CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Ray Charles: New Jazz CollectionThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 6:17PMRay Charles' Genius + Soul = Jazz is Centerpiece of 2-CD Deluxe Edition Retrospective of the Artist's Jazz Recordings of the '60s and '70s Ray Charles Ray Charles was best known for his work in the idioms of R&B, rock 'n' roll and even successful forays into country. But he also recorded influential jazz albums, including the groundbreaking Genius + Soul = Jazz originally released in 1961, and ...
Do It! — Niagara's entertainment listingsThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 6:11PMArt A MANO LIBERA GALLERY: Fry Truck-inspired paintings by Geoff Farnsworth, until March 28. Gallery open Saturday and Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. 150 Ontario St., across from Montebello Park. ANGIE STRAUSS GALLERY AND CRAFT CENTRE: Open daily 11 a.[...]
Review: New faces at Orchestra HallThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 6:03PMMaking their debuts this week with the Minnesota Orchestra are conductor Xian Zhang and pianist Simone Dinnerstein.
Violinist Plays as Surgeons Tweak His BrainThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 6:00PMRoger Frisch of Plymouth, Minn., lay on the operating table with his hands clutching his violin to his chin. While surgeons operated on his brain, Frisch began to play. Each note told the surgeons whether electronic pulses they were sending to his brain worked to ease his body's tremors. Brain - Violin - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Trauma and Injuries
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra brings Mandolin Magic to FallbrookThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:45PMFALLBROOK A Bay Area favorite, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra under Music Director Ben Simon, makes a return engagement to Fallbrook on Sunday, March 28, with a program titled Mandolin Magic. The ensemble brings a fresh and dynamic approach to its music making, and guest soloist Avi Avital will delight the audience with an intense display of the unbounded variety of his mandolin.The dynamic ...
Future StarThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:37PMHaving just graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in June, this future star is “all about acting.” “I was just trying to get out there in that world, to experience things for myself,” Edie Monroy said.
Christian Chensvold: Travel My Way: Jazz-Ivy Icon Bobby TroupThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:36PMDuring the heyday of The Ivy League Look, a number of guys from preppy backgrounds wound up working in the field of jazz. Bobby Troup was one of them.
Preservation Hall comes to Orchestra Hall, and where to find traditional jazz when the band's goneThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:30PMChances are you’ve heard of Preservation Hall , the legendary New Orleans jazz venue in the French Quarter, home of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band . If you haven’t been there, you might expect it to be a grand and spacious place with many rows of seats, maybe even a balcony or two.
Arts council to celebrate 20 yearsThursday, March 18, 2010 @ 5:21PMThe Galva Arts Council will mark 20 years of bringing the arts to Galva at a special event from 7 to 11 p.m. April 17 at Kewanee Dunes Country Club.
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Filo Machado Joins Deanna Witkowski in Concert from 3/19-23 in VT, MA, NYCWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:45PMSao Paulo-based guitarist/vocalist Filo Machado joins New York pianist/vocalist Deanna Witkowski in East Coast performances on 3/19, 3/20, and 3/23 Witkowski's playing is consistently thrilling, and her musical imagination seems boundless. --All Music Guide Deanna plays as if she were writing a letter to someone who does not exist. Her piano announces all the autumns yet to come. -Guinga, Rio ...
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Regina Carter Reverse Thread TourWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:31PMWorld renowned Jazz violinist Regina Carter is gearing up to release her newest album, Reverse Thread, with a tour throughout the United States. For Reverse Thread, Regina collected African folk music from a variety of sources and infused it with her own contemporary twist while remaining true to the musics' origins...
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Picking Up Where Dizzy Left OffWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:16PMIn the final five years of his career, trumpeter/bandleader Dizzy Gillespie celebrated and blended the pan-global influences that found a way into his music - and curiosity - throughout his career. He did so principally with his United Nation Orchestra.Pianist Danilo Perez (pictured), who joined Gil...
CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records to Release Anima, the Debut Recording from Trombonist/Composer ...Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:00PMBROOKLYN JAZZ UNDERGROUND RECORDS To Release ANIMA, The Debut Recording From Trombonist/Composer MIKE FAHIE Featuring Bill McHenry, Ben Monder, Ben Street and Billy Hart! Available March 30 on BJURecords.com On March 30, 2010 Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records proudly releases the debut recording, Anima, from Ottawa-born, Brooklyn-based trombonist/composer Mike Fahie (pronounced "fay"), featuring ...
Crowded Haiti benefit show expectedWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:48PMIts easy to give once, then forget. Haitis recovery from the recent devastating earthquake will take years, and the Clay Centers benefit concert at 4 p.m. Sunday is another way to help. Tickets for the event, co-sponsored by the Salvation Army, are $15 for...
CONTEST/GIVEAWAY: International Composing Competition "Scrivere in Jazz" Now Open for SubmissionsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:46PMInternational Jazz Composing Competition "Scrivere in Jazz" now open for submissions A new performing section will award best emerging jazz singer The International Composing Competition "Scrivere in Jazz" is now open for submissions. This biennial event intends awarding the best big band compositions written by musicians of all nationalities. Besides, as it did in its last edition, "Scrivere in ...
The Giving Tree not just literatureWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:40PMTracey Peters Those who first hear about The Giving Tree project might think of children’s author Shel Silverstein’s timeless story of a tree that generously gives to a young boy. After learning about the project, the book could be considered a close comparison.
Orchestras join national food driveWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:12PMFor the second year in a row, both orchestras in Southwest Florida will join the League of American Orchestras “Orchestras Feeding America” national food drive:* On Friday and Saturday, March 12-13, 2010, the Southwest Florida Symphony will collect food at the Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers. Patrons and community members are invited to drop off non-perishable food on at the ...
Conference presenters discuss attracting youthMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:31PMYoung adults have been leaving Iron County, Wis., for nine decades, never to return as permanent residents. Youth from Bardstown, Ky., leave home for college and fall in love with big-city life.
Edifier HCS5640: Hitting the right notesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:25PMIF you want to wake up the neighbours, the Edifier HCS5640 5.1-channel speaker system is just what you need.
Moline school board makes tough cutsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:12PMThe Moline School Board met Monday night to make some tough budget decisions to secure their future. Prior to making any cuts they heard from the public. Over 100 people showed up to give the board their two cents and to hear what decisions would be made. But there was one hot topic that was mentioned over and over again.
Parents find solaceMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:58PMTony and Vicki Duris arrived at rehearsal to the most tragic sound.
BVSD parents, teachers oppose proposal to change fifth-grade musicMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:36PMThe Boulder Valley School District is looking to change or drop portions of its fifth-grade music program to free up teaching time for other subjects, address scheduling conflicts and cut the budget, but opponents of the proposed changes are fighting to keep the program intact.
Letters to the Editor: March 9, 2010Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:36PMLetter of the Day: Work done, work to doEditor, Daily News:Last week Northern Trust Bank held its 12th-annual appreciation reception for the volunteers of Collier Harvest, with 90 volunteers in attendance.As Northern Trust President John Fumagalli commented, “We, as well as the hungry they feed in our neighborhoods, appreciate what these volunteers do for the needy.”Collier Harvest is an all ...
A-listers, Olympians mingle at Oscar after-partiesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:55AMLOS ANGELES — With his shaggy red hair, black leather jacket and skintight American flag-printed jeans, Olympic gold medalist Shaun White upstaged even glam Oscar winner Sandra Bullock at a pack of parties around town following the Academy Awards.
Arcade Fire Announce First Show in Two YearsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:50AMMontreal's dramatic indie rock orchestra, the Arcade Fire, is confirmed to perform at Ireland's Oxegen Festival, July 8-11 -- their first show in two years. The band last performed at Barack Obama's inauguration in January '09 -- watch video here -- and hasn't played proper tour dates since early 2008, when they did select shows in Japan and two gigs supporting Obama on the campaign trail in ...
A-listers, Olympians mingle at Oscar after-partiesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:49AMLOS ANGELES — With his shaggy red hair, black leather jacket and skintight American flag-printed jeans, Olympic gold medalist Shaun White upstaged even glam Oscar winner Sandra Bullock at a pack of parties around town following the Academy Awards. The snowboarder was one of a group of Olympic athletes who mingled...
Fela! Company Records Cast Album March 8; CD Due in JuneMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:47AMProducers Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, Stephen and Ruth Hendel, and Roy Gabay have announced that the cast and band of the acclaimed new Broadway musical Fela!
Monday, March 8, 2010 | Overcast, 41 °FMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:43AMPhoto by Rachel Solomon. The Ballard High School orchestra rehearses during class. They are preparing for a trip to New York City to compete with other ensembles at the Riverside Church. CLICK FOR MORE PHOTOS.
Oscar casts glow on after-partiesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:42AMSunday night's Oscar celebration continued into the early-morning hours in Hollywood and USA TODAY reporters were on the scene at various parties.
Lucie Arnaz Has Full Plate With New CD, Ballroom Reading and CD SigningMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:32AMSinging actress Lucie Arnaz, who was recently joined by Raúl Esparza, Valarie Pettiford and Desi Arnaz, Jr. for Babalu: The American Songbook Goes Latin at the 92nd Street Y, has released a new solo recording.
3/8: Basketball, Bubbles and JazzMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:31AMYour choices tonight: basketball (Go UCONN!), bubbly and jazz -- Take your pick or take in all 3!
Asheville Music School expands westwardSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:45PMThe new location is in Patton Plaza, just west of the intersection of Haywood Street and Patton Avenue.
Oscar after-party a treatSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:44PMHOLLYWOOD We're just hours away from the big Oscar-cast, with many questions yet to be answered.
Here's the story ... of a lot of moviesSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:30PMThe conductor of the Academy Awards orchestra has been given his instructions: As soon as you hear the words "I'd like to thank the Academy," cue the exit music.Perhaps his directive isn't quite that severe, but with the expanded best-picture field this year — it has doubled from five ...
Curtain will rise on classic 'Bohème'Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:16PMYoung, passionate love defeated by poverty and a fatal illness: The story is as old as the human race, yet it never loses its emotional wallop.Since its debut in Italy in 1896, Giacomo Puccini's "La Bohème," with its exquisite melodies and heartrending drama, has been on the Top 10 list of opera...
Acclaimed pianist, historic Bluthner piano join Apollo's Fire 'Mozart Celebration'Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:13PMSergei Babayan this week will perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 24 iwith Apollo's Fire not on a modern Steinway grand, one of his preferred instruments, but on a Bluthner piano made in Leipzig, Germany, in 1877.
Handel, Tamerlano, Royal Opera House, LondonSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:42AMWhether or not Placido Domingo’s presence would have lifted the dynamics of this decidedly flaccid evening one cannot say. It’s hard to imagine him amidst the dispassionate chic of Richard Hudson’s whiter than white gallery-like setting with its allusions to suns and moons and the universal orb of power.
2Day in the SCV: March 6, 2010Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:38AMWelcome to The-Signal.com's "2day in the SCV," a compendium of today's events and a quick journey through the past, present and future.
Good Morning!Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:33AMGood morning, it’s Saturday March 6 and it’s shaping up as a warm and partly sunny day in Central Texas. It’s the 105th anniversary of the birth on a Central Texas farm of a baby boy who would grow up to be king.
Symphony Review: Performance has plenty of sax appealSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:19AMBy SALLY VALLONGO SPECIAL TO THE BLADE The title of last night's Toledo Symphony Classics VI concert was catchy enough - Scheherazade and Sax Appeal - but it didn't do justice to the rich musical architecture of the program. And despite the small glitches - rough entrances, intonation issues, awkward endings - overall, the impact was strong, with something for nearly all musical tastes. In his ...
Director leaving at season's endSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:17AMMANSFIELD -- For seven years, the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra has followed the conducting hands of music director Robert Franz.
More than 100 to take stage in 'The Promise'Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 6:11AMA cast of more than 100 people will take the stage once again this year at Bethel Lutheran Church as it stages "The Promise," a musical drama portraying the life of Jesus Christ.