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News: Book / Magazine

Randy Sandke's New Book "Where the Dark and Light Folks Meet - Race and the Mythology, Politics, and Business of Jazz" Has Just Been Published on Scarecrow Press

February 3, 2010

Randy Sandke tackles the stubborn and controversial question of whether jazz is the product of an insulated African-American environment, shut off from the rest of society by strictures of segregation and discrimination; or whether it is more properly understood as the juncture of a wide variety of influences under the broader umbrella of American culture. This ...

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News: Music Industry

Duncan Sheik to Compose 'American Psycho' Musical

February 3, 2010

Drenched in equal parts blood and hit '80s pop tunes, Bret Easton Ellis' novel “American Psycho" chronicled the fissured state of mind of Patrick Bateman, a homicidal New York yuppie who harbored a taste for designer suits and blunt instruments. The 1991 novel's runaway success spawned a movie starring Christian Bale, which opened in 2000. A ...

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News: Recording

Oran Etkin to be Featured on Putumayo Kids "Jazz Playground" CD

February 3, 2010

Motema Music Recording Artist Also Wins Independent Music Award for Kelenia as “Best World Beat" CD Oran Etkin, the Israeli-born, New York-based clarinetist whose 2009 Motema Music release, Kelenia, was hailed by the New York Times as “ebullient," and by the All Music Guide as setting “a new standard for world music in the decade of ...

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News: Recording

Collectors' Choice Music Bows CCM Live Label with Johnny Winter, Poco, Hut Tuna, John Denver

February 3, 2010

CD series launches with Johnny Winter, Hot Tuna, Poco and John Denver LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Collectors' Choice Music, the label that's come to be known for compelling and often unexpected CD reissues, has announced the launch of Collectors' Choice Music Live, a new label devoted to releasing great live performances, most of which have never ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Manhattan Transfer to Perform in Boston February 17

February 3, 2010

The Manhattan Transfer celebrate their 40th Anniversary and the release of their new recording at the Wilbur Theatre Wednesday, February 17, 7:30 pm The Ambassadors of Harmony Grammy-winning jazz/pop vocal group, The Manhattan Transfer, widely renowned for broadening the musical landscape with their innovative, genre-defying sound, recently released: The Chick Corea Songbook Boston, MA -- HT ...

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News: Event

John Pizzarelli & the Swing & to Appear in Concert in Rhode Island and Boston on Feb 27 & 28

February 3, 2010

John Pizzarelli and The Swing Seven celebrate the music of Duke Ellington and the release of Rockin' In Rhythm with concerts on Saturday, February 27, 8 pm at the Park Theatre in Cranston, RI Also... Sunday, February 28, 4 pm Wilbur Theatre in Boston, MA Cory Pesaturo Trio To Open ...

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News: Technology

Facebook Co-Founder's Asana Gives a Peek at Lunascript

February 3, 2010

Asana, the workplace productivity startup from Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, just released a sneak peek at the new programming system underlying its product, called Lunascript. Its an in-house programming language, named after Moskovitz cat, that the company claims will cut 90 percent of the time needed to code rich web applications. Asana co-founder Justin Rosenstein explained ...

News: Music Industry

Songwriter Makes $1.25m Bail in NY Sex Case

February 3, 2010

Oscar-winning Joseph Brooks accused of molesting 13 women. “You Light Up My Life tunesmith Joseph Brooks is staying free while fighting charges of molesting a string of would-be actresses in his Manhattan apartment. Defense lawyer Jeffrey Hoffman said Tuesday that the Academy Award-winning songwriter sold stock to come up with $1.25 million cash bail. The 71-year-old ...

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News: Music Industry

Ask Aretha Franklin

February 3, 2010

She hardly needs an introduction -- in fact, she doesn't even really need a last name. Aretha -- also known as the Queen of Soul -- burst onto the scene in the 1960s, when she signed on with Atlantic Records to release hits like Chain of Fools, “Respect" and “Natural Woman." In 1987, she became the ...

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News: Technology

Skype New 3G iPhone App Coming Soon CD-Quality Sound

February 3, 2010

After the news last week that Apple and AT&T are now allowing VoIP apps to make phone calls over the 3G network, Skype said it's still waiting to release a new 3G-ready version of its software for the iPhone. Today the company offered a few updates on the progress of the app, which it is apparently ...