Review: ‘Tribute to Horace Silver’
Horace Silver has two huge claims to fame in the jazz pantheon. He cemented the components of hard bop - once known as the "funky" style - into the jazz mainstream and gave it a repertoire in the…
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Review: ‘Rita Moreno’
Sans a line of leggy chorines, vet dancer-actor-chanteuse Rita Moreno greeted a celeb-packed aud at the Cafe Carlyle with "Broadway, My Street," the John Kander-Fred Ebb nod to the Great White Way.
Ross going after ‘Dreamgirls’
In New York: Diana Ross sang a song from her new album on the David Letterman show. She sounded great. I'd like to tell you she looked great. Maybe she did. But who could tell under that mass of…
Jackson disc spins to Boston stage
The Boston Conservatory Theater Ensemble will present the world premiere of "Heaven & Hell -- The Fantastical Temptation of the 7 Deadly Sins," a musical based on Joe Jackson's "Heaven & Hell" album.
Rock Hall of Fame ups Wheeler
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation has upped staffer Michelle Wheeler to manager, handling induction ceremonies as well day-to-day foundation business.
Area 51: The cellist in charge
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma does what no classical music recording artist can do consistently: Sell records. "Appassionato" (Sony Classical) posted Ma's biggest sales week of his career, selling 9,400 copies in…
BRIT Awards announces nominations
Gnarls Barkley, Lily Allen and Muse scored three noms each at this years BRIT Awards, the annual pop music kudos for the U.K. Gnarls Barkley nabbed nominations for international group, album for "St…
‘Dreamgirls’ still No. 1 despite dip
Sony's "Dreamgirls" soundtrack held onto No. 1 for a second week but managed to again break the record for lowest-selling chart topper.
Digital music sales double in 2006
Downloads of single tracks increased 89% to 795 million globally in 2006 as the digital music marketplace doubled from the year before.
John to broadcast birthday
Elton John will broadcast his 60th birthday concert from New York's Madison Square Garden to TV, online and mobile phone users.
EMI seeks out Chinese consumers
EMI Music is launching an advertising-supported online music streaming service with China's biggest Internet search engine, Baidu, to capitalize on the growth in digital music.
