Category Archives: Music
Judy Collins, 73, Has New Book and New Projects
From Billboard.com: Even as she surveys her past in the new book “Sweet Judy Blue Eyes: My Life in Music,” Judy Collins is planning her future, with projects that the veteran singer expects to take her into 2016. The 73-year-old Collins … Continue reading
Gary Burton Talks About 40 Years Working With Chick Corea
Gary Burton wasn’t sure how long the celebrated jazz duo would last. But, “. . . after a while, I thought, you know, at some point, we will exhaust the possibilities and we’ll get bored, or we’ll evolve in different directions and … Continue reading
Maureen Kellen-Taylor Reports: Drummer Clarence Johnston Receives Living Legends of Jazz Award
There are certain times when you walk into a room and, empty though it is, you just know that great things have happened there; stories swirl around the empty tables and chairs and onto the small stage. You feel their … Continue reading
Gilberto Gil with the LA Philharmonic 10/23
Of special note to our Los Angeles area readers: “The godfather of the Tropicália movement, Brazilian singer-guitarist Gilberto Gil makes his Walt Disney Concert Hall debut with a concert of the danceable, funky, folkloric rhythms from northeastern Brazil known as … Continue reading
Herb Alpert, 77, Celebrates a Life in Music
You may recognize his name thanks to “Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass,” the award-winning musical group he started in the ’60s. If you know a bit about the music business, you’ll also know that he’s the “A” in A&M Records, the successful … Continue reading
How Music Affects the Brain
Music is more than simply enjoyable; it also affects the brain, from reducing stress to improving memory and language skills to helping the brain recover after injury. Click here to read more.
Jazz Great Toots Thielemans in Concert at Lincoln Center
We posted in May about Toots Thielemans 90th birthday and the tour he had planned to celebrate. On September 28th, he performed the first of two shows at New York City’s Lincoln Center. Click here to read about what must have been … Continue reading
