Richard Davis, the prolific bassist who adorned jazz classics by Pharoah Sanders, Eric Dolphy, and Andrew Hill and laid the musical foundation for Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, has died at the age of 93.
Davis’ daughter Persia confirmed her father’s death Thursday on both a memorial page and to Madison 365; Davis taught at the University of Wisconsin for over 40 years, but spent the last two years in hospice care. “We appreciate all the love and support the community has shown him over the years,” Persia Davis added.
The Chicago-born...
Davis’ daughter Persia confirmed her father’s death Thursday on both a memorial page and to Madison 365; Davis taught at the University of Wisconsin for over 40 years, but spent the last two years in hospice care. “We appreciate all the love and support the community has shown him over the years,” Persia Davis added.
The Chicago-born...
- 9/7/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The trio of composers behind Disney-Pixar’s “Soul” won the Oscar for best original score Sunday night. It was the first Academy Award for jazz artist Jon Batiste and the second for Nine Inch Nail rock writers-turned-film composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Finch.
Batiste becomes only the second Black composer to clinch the original score award in the 86-year history of the category.
“God gave us 12 notes,” Batiste said at the podium. “It’s the same 12 notes Duke Ellington had, Bach had, Nina Simone…. Every gift is special. Every contribution with music that comes from the divine, into the instruments, into the film, into the minds and hearts and souls of every person who hears it. The stories that happen when you listen to it, the stories you share, the moments you create, the memories you make, man, it’s just so incredibly special.”
Best known as the music director...
Batiste becomes only the second Black composer to clinch the original score award in the 86-year history of the category.
“God gave us 12 notes,” Batiste said at the podium. “It’s the same 12 notes Duke Ellington had, Bach had, Nina Simone…. Every gift is special. Every contribution with music that comes from the divine, into the instruments, into the film, into the minds and hearts and souls of every person who hears it. The stories that happen when you listen to it, the stories you share, the moments you create, the memories you make, man, it’s just so incredibly special.”
Best known as the music director...
- 4/26/2021
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Chick Corea, the virtuosic keyboardist who broadened the scope of jazz during a career spanning more than five decades, died on Tuesday from a rare form of cancer. A post on his Facebook page confirmed the news. Corea was 79.
“Throughout his life and career, Chick relished in the freedom and the fun to be had in creating something new, and in playing the games that artists do,” his family wrote in a statement. “Through his body of work and the decades he spent touring the world, he touched and inspired the lives of millions.
“Throughout his life and career, Chick relished in the freedom and the fun to be had in creating something new, and in playing the games that artists do,” his family wrote in a statement. “Through his body of work and the decades he spent touring the world, he touched and inspired the lives of millions.
- 2/11/2021
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Pixar’s ‘Soul’ Is an ‘Utterly Mind-Blowing,’ ‘Genuinely Profound’ ‘Captivating Journey,’ Critics Say
The pandemic may have pushed “Soul” out of theaters, but if critics’ reviews of Pixar’s latest film are any indication, it is on its way to becoming known as one of the animation studio’s finest films.
While only a handful of reviews have been published so far from the film’s screening at the London Film Festival, “Soul” has been effusively praised as one of Pixar’s most visually and thematically ambitious stories yet. The film follows Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx), a music teacher who risks his financially stable job to fulfill his dream of a jazz career.
But just when he nails the audition, a freak accident hurtles him into a dimension of souls, where he is offered a chance to return to his life if he can teach a stubborn soul-in-training named 22 (Tina Fey) that life is worth living.
Under special rules instituted by the Academy...
While only a handful of reviews have been published so far from the film’s screening at the London Film Festival, “Soul” has been effusively praised as one of Pixar’s most visually and thematically ambitious stories yet. The film follows Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx), a music teacher who risks his financially stable job to fulfill his dream of a jazz career.
But just when he nails the audition, a freak accident hurtles him into a dimension of souls, where he is offered a chance to return to his life if he can teach a stubborn soul-in-training named 22 (Tina Fey) that life is worth living.
Under special rules instituted by the Academy...
- 10/12/2020
- by Rosemary Rossi and Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
By 1982, Roy Haynes had been playing drums professionally for close to 40 years. That December, during a concert at the White House with pianist Chick Corea and bassist Miroslav Vitous, he showed that he was still operating on the cutting edge of jazz.
Instead of playing it safe and running through a couple familiar tunes, the group presented an unusual medley, based on a concept documented on its then-recent Ecm album Trio Music. That LP featured a novel structure: half searching free improvisations, half swinging renditions of pieces by Thelonious Monk.
Instead of playing it safe and running through a couple familiar tunes, the group presented an unusual medley, based on a concept documented on its then-recent Ecm album Trio Music. That LP featured a novel structure: half searching free improvisations, half swinging renditions of pieces by Thelonious Monk.
- 3/13/2020
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Every musician who worked steadily with John Coltrane in the Sixties achieved a certain kind of immortality. But drummer Rashied Ali earned a special distinction thanks to a February 1967 duo recording date with the legendary horn player, five months before Coltrane’s death. Released seven years later as Interstellar Space, the music from that session essentially launched an entire subgenre of fervent, spiritually attuned free jazz played by just a saxophonist and drummer.
Yet as a new series of reissues and archival releases shows, Interstellar Space is only part of the Rashied Ali story.
Yet as a new series of reissues and archival releases shows, Interstellar Space is only part of the Rashied Ali story.
- 1/23/2020
- by Hank Shteamer
- Rollingstone.com
Happy birthday to Pat Metheny (born August 12, 1954), one of the few jazz superstars of the past four decades to combine commercial success and critical plaudits. After paying his dues in Gary Burton's band (which he joined at age 19), Metheny put out his first album in 1976 and by the time of his third release two years later was gaining crossover radio play. Though the style of his eponymous band was smooth and tuneful, Metheny had a firm basis in jazz and straight-ahead guitarist gods such as Jim Hall (with whom he eventually recorded a fine duo album).
With success came the challenge of avoiding complacency, which Metheny has met masterfully with a wide-ranging series of albums in a variety of stylistic bags, from atonal skronk to mellow Brazilian, from thorny Ornette Coleman covers to mercurial bebop. Along the way he has lent his prestige to both respected elders (Hall, Burton, Coleman,...
With success came the challenge of avoiding complacency, which Metheny has met masterfully with a wide-ranging series of albums in a variety of stylistic bags, from atonal skronk to mellow Brazilian, from thorny Ornette Coleman covers to mercurial bebop. Along the way he has lent his prestige to both respected elders (Hall, Burton, Coleman,...
- 8/12/2015
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
“Rhythm is everything in cinema,” says director Alejandro G. Iñárritu.
Making the unique choice for the Birdman soundtrack, Iñárritu went with an almost total drum score by four-time Grammy Award winner Antonio Sanchez.
Sanchez is considered by many critics and musicians alike to be one of the most prominent drummers, bandleaders and composers of his generation.
Sanchez will open the 2014 Hollywood Music in Media Awards with a special drum performance from Birdman. Held at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood on Tuesday, November 4, Sanchez will play his critically acclaimed drum score live to a scene from the film.
Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) – famous for portraying an iconic superhero – as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career,...
Making the unique choice for the Birdman soundtrack, Iñárritu went with an almost total drum score by four-time Grammy Award winner Antonio Sanchez.
Sanchez is considered by many critics and musicians alike to be one of the most prominent drummers, bandleaders and composers of his generation.
Sanchez will open the 2014 Hollywood Music in Media Awards with a special drum performance from Birdman. Held at the Fonda Theater in Hollywood on Tuesday, November 4, Sanchez will play his critically acclaimed drum score live to a scene from the film.
Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance is a black comedy that tells the story of an actor (Michael Keaton) – famous for portraying an iconic superhero – as he struggles to mount a Broadway play. In the days leading up to opening night, he battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career,...
- 10/23/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
No jazz pianist in the last 45 years has been uninfluenced by Bud Powell, because his work in the early days of bebop with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie established the prototype for the style's pianists, at least in a group setting: quicksilver, horn-like figures from the right hand, jabbing harmonies from the left that add off-kilter accents to the rhythm. (When playing solo, and sometimes on ballads in trio, Powell deployed a fuller, more lush style derived from Art Tatum, with some of his friend and mentor Thelonious Monk's style mixed in.) He left surprisingly few official documents of his collaboration with Parker and Gillespie, with most coming after the style's foundation because of two recording bans. By then he had already become a leader in his own right and had begun recording a legacy of not just great pianism but also his unique compositional style.
But even though...
But even though...
- 9/27/2014
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
"Are you kidding me, man?!" composer Angelo Badalamenti howls jokingly when Rolling Stone asks him what he thought of Twin Peaks, the TV series he scored in the early Nineties. "It was really off the wall. I thought it was either going to sink violently down the drain or, hopefully, capture the intrigue of enthusiastic people conversing by the office water cooler on a Monday morning."
12 Things We Learned from David Lynch's Talk at Bam
As it turned out, Twin Peaks was an instant hit when it premiered on April 8th,...
12 Things We Learned from David Lynch's Talk at Bam
As it turned out, Twin Peaks was an instant hit when it premiered on April 8th,...
- 7/25/2014
- Rollingstone.com
On the day that news broke that they split, Katy Perry and John Mayer kept busy with friends and work. Mayer, 36, is in New York City working in the studio and prepping for a Thursday performance on Late Night with Seth Meyers. He also checked out pianist Chick Corea's performance at Blue Note Jazz Club on Wednesday night. "Chick sitting in with Roy Haynes and Ron Carter at the Blue Note. Helluva night," he wrote on his Instagram. Meanwhile, Perry, 29, took a break from prepping for her upcoming Prismatic tour for a very special occasion - the birth of...
- 2/27/2014
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
New York — Chick Corea took the unusual step of releasing four major recordings last year covering a wide gamut of music – everything from solo piano improvisations to a concerto for jazz quintet and chamber orchestra.
Now, the 71-year-old jazz pianist and composer is in the unusual position of competing against himself in two categories at the Feb. 10 awards show in Los Angeles.
"People in the music business say don't make too many records because they'll compete against one another," Corea said in a phone interview. "Well, it's exactly what's happening, but I'm very happy about it because what I love to do is making a lot of music."
His album "Hot House," the latest chapter in his 40-year partnership with vibraphonist Gary Burton, has three nominations – best jazz instrumental album, improvised jazz solo for the title track and instrumental composition for "Mozart Goes Dancing."
"Further Explorations," on which he pays...
Now, the 71-year-old jazz pianist and composer is in the unusual position of competing against himself in two categories at the Feb. 10 awards show in Los Angeles.
"People in the music business say don't make too many records because they'll compete against one another," Corea said in a phone interview. "Well, it's exactly what's happening, but I'm very happy about it because what I love to do is making a lot of music."
His album "Hot House," the latest chapter in his 40-year partnership with vibraphonist Gary Burton, has three nominations – best jazz instrumental album, improvised jazz solo for the title track and instrumental composition for "Mozart Goes Dancing."
"Further Explorations," on which he pays...
- 2/2/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
It was "Extreme Cheapskates" in love on the season finale of the hit new TLC series. Roy Haynes took a big step when he actually bought tickets to take his wife to the movies. But, in an effort to keep their date costs down, he brought fruit from home to snack on. His wife, however, wasn't satisfied with this. She wanted the whole movie theater experience, including movie-theater popcorn.
So when Roy was out pitching his banana peel, he came upon an idea. Taking advantage of the free refill policy the theater has on popcorn and soda, Roy went straight for the nearest trash can. He fished out a popcorn container and a used soda cup.
While Monsters and Critics thought the move was gross, at least he made an effort to keep things somewhat sanitary by washing out the cup in the bathroom before bringing it up to the counter for his free "refill.
So when Roy was out pitching his banana peel, he came upon an idea. Taking advantage of the free refill policy the theater has on popcorn and soda, Roy went straight for the nearest trash can. He fished out a popcorn container and a used soda cup.
While Monsters and Critics thought the move was gross, at least he made an effort to keep things somewhat sanitary by washing out the cup in the bathroom before bringing it up to the counter for his free "refill.
- 10/31/2012
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
Some frugal people are so good at pinching pennies that they leave their thumbprint on Abe Lincoln's face.
Take Terence Candell, a California man so cheap that he keeps no furniture in his Oakland home and painted his entire house on a single bucket of paint.
"Furniture is a keeping-up-with-the-Jones thing," Candell told The Huffington Post. "It doesn't give anything back."
Candell's miserly ways have earned him a segment on "Extreme Cheapskates," a new TLC series debuting Oct. 16, that focuses on America's thriftiest folks.
Certainly, Candell qualifies. He is so cheap that on the rare occasion he takes his family out to a restaurant, he opts for a budget Chinese buffet and has six people split three plates of food.
"Everybody got some food," he explained. "Plus, two of the people there weren't really supposed to come along."
The tightfistedness annoys his family to no end, but Candell believes that...
Take Terence Candell, a California man so cheap that he keeps no furniture in his Oakland home and painted his entire house on a single bucket of paint.
"Furniture is a keeping-up-with-the-Jones thing," Candell told The Huffington Post. "It doesn't give anything back."
Candell's miserly ways have earned him a segment on "Extreme Cheapskates," a new TLC series debuting Oct. 16, that focuses on America's thriftiest folks.
Certainly, Candell qualifies. He is so cheap that on the rare occasion he takes his family out to a restaurant, he opts for a budget Chinese buffet and has six people split three plates of food.
"Everybody got some food," he explained. "Plus, two of the people there weren't really supposed to come along."
The tightfistedness annoys his family to no end, but Candell believes that...
- 10/14/2012
- by Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
We have added a new set of pictures from the event "34th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Day 2". Chico Freeman attending the 34th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Day 2 at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago, Il, USA.Picture copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Roy Haynes attending the 34th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Day 2 at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago, Il, USA.Picture copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Roy Haynes attending the 34th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Day 2 at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago, Il, USA.Picture copyright by Daniel Locke / PR Photos. Roy Haynes attending the 34th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival Day 2 at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago, Il, USA.Picture copyright by...
- 9/5/2012
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
New York -- Tenor sax legend Sonny Rollins was a triple winner Wednesday at the annual Jazz Awards, garnering musician of the year honors for the second straight year.
Rollins also repeated as the top tenor saxophonist. His latest CD, "Road Shows, Vol. 2," consisting of live recordings from concerts in Japan and his September 2010 80th birthday concert in New York highlighted by a first-ever public performance with free jazz visionary and alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman, was chosen the year's best jazz recording.
"I was born with some talent for which I am grateful," Rollins said in a statement read from the stage at the Blue Note jazz club by emcee Josh Jackson, host of Wbgo's jazz music magazine "The Checkout."
"I copied and learned from my predecessors and I'm grateful to them, and I gratefully accept this award," said Rollins, who could not attend the ceremony because he was moving...
Rollins also repeated as the top tenor saxophonist. His latest CD, "Road Shows, Vol. 2," consisting of live recordings from concerts in Japan and his September 2010 80th birthday concert in New York highlighted by a first-ever public performance with free jazz visionary and alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman, was chosen the year's best jazz recording.
"I was born with some talent for which I am grateful," Rollins said in a statement read from the stage at the Blue Note jazz club by emcee Josh Jackson, host of Wbgo's jazz music magazine "The Checkout."
"I copied and learned from my predecessors and I'm grateful to them, and I gratefully accept this award," said Rollins, who could not attend the ceremony because he was moving...
- 6/21/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
This is the point at which I'm supposed to ponder the immediate present and near future of jazz and improvised music. Not gonna do it. No matter how dire the straits of the music industry, changing distribution and presentation, etc., this music will continue to be made because it has to be made, and artists feel compelled to keep it going despite travails. It's all about the music and its amazing power for catharsis, its ability to lift us and inspire us. So without further ado, here's what inspired me most in 2011.
1. Richie Beirach: Impressions of Tokyo (Outnote)
I was going to call this a comeback, but Beirach (above) hasn't exactly been gone, certainly not as far as recordings are concerned -- he's had 18 released under his name in the past 11 years, plus collaborations (one of those appears further down this list). I guess I think of it as a...
1. Richie Beirach: Impressions of Tokyo (Outnote)
I was going to call this a comeback, but Beirach (above) hasn't exactly been gone, certainly not as far as recordings are concerned -- he's had 18 released under his name in the past 11 years, plus collaborations (one of those appears further down this list). I guess I think of it as a...
- 12/31/2011
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
John Coltrane: The Complete 1961 Village Vanguard Recordings (Impulse!)
This set of 50-year-old recordings is a historic milestone no jazz collection should be without. The performances are presented chronologically on this 1997 four-cd compilation that finally brought together in one package material released haphazardly on four separate LPs while adding previously unreleased takes.
Coltrane was already a star when he played this November 1-5 stand with his quintet including Eric Dolphy (alto sax, bass clarinet), McCoy Tyner (piano), Reggie Workman (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums), supplemented by Jimmy Garrison (bass) and including guests Ahmed Abdul-Malik (oud), Garvin Bushell (oboe, contrabassoon), and Roy Haynes (drums). The four days captured here find Coltrane anticipating many other ideas he later expanded on before his untimely death in 1967.
Coltrane took a major leap forward, at least in his recorded work, with "Chasin' the Trane." Based on the familiar blues progression, it has no pre-determined theme...
This set of 50-year-old recordings is a historic milestone no jazz collection should be without. The performances are presented chronologically on this 1997 four-cd compilation that finally brought together in one package material released haphazardly on four separate LPs while adding previously unreleased takes.
Coltrane was already a star when he played this November 1-5 stand with his quintet including Eric Dolphy (alto sax, bass clarinet), McCoy Tyner (piano), Reggie Workman (bass), and Elvin Jones (drums), supplemented by Jimmy Garrison (bass) and including guests Ahmed Abdul-Malik (oud), Garvin Bushell (oboe, contrabassoon), and Roy Haynes (drums). The four days captured here find Coltrane anticipating many other ideas he later expanded on before his untimely death in 1967.
Coltrane took a major leap forward, at least in his recorded work, with "Chasin' the Trane." Based on the familiar blues progression, it has no pre-determined theme...
- 11/3/2011
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
"I love the sound of Neil Peart's drums in the morning!" That's what Rush fans who missed the legendary dummer's performance on "Late Show with David Letterman" may be saying as they watch his proggy solo in the 5-minute clip below. Peart capped off the late-night program's "Drum Solo" theme week, which previously saw "Letterman" house drummer Anton Fig, funk percussionist Sheila E. and jazz drummer Roy Haynes dropping by. Fans of "Freaks and Geeks," the cult classic created by Judd Apatow and Paul Feig, will no doubt recall that the inventive Peart...
- 6/10/2011
- The Wrap
Tonight is one of those nights where there's actually a bunch of shows listed, considering that we're fully into the summer TV season, but it really seems like there's not much on at all. Like, as I'm typing these shows out I'm thinking "why?" but not in a mean way, in more of a genuinely curious "how did this come to happen" sort of way. Honestly, I think we just have too many TV channels and yet they keep coming up with more. There's only so many "Law and Order" reruns to go around, people! Actually, that's probably the next channel that will happen. The "Law and Order" channel showing nothing but 24 hours of grim procedural work featuring stony faced detectives and righteous prosecutors fighting the good fight. Here's your Wednesday night TV:
7:00pm: "Cmt Music Awards Red Carpet 2011" on Cm
8:00pm: "2011 Cmt Music Awards" on Cmt. Again,...
7:00pm: "Cmt Music Awards Red Carpet 2011" on Cm
8:00pm: "2011 Cmt Music Awards" on Cmt. Again,...
- 6/8/2011
- by Intern Rusty
Band geeks unite: Late Show with David Letterman is kicking off its first ever “Drum Solo Week.”
The late-night staple is dedicating a week’s worth of episodes to performances by some of the music industry’s top percussionists, starting with a standout solo on Monday, June 6 from the Late Show‘s very own Anton Fig, the drummer in Paul Shaffer’s band.
The following night, Letterman welcomes Sheila E. and her world renowned skill with the sticks.
On Wednesday, June 8, drum legend Roy Haynes takes the stage, boasting a career filled with Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughn collaborations (to...
The late-night staple is dedicating a week’s worth of episodes to performances by some of the music industry’s top percussionists, starting with a standout solo on Monday, June 6 from the Late Show‘s very own Anton Fig, the drummer in Paul Shaffer’s band.
The following night, Letterman welcomes Sheila E. and her world renowned skill with the sticks.
On Wednesday, June 8, drum legend Roy Haynes takes the stage, boasting a career filled with Miles Davis and Sarah Vaughn collaborations (to...
- 6/1/2011
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
Los Angeles, California (X17online) - Julie Andrews, Dolly Parton, and punk band pioneers the Ramones will receive Grammy Awards for lifetime achievement next year, it was announced Wednesday. Other recipients include the Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, jazz drummer Roy Haynes, and 101-year-old gospel legend George Beverly Shea. The recipients will receive their statuettes at an event in Los Angeles on February 12. The 53rd annual Grammy Awards airs Sunday February 13, 8pm Est/Pt. Courtesy: Grammy Awards...
- 12/23/2010
- x17online.com
Veteran entertainers Dame Julie Andrews and Dolly Parton are set to be honored with lifetime achievement Grammy awards by the U.S. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. The icons will be hailed for their contributions to music, alongside punk rockers The Ramones, The Julliard String Quartet, folk group The Kingston Trio, jazz drummer Roy Haynes and gospel star George Beverly Shea.
Neil Portnow, president of The Recording Academy, says, "It is a great honor to recognize and celebrate such a distinguished and dynamic group of honorees. Their legendary work has left a lasting impression and will continue to influence generations to come."
The lifetime achievement titles will be presented in a special ceremony on February 12, 2011, and they will be formally acknowledged at the 2011 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 13. The news will be a welcome distraction for Andrews as she continues to mourn the loss of her husband,...
Neil Portnow, president of The Recording Academy, says, "It is a great honor to recognize and celebrate such a distinguished and dynamic group of honorees. Their legendary work has left a lasting impression and will continue to influence generations to come."
The lifetime achievement titles will be presented in a special ceremony on February 12, 2011, and they will be formally acknowledged at the 2011 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 13. The news will be a welcome distraction for Andrews as she continues to mourn the loss of her husband,...
- 12/23/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Dolly Parton and Ramones will receive Lifetime Achievement Grammys. The country singer and the rock group will be honored for their contribution to music, alongside "Mary Poppins" singer and musicals star Julie Andrews in a special ceremony on February 12, 2011.
Neil Portnow, president of The Recording Academy which is handing out the awards said, "It is a great honor to recognize and celebrate such a distinguished and dynamic group of honorees. Their legendary work has left a lasting impression and will continue to influence generations to come."
Dolly, famed for her voluptuous figure, rose to fame in the 1950s, and has had over 41 different country albums enter the top ten in the U.S. charts, and has penned worldwide hits such as "9 to 5" and "I Will Always Love You".
The Ramones, of which the three founding members are now all dead, were one of the defining bands of the U.S.
Neil Portnow, president of The Recording Academy which is handing out the awards said, "It is a great honor to recognize and celebrate such a distinguished and dynamic group of honorees. Their legendary work has left a lasting impression and will continue to influence generations to come."
Dolly, famed for her voluptuous figure, rose to fame in the 1950s, and has had over 41 different country albums enter the top ten in the U.S. charts, and has penned worldwide hits such as "9 to 5" and "I Will Always Love You".
The Ramones, of which the three founding members are now all dead, were one of the defining bands of the U.S.
- 12/23/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
The Ramones, Dolly Parton and Julie Andrews are among those honorees receiving Special Merit Awards for Lifetime Achievement from the Recording Academy, as part of Grammy Awards week festivities. Roy Haynes, the Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio and George Beverly Shea are also receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards. Stax exec Al Bell, classical music producer Wilma Cozart Fine and Columbia Records jazz-master Bruce Lundvall are receiving Trustees Awards from the Academy; drum machine designer Roger Linn and digital music innovation company Waves Audio will receive Technical Grammy Awards. A ceremony for all of the winners will be held at a private...
- 12/23/2010
- by Katie Hasty
- Hitfix
By Gold Derby News Desk
hollywoodnews.com: On Wednesday, Naras announced the seven recipients of lifetime achievement Grammy Awards — Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, the Ramones, and George Beverly Shea. The Trustees of the recording academy are honoring Al Bell, Wilma Cozart Fine and Bruce Lundvall while Technical Grammys will go to Roger Linn and Waves Audio.
In making these announcements, Academy president/CEO Neil Portnow said, “It is a great honor to recognize and celebrate such a distinguished and dynamic group of honorees who have been the creators of such timeless art. These influential performers and brilliant innovators have been of great inspiration to our culture and industry. Their legendary work has left a lasting impression and will continue to influence generations to come.”
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hollywoodnews.com: On Wednesday, Naras announced the seven recipients of lifetime achievement Grammy Awards — Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, the Ramones, and George Beverly Shea. The Trustees of the recording academy are honoring Al Bell, Wilma Cozart Fine and Bruce Lundvall while Technical Grammys will go to Roger Linn and Waves Audio.
In making these announcements, Academy president/CEO Neil Portnow said, “It is a great honor to recognize and celebrate such a distinguished and dynamic group of honorees who have been the creators of such timeless art. These influential performers and brilliant innovators have been of great inspiration to our culture and industry. Their legendary work has left a lasting impression and will continue to influence generations to come.”
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- 12/23/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
On Wednesday, Naras announced the seven recipients of lifetime achievement Grammy Awards -- Julie Andrews, Roy Haynes, Juilliard String Quartet, the Kingston Trio, Dolly Parton, the Ramones, and George Beverly Shea. The Trustees of the recording academy are honoring Al Bell, Wilma Cozart Fine and Bruce Lundvall while Technical Grammys will go to Roger Linn and Waves Audio. In making these announcements, Academy president/CEO Neil Portnow said, "It is a great honor to recognize and celebrate such a distinguished and dynamic group of honorees who have been the creators of such timeless art. These influential performers and brilliant innovators have been of great inspiration to our culture and industry. Their legendary work has left a lasting impression and will continue to influence generations to come." All of the honorees will be feted in a ceremony on Feb. 12 with a formal acknowledgment of their achievements made during the Grammy Awards held on Feb.
- 12/22/2010
- Gold Derby
The Jazz Loft Project. Video by Lauren Hart and Sam Stephenson. Photographs by W. Eugene Smith. From the new book, The Jazz Loft Project (Knopf). (Soundtrack: “Avalon,” recorded January 29, 1960 - Zoot Sims, sax; Eddie DeHaas, bass; Dave McKenna, piano; Roy Haynes and Ronnie Free, drums.) In 1957, pioneering Life photo-essayist W. Eugene Smith walked out on his family in suburban Croton-on-Hudson, New York, and moved to Manhattan, occupying a loft at 821 Sixth Avenue where he could live a full, degenerate, bohemian life. On the fourth floor of the building was a music studio (and sometime drug den) in which Thelonius Monk and other jazz artists of the day would jam well into the morning. So many top-flight musicians would congregate there—Blakey, Coltrane, Mingus, and scores more, from Bill Evans and Hall Overton to Henry Grimes to Zoot Sims—that the haven began to attract a circle of curious artiste-confreres such as Henri Cartier-Bresson,...
- 11/24/2009
- Vanity Fair
Tony Award-winning choreographer and internationally celebrated tap dancer Savion Glover will perform in a series of concerts, Jammin' With the Masters, at The Blue Note in November. He will appear on stage with legendary jazz improvisers McCoy Tyner (November 17), Roy Haynes (November 18), Eddie Palmieri (November 19), and Jack DeJohnette (November 21-22). A co-performer for the November 20 performance has yet to be announced. On each night, the performances will be held at 8pm & 10:30pm.
- 11/17/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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