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Huntsville, Alabama proclaims the first "Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace Day"!
In partnership with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in support of Jazz Appreciation Month, Mayor Loretta Spencer of Huntsville, Alabama officially proclaimed Saturday April 19, 2008 to be “Rick DellaRatta and Jazz for Peace Day". Citing Mr. DellaRatta's numerous awards as a Jazz Pianist, Vocalist and Composer, along with his extraordinary achievements of over ...
Jazz Fest is yet Another Survivor of Katrina
Beijing has nothing on N'awlins. “The Thumpolympics are on!" says Quint Davis, producer/director of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the annual music marathon that was almost crippled by Hurricane Katrina. MORE: Jazz Fest revels in its roots The roots music celebration, unfolding Friday-Sunday and May 1-4, seems poised to match its pre-storm heights. Attendance ...
Album of the Week: Marooned/Aislado, Papo Vazquez and the Mighty Pirates
Marooned/Aislado Papo Vazquez and the Mighty Pirates Picaro Records “There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind." In today's increasingly complex world of Latin Jazz, Duke Ellington's famous quote rings true like never before. A modern Latin Jazz concept embraces so many elements that finding a common ground ...
Other Places: Jazz Profiles
In his new blog Jazz Profiles, Steve Cerrra is running a multi-part series on the late pianist Michel Petrucciani. In the current installment, Cerra discusses how during his period with Blue Note Records, Petrucciani dealt with his Bill Evans influence: To hear a very specific example of this stylistic transition in the making, compare ...
Correspondence: The Spirit of Ben Webster
Rifftides reader Nina Ramos listened to Carol Sloane's newest recording, encountered something that disturbed her, and sent this message: Just finished reading your liner notes and listening to Carol Sloane's Dearest Duke. I liked it very much - except - (and am I the only one to notice?) the extremely loud breathiness in the ...
Ella Fitzgerald's Granddaughter Signs First Recording Contract
April 24, 2008 -- Los Angeles: Haylee, grand-daughter of Ella Fitzgerald, signed her first recording contract with SRI Jazz. Her debut will be a duet with dad Ray Brown Jr. singing Ella's first hit, “Tisket-A-Tasket". The song will be featured on “Friends & Family", the all-star project of duets with Ray Brown, Jr, produced by Shelly ...
William F. Ludwig II, Son of the Founder of Ludwig Drum CO.
William F. Ludwig II, 91; son of the founder of Ludwig Drum Co. built a set for Ringo Starr Ringo Starr was so proud to play a Ludwig drum set during the Beatles' first televised appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964 that he asked William F. Ludwig II to build a special set for ...
Mahlon Clark, Respected Clarinetist's Passing Noted
Mahlon Clark, 84; clarinetist played with Welk, Sinatra and Madonna Mahlon Clark, the clarinetist who performed on the soundtracks of numerous Hollywood movies and recorded with artists as varied as Lawrence Welk and Madonna, has died. He was 84. Clark, who also played a well-known clarinet solo in recordings of “Baby Elephant Walk," died Sept. 20 ...
How Sweet the Sweetwater
Fans get 2 Sweetwaters instead of 1 After more than 30 years in Mill Valley, Sweetwater, the rock club that became a Marin County cultural institution, had been told to close by the end of the month. Sweetwater owners Thom and Becky Steere have been given a 30-day notice by their landlord to vacate the landmark ...
CTA Records Announces Release Of "The Hours", New Album By Extraordinary Vocalist And Songwriter Alma Micic
New York, NY, April 23, 2008 CTA Records has released The Hours, new album by extraordinary vocalist and songwriter Alma Micic. This is Almas second album on the CTA Records, following her critically acclaimed debut Introducing Alma. The Hours is much more then just a showcase for Almas rich, lush voice--its a deeply personal story that ...
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