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The Story Behind Ringo Starr's Gold-Plated Drum Headed to New York's Met
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is known for its grand exhibitions of iconic visual artists, most of them dead, but also a few living ones who have attained high-ranking stature in their fields. So it struck many in the art world as strange when the museum announced this week that it would be taking a ...
Ilene Woods, Voice of Disney's Cinderella, Dies
Ilene Woods, a singer who provided the voice of Cinderella for Walt Disney's 1950 animated film, died Thursday at age 81. A native of Portsmouth, N.H., Woods was a radio star as a teenager. As a favor to songwriters Mack David and Jerry Livingston, she made demo recordings of “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo," “A Dream Is a Wish Your ...
Randy Simon Jazz Project Releases "Light It Up"
Light It Up is the fourth recording by the Randy Simon Jazz Project showcasing the compositions and instrumental arrangements of Randy Simon. It features an outstanding ensemble of musicians including two newcomers to the series: John Menegon, the renowned bass player who has played with many of the giants of contemporary jazz, and Paul Borrello, a ...
Jeff Hamilton Trio in Costa Rica Vacation Event
Music in Costa Rica Announces The Jeff Hamilton Trio in Costa Rica Vacation Event November 20-27, 2010 Music in Costa Rica is offering a unique Costa Rica vacation event featuring the Jeff Hamilton Trio (with Special Guest Graham Dechter) performing in 3 spectacular natural settings from November 20 27, 2010. Greeley, CO -- Music in Costa ...
Happy Birthday, Canada
Today is Canada Day, the celebration of the anniversary of the Constitution Act from 1867, which united two British colonies and a province of the British Empire into the single country of Canada. Thanks to Canada for providing us with several jazz musicians, including Diana Krall, Oliver Jones, Renee Rosnes, Michael Buble, Holly Cole, Maynard Ferguson, ...
Richard Bona, 7th Winner of the Antonio Carlos Jobim Award
Montreal -- Cameroon-born Richard Bona, world renowned bassist and songwriter, will be honoured today by the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal with the Antonio Carlos Jobim Award. The prize will be presented to him by Andre Menard, artistic director and cofounder of the Festival, during a press conference to be held today at 3 p.m. ...
Brian Wilson Reimagines George Gershwin out 8/17
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE TWO NEW SONGS WILSON CRAFTED FROM PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED GEORGE GERSHWIN MUSIC Brian Wilson It's an unprecedented meeting of two legendary musical minds, separated by 70 years. Pioneering musical genius Brian Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys, has teamed up with George Gershwin, in Wilson's Disney Pearl debut CD, Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin. Featuring ...
A Cylindrical Paper Cup Filled with Booze
Way back in the Lost Hang post, I said I'd fill in the details about Little Stevie's trumpet lessons with John Coffey. Here goes.My first trumpet teacher came to the house. A big jolly man, he reached down to his butt and said to me, “Now, you can tell your jughead friends this, but ...
Don't Forget the Power Offline Promotion
This post comes courtesy of Brad at CD Baby and their D.I.Y. Musician blog. While maintaining a steady web presence is a vital part of any musician's promotional arsenal, you shouldn't rely on it as the only way for fans to feel connected to your music. Make sure you're not neglecting an equally important means of ...
Newport Riot, 50 Years Later
As I write in the Wall Street Journal today (here), Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival riot. On July 2, 1960, upward of 12,000 teens and college students poured into tiny Newport, R.I., for a weekend of excitement. Unfortunately for the partying crowd, 16,500 jazz fans had already purchased all the tickets ...
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