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Music is More Than Kids Stuff to Jazz Phenom
While some kids idea of making good music may still be limited to an afternoon session of Guitar Hero, 14-year-old Chase Morrin is building a reputation as a master of the piano. Be it performing alone or in a group or composing his own tunes, this Canyon Crest Academy sophomore is making his own brand of ...
John Lennon: The Rolling Stone Interview
The Beatle on Bob Dylan and his band's breakup. A look back at Lennon's 1971 Q+A on the 28th anniversary of his death. This interview took place in New York City on December 8th, shortly after John and Yoko finished their albums in England. They came to New York to attend to the details ...
Tribute to Tommy Dorsey and More Around L.A.
Benny Golson, Jazz Summit II, Cecelia Coleman nad other jazz around L.A. Benny Golson still sounds fine, too, and hes finishing up his umpteenth Jazz Bakery stand this Friday and Saturday. And check out Catalinas on Tuesday, where theres a Tribute to Tommy Dorsey. Getting that utterly perfect, sweet trombone will be Bill Watrous; indeed, hell ...
Oberlin to Premiere New Jazz Opera
From Off the Streets of Cleveland Comes Leave Me Alone!, a Jazz Opera by Harvey Pekar and Dan Plonsey.Premieres at the Oberlin Conservator of Music and via webcast Jan 31, 2009. American Splendor Icon Pekar Focuses His Sardonic Wit on the Everyday Struggles of Avant-Garde Artists, with Music from Cleveland-born Composer and Saxophonist Plonsey. ...
How the Munchkins Came to Sing
We slowed down 'D-i-n-g-d-o-n-g-t-h-e-w-i-t-c-h-i-s-d-e-a d. I had all these so-called Ken Darby singers there, (adult professional singers) and when we played them back at ninety feet per minute, it was what you hear in the picture. According to vocal director Ken Darby. How the Munchkins Sang Now as to the ...
Obama Should Follow Carter's Lead and Bring Jazz Back to the White House
If President-elect Barack Obama wants to make a bold cultural statementone that resonates deeply with his autobiography and with the legacy of his adopted hometown, Chicagothere's a compelling way to do it: Teach the White House to swing (again). That's what President Jimmy Carter did in spring 1978, casting the unique brilliance of a presidential spotlight ...
Chris Brown Billboard Artist of the Year
The accolades keep coming for Chris Brown this time, he's been named Billboard's top artist of 2008. R&B enjoyed solo hits such as With You and Forever. Chris Brown won three awards at the American Music Awards in November, including artist of the year. It's bigger than what I can ever imagine. It's unexpected totally, ...
Aretha Franklin Among Performers at King Concert
A free concert featuring Aretha Franklin will be held at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington to pay tribute to the Reverend Martin Luther King Junior. The show is being sponsored by the performing arts center and Georgetown University. It will take place on January 19, which is Martin Luther King ...
Why a Music Tax is a Mistake
Techdirt's Mike Masnick On Why a Music Tax Is a Mistake Techdirt founder Mike Masnick has followed the twists and turns of the digital music debate for more than a decade, offering some of the most prescient and lucid information and arguments on the topic anywhere. Today he tackles growing calls for a voluntary music-licensing scheme, ...
Online Rebel Publishes Millions of Dollars in U.S. Court Records for Free
Carl Malamud wants access to all public legal documents in the U.S. to be free to the public. If you want to search federal court documents, it's not a problem. Just apply online for an account, and the government will issue you a user name and password. Did I say it's FREE! And once you log ...


