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Chicago To Release Chicago II Soundstage Performance As Live Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

This year, Chicago is spending all their time saluting their classic album Chicago II.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, blues, Chicago, Chicago II, jazz, rock, USA

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Legal Bunfight Brews Over Melbourne’s Newest Venue The Hummingbird

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s newest music venue The Hummingbird has changed its name after being threatened with legal action by millionaire real-estate developer Albert Dadon (aka Albare) for referencing a bird in their name.

Tagged as: Australia, Birds Basement, jazz, music industry, music venue, The Fyrefly, The Hummingbird

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Barry Manilow Sued For Unauthorised Use Of Judy Garland Image

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Barry Manilow has been challenged over his use of a film clip with Judy Garland singing “Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart”.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Barry Manilow, contemporary, jazz, pop, USA

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Albert Dadon Buys The Basement in Sydney

by Noise11.com

Melbourne music entrepreneur Albert Dadon has bought the name and assets of The Basement in Sydney.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 90s, Albare, Albert Dadon, Australia, jazz, music industry

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Jake Mason Trio The Stranger In The Mirror

Preview Jake Mason Trio’s ‘The Stranger In The Mirror’ Ahead Of May Release

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Mason Trio will debut ‘The Stranger In The Mirror’ in May and have a month long preview of the album online before it arrives.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Cookin' On 3 Burners, electronica, funk, Jake Mason Trio, jazz

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Nile Rodgers Has Met Sergio Mendes For The First Time In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Music legends Nile Rodgers and Sergio Mendes have met for the first time ever in Australia.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Chic, dance, disco, jazz, Lionel Richie, Nile Rodgers, pop, R&B, samba, Sergio Mendes

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City of Stonnington To Host Inaugural Industry Jazz Summit

by Noise11.com

Melbourne’s City of Stonnington will host the Jazz Industry Summit in May.

Tagged as: Australia, City of Stonnington, jazz, music industry, Stonnington Jazz

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Harry Connick Jr To Star In The Sting Musical

by Paul Cashmere

Harry Connick Jr will perform a limited run of shows starring in The Sting before it heads to Broadway.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Broadway, Harry Connick Jr, jazz, theatre, USA

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Kram To Collaborate With Paul Grabowsky and James Morrison In The Others For Melbourne International Jazz Festival

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne International Jazz Festival has a lot of surprises for 2018 including a collaboration called The Others pairing jazz geniuses Paul Grabowsky and James Morrison with Rock God Kram from Spiderbait.

Tagged as: Australia, James Morrison, jazz, Kram, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Paul Grabowsky, Spiderbait, The Others

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Stonnington Jazz Festival To Pay Tribute To Björk

by Paul Cashmere

The music of Björk will be reinterpreted for the Stonnington Jazz Festival in May.

Tagged as: Australia, Bjork, jazz, Stonnington Jazz

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Jake Mason Of Cookin’ On 3 Burners To Debut Solo Album At Stonnington Jazz Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Jake Mason of Cookin’ On 3 Burners has made a solo album and it is a jazz record.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Cookin' On 3 Burners, Jake Mason, jazz

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Van Morrison To Release His Third Album In Eight Months

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Van Morrison’s new 39th studio album, You’re Driving Me Crazy, a musical collaboration with Hammond organ virtuoso and trumpet master Joey DeFrancesco, on Friday, April 27.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Ireland, jazz, Joey DeFrancesco, Van Morrison

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Harry Connick Jr Is Heading To Broadway After Talk Show Ends

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Harry Connick, Jr.’s talk show, Harry, will come to an end after two seasons.

Tagged as: 90s, contemporary, Harry Connick Jr, jazz, USA

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R.I.P. Vic Damone 1928-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

One of the very best of the crooners to come in the wake of the Sinatra craze, Vic Damone, has died after suffering respiratory failure on Sunday (February 11) in Miami Beach at the age of 89.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, contemporary, crooner, jazz, USA, Vic Damone

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Quincy Jones Opens Fire On The Beatles and Michael Jackson

by Paul Cashmere

In a wide-ranging interview with Vulture, Quincy Jones has tackled the subjects of working with Michael Jackson and his opinions of the Beatles in a blunt interview with Vulture.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, jazz, producer, Quincy Jones, USA

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Michael Buble image by Ros O'Gorman Noise11 photo

Michael Buble And Wife Expecting Third Child

by Music-News.com

Michael Buble and Luisana Lopilato are expecting their third child.

Tagged as: 00s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, Michael Buble

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Sting and Shaggy Team Up From Some Summery Caribbean Sounds

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Sting and Shaggy are a team. They will release a song together titled ‘Don’t Make Me Wait’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Jamaica, jazz, pop, reggae, rock, Shaggy, Sting, UK

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Bette Midler Is Enjoying A Good Book Today

by Paul Cashmere

Music legend Bette Midler is having a lot of fun today at trump’s expense. She just can’t put Michael Wolff’s ‘Fire and Fury’ down.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Bette Midler, contemporary, Donald Trump, jazz, theatre, USA

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David Crosby Not Impressed By Taylor Swift’s “Shallow” “Pop”

by Paul Cashmere

Rock legend David Crosby says Taylor Swift music is ‘Shallow”.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, contemporary, David Crosby, jazz, pop, rock, Taylor Swift, USA

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R.I.P. Keely Smith 1928-2017

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Keely Smith, the iconic singer/performer known for her many solo recordings as well as her musical partnership with first husband Louis Prima, died in Palm Springs, CA on Saturday, December 16. She was 89 and under physicians’ care at the time of her passing from apparent heart failure.

Tagged as: 40s, 50s, jazz, Keely Smith, standards, USA

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k.d. lang Will Tour Ingenue In The USA In 2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

k.d. lang is bringing her 25th Anniversary Tour for the album Ingenue to the U.S. for a series of dates in late February and March.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, k.d. lang, pop

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Walter Becker of Steely Dan photo by Ros O'Gorman

Estate Of Walter Becker Responds To Donald Fagen Lawsuit

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Lawyers for the estate of Steely Dan’s Walter Becker are disputing claims in a lawsuit brought by bandmate Donald Fagen.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Donald Fagen, jazz, rock, Steely Dan, USA, Walter Becker

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Chris Botti Australian Dates For 2018

by Noise11.com

Trumpeter Chris Botti will return to Australia in February.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Chris Botti, jazz, Live Nation, USA

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Donald Fagen Sues Estate Of Walter Becker Over Steely Dan Name

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It appears that the ability of Donald Fagen to continue to use the Steely Dan name may be in jeopardy.

Tagged as: 70s, Donald Fagen, jazz, rock, Steely Dan, USA, Walter Becker

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Walter Becker Died From Extremely Aggressive Form of Cancer

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Nobody really knew just how short of a time Walter Becker had left after he was diagnosed with an extremely aggressive form of esophageal cancer.

Tagged as: 70s, jazz, rock, Steely Dan, USA, Walter Becker

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The Black Sorrows To Perform At SXSW 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Australian icons The Black Sorrows will perform at SXSW 2018.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Americana, Australia, blues, jazz, Joe Camilleri, rock, roots, The Black Sorrows

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Sting To Release Live At The Olympia Paris DVD

by Paul Cashmere

Eagle Vision and Cherrytree Management today announced the release of Sting: Live At The Olympia Paris on November 10 on DVD, blu-ray and digital download.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, jazz, rock, Sting, The Police, UK

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Joe Satriani Has New Music

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

World-renowned guitar virtuoso, Joe Satriani, has announced the release of his 16th solo album, What Happens Next, for release January 12, 2018 on Sony/Legacy Recordings.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, jazz, Joe Satriani, rock, USA

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Donald Fagen Cancels Last Four Shows Due To Illness

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Donald Fagen has cancelled the rest of his tour with his new band, the Nightflyers, due to illness.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Donald Fagen, jazz, rock, Steely Dan, USA

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Steely Dan To Continue, Donald Fagen Announces New Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Walter Becker was never the face of Steely Dan but he was certainly a major driving creative force.

Tagged as: 70s, Donald Fagen, jazz, rock, Steely Dan, USA, Walter Becker

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Tom Petty Estate Share New Music Video for ‘Never Be You’

The estate of the late Tom Petty has released a music video for the previously unreleased ‘Never Be You’ from the newly expanded ‘Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition)’.

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George Harrison Living In The Material World

George Harrison ‘Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)’ Video Premieres

The George Harrison version of ‘Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)’, a song George wrote for Ringo Starr’s ‘Ringo’ album over 50 years ago, is available as part of the 50th anniversary edition of George’s ‘Living In The Material World’ album.

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Elton John and Brandi Carlisle Never Too Late

Elton John and Brandi Carlisle Premiere Never Too Late

Elton John and Brandi Carlisle have a brand new song ‘Never Too Late’.

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Angus Young AC/DC performing at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne on Sunday 6 December 2015. They are in Australia on the final leg of their Rock Or Bust World Tour. photo by Ros O'Gorman

AC/DC Accidentally Leak 2025 Date

AC/DC seem set to announce a 2025 US tour after a post for a Minneapolis date was posted to the band’s Instagram account and then quickly deleted.

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Jim Moginie of Midnight Oil On The Day He Shared A Joint With Bob Dylan

Midnight Oil’s Jim Moginie has a funny story about Bob Dylan.

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Don Walker To Release Live Lightning Live Album, Check Out The Video For You’ve Got To Move

Don Walker will release a new live album ‘Live Lightning’ on 22 November recorded live during his 2023 and 2024 solo dates in Sydney, Melbourne and Eumundi.

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