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Music review: Gustavo Dudamel conducts Mahler's Third
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews Gustavo Dudamel's performance of Mahler's Third Symphony with the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela at Walt Disney Concert Hall Tuesday night.... -
PASSINGS: Charles Napier, Kenneth Dahlberg, Joel DiBartolo
Charles Napier
Character actor usually played the heavy
Charles Napier, 75, a prolific character actor whose granite jaw and toothy grin earned him tough-guy roles in movies like "Rambo: First Blood Part II," died Wednesday at Bakersfield Memorial...Tags: Rocky (movie), Obituaries, Dallas (tv program), Celebrities, Movies
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Jazz critic Tom Moon changes roles for first album, ‘Into the Ojala'
Culture MonsterWhat’s it like when a critic switches places with an artist? Writer Tom Moon, regular contributor on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and author of the compulsively readable (and equally actionable, frankly) “1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You... -
PASSINGS: Mike Zwerin, Mike Cuellar
Mike Zwerin
Trombonist, jazz critic
Mike Zwerin, 79, a trombonist who got his break jamming with Miles Davis and later became the Paris-based jazz critic for the International Herald Tribune, died Friday in a Paris hospital after a long illness, his...Tags: University of Miami, Death, American League, Stomach Cancer, Chet Baker
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Jake Hanna dies at 78; versatile jazz drummer was in Merv Griffin's TV show band
Jake Hanna, a versatile drummer who played with such jazz figures as Woody Herman and was a longtime member of the band on Merv Griffin's television show, has died. He was 78.
Hanna died Friday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center of...Tags: Death, Obituaries, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Duke Ellington, Merv Griffin
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Rob McConnell dies at 75; valve trombonist who led the Boss Brass
Rob McConnell, a celebrated composer, arranger and valve trombonist who led the Boss Brass, one of Canada's best and best-known big bands, has died. He was 75.
McConnell, a three-time Grammy winner, died May 1 at a Toronto hospital, his family announced....Tags: Popular Music (genre), Hospitals and Clinics, Death, Music Industry, Health
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Mad Hot Music
Times Staff WriterAs the bass player for the Movies, an indie rock band out of Silver Lake, I thought I had played just about every hole in the wall in Los Angeles with every no-name performer in town. So it came as a surprise when, having been asked to seek out the...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Neck, Punk (genre), Music Theater, Duke Ellington
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Renowned jazz guitarist, bassist to play area tribute show to third member of trio
Lehigh Valley MusicA renowned guitarist and bassist will give a show March 25 at East Stroudsburg University to honor a master pianist with whom they formed a famous New York trio. Guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and bassist Jay Leonhart will perform a concert...... -
Joseph Wooten and a host of local musicians to play Hampton benefit for veterans
Gordy Price, owner of Pro Music & Sound in York County, and friends are once again rallying support for a good cause. They've organized a concert called Rock For Freedom that will raise money for veterans aid groups Operation Home Front of Hampton Roads...Tags: Jazz (genre), Music Theater, Hampton Roads, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Denbigh
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Brushes with greatness
What do Charo, Gallager (the watermelon-smashing comedian), Mohammed Bello Adoke (the Nigerian Minister of Health), Mario Cuomo, Henry Mancini, Bob Hope, Joe Namath, Willem Dafoe, Lynn Swan, Myron Cope, Franco Harris, the Kingston Trio, Woody Herman, Phil...Tags: Joe Biden, Stan Kenton, Broadway Theater, Joe Namath, Music Industry
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Big Band Swing Dance Saturday
On Saturday night, the Ward Hotel's Grand Ballroom will be filled with two full big bands, two small groups, music and swirling dancers as part of Northern State University's Big Band Swing Dance. Northern's big band and instrumental and vocal combos...Tags: Education, Glenn Miller, Veterans Day, Jazz (genre), Tommy Dorsey
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Jingle contest re-ignites music passion
TribLocal - Des Plaines NewsDaniel Gaspari always knew he wanted to pursue music, but for the last two decades he pushed his passion aside. The Des Plaines resident believed …...
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