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...Ginsberg and Kerouac are oracle and cantor of the Beat Generation’s metaphysical search for IT. IT is the moment of reckoning, the bohemian nirvana, the ultimate thrill. IT is sought by several means: by sex, by bullfighting, by jazz??when the man with the trumpet finds what he’s looking for and brings his audience with him. IT is found in motion, in the “night-cars” which whisk across the Continent both in Kerouac’s novel and in Howl. IT is no more obscure than absolution...
...years of touring with Dizzy Gillespie, Golson passed on stories and advice to the next generation of aspiring jazz artists.When jazz was still young, Golson was busy playing tenor saxophone whenever he could. “We were trying to figure out what this thing called ‘jazz?? was,” Golson said. “We didn’t know where we were going, but we wanted to get there as soon as possible.” Golson wasn’t stopped by the fact that there was no guarantee that...
...Fontana. And although Cramer, who would be come The Crimson’s president, expressed hope that “Monday night’s concert will signal the beginning of Harvard’s sprint to overtake the rest of the collegiate runners in a race to recognize jazz??s rightful place on campus,” not much has changed—at least by way of giving jazz greater prominence in the academic world. While jazz has yet to make a major appearance on Harvard’s academic scene and remains neither broadly popular...
...world—as a young woman musician especially,” she says. Noah L. Nathan ’09, student manager of the Monday Jazz Band, also notes the bond between Allen and Williams. “Mary Lou Williams is one of the pioneering women in jazz??she lived at a time when the only women in jazz were vocalists and she was a pianist. Geri Allen is one of the most prominent female artists today,” says Nathan. Though gender may unite them, style distinguishes Allen from Williams. While critics characterize Allen...
...Caribbean and Latin jazz. Everett describes him as a “premier Latin percussionist, educator, and historian.” Indeed, Sanabria’s diverse recording and performing experience includes work with such legendary figures as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, and “Godfather of Cuban Jazz?? Mario Bauzá, according to the artist’s Web site. Along with these inspirational figures, Sanabria worked to explore the tonal connections between Cuban rhythms and American jazz. Sanabria is as passionate about his music as he is about educating; earlier this fall, he served...