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Norman Provizer Share Though you didn’t find very much in the way of jazz on the delayed Grammy Awards show, it did, in its own way, serve as a strong tribute to Chick Corea who passed from the scene on February 9, 2021. The Chick from Chelsea won a Grammy for best-improvised jazz solo and a second award for best jazz instrumental album. The first was for his work on “All Blues” on the Trilogy 2 disc, while the second named that same disc (that has Brian Blade on drums an...

On Stage—Celebrates the Music of Ellyn Rucker Share On Saturday, March 20, at 10 pm, KUVO’s performance series “On Stage” features the music of local piano heroine Ellyn Rucker. Born and raised in Des Moines, Ellyn started playing piano when she was eight, and classical music was her pursuit at Drake University. After raising her family, she’s been singing, playing and swinging jazz since 1979. Ellyn’s stylings and virtuosity have earned her a seat next to Marian McPartlan...

Albare – Albare Plays Jobim, Vol. 2 (Alfi): “Albare Plays Jobim, Vol. 2 by Moroccan-born, Israeli-raised guitarist Albare (the only name given) isn’t quite what it seems. While the names of the musicians and guest artists are listed on the jacket, what is not addressed is the presence of a string orchestra, the only suggestion of which is pianist Joe Chindamo’s designation as “orchestra conductor.”… The album is, of course, a tribute to one of the most renowned Latin composers wh...

Manizha will represent Russia at Eurovision this year. The Tajikistan-born Russian signer won the national competition to go to the contest with Russian Woman song interpreted on behalf of a Russian Woman (or the one born in Russia) pursuing her goal breaking stereotypes. Read more in Realnoe Vremya’s report. From Dushanbe to Moscow, from pop music to independent Manizha Sangin herself explains that Russian Woman is a “song about a transformation of the woman’s self-perception in the ...

How behavioral health crises strain Alaska’s emergency rooms SPONSORED: Emergency medical personnel say that they can, will and do help patients in crisis - but that a new approach would benefit everyone involved. Author: Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority Published March 8 Part 3 of 6 A broken arm. A heart attack. A manic episode. Thoughts of suicide. All of these are emergencies, and any one of them might land you in the nearest emergency room. But the clinicians who work in tho...

3:32 The clinic takes full advantage of the space in the John A. Carlson Community Activity Center, with greeters directing patients to sanitize their hands, then walk down a wide aisle to register at a pair of desks, before being directed to a vaccination table. Monitoring some of the activity is Dr. Mark Simon from the Emergency Department at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. He says it is quite a bit different from the first clinics, which were not as smooth. Hundreds of cars jammed the front par...

Published: 24 Feb 2021, 13:54 By: Edith Hancock EelPower secured an optimisation deal with EDF this month to oversee revenue streams for three battery energy storage systems in the UK totalling 80MW. Image: EelPower Although there is growing interest within the energy storage industry around the National Grid’s Dynamic Containment (DC) system, operators who tap into it must be careful not to neglect other revenue streams, a panel of industry experts heard this week. Ancillary se...

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is arrested in jail and charged with helping 12 people flee from Hong Kong to Taiwan.

22-Year-Old Could Get 34 Years for Alleged Role in Capitol Breach A 22-year-old student from Costa Mesa, California, faces up to 34 years in jail after being arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Christian Alexander Secor, an undergraduate student at the University of California–Los Angeles, was arrested early on Feb. 16 after federal agents executed a search warrant related to the Capitol breach, FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller told The Epoch Times on Feb. 17. Dur...

Print An ongoing search by the FBI for participants in the Jan. 6 attacks at the U.S. Capitol again brought agents to Orange County Tuesday, this time to a residential complex in Costa Mesa. Christian Alexander Secor, 22, was arrested in an early morning raid and charged with suspicion of civil disorder and aiding and abetting, obstructing an official proceeding, entering and remaining on restricted grounds, violent entry or disorderly conduct and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. FBI...