Tag: Charlie Parker
''Charlie Parker's Yardbird' Makes Midwest Debut at Madison Opera
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'Charlie Parker's 'Yardbird' Opera to Sing Again at the Apollo in New York City
Charlie "Yardbird" Parker and the biographical opera about his life, "Yardbird," are set to sing again. It's been announced by Opera Philadelphia will take its jazz production across the way to New York's Apollo Theater on April 1 and 3. -
'Posh Jazz Label, Verve Records, Absorbed by Jimmy Iovine's Interscope Geffen A&M Imprint
Verve Records, the once posh label for jazz makers who played classic songs from George Gershwin, Cole Porter and the other Great American Songbook contributors, has been absorbed by Interscope Geffen A&M, the home of Eminem, Lady Gaga and several other "in your face" acts.