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Miles Davis

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Miles Davis
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Short Bio - '''. At this time, he started to use the Harmon mute to darken and subdue the timbre of his trumpet. This muted trumpet tone was to be associated with Davis for the rest of his career. In July 1955, he played a legendary solo on Thelonius Monk's "'Round Midnight" at the Newport Jazz Festival. This Read More...

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Hamptons Arts Groups Hit Up Lovers, Woo Collectors for Funding - Bloomberg
Pub. Date - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:08:00 GMT
Sept. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Jorn Weisbrodt used his connections to book a celebrity troubadour for a Hamptons fundraiser -- boyfriend Rufus Wainwright . Arts groups in this posh area of Long Island, New York took advantage of such surefire opportunities ...

David Gahr: Folk, jazz and rock photographer - The Independent
Pub. Date - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT
When Bob Dylan shocked the audience at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival by going on stage with members of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band to play electric for the first time, only one person outside Dylan's inner conclave knew what he was planning ...

Why didn't Polk Co. Sheriff's Office investigate deputy's role in ... - St. Petersburg Times
Pub. Date - Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:53:00 GMT
Six years on, Gary and Jamie White stew in a mix of emotions. BARTOW — In the dead of night six years ago, a Volkswagen Passat ran off a dark country road, hit a pine tree and split in two. The 18-year-old driver, with alcohol in his system ...

Dallas Cowboys' Terrell Owens ready to shoulder the load - Dallas Morning News
Pub. Date - Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:57:00 GMT
IRVING – With receivers Miles Austin and Sam Hurd out for the season opener with injuries, the Cowboys' passing game is short-handed. No problem. "I did a lot of shoulder presses this summer," Terrell Owens said. "I think I'll be ready to shoulder ...

Legendary jazz impresario George Wein works to preserve the Newport ... - Newsday
Pub. Date - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:32:00 GMT
NEWPORT, R. I. (AP) _ For the first time since he founded the Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein didn't have to sign any checks or worry about how the fickle weather might affect the bottom line. Instead, his biggest concern at the recent festival ...

Guitar God’ - Packet Online
Pub. Date - Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:15:00 GMT
IN the mid-1960s, jazz-rock was a “scary term,” not only for audiences but also for the musicians who played it. “At that time, even the people who were creating that genre like myself, just felt like — because it had never been done before ...

'Jack Daniel's Art, Beats + Lyrics' - Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Pub. Date - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:49:00 GMT
The gist: Jackson is the third stop on the national tour of Jack Daniel's Art, Beats + Lyrics, an urban art exhibition that explores themes in hip-hop culture. Photography, graffiti, paintings and multimedia are fused with DJ'ing, break dancing and ...

North Texas Events, September 5 - Wichita Falls Times Record News
Pub. Date - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:46:00 GMT
RECEPTION FOR “JOHN KINGERLEE: RECENT WORK” 6-8 p.m. today, Wichita Falls Museum of Art, 2 Eureka Circle, MSU. Part of a 12-city tour. It is the first comprehensive American exhibition representing his recent work. Also available will be a one ...

3 Things to Do Tomorrow - San Jose Mercury News
Pub. Date - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:08:00 GMT
Lucinda Williams plays a melange of rock, blues, country and Americana, but what the three-time Grammy Award winner is really about is impeccable song-writing. Also with Buick 6. 8 p.m. Saturday. $35-$39 The Catalyst, 1011 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz ...

Farewell to a maverick - Guardian Unlimited
Pub. Date - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Being a jazz lover is a hard way to make friends. I had always been acutely aware of this and had always kept my jazz obsession quiet while I was at school, devouring it behind the door of my bedroom and the privacy of headphones. Arriving at Reading ...


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