Results for "Michael Ricci"

Summerfold Records Announces the Release of Pete Lockett's Network of Sparks with Free Download at All About Jazz

February 22, 2010

Summerfold Records announces the release of One by Pete Lockett's Network of Sparks featuring Bill Bruford with a free download on All About Jazz. The track “Prism" is available here. Pete Lockett is one of the world's leading multi-percussionists. An authority on Indian percussion and an expert on tablas, kanjira, and bongos, he has played and ...

Best Original Song Nominee List Missing a Few Songs of Note

February 22, 2010

U2, Paul McCartney and Mary J. Blige are among those who miss out on the short list. While T Bone Burnett and Ryan Bingham are up for “Weary Kind (Theme From 'Crazy Heart')." Oscar noms -- who got snubbed? By most criteria, Paul McCartney and U2 have little reason to regard French composers Reinhardt ...

Michael Giacchino Was a Crazed 9-Year-Old 'Star Wars' Geek

February 22, 2010

When Michael Giacchino was in elementary school, all his friends were following the rock bands of the moment, notably Led Zeppelin, the Who and the Beatles. But Giacchino admits that he was “pretty adverse" to rock 'n' roll. “I hate to admit it," he told me the other day, “but I was listening to a lot ...

Copenhagen's Legendary Jazzhus Montmartre to Re-Open May 2010

February 22, 2010

Denmark's once legendary jazz club Montmartre re-opens in May 2010 in its original premises in Copenhagen. During the 1960s and 70s the club served as a European home for American giants like Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Kenny Drew and many others. The historic re-opening is initiated by the 46-year old Paris-based Danish jazz pianist ...

Music Memorabilia Show - Tons of Jazz!

February 22, 2010

LPs (33 1/3 rpm), 45rpm, 78rpm, sheet music, photos, posters, books, magazines, etc. Saturday March 6th Time: 10am to 2pm Tip Top Shoe Building 155 West 72nd Street, 4th Floor (near Broadway) New York, NY Subway Nos. 1, 2 or 3 to 72nd Street. Bus Nos. 104, 7 or 11 to 72nd ...

Blind Guitarist Joey Stuckey Receives Key to City of Green Cove Springs, Florida

February 22, 2010

Macon, GA - Christened the Official Ambassador of Music for Macon, Georgia (home of the “southern sound"), award winning blind guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, radio and TV personality Joey Stuckey has recently been given the key to the city of his birth Green Cove Springs, Florida. A prestigious honor bestowed upon Stuckey by the Mayor and City ...

Mardi Gras Rages on With New Galactic Album "Ya-Ka-May"

February 22, 2010

The great city of New Orleans is on its way back. The Saints recently won the Super Bowl and people filled the city's historic streets, the euphoric celebration stretching for days into a joyous music fueled Mardi Gras. For those who couldn't make the historic party or just didn't get enough, acclaimed New Orleans band Galactic ...

The Jazz Session #145: Harris Eisenstadt

February 22, 2010

MVD and Original Spin Media to Release the First Set of SOLOS: The Jazz Sessions DVD Series on March 23, 2010.

February 22, 2010

Original Spin Media and MVD Visual are proud to announce the DVD release of SOLOS: The Jazz Sessions series on March 23, 2010. The first three releases will feature Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Lee Konitz, and Andrew Hill. SOLOS: The Jazz Sessions is a 39 episode HDTV music performance/profile series profiling legendary artists such as Lee Konitz, Greg ...

Listener Party at Facebook for Ken Navarro's Upcoming CD "Dreaming of Trains"

February 22, 2010

On Sunday, February 28 from 2 pm to 9 pm Eastern Standard Time, listeners are invited to hear Ken Navarro's upcoming CD Dreaming of Trains in its entirety. Though the CD will not be released at retail and online stores until the official release date of March 16, fans will have the opportunity to hear the ...