Sir John Dankworth: Saxophonist who pioneered modern jazz in Britain and became a patron of ...
| One of the first British musicians to grasp the fundamentals of "modern" (post swing) jazz, the saxophonist Johnny Dankworth eventually surpassed his bandleading days to become a skilled composer of...

Stravinsky Dance team face the music
| Ante-post punters are prepared to accept not getting a run for their money, or even losing it. A cancellation because of bad weather, an injury to a horse is fine, all part of the nature of the long...

Leddra Chapman/Hamel, Jazz Café, London
| Leddra Chapman is the owner of a beautiful voice. It has a clear, pure tone, capable of delivering both dusky softness and considerable power. Performing live, she is every bit as assured as on reco...

MySpace Music experiments with audio ads
| LOS ANGELES - Hoping to boost revenue, MySpace Music has begun experimenting with audio advertisements that users must hear before listening to music for free online. | The 30-second ads began appea...

Michael Jackson's doctor pleads not guilty
| LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's personal physician pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter Monday, setting the stage for a sensational celebrity courtroom drama as prosecutors attempt to...

Plugged in, baby
| If Muse really needed to prove its live credentials, the modern rock trio did it again effortlessly in Singapore. | entertainment@thestar.com.my | MUSE isn't just three blokes from Blighty engaged i...

Playing the changes
| The scrawny kid with the squeaky voice and Harry Potter glasses, the jazz prodigy from Sudbury whose feet didn't reach the piano pedals when he began performing and recording, the autistic grade-sch...

2 Singers, One Experienced and One Not
| Various music competitions and programs offer promising young singers a means to be heard above the fray. One important contest is the George London Foundation awards competition, named for the reno...

Charting an Earnest Course Between the Rah-Rah and the Reflective
| Hectoring and uplift enjoy an uneasy truce in the music of Delta Spirit. This five-piece indie-rock band from San Diego makes an earnest racket, with songs built around singalong choruses and roughe...

Imaginary Soundtracks for Two Silent Warhol Films
| There are plenty of ways to kiss, this Andy Warhol knew. In his film "Kiss," which was screened at the Walter Reade Theater on Friday night, there was nibbling, munching, sucking, swallowing, biting...

Lou Reed's 'Machine': Now More Strings, Less Metal
| A real-time, chamber-music performance of an inhumanly generated composition: that was Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" as played by the Fireworks Ensemble at Miller Theater on Friday night. | Mr. R...

How Flexible Are You? This Bach's a Good Test
| The Juilliard School started its historical performance program in the fall and quickly established its bona fides with a performance of Bach's "Musical Offering" by its nine-player faculty ensemble...

For love of Buddha, this monk will dance to hip-hop
TOKYO: He raps. He chants. And this month, Japan's famed hip-hop loving monk, better known as MC Happiness, will tap dance on stage, in the name of Buddhism. | Kansho Tagai heads the 400-year-old Kyoo...

The Masterpeace of Raheem DeVaughn
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