World Wide Web and the Internet
The World Wide Web is a popular example of a decentralized system exhibiting emergent properties. There is no central organization rationing the number of links, yet the number of links pointing to each page follows a…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on September 1, 2010 at 12:07am —
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from the lost-culture dept
MTGlass points us to David Post's analysis of "the high cost of copyright," in reference to an article about the inability to make available a treasure trove of classic jazz recordings that the National Jazz Museum just acquired. The…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on August 20, 2010 at 7:49am —
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
By Deborah M. Todd, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pam Panchak / Post-Gazette
Gordy Greenawalt and DJ Jason "J Malls" Molyneaux outside the Shadow…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on August 19, 2010 at 2:00am —
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The Music-Copyright Enforcers
August 6, 2010
NEW YORK TIMES
By JOHN BOWE
Few things can make Devon Baker cry.
There was the time her pet hamster, Herschel, died. There was the time she was run over by a car. Neither episode provoked tears. Not even
close. And yet, on a recent…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on August 8, 2010 at 3:50pm —
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Do the names George Zinsser, Buzzy Wren, Hershey Cohen and Jim Tucci sound familiar? The following article will shed some historical light on these important Pittsburgh musicians.
http://http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19570210&id=klIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OFEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4121,2778954
Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on July 6, 2010 at 9:00pm —
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on July 2, 2010 at 11:48pm —
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McDaniel, Thomas T.
69, of Penn Hills, on May 24, 2010. Long time city of Pittsburgh Police Motorcycle Officer, along with 8 other McDaniel family members. He was an accomplished Jazz Musician and played bass with the well-known Walt Harper quintet during its heyday in the late 60s through early… Continue
Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on June 14, 2010 at 8:59pm —
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on May 10, 2010 at 2:03pm —
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AS OF MARCH 7, 2010…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on February 18, 2010 at 5:00am —
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Dear Friends and Members: I have just been informed of some very good news from Tamm E. Hunt, Founder/host of our sister network
The Global Jazz Network (TGJN) as follows: FYI! as some of you remember the TGJN JAZZBLAST! to help Hard Bop piano legend, 81 years young Freddie Redd has circulated the Globe and come back home to settle a need. Wendy Oxenhorn of The Jazz Foundation of America for stepping up to the plate and making a commitment to…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on January 26, 2010 at 2:30am —
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Event Details
What:
Pittsburgh Bands Together
Featuring: Muddy Kreek Blues Band, The Real Deal Band, Freedom, Jimmy Ponder,
Patty Spadaro Band, Johnnie and Mustangs, Man in the Street, and more …
When: Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 8:00 pm to 2:00 am
Where: Carnegie Library of Homestead Music Hall
510 East 10th Avenue | Munhall, Pennsylvania 15120 | Phone: 412-462-3444
Ticket Info: $10 – with a donation of 2 bags of…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on January 18, 2010 at 4:53pm —
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Dr. Maisha Baton [July 2, 1938 - Dec. 27, 2009]
Friday, January 01, 2010
By Diana Nelson Jones, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A poet, playwright, therapist and teacher, Maisha Baton had the gift of making connections that nurtured a host of artists and activists.
The only female to perform with the Centre Avenue Poets Theater workshop -- and the last of them -- Dr. Baton died Sunday. She was 71.
Diagnosed with lung cancer in February, she spent her…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on January 2, 2010 at 10:06pm —
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"It is with great sadness that I tell you my dear friend of 45 years, John Damico, passed away this morning at 11:35 AM. John was a giant of a person, a man of great faith and tenacity who fought a good fight with cancer these past 5 years. His suffering is over now, and I know he is at peace with his Lord.
I spoke with Donna just a little while ago - she said the funeral will likely be at Slater's in Greentree, but didn't know when. Our prayers are with Donna, the boys, and… Continue
Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on January 2, 2010 at 9:55pm —
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Written by Renee P. Aldrich Wednesday, 23 December 2009 12:17 Aside from being the home of an historic football team that has won six Super Bowl rings, Pittsburgh is full of hidden treasurers when it comes to finding African- Americans who’ve made an indelible mark on society. "There are of course the musicians like
Billy Strayhorn, Erroll Garner, Mary Lou Williams, to name a few, who have had international musical careers, and all born in Pittsburgh. There have also been…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on December 24, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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Thursday, December 03, 2009
By Peter B. King, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Cees van de Ven
Steve Nelson
You might not recognize the name Steve Nelson unless you're a hard-core jazz fan. Or a jazz musician. Plenty of his colleagues know and appreciate the East Liberty native's virtuoso vibraphone playing -- they call on him regularly to tour and record. From stints with pianist Kenny Barron and sax man David "Fathead" Newman to globe-trotting with ex-Miles Davis…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on December 8, 2009 at 11:54pm —
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Pitt Jazz Week 2009 to Feature Community Outreach Activities, Lecture, Film, and Nov. 7 Concert
International jazz masters to perform at 39th annual event
PITTSBURGH-Jazz enthusiasts from throughout the region will be on the University of Pittsburgh campus Nov. 3 though Nov. 7 for the 39th annual Pitt Jazz Seminar and Concert, the longest-running event of its kind in the United States.
A stellar group of international jazz musicians will hold free on-campus…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on November 7, 2009 at 5:16am —
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The New Pittsburgh Courier Written by Christian Morrow - Courier Staff Writer Thursday, 05 November 2009 13:12 Kenny Fisher didn’t talk much, but his saxophone spoke volumes to those lucky enough to have heard him play. “Fish,” as his friends called him, was one of the last links to Pittsburgh’s heyday as a jazz mecca—he knew everyone and played everywhere; the Loendi Club, the Hurricane and the old Crawford Grill. On Oct. 25, after a lengthy battle with cancer, Fisher played his last solo, he…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on November 6, 2009 at 6:26am —
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Arthur (Art) Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina, he was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. Along with Kenny Clarke and Max Roach, he was one of the inventors of the modern bebop style of drumming. He is known as a powerful musician and a vital groover; his brand of bluesy, funky hard bop was (and remains) profoundly influential on mainstream jazz. For more than 30 years his band the Jazz Messengers included…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on October 11, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009 By Rick Nowlin, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Lake Fong/Post-Gazette Trumpeter Sean Jones: "It's important for me to let Pittsburgh know, 'This is your orchestra.' " One might call the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra the "house band" for Heinz Hall. Sean Jones is trying to make the Pittsburgh Jazz Orchestra the "house band" for the August Wilson Center for African American Culture. The trumpeter and Duquesne University faculty…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on October 8, 2009 at 3:14am —
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August 4, 2009
Radio Free America
By NANCY SINATRA
Los Angeles
WHEN I hear great American standards on the radio, I think of all the songwriters, artists and musicians whom my father, brother and I have worked with over the years. It reminds me that every recording has two parts, the composition and the performance. It also reminds me how many wonderful artists and musicians have not been paid fairly for their work.
Songwriters and publishers are…
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Added by Dr. Nelson Harrison on August 4, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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