“Mr. Brubeck, who turns 90 on Monday, has been forcing jazz to change direction for seven decades. Clean living, a happy marriage and global popularity have made Mr. Brubeck a media darling–and a target of envy.”
Tag: 12.01.10
New Law To Ban Blaring TV Commercials?
“The Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation, or CALM, Act follows rules set last year by a United Nations body in Switzerland on how to measure and clip broadcast volumes. The U.S. bill, inspired by decades of consumer complaints, should finally ban TV ads that blare louder than the programs they interrupt.”
Ticket Sales For Jazz/Blues Festival Plummet. Why?
“Ticket revenue for the P.E.I. Jazz and Blues Festival declined by 30 per cent this year, leaving organizers trying to figure out what went wrong.”
Broadway Producers Risk Even More Money Than Usual This Season
“More than $135 million is on the line in the 11 new musicals that are opening this season. Ten of them have original music, compared with just two in 2009-10 … No theater producer interviewed could recall a season full of so many expensive musicals with new scores.”