The S.F. Jazz Festival lineup Oct 5, 2009
Marc Cary Focus Trio, 2 p.m. Nov. 1, Koret Auditorium, de Young Museum: The New York pianist, who has collaborated with everyone from Betty Carter to Erykah Badu, plays an acoustic set that merges East Indian, West African and Native American musical traditions. Giovanni Allevi and Patrizia Scascitelli, 7 p.m. Nov. 1, YBCA Forum: A summit of popular Italian pianists who refuse to play by the rules. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
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They just happen to be Curtis Lundy, the world renowned bassist and composer best known for his work as music director for Betty Carter, and Bobby Watson, a jazz saxophonist who is a member of the Art Blakley Jazz Messengers and the Wynton Marsalis Band. Rounding out the quintet are Robinson, Miami-based drummer Kelvin Brooks and Benton Harbor keyboardist Brandon Chase. (The Herald-Palladium)
From a 21st Century Virtuoso, an Evening of Music Without Boundaries May 30, 2009
A prot;g;e of the immortal Betty Carter, Riggins honed his jazz chops performing with such artists as Herbie Hancock, Ray Brown, Oscar Peterson, Milt Jackson, Donald Byrd, Mulgrew Miller, Bobby Hutcherson, Kenny Burrell and Diana Krall, all the while making a name for himself as a hip-hop producer and collaborator. His hip-hop credits include work with Common, Slum Village, Talib Kweli, Jay Dee, The Roots, Erykah Badu and Kanye West. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Mandan High School jazz concert is Friday May 14, 2009
Lambert was a 1999 Downbeat Award winner, a two-year participant in the Betty Carter Jazz Ahead program at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and has been published in The Instrumentalist magazine. He serves as assistant professor of music at U-Mary. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
DEATHS FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009 (1061) Feb 14, 2009
one sister, Betty Carter of Crossett; three grandchildren, Kohly Hawkins, Kessa Hawkins and Chloe Stafford. Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at the Christ Church in Monticello. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
