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Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
Boing Boing tv's UK-based music correspondent Russell Porter interviews the young experimental jazz band EMPIRICAL, from London. Today's episode includes an extended musical interlude, to ensure the mellowest possible Monday for all the peeps out there in BBtv-land. The band's "influences" roster says it the best: Louis Armstrong, Roy Eldridge, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Booker Little, Miles Davis,...
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The Lebanese Inner Circle - Blog (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
BEITEDDIN, Lebanon (Reuters) - Lyrical notes from the saxophone of U.S. jazz artist Branford Marsalis waft into the cool night air of a mountain palace courtyard in Lebanon. The applause generated by the fine music also seems to carry overtones of joy and relief that Lebanon’s summer festivals are back after two years of cancellations forced [...]
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WorldGolf Wire News (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
"With the large number of male golfers that visit Myrtle Beach each year, we have a tremendous opportunity to help promote the importance of being tested for prostate cancer," said Bill Golden, president of Myrtle Beach Golf Holiday.
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Evening Standard (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Branford Marsalis Quartet's storming finish was an exhilarating antidote to the tense opening set by Andrew McCormack's trio.
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Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Warren Haynes is easily the hardest working man in jam. Between splitting time in the Allman Brothers and Gov't Mule, the guitar-slinger is also the default go-to guy if you're looking for a sit-in. I'm convinced that much like a Shazzan , if you shout his name at a show he's obligated to appear. In addition to his on-stage work, each year the affable Haynes puts together his X-Mas Jam to benefit...
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The Big Picture (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
No time for a full Friday Night Jazz -- off to watch the fireworks if the rain holds off -- but here's a funk tune you should check out: James Brown (Part 1 & 2) Buckshot LeFonque : Music Evolution. Buckshot LeFonque was a group Branford Marsalis formed in his post Sting days (1994 & 97). The goal was to meld classical jazz with rock, rap, R&B and hip-hop. Its really all over the place, with no defining...
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Workers World news online (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Mr. Marsalis, perhaps by now you’ve seen or heard about the open letter to you from the British Committee for Universities of Palestine regarding your quartet’s concert date in Tel Aviv on July 17.
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Another Green World (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
from the British Committee for the Universities of Palestine info@bricup.org.uk 17 June 2008 Dear Branford Marsalis: Inventive and independent musician that you are, it seems to us that you're constantly exploring aspects of black American experience. And jazz is one of the most triumphant expressions of African-Americans' resistance to forced removal, ruthless suppression, and murderous racism. Yet...
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adn.com: Lifestyle (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
He first picked up a horn in the Treme neighborhood, the heart of New Orleans' brass jazz scene. He played with Green Day and U2 to rededicate the Louisiana Superdome. He's got abs like Usher; frequently, the front rows at his shows erupt with hysterical college girls.
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Dalhousie News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Members of DalHabitat had a great time working on the Musicians' Village and soaking up the sights and sounds of New Orleans. Now, they're ready to take on more builds.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/25/2008
The Bellevue Jazz Festival May 23 and 24 got off to a slow start, but the Spanish Harlem Orchestra came with enough energy for all the festivalgoers; jazz review by Paul de Barros.
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Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/23/2008
Dominating tenor saxophonist Branford Marsalis and the infectious Spanish Harlem Orchestra — both Grammy winners — headline...
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Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 05/20/2008
DOWNLOAD: The Dead Science - Displacer (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Dead Science - One Final Round (MP3) The Dead Science After suffering a minor setback, aka a fire, Zebulon is reopening tonight (May 20, 2008). Little Women, People and The Dead...
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Used, but not abused (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Branford Marsalis Quartet - ‘We Do Things Better Than Any Band Out Here’ By Ted Panken “It's important to have cats who can push you and let you express yourself through the music, to actually play anything you want,” said Branford Marsalis, the afternoon before his quartet's first concert of 2008. The saxophonist sat on the floor of [...]
