The Jerwood Charitable Foundation and the PRS Foundation for New Music (PRSF) have announced the fifth edition of Take Five, a U.K. artist development initiative targeted at emerging jazz musicians.
The Grammys are turning a dry nominations announcement into an hourlong TV special.
Silvio Pietroluongo, who has been Billboard associate director of charts
since 2006, has been named director of charts. He replaces director of
charts/senior analyst Geoff Mayfield, who is leaving Billboard after 23
years to join the Universal Music Group Distribution as VP of business
analysis and market research.
Belgian musician, composer and radio personality Marc Moulin has died after suffering throat cancer.
Neal Hefti, a Big Band trumpeter, arranger and composer of themes for the movie "The Odd Couple" and the "Batman" television series, has died. He was 85.
Jazz great McCoy Tyner’s new project is a CD/DVD combination titled
“Guitars,” released Sept. 23 via McCoy Tyner Music/Half Note Records.
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