» Foresters, KaBOOM! & Volunteers Build New Playgro... prnewswire.com Child-Designed Playground will Eventually Serve 10,500 Children and their Families
DALY CITY, CA, July 31 /PRNewswire/ - The children of Daly City received a brand new playground today thanks to the effort of more than 200 volunteers from Foresters(TM), the Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club, the
» Metal and Mining Companies in Columbia Can Join G... prnewswire.com BOGOTA, Columbia, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Quadrem exhibited at Mineria 2010 in Bogota, Columbia, 29-31 July. New to the Columbia marketplace, Quadrem is a global leader in supply management solutions built by and for the mining industry and includes the world's largest mining and metals companies an
» Scouts Prepared for Historic 'Shining Light Acros... prnewswire.com FORT A.P. HILL, Va., July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, and Miss USA Rima Fakih are among the celebrities who will participate in one of the most historic events in the 100-year history of the Boy Scouts of America on Saturday, July 31.
The sp
» Vijay Iyer: Solo allaboutjazz.com Pianist Vijay Iyer's Historicity (ACT Music, 2009) was among the spellbinders of its year, a 10 track trio album, one half originals, one half covers. Solo makes a return visit to the same playground, its 11 tracks comprising five originals and six covers of tunes written by Duke Ellington ("Black and Tan Fantasy," "La Fleurette Africaine"), Thelonious Monk ("Epistrophy"), Jimmy Van Heusen ("Darn That Dream"), Steve Coleman ("Games") and Steve Porcaro/John Bettis ("Human Nature," for the singer Michael Jackson)...
» Dave Wilson Quartet: Spiral allaboutjazz.com Saxophonist Dave Wilson was previously a member of two Dave Stahl groups, also playing with the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Tom Harrell, Lew Soloff and Conrad Herwig and studying with the great Joe Lovano. The New York native has released two previous collections as a leader, and is actively immersed in music as both an educator and a business person. Wilson's compositions and covers reflect an eclectic approach, featuring ballads, Latin influences, free improvisation and mainstream jazz. Wilson's and his quartet may well have produced their breakout effort with Spiral; a potpourri of jazz styles from sometimes unlikely sources, it nevertheless flows and holds together, thanks to the multiple skills of Wilson and his band...
» Peter Bernstein: Live at Smalls allaboutjazz.com A live recording from an intimate venue--in this case, the well-respected Greenwich Village club, Smalls--is like comfort food.. Live at Smalls, from guitarist Peter Bernstein, doesn't disappoint, starting off with a blues to welcome everyone in, with solid solo turns from all members of the quartet, also including pianist Richard Wyands, bassist John Webber and drummer Jimmy Cobb...
» 50 Cent's "Twelve" Co-Star Talks Filming, "He Was... sohh.com Actor/Rapper 50 Cent's Twelve co-star Chace Crawford has opened up about filming their new movie together and shared a few behind-the-scenes details about the rap star.
» Press Preview for 'Word, Shout, Song: Lorenzo Dow... prnewswire.com WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum:
WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 4
10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum
1901 Fort Place S.E.
Washington, D.C.
WHO: Alcione Amos, curator, Anacostia Community Museum
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» The 2010 La Jolla Festival of the Arts Raises Val... prnewswire.com LA JOLLA, Calif., July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The La Jolla Festival of the Arts presented by Night&Day celebrated its 24th anniversary on June 26th and 27th with surprising results. Festival attendance was up nearly 15% from the previous year, allowing the Torrey Pines Kiwanis Foundation to pl
» What Fish Should We Eat? nytimes.com "Four Fish" raises important questions about what fish we should be eating, what fish we should be farming, what fish we should (not) be catching in the sea.
» Suresh Singaratnam: Lost In New York allaboutjazz.com Born in Zambia but brought up in Toronto, Canada, trumpeter Suresh Singaratnam is formally trained in both jazz and classical music, latterly at the Manhattan School of Music. Lost In New York is an album of original compositions that chronicles the young musician's early years in the city. It's a mix of experiences and emotions that are reflected in the tunes, which are divided into three groups of three to reflect the major changes in those early years...
» Ratko Zjaca: Continental Talk allaboutjazz.com When a group's credentials include bassist John Patitucci, drummer Steve Gadd and trumpeter Randy Brecker, it's not an unreasonable expectation to hear some quality jazz. What may be more surprising is that leader, guitarist and composer, Ratko Zjaca and his longtime collaborator, saxophonist, Stanislav Mitrovic, steal the show on Continental Talk. This revelation is almost entirely due to the relative obscurity of these Croatian musicians in the U.S. As a teenager, Zjaca was inspired by performances from both the John Coltrane and Miles Davis groups in his native country. There are a number of middle-eastern styles that have also informed Zjaca's previous work. Though he has worked with a number of principal talents in jazz, it is his 2004 duo release with Mitrovic, Shades of Spirit (Sam Sam Music), which best demonstrates both musicians' sweeping creativity...
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