By Danny R. Johnson NEWARK, NJ – When Whitney Houston’s remains are finally laid to rest on Saturday, February 18, 2012, friends, family, and fans would have witnessed a celebration of the accomplishments and extraordinary talents of one of the leading Pop divas of the 20th Century. But, the most important title and accomplishment Whitney Houston always told her closest friends she [...]

  Jack DeJohnette By Danny R. Johnson     NEW YORK, NY – On his latest eOne Music Records/Golden Beams Productions recording, Sound Travels, jazz keyboardist/composer/arranger/musician and legendary virtuoso drummer, Jack DeJohnette, assembles an exceptionally talented cast of musicians who helped him celebrate his 70th birthday, and to celebrate his receiving a National Endowment for the Arts [...]

Lieutenant Mark Rosen from the LAPD confirms Whitney Houston died Saturday in her room on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton hotel.

SAN DIEGO–Two-time Grammy nominated Australian virtuoso guitarist Tommy Emmanuel returns to perform in concert at the historic Balboa Theatre for Valentine’s Day. His current PBS Special celebrating the release of Emmanuel’s 2-disc album Little By Little on Favored Nations Entertainment was recorded live at the Balboa Theatre last February 15; and is being shown on over half the PBS stations across the country, with over [...]

SANTA MONICA–The Recording Academy in partnership with CoverGirl, Olay and Venus will present Grammy Glam — celebrating the intrinsic connection between music and glamour — on Feb. 7 at My House in Hollywood. Grammy Glam celebrates empowering women in music and glamour, and will feature beauty-themed rooms from CoverGirl, Olay and Venus, with DJ sets by four-time Grammy winner DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown a.k.a. Erykah Badu, [...]

  By Danny R. Johnson WASHINGTON – If you have not notice – there has been a resurgence in jazz singing with notable contemporary male vocalists like Michael Bublé, Kurt Elling, Allan Harris, and Kevin Mahogany leading the charge; and you can add Sachal Vasandani to that short list as well. The Embassy of India [...]

ESCONDIDO– Noted composer and pianist, Rayme Sciaroni is the first performer of the New Year at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido this January. The WOW First Wednesdays concert features  Sciaroni along with vocalists performing various styles of music from Cabaret to Broadway. An inspiring pianist who’s most recent album “Paisley Piano” creates an atmosphere of [...]

SANTA MONICA–The Recording Academy® will be honoring several musicians with the Special Merit Awards at this year‘s Grammy Awards ceremony. Receiving the recognition were the Allman Brothers Band, Glen Campbell, Antonio Carlos Jobim, George Jones, the Memphis Horns,Diana Ross and Gil Scott-Heron as Lifetime Achievement Award recipients; Dave Bartholomew, Steve Jobs and Rudy Van Gelder as Trustees Award honorees; and Celemony and Roger Nichols as Technical Grammy Award® honorees. “This year’s honorees offer a variety of brilliance, contributions [...]

By Danny R. Johnson NEW YORK, NY –- “A Change Is Gonna Come” is a 1964 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, written and first recorded in 1963, and is just one of dozens of protest songs recorded and released, which came to exemplify the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and the protest against hunger, poverty and [...]