Read more jazz stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/9510/jazz.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:07:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71252/beach-boy-wilson-to-complete-gershwin-songs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBeach Boys songster Brian Wilson will put a gloss on unfinished tunes by revered Jazz Age composer George Gershwin. Gershwin’s estate tells the Los Angeles Times that dozens of fragments, from “a few bars to some almost finished songs and everything in between,” have been in limbo since Gershwin’s death...http://www.newser.com/story/71252/beach-boy-wilson-to-complete-gershwin-songs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 11:08:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68161/new-orleans-clinic-gives-jazz-musicians-free-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne New Orleans couple is so passionate about jazz that they give musicians free or low-cost health care, NBC News reports. The New Orleans Musicians' Clinic, founded 11 years ago, tries “to prevent death by lifestyle" for low-paid musicians who can’t afford treatment, says one founder. "We do anything we...http://www.newser.com/story/68161/new-orleans-clinic-gives-jazz-musicians-free-care.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 30 Aug 2009 17:48:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67116/at-50-kind-of-blue-still-totally-awesome.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 1959, Miles Davis was looking to forge a path away from the bebop spearheaded by mentor Charlie Parker, Fred Kaplan writes on Slate. “Parker not only invented bebop, he perfected it,” Kaplan continues, leaving Davis nowhere else to go. So when Davis was introduced to so-called “modal” jazz—with...http://www.newser.com/story/67116/at-50-kind-of-blue-still-totally-awesome.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 14:16:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65476/jazz-pioneer-george-russell-dead-at-86.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJazz innovator George Russell died at 86 yesterday in Boston of Alzheimer’s complications, the Globe reports. Russell developed a jazz theory that played a key role on landmark records like Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue and John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme . Russell’s theory “gives you a lot more freedom and...http://www.newser.com/story/65476/jazz-pioneer-george-russell-dead-at-86.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 11:28:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64787/1959-the-apex-of-jazz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag2009 marks the 50th anniversary of jazz’s best year jazz ever, Martin Johnson writes for the Root. 1959 saw canonical discs from genre royalty: “Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue , John Coltrane’s Giant Steps , Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz to Come , Dave Brubeck’s Time Out and two by Charles Mingus,...http://www.newser.com/story/64787/1959-the-apex-of-jazz.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 12:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62232/black-music-month-still-matters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBlack Music Month, also known as June, used to celebrate visionaries like Duke Ellington and Billie Holliday. “In an age in which Auto-Tune and ringtone hits dominate, should we even be celebrating Black Music Month?” asks Erin Evans in The Root. “The answer, of course, is yes.” Evans argues that...http://www.newser.com/story/62232/black-music-month-still-matters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 18 Jun 2009 14:29:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59128/hoops-star-wayman-tisdale-dead-at-44.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCollege basketball Hall of Famer Wayman Tisdale died today at 44, ESPN reports. Tisdale was diagnosed with bone cancer last year, and his right leg was amputated. The 6-foot-9 forward was an All-American all 3 years at Oklahoma, and went on to spend 12 years in the NBA. He was...http://www.newser.com/story/59128/hoops-star-wayman-tisdale-dead-at-44.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 11:54:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58859/white-house-jams-to-spoken-word.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpoken word, jazz, and theater took the White House by storm last night in what has been called the first presidential poetry jam, the Washington Post reports. “We're here to celebrate the power of words,” President Obama said, adding that his wife is his poet. The jam, Michelle Obama said,...http://www.newser.com/story/58859/white-house-jams-to-spoken-word.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 9:33:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55471/few-blacks-followed-andersons-lead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMarian Anderson shattered a racial barrier when she sang at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday, 1939—70 years ago this week—yet despite planned tributes, the power of the moment has faded, Alex Ross writes in the New Yorker . Most young people know nothing of Anderson, and "black faces...http://www.newser.com/story/55471/few-blacks-followed-andersons-lead.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 17:01:53 CDT