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Ben Ratliff (born 1968 in New York City) is an American journalist, music critic and author. Ratliff is the son of an English mother and an American father, growing up in London and in Rockland County, New York. From 1996 to 2016, he wrote about pop music and jazz for The New York Times. He is the author of four books: Every Song Ever: Twenty ...
Vijay Iyer ([ˌvɪdʒeɪ ˈaɪjər]; [1] born October 26, 1971) is an American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer and writer based in New York City. The New York Times has called him a "social conscience, multimedia collaborator, system builder, rhapsodist, historical thinker and multicultural gateway". [2]
Chicago is a 1975 American musical with music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and book by Ebb and Bob Fosse.Set in Chicago in the jazz age, the musical is based on a 1926 play of the same title by Maurine Dallas Watkins about actual criminals and crimes on which she reported.
April 7, 2015. (2015-04-07) (aged 90) New York City, New York. Occupation (s) Dancer, choreographer, teacher. Eugene Louis Faccuito (March 20, 1925 – April 7, 2015), known professionally as Luigi, was an American jazz dancer, choreographer, teacher, and innovator who created the jazz exercise technique. The Luigi Warm Up Technique is a ...
The we’re-never-going-to-play-together-again-to-lucrative-reunion trail is well-worn at this point — just ask such famously feuding acts as the Eagles, Guns ‘N Roses, Pixies and, most ...
After a few months on the road, I left, and returned to New York," [5] where she sang in clubs with George Shearing, Don Elliott, and Kai Winding. [4] Her big break came in October 1955, when she was featured in a Jazz Benefit concert for Israel at Carnegie Hall, sharing the bill with Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Tito Puente, and Marian McPartland. [6]
In more Dazzle Awards news, Hudson High School won Saturday for Best Student Orchestra for the third straight year as well as Best Scenic Design and Best Tier 2 Musical with a budget of $13,000 or ...
Website. jazztimes.com. ISSN. 0272-572X. JazzTimes was an American print magazine devoted to jazz. Published 10 times a year, it was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1970 by Ira Sabin [1][2][3] as the newsletter Radio Free Jazz to complement his record store. [4]