*Sadly, we report that former Death Row Records singer Jewell Caples, who worked with 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre, has passed away at age 53. An official cause of death has yet to be confirmed. The former head of Death Row security, Reggie Wright Jr. announced the news of Caples’ death, which occurred Friday…
*The man who tried to take Dave Chappelle out during his show earlier this week has pleaded not guilty. According to @tmz_tv, the man who hopped on stage with a wielding knife and attacked the comedian was identified as 23-year-old Isaiah Lee. Lee made his first appearance in an L.A. courtroom Friday morning to face…
*HBO has dropped the super exciting first teaser trailer for “House of the Dragon,” the new “Game of Thrones” prequel series that will debut in August. We previously reported that the series is set 200 years before the events in “Game of Thrones” “and will recount the height of the Targaryen empire in Westeros—specifically,…
Grammy award winner and music icon Barry Manilow has announced a special six show arena tour – MANILOW: HITS 2022– taking place this August with special guest David Koz. Produced by Live Nation, the exclusive run kicks off on August 4th at TD Garden in Boston, MA stopping at Prudential Center in Newark, UBS Arena in Belmont Park, PPL…
The three-phase arc of a longtime relationship serves as the muse of R&B-jazz hitmaker Brian Culbertson’s trilogy of instrumental albums that he wrote, produced and performed with creative input from the 800-plus members of his Hang Club. On Friday (May 6), the third disc in the series, a collection of hopeful songs titled “The Trilogy, Part 3:…
Sometimes it takes a potentially life altering event to make you stop and re-evaluate what is truly important to you. In March 2021, guitarist, composer, and arranger CHRIS STANDRING found himself in the emergency room after experiencing chest pains. Although there was some history of heart disease in his immediate family, he never dreamed that…
Raheem DeVaughn, The Love King of R&B, is back with a new collection of solo songs and collaborations. From Lust Till Dawn is now available to stream and download. The collection includes the new single “If I Don’t” which was written by Raheem and Tim Kelley and produced by Tim Kelley. “I want to be known and have a…
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Unless you’re a certified guitar nerd, the name Ted McCarty (1909-2001) probably means nothing to you. But no matter who you are, there’s little doubt … Read More “Gearhead: Introducing the Gibson Theodore” The post Gearhead: Introducing the Gibson Theodore appeared first on JazzTimes.
Like most of his recent work on the ECM and Pi labels, pianist/composer David Virelles’ Nuna is an attempt to join Cuban folkloric and traditional … Read More “David Virelles: Nuna (Pi)” The post David Virelles: Nuna (Pi) appeared first on JazzTimes.