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'The best jazz organ player on the planet': Jazz great Joey DeFrancesco dies at 51
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJazz Times once hailed Joey DeFrancesco as "the best B3 player on the planet." For obvious reasons....
Sidney Kirk, veteran jazz pianist and Isaac Hayes sideman, dead at 78
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPianist Sidney Kirk, one of Memphis’ great jazz and R&B musicians and a key member of The Isaac...
Jazz Crawl takes center stage downtown Friday
Cumberland Times News, Md. via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoMay 30—CUMBERLAND — The annual Jazz Crawl will take place Friday in the downtown with performances from three groups at three different venues. Shows will be held at the Centre Street Collective ...
Things to do this weekend in Bloomington: Freezefest, music at Sinkhole, Blockhouse bars
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoHey Bloomington, it's cold outside, which means the ice sculptures created at Freezefest will likely...
Give some love to a local tribute bands – from Starship to Joni Mitchell
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 4 months agoOriginal members versus tributes This week seems like a good time to put in a word for tribute acts,...
Lyme-Old Lyme High School musician set to make it in jazz
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 22—OLD LYME — Percussionist Avery Wyman is ready to try his hand at the New York City music scene after making an early and lasting impression in town. Wyman, who graduated from Lyme-Old ...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 3-9
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoCelebrity birthdays for the week of March 3-9: March 3: Singer-guitarist Mike Pender of The Searchers is 83. Movie producer-director George Miller (“Mad...
31 Black History Facts You May Not Have Learned in School
The Oprah Magazine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom the hidden figures who made an impact, essential Black inventors, change-making civil rights...
Today in History: March 8, Joe Frazier defeats Muhammad Ali in 'Fight of the Century'
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoToday in History Today is Friday, March 8, the 68th day of 2024. There are 298 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 8, 1971, in the first of three fights between Muhammad ...
Floyd Newman, sax great and linchpin of Stax Records, dead at 91
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCorrection: This story has been updated to correct Floyd Newman's age. He was 91. Veteran Memphis musician Floyd Newman, the man who put the sax in Stax, has died. Newman — a baritone saxophonist ...
