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  Drummerworld: Alex Riel
Alex Riel was born September 1940 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and has since the sixties remained firmly established as one of the most significant and influential jazz drummers in Europe.
This experience led to Alex Riel being chosen as the “Danish Jazz Musician Of the Year” in 1965, and shortly hereafter he released his first recording as a bandleader.
Alex Riel - Jesper Lundgaard - Heine Hansen
www.drummerworld.com /drummers/Alex_Riel.html   (657 words)

  
  WigWam : interview
Alex has been commissioned to soundtrack it, and has taken the opportunity to showcase WigWam in front of the gallery's annual patrons' party the night before.
Alex's erstwhile Blur bandmate Graham Coxon recently held an exhibition of his own art work and was responsible for several of the band's album covers.
Alex James is a man on a mission.
www.musicomh.com /interviews/wigwam_0406.htm   (2919 words)

  
 Television - News - Blur's Alex James lands LWT series - Digital Spy
Blur bassist Alex James is to present a new six part series on London’s Soho, but has vowed not to give up the day job.
James says he decided to get involved with the programme because he lives just a stone’s throw away from Soho and spends a lot of his spare time there.
James says he first started hanging out in Soho when Blur signed their record deal around 12 years ago.
www.digitalspy.co.uk /tv/a3259/blurs-alex-james-lands-lwt-series.html   (502 words)

  
 Blur News - Graham Coxon 'I'm raring to record with Blur' - Blur Talk - Think Tank - Blur - Damon Albarn - Graham Coxon ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Alex James’ bass work is particularly accentuated in the latter, heaping on the evidence that he’s one of the most underrated bassists of britpop and beyond.
Alex is doing a series of video podcasts about his cheese-making exploits.
Pleasingly unrepentant but nonetheless a reformed man, Alex James is the perfect chronicler of his generation – witty, observant, frank and brimming with joie de vivre.
www.blurtalk.com   (2600 words)

  
 James Jamerson MP3 Downloads - James Jamerson Music Downloads - James Jamerson Music Videos
Never a solitary play-the-scales-millions-of-times type of musician, the budding young bassist honed his skills at jam sessions, in the high school jazz band, and by playing with some of Detroit's top jazz musicians like Kenny Burrell, Yusef Lateef, and Hank Jones.
Some musicians invited Jamerson to a session at a small basement studio in a converted house at 2648 West Grand Boulevard, which eventually became the recording base of Motown Records.
Despite his tragic later life, James Jamerson is remembered by his family and peers as being a kind and giving man who was always willing to help.
www.mp3.com /artist/james-jamerson/summary   (2981 words)

  
 Book Details
For Alex James, music had always been a door to a more exciting life: a way to travel, meet new people and, hopefully, pick up girls.
As ‘the second drunkest member of the world’s drunkest band’ life was always chaotic, but Alex James retained a boundless enthusiasm and curiosity at odds with his hedonistic lifestyle.
Pleasingly unrepentant but nonetheless a reformed man, Alex James is the perfect chronicler of his generation - witty, observant, frank and brimming with joie de vivre.
www.littlebrown.co.uk /Search/bookdetails.asp?isbn=9780316029957&source=2   (336 words)

  
 Alex James' Oasis jealousy - Boston.com
Blur bassist Alex James wishes he wrote classic Oasis hit 'Wonderwall'.
The musician, whose band famously feuded with the Manchester rockers during their Britpop battle of the 90s, is envious of the song's magic.
Alex, 38, recently admitted that beating Oasis to the top spot was one of the highlights of his career.
www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2007/06/29/alex_james_oasis_jealousy   (223 words)

  
 Alex James has hopes for Blur reunion - BuzzJack
Some might say that Alex James is being ambitious by stating that he wants Blur to make one final album with their original line-up.
But James - the group's bassist, who is about to present revived music show The Tube - reveals he has been in discussions with Coxon recently.
And as for the future, James - now a father of three - says his tastes are changing as he grows older.
www.buzzjack.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=21773   (610 words)

  
 Musician Biographies
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 Phoenix - News - THE ANGUISH OF ALEX HALEY'S WIDOWWITH HER HUSBAND'S LITERARY LEGACY DISPERSED, SHE'S LOCKED IN A ...
My saw Alex's addictive flitting from worshipful audience to worshipful audience as a substitute for the love he felt he never got from his father.
Alex's inability to settle down and establish intimate relationships, the apparent coldness he displayed when he isolated the people in his life, foreshadowed the lack of emotion George exhibited in handling the literary legacy.
James Lewis and his young wife, Lillian, a legal secretary, were what My calls "partyers." He was a club owner, some 28 years older than Lillian.
www.phoenixnewtimes.com /1992-11-11/news/the-anguish-of-alex-haley-s-widowwith-her-husband-s-literary-legacy-dispersed-she-s-locked-in-a-bitter-probate-battle/6   (1359 words)

  
 Alex James
West End resident Alex James from Blur was refused a US visa to perform with the rest of the band at a secret gig in Texas.
Bassist Alex is having a few problems getting into the US for some odd reason, and the rest of the band have decided to continue their gigs without him, as they believe the situation will be resolved shortly.
James was born on November 21, 1968 in Boscombe Hopital in Bournemouth.
www.myvillage.co.uk /london/celebs&gossip-alex_james.htm   (541 words)

  
 Alex James Muscat - Singer - Songwriter - Producer
Alex called on longtime friend, Psychoacoustic Underground drummer Tom Hargarten to step in but the new dynamic was a wash for Tony and the group eventually parted ways in 1996.
Alex was now playing guitar for the group and had a whole new batch of songs many of which have gone unreleased and sit in the archives.
Alex abruptly split from the group in the middle of a stressful gig at the Boathouse on Lake Merced.
www.laststoprecords.com /AlexJamesMuscat/bio.htm   (829 words)

  
 Today in History
In 1935, James Braddock claimed the title of world heavyweight boxing champion from Max Baer in a 15-round fight in Long Island City, N.Y. In 1944, Germany began launching flying-bomb attacks against Britain during World War II.
James Cameron, who survived an attempted lynching and went on to found America's Black Holocaust Museum, died in Milwaukee at age 92.
In 1977, James Earl Ray, the convicted assassin of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., escaped from Brushy Mountain State Prison in Tennessee with six others; he was recaptured June 13.
www.examiner.com /blogs/today_in_history   (3271 words)

  
 Blur News - Alex to appear at Whitechapel Gallery - Feb 24, 2006
Gustav Holst took astrology as the basis for his orchestral Planets Suite 90 years ago; now Blur’s Alex James is using up-to-the-minute images of the solar system to inspire a live soundscape featuring homemade instruments for Art Plus Music.
His interest in space led Alex to participate in the ill-fated Beagle 2 project, which sent music by Blur to Mars on the probe craft in 2003.
For New Landscapes, Alex has invited other musicians to join him using everyday objects as instruments to create a live harmonic score to the latest images of our solar system.
www.vblurpage.com /news/2006/0224.htm   (321 words)

  
 skip James Lyrics
Skip James - Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James (June 21, 1902 – October 3, 1969) was an American blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter.
James (surname) - James is a surname, and may refer to * A. James (c1908-1962), better known as "Fargo" James; Tobagonian politician * Alex James (footballer) * Alex James (musician) * Alice James * Anthony James * Art James * B. James, mayor of Newport News
Stage name - A stage name, or a screen name, is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers (such as actors, comedians, musicians, and clowns).
www.go2lyrics.com /skip-james-lyrics-artist.html   (175 words)

  
 Jerry Jazz Musician
The music itself is prominent in his account, as are the musicians — from Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington to Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Roscoe Mitchell, and beyond.
Following the path of its star musician John Coltrane, Impulse Records cut a creative swath through the 1960s and 1970s with the politically charged avant-garde jazz that defined the label’s musical and spiritual identity.
It is a worthwhile endeavor to reach back and discover the rich world he wrote of, and to understand his philosophy surrounding music and its connection to American traditions, rituals and literature.
www.jerryjazzmusician.com   (2752 words)

  
 Alex James: My future lies in cheese | News | NME.COM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Blur bassist Alex James has revealed that he is ready to start producing his own cheese.
The musician, who also releases music with both Fat Les and Wigwam revealed his new plans in his regular column in The Independent.
Meanwhile, as previously reported by NME.COM, James' fellow Blur member Damon Albarn's new band The Good, The Bad & The Queen are set to release their debut single 'Herculean' on October 30.
www.nme.com /news/blur/24474   (215 words)

  
 Alex James
He's a man of stamina and energy, and he'll need as Alex takes on Manchester's insomniacs with top tunes and chat through the night.
Call Alex on 0871 22 22 977 or drop him a text on 83977 to vote for the one you want to hear in full at 4am.
Alex may have been talking about something of extreme interest / hilarity / importance / banality on some other website (there are other ones other than www.xfmmanchester.co.uk?).
www.xfmmanchester.co.uk /article.asp?id=178093   (528 words)

  
 alex online
JAMES: the boys at the Idler like the idea of your observatory - it's the ultimate shed, where you can go to build your dreams [loud laughter].
JAMES: I'm sure that most people feel they have no capacity for science, in a similar way - you know, people generally think they can't draw or sing or do maths.
JAMES: My favourite notion is that there's only one electron in the universe, it's moving everywhere at once.
alexjamesonline.tripod.com /stargeezers.html   (2030 words)

  
 Alex James
He's a man of stamina and energy, and he'll need as Alex takes on Manchester's insomniacs with top tunes and chat through the night.
Call Alex on 0871 22 22 977 or drop him a text on 83977 to vote for the one you want to hear in full at 4am.
Alex may have been talking about something of extreme interest / hilarity / importance / banality on some other website (there are other ones other than www.xfmmanchester.co.uk?).
xfmmanchester.co.uk /Article.asp?id=178093   (543 words)

  
 James Jamerson - AOL Music
For several years before his tragic death in 1983, James Jamerson tried in vain to interest the media in his story.
James Jamerson (January 29, 1938 - August 2, 1983) was an American musician.
James Jamerson official AOL Music site for James Jamerson music videos, James Jamerson songs, James Jamerson photos, James Jamerson live performances and more information on James Jamerson.
music.aol.com /artist/james-jamerson/90139/main   (135 words)

  
 James Coat of Arms, Family Crest
The ancestors of the James family arrived in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edmund James, who settled in Salem Mass.
James Families of America Since 1630 by Wynne James, The James Family of Wales and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1638-1974 by Wynne James.
houseofnames.com /coatofarms_details.asp?sId=&s=James   (1459 words)

  
 Graham Coxon set to rejoin Blur - A Bravenet.com Headline News Service
NEW YORK, June 18 (UPI) -- Musician Jon Bauman urged Senate and Assembly members in New York to adopt a...
Bassist Alex James of the band Blur has revealed to Gigwise.com that former band member Graham Coxon may rejoin the band to record a new album.
James said that all of the members of Blur are talking to Coxon again, adding that they are optimistic that he could rejoin the band for recording next year, Gigwise.com reported Monday.
pub10.bravenet.com /news/847859398/97759/1   (288 words)

  
 Blur's Alex James To Make Soundscape At The Whitechapel - Bristol City Guide news
Gustav Holst took astrology as the basis for his orchestral Planets Suite 90 years ago; now Blur’s Alex James is using up-to-the-minute images of the solar system to inspire a live soundscape featuring homemade instruments for Art Plus Music.
His interest in space led Alex to participate in the ill-fated Beagle 2 project, which sent music by Blur to Mars on the probe craft in 2003.
The aim of Art Plus Music, which is a ticketed event (at £20/15 concessions), is to raise funds for the Whitechapel’s pioneering education programme that works with children and community groups in one of the country’s poorest boroughs.
www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /bristol/news/ART34593.html?ixsid=qQ1ROaLBdK0   (609 words)

  
 Alex James: The Great Escape - Independent Online Edition > Alex James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Each year, the Whitechapel Gallery in east London invites a musician to do something in its hallowed hall.
This year it's me. I thoughtarranging a choir might be nice, for an art gallery.
You can keep all the TV shows and awards ceremonies - that rush of spontaneity where you make something new is the good bit.
comment.independent.co.uk /columnists_a_l/alex_james/article354598.ece   (580 words)

  
 James Darren Lyrics
James Darren - James Darren (born James William Ercolani on June 8, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American television and film actor, television director, and singer.
Goodbye Cruel World (James Darren song) - " Goodbye Cruel World " is a song written by Gloria Shayne.
The most famous recording of this song is by James Darren.
www.go2lyrics.com /james-darren-lyrics-artist.html   (184 words)

  
 Today in History
Rock musician John Squire (The Stone Roses) is 44.
Rock musician Todd Nance (Widespread Panic) is 44.
In 1831, the 20th president of the United States, James Garfield, was born in Orange, Ohio.
www.examiner.com /blog/index.cfm/today_in_history/2006/11?setEdition=Atlanta&startRow=6   (3709 words)

  
 Alex James' party Blur
29, 2007 08:17 AM Alex James has confessed to spending over £1 million on champagne and cocaine during the 90s.
The Blur bassist admits he blew the fortune on drink and drug-fuelled orgies with groupies during the height of the British band's fame.
Alex revealed in his new book 'Bit of a Blur,' "During the 90s I must have spent about £1 million on champagne and cocaine, and entertained more women then I can really remember.
www.azcentral.com /ent/celeb/articles/0529alexjames-CR.html   (423 words)

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