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Correspondence: On "Take Five" (Illustrated)
Rifftides reader John Fielding writes from Australia: I am currently reading and enjoying your book about Paul Desmond. I am a lifelong DB and PD follower after seeing them play in Brisbane, Australia, in 1960. Congratulations on a great contribution to jazz history and the stories and colors of the era of the 50's. Amazing that ...
STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: The Return of Boney James
This week, we've got some clips of smooth jazz saxophonist Boney James, who will be back in the St. Louis area next Thursday, July 8 to perform at the Ameristar Casino's Bottleneck Blues Bar.James is no stranger to St. Louis--he's played both at the Bottleneck and ...
Gorillaz Video: "Journey to Plastic Beach"
PLASTIC BEACH OUT NOW Fresh off their triumphant headlining slot at Glastonbury, which featured half of The Clash (Mick Jones and Paul Simonon) as part of the backing band and guest appearances by Snoop Dogg (check out the band performing “Clint Eastwood" with Snoop Dogg below), Lou Reed, Shaun Ryder, Mark E. Smith, Kano, De La ...
Spartacus' Score Gets Upgrade
This year marks the centenary of Alex North, the composer of “A Streetcar Named Desire," “Cleopatra" and nearly 60 other scores, and the first composer ever to be awarded an honorary Oscar for his body of work. “Spartacus," the 1960 score for the Kirk Douglas classic that is widely perceived to be North's finest, is about ...
Happy Birthday, Canada
Today is Canada Day, the celebration of the anniversary of the Constitution Act from 1867, which united two British colonies and a province of the British Empire into the single country of Canada. Thanks to Canada for providing us with several jazz musicians, including Diana Krall, Oliver Jones, Renee Rosnes, Michael Buble, Holly Cole, Maynard Ferguson, ...
Lionel Ferbos at 99
The man who may well be the world's oldest performing jazz musician is approaching his 99th birthday. Fittingly for a man nearly the age of the music itself, he's from New Orleans. Lionel Ferbos was born July 17, 1911. He played trumpet in the 1920s with bands led by Walter “Fats" Pichon and Sidney Desvigne and ...
Liu Fang Interview - Chinese Traditional Music for Pipa.
This conversation is part of the book/dvd project “Under Your Skin" which includes discussions with Ahmad Jamal, Randy Weston, David Murray, Ornette Coleman, Chuck D - Public Enemy, Yusef Lateef, Stanley Clarke, Melissa Auf der Maur, Malika Zarra, Zap Mama, Les Nubians, ...
