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lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
GENOA-based ferry company Grandi Navi Veloci has responded to criticism on service levels from port officials and local politicians in northern Sardinia, reaffirming its commitment to the Genoa-Porto Torres route, writes John McLaughlin .
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lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
CORSICA Sardinia Ferries registered solid rises in passenger and vehicle throughput across its main markets last year, though revenues still slipped as fierce competition and the impact of the economic crisis took their toll, writes John McLaughlin .
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AfriClassical (Free subscription) | 02/09/2010
[TOP: John McLaughlin Williams CENTER: Symphonie: Organ Works by Charles-Marie Widor; Marcel Dupre; Naji Hakim; Jean Roger-Ducasse ; Wayne Marshall, organ; Virgin Classics (2000) BOTTOM: Ravel: Music for Two Pianos ; Micallef-Inanga Piano Duo; Somm 25 (2002) ] AfriClassical learned of this recital at the Cayman Arts Festival in the Cayman Islands from our friend John McLaughlin Williams. CaymanArtsFestival.com...
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lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 02/09/2010
IN A further example of economic pressures pushing shipping companies and local port authorities apart, Sardinian officials have angrily accused Genoa-based ferry company Grandi Navi Veloci of scaling back its services to the island, writes John McLaughlin.
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Lost in the Ozone... (Free subscription) | 02/03/2010
Read original... Turning a toxic landfill into a family friendly park is significantly more complicated than it sounds. That was the message Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Director of Ecological Services John McLaughlin delivered at a comprehensive and technical lecture on restoring Brooklyn’s Pennsylvania Avenue and Fountain Avenue landfills. Held at the Metropolitan Exchange (33...
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HubArts.com (Free subscription) | 02/02/2010
I toldja this was coming. The press release: Berklee Alumni Win Six Grammy Awards at the 52nd Annual Ceremony Boston, MA, February 2, 2010 - Berklee alumni were honored with six Grammy Awards on music's biggest night for their outstanding...
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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 02/02/2010
52nd Annual Grammy Awards:DL Media ClientsReceive Three Grammy Awardsin Three CategoriesFrom NARAS Voting MembersBest Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or GroupFive Peace Band - LiveChick Corea and John McLaughlin Five Peace Band[Concord Records]Best Improvised Jazz SoloDancin' 4 ChickenTerence Blan...
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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 02/02/2010
The late keyboardist Joe Zawinul takes the contemporary prize, with Chick Corea and John McLaughlin getting the instrumental award. But singer Kurt Elling wins his first Grammy. In a year when the nominees in jazz featured a welcome number of young and under-recognized artists, Grammy voters couldn't resist the pull of familiar names when it came time to choose a winner...
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lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 02/02/2010
COSTA Crociere took delivery of its 15th cruiseship, the €450m ($627m) Costa Deliziosa , at the Venice cruise terminal on Saturday and immediately announced plans to use the vessel as a spearhead for its move into new and expanding markets, writes John McLaughlin.
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
Turning a toxic landfill into a family friendly park is significantly more complicated than it sounds.That was the message Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Director of Ecological Services John McLaughlin delivered at a comprehensive and technical lecture on restoring Brooklyn’s Pennsylvania Avenue and Fountain Avenue landfills.Held at...
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New York Post (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
Turning a toxic landfill into a family friendly park is significantly more complicated than it sounds.That was the unsurprising message DEP Director of Ecological Services John McLaughlin delivered at a comprehensive and technical lecture on restoring Brooklyn’s Pennsylvania Avenue and Fountain Avenue landfills.Held at the Metropolitan Exchange...
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Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
His hair looked different– darker in winter than in the run-up to his special election bid for Congress – and he has new glasses. But Doug Hoffman, who before anyone had heard of Scott Brown became the darling of the national right, is back. And he’s promising to try again. “I have an exploratory committee and I [...]
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All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 02/01/2010
John McLaughlin and Chick Corea win the Grammy award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual Or Group Category. Chick Corea and John McLaughlin are truly kindred spirits. Both are brave musical explorers and singular virtuosos on their respective instruments. As young jazz artists, they both did stints with the legendary Miles Davis and appeared together on the groundbreaking jazz/rock/funk classic...
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barry | 07/08/2008
Most fusion is bad music. Because it brings lots of technical skills with little or no creativity, often centered around the guy on the guitar who wants to take on self-proclaimed stardom. There are some rare exceptions of fusion musicians who seek other things. John McLaughlin is a true musician in that sense. He is interested in the music, and his fabulous guitar technique helps him in achieving...
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gorgoroth | 05/24/2008
As off-the-mainstream jazz sinks deeper into a niche, it's more difficult to track down all of the great improvisers in America-- let alone the rest of the world, where a glance at the hatArt or Leo Records catalogs turns up dozens of new and unfamiliar names. So I was pleased to discover the work of Mark O'Leary, a guitarist based in Cork, Ireland-- and was even more surprised to learn he'd worked