Articles Archive for December 2010
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[ April 16, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Birth of the Cool is the name of a compilation album by American jazz musician Miles Davis, but has come to signify a movement in American music. Join Mark Flugge to learn about this important era in American music history – from the arrangements and instrumentation to the historical context and the artists associated with the movement. | Read more…
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[ April 2, 2011; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. April 16, 2011; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Explore the relationship of jazz and poetry, its rhythmic and lyrical styles and its historical context, particularly in relationship to the cool jazz period of post-war United States. | Read more…
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[ March 27, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Cool jazz caught fire on the West Coast, particularly in Los Angeles during 1952 and 1953. Join Vaughn Wiester to listen to and learn about great musicians such as Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker; groups like the Modern Jazz and the Dave Brubeck Quartet; and, explore the historical context of this influential musical movement. | Read more…
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[ March 19, 2011; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] View paintings created during the decades that Miles Davis recorded music (1940s – 1990s) and explore the changes in the social structure that influenced the music. | Read more…
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International Blues Challenge (IBC) winner and Albert King Best Guitarist Award-winner Sean Carney returns to the Lincoln Theatre on January 8 for a blues-rockin’ PBJ & Jazz concert presented by the Jazz Arts Group of Columbus (JAG) and Bob Evans Farms. | Read more…
