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Cassandra Wilson:loverly

June 30, 2008

By: Dennis Cook Unquestionably, a voice for the ages - smoked honey that elevates the language that passes her succulent lips, a moistening and a kiss for words one feels the smack of - but Cassandra Wilson is also one of the most fearless, intuitive and artful interpreters jazz has ever known. However, her reach has ...

Alejandro Escovedo:real Animal

June 30, 2008

By: David Higdon When a band enters through the studio doors, they automatically bring an additional member to the line-up. A producer's role is as paramount to the album as the locking in of the rhythm section. Successful results stem from a combination of teamwork, communication and an understanding not only of the direction the artist ...

Elvin Bishop Plays the Blues

June 30, 2008

VETERAN STRING BENDER VISITS GUITAR HEAVEN WITH DEREK TRUCKS, WARREN HAYNES AND OTHER GREATS Elvin Bishop - the founding member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band whose music has been called “sheer, unpretentious joy" by Entertainment Weekly - has completed work on The Blues Rolls On. Due September 23 on Delta Groove/ Eclecto ...

Derek Trucks/Soul Stew Update

June 30, 2008

NEW ALBUM IN THE WORKS FOLLOWING BUSY SUMMER OF LIVE DATES Derek Trucks Band A recent note from the Derek Trucks Band confirms that a new studio album is in “full swing." The band carved time out of their spring tour schedule to write and record at Trucks' new home studio, which was completed ...

Jazz Festival Featuring Jazz Greats, Bill Crow, Hendrik Meurkens and Chico Mendoza

June 30, 2008

Summer Jazz Festival at Mills Pond House The Smithtown Township Arts Council presents its third annual Summer Jazz Festival Saturday, July 12 from 5-10 pm. The concert will take place in the festival tent on the grounds of the Mills Pond House. Admission $15 ($10 by Advance Reservation) and $5 for students with ID. For more ...

Chris Williams Performs at First Annual Ambrosia Wine Festival

June 30, 2008

The First Annual Ambrosia Wine Fest promises to be Orange County's premier Wine Event. Hosted by the Ambrosia Restaurant in Association with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and The Bacchus Society, the event will take place on the afternoon of Saturday, July 19th, 2008 The Wine Fest will be held within the opulent surroundings of The ...

Keith Jarrett Summer Standards Tour and DVD

June 29, 2008

Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette will shortly begin their by now traditional summer tour, with concerts in France and Italy. Dates are Paris, Salle Pleyel (July 5), Turin, Teatro Regio (July 8), Rome, Auditorium Parco della Musica (July 12), Pescara, Amphitheatro d'annunzio (July 15), Juan-les-pins, Les Pinedes Gould (July 18), San Sebastian, Kursaal (July ...

Studs Terkel's Giants of Jazz

June 29, 2008

Studs Terkel's first book, Giants of Jazz, is a beautifully illustrated collection of portraits of America's jazz legends. Inspired by a childhood fascination with jazz, Terkel uses firsthand interviews with artists such as Louis Armstrong, John Coltrane, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Charlie Parker to tell the human stories behind the heroes that shaped this uniquely ...

How to Pose Perfect Campaign Question '08

June 29, 2008

Tom Waits Dazzles with Glitter

June 29, 2008

What Ever Waits is Selling, his Unifyingly Strange Fan base is Buying Do a quick internet search and there are more than 600 references of “Tom Waits" and the term “huckster" together. Snake oil, parodist, sly salesman, etc., a vocabulary of carnival-esque trickery have followed the man; as critic Robert Christgau quipped in the 1970's, “Waits ...