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    Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Dave Brubeck dies at 91; jazz legend

    In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been ground into him by his cowboy father on the family's California cattle ranch.
    In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been...

    Tags: Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Entertainment Events, Theater, Arts and Culture

    2. Dec 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Los Angeles bands swing into an old-school music revival

    A nine-piece band replete with tuba, washboard, accordion, fiddle, mandolin, trumpet and guitar joyously pumped out early 20th century standards such as "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," Muddy Waters' deep blues and original tunes that would have sounded utterly at home within the hallowed confines of Preservation Hall in New Orleans' French Quarter.
    A nine-piece band replete with tuba, washboard, accordion, fiddle, mandolin, trumpet and guitar joyously pumped out early 20th century standards such as "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," Muddy Waters' deep blues and original tunes that would...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Entertainment Events, Bruce Springsteen, Theater, Amy Winehouse

    3. Dec 6, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 2013 Grammy Award nominees

    Indie-rock trio Fun. and R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean scored big in Grammy Award nominations, scoring six nods apiece mostly in the top Grammy categories. The Recording Academy announced the nominations Wednesday during a show in Nashville. The 55th...

    Tags: Radio, The Jam (music group), The Chemical Brothers (music group), Rodeo, Young Jeezy

    4. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies at 91

    The jazz artist Dave Brubeck <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-dave-brubeck-dies-20121205,0,5143972.story">died Wednesday at 91</a>, according to his manager, Russell Gloyd. He died of cardiac arrest one day short of his 92nd birthday in Norwalk, Conn.
    The jazz artist Dave Brubeck died Wednesday at 91, according to his manager, Russell Gloyd. He died of cardiac arrest one day short of his 92nd birthday in Norwalk, Conn. The pianist and arranger, born in Concord, Calif., was one of jazz's first pop...

    Tags: Duke Ellington, Entertainment, Music, Music Industry, Dave Brubeck

    5. Dec 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Appreciation: Pianist Dave Brubeck's gift for timing endures

    When thinking about Dave Brubeck, you can't help but also consider time, and not just how much of it fans received from the prolific jazz pianist up to his death Wednesday at age 91.
    When thinking about Dave Brubeck, you can't help but also consider time, and not just how much of it fans received from the prolific jazz pianist up to his death Wednesday at age 91. A titan of West Coast jazz, Brubeck was linked with California for...

    Tags: Duke Ellington, Charles Mingus, Entertainment, Miles Davis, Music

    6. Dec 11, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Ravi Shankar dies at 92; sitar master

    Ravi Shankar was already revered as a master of the sitar in 1966 when he met George Harrison, the Beatle who became his most famous disciple and gave the Indian musician-composer unexpected pop-culture cachet.
    Ravi Shankar was already revered as a master of the sitar in 1966 when he met George Harrison, the Beatle who became his most famous disciple and gave the Indian musician-composer unexpected pop-culture cachet. Suddenly the classically trained Shankar...

    Tags: Movies, Arts and Culture, Obituaries, Norah Jones, India

    7. Nov 17, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  7. A jazzy crescendo to a night with buddies

    Before I tell you about one of the finest music clubs in the city, and before I tip you off to the best red-bricked<strong> </strong>little bar this side of SoHo &mdash; down a slender alley, a swanky place that ought to have a CIA operative as a bouncer and a guy with a serious scar mixing drinks for rich men's wives &mdash; let's talk about Thursday night football for a moment. What a disaster.
    Before I tell you about one of the finest music clubs in the city, and before I tip you off to the best red-bricked little bar this side of SoHo — down a slender alley, a swanky place that ought to have a CIA operative as a bouncer and a guy with...

    Tags: CEC Entertainment, Inc., Aspirin (drug), Central Intelligence Agency, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture

    8. Sep 24, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Jose Curbelo dies at 95; Latin jazz bandleader

    Jose Curbelo, a Latin jazz bandleader, agent and promoter who helped popularize the cha-cha in the United States and made Tito Puente a star, has died. He was 95.
    Jose Curbelo, a Latin jazz bandleader, agent and promoter who helped popularize the cha-cha in the United States and made Tito Puente a star, has died. He was 95. A resident of North Miami Beach, Curbelo died Friday of heart failure at a hospital in...

    Tags: Aventura (music group), Arts and Culture, Music Industry, North Miami, Entertainment

    9. Sep 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. The funky beat of musical New Orleans

    NEW ORLEANS &mdash; The cab careened past Washington Square and onto Frenchmen Street. It was close to 10 p.m., and the neighborhood was filled with locals adorned with tattoos, piercings and lots of ragged black accessories.
    NEW ORLEANS — The cab careened past Washington Square and onto Frenchmen Street. It was close to 10 p.m., and the neighborhood was filled with locals adorned with tattoos, piercings and lots of ragged black accessories. "The cab drivers call this...

    Tags: Blues (genre), Foods and Beverages, Hurricane Isaac (2012), Entertainment Events, Bluegrass (genre)

    10. Sep 30, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. New Orleans info

    If you go THE BEST WAY TO NEW ORLEANS From LAX, Delta, United and Southwest offer nonstop flights to New Orleans, and American, United, Delta, Southwest and US Airways offer connecting flights (change of plane). Restricted round-trip fares begin at...

    Tags: Entertainment, U.S. Airways, Music, Los Angeles International Airport, Lindsey Buckingham

    11. Aug 17, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Von Freeman dies at 88; jazz tenor saxophonist with singular sound

    Von Freeman was revered as a tenor saxophonist but was never a major star, worshiped by critics but perpetually strapped for cash. He seemed to purposely avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles Davis phoned Freeman in the 1950s looking for a replacement for John Coltrane, Freeman made a typical move &mdash; he never returned the call.
    Von Freeman was revered as a tenor saxophonist but was never a major star, worshiped by critics but perpetually strapped for cash. He seemed to purposely avoid commercial success. When trumpeter Miles Davis phoned Freeman in the 1950s looking for a...

    Tags: Fred Anderson, John Coltrane, World War II (1939-1945), Chicago Tribune, Entertainment

    12. Aug 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. A world of music at Flights and Sounds Summer Festival in O.C.

    Bluegrass legend Del McCoury has been touring for more than 40 years, but the 73-year-old still likes to shake it up when he performs. "I do an all-request show where the audience shouts out what they want to hear. The band doesn't know what we are...

    Tags: Cameron Crowe, Entertainment Events, Arts and Culture, Paul Simon, Dizzy Gillespie

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