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Album of the Week: Taking the Soul for a Walk, Dafnis Prieto Sextet

May 18, 2008

Taking the Soul for a Walk Dafnis Prieto Sextet Dafnison Music The jazz tradition requires all performers to simultaneously act as composers, but few artists actually create honest compositions. All improvisers certainly compose spontaneously, using their knowledge base to spin new melodies over a set of chord changes. Other performers write new melodies over standard chord ...

Former 'American Idol' Contestants on Broadway

May 18, 2008

Castoff contestants from Fox TV's “American Idol" talent competition are becoming golden cast members for Broadway's musicals. An “Idol" runner-up in 2004, Diana DeGarmo, 19, turned into one of Broadway's top marquee draws when she made her Broadway debut in a supporting role in “Hairspray," The Los Angeles Times said. “Hairspray" producer Margo Lion said “American ...

Women in Jazz Festival, Second Night

May 18, 2008

Correspondent John Birchard patrols the jazz precincts of the US capital city for Rifftides. 13th Annual Women In Jazz Festival Kennedy Center, Washington, DC Second Night May 16, 2008 Review by John Birchard Pianist Helen Sung, who won last year's Kennedy Center Mary Lou Williams Women ...

Vibes for Walt: Walt Dickerson, R.I.P.

May 18, 2008

Armen Nalbandian to Perform John Zorn's Masada for Benefit for the Stone

May 18, 2008

Fresno Art Museum and Blacksmith Brother / Noise Boutique present: RHYTHMS OF ART concert series Armen Nalbandian Solo piano performance of John Zorn's Masada (Proceeds to benefit the The Stone) Thursday, May 29th 2008, 7:00pm On Thursday, May 29, 2008 Fresno Art Museum's Musical Director/Artist-in-Residence Armen Nalbandian will conduct a solo piano performance of John Zorn's ...

John Densmore's Tribaljazz at the Keswick Theatre on June 6, 2008

May 17, 2008

JOHN DENSMORE'S TRIBALJAZZ Exclusive Central Atlantic Concert! “I've been mouthing off about being a jazz drummer since before The Doors," John Densmore relates. “Thirty years later, I'm finally putting my sticks where my mouth has been." Densmore's lifelong adoration of jazz and his insatiable hunger for global sounds has prompted the birth of Tribaljazz and its ...

Richie Havens Keeps 'Freedom' Alive

May 17, 2008

Mention Richie Havens by name and an image locked in by time -- the late '60s -- and celluloid -- the Woodstock film -- most likely emerges. List his ideals, accomplishments and methodology and he sounds like a role model for the current generation: He has played at every significant musical festival in the world; founded ...

Jim Croce Albums Earmarked for Reissue

May 17, 2008

In tribute to the 35th anniversary of singer/songwriter Jim Croce's death, the artist's three studio albums will be reissued on CD in September via Rhino. 1972's You Don't Mess Around With Jim and the following year's Life and Times have never been available in that format, while 1973's I Got a Name was issued on CD, ...

Rock's New Economy: How Bands Make Money

May 17, 2008

Making Money When CDs Don't Sell For Austin rockers Spoon, 2007 was a breakthrough year -- but not because they sold a lot of records. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, their album on the indie label Merge, garnered more radio play than any disc in their 15-year history and earned them an appearance on Saturday Night ...

Rock Pioneer Lou Reed Host Satellite Radio

May 17, 2008

SIRIUS welcomes the legendary singer-songwriter to its line-up of iconic recording artists and hosts SIRIUS Satellite Radio announced that Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Lou Reed will host his own weekly show exclusively on SIRIUS. “Lou Reed's New York Shuffle" will premiere on SIRIUS Disorder channel 70 Saturday, May 17th at 6 pm ET. SIRIUS ...