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University of Nevada-Reno Jazz Lab 1: Point of Origin
by Jack Bowers
Yet another well–schooled assemblage of undergraduates whose “point of origin” is Reno, Nevada (for those who aren’t sure about the precise geographic coordinates — 39degrees32’25“N by 119degrees48’54“W — they are provided on the disc’s outer jacket). As this recording by the university’s Jazz Lab 1 dates from 1990, there’s no sound way in which to evaluate UNR’s music curriculum as it exists today. But based on the evidence presented here, around eight years ago the university from Nevada undeniably housed ...
Continue ReadingLegendary Jazz Pianist Randy Weston Opens the 2006-07 Performing Arts Series Season at the University of Nevada, Reno
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Legendary American jazz pianist, composer and NEA Jazz Master Randy Weston has spent much of his 80 years immersed in the sounds and cultures that have shaped the rich history of African American rhythms and melodies living at the very roots of jazz.
Opening the University of Nevada, Reno's 2006-07 Performing Arts Series, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. in Nightingale Concert Hall, Randy Weston's African Rhythms Quintet with the Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco will perform work the ...
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University of Nevada, Reno, Announces Hurricane Relief Benefit
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO SCHOOL OF THE ARTS ANNOUNCES SPECIAL HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF JAZZ CONCERT FEATURING NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS
The University of Nevada, Reno School of the Arts presents Mark Braud’s New Orleans Jazz Giants featuring Troy Davis in a special Hurricane Katrina Relief Jazz Concert, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2005, at 4 p.m. in Nightingale Concert Hall on the University campus. The opening act will be the University Jazz Combo, featuring drummer Tom Goicoechea, a displaced student from Loyola University ...
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University of Nevada, Reno, Observes National Disability Awareness Month
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO OBSERVES NATIONAL DISABILITY AWARENESS MONTH WITH SERIES OF FREE EVENTS AND LECTURES — “A YEAR OF ABILITIES IN SPORTS AND THE ARTS"
In observance of National Disability Awareness Month, the University of Nevada, Reno is hosting a series of free events and lectures in October 2005 as part of its ongoing initiative to increase awareness, accessibility and opportunities for people with disabilities within the university community and beyond.
The month-long series, “A Year of Abilities in ...
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Arts & Events Calendar for University of Nevada, Reno
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ARTS365 — THE ARTS AND EVENTS CALENDAR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO — AVAILABLE FOR FALL 2005
The School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno has published its new Fall 2005 edition of the popular events calendar, arts365, featuring world-class offerings from guest artists and performers, faculty and students within the school’s departments of dance, music, theatre and visual arts, as well as gallery exhibits and season openers of Argenta, the Performing Arts Series and Nevada ...
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Two Jazz Giants Open 2005 - '06 Season Series at University of Nevada, Reno
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2005-06 PERFORMING ARTS SERIES SEASON OPENS WITH TWO JAZZ GIANTS — NEA JAZZ MASTER JIM HALL AND SCOTT COLLEY, TOGETHER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
An evening of unparalleled jazz virtuosity is the inevitable result when you combine two award-winning artists, legendary guitarist and NEA Jazz Master Jim Hall and acclaimed bassist Scott Colley. Opening the University of Nevada, Reno's 2005-06 Performing Arts Series in Nightingale Concert Hall, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2005, at 7:30 p.m., Hall’s harmonically advanced, cool-toned ...
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A Season Full of Concerts, Performances, and Arts Events Through Summer 2005 Offered by University of Nevada, Reno
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The University of Nevada, Reno Summer Session Office and the School of the Arts have a season full of free concerts, films, arts events and other world-class offerings planned through Summer 2005 on campus. Guest artists, faculty and student performers as well as gallery exhibits, The Work of Art project, the Reno Jazz Festival, and Nevada Repertory Company’s Summer Festival are all on tap from April-August 2005. Performances and exhibits are held at several locations on the university campus – ...
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2005-2006 Performing Arts Series Pre-Season Ticket Sale Starts at the University of Nevada, Reno
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The 2005-2006 Performing Arts Series presented by the University of Nevada, Reno has yet another stellar season planned at a down-to-earth price. Featuring a diverse selection and the crème de la crème of performing artists from across the country, the Performing Arts Series is offering pre-season ticket discounts for its package of five performances, for savings of as much as 42 percent if purchased by Aug. 1, 2005:
• Family/$90 (includes one adult and one student under age 17)
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Critically Acclaimed Jazz Diva Rene Marie Appears at University of Nevada, Reno
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Jazz vocalist, composer and musical risk-taker extraordinaire, René Marie has been rightfully compared to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Nancy Wilson. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to be seduced by the songs of one of the world’s leading ladies of jazz in the intimacy of Nightingale Concert Hall for one night only, Thursday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. on the University of Nevada, Reno campus.
Self-taught and more or less sequestered as a mom for 20 years, Marie reemerged as ...
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University of Nevada, Reno Faculty Ensemble The Collective to Jazz Up Reno in February and March
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School of the Arts at the University of Nevada, Reno, Debuts New Events Calendar For Fall 2004
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