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  • Mogger Since

    December 29, 2006

  • Occupation

    Jazz Musician - Drummer & Composer

  • Residence

    New York City

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The end of an era...
about 1 year ago

Gilberto Gil is leaving the Brazilian cabinet:Mr Gil, 66, has been in government since 2003, but said for some time that he was finding it difficult to pursue two demanding roles. As culture minister, he championed sometimes neglected forms of cultural expression such as indigenous painting.However it was always clear that he hankered to return to his artistic career, and some critics questione...

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The end of liner notes.
about 1 year ago

Yes, the day is fast approaching where our beloved liner notes will only be available online:Music geeks flipping through the CD booklet for Teddy Thompson's "A Piece of What You Need," released last month by Verve Forecast, may be in for a shock. Instead of the names of the musicians and technicians who worked on the album, or any thank-you's to friends, they'll find a photo of a beach, follow...

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When ambassadors had rhythm.
about 1 year ago
  • Artist:
    Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington

Back in the day, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and others traveled around the world on the payroll of the US Government helping to spread the good word of Democracy. There's a wonderful exhibit of photographs of this time time in a show in Washington, DC:There are nearly 100 photos in the show, many excavated from obscure files in dozens of libraries, then digitally retouched...

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