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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...
'The best jazz organ player on the planet': Joey DeFrancesco dies at 51
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJazz Times once hailed Joey DeFrancesco as "the best B3 player on the planet." For obvious reasons....
Things to do this weekend in Bloomington: Freezefest, music at Sinkhole, Blockhouse bars
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHey Bloomington, it's cold outside, which means the ice sculptures created at Freezefest will likely...
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...
79 Father's Day quotes that'll make him cry happy tears
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen it comes to dads, you've got the best one, hands down. That's why it's so important to let your...
Give some love to a local tribute bands – from Starship to Joni Mitchell
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOriginal members versus tributes This week seems like a good time to put in a word for tribute acts,...
The 2022-23 All-Observer wrestling team
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA pair of state championship wrestlers and a state championship coach headline the 2022-23 Charlotte Observer high school wrestling team. Mallard Creek...
Celebrity birthdays for the week of March 3-9
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 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...
Floyd Newman, sax great and linchpin of Stax Records, dead at 91
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 12 months 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 ...
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 ...
