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Percussionist Orestes Vilat: The Beat Goes On
Chatting with the Cuban-born, N.Y.-bred titan of timbales is like opening a history book of Latin music. Plays tonight at the Catalina Bar and Grill Hollywood. Chatting with Orestes Vilat is like taking a verbal walking tour of a half-century of Latin music. Pluck a name from the annals of salsa, Latin rock, Cuban roots music ...
Senate Cuts Movie-Industry Tax Break from Stimulus Bill
The motion picture industry's record-setting month at the box office may have cost it $246 million in tax breaks, as the Senate on Tuesday stripped a provision from the economic stimulus bill that critics derided as an unnecessary Hollywood bailout. In denying the tax breaks on new film projects, senators cited the $1.03-billion haul from ...
Lukas Foss Prolific American Composer Dies
Lukas Foss, the polyglot American composer, conductor and pianist who directed half a dozen Ojai Music Festivals, led marathon concerts at the Hollywood Bowl and succeeded Arnold Schoenberg as head of composition at UCLA, has died. He was 86. Foss died Sunday at his home in New York, according to his wife, Cornelia Foss. No cause ...
Mose Allison Plays the Jazz Bakery
MOSE ALLISON That's right -- that incomparable master of irreverence, sly blues pianist par excellence, idiosyncratic songwriter ("I'm Not Talking"; “Your Mind Is On Vacation") and true American original Mose Allison is back! And that means just one thing -- you better get your seats early, because when the one and only Mose comes ...
Armen Nalbandian to Celebrate the Life & Music of J Dilla
On the anniversary of the passing of James “J Dilla" Yancey, Armen Nalbandian will perform as part of a celebration of his music and life. Nalbandian will perform with his new ensemble, and joined by a special guest. Others performers include Johnny Q & Fashawn. All Proceeds go to the Maureen Yancey Foundation, the mother of ...
Karriem Riggins Plays with Herbie Hancock, Elton John, Diana Krall on Sundance Channel’S Spectacle…
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Luminary drummer and hip-hop producer Karriem Riggins will be in good company, performing with Herbie Hancock, Elton John, and Diana Krall on Sundance’s new series Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… Riggins was called upon to play drums on two of the season’s episodes, first with Herbie Hancock (airing February 4th 9:00 PM EST), ...
Jimmy Webb at Largo at the Coronet
It requires a fair amount of chutzpah for any singer to take on songs that have been definitively recorded by Frank Sinatra, Linda Ronstadt, Joe Cocker, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel and James Taylor -- even if that singer happens to have written those songs. Fortunately, songwriter extraordinaire Jimmy Webb showed no deficit of nerve Wednesday night ...
Where Your Favorite Actress Could End up Next: Youtube
Hollywood talent agency William Morris is in talks for a deal that would funnel the talent agency's clients into videos created for the Internet giant. Hollywood talent agencies pride themselves on placing their star clients into the biggest movies and TV shows. Now, add YouTube to the list. William Morris Agency, one of the largest talent ...
February Jazz at Charlie O's with Special Tribute Tonight
FEBRUARY JAZZ AT CHARLIE O'S Before I get to our February news, this is just a reminder that tomorrow night, January 29th, will be dedicated to Charlie when Don Menza will do a repeat performance of the Tribute to Stan Getz that he did last January for Charlie's birthday celebration. The four saxes will be Pete ...
Mose Allison Coming to the Jazz Bakery
That's right -- that incomparable master of irreverence, sly blues pianist par excellence, idiosyncratic songwriter ("I'm Not Talking"; “Your Mind Is On Vacation") and true American original Mose Allison is back! And that means just one thing -- you better get your seats early, because when the one and only Mose comes to town, ...
