1. Hollywood beaches remain closed because of bacteria levels
(News/Latest)

... in water up to their waists. Red flags warning against swimming are posted on every lifeguard tower and first aid station along Hollywood beach, Canosa said. Because it's a weekday and rather slow ...

2. Remembering Buffalo Soldiers' bravery during Fires of 1910
(News/Front Page)

... of real-life flesh and blood soldiers. So remarkable was DeHart's gifted performance, the audience gave him a standing ovation. "It was great and very inspiring," said Lynn ...

3. City of Missoula, county make green upgrades with $880,000 in grants
(News/Front Page)

... measured, and the money will support the "Three P's" - the planet, people and prosperity. It helps the planet because the projects support the environment; it boosts health and quality of life for people; ...

4. Celine Bonacina: Way Of Life
(CD/Reviews)

It may not approach the freak-show proportions of the bass saxophone Adrian Rollini popularized in the 1920s, but the baritone is still an impressive beast, one that has frequently been employed as much ...

5. Muhal Richard Abrams / Joseph Jarman / John Tchicai -- Vision Festival 2010: Day 2, June 24, 2010
(Articles/General)

Muhal Richard Abrams, Joseph Jarman, John Tchicai Vision Festival Abrons Arts Center New York City June 24, 2010 Never has the Vision Festival tradition of honoring the lifetime achievement of seminal ...

6. Don Aliquo: The Man, The Music, The Journey
(Articles/General)

Geography is a central theme in the life and artistry of Pittsburgh's native son, Don Aliquo. The saxophonist, educator and bandleader is part of a rich steel town jazz lineage which includes his father, ...

7. Return of the King: Elvis Presley's Great Comeback
(Articles/General)

... Sonny West (Elvis: Still Taking Care of Business (Triumph Books, 2008)) and Jerry Shilling (Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley (Gotham, 2007). The previous 30 years have ...

8. AWARD: Third-Time Downbeat Poll Win for Manfred Eicher and Ecm
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... which reaches international newsstands in mid-July. The latest poll wins come just two months after Eicher received DownBeat's Lifetime Achievement Award, established "to recognize the accomplishments ...

9. AWARD: A Special Award Among Many (Updated)
(News/Latest)

... musician of international stature for a lifetime body of great work.Brubeck, who turns 90 in December, received the weighty bronze statuette from festival president and co-founder Alain Simard. "It's ...

10. BOOK/MAGAZINE: Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne
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Though still in progress with James Gavin's thick new volume on the life & times of the recently departed ancestor Lena Horne, several in-progress observations give high marks to the writer's thorough, ...

11. DVD/VIDEO: Correspondence: On "Take Five" (Illustrated)
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Rifftides reader John Fielding writes from Australia: I am currently reading and enjoying your book about Paul Desmond. I am a lifelong DB and PD follower after seeing them play in Brisbane, Australia, ...

12. Dave Holland and Pepe Habichuela: Hands
(CD/Reviews)

... (deep song), takes much, much longer. Some would say a lifetime, more or less... Posted: 2010-07-05 08:05:12 Read Full Article Author:Chris May ...

13. Princess Noire: The Tumultuous Reign of Nina Simone
(Articles/General)

... sad but riveting tale about the troubled life and career of this uniquely talented vocalist, pianist, songwriter and activist, born in North Carolina in 1933. It is not the first Simone biography. There ...

14. Ran Blake / Christine Correa: Out of the Shadows
(CD/Reviews)

... note and phrase and metaphor tells a story like a film of life unravelling, reel after reel. The work of Federico Fellini comes immediately to mind. Like that other master, Blake utters notes that can ...

15. CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Herbie Hancock, "The Imagine Project" (CD Review)
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... published in Las Vegas City Life. Herbie Hancock, The Imagine Project (Herbie Hancock Record)... Posted: 2010-06-30 02:31:54 Read Full Article Author: ...

16. Brian Camelio -- Exploring the Essence of the Relationship
(Articles/General)

... others found fine print in their contracts which made it impossible for them to make money from their recordings. Being a musician myself and knowing what it was like to dedicate one's life work to music ...

17. Ted Greene -- My Life with the Chord Chemist
(Articles/General)

My Life with the Chord Chemist: A Memoir of Ted Greene, Apotheosis of Solo Guitar Barbara Franklin 276 pages ISBN: 10-1449575579 Create Space 2009 Throughout his career, the guitarist, author, and teacher ...

18. CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Allan Sherman's Warner Bros. LPS Reissued on Collectors' Choice
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Song parodist chronicled Jewish suburban life and more through the '60s with songs like "Harvey and Sheila," "Sarah Jackman," "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh" and "Pop Hates ...

19. AWARD: 2010 JJA Jazz Awards Winners
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The winners for the 2010 JJA Jazz Awards honoring excellence in music-making and music documentation, nominated by 60 professional Jazz Journalists Association members. = winner 1. Lifetime Achievement ...

20. Sarah Manning: Shattering The Glass Ceiling
(Articles/General)

... special mentors, to the benefits of being a well-rounded person, to issues surrounding woman's empowerment, you realize that she relishes every aspect of her life. The alto saxophonist and composer is ...