Jazz saxophonist James Moody, an improviser best known for his song "Moody's Mood for Love,died in San Diego after a ten-month battle with pancreatic cancer. It was 85 years.

Moody died Thursday (yesterday) at the Hospice of the San Diego Institute for Palliative Care, where it was introduced earlier this week, his wife said, Linda Moody, in a post on his website. Born in Georgia and raised in New Jersey, Moody became one of the greatest artists of American jazz. Played with Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton and BB King and was nominated for four Grammy Awards, the US music industry's highest honor. Moody began recording in his late twenties 1940, after serving in the army during B’ World War, and continued to compose and perform music well into his decade 2000. He played both types of saxophone as well as flute and is known for 'Moody's Mood for Love,» an improvised version of the popular song during his decade 1930, "I'm in the Mood for Love." However, Moody recorded more than 60 album. He later played music with the James Moody Quartet. The 2007, the Kennedy Center in Washington awarded Moody with its "Living Jazz Legend" award.kathimerini.gr with RES-EMP information

From Istanbul to Thessaloniki the exhibition "City, My nostalgia. The Romans of the City are remembered ". The memories 47 Romans, who at various times left or were forced to leave Istanbul, migrating to Athens and Thessaloniki, come to life through the exhibition "City, My nostalgia: Nostalgic refugees. The Romans of the City are remembered ", which after Constantinople and Athens is transferred to Thessaloniki. The exhibition will be hosted 11-18 December the "Evangelos Melissaris" Conference Center of the Municipality of Eleftherios-Kordelios (Monastery News 117), while its inauguration will take place next Saturday, at 6.00 in the afternoon. At the exhibition, organized by the Lausanne Exchanges Foundation and with the support of the Capital of Culture Organization ?Istanbul 2010, are presented through recorded and written material snapshots from life 47 Romans of the City, who were forced to leave their place and today live in Athens and Thessaloniki. Tragic events, such as the September ones, which stigmatized the political life of Turkey, forced most of the city's Romans to flee their homes., as reported by its organizers, is to contribute to the documentation of a historical reality, that is, of the spiritual, economic and social prosperity of a group of Roma, who left, and whom the City, in turn, The report is accompanied by a book of the same title which includes their answers 47 Constantinople to questions about their experiences in the city, the date and the reasons that forced them to leave, their studies, families and their ancestry, Based on the recorded interviews and the material gathered, a documentary entitled “City, My Nostalgia "directed by Thaksin Isbilen. This documentary clearly shows the nostalgia of the Romans they say: "The city is my homeland, I wish her everything ".www.kathimerini.gr with information from ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

Goethe loved it as "little Paris". S’ αυτή μεγαλούργησαν ο Μπαχ και ο Μέντελσον, while it was the birthplace of great personalities from the field of Letters, of Arts and Sciences, with the most famous Wagner and Leibniz. From here it started, in the fall of 1989, the "peaceful revolution" of the citizens of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), who with the basic slogan "We are the people" flooded the streets of the country, claiming more "freedom", contributing, so, στην πτώση του «καθεστώτος».Η Λειψία -περί ης ο λόγος- it has always been a great commercial center, with a rich culture and a great tradition in the sciences. Despite the damages it suffered during B’ World War, but also its degradation during the period of existing socialism, take advantage, after the fall of the Wall, its comparative advantages and evolved -20 years after the unification of Germany- in a regional "capital" of the economy, of culture and letters. It is not accidental, after all, which Leipzig - has a population of just over half a million and is located in the federal state of Leipzig- recently received two highly honorable awards from equal numbers -internationally- recognized newspapers. On the one hand, the "Financial Times", who evaluated the city's economic development strategy as "excellent" and on the other hand by the "New York Times", which ranked it among the top ten cities internationally, που αξίζει κάποιος να επισκεφθεί για να παρακολουθήσει τα μουσικά και καλλιτεχνικά της δρώμενα.Την περασμένη εβδομάδα, a group of Greek journalists from Thessaloniki was in Leipzig, on the initiative of the Consulate General of Germany in Thessaloniki, and had the opportunity to visit and talk with city officials and local media representatives about the city's economic "miracle", for the past, its present and future, as well as about the relations between Leipzig and Thessaloniki, which from the 1984 είναι αδελφοποιημένες.«Με την πτώση του Τείχους και την ενοποίηση της Γερμανίας, Leipzig experienced the tragic consequences of deindustrialization. Within a short time there were barely any left 12.000 industry jobs from 115.000 that existed until then. Huge factories were closed and industrial units moved and settled in other areas. In his mid-teens 1990, the city's population declined noticeably, falling into 400.000 residents, a fact attributed to the migration of many city dwellers to urban centers in western Germany. Whole areas were turned into ghosts. Unemployment soared to 23%", said the deputy mayor of Leipzig, Αντρέας Μίλερ.συνέχεια: …. www.kathimerini.gr

Over two and a half thousand people attended the concert of Giorgos Dalaras, at Lincoln Center, New York, last Friday. At the concert, which was given to financially support the effort to complete the Greek school and cultural center of the community of Archangel Michael in Long Island, featuring the City Music Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Alexandros Myrat. Giorgos Dalaras performed, in a world premiere, the works of the composer Christos Hatzis, "The Symbol of Faith" and "The Dances of the Earth", his old and new hits, as well as selected songs, applauded by the spectators who were not only of Greek origin. Susan Lemieux also sang. After the concert, the organizers expressed their satisfaction with the great participation and enthusiasm of the people, who "showed with his presence that he is aware and cares about our culture and the future of the Nation", as Giorgos Dalaras typically mentioned.www.kathimerini.grwith information from ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

New impetus in the case of the return of the marbles to Greece, this award was characterized by the Deputy Minister of Culture, Mr. George Nikitiadis. The Acropolis Museum won the "World's Best Museum" award from the competition held by the Association of Travel Journalists of Great Britain. It received the award last night, the Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Mr. George Nikitiadis, representing the government, at a special event held in the British capital. Mr. Nikitiadis, thanked the organizers and those who participated in the voting, stressing that with their move they opened the door to return the marbles of the Acropolis to their place., he praised the importance of these developments for Greek Culture and expressed his optimism that with this award the last wall fell, giving new impetus to the case of the return of the marbles to Greece. The award received favorable comments on TV stations in Great Britain, pointing out that the event gives new momentum to the demand for the return of the marbles to Greece, as reported by British commentators.www.kathimerini.gr with information from ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

The premiere of the Melbourne Greek Student Film Festival was successfully held at Como Palace Cinema, in the context of the 17th Greek Film Festival. The event was honored with the presence of Mr. Christos Salamanis, Consul General of Greece in Melbourne, the expatriate Federal Member of Parliament Maria Vamvakinou, the expatriate State Undersecretary Jenny Mikakos, officials as well as a crowd of people, of parents and students that overwhelmed the two rooms where the students' film creations were shown. The program was a product of the cooperation of the Education Office of the Consulate General of Greece in Melbourne, of the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria, of the Antipodes Festival and the Victorian Ministry of Education and was kindly sponsored by the Victorian Multicultural Commission., 21 movies, duration 4 minutes each, creations of government college students, evenings/Saturdays (community and ecclesiastical) and private schools in Victoria, where the Greek language is taught, as well as students of the Greek studies departments of the Universities of Victoria, they competed in four categories and won 12 awards (three per category), which were accompanied by a cash prize. The award criteria were: a) creativity and imagination b) Amount and appropriateness of language used and c) Technical picture and sound quality.www.kathimerini.gr with information from ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ

Personalities from the fields of art, of intellectuals and politics addressed the afternoon, last but not least, cheers to Yiannis Dalianidis, in the First Cemetery of Athens, where, according to the wishes of the deceased, his civil funeral was held. The beloved man and most commercial Greek director, who associated his name with the golden age of cinema, they said goodbye, including, the president of the Democratic Left, F. Kuvelis, MPs I. Vouros and B. Apostolatos and the mayor of Athens, N. Kaklamanis. He was also there, the Z. Laskari with Al. Licorice, Marinella, the M. Plesas, the G. Frizzy, the I. Bezos, the Z. Sapundzakis, the F. Metaxopoulos, the K. Voutsas, the M. Karagiannis, the F. Georgitsis, the T. Sugar, the B. Barba, the K. Georgousopoulos and many representatives of the theater and the artistic world, who shouted "immortal" at the exit of the body from the cemetery hall. At the request of Yiannis Dalianidis, the costs of the wreaths were deposited in the accounts of the SOS children's villages and in the "child's smile" and the Ark. Among the few wreaths, that were sent, were those of the Association of Greek Producers and the Union of Directors-Producers of Greek Cinema. The Society of Greek Directors was represented by its Board of Directors in a condolence telegram, of which the deceased was a founding member, was emphasized, including: "Yiannis Dalianidis with his life, his work and action, he was a model of man whose virtues are constantly in short supply nowadays. In addition to being a tireless film worker, he was above all a citizen of the world".www.kathimerini.gr with information from ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ