Results for "Music Industry"

Stopsmiling: The Jazz Issue

May 12, 2008

Jazz, Spiritually Speaking

May 12, 2008

Spirituals were African-American religious folksongs that grew out of the slavery experience and the introduction of Christianity into slaves' lives. Rooted in African musical tradition as well, they reflected life in a strange and terribly oppressive new world. They were often improvisations upon older hymns that became entirely new songs, and in some ways they foreshadow... ...

Putter Smith Jazz Wolverine

May 12, 2008

Diamonds Are Forever, Just a Day Job Putter Smith found out about the sinister overarching effects of Hollywood just after his film debut in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. “I was floating in this little rubber raft just 50 yards off of Huntington Beach, and this little kid who looks to be about ...

Jazz: On the Cusp of a New Golden Age

May 11, 2008

Why jazz is hotter than it's been in decades. Jazz fans are world class in many regards, but especially when it comes to fretting. That's not an insult; jazz lovers have good reason for concern. Despite the rise of programs like Jazz at Lincoln Center and organizations like SF Jazz and the Thelonious Monk Institute, jazz ...

Socal Songbook: Randy Newman's "I Love L.A."

May 11, 2008

A City in Search of a Song RANDY NEWMAN has made a career out of melodic skepticism and deadpan rhythm. Newman sounded genuinely stunned the other day when he was told that this year is the 25th anniversary of “I Love L.A." “What is that? I don't believe it. I can't believe it. Can it really ...

They're Doing It Frank Sinatra's Way

May 11, 2008

Ten years after his death, Ol'Blue Eyes is the color of money under a new deal between the family and Warner Music Group Corp. A new era is beginning in the career of Frank Sinatra even if the Chairman of the Board isn't here to participate. The iconic singer died May 14, 1998, and the 10th ...

The Fletcher Henderson Museum in Atlanta

May 10, 2008

The Fletcher Henderson Museum, Inc. Atlanta, GA 30301 Keeper of the Culture Opening 2008 “If you consider yourself culturally literate, you'd better know your Fletcher Henderson." --Kevin Whitehead, Author, Jazz Critic & NPR's Fresh Air Contributor The Museum's Unique Collection includes displays of Bandleader Fletcher Henderson's Baton, One Baby Shoe ...

Looming Shadow Engulfs Gower Cultch

May 10, 2008

Doomscraper? Here Comes Hollywood's First-Ever Mega-Skyscraper A community thrown into shadow and vistas of the Hollywood sign could be destroyed The Continuing Saga of Capitol Records Mark Cassidy, president of Molasky Pacific, one of the Las Vegas-based developers of the proposed megatower at Columbia Square, continued schmoozing with various important-looking men, and his hired guns kept ...

Jazz: On the Cusp of a New Golden Age

May 10, 2008

Courtesy of TheRoot.com. Why jazz is hotter than it's been in decades. May 9th, 2008-- Jazz fans are world class in many regards, but especially when it comes to fretting. That's not an insult; jazz lovers have good reason for concern. Despite the rise of programs like Jazz at Lincoln Center and organizations like SF Jazz ...

Lost Jazz Shrines Concert Series: Remembering Jazz Forum, Jazz Gallery and Jazzmania

May 10, 2008