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Monterey Jazz Festival and Monterey Bay Aquarium Announce Weekly "Evenings by the Bay" Summer Concert Series

June 29, 2010

Monterey Jazz Festival and Monterey Bay Aquarium Announce Weekly Evenings by the Bay" Summer Concert Series Performances Feature Live Jazz by Professional Musicians and Students in MJF's Jazz Education Programs, Saturday and Sunday Evenings, July 3 - September 5, 2010 Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the third year of the Evenings ...

ER Doctors Call for End to Raves at L.A. Coliseum

June 29, 2010

Several emergency room physicians Monday called for an end to raves at the Los Angeles Coliseum and Exposition Park after a massive weekend event sent scores of teenagers and young adults to hospitals, mostly for drug intoxication. At least two people were in the intensive care unit for drug intoxication at California Hospital Medical Center, including ...

Southland Jamming July Jazz

June 29, 2010

Los Angeles Basin Jazz Scene July 4th Weekend Thursday Night Jazz Jam Session The World Stage Thu., July 1 USC to South L.A. Jazz SUMMER JAZZ SERIES Descanso Gardens Thu., July 1, 5:30pm-7:00pm Crescenta Valley Jazz FARMERS MARKET THURSDAY NIGHT JAZZ

Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves

June 29, 2010

Eli “Paperboy" Reed, the Boston-born, Broolyn-local soul wunderkind, has been tearing it up in the states. On his way to Europe now, if you missed him here, never fear. He'll be back! Check out the video for his new single, Come And Get It. The album of the same name will be out on ...

Ahmad Jamal - "Poinciana" (2005)

June 29, 2010

Miles Davis Among Jazz Legends Featured in Paul Slaughter's New Book of Jazz Photographs

June 28, 2010

Im a big admirer of photographer Paul Slaughter. His shots of Miles Davis are must-see. So believe me when I say that anyone who loves jazz, or loves photography or just so happens to love 'jazz photography will be delighted by the just-released Paul Slaughter / Jazz Photographs 1969-2010, a wonderful collection of jazz photographs by ...

Big Band Ambassador

June 24, 2010

During the Cold War, the U.S. government sent artists--stars of all stripes--around the world to promote a positive image of the United States. This included jazz musicians. And while Louis Armstrong had a justified image as the “real ambassador," Dizzy Gillespie was the big band ambassador in 1956 on tours of the Middle East and South ...

Tickle the Ivories, Elmo

June 28, 2010

Elmo Hope, born on this date in 1923, was a self-taught hard bop pianist and composer who never achieved wide recognition but was influential on other bebop pianists. He was actually childhood friends with Bud Powell--they listened to classical music (J.S. Bach, in particular) together. Hope had a percussive style of playing that was generally rhythmic, ...

ASCAP Honors for Film, TV- Broughton, McCarthy Draw Awards at Ceremony

June 28, 2010

Composers Bruce Broughton and Dennis McCarthy received special honors from ASCAP at the performance rights group's Film and Television Awards ceremony Thursday at the BevHilton. The evening recognized composers for the top-grossing films and writers of the most-performed TV music of 2009. Broughton, who scored such pics as “Tombstone" and “Silverado" and wrote for series like ...

28th San Francisco Jazz Festival Lineup Announced

June 28, 2010

Randall Kline, the Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ--the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast--today announced the complete artist line-up for the 28th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. The Festival will begin on September 14 with a celebration of the jazz bass with SFJAZZ Collective member Matt Penman. Events continue through November 20, presenting some ...