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Evans scores 32 points to lead Kings

Tyreke Evans scored a career-high 32 points and the Sacramento Kings held off the Utah Jazz for a 104-99 victory Saturday night in their first game without high-scoring guard Kevin Martin. Complete Story...

Boozer, Jazz rebound in 113-99 win over Spurs

Carlos Boozer ended his slump with 27 points and 14 rebounds and the Utah Jazz snapped a two-game losing skid by beating the San Antonio Spurs 113-99 on Thursday night.

Nowitzki's 29-point fourth quarter fuels Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki scored a club-record 29 of his 40 points during a frantic fourth-quarter comeback and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 96-85 on Tuesday night.

Budinger leads Rockets over Jazz 113-96

Rookie Chase Budinger scored a career-high 17 points and was one of eight Houston players to score in double figures as the Rockets beat the Utah Jazz 113-96 on Monday night.

Millsap leads Jazz over Clippers 111-98

Paul Millsap scored 17 of his 23 of his points in the second half, and the Utah Jazz used a 15-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to beat the Los Angeles Clippers, 111-98 on Friday night.

Anthony scores 30 as Nuggets beat Jazz, 114-105

Carmelo Anthony had a game-high 30 points and rookie Ty Lawson scored seven of his 17 points in a pivotal fourth-quarter run, lifting the Denver Nuggets to a season-opening 114-105 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night.

Williams leads Jazz to preseason win over Kings

Deron Williams had 19 points and 11 assists and Paul Milsap added 19 points for the Utah Jazz in a 95-85 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night in the final preseason game for both teams.

Jazz say Korver will have knee surgery next week

The Utah Jazz say forward Kyle Korver will have surgery on his left knee and will miss the beginning of the regular season.

Jazz waive Dupree, Harris

The Utah Jazz have waived forward Ronald Dupree and guard Paul Harris.

Jazz cut 3 players

The Utah Jazz have cut second-round draft pick Goran Suton and two other players.

Jazz pounce on Blazers, 108-97

Deron Williams had 27 points and the Utah Jazz defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 108-97 in a preseason game Tuesday night.

Boozer leads Jazz over Bobcats 110-103

Carlos Boozer made seven of his first eight shots and scored 22 points, leading the Utah Jazz to a 110-103 preseason victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday.

Griffin helps Clippers beat Jazz

Blake Griffin scored 16 points in his second consecutive start and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Utah Jazz 103-96 in a preseason game on Saturday night.

Okur, Maynor lead Jazz over Trail Blazers

Mehmet Okur scored 15 points and rookie guard Eric Maynor added 14 as the Utah Jazz beat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-96 in a preseason game Thursday night.

Miles surgery scheduled for Wednesday

Utah Jazz guard C.J. Miles is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday to repair a ruptured tendon in his left hand.

Bulls beat Jazz 102-101 on James Johnson's basket

Rookie James Johnson sank a fade-away jump shot from the baseline at the buzzer Tuesday to give the Chicago Bulls a 102-101 win over the Utah Jazz in an NBA preseason game.

Jazz guard C.J. Miles ruptures thumb ligament

Utah Jazz shooting guard C.J. Miles has a ruptured ligament in his left thumb and will need surgery.

Miles, Williams lead Jazz past Nuggets

The NBA's replacement referees were a non-issue in the preseason opener, just as the league wanted.

Kirilenko already weary of Shaq-LeBron partnership

Although Andrei Kirilenko is hoping for a Russian revolution in the wake of Mikhail Prokhorov's recent purchase of the New Jersey Nets, it's LeBron James and Shaquille O'Neal that are on his mind ahead of the start of the NBA season.

Boozer back with Jazz

Carlos Boozer says he's a little surprised to still be a member of the Utah Jazz.

Jazz say Harpring won't participate in camp

Veteran forward Matt Harpring will not take part in the team's training camp or preseason and will miss the start of the regular NBA season.

Jazz keep F Paul Millsap

Paul Millsap is staying with the Utah Jazz.

Boozer expecting trade

Carlos Boozer doesn't expect to be playing for the Utah Jazz this season.

Okur gets 2-year extension with Jazz

The Utah Jazz and center Mehmet Okur have agreed on a two-year contract extension that runs through 2012.

Boozer, Okur stay with Jazz

Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur are both staying with the Utah Jazz next season.

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Race Obsessed Musician Wynton Marsalis Is Whining Again About Music And Race
Source: CNN

CNN: What led to the compartmentalization of these kinds of music, that came from the same roots? MARSALIS: Money and racism. I don't know which one came first. CNN: Why was blues not regarded as something of value in this country?

Just In Time For Halloween

Just in time for Halloween is Jules Sparkles newest CD the deluxe edition of Far From NoWhere>Expected to also be available from amazon.con prior to Halloween.

Ghent Film Festival, IEBA Honors Chubby Checker, Content and Communications World, Viennale 2009, ShowEast, Highlight October Events

MIPCOM, in Cannes through October 9, is the global content event for creating, co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing entertainment content across all platforms, that provides the key decision-makers in the TV, film, digital and audiovisual content, production  …

The Greatest Drummer....Ever.

No poll here because there are so many greats to choose from that it wouldn't be fair to any of them to try to list them all to be voted on. For me, it's the immortal Gene Krupa, followed closely by the nearly as great Buddy Rich.

Willie Nelson's New American Classic
Source: The Huffington Post

Some of my favorite albums of all time were recorded by artists well past their "prime" because great singers continue to learn and grow. ... I'd love to talk to Nelson about how he approaches singing these songs.

Getting a webcam to work, it should not be this hard!

I swear it has taken me about 4 hour to be able to connect a webcam to my laptop today, why? The reasons are many, please bear with me.

Found; The lost grave of Blind Willie Johnson

Jazz, Blues, Ragtime and Country are full of Holy Grail artifacts which believers have spent years and in some cases decades in search of in the apparent hopes that finding them will open the discoverer to some sort of link to a mystical and misty musical past.

Jazz News: Not Your Grandpa's Big Bands
Source: New York City

Big bands beginning to make as much a stir on the music seen as before World War II.

Rav Itzchak Marmorstein performing Rav Kook's Mystical Poetry
Source: israelseen.com

Rav Itzchak Marmorstein gives a voice to Rav. Kook's poetry through music and words. An amazing group of musicians provide the musical backdrop for Marmorstein's wonderfully heart filled love of Rav Kook and his mystical secrets on life.

Vocalist-Songwriter-Pianist Spencer Day to Release Concord Jazz Debut "Vagabond" on Sept. 8th
Source: All About Jazz

Concord Jazz has announced the release of Vagabond, the new album from up-and-coming vocalist-songwriter-pianist Spencer Day. Vagabond marks Days first release on Concord Jazz and cements his reputation as a balladeer for the new century.

Jazz Festival: You name it, music's hot
Source: The Sacramento Bee

The Sacramento Jazz Jubilee opens its four-day run today with a new name, the Sacramento Jazz Festival – or the jazzier Sac Jazz Fest, for short. After 36 years, organizers decided "Jubilee" was too Dixieland-sounding.

Fairfax County Institute for the Arts Public Schools

www.fcps.edu/DIS/OHSICS/FineArts/IFTA 703-208-7719 IFTA provides an opportunity for students to hone their skills within one discipline or experiene a variety of fine arts offerings. Disciplines

Philip Stein, Muralist Who Adorned Village Vanguard Jazz Club, Dies at 90
Source: The New York Times

On the back-wall mural at the Village Vanguard, the famous jazz club in Greenwich Village, a primordial man and woman burst from a kaleidoscopic background of brightly colored geometric forms.

The Bad Plus and Wendy Lewis: For All I Care
Source: allaboutjazz.com

In fact, the whole album works, in its extremely singular way.

Seattle's Garfield, Roosevelt take 1-2 at Essentially Ellington festival
Source: The Seattle Times

For the second consecutive year, Seattle high schools claimed the top two spots at this weekend's Essentially Ellington Festival in New York, the nation's premier high-school jazz-band contest.

Jazz News: "Raising the Bar" Jazz Series Legacy Trio: Curtis Lundy, Rodney Kendrick and Craig Haynes at Beanrunner Cafe
Source: allaboutjazz.com

Jazz Series Legacy Trio: Curtis Lundy, Rodney Kendrick and Craig Haynes at Beanrunner Cafe in Peekskill NY

Terror cops in Wales mistake jazz musician for terrorist
Source: Boing Boing

Britain's crazy anti-terror laws lend themselves to being brought into action by any kook, something that's been borne out again recently after a jazz musician in Wales was subject to an armed terror-squad raid after a tipster told them they thought he was a terrorist (he has bro …

Myspace Page of Singer Sherrie Keys Profiled.
Source: prlog.org

Singer Sherrie Keys' myspace profile has been tapped by blogger Bart Wilde for her jazzy, toe-tapping rendition of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game".

Ian Carr, Jazz Trumpeter and Author, Dies at 75 -- Wrote Miles Davis Biography
Source: The New York Times

Ian Carr, a Scottish-born trumpeter who, like his formidable influence, Miles Davis, was an early practitioner of jazz-rock fusion and later repaid his artistic debt by writing Davis's biography, died on Feb. 25 in London. He was 75.

The BBC: Concert From The Heart
Source:

The BBC wishes to do a live broadcast from Buffalo, NY to the UK on March 17, 2009 from Kleinhans Music Hall in support of Concert from The Heart.

Phish Heads Descend On Hampton For Reunion
Source: FOXNews.com

HAMPTON, Va. — Phish heads are converging on Hampton for the first show since the jamband's breakup in 2004.

Happy Birthday, Nina Simone, "The High Priestess of Soul"
Source: findingdulcinea.com

Jazz singer Nina Simone revolutionized popular music and emerged as one of the finest songwriters and musicians of her time. In addition to captivating audiences with her talent and passion, she remained a fierce advocate for the Civil Rights movement.

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