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taintradio.org Launches "Mike Zwerin's Shuffle in Paris"

January 28, 2009

"Mike Zwerin's Shuffle From Paris," a weekly two-hour (mostly jazz) program will debut at 2pm (Eastern) on Wednesday, January 28th. The program will repeat each Sunday night at midnight. Mike Zwerin was for many years the jazz writer for the Herald-Tribune in Paris and later for Bloomberg News. He is the author of Paris Jazz Chronicles, ...

Memorial to Jazz Pianist Art Tatum Takes Form in Impressive Sculpture

January 27, 2009

The brilliant jazz pianist, Art Tatum (1909-1956) is being honored by his hometown of Toledo, Ohio with an impressive sculpture that will be unveiled in the Fall of 2009. For years the Toledo community has been discussing ways to honor its favorite son. A renowned sculptor and jazz enthusiast from San Francisco, Cork Marcheschi, was selected ...

Bruce Springsteen Announces Working on a Dream Tour

January 27, 2009

With his new, five-star album Working on a Dream hitting stores right now, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band decided today would be the best time to reveal their upcoming U.S. tour. The trek will kick off on April Fools Day in San Jose, California, and work its way east, culminating in a pair of ...

Thriller is Bound for Broadway

January 27, 2009

Michael Jacksons Thriller is set to make the jump to Broadway. Playbill reports that Broadway bigwigs the Nederlander Organization have acquired the rights to make a new musical based on Jacksons famous werewolves-and-zombies video. Broadway has already turned the music of the Four Seasons and the Whos Tommy into musical productions and somehow recruited U2 to ...

Vicki Burns Sings at North Square in New York on February 8th

January 27, 2009

Contemporary Drums and Percussion Camp: June 17-19, 2009

January 27, 2009

Contemporary Latin Music Educators, Pearl Corporation and The University of Central Florida, Presents: “Contemporary Drums and Percussion Camp" University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida June 17-19, 2009 Featuring study with special guests and Pearl Percussion Artists: Jesus Diaz Jose Rosa Hector “Pocho" Neciosup Glen Caruba

SFJAZZ Collective Returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center on March 6-7

January 27, 2009

SFJAZZ Collective Jazz Superband Returns The Allen Room March 6-7, 2009 Who/What: Jazz at Lincoln Center brings the SFJAZZ Collective back by popular demand since the grand opening season of 2004. The current SFJAZZ Collective consists of seven of the most accomplished and acclaimed performer/composers in jazz: Joe Lovano, Dave ...

Nonesuch Records Upcoming Releases, January- April 2009

January 27, 2009

January 13 – Rokia Traore: Tchamanchte is the follow--up to Traor's award winning and critically acclaimed 2003 breakthrough Bowmboi. Tchamanchte stems from a simple inspiration—the sound of an old Gretsch guitar—and employs a traditional pop rhythm section. Traor composed all the songs on Tchamantche, with the exception of the Billie Holiday classic “The Man I Love," ...

Wired's First Annual Rippy Awards

January 27, 2009

AND THE WINNER IS-..... On February 8, the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences will host the 51st annual Grammy Awards, a glitzy ceremony with a long, proud tradition of bloated asininity. (Our predictions: Bono will invoke the Clash and/or Nelson Mandela; Carlos Santana will perform wearing the same fedora he's ...

Early Genesis Returns to Vinyl

January 27, 2009

Rhino Presents Boxed Set Containing 180-Gram, Audiophile Vinyl Versions of Five Acclaimed Genesis Albums Recorded Between 1970-1975 with Singer Peter Gabriel Five-Album Boxed Set Will Be Available April 14 from Rhino LOS ANGELES — After upgrading the Genesis catalog of studio albums with a trio of comprehensive boxed sets, Rhino brings the band’s early ...