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• Yusuf embraces his Cat Stevens legacy on new CD 

  NEW YORK -- Singer-songwriter Yusuf enjoys the reaction he gets while driving his 1960s-vintage Volkswagen van though London -- a vehicle he...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 05/22/09 by Charles J. Gans Associated Press · More from publication

• Composer relates to 'Slumdog' 

  NEW YORK -- Should A.R. Rahman win an Oscar on Sunday, the Indian film composer has written just the right tune for the occasion: "Jai Ho" ("Be...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 02/20/09 by Charles J. Gans Associated Press · More from publication

• After 25 years, Corea rejoins Return to Forever for tour 

  NEW YORK -- Chick Corea will tour for the first time in 25 years with Return to Forever, one of the pioneering jazz-rock fusion bands that melded...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 03/23/08 by Charles J. Gans Associated Press · More from publication

• Jazz pianist McPartland wows crowd 

  NEW YORK -- Marian McPartland celebrated her 90th birthday in a style befitting the "Grande Dame of Piano Jazz" with a little help from friends...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 03/23/08 by Charles J. Gans Associated Press · More from publication

• Kenny G spices up new album 

  NEW YORK -- The easygoing, smooth jazz star Kenny G makes an unlikely rebel. But he had to put his sax down when his longtime record label insisted...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 03/03/08 by Charles J. Gans Associated Press · More from publication

• Bassist Stanley Clarke makes a welcome return 

  Stanley Clarke, "The Toys of Men" (Heads Up)

  "The Toys of Men" marks a welcome return to performing and recording by jazz bassist...

  Telegraph - Herald; Dubuque, Iowa, 10/28/07 by CHARLES J GANS Associated Press Writer · More from publication

• Inspired Joni Mitchell enjoys a burst of creativity on 'Shine' 

  A FEW YEARS AGO, Joni Mitchell had rejected her musical muse, refusing to write or even play music as she devoted her life to painting, watching...

  Oakland Tribune, 10/16/07 by Charles J. Gans, ASSOCIATED PRESS · More from publication

• Bassist honors 'Dear Miles' 

  NEW YORK -- Bassist Ron Carter sometimes wishes he could go back in time to the 1960s and play again with the Miles Davis Quintet -- one of the...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 08/12/07 by Charles J. Gans Associated Press · More from publication

• Wilson celebrates jazzy 70th 

  NEW YORK -- Nancy Wilson is hardly the retiring type, even though she is trying to spend more time with her grandchildren these days. Last year,...

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 07/06/07 by Charles J. Gans Associated Press · More from publication

• All-star lineup to join Nancy Wilson for 70th birthday bash 

  NEW YORK -- A belated swinging 70th birthday party with an all- star guest list is planned for Nancy Wilson at this year's JVC Jazz Festival....

  Deseret News (Salt Lake City), 04/22/07 by Charles J. Gans Associated Press · More from publication