Word: jazzing
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Frustrated by the lack of funding for music in his own public school, Wish, 36, started a "peanut-sized" operation while he was both a primary-grades teacher and a moonlighting jazz guitarist in Redwood City, Calif., in 1996. Wish borrowed instruments from friends and began recording his students and mailing CDs to local musicians known for philanthropy, like Santana and Bonnie Raitt. Soon the stars were dropping in for jam sessions. "I was especially knocked out by one of the young girls who I could see was nailing the guitar parts," says Raitt. "The whole experience gave me vivid...
Prefuse takes his name from an era of music his alter-ego “holds dear”—the pre-fusion jazz of 1968 to 1973. Also influential for Herren are “80s edit records” and hip-hop, primarily from the years between...
Ideal date: Going out to a jazz club or a sporting event...
...open to all kinds of musical genres, T.T.’s specializes in rock, folk, electronic and punk. Occasional hip-hop acts perform, but Millman says she tries to stay away from “kinds of music that don’t fit the venue, like reggae, jazz and extreme hardcore...
...loses sales to other VW brethren, such as the Audi A3 and models from Skoda and Seat. Japanese and Korean automakers are cutting into VW's core segment: compacts. In a European market down 1.5% this year, Honda's sales are up 7.4%, almost entirely thanks to its new Jazz subcompact. Hyundai, with sales up 10.8%, boasts a European market share of 1.7%, now on par with VW's Skoda brand. And Toyota's Yaris, packed with features and options for under $17,000 in most markets, is a bargain compared to VW's $18,000 Golf. The euro...