Results for "Michael Ricci"

Legendary Reggae Percussionist Larry McDonald Teams up with MCPR Music and Producer Sidney Mills to Present an Innovative Rhythmic Masterpiece Entitled, "Drumquestra"

April 13, 2009

Jamaican Dub Veteran Larry McDonald Premiers a Percussion Arsenal of New Works Off of His First Solo Record of His Storied Four-Decade Career NEW YORK, NY - Jamaican master percussionist Larry McDonald is at the heart of MCPR Music and the record labels “Drum Fusion" project. McDonald, who is highly regarded by many as a premier ...

Scott Miller Steps onto Amtrak for East Coast Tour Dates; New CD out Today, April 14

April 13, 2009

Miller believes rail travel is not a thing of the past but an underrated way for musicians to tour KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — All over the country, musicians are touring in buses and Econolines. Scott Miller has an idea that’s far more fun, greener and calls attention to a forgotten mode of transportation — trains. On May ...

Spector Jury Has Reached a Verdict/ Guilty of second-degree murder

April 13, 2009

Phil Spector has been convicted of second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of actress Lana Clarkson six years ago. An L.A. Superior Court jury reached its decision against the legendary music producer after nine days of deliberations. An earlier jury deadlocked 10-2 in favor of guilt. The decision means the 69-year-old Spector, famed for his ...

L.A. Acoustic Music Festival Set for June 6-7 on Santa Monica Pier

April 13, 2009

Kicking off this new musical tradition are Nanci Griffith, Bruce Cockburn, Natalie MacMaster, Richard Thompson, David Lindley, David Bromberg & the Angel Band, Jimmy LaFave, Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves, Joel Rafael, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, The Woody Guthrie Tribute (Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway), The Refugees and Stonehoney SANTA MONICA, Calif. — ...

Colorado’S Telluride Jazz Celebration Set for June 5-7 in Majestic San Juan Mountains

April 13, 2009

Bill Frisell Special Guest at 3-Day Event Also Featuring Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Rebirth Brass Band, Lizz Wright, Jimmy Herring, Benevento/Russo Duo, Ozomatli, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe (Telluride, CO - April 13, 2009) Since 1977 Telluride’s spectacular location high in the majestic San Juan Mountains in Southwestern Colorado has been the site of an annual cultural ...

Jazz and Film Night with Diana Panton

April 13, 2009

Diana Panton will perform along with the screening of Four Wings & A Prayer, Friday, April 24, 2009 at the Eco Film & Arts Festival. The Hamilton ECO Film and Arts Festival April 21-25, 2009 A five day celebration of Hamilton's arts and environmental communities. Each night will feature the screening of ...

Concert Marks Black Opera Singer's Historic Performance

April 13, 2009

More than 2,000 people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday for a concert honoring the 70th anniversary of contralto Marian Anderson's historic performance there in 1939. Because of the color of her skin, Anderson was denied the opportunity to perform at nearby Constitution Hall and at a local high school. So the opera singer performed ...

Bassist Ingebrigt Haker Flaten Experimental Jazz with a Norwegian Accent

April 13, 2009

Avant-garde jazz has almost always had its sacramental side. Theres a reason for the devotion that some listeners bring to the mid-1960s music of John Coltrane. Or to the output of his fellow saxophonist Albert Ayler. The spirituality in these performances wasn't subtext or suggestion; it radiated out from a fervent core. Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, an ...

'Spinal Tap' Made Mockumentaries the Art Form of Our Time. It Also Made Life Hell for Every Struggling Hair-Metal Bandjust Ask Anvil.

April 13, 2009

True story: when This Is Spinal Tap premiered in 1984, audiences thought it was a straightforward rock documentary about a real band. Mind you, that would be a band that customizes the volume knob on an amp to go to 11, on the logic that 11 must be louder than 10. A band that copies Stonehenge ...

Johnny Cash Does Elvis

April 13, 2009