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Seabreeze Jazz Festival to Heat up Northwest Florida's Gulf Coast

February 27, 2009

Jazz-lovers and sun-seekers across the nation are getting ready to “shake off those winter blues"--with a remedy of white sands, beautiful water, and the best in smooth contemporary jazz. The coastal beach setting of the Pier Park Amphitheater in Panama City Beach will “come alive" as the 2009 ResortQuest Seabreeze Jazz Festival makes it way to ...

Ada Rovatti CD Release: "Green Factor"

February 27, 2009

Green Factor is a unique recording with a melting pot of Irish, Celtic, jazz and fusion influences with strong harmonies and sophisticated arrangements. Green Factor Tracks: The Kerry Dance The Green Factor Oh Corko Mio I Lost My Wisdom Oh Danny Boy The Untold Story Somewhere Over The Rainbow Wild Colonial Boy Peter Pan Your Highness ...

Playboy Jazz Fest Announces Lineup

February 27, 2009

Quincy Jones had a twofold purpose in taking the podium at Wednesday's announcement of the 31st annual Playboy Jazz Festival. First he continued his advocacy for a secretary of the arts Cabinet position; second he introduced 23-year-old Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez, whom he has taken under his wing over the past few years. Rodriguez, who performed ...

The Beatles’ Experimental “Revolution 1 (Take 20)” Surfaces

February 27, 2009

Beatles fans still patiently waiting for Paul McCartney to release the band’s 1967 sound collage “Carnival of Light” were surprised by an even better gift this weekend as a 10-minute version of The White Album’s “Revolution 1″ leaked onto the internet Giving fans a never-before-heard listen of what the White Album sessions must have been like. ...

Ticketmaster Ceo Cries Uncle

February 27, 2009

CEO Amenable to Sale of TicketsNow Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc would be amenable to selling troublesome subsidiary TicketsNow, Ticketmaster Chief Executive Irving Azoff told a congressional panel, which seemed skeptical of a proposed merger with concert promoter Live Nation Inc. Azoff, who came to Ticketmaster four months ago, had previously said he disagreed with ...

Diana Krall Included as Special Guest to Stevie Wonder's White House Event | Diana Krall | News

February 27, 2009

Diana Krall was recently included in Stevie Wonder's White House event as a special guest. President Barack Obama was present yesterday at the event to award Stevie Wonder with the Second Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. Diana's participation at the ceremony will be broadcast on the new PBS Live at the White House ...

“Friends and Family Celebrate Ella’S Birthday” Tickets Go On Sale.

February 27, 2009

Tickets went on sale today for the all-star charity event starring Ray Brown Jr., whose dad was famed bassist Ray Brown and mother was “America’s First Lady Of Song”, Ella Fitzgerald. Brown will perform songs from his latest SRI Jazz release, Friends And Family, an all-star duets style album released late last year. The show date ...

Announcing the Winner of the Mosaic Records "The Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions" Giveaway!

February 27, 2009

Composer Portrait: Julius Hemphill Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Featuring Marty Ehrlich

February 26, 2009

Ars Nova Workshop presents: Tonight! Thursday, February 26, 7:30pm (doors at 6pm) Composer Portrait: Julius Hemphill Bobby Zankel's Warriors of the Wonderful Sound Featuring Marty Ehrlich Marty Ehrlich, alto saxophone; Bobby Zankel, alto saxophone; Elliott Levin, tenor saxophone; Dan Peterson, reeds; Dan Scofield, alto saxophone; Bryan Rogers, tenor saxophone; Bart Miltenberger, trumpet; Adam Hershberger, ...

Star-Studded Night Raises More Than $2 Million | Diana Krall | News

February 26, 2009

Stellar performances by Diana Krall, James Taylor, Elton John, and Elvis Costello dazzled and delighted 550 guests at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver as part of last night's invitation-only, black tie charity benefit, raising more than $2 million in funds to help patients with multiple myeloma, leukemia and other blood-related cancers at VGH. Guests of the evening ...