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Paramount Theatre Hosts Glenn Miller Orchestra

5596 days ago
Paramount Theatre, Aurora will present the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra on Sunday, June 6, 2010, at 3:00 pm, in a 2:00 concert. The legend lives on as the most popular and respected big band returns to the Paramount Theatre. Their music is as more info

saturday afternoon updates continued

5602 days ago
Totally Fuzzyjeffen said...On this single, Olympia's second finest cover Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson:Fitz of Depression - New Wave (1995)http://musicruinedmylife.blogspot.coma r n e l said...V.A. - GRP 10th Anniversary Collection [BOX SET]DISC 1:1. Rashida - J... more info

Re-creating the big-band era

5634 days ago
Buffalo News, New YorkLook up the Glenn Miller Orchestra on the Internet and you may find out that Glenn Miller Productions licenses the name. The current branded American outfit made a trek all the way from the Fredonia Opera House, where it played a gig Sunday, to Artpa... more info

MUSIC INDUSTRY: Milt Buckner: Block Chords Parade

5709 days ago
All About JazzWhen pianist Billy Taylor asked fellow keyboard legendA George Shearing in 1984 how he developed the "Shearing Sound," Shearing said he sandwiched the styles of two different musicians. Recalled Shearing: "When I came back to the States [in late 1947... more info

Rubin 'Zeke' Zarchy dies at 93; big band trumpeter

5729 days ago
L.A. Times - EntertainmentHe was best known for his association with Glenn Miller's orchestra, but he also played with Joe Haymes, Tommy Dorsey and Bob Crosby, among others. Rubin "Zeke... more info

OBITUARY: Rubin 'Zeke' Zarchy Big Band Trumpeter Dies

5729 days ago
All About JazzHe was best known for his association with Glenn Miller's orchestra, but he also played with Joe Haymes, Tommy Dorsey and Bob Crosby, among others. Rubin "Zeke" Zarchy, a trumpeter for a number of leading big bands who was best known for his assoc... more info

TV/FILM: The Glenn Miller Story

5729 days ago
All About JazzThe 1954 film starring James Stewart, The Glenn Miller Story traces Miller's rise from pit-orchestra trombone player to leader of the most successful big band of his era. June Allyson is on hand as Miller's wife, Helen, who learns the value of pat... more info

FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Festival International de Jazz de Montreal Celebrates Its 30th Birthday with Chris Botti, Ornette Coleman, Maria Schneider, Wayne Shorter, Gary Burton and Pat Metheny

5766 days ago
All About JazzBeirut, Chris Botti, Jackson Browne, Pink Martini, Ornette Coleman Quartet, Maria Schneider, King Sunny Ade and Femi Kuti and The Positive Force, Wayne Shorter Quartet, The Lost Fingers, Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow a... more info

ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM: Jazz Musician of the Day: Glenn Miller

5776 days ago
All About JazzAll About Jazz is celebrating Glenn Miller's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Glenn MillerShortly after the beginning of the 20th century, in a small rural Southwestern Iowa town, a boy was born to Elmer and Mattie Lou Miller. The date was ... more info

Bootleg Friday: Dusty Springfield At the BBC

5785 days ago
A Deeper Shade of SoulWhether you like Amy Winehouse, Adele or Duffy; if you're a fan of the British female soul singer, then all roads lead back to Dusty Springfield.Springfield, like the R&B besotted Brits of her generation, sang her versions of American soul with love ... more info

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