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Teddy Charles dies at 84; jazz vibraphonist and composer
Teddy Charles, a jazz vibraphonist who performed with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and other bebop-era jazz greats before becoming a charter boat captain in the Caribbean, died Monday at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead on New York's...
Tags: Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Sailing, Concerts, Music
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Review: Jay-Z and Kanye West at Staples Center
Pop & HissRappers Jay-Z and Kanye West performed the first of three "Watch the Throne" concerts at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Times pop music critic Randall Roberts was there to review.... -
Grammy Awards 2012: Carrington and Corea among jazz winners
Culture MonsterSetting aside more sympathetic choices from jazz veterans Sonny Rollins and 93-year-old bandleader Gerald Wilson, Grammy voters opted for familiar faces from a different generation.... -
Ray Bryant dies at 79; jazz pianist and composer
Ray Bryant, a pianist and composer whose long career took off after he accompanied a variety of jazz greats during the 1950s at the Blue Note club in Philadelphia, has died. He was 79.
Bryant died June 2 at New York Hospital Queens, a hospital...Tags: Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Queens (New York City), Health, Allentown
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Grammys: Jazz nominees mix fresh faces with familiar reliables
Culture MonsterChick Corea, Sonny Rollins and L.A. great Gerald Wilson are among the nominees. Young pianist Gerald Clayton also receives a nod in a crowded instrumental album field.... -
Saxophonist Miguel Zenon mines the Puerto Rican songbook
Culture MonsterThe Puerto Rican-born saxophonist discusses his new album "Alma Adentro," a reinterpretation of songs from his native country. Zenon performs live in Santa Monica Saturday... -
An Appreciation: Clarence Clemons
Pop & HissAn Appreciation for E Street Band sax man Clarence Clemons... -
Talking 'punk jazz' and the Dead Kenny Gs with genre-defying saxophonist Skerik
Culture MonsterComing to Southern California this weekend, Seattle-based saxophonist Skerik talks about his band's confrontational name and the perils of musical labels.... -
In Rotation: Aaron Goldberg and Guillermo Klein, ‘Bienestan’
Pop & HissIn Rotation: Aaron Goldberg and Guillermo Klein, ‘Bienestan’ by Chris Barton... -
Hurricane Irene: Broadway, cultural institutions threatened
Culture MonsterHurricane Irene menaces Broadway, other cultural institutions... -
The Arts on TV: Sister Wendy; Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett
Culture Monster“Grand Canyon Serenade” 8 p.m. Thursday KVCR: A visual tour of the Grand Canyon is set to classical music by Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Dvorak. “Globe Trekker” 8 p.m. Thursday and 7 p.m. Saturday KLCS; 9 p.m. Monday KCET: Amsterdam... -
Mitch Miller dies at 99; musical innovator and host of 'Sing Along With Mitch'
Mitch Miller, who helped shape musical tastes in the 1950s and early '60s as the head of the popular music division at Columbia Records and hosted the hit "Sing Along With Mitch" TV show in the early '60s while becoming one of the era's most...Tags: Television, LAT WofF 20100708, African Americans, Buddy Holly, Vic Damone
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