In War Times
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- In War Times
- Pianist explores endless world of possibilities
- rnette Coleman’s Challenging Sound
- … International Classics Releases Imani Winds “Josephine…
- She was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar…
- SI.com – SI n Campus – Road Trip: Virginia – Wednesday May 30 2007…
In War Times
Sci Fi Wire – May 30, 2007
When Wink appears to inform them that Hadntz has sent Sam and Bette’s daughter Jill back through time on a mission to prevent President Kennedy’s assassination they must use the Device to follow Jill and try to save her as well as the president. A complex and moving alt-history storyKathleen Ann Goonan appeared on the science-fiction scene in 1994 with Queen City Jazz an impressive first novel in what would become her Nanotech Quartet completed in 2002 with Light Music. Her earlier novels involved a high-tech future transformed by a mixture of biotechnology and nanotechnology and used jazz music as part of their central themes and storylines. With In War Times Goonan moves into alternate history with a complex and intensely real tour-de-force novel of World War II and its aftermath spanning more than three decades. The intense realism of the novel derives primarily from Goonan’s exhaustive research into the history of the 1940s through the 1960s which was aided by her own father’s experiences in the war which he recorded in a diary. The itinerary of Sam Dance in the 1940s sections of the novel follows closely that of Goonan’s father and in fact the many sections throughout that appear to be Sam Dance’s diary are actually taken verbatim from her father’s. Goonan uses this intense realism to give verisimilitude to the science-fictional aspects of the book which is needed due to the nebulous and unpredictable nature of the Hadntz Device and its capabilities which sometimes make it seem more like a magic talisman than a complex quantum-mechanical science-fictional device.
Pianist explores endless world of possibilities
Charleston Post Courier – May 30, 2007
It became a passion for Pieranunzi early in his life he said. His father played jazz and folk on the guitar influenced by the music American troops brought with them during World War II: Tommy Dorsey and Charlie Christian for example big band music and swing. The elder Pieranunzi loved Django Reinhardt too. The budding pianist got his first jazz gig at 17 playing a solo set in a small club in Rome his hometown. “I was crazy for Charlie Parker” he said. And he loved Bud Powell.
rnette Coleman’s Challenging Sound
NPR – May 30, 2007
ne could label Coleman a traditionalist in this sense but for most part he’s an intrepid innovator and an exciting arc of progress proves it. He’s played in bands from acoustic to electric from free and loosely arranged material to a composed symphony in 1972. “I’ve called my music ‘free’ jazz and then ‘harmolodic’. Now I’m up to ‘sound grammar’. “Whatever the approach I believe that terminology should come after listening. Here are three steps I recommend starting with: three brilliant recordings that capture Coleman centering three of his most outstanding ensembles. Each recording is needed listening for a modern jazz understanding.
… International Classics Releases Imani Winds “Josephine…
Earthtimes – May 30, 2007
Coleman’s five-movement suite “Portraits of Josephine” is amusical memoir that depicts a behind-the-scenes look at Baker’s personallife: from her poor humble childhood in the racially oppressed St. Louis ofthe early 1900s to her rise to stardom in Paris as a dancer and singerher work as a human rights activist and member of the underground FrenchResistance during World War II her “Rainbow Tribe” family of adoptedmulti-racial children and the turbulent times leading up to her successfulcomeback just before her death in 1975. Jeff Scott’s song arrangements and original incidental music were inspiredfrom Baker’s films and represent the on-stage personae: the embodiment ofjazz. Scott composed “La Belle Sirène Comme le Comédien” to accompanyselected scenes from her films. The songs in this program (set by Scottand performed by jazz vocalist René Marie) are snapshots of Baker’s dualon-stage role of provocateur and comedienne. “Donnez moi le main” (Give meyour hand) about a fortune-teller and “Je Voudrias” (I would like) areseductive songs during which she would often walk throughout the audienceand flirt while “Don’t Touch My Tomatoes” is pure fun suggestive yetcomedic and a prime example of the goofy sexiness Josephine perfected. Until her death Baker continued to perform raise her family and fightfor equality tolerance and education.
She was working as a waitress in a cocktail bar…
The Independent – Independent – May 30, 2007
Before working at the club the 28-year-old singer had been a die-hard indie performer. She was the lead singer for an all-female indie group called Helen which split after the bassist became pregnant leaving Bailey Rae with no idea what to do next. “I kept hearing this jazz and soul stuff and I realised I loved that music too. It really broadened the kind of music that I liked and broadened the type of songs that I wrote as well. “Andrea RossAndrea Ross was just a 13-year-old high school student in Boston when she recorded some songs over a tinny karaoke backing tape and decided on a whim to send it to her musical hero Andrew Lloyd Webber… It really broadened the kind of music that I liked and broadened the type of songs that I wrote as well. “Andrea RossAndrea Ross was just a 13-year-old high school student in Boston when she recorded some songs over a tinny karaoke backing tape and decided on a whim to send it to her musical hero Andrew Lloyd Webber. Despite a penchant for musicals and a string of amateur roles under her belt she had little reason to believe her tape would end up anywhere other than the slush pile. And indeed it almost did – but for the efforts of an enterprising assistant who insisted Lloyd Webber sit down and listen to the hastily compiled cassette. Soon afterwards one morning before school Ross received a phone call out of the blue from the music maestro’s agent asking her to come for an audition in Los Angeles.
SI.com – SI n Campus – Road Trip: Virginia – Wednesday May 30 2007…
SI.com – May 30, 2007
Best nightlife (non-undergrad division) The Downtown Mall. For graduate students for city residents and for undergrads looking to avoid the usual scene is the Downtown Mall a pedestrian mall about a mile from Grounds featuring a movie theater skating rink and a few dozen upscale (read: non-college) restaurants many of which have outdoor seating. And don’t miss Miller’s which often has live jazz music but is most famous for being the bar Dave Matthews tended before his music career took off. Best late-night food The White Spot. It’s the home of the legendary Gus Burger — a cheeseburger topped with fried egg — which has magical powers of absorbency at the end of a long night on the Corner. Second place goes to Little John’s a New York-style deli and the Corner’s only 24-hour restaurant which offers the best sandwiches in town. Best use of an SIC article to make a personal plea: Sean Singletary please don’t go pro.