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Irene Kepl
Irene Kepl (born April 3, 1982) is an Austrian violinist and composer who works in various genres, including free improvisation. In 2014, she was a recipient of the Theodor Körner Prize for music composition. She lives in Vienna. Early life and education Kepl was born in Linz (Austria) and studied music at Anton Bruckner University, earning both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree. During her time at the university, she was a member of the Bruckner Orchestra (the resident orchestra for the Brucknerhaus), and was a composer and performer at Linz's regional theater, the Landestheater. Kepl also wrote soundtrack music for the short films ''Die Wirtin'' (2002) and ''Die Stimme'' (2005). In 2011, she was awarded a European Union Scholarship from the Donne in Musica program, which led to study in Italy. That same year, Kepl composed and performed the music for the animated film ''Mein Grün ist vielleicht Dein Blau''. During her college years, Kepl became a founding member of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linz
Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital of Culture. Geography Linz is in the centre of Europe, lying on the Paris–Budapest west–east axis and the Malmö– Trieste north–south axis. The Danube is the main tourism and transport connection that runs through the city. Approximately 29.27% of the city's wide area is grassland. A further 17.95% are covered with forest. All the rest areas fall on water (6.39%), traffic areas and land. Districts Since January 2014 the city has been divided into 16 statistical districts: Before 2014 Linz was divided into nine districts and 36 statistical quarters. They were: #Ebelsberg #Innenstadt: Altstadtviertel, Rathausviertel, Kaplanhofviertel, Neustadtviertel, Volksgartenviertel, Römerberg-Margarethen #Kleinmünchen: Kleinmünchen, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz Fest Wien
Jazz Fest Wien or Vienna Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in Vienna, held annually at the end of June and beginning of July since 1991. An international festival, in 2007 it was attended by some 60,000 spectators. It is now considered one of the world's top jazz festivals. Overview The festival is supported by the City of Vienna. Venues include the Museumsquartier, the Stadthalle Wien and the Vienna State Opera as the central venue, among others. Some concerts are freely accessible, such as those at the Town Hall Square. Apart from jazz, soul, blues, rock and pop musicians and a diversity of world and fusion musicians and many genres of jazz participate, usually about 50 artists annually. At the very first festival in 1991 were artists such as Jan Garbarek, Oscar Peterson, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Manhattan Transfer, Dizzy Gillespie, Pharoah Sanders, Archie Shepp, John Zorn, Elvin Jones, Gilberto Gil, Miles Davis, George Benson, Carlos Santana, Charlie Haden, Elvin Jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MICA Austria
Micas ( ) are a group of silicate minerals whose outstanding physical characteristic is that individual mica crystals can easily be split into extremely thin elastic plates. This characteristic is described as perfect basal cleavage. Mica is common in igneous and metamorphic rock and is occasionally found as small flakes in sedimentary rock. It is particularly prominent in many granites, pegmatites, and schists, and "books" (large individual crystals) of mica several feet across have been found in some pegmatites. Micas are used in products such as drywalls, paints, fillers, especially in parts for automobiles, roofing and shingles, as well as in electronics. The mineral is used in cosmetics and food to add "shimmer" or "frost." Properties and structure The mica group is composed of 37 phyllosilicate minerals. All crystallize in the monoclinic system, with a tendency towards pseudohexagonal crystals, and are similar in structure but vary in chemical composition. Micas ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avant Music News
AVANT, also known as AVANT street art guerrilla collective, was the artist group active in New York City from 1980 to 1984. By 1984 AVANT had produced thousands of acrylic on paper paintings and plastered them on walls, doors, bus-stops and galleries citywide. Principal artists were Christopher Hart Chambers, David Fried, and Marc Thorne. AVANT was a group of five young New York artists working collectively who wheat pasted handmade original poster sized works of non- calligraphic art in the streets of NYC. While the members of Avant assert that they began in the winter of 1980, the earliest available press documentation of their street art or art exhibitions is found in the New York Native from June 1982, wherein a later article published in the Villager places their origins at January 1981. By 1984 avant had produced thousands of acrylic on paper paintings and plastered them on walls, doors, bus-stops, galleries and museums citywide, concentrated mostly in lower Manhattan M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Haney
David Haney (born 1955) is an American jazz pianist and publisher of ''Cadence'' magazine. Career As an infant, Haney's family moved from Fresno, California, to Calgary, Alberta. He began piano studies at the age of nine, and started playing guitar when he was fifteen. He attended Sacramento City College and the University of New Orleans. At Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, he studied music theory and took private lessons with jazz pianist Eddie Weid. From 1980 to 1985 he studied privately with Czech-American composer Tomáš Svoboda. His works were performed twice at the Berg Swann Auditorium in Portland, in 1980 and 1982, and at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon in 1982. He was commissioned in 1984 to provide the music for a benefit fundraiser for the Oregon Ballet Theatre, which included the Dance Theatre of Harlem. He received commissions from private individuals and recorded music for film through Alberta Filmworks in 1988. From 1980 to 1990, he wrote over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadence (magazine)
''Cadence: The Independent Journal of Creative Improvised Music'' is a quarterly review of jazz, blues and improvised music. The magazine covers a range of styles, from early jazz and blues to the avant-garde. Critic and historian Bob Rusch founded the magazine as a monthly in 1976 and served as publisher and coordinating editor through 2011. Musician David Haney became editor and publisher in 2012. History and profile ''Cadence'' began publication in 1976. The magazine's original parent company, Cadnor, Ltd. (based in Redwood, New York), also owns a pair of jazz record labels (CIMP and Cadence Jazz), a record distributorship (Cadence/North Country), and an audio equipment retailer (Northcountry Audio). The magazine was published monthly until October 2007, when it switched to a quarterly schedule with an increase in pages. In January 2011, Bob Rusch announced that ''Cadence'' would cease publication with the October–December 2011 issue, while other endeavors, such as CIMP, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz Journal
''Jazz Journal'' is a British jazz magazine established in 1946 by Sinclair Traill (1904–1981). It was first published in London under the title ''Pick Up'', which Traill founded as a locus for serious jazz criticism in Britain.Roberta Freund Schwartz How Britain Got the Blues: The Transmission and Reception of American Blues', Ashgate Publishing, (1988), p.25, In May 1948, Traill, using his own money, relaunched it as ''Jazz Journal''. Traill, for the rest of his life, served as its editor-in-chief. ''Jazz Journal'' is Britain's longest published jazz magazine. Ownership overview In April 1977, Billboard Limited – then the publisher of ''Music Week'' and '' The Artist'' – acquired publishing rights to ''Jazz Journal'' (via lease agreement) from the magazine's owner, Novello & Company, Ltd. Cardfront Publishers Limited, a division of Billboard Limited, became the publisher; Mike Hennessey became director; Traill continued as editor-in-chief; and the publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazzwise Publications Limited
Jazzwise Publications Limited was a UK-based specialist jazz music publisher and education company. It was founded in 1984 as a mail-order company promoting jazz and improvisation through catalogues and short courses and workshops for musicians. Jazzwise had three main areas of interest: Jazzwise Education, which runs an annual Summer School for jazz musicians; Jazzwise Direct, which publishes and sells sheet music, books, software and other music-related items; and ''Jazzwise'', the biggest-selling jazz magazine in Britain. The Jazzwise brand and ''Jazzwise'' magazine were acquired in February 2013 by MA Business & Leisure, a division of Mark Allen Group. The Jazzwise Education and Jazzwise Direct brand were retained by the original owner and renamed SendMeMusic. Jazzwise education Jazzwise Education ran the Jazzwise Summer School nearly every year from 1984 to 2011. The course was originally located at Goldsmiths' College, but moved to Richmond in 1995. The Director of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazzwise
''Jazzwise'', launched in 1997, is the UK jazz monthly magazine. ''Jazzwise'' has a broad sub-genre coverage, from jazz, improv, hard bop, and jazz-rock to bebop and classic jazz, and also covers jazz crossover, including jazz-funk, jazz hip-hop and jazz-electronica. It features news coverage, a national gig guide, gossip column, a jazz-on-film page, opinion column, in-depth features and a review section covering new CD releases, reissues, vinyl, DVDs, books and live reviews. Breaking news stories also feature on the ''Jazzwise'' magazine website. ''Jazzwise'' also mentors new jazz writers through its ongoing intern scheme and the Write Stuff workshops held each November during the London Jazz Festival. The ''Jazzwise'' app features the full edition of the magazine and was the first jazz magazine app in the iTunes Newsstand. 100 Best Jazz Albums of All Time The September 2009 issue of ''Jazzwise'' was titled "The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World", conceived by Jon Newey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Another Timbre
Another Timbre is a record label, based in Sheffield and known for its releases of free improvisation, experimental and contemporary classical music. It was founded by television sound recordist Simon Reynell, who also engineers and produces most of the label's recordings. Many of the label's releases have received positive reviews in the UK and international press, and it has been the subject of several published articles, profiling the label's distinctive aesthetic. In addition to its release schedule, the label has organised concert events at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival and Cafe Oto, London, and Reynell has occasionally commissioned composers to write new music for release and performance. The label's first release was ''Tempestuous'' by improvising musicians John Butcher, Xavier Charles & Axel Dörner (2007). Reynell has stated that "most of the early releases n Another Timbrefeatured improvised music in the tradition of AMM and/or Derek Bailey's 'non-idi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Holub
Mark Holub is an American drummer and composer who was born in New Jersey, lived for many years in London, UK and is now based in Vienna, Austria. He is most well known as the bandleader for Led Bib, award-winning and Mercury Prize nominated jazz/rock quintet. He also plays regularly with other bands including Blueblut, a trio with Pamelia Kurstin - theremin and Chris Janka - guitar, 'The Quartet' with Wang Chung front man Jack Hues, and he plays free improv with various collections of players including a number of releases in duo with sax player Colin Webster. He recently released the sixth and seventh albums by Led Bib on Cuneiform Records, '' The People in Your Neighbourhood'' and ''The Good Egg''. In June 2015, Holub collaborated with modular synthesist James Holden and guitarist Marcus Hamblett. The project was recorded at Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 3's Late Junction ''Late Junction'' is a music programme broadcast weekly on Friday nights by BBC Radio 3. Billed as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omi International Arts Center
Art Omi, formerly Omi International Arts Center, is a non-profit international arts organization located in Columbia County in Ghent, New York. The organization provides residencies for writers, artists, architects, musicians, dancers and choreographers. Ledig House serves as Art Omi's home and central meeting place. History The Omi International Arts Center was founded in 1992 by Francis J. Greenburger, a New York real estate developer and literary agent, who serves as chairman of Art Omi, Inc., the residency's parent foundation; Sandi Slone, an artist; artist John Cross, an artist; and others. The organization takes its name from Omi, a hamlet in the Hudson River Valley two and a half hours from New York City. Premises Art Omi is located in Columbia County in Ghent, New York. It is home to the Sculpture & Architecture Park, (previously the Fields Sculpture Park), which is open to the public throughout the year, features over 70 permanent and temporary exhibitions. The Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
