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Rare Havana-fusion concert on July 17
One of the hottest artists from the Havana music scene will play a concert in Little Havana on July 17, giving Miami audiences a live taste of contemporary music from the island that's been almost completely absent from the city in recent years.
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Sandoval may open jazz club at Arsht Center
Live jazz music may become a regular event in Miami once again if famed Cuban jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval finalizes an agreement to lend his name and curatorial expertise to a new club inside the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.
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Changing the norm one song at a time
When you start by having your dreams dashed, it tends to make you cautious about trusting them again. Which is why Mexican songwriter Mario Domm is not as euphoric as you might expect about the success of his band Camila, one of the biggest acts to come out in Latin pop music recently.
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Love songs with sad endings
Songwriter Jorge Villamizar has been playing the pop-music game and the romantic game all his adult life. And he may finally have won by giving up on both, or at least by accepting that the things you love don't always turn out the way you dream they will.
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Concert showcases Zukerman's taste and intelligence
With the instrument's inherent qualities of elegance and nostalgia, a flute recital is perfect summer fare and just the thing to banish the miseries de la humaine.
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Bravo! Seraphic Fire, Eugenia Zukerman and the Miami Guitar Festival
Seraphic Fire will present a special summer encore run of its popular Amazing Grace program, performed last November and now available on the choir's self-produced CD. The program traces the celebrated hymn through a variety of American music from rural Appalachia and country to the folk, bluegrass and gospel traditions.
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Israeli fiddler plays with Russian fire
Gaping voids remain on the local music scene, but the inexorably expanding season is an encouraging sign. Not too long ago, Miami's classical season was over by April, and here we are in June with major artists still appearing.
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Cleveland Orchestra partners with Miami City Ballet
with Miami City Ballet The Cleveland Orchestra's 2009 Miami season will launch a three-year partnership with Miami City Ballet in addition to its concerts at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.
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Bravo! Mainly Mozart and Sunday Afternoons of Music
The Mainly Mozart Festival will turn mostly Mendelssohn this Sunday with an offbeat program featuring half of the Amernet String Quartet. Amernet violinist Marcia Littley Arias and cellist Javier Arias will team up with pianist José Lopez for Mozart's Piano Trio in B flat K. 502, Hummel's Piano Trio in G major, Felix Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in C Minor and two excerpts from Fanny Mendelssohn's ...
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Guitarist Romero sparks season finale
Orchestra Miami's 2008 concerts have put the emphasis on guest artists to spark ticket sales rather than showcasing the fledgling ensemble in its own right.
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Lineup set for Sunday Afternoons
Sunday Afternoons of Music's 2008-2009 season will serve up a varied lineup of chamber, vocal and instrumental recitals. Violinist Elmar Oliveira will open the season on Sept. 7, followed by a genre-crossing program of classical and jazz on Sept. 28 with the Bergonzi String Quartet and pianist Shelton Berg, dean of the University of Miami's Frost School of Music.
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On A High Note
John Adams' Doctor Atomic Symphony, in its West Coast premiere at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music Saturday night, revealed the difficulties the composer had previously admitted in making a symphonic synthesis from his opera of the same name.
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Branson Comedy Festival All Stars
The Branson Comedy Festival All Stars area coming to Grove, Oklahoma on Friday, August 22. The “All Stars” include some of America’s funniest (and clean) stand up comedians including winners of the 2007 Branson Comedy Festival.
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You don't hear anything like this on radio
RAY SCOTT Crazy Like Me Jethropolitan Records You won't hear '70s-styled Outlaw country on mainstream radio. But thanks to the growth of online music sites, edgier, more interesting artists like Ray Scott and Jamey Johnson are free to make country music that harkens back to the Outlaw style popularized by rabble-rousing icons like Waylon Jennings. (Johnson's impressive Jennings-styled song cycle ...
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Taylor, world-famous banjo coming home
Published: Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 4:31 p.m. Todd Taylor fell in love with the sound of the banjo as a child and hasn't stopped playing since.
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New Music Due in stores Tuesday
Chicago, Stone of Sisyphus (XXXII) (Rhino Records). Originally recorded in 1993. Coldplay, Viva La Vida (Capitol).
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Album reviews Bluesy Mann keeps heartache coming
AIMEE MANN @#%&*! Smilers SuperEgo Records Aimee Mann will forever reside in '80s lore for singing the hit Voices Carry for her band 'Til Tuesday. But her true career-defining moment would come more than a decade later when she parlayed a friendship with Magnolia director Paul Thomas Anderson into contributing eight haunting songs to the film's soundtrack, including the Oscar- and ...
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Sky Blue is on the Palette for Vermont Festival of the Arts
Now in its second week, the Vermont Festival of the Arts is enjoying whatever patches of sky blue may be found.
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All Points West: music and logistics
This past weekend's All Points West festival at Jersey City's Liberty State Park was a treat of mellow vibes and generally well-handled logistics -- with 80,000 people attending three 10-hour days of alt-rock music with the Manhattan cityscape and the Statue of Liberty in the background.
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Newsmakers: The Who will donate all concert proceeds to Detroit charities
Don't be fooled: The Who won't make a cent off their Detroit-area concert this fall.
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Ethnic arts fest set
Evanston's Ethnic Arts Festival runs from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Dawes Park, at Sheridan Road and Church Street. The festival features music, dance, cuisine and arts and crafts of countries throughout the world. Admission is free, and complimentary shuttle bus service is provided from the Northwestern University parking garage, three blocks north of the festival. For more ...
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Britney Spears: Happy Being A Mom and An Aunt
In an interview with OK! Magazine, Louisiana pop star Britney Spears says she's writing music for the piano and working on a new, more urban album. Spears also tells the magazine, she was shocked to find out her sister was pregnant, and is looking forward to meeting her niece next month.
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Fundraiser honors Diamond's legacy
Corey Diamond's life was short, but it was a full and fun life. Diamond of Arlington Heights was a trumpet player, certified scuba diver and an Eagle Scout. He bowled, fished and rock climbed. He was loyal to his friends and outgoing even with people he didn't know.
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Emerging Markets Get Ready to Rock with Motorola W388
While most companies still place quite a bit of emphasis on pushing the technological envelope for more developed nations, they also have to turn their attention to creating affordable handsets for emerging markets.
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Sound Choice: Nauk your socks off
Along with food and beer from local vendors, the Naukabout Music Festival will feature music by Rustic Overtones, Braddigan, Ryan Montbleau (above) and his band, the Old Silver Band, Barefoot Truth, Tin Can Tele, the Pete & Mike Band and Jim Decatur.
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