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Robinson / Schuller / Bier: Children's Song
by Andrey Henkin
In mathematics, there are three basic types of triangles: scalene (no congruent sides), isosceles (two congruent sides), and equilateral (all sides congruent). If the trio of clarinetist Perry Robinson, bassist Ed Schuller, and drummer Ernst Bier became the subject of a mathematical paper, they would create a new type of triangle, one whose congruency of sides is not fixed but instead changes over time. Recorded live in 1990 in Cologne, Germany, this performance demonstrates how jazz is ...
read moreSmokey Robinson Gives Moving Defense Of Artists Rights At Hearing Over Music Modernization Act
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HypeBot
Singer songwriter Smokey Robinson too the stage in a somewhat different capacity recently to act as a moving and powerful advocate for artists' rights, delivering a passionate defense to the Senate Judiciary Committee as they deliberate on the Music Modernization Act. Guest post Chris Castle of Music Technology Policy Smokey Robinson is one of the best witnesses for artist rights. Mr. Robinson was on stage yesterday in the clinch at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Music Modernization Act, ...
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Spike Robinson and Harry Warren
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
It should be noted from the outset that there are no bad Spike Robinson recordings. The tenor saxophonist had a bold swinging style, much like Al Cohn, but Robinson tended to pop up into instrument's higher register and linger there longer, likely a result of his early years on alto saxophone and clarinet. In this regard, he shares much in common with Stan Getz, both in tone and the lyricism of his playing and solo work. One of Robinson's finest ...
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"Recalled To Life - Chapter One" CD/FLAC/MP3 Album By British Guitarist Steve Robinson Formerly With The Band 'igginbottom Which Also Included Guitarist Allan Holdsworth Now Available From Art Of Life Records.
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Art of Life Records
Art of Life Records is proud to present, Recalled to Life-Chapter One, the debut release by British guitarist and composer Steve Robinson. Steve was a member of the British group 'Igginbottom which recorded the album “Igginbottoms Wrench" in 1969 which also included guitarist Allan Holdsworth. Recalled to Life-Chapter One includes ten original compositions by Steve and features Pat Schroeder on drums, Dave Bryant on drums, Steve Zerlin on electric & acoustic bass, Marc Duby on electric bass, Andrew Ford on ...
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"Don't Wait Too Long," 3rd CD By Bay Area Jazz Vocalist Ellen Robinson, To Be Released Oct. 16
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Terri Hinte Publicity
Since her arrival from the East Coast in the late 1970s, Ellen Robinson has established herself as a protean figure on the active San Francisco Bay Area vocal scene. She’s made her mark as an educator, choral director, dynamic performer, and—over the last ten years—recording artist. Her first two albums, On My Way to You (2001) and Mercy! (2006), earned her fans beyond the Bay, including vocal master Carol Sloane who memorably wrote that “Hers is a white chocolate sound, ...
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Oct. 12: Pulp Superhero Doc Savage Inspires Scott Robinson Doctette's "Bronze Nemesis"
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Michael Bloom Media Relations
Bronze Nemesis (Doc-Tone Records DT-01), featuring Scott Robinson, Randy Sandke, Ted Rosenthal, Dennis Irwin, Pat O’Leary & Dennis Mackrel Twelve fantastic musical adventures inspired by the amazing worlds of Doc Savage, pulp novel hero of the thirties and forties. Join composer/saxophonist Scott Robinson and his co-adventurers Ted Rosenthal, Randy Sandke, Dennis Irwin, Pat O'Leary and Dennis Mackrel as they investigate The Secret in the Sky, The Man Who Shook the Earth, Weird Valley and nine more astonishing mysteries. An ambitious ...
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Smokey Robinson At Lehman Center For The Performing Arts
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Joe Alterman
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts continues its tremendous 31st season with a superstar of popular song – the GRAMMY Award-winning “poet laureate of soul music,” Smokey Robinson, on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 8pm. The velvet-voiced singer/songwriter, whose $60-million-plus in record sales helped turn Motown into the largest Black-owned corporation in the world, recorded 37 Top 40 Motown hits between 1960 and 1987, including mega-hits “Tears of a Clown,” “Ooo Baby Baby,” “Shop Around,” and “The Tracks of My ...
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A Conversation with Rich Robinson
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JamBase
By Dennis Cook [Rich Robinson is currently on a North American tour. He plays tonight, November 8th in Toronto, and tomorrow, November 9th, in Seattle, WA. Find full tour dates here.] Rich Robinson has a lot to say as a musician. Even after 20-plus years co-helming The Black Crowes, Robinson keeps offering up fresh facets. To wit, Through A Crooked Sun (released October 11 on Thirty Tigers), his sophomore solo album, which showcases the considerable range he's developed over the ...
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Interview: Smokey Robinson
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
My Girl was Motown's seventh No. 1 pop hit and 12th No. R&B chart hit. Released onDecember 21, 1964, the single reached the top position on Billboard's Hot 100 chart the first week of March 1965. It remained there for only one week before being knocked into the No. 2 spot by the Beatles' Eight Days a Week. Today, My Girl is considered Motown's de facto anthem and its most lucrative single. Smokey still performs his song during each of his ...
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Who Knows? (richie Nagan, Perry Robinson, Mark Whitecage) with Special Guests Badal Roy & Muruga Booker at Witches Brew Sunday August 7th
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Mark Whitecage
WHO KNOWS? featuring RICHIE NAGAN—guitar, vocals PERRY ROBINSON—clarinets MARK WHITECAGE—alto sax
with special guests BADAL ROY—tablas MURUGA BOOKER—drums, percussion
Witches Brew Coffee House 311 Hempstead Turnpike West Hempstead, NY 11552 (516) 489-9482 SHOWTIME: 5:00-8:00 PM ADMISSION: Admission is free and they will pass the hat to raise funds for “100 years in paint 100 yards of canvas," — Master tabla player Badal ...
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Wavy Gravy 75th Birthday Concert Weir/Hart, Chris Robinson, Zero
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JamBase
THREE-FOURTHS OF A CENTURY OF GRAVY!!! Bay Area cultural icon Wavy Gravy is turning 75 years young this year—and you're invited to his party! Wavy Gravy will host a benefit concert on Saturday May 14, 2011 at 7:00pm at the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, CA's Marina District. The show will feature a legendary lineup of musicians, including Bob Weir & Mickey Hart, performing alone and together with Steve Kimock, Mark Karan, Henry Kaiser, Jeff Chimenti, John Molo, Pete Sears, Nicki ...
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