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Jazz master, Eustis native to bring their piano magic
Sentinel Staff WriterTwo well-known pianists will bring some music this month when they play on their grand pianos in grand style during events in Ocala and Eustis. Jazz veteran Dick Hyman, whose career stems from the early 1950s, will perform during Appleton Museum of Art's...Tags: Los Angeles, Ocala, Mount Dora, Lou Gehrig, Woody Guthrie
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Tenor Saxophonist James Moody's Quartet Charms Yale Audience
Special To The CourantNEA Jazz Master James Moody charmed the New Haven audience with his easygoing swing and quick wit at Yale University's Sprague Hall Friday. Moody's quartet played a smart, if predictable, mix of pop and jazz standards. Pianist Renee Rosnes, bassist...Tags: Moody's Corporation, Yale University, Joe Henderson, Jazz Music, Dizzy Gillespie
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Paul Newman: A Legend Dies At 83
SPECIAL TO THE COURANTPaul Newman was a stage actor who became a movie star. A sex symbol who celebrated 50 years of marriage with his second wife. A grieving father who turned to philanthropy after the death of his only son. A citizen activist who campaigned for liberal...Tags: Robert Altman, Leo McCarey, Charity, Newspapers, Crimes
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Kicking off 'Music Alive'
Sentinel Staff WriterActor Grant Norman, who has made his mark on Broadway, film and television, will kick off Music Live Inc.'s 2008-09 opera series with a gala Broadway concert titled "Broadway on Tour" in October. The five-part series will be in the Paul P. Williams...Tags: Television, Louis Armstrong, Georges Bizet, Arts, Broadway
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Hi-de-hi! Plans to preserve Cab Calloway's NY home
If those walls could talk! Officials in New York's Westchester County are working with Cab Calloway's family on efforts to reacquire and preserve the home of the renowned jazz musician and bandleader. Duke Ellington, Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr. and...Tags: Homes, Cab Calloway, New York, Sammy Davis Jr., Lena Horne
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Wonderful Smith, boundary-pushing comedian, dies at 97
LOS ANGELES - Wonderful Smith, whose boundary-pushing comedy routine in Duke Ellington's satirical revue "Jump for Joy" - staged in Los Angeles in 1941 - helped the black cast rebel against racial stereotypes in entertainment, has died. He was 97....Tags: Los Angeles, Northridge
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Deaths last week
Tina Allen, 58, artist whose monumental sculptures of prominent blacks through history fill public spaces across the United States; Sept. 16, in Los Angeles, of heart attack complications. Maurits "Bob" Blomberg, 86, principal engineer for Miehle-Goss-...Tags: Mauricio Kagel, Chicago City Council, Civil Rights, Cancer, Squash
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Breaking Free
Of The Morning CallDavid K. McDonogh wasn't good at taking orders. In letters written from Lafayette College in the 1840s, to the man he called "father," he asked for money but not advice and dismissed demands to pursue missionary work abroad. It was questionable for an...Tags: Lafayette College, Death and Dying, New York, Medical Research, Medicine
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Chicago Tribune criticJazz trios don't ordinarily last 25 years, but no one would call the band that celebrated its silver anniversary at Symphony Center over the weekend ordinary. Staffed by pianist Keith Jarrett, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Jack DeJohnette, the all-...Tags: Keith Jarrett, Dizzy Gillespie, Cole Porter, Popular Music, Thelonious Monk
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Expansive site, costs make for an imperfect fit
Chicago Tribune criticFor audiences and arts organizations attuned to jazz, world music and other sophisticated fare, the Harris Theater has been a blessing—though some have felt more blessed than others. The theater's high-profile location, in Millennium Park, lends...Tags: Millennium Park, Popular Music, Music, Theater
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9 shows to see on Long Island
The Wedding Singer (Sept. 17-Oct. 4, Gateway Playhouse, Bellport). The musical comedy based on what many believe is Adam Sandler's best movie role makes its Long Island premiere. Set in the rock-angst heyday of 1985, it's about a rock-star wannabe who's...Tags: New York, Michael Barrett, Elections, Brookville, Theater
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Sonny Rollins regal in Jazz Fest opener
Chicago Tribune criticStill majestic in tone and generous in spirit, saxophonist Sonny Rollins gave the 30th annual Chicago Jazz Festival precisely what it needed and deserved: a regal opening night. With an estimated 13,000 listeners swarming the Pritzker Pavilion in...Tags: Chicago Jazz Fest, Millennium Park, Sonny Rollins, Jazz Music
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