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- The Indian jazz yatra
- utstanding recent Jerusalem jazz albums
- Young artists find their muse at Miami gathering
- Jazz trombonist teacher Jimmy Cheatham dies at 82
- JAZZ NTES.
- Guest artist quintet bring jazz to community students
Music to soothe heal: Jazz classical and even rock reduce stress in…
Free with registration – South Florida Sun-Sentinel – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 22, 2007
Jack Zeltzer a general surgeon for more than 25 years fiddled with a gray UF-shaped boom box in perating Room 6. "This is the ritual" he said standing above.
The Indian jazz yatra
Expressindia.com – Jan 22, 2007
This is a rambling on the tunes of ‘The Soggy Bottom Boys. ‘ The ‘folk’ who sang of their fields the dry American summer their wives their homes the goons the gangs the economyJazz. The rich American ‘folk’ music which got smoky with coffee shops downtown pubs and cabaret diners. The broad wood-carved guitar got mellow with the bass found a grand piano trumpets saxophones hornets and even a woman in red. Now Jazz has come to India with musicians like Joe Marshall Chandigarh-based tabla vadak Avirbhav Verma and Veena Vadak Ustad Vilayat Khan infusing their Indian classical melodies with the all-American sound all in the name of improvisation. And it’s all a part of a sacred journey The annual Indian Jazz Yatra… "Since then it’s been clubs jam sessions and recording studios. Indo-Jazz is the literal ne Giant Leap in Indian blues" he adds. Herbert found Jazz in Indian music and many Jazz groups from the world over have found a taste in Hindustani sangeet. Herbie describes "like the ektara is natural to the Punjabi Jazz is natural to Americans Europeans Africans and Asians alike. " That’s how devout Tabla master Avirbhav Verma and his father the Late Pawan Verma have lent their taal to Jazz outfits worldwide like ‘Hep Caolin’ or playing with self-taught blues duo singers Alena and Jay. As Walid puts it "Jazz is pure improvisation often by more than one player at a time. It is a break from Western musical traditions where the composer writes a piece of music on paper and the musicians then try their best to play exactly what is in the score.
utstanding recent Jerusalem jazz albums
Ha'aretz – Ha'aretz – Jan 22, 2007
” This new album by flautist Dvir Katz clarinetist Nitai Levi and bassist ra Boasson-Horev illuminates an important aspect of what is happening in Jerusalem’s jazz scene: the contribution of Music Academy graduates especially those from its jazz department. The Chameleon Trio’s complex music can be categorized as “third stream” a combination of jazz and classical music and as might be expected it has a serious even ponderous element. Fortunately this is well-balanced by captivating demonstrations of humor playfulness and joy. – The Rats “Afternoon High. ” They have the name of a punk group and the cover of their debut album shows a very non-Jerusalemite seashore but The Rats is definitely a Jerusalem jazz ensemble. They are characterized by sophisticated melodic thinking relative rhythmic freedom and a sound deeply influenced by the ECM record company.
Young artists find their muse at Miami gathering
St. Petersburg Times – Jan 22, 2007
"She was chosen by a panel of professional judges to join an all-expense paid trip to Miami for the recent youngARTS Week where high school seniors took part in seven days of workshops performances and competitions. Avineri was one of 141 finalists picked by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts from 7300 students who applied. The nine disciplines consisted of dance film and video jazz music photography theater visual arts voice and writing. "We're looking for the quality in the students' art that makes them stand out and shows their own personal style" foundation president William H. "We're searching for students with potential to make it in the future and on a national level. This program is here to tell them that they do have something special.
Jazz trombonist teacher Jimmy Cheatham dies at 82
International Herald Tribune – Jan 22, 2007
Cheatham died of heart failure after collapsing suddenly at his San Diego home on Jan. 12 said his widow Jeannie. He had suffered an arrhythmia and had undergone heart surgery in December… During World War II he served in the Army and played in the 173rd Army Ground Force Band. The group included veterans of the Count Basie rchestra such as saxophonist Lester “Prez” Young and drummers Chico Hamilton and “Papa” Jo Jones who became Cheatham’s mentor. After his discharge Cheatham studied music at the Conservatory of Modern Music in New York and later at a college in Hollywood where he took a course in scoring for films and television. He wrote music for “Wide World of Sports” on the ABC network several Broadway shows and television commercials. Cheatham began teaching in 1971 when he was invited to lead a jazz course at Bennington College in Vermont. In 1978 he was invited to head the jazz program at the University of California San Diego. As an instructor he gave students a solid foundation in traditional jazz and used his decades of experience to push them to greater heights.
JAZZ NTES.
Free with registration – New Yorker – AccessMyLibrary.com – Jan 22, 2007
–>CPYRIGHT 2007 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. BEST F 2006 — Michael Carvin “Marsalis Music Honors Michael Carvin” (Marsalis Music)–A mainstream horn-plus-rhythm quartet let loose on standards. Do you feel the dust settling already? Not on this sharp set led by an under-recorded drummer whose enthusiasm generates an explosive turn from the tenor saxophonist Marcus Strickland. rnette Coleman “Sound Grammar” (Sound Grammar)–The concept here isn’t quite new: in the late sixties Coleman had a quartet with two acoustic bassists. Still returning to the plucked-and-bowed setup brings out a coiled lyricism in the.
Guest artist quintet bring jazz to community students
Daily Vidette – Jan 22, 2007
substring(0 thispageresult. Guest artist and trumpet player David Hoffman brought in more than a full house as students who were running late had to sit on the steps in the recital hall. “I know [Hoffman] personally and I know his [talent] and I wanted to bring him on campus to play especially for my students but also for many other people to enjoy him” Tom Marko director of instrumental jazz studies said. Hoffman and his quintet which consists of a guitarist pianist bass player and drummer played several of their jazz songs before Hoffman would speak to the audience to tell an anecdote behind some of the songs.