By Jazz News on June 30, 2010
The widow of Oscar Peterson says seeing the statue took her breath away and describes what it means to her family that the Queen will do the unveiling, while also saying the statue’s home at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa exemplifies Oscar Peterson’s importance to Canada.
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By Jazz News on June 30, 2010
Think of Tony Bennett and you’ll probably picture the kindly older gentleman crooning “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” and any number of other pop standards, or perhaps the guy who upstaged Alec Baldwin as “Anthony Benedetto” on a 2006 episode of Saturday Night Live , turning in a snappy duet with Christina Aguilera on “Steppin’ Out ” while he …
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By All About Jazz News on June 30, 2010
July 20th, New York City
Architects of the New Music Business to Discuss Key Issues and Industry Solutions
New York, NY–New Music Seminar, the future of music conference for artists and industry taking over New York City’s Webster Hall from July 19th through the 21st, will be hosting three high-level, closed-door industry summits during conference on Tuesday, July 20th: The NMS Brand Summit, The NMS Tech Summit and The NMS Business Summit: The New Deal…
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By All About Jazz News on June 30, 2010
In September, Mice Parade will embark on their first full North American tour since 2007 in support of What It Means To Be Left-Handed due September 14 on FatCat. What It Means To Be Left-Handed marks Mice Parade’s eighth full-length and is first album to be released in the band’s second decade of existence. In typical Mice Parade fashion, the album cuts a wide stylistic swath, but Pierces trademark stormy, intricate percussion, as well as melodic interweaving and warm, resonant vocal treatments carry throughout, stitching the pieces into a coherent whole…
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By All About Jazz News on June 30, 2010
San Diego native Russ Lorenson comes home with his acclaimed show, Benedetto/Blessed: Celebrating the Life and Music of Tony Bennett, for one performance only, at 5:00pm on August 22nd at The Celebration Cabaret, 5820 Oberlin Drive, San Diego, CA, 92121. Show tickets are $20-$42.50, and are availabl…
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By All About Jazz News on June 30, 2010
“Eric Clapton Crossroads 2010,” a feature drawn from sets at the guitarist’s June 26 festival in Chicago’s Toyota Park, will unspool as a high-definition theatrical event July 27 on more than 475 U.S. screens.
Pic is being presented by National CineMedia Fathom and Rhino Entertainment, Warner Music Group’s catalog arm. Clapton records for WMG’s Reprise imprint…
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By All About Jazz News on June 30, 2010
Aretha Franklin will take the stage next month with an accomplished accompanist more famous for diplomacy: Condoleezza Rice.
The pair will play at Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts on July 27 in show that will feature Franklin’s music and classical composers.
The Mann Center’s website says Rice, the former secretary of state, will accompany Franklin on piano for Say A Little Prayer,Natural Woman, selections from Mozart and more…
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By All About Jazz News on June 30, 2010
Elvis Presley archivists have found three rare photos dating back more than 50 years that show the young singer greeting fans at the gates of Graceland.
Negatives of the photos were discovered as archivists pored through a vast collection of documents from the office of Vernon Presley, Elvis’ father. The office is a stop on the daily tour of Graceland, Elvis’ Memphis estate…
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By All About Jazz News on June 30, 2010
YouTube has some bad news for those of you hoping the site would soon ditch Flash in favor of HTML5 video tags: It isnt going to happen any time soon.
Thats message from the YouTube developer blog which cites half-a-dozen areas where Flash trumps HTML5 and explains why the tag does not currently meet all the needs of a site like YouTube…
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By Music Genre: Jazz & Blues on June 30, 2010
If you ever read his blog, you know that critic Tom Hull listens to far more music than seems humanly possible. Which has the added bonus that his quarterly Jazz Consumer Guide columns stay clear of the critical hive mind.
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