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TONIGHT: JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound At Black Cat

The Huffington Post | Brandon Wetherbee | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: North Country, Black Cat Backstage, Red Palace, Reggie Watts, Earnes Armstrong, Crab Boil, Nick Waterhouse, Gil Evans, Smith Commons, Artomatic, Video, Kinect, Jessica Anya Blau, 826 DC, Jc Brooks and the Uptown Sound, DC News

TOP 5 PICKS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 16 1. JC Brooks And The Uptown Sound At Black Cat This Chicago group has shared the stage with Wilco and Rahm Emanu...

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Gil Evans' Centennial Tribute, Plus a Conversation With John Pizzarelli and Jon Cleary's Video Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Eric Clapton, Maria Schneider, Steely Dan, Richard Rogers, Christian McBride, Benny Green, Paul Simon, Gil Evans, George Barns, Neil Young, Don Sebesky, Vince Mendoza, Miles Davis, Bucky Pizzarelli, Billy Joel, Joe Pass, The Beatles, Jessica Molaskey, Jay Leonhart, Norman Granz, Johnny Mandel, John Coltrane, Elton John, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Costello, Tommy LiPuma, John Bunch, Tony Bennett, Jaco Pastorius, Django Reinhardt, Claude Thornhill Orchestra, Donald Fagen, The Way You Wear Your Hat, George Harrison, Radio Deluxe, Paul McCartney, George Van Eps, Bob Dylan, Nat King Cole, Miles Evans, Jobim, Tom Waits, Don Costa, Wes Montgomerey, Duke Ellington, Jackson Browne, Johnny Mercer, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, Diana Krall, Astrud Gilberto, Kenny Rankin, Seals & Crofts, Peter Frampton, James Taylor, Bruce Springsteen, Anthony Wilson, John Pizzarelli, Video, Jon Cleary, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

John Pizzarelli: Favorite album of all time? ... Abbey Road is pretty close to the top of the list. It's funny. You could say Abbey Road or you could say In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning, because they're the types of records you put on and say, 'Oh, I'll just listen to one or two tracks.'

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Nights On Earth: Conversations with Vince Mendoza and Elf's Matthew Sklar

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: The Mickey Mouse Club, Margo Lion, Metropole Orchestra, Annie, Ed Asner, Christian McBride, Gil Evans, Miss Saigon, Bjork, Casey Nicholaw, Bob Martin, 42nd Street, Matthew Sklar, Tom Diakit, Guys and Dolls, Stephane Guillaume, Vince Mendoza, The Wedding List, Mark Kaufman, Elvis Costello, Elf, Bob Newhart, The Producers, Hairspray, Phil Reno, Titanic, The Drowsey Chaperone, Les Miserables, Nathan Lane, Putting It Together, Chad Beguelin, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Will Ferrell, Karim Ziad, John Abercrombie, Larry Klein, Nguyen Le, Tom Meehan, Joni Mitchell, Joe Laverno, John Scofield, Gordon Jenkins, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

According to Vince Mendoza, the idea of his latest record was partly to embrace the various musicians that he's met over the years and to invite his old friends to participate in his music.

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Glen Campbell's "Ghost On The Canvas" Video, Plus Chatting with Miles Español's Bob Belden

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Jojo Pennebacker, Ron Carter, Edmar Castaneda, Pete Clagett, Gil Evans, Glen Campbell, DJ Logic, Brahim Fabegame, John Coltrane, And Brian Setzer, Billy Corgan, Cristina Pato, Chick Corea, Carles Benevant, Luisitos Quintones, Jerry Gonzales, Mike Brady, The Dandy Warhols, Jordan Gheen, Eddie Gomez, Nino Joseles, Chuck Mitchell, Jacob Smith, Mile Davis, Richard King, Joe Clausell, Adam Rudoph, Rick Nielsen, Matt Young, Bill Laswell, Alex Acuna, Hugo Berkeley, Rabih Abou-Kahlil, Marty Rifkin, John Scofield, Jorge Pardo, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Presented here is "Ghost On The Canvas," the first video from Glen Campbell's critically acclaimed album of the same name.

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Tribute To Miles: A Conversation With Herbie Hancock

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Donald Byrd, Ron Carter, John McLaughlin, Prince, Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, Terence Blanchard, Thelonius Monk, Marcus Miller, Gil Evans, Radiohead, Wynton Kelly, Miles Davis, Pat Metheny, Tony Williams, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Montreaux Jazz Festival, Aaron Parks, Danilo Perez, Joni Mitchell, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Herbie Hancock is doing the European jazz festival circuit this year paying tribute to Miles Davis. Here he talks a little bit about it with me.

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Thank God It's Thursday: Miles Davis, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Charles Mingus, Tito Puente and Babatunde Olatunji

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Babatunde Olatunji, Eugene Wright, Carlos Santana, Legacy Edition, Gil Evans, Paul Desmond, Horace Parlan, Joan Baez, Miles Davis, Michael Cuscuna, Mickey Hart, John Coltrane, Fidel Castro, Dave Brubeck, Charles Mingus, Gunther Schuller, Carnegie Hall, Dannie Richmond, Ornette Coleman, The King of Mambo, Manuel De Falla, Tito Puente, Sony, Jazz, Entertainment News, Duke Ellington, El Rey, Joaquín Rodrigo, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Joni Mitchell, Frank Sinatra, Joe Morello, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Mostly celebrating jazz's 1959 frontier, six classic albums have been re-imagined as Legacy Editions, expanding each of the originals by adding an extra disc.

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