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Jazz review: Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl
Culture MonsterWynton Marsalis and the JLCO continue their mission as ambassadors of jazz at the Hollywood Bowl in a night punctuated by a tribute to the late James Moody.... -
Live review: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis
Pop & HissIf mainstream jazz has what could be considered an ambassador in 2009, it's Wynton Marsalis. A member of jazz royalty practically from the moment he could hold a horn, Marsalis rolled into the sprawling Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza on...... -
Ben Golder-Novick, a.k.a. Ben The Sax Guy, Records a New Album
Ben the Sax Guy Creative Cocktail Hour After-Party, Feb. 21, Sully's Pub, 2071 Park St., Hartford, (860) 231-8881, sullyspub.com Hartford musician Ben Golder-Novick, also known as Ben the Sax Guy (or Benito the Troubadour, if you aren't into the...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Bars and Clubs, Theater, Dining and Drinking, The Hartt School
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With a New Album in the Works, the Isaac Young Quartet Head to Arch Street in Hartford
Isaac Young Quartet Opening for Marco Benevento, Dec. 13, 9 p.m., $12-$15, Arch Street Tavern, 85 Arch St., Hartford, (860) 246-7610, manicproductions.org. The jazz world is roomy, with many corners to explore. There's the academic scene, always...
Tags: Kenny G, Bars and Clubs, The Rolling Stones (music group), Phish (music group), Middletown
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3-CD Set Of Saxophonist Thomas Chapin Released Posthumously
The Hartford CourantAlthough struck down by leukemia at40 in 1998, Thomas Chapin, the phenomenal instrumentalist/composer from Manchester, left behind a rich, life-affirming legacy. What is still very much alive are his recordings, compositions and a wealth of memories in...Tags: Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Music, Entertainment, John Coltrane
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Dither Brings an Arsenal of Amps, Electronic Toys and Open Minds to Wesleyan
Dither Electric Guitar Quartet Nov. 16, 8 p.m., $6-$22, Wesleyan University, Crowell Concert Hall, 50 Wyllys Ave., Middletown, (860) 685-3355, wesleyan.edu/cfa. Two electric guitars on stage at a classical music concert is usually more than an...
Tags: Electronics, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Science and Technology, University of Hartford
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Grand Band Slam 2012: BEST JAZZ
Best Jazz: Isaac Young Quartet To say Isaac Young, a 25-year-old bandleader from New Britain, is just a jazz musician, or even just a saxophone player, isn't quite right. True, his groups — a Trio, a Quartet, a groove-jazz project called Puremotion...
Tags: Electronics, New Britain, Science and Technology, University of Hartford, Music
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Pulling Back, Pushing Forward: Steve Lehman Trio plays Firehouse 12 in New Haven on April 13
So much of contemporary jazz has to do with balancing invention and reinvention, figuring out what remains relevant and generative about trends from the last fifty years while developing new systems that, if they don't necessarily push the genre forward,...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Brooklyn (New York City), Music, Arts and Culture, Entertainment
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Recipients Named for Arts Job Grants In Hartford
Hartford CourantThe City of Hartford and the Greater Hartford Arts Council named the 16 recipients of the 2012 Arts & Heritage Jobs Grant Program, Phase 1. The Arts & Heritage Jobs Grant Program, funded by the City of Hartford and managed by the arts council, is...Tags: Mark Twain House and Museum, Concerts, Culture, Tour Operations Industry, Real Art Ways
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News director Mark Miller leaving WBAL radio after 31 years
The Baltimore SunVeteran Baltimore newsman Mark Miller is leaving WBAL radio after more than 31 years at the station. As news director for 21 of those years at WBAL, Miller led one of the most competitive and ambitious radio news operations in the country. The station...Tags: Management Change, Radio, Elections, Radio Industry, Human Interest
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Pianist Randy Weston performs with his African Rhythms Quintet at the Artists Collective on Saturday
Randy Weston is the kind of artist you have to dig for. His music is real insider stuff, the sort you'd grab from a record store bin because the cover looked cool or because someone much hipper than you dropped his name.
Thanks to YouTube, you can view...Tags: Lionel Hampton, Canterbury, Fine Arts, Savoy (music group), Langston Hughes
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