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5202 days ago
Totally FuzzyTardy said... An Interview with my Grandfather A conventional enough interview which has had all of the silences (and near-silences) removed. This is not an unusual practice in editing interviews, but here it makes for intense, perhaps uncomfortable ... more info

OBITUARY: Ahmad Alaadeen Funeral / Wake / Memorial Services Info: Jazz Saxman-Educator-Composer-Author Dies at 76

5211 days ago
All About JazzAhmad S. Alaadeen an American "Jazz Master" saxophonist, composer, educator, author has died at the age of 76 years on August 15th, 2010...noted for his contribution to the world of jazz for 60+ years he was particularly well known in the Kansas City... more info

Album review: Brian Wilson's 'Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin'

5211 days ago
L.A. Times - Pop & HissOn “Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin,” the summer mash-up between the surf-sound maestro and the Jazz Age composer, the most obvious retooling is on “They Can’t Take That Away From Me.” Far from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong’s wistf... more info

Abbey Lincoln obituary

5213 days ago
Guardian MusicJazz singer, actor and civil rights activist strongly influenced by Billie HolidayIf Abbey Lincoln was overwhelmed by the responsibility of being proclaimed "the last of the jazz singers", she never let it show. As her great contemporaries and princ... more info

Meet 16-Year-Old Singing Sensation Nikki Yanofsky

5215 days ago
ET Online Nikki Yanofsky may not yet be a household name, but the 16-year-old Canadian singing sensation is getting raves from such music icons as Tony Bennett and Quincy Jones. So who is this talented artist whose buzz is growing louder each day? "I'v... more info

OBITUARY: Martin Drew, British Jazz Drummer Dies

5221 days ago
All About JazzMartin Drew, a British jazz drummer who was a member of the pianist Oscar Peterson's internationally popular group for three decades, died on July 29 in London. He was 66. The cause was a heart attack, his wife, Tessa, said. Mr. Drew first worked ... more info

Bobby Hebb obituary

5223 days ago
Guardian MusicUS singer-songwriter whose greatest hit – much recorded by others – was SunnyThe summer of 1966 was full of new songs that seemed to radiate sunshine – among them Manfred Mann's Pretty Flamingo, the Lovin' Spoonful's Summer in the City, the Bea... more info

Harry Klein obituary

5224 days ago
Guardian MusicOne of the most highly rated jazz baritone saxophonists of the 50sWhen the Melody Maker was the voice of jazz in Britain, Harry Klein, who has died aged 81, topped its readers' poll as the UK's No 1 baritone saxophonist for four years in a row, from ... more info

Revealed: Notorious BIG's secret jazz education

5225 days ago
Guardian MusicSaxophonist claims he introduced a young Biggie Smalls to the work of Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Parker and Ella FitzgeraldDid Notorious BIG learn his flow from Cannonball Adderley? One of the late rapper's former neighbours, saxophonist Donald Har... more info

Paul Morley on music: Arcade Fire

5227 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Montreal-based septet will be out to prove that a band's all-important third LP can retain the capacity to surpriseAs you might have noticed, unflagging glory seekers Arcade Fire are releasing their third album, very generously extending their lu... more info

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