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Silkroad Announces 2021 Global Musician Workshop In Partnership With New England Conservatory
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Ann Braithwaite
Silkroad and New England Conservatory announced today the 2021 Global Musician Workshop (GMW), which will be held virtually for the first time due to the ongoing pandemic from August 8-14. GMW is directed by cellist and Silkroad artist Mike Block and features renowned faculty, including members of the Silkroad Ensemble and their colleagues, representing various cultures, traditions, and musical styles. Participants will engage in a variety of classes and group sessions designed to help them develop as versatile performers and ...
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Other Dimensions in Music - Kaiso Stories (Silkheart, 2011) *****
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Free Jazz by Stef Gijssels
By Stanley Zappa So this is what a Five star recording sounds like...now I know: Kaiso Stories by Other Dimensions in Music featuring Fay Victor, how do I love thee? To get a sense of the sum, let's first look at the parts. Charles Downs (like Laurence Cook) is also a national treasure. Downs' deep relationship with the ride cymbal and acute harmonic (as opposed to strictly percussive) consciousness deserves wider celebration. Downs can play the drum kit tonally, harmonically, ...
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Motema Music Travels "Along the Silk Road" with Tomoko Sugawara
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GoMedia PR
She plays an ancient harp invented nearly 4000 years ago in Mesopotamia. Variously named “angular harp," “chang," “kunghou," and “kugo," the instrument on which Tomoko Sugawara performs can be seen in centuries-old Buddhist cave paintings and in artists' depictions from countries along the trade route known as the Silk Road. On March 9th, the classically trained harpist will release her Motema debut, Along the Silk Road, which brings the enchanting music of this historically revered instrument to life once again ...
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Lincoln Center Presents Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, June 5-9
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All About Jazz
The celebrated Silk Road Ensemble with the incomparable cellist Yo-Yo Ma makes its Lincoln Center debut with three concerts June 5-9.
The Ensemble, featuring virtuoso musicians from 11 different countries, will perform in the new and highly-praised Alice Tully Hall with two multi-cultural programs June 5 and 6 including the New York premiere of Giovanni Sollimas The Taranta Project.
On June 9, in celebration of Lincoln Center's 50th Anniversary, the Ensemble with Ma will perform a special FREE concert in ...
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Coconut Grove Playhouse Presents Blue: A Collaboration of Silky Smooth Jazz and Soulful Drama
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All About Jazz
Jazz Colours Available on CD from Stonesilk Records On December 16th
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All About Jazz
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