Results for "Michael Ricci"

Visionary Percussionist Babatunde Lea's "Umbo Weti" - A Musical Tribute to Leon Thomas

July 29, 2009

Visionary Drummer/Percussionist Babatunde Lea Releases UMBO WETI - A Musical Tribute to Legendary Jazz Vocalist & Songwriter Leon Thomas Percussion virtuoso Babatunde Lea first envisioned a tribute to legendary jazz vocalist and composer Leon Thomas shortly after the singer passed in 1999. The efforts reach fruition on Lea's latest release for the Motma label, UMBO WETI. ...

Seattle Times: Oscar Peterson Tribute Highlights Jazz Port Townsend

July 29, 2009

PORT TOWNSEND — Young faces and new names dominated Jazz Port Townsend this year, emerging talent that pressed audiences against the future of jazz. But as the three-day festival neared its peak Saturday afternoon, the audience was asked to look to the past. The festival's artistic director John Clayton took the lead, recalling for those who ...

An Edifying Evening of Gerry Mulligan Gold

July 29, 2009

Bill Charlap waited until almost the last possible moment in “The Gerry Mulligan Songbook,” a tribute at the 92nd Street Y on Monday night, before divulging a sentimental piece of trivia. It was in that room, he said, where he played his first concert with Mulligan’s quartet, in 1988. The evidence suggests that it was a ...

William Shatner Reads Sarah Palin Farewell Speech

July 29, 2009

Chris Anderson Defends "Free" on Colbert Report

July 29, 2009

The Biggest Industry Mistakes of the Digital Age

July 29, 2009

Audioholics has composed a list of its favorite corporate and industry-specific “disasters" and the music industry proudly made the list in two places. The Largest Music Retailer Is A Computer Company - Why did the music labels and an entire industry sit on its laurels and allow a computer company to innovate and develop the largest ...

Time Warner Buys Google's Stake in AOL For $283m

July 29, 2009

Time Warner Inc paid $283 million for Google Inc's 5 percent stake in AOL, the Internet company said in a U.S. regulatory filing on Monday. Time Warner, which plans to spin off AOL by the end of the year, bought the stake from Google on July 8, AOL said in the filing with the U.S. Securities ...

Should U.S. Govt. Track You with Cookies?

July 29, 2009

Should the government allow federal Web sites to use web-tracking technologies like cookies? The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) within the White House is pondering that question and wants your input. Federal agencies have been banned from using web-tracking technologies since 2000, but a lot has happened in nine years, and OMB is now looking ...

David Gray Tour and Album

July 29, 2009

David Gray Announces Details OF U.S. Tour In Support Of His New Studio Album Draw The Line Due Out September 22 David Gray British songwriter David Gray has announced the U.S. leg of his world tour. No doubt the crowds at these shows will be comprised of faux music aficionados who think what Gray ...

MAXJAZZ to Release New CDs from Pianists Manuel Valera and Jeb Patton

July 29, 2009

The latest email newsletter from MAXJAZZ brings word that the St. Louis-based indie label will release CDs this fall from pianists Manuel Valera and Jeb Patton.Valera is a native of Cuba and the son of saxophonist Manuel Valera, who has played with Paquito D'Rivera, Chucho Valdes, Gonzalo Rubacalba and Tito Puente. The younger Valera ...