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Care with passion
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 18/10/2021
» There is sometimes a moment in life that changes you forever. It can sometimes define the course of your life. Not many have experienced that lightbulb realisation, but Sigal Atzmon has.
Jazz legend and fusion pioneer Chick Corea dies of cancer
AFP, Published on 12/02/2021
» NEW YORK: Chick Corea, the American jazz composer and electric keyboard trailblazer whose visionary fusion work stretched the boundaries of genre, has died of a rare form of cancer. He was 79 years old.
Stroke sidelines piano icon Keith Jarrett
Published on 23/10/2020
» One of the world’s most celebrated jazz and classical pianists, Keith Jarrett, has revealed that he probably won’t perform publicly again after a series of strokes.
Pacquiao to fight Thurman in WBA welterweight showdown
AFP, Published on 12/05/2019
» LOS ANGELES - Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman will fight for World Boxing Association welterweight supremacy on July 20, promoters confirmed Saturday.
Top songwriter Max Martin wins Sweden's Polar Music Prize
AFP, Published on 10/02/2016
» STOCKHOLM - His songs have provided party music and a romantic backdrop for millions -- and on Wednesday, the man who created the magic was taken out of the wings and brought into the limelight.
Pianist rips fans over cameras
AFP, Published on 23/12/2014
» Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has become the latest artist to interrupt a concert to tick off the audience for taking photographs, slamming flash-happy fans at Milan's prestigious opera house as "badly educated".
Jazz and massage: Star treatment at Italian buffalo dairy
AFP, Published on 02/10/2013
» A queue forms for rub-downs as jazz piano tinkles out of the speakers: some of the best buffalo mozzarella in the world starts with in-stable VIP treatment.
A Baroque favourite
Life, Ung-Aang Talay, Published on 07/02/2012
» J.S. Bach's six Brandenburgs are right up there with Vivaldi's The Four Seasons as some of the most popular works in the Baroque repertoire, but they are so musically rich that most listeners never tire of them. If you collect recordings of music by Bach, you probably have at least one set of Brandenburgs already, but this new release, in sparkling Blu-ray audio, is worth considering even if you already own several.