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Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross "The Social Network"

March 17, 2011

One of my recent Facebook rants involved my stupefaction for the surprising nomination and even more shocking Academy Award win of the Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross score to the David Fincher film The Social Network. I was surprised that something like this could have stood alongside any of the great musical masterpieces that came before ...

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News: Obituary

Melvin Sparks - R.I.P.

March 17, 2011

Guitarist Melvin Sparks, a soul-jazz legend and acid-jazz pioneer, died yesterday at his Mt. Vernon, New York, home from heart failure. He would have turned 65 next week. Reports indicate he died from complications associated with diabetes. Sparks made his name in the late '60s and early '70s as a soulful guitarist—or “gittar" player, as he ...

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News: Interview

NYU Jazz Interview Series: Cindy Blackman

March 17, 2011

We didn't know if Cindy was going to make it to the interview as she was delayed in Europe do to a floating ash cloud that was wreaking havoc from the volcano eruption in Iceland. With flights canceled left and right, Cindy navigated her way home like a pro and arrived at the interview early and ...

News: Recording

Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records to Release so Far the Debut Recording from Guitarist/Composer Nadav Remez

March 16, 2011

SO FAR features: Nadav Remez (guitar, compositions) Shai Maestro (piano, Fender Rhodes, organ) J ames Wylie (alto sax, clarinet) Steve Brickman (tenor saxophone) Avri Borochov (bass) Ziv Ravitz (drums) and special guest Itamar Borochov (trumpet) CD Release Concerts in Celebration of So Far 4/12 @ Chris' Jazz Café (Philadelphia, PA) 4/13 @ Twins Jazz (Washington, D.C.) ...

News: Performance / Tour

This Just in ... Robert Glasper Trio @ UOfR on March 21st

March 16, 2011

Just found out that pianist Robert Glasper is coming to Rochester with his Trio on March 21st to perform at the Interfaith Chapel at University of Rochester at 8:00 pm. Glasper is known for having his feet in both the tradition of jazz and in hip hop and other musical traditions. While still instilled with ...

News: Performance / Tour

Bruce Hornsby and the Noise Makers to Play Friday, June 10 at the Pageant

March 16, 2011

Pianist, singer and songwriter Bruce Hornsby (pictured) is coming to St. Louis on Friday, June 10 to play The Pageant. An alumni of Berklee School of Music, Hornsby is known for his wide-ranging musical interests, playing pop, rock, classical, country and bluegrass with a long list of stars as well as collaborating with jazz players such ...

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News: Obituary

Melvin Sparks (1946-2011)

March 16, 2011

Melvin Sparks, a much-in-demand soul-jazz guitarist who recorded with virtually all of the great organists of the late '60s and '70s and pioneered a sound that borrowed from Grant Green and Sly Stone, died on March 13 . He was 64. Sparks was at his best playing a muscular, groovy rhythm guitar behind organists like Leon ...

News: Interview

Sista's Place (Part 2)

March 16, 2011

Our conversation with Viola Plummer, Roger Wareham, and Ahmed Abdullah of Sista's Place, Brooklyn's vibrant Saturday night jazz series, continues... The last time I visited Sista's Place, to hear a rough & ready band featuring Hamiet Bluiett, D.D. Jackson, Andrew Cyrille, Billy Bang, Bob Stewart, and Sista's artistic director Ahmed Abdullah, I was struck by the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Robbie Robertson Recruits Dawes as Backing Band for Live Dates

March 16, 2011

LIVE DATES TO INCLUDE FESTIVAL AND TELEVISION APPEARANCES; HOW TO BECOME CLAIRVOYANT OUT APRIL 5 According to Rolling Stone, Robbie Robertson is planning several live shows with backing from Dawes. The live performances are said to include television and selected festival dates in support of Robertson's upcoming solo album How To Become Clairvoyant, out April 5. ...

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News: Festival

All Good Fest Adds Dso, Donna the Buffalo, Benevento

March 16, 2011

THE WERKS, J RODDY WALSTON AND THE BUSINESS, THE REX JAM HOSTED BY MATT BUTLER AND EVERYONE ORCHESTRA ALSO ADDED Held this July 14-17 at Marvin's Mountaintop in Masontown, WV, the 15th Annual All Good Music Festival announces the addition of six new artists performing the event: Dark Star Orchestra Donna The Buffalo