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Did academia kill jazz?

Thursday, 28 February 2019, 11:19 Last update: about 8 years ago The Conversation

Jazz seems to be experiencing a bit of a renaissance among movie directors – look no further than documentaries such as “Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool,” which just premiered at the...

Brooks & Dunn rework hits with new class of country stars

Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 11:18 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Country superstar duo Brooks & Dunn got back in the studio together for the first time in about a decade to rework their classic songs with the next generation of country stars, including Kacey...

Letz Zep at Aria Complex next month

Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 14:30 Last update: about 8 years ago

"I walked in, and I saw me!" What better accolade to a Led Zeppelin tribute band than the above from the great Robert Plant himself? Letz Zep is not only the best known and most successful...

Queen meets Coldplay in Gozo

Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 13:27 Last update: about 8 years ago

It's March 2019 and the Gozo Youth Orchestra, under the direction of Mro. Dr. Joseph Grech and in collaboration with 7SPP and Festivals Malta, is once again on the road. The spectacular successes of...

Beirut's new album is a celebration of cultures

Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 11:14 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Front-man Zach Condon of indie folk rock band Beirut has a penchant for world music, pulling various cultural influences into every record he's made. "Gallipoli" feels especially inspired. Some of the...

Beck, Patti Smith, Unkle inspired by 'Roma'

Monday, 25 February 2019, 11:12 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Various Artists, "Music Inspired by the Film Roma" (Sony Music Masterworks) Beck, Patti Smith, Unkle, DJ Shadow and Billie Eilish are part of a large and diverse group performing songs inspired...

Leyla McCalla puts down cello for 'Capitalist Blues'

Friday, 22 February 2019, 09:46 Last update: about 8 years ago

Leyla McCalla, "The Capitalist Blues" (PIAS/Jazz Village) Look, Ma, no cello! After a pair of albums on which New York-born Leyla McCalla accompanied herself on her trademark instrument,...

Frances Cone delivers dreampop with a purpose

Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 09:42 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Frances Cone, "Late Riser" (Living Daylight/Thirty Tigers) Frances Cone's new album "Late Riser" is a brilliant work of modern melancholia that finds the sweet spot between soothing and soaring....

Dave Keuning's solo album has a homemade feel, alas

Tuesday, 19 February 2019, 09:41 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Dave Keuning, "Prismism" (Thirty Tigers) The Killers' founding member and guitarist Dave Keuning shows off some very different sides of his music on a new solo album. The question is who besides...

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