Results for "Music Industry"

Summer Camp | 05.23 - 05.25 | Illinois

May 31, 2008

Words by: Pat Knibbs | Images by: Norman Sands Summer Camp 2008 :: 05.23.08 - 05.25.08 :: Three Sisters Park :: Chillicothe, IL The Flaming Lips :: Summer Camp 2008 Summer Camp 2008 set the bar for all other summer festivals, and set it pretty high. This year festival organizers pulled out all the stops. ...

Another Great Day

May 31, 2008

In emulation of Art Kane's photograph Harlem 1958, widely known as A Great Day in Harlem, Great Day photographs have been made in cities all across the United States. Here, by permission of the Art Kane Archive, is the original. Art Kane Archive Not all of the copycat shots involve jazz. Baseball and hip-hop have also ...

A Film About Jack Sheldon

May 31, 2008

A Los Angeles man and wife, Doug McIntyre and Penny Peyser, last night premiered Trying To Get Good, a film about the trumpeter, singer and outrageous humorist Jack Sheldon. They and others know that Sheldon is one of the most gifted musicians alive. They hope that the film will help bring him general recognition that he has ...

Wynton Marsalis Featured on the Cover of HR: Magazine

May 30, 2008

The man on the cover of hr: Magazine this month is not your typical celebrity. Wynton Marsalis is a jazz and classical musician, composer and educator who has not only been awarded nine GRAMMY Awards, but also has an impressive resume that reflects his dedication to education and community involvement. A student of The Juilliard School ...

Amjam | 05.23 - 05.25 | North Carolina

May 30, 2008

Words by: Stephanie Jacoby | Images by: Ian Rawn Asheville Music Jamboree :: 05.23.08 - 05.25.08 :: Deerfields, NC AmJam 2008 There's no better way to celebrate a long weekend than with a sweet camping festival, and no better way to spend a sweet camping festival than in the lush green peaks and valleys of ...

Satoko Fujii ... and Bands ... Looking Back from the Future ...

May 30, 2008

I can guarantee, with certainty, that, somewhere in 2087, in a bar on the planet ZOrghk942, when some legally extraterrestrialized, yet interesting, jazz afficionados are thinking back about their favorite music at the turn of the century on planet Earth, that Satoko Fujii will come up in the discussion. Many- and I mean MANY - of ...

Ombak Heats It up This Summer at Cous Cous

May 30, 2008

Ombak has big shoes to fill. Taking over Fight the Big Bull's Wednesday night spot at Cous Cous this summer, Ombak, led by trombonist Bryan Hooten, is the sort of band that people are nervous to go see. It is the sort of band that could be labeled “avant garde," or “experimental," or some other scary ...

Jam on the River | 05.23 - 05.25 | Philly

May 30, 2008

Words & Images by: Jake Krolick Jam on the River :: 05.23.08 - 05.25.08 :: Festival Pier :: Philadelphia, PA Jam on the River 2008 With nighttime t-shirt temperatures and the knowledge that we were about to rage for 72 more hours, the weekend was already a success before it had even started. Pats on ...

Focusing the Spotlight: A Little More About Venissa Santi

May 30, 2008

Jemeel Moondoc - Nostalgia in Times Square (Soul Note)

May 30, 2008