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Grammys' Ehrlich Tells How Jackson Tribute Came Together
Grammy Awards producer Ken Ehrlich was the man behind the effort to rush a program into place for Michael Jackson's memorial service. I've never been a real fan of Jackson's, but after watching the live 2 1/2 -hour televised memorial service to him, I must congratulate those around him who produced it. As a former radio ...
Deluge at Smoke Jazz Club Stops the Music
On Monday night at around 9:30, water began pouring through the ceiling at Smoke, a jazz club at Broadway and 106th Street. It was right in the middle of a set by John Farnsworth, a saxophonist, and the damage caused by a sprinkler system that had been set off by smoke or fire six floors up ...
Michael Jackson's Memorial Was Not Our Proudest Moment
Everyone -- including the media and myriad opportunists -- sought to cash in on the death of the pop star, with scant mention of the scandals that tainted his legacy. I got to Staples Center some time after the parade of Ringling Bros. elephants and just before a bikini-clad woman who held aloft a sign that ...
Summertime Blues for a Cure Golf Outing and Blues Concert
When: Friday, July 24 at 8 pm Where: Whiskey Dick's, Columbus, OH Performing: Scotty Bratcher Band and Matt O'Ree Band Donation: $15.00 Golf Scramble and Outdoor Blues Concert When: Saturday, July 25 Scramble begins at 1pm Blues Concert outdoors begins at 7:30 pm Where: ...
Philadelphia Jazz Fair 2009 - July 12th Schedule
PHILADELPHIA JAZZ FAIR 2009 SUNDAY, JULY 12 Schedule 1:00 - Opening Remarks PJHP - Caplan Recital Hall 1:10 - The University of the Arts Student Jazz Quartet featuring Adam Siegel, AJ Luca, Ryan Kuhns, Anwar Marshall - Caplan Recital Hall 1:10 - Film Screening: Icons Among Us (106 minutes) - Connelly Auditorium* ...
Michael Jackson Whose Life Was a Complicated Tale of Celebrity Was Honored at a Memorial Service as Millions Watched.
At Jackson Memorial, Music and Mourning. Jermaine Jackson tossed a rose after singing in front of his brother's casket during the memorial service on Tuesday. Smokey Robinson read messages from Diana Ross and Nelson Mandela. Mariah Carey and Trey Lorenz performed the song Ill Be There. And Queen Latifah read a poem from Maya Angelou. Police ...
July 4, 1776: Preserving the Declaration
1776: The Declaration of Independence is signed. It will take 127 years before someone gets around to saying, “Hey, maybe we should preserve this thing.” The Declaration of Independence can be fairly said to stand alongside the Magna Carta and Bill of Rights as the most important documents in the history of democracy. Its significance was ...
Norfolk Island Jazz in the Pines Festival: December 7-11, 2009
Norfolk's whispering pines will echo to the brassy tones of Living National Treasure Don Burrows when the islands eighth annual Jazz in The Pines Festival takes place December 7-11 this year. Set amongst spectacular island scenery, the finger-snapping, feel-good week of swing, funk and blues will also see Melbourne group the Syncopators deliver the class that ...
Vermont's the Manifestivus in the Groove for 7th Year July 17 – 19 (Feat. Jazz Criminals, Oumou Sangare)
Roots and World Music Festival in Cabot, VT Features Jazz Criminals, Oumou Sangare, Barrington Levy, Toubab Krewe, Midnite, and Earle “Chinna" Smith Discounted Weekend Presale Tickets Available For Just $65 through 7/6 From July 17-19, The Manifestivus (the 7th Annual Sol Harvest Festivus for the Restivus) in Cabot, Vermont will host danceable roots, world and jazz ...
Neverland Sends Open Letter to Community
Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the Los Angeles financier whose Century City private-equity firm, Colony Capital, owns Neverland, has written an open letter to the Santa Barbara community urging residents to “adopt an attitude of hospitality, warmth and tolerance." Barrack has owned a home five miles from Neverland for decades, and his children used to attend field ...
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