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Herb Alpert

Herb Alpert Is a Consummate Musician, Artist and Philanthropist!

Jay Weston | Posted 05.12.2013 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

Herb Alpert (center) and Lani Hall (left) with 2013 winners of the Alpert Awards. "When I was 8 years old, I went into a music appreciation classroo...

Herb Alpert's DƩjƠ-Vu at the CafƩ Carlyle

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.06.2013 | Entertainment
Regina Weinreich

If "This Guy's in Love with You" means anything, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall's show at the CafƩ Carlyle offers, in Alpert's words, "music that is very dƩjƠ-vu."

'Tis the Season: Chatting With Scotty McCreery, Rita Coolidge and Tom Keifer, Plus Slam Dunk's "Fantasy" Exclusive

Mike Ragogna | Posted 01.12.2013 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

"I enjoy getting out in front of the crowds every single night, I enjoy seeing their faces light up and having a good time out there and seeing the smiles on their faces. That's what gives me a thrill now, just getting up there for the live action and just performing."

Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss Celebrate 50th Anniversary of A&M Records

Jay Weston | Posted 12.08.2012 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

Imagine this... two guys have been partners for 50 years in the volatile music business, and until they sold the company in 1989 (for several hundred million dollars!), they didn't even have a written contract between them!

Lani Hall Alpert's New Book, Emotional Memoirs & Short Stories, Is Startling, Scandalous and Absolutely Sensational!

Jay Weston | Posted 09.19.2012 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

Lani Hall is a true literary talent who is now one of the major writers of the naturalistic Chicago school and will leave a lasting impact on us all.

50 Years of A&M Records: An Interview With Herb Alpert

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.13.2012 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

"If you're prepared for what you'd like to do with the rest of your life and you're putting in the time and are passionate about what you're doing, you have to just stay with it. There's no magic formula for how to get through the maze."

Herb Alpert Foundation Awards Huge Grants to 5 Artists!

Jay Weston | Posted 07.15.2012 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

This week I watched in astonishment as the Herb Alpert Foundation gave its 18th annual awards to five brilliant artists in different fields.

International Jazz Day is celebrated at Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill!

Jay Weston | Posted 07.03.2012 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

The goal of International Jazz Day is to have jazz celebrated, studied and presented for 24 consecutive hours around the world. Jazz "is a universal music of freedom and creativity."

Bad Cocktails and Lousy Baseball: What Mad Men Won't Tell You About New York in 1966

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.23.2012 | New York
Tony Sachs

There's a lot about the New York trod by the real Mad Men back in 1966 -- the year in which we assume season five will be set -- that would send even die-hard Mad Men retroheads scurrying back to 2012.

Vibrato -- Cool Jazz and Hot Food... or Vice Versa

Jay Weston | Posted 02.01.2012 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

At first the concept was to have a great jazz club with good food. Now it is is a really great restaurant with exciting jazz.

Herb Alpert Educational Village Is Unveiled!

Jay Weston | Posted 01.10.2012 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

I recalled that Hillary Clinton famously said, "It takes a village to raise a child," based upon an old African proverb. Well, all of these folks have taken that literally, and... are building a village.

Five Promising Artists Receive Grants From Alpert Foundation

Jay Weston | Posted 08.13.2011 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

Five exceptional artists have received grants from the Herb Alpert Foundation and California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). I recently had the pleasure of meeting each of these extraordinary young individuals.

Boomers: ItĆƒĀ¢Ć¢ā€šĀ¬Ć¢ā€žĀ¢s Time To Leave Narcissism Behind

Vivian Diller, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Vivian Diller, Ph.D.

Boomer Power is ablooming. What's next? The responsibility that comes with all that influence and clout.

Hello Tomorrow: A Conversation With Dave Koz, Plus KT Tunstall's Video Exclusive Pt. 3

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

"I really did not want to make another record just because I could, especially now. Why make another record when I've got eleven albums, you know? I've got tons of music out there."

LOS ANGELES EXHIBIT: ACE Gallery's Three Artists

Peter Clothier | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Peter Clothier

Hand it to Ace Gallery for not compromising on scale! If you want to be wowed by the sheer bloody visual WALLOP of art, there's no better place to go...

HuffPost Reviews: Snoop Dogg, Timbaland, Clipse, and Chris Brown, Plus an Interview With Papa Roach on World Hunger Year

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Welcome to Snoopworld, where Chevys still are bouncin', would-be gangstas still kind of prowl the streets (albeit it's a new generation), explicit-isms flow like 40 oz. beer, and tempos best not harsh anyone's mellow.

My Top Ten Old New (Or Is It New Old?) Records of 2009

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Tony Sachs

Most of the "new" music I've gotten into this year is actually old music that's never been heard before, dredged up from the vaults just in time to make a buck before recorded music ceases to have any monetary value whatsoever.

An Interview with Herb Alpert & Lani Hall

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Tony Sachs

Last Herb and Lani re-emerged, hitting the road for a series of low-key shows which were recorded for the newly-released Anything Goes -- the first time they've ever collaborated musically.

A Very Special Christmas: A Conversation with Tim Shriver, Vicki Iovine, Colbie Caillat, Carter Twins, and Mitchel Musso, Plus More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Six years later, the newest installment of the series passes the torch to a younger stable of artists who, along with series initiator Vicki Iovine and Timothy Shriver, shared their thoughts about the album.

The Beautiful Sound of Musicians and Philanthropy

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Shawn Amos

Record bins are rife with charity singles and concert history is filled with benefit shows for every imaginable cause. Musicians like to give back. Here, see the most generous musicians ever.

HuffPost Exclusive: The 40th Anniversary of Carpenters / Interview with Richard Carpenter

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Mike Ragogna

Richard Carpenter: "So many people have said to us, 'We can understand every word to your songs,' which, with all the pop and rock records at the time, was difficult to do."

Father Figure

GOOD Magazine | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
GOOD Magazine

Father Greg Boyle wants to stop the causes of gang violence, instead of waiting to clean up the results.