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They conduct classical, but they love pop and rock too
Ever wonder what longhairs listen to when they let their hair down? Once upon a time, when conductors were regarded as remote intellectual titans, no one would have thought to ask. Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, once described...
Tags: John Denver, James Taylor, James Conlon, Deep Purple (music group), Tina Turner
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TSA warns Super Bowl fans to leave mining tools, air horns at home
Football fans flying to New Orleans for Super Bowl XLVII will be packing a lot of enthusiasm, but they'd better not haul pickaxes, air horns or flasks of booze. And if you're bringing a live raven, check with out your airline's pet policy before getting...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Super Bowl XLVII, Baltimore Ravens, Security Measures, Football
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Conductors pick their pop favorites: Prince? Yes. Elvis? Both.
Asking some of the finest classical conductors in the world what pop, jazz or rock music they listen to seemed like a quixotic idea. Even if they had favorites, what were the chances conductors would take time out from their busy schedules to respond?...Tags: Entertainment, Deep Purple (music group), Italy, Celine Dion, Music
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Dave Brubeck dies at 91; jazz legend
In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been...
Tags: Entertainment, Dave Brubeck, Music Theater, University of the Pacific, Music
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The funky beat of musical New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — The cab careened past Washington Square and onto Frenchmen Street. It was close to 10 p.m., and the neighborhood was filled with locals adorned with tattoos, piercings and lots of ragged black accessories. "The cab drivers call this...
Tags: Hurricane Katrina (2005), Hurricane Isaac (2012), Entertainment, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Dining and Drinking
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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: Stan Getz, Keith Jarrett, Entertainment, Dave Brubeck, Standards
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Disneyland princesses moving into new Fantasy Faire village in 2013
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBreaking a wicked stepmother's curse, Disneyland's fairytale princesses will be whisked away from their crowded one-room temporary home in 2013 and magically transported to a spacious new storybook village more befitting of their royal lineage. Blame...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Theme Park Vacations, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Gardens and Parks, Pocahontas
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His Excellency, Ambassador Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Opinion L.A.To find the earliest stories the Los Angeles Times wrote about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, I had to search for his birth name -– Lewis Alcindor Jr. He was a New York high school student being courted by UCLA and other powerhouse...... -
Lady Liberty
LA Times MagazineJazz is only the beginning for Esperanza Spalding... -
5 Questions for Tim Carey
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'The Voice' recap: The live shows kick off
Show TrackerA recap of 'The Voice' in which Ashley De La Rosa, Jesse Campbell, Erin Willett and Charlotte Sometimes perform well.... -
Book review: 'Half-Blood Blues' by Esi Edugyan
Tribune NewspapersNot unlike its counterpart rock 'n' roll, memorable jazz novels occupy a pretty slim shelf at the local bookstore. Though the music has been gracefully spun into fiction by Roddy Doyle, Michael Ondaatje and — most distinctively — Rafi Zabor in...Tags: Michael Ondaatje, Wynton Marsalis, Entertainment, Berlin (Germany), Documentary (genre)
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