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A Brave, Nervous, Hopeful New World
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Being in Berlin immediately following Obama Day, it seemed proper to make a pilgrimage to the Rathaus Schöneberg, where, in 1963, John F. Kennedy made his legendary goodwill speech with the line “I am a small donut” (one actual translation of “ich bin ein Berliner”). Read story.
Times, Squared
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When the Liberation Music Orchestra recently filled the Lobero with smart, politically encoded big-band music, the room swarmed with scents of liberation. Read story.
Northern Lights and Sounds
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Glenn Miller might have been squirming in his oceanic crypt hearing the uncharted, free improvisational wares unfolding in Stockholm's famed Glenn Miller Café last Monday night. Read story.
Liberation in the Air
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When the Liberation Music Orchestra (LMO) unveiled its bold new body of work, under the umbrella title Not in Our Name, at the 2004 Montreal Jazz Festival, all ears were listening and all eyes were watching. Read story.
Comings and Goings
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Joe the Columnist here, checking in from the socio-economic cul de sac somewhere to the left of Joe Six-Pack and Joe the Plumber. Read story.
Looking Back, Bowl’s Ear View
As the little village of a band known as Santana wrapped up its flowing 2.5 hour set last week at the Santa Barbra Bowl, a cloud of satisfaction and vague melancholia hovered over the place we call concert central for half of each year. Read story.
Tale of Three Series
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One of the sure signs—and for the music-minded, sure thrills—of autumn’s arrival hereabouts is the opening of the hunting season. Read story.
Magic Time Again
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It’s always good news when Ahmad Jamal comes to town, especially in one of his semi-regular visits to the ever-embracing Lobero Theatre. Read story.
Little Epiphanies and Jazz Business as Usual
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At the Monterey Jazz Festival, as with any festival worth its salt, you never know when the deep, good stuff will sneak up and take your breath away. Read story.
Center of the Jazz World,
Up the Road a Piece
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With this weekend’s edition of the Monterey Jazz Festival, the second half century officially begins. Read story.
Jazz in the House
With fall in the offing, jazz fans can be warmed by the knowledge that the jazz concert season is back in business. Read story.
Old Legends Hit the Old Town
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By some strange twist of fate and cosmic tour synchronicity, Santa Barbara plays host to three (count ‘em) American musical icons in the next week. Read story.
Jazz in the Pending Autumn Air
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This Saturday at the Polo Grounds, the inaugural Great Gatsby Jazz Festival launches, picking up where the Santa Barbara Smooth Jazz Festival left off. Read story.
The Festival that Was and Will Be
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When I was a third grader at Cathedral Oaks School on Turnpike—more years ago than I care to admit—my kindly teacher Mrs. Richards assigned a biographical report, with words, pictures … whatever could be white-pasted into place. Read story.
Still on the Line
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Word of a new Glen Campbell album may have elicited yawns of indifference from music fans and industry observers. Read story.
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