Jazz/Blues
American Composers Orchestra Honors Andy Akiho with $15,000 Grand Prize from the Underwood Emerging Composer Commission
PowerHouse Arena to Host Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 Book Series’ 10th Anniversary, 100th Volume Party on October 2; Release Textbook How to Write About Music' in 2015
PowerHouse Arena in DUMBO is hosting a party in celebration of Bloomsbury's 33 1/3 book series’ 10th Anniversary (and 100th volume). The October 2 event will feature live music and music trivia in honor of the music book series focused on exploring a single album at time. Heirs of Duke Ellington Estate Seek 50 Percent Compensation of Late-Jazz Composer's Foreign Sales, Sources Say
The highest court in the New York area (where's Monty Python when you need it?) is gearing up to hear arguments posted by heirs to jazz legend Duke Ellington in a recent lawsuit with EMI. The suit is to regain half the royalties of Ellington's foreign sales, which EMI has claimed authenticity to.
