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Mwalim Daphunkee Professor: A Legacy Of Black Arts, Innovation, And Community-building
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Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor
The Rebirth of Oversoul Theatre Collective and New Opportunities on Cape Cod and New Bedford Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor (born, Morgan James Peters), a multi-talented musician, playwright, educator, and cultural advocate, has dedicated his career to elevating the arts within historically underrepresented communities. As a founding member and Artistic Director of the Oversoul Theatre Collective, Inc. (OTC), Mwalim’s work over the last 30 years has been pivotal in creating spaces for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) artists to thrive, ...
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Caz Plak To Release Don Cherry & Okay Temiz's Music For Turkish Theatre On Vinyl
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Matthew Hutchison
The fourth chapter in the partnership between Turkish jazz percussionist Okay Temiz and Istanbul-based record label Caz Plak is a special release that is seeing light 54 years after its inception. Music For Turkish Theatre, the soundtrack composed by Don Cherry and Temiz and commissioned by the revered novelist and civil rights activist James Baldwin for his and renowned Turkish stage actor/director Engin Cezzar's adaptation of John Herbert's play Fortune And Men's Eyes, will be released by the forefronting jazz ...
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Muralist Paints Tubaist
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Ralph Hepola
Nationally-recognized muralist Roberto Regalado has created a portrait of tuba soloist Ralph Hepola. The painting has been accepted into the juried “Pure Enjoyment” art exhibit at Springfield Regional Arts Council in Missouri. Pure Enjoyment “celebrates the freedom, beauty and harmony of the natural world.” Regalado featured the sun prominently in this 50 x 50-inch work, which he painted from a photo he took of Hepola performing as direct sunlight blazed off his tuba. The opening reception is part of the ...
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Flutist Contemplatively Melds Latin American Folk Sensibilities With Modern Jazz Aesthetics On 'Strange Times'
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Outside in Music
The past four years have seen dramatic crests and troughs within society, from the dark lows at the heart of the global pandemic to the renewed sense of vigor and joy that has blossomed following the extinguishing of that crisis. Throughout these four years, musicians in particular have adapted and expressed themselves in newfound and creative ways, oftentimes speaking for broader groups by means of their personal experiences. Flutist Yulia Musayelyan is one such musician who, in the midst of ...
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Announcing Top Five Finalists Of The 13th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition
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AMT Public Relations
Tickets are now on sale. Sunday, Nov 24 @ NJPAC, 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ. Reserve online at SarahVaughanCompetition.com or by calling 888.466.5722. The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced the top five finalists of the 13th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Pulled from 220+ entrants from 21 different countries, these gifted young singers represent the next generation of great jazz vocalists. The top five finalists are: Amira B. (New York City), Georgia Heers (New York ...
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The Spirit Of Jazz Vocal Gymnast Al Jarreau Revived In Rare Lost Live Recording From 1976 In Washington, D.c., Newly Titled 'Wow!' For Record Store Day Black Friday Event On November 29, 2024 And CD & Digital On December 6, 2024
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Le Noir Muzik Publicity
Includes Five Songs Never Before On a Live Jarreau Recording including James Taylor’s “Fire and Rain” and Count Basie’s “Shiny Stockings,” and Early Takes on “Take Five” and “You Don’t See Me” Deluxe Set Includes Overview by Acclaimed Music Writer A. Scott Galloway, New Interviews with Longtime Jarreau Keyboardist Tom Canning; Plus Nile Rodgers, Dionne Warwick, Will Downing, Dee Dee Bridgewater and more! In the pantheon of Jazz singers, Al Jarreau stood as a beaming giant of talent, inspiration, and ...
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For Your Grammy Consideration: Guitar-virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko Presents 'Almanac'
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All About Jazz
Prominent guitar virtuoso and producer Roman Miroshnichenko presents another record Almanac for the upcoming 67th Grammy Awards: a stunning acoustic and electric guitar fusion of flamenco-gypsy, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean folk and Latin rhythms with textures of jazz conception. “When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu period, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own fusion sound, setting the ...
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'The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos And Writings By Members Of The Jazz Journalists Association' To Be Published October 15 By Cymbal Press
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Terri Hinte Publicity
The Jazz Journalists Association and Cymbal Press announce the October 15 publication of The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association. A team effort featuring 90 contributors, compiled by editor David R. Adler, photography editor Patrick Hinely, copy chief Terri Hinte, and editorial consultant Howard Mandel with Fiona Ross and Martin Johnson as submission readers, The Jazz Omnibus is dedicated to the memory of jazz scholar and chronicler Dan Morgenstern (1929-2024). The 600-page volume ...
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