The International Montreal Jazz Festival or say it with me en francais "FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTRÉAL" attracts about 2.5 million festvalgoers and 3,000 artists from 30 countries each year for two weeks mid-summer. '09 will mark year 30 for the world reknown fest. More than 650 concerts will be held throughout the Quebecois city July 1st through 12th.The fest cracked open the init..
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A real treat this week was video of Jeff Beck's five nights at Ronnie Scott's... The hair is the same.the same sleevless vest,the deadpan humour.the original "NigelTuffnell" ..(beware further Spinal Tap references) I suppose i think of Jeff Beck in a similar way to Herbie Hancock..into his sixties,but still innovating,still in a state of evolution.. Come to think of it there is a direct connec...
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Following Paul McCartney's lead of a few days ago, legendary guitarist Jeff Beck has slammed Led Zeppelin's comeback plans - insisting it will be pointless without former lead singer Robert Plant. The 64-year-old legend - who played in The Yardbirds with Jimmy Page in the mid 60's, praised the band's huge one-off concert at London's O2 Arena last December.But Beck argues plans for a full-blown...
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A host of artists serenaded and rocked the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday afternoon in Washington to salute the upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama. Performances included Bruce Springsteen (The Rising and This Land is Your Land with Pete Seeger), James Taylor (Shower the People with John Leggend and Jennifer Nettles), U2 (Pride (In the Name of Love) and City of Blinding Lights), John Cougar (Litt...
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Jeff Beck would have died if he joined the Rolling Stones.The 64-year-old guitar legend was approached to join the British rockers when Mick Taylor quit in 1974 but turned down the job offer from singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards because he didn’t think he would be able to fit in with the hard-partying group.Jeff explained to Word magazine: "I had this flash that said, 'Don't do it
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Jeff Beck02/18 - 02/19/09 - Osaka, Japan - Koseinenkin Hall02/21 - 02/22/09 - Saitama-shi, Japan - Saitama Super Arena04/06/09 - Scranton, PA - Scranton Cultural Center04/08/09 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory04/09 - 04/10/09 - New York, NY - Fillmore New York At Irving Plaza04/11/09 - Mashantucket, CT - MGM Grand Theater04/13/09 - Boston, MA - House Of Blues04/15/09 - Cleveland, OH - Hous...
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On November 25, Eagle Records will release 'Jeff Beck Performing This Week Live At Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club', recorded live in 2007 at famed British jazz club Ronnie Scott's in London, England. The album features the legendary guitarist in a 16-song career-spanning set that incorporates Rock, Jazz, Ballads, Beatles, Blues, Boogie and Bolero. Beck raved it up so much with bassist Tal Wilke...
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On March 31, Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its Eagle Vision subsidiary, will release Jeff Beck's Performing This Week…Live at Ronnie Scott’s on DVD and Blu-Ray.Filmed over the course of several gigs at the famed Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club in 2007, Performing This Week…(CD released November 25) features a compilation of material spanning Beck’s genre-jumping career. From Rock to Jazz to
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MUSIC NEWS - Legendary guitarist JEFF BECK follows up his April 4, 2009 Rock and Roll HALL OF FAME induction with a long overdue coast-to-coast tour of the USA. The 10-city run will kick off April 6 at Scranton Cultural Center in Scranton, PA, and ends April 23 at Fox Theater in Oakland, CA. Beck is in the Hall of Fame already, as a member of the Yardbirds . This time, he'll be honored for
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