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Jazz Great David Sanborn Dies Aged 78

by Paul Cashmere

Saxophone player David Sanborn has passed away from prostate cancer in New York at age 78.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, David Sanborn, jazz, USA

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PJ Morton Was A Stevie Wonder fan and Now Stevie Is A Friend

by Paul Cashmere

Maroon 5 keyboard player PJ Morton is in Australia for his own shows and told Noise11 about his longtime friendship with Stevie Wonder.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, jazz, Maroon 5, PJ Morton, R&B, Stevie Wonder, USA

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Ash Grunwald performs at Melbourne Music Show 2019

Billy Field, Elly-May Barnes, Ash Grunwald To Play Cronulla Jazz and Blues Festival 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Ash Grunwald, Billy Field and Elly-May Barnes lead a long list of great Australian acts lined up for the 2024 Cronulla Jazz and Blues Festival.

Tagged as: Ash Grunwalk, blues, Cronulla, Cronulla Jazz and Blues Festival, Elly May Barnes. Billy Field, jazz, live music, New South Wales

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Erica Tucceri To Lead Melbourne International Jazz Festival Take Note Program

by Noise11.com

Melbourne based world renowned flutist Erica Tucceri has been named as the Take Note project leader for 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, Erica Tucceri, jazz, Melbourne International Jazz Festival

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The Cat Empire To Perform Melbourne and Sydney Orchestra Shows

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire will perform with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in August and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra in September.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, funk, indie, jazz, Latin, reggae, rock, The Cat Empire

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Amy Winehouse ‘Back To Black: Sounds From The Original Motion Picture’ To Be Released In May

by Music-News.com

UMR/Island Records follow the opening of Sam Taylor-Johnson’s film BACK TO BLACK, based on the life of Amy Winehouse, one of the greatest artists of our time, with the release on 17 May of the compilation, “Back To Black: Songs from the Original Motion Picture”.

Tagged as: 00s, Amy Winehouse, Back To Black, jazz, movie, pop, Sam Taylor-Johnson, UK

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Steely Dan Keyboard Player Jim Beard Dies At Age 63

by Music-News.com

Jim Beard, keyboardist and singer with Steely Dan, has died aged 63.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, jazz, Jim Beard, rock, Steely Dan, USA

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Rod Stewart and Jools Holland On Track For No 1 In UK

by Music-News.com

Rod Stewart and Jools Holland are set to top the Official Albums Chart for the first time as a duo this week with their brand-new album, Swing Fever.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, jazz, Jools Holland, Rod Stewart, swing, UK

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How Rickie Lee Jones Wrote ‘The Horses’ With Walter Becker of Steely Dan

by Paul Cashmere

As you know by now, Daryl Braithwaite’s classic ‘The Horses’ is actually a song by Rickie Lee Jones but Rickie Lee Jones co-wrote with another legend, Walter Becker of Steely Dan.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Daryl Braithwaite, jazz, pop, Rickie Lee Jones, Steely Dan, The Horses, USA, Walter Becker

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Jazz Soul Great Les McCann Dies At Age 88

by Paul Cashmere

Jazz great Les McCann has died in Los Angeles at age 88.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, jazz, Les McCann, Roberta Flack, soul, USA

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The Cat Empire Head For A Second Sell-out Twilight At Taronga for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have been one of the hit tickets for Twilight at Taronga at Taronga Zoo in Sydney for 2024.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, jazz, live music, The Cat Empire, Twilight At Taronga

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Michael Bublé Opens Up About Son’s Cancer Journey

by Music-News.com

Michael Bublé has opened up about how his son’s cancer diagnosis caused his attitude towards life to change drastically.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Canada, contemporary, jazz, Michael Buble, pop

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Painters & Dockers To Perform Christmas Show For The Salvos

by Paul Cashmere

Painters & Dockers will headline an event for the Salvation Army with the Musos 4 Salvos Christmas Show in Melbourne on 22 December.

Tagged as: Australia, Charles Jenkins, jazz, Painters & Dockers, punk, Rebecca Barnard, rock, Salvation Army

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Rod Stewart and Jools Holland Team Up For Swing Album

by Paul Cashmere

Rod Stewart and Jools Holland will release a Swing album together in February, 2024. ‘Swing Fever’s first single is ‘Almost Like Being In Love’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, jazz, Jools Holland, rock, Rod Stewart, swing, Swing Fever

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Austria’s Trickster Has A Second Christmas Song ‘Silent Night vs Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’

by Paul Cashmere

Austria born, UK based musician Juergen Pichler (aka Trickster) has another Christmas song for the 2023 holidays ‘Silent Night vs Santa Claus Is Coming To Town’.

Tagged as: 20s, Austria, Christmas, Guy Chambers, jazz, pop, Robbie Williams, swing, Trickster, UK

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Amy Winehouse 20th Anniversary ‘Frank’ Coming

by Music-News.com

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Amy Winehouse’s highly influential debut album, “Frank”, UMR/Island are releasing this seminal record as a picture disc for the very first time on February 2nd 2024.

Tagged as: 00s, Amy Winehouse, contemporary, Frank, jazz, UK

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Tedeschi Trucks Replace Steely Dan On Eagles Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, The Tedeschi Trucks Band, have replaced Steely Dan on the Eagles US tour because Donald Fagen has fallen ill.

Tagged as: 70s, Derek Trucks, Donald Fagan, Eagles, jazz, rock, Steely Dan, Susan Tedeschi, USA

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David McCallum Dies At Age 90

by Paul Cashmere

Legendary actor/musician David McCallum has passed away at the age of 90.

Tagged as: 60s, David McCallum, jazz, NCIS, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., UK

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US Senate Declares Tony Bennett Day

by Music-News.com

The United States Senate has declared 3 August as Tony Bennett Day.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, contemporary, jazz, Tony Bennett, USA

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The Passing Of Tony Bennett Marks The End of an Era

by Paul Cashmere

Tony Bennett was the last of the original crooners. His passing at age 96 marks the end of an era.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, jazz, Tony Bennett, USA

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Tony Bennett live in Melbourne 2012 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Statement From Susan Benedetto and Danny Bennett, Wife and Son of Tony Bennett

by Paul Cashmere

Susan Benedetto, Tony Bennet’s wife and Danny Bennett, his son, have issued the following statement following the death of the music legend.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, Danny Bennett, jazz, Susan Benedetto, Tony Bennett, USA

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President Joe Biden Issues Statement About The Passing Of Tony Bennett

by Paul Cashmere

President Joe Biden has released a statement following the death of Tony Bennett at age 96.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, 70s, jazz, Joe Biden, Tony Bennett, USA

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Tony Bennett Dies At Age 96

by Music-News.com

Tony Bennett has died at the age of 96. The legendary pop and jazz crooner passed away on Friday morning in New York City following a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Tagged as: 50s, 60s, contemporary, jazz, Tony Bennett, USA

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Tom Waits Island Years Catalogue Gets Long Overdue Make-Over

by Paul Cashmere

The five Tom Waits albums released through Island Records between 1983 and 1993 have been remastered for the first time.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, alternative, blues, Island Records, jazz, rock, Tom Waits, USA

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William Barton To Collaborate With Blue Note’s Nduduzo Makhathini At Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

International Jazz Festival distinguished award winning Indigenous artist and 2023 Queenslander of the Year William Barton collaborating with South Africa’s Nduduzo Makhathini as part of this year’s line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, jazz, Melbourne, Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Michael Tortoni, music festival, music industry, William Barton

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Steely Dan fans Fall For Another “Royal Scam’ Over Lost Track ‘The Second Arrangement’

by Paul Cashmere

Steely Dan fans around the world appear to be going crazy over news of a newly unearthered Steely Dan treasure, the missing ‘Gaucho’ track ‘The Second Arrangement’ but it isn’t that new.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Gaucho, jazz, Steely Dan, The Second Arrangement, USA

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Thom Yorke Releases ‘Bending Hectic’ From The Smile

by Paul Cashmere

The Smile have their first new music for 2023 in ‘Bending Hectic’. The Smile is Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, and Tom Skinner.

Tagged as: 20s, alternative, art, jazz, Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead, rock, The Smile, Thom Yorke, UK

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“The Girl From Ipanema” Astrud Gilberto Dies At Age 83

by Paul Cashmere

Astrud Gilberto, the female voice of the classic ‘The Girl From Ipanema’ has died at her home in Philadelphia at age 83.

Tagged as: 60s, Astrud Gilberto, bossa nova, Brazil, jazz, Stan Getz, The Girl From Ipanema, USA

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Jon Batiste Receives Honorary Doctorate

by Paul Cashmere

American singer, songwriter and musician Jon Batiste has earned a doctorate from Loyola University in New Orleans.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, jazz, Jon Batiste, USA

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Harry Connick Jr photo supplied TEG Dainty

Harry Connick Jr To Play Australian Dates In December 2023

by Paul Cashmere

Harry Connick Jr will play six cities around Australia in December 2023.

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

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Hothouse Flowers Will Return To Australia and New Zealand in 2026

Hothouse Flowers will tour Australia and New Zealand in February 2026. It will be the first tour for the band in 33 years since 1993.

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Robert de Niro Joins The Wiggles In New York

The Wiggles has a special guest at their New York show this week. Hollywood legend Robert De Niro took his two year old daughter Gia to the show. Gia is De Niro’s seventh child. De Niro was 79 when she was born to mother Tiffany Chen.

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Chris Cheney and Scott Owen of The Living End at Red Hot Summer 2024. Photo by Peter Walsh, son of Peter Walsh

The Living End Premiere Second New Song of 2025 ‘Strange Place’

The Living End has another new song for 2025. ‘Strange Place’ is starting to piece together the upcoming and still yet untitled ninth album for the band.

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Sarah McLachlan To Release First Album In Nearly A Decade

Sarah McLachlan will release ‘Better Broken’, her first album since 2016’s ‘Wonderland’ on 19 September.

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Liam and Noel Gallagher reform Oasis for 2025 dates

Zak Starkey Warns Joey Waronker to Not Fcuk Up Oasis

Former Oasis drummer Zak Starkey has warned new sticksman Joey Waronker, "Don't fcuk it up".

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Van Halen To Release Expanded 30th Anniversary Edition of ‘Balance’

Van Halen’s 10th album ‘Balance’ is marked for an expanded reissue for 15 August 2025.

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Stereophonics Perform Their Headline Show on Isle of Wight

Welsh band Stereophonics returned to The Isle of Wight Festival 2025, captivating a massive crowd with a headline performance packed with fan favorites. Their set, featuring anthems like 'Dakota,' 'Have A Nice Day,' and 'Maybe Tomorrow,' solidified their status as one of the UK's premier live acts, nearly a decade after their last appearance at the iconic festival.

June 23, 2025