Results for "Michael Ricci"

UCLA Jazz Reggae Festival

May 24, 2010

With an annual attendance of over 30,000 and performances from legendary artists such as Erykah Badu, the Marley Brothers, and Jill Scott, the JazzReggae Festival is the largest student-run event in the nation. The festival has picnic-style seating, musical performances, an international food court, and vendor booths. See website for performers and schedules. May 29th & ...

Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden "Jasmine" (ECM)

May 24, 2010

Music can be hypnotic when it is sufficiently unlike normal human behavior and discourse as to make you uncomfortable and engage your judgment. That is to say music that isn't obviously lyrical or evocative or romantic, or any particular mood; music that proceeds down one road long and single-mindedly enough to make you start asking questions. ...

The Life and Death of the Rolodex

May 24, 2010

Just a few years ago there were no virtual social networks, no synchronized address books, and no smartphones. But people had social networks and phones, and they had to memorize and organize thousands of contacts. Or have a Rolodex. When I was a kid, my dad had a Rolodex. Actually, my dad still has a Rolodex. ...

If Not 76 Trombones, Everything else a One-Man Band Can Handle

May 24, 2010

Imagine a player piano. Now imagine you're a guitarist and composer named Pat Metheny and that you have a kind of player piano that can both play what you've composed for it. Not through perforated paper but digital technology and also replicate whatever you're playing on the guitar. You can also play a long phrase on ...

The Death of the Open Web

May 24, 2010

The Medium The Web is a teeming commercial city. Its haphazardly planned. Its public spaces are mobbed, and signs of urban decay abound in broken links and abandoned projects. Malware and spam have turned living conditions in many quarters unsafe and unsanitary. Bullies and hucksters roam the streets. An entrenched population of rowdy, polyglot rabble seems ...

David Sanborn @ Catalina Bar & Grill

May 24, 2010

David Sanborn best known for agreeable crossover jazz and R&B, the saxophonist has also recorded with the avant garde-leaning Tim Berne and the powerhourse Paul Butterfield Blues Band. (at Woodstock, no less). Here he will be joined by organist Joey DeFrancesco in a groove-ready trio setting. (May 27th through May 30th) David SANBORN Trio ...

Steve Jobs to Headline iPhone-Centric Apple Developer Conference

May 24, 2010

Apple this morning announced that CEO Steve Jobs will be emceeing the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote on June 7 in San Francisco. Continuing his trend of doing one-to-one e-mail marketing for his $43 billion (revenue) company, Jobs himself helped tout the conference with a personal e-mail to a customer over the weekend. The developers ...

Zuckerberg: New Privacy Controls, but No Apologies

May 24, 2010

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is attempting to squash the latest round of criticism of Facebook, admitting his company made a bunch of mistakes and just missed the mark on privacy control. Still, he stopped short of an apology and gave no sign Facebook would halt its campaign to re-make the worlds social norms. Zuckerberg broke his ...

The Jazz Session #171: Seth Abramson of Jazz Standard

May 24, 2010

The Jazz Session #170: Sam Newsome

May 24, 2010

Sam Newsome made a decision nearly 15 years ago to switch exclusively to the soprano saxophone. His most recent album, Blue Soliloquy (self-produced, 2009) is a solo exploration of that instrument. In this interview, Newsome talks about his pattern of intensive periods of study; the musical goals he had for the new record; and also about ...