What are your plans for the weekend? Here in the U.S., most folks are enjoying a long holiday weekend, filled with food, friends, and fireworks -- and maybe a free concert and a movie or two. On a personal note, with local temperatures soaring above 100 degrees for the past week or so, I'm staying inside and out of the weather as much as I can. And so I was pleased to find Jazz on a Summer's Day is...
Like the world, last week I was devastated by the news that Michael Jackson had unexpectedly left the room. This blessed artist commanded the stage with the grace of an antelope, shattered recording industry records and broke down cultural boundaries around the world; yet he remained the gentlest of souls.
In announcing that she was stepping down as Alaska Governor on Friday, Sarah Palin noted the unrelenting hostility of liberal media elites. In the barely ten months since she burst onto the national scene, Palin has been scorned and mocked by journalists -- including many supposedly objective reporters -- like few other politicians. Here are a few of the choicer attacks, as compiled from MRC's Notable...
Bob Parks, a black conservative Republican commentator, explains to his readers why he won't join in on the trashing of the late entertainer Michael Jackson : "My reason to push back has nothing to do with musical adoration or cult of personality. Michael Jackson was weird, and as far as I know (with my limited knowledge of the law), weird is not illegal. Michael Jackson came from a f__d up family...
All About Jazz is celebrating Joel Bowers' birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Joel BowersJoel Bowers is a 33-year-old native of San Jose, California. Joel is a 1997 graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies... more...
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Sheila Jordan has a farmhouse retreat in Upstate New York where the 80-year-old singer goes to develop new music. In The New York Times this week, Lisa A. Phillips wrote a charming story about Jordan and her country life. Here...
Sinfonia Trilogy Julius WILLIAMS Conductor Chuck PATTERSON Stage Director Kevin MAYNOR Artistic Director Starring Janinah BURNETT (as Treemonisha) Robert MACK Geraldine MCMILLIAN Kevin MAYNOR Raemond MARTIN With Newark City Ballet Dance Theatre of Irvington Trilogy: An Opera Company Focuses on the works of Black Composers as well as works reflective of the Black Experience using artists across the...
After reading Bill's review of ALSO KNOWN AS HARPER by Bill at Literate Lives , I had to put it at the top of my stack. I finished the book this week and LOVED it! I agree completely with Bill. This is a great read. One that I am happy to have put on the top of my stack. Harper Lee Morgan is named after her mother's favorite writer, Harper Lee. Harper loves writing and loves school. But when her father...
CNN will be re-airing Don Lemon 's report on the life and death of Michael Jackson. The "CNN Presents" documentary features interviews with musician/performer/conductor Quincy Jones , music artist Usher, Smokey Robinson and Lionel Richie . "Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror" airs tonight and tomorrow night at 8pmET, 11pmET and 2amET. And on HLN, a special edition of Showbiz Tonight:...
Jazzelation will be performing at the 2009 Greenbelt Festival. The band will play the Performance Stage on Monday 31st August at 5pm. The festival is a celebration of " love, creativity and justice in the arts and contemporary culture..." It's a kind of mainstream Christianity-inspired caper...
Record producer Quincy Jones has revealed he does not believe Michael Jackson was suffering from vitiligo, a condition which changed the color of his skin. Quincy Jones claims Michael Jackson "didn't want to be black." The music producer - who worked with the late pop icon on his iconic 'Bad', 'Thriller' and 'Off the Wall' albums - does not believe Michael suffered from disease which caused...
Peter Hand Big Band The Wizard of Jazz: A Tribute to Harold Arlen (feat. Houston Person) Savant 2009 Nancy Kelly Well, Alright!: Live! with Houston Person Saying It With Jazz 2009 Ernestine Anderson A Song For You HighNote 2008 As he continues on well into his 8th decade as the go-to tenor sax man, the always solid {{Houston Person = 10237}} remains a prolific and first-rate blues man. This latest...
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