As good as Obama's speech was at the Lincoln Memorial Concert for him this afternoon, for once it was perhaps not the most inspiring part of the event. Here are some contenders - .Pete Seeger, 89, leading a performance of "This Land is Your Land," belted out by his grandson Tao (powerful voice, soun...

The influential jazz trumpeter Freddie Hubbard has died in Los Angeles aged 70 his spokesman said....

I knew Christina Aguilera could sing and all, but … damn? UPDATE: Sidenote: notice how much better and hotter she is than in the actual performance at the grammys...

The next time one of Butch Warren's bass solos inspires a couple to look each other in the eyes and see something new, the thanks should be directed not only to one of the great jazz players of the past half-century, but also to a shopkeeper in Wheaton, a TV news producer whose usual focus is the Wh...

Earlier this month, we examined LA Times blogger Todd Martens' attempt to predict the nominees for the Best New Artist Grammy ahead of the Sept. 30 cutoff point for next year's awards. Martens decided to take on the Album of the Year category this week, giving me (and you!) even more to post about a...

Finally, after all the excitement and exhaustion – back to the music. So we beat on, boats against the current... whatever... The Clusone Trio give the Herbie Nichols tune, '117th Street,' an outing. Always an element of drollery lurking when Bennink is involved – those crazy Dutch, eh? This swi...

So many festivals this summer, so little time. If you’re into jazz though, this one’s for you. The JVC Jazz Festival will be in in NY June 15-28 at various venues. They have a wide variety of performers and somewhat loose interpretation of jazz–artists as diverse as Gil Scott-Heron...

Time magazine has released its list of the 100 most influential peeps in existence, and of course a good chunk of it are entertainers! Honey, this is America. If you want to get high-brow, move to...well, move to....you could go....shit, the world is doomed. Included on the list are MIley Cyrus, Rob...

Ahhh, youth - it’s wasted on the lovely blondes who have talent.  Ok, let me tuck my raving envy back under the rug and introduce Sonya Kitchell from Brooklyn, NY.  This chick is the real deal, already performing with Joni Mitchell and Herbie Hancock - she’s not even twenty yet, people...

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