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...during the course of one day.BAF will also take an analytical approach to black art and how it integrates itself into political culture by exploring the versatility of artistic expression in a political context. In the words of Adrienne M. White ’08, BAF’s Jazz Brunch coordinator, “This is a chance to learn more about black communities’ own culture, their past, and their potential for creativity.” On Friday, there will be a panel discussion entitled “Redemption Songs: The Relationship between Black Art and Activism...
...your fiercest artistic commandments while admitting a few sins of your own? Can you be both prophet and sinner?Some reject the idea of musical sin altogether—and where there’s no sin, irony can give no absolution. Susan I. Putnins ’08, Jazz Director for the campus radio station WHRB, sees irony as a mask, not a tool. For her, enjoyment is enjoyment, ironic or not.“If you enjoy the song, no matter on what level, then that’s sincerely enjoying it,” she says.The hipster...
...riot grrl” movement in the early ’90s and still has a sizable cult following—recently played the super-tiny venue for a measly $8 door charge. Meanwhile, Sunday nights see the weekly return of a well-regarded poetry night that features jazz accompaniment from the Jeff Robinson Trio, all for a scant $5. There’s even solid, well-priced pub grub—a decent burger and a mess o’ fries for $5—thanks to the restaurant upstairs. All in all, if you’re gonna...
James Graff Paris Bureau Chief, TIME Stroll around the hip Canal St. Martin and drop in at Le Verre Volé (67 Rue de Lancry) for artisanal wine and whatever simple, wondrous dish is on the blackboard. To sample Paris' jazz scene, walk to La Fontaine (20 Rue de la Grange aux Belles), where the music is free. For a safer bet, there are the Rue des Lombards clubs near Chatelet, where one can catch Paris originals like Emmanuel Bex, who takes the Hammond organ to unknown registers. Alix Le Bobinnec Circulation and Events Manager, Where Magazine A leisurely jaunt...
...delicate cultural ecosystems may be the thing hardest for government intervention to preserve. There are plans all the same, so far mostly unfunded, to help get artists and musicians back to work in a city where the arts were both a spiritual lifeblood and a significant source of revenue. Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, a New Orleans native who co-chairs the BNOB cultural committee, has put forward a proposal recommending, among other things, a public-works program that would subsidize musical performance and public art. "Let's get them working because they will stimulate the economy," Marsalis says. "They...