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News: Music Industry

A2IM Goes to Washington

April 13, 2010

The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM), as a part of The Recording Academy's “Grammys On The Hill" event, will lead a delegation to Capitol Hill this week to advocate for a slate of issues of crucial importance to the independent music community. Taking place April 14 and 15, and including meetings and a dinner with ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Alan Hewitt to Tour Again with Moody Blues

April 13, 2010

Moorestown, NJ -- Following a whirlwind tour as keyboardist for the spring tour of the Moody Blues, Alan Hewitt is scheduled to tour again with the band in the Summer US and UK tour. “Touring with the Moody Blues is a humbling and phenomenal experience," said Hewitt. “Justin, John, Graeme and the band have a wealth ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Mingus Big Band: Live at Jazz Standard Album Release Concert 4.19 @ Jazz Standard, NYC

April 13, 2010

MONDAY APRIL 19TH MINGUS CELEBRATION @ JAZZ STANDARD Approaching the 88th birthday of Charles Mingus, Jazz Standard (116 East 27th Street, NYC)presents a special gift to Mingus fans with the album release of Mingus Big Band: Live at Jazz Standard (Release Date: 4.19.10). Recorded live on New Years Eve 2008 as part of a nationwide NPR-WBGO ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Frenette/Rohr/McLellan Trio @ Weirdo Records on 4/19

April 13, 2010

Monday, April 19, 2010 Weirdo Records 844 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM The Frenette / Rohr / McLellan Trio Kevin Frenette (guitar) James Rohr (fender rhodes) John McLellan (drums) Boston area guitarist Kevin Frenette has performed throughout the Northeast USA making music that is ...

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News: Festival

20th Annual Houston International Jazz Festival

April 13, 2010

20th Houston International Jazz Festival featuring; Rachelle Ferrell, Tito Puente, Jr., Hiroshima HOUSTON, TX -- Jazz will fill the air in downtown Houston Saturday and Sunday, August 7th and 8th as the 20th Annual Houston International Jazz Festival kicks off August Jazz Month. The event will be held at Discovery Green Park, 4:00 to 10:00 PM ...

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News: Music Industry

After Vegging Out, Guitar God Jeff Beck Takes a Sharp Turn

April 13, 2010

What a tabloid headline it would have made: “Guitar god felled by mutant carrot!" And it would have been no Spinal Tap-ish joke. The incident occurred last fall as Jeff Beck, five-time Grammy winner, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and one-of-a-kind six-string wizard, was prepping for a dinner party at his home outside ...

News: Technology

FCC Broadcasters Guard Their Spectrum

April 13, 2010

An offer TV station owners can't refuse? Broadcasters fear that an FCC plan for them to give up some of their rights to the public airwaves would cost them future revenue. For decades, owning television stations, with their fat profit margins, was a license to print money. But the growth of cable and now broadband has ...

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News: Obituary

R.I.P.: Jazz Drummer Steve Reid Dies at 66

April 13, 2010

Domino Records announced today that percussionist Steve Reid, who performed with artists as varied as Martha Reeves, Miles Davis and Four Tet's Kieran Hebden, died in his sleep Monday after a fight with cancer. Perhaps most heard on Martha & the Vandellas' “Dancing in the Street," he also had a brief stint backing James Brown (that's ...

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News: Music Industry

Patti LaBelle to Get Honorary Degree in Philly

April 13, 2010

Veteran R&B diva Patti LaBelle is getting an honorary degree from Temple University in her hometown of Philadelphia. The university will present LaBelle with the doctorate in humane letters at its May 13 commencement ceremony. LaBelle's singing career has spanned more than four decades and includes several hit records and two Grammy Awards. She has also ...

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News: Interview

Interview: Nancy Wilson (Part 2)

April 13, 2010

Nancy Wilson's eyes and eyebrows are a big part of her act. From a young age, Nancy intuitively knew how to use them to dramatic effect, allowing her to put more meaning behind a song's lyrics than the original lyricist probably intended. In a single song, Nancy's eyes convey confidence, innocence, vulnerability and passion. But just ...