present that afternoon‚ these greats of jazz were clearly not the central focus of the afternoon for the throng of admirers that had gathered and seated themselves before the theater stage. No‚ January 25th 2009 was the day of a lifetime for jazz pianist Muriel Havenstein‚ a veritable love-fest for the "Mid-Coast Monster" who has been playing jazz for over 68 years. Of course‚ Muriel would have chuckled softly
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provocative to the ear‚ gaining even more emphasis with the addition of a two-horn frontline that thickens sound layers and infuses wider melodic solutions. Iversen added trombonist Peter Dahlgren to her long-time quartet composed of tenorist John Ellis‚ pianist Danny Grissett‚ and drummer Otis Brown III. Round Trip opens with the debonair title track‚ where the contrapuntal work between the horns makes room for Grissett’s crisp pianism. After returning to the starting point‚ the
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years” never talks about a friend‚ a necessity to belong. He describes how they all wore the same “blue‚ black and gold” uniform and there was no individuality or finding a sense of place. He sums it all up by being “like a foreign tourist”. “The Pianist” a movie directed by Roman Polanski‚ shows a Polish man’s journey of survival and endurance though an era of which Hitler and his Nazi’s strove to extinct the Polish race and as a side effect‚ the survivors sense of place in the world due the fact
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In the early 1920’s‚ African Americans were a great part of a cultural movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. "The New Negro Movement"‚ later known as "The Harlem Renaissance" was an unexpected outburst of creative activity among African-Americans occurred in all fields of art it caught the country by surprise. The migration of African Americans from the South brought them to Harlem‚ a New York area. The Harlem Renaissance brought out a lot of musical talent. Singers‚ musicians‚ writers‚ shopkeepers
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make any mistakes in playing wrong notes and everything will be fluent. However‚ nothing will be successful without effort. It will take a lot of time to finish this so I need to plan everything ahead and start early. As you can see‚ to be a good pianist‚ it takes people from years to years to actually play beautifully. Another obstacle is being patient. I am not a very kind of patient person so I think it will be hard for me to read all the notes slowly‚ also practice and practice again every day
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On February 2nd‚ Gwynedd Mercy University held an event in the Julia Ball Auditorium featuring Leslie Burrs in the Blue Harlem Project. Featured was the University’s choral ensemble‚ the Voices of Gwynedd‚ combined with phenomenal Jazz musicians to celebrate and honor Black History Month. Each artist performed with their own style which really added to the diversity of the event. The program consisted of eight compositions all composed by Leslie Savoy Burrs himself. Each one of these pieces reflects
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Facebook Depression "A sampling of my Facebook feed this morning reveals a video clip of my J.Crew model– esque sister-in-law rock climbing in the Adirondacks‚ news of my younger cousin winning $1‚000 in a singing competition‚ a friend’s pictures from her recent trip to Morocco‚ a post on my newly published friend’s book page‚ a plug for my friend’s new home-based jewelry business‚ … I feel inadequate‚ untalented‚ and boring. Why? Because I have ’Facebook depression.’ " (Williams). That
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The Personality and Gender Correlation to Instrument Choice Introduction Do personality and gender correlate to instrument choice in band‚ orchestra‚ and chorus? I chose my research question because I have interest in psychology and music. Also while in band and chorus classes‚ I have seen stereotypes all over and I wonder if they were real. If personality correlates with instrument choice‚ then people could have the best instrument chosen for their personality. Gender Correlation Gender definitely
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Life-Span Perspective Paper Tiffany B From the day of conception until the day of death‚ humans are constantly changing and developing. Most of the changes that individuals go through are common biological and psychological changes. One of the obvious elements of change is when a development is being defined (Smith‚ 2009). This is when the development involves the advancement from one life stage to another. Human development takes place in a process of certain stages in which
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Holocaust Final Terms: Wannsee Conference: * Held on January 20th‚ 1942 in the Berlin suburb of Wannsee * 15 men gathered to discuss the “Final Solution” * The conference was held by an SS officer named Reinhard Heydrich * The purpose of the conference was to inform administrative leaders of departments responsible for various policies relating to Jews. * Heydrich proposed the deportation of Jews from Europe and North Africa to the east. * By the end of the conference
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