Results for "Michael Ricci"

Diana Krall at the Hollywood Bowl

August 24, 2009

The singer makes Latin-jazz syncopations and Brazilian New Wave riffs seem utterly organic to her performance. Friday at the Hollywood Bowl was billed as a Latin-themed night, with “an exotic lineup of romantic, jazzy and Latin American orchestral music" executed by the L.A. Philharmonic, segueing into an appearance by Diana Krall. The artist is fresh off ...

History Museum Schedules Fall Twilight Tuesdays Concerts

August 24, 2009

The Missouri History Museum has announced the musical lineup for their fall 2009 Twilight Tuesdays series of free outdoor concerts, and there are three shows featuring artists of potential interest to jazz fans. The New Orleans-style funk/R&B combo Gumbohead will kick off the fall series this Tuesday, August 25, with singer Denise Thimes performing ...

New Book by Kevin Belford Chronicles Pre-WWII History of St. Louis Blues

August 24, 2009

St. Louis artist and author Kevin Belford, who has made local musicians a frequent subject of his work over the course of his career, has a new book coming out that chronicles St. Louis blues musicians of the 1920s and 1930s.Issued by St. Louis-based Virginia Publishing, Devil at the Confluence: The Pre-War Blues Music ...

Joe Henry Gives His Own Tone to the Blues

August 24, 2009

The musical wanderer's 'Blood From Stars' was released last week, also has become a noted producer. Joe Henry is tapped into the American past in unexpected ways. He lives in a roomy South Pasadena Craftsman designed for President Garfield's widow, and his preferred attire, a black suit and pointy boots, suggests that the 48-year-old singer and ...

Larry Knechtel Bassist, Keyboardist for '70s Soft-Rock Group Bread Dies

August 24, 2009

Knechtel played keyboards and bass with the Wrecking Crew, a group of L.A. studio musicians, before joining Bread in 1971. His arrangement of 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' won a Grammy in 1970. Larry Knechtel, a member of the 1970s soft-rock group Bread, who had a wide-ranging career as a studio musician, has died. Knechtel died Thursday ...

John E. Carter R&b Tenor in Dells and Flamingos Dies

August 24, 2009

John E. Carter, R&B lead tenor and two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, died Friday at Ingalls Memorial Hospital in his hometown of Harvey, Ill. He was 75 and had lung cancer. Carter, known for his falsetto, was the last surviving founding member of the doo-wop group the Flamingos, which ...

Michael Jackson Died of Lethal Levels of Propofol

August 24, 2009

L.A. County coroner's officials found lethal levels of the powerful anesthetic propofol after examining Michael Jackson's body, according to a search warrant affidavit unsealed today in Houston. According to the search warrant, Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, told LAPD detectives that he had been treating Jackson for insomnia for about six weeks. He had been giving Jackson ...

Luis Marin Live at the Nuyorican Cafe Re-Issued

August 24, 2009

SF Jazz Announces Hotplate

August 24, 2009

Hotplate is a new concept from SFJAZZ that features a different Bay Area artist each month, interpreting the music of their favorite jazz legend. Generously supported by The Wallace Foundation, the Hotplate program provides new performance opportunities for local jazz talent and is set to run continuously through 2011. SFJAZZ kicks off the series with guitarist ...

Joe Henry Gives His Own Tone to the Blues

August 24, 2009

Joe Henry is tapped into the American past in unexpected ways. He lives in a roomy South Pasadena Craftsman designed for President Garfield's widow, and his preferred attire, a black suit and pointy boots, suggests that the 48-year-old singer and guitarist would have been at home playing in Elvis Presley's first band. “I typically come to ...