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News: Performance / Tour

Vicki Burns Quartet Debuts at the Iridium Jazz Club (NYC) on February 5

January 29, 2010

Jazz vocalist Vicki Burns celebrates her East Coast CD release with a concert at this premier New York venue, The Iridium Jazz Club! Her stellar quartet will include: Ed MacEachen on guitar, Tom Hubbard on bass and Anthony Pinciotti on drums. Selections from her critically acclaimed, “Live At Anna's Jazz Island" will be performed and will ...

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News: Event

Count Basie: Then as Now, Count's the King. a Film by Gary Keys, Introduced by Professor Jamal Joseph, School of the Arts, Columbia University

January 29, 2010

Jazz great William “Count" Basie comes back to life in this rich documentary, which traces the history of the pianist, composer, and bandleader over several decades. Filmmaker Gary Keys juxtaposes a roundtable discussion among old cats from the Count Basie Orchestra with recorded performances, including a cameo appearance in Blazing Saddles. Archival clips and a gallery ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Burton Greene Concert Tour USA February 2010

January 29, 2010

Burton Greene concert tour in the USA in February, 2010 Feb. 10 Trio concert with Ed Schuller and Perry Robinson at Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia St., NYC. 8:30 PM Feb. 13 Trio with Ed and George Schuller at Bean Runner Cafe in Peekskill, NY, 201 S. Division St. 7:30 PM Feb. 16 Trio with Ed ...

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News: Recording

World-Renowned Drummer Cindy Blackman to Release "Another Lifetime" on Four Quarters Entertainment, February 23

January 29, 2010

WORLD-RENOWNED DRUMMER CINDY BLACKMAN TO RELEASE ANOTHER LIFETIME ON FOUR QUARTERS ENTERTAINMENT, FEBRUARY 23 ALBUM PAYS TRIBUTE TO HER MENTOR TONY WILLIAMS Miles Davis called him a “little genius" and “the fire, the creative spark" of his '60s quintet, which arguably featured the best rhythm section jazz has ever known. The rhythmic instigator was ...

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News: Video / DVD

The Montmarte Masks

January 29, 2010

If you have seen videos filmed at the Montmartre club in Copenhagen in the 1950s and '60s, you may have wondered about the stylized wall masks that often show up in the opening moments. Rifftides reader Dave Bernard has wondered about them, too. Mr. Bernard researched the masks and reports the results in the comments section ...

News: Performance / Tour

Cuneiform Artists on Tour - February 2010

January 29, 2010

In addition to these monthly posts, you can see more frequently updated information and get the links to the venues at our website. Thanks for taking a peek. Your Friends at Cuneiform Records AHLEUCHATISTAS February 16 - WMUC - 3rd Rail Radio - College Park, MD (with Mind vs Target) February 17 ...

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News: Technology

Google Social Search Available to All

January 29, 2010

Google today announced that Social Search has graduated from Labs. The feature is now available in beta form to all users with a Google Profile. In order to use the new feature, users must add links to their social networking pages to their Profile. Once logged in and enabled, search a key term will bring up ...

News: Technology

Will the iPad Kill the Kindle? Of Course Not

January 29, 2010

Will the iPad Kill the Kindle? That's a question that lots of people have asked me since yesterday's Apple announcement. In many respects, it's representative of a belief that all markets are zero-sum: that for one to succeed, the other needs to fail. But I don't really believe that. Tablets and e-readers may well end up ...

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News: Technology

Has Twitter Peaked?

January 29, 2010

With every Internet fad's rise to fame, there must be a slow decline into mediocrity. Xanga, Friendster, and MySpace have all enjoyed a quick rise in fame and fortune only to be yesterday's news in a few short years. Twitter's rock-star status may be beginning its decline, since the middle of last year when the number ...

News: Technology

What's the Apple iPad's Killer App?

January 29, 2010

I'm no Apple fanboy, but seeing Steve Jobs on stage in person is exciting, and it isn't just about his personal magnetism. Apple has $29 billion in the bank and Steve seems determined to spend it building really cool stuff. The iPad certainly fits that bill. Just a little slab of a display lets you play ...