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...octet performance led perfectly into the entrance of legendary Louisiana-born tenor saxophonist Illinois Jacquet. Jacquet proceeded to steal the show with his quirky stage antics and easy-going humor. Walking over to his alto saxophone after putting down his tenor, he turned to confide with the audience, "The little one gets mad when I pick up the big one!" Jacquet, who was the Kayden Artist in Residence in 1983 at Harvard, performed four tunes with the Band: Jacquet's own "Robbin's Nest," as well as "Body and Soul," "Flyin' Home" and "On the Sunny Side of the Street...
...computer and consumer-electronics industries finally did the math. Although roughly a third of U.S. homes have entered the PC age, almost every American owns a TV--making the boob tube, at least theoretically, the ideal vehicle for bringing the Internet to a mass market. Now Palo Alto, California-based WebTV has teamed with Sony and Philips to roll out low-cost, Internet-TV browsing terminals that plug easily into television and phone lines. Then even the most byte-shy technophobe can surf the Net and enjoy the convenience of E-mail. ($329 to $349 [box] and $19.95 [monthly access...
BORN: Dec. 16, 1949, Palo Alto, Calif. EDUCATION: Weber State College, A.S., 1972; U of Utah, B.S., 1974; Brigham Young U, J.D., 1977 FAMILY: Wife Linda; five children RELIGION: Mormon MILITARY: Army, 1977-80; Army Reserve, 1980- OCCUPATION: Lawyer POLITICAL CAREER: None ADDRESS: P.O. Box 165, Kaysville...
...vocals on Dreamland are immediately arresting. Like Holiday, Peyroux has a bittersweet, brokenhearted alto; she lingers and slides off notes, finding emotion in the slow, sad fade rather than the obvious vocal burst. "When I first heard [Peyroux], I thought, 'Hmmm--this is fascinating,'" says Cyrus Chestnut, an acclaimed young pianist who plays on Dreamland. "A lot of singers do Billie imitations, but this was something completely different. It didn't sound contrived. She had the nuances, the huskiness down. And she has her own story to tell: with her voice, her heart, her spirit...
...Freshman Rep. & Kirkland Rep. for 2 yrs.; Prefect 3 yrs, Officer 2 yrs; Harvard Band, alto saxophone; Kirkland Drama Society; House Committee...