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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 07.26.2009 | Entertainment

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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Meltdown: The Year Jazz Threw Out the Rules

Matthew Kohut | Posted 06.07.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Charlie Haden, John Coltrane, Jazz, Jack Kerouac, Dave Brubeck, Arts, Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Music, Miles Davis, Culture, Entertainment News
Matthew Kohut

How does a music festival remain edgy and relevant? The British fest Meltdown 09 made news recently by tapping Ornette Coleman as director of this year's event.

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Obama and the Arts

Chris Campbell | Posted 02.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: George Bush, Economy, Brooklyn, George W. Bush, Obama Administration, Artists, Sam Cooke, Music, Hipsters, Arcade Fire, John Coltrane, Dive Bars, Obama's Cabinet, San Francisco, Fenway Park, John McCain, Ken Kesey, Entertainment, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Jenny Lewis, Musicians, Bob Dylan, Barack Obama, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Wilco, Art, The Godfather, Wall Street, Common, William Faulkner, Quincy Jones, Obama the Godfather, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News
Chris Campbell

Most industries are adapting and evolving during these uncertain times, but the arts have been in flux for years and years, long preceding Bush and Wall Street's dismantling.

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Lover's List

Charles Warner | Posted 01.28.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Songs, Music, Sinatra, Love, Tony Bennett, John Coltrane, Playlists, Ella Fitzgerald, Love Songs, Entertainment News
Charles Warner

After nine years our love has deepened, and much of the credit has to go to our lover's list of songs, which I play often. It's worked for us, so I thought I'd share the top songs on our list.

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Post-Bop Heir: Ravi Coltrane Quartet At Jazz Showcase

Chicago Reader | Peter Margasak | Posted 12.19.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Postbop, Lionel Loueke, Chicago Jazz, Michael Brecker, Chicago Concerts, Blending Times, Post-Bop, Luis Perdomo, Chicago Music, E.J. Strickland, Ravi Coltrane, Jazz Showcase Chicago, Drew Gress, John Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane Quartet, Massimo Biolcati, Geri Allen, Chicago News

For much of his career, Ravi Coltrane steered clear of the music and influence of his iconic father, but lately he's been more willing to deal with it...

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Hear Today, Gone Tomorrow

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.25.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: John Mellencamp, Sergio Mendes, Carole King, Paul McCartney, Starbucks Coffee, Cocnord Records, Coca Cola, Music News, Miles Davis, Gwen Stefani, Charlie Brown, The Beatles, Vince Guraldi, Starbucks Closing, John Coltrane, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Carly Simon, Banana Republic, Coldplay, Business News, Capitol Records, Joni Mitchell, Toby Keith, Zero Mostel, Hear Music, Starbucks, Sheila Weller, James Taylor, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

When it was announced that 600 Starbucks outlets were closing, the music business shared the hit: less stores, less counter and display space, less product, less revenue.

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