likester hopes to answer those questions and more for both consumers (fans) and barnds (bands). Their consumer web site is ...