Jazz student encourages musicians to ‘step out of the box’
The News Review:
- Jazz student encourages musicians to ‘step out of the box’
- First Asian-American lympic medalist dies
- Death & Co. is frightening some neighbors on Sixth St.
Jazz student encourages musicians to ‘step out of the box’
University of Colorado The Campus Press – Feb 21, 2007
“The biggest performance I have had with a group was with the Longmont Youth Symphony. We played music for a children’s ballet performance which was really fun” Turner said. Turner is especially interested in making jazz music diverse. He is applying for a grant to teach high school students about creating jazz music with less-traditional instruments. “I think people need to step out of the box. Musicians should learn to be more diverse. Too many musicians feel that only certain types of instruments work for jazz music and I would like to see non-jazz instruments utilized” Turner said… Musicians should learn to be more diverse. Too many musicians feel that only certain types of instruments work for jazz music and I would like to see non-jazz instruments utilized” Turner said. Although he especially loves jazz music and believes everyone should listen to classics like John Coltrane and Miles Davis Turner says he likes to listen to everything because he appreciates a wide range of music and instruments. After graduation Turner hopes to turn his music major into a teaching career. “I like the idea of teaching music to others as a university professor” he said. When asked what he thought was the best advice to people learning how to play musical instruments Turner said “Don’t ever give up. Learning something new is almost always really frustrating but don’t give up.
First Asian-American lympic medalist dies
Honolulu Advertiser – Feb 21, 2007
Despite being “so far removed from the Mainland they had excellent technique” Kono said. “They learned from reading books and looking at magazines. Harold naga said his uncle was an Army veteran of World War II. Tom retired from a government job at Schofield. Until last year Tom officiated at weightlifting contests at the Nuuanu YMCA. naga said his uncle “was a lover of jazz music. His collection goes back to 78 vinyls.
Death & Co. is frightening some neighbors on Sixth St.
The Villager – Feb 21, 2007
Yet Kaplan said that the bar is so quiet he could fall asleep in it. “The loudest thing is people’s background chatter” he said. He plays only jazz music from before 1940 and he has installed soundproofing he added. According to Hurley when he approached Kaplan about the noise of the metal gate that Kaplan closes nightly to protect Death & Co. Kaplan told him “Get used to it — you live in New York. ” Kaplan said Raga had three such gates and he reduced the number to make the process quicker. Hurley a singer performs in bands including Rogue’s March and The Gents at local nightclubs and bars.