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...pieces that the students enjoy performing the most are modern, jazz, hip-hop, or pop inspired, so we always have a lot of requests to do this,” Luo says. “But it’s always part of our core mission to keep alive the tradition of the ethnic dances.” [SEE CORRECTION BELOW...
...residency included “A Conversation with Eddie Palmieri” on April 13, moderated by host of WBUR-FM’s “¡Con Salsa!” José Massó, and a concert in Sanders Theatre with the Harvard Jazz Band and guest artist Brian Lynch. The Office of the Arts recognized Palmieri for his immense contribution to the formation of the Latin jazz genre by mapping traditional Latin dance beats into an American jazz context. “When I started, there was no Latin Jazz category, and I took...
...should head south to the Queensbridge housing projects in New York, the birthplace of Nas. I know, his dad didn’t rap either, but he is a famous jazz musician. And jazz, of course, is often considered the precursor...
...Many people don't know you have always had roots with jazz music, including playing a jam session with the great Miles Davis. How big of an influence is music in your life? -Kyle Lauterer, Saint Charles, IL It had an extraordinary influence. I led disparate lives as a teenager. I would spend weekends down in the [Greenwich] Village or at the Five Spot with Charlie Mingus. I would watch Bill Evans and after college - particularly after I became more well known - I used to drive him home from his gigs, finding out later that he had a [depression] problem...
Palmieri is aptly called “The Sun of Latin Jazz,” and on Saturday night, members of the audience were just planets drawn into orbit by his irresistible magnetism and musicianship...