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Josh Brown: The Education Of A Jazz Trombonist
For many school children, education begins by learning the “three R's”: Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmatic.
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Kate McGarry, Fred Hersch and Ted Nash: A Trio from Palmetto
The music industry has been struggling to adapt to the death of brick-and-mortar outlets, the increasing independence of prominent artists, and the practice of downloading just one or two songs from an album, and not buying the rest.
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Solar Forge
There is an observation, which seconds as an insider joke, about free jazz and the loft scene in the sixties: “There is no such thing as a bad session. Why? Because you cannot tell....”
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The Door
Not yet 30, Mathias Eick has racked up an impressive number of appearances on ECM, including guitarist Jacob Young's Evening Falls (2004) and Sideways (2008), drummer Manu Katché's Playground (2007) and pianist/harpist Iro Haarla's outstanding Northbound (2005). But that's only the tip of the iceberg, with the Norwegian trumpeter appearing on over fifty albums ranging from jazz to flat-out rock ...
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Invisible Cinema
When Aaron Parks first appeared with Terence Blanchard, the then-19-year old pianist with wild hair and rumpled clothing made him indistinguishable from many of the young jazz fans who came to see Blanchard's return from the world of Spike Lee film scores.
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Ostler: Beach's best combo set for split
Catch the greatest women's beach volleyball team of all time while you can. For Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor, biological clocks are ticking, louder than the rock music at the beach volleyball stadium. Walsh/May-Treanor rolled along ruthlessly today,...
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Lucas Oil Stadium hosts event for workers
The smell of beer and popcorn hung in the air. Music boomed through the sound system. Colts highlights played on the massive scoreboard.
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Slow down: child listening
BY SUZANNE PEREZ TOBIAS Toddlers can be a tough audience -- lively, distracted, always on the move -- but Amy Hockenberry knows how to grab them. "Let's get in a circle," she tells her class at Wichita State University's Child Development Center. "We're going to sing some songs." Hockenberry speaks slowly and clearly. The children watch her intently, then meld into a cluster for music time. ...
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La Sierra University competition, music camp feature 50 students from China
RIVERSIDE - A group of young Chinese musicians traveled more than 6,500 miles to participate in the 2008 Second Across the Pacific Piano Camp and Competition last week at La Sierra University in Riverside.
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Musicians Workshop Youth Orchestra to perform at Temecula's Tower Plaza Shopping Center
The Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival and Musicians Workshop will present a free performance by the Musicians Workshop Youth Orchestra from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Temecula's Tower Plaza Shopping Center.
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COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
WATKINS GLEN -- The largest showcase of New York state wines, the Finger Lakes Wine Festival, presented by Yancey's Fancy New York's Artisan Cheese, has announced the festival dates for 2009. The festival, entering its 13th season at Watkins Glen International, is slated for the weekend of July 17 to 19.
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band through 11 songs, six of them new. The onomatopoeic title track boasts a Bo Diddley beat, while album and set opener "Boots of Chinese Plastic" is a rockabilly number about reincarnation.
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Rock Records to Sell Stake This Year, List Mobile Unit in 2009
Aug. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Rock Records Co. , Greater China's largest independent music company, said it will sell as much as 60 percent of its shares to a strategic investor by year-end and list its Rock Mobile Corp.
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Vox Pop: Favourite Madonna Song
It's the Material Girl's 50th birthday on 16 August. To celebrate we've got lots of Madonna focused features planned this week. We asked what your favourite Madge song is and why?
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Physics Nerds Rap About the LHC
Engadget has pointed out a small band of people even we can consider nerdy that decided to cut loose and demo CERN's fancy new toy, the Large Hadron Collider. The resulting music video is certainly enough to "rock you in the head", and maybe even enough to cause a rip in space-time. Between Alpinekat and Dr Spatzo, I think my iPod just got a new entry. Read more of this story at Slashdot. ...
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Enjoy a concert and film
CHESTERTON Westchester Public Library’s free concert and family film series concludes on Aug.15 at the bandstand in Thomas Park with Cynthia Shelhart’s “Traditional and Contemporary Celtic Harp Music.” The 7 p.m. concert will be followed by the film "The Spiderwick Chronicles" at dusk, about 8 p.m.
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Schnepf Farms asks Q.C. for all-purpose permit
Mark Schnepf wants to set aside room on his Queen Creek farm for large-scale concerts and music festivals.
East Valley Tribune |
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U.S. Rivals Shawn Johnson, Nastia Liukin lead Americans into team duel
BEIJING - They talk and text about boys and clothes and music - typical teenager stuff. Now it's time to talk about beating China. The head-to-head competition...
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Jessie Farrell Leads Nominees for Canadian Country Music Association Awards
Nominations for the 2008 Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) Awards were recently announced. Leading the contenders is 30-year-old newcomer Jessie Farrell with seven mentions. They include Single of the Year for "Best of Me," Album of the Year for "Nothing Fancy," Songwriter of the Year and Top New Female Talent of the Year. Other multiple CCMA Award nominees include Doc Walker, Paul ...
Moldova.org |
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CNN - Pole Dancing Helps Strip Off The Pounds
The Lights Were Turned Down Low And The Music Was Pulsing As Kimberly Wright Made Her Way Toward A 16-foot Tall Dance Pole To Do Some Tricks.
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Events on Aug 18, 2008
Wow. It's REALLY dead tonight, at least when it comes to live music. But at least Buckwheat Zydeco, a band from Lafayette, Louisiana, is in town to bring the party for all you Monday night warriors. We might be about as far from the muggy South as you can get, but if you feel like conjuring...
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Bryan Ferry To Receive BMI Icon
Bryan Ferry has been announced as the next recipient of the BMI Icon Award. The BMI Icon Award is given to songwriters who “bestow a unique and indelible influence on generations of music makers”.
Undercover |
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Music in the Garden
Rebecca Smithee, and a Touch of Broadway came to the Amarillo Botanical Gardens earlier tonight for the Summer Concert Series. It's been going on all summer long, and if you didn't get the chance to go tonight, there's still two more weeks left.
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Belmond: Friendly community with a diverse business base
BELMOND — The neatly organized blue awnings strewn along the rooflines of downtown Belmond are a direct indication of what type of community it is.
The Globe Gazette |
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Church 'fired me because I am gay'
A tearful gay music lecturer who was given the boot by the Dutch Reformed Church in Moreleta Park has told the Pretoria high court he was fired because of his sexual orientation.
Pretoria News |
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