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Biography
I have been playing the saxophone for 30 years. I grew up in San Diego, then I moved to Austin, Texas, where I played jazz, blues and rock n’ roll. I also received a Doctorate of Music Degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
All About Jazz |
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Kidman has baby girl
NEW YORK: Australian film star Nicole Kidman and husband country music singer Keith Urban welcomed a baby girl yesterday, calling her Sunday Rose.
Gulf Times |
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Sound of music has power to heal
Kristen Stewart holds a round wooden instrument filled with small metal beads that sounds like waves gently crashing upon a beach.
The News-Press |
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The Orchard Buys TVT.
Digital music company The Orchard has brought bankrupt TVT Records. The TVT roster includes Default, Ying Yang Twins, Lil Jon and the Polyphonic Spree.
Undercover |
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'As Slow As Possible' Performance Changes Note
It was a little while back when we last wrote about this staggering piece of music, which is scheduled to take 637 years to play, but a new note has sounded in the piece, entitled ‘"ORGAN2/ASLSP As Slow aS Possible’.
Undercover |
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2008/05/18
Field conducts the Malaysian Philharmonic Youth Orchestra on May 28.
The New Straits Times |
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'Q' up for this puppet-powered musical at Bass Hall
By MARK LOWRY The national tour of Avenue Q , winner of the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical, makes its first North Texas stop at Bass Hall this week. Theater-savvy audiences know it as the musical with puppets, but we’re guessing most of you don’t know much about this adorably satirical, surprisingly moving and impossibly hummable show. So here are five things to get you acquainted. ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Writer enjoys the ride
Playwright Jeff Whitty wasn’t well known until he won a Tony Award for writing the book of the musical Avenue Q , to Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx’s music and lyrics. Talk about a career boost (even if he’s still not a household name): He just debuted a comedy called The Further Adventures of Hedda Gabler at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, he’s writing the book for a musical version of ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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Party Line: Red, white and blues
Blues fans celebrated the Fourth of July weekend at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic in Potts Camp, Miss. The festivities began Thursday when a Mississippi Blues Commission Blues Trail Marker honoring the Mississippi Hill Country was unveiled on the Holly Springs town square.
Memphis Commercial Appeal |
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Never Give Up On Soothing the Savage Beast
JERUSALEM -- Can music be an instrument for peace? That's what the Sounding Jerusalem Chamber Music Festival hopes for, as it offers some of the season's best free live classical music in the city.
Middle East Times |
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Artists vying for Polaris Prize
Vancouver rock band Black Mountain's In The Future, Kathleen Edwards' Asking For Flowers and Stars' In Our Bedroom After The War are among the 10 albums vying for this year's Polaris Music Prize and its $20,000 award.
Jam! Showbiz |
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A musical revival
Michael Williams has been in love with New Orleans for years. The 51-year-old Waltham man has been influenced by the birthplace of jazz since he started playing jazz and blues guitar in the fifth grade.
The Daily News Tribune |
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EMI Names Chief of Recorded Music Unit
EMI, the music company that was bought by the private equity firm Terra Firma last year for about $6.4 billion, has hired Elio Leoni-Sceti, 42, to be the chief executive of its recorded music division, the company said on Monday. Mr. Leoni-Sceti, who will take over on Oct. 1 as the chief executive of EMI Music, is the latest in a string of recruits from outside the music business. The company, ...
New York Times |
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Springer followed family to state
Karl Springer has called himself an Oklahoman for the last three decades, but he didn't start out here. He was born in Hollywood, Calif., and raised throughout the Golden State, where his parents played bass with the orchestras of historic musicians. His mother was part of Liberace's orchestra and later Tommy Dorsey's band. His father spent time with Desi Arnaz's band, though he later went into ...
The Oklahoman |
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Children’s music award finalists announced
The status and recognition of children's music in New Zealand is about to be raised with the announcement of the finalists for inaugural awards: the APRA Children’s Song of the Year and the What Now Children’s Video of the Year.
Scoop.co.nz |
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Regional Choral Society plans critter concert
Stafford Regional Choral Society Presents Annual Summer Concert Concert: SRCS Goes On Safari!
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star |
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Classical CDs
Some valuable things are chucked out on the road of progress. Although they faded from general use in the Baroque, the once-popular viola da gamba and always-obscure viola d'amore make sounds that subsequent instru ments never quite matched.
The Star-Ledger |
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Saturday is 2nd annual Stacy Williams III Day
The Manatee County Sheriff's Office and other community organizations will host the second annual Stacy Williams III Day from 3:30-7 p.m. Saturday at the Brethren In Christ Church lot, 3505 Fifth St. W.
Bradenton Herald |
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Free music concerts in parks this week
Essex County is sponsoring four free concerts this week at various county parks. Tonight at Monte Irvin Orange Park at Center Street in Orange, there will be a concert by Melvin Davis at 7 p.m.
The Star-Ledger |
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Live Review: Van Morrison in T.O.
TORONTO - When you go to a concert you ideally hope you get your money's worth and the artist in question makes every second onstage count.
Jam! Showbiz |
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Ozark Actors Theatre starts ‘The Music Man’ on Thursday
Ozark Actors Theatre Announces its upcoming production of “The Music Man,” which begins Thursday and runs through July 13 and then again July 17 through July 20, with evening and matinee performances.
Rolla Daily News |
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A festival fit for a King
Tony Grova of Ringwood has been dressing up like Elvis and performing for audiences around the country for 33 years. On Saturday, he made it as a top 10 finalist in New Jersey's first sanctioned Ultimate Elvis contest, held in the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway.
The Star-Ledger |
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Quantum Of Solace
British pop rockers Scouting For Girls have topped the UK charts with their debut album and performed in front of crowds of 50,000 at festivals. The band is renowned for the huge level of crowd participation in its show, with local fans eagerly chiming in for singalongs.
MI6 |
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Nickelback latest to join Live Nation in global deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian rock band Nickelback has signed a global recording, touring and merchandising deal with concert promoter Live Nation, the company said on Tuesday.
Reuters.co.uk |
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Nanook of the North
In conjunction with her exhibition Bright Light Sarah Jane Parton presents Nanook of the North, Robert Flaherty's classic 1922 film with live performance by herself and musical accompaniment by local jazz improvisors Jeff Henderson, Dan Beban and Gerard Crewdson.
Scoop.co.nz |
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