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Michael Jackson's Doctor Left Singer Alone After Giving Him Powerful Drug

August 13, 2009

Michael Jacksons personal physician left the performer alone and under the influence of a powerful anesthetic to make telephone calls the morning the pop singer died, according to three people familiar with the investigation. By the time he returned, Jackson had stopped breathing, the sources said. Dr. Conrad Murray, identified in court records as a suspect ...

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3 Men Charged in Southfield Jazz Club Homicide

August 13, 2009

Southfield -- Three men were charged with second-degree murder today in a homicide case that continues to unravel for investigators three days after a man was killed inside Arturo's Jazz Theater. The suspects -- Darnell Cooley, Eiland Johnson and Deandre Woolfolk, all of Detroit -- were video arraigned before Southfield District Court Judge Susan Moiseev. Killed ...

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Jazz and the Passion Crisis

August 12, 2009

Next week marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock--the festival that all but doomed whatever hope jazz had of reviving its popularity with the young masses. So what better time for many jazz writers to insist that jazz today is wildly popular with kids--and to beat up on one of our own for saying that's not the ...

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Lucinda Williams: 30th Ann Tour

August 12, 2009

Lucinda Williams Announces 30th Anniversary Tour Three Night Stands In NYC & Chicago To Feature Sets From Select Periods Of her Career Lucinda Williams Three-time Grammy Award-winner Lucinda Williams announces a series of special performances to celebrate her 30th anniversary as a recording artist. The 30th Anniversary Tour begins on September 18 with a ...

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Man Dies After Brawl at Southfield Jazz Club

August 11, 2009

SOUTHFIELD - Five individuals were arrested after an Aug. 9 jazz club brawl that left one man dead and five people injured. An unidentified 33-year-old Southfield man with head trauma was rushed to Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak at approximately 1:30 a.m. and died as a result of his injuries after possibly being hit with a ...

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Jazz: A Museum Piece or a Living, Breathing Artform? It's up to Us!

August 11, 2009

Peter Hum over at Jazzblog.ca has become one of my favorite writers in the jazz blogosphere. He writes consistently thoughtful and insightful pieces on the issues we face, the music we play and the personalities that make up the jazz community. His latest post raises the question of why jazz is not appealing to a young ...

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The Jazz Audience

August 11, 2009

When The National Endowment for the Arts study on Public Participation in the Arts came out a few weeks ago, the survey's bad news about the size of the jazz audience caused ripples of concern. It showed that over a six-year period, the number of Americans attending jazz events dropped to a low of 7.8%. In ...

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Can Jazz Be Saved?

August 8, 2009

The audience for America’s great art form is withering away. In 1987, Congress passed a joint resolution declaring jazz to be “a rare and valuable national treasure.” Nowadays the music of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis is taught in public schools, heard on TV commercials and performed at prestigious venues such as ...

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Warner Music Reports Mounting Losses

August 7, 2009

In a report to shareholders this morning, Warner Music Group revealed that in the quarter ending June 30th, 2009, total revenue decreased 9.3% and operating income from continuing operations declined 51%. Total losses from continuing operations swelled to $37 million from $9 in the prior year quarter. WMG improved its financial position during the quarter with ...

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New S.F. Music Venue: Coda

August 6, 2009

New Live Music Venue & Restaurant - Coda - Debuts in San Francisco's Mission District Scott Amendola On Tuesday, August 4 a new music venue/restaurant, Coda, opened in San Francisco's Mission District at 1710 Mission St. at Duboce Avenue. Coda, a musical term meaning the place you return to, is an intimate 70-seat restaurant and 200-person ...