John McLaughlin receives Haafiz Ali Khan Award
India eNews (Free subscription) | yesterday
English jazz and fusion artist John McLaughlin was awarded the Haafiz Ali Khan Award 2009 for his contribution to the world of music here Tuesday.
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Eliesha Nelson and John McLaughlin Williams Perform 'Blues Lointains' on Video
AfriClassical (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
AfriClassical has received this word from violist Eliesha Nelson regarding a Sono Luminus video of “Blues Lointains” (6:46) a work on the CD “Quincy Porter, Complete Viola Works"; Dorian Recordings DSL 90911 (2009): “The video of me and John M. Williams performing the Blues Lointains is finally available! I have a link to it on my blog at http://www.elieshanelson.com/blog...
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Moby buys vessel for new call on Livorno link with Bastia
lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
MOBY Lines is to launch a new international route from April next year, adding Toulon to its service between Livorno and Bastia and buying in a secondhand vessel from Brittany Ferries to help manage the expansion, writes John McLaughlin
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Down the pan...
Cloudland Blue - A Diary (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Playlist Dar Williams - Edinburgh Setlist Alice Cooper - Discography on Shuffleplay John McLaughlin - The Heart of Things Back to reality today as, under the gaze of Edinburgh Castle and a bright moon... ...I listened to some chat from some people who should know, regarding just how bad things are going to get for everyone here in the UK over the next few years, possibly a lot longer... Some lovely...
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The Joe Bruno Trial
Dave Lucas (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Just in case you're wondering where I've been going most weekday afternoons, I've been heading to downtown Albany to cover the Joe Bruno trial for WAMC . I'm actually just one member of a team of us (Greg Frye, Karen DeWitt, Steve Felano) pooling our talents, "floating" as it were so that we can keep listeners up-to-date. I'd say we're doing a pretty good job, considering other local radio...
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Adriatic to launch Ravenna-Corinth route
lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
ADRIATIC Lines has announced the launch of a new cargo service between the ports of Ravenna and Corinth, with a call at Igoumenitsa to be added from January, 2010, writes John McLaughlin.
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I can see for miles and Miles
On An Overgrown Path (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
We Want Miles is at the Cité de la Musique in Paris until Jan. 17, 2010 and we will be there . Miles Davis in Paris opens up another music and place path. Miles' Joaquín Rodrigo inspired album Sketches of Spain featured in a post last year in which I asked was Rodrigo was out of step with his time musically and politically ? Which has a certain topicality as Rodrigo was born on November...
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Celebrity news: Talent scout behind Scotland's X Factor gets set to uncover more acts
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
EVEN before George Sampson danced his first steps on Britain's Got Talent and Faryl Smith sang her opening note, Scots talent scout Judy Brunton already knew they would be showbiz successes.
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Gig review: Simon Thacker
Scotsman.com Living - Books (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
SIMON THACKER AND THE NAVA RASA ENSEMBLE **** QUEEN'S HALL, EDINBURGH
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Fox Searchlight Buys Aronofsky’s Black Swan
Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Just Sunday night Peter reported a couple of great cast additions to Black Swan, the next film from Darren Aronofsky. In the same article he noted that Fox Searchlight was reportedly close to picking up the project. Now the deal is done and the studio is indeed on board. Reuters updates a THR report that parroted Peter's info without crediting him. The distribution deal isn't any big surprise, as Fox...
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The Flock of ‘Black Swan’ Grows
Atomic Popcorn (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Darren Aronofsky, director of the 2000 hit Requiem for a Dream, is back with his next project, Black Swan. Black Swan is a supernatural thriller that follows dancers within the New York City Ballet. In particular, the film centers on Nina, a veteran of the stage who must fight to keep her place in the spotlight [...]
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Scottish News: Convicted killer awarded £1400 compensation for bite by prison officer
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
A CONVICTED killer was given a £1400 payout after a prison officer bit him during a brawl.
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Winona Ryder Joins “Black Swan”
FilmoFilia (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Winona Ryder has joined the cast of Darren Aronofsky’s upcoming supernatural thriller “Black Swan.” Vincent Cassel and Barbara Hershey have also joined previously announced cast members Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. The movie, set in the world of the New York City Ballet, centers on a talented ballerina (Portman) who is tormented by a rival (Mila Kunis) [...]
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BNP’s Record – Glasgow North East
The British Nationalist (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
You will see below two sets of results, one from this year, where the BNP got 4.4% and one from 4 years ago where the BNP got 3.2%, This is no ordinary election, the world ...
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African American Double Bassist Rick Robinson of Detroit Symphony Leads CutTime Players
AfriClassical (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Grammy-winning conductor John McLaughlin Williams told AfriClassical of double bassist Rick Robinson of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. We arranged an interview with him for November 4, 2009. I am very happy that John McLaughlin Williams put us in touch! Yes, me too. Would you like to start by telling us when you became interested in music? Well I grew up in a musical family. It went back several...
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Mark O'Leary Ellipses fmr records
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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Mark O'Leary Tomasz Stanko Billy Hart Levitation leo records
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