Williams Collective brings "Zodiac" to life (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - A contemporary of Duke Ellington, pianist Mary Lou Williams was not only jazz's premier female instrumentalist but also a brilliant, yet underappreciated composer. Now, one of her rarely played masterworks, "Zodiac Suite," dedicated to fellow musicians born under each of the 12 astrological signs, receives an invigorating update by the Mary Lou Williams Collective.
Franti chronicles Middle East travels in 3 releases (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - Two of the most pivotal and event-filled years in the life of lauded singer/songwriter Michael Franti will culminate in June with the simultaneous release of a new studio disc with Spearhead and a documentary DVD and book chronicling his recent trip to Iraq. All three will carry the name "I Know I'm Not Alone."
Camilo pays homage to Gershwin on "Blue" (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - When pianist Michel Camilo first came to New York in 1979 from his native Dominican Republic, he stood in awe of the skyscrapers and was mesmerized by the city's bustling magnificence. The theme music for the experience? George Gershwin's majestic extended work "Rhapsody in Blue," which represented to Camilo not only the romance of New York but also its creative opportunities for an immigrant.
Islamic singer aims to fill pop "spirituality" gap (Reuters)
February 20, 2006
Reuters - A singer who has shot to fame in the
Middle East with songs about Islam and the Prophet Mohammad
says his music is quenching a thirst for spirituality in pop.
Q&A: David Gilmour (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - David Gilmour has remained quiet since Pink Floyd's reunion last July for the Live 8 concert at London's Hyde Park. Quiet but hardly inactive.
Stones' Mick Jagger visits Brazilian son at school (Reuters)
February 20, 2006
Reuters - The leader of the Rolling
Stones, Mick Jagger, visited his Brazilian son at school on
Monday in Sao Paulo, eyewitnesses said, two days after his band
performed a free concert for more than a million fans on
Copacabana beach.
Stones' Mick Jagger visits Brazilian son at school (Reuters)
February 20, 2006Reuters - The leader of the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger, visited his Brazilian son at school on Monday in Sao Paulo, eyewitnesses said, two days after his band performed a free concert for more than a million fans on Copacabana beach.
Bono to Donate Guitar for Hunger Campaign (AP)
February 20, 2006
AP - Bono will donate one of his guitars to benefit Brazil's Zero Hunger campaign, the government's official news agency said Monday.
Vince Gill to Host Television Special (AP)
February 20, 2006
AP - Country singer Vince Gill will host a television special next month with an unlikely combination of subject and venue: "The Grand Ole Opry at Carnegie Hall."
Former Rocker Gary Glitter to Go on Trial (AP)
February 20, 2006
AP - Former British rocker Gary Glitter will stand trial in early March on charges he committed obscene acts with two underaged Vietnamese girls, the head of the Vietnamese provincial people's court said Monday.