Results for "Michael Ricci"

Interview: Terry Teachout (Part 2)

December 2, 2009

Louis Armstrong is slowly slipping into obscurity. Sadly, his music is heard less and less on the radio, and fewer and fewer people know or care much about his sound or his contribution to jazz and America's personality. Like Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong's oxidation is a direct result of his parodying singing style and stage presence. ...

Who Uses Mobile Devices the Most? Guess Again.

December 2, 2009

LA Philharmonic Plays Zappa

December 2, 2009

SELECTIONS FROM FRANK ZAPPA'S YELLOW SHARK TO BE PERFORMED BY LA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTED BY JOHN ADAMS Frank Zappa Selections from Frank Zappa's Yellow Shark album will be performed on December 1 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, with John Adams conducting. The concert is presented as part of the West Coast, Left Coast ...

Jake Shimabukuro, Bette Midler to Perform for Queen of England

December 2, 2009

JAKE SHIMABUKURO TO PERFORM WITH BETTE MIDLER IN THE PRESENCE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Jake Shimabukuro Jake Shimabukuro, the ukulele virtuoso from Hawaii, will perform his arrangement of The Beatles' tune “In My Life" with Bette Midler for The Royal Variety Performance 2009 in Blackpool, England. The Performance is presented annually in aid of the ...

Massive Attack to Release Heliogoland February 9

December 2, 2009

MASSIVE ATTACK SET TO RELEASE FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM HELIGOLAND, ON VIRGIN RECORDS FEBRUARY 9, 2010 Massive Attack Legendary trip-hop duo Massive Attack are set to release their highly anticipated fifth studio album, Heligoland, on EMI's Virgin Records on February 9, 2010. Last month, the duo released their first new material in three years, giving ...

The Radiators and Jackie Greene: Jamaican Fan Jam 01/20-23

December 2, 2009

THE RADIATORS JAMAICAN FAN JAM SET FOR JANUARY 20-23, 2010 The Radiators On the weekend of January 20, legendary New Orleans rockers The Radiators will host a truly one-of-a-kind music experience for their fans at the all-inclusive Breezes Grand Negril Hotel & Spa in Jamaica. Aside from offering Rads fans an extraordinarily unique concert-going experience, the ...

Kiss | 11.22 | Oakland

December 2, 2009

Words & Images by: Tracy Nunnery KISS :: 11.22.09 :: Oracle Arena :: Oakland, CA KISS :: 11.22 :: Oakland, CA If you show anyone in the world a photo of KISS, it's pretty likely that they will tell you right away who it ...

Rodrigo Y Gabriela: An Adventure All Their Own

December 2, 2009

By: Kevin Schwartzbach Rodrigo y Gabriela by Chris Strong There seems to be a burning desire, if not a philosophy of sorts, that pilots Rodrigo y Gabriela - a constant hunt for adventure. Practically this manifests itself not in the pursuit of fame, success, money ...

CDs of Note

December 2, 2009

Hal Weary, A Rendezvous with Deja Vu (Musichal Entertainment) There's more than a little influence of Horace Silver on this hard-bop project. This is a good thing, as rarely can you gone with the funky sort of swing that graced the best of Silver's projects. All right, all of his projects. Weary, a New York-based pianist, ...

The Jazz Session #117: Eldar

December 2, 2009

Pianist Eldar came onto the jazz scene as a child prodigy. Now in his early 20s, Eldar is expanding his repertoire as a composer and improviser. His new album is Virtue (Sony Masterworks Jazz, 2009). In this wide-ranging interview, Eldar talks about making music relevant to the present day; the nature of the jazz audience; and ...