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"Men at Work" Guitarist Jailed (Update)

February 17, 2009

“It’s a mistake?” One of the founders of the Australian ‘80s band “Men at Work” was jailed over the weekend in LA for a bench warrant on a charge of making criminal threats, the Los Angeles Times reported. Ronald Strykert, former guitarist in the group who rose to fame with the song “Who Can It Be ...

Joan Baez Plays UCLA Royce Hall

February 16, 2009

Soul of John Bigham at the Mint

February 16, 2009

The singer-songwriter John Bigham has worked as a sideman for everyone from Miles Davis and Fishbone to Dr. Dre. On his latest solo release Black John, he charts his own course of simmering, groove-heavy modern blues that belongs on a bass-heavy dancefloor as much as a rickety porch in the Delta. The Soul of John Black ...

Drum! Magazine Invites Neil Peart Fans to Sit in for June Issue

February 16, 2009

San Jose, CA -- Enter Music Publishing, publishers of hip percussion mags worldwide, will feature Neil Peart on the cover of DRUM! Magazine in June. However, instead of having one of its staff writers interview Neil, the company is inviting Neil Peart fans to conduct the interviews via email. In fact, the company has set up ...

Rita Moreno at the Conga Room

February 15, 2009

Rita Moreno The Puerto Rican singer/actress is one of scant few to win a Grammy, A Tony, an Oscar and an Emmy. Moreno comes to the Conga Room Thursday where her talent will fill the room. The Conga Room Thursday Feb 19 Music Style: Jazz, Latin Price: $55-$85 ...

Billy Childs in San Pedro

February 15, 2009

Ninth Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party

February 15, 2009

Life and Times of Jack Sheldon Tonight on PBS Between the Lines

February 14, 2009

Very exciting news.....tonight The Life and Times of Jack Sheldon will be the topic on the PBS show Between The Lines as host, Barry Kibrick interviews Doug McIntyre and Penny Peyser. Tonight February 14, 2009 8:00p (PST) PBS That's channel 28 in L.A.(no cable)....and channel 6 for TimeWarner Cable in L.A. Check ...

New Jazz Venue: Upstairs at Vitello's Studio City

February 14, 2009

Vocalist/promoter AprilWilliams, who has presented a weekly jazz night at the Wine Bistro and Down Beat Entertainment jazz fundraisers for Symphony In The Glen, is adding another venue to her lineup. Upstairs at Vitello’s is a custom-built listening room over Vitello’s Italian Restaurant in Studio City; it is called the “Upstairs Room”. Williams describes it as ...

Grammy Grumblings, the John Heard Trio and Others

February 13, 2009

A lot of hoity-toity goings on lately, with invite-only Miles Davis Kind of Blue reissue bashes and all the Grammy stuff. A lot of fancy people in fancy suits drinking fancy free drinks and talking about jazz — Mostly not talking about jazz, which sometimes seemed to be only the background music at these things, so ...