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Win 2 Free Tickets to Dori Caymmi's Concert & His New Album
Win Free Dori Caymmi Birdland Tickets & His New upcoming CD Album To celebrate BossaBrazil festival, MusicTaste will be giving away 2 FREE tickets to see popular Brazilian musician Dori Caymmi at Birdland in NYC. The winner will also be receiving a free copy of his upcoming new album which Caymmi is recording right now. To ...
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - Celebrate the Music & Legacy of Cab Calloway
HOW BIG CAN YOU GET 100 Years of Cab Calloway featuring Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Celebrate the music & legacy of Cab Calloway Cab Calloway was a legendary fireball of talent, whose infectious hi-de-his, ho-dehos, scattin and jivin, in a baritone singing voice rich and vibrant, became the spirited cry ...
Musical Cline Twins March to Different Beats
Drummer Alex and guitarist Nels grew up as jazz hounds around L.A., yet they ended up taking parallel but divergent paths. For a pair of identical twins, it's surprisingly easy to tell Nels and Alex Cline apart. Dressed in a T-shirt and dark, slim-cut jeans, spiky-haired Nels Cline looks the part of distinguished “guitar god," even ...
The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon
The unheralded trumpeter makes a compelling centerpiece for the documentary. Music elite and bebop fans widely consider him the greatest living jazz trumpeter. Though commonly recognized by many from his longtime stint as Merv Griffin's comedic sidekick on The Merv Griffin Show, trumpeter and vocalist Jack Sheldon qualifies, hands-down, as a force of jazz and one ...
2009 Greek Theater Season
Live Music Under the Stars in the Heart of Los Angeles. The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles’ premiere outdoor theatre, is nestled in the picturesque tree-enclosed setting of Griffith Park. One of Los Angeles' most historic entertainment venues and has played host to some of the biggest names in entertainment, from pop to classical, reggae to rock. ...
Jazz Artists to Participate in Free Concert to Honor Those Who Protect Our Country
Pasadena, CA - S. Robert & Denise Zeilstra will present The Freedom Concert at the new Pasadena Convention Center, in collaboration with Pasadena-based redwhite+bluezz, LA's premier Jazz Club, and Pasadena Entertainment. The Zeilstra's are sponsoring this concert as an opportunity to thank the men and women of the armed services, as well as those who serve ...
'Let's Get Lost' West Coast Cool Jazz of Chet Baker
In the center of the frame, very close to the camera, hangs a studio microphone that could be mistaken for a vintage Soviet communications satellite. Chet Baker, 58, is recording Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Burke's “Imagination." His voice isn't quite as soft and papery as it used to be, but the image -- like every ...
Behind the 'Looney Tunes': A Look at Chuck Jones' Life
Most people can recall sitting in front of a television watching Bugs Bunny slyly outwit his would-be captors. Or perhaps, as a child, you were a fan of the trials and tribulations of Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote as they chased each other endlessly. (And maybe you still are.) Whoever your favorite Looney Tunes is, ...
For Warner Bros. Time is Changing
Clock ticking on Warner Bros. succession drama Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes must decide how to replace Barry Meyer and Alan Horn, who have jointly presided over the studio and are to step down in 2011. With the heads of Warner Bros. signing only two-year contract extensions, Time Warner Inc. Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes will focus ...
Home Invasion in Van Nuys; Pricey Studio Equipment Stolen
Your 16 Track or Your Life! Robbers broke into a Van Nuys home early this morning and stole thousands of dollars' worth of studio recording equipment, Los Angeles police said. The home-invasion robbery was reported about 2:30 a.m. after four or five men armed with handguns broke into the home in the 15200 block ...
