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News: TV / Film

Jazz-Infused Film 'Handsome Harry' Starring Jamey Sheridan to be Released by Paladin Films on April 16

March 5, 2010

Handsome Harry is the latest film by Bette Gordon, whose 1983 feature Variety remains a signal work of the early American “indie" movement. Heading an impressive ensemble cast, Jamey Sheridan (The Ice Storm, Syriana) portrays the title role -- a divorced man, alienated from his grown son, whose life is defined by a number of casual ...

News: Technology

Afropop's Hip Deep Site Launched: Music Tells Story of World

March 5, 2010

Afropop Worldwide has released the Beta version of its media-rich new website to the public, a bold step towards expanding the non-profit organization's mission of connecting Americans and the global on-line community to Africa and the world through new digital and social media. The website is dedicated to the humanities-themed series Hip Deep that is part ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Saxophonist Lynn Riley to Appear at Habitat for Humanity Benefit

March 5, 2010

Saxophonist Lynn Riley to Appear at Fundraiser to Benefit Habitat for Humanity (Bucks County) Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County will be hosting Lynn Riley, “Superwoman of the Sax," at Bucks County Community College in Newtown on March 27. The Jazz in Bloom concert will benefit Habitat's Youth United program and its goal to raise funds ...

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News: Education

Stax Music Academy Summer Program Auditions Held March 13

March 5, 2010

Calling all highs school musicians and singers! Auditions for the upcoming Stax Music Academy Summer Music Experience will be held Saturday, March 13th from 1-5 p.m. Open to all rising 9th - 12th graders. This year's Summer Music Experience will take place June 1st through June 26th, Monday-Friday, from 9AM to 5PM. The Experience will include ...

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News: Obituary

Nathan Scott film and TV composer, arranger and conductor

March 5, 2010

Nathan Scott, a film and television composer, arranger and conductor whose credits include composing music for the TV classics “Dragnet" and “Lassie," has died. He was 94. Scott, the father of jazz saxophonist and composer-arranger Tom Scott, died Saturday of age-related causes at his home in Sherman Oaks, said his daughter, Linda Colley. In a four-decade ...

News: Technology

iPad Goes on Sale April 3: Pre Orders Begin in a Week

March 5, 2010

Apple announced Friday that the first iPads will be available on April 3 and that the long-awaited device will be available for pre-order on March 12. The launch is for the WiFi-only version, with the 3G-enabled device on sale later in the month. The release of the 3G version will also coincide with rollout of both ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Is It Clear?

March 5, 2010

The last few weeks' performances have been scrambled by the weather -- a special event planned by John Bianculli has been delayed, possibly until April, and the Jazz Celebration Big Band February show at the Temperence House in Newtown, Pa., was called off.And to top it off, the launch of a new jazz jam ...

News: Recording

Your New Recommendations Are Here

March 5, 2010

The latest selection of Doug's Picks is posted in the center column, featuring a treasured vocal-piano collaboration, a new young trumpeter, an old free jazz band, a bassist at the helm of an exciting quartet, and a book that recaptures a special place at the end of New York's last golden age of jazz. Ian Carey ...

News: Interview

Galactic: A Long Time Coming

March 5, 2010

By: Wesley Hodges Galactic These are epic times to be in New Orleans, and that may be the understatement of the young decade. Although Carnival season officially got under way in early January, the full-bore pandemonium that generally commences the last week leading up to ...

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News: Event

Mardi Gras | 2.12-2.16 | New Orleans

March 5, 2010

By: B. Getz Mardi Gras :: 02.12-02.16 | :: New Orleans, LA Trombone Shorty :: Mardi Gras By Dino Perrucci Descending on New Orleans five days after the Saints' enormous Super Bowl victory, we encountered a city boiling with elation. Despite the frigid temperatures, this city was as hot as ever, with deafening ...