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Last Friday's 14th annual Career Forum was a success on many counts. More than 100 firms and organizations peddled their wares to more than 1,500 students inside the Gordon Track and Tennis Center. Glossy information pamphlets, memorable slogans and cute styrofoam toys abounded. It was a chance for the undecided to decide and for the decided to schmooze...
...Career Forum will take place today from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gordon Track and Tennis Center...
...Ryan Kisor and Sherman Irby, and impressive clarinet work by Victor Goines took the energy of the band up to another level. The first half ended with two New Orleans-inspired pieces. First was Marsalis's "Slow Drag," a programmatic piece about the Crescent City after hours. Wycliffe Gordon's trombone growls exemplified the grit of New Orleans bordellos and, despite the dirge tempo, the piece thankfully did not live up to its name. Closing that set was "Second Line" from Ellington's New Orleans Suite...
Overall, the band delivered an impressive show. The Ellington charts were flawlessly executed by some of the most competent soloists today, despite the fact that it took nearly an entire set for their talents to emerge. One standout was the trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, who is perhaps one of the most versatile and loudest trombonists today. Though he only rarely picked up his horn, Marsalis also distinguished himself, particularly in his trumpet duel with Marcus Belgrave and his balled performance. Those performance stood out from the concert together with the adventurous selection of seldom-heard Ellingtonia which constituted a fitting tribute...
...coach Gordon Graham called a team meeting after the first day and inspired the players to overcome their intimidation...