About three quarters of the way through this celebration by the Saturday Night Jazz Orchestra of the percussive aspects of big band jazz, Drum Jam founder Kumi Masunaga sashayed on to the stage...
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A cabaret, classics and a prayer for the dead - music written in Nazi concentration camps will be performed for the United Nation's Holocaust Memorial Day at the Academy of Performing Arts next...
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One of the hippest and most commercially successful local rock bands, Mr. (pronounced Mister) held two concerts over the weekend. Although the band was formed only in 2008, this marked the third...
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Thousands of fans packed a Taipei stadium to watch the island's first concert staged by mainland singers and rock bands, reports said yesterday, in the latest sign of warming ties.
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The US network NBC said its benefit concert for superstorm Sandy victims drew nearly US$23 million in donations to the American Red Cross.
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The Rolling Stones, celebrating 50 years in rock music, have given their first concert in five years - at a small Paris venue, wowing 350 fans who paid just US$20 to see the surprise gig.
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'In the context of a world-class orchestra commanding steep ticket prices, this performance struggled to rate a twinkle, let alone a few stars.' That was how SCMP music critic Sam Olluver summed...
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This year, Hong Kong has been unexpectedly lucky in the lineup of bands and popstars of all genres who have graced our shores. The latest is Paramore, who are performing tonight at the AsiaWorld-...
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