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Alan Light: The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah"
by Nenad Georgievski
The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of “Hallelujah" Alan Light pp. 288 ISBN: 1451657846 2012 For ages musicologists, psychologists, producers and people alike have tried to decipher or unravel the secret of what makes certain songs so likeable and popular, even to give ...
Ancient Future Performs At Halanda Studio In San Jose, May 11, 2013
Halanda Studio Presents Ancient Future In Concert Celtic Raga Program Featuring Matthew Montfort (scalloped fretboard and fretless guitars) and Ferhan Qureshi (tabla) Saturday, May 11, 7 pm Halanda Studio for Dance and Fitness 1062 Lincoln Avenue San Jose, CA 95125 Registration: $20 in advance through Halanda Studio PayPal, $25 at ...
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All About Jazz has improved the appearance of the Jazz Near You calendar widget with new graphics and a “buy" button to facilitate ticket sales. If you currently do not use our widget, but would like to promote local jazz events on your website or blog, go here. Existing widget users can grab the new code ...
Rufus Reid: Stanford University, February 27, 2013
by Bill Leikam
Stanford Jazz Orchestra, directed by Fredrick BerryGuest Artist: Rufus ReidBing Concert HallStanford, CAFebruary 27, 2013 Walking into Stanford University's new Bing Concert Hall can be a stunning experience. Listening to the magnificent acoustic qualities of the hall, it is nothing short of an aural experience that brings a ...
Take Five With Jeffrey Gimble
by AAJ Staff
Meet Jeffrey Gimble: Born and raised in Houston, TX, Gimble grew up going to the gigs of his saxophone-playing father Maynard, who had a popular big band in the '60s and '70s. Despite his natural curiosity for jazz, he was drawn instead to become an actor and musical theater performer and graduated from Houston's ...
Danny Seraphine: The Road to Sacred Ground
by Belinda Ware
Chicago is by far one of the most prolific musical ensembles to emerge on the music scene with an array of number one hits that have proven to be timeless in global appeal. Chicago transformed music with the innovative creation of its signature jazz/rock sound, fueled by the band's solid horn section, blazing guitar work, and ...
Gunslinger: Breaking Through
by Glenn Astarita
Through the clever minds of DJs Anthem and Vidal, this electronica outing indeed meshes the old and the new as touted via the marketing push. With the customary pumping electric bass lines, blitzing synth patterns, and multicolored noise-shaping endeavors, the artists blend traditional house party metrics with an enterprising, rock-heavy sound. Complemented by pop-rock vocals, offbeat ...
Nels Cline: Finding Others
by Ted Harms
Ask 10 people when they first heard of guitarist Nels Cline and you'll get 10 different answers. Maybe it was when he joined award-winning, arena-packing, ever-touring rock band Wilco. Or maybe it was stumbling upon a guitar internet forum where nerd boys and girls go over the minutiae of his expansive and varied effect pedals, amps, ...
Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter, and Crazy Little Things
by Belinda Ware
Television Actress Lynda Carter introduced herself to national audiences with a spectacular debut in one of the most successful superhero television shows to date, starring in dual roles as Wonder Woman and her alter ego of Diana Prince on The New Adventures of Wonder Woman. As the series became a hit, Carter became one of America's ...
Rent Romus' Lords of Outland: Thee Unhip
by Glenn Astarita
Thee Unhip is a poem by band member, trumpeter/electronics artist C.J. Borosque. The seasoned and thoroughly hip band that was founded by woodwind ace Rent Romus in 1984 is a collaboration between West Coast experimental jazz record labels, Nine Winds and Edgetone. Exciting, raucous, slightly spaced-out and wily, the band has quite a bit of fun ...
