All About Jazz is celebrating Dave Brubeck's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Dave BrubeckBrubeck\'s mother studied piano in England and intended to become a concert pianist; at home she taught piano for extra money. Brubeck was not particularly interested in learning by any particular method... more...
Dave Brubeck turns 89 years old this Sunday, and he gets this birthday-party favor to hang around his neck, a trifle of a thing, really, a rainbow-striped ribbon award to join all the other degrees and honors trailing the great living jazz legend.
Jazz pianist Dave Brubeck is 89. Actress JoBeth Williams is 61. Actor Tom Hulce is 56. Actor Kin Shriner is 56. Drummer Rick Buckler of The Jam is 54. Comedian Steven Wright is 54. Guitarist Peter Buck of R.E.M. is 53. Drummer David Lovering of The Pixies is 48. Actress Janine Turner (Northern Exposure) is 47. Director Judd Apatow is 42.
Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament in 1648, which is a good enough excuse to listen to this . Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in 1849. The Thirteeenth Amendement to the US Constitution, ending slavery, was ratified in 1865. The Mont Blanc , a French cargo ship fully loaded with munitions, collided with the Norwegian ship, Ivo , in the harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1917. The explosion...
Terry Teachout is most recently the author of Pops. Condition of Mr. Segundo: Playing for handy water closets. Author: Terry Teachout Subjects Discussed: Managing professional duties, the exigencies of sifting through 650 reels of Louis Armstrong’s tapes, Armstrong’s encounters with the mob, Armstrong’s relationship with manager Joe Glaser, the aborted Duke Ellington collaborative...
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , Television On the set of the video shoot for her new single, 'Fearless Love,' Melissa Etheridge enthusiastically waxes about the song's message of acceptance, but get her talking about her weekend plans and she becomes downright giddy. That's because she's playing 'Born to Run' for one of her musical idols, Bruce Springsteen . "I'm about to...
In his Connecticut home, Dave Brubeck regularly uses a dancer's barre to stretch, keeping his limbs flexible as part of his morning exercise program. At age 88, he still goes out on the road, stretching himself musically as both performer and composer. The acclaimed jazz pianist turns 89 on Sunday, the very day he will be feted by President Obama at a White House reception and, later, at the Kennedy...
Each day through Christmas Eve, I'll be picking an album, recording or song of the season that I like quite a bit. I kicked it off yesterday with a nod to Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas; today, and also in a jazzy vein, is a record that pretty much says "Christmas" to people of my generation. We're the ones who grew up on A Charlie Brown Christmas; yes, the special still airs every...
Albert Ayler - Greenich Village (Universal Japan/Zoom ) Amanda Martinez - Amor (Phantom ) Anita O'Day - Sings Winners (Universal ) Anita Spring - Let Them Talk (Phantom ) Art Blakey - Jazz Message (Universal ) Art Sherrod Jr. - Seasons (Pacific Coast Jazz ) Benny Carter - Further Definitions (Universal Japan/Zoom ) Bernie McGann - Solar (Indies Aus/Zoom ) Bill Evans - With Symphony Orchestra (Universal...
All About Jazz is celebrating Paul Desmond's birthday today! JAZZ MUSICIAN OF THE DAY Paul DesmondHe is revered for the pure, gentle tone of his alto saxophone, and the elegant lyricism of his improvisations. For seventeen years he was the lead soloist in the most commercially successful jazz combo ever, the Dave Brubeck Quartet... more...
Two discs feature the artists' greatest love songs, just in time for Christmas,New Year's Eve, and Valentine's Day! LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Concord Music Group's For Lovers series will continue on December 22, 2009 with CDs from both Ray Charles and Isaac Hayes, featuring each artist's greatest love songs. Previously, Concord has issued For Lovers albums by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Tony Bennett,...
Download Her Alibi in DVD, DivX, PDA quality! Genres: Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance Countries: USA Actors: Selleck, Tom Phil Blackwood Porizkova, Paulina Nina Daniels, William Sam Farentino, James Frank Polito Hurd Hatfield Troppa Guttman, Ronald 'Lucy' Comanescu Argo, Victor Avram Wayne, Patrick Gary Blackwood Harper, Tess Sally Blackwood Smitrovich, Bill Farrell Lewis, Bobo Rose Welch, Jane...
Bruce Springsteen and Dave Brubeck will be among those honored this year at the 32nd annual John F. Kennedy Center celebration of the arts. Writer, composer, actor, director and producer Mel Brooks opera singer Grace Bumbry; and actor, director and producer Robert De Niro also will receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2009, which will be celebrated with a star-studded gala Dec. 6 at the Kennedy Center...