By Danny R. Johnson – Jazz Music Critic Like all great jazz musicians, the saxophonist Wayne Shorter, who died on March 2, 2023, at eighty-nine, had a distinctive, original, and instantly recognizable sound. He tended to play within the higher pitches of his tenor saxophone, as did John Coltrane (with whom he practiced and gigged, though they […]
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Wins Seven Academy Awards, Including Best Picture
By Danny R. Johnson -Entertainment News Editor HOLLYWOOD, CA –“Everything Everywhere All at Once,” a tender, world-jumping sci-fi, and action drama that features hot-dog fingers, sex toys, and a deeply affecting scene between two rocks on a cliff, capped a stunningly successful award-season run on Sunday, winning the Oscar for best picture. The film, directed […]
Lenny Kravitz to deliver In Memoriam performance at 95th Oscars
By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA–Grammy-winning musician Lenny Kravitz will deliver the “In Memoriam” performance at the 95th Oscars, executive producers, and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced on Monday. A writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, Kravitz has transcended genre throughout a three-decade-plus musical career. He has recorded eleven studio […]
Cygnet Theatre announces cast of Noël Coward’s Present Laughter
By SDCN Editor San Diego, CA–Cygnet Theatre has announced the cast and creative team of “Noël Coward’s classic comedy, Present Laughter.” The play is directed by Rosina Reynolds and runs from March 29 to April 29 at Cygnet Theatre in Old Town. “Present Laughter” is a lighthearted farce that celebrates playwright Noël Coward’s legendary wit […]
Ashley Graham, Vanessa Hudgens, and Lilly Singh host Countdown to the Oscars
By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA–Model Ashley Graham, actor Vanessa Hudgens, and multi-hyphenate Lilly Singh will host “Countdown to the Oscars,” the official lead-in to the 95th Oscars on March 12 in Los Angeles. This marks Hudgens’s second consecutive year hosting the official pre-show. Content creator Reece Feldman will be a backstage correspondent, and Rocsi […]
Donna Summer’s album to be released on digital 40th-anniversary edition
By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA–Mercury/UMe will release a digital-only 40th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of Donna Summer’s all-time classic solo album, “She Works Hard For The Money.” Originally released June 13, 1983, when musical tastes were changing by the minute, “She Works Hard For The Money” sealed the late singer as a creative multi-genre force to […]
Songs Of Bacharach and Costello celebrate three decades of songwriting partnership
By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA– ”The Songs of Bacharach & Costello,” personally compiled by Elvis Costello, brings together all of the published songs that Costello wrote with Burt Bacharach, one of the great composers of popular music in the 20th and 21st centuries. Available through UMe, “The Songs of Bacharach & Costello,” celebrates a […]
Poway Symphony Orchestra opens with award-winning musicians
By SDCN Editor Poway, CA–The Poway Symphony Orchestra kicks off its first concert of 2023 with a first-time appearance by the Grammy Award-winning Chestnut Brass Company at the Poway Center for Performing Arts. The “American Extravaganza” performance will feature all-American music from Five of a Kind for Brass Quintet and Orchestra, an upbeat piece composed […]
Apple TV+ premieres series “Hello Tomorrow!”
By SDCN Editor Apple TV+ held its premiere event for its retro-future television series, “Hello Tomorrow!” at the Whitby Hotel in New York. The highly anticipated half-hour series made its global debut on February 17 with the first three episodes, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday through April 7 on Apple TV+. The […]
Simu Liu to host Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards
By SDCN Editor Los Angeles, CA–Actor Simu Liu will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on February 24 at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. He will present nine awards, including an Oscar statuette, to 20 individual award recipients during the evening. Liu made history as the […]
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