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OBITUARY: Disco Queen Donna Summer Dies at 63

Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty a€' the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing. "I grew up on rock 'n' roll," Summer once said when explaining her reluctance to claim the title...

INTERVIEW/PROFILE: Jazz Musician of the Day: Kai Winding

All About Jazz is celebrating Kai Winding's birthday today! Kai Winding - trombone (1922 - 1983) Trombonist Kai Christen Winding (pronounced ki-win-ding) was one of the founding fathers of be-bop music and truly one of the finest-ever jazz trombonists. As a sideman to bopa€(TM)s reigning kings " Fats Navarro, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Tadd Dameron " he was more a bridesmaid than a bride... Read more...

OPINION: Fanculture: Building a Fanbase as a Lifetime Relationship

FanCulture: The Evolution of Influence is a nearly 30-minute documentary focused on the relationship of brands with their fans. Created by Amplify, an agency specializing in "brand strategy, experiences and amplification," the documentary is somewhat of a meditation on the nature of fans and their interest in brands from a group of marketers and superfans. In some cases the brands are bands and in all cases the discussion is relevant to marketing music...

OPINION: ‘Taps’ Turns 150 Years Old

Taps&#151the american bugle call that today is played solemnly at memorials and soldiers' funerals&#151has a fascinating history. in today's wall street journal (or online here), i write about why the 24-note song was conceived in 1862 and how it evolved over the years. in the longer online version at wsj.com, i also include rock and jazz references. [pictured above:A Jari Villanueva sounds Taps at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery...

PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Free Concert May 22 with MPC Swing Band, Monterey County High School All-Star Combo

Monterey Peninsula Collegea€(TM)s Free Annual Spring Concert Features MPC Swing Band, Monterey Jazz Festivala€(TM)s County High School All-Star Combo, May 22 at MPC Music Hall Donations Also Accepted for Monterey Jazz Festivala€(TM)s County High School All-Star Banda€(TM)s 2012 Tour of the Pacific Northwest Monterey, CA; The Monterey Peninsula College Swing Band will present its annual Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 22 at 7:00 p.m. in the MPC Music Hall. Under the direction of Dr. Rob Klevan, the 21-piece band will perform works written or arranged specifically for big band, and will feature local jazz vocalist Lauri Hofer Romero...

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Ffear (Forum for Electro-Acoustic Research) to Release New Recording "Mirage" on Jazzheads Records.

FFEAR (Forum for Electro-Acoustic Research) is an adventurous improvising quartet co-led by long-time collaborators Ole Mathisen and Chris Washburne. A FFEAR's prime objective is to research and explore new sonic possibilities by adopting contemporary classical compositional techniques into an improvisational setting. Conventional uses of meter, tonality, and harmony are replaced with multiple meters, microtonality, and open templates of form to forge novel and unexpected paths in improvised music. FFEAR delights in blending and blurring the divide between jazz and contemporary classical music, as well as the visual and sound arts, producing a truly original voice and approach to improvised music all the while staying true to the centrality of groove. A A A A A A A...

EVENT: The Playboy Jazz Festival Presents Jazz-Fusion Keyboardist Jeff Lorber in Free Concert at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Sunday, May 27th

94.7a€(TM)S THE WAVE RADIO PERSONALITY PAT PRESCOTT TO EMCEE Renowned jazz fusion keyboard trailblazer and recording artist Jeff Lorber brings his melodic funk and dynamic array of vibes to Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza for a free community concert, Sunday, May 27th. Presented by the Playboy Jazz Festival and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza, the show will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Outdoor Promenade at the shopping center, located at 3650 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The concert is part of Playboya€(TM)s free community event series held in conjunction with upcoming Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl, Saturday and Sunday, June 16th and 17th...

CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Algo Jazz by Nonsoft Now Available Worldwide

Shortly after its release, Algo Jazz by m: Nonsoft is now available from outlets worldwide including Amazon, CD Baby, iTunes, Rhapsody, and eMusic. Algo Jazz is the debut album by Nonsoft, who were formerly creating video games before turning their attention to music. The album features 18 tracks of varied styles and instrumentation, all of which were algorithmically-composed and recorded by a computer. Songs range from the smooth jazz piano of "The Best Days", to the Latin guitar of "On the Run", and even some experimentation with vibraphone and flute music ("Phoning it in From Somewhere Blue", and, "Ten Nineteen", respectively)...