Jamaica Gleaner Entertainment

Published: Monday Sunday | July 5, 2009

Jazzy A graders
The jazz genre appears to lure and engage more musicians that are academics than any other genres, at least of popular music. Recently the United States (US) National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) released survey results suggesting that jazz musicians are largely male... Read More...

Uprising Band aiming to keep live music alive
It is dubbed 'The Element Of Surprise' and newcomer Uprising Band is looking to make its mark on reggae music around the world.With just a couple years experience under their belt... Read More...

Dancing for a cause - Choreographer looks to introduce dance therapy
In the movie Pay It Forward, youngster Trevor McKinney (Haley Joel Osment) effects change throughout the world by asking that a good deed received be returned by doing something... Read More...

Quincy Jones says Jackson's death surreal
LONDON (AP): Legendary music producer Quincy Jones says Michael Jackson's sudden death is too surreal to process. Read More...

Man of many talents - Actor Idris Elba returns to his first love, music, with the release of his new single
THE plush interior of London's Landmark Hotel is fitting for a TV and film star like Idris Elba. But kitted out in jeans and a colourful short-sleeved shirt, Elba looks less Hollywood and more Hackney (where he's originally from), as he relaxes on a sofa in his hotel room. Read More...

IN THE STUDIO: Subrina Ward's 'We Are Free' beyond city limits
There is a marked difference between the lower parts of the broken-sided bowl that is Jamaica's capital and its surrounding slopes, all of which are scooped into the term 'town', even... Read More...

Debut album planned for changing times
After the evening's recording for We Are Free is finished, Kieran Murray plays some more tracks from what is planned to be Subrina Ward's debut album. Read More...

Reggae Sumfest 2009 to be dedicated to Michael Jackson
Reggae Sumfest 2009 will be dedicated to the recently deceased 'King of Pop' Michael Jackson.This decision was announced at the Reggae Sumfest Montego Bay launch, which was held at Pier One last Wednesday. Read More...

Asphyxia likely killed Carradine
LOS ANGELES (AP): The private pathologist who conducted a second autopsy on David Carradine's body said Friday that Thai authorities have determined the actor died of asphyxia and so far, he agrees."Thus far, the information we have gathered is... Read More...

Ice Age: 3D experience, 1D plot
Go to Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs and you will be handed a pair of glasses that look like it fell out of Back to the Future - large, square and quirky. The weird spectacles are for the spectacle of watching the film in three dimensions - so when the sabertooth Diego gets going, he literally leaps off the screen. Read More...

Digicel flips it to ATI
Digicel last Wednesday announced its 'Flip It To ATI' campaign as the telecoms company partners with the ultimate party weekend, Appleton Temptation Isle (ATI), which takes place on the Negril Hip Strip from August 5-9. Read More...

Festival song top 10 face public at Ranny Williams Centre
The top 10 in the Festival Song 2K9 competition faced the public as finalists for the first time last Wednesday night at the Ranny Williams Centre, Hope Road, St Andrew, Jerry D presenting each with quips and general fun.As it was... Read More...

Child stars may act out repressed behaviour in adulthood
A FEW years ago, Dr Stacey Brodie-Walker, lecturer in the psychology unit at the University of the West Indies, participated in a conference where Michael Jackson's behaviour was analysed.And when The Sunday Gleaner asked her if child stars were wont to... Read More...