George Shearing, the British piano virtuoso who overcame blindness to become a worldwide jazz star, and whose composition “Lullaby of Birdland” became an enduring jazz standard, died on Monday in Manhattan. He was 91. More...
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
"Guitar Hero" Gets The Ax
It’s game over for Guitar Hero.
Activision Blizzard will close its music-game business division, laying off hundreds of employees, and cancel the Guitar Hero game that was in development for 2011, the publisher said in a conference call Wednesday. More...Monday, February 7, 2011
Thin Lizzy Guitarist Gary Moore Dead at 58
Gary Moore, who played guitar for Thin Lizzy during three separate stints and also had a successful career as solo artist, died early Sunday at the Kempinski Hotel in Estepona, Spain. The cause of death has yet to be determined. "I am in total shock," said Lizzy drummer Brian Downey in a statement. "I have known Gary since 1967 when he was in Platform Three and he's been an amazing friend ever since. It was a pleasure to play with Gary again in 2006 after his days with Lizzy. He will always be in my thoughts and prayers and I just can't believe he is gone." More...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Oz Noy Trio jams funkadelic fusions in rare West Coast tour
The revered Israeli guitarist Oz Noy brings his trio to downtown Seattle’s Jazz Alley for a rare out-of-NYC show tonight and tomorrow night. More...
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