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Sonny Rollins may cancel April 20 Los Angeles show
Impassioned L.A. fans of Sonny Rollins (you know who you are) may have to wait a while longer to hear the legendary jazz saxophonist perform live at a venue near us. Rollins has posted on his website and Facebook that he's been under the weather and...
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Donald Byrd dies at 80; jazz trumpeter was a funk-fusion experimenter
Jazz trumpeter and band leader Donald Byrd, whose clean, elegant phrasing made his reputation in the 1950s and '60s before he began experimenting in the '70s and '80s with jazz-funk-R&B fusions on discs such as "Black Byrd" and "Thank You ... for F.U.M.L....
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Donald Byrd dies at 80; jazz musician and educator
Jazz musician Donald Byrd, a leading hard-bop trumpeter of the 1950s who collaborated on dozens of albums with top artists of his time and later enjoyed commercial success with hit jazz-funk fusion records such as "Black Byrd," has died. He was 80. He...Tags: Politics, Pepper Adams, Music, Entertainment, John Coltrane
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Lila Downs, Punch Brothers, Yann Tiersen coming to Luckman
Pop & HissFolksy Mexican-American singer Lila Downs, bluegrass-focused string-quintet the Punch Brothers and French composer Yann Tierson are among the artists slated to appear at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex during the 2012-2013 season. Downs will open the... -
Red Holloway dies at 84; Versatile L.A. jazz saxophonist
Red Holloway, a tenor and alto saxophonist who was one of Los Angeles' most highly regarded jazz artists for more than four decades, died Saturday in San Luis Obispo. He was 84.
The cause was kidney failure, complicated by several strokes, according to...Tags: Obituaries, U.S. Army, Jazz (genre), Lester Young, Music
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Monster Mash: A starry night at Kennedy Center Honors
Culture MonsterPresident Obama spoke at the annual Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday and presented medals to Sonny Rollins, Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Meryl Streep and Yo-Yo Ma. Art experts have reclassified a painting that was believed to have been made by one of... -
[Updated] Fashion News: Michelle Obama, Meryl Streep gussy up for Kennedy Center Honors
All The RageMichelle Obama and Barbara Cook see blue at the Kennedy Center Honors, while Meryl Streep and other honorees plus attendees including Anne Hathaway and Patti LuPone stick to Washington's formal black. In L.A., J.J. Abrams and Zachery Quinto are bringing... -
Arts on TV: Mormon Tabernacle Choir; Doctor Who; Sonny Rollins
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TV This Week for Dec. 25 – 31
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Dec. 25 - 31 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Dec. 25 - 31 in PDF format are also available at latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv Weekly TV Listings and more...... -
Monster Mash: NBC's 'Smash'; Big Daddy Roth museum
Culture Monsterould "Smash," the upcoming NBC series about making a musical on Broadway, actually spawn a musical for Broadway? CBS will air on Tuesday night the recent Kennedy Center Honors that recognized cellist Yo-Yo Ma, jazz musician Sonny Rollins, singer Barbara... -
Meryl Streep walks down memory lane with Hathaway, De Niro, Kline
Ministry of GossipMeryl Streep's Kennedy Center Honors has finally hit the Internet, with an embarrassment of star tributes from the likes of Anne Hathaway and Robert De Niro. The president and first lady sat beside Meryl Streep, who this year brings Margaret Thatcher to... -
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....
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