Results for "Michael Ricci"

19th Annual Tony Williams Scholarship Jazz Festival Set for Labor Day Weekend 2009

August 5, 2009

The 19th Annual Tony Williams Scholarship Jazz Festival in memory of Pernell “Percy” Council, will take place on Labor Day Weekend (Friday, September 4 - Monday, September 7) at the Embassy Suites Hotel (Airport), 9000 Bartram Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19153 (215) 365-4500. The Scholarship Festival will welcome world renowned headliners to include trombonist, Don Collins; saxophonists, ...

Interview: Denny Zeitlin (Part 2)

August 5, 2009

Denny Zeitlin's early trio albums for Columbia Records keep getting better with age. The recordings between 1963 and 1966 are sensitive, pulsating and lyrical. They also beg comparison to Bill Evans' recordings of the same period. Both pianists could slip into an ecstatic state at the drop of a hat while performing, and both made strong ...

Mark Karan: Fire Walker

August 5, 2009

By: Dennis Cook Mark Karan We're lucky to have Mark Karan. For the past 11 years he's been the lead guitarist and six-string foil for Bob Weir in RatDog, treading into Jerry Garcia's territory with a skip and a hop, injecting a classic '70s shredding fluidity ...

Baltimore's Traffic Jam Fest: MMW, Salmon, TLG, Lee, Kdtu

August 5, 2009

Traffic Jam Announces Initial Artist Lineup Leftover Salmon Traffic Jam, a three-day, indoor and outdoor music festival in Baltimore on September 5 through the 7 has announced their initial artist lineup. The festival bill includes Medeski Martin & Wood, Leftover Salmon, The Lee Boys, Dumpstaphunk, Tea Leaf Green and more. Three day passes are on sale ...

Trinumeral Festival 9/9-13 PL, Glitch Mob, Pnuma, Toubab

August 5, 2009

Trinumeral Music And Arts Festival 2009 The Glitch Mob The 9th annual Trinumeral Music and Arts Festival will take place September 9 through 13 at Deerfields Retreat & Music Park in Mills River, NC. The event kicks off with The Official Trinumeral Launch Party at the Orange Peel on September 9 in Downtown Asheville. The rest ...

Music Royalty Debate Moves to Senate Committee

August 5, 2009

While Internet radio stations have come to an agreement over music royalty rates, the debate over whether traditional radio stations should also pay up rages on. The Senate Judiciary Committee was the latest panel to play referee during a Tuesday hearing. The current royalty rate structure means that “innovative new businesses … compete at a disadvantage ...

Seeger and 'The Power of Song' Tonight's 'Great Performances' Special

August 5, 2009

Pete Seeger has never paid attention to demographics or audience segments. His message has always been about inconclusiveness as a performer. And he's a performer in many senses of the word. “A musician, singer, songwriter, folklorist, labor activist, environmentalist, peace advocate," listed Tim Robbins at the start of an all-star gathering at Madison Square Garden last ...

Google to Buy Video Compression Firm

August 5, 2009

On2 helps shrink video files so they can be sent more easily across the Web Google says it plans to acquire On2 Technologies, a provider of digital video compression technology, in an all-stock deal valued at $106.5 million. On2 helps shrink video files so they can be sent more easily across the Web, an increasingly important ...

Vote: Is It OK to Have Ads Inside CD Booklets?

August 5, 2009

Cronkite Blunder a Revealing Look Inside New York Times

August 5, 2009

Alessandra Stanley's many mistakes point to a double standard when it comes to high-profile writers. More of the Times' high level of self scrutiny is a step in the right direction. I have to admit it would be fun to join the rollicking beat-down of the New York Times and Alessandra Stanley that has followed the ...