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Johnny Griffin is 80

May 23, 2008

Tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin recently entered his eighty-first year, still living and playing at full--or nearly full--speed. Martin Gayford today observed Griffin's longevity and vigor in a piece in the British newspaper the Telegraph. Here's an excerpt:   He was described by Richard Cook in his Jazz Encyclopaedia as “the fastest tenorman of them all". ...

Singer Tierney Sutton Named Head of LA Music Academy Vocal Dept.

May 23, 2008

N'sync's Lou Pearlman Does Hard Time

May 22, 2008

Lou Pearlman Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison Queens native and boy-band impresario and alleged Backstreet Boy molester, Lou Pearlman was sentenced to 25 years in jail for fraud. “A lot of it is New York money," receiver Gerard McHale told New York last year of the $317 million Pearlman encouraged investors, including some in their ...

Date Set for Phil Spector New Trial

May 22, 2008

LOS ANGELES--A judge who is waiting for a California Supreme Court decision on whether he will preside over Phil Spector's second murder trial has gone ahead and set a new trial date of Sept. 29. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry Paul Fidler said Thursday that whether he presides or another judge takes the helm a ...

Artists Fight for New Hi-Fi Formats

May 22, 2008

High-fidelity audio may be endangered in the age of MP3, but a growing number of artists are refusing to see it die without a fight Neil Young, Trent Reznor, John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett have all joined the battle recently, embracing sound formats that are superior to both MP3s and CDs. “We've been fighting the ...

Fire Under Control at Home of Berlin Philharmonic

May 22, 2008

Hall Interior in Berlin Intact After Fire Berlin Philharmonic forced to perform in the Open-Air A fire at the home of the Berlin Philharmonic will leave the orchestra homeless at least until June 2, forcing this weekend's hefty program -- Berlioz's Te Deum and its 720 performers -- into an open-air stadium, an orchestra ...

Charles Lloyd Quartet:rabo de Nube

May 22, 2008

By: Dennis Cook Late night talk On a tenor With the dead And the shadows they cast Voice of solitude Voice of insomnia Call of a night bird Continuous prayer This bit of verse penned specifically for this release by Library of Congress Poet ...

The Noise from Brazil: 50 Years of the Bossa Nova

May 22, 2008

On the 50th anniversary of the Bossa Nova, Jon Lusk charts its rise, from Rio's beaches to a cultural force that shaped politics and fashion If there's one style of music that people everywhere associate with Brazil, it's Bossa Nova. And the best-loved Bossa Nova of all is “A Garota de Ipanema", better known as “The ...

Lou Pearlman Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

May 21, 2008

'NSYNC, Backstreet Boys Mastermind Lou Pearlman Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison. Judge offers to shave a month off term for every $1 million Pearlman pays back to defrauded investors. A judge sentenced former boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman to 25 years in federal prison on Wednesday (May 21) for his part in running a two-decade-long financial ...

Perfect Harmony CD Duplication Services and Film Music

May 21, 2008

PERFECT HARMONY MUSIC Announces CD Duplication Services Film Music/ Background Music/ Atmospheric Music Hosting We are also proud to announce that this service is the cheapest available in the UK. However having made that statement if you are to find the same service elsewhere cheaper then we will match the price and beat it! ...