Jazz/Blues
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Classicalite Recording News: The Decca Sound Dead in the U.S. as Universal Music Classics is Born
How to interpret the news that Universal is to drop the Decca company name in the United States? The first thing to say is that it's not as bad as it looks at first glance. The second thing is that, in fact, it might even indicate that Universal is on the ball and serious about classical. Wynton Marsalis Named Director of Jazz Studies at Juilliard, Effective July 2014
The (very) earthly pursuits of Rev. Calvin O. Butts, III aside, Wynton Marsalis--noted jazz trumpeter, jazz composer and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center--will also become director of jazz studies at the Juilliard School beginning July 1, 2014.
