Louis Prima News

Lavender Jazz, Goshen College's big band, will present a mixture of jazz standards, world music and Dixieland jazz in their fall concert, "Within Reach," on Friday, Nov.

This just in: Muse Restaurant & Wine Bar and June Bonner's Vocal Studio will host an intimate free "concert" this Sunday afternoon, featuring vocalist John Roberts and multi-instrumentalist/composer Fernando Rivas.

Much as I love new technologies, I also cling to a few fond relics reminiscent of good times gone by.

Jazzman Ed Polcer and his Swingtet will recreate the magic of New Yorka s 52nd Street in a Xavier Masters of Swing concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct.

Now Playing on Mike Caprio's iPod: Queen Jane Approximately - Bob Dylan Sugar Magnolia - Grateful Dead Just a Friend - Biz Markie Daniel - Elton John Turn Me On - Norah Jones Down on the Corner - Creedence Clearwater Revival Me and Bobby McGee - Janis Joplin Buona Sera - Louis Prima Harvest Moon - Neil Young Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen Not ...

Forget about the red carpet, the limos and entertainment reporters prowling the chaotic scene of a major motion picture premiere, pandering to celebrity-hungry fans who can't get enough news about their favorite stars.

Kenny Ball with his son, Keith Ball and Ian Clarkson of The Jive Aces at the Summertime Swing 2009, Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead 2009-08-05 07:08:22 - This year's performers line up: The Jive Aces, Kenny Ball, his son, Keith Ball, the 1958 Grammy Award Winner and former wife of Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and their daughter Toni Elizabeth Prima, ...

Kenny Ball with his son, Keith Ball and Ian Clarkson of The Jive Aces at the Summertime Swing 2009, Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead 2009-08-05 07:08:22 - This year's performers line up: The Jive Aces, Kenny Ball, his son, Keith Ball, the 1958 Grammy Award Winner and former wife of Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and their daughter Toni Elizabeth Prima, ...

Lindy hop dancers Todd Yannacone and Naomi Uyama will give a free performance and lessons at Arrabelle tonight What: Dancing in the Streets: Swing dancing instruction and demonstration When: 5 p.m. today Where: Arrabelle at Vail Square, Lionshead Cost: Free More information: Visit www.vaildance.org One 30-second Gap commercial for khaki pants may ...

Kenny Ball with his son, Keith Ball and Ian Clarkson of The Jive Aces at the Summertime Swing 2009, Saint Hill Manor, East Grinstead 2009-08-05 07:08:22 - This year's performers line up: The Jive Aces, Kenny Ball, his son, Keith Ball, the 1958 Grammy Award Winner and former wife of Louis Prima, Keely Smith, and their daughter Toni Elizabeth Prima, ...

It isn't often you find anybody so eager to celebate turning 80, but that's the way it was with good neighbor Margaret Kruse on Sunday in the pack-jammed banquet room at Irons in the Fire restaurant at the muni golf links.

JAZZ at the Orange will see the return of The Keith Little Band next week. The popular Cardiff based group will play classic jazz and swing from 8pm on Wednesday.

Many years ago, well before casinos came to AC, night club lounges around the country and especially in Las Vegas, were the scenes of fun, frivolity and music---all perpetrated by one band at a time.

This Independence Day will mark a 10-year anniversary - one that none of the celebrants gathered on Boston's Esplanade will likely remember.

All Things Considered , June 11, 2009 - Planning a wedding involves a lot of decision-making. After all, not only is it the bride and groom's special day, but it also necessitates being special in front of as many people as they can afford to feed.

Chicago-based author and educator Bill Dal Cerro contacted the obituary desk last week after I wrote about Sam Butera , the hard-driving tenor saxophonist whose musical partnership with Louis Prima in the 1950s and 1960s made them a major national act.

Arnold Schwarzenegger's that his state's residents shouldn't blame undocumented immigrants for California's $24.3 billion deficit.

All Things Considered , June 7, 2009 Saxophonist Sam Butera died Wednesday. Along with Louis Prima, he was a major force in the development of the Las Vegas lounge music scene in the 1950s.

Sam Butera, a hard-swinging tenor saxophonist who formed a rowdy and successful onstage partnership with entertainers Louis Prima and Keely Smith in the 1950s, died Wednesday at a hospital in Las Vegas.

Reporting from Miami - Iggy Pop, the shaman of punk, metal, glam and alternative rock, the man known for his baritone howl, scarred chest and unsettling stare, is sick of what the music he helped forge has become.