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East Hartford's Piano Prodigy, Future Maestro
The Hartford CourantEven with the release of his new, second album comfortably behind him, Orice Jenkins, a 17-year-old pianist, composer and honor student at East Hartford High School, spends his waking hours thinking about music. Not just ordinary music, easily...Tags: Concerts, Jazz (genre), Entertainment Events, Saint Francis Care, Awards and Prizes
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The Arts on TV: Sister Wendy; Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett
Culture Monster“Grand Canyon Serenade” 8 p.m. Thursday KVCR: A visual tour of the Grand Canyon is set to classical music by Tchaikovsky, Brahms and Dvorak. “Globe Trekker” 8 p.m. Thursday and 7 p.m. Saturday KLCS; 9 p.m. Monday KCET: Amsterdam... -
Music review: Gloria Cheng begins Piano Spheres season [updated]
Culture MonsterPiano Spheres began its 17th season Tuesday night with a recital by Gloria Cheng. Her typically inventive program included the most recent piano pieces of Pierre Boulez and Thomas Adès and three world premieres, maintaining the Piano Spheres tradition... -
George Shearing dies at 91; jazz pianist
George Shearing, the elegant pianist who expanded the boundaries of jazz by adding an orchestral sensibility and a mellow aesthetic to the music, has died. He was 91.
Shearing died Monday of congestive heart failure at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York,...Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Downtown (Brooklyn, New York), Hank Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Recording Studios
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'The Nat King Cole TV Show' coming to iTunes on Feb. 15
Pop & HissNat King Cole fans have a Valentine's week treat in store this year: His estate will begin posting episodes of his groundbreaking 1950s series âThe Nat King Cole TV Showâ for digital downloading on iTunes. For a too-brief period in...... -
Hank Jones dies at 91; jazz pianist who spanned styles and generations
Hank Jones, whose extraordinary combination of versatility, craftsmanship and creativity during his nearly eight-decade career earned him the reputation as a jazz pianist's pianist, has died. He was 91.
Jones died Sunday at Calvary Hospital in New York...Tags: Hank Jones, Freedom of the Press, Billie Holiday, Tony Williams, Ella Fitzgerald
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Les Paul dies at 94; guitarist whose innovations paved the way for rock 'n' roll
Les Paul was often called rock royalty, but for the people who knew the man before his death Thursday at age 94, that term often inspired a gentle chuckle.
Born in Wisconsin in 1915, Paul was a Midwestern jazz man who went on to make high-polish 1950s...Tags: Electronics, Deere and Company, Sex Pistols (music group), Bing Crosby, Country and Western (genre)
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Electric Guitar Innovator Les Paul Dies At 94
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLes Paul, the virtuoso guitarist, entertainer and relentless innovator whose drive to produce the sounds he wanted from his recordings and instruments helped pave the way for rock 'n' roll, died today. He was 94. Paul died of complications from pneumonia...Tags: Surgery, Recording Studios, Bing Crosby, Country and Western (genre), Les Paul
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Herman Leonard dies at 87; photographer chronicled mid-century jazz scene
Herman Leonard, a photographer best known for his iconic images of such jazz greats as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis, has died. He was 87.
Leonard died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, a family spokeswoman said. No...Tags: U.S. Army, Hartford Distributors Shooting (2010), Colleges and Universities, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald
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Hope lives sparingly in wounded community
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe sun splashed onto the roof of a church, filling the faces of two golden statues of angels who opened their arms to the sky. It was the first light of the morning, which made everything look pretty, even the hardened heart of South Los Angeles. Don'...Tags: Restaurants, Charlie Parker, Duke Ellington, Juvenile Delinquency, Murder
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Eddie Bo dies at 78; blues singer, pianist and songwriter
Associated PressEddie Bo, a New Orleans blues singer-pianist who worked with musicians such as Irma Thomas and Art Neville, died Wednesday of a heart attack, according to his booking agent, Karen Hamilton. He was 78. Eddie Bo, whose real name was Edwin Joseph Bocage,...Tags: Soul (genre), Hurricane Katrina (2005), U.S. Army, Blues (genre), New Orleans
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