Results for "All About Jazz Publicity"

Dixie Chicks New Band Court Yard Hounds

February 22, 2010

They're “country music's most recognizable sidewomen," the familiar faces who founded the Dixie Chicks... with voices only heard on harmonies. Now, sisters Emily Robison and Martie Maguire are moving to a place they haven't been in years -- center stage, where the mic is all theirs. Court Yard Hounds is the name of the Texas natives' ...

Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater Interviewed at AAJ

February 22, 2010

It is almost inevitable for most people to think of Billie Holiday as a wounded human being who suffered, struggled and eased her pain with drugs and song lyrics on her way to self destruction in 1959. In her greatness, Billie was as devastating and as devastated as a summer with no water. And yet her ...

Mr. Mellencamp Goes to Washington?

February 21, 2010

Singer's not likely to run for Senate seat, but Dems love his appeal In the wake of Evan Bayh's decision not to seek another term as a senator from Indiana, you could call it a sign of Democrats' dire need that some activists have launched a movement to draft singer John Mellencamp as a replacement candidate. ...

Manhattan Transfer Presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center

February 21, 2010

40th anniversaries are no longer a rarity in popular music, but they're usually accompanied by some degree of acrimony -- manifested in public sniping, separate buses and the like. But as they commemorate that milestone, the Manhattan Transfer haven't aired a shred of dirty laundry and -- as evidenced at the first night of their Gotham ...

Trove of 68,000 Stolen Logons in Hands of 'Amateur' Hackers

February 21, 2010

A band of hackers who were recently discovered hoarding a trove of account logons pilfered from thousands of companies worldwide are garden-variety cyberthieves, security experts say. The gang most likely began by hiring spam specialists to send out e- mail and social- networking posts to lure recipients into clicking on a tainted Web link, says Don ...

Under Your Skin Interviews: Ron Carter

February 20, 2010

Celebrating Chopin's 200th Birthday at the Zipper

February 20, 2010

Evening of Music and Poetry celebrating Chopin's 200th Birthday The Paderewski Music Society and Modjeska Cultural Club present an all Chopin program. Poetry about the composer and his music will be recited by actress Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the Middle"). February 27th : 7 p.m. Zipper Concert Hall 200 S Grand Ave., ...

Ted Nash - Portrait in Seven Shades

February 20, 2010

We are thrilled for Ted Nash and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for presenting Jazz & Art II at the Rose Theater on February 4-6, featuring Nash's Portrait in Seven Shades. The concept of fusing jazz & art is used as the basis for this multi- media experience. These iconic paintings are reinterpreted through seven ...

Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie Pass 'We Are the World' Baton

February 20, 2010

Producer Quincy Jones, singer Lionel Richie and producer Rickey Minor gathered for the We Are the World: 25 for Haiti recording session at Jim Henson Studios in Hollywood. A changed planet, new orbit and bigger galaxy of stars. For Quincy Jones and Lionel Richie, the second revolution of We Are the World, launched Friday, easily matches ...

Please Rob Me: The Dangers of Online Oversharing

February 20, 2010

The Dangers of Online Oversharing. Think before you tweet. You might not be aware of how much information you're revealing. That's the message from the founders of Please Rob Me, a website launched on Tuesday that illustrates just how easy it is to rob people blind on the basis of the information they're posting on the ...