Jazz queen trumpets beginning of a new era

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The big band musical form exists in many different places, so does not feel at all restrictive, according to composer and arranger Maria Schneider. Her 18-piece band has recently completed a five-year run of Monday night performances at Visiones in New York, NY, and she is now to make her debut in the UK. She will appear at the Barbican in London, England, as part of the 'Inventing America' season, and will lead the Danish Radio Orchestra. She feels that her big band music forces players to get inside the piece to make it really successful.

Women composers, Schneider, Maria

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Jazz meets showbiz

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Diana Ross released an in-concert video and album 'Diana Ross Live; Stolen Moments - The Lady Sings ... Jazz and Blues' to coincide with the 30th anniversary of her first hit record. She grew up with gospel music, jazz and blues and studied it for enjoyment. She admires Billie Holiday as a singer inspired by tragedy. Diana performed the show in New York at the Ritz Theatre in Dec 1992. Her voice is strong and performs well on a track she wrote herself called 'Where Did We Go Wrong.'

Portrayals, Personalities, Jazz singers, Ross, Diana, Holiday, Billie

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Surrealism and all that jazz

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The life and career of the British jazz musician George Melly are examined in detail. His 75th birthday is being celebrated by the broadcast of 'Mellymania' on the radio station BBC Radio Two.

Biography, Jazz musicians, Melly, George

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