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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr., killed 44 years ago today
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.was assassinated 44 years ago today. The somber anniversary will be marked across the country, including with a wreath-laying ceremony at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn., which is on the site where King...
Tags: Social Media, Assassinations, Martin Luther King Jr., Entertainment Events, Civil Rights
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Red Holloway dies at 84; Versatile L.A. jazz saxophonist
Red Holloway, a tenor and alto saxophonist who was one of Los Angeles' most highly regarded jazz artists for more than four decades, died Saturday in San Luis Obispo. He was 84.
The cause was kidney failure, complicated by several strokes, according to...Tags: George Benson, Obituaries, U.S. Army, Willie Dixon, Jazz (genre)
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Vibes player Roy Ayers returns, DJ Anthony Valadez unveils mixtape
Pop & HissVibraphone player Roy Ayers returns to Los Angeles for a gig on Nov. 17.... -
Gil Bernal dies at 80; veteran tenor saxophonist
Gil Bernal, a tenor saxophonist who during his long career played a variety of styles with artists such as Spike Jones, Lionel Hampton and Ry Cooder, has died. He was 80.
Bernal died of congestive heart failure July 17 at Glendale Adventist Medical...Tags: Mike Stoller, Spike Jones, Charles Mingus, Duane Eddy (music group), Elvis Presley
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Influences: Trumpet player, bandleader, composer Terence Blanchard
Culture MonsterInfluences: Trumpet player, bandleader and film composer Terence Blanchard by Nate Jackson... -
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Snooky Young
Jazz trumpeter in 'Tonight Show' band
Snooky Young, 92, a jazz trumpeter whose long career included working with big bands led by Jimmie Lunceford and Count Basie as well as a lengthy stint with NBC's "Tonight Show" band, died Wednesday...Tags: Politics, Weston (Fairfield, Connecticut), Count Basie, Jack Carson, ABC (tv network)
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Quincy Jones' long and restless song
It had been a long night — a concert, a reunion with an old friend, a midnight meal — but as the clock ticked past 2 a.m. Quincy Jones sat in a rare state of silence in his estate at the very top of Bel-Air. The man they call Q nodded at the...Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Mary J. Blige, Aneurysm, Science and Technology, Count Basie
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Jazz musician Charles 'Buddy' Montgomery dies at 79
Charles "Buddy" Montgomery, the pianist and vibraphonist who was one of the jazz-playing Montgomery brothers that included the legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery, has died. He was 79. Montgomery died May 14 of heart failure at his home in Palmdale,...Tags: Korean War (1950-1953), Death, Health and Safety at School, Music Theater, Heart Attack
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A new name for Hampton Roads, homegrown chickens, and a flag at the fortress
A region by any other name Once upon a time, this pretty little slice of heaven we call home was called "Tidewater," best spoken with the slow, sentimental drawl unique to lifelong residents. Then in the 1980s, a group of visionaries decided...Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Tourism and Leisure, Horse (animal)
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All That Jazz: Jazz piano, tap dancing artist set for final Club Weisiger concert
Centre College’s Norton Center for the Arts will present Geri Allen & Timeline, a group that has gained standing ovations throughout the country with its tight combination of jazz piano, bass and drums, and tap percussion. The concert is set for 7:...Tags: Arts, Lena Horne, Tourism and Leisure, Count Basie, Charlie Haden
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Jazz greats to appear at 9th annual ETHS Jazz Festival
TribLocal - EvanstonJazz trumpeter Orbert Davis and saxophonist-clarinetist Victor Goines will perform in Evanston during the 9th annual Evanston Jazz Festival at Evanston Township High School. Goines, …... -
Chris Dingman's first solo release, 'Waking Dreams,' has strong ties to his Middletown days
Nine years after graduating from Wesleyan University, 30-year-old vibraphonist Chris Dingman has become one of jazz's young leading lights.
He's studied and played extensively with Wayne Shorter and Herbie Hancock. He's a critically acclaimed sideman who...Tags: Chris Dingman, Arts, Louis Armstrong, West Village, Middletown
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