Home » Search Center » Results: Michael Ricci

Results for "Michael Ricci"

155

News: Performance / Tour

Unity Theatre Ensemble to Revive Cotton Club Revue May 20-23

May 4, 2010

Unity Theatre Ensemble is reviving its critically acclaimed 2008 musical production The Cotton Club Revue for a weekend of performances starting Thursday, May 20 through Sunday, May 23 at the Ivory Theatre, 7622 Michigan Ave in south St. Louis.The Cotton Club Revue highlights the music and dance of Harlem in the 1930s, featuring songs ...

175

News: Festival

Jazz Cruises LLC Announces Lineup for Smooth Jazz Cruise 2012

May 4, 2010

St. Louis-based Jazz Cruises LLC has announced the lineup for its Smooth Jazz Cruise 2012, which will offer two separate sailings January 15-22 and January 22-29, 2012.Singer/songwriter Smokey Robinson will make his Smooth Jazz Cruise debut on the 2012 voyages, with saxophonist and former St. Louisan David Sanborn (pictured) and multi-instrumentalist and producer Marcus ...

122

News: Performance / Tour

Steve Schankman Launching New Concert Series at the JCC Starting Friday, May 21

May 4, 2010

When St. Louis music mogul Steve Schankman and partners closed Finale Music and Dining at the end of 2007, Schankman said he'd look for a location to re-open the club, which seemed to be doing good business but lost its lease when the building it was in was sold.It's taken a couple of years, ...

405

News: Music Industry

Award Winning Artist Halie Loren Signs Distribution/License Deal with JVC/Victor Entertainment for the Japanese Market

May 4, 2010

Award-winning jazz singer/songwriter Halie Loren recently signed a licensing and distribution deal with JVC/Victor Entertainment. The agreement will increase her music's exposure in Japan and the surrounding Asian markets, starting with the release of a deluxe edition of “They Oughta Write A Song" on May 19th. “Halie is truly a gifted singer and songwriter," JVC/Victor Entertainment's ...

262

News: Festival

Atlanta Jazz Festival's 31 Days of Jazz

May 4, 2010

WHAT: 33rd Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival's 31 Days of Jazz Presented by American Family Insurance WHEN: May 1 - May 31, 2010 WHERE: Various venues throughout Atlanta culminating in a 2-Day Festival in beautiful Piedmont Park TIMES: Times vary per event COST: Free (cost for select events) Jazz aficionados, awaken ...

103

News: Technology

Concert Simulcasts Increase in Popularity

May 4, 2010

The Met Tops 2.2M Season Tickets To Broadcasts The Metropolitan Opera has proven that simulcasts of concerts have a future. The company this season sold 2.2 million tickets for 9 HD telecasts to theaters this season, an increase of 400,000 from 2008-2009. Last Saturday's broadcast of Rossini's was seen by an estimated audience of 105,000 in ...

301

News: Recording

Drummer Bob Levey, Son of Legendary Bebop Pioneer Stan Levey Returns to the Scene with "Homey" by His Group "The Intervention Band"

May 4, 2010

Drummer Bob Levey who left music to raise his family, and build a highly successful business, has returned to the scene with his group The Intervention Band on a refreshing new CD entitled Homey. Colorado based drummer Bob Levey and his Intervention Band have released a refreshing new CD entitled Homey. Levey is the son of ...

108

News: Technology

Jailbreak App Turns iPhone into 3G Modem for iPad

May 4, 2010

Data-hungry iPhone owners eager to grab iPads can forgo paying for a 3G model altogether and save a good buck. That is, so long as theyre willing to take a risk. MyWi, an app available for hacked (i.e., jailbroken) iPhones, turns the handset into a wireless 3G modem that can be tethered to an iPad. That ...

246

News: TV / Film

Insiders View AFI's Founding Year 1970 In Pursuit of Treasure

May 4, 2010

In 1969 Stanton Kaye won one of the initial 12 fellowships to the new American Film Institute Conservatory, then ensconced behind the walls of Beverly Hills' Greystone Mansion “Brandy" had been his front-gate key. His colleagues at Greystone included Terrence Malick, David Lynch and Schrader, the program's lone film critic. Even among these and other strong-willed ...

129

News: Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Rudresh Mahanthappa

May 4, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Rudresh Mahanthappa's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Rudresh MahanthappaGuggenheim fellow and 2009 Downbeat International Critics Poll Winner (“Rising Star-Jazz Artist” and “Rising Star-Alto Saxophone”) Rudresh Mahanthappa is one of the most innovative young musicians and composers in jazz today... more ...