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Celebrating Rocky Wynder: Jazz Jam at Bella Luna
The organizers of the Knoxville Jazz Festival--a mostly annual celebration of jazz in general and Knoxville's often-overlooked jazz tradition in particular--will host a jam session...Read More Published 02/15/2012 at 10:16 AM 0 comments
Todd Steed's Tribute to Rocky Wynder
Local singer/songwriter and noted jazzbo Todd Steed will host a special tribute to Rocky Wynder, the 83-year-old Knoxville sax giant who died in January, on...Read More Published 02/06/2012 at 1:46 PM 0 comments
R.I.P. Rocky Wynder
Rocky Wynder, one of the cornerstones of Knoxville's jazz community, died last week. He was 83 or 84; the cause of death is unknown. Wynder was...Read More Published 01/30/2012 at 9:12 AM 0 comments
Just in Time for Waynestock: New Phil Pollard CD
Sean McCollough of the LoneTones has compiled a brand-new CD of music by the late Phil Pollard, just in time for a benefit in Pollard's...Read More Published 01/25/2012 at 9:26 AM 0 comments
Remembering the Great Phil Pollard
We're trying not to believe the news about an old friend. We don't have all the details yet, but teacher/musician Phil Pollard apparently suffered a...Read More Published 10/28/2011 at 8:14 PM 0 comments
Defending the Honor (and Songwriting) of John Bean
Randy Neal at KnoxViews has posted a spirited defense of Sen. Jamie Woodson's bill to declare John Bean's "Tennessee" a state song. The late Bean emerged as one...Read More Published 04/14/2011 at 11:02 AM 0 comments
For Our Fireman Hero, Change Those Smoke Alarm Batteries!
Nov. 7--that's this Sunday--is the time to Fall Back for the end of Daylight Savings Time by setting clocks back one hour. Energizer batteries encourages...Read More Published 11/05/2010 at 11:40 AM 0 comments

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