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New Voices, New Sounds - A New Venue For Jazz In NYC
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Susheel Kurien
Following a successful season of First Sunday Jazz Salon at the RIVAA Gallery, the Roosevelt Island Visual Art's Association is pleased to announce NEW VOICES, NEW SOUNDS @ RIVAA NEW VOICES, NEW SOUNDS is an innovative and artistically curated music series that showcases fresh talent that is destined to make their mark on the New York jazz scene. With progressive and contemporary sounds that are rooted in the jazz tradition, these new voices bring fresh perspective and an innovative interpretation ...
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"Global Circulation of Jazz" International Conference set for June 27-28, 2013 in Paris
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Susheel Kurien
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE Thursday 27 & Friday 28 of June 2013 2:00-9:00 & 9:30 - 7:00 Salle de cinéma Free entrance An international conference entitled “Global Circulations of Jazz" will be held on June 27-28, 2013, at the musée du quai Branly. Bringing together specialists, anthropologists, historians, musicologists, sociologists, the dissemination of jazz outside of its places of birth will be explored. We will look at this ‘other jazz’, whose history is little ...
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Finding Carlton Screenings In Europe - June 2013
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Susheel Kurien
Finding Carlton continues to gather interest, both within the jazz community and with others. The film will have its first screenings in Europe in June. All screenings will include a post film discussion with the Director of the Film. Barcelona, CASA ASIA, June 11 Berlin, The TAGORE CENTER, June 13 Paris - MUSEE QUAI BRANLY - June 28th- GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON CIRCULATION OF JAZZ OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. This is a two day event that brings together musicologists, jazz educators, ...
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Global Circulation Of Jazz - International Conference - Paris
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Susheel Kurien
Call for Papers and panelists Below is a an extract from the attached CFP - Call for papers (available in both English and French). A conference poster is also attached. An international conference entitled “Global Circulations of Jazz" will be held on June 27-28, 2013, at the Musée du Quai Branly. Bringing together specialists, anthropologists, historians, musicologists,sociologists, the dissemination of jazz outside of its places of birth will be explored. We will look at this ‘other jazz’, whose history is ...
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"Finding Carlton" Film Screening at Brampton Jazz Festival on August 11th
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Susheel Kurien
FREE SCREENING - TORONTO AREA Finding Carlton - Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India, is a highly acclaimed new documentary film that is engaging audiences all over the world. Finding Carlton will screen on August 11 in the Jazz n Film series at the Brampton Global Jazz and Blues Festival. This will be the first screening of this Film in Canada. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the film maker. Finding Carlton is a true labor ...
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Finding Carlton - Jazz Documentary - Next Screening April 23rd
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Susheel Kurien
Finding Carlton - Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India will screen in PROVIDENCE, RI on Monday, April 23rd. BROWN UNIVERSITY, WATSON INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES JOUKOWSKY FORUM, 155 5:00PM, APRIL 23 The screening is sponsored by the The Office for Institutional Diversity at Brown University and will feature a discussion with the Filmmaker after the screening Please contact The Office for Institutional Diversity at Brown University Finding Carlton – Uncovering the Story of Jazz in India. tells the universal ...
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UN International Jazz Day - Finding Carlton Documentary Film Screenings
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Susheel Kurien
On April 30, the United Nations will celebrate International Jazz Day with concerts scheduled for Paris, New York and New Orleans. In New York, the event schedule will include a screening of Finding Carlton - Uncovering The Story Of Jazz In India. The film will be followed by a panel discussion which will focus on the theme “Unlearning Intolerance." The location and time will be announced shortly. This groundbreaking documentary film tells the story of how African American musicians took ...
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CBC Radio And Sirius - Finding Carlton - Uncovering The Story Of Jazz In India
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Susheel Kurien
Susheel Kurien, the filmmaker of FInding Carlton—the documentary film that uncovers the story of jazz in India was interviewed on CBC Radio One—Dispatches with Rick McInnes Rae. The film follows Carlton Kitto , a guitarist in Calcutta, India and through his and other musician's stories, tells a remarkable and fascinating tale of how African-American musicians brought jazz to India. Through Carlton's world we hear of how jazz transformed a whole generation. The film features Dan Morgenstern as a historical narrator ...
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