The News Review:
- Canadian blues guitarist Jeff Healey dies at 41
- Change of beat as a TV maestro plays the blues
- Sunday ‘” March 2
Canadian blues guitarist Jeff Healey dies at 41
CTV.ca – Mar 2, 2008
” ne of his best-known songs “Angel Eyes” came from the Grammy-nominated album See the Light. His blues band simply called the Jeff Healey Band has sold more than 1 million albums in the United States. But along with rock and blues music Healey was also an accomplished jazz musician. In his final years he had hosted a jazz program on Jazz-FM in Toronto playing rare tracks from his vast collection of more than 30000 78-rpm records. He had also been touring with a group called the Jazz Wizards playing American jazz from the 1920s 1930s and early 1940s. They had been planning to perform a series of shows in Britain German and Holland in April. Healey leaves behind his wife Cristie 13-year-old daughter Rachel and three-year-old son Derek.
Change of beat as a TV maestro plays the blues
The Age – Mar 2, 2008
Photo: John Woudstra Andrea PetrieMarch 3 2008 WHEN it comes to music Daryl McKenzie knows his tunes. And without even knowing his name most Australians would haveheard him play several times during his 27-year music career. The accomplished trombone player who has arranged music for TomJones Joe Cocker Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham has worked onmany of the country’s most popular TV shows — Dancing withthe Stars Australian Idol Young Talent Time andHey Hey It’s Saturday. While the music maestro lists one of his highest achievements asarranging a Golden Globe Award-winning score for the Hollywoodmovie The Truman Show McKenzie recently decided to strike adifferent note by becoming the Victoria Police Showband’s musicaldirector. After completing a special induction last month the freelancecomposer arranger orchestrator conductor and music teacher wasissued a badge sworn in as a police officer on the force’s 24-piecebig band… Photo: John Woudstra Andrea PetrieMarch 3 2008 WHEN it comes to music Daryl McKenzie knows his tunes. And without even knowing his name most Australians would haveheard him play several times during his 27-year music career. The accomplished trombone player who has arranged music for TomJones Joe Cocker Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham has worked onmany of the country’s most popular TV shows — Dancing withthe Stars Australian Idol Young Talent Time andHey Hey It’s Saturday. While the music maestro lists one of his highest achievements asarranging a Golden Globe Award-winning score for the Hollywoodmovie The Truman Show McKenzie recently decided to strike adifferent note by becoming the Victoria Police Showband’s musicaldirector. After completing a special induction last month the freelancecomposer arranger orchestrator conductor and music teacher wasissued a badge sworn in as a police officer on the force’s 24-piecebig band. While he ruled out any major changes to the band’s repertoire— or the likelihood of any changes to the standard policeuniform the band wears — he said he was enjoying his newrole. “It’s a fairly well-oiled machine already and I’m not about togo in there and reinvent the wheel but I’ll definitely be addingmy individual touches to certain aspects of what we do” hesaid.
Sunday ‘” March 2
NEWS.com.au – Mar 2, 2008
30 Para Pinoy Program. 9 Rhythm and Blues. Midnight Music Throughout The Night. 1 – 1am Music… Midnight Midnight Music vernight. RADI ADELAIDE: 101.