Bassist and composer Charlie Haden appears at Yoshi’s in San Francisco December 6th through the 11th along with his group – the Liberation Music Orchestra. Haden and his band have just released their new Verve CD, Not In Our Name. The Liberation Music Orchestra includes Haden, Alan Broadbent (piano), Tony Malaby & Chris Cheek (tenor sax), Miguel Zenon (alto sax), Michael Rodrigues & Seneca Black (trumpet), Curtis Fowlkes (trombone), Joe Daley (tuba), Steve Cardenas (guitar), and Matt Wilson (drums).
MTV Networks launched the Tempo cable channel (on November 21) across the Caribbean (and in the U.S. in 2006) as it targets all people with a passion for the Caribbean lifestyle. The channel provides a mix of original and acquired programming that is vibrant, relevant to its audience and true to the spirit of the Caribbean and its culture. Tempo joins MTV Network's roster of popular and highly-targeted cable networks which includes VH1, MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, BET and SpikeTV. Among the many programs broadcast will be the two and a half hour concert series "Tempo Live and Direct." Bringing the power of music to the people, the series will showcase five groundbreaking events taking place on various islands in the Caribbean. The concerts will feature an array of artists including Beres Hammond, Doug E. Fresh, Elephant Man, The Game, Jimmy Cliff, Krosfyah, Lady Saw, Luciano Machel Montano, Rihanna, Rupee, Toots and the Maytals, Wyclef Jean and many more! At launch, systems covering 20 Caribbean countries, including Anguilla, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman, Curacao, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Maarten, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago, Turks & Caicos and the U.S. Virgin Islands will carry Tempo on an expanded basic level of service to more than 300,000 homes.
Pop music legend Carly Simon meets legendary ocean liner Queen Mary 2 during the much anticipated broadcast of Carly Simon: A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2, airing nationwide on more than 100 PBS stations starting December 1. Simon's historic performance was recorded in QM2's Queens Room, the largest ballroom at sea, and marks the first time that a television special was taped during a transatlantic crossing. The 90-minute program showcases Simon's inspired renditions of romantic standards from her chart-topping album, Moonlight Serenade, as well as some of her most-loved greatest hits, and includes behind-the-scenes footage of the renowned singer exploring the elegant surroundings of the grandest passenger liner ever built. The full concert DVD on Columbia Records went on sale November 22 and was directed by veteran concert filmographer Jim Gable who has worked with other such music icons as Sting, the Rolling Stones and Cyndi Lauper.
Jamie Cullum and Leela James join the lineup of featured performers on VH1’s broadcast of "The Second Annual UK Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" airing on November 26t. The second annual "UK Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony" took place at the famed Alexandra Palace in London on November 16th and premieres on VH1 as a two-hour live extravaganza on Saturday November 26th 9:00 PM ET. VH1 Classic will air the entire, unexpurgated ceremony on Sunday, November 27th at 8:00 PM ET/5:00 PM PT and again at 11:00 PM ET/8:00 PM PT.
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