The NY Times reports the death of Jean-Philippe Allard, founder of the jazz division at PolyGram France (now Universal).
Allard revived the careers of two generations of sidelined jazz artists, having first failed at a job in the classical division.
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The Austrian-US drimmer and composer Lukas Ligeti has signed to Edition Peters, which is part of Wise Music Group. Ligeti, 60, is presnetly professor of music in Brussels. “Lukas Ligeti is an artist whose creativity […]
Brandeis University, facing a sharp drop in donations and student enrolment, has sacked the Lydian String Quartet in a cost-cutting measure. All four musicians – Professor Joshua Gordon, cellist, Prof. Julia Glenn and Prof. Clara […]
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