Results for "Michael Ricci"

The Cardew Object

April 2, 2010

This three-day event explores the works and ideas of experimental British composer Cornelius Cardew and the activities of the Scratch Orchestra, a collaborative group of musically-trained and untrained participants engaged in radical modes of improvisatory and cross-disciplinary art-making. Cardew developed elaborate forms of graphic notation in an effort to liberate performers from the constraints of traditional ...

Grace Kelly at the Jazz Corner in Hilton Head on April 9

April 2, 2010

Tenor Sax young Lion Grace Kelly will be performing at Hilton Head Island's premier Jazz Club, The Jazz Corner, on Friday April 9 and Saturday April 10. Two sets each night beginning at 8 p.m. The Jazz Corner is a full service jazz club and restaurant so reservations for dinner are required. Call 843-842-8620. About Grace ...

John Bunch, Pianist with Goodman and Bennett, Dies at 88

April 2, 2010

John Bunch, a jazz pianist whose elegant style led to prominent sideman posts with Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett as well as an accomplished solo career, died on Tuesday in Manhattan, where he lived. He was 88. His death, at Roosevelt Hospital, was caused by melanoma, said Cecily Gemmell, his wife and only immediate survivor. Mr. ...

155 New Additions to AAJ Upcoming Jazz CD/DVD Release Center

April 2, 2010

The AAJ Upcoming Jazz Release Center has just been updated with 155 new releases, reissues, imports and DVDs. The Upcoming Release Center is updated weekly and can be searched by artist, month of release, record label and type (reissue or new release). It is the most comprehensive new release listing for jazz music on the internet. ...

Jazz Musician of the Day: Larry Coryell

April 2, 2010

All About Jazz is celebrating Larry Coryell's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Larry CoryellMusician magazine named him to its list of 100 greatest guitarists alive today, and after releasing more than 60 albums as a leader and playing on dozens more as a sideman in the last ...

Kat Dyson, DJ Rob Swift & TM Stevens

April 2, 2010

Gene Ess is Honored by SESAC

April 2, 2010

New York: SESAC honored its affiliated composers in the jazz genre with the Sixth Annual Jazz Awards Luncheon. The event, held at New York's popular Red Eye Grill, honored the Top 10 jazz albums of 2009. SESAC executives Trevor Gale and Linda Lorence Critelli hosted the luncheon which drew an audience of some of the ...

Six Prominent Technophiles Give Their View on the Tablet Computer

April 1, 2010

Apple Inc. stormed back into consumer electronics in 2001 with its iPod music player, then solidified its reputation as the coolest, most forward-thinking tech company with the iPhone in 2007. The landmark devices have generated an estimated $60 billion in sales, and the halo effect helped revive Apple's personal computer business. Now Apple is about to ...

The Music Shines Brightly: Through the Lens of the Other Dimension, Random Touchs 13th Release

April 1, 2010

Algonquin, IL - Through the Lens of the Other Dimension is an evocative work, highly cinematic, heart-felt and softer than more recent works by eclectic music ensemble Random Touch. 2007s Alchemy is the previous release it most strongly resembles. The sixteen succinct pieces are like poetic soundtracks for various films. Titles such as Burglars on Tiptoe ...

Danny Glover and David Rudder to Host Brooklyn Fundraiser

April 1, 2010

Internationally renowned actor and activist Danny Glover and legendary recording artist and music producer David Rudder will host a fundraiser at Brooklyn hot spot Deity Lounge (368 Atlantic Avenue between Hoyt & Bond) on Monday, April 19th at 7PM. Billed as Cocktails & Conversation, the event will benefit Brooklyn's own Something Positive Dance Company. A portion ...