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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Seattle Times: Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra Plays Tribute to Ray Charles and Quincy Jones

5525 days ago
All About JazzRay Charles and Quincy Jones were teenagers when they met in a Seattle nightclub, one of dozens clustered around Jackson Street in the 1940s. They were both aspiring jazz musicians, Charles a pianist, Jones a trumpeter. They were among many now- fam... more info

ONE WEEK ONLY: Tom Dowd and the Language of Music

5533 days ago
Pitchfork - TVA documentary on unsung producer and engineer Dowd, who worked with everyone from Ray Charles to John Coltrane to Otis Redding over his 60-year career. The 82-minute film is shown in its entirety. more info

Swank soars in old-fashioned Earhart biopic

5541 days ago
ReutersLONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - Freckle-faced, prairie-voiced and fiercely independent, Hilary Swank's depiction of aviator Amelia Earhart in Mira Nair's biographical film "Amelia" is of a high order. It ranks with recent portrayals of Ray Charles by J... more info

Grammy-Winner Michael Buble Sings for ET!

5542 days ago
ET Online ET's with Grammy-winning singer Michael Buble as he croons a song made famous by Ray Charles. Click the video to watch! "It's a really beautiful song and a really touching song," Michael says of "Georgia on My Mind." "I just wanted to really me... more info

Miami's Ketchy Shuby Brings the Downtown Soul

5543 days ago
New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FLThese days, soul music is a genre often stuck in the side aisle of the record store or passed off into smoky cafés and '70s reunion shows. The originators of American soul music — Ray Charles, Otis Redding, and early James Brown — commandeered e... more info

Bluesman who recorded as Freddy Robinson dies

5552 days ago
TopixBluesman Abu Talib, who recorded and toured with Ray Charles and Little Walter under his given name, Freddy Robinson, has died. more info

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Other Places: Stryker and Primack on Marcus Belgrave

5554 days ago
All About JazzTrumpeter Marcus Belgrave, admired within jazz circles but little known outside them, has received tangible recognition for his work as a player and a teacher. Belgrave left Ray Charles in the early 1960s ago to settle in Detroit. In today's Detroit ... more info

Jazz giant awarded $50,000 distinction

5556 days ago
Detroit Free Press When trumpeter Marcus Belgrave grew tired of life on the road in 1963 after five years with the Ray Charles Band, he could have settled in any city in the country. Belgrave, who had found New York cliquish and cold, considered Dallas, Los Angeles an... more info

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Ray Charles Contest - 7cd Prize Pack

5564 days ago
All About JazzIn celebration of the digital release of 'The Ray Charles Cold Case Playlist' - songs from and inspired by the CBS television series, Raycharles.com, Concord Music Group and CBS are giving away seven classic Ray Charles recordings on CD including: 'G... more info

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Thelonious Dub to Release Debut CD

5564 days ago
All About JazzThelonious Dub, Hollywood based modern jazz quartet led by guitarist Joe Bartone, launches their first full-length studio effort with a special CD release party to be held at Home Restaurant and Lounge in Silverlake on Saturday, October 24 at 7pm. ... more info

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