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Review: A fascinating education in 'The Jazz Standards'
-------------------- The Jazz Standards A Guide to the Repertoire Ted Gioia Oxford University Press: 528 pp., $39.95 -------------------- I like jazz but I don't know much about it. Or perhaps I should say that I know what I like. Duke Ellington,...
Tags: Frank Sinatra, Standards, Genres, Dick Foran, Bessie Smith
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Mike Wallace dies at 93; '60 Minutes' pioneer
As the self-described "black hat" of television's premier newsmagazine "60 Minutes," Mike Wallace crafted a persona of a probing reporter known for his often caustic questioning of sometimes reluctant guests on the program.
Beginning in 1968, as one of...Tags: People (magazine), Talk Shows (genre), Bob Schieffer, U.S. Secret Service, Radio
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Music review: Igudesman & Joo, inspired nuttiness at the Broad
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the West Coast debut zany and inspired and inspiring classical music duo, Igudesman & Joo at the Broad Stage.... -
Kennedy Center's boss says the arts are in trouble, blames lack of excellence and daring on timid administrators and funders
Culture MonsterKennedy Center boss Michael Kaiser bemoans lack of excellence in the arts and says timid arts managers are to blame... -
Jasper Johns is first studio artist in 34 years to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Culture MonsterObama to confer 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday; arts honorees are Yo-Yo Ma and Jasper Johns, the first visual artist to win since 1977.... -
Earl Wild dies at 94; 'the last of the great Romantic pianists'
Earl Wild, the elder statesman of American piano virtuosos who was often called "the last of the great Romantic pianists," died Saturday at his home in Palm Springs. He was 94.
He died of congestive heart failure after a long illness, his companion,...Tags: Television, The Washington Post, Sid Caesar, University of Southern California, Easter
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Musical gift ideas: for the romantic
Culture MonsterA lot of attention has been given lately to the 19th centuryâs three dominant virtuosos. Topping the slate of recent recordings of Chopinâs late piano music is Marc-André Hamelinâs brilliantly deft accounts of the second and third sonatas. Maria... -
Paul Lewis gets to the heart of the matter
Some pianists launch their career by challenging the work of the composers they play -- making a piece their own with a radical re-interpretation. The young Glenn Gould took J.S. Bach at an unheard-of speed, while Vladimir Horowitz found an unplumbed...Tags: United Kingdom, Career and Workplace, Glenn Gould, Music Industry, Walt Disney
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It's uphill all the way in Met Opera's 'The Audition'
Just like the stories it seeks to tell through histrionic plots, spectacular settings and virtuosic vocal lines, the world of opera is full of behind-the-scenes drama.
Maria Callas' diva-like antics have become legendary. Luciano Pavarotti earned the...Tags: Theater, Luciano Pavarotti, Finance, Career and Workplace, Gaming
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Fading L.A. arts scene is about priorities, not cash
The Times' Nov. 7 article, "Tight economy puts squeeze on arts organizations,” reveals that the troubles of the Pasadena Symphony, Opera Pacific and the Museum of Contemporary Art's Geffen Contemporary represent but a few examples of artistic...Tags: Cheesecake Factory, Classical Music (genre), Venezuela, Arts and Culture, Opera (genre)
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'Harpejji' gaining traction in music world
It looks a little bit like a body board, and it does ride the waves — sound waves, that is. Meet the harpejji, a fretted string instrument invented and built in the Baltimore area.
Coldplay bought one. A.R. Rahman, who composed the score to...Tags: Arthur Rubinstein, Slumdog Millionaire (movie), Nashville, Media Industry, Real Estate
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Mike Wallace Dies At 93; '60 Minutes' Pioneer
Mike Wallace, who pioneered and then dominated the probing and enduringly popular hallmark TV magazine series "60 Minutes," died Saturday night, CBS announced. He was 93.
Wallace, who had triple heart bypass surgery in early 2008, died in New Haven,...Tags: People (magazine), Talk Shows (genre), Bob Schieffer, U.S. Secret Service, Radio
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