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Jazz review: Angel City Jazz Festival at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre (updated)
Culture MonsterAs the third installment of the Angel City Jazz Festival drew to a close at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Sunday night, there was something oddly appropriate about the choice to tap Ravi Coltrane to finish off an evening dedicated...... -
Book review: 'Kind of Blue' by Miles Corwin
Special to the Los Angeles TimesKind of Blue A Novel Miles Corwin Oceanview Publishing: 324 pp., $25.95 In previous books such as "The Killing Season" and "Homicide Special," Miles Corwin explored the inner workings of the Los Angeles Police Department. As a crime reporter for the...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Crime (genre), Crime, Law and Justice, Criminals, Crimes
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Crafting TV tales: Dogfish Head's Sam Calagione on 'Brew Masters'
Brand XCraft beer is about to hop into your TV. âBrew Masters,â a new show following Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione and his team on a beer crawl of brewing adventures, is set to pour its way onto the Discovery Channel at 10 p.m. Nov. 21. The reality... -
Dave Brubeck -- too good to be true?
Culture MonsterIs Dave Brubeck too good to be true? Maybe for those who prefer their jazz icons to have demons and deep shadows hovering over their personas. But Brubeck, who turns 90 on Monday, has over a career spanning seven decades...... -
Billy Taylor dies at 89; jazz pianist, composer and educator
Associated PressBilly Taylor, an acclaimed jazz pianist and composer who became one of the genre's most ardent advocates through radio, television and the landmark Jazzmobile arts venture, has died. He was 89. Taylor died of a heart attack Tuesday in Manhattan, said his...Tags: Television, David Frost, NPR, New York University, Entertainment
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James Moody dies at 85; jazz saxophonist and flutist
James Moody, a jazz saxophonist and flutist whose improvised solo on a recording of the song "I'm in the Mood for Love" became a jazz classic, died Thursday in San Diego, where he had lived in recent years. He was 85 and had pancreatic cancer.
His...Tags: Defense, Aretha Franklin, Bill Cosby, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Entertainment
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Chick Corea gets a little Beatlemania
Culture MonsterAfter nearly 40 years of playing together as a duo, pianist Chick Corea and vibraphonist Gary Burton are recording their first album focusing on music by other artists. Along with Jobim, Kurt Weill and Dave Brubeck, “Eleanor Rigby” stands out.... -
Segerstrom Center for the Arts thinks big for 25th anniversary season
Culture MonsterSegerstrom Center for the Arts announces ambitious 25th anniversary season... -
Album review: Vijay Iyer, Prasanna and Nitin Mitta's 'Tirtha'
Pop & HissIncorporating elements from Indian music into jazz hasn’t been a particularly new idea for decades, but leave it to celebrated Indian-American pianist Vijay Iyer to take the long-running tradition a step further. No stranger to incorporating... -
Don Van Vliet dies at 69; avant-garde rock musician known as Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet, a maverick musician who emerged from the Southern California desert with the name Captain Beefheart and a singular and influential form of avant-garde rock in the 1960s, died Friday. He was 69.
Van Vliet, who retreated to a reclusive...Tags: Devo (music group), Ornette Coleman, Vehicles, Matt Groening, Entertainment
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Austin Peralta teams with Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder imprint, gigs at Echo Park Jazz night [Video]
Pop & HissWhile it was once the epicenter of West Coast cool jazz, Los Angeles' modal scene rarely gets mentioned by anyone other than genre purists. But over the last few years Flying Lotus has labored tirelessly to correct the imbalance, incorporating......
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