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Rockpile Poetry and Music Festival Coming to St. Louis on Tuesday, November 24

September 16, 2009

ROCKPILE is coming to St. Louis. No, not the late 1970s/early 1980s rock band with Dave Edmonds, Nick Lowe, Terry Williams and Billy Bremner - it's the ROCKPILE Poetry and Music Festival, a collaboration between traveling and local performers that will take place at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 24 in the performance space at the Regional ...

News: Performance / Tour

Brubeck at Jazz Alley

September 16, 2009

On the heels of the announcement that he is a 2009 Kennedy Center honoree, Dave Brubeck wrapped up a rare extended club engagement, part of his latest western tour. Sunday, at the helm of the “new" edition of the quartet he has headed since 1951, the 88-year-old pianist and composer played to a packed house for ...

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News: Event

NEA Jazz Master Chico Hamilton Celebrates 88th Birthday at le Poisson Rouge

September 16, 2009

87-year old jazz legend/band leader/percussionist Foreststorn Chico Hamilton celebrates the New York City debut of his latest album Twelve Tones of Love in a one-night only concert featuring his quintet Euphoria. Sunday, September 20th marks Chico's 88th birthday! Described as being more creative and artistic than ever (Hot House Jazz), Chico is considered one of the ...

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News: Interview

Diane Birch, a Rebellious Spirit with a Soulful Bent

September 16, 2009

Soul music has become a burgeoning youth movement of sorts. The best new artist trophy at the Grammy Awards the last two years has gone to Adele and Amy Winehouse, two-younger-than-30 artists steeped in vintage sounds. Like the aforementioned artists, Diane Birch is drawing from the decades before she was born. Titled “Bible Belt," Birch's debut ...

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News: Obituary

Henry Gibson, Original 'Laugh-In' Cast Member, Dies at 73

September 16, 2009

Henry Gibson, the veteran character actor who came to fame in the late 1960s as the flower-holding poet on TV's landmark satirical comedy show “Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In," has died. He was 73. Gibson died late Monday night after a short battle with cancer at his home in Malibu, said his son, Jon. Gibson, who more ...

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News: Recording

Jazz Piano CD Release - Bill Howland

September 16, 2009

Bill Howland announces the release of his third solo piano CD “Seascape" (Graycat Productions). Seascape features a selection of classic jazz recordings including: “All Blues" and “Nardis", (Miles Davis); “Lullaby of Birdland", (George Shearing); “Seascape", (Johnny Mandel); “On Green Dolphin Street", (Kaper, Washington); “My Favorite Things", (Rodgers, Hammerstein); “Speak Low", (Weill, Nash) and “Like Someone ...

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News: Festival

Riviera Maya Jazz Festival Delivers Sweet Tunes & Free Nights at Royal Hideaway Playacar This November

September 16, 2009

Musician and Resorts Managing Director, Jean Agarrista, Showcases Saxophone Talent at Festival & On-Property Mexico, 2009 The seventh annual Riviera Maya Jazz Festival returns to Mamitas Beach November 25-28, and music lovers, foodies, and pampered travelers alike can take advantage of a fourth night free at the award-winning Royal Hideaway Playacar during the event. The festival ...

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News: Recording

Tom Braxton Releases Highly Anticipated CD "Endless Highway"

September 16, 2009

Saxophonist and composer Tom Braxton's latest release, Endless Highway, takes you on the ride of your life. Joined by an outstanding array of instrumentalists and vocalists, this recording is a toe-tapping, colorful, groove- oriented excursion with a sophisticated urban flavor that will make you feel like dancing and singing all day long. Endless Highway, his second ...

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News: Obituary

Sam Hinton Folk Songwriter and Singer Dies

September 16, 2009

Hinton was one of the founders of the folk-song movement that began in the 1930s. A onetime San Diego area resident, he also wrote two books on the sea and seashore animals. Sam Hinton, folk singer, songwriter, naturalist and San Diego civic treasure who delighted school children and folk-festival audiences for decades, has died. He was ...

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News: Obituary

Bob Greenberg Music Industry Executive

September 16, 2009

Bob Greenberg, 75, a longtime music industry executive who held key positions at several record labels including Atlantic, Warner Bros., MGM/UA and Mirage, died Friday in West Hills, a day after suffering a stroke, his brother Jerry said. Born May 8, 1934, in New Haven, Conn., Bob Greenberg got his start in the business in the ...