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Why Does Barcelona Have the Best Apartments?
I don't know the answer to this question, but the city really seems to have the luxury vacation rental market cornered. Seriously — try googling "Barcelona," "apartment," and/or "luxury" and the results are crazy! I once found myself in Barcelona when nearly every hostel and hotel room was booked, and I randomly ended up in an incredibly beautiful 2-bedroom condo on Passeig de Grácia. The experience only reinforced my sense that the city is packed with gorgeous apartments.
Surfing the web, it's easy to find some theories about Barcelona's abundance of high-quality living and design:
- The New York Times says, "Conventional thinking holds that Barcelona is Spain's gateway to European culture. Insofar as culture means innovative architecture and modern art, smart urban planning that prizes pedestrian-friendly boulevards...such thinking is right on the money."
About.com says of Barcelona's architecture in general, "Modernisme is slightly different [from Modernism] and is uniquely Catalan, which means that what you see here in the capital of Catalonia is something you won't find anywhere else."
Monocle Magazine has included Barcelona on its 25 most livable cities list multiple times and chalks it up to "intercontinental connectivity and near faultless urban planning" and says, "Instead of pandering to tourists, the city is putting residents first."
So, if you're interested in Barcelona's buildings and agree that it has some pretty stunning spaces, click through the following links for more photos:
• Art Nouveau Meets Mod in Barcelona
• Barcelona Apartments from Habitat
• Apartment Eye Candy from Destination BCN
• Budget Decorating Ideas from a Barcelona Apartment
• Modern Rustic Apartment In Barcelona
• Rough and Smooth Renovation in Barcelona
• Cecilia & Roope's Hilltop Home
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Babolat Pure Drive Tennis Racquets
The Babolat Pure Drive series of tennis racquets hosts the Andy Roddick family of racquets with the Babolat Pure Drive Roddick Plus 2012, Andy's racquet of choice. With Babolat Pure Drive racquets, the emphasis is on providing high performance without giving up good feel. The superiority of this design is a benefit to world-ranked players and can benefit normal everyday players too.
Babolat tennis racquets have become the preferred choice for many tennis players worldwide. These racquets are the result of a relentless effort in research and engineering to provide you with the highest performance. That they are used by world class players Andy Roddick, and Kim Clijsters, three-time U.S. Open champion and 2011 Australian open champion is proof of this brand's performance. Whenever you use tennis equipment from Babolat you can have the confidence of knowing that it passes the test of world-class competition.
The Pure Drive tennis racquets exhibit a power-house of features such as Cortex Active Technology, and Woofer Technology.
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Cortex is an insert between the handle and the frame of the Pure Drive is designed to dampen the vibration of each shot. Repetitive motion injuries can result from vibration over the course of hundreds of shots, so protection from this problem is helpful to say the least. With Cortex, you can enjoy the benefits of reduced vibration without giving up feedback or feel.
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Side dishes have been on the sidelines for too long.
Cookbook author Tara Mataraza Desmond noticed that while talking to friends about Thanksgiving a few years back.
"I was making a turnip and rutabaga gratin, right before Thanksgiving, emailing some friends and asking what they were making, and no one was talking about the turkey; it was all about the sides. That threw a spotlight on the fact that sides have a major part of the meal, but by virtue of the name, 'sides,' seem secondary," said Desmond in a phone interview from her home in Philadelphia.
Desmond, who cooks for her husband and three children, started planning her home-cooked meals from the side, instead of from the main dish, and ended up writing "Choosing Sides: From Holidays to Every Day, 130 Delicious Recipes to Make the Meal" (Andrews McMeel Publishing LLC, 2013).
"I think it's an obvious but often overlooked way to approach a meal. Go at it sideways. Start with a colorful, flavorful side dish, and plan the meal from there. It not only strikes inspiration in you as a cook, it makes meal planning easier.
"It's so much simpler than starting with a chicken, and trying to construct a meal from it. Think about summer's backyard grilling — it's all about the sides, and then you throw something on the grill," Desmond said.
She's right. Summer meal planning may start with something from the farmers market or backyard garden that's fresh, or from an urge for potato salad. "Choosing Sides" includes a classic vintage potato salad with a mayonnaise dressing, plus a non-mayo Red Potatoes with Cider Mustard and Candied Bacon (see recipe).
"My husband is not a creamy potato salad guy. He doesn't like mayo, and I love it, but a potato salad is an American classic, no matter what, and is a great side all year. I knew that sour, sweet, crunchy combo in a vinegary red potato salad would be a favorite. I created it for my husband and anyone else who doesn't like mayo," Desmond said.
Desmond observed that making side dishes a priority makes sense if you eat less meat, (her first cookbook was "Almost Meatless," Ten Speed Press, 2009), cook some of the ancient grains that have become popular (e.g., quinoa, faro, bulgur), or subscribe to community-supported agriculture (CSA) and get a farm share box full of vegetables each week in the summer and fall.
"It's increasingly common that people are getting big, bulk boxes of food, and if they approach their meal from that box, it's a lot easier to create a balanced plate.
"People are becoming more enthused about food, and don't just want a singular hot and steamy ingredient sitting beside a hunk of meat on the plate. We want something exciting and delicious on a Wednesday night," she said.
"Choosing Sides" makes it easy to branch out into more interesting side dishes than the usual salad, potatoes, bread, buttered noodles and steamed broccoli, carrots or green beans that many of us return to, time and again.
Side dishes can be simple or complicated. "Choosing Sides" has a chapter devoted to weeknight dinners that are easy and quick side dishes for busy evenings, plus chapters for holiday feasts and intimate gatherings that require more effort.
Desmond includes charts with suggestions for main-course pairings, which comes in handy if you often find yourself wondering, "What goes with that?"
If you know you're serving beef, for example, she lists dozens of side dish recipes in the book that would work, from Chipotle Black Beans to Broccoli Sesame Crunch (see recipe).
If you find a side dish recipe in the book that sounds delicious, you'll be pleased to see that each recipe has a list of "alongside" suggestions for the kinds of foods that would complement it.
For Ginger Honey Carrots (see recipe), Desmond's "alongside" list recommends five-spice rubbed roasted chicken, tofu-fried rice or lamb and chickpea curry to spark the cook's imagination.
"My biggest thing in creating this cookbook was to help people achieve a balanced, delicious plate by coming up with beautiful side dishes that also help improve nutrition," Desmond said.
Local restaurants and grocery take-out counters have caught on to the allure of great side dishes.
Executive chef Chris Tate at Scanlon's Restaurant inside the Athletic Club of Bend prides himself on side dishes that make meals memorable, like his Warm Grain Salad with Pakistani Curry Spice (see recipe). It is also served over spinach salad as a more elaborate side dish.
"A side dish should accent the flavor of the main protein or food you're accompanying it with. It shouldn't just be on the plate for looks. The side dish can help round out the flavor profile of the whole meal. Like a piece of grilled chicken is a neutral flavor, so the side dish should balance that and contribute to a feeling of, 'Wow, that's a great dish.' It should create a food memory," Tate said.
When Tate started working at Scanlon's about three years ago, he said the food was richer and heavier than it is now.
"We're connected to a health club, so I started from scratch and rebuilt the menu around a healthier food lifestyle: more Mediterranean, and more healthy alternatives. Our Warm Grain Salad is good with a hamburger or as a side for a grilled piece of fish. Side dishes, even when they're healthy and low in fat, can be the star of the plate sometimes," Tate said.
Devore's Good Food Store on Bend's west side is Central Oregon's oldest natural foods store, featuring organic and locally sourced items. Mary and Bob Devore will celebrate 37 years in the same location in May.
Devore's take-out deli is well known for its wide variety of side dishes, including salads, soups, dips and spreads and casseroles (the key lime pie and other homemade desserts are not to be missed either).
Katie Hahn Klaassen is Devore's production manager. She shared Devore's Coconut Rice Salad with Cashews and Mangoes (see recipe), telling us it's a great side dish, cold or warm.
Klaassen is a food science major from Central Washington University who also attended the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts in Cambridge, Mass. She told us what she thinks makes a great side dish.
"The biggest thing is balancing the plate with textures and flavors. If you have something that's rich or fried, you want to pair it with a side dish that's bright or tangy to cut that richness. Same with texture: If you have a smoother texture on your main, make a nice, crunchy side. Our coconut rice is a bold-flavored side, so it's best with a paired down, or more basic main dish. Olive oil and salt and pepper on grilled chicken or a pork chop would go really well with it, or a simple garlic, tamari, black pepper marinated tofu — something simple. You wouldn't want a bunch of flavors fighting with the rice salad," Klaassen said.
So, let's give the sides a little more love and attention. You'll boost the flavors, textures and nutrition of your meals and have more fun cooking, too.
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On Needle-felting: Lisa Jordan of lil fish studios
Who: Artist Lisa Jordan of lil fish studios
Redefine: "Needle-felting"
The art of forcing individual wool fibers to interlock by using a barbed needle. Using this approach, the soft fibers can be coaxed into firmly formed sculptural shapes or painterly scenes.
Lisa works with wool before it has been processed. She is a maker whose process turns a raw material into a finished piece of art. She is able to sculpt and paint not with a brush, but with a barbed needle. With a lot of patience, an incredibly appreciative, creative mind, and a box of band-aids, Lisa makes beautiful art. Read more about her process below...
Lisa says:
"Most people are familiar with wool as a knitted sweater, a skein of yarn, or a sheet of felt, but fewer are familiar with the material before it's processed into those forms. Unspun wool can be soft or slightly scratchy, curly or straight, with a long or short staple. With just a few jabs of the felting needle, the wool will begin to hold together. Enough jabs and the soft fiber is coaxed into a shape that is capable of standing on its own, without the use of adhesives or support.
Intricate details can be added to scenes by laying out thin layers of wool in varying colors, sometimes in single strands of fiber. I feel as though I'm painting with wool, affixing the colors with a single steel needle.
Needle-felting can be really rewarding for someone new to the art as results can be quickly attainable. Like many art forms though, patience pays off. It's only after a lot of working with the needle, thousands maybe tens of thousands of needle jabs, that the wool will begin to take on a firmness and texture that is almost wood-like. It's surprising to finish a sculptural piece and compare it to the lofty fiber it once was. It seems impossible that the two are the same. I'm always left with a sense of wonder and amusement at what I've just created out of animal hair, (and generally with a band-aid on at least one of my fingers)."
Visit the lil fish studios to read about Lisa's work and her hikes in the woods where she is able to gather inspiration and the raw materials that make up her naturally inspired art.
Shown above the jump, from left to right:
1 Tiny Mushroom Ornaments from lil fish studios, In the works and will be available to purchase very soon.
2 Yellow Amanitas Mushroom Sculpture from from lil fish studios, $175.00
3 Needle-felted brooches from lil fish studios, In the works and will be available to purchase very soon.
4 Needle-felted brooches from lil fish studios.
About Redefine: Our new column Redefine asks artists to define one term involved in their process. Through this definition, we as buyers will learn a little bit more about the art from conception to realization. We'd like to not only increase awareness of what we are actually purchasing, but also increase appreciation for the process itself, thereby celebrating the handmade lifestyle.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 360 diseños de 125 diseñadores freelance.
Avventurosa is a travel community.
The website doesn't sells not just a travel but an experience – leveraging on emotions and dreams - that starts long before traveling and continues once the journey is concluded.
How do we do that? By 'breaking the usual schemes' and providing a new customer experience:
- personalized relationship/message (1-to-1)
- very unique travel Individual proposals (ancient and wild destinations like India, cuba, bulgaria, morocco)
- Booking/Securing Trip
So we are focusing on every single customer because first of all in Avventurosa we are all travellers.
This is the old website: http://www.avventurosa.com please don't try to copy its style since we are changing it completely. but the content will be more or less the same.
adventure, 1-to-1, Immediacy, Intensity, Explore, Wilderness, Nature, Outdoors, Experience, Values, Sustainability, Discovery, Slow Travel
For ispirations: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/inspi…ends-2009/
these are kind of competitors:
http://globetrooper.com (nice logo, not too original though, but we like colours)
http://www.travellerspoint.com (we like the font)
http://www.iloho.com (bad logo)
http://www.travelpod.com (good font but bad symbol)
Men/Women, singles, solo travelers, couples, friends
Age: 25-50 (approx)
Spending capacity: from low to medium budget
Interests: nature, outdoor activities (esp. hiking, biking), local culture, off the beaten track destinations
Attitude: open to social networks, meeting new people, sharing experiences and emotions
What they want: simplicity, dreams and emotions, unique experience, active travel, good companions, find new friends with similar interests
Main driver: emotions, dreams, happiness, freedom, associated to travel
- No Cartoons - we want it to be playful but not cheap or childlike
- Nothing too elegant - we do not want to come across as being fancy.
- The typeface should be clear.
- the orginal version must be in AI (vectorial file)
- no stock images or clip arts
- no something super simple, our target is sophisticated
- we like something that reminds wildness and adventure spirit
- not typical colours: something that reminds sand, sky or trees
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and trasparent png
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Buster may look mean, but he's "so humanlike" according to his companion, who did not wish to be the focus of this article. Buster was visiting Cedar Key during a stop on his human companion's sailing trip.
Buster has been made available to his companion through the efforts of two foundations, paws4people and paws4vets, that have been "training and pairing service dogs with veterans, active duty service members, children, seniors and individuals living with disabilities or serious illnesses" according to their website.
"Come to Cedar Key" is not a message motorists driving on Interstate-75 are likely to see in 2012.
Not unless some entity other than the Levy County Tourist Development Council is willing to pay for it.
Council members told a small group requesting $10,000 at the LCTDC's March 29 meeting that there are no funds for such a project in the current year's budget.
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
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Th 29 Low 12:40 AM 0.1 7:25 AM Set 1:16 AM 31
29 High 7:13 AM 2.4 7:49 PM Rise 11:56 AM
29 Low 12:13 PM 1.4
29 High 6:07 PM 3.4
F 30 Low 1:40 AM 0.3 7:23 AM Set 2:04 AM 40
30 High 8:29 AM 2.3 7:49 PM Rise 12:49 PM
30 Low 1:16 PM 1.6
30 High 7:11 PM 3.2
Grab your fishing rods and tackle box. It's almost time – April 7 – to take advantage of the first of four license-free fishing days scheduled for this summer in Florida, according to Gov. Rick Scott.
The days are perfect chances for parents, who don't yet have a license, to take youth fishing, or for avid anglers to introduce a friend to the recreational pursuit without having to purchase a license.
Hello again everybody, hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. Our lil' town was pretty busy during the day with lots of folks out wandering, fishing, sightseeing and gift shopping.
We also had some debating/politicking going on. All in all, it was great to see the town full. I don't think the evenings were as awesome with lots of rain Saturday night, mainly.
By Toni C. Collins
Levy County Historian
The Federal government has conducted a census or account of its population every year since 1790. In that year the census takers, who were U.S. Marshals on horseback, counted 3.9 million inhabitants.
Why did the government undertake such a huge project? As America expanded, the nation's interests grew more complex and the government needed to plan for that new growth.
By Eileen Bowers
As parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and other childhood mentors, we are our children's first teachers. The question is, what lessons do we want them to learn about living more earth-friendly lives?
By LESLIE STURMER
Special to the Beacon
Tourist board meets
The Levy County Tourist Development Council will have its bi-monthly meeting Thursday, March 29, at 6 p.m.
at the Levy County Visitors Bureau, 620 N. Hathaway Ave., Bronson. The meeting is open to the public.
Annual yard sale at CK Museum
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Cedar Key Museum State Park will host the Friends of Cedar Key State Park's annual fundraising yard sale on Saturday, March 31 and Sunday, April 1.
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A Year of Mindful Living
Sometimes, at Apartment Therapy, we like to focus not just on the how of decorating, but the why. Besides being beautiful, your home should also be a place where you feel comfortable and happy. This year, our writers tackled a multitude of topics having to with mindful living — from simplifying your life to making peace with the stuff you already own, from tackling humongous, intimidating chores to accepting that there's always going to be something else to do. We also talked about making friends later in life, using your home to accomplish your goals, and some simple ways to be happier at home.
1. How Not to Be a Hoarder
2. A Little Mess: Making Peace with Our Stuff
3. How To Tackle that Humongous, Unweildy Beast of a Nagging Household Chore
4. Mindful Living: Accepting the Never-Ending Cycle of Household Chores
5. The Joys and Drawbacks of Living Solo
6. Finding Friendship at Every Stage of Your Life
7. Over-Sharing and Over-Caring: Decorating Our Homes in the Digital Age
8. Embracing Patience: Slow Decorating
9. Using Your Home to Reach Your Dreams
10. 10 Simple Things to Make You Happier at Home
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Sunday December 26, 2010
Dec. 27 on Nos 2 tv (NL) : Toots Thielemans quartet live at the Northsea Festival 2010
On Dec. 27, 2010 at 18:25, Nos 2, the Dutch tv station, will broadcast the concert that Toots Thielemans gave at the Northsea Festival 2010 in the Hague (Netherlands). Toots presented his Dutch quartet : Karel Boehlee (piano), Hein van de Geyn (bass) and Hans van Oosterhout (drums).
Saturday December 25, 2010
Jazz Hot (in Fr) winter edition (#654) is out
For a table of contents, read the French version of this page.
Friday December 24, 2010
Jan. 23, 2011 : open doors day at the Jazzacademie in Jezus-Eik and Knesselare
The new session of the Jazzacademie of Jezus-Eik and Knesselare will start in February 2011.
Interested ? Go to the demoday on January 2, 2011.
For more infos, click on the title.
Tuesday December 21, 2010
Jazzmoza�ek 4/2010 is out (in Dutch)
Read the Dutch version of this page for details.
Tuesday December 21, 2010
Dinant Jazz Nights has its own new place (office & exhibitions)
Inaugurated on December 18, 2010, the new space of the organization is located at Rue Sax, 15 � Dinant. Besides the office, there is a space for exhibitions.
Tuesday December 21, 2010
Pianist/composer Patrick Defossez has recorded an album, "Pourquoi tant de..."
Pianist/composer Patrick Defossez (who was born in Belgium but is mostly active in France now) has completed a new recording, "Pourquoi tant de...", with Simon Goubert (drs) and Anne-Gabriel Debaecker (samples).
Monday December 20, 2010
10 Years Project of the Thomas Champagne Trio, feat. guests Dree Peremans, Ben Prischi, Jean-Paul Esti�venart
In 2011, the Thomas Champagne Trio will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a "10 Years Project" :
All year long, the trio will invite guests :
Dree Peremans (tb), Ben Prischi (p) and Jean-Paul Esti�venart (tp) 1x/month at the Cercle des Voyageurs in Brussels and at the Muze in Antwerp.
Click on the title.
Friday December 17, 2010
Igloo records revamps website, launches Igloo Jazz Classics (reissues)
The Belgian record label Igloo has revamped its website and introduces its "Igloo Jazz Classics" series : 5 reissues in a new packaging, with archive photos, at the price of 12 euros each, of albums by Jacques Pelzer, Philip Catherine, Serge Lazar�vitch, Paolo Radoni and Chet Baker/Philip Catherine/ Jean-Louis Rassinfosse.
Click on the title.
Wednesday December 15, 2010
Final bar : the jazz photographer Jacques Joris
The jazzphotographer from Li�ge (B) Jacques Joris passed away on Dec. 15, 2010, after a long illness. He presented numerous exhibitions, a.o. at the Maison du Jazz in Li�ge and during the Jazz � Li�ge Festival.
He also published the jazz photo book "Visages du Jazz" on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the "Jazz � Li�ge" Festival.
Funeral information on the French version of this page.
Tuesday December 14, 2010
Tunisia: a delegation of top Belgian jazzmen during the Chronogramme Couleurs Jazz 2010
Between Dec. 14 and 18, 2010, several well known jazzmmen will participate in the event "Chronogramme Couleurs Jazz 2010" in Tunis :
Phil Abraham (tb), Carlo Nardozza (tp), Fabrice Alleman, Pierre Vaiana (sax), Fabien Degryse (gt), Jean-Louis Rassinfosse (b), Lionel Beuvens (drs). Workshops, creations involving Belgian and Tunisian musicians, concerts of l'Ame des Po�tes, Phil Abraham Quartet, Fabrice Alleman Quintet (with the Italian pianist Salvatore Bonafede).
On the photo : Pierre Vaiana, soprano sax
Saturday December 11, 2010
Pianist Kris Defoort plays a solo concert in Tokyo
On December 11, 2010, Kris Defoort gives a solo piano concert at the Musachino Center in Tokyo (Japan).
Monday December 6, 2010
David Linx & Phil Abraham on Laurent Cugny's opera cd "La tectonique des nuages" (F)
"La tectonique des nuages" is the title of an opera written by the French pianist/composer Laurent Cugny. The cd (ref : Radio France SIG 11080/82) is now available. It was recorded in Paris with Laurent Cugny (lead,arr,p), David Linx (vo), Laika Fatien (vo), Yann-gael Poncet (vo), Nicolas Folmer (tp,flh), Eric Karcher (frh), Denis Leloup (tb), Phil Abraham (tb), Pierre-Olivier Govin (as,bs), Thomas Savy (cl,bcl,ts), Lionel Suarez (acc), Frederic Favarel (guitars), Jerome Regard (b), Frederic Monino (bg), Frederic Chapperon (dr).
Thursday December 2, 2010
Guitarist Fabien Degryse in Vietnam with Bart de Nolf and Le Quoc Hung
During the "Festival europ�en de la Musique", the D�l�gation Wallonie-Bruxelles will present a Belgian-Vietnamese trio with Fabien Degryse (gt), Bart De Nolf (b) and Le Quoc Hung (drs). 2 concerts will take place, in Hanoi and in Ho Chi Minh Ville on December 2 and 4, 2010.
Fabien Degryse will also give masterclasses at the Acad�mie of Hanoi, and will participate in "jam sessions" in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh Ville.
Thursday December 2, 2010
Dec. 4 : Release concert of 'Riccardo Luppi's Mure Mure' first cd 'Live in Milano'
On Dec. 4, 2010 (20:00), release concert of 'Riccardo Luppi's Mure Mure' first cd 'Live in Milano' by el Negocito Records.
In the protestant church at the corner of Brabantdam en St Kristoffelstraat (very nearby the Negocito caf�...a drink is always closeby) in Ghent.
Entrance is 5 euro's/ or 10 euros with the cd included
The band: Riccardo Luppi; flutes, tenorsaxophone, Manolo Cabras; doublebass, Joao Lobo; drums, Lynn Cassiers; voice and fx.
Thursday December 2, 2010
Trombonist Phil Abraham invites trumpeter Dusko Goykovich
Trombonist Phil Abraham invites trumpeter Dusko Goykovich for 3 concerts in Belgium on Dec. 9, 10 & 11, 2010. The other members of the quintet are : Ron Van Rossum (p), Christophe Devisscher (b) and Luc Vanden Bosch (drs). For more details, visit Phil Abraham's website (click on the title).
Wednesday December 1, 2010
Live radio broadcast of JP Collard-Neven/Rassinfosse/Alleman/ Desandre-Navarre on Dec. 13 at Flagey
The Belgian radio (French speaking) namely Musiq3 in collaboration with Flagey is organizing a concert � around the Steinway of Musiq3 � featuring the quartet Jean-Philippe Collard-Neven/Jean-Louis Rassinfosse/Fabrice Alleman/Xavier Desandre-Navarre.
Philippe Baron will broadcast, that day, live from Flagey and the concert is likely to be broadcast, check our concerts schedule pages.
Monday November 29, 2010
Nov. 30 live on RTBF radio : anniversary night feat. Philip Catherine, Toots, Lady Linn, Belgium big band
On November 30, 2010, from 20:00 until 23:00, RTBF radio La Premi�re will broadcast live the anniversary night of the Skoda jazz festival, with the participation of Philip Catherine/Jacky Terrasson, Toots Thielemans, Lady Linn, Belgium big band (Mimi Verderame).
Sunday November 28, 2010
Interesting jazz video archives of VRT tv on the Cobra.be web site
Many jazz video archives from the BRT/VRT can be watched on the cobra.be website. Click on the title to see for instance some rare documents on guitarist Philip Catherine.
Thursday November 25, 2010
Prova Records releases a cd of US saxophonist Andy Middleton "Between worlds"
The Belgian jazz label "Prova Records" just released "Between worlds",a cd of US saxophonist Andy Middleton, with Tino Derado (piano), Paul Imm (bass) and Alan Jones (drums).
Wednesday November 24, 2010
Mister Dumont (bassist Axel Dumont) announces upcoming album release for January 2011
A new CD of bass player Axel Dumont in the style of Nu-Jazz/ Downtempo/ Electro similar to his previous one � Currents � released in 2008 (EMI France 2009).
With programmings, samples, loops and some 15 musicians among whom : Charles Loos (p), Fabrice Alleman (sax), Jean-Paul Esti�venart (tpt), Francis Perez (gtr), Chuck Koor Hargrove (voc), Manou Gallo (voc), Pat Dorcean (dms), Joy Simar (voc), Ki� (voc), Renoar Hadri (prod),....
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Yamaha Keyboards - On Stage With Adele, Gaga & Jessie J
Yamaha Keyboards - On Stage With Adele, Gaga & Jessie J
Yamaha is a name that people rely on for professional equipment, from their renowned motorbikes through mixers for post prodution houses and studios to instruments. Every Yamaha instrument is made to be played, relied upon, used and loved, whether you're just starting out or on the road with Adele. That's why Jake Bugg still plays his first Yamaha acoustic on stage in front of thousands.
Their relationship with keyboards goes right back to the very beginning. In 1887 Queen Victoria was on the throne, America was recovering from the Civil War and Yamaha produced it's first keyboard. Their reed organ even bore the familiar Yamaha type font, no tuning fork logo yet however.
Famous for their acoustic grands and uprights, producing the legendary CF series in the 60's (used by the likes of Chick Corea) right up to today with Jamie Cullum using the S6. Of course Yamaha have always been at the cutting edge of technology as well, developing whole new instruments and helping invent entire genres.
A great example of this (and another favourite of Chick Corea) is the DX7 Synthesiser, Yamaha were the first company in the world to commercially develop a digital Frequency Modulation (FM) synthesiser. Creating a whole new sonic landscape with sounds far more
realistic, interesting and complex than simple analogue synthesis would allow. Inspiring a whole generation of musicians to create a different musical language of synths, drum machines and samples. Love them or hate them a massive amount of the sounds in the 80's can be credited to Yamaha and the DX7 in particular. Brian Eno is an especially big fan, owning half a dozen at one point.
So that's incredible expertise with classic acoustic pianos as well as cutting edge development in synthesis and the sounds of the future. These days we're lucky enough to be able to fit both into a giggable, road tough package. The Motif XF series delivers all this for the performing musician who might need a realistic piano sound one minute and a funky analogue synth bass line the next or why not both at the same time!
Here's just a few of the many artists using Yamaha for stage and studio.
Hannah Vasanth - Jessie J, Rihanna
Here's Hannah standing in front of her Yamaha keyboard rig (one semi-weighted Motif and one hammer weight), playing with Rihanna at Wembley Stadium. She played with Rihanna on the 'Last Girl On Earth' tour and more recently has been touring with Jessie J.
Coming from a jazz background Hannah got her big break into pop playing with Charlotte Church. That represented quite a shift in style and needed a much bigger palette of sounds, working in large productions with complex changes and lots happening on stage.
The twin Motif keyboards really help to stay on top of things with Hannah shifting sounds at the touch of a button, assigning dramatic pitch changes to a foot controller and having all the sounds on board.
Miles Robertson - AdeleAnother young gun making waves in the pop world, Miles has been working with Adele since she started breaking out in 2008. Given how important piano sounds are to Adele he's naturally developed a close relationship and can be spotted playing alongside her on a number of TV appearances.
And here he is explaining more about working with Adele and getting sounds from his Motif XF.
Walter Milsapp III
Moving onto more of the musical old guard Walter has used Yamaha since the beginning of his career, from the DX7 up to his current Motif XS-8. He also loves the sound of Yamaha acoustic pianos, reaching for the grand piano when inspiration strikes. But if one isn't available then he's more than happy to use the Motif.
"It goes back as far as the Beyonce song I produced, or Alicia Keys--the guitar stuff, the wah-wah sound on 'Heartburn' is all from the Motif. I use a lot of Motif sounds. Some of the old analog sounds they replicate sound really authentic. And Yamaha's piano sounds are incredible. Whenever I'm writing a record, the first sound I go to is the grand piano. It's the closest thing there is to an actual grand piano."
With some great advice for those looking to make it in the music business, explaining what he's up to next and giving the scoop on where's used the Motif.
Jamie Cullum and Chick Corea - Jazz And The Future Of Music
Not ones to sit on their laurels, the boffins at Yamaha are always looking for ways to move things forward and have developed technology for future generations. Digital technology has really matured to the stage where recreations are indistinguishable from the real thing. While that is an impressive feat in and of itself, what are the real benefits for musicians.
- Flexibility - Get a huge range of sounds from your touring rig.
- Portability - No need to lug a grand piano around.
- Affordability - Making the very best sounds available to everyone.
On top of this Yamaha are one of the first instrument manufacturers to be awarded the Quiet Mark, a seal of approval from the Noise Abatement Society bestowed on technology that operates quietly. With the goal of improving quality of life by reducing background noise in the urban environment.
Here's Jamie Cullum getting truly awesome sound from his Yamaha Silent Piano at 4am.
Aiming to make great sound available to everyone without impacting the environment is certainly laudable but it's also nice to known that technology is being used to push sonic boundaries as well. The AvantGrand is a mind boggling piece of kit, you can check out the details here. However it might be best left to jazz, synth and piano playing legend Chick Corea to sum it up.
"Oh, yeah. The Yamaha R&D guys are trying to burst the illusions of the physical universe, and they're succeeding! Now, I've been a cynic about digital pianos. They're practical and useful, but the idea of any of them replacing a great concert grand has always been unthinkable. So when I saw the Avant, my first thought was, "Oh, here we go again." Sure, it looked pretty -- the wood quality and design are like a work of art. But when I turned on the Avant and started playing, it won me over. It's got built-in speakers placed in such a way that it disperses the sound acoustically just like a grand piano does. After about twenty seconds I'd gotten over the fact that it was an electric piano and was under the delusion that I was playing an acoustic piano, with the same kind of nuance, expression, and rapport. So it's the best technical advance I've seen so far."


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Berry and another man -- Trey Foster -- were both charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. But that all changed first thing Monday morning.
Foster, 22, appeared in court and remains charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Those relate to two of the gunshot victims, Jody Neal and maintenance worker Bobby Cliburn, 69.
In a surprising twist, charges against Berry were dismissed. Berry was also charged with aggravated assault in relation to the Lone Star College shooting. Prosecutors say initially Neal identified Berry as the gunman to police.
Later in the day, Berry, using crutches and still recovering from his gunshot wound, walked out of the Harris County Jail a free man.
"I'm good," he said. "I'm out, I'm good."
"I think they was just wrong and they should have gathered all the evidence before they put it out there like that," said Niresha Allen, Berry's sister.
Campus surveillance video from January 22 shows Berry walking with Foster moments before a fight. Following that, prosecutors say someone fired a gun nine times. Officials say that pistol was recovered when Foster was arrested.
At a news conference Monday afternoon, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said Berry initially refused to discuss any details about the case, but that once he was facing the two felony charges, Berry admitted he was there and pointed them to Foster as the shooter.
"If it had not been for charging Berry, we may not be providing these statements this morning like the fact that Mr. Foster is in jail or that the fact that we were able to recover a weapon that is being tested for matches," Sheriff Garcia said.
The sheriff said Foster told investigators he has a concealed handgun license, although the sheriff says there is no evidence to support that.
"The investigation was sloppy," said Berry's sister Carmekia Everage. "It was rushed. They didn't take their time to get the right person."
"They slandered his name and put him out there nationwide and made him seem like he was an animal, he was a bad character, but he was not that guy," said Curtis Washington, Berry's cousin.
After Sheriff Garcia called the investigation "complicated" and explained how it's not like a TV show, where everything wraps up neatly in a limited amount of time.
"I'm not going to apologize. I owe him no apology," Sheriff Garcia said. "This is an investigation that is still in progress. Until this case is ultimatly adjudicated, it remains an open investigation. Like I said, I'm proud of my investigators that are always in pursuit of the truth. My statement was that I hope Carlton gets what he has coming, he just may have."
The bottom line, according to prosecutors, is that there is not enough evidence to charge Berry. His family says Berry, who is a student at Lone Star College, was walking to class, didn't have a gun and didn't fire a gun. Instead they say he a victim of his classmate's gunfire.
"Someone decided that he was not a victim," said defense attorney Robert Jones. "As a result of that, he was charged. I think some of it involved misidentification, some of it involved confusion."
"He did get what he deserved. He's a free man," said Washington. "It speaks for itself. There wasn't enough evidence to even hold this young man. He didn't do anything wrong. It's not right the way everything basically went down."
Berry's mother collapsed in tears in the courtroom when she heard the charges would be dismissed.
Foster's family was also in the courtroom as this all unraveled. His mother says he was the victim of gun violence two years ago, and since then he's been living in fear. She recognized that wouldn't justify the actions he's accused of, and she apologized for the shooting.
Sheriff Garcia says this case will continue to play itself out in the courtroom where it belongs.
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Kolb thrilled to be part of the Bills
Kevin Kolb is sold on Doug Marrone and the Buffalo Bills.
The newly acquired veteran quarterback from the Arizona Cardinals says the sales pitch he got from the Bills' new head coach and new offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett was music to his ears.
"I am really excited," Kolb told The News Thursday from his home in Texas. "I think just when we all sat down for the first time and we discussed what our offensive mindsets were and career-wise what I was looking for, it just all made sense."
"It was a breath of fresh air to hear Doug and Nate and their offensive philosophy," Kolb said. "I'm excited and I want to be a part of it."
The Bills reached an agreement last weekend on a two-year contract with Kolb, a 28-year-old, six-year NFL veteran. He's expected to be in town in the coming week to join his new teammates in their offseason conditioning work.
Marrone and Hackett like an up-tempo, no-huddle style. They ran it with success at Syracuse University. Kolb has operated out of a shotgun-spread attack much of his career. He thinks it fits his strengths.
"Without giving away too much," Kolb said, "the unique style of offense that these guys run and what they bring to the picture as far as their knowledge of the game and their creativity and their ability to be open-minded, it really excited me."
"I think a lot of times in this league you have people who are set in their ways and they follow other people's leads all the time," Kolb said. "I'm very optimistic about what we're gonna do."
Kolb also likes what he sees of the Bills' offensive line, which is coming off two straight quality seasons.
The biggest knock on Kolb is he has not been able to stay healthy. He started only nine games for the Cardinals in 2011 and five in 2012. He took a beating, getting sacked 57 times in 493 pass plays in Arizona. Ryan Fitzpatrick was sacked 30 times in 535 pass plays last season for Buffalo. Arizona ranked last in the NFL in pass protection last year and fifth worst in 2011.
"That was attractive to me," Kolb said. "I think they're very talented up front. When you look at Doug's history with the offensive line, obviously, it's a huge point of emphasis for him."
"Then of course with the offense itself, how much it benefits the quarterback in getting the ball out quickly and being decisive," Kolb said. "I think it all really points to a positive direction as far as not taking as many hits and being able to be successful with the ball in your hands."
Kolb knows he must prove he can stay on the field. He got hurt in his first start as the Eagles' top QB in 2010 and watched Michael Vick play great and take the job away from him.
"I always think things happen for a reason," Kolb said. "It didn't happen in Philly. I got knocked out in the first half of the first game. In Arizona, I couldn't stay healthy even though we had a great thing going last year."
"Everything to me points to Buffalo, and I'm gonna take an optimistic view of it," Kolb said. "I'm very excited to be there."
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