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MLK biographer Jonathan Eig, a Rockland native, to talk about King, take questions
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJonathan Eig, whose new bestseller "King: A Life" has been called the definitive biography of the...
Upcoming book "Have Horn, Will Travel" recounts life of Pensacola jazz man Junior Cook
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months ago"He was born and raised in Pensacola, Florida, formed on the road, and molded in New York. Junior...
Jim Beard, longtime keyboardist for Steely Dan, dies at 63
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSteely Dan performs at the Beacon Theatre in New York in 2008. (Gary He / Associated Press)...
“It’s hard to think who the greatest bass players are. You could say Flea, but he doesn’t need the...
Guitar World via Yahoo News· 7 months agoJack Bruce, Flea, Charles Mingus and Doug Wimbish of Living Colour. Bass players don’t come much...
Jim Beard, Steely Dan Keyboardist, Dies at 63
Variety via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJim Beard, a keyboardist, producer and arranger who was playing for Steely Dan since 2008, has died due to complications from a sudden illness. He was...
Miles Davis Was a Secret Car Enthusiast Superhero
Road & Track via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMiles Davis, Secret Car Enthusiast SuperheroMark Patiky/Condé Nast/Shutterstock - Shutterstock Shutterstock His First Ride Was A Horse. Growing up, Miles...
How 3 shades of jazz swirled together in 1959 to make 'Kind of Blue'
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 3 months agoJames Kaplan's triple biography weaves together '3 Shades of Blue' in the backstories of Miles...
Ella Fitzgerald never stopped moving. That's how the jazz singer became an icon
LA Times via Yahoo News· 6 months ago'Becoming Ella Fitzgerald,' by Judith Tick, is the first full biography of the multifaceted singer...
History center: Panel, concert to salute jazz musician Sam Rivers
Orlando Sentinel via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOrange County Regional History Center will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of jazz musician Sam Rivers with a panel, a pop-up photo gallery and a concert in October. Rivers died ...
Remembering 'forgotten jazz virtuoso' Hazel Scott: Dance Theatre of Harlem set for Hanover
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJazz and classical pianist and singer Hazel Scott (1920-81) moved with her mother from Trinidad to...
