Jerry Fink

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Guitars & Saxes adds feminine touch to cool jazz: Tuesday, May 13, 2008; Guitars & Saxes began as a modest idea — a group of world-class guitarists and saxophonists traveling across the country playing cool jazz during the hot summer months.
Comedy is magician’s secret: Realizing accordion wasn’t his ticket, Vegas entertainer made himself funny; Tuesday, May 13, 2008; There wasn’t much call for a dancing accordion player, so Murray SawChuck turned to magic and comedy. Probably a good choice. Today the 29-year-old comic magician lives in Las Vegas and performs around the world.
Story, music of ‘Jersey Boys’ pop the lid off memories: Monday, May 12, 2008; The ink was still drying on my driver’s license when I first heard “Sherry,” the song that ignited the career of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
A night of classic country, coming from Ireland: Monday, May 12, 2008; When Daniel O’Donnell pours his heart out in such country hits as Buck Owens’ “Love’s Gonna Live Here Again” or Conway Twitty’s “Hello Darlin’ ” you won’t hear a twang, although you might catch just the hint of an Irish brogue.
Osmonds, Osmonds everywhere: Donnie and Marie plan summer stop before Flamingo run; brothers also to visit; Monday, May 12, 2008; When the Osmond clan invades Europe this month, it’s going to look like D-Day.
30 years later, still hungry: Icon of MTV generation speaks about longevity, technology and music piracy; Thursday, May 8, 2008; Duran Duran turned on the lights — and cameras — for music in the ’80s by parlaying their tech savvy and cinematic good looks into stardom.
Opening act has Las Vegas spirit with British accent: Thursday, May 8, 2008; Your Vegas hails from ... a small English market town northwest of Leeds.
Eclectic musical mix makes familiar sound: Thursday, May 8, 2008; Singer Matt Bishop of the band Swtiches proclaims his group “a neurotic bunch of obsessive-compulsive weirdos.”
Top ‘popera’ names in Vegas lights: Fans can choose from 2 lineups, ticket-price ranges; Wednesday, May 7, 2008; Good news for popera fans: Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban are performing at Mandalay Bay in a star-studded concert with Michael Buble. And for the budget conscious, prominent female singer Romina Arena heads to the Cannery.
Revamped Pogo’s will be a cleaner place, maybe more musical: Monday, May 5, 2008; Jazz fans and musicians stood wall-to-wall inside Pogo’s on the night before the neighborhood tavern closed temporarily so new owners could clean off some of the dust that has settled over the past 50 years.