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Summer Jazz Fridays continues today (Friday) at the Newport Performing Arts Center with a special concert featuring the students of the 2008 Jazz Camp, led by Dr. Keller Coker of Western Oregon University. Newport News-Times
Music Review: Moon Safari - [blomljud]
A masterpiece - pure but not so simple. I may sometimes describe new releases as outstanding or exceptional but one word you won’t hear me throw around more than twice in ten years is "masterpiece". Well now’s the time and Swedish band Moon Safari have come up with exactly that -- an extraordinarily uplifting, sprawling, progressive masterpiece. This double CD is so... Blogcritics.org
Jazz at Newport: The best of jazz at the coast
The fifth annual Jazz at Newport four-day event, scheduled for Sept. 4-7 at the Newport Performing Arts Center, brings together world-renowned jazz artists and national, regional and local performers. Newport News-Times
Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died, says his co-author, David Ritz. Contra Costa Times
Can't Miss It: Weekend Edition, Aug. 15-17
SOPPING WET OPERA : Byron Au Yong has composed 64 mini-operas meant to be performed in water--fountains, pools, and streams--throughout the Pacific Northwest. In this weekend's installments of Kidnapping Water: Bottled Operas , musicians and vocalists will perform unique mini-operas at parks and beaches in Des Moines/Burien (Saturday) and South Seattle (Sunday). "Who publishes the ... Seattlest
Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, says his co-author, David... San Francisco Chronicle
Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats has died, says his co-author, David Ritz. He was 91. Memphis Commercial Appeal
Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin: Dog Ears Music: Volume Thirty-Three
Benji Hughes hails from Charlotte, North Carolina. His debut is a well-crafted 25-song extravaganza, A Love Extreme, recorded in L.A.'s boho enclave Silverlake. HuffingtonPost
Sashabaw reopens near DTE Energy Music Theatre
Folks in Independence Township have Sashabaw Road back near DTE Energy Music Theatre. Detroit Free Press
Jerry Wexler, Produced Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, Dies at 91
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Jerry Wexler , the feisty Atlantic Records executive who coined the term ``rhythm and blues'' and produced some of the standout recordings by Ray Charles , Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett , has died. He was 91. Bloomberg.com
CONCERT REVIEW: American Idols Live!
Six weeks into their summer tour, the Idols are understandably fatigued. And it shows on stage. Richmond Times-Dispatch
Rainn Wilson plays naked drummer in 'The Rocker'
Rainn rocks. That is not a qualitative statement, although fans of Newsday
NY NY BAM Spotlights Gould, McDowell Takes On Anderson and a NY NY Goodbye
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the final New York column from Charlie Olsky. He recently took a position with Susan Norget in publicity. We will miss him.] This week in New York, the Brooklyn Academy of Music got uptight with Elliott Gould , Malcolm McDowell refused to apologize to Lindsay Anderson , and I started a new job which will conflict with writing this column in the future. indieWIRE
Record Producer Jerry Wexler Dies at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died, says his co-author, David Ritz. He was 91. Fox News
Jackson Browne sues McCain, RNC over song in ad
Jackson Browne is suing John McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees, accusing them of using his song "Running on Empty" without his permission. CTV.ca
News & Views
Britney Spears gets another shot at a VMA, Dave Stewart dusts off his songbook, jeans come to the rescue of the music industry, Danny Elfman diversifies, Wolfmother begins to reform and Lyle Lovett talks in News. Low vs. Diamond, Thao Nguyen, The Faint, Jakob Dylan, Rodrigo y Gabriela and The Toadies in Views. POLLSTAR
Music Producer Jerry Wexler Who Coined The Phrase ‘Rhythm And Blues’ Dies At 91
You may not know his name but the music he brought to the world will never die. CityNews
Jerry Wexler, famed music producer, dies at 91
NEW YORK — Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, has died, says his co-author, David Ritz. He was 91. Ritz, co-author of Wexler's 1993 memoir, "Rhythm and the Blues," said he died at his Sarasota, Florida, home at about 3:45 a.m. Friday. He had been ill for a couple of years with ... The Toledo Blade
Legendary music producer Wexler dies
NEW YORK -- Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, says his coauthor, David Ritz. He was 91. Detroit Free Press
Jackson Browne says McCain's running on empty
LOS ANGELES -- Jackson Browne doesn't want John McCain running on anything fueled by his lyrics. The singer-songwriter sued McCain and the Ohio and national Republican committees in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles yesterday, accusing them of using his song "Running on Empty" without his permission. The lawsuit claims the song's use was an infringement of his copyright and will lead people to ... Richmond Times-Dispatch
Motor City Music Ends Saginaw's FNL Series
SAGINAW COUNTY, Mich. -- Thousands will gather at Morley Plaza in downtown Saginaw Friday night as the 10th annual Friday Night Live summer event wraps up. WNEM TV 5 Mid-Michigan
Man held over festival stabbing
A man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing at Scotland's largest music festival, police said. The 24-year-old man, from Glasgow, is due to appear at Perth Sheriff Court on Monday, Tayside Police confirmed. Paisley Daily Express
Calling all musicians!: Elks Band to host sit-in session
Special to the Journal The Devils Lake Elks Community Band plans to try something new and different next Tuesday, August 19th, at 7:30 pm in Roosevelt Park. Devils Lake Journal
Jerry Wexler, famed record producer, dies at 91
Legendary record producer Jerry Wexler, who helped shape R&B music with influential recordings of Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and other greats, and later made key recordings with the likes of Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson, has died, says his co-author, David Ritz. He was 91. WMCTV Memphis
Nigeria: Group Seeks Probe of 'Smoking' Parties
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) yesterday urged the federal government to investigate on-going 'Experience Freshness' secret parties being organised by the British American Tobacco Nigeria to promote its Pall Mall cigarette brand. AllAfrica.com