http://music.aol.com/api/v3/news/getArtistNews?f=rss&k=django-reinhardt&kType=nName Artist News From AOL Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:21:46 GMT 2012-06-04T16:21:46Z http://o.aolcdn.com/art/ch_music2/aolmusic_beta_logo.gif http://music.aol.com Artist Activities http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=97764 Hard Hat Area (re-mastered): Originally offered in very limited print and distribution in the USA, this great effort has been remastered and repackaged in digipak format (with intriguing new liner notes provided by Barry Cleveland). Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:21:46 GMT http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=97764 2012-06-04T16:21:46Z http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=97652 When Brother Cleeve, mixologist and procurer of craft cocktails, walked into the Boston Shaker for some supplies, he was taken aback by the music. Wed, 30 May 2012 17:40:03 GMT http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=97652 2012-05-30T17:40:03Z http://www.eonline.com/news/doc_watson_folk-music_legend_dead_89/319287?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-celebritynews&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_celebritynews The folk-music legend, blind since infancy and known for his mastery of the acoustic guitar, died today at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 89. Wed, 30 May 2012 01:32:17 GMT http://www.eonline.com/news/doc_watson_folk-music_legend_dead_89/319287?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-celebritynews&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_celebritynews 2012-05-30T01:32:17Z http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118054758.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNews%7CLatestNews Doc Watson, the blind virtuoso guitarist, folk music icon and the winner of seven Grammys, died Tuesday in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 89 and had colon surgery last week and had also recently suffered a fall. Wed, 30 May 2012 00:30:39 GMT http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118054758.html?cmpid=RSS%7CNews%7CLatestNews 2012-05-30T00:30:39Z http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=97380 Since first joining forces in 1998 with guitarist and kindred spirit Jordan Officer in her Swing Band, Montreal-based singer Susie Arioli has been casting her seductive spell on jazz fans throughout Canada, and in Europe. Sun, 20 May 2012 01:21:25 GMT http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=97380 2012-05-20T01:21:25Z http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/05/18/153000287/the-harmonica-playing-baron-of-belgium?ft=1&f=1039 People throughout Belgium are currently celebrating the harmonica player and guitarist Jean-Baptiste "Toots" Thielemans, born in Brussels on April 29, 1922. Fri, 18 May 2012 19:01:34 GMT http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2012/05/18/153000287/the-harmonica-playing-baron-of-belgium?ft=1&f=1039 2012-05-18T19:01:34Z http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2012/05/book_notes_emil_6.html In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Tue, 15 May 2012 16:42:09 GMT http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive/2012/05/book_notes_emil_6.html 2012-05-15T16:42:09Z http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/gil-evans-centennial-trib_b_1513658.html Performing at the Highline Ballroom in Manhattan, The Gil Evans Orchestra--led by Gil's son Miles Evans--will conclude a week of Gil Evans Centennial Celebrations on May 21st with a performance that pays tribute to the jazz arranger/composer icon. Mon, 14 May 2012 04:11:27 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ragogna/gil-evans-centennial-trib_b_1513658.html 2012-05-14T04:11:27Z http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/cybertainment/new-comedy-web-series-features-jazz-guitar-635674/ Sex Drugs and Jazz " is a new Web comedy series that draws its energy from New York's vibrant and diverse music world and its street life. Sun, 13 May 2012 18:45:44 GMT http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/ae/cybertainment/new-comedy-web-series-features-jazz-guitar-635674/ 2012-05-13T18:45:44Z http://www.pr.com/press-release/412403 Hitchin, United Kingdom, May 13, 2012 --( PR.com )-- World-renowned bassist Viktor Obsust together with his two colleages, accordionist Maurizio Minardi and guitarist Andrea Quintarelli, return to Benslow Music on Tuesday 22 May for an evening of moody and virtuosic jazz inspired by the gypsy tradition of Django Reinhardt and injected with exuberant individuality. Sun, 13 May 2012 07:05:45 GMT http://www.pr.com/press-release/412403 2012-05-13T07:05:45Z