Results for "Music Industry"

Candid Records Announces Signing of Vocalist Jacqui Dankworth

April 15, 2003

Candid Records is very proud to announce the signing of a vocal superstar, the remarkably talented Jacqui Dankworth. Most latterly seen as the key component of the Field of Blue project alongside Harvey Brough, Jacqui has worked on a highly impressive range of projects, including recent collaborations with bassist brother Alec Dankworth, Tim Garland, Gerard Presencer, ...

Henry Grimes and Olive Oil

April 4, 2003

By now you've probably heard the great news that master bassist Henry Grimes, who'd been missing from the music world ever since the late '6O's, has been found in good health (though pretty much destitute) living in a single-room occupancy hotel in South Central Los Angeles. He's been living in the same room for the last ...

New Stax Sets Arrive in Time For "Soulsville U.S.A."

April 4, 2003

April 1, 2003...This week the ongoing Fantasy web-site feature “Picks" highlights the Fantasy catalog faves of Miss Deanie Parker, president and executive director of Soulsville in Memphis, Tennessee. As the former publicity director of Stax Records and onetime Stax recording artist and songwriter, Deanie has been steeped in Stax music for more than 40 years. So ...

Discover Toronto's Jazz Scene

April 3, 2003

International Stolen Instruments Database Launched

February 26, 2003

New York, USA - London, England. ItsBeenStolen.com, the International Internet based lost and stolen property database, has announced that as part of its 2nd birthday re-launch, it is now including lost and stolen musical instruments. “In response to public request we are opening this new category," said Steve James, the system's inventor. “Other systems exist, but ...

Singers Like Norah Jones And Diana Krall Are Turning A Formerly Fringe Genre Into The Kind Of Music That Draws Millions Of Fans

February 19, 2003

Don't look now, but jazz singing has quietly become the new Easy Listening. And boy is it big business. At a time when jazz instrumentalists are lucky to see sales in the low five figures, Diana Krall's last three studio albums have all been million-sellers, certified platinum in the U.S. Then there's newcomer Norah Jones, who ...

Orrin Keepnews to Celebrate 80th Birthday "Milestone"

February 18, 2003

On March 2, producer ORRIN KEEPNEWS will mark a major personal milestone: His 80th birthday. To help him celebrate that “incredible fact," as Orrin terms it, Moose's Restaurant and the San Francisco chapter of the Recording Academy are producing an event on that Sunday afternoon at Moose's Restaurant in San Francisco which will feature live music ...

Jazz Trombonist Carl Fontana Very Ill

February 13, 2003

Jazz at The House of Blues Foundation Room Every Monday

January 31, 2003

The House of Blues is proud to announce Monday night Jazz in the Foundation Room! The Foundation Room is a private membership club but the House of Blues opens this exclusive room to the public every Monday evening to host some of LA's best Jazz musicians. 21 & OVER Shows are free ...

News from Europes Jazz Underground

January 30, 2003

Hello there. A bit of News and information from the underground. “Private Asylum" and “Petra Faulk XEW" have teamed up to release a new ElectroJazz track. The track is called “Never Forget who you are" the music was produced by Private Asylum and vocals by Petra Faulk of XEW. The song was composed by Julian White ...