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Milton Hopkins & Jewel Brown

Sign up for the Music Newsletter: Keep your thumb on the local music scene with music features, additional online music listings and show picks. We'll also send special ticket offers and music promotions available only to our Music Newsletter subscri ... [ Published 5 hours ago by Houston Press ]
First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated 12 hours ago - 1 Documents

Gig review: Admiral Fallow, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh

THE release of Tree Bursts in Snow, the sophomore record by Glasgow?s Admiral Fallow, on the very day of this show seems to have propelled the sextet to new heights of popularity.Or in their home country, at least, with this gig creditably nearing a sell-out ... [ Published May 23 2012 by The Scotsman ]
First Reported May 20 2012 - Updated May 20 2012 - 1 Documents

Bamboozle Blog, Day 2: Foo Fighters

Midway through Foo Fighters' pulverizing rock set, bandleader Dave Grohl seemed to take a direct shot at Skrillex, last-night's machine-assisted main attraction. Dispense with the laptops and computers, Grohl told aspiring musicians in the enormous audience, ... [ Published May 20 2012 by New Jersey Online ]
First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

DiscoveriesJosh Nelson

His cohorts, including trombonist Alan Ferber and vocalist Vanessa Robaire, are simpatico and patient like their bandleader, who wrote all the tracks save for Russell Garcia’s “Weena (love theme from The Time Machine),” a haunting snippet with a chorale ... [ Published May 18 2012 by Jazz Times ]
First Reported May 18 2012 - Updated May 18 2012 - 1 Documents

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Showcasing a Jazz Legacy from Big Band to Hendrix

The first Gil Evans repertory concert — or at least, the first one expressly presented that way — took place at Carnegie Hall in 1974, when Evans was still around to steer his orchestra clear of sentimentality.Miles Davis watching Gil Evans at work around ... [ Published May 18 2012 by All About Jazz ]
First Reported May 17 2012 - Updated May 17 2012 - 1 Documents

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Jackie McLean

Thelonious Monk PhotosJohn Lenwood (Jackie) McLean was an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader and educator, born in New York City. His father, John Sr., who died in 1939, played guitar in Tiny Bradshaw's orchestra. After his father's death, his musical ... [ Published May 17 2012 by Artist Direct ]
First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Showcasing a Jazz Legacy From Big Band to Hendrix

Two events and an album commemorate the pioneering bandleader and arranger Gil Evans, born 100 years ago this week. ... [ Published May 16 2012 by New York Times ]
Entities: Gil Evans, Bandleader
First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Review: Gary Primich's 'Just a Little Bit More ... With Omar Dykes'

Gary Primich "Just a … With Omar Dykes"Old Pal RecordsWhen Gary Primich died of an accidental drug overdose in Austin in September 2007, the reaction from friends and blues fans was sadness, not the sadness that often follows news of a death, but a bone-deep ... [ Published May 16 2012 by MySanAntonio ]
First Reported May 09 2012 - Updated May 09 2012 - 2 Documents

Mort Lindsey, TV Bandleader And Accompanist To Stars, Dies At 89

Mort Lindsey, who led Merv Griffin’s television orchestra, accompanied Barbra Streisand on the piano in Central Park and played with Judy Garland in her celebrated comeback concert at Carnegie Hall, died on Friday at his home in Malibu, Calif. He was ... [ Published May 09 2012 by All About Jazz ]
First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 1 Documents

Emmy-Winning Composer and Conductor Dead at 89

A celebrated conductor, composer, arranger, musician and bandleader who worked with a string of music stars including Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli has died, the BBC reports. Mort Lindsey, 89, died Friday in Malibu, Calif., after a ... [ Published May 08 2012 by TV Week ]
First Reported May 05 2012 - Updated May 06 2012 - 1 Documents

Bassist Roland Guerin stepped out as a bandleader in sharp set at New Orleans Jazz Fest

One of the great pleasures of the New Orleans Jazz Fest is seeing musicians, such as Roland Guerin in a variety of contexts. I heard Louisiana's leading modern bassist with an alto sax duo on Thursday, at a Satchmo tribute on Friday, and leading a band ... [ Published May 05 2012 by NOLA Live ]
First Reported Apr 27 2012 - Updated Apr 27 2012 - 1 Documents

A BRAND new musical chronicling the life of iconic American bandleader Glenn Miller heads to Billingham?s Forum Theatre next week.

This show about life and music of the 1940s musician and bandleader features many of his world famous tunes.It is both a celebration of the Glenn Miller sound and a love story - a story of one man’s sheer determination to find a unique sound.The talented ... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Gazette Live ]

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"Songs are at the heart of what I do," Mancini says in his biography. "I try to stay connected to the songwriter's original intent. I think that keeps listeners engaged in a way they aren't typically used to when listening to instrumentalists. Also, I think that there's an element of surprise in my playing--not that I'm trying to pull any fast ones. But I do feel that my sense of humor comes out in my playing."
...As award-winning journalist/critic and jazz/fusion scholar Bill Milkowski's liner notes to this box set pointpoint out, "They began forging a new direction in instrumental music with a signature sound that incorporated elements of rock, funk, folkloric melodies and collective group improvisation along with touches of electronic abstraction and pan-global exotica."

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Today Is The 20th Anniversary Of Johnny Carson'... [ Published May 22 2012 by TV Squad ]
On May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson ended his 30-year reign as the host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Twenty years after his final broadcast, Carson remains unmatched as an American television icon. Carson's abilities as a television host ...
Take five: John Fordham's month in jazz – May [ Published May 16 2012 by Music blog | guardian.co.uk ]
Continuing our series of monthly columns, John Fordham picks out his musical milestones from the past few weeks. Tell us in the comments section below if there's things we've missed, plus what you'd like to see John covering in next month's column 1) ...
WATCH: Jon Hamm Improvises Song About '70s Sitcom [ Published May 08 2012 by TV Squad ]
Don Draper may not "get" the Beatles , but Jon Hamm is so well-versed in retro pop culture that he can make up songs about '70s sitcoms on the spot. In the first episode of this online-only exclusive from the upcoming IFC show "Comedy Bang! Bang!", ...
Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band... [ Published Apr 27 2012 by Pop & Hiss ]
Halfway through Thursday night’s miraculous revival meeting cum concert at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Bruce Springsteen stopped to recall his beginnings in the '60s and early '70s playing with a bar band. There was one type of music that was guaranteed ...
Live: The Beach Boys kick off 50th anniversary ... [ Published Apr 26 2012 by Pop & Hiss ]
Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, with impressive backing musicians, bring a SoCal sound to Casino del Sol. TUCSON -- Let's not make too much of the fact that the Beach Boys kicked off their 50th ...
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