E! Online - Dec 7, 2006
Here s the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls...
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Cassandra Wilson, Thunderbird (Blue Note) Cassandra Wilson s Thunderbird does the unthinkable for someone who clings to American roots. The chanteuse with the deep, dark voice has given those standards...
More »AP - Dec 29, 2005
Workers from city agencies that joined in the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, along with New Orleans jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, will serve as the guests of honor at the annual New Year s Eve bash...
More »AP - Sep 18, 2005
With the exception of the now-famous Kanye West outburst, celebrity-driven benefits for Hurricane Katrina victims have followed a familiar formula — musicians singing heart-tugging ballads while...
More »AP - Jun 16, 2004
Wayne Shorter and Dave Holland were off preparing to launch a summer tour this weekend on the West Coast in a super-quartet with pianist Herbie Hancock and drummer Brian Blade, but they were among the...
More »AP - May 13, 2004
Jazz at Lincoln Center s new $128 million home in the Time Warner Center is designed to be as fluid as the music itself, with stages that can be reconfigured and the city s skyline as a backdrop....
More »Reuters - May 9, 2004
Celebrating its fifth installment, the North Sea Jazz Festival Cape Town came of age this year when it moved into a new venue and presented its most ambitious programming to date. The two-day jazz,...
More »Reuters - Feb 20, 2004
I signed an original, says Bruce Lundvall, president/CEO of EMI Jazz & Classics. It was just that simple. He s talking about Norah Jones , whose sophomore album, Feels Like Home on Blue Note Records,...
More »AP - Jan 21, 2004
It s typical for new artists on the verge of signing a record contract to be anxious about the future: Will they get a hit? Become rich? Is stardom on the horizon? Yet Verve Records President Ron Goldstein...
More »AP - Jan 3, 2004
Country, jazz and rhythm-and-blues artists are scheduled to perform at Gov.-elect Haley Barbour s inaugural dances, his staff says. Two invitation-only galas are set for Jan. 13. They will be held at...
More »Reuters - Dec 21, 2003
All hail the vocalists! Four song stylists are among the victors in this year s jazz chart recaps, on the strength of albums first released in 2002. The No. 1 album on the Top Jazz Albums recap is A...
More »Reuters - Dec 19, 2003
The jazz evolution continued in 2003 with several talents expanding the scope of the music by embarking upon personal paths of exploration. These acts -- power trio Bad Plus, saxophonist Greg Osby,...
More »AP - Nov 17, 2003
Publishing executive John Rollins, who witnessed the infancy of Vibe and Spin magazines, had a revelation one day when he dropped a Buena Vista Social Club album into his CD player. The type of music...
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