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News: Obituary

Celebration of Jake Hanna's Life

Celebration of Jake Hanna's Life

Celebration of Jake Hanna's life Sunday A celebration of Jake Hanna's life was held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday April 17th at Catalina Bar and Grill, 6725 W. Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood. Hanna, known for his unerring sense of time, was at home playing with big bands and small groups. He performed with Woody ...

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News: Festival

Hear the Sounds of New Orleans: 24th Annual Long Beach Bayou & Mardi Gras Festival, June 26 & 27th

Hear the Sounds of New Orleans:  24th Annual Long Beach Bayou & Mardi Gras Festival, June 26 & 27th

Featuring Cajun, Zydeco & Blues with Tito Jackson, Zac Harmon, Laurie Morvan, Geno Delafose, Lisa Haley, Mark St. Mary & Many More Hear the sounds of New Orleans at the 24th Annual Long Beach Bayou & Mardi Gras Festival, Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27th at Rainbow Lagoon Park, 11:30 a.m. 8:00 p.m. Throughout the ...

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News: Music Industry

Writers Guild Sings Same Tune as Composers and Lyricists

The quest by Hollywood's composers and lyricists to secure union benefits that their peers on the set enjoy has struck a chord with the Writers Guild of America. At a meeting tonight at the guild's West Coast headquarters in West L.A., guild officials are expected to formally endorse a campaign by composers and lyricists to join ...

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News: TV / Film

The Miles Davis Movie: Filming Charlie Parker and Miles Davis at the Three Deuces

But it was at the Three Deuces, playing every night there with Bird and Max, that really helped me find my own voice. Miles Davis (excerpt from Miles: The Autobiography) In 1944 Miles Davis moved to New York to study in the Julliard School of Music. His tenure would only last a few months. Instead he ...

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News: Interview

Terence Blanchard Talks About Miles Davis

With more than 29 albums to his credit, including Choices, released in August, Terence Blanchard has established himself as one of the most influential jazz musicians and film score composers of his generation. The greatest album, ever? Miles Davis Porgy and Bess. It symbolizes everything that is great about this country and what it means to ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Los Angeles Soundings

Los Angeles Soundings

LA gets the Blues and Sounds Pat Metheny Walt Disney Concert Hall Los Angeles, CA A Grammy award winner 17 times over, Metheny is a living legend in the realms of progressive jazz and jazz fusion. April 19, 2010 8:00 p.m. Playboy Jazz Festival Hollywood Bowl ...

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News: Performance / Tour

From the Dorf to the Hood an Evening of Compositions by Composer and Improviser William Roper

Los Angeles native William Roper-tubaist, composer and veteran of the Los Angeles contemporary music scene performs a program of some of his recent compositions. The concert, produced by Cornelius Schnauber, playwright and director of USC's Max Kade Institute, is part of L.A. Opera's Ring Festival. All of the evenings compositions were inspired by a residency Roper ...

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News: TV / Film

Opportunities for Indie Filmmakers, Pop Composers

Opportunities for Indie Filmmakers, Pop Composers

For years it was common for studios to cross-market a film with a well known performer, but today niche artists are landing more tracks in films and reaping the spoils, especially around award season. Glancing at recent best song nominees, offbeat names like “Bird" York ("In the Deep" from “Crash"), A.R. Rahman ("Jai Ho" from “Slumdog ...

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News: Music Industry

Great American Taxi Donate Track to Coal Miners' Relief Fund

Great American Taxi Donate Track to Coal Miners' Relief Fund

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Just in time for Earth Day (April 22), Great American Taxi, whose current album Reckless Habits is climbing the Americana radio airplay charts, has donated a free download of a song, “Appalachian Soul" culled from its debut album Streets of Gold, to raise awareness of the plight of coal miners and their communities ...

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News: Event

Thelonious Dub, the Brad Rabuchin Trio, and Stephen Lockwood Group Play Fundraiser for New Orleans Musicians Clinic

Thelonious Dub, The Brad Rabuchin Trio, and Stephen Lockwood Group are helping with a project for the musicians of New Orleans. April 29th.The funding for their beloved Musicians Clinic has recently been cut to the bone leaving many of them with nowhere to turn for important health care services.We're going to get ...


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