Lyric Stash

Surprise! Violinist Gil Shaham has won the annual Avery Fisher Prize (Jam! Showbiz)
NEW YORK - The last time they shared a Lincoln Centre stage, violinist Gil Shaham wielded the big smiles as Gustavo Dudamel made his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic.

Mark Gil reacts to brother Michael de Mesa's announcement to quit showbiz (PEP)
Nakausap ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) ang veteran actor na si Mark Gil sa presscon ng indie film na Puntod noong Martes, October 18. Nagbigay ng reaksiyon si Mark sa naging pahayag ng kanyang kapatid na si Michael de Mesa sa balak nitong talikuran na ang showbiz.

Surprise! Violinist Shaham gets Avery Fisher Prize (AP via Yahoo! News)
The last time they shared a Lincoln Center stage, violinist Gil Shaham wielded the big smiles as Gustavo Dudamel made his conducting debut with the New York Philharmonic.

BRAC move from Atlanta to cost $505 million (The Fayetteville Observer)
The total cost of the relocation of Forces Command headquarters to Fort Bragg from Atlanta will be more than half a billion dollars. ?The center of gravity for us, obviously, is the construction of new headquarters,? Gil Gilleland said Thursday.

Here are 10 superb jazz downloads that I plucked from the digital masses recently. (For links to my earlier lists, go ... (All About Jazz)
Gil Fuller-- Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra (2008).