The late alto saxophone hulk Jackie McLean would have been 81 this week. He died after a prolonged illness in 2006, though continued behaving and training until late in his life. One of a final songs he wrote and available was “Mr. E,” that leads off his 1998 septet manuscript Fire and Love. I’m meditative [...]

SINGER Brian Kennedy has performed a dramatic U-turn on Jedward and is now backing them to win the Eurovision.The Voice Of Ireland judge sparked controversy earlier this year after labelling their Waterline song boring during the

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JENNIFER Lopez may not return to American Idol next year as she juggles motherhood with a comeback in both her pop music and acting careers. Lopez, who has young twins, told talk show host Ellen DeGeneres that she wasn’t sure abo

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SIMON Cowell has criticised talent shows which he claims are a “bad copy” of The X Factor and said he was left “puzzled” by The Voice.The showbiz supremo, who described himself as “lucky, hard-working and weird”, said: “I think th

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