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Last month, the separatist Parti Québécois (PQ) government of Quebec launched 18 commissions to drum up public support for sovereignty. In what was to have been an explosive first month, the commissions have proven to be the latest flop in a series of failed attempts to kick-start nationalist passions. Only 38.5 percent of Quebecers in a recent survey indicated that they were "paying a lot or some attention" to the commissions. One source reported that in the midst of "many tough questions" on separation, the commissions produced "few clear answers." Support for sovereignty hovers...
...Elvin Jones Jazz Machine graced Cambridge with its presence the first weekend in February. Following the example of the late drummers Art Blakey and Art Taylor, Jones has turned the drum stool, into a throne from which the imperiously leads a rotating band of young burners under the rubric of The Jazz Machine. While the roster of Jazz Machine veterans is not quite sostar-studded as that of Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Jones has cultivated a consistent level of intensity, swing and sheer volume in his various bands. Even though its members are not very well known, the current edition...
...concert, Jones has a powerful personal presence which demands attention. Sweating and grunting like a quarry worker, he mines exquisite cross-rhythm beats from his low toms and bass drum. This is not the only thing that attracts attention to him. Like the Mona Lisa, Elvin Jones has eyes that follow you around the room, creating the eerie sensation that, wherever you may be seated, Jones is playing directly at your candlelit table...
Other companies that turned lean under the pressure of foreign competition are now poised to profit from a cheap peso that lowers the price of their exports. Min-Cer, a maker of wheel and drum components for tractor-trailers, plans to export 90% of its output this year. ``We are expecting a very steep drop in domestic demand, but we're working three shifts a day for exports,'' general director Carlos de la Garza says...
Ellington, who for Bellson represented "the perfect bandleader," showed off the drummer in such memorable tunes as "Skin Deep." A seven-minute recording of that piece features more than three minutes of continuous drum solos, both bass drums pounding at top speed. Playing swing, jazz, orchestral and even sacred music for Ellington meant "always an element of surprise," commented Bellson, "It's an experience that you'll never forget...