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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...
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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.... -
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.... -
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.... -
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... -
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... -
An Appreciation: Clarence Clemons
Pop & HissAn Appreciation for E Street Band sax man Clarence Clemons... -
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, Sonny Rollins, Music Industry, Human Interest, Queens (New York City)
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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.... -
Bob Flanigan dies at 84; founding member of the Four Freshmen
Bob Flanigan, a founding member and original lead singer of the innovative vocal group the Four Freshmen, whose elegantly intricate jazz-rooted singing was a profound influence on Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson as well as the Lettermen, the...Tags: Physical Conditions, Chuck Berry, Jack Teagarden, Teaching and Learning, Students
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