Born in Philadelphia, Kenny Barron, who is recognized as one of the giants of modern mainstream piano, is the younger brother of the late saxophonist Bill Barron. “I listened to a lot of jazz in my youth and had my first gig when I was 14. I continued playing throughout high school and when I graduated, I moved to New York. That was in 1961. I started working with James Moody and then I worked with Roy Haynes
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Katie’s Cruise Control
No stranger to set romance, she had previously dated another actor, Joshua Jackson, one of her co-stars on Dawson’s Creek. Though she recently broke off her engagement to Klein in March, Katie’s love life soon became the subject of steady media speculation, when rumors about her being caught canoodling with Tom Cruise started to swirl
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
A taut espionage thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie exhibit oodles of onscreen chemistry, here, whether flirting or fighting during this cat-and-mouse caper. This comes as no surprise, given the unconfirmed rumors that it was their steamy set romance which torpedoed his four-year marriage to Jennifer Aniston. The supporting cast is topped by the capable Kerry Washington as Jane’s girlfriend and the colorful Vince Vaughn as John’s buddy.
Musical Key To Heart
I closed my eyes and just listened while my spirit took a journey to a wonderful place of peace and serenity. It is not Heaven, but almost. It is Gregory Kilpatrick, mesmerizing me with his innocent yet alluring and jazzy bass playing melodies of love. With each song, I was taking a new breath of fresh air that placed me in such a relaxed mode it was like therapy to my soul.
The Honeymooners
The four still reside in a broken-down, Brooklyn
walk-up where the husbands are constantly cooking up cockamamie ways to make
a quick buck, much to their level-headed wives’ chagrin. Visually, the picture fails to convey much of an authentic feel of New York City, except in a couple of early scenes: one, when we find Ralph’s bus careening down Broadway, and another, where he’s wooing Alice below the Brooklyn Bridge with a full moon hanging over the Manhattan skyline
Cedric The Entertainer
Gleason would always have the cigar, and the girls and a lot of big celebrity friends around him all the time. He‘d throw the big parties on a train. I really liked the idea of all that. Plus, he was just a funny guy. He had different kinds of funny. He’d do physical stuff, where he‘d dance and do his little moves, since he was light on his feet.
Bomb the System
If you’re undecided on the issue, you might enjoy Bomb the System, a gritty, inner-city drama which graphically depicts the lifestyle of these self-styled rebels with a can. The film not only celebrates indiscriminate spray painting (AKA bombing), but an out-of-control lifestyle equally obsessed with sex, drugs, smoking, alcohol, menacing, murder and criminal behavior in general
Clarence Smith’s Stellar Tunes
The end result is a riveting collection of songs that segues effortlessly from radio friendly, soulful R&B jams such as the first single, "What You Gonna Do" featuring Glenn Jones and "Used To Be" featuring Christopher Williams to Vesta’s heartfelt vocals on the superlative, "One More Bridge To Cross."
Legend Returns To Community
Hampton was honored by President Bush at the White House when he was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, the highest honor bestowed by this nation in jazz. This recent concert, featured a rousing performance during which he was accompanied by Justin Robinson, Joe Tranchina, Eric Lemon, and Bruce Cox
Terrence Howard’s Rising Star
His own career began on The Cosby Show which led to appearances in such TV shows as Living Single, Coach, Family Matters, NYPD Blue, Soul Food and Picket Fences. On the big screen, this versatile performer has delivered memorable performances across a variety of genres from The Best Man to Dead Presidents to Big Momma’s House to Hart’s War to Ray to Lackawanna Blues
