Results for "Michael Ricci"

Interview: George Avakian (Part 5)

March 20, 2010

Columbia's first 12-inch jazz LP was George Avakian's idea. In 1950, when company president Ted Wallerstein played George a test pressing of Benny Goodman's band live in 1938, George knew instantly what he was listening to: Goodman's famed Carnegie Hall concert, which had been languishing in a closet and had never been released in its entirety. ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Marian McPartland

March 20, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Marian McPartland's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Marian McPartlandMarian McPartland has made jazz piano duets into something of an art form. Sure, it\'s been done before, but not very often. There are the Pete Johnson/Albert Ammons duet sessions that made both boogie ...

Chet Baker's "Let's Get Lost

March 19, 2010

Lined and ravaged as it is, the face is ageless: as sunken as a dead man's, as softly bewildered as a child's. Chet Baker's face, and the extraordinary ways in which Bruce Weber has photographed it, encapsulate the story of Baker's life in a succession of ghostly, indelible images that are at once hauntingly beautiful and ...

Lucasfilms the Clone Wars: Best Political Cartoon Ever?

March 19, 2010

Political murder, mercenary violence, military occupations and callous terrorists dont just kill as newspaper headlines. They've also made excellent thematic fodder for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, whose dark second season wraps with a three-week stand starting Friday night. The procedural and corporate intrigue has also solidified Lucasfilm's CGI tween fever dream as one of Earths ...

iPad May Beat iPhone's First Three-Month Sales

March 19, 2010

Apple's iPad so far reportedly has chalked up hundreds of thousands of pre-orders. The tablet, due out April 3 in a Wi-Fi only version, starts at $499. Another version, that has Wi-Fi and can also run on a 3G cellular network, is expected in late April. Apple could sell more iPads in the first three months ...

Jazzing Around L.A.

March 19, 2010

Saxist Don Menza Vibrato Bel Air Saturday Elliott Caine Quintet with Mahesh Balasooriya, piano Jax Glendale Saturday Guitarist Anthony Wilson Trio Blue Whale Saturday Vibist Nick Mancini Bleecker Street 18640 Ventura Blvd., Tarzana

Skype Offering Free WI-Fi This Weekend

March 19, 2010

Home Taping is Killing Music: Hilarious Video Takes On File Sharing

March 19, 2010

A new tongue in British cheek video commissioned by ISP Talk Talk uses bad 80's pop to take on the more questionable arguments against file sharing. “Home Taping Is Killing Music" is part of a broader campaign Don'tDisconnect.uslobbying against proposed British laws that would have ISP's act as internet police shutting off and even prosecuting offenders. ...

Record in Michigan and Louisiana and Get a Tax Credit

March 19, 2010

It's no secret that the economy is struggling just about everywhere and that governments at all levels are attempting to do something about it. At least two states, Michigan and Louisiana, have extended their efforts to include musicians and the music industry by offering tax credits. A little known clause in a Michigan law designed to ...

Mobile App Sales Will Surpass CD Sales by 2012

March 19, 2010

Just how big is the market for mobile apps? Global mobile apps will be worth $17.5 billion by 2012, according to an independent report commissioned by app store GetJar. Mobile app downloads across all types of handset are also expected to increase from over 7 billion downloads in 2009 to almost 50 billion in 2012 - ...