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Ravi Shankar dies at 92; sitar master
Ravi Shankar was already revered as a master of the sitar in 1966 when he met George Harrison, the Beatle who became his most famous disciple and gave the Indian musician-composer unexpected pop-culture cachet. Suddenly the classically trained Shankar...
Tags: Norah Jones, Movies, Music Industry, Philip Glass, Festive Events
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With a New Album in the Works, the Isaac Young Quartet Head to Arch Street in Hartford
Isaac Young Quartet Opening for Marco Benevento, Dec. 13, 9 p.m., $12-$15, Arch Street Tavern, 85 Arch St., Hartford, (860) 246-7610, manicproductions.org. The jazz world is roomy, with many corners to explore. There's the academic scene, always...
Tags: University of Hartford, Jackie McLean, Dexter Gordon, Charlie Parker, Middletown
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Obama's next four years: Tune in to jazz
Any president's second term offers another shot at fulfilling dreams that got away the first time around. So while President Barack Obama is strategizing on immigration, unemployment, the deficit and, oh yes, the fiscal cliff, I'd like to add one more...
Tags: Charles Mingus, White House, Peanuts, Redman, Bobby McFerrin
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Washington County Public Schools calendar - Dec. 10-15
Here are some of the things happening this week in Washington County Public Schools: Monday, Dec. 10 Clear Spring Middle — Holiday chorus concert at Clear Spring High School, 7 p.m. Hickory Elementary — Geography bee, 9 a.m. Old Forge...Tags: High Schools, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Satellite and Cable Service, Culture, Science and Technology
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Los Angeles bands swing into an old-school music revival
A nine-piece band replete with tuba, washboard, accordion, fiddle, mandolin, trumpet and guitar joyously pumped out early 20th century standards such as "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out," Muddy Waters' deep blues and original tunes that would...
Tags: Rock and Roll (genre), Adele (music artist), Bruce Springsteen, Music Industry, World War II (1939-1945)
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Valley Jazz swings into holiday action
Staff WriterThe great saxophonist Ornette Coleman once said that “jazz is the only music in which the same note can be played night after night but differently each time.” And tonight, the Jimmie Cannon’s Valley Jazz will prove Coleman’s point...Tags: Stevie Wonder, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Music Industry, Dave Brubeck
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Have a swingin' good time
Once a month, from October through January, the college cafeteria transforms into a swing era ballroom out of history complete with a live big band ensemble. "Honestly, you don't hear music played like this nowadays," said Josh Raber, member of the Up...
Tags: Big Band (genre), Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Dance, Electronica (genre)
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2013 Grammy Award nominees
Indie-rock trio Fun. and R&B/hip-hop star Frank Ocean scored big in Grammy Award nominations, scoring six nods apiece mostly in the top Grammy categories. The Recording Academy announced the nominations Wednesday during a show in Nashville. The 55th...Tags: Zac Brown Band (music group), Radio, Customs and Tradition, Dom (music group), Hans Zimmer
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2012 Grammy Nominations
KTLA News1. Record Of The Year Lonely Boy The Black Keys The Black Keys & Danger Mouse, producers; Tom Elmhirst & Kennie Takahashi, engineers/mixers; Brian Lucey, mastering engineer Track from: El Camino [Nonesuch] Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) Kelly Clarkson...Tags: Steve Angello, Radio, Customs and Tradition, Lyrica (drug), Aimee Mann
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Dave Brubeck dies at 91; jazz legend
In the strait-laced Eisenhower 1950s, Dave Brubeck seemed, on one hand, deeply conventional. He didn't drink, smoke or take drugs. He favored expressions like "baloney!" and "you bet" over ruder alternatives. He had a prodigious work ethic that had been...Tags: Charles Mingus, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Culture, Music Industry
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Appreciation: Pianist Dave Brubeck's gift for timing endures
When thinking about Dave Brubeck, you can't help but also consider time, and not just how much of it fans received from the prolific jazz pianist up to his death Wednesday at age 91. A titan of West Coast jazz, Brubeck was linked with California for...
Tags: Charles Mingus, U.S. Department of State, A Charlie Brown Christmas (tv program), Entertainment, Duke Ellington
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Jazz great Dave Brubeck dies at 91
The jazz artist Dave Brubeck died Wednesday at 91, according to his manager, Russell Gloyd. He died of cardiac arrest one day short of his 92nd birthday in Norwalk, Conn. The pianist and arranger, born in Concord, Calif., was one of jazz's first pop...Tags: Entertainment, Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Music Industry, Popular Music (genre)
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