Author: mick
Cosmos IC 1396
the Elephant’s Trunk Nebula winds through the emission region and young star cluster complex IC 1396, in the high and far off constellation of Cepheus. Seen on the left the cosmic elephant’s trunk, also known as vdB 142, is over 20 light-years long. This detailed telescopic view features the bright swept-back ridges and pockets of…
Boz Scaggs
William Royce “Boz“ Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He was an early bandmate of Steve Miller in The Ardells and the Steve Miller Band. Scaggs began his solo career in 1969, though he lacked a major hit until his 1976 album, Silk Degrees, peaked at number 2 on…
Derek Trucks
Derek Trucks (born June 8, 1979) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and founder of The Derek Trucks Band. He became an official member of The Allman Brothers Band in 1999. In 2010, he formed the Tedeschi Trucks Band with his wife, blues singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi. His musical style encompasses several genres and he has twice…
Bill Watrous
William Russell Watrous III (June 8, 1939 – July 2, 2018) was an American jazz trombonist. He is perhaps best known for his rendition of Sammy Nestico‘s arrangement of the Johnny Mandel ballad “A Time for Love”, which he recorded on a 1993 album of the same name. A self-described “bop-oriented” player, he was well…
World Music Astrud Gilberto Memorial
Renowned Brazilian vocalist Astrud Gilberto, whose ethereal rendition of “The Girl from Ipanema” captivated audiences worldwide during the 1960s bossa nova era, has passed away at the age of 83, as confirmed by her family. In the 1960s, Astrud Gilberto was married to influential bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto, a brilliant guitarist and composer. Joao…
Rhythm Roots Workshop Cerenity Humboldt Senior Care
Teaching a Rhythm Roots Workshop Residency at Cerenity Humboldt Senior Care center in St Paul. (https://cerenityseniorcare.org/cerenity-senior-care…/). 8th in a series of 9 workshops exploring cultural rhythms from an array of world traditions. Wednesday June 7th 2023 130-3pm
Cosmos M94
First, spiral galaxy M94 has an inner ring of newly formed stars surrounding its nucleus, giving it not only an unusual appearance but also a strong interior glow. A leading origin hypothesis holds that an elongated knot of stars known as a bar rotates in M94 and has generated a burst of star formation in…
Johnny Clegg
Jonathan Paul Clegg, OBE OIS (7 June 1953 – 16 July 2019) was a South African musician, singer-songwriter, dancer, anthropologist and anti-apartheid activist. He first performed as part of a duo – Johnny & Sipho – with Sipho Mchunu which released its first single, Woza Friday in 1976. The two then went on to form the…
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