???Salute to the Blue,??? the 2008 Tri-Cities Jazz Fest, will honor the United States Air Force Band Program through performances by numerous noted alumni of the program and special guests with the East Tennessee State University Jazz Ensemble.
Various Artists, ???Heroes: Original Soundtrack??? (NBC). A soundtrack as eclectic as the show it is culled from? That's a rare thing, since most of the time, availability for tunes on hip TV soundtracks is sold like advertising space, and any old sensitive singer-songwriter fare is tossed in back of the big emotional moment on screen. (That means you, ???Grey's Anatomy???! Stop trying to push my
As I flip back to the days when I was the Firechief and designated trombonist in the jazz band called the Firehouse Five Plus Two, it's difficult to deny that those 22 years were some of the most bizarre times of my life.
antiMusic reports: This week we feature Armed Forces' frontman Brandon Jazz who tells us about his favorite tracks on the new album "Modern Gospel". We won't bore you with a long intro, instead we'll let Brandon speak for himself.
High gas prices, rising airfares and a bad case of economic jitters ?? if this keeps up, the term ???value vacation??? could become the next great oxymoron in travel.
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Music to make even the masters jealous There was a story in the Hendrix biography Room Full of Mirrors about how the first time Michael Bloomfield heard Hendrix play he left the show swearing he was never going to play guitar again. He did play again, of course, and likely gained some motivation and inspiration from the awe he felt for Jimi??™s playing that night. Even if
The festival, sponsored by Garanti Bank, will present nearly 40 concerts, bringing audiences prominent jazz artists from around the world, as well as esteemed figures on the pop, rock, folk and world music scene.
STAUNTON ?? The bandstand at Gypsy Hill Park was a hub of activity Saturday as people walked from tent to tent and artists promoted their various wares.
Without a horn section, without claves or massed percussion, pianist Bill O'Connell and Triple Play capture the essence of Latin jazz on their self-titled Savant Records album, from the hard-charging opener ???Triple Play" to the mellow mood of ???A Call for Sanity."
Sultry, sweet jazz can seduce and mellow the most jaded of people. Well, a jazz phenomenon is about to ignite in Nassau, when "Jazz Summer Festival" hits Thursday, June 12 to Sunday, June 15.
Saxophonist Steve Wilson, one of the bright talents on the New York City??or any??scene, understands the value of music education. He's very involved in it.
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