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Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen performs on stage at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
After two solo albums that explored how far Metheny could go alone (including a wildly ambitious extension of the one-man-band concept in his Orchestrion project in 2010), the jazz guitarist is back to exploring his collaborative side with his Unity Band, which released its first album this year. Joined by some new foils in Dave Holland's saxophonist Chris Potter and fiery young bassist Ben Williams, Metheny sounds every bit as unique sharing his talents with others.
Read Chris Barton's full review here.
Pat Metheny performs at the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I.
Its multiple settings may be less picnic-friendly than its festival brethren, but this year's installment marks another can't-miss couple weeks for L.A. jazz fans. The festival is built around the theme of artists paying respect to their mentors; its centerpiece remains the Ford Amphitheatre, with a lineup boasting trumpeter (and USC faculty addition) Ambrose Akinmusire with fire-breathing saxophonist Archie Shepp. But later shows with Myra Melford, Anthony Wilson with Jim Keltner, Bill Frisell and Vijay Iyer with Steve Coleman are every bit as essential.
Even after 40 years together, Corea and Burton still haven't run out of topics for musical conversations, which have netted the evocative piano-vibraphone duo five Grammy Awards, including in 2009 for the album "New Crystal Silence." The pair's latest collaboration, "Hot House," features a diverse selection of covers, including the Beatles' "Eleanor Rigby" and Thelonious Monk's "Light Blue" delivered with the same sympathetic, inventive style sure to draw awards night attention again.
Chick Corea, left, and Gary Burton.
This trio may have burst on the scene with a variety of inside-out covers of songs from the alt-rock universe, including Blondie, Aphex Twin and Nirvana, but beneath all the headlines was a group of ferocious, dedicated improvisers. Pianist (and thoughtful blogger) Ethan Iverson has proved himself to those who once thought his sound lay outside the tradition with recent performances with Tootie Heath and Billy Hart, and in the egalitarian confines of the Bad Plus, he's helping blaze a new trail.
Members of "The Bad Plus," Ethan Iverson, left, Reid Anderson and David King.
Credits: Produced by Lily Mihalik Programming by Anthony Pesce.
Which show or art installation are you most excited about?
Irvin H. "Whitey" Alters, age 66, of Cranberry Twp., died Wednesday, August 20, 2008, at his home.
Born April 18, 1942 in Summerhill Township, Cambria County, he was a son of the late Henry and Agnes Corle Alters, and the foster son of the late Frank and Margaret Ringheisen. Mr. Alters was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran serving from 1960-1964. He retired from BNZ Materials, formerly Johns-Mansville, following 40 years of service, and enjoyed the outdoors, hunting and fishing.
He is survived by two sons, David Alters and his wife Kelly, of Fombell, and Mark Alters and his wife Kimberly, of Cranberry Twp.; a daughter, Margaret Caldwell, of Cranberry Twp.; three brothers, Ronald Alters of Beaverdale; Gene Alters of Erie, and Ed Schwier of Callery; two sisters, Delores Miller and Linda Alters, both of South Fork, and five grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2008, at BOYLAN FUNERAL HOME INC., 324 E. Grandview Ave., Zelienople.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15205.
Every time we see another week of declines, our eyes are drawn back to this great chart (below) from Doug Short on the shape of monster bear markets.
Not only are both Japan and 1929 interesting shape-wise, there are real historical analogies between them, what with the establishment of stimulus, and then the cessation of it "prematurely" some would say.
For anyone who has any doubts about the role of stimulus in a post-crisis, balance sheet recession, check out this fabulous Nikkei chart. For decades, Japan has bounced and topped around the stopping and starting of various schemes.
Peatland soils account for a large amount of the world's carbon reserves, but they're thought to be sensitive to climate change.
April 16 (UPI) -- New research suggests periods of global warming during the last ice age encouraged the formation of peatlands.
Researchers began by designing a computer model to simulate local climate patterns during the last 26,000 years. The last ice age reached its glacial maximum between 26,000 and 22,000 years ago, after which glaciers began to retreat.
Scientists also created a timeline of peatland formation using radiocarbon dating peat samples collected in North America, northern Europe and Patagonia. When they compared their timeline with their model's simulations, they found higher local summer temperatures, not increased rainfall, accurately predicted peatland formation.
"This work helps explain the genesis of one of the world's most important ecosystem types and its potentially fragile carbon store," Paul Morris, a lecturer in ecohydrology at the University of Leeds, said in a news release. "It is important that we strengthen our knowledge about the causes of peat initiation, particularly given the concern about future climates, and the important role that peatlands play in combating climate change."
Peatlands form over thousands of years as plant debris accumulates, but -- as a result of wet, acidic conditions -- fails to breakdown. This lack of decomposition prevents carbon from being released back into the atmosphere. Peatland soils account for a large amount of the world's carbon reserves, but they're thought to be sensitive to climate change.
Better understanding the peatlands formation process will help scientists better predict how they will be impacted by rising temperatures.
Morris and his colleagues published their investigation of peatlands this week in the journal PNAS.
"Our findings shed light on the genesis and Holocene climate space of one of the world's most carbon-dense ecosystem types, with implications for understanding trajectories of ecological change under changing future climates," researchers wrote in their paper.
Walking Dead purists might very much disagree, but Fear the Walking Dead (less-than-stellar title aside) has quickly proven itself to be a valuable spin-off within the growing AMC zombie franchise. Better Call Saul, another AMC juggernaut, has also more than proven its worth as a brilliant supplement to the meth tragedy Breaking Bad. Though once considered simply an ill-advised attempt at grabbing all possible profit in connection to a successful series, the narrative possibilities afforded by a well-executed spin-off are now becoming respectable options for expanding a particular character's universe. FOX's certified smash Empire, now in its star-stacked second season, is now considering its own entry in the spin-off races.
"If there’s a character that feels original enough, has enough momentum, and enough of a storytelling engine, we will definitely look to spin Empire off for next season,” Fox TV Group co-chief Dana Walden tells Vulture. According to Walden, this unknown character will most likely appear during the second half of the current season. "We just want to make sure the right idea presents itself to the creators, and that it’s not something that feels forced or fabricated,” adds Walden. “We’re not going to rush anything. We want the writers to stay focused on making a great season of Empire this year."
Walden's remarks, when coupled with series creator Lee Daniels' recent assertion that an extension of some sort would happen "without question," paint a very positive outlook for the future of this theoretical Empire spin-off. With the recent season premiere drawing more than 16 million viewers, an ever-expanding Empire universe seems more and more like a foregone conclusion.
There are some positive football stories around.
Recently five-year-old Bradley Lowery has captured the hearts of players and fans alike.
This young, terminally ill Sunderland fan has been a mascot at several Premier League grounds and is soon to appear at an England game. He was recently pictured lying on a hospital bed together with his striker hero, Jermain Defoe.
I was also heartened by the story that came out of Morecambe FC between manager Jim Bentley and the fans.
Jim was visibly moved on the television footage of the fans paying a heavy fine imposed by the football authorities. In response the manager provided beer and a pie for fans at a recent home game.
Add to all this the community programmes which footballers get involved with and you can begin to think that the criticism levelled at top footballers is unjustified.
Maybe it is not just a millionaire’s playground in the Premier League after all.
Then last year we had the miracle of Leicester City. Their title win was one of the greatest upsets of organised sport. They challenged the culture previously dominated by the richest clubs.
Their courage, unity, determination and generosity of spirit endeared them to the whole nation. Yet just when we thought Leicester were peddling a different narrative it turns out it’s the same old story of impatient and ungrateful owners as well as some disloyal players.
Leicester were the underdogs everyone rooted for, but it turns out they are the same old idol with feet of clay.
The fairytale created by Claudio Ranieri has been crushed by premiership pragmatism and corporate greed. Yes, Mr Mourinho, “some principles are going away”. What happened to loyalty?
Football is forgetting that character matters; that integrity matters. Any system is only really healthy when the people running it are people you can trust to do the right thing.
Fox News commentator Alan Colmes has died, the network announced Thursday. He was 66 years old.
Colmes had been battling an undisclosed illness for a brief period of time, according to reports.
"He was a great guy, brilliant, hysterical, and moral. He was fiercely loyal, and the only thing he loved more than his work was his life with Jocelyn. He will be missed. The family has asked for privacy during this very difficult time."
Former "Hannity&Colmes" co-host Sean Hannity, said Colmes was "one of life's most decent, kind and wonderful people you'd ever want to meet."
"When Alan and I started 'Hannity & Colmes,' there wasn't a day that went by where we didn't say we were the two most fortunate men in all of television," Hannity said on Fox this morning.
A native of New York City, Colmes was a radio and television host known for his liberal views on mostly conservative Fox. He hosted "The Alan Colmes Show," a nationally syndicated talk-radio show, and was the author of several books. He was a frequent contributor to Bill O'Reilly's "The O'Reilly Factor," where he appeared with his sister-in-law, Monica Crowley.
Colmes' death comes just days after Fox News business anchor Brenda Buttner died from breast cancer at age 55.
Stacey Dash, the Hollywood actress turned conservative commentator, is out at Fox News.
JASPER | State troopers have identified the four people who died in a crash in Walker County.
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Senior Trooper Johnathan Appling said in an email that the crash happened on Alabama State Route 18 Monday morning.
Appling says the victims have been identified as 46-year-old Kenneth Lloyd Frost, 32-year-old Elizabeth Marie Frost, 39-year-old Shawn Lee Frost of Oakman, and 55-year-old Kathy Marie Hunter of Lakeland, Florida.
Authorities say the Saturn sedan the four were riding in collided head-on with a GMC Envoy. Authorities say the driver of the Envoy was taken to DCH Fayette Medical Center.
The cause of the crash wasn’t immediately clear and Appling says the collision is under investigation.
HUNTER charities working to improve the life outcomes of families and communities could be eligible to apply for grants of up to $350,000. Greater Charitable Foundation is calling for funding applications to its latest round of grants, which opens on Monday, February 25. The foundation has allocated more than $8 million to 28 charitable organisations throughout NSW and Queensland since 2011. Greater Charitable Foundation CEO Anne Long said with the Expression of Interest form already available online, charity groups can start their application immediately. “We understand the majority of not-for-profits rely heavily on volunteers and time is a precious commodity, so we wanted to ensure community groups have ample opportunity to complete their application this year to give them the best shot at receiving the funding they require,” she said. MORE NEWS TODAY “Community groups can apply for funding between $30,000 and $350,000, for single through to multi-year programs. Applications are required to demonstrate how the initiative will provide practical, life-changing outcomes for those set to benefit. “Over the past eight years we have taken great pride in the work our dedicated charity partners have undertaken in their respective communities, particularly here in the Hunter.” More than 50 per cent of the funding committed by the foundation since its establishment has been directed towards 20 Hunter-based community groups. One such beneficiary is OzHarvest, which was successful in the 2018 funding round. It received $90,000 over three years to allow the rollout of its NEST education program across the region. The program delivers a series of hands-on cooking and nutrition workshops that teach people in need the skills and knowledge to nurture themselves through healthier eating choices and food preparation. “As a not-for-profit we rely on corporate donations and community funding to deliver our wide range of food rescue services. Education programs are one such example and are crucial to help achieve our goal to enable positive change for vulnerable people,” OzHarvest NEST coordinator Lea Browning said. “Without the funding assistance provided by Greater Charitable Foundation, we would not have been able to deliver 125 NEST workshops and counting to 762 participants in the Newcastle region. “Furthermore, the support provided through the foundation goes well beyond financial. We also get the added bonus of regular visits by Greater Bank employee volunteers who give up their valuable time to help coordinate these sessions.” This funding round close Friday, March 29.
HUNTER charities working to improve the life outcomes of families and communities could be eligible to apply for grants of up to $350,000.
Greater Charitable Foundation is calling for funding applications to its latest round of grants, which opens on Monday, February 25.
The foundation has allocated more than $8 million to 28 charitable organisations throughout NSW and Queensland since 2011.
Greater Charitable Foundation CEO Anne Long said with the Expression of Interest form already available online, charity groups can start their application immediately.
“We understand the majority of not-for-profits rely heavily on volunteers and time is a precious commodity, so we wanted to ensure community groups have ample opportunity to complete their application this year to give them the best shot at receiving the funding they require,” she said.
“Community groups can apply for funding between $30,000 and $350,000, for single through to multi-year programs. Applications are required to demonstrate how the initiative will provide practical, life-changing outcomes for those set to benefit.
More than 50 per cent of the funding committed by the foundation since its establishment has been directed towards 20 Hunter-based community groups.
One such beneficiary is OzHarvest, which was successful in the 2018 funding round.
It received $90,000 over three years to allow the rollout of its NEST education program across the region.
The program delivers a series of hands-on cooking and nutrition workshops that teach people in need the skills and knowledge to nurture themselves through healthier eating choices and food preparation.
“As a not-for-profit we rely on corporate donations and community funding to deliver our wide range of food rescue services. Education programs are one such example and are crucial to help achieve our goal to enable positive change for vulnerable people,” OzHarvest NEST coordinator Lea Browning said.
“Without the funding assistance provided by Greater Charitable Foundation, we would not have been able to deliver 125 NEST workshops and counting to 762 participants in the Newcastle region.
This funding round close Friday, March 29.
Reno High stands as the defending Division I state girls basketball champion, and based on results so far this season, the Huskies appear to be a solid contender to earn a repeat.
Just ask the Douglas Tigers, who had a first-hand view Tuesday night when Reno girls led start to finish en route to a 55-30 win at Randy Green Court.
"They're the No. 1 team for a reason," Douglas coach Werner Christen said. "They're big, athletic, smart and well-coached."
Reno (13-1, 2-1) — winner of the Las Vegas Holiday Classic championship, highlighted by a 56-39 win over Southern California power West Torrance — is listed No. 1 in Nevada by MaxPreps.com and No. 64 nationally. Reno's only loss came on Dec. 19 by a 50-47 score at home against Reed.
In this game, the Huskies were very businesslike as they led 16-7 after one quarter and 38-13 at halftime. Christen didn't feel the Tigers played to their potential in the first half.
"We did so many things that were uncharacteristic of the way we play," he said. "We stopped moving and just never got into a good operational zone offensively."
The Tigers returned from the locker room and played the Huskies even in the second half — 8-8 in the third quarter and 9-9 in the fourth. Reno was scoreless for more than half the third quarter before hitting a free throw with 3:46 showing on the clock. The Huskies went without a field goal until Shalen Shaw scored on a fast break with 1:09 left in the third quarter.
Shaw, a 6-foot senior guard, and 6-4 sophomore post Mallory McGwire scored 13 points each while 6-1 senior Morgan McGwire added 10 points to lead the Huskies. Mallory McGwire also blocked 6 shots.
Corryne Millett scored 8 points to lead the Tigers offensively. Katie McCullough also scored 6 while McKenna Kynett had 6, including a 3-pointer.
Douglas (11-5, 4-1) travels to Reno tonight for a contest against Sierra League rival Bishop Manogue. The game shapes up as an important one, according to Christen.
"Manogue is going to be a real good challenge," the coach said. "They're a quick team that shoots well and they always play well at home.
"But we're 4-1 in league now," he added. "If you had told us before the season we'd be 4-1 at this point, we would gladly have taken it."
FILE - Pope Francis is scheduled to begin a three-day trip to Armenia on Friday.
Pope Francis will visit Armenia this weekend and will try to avoid reigniting a diplomatic dispute with Turkey after his branding of the 1915 mass killings of Armenians as a genocide infuriated Ankara last year.
During the three-day trip starting Friday, the pontiff will pray at Tzitzernakaberd, known in Armenia as the Genocide Memorial and Museum. The trip’s official Vatican program calls it "a memorial of the massacres."
Francis will have to tread delicately there, as well as in his remarks to political and religious leaders.
Last year, Francis described the killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians in World War I as "the first genocide of the 20th century,” days before commemorations to mark the centenary of the massacres in April.
Muslim Turkey promptly recalled its envoy to the Vatican, Mehmet Pacaci, and he stayed away for 10 months, an eternity in diplomatic terms. Turkey accepts that many Christian Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes with Ottoman forces during the war, but it disputes the figures and denies that the killings were systematically orchestrated and constitute a genocide. It also says many Muslim Turks perished at that time.
In the runup to Francis's trip, the Vatican has been at pains to avoid the G-word.
Lombardi said he preferred the Armenian phrase "Medz Yeghern," which roughly translates as "the great evil" or "the great calamity." This is the formula some world leaders, including U.S. President Barack Obama, have used.
The Armenian Apostolic Church, whose leader is known as the "Catholicos," split from Rome over a theological dispute in the fifth century and is part of the Oriental Orthodox Churches. It is seen as the custodian of Armenian national identity.
Only about 280,000 of Armenia's 3 million residents are Roman Catholic.
Before returning to Rome on Sunday, Francis is due to visit the Khor Virap monastery in the foothills of Mount Ararat, near the border with Turkey, and release doves along with Catholicos Karekin II as a symbol of their hopes for peace and reconciliation in the region.
In September, Francis is due to visit two other Caucasus countries: Georgia and Azerbaijan.
LUFKIN, TX (KTRE) - The Willie Ross Relays, named after the longtime Lufkin track coach who died several years back, took place Thursday.
We were able to speak with Coach Ross’ widow, Thelma Ross, and asked her what her husband would have thought about the track event named in his memory.
And what would he think about the event that is named in his honor and continues to grow from year to year?
District meets happen in just a few weeks, followed by regionals and possibly state for several runners from East Texas.
WHITMAN, Mass. – An 80-year-old veteran of World War II (search) was killed Thursday morning when a van backed over him as he prepared to march in a Veterans Day parade.
Witnesses said William Hammond (search), captain of the parade's color guard, was lining up with fellow veterans at the start of the parade route when the van struck him.