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Calendar: events from January to March 2008
ARIZONA Musicfest 2008 A Southwest winter musical festival brings 13 concerts during a five-week stretch to venues in northern Scottsdale and Carefree. Pianist André Watts, a guest star, will perform Beethoven's 4th Piano Concerto; the Musicfest Chorus...Tags: Dance, Redman, Arts, Palace Theater, Entertainment
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New CDs: Charlie Haden, Kings of Leon, TV on the Radio
Charlie Haden Family & Friends (Decca)
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The stereotypical disconnect between the worlds of jazz and country music was beautifully crystallized many years ago when celebrated drummer Buddy Rich was in the hospital. Just before going into surgery,...Tags: Louis Armstrong, Jack Black, Lincoln Center, Family, Prince (music artist)
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San Francisco Jazz Festival
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterOrnette Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Youssou N'Dour and Pete Escovedo and his Latin Jazz Orchestra are a few of the artists in the extensive lineup. When, where: Through Nov. 30 at venues throughout San Francisco. Cost: Ticket prices from $5 to $88. Info:... -
Freddie Hubbard, jazz trumpeter, dies at 70
Freddie Hubbard, widely regarded as the most gifted jazz trumpeter of the post-bebop '60s and '70s, died Monday at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 70.
The cause of death was attributed to complications from a heart attack he suffered Nov....Tags: Heart Attack, Tony Williams, Hospitals and Clinics, Sonny Rollins, Health
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Album review: Atoms for Peace, 'Amok'
2.5 stars (out of 4) There’s a skip to Thom Yorke’s step from the get-go on his first album with Atoms for Peace, the side project the Radiohead singer introduced on tour in 2009-10. Atoms for Peace includes the Red Hot Chili Peppers&...
Tags: Lotus (music group), The Red Hot Chili Peppers (music group), Radiohead (music group), Music, Charlie Chaplin
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3 Cohens, many influences
UPDATE: Due to inclement weather in the Northeast and the resulting flight cancellations across the region, the 3 Cohens concert scheduled for Feb. 9 has been canceled. Tickets will be refunded at the Miniaci box office. George Wein's Newport All-...
Tags: Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Tel Aviv (Israel), Israel, Air Transportation Delays
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Taylor Ho Bynum Premieres His Prince Project at Real Art Ways in Hartford
Taylor Ho Bynum Ensemble: The Prince Project World Premiere Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., $10-$15, Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St., Hartford, (860) 232-1006, realartways.org Franz Liszt did it. So did Gustav Mahler, the Rolling Stones, John Lennon, Anthony...
Tags: Charlie Parker, The Rolling Stones (music group), Music, Duke Ellington, Entertainment
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Jazz bass legend Charlie Haden yearns to perform again
The revered jazz bassist Charlie Haden hopes he can give a brief speech when he picks up his Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy the day before the Grammys are broadcast on Feb. 10. But Haden sometimes has difficulty speaking, and...
Tags: Charlie Parker, Keith Jarrett, Redman, Polio, Music
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Bang on a Can All-Stars Perform at The Quick Center in Fairfield on Jan. 26
Since 1992, the Bang on a Can All-Stars have worked with avant-garde musicians like Steve Reich, Ornette Coleman, Burmese circle drum master Kyaw Kyaw Naing and DJ Spooky. They recorded Brian Eno's ambient Music for Airports, and they've performed with...
Tags: Music, Fairfield University, Philip Glass, Brian Eno, Entertainment
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On the edge with Billy Martin
During a midday hike along the cliffs of northern New Jersey, overlooking the Hudson River, drummer Billy Martin walks on isolated paths spotted with melting snow. "It's really beautiful," he says, panting. "There's nobody here." His breath becomes...
Tags: Grateful Dead (music group), Hudson River, Phish (music group), Galactic (music group), John Scofield
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Valley Jazz swings into holiday action
Staff WriterThe great saxophonist Ornette Coleman once said that “jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time.” And tonight, the Jimmie Cannon’s Valley Jazz will prove Coleman’s point...Tags: Music, Duke Ellington, Concerts, Entertainment, Count Basie
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Dave Brubeck: A jazz icon who reached a massive audience
Dave Brubeck changed the sound of jazz in profound ways, unexpectedly becoming something of a pop star in the process. Starting in the mid-1950s, in fact, he emerged as a symbol of jazz in America, and well beyond, gracing the cover of Time magazine...
Tags: Louis Armstrong, Minority Groups, David Warren, Radio, Festive Events
Jan 6, 2008
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Dec 8, 2012
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Dec 5, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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