Results for "Michael Ricci"

Sergio Mendes' 'Bom Tempo' & 'Bom Tempo Brasil

June 2, 2010

Earlier this year the great Brazilian artist Gilberto Gil toured the United States performing what he referred to at UCLA's Royce Hall as a “very simple concert": vocals, cello and two guitars. Gil's contemporary Sergio Mendes takes the opposite tack on his new album, which features busy interpretations of tunes by Gil, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jorge ...

Bitches Brew 40th Anniversary Release Part of Miles Davis Birthday Celebration!

June 2, 2010

Bitches Brew, Miles Davis' groundbreaking double-LP of 1969, whose 40th anniversary will be celebrated with two separate retail packages, both released August 31st. Bitches Brew: Legacy Edition A three-disc set, comprising two CDs that contain the original 94-plus minutes of music, in their original 8-track studio mixes unavailable on CD for many years, plus ...

Assaf Kehati Trio Featuring Legendary Drummer, Billy Hart. June in Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD.

June 2, 2010

Assaf Kehati Trio featuring legendary drummer, Billy Hart will perform on June 4th and 5th at Twins Jazz in Washington, DC. Playing at 9pm and 11pm each night. The trio will also perform on June 6th at An Die Musik Live in Baltimore, MD. Playing at 5pm and 7pm. Tickets ($20 in DC and $15/$10 students ...

A Futurist Art with Complex Latin Beats

June 2, 2010

Over the last 10 years there has been a small and steady movement to increase the audience for the Brazilian jazz composer Moacir Santos, who died in 2006. The movement has mostly happened in Brazil; here it's all uphill. You still can't find “Coisas," Santos's best album, on iTunes, and the CD sells for $70 on ...

Apple Shuts Down Online-Music Service Lala

June 2, 2010

Apple quietly shut down Lala on Tuesday. It acquired the online-music service last year. Gives no indication of plans. When visitors and members attempted to access Lala on Tuesday, they found a placeholder page, saying, “The Lala service has been discontinued as of May 31st, 2010." It didn't provide any other information on the page. Speculation ...

Bass Legend Jeff Berlin's Players School of Music to Host Its One Week Intensive Program for 2010

June 2, 2010

Clearwater, FL -- Musicians who want to learn how to play better will be pleased to hear that bass legend Jeff Berlin will hold a “One Week Intensive Music Program" from September 13 to 17, 2010. The event is widely regarded as one of the finest 5 days of music education available. Bass players, guitar players, ...

The Nels Cline Singers - Initiate (2010)

June 2, 2010

By PicoMultiple personality disorder is considered an affliction among the mentally disabled, but when it comes to the artistry of that unquenchable, multidimensional guitarist Nels Cline, it's the very thing that makes him such an unpredictably compelling musician. Each time I've audited a new record of his, like his celebration of the music of ...

Apple Probe Expands to Other Media

June 2, 2010

Can MySpace Music Survive the MySpace Decline?

June 2, 2010

"MySpace Music profiles remain the simplest, fastest way to check out a new band", argues Ray Padget on Mashable. That's a matter of opinion, but there's no denying that MySpace is still a powerful player in the music space. So the big question may really be, can MySpace Music survive the wider MySpace decline? ...

Live Nation: Here Come the Summer Ticket Promos

June 2, 2010

Faced with a sometimes sluggish concert season and growing complaints from fans over ticketing fees, Live Nation today announced “No Service Fee June" eliminating service fees on nearly 8 million tickets for 700 shows at all 50 Live Nation owned and operated amphitheaters. The announcement comes amidst increasing reports of drastic ticket discounting at many shows,. ...