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Happy Birthday Prince!
THE 5' 2" FATHER OF “PUNK FUNK" TURNS 50! Five decades ago Prince Rogers Nelson (or unpronounceable symbol to some) popped out of his mama and slapped his own ass before letting out a cry that made the delivery room get down. Or at least that's how some of us imagine his entry ...
Sat Eye Candy: Stan Getz
MORE TO EXTRAORDINARY TENOR SAXOPHONIST THAN A GIRL FROM IPANEMA Yesterday marked the 17th anniversary of jazz giant Stan Getz's passing, lost to liver cancer at age 64 in 1991. Though best known for popularizing Brazilian music with mainstream America with 1961's No. 1 selling Jazz Samba and especially 1964's “The Girl From Ipanema" ...
The Cosmosamatics - Free Within the Law (Not Two, 2008) ***
Sonny Simmons is a musician with ups and downs. Sometimes great, sometimes uneventful. And so are the Cosmosamatics. Although the musicianship is good on most albums, I often wonder what their story is about. They have no clear musical positioning. It's nice, it's sometimes adventurous, but then again, I often think I've heard it so many ...
Correspondence: Strayhorn and Finegan
Rifftides reader Ian Bradley writes: I have been meaning to write for a while to say how much I enjoy reading Rifftides. I was prompted to write following your two most recent posts on Bill Finegan and Billy Strayhorn. Whilst Glenn Miller's music is often denigrated in jazz circles - criticised for something it ...
'Wonderful Life' Boy Actor Dies at 75
Bob Anderson, who played the young George Bailey in the Christmas classic “It's a Wonderful Life," has died. He was 75. Anderson died Friday of cancer at his home in Palm Springs. Robert J. Anderson grew up in a Hollywood family. His father, Gene, was an assistant director and later a production manager. His ...
Johnny Rodgers Band Voted #1 in Jazz by Listeners
Listeners and fans have voted singer/songwriter Johnny Rodgers' song “Midday Moon" as the #1 Jazz Song on OurStage.com for the month of May. Nearly 14, 000 fans listened and even more judged the over 290 song entries throughout the month to declare Midday Moon as the winner. Earlier this year, Johnny Rodgers was recognized by Billboard ...
13th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival
The 13th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival is set and tickets are now on sale for August 1, 2, 3, at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Northwest Connecticut. Diana Krall recently called it “one of the best festivals," JazzTimes named it “among the best of the best," and the New York Times hailed it “a model jazz lineup." ...
Album of the Week: Cultural Survival, David Sanchez
Cultural Survival David Sanchez Concord Picante We often base our analysis of musical genres upon differences, but truly aware musicians in the post-modern world focus upon similarities between styles. These musicians understand the defining factors of several different styles and they find ways to insert them in contrasting genres. Their ...
Wide World of Sports Jim McKay Career
'Wide World of Sports' Host Dead at 86 Jim McKay, Host of ABC's 'Wide World of Sports' and 12 Olympics Has Died in Maryland Jim McKay longtime television sports journalist, has died of natural causes in Maryland, according to a statement from the McKay family. McKay is best known for hosting “ABC's Wide World ...
Jim McKay Veteran and Eloquent Sportscaster Dies
Jim McKay, longtime ABC sportscaster, who broke the news of the 1972 Munich Olympics tragedy to American television viewers, died today. He was 86. Jim McKay, the veteran and eloquent sportscaster thrust into the role of telling Americans about the tragedy at the 1972 Munich Olympics, has died. He was 86. McKay died today, said ABC, ...
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Points of View: Celebrating Dave Holland
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John Coltrane At 100: A Global Perspective
Interview
Boney James: A Simple Man And A Lifetime Study
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Steve Coleman on Dave Holland
Interview
Miles Okazaki's Monkathon: The Complete Thelonious...
Reanimating Conversations Past
John Scofield: Meant To Be
Live Review
Isaiah Collier Plays Coltrane: Live at Jazz Alley in Seattle
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