Danish composer Bent Sorensen has won the 2018 University of LouisvilleGrawemeyer Award for Music Composition for a triple concerto. The piece, L’isola della Città (The Island in the City), is for violin, cello and piano soloists and is played continuously in five movements. Sorensen composed the work for the Danish ensemble Trio con Brio and The Danish National Symphony Orchestra. It premiered in Copenhagen in January, […]
ManDoki Soulmates (www.mandoki-soulmates.com), led by world-renowned German-Hungarian musician, producer and songwriter Leslie Mandoki, today announced the ‘Wings of Freedom‘ post-GRAMMY® concert on January 29, 2018 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. The ManDoki Soulmates are an unparalleled band of GRAMMY® -winning rock and jazz music greats including Leslie Mandoki, Bobby Kimball (Toto), John Helliwell and Mark Hart(Supertramp and Crowded House), Chris Thompson (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band), Klaus Doldinger (Passport), Nick Van […]
Celebrating a Century of Recprded Jazz 1917 – 2017 November 22nd to 26th, 2017 Presented at the Town & Country – A Destination Hotel 500 Hotel Circle North Discerning jazz fans call the San Diego Jazz Festival “the crown jewel of jazz festivals.” The event is held during the Thanksgiving weekend at the Town & Country […]
Memphis Boat Expo, presented by Cobalt, Mastercraft, Southaven RV & Marine, and Boat Warehouse will dock inside the Memphis Cook Convention Center in Memphis, January 12 through January 14, 2018. The weekend will feature three themed event days and promoter, TURNBOW, announces former Journey lead singer, Steve Augeri, as the highlight to Saturday’s “The Boat Show That Rocks” […]
AT&T* is bringing Taylor Swift fans a first-ever, intimate look at the creative process behind her latest studio album, reputation, with the release of the multi-part series “The Making of a Song.” Today, we released the first episode, “Gorgeous,” online with the full series available only from AT&T on Taylor Swift NOW beginning Nov. 13. The series was shot […]
There are many who would agree that classic jazz from the 1950s and ’60s sounds best when played on the medium it was originally intended for – namely, the vinyl LP. With that in mind, UMe is proud to present three vinyl box sets via Verve Recordsfocusing on key albums from three of jazz’s biggest and most influential […]
CMS Nashville, alongside their friends at Folds of Honor, celebrated the year’s top Songwriters at a party held last night in Nashville. The late night bash, which went well into the wee hours, hosted a crowd of industry VIPs and artists in addition to songwriting royalty. The 4th annual party opened with a roaring performance by […]
ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, will bring its pioneering “I Create Music” EXPO back to Los Angeles in 2018 for three days of workshops, master classes, one-on-one sessions and networking events with the industry’s hottest hitmakers. Registration has just opened for the 13th annual EXPO, to be held Monday, May 7 through Wednesday, May 9 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los […]
“Back in the mid-1960s, overnight, a street-smart east coast kid went from being a college student to tour manager/moneyman and confidante to the Rolling Stones. In his new book, Out of Our Heads: The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and Me with Proof of Truth, Schneider gives readers an all access pass into the most intimate spaces, from […]
In the firmament of rock ‘n’ roll’s first-generation creators, no artist looms larger than Chuck Berry. In a consistently innovative recording career that spanned more than 60 years, the iconic singer-songwriter-guitarist, who passed away on March 18, 2017, laid much of the groundwork for modern rock ‘n’ roll, while creating some of rock’s most distinctive and enduring […]