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Like the sweaters his character, Dr. Cliff Huxtable, wore on the massively popular 1980s sitcom "The Cosby Show," there's something comforting about the easy-going humor of Bill Cosby.

Quincy Jones Presents The Alfredo Rodriguez Trio. Jazz Alley, 2033 Sixth Ave., 441-9729. 7:30 p.m. $21.50. While this 24-year-old Cuban pianist was "discovered" and championed by none other than Quincy Jones, he obviously caught Q's serious jazz ear because there's nothing crossover about him.

The Chicago Jazz Festival gets underway tomorrow with a full slate of concerts at Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park.

Randy Scott has the blues. He's had them for 40 years. Sometimes they're figurative, other times literal, now they're musical.

It hasn't been officially announced yet, but all of Mariah Carey's fans know that she's currently in the studio working on a Christmas album.

People around the world were giddy over the possibility of hidden jewel Lauryn Hill making her big come back to music.

Looks like Michael Jackson may be moonwalking across the big screen -- again. TMZ reports that Ron Newt, one of MJ's "good friends," has exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from the King of Pop's 1981 Triumph Tour.

Michael Jackson's children are having trouble fitting into school because of their full-time bodyguards.

Demi Moore danced fo'shizzle in Las Vegas last weekend. Britain's Daily Mail reports the actress jumped onstage and danced along with Snoop Dogg while the rapper performed.

Not every actor has the opportunity to star on three Emmy-nominated television shows , pal around Europe with Ne-Yo and Method Man while working on a George Lucas Film , and start his own production company, all before the age of 23.

Is it any wonder that after 19-year-old Montana Fishburne announced that Kim Kardashian was the inspiration behind her decision to go into XXX acting, her famous father, Laurence Fishburne, avoided Kim at last night's Emmy Awards? "Laurence wanted nothing to do with Kim," an insider tells me.

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He's a knight now, but Patrick Stewart, who was bestowed with the title earlier this year by Queen Elizabeth, almost wasn't even captain of the Enterprise.

This year, Davis's 40-year-old jazz fusion classic Bitches Brew is getting the anniversary treatment, reissued in a "legacy edition" Tuesday that includes bonus tracks and a DVD.

Jeff Tweedy wasn't the only one receiving an official proclamation this weekend : On Saturday at Vintage Vinyl, funk pioneer George Clinton was named an honorary citizen of the Delmar Loop.

"I love her as the mother of my children; we just couldn't be married," Usher said about his relationship with Tameka Foster.

A Sequim man accused of exposing himself and brandishing a shotgun on Aug. 17 while clad in a banana costume has pleaded not guilty.

Lenny Kravitz attends the Peace One Day photocall at Canal Plus on August 28, 2009 in Paris, France.

Thousands of MICHAEL JACKSON fans gathered across the U.S. on Sunday , to celebrate what would have been the King of Pop's 52nd birthday.

Fans gather in a large commercial center to commemorate the 52nd birthday of the late U.S. pop superstar Michael Jackson in Bucharest, Romania, Aug.