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Jheryl Busby Ex-Motown Chief Dies

November 5, 2008

Jheryl Busby, the former president and chief executive of Motown Records who helped foster the careers of Boyz II Men and Johnny Gill, has died. He was 59. Busby was found early Tuesday in a hot tub at his home in Malibu, said Los Angeles County Assistant Coroner Chief Ed Winter. “It was a possible accident ...

Jimmy Carl Black Mothers of Invention Drummer Dead at 70

November 5, 2008

Jimmy Carl Black, the original drummer for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, passed away this past weekend after a bout with lung cancer. He was 70. Black, the self-proclaimed Indian of the group, served with the Mothers from their acclaimed 1966 debut Freak Out! until Zappas 1970 album Weasels Ripped My Flesh. Black is ...

Kevin Frenette Quartet @ The Outpost on November 12

November 5, 2008

Wednesday November 12, 2008 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00PM The Kevin Frenette Quartet Kevin Frenette (guitar) James Rohr (fender rhodes) John McLellan (drums) Ryan McGuire (bass) Boston area guitarist Kevin Frenette has performed throughout the Northeast USA ...

Phil Woods and COTA Big Band Return to the Sherman on November 10

November 5, 2008

Tickets for the second “Library Alive” concert on November 10 are available for $25, $15 and $5 (student price) at the Sherman Box Office (524 Main Street, Stroudsburg PA) by calling (570) 420-2808, or online at shermantheater.com. All proceeds from this series will benefit ESU’s Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection and the COTA Fund for Young ...

Presidential Candidates Final Campaign Speeches

November 5, 2008

JazzWeek Radio Chart: October 27, 2008

November 5, 2008

TW LW 2W Artist TW LW Move Add Rpts Peak Wks 1 1 1 McCoy Tyner Guitars (McCoy Tyner Music) 246 290 -44 0 61 1 6 2 4 5 Javon Jackson Once Upon A Melody (Palmetto) 214 190 +24 3 53 2 4 3 3 2 David Sanborn Here And Gone (Decca) 200 193 +7 0 47 ...

The Jazz Session: Sonny Rollins on Election Day

November 5, 2008

Jason Crane interviews saxophonist Sonny Rollins. He's just released Road Shows Vol. 1 (Doxy Records, 2008), a compilation of live performances spanning 20 years. Gary Giddins calls it “one of the finest Sonny Rollins albums ever released." In this interview, recorded on Election Day 2008, Sonny talks about everything from the prospect of an Obama presidency ...

Performance: The St Croix Jazz Orchestra at the Grand Ballroom, Stillwater on November 16

November 5, 2008

A Night at the Grand: Big Band Jazz will take place 4 to 6 pm Sunday, November 16, at Grand Ballroom, 301 Second St., Stillwater. Tickets are on sale now. This benefit concert supports the programming of ArtReach Alliance – connecting the community and the arts through music, theater, hands-on art experiences, visual arts and resources ...

Performance: The St Croix Jazz Orchestra at the Grand Ballroom, Stillwater on November 16

November 5, 2008

A Night at the Grand: Big Band Jazz will take place 4 to 6 pm Sunday, November 16, at Grand Ballroom, 301 Second St., Stillwater. Tickets are on sale now. This benefit concert supports the programming of ArtReach Alliance – connecting the community and the arts through music, theater, hands-on art experiences, visual arts and resources ...

Jazz Month Line-up Set: Bill Mays, Mark Sherman & Giacomo Gates at Manalapan, NJ

November 5, 2008

Free jazz concerts will heat up the headquarters location of the Monmouth County Library in November when the library presents Jazz Month 2008. The month-long event features four jazz concerts on Sundays, November 9 through November 30 at 2 pm. This year's concert series will begin with The Inventions Trio on November 9. The trio features ...