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WWII Nurse in Iconic Times Square Kissing Photo Dies
A nurse famously photographed being kissed by an American sailor in New York's Times Square in 1945 to celebrate the end of World War Two has died at the age of 91, her family said on Tuesday. The V-J Day picture of the white-clad Edith Shain by photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt captured an epic moment in U.S. ...
New Festival Productions Re-Instates Ticket Discount Offers at Newport Folk Festival and Carefusion Newport Jazz Festival
To Celebrate Independence Day, New Festival Productions Re-instates Ticket Discount Offers at Newport Folk Festival and CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival NEWPORT, RI, June 22, 2010 - George Wein, CEO of New Festival Productions, LLC, announced today that he is re-instating the $50.00 General Admission ticket for the Newport Folk Festival and CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival to ...
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Presents Contemporary Approach to Traditional New Orleans Sound
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Presents Contemporary Approach to Traditional New Orleans Sound at Newport Folk Festival on Sunday, August 1 NEWPORT, RI, June 22, 2010 - Of all the acts confirmed for this year's eclectic Newport Folk Festival, perhaps none better personify the 51-year cultural institution than does the New Orleans-based The Preservation Hall Jazz ...
Interview: Lou Donaldson (Part 2)
Jazz writers aren't in complete agreement about the first hard-bop recording. Many point to Miles Davis' Walkin', recorded in April 1954. Others choose recordings from slightly later. I'd have to say that the first hard-bop date--where the trumpet and saxophone operate in unison with an r&b feel, backed by big steady, swinging beat--would have to be ...
Tim Berne's Return
It's been an excellent time for Tim Berne fans at Ars Nova Workshop this season! In mid-December of last year we had two back-to-back nights of Tim Berne projects and works as part of our Composer Portrait Series. On December 11, Berne performed with the Collide Saxophone Quartet, and then led his Big Satan trio of ...
The Thorny Trail to Triumph: Painting and Planning a Visual Artist Visa
Artwork by Carlos VegaToday I am listing in simple language what is needed to qualify for O-1 artist visa as a visual artist. We'll skip the “Einstein" requirement and move on to the alternative list. Remember, you must fulfill at least 3 categories. Here goes: 1. Awards, prizes ...
Taos Mountain Music Fest: Gov't Mule, Ymsb, S. Copeland
MORE ACTS TO BE CONFIRMED IN THE COMING DAYS Gov't Mule The Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce will present the Second Annual Taos Mountain Music Festival in Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico on September 5, 2010. The Taos Ski Valley is situated on four acres of fenced land and surrounded by the towering Sangre ...
Every Wednesday Through Saturday in July 2010 Live Jazz at the Kitano New York Hotel
NEW YORK, NY - The Kitano New York offers some of New York City's top jazz entertainers every Wednesday through Saturday in its Bar Lounge at 66 Park Avenue (at 38th Street) in Manhattan, featuring no cover charge for most performances. Throughout the month of July The Kitano New York Hotel will continue to showcase a ...
Brubeck, Rotterdam, Part 6
As long as the YouTube benefactor in Holland keeps posting new segments from that 1972 Dave Brubeck concert in Rotterdam, Rifftides will keep bringing them to you. The piece that just popped up, “Someday My Prince Will Come," was a staple in the classic Brubeck quartet's repertoire before it disbanded in 1969. Paul Desmond reaches into ...
Jimmie Noone, Jazz Clarinet Pioneer
For those unfamiliar with the sound of clarinetist Jimmie Noone, here he is with his 1928 Apex Club Orchestra--Doc Poston, alto sax; Earl Hines, piano; Bud Scott, banjo; Johnny Wells, drums--playing EVERY EVENING (I MISS YOU) courtesy of “ptm51 on YouTube (see below). Noone (1894-1944) should be known to a wider audience today, and a new ...
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