Jazz Listings for May 4-10 - New York Times

Jazz Listings for May 4-10
New York Times
(Chinen) Michael Bates's Acrobat (Saturday) The bassist Michael Bates brings a prickly fluency to his role as bandleader and arranger on “Acrobat: Music for, and by, Dmitri Shostakovich,” his most recent Sunnyside release.

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Broaden your horizons - try something new - Victoria Times Colonist

Broaden your horizons - try something new
Victoria Times Colonist
On this occasion, soprano Cathy Fern Lewis will present Rudolf Komorous's Cold Mountain Songs (1987), for voice and cello; pianistcomposer Christopher Reiche, Open Space's New Music co-ordinator, will present Cassandra Miller's Bel Canto (2010), ...

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Preview calendar: Theater and auditions for May 17-23 - North County Times

Preview calendar: Theater and auditions for May 17-23
North County Times
"The Addams Family, a New Musical Comedy" ---- Broadway/San Diego presents the national touring production of this new musical inspired by the popular 1970s television show about a family of suburban monsters; 7 pm May 29 and 30; 7:30 pm May 31; ...

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Big Star's Third: 'It's hard to nail the chaos' - The Guardian


The Guardian
Big Star's Third: 'It's hard to nail the chaos'
The Guardian
Among them, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, were Easter and his schoolfriend Chris Stamey, who's the musical director for the Third show. "I heard Big Star in the car," remembers Easter. "They played it on the top 40 radio station here in ...

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Bentley's Bandstand: Jack White, Hiss Golden Messenger, David Axelrod - The Morton Report

Bentley's Bandstand: Jack White, Hiss Golden Messenger, David Axelrod
The Morton Report
Consider just a few: Johnny Jenkins, Dr. John, Fishbone, Floyd Cramer, Little Willie John, the Blasters, Dr. John, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Robert Plant, the Kinks, Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Duane Eddy, Jerry Lee Lewis, Othar Turner, ...

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Indian Musician Dilpreet Bhatia Wins International Songwriting Competition 2011 - World Music Central

Indian Musician Dilpreet Bhatia Wins International Songwriting Competition 2011
World Music Central
He has collaborated with Indian and international musicians including Grammy Winning producer Ken Lewis, UK- based producer Shammi Pithia, and producer/arranger Leslie Lewis of Colonial Cousins. The sought-after ISC Grand Prize was awarded to Auckland, ...

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