Word: 90s
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...jazz and jazz-fusion, Marsalis champions core values: master the instrument, study the greats such as Monk and Ellington and dress and comport yourself with the dignity the music deserves. Though the battle for the music's soul goes on, the success of other young jazz stars in the '90s, from saxophonist Joshua Redman to pianist Eric Reed, is proof of Marsalis' influence. "I've played 150 concerts a year for 15 years," he says. "It helped to rebuild the jazz audience. Younger musicians see you play, and they get inspired to practice. Older musicians, maybe their confidence has sagged...
...worst increases came during the "Bush recession" of the early '90s. Between 1991 and 1994, the average state-university tuition went up at least 10% a year. Since 1980, the cost in most states has tripled or quadrupled. Today the price of a state university education is distinctly not nominal. The average total cost for a year of public higher education is $9,285. At the world-class, "flagship" state universities, costs are approaching the private-university level. Next year the University of California at Berkeley will cost more than $13,818 and the University of Virginia an estimated...
...early '90s she made two slow-selling albums. But buoyed by the buzz from her live shows, her newest album, Only for You--a set of her Cole interpretations--has leaped into the Top 10 on the jazz charts. Next month she performs at New York City's Algonquin Hotel, the Carnegie Hall of jazz lounges. Krall is on her way to proving, as Benny Carter said in affirming the Carnegie Hall audience's praise that night, that no one will forget that "she can play...
Much of CLUH's success in the early '90s came from its close relationship with the administration, particularly then-dean of the College L. Fred Jewett '57. But the organization has seen its influence shrink under Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis...
CLUH is also a much smaller organization than it was in the early 90s. The organization's membership has declined from the 25 to 30 students who regularly attended meetings three years ago, according to Silversmith...