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12 hrs ago | Inland Empire Weekly

Blame it On Rio

While pop music in the mid-1960s was being roiled by the feverish insurgence of the British Invasion and the fiery soul of Stax and Motown, a new strain of exotic rhythms managed to slip in through the back door and quickly exert a powerful hold over the mainstream American ear.

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Related Topix: Motown, Soul, Sergio Mendes, Jazz, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Herb Alpert

Wed Jul 08, 2009

SalemNews.com, Salem, MA

Quick Picks

"Dressing A Colonial Lady," a Wednesday Evening Lecture at the Ipswich Historical Society on Wednesday, July 15, with Adam and Mary Spencer, will use a reproduction gown to demonstrate how ladies in the 17th century got dressed.

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Related Topix: Ipswich, MA, Mose Allison, Jazz

Sun Jul 05, 2009

All About Jazz

Bending the Mainstream: Harry Allen, Nicki Parrott & Eddie Metz Jr.

Stan Getz characterized the challenge that tenor saxophonists face as singing perfectly on an imperfect instrument.

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Related Topix: Jr., Nicki, Pop/Rock, Harry Allen, Jazz, Mainstream

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Hospitality Net

The Great Taste of July in Edmonton

For those who dig jazz, whether it's cool, slow and blue or red hot and hoppin', there's the Edmonton International Jazz Festival , which runs through Sunday, July 5th.Acts at the festival so far have included John Abercrombie Organ Trio and Branford Marsalis Quartet.

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Related Topix: Canada, John Abercrombie, Jazz, Contact, Drama Movies, Science Fiction Movies, Jay Leno, Charlie Parker

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Daily Nebraskan

Jazz in June performer Riley also teaches students

As a child at the age of 12, John Riley began his musical career as a drummer in a rock band playing at sock hops.

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Related Topix: Max Roach, Jazz, University of North Texas, Texas, Manhattan School of Music, University of Nebraska Lincoln

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Canada.com

Music a 'demanding lover and friend' for Joyce Moreno

Joyce Moreno says music tends to be a more ubiquitous part of everyday life in Brazil than in some parts of the world.

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Related Topix: South America, World News, Brazil, Jazz

Sat Jun 20, 2009

Arkansas News Bureau

Music as Bill Clinton's metaphor

I thought I knew Bill Clinton, but then I came across a cable channel rerun on which the ever-evolving British rocker, the acclaimed musical guru Elvis Costello, was interviewing him.

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Related Topix: Joan Baez, Folk, Jazz, Black Entertainment, John Coltrane, Arkansas, Arkansas Government

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Stanford News Service

Stanford celebrates jazz with more than 100 performers, 34 events

This year's Stanford Jazz Festival launches its 38th season on June 26 with an eclectic menu of jazz, including swing, bebop, cool, big band, modern, blues and Latin shows.

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Related Topix: Stanford, CA, Jazz

Tue Jun 16, 2009

All About Jazz

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Yaron Herman Trio + Hiromi + Tineke Postma Quartet...

Barbican Jazz plays host to three rapidly rising jazz stars, all making their London concert debut following impressive club shows over the past year.

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Related Topix: Geri Allen, Jazz

Sun Jun 14, 2009

Democrat & Chronicle

Improvising on the f ly Rochester International Jazz Festival

Jonas Kullhammar marvels at what he's learned from guys like Victor Lewis. Lewis is "the drummer who played with everybody, all these legends" - Herbie Hancock, Stan Getz, Woody Shaw, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins.

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Related Topix: Rochester Metro, Rochester, NY, Victor Lewis, Jazz, Woody Shaw, Dexter Gordon

Fri Jun 12, 2009

The Santa Barbara Independent

Solvang Jazz Becoming a Tradition

SOLVANG SALUTES FREDDIE HUBBARD: Although the Solvang Jazz Festival is but a toddler at this stage, with only two fests behind it so far, with this September's third annual affair, the festival will be celebrating a sense of circular history - going back to the head, so to speak.

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Related Topix: Solvang, CA, Freddie Hubbard, Jazz, Theater, Arts, Santa Barbara Metro, Santa Barbara, CA

Wed Jun 10, 2009

Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

Program 7: RNW Archives 1974

Program 7: RNW Archives 1974 This year's European Jazz Stage series sees us bringing you a new take on some classic recordings.

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Related Topix: Bill Evans, Jazz, Frank Wess, Piet Noordijk, Eddie Gomez

Sun Jun 07, 2009

Small dead animals

Reader Tips

Good evening ladies and gentlemen, welcome to SDA Late Nite Radio . Tonight, for your delectation, here is Mr.

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Related Topix: Jazz

Fri Jun 05, 2009

Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep

European Jazz Stage 2009

Join us for a European jazz vacation, with 13 weeks of performances from the continent's hottest clubs, concert halls and festivals, including the spectacular North Sea Jazz Festival.

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Related Topix: Michel Camilo, Jazz, Phil Woods, Bill Evans

Tue Jun 02, 2009

All About Jazz

EVENT: An All-Star Benefit for Guitarist Joe Diorio

New York, NY 212-581-3080 Guitarist and Connecticut native Joe Diorio earned his reputation as a creative jazz soloist in bands led by jazz legends Sonny Stitt, Horace Silver, Stan Getz and Freddie Hubbard.

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Related Topix: Joe Diorio, Jazz, Sonny Stitt, Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard

Sun May 31, 2009

KMHD-FM Gresham

David Friesen/Greg Goebel Duo Live @ Camellia Lounge

He has performed and/ or recorded with many of the great names and legends of jazz including: Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Joe Henderson, Sam Rivers, Michael Brecker, Bud Shank, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Shaw, Freddy Hubbard, Art Farmer, Clark Terry, Joe Venuti, Mal Waldron, Jaki Byard, Kenny Drew Sr., Chick Corea, Milt Jackson, Slim Gaillard, John ...

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Related Topix: David Friesen, Jazz, Sam Rivers, Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon, Michael Brecker

Fri May 29, 2009

All About Jazz

INTERVIEWS/PROFILE: Paquito D'Rivera: The Latin Side of Jazz

Paquito D'Rivera was born in Havana on June 4, 1948, and grew up a musical prodigy in a devoted family.

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Related Topix: Paquito d'rivera, Jazz, Fidel Castro, Black Entertainment, Dizzy Gillespie

Wed May 27, 2009

GoTriad

Grilled Lamb Chop with Mixed Vegetables at Dan Thai Jazz Bistro.

And now for the Daily Double question: What longest reigning living monarch also happens to be an accomplished saxophone player? Answer: King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Travel, Thailand, Laos Travel, Laos Travel, Thailand Travel, Benny Goodman, Jazz, Thai Cuisine

Mon May 25, 2009

All About Jazz

Gary Burton Quartet

Born in 1943 and raised in Indiana, Gary Burton taught himself to play the vibraphone and, at the age of 17, made his recording debut in Nashville, Tennessee, with guitarists Hank Garland and Chet Atkins.

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Related Topix: Gary Burton, Jazz, Nashville Metro, Nashville, TN, Berklee College of Music, George Shearing

Thu May 21, 2009

All About Jazz

Stan Getz: At The Shrine

Verve Music Group This latest reissue in the Verve Originals series-which in early 2009 brought us the superb five-CD box set Stan Getz: The Bossa Nova Albums -tends to be overlooked when lists of tenor saxophonist Stan Getz's early classics are compiled.

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Related Topix: Media, Music, Jazz

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