Results for "California"

Eddie Carroll, Voice of Jiminy Cricket and Jack Benny Impersonator Dies

April 10, 2010

Eddie Carroll, an actor who for decades gave voice to Jiminy Cricket in Disney projects and impersonated Jack Benny in a noted one-man stage show, has died. He was 76. Carroll died Tuesday from a brain tumor at the Motion Picture & Television Hospital in Woodland Hills, said his wife, Carolyn. “He was so proud to ...

New Concert DVD from Michael Bolton

April 9, 2010

Michael Bolton's new DVD “Live at Royal Albert Hall" will be in stores May 4th along with his brand new studio album One World One Love. Join Michael Bolton for an unforgettable concert at London's famous Royal Albert Hall as he delivers hit after hit in his trademark soulful style in front of a packed audience. ...

New Release: Lisa Engelken - Caravan

April 10, 2010

Lisa Engelken is trying to seduce you, and with her latest CD, she no doubt will succeed. Caravan takes us on a journey through the sometimes bumpy territory of love. The first tune, “We'll Be Together Again," starts as a sad goodbye between lovers but quickly kicks into an uptempo “see you later" - and so the ...

WGA in Tune with Composers

April 10, 2010

Film and TV composers and lyricists seeking to unionize have gotten the backing of the Writers Guild of America, as well as a handful of Hollywood heavyweights. The Assn. of Media Composers and Lyricists, as the group is now calling itself - and which hopes to become part of Teamsters Local 399 - will hold its ...

World Premiere of "Spark of Being," a New Multimedia Work by Dave Douglas and Bill Morrison, Presented by Stanford Lively Arts on April 24

April 10, 2010

Stanford Lively Arts will present the world premiere of “Spark of Being," a meditation on contemporary art, technology, and other themes through the lens of the Frankenstein story, from the jazz trumpeter/composer Dave Douglas and video/film artist Bill Morrison. Premiering on Saturday, April 24 at 8:00 p.m. in Memorial Auditorium, the multimedia production will combine the ...

Nicolas Cage's Bad Lieutenant Performance All Miles Davis's Fault

April 10, 2010

“I went on Dick Cavett many years ago and met Miles Davis. And I was talking about things like art synthesis and Picasso and you can do with acting what he did, or with music, and Miles came out and he got it, you know, he was looking at me, he gave me this, like--he nodded ...

The Mentones @ Will Jam for Food for the Valley Food Bank

April 8, 2010

Here comes an exceptional night of music and for a good cause! The Mentones are performing with Adam Chester, Spencer Ludwig Trio, and Fumosonic in a benefit for the Valley Food bank this Saturday night. There will also be video artists: Carly Short, and Joe Wein, and artist: Jeff Rosenfield.All proceeds go to the ...

John Coltrane - Alabama

April 8, 2010

Shirley Scott - "Queen of the Organ"

April 8, 2010

Jazz history is riddled with stories about the tragic consequences of drug use. But organist Shirley Scott was certainly the only jazz musician to succumb to the effects of a diet drug. Scott was born in Philadelphia in 1934. She played piano and trumpet before settling in at the Hammond B-3 organ. She was an admirer ...

Horace Silver - "Senor Blues" (1959)

April 8, 2010