January 3, 2005

Jazz giant Artie Shaw Dies

One of the most famous American band leaders of the swing era, the clarinettist Artie Shaw, has died. He died at his home in Los Angeles at the age of 94.

His 1938 recording of the Cole Porter tune “Begin the Beguine” helped make him one of the most famous and highly-paid musicians in the US at the time.

Shaw was one of the biggest names in the jazz scene during the 1930s and 40s, alongside artists such as Glenn Miller and Tommy Dorsey.

One of the most famous members of his original band was the then-unknown blues singer Billie Holiday, who went on to become one of the icons of the era.

In 2002, Shaw released a CD box set called Self Portrait that included some never released recordings.

He received a lifetime achievement Grammy Award in 2004.

Source: bbc

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Jon Fishman Recycled Dress On Display

Phish drummer Jon Fishman’s offbeat “sonic rhythm dress” which is stitched together from recycled cassette tapes is going on display at a museum this month.

The dress commissioned by Fishman, is going on display at Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton, The Boston Globe reported in Thursday’s editions.

The dress includes sound collages of some of Fishman’s favorite artists. The bodice includes Jimi Hendrix, Sun Ra, Led Zeppelin and Prince, the newspaper reported. The fabric retains its magnetism and emits a sound when rubbed with a tape head.

The dress was commissioned by the Vermont rocker and designed by New York artist Alyce Santoro.

Source: yahoo

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Live Aid Level Tsunami Benefit Concert In Europe In Works

Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium is trying to stage a ‘Live Aid’ style concert to raise money for the Asian tsunami disaster appeal.

Stadium bosses are in talks with some of the UK’s top performers to mount the charity gig on 22 January, but they are working against a tight deadline to get the massive charity gig organised in under three weeks.

“It’s going to be tight,” said stadium manager Paul Sergeant, adding a team of people from the stadium was working over the bank holiday to try to get the concert plan off the ground.

Talks were going on with “A list acts” including some from Wales to support the concert, said Mr Sergeant, although he refused to name possible acts.

Source bbc

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