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News: Interview

Robert Randolph: Shot of Love

June 23, 2010

By: Dennis Cook Robert Randolph As Robert Randolph & The Family Band approach their first decade together, all evidence is their game is tighter than ever. Boldly emerging from the gospel community, Randolph - easily the greatest innovator on his weapon of choice, pedal steel guitar, since Red Rhodes reshaped the instrument with Michael Nesmith in ...

News: Music Industry

So What: Local News, Notes and Links

June 23, 2010

Herein, we introduce a new occasional feature for StLJN - a quick wrap-up of links & short local news items of interest. (The title is from the Miles Davis song that leads off Kind of Blue. The notion of using said title was inspired by (read “stolen from") the weekly “Confirmation" feature of the Kansas City ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Linda Ciofalo's West Coast Tour Features Her CD Tribute to Johnny Mercer, Dancing with Johnny

June 23, 2010

(New York, NY June 22, 2010) Linda Ciofalo makes her West Coast tour to sing selections from her latest CD, Dancing With Johnny. Ciofalo understands how to deliver a great lyric and on Dancing With Johnny, a special tribute to Johnny Mercer, she shines. Since Mercer is known for his endless brilliance as a first class ...

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News: Recording

Guitarist Norman Johnson Releases Debut CD, "If Time Stood Still," August 10 on Pacific Coast Jazz

June 23, 2010

If Time Stood Still, the debut solo release from guitarist Norman Johnson on the Pacific Coast Jazz label, is an exquisite expression of music that has been waiting to happen. From sonic grooves reminiscent of Wes Montgomery and George Benson to the mysterious, sultry melodies that frame Johnson's distinctive sound, this recording integrates the best of ...

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News: Interview

Noted Author Nat Hentoff Interviewed at AAJ...And More!

June 23, 2010

Nat Hentoff was eleven years old when, walking down the road one day in Boston, he heard music so exciting that he shouted with pleasure and ran into the shop to learn that the music was of clarinetist Artie Shaw. In that moment was born a love affair with jazz which has lasted seventy-four years thus ...

News: Festival

Academic Series in Jazzy Surroundings

June 23, 2010

Maybe location really is everything. When Mannes College the New School for Music presents its annual summer festival concerts in its auditorium on the Upper West Side, they seem low key and academic, no matter how vividly played and well attended they are. But following in the footsteps of the Keys to the Future festival, which ...

News: Festival

Glastonbury Calls to Music Lovers

June 23, 2010

More than 177,000 attendees and millions of TV viewers will celebrate Glastonbury Festival this week as the world's biggest -- and many say best -- annual live music event marks its 40th anniversary. As a nod to this milestone, producers have lined up a list of artists from previous fests, including headliners Gorillaz, Muse and Stevie ...

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News: Festival

New York "Play Me, I'm Yours" 60 Public Pianos

June 23, 2010

Two Week Public Art Project Kicks Off on June 21 at the Make Music New York One-day Festival Featuring 1,000 Free Musical Performances throughout New York City For Locations of Pianos and Performances and More Information, Call 311 or Visit NYC.gov Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, First Deputy Mayor Patricia E. Harris, Sing for Hope Co-Founding Director ...

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News: Technology

First iPhone 4 Reviews Mostly Sing Its Praises

June 23, 2010

Just when you thought a few lucky customers beat the rest of the world to getting an iPhone 4, some technology journalists with early access to the device just published their reviews. Apple typically handpicks a select group of publications to get early review units, and the first round of reviews comes from The New York ...

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News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Donald Harrison

June 23, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Donald Harrison's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Donald Harrison(The King of Nouveau Swing) Donald Harrison is being called one of the most important musicians of the new millennium by CBS Sunday Morning. A list of his accomplishments shows that he has developed ...