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Photographer Jim Marshall Dies
Rock and jazz photographer Jim Marshall died in his sleep Tuesday. Cause of death was unknown. He was 74. The stocky, pugnacious Marshall was best known for his iconic pictures of such rockers as the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and the Rolling Stones. Probably his most famous single shot was of Johnny Cash ...
Philly Music-Makers Mull Museum at Torched Offices
Longtime R&B record producers Leon Huff and Kenneth Gamble are considering whether to rebuild their fire-damaged offices into a music museum, the duo said Tuesday just hours after the man accused of setting the blaze was ordered to stand trial. Testimony and surveillance video shown at a preliminary hearing convinced a judge that Christopher Cimini should ...
Guitarist Massimo Sammi Interviewed at AAJ
Massimo Sammi has lived a diverse life, to say the least. Growing up in Italy, Sammi began playing the piano at an early age, before quitting his lessons because of his cigar-smoking instructor. After graduating high school, Sammi studied law, graduating in 1997, then served in the Italian military, where he played trumpet in the army ...
Steve Jobs Terse Replies to Fan Mail
Normally as quiet and retiring as a geek at the Homecoming dance, Apple CEO Steve Jobs has been on an unusual e-mail spree in the weeks leading up to the iPad launch, according to multiple reports. By our count, Jobs has sent at least four e-mails to eager Apple nerds asking about issues such as iPad ...
Bill Gates Criticizes China for Not Guarding Intellectual Property
Microsoft chairman and founder Bill Gates on Wednesday criticized China for doing too little to protect intellectual property. Microsoft has lost hundreds of millions of dollars in China because of lax protections for copyrights and patents, straining its relationship with the emerging economic superpower. “They have work to do in terms of obeying copyright laws," Gates ...
Climate Hackers Want to Write Their Own Rules
This week, 200 scientists will gather in an attempt to determine how research into the possibilities of geoengineering the planet to combat climate change should proceed. They say it's necessary because of the riskiness and scale of the experiments that could be undertaken -- and the moral implications of their work to intentionally alter the Earth's ...
African Footprint Fossils Are Oldest Evidence of Keeping Time
Despite a penchant for hanging out in trees, human ancestors living 3.6 million years ago in what's now Tanzania extended their legs to stride much like people today do, a new study finds. If so, walking may have evolved in leaps and bounds, rather than gradually, among ancient hominids. The discovery comes from the famed trackway ...
China Firm Dumps Google
An Internet company run by one of Asia's richest men said Tuesday it has ended its affiliation with Google Inc. as the American search giant stopped censoring the Internet in violation of Chinese regulations. Making good on threats made more than two months ago, Google began shifting its Chinese-based search functions to Hong Kong, a Chinese ...
Gospel, Blues Artist Marva Wright Dies
New Orleans blues and gospel singer Marva Wright died Tuesday at age 62, her former manager said. Adam Shipley confirmed that Wright died of complications from a stroke she suffered last year. She sang traditional jazz and gospel standards but was better known for sultry, sometimes bawdy blues songs. Among her best known songs were Heartbreakin' ...
Enter the Dare2 "Dave Holland - Pathways" CD Giveaway Contest
All About Jazz members are invited to enter the Dare2 Records “Dave Holland - Pathways“ giveaway contest starting today. FOUR winners will receive the standard edition of Pathways, and ONE grand prize winner will receive the limited edition. We'll select the winners at the conclusion of the contest on April 22nd. Click here to enter the ...
