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Jason Kao Hwang
Jason Kao Hwang (born 1957) is a Chinese American violinist and composer. He is known for his unconventional and improvisational jazz violin technique as well as his chamber opera '' The Floating Box: A Story in Chinatown'' which premiered in 2001 and was released in 2005 on New World Records. Life and career Hwang's parents had emigrated to the United States from Hunan after World War II. He was born in Lake Forest, Illinois and grew up in Waukegan. He studied classical violin before attending New York University where he received a degree in film and television. During his time at NYU, he became interested in jazz, and soon devoted himself to a career as a musician. He was active in New York City's free jazz scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s, but over the next decade he increasingly focused on Asian American jazz. His later work, including his opera '' The Floating Box'' and his extended composition ''Burning Bridge'' for a mixed ensemble of jazz, classical and Chinese ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Forest, Illinois
Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 19,367. The city is along the shore of Lake Michigan, and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore (Chicago), North Shore. Lake Forest was founded with Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in 1857, a stop for travelers making their way south to Chicago, Illinois, Chicago. The Lake Forest City Hall, designed by Charles Sumner Frost, was completed in 1898. It originally housed the fire department, the Lake Forest Library, and city offices. History Early history The Potawatomi inhabited Lake County before the United States Federal Government forced them out in 1836 as part of Indian Removal of tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River. As Lake Forest was first developed in 1857, the planners laid roads that would provide limited access to the city in an effort to prevent outside traffic and isolate the tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Duval
Dominic Duval (April 27, 1945 – July 22, 2016) was an American classical and free jazz bassist. Biography Duval's was born in New York City. His father Dominic Duval Sr. was a bassist. At Eastman School of Music, Duval double majored in Classical Performance and Jazz and Contemporary Media from 2007 to 2011. There, he served as Principal Bassist of the Eastman Philharmonia Orchestra. Duval studied further with bassists Jeff Campbell, Larry Grenadier, Orlando le Fleming, Homer Mensch, François Rabbath, and James Van Demark. Duval died on July 22, 2016. Music career Since the 1990s, Duval was for the most part active on the New York City jazz scene. He did not begin recording regularly until the 1990s, but since then had appeared on a very large number of albums, particularly on the labels CIMP, Cadence Jazz, and Leo Records. As a result, Duval was described by Allmusic as "unquestionably ... one of the most-recorded free jazz bassists on the planet".Chris Kelsey, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Arbor Observer
The ''Ann Arbor Observer'' is a monthly newsprint magazine delivered free to all permanent residents of the Ann Arbor, Michigan school district and postal service area. The magazine was launched in 1976. The Ann Arbor Observer Company also owns and operates the ''Community Observer'', a quarterly magazine delivered free to all permanent residents of the Chelsea, Michigan, Dexter, Michigan, Manchester, Michigan, and Saline, Michigan Saline ( ') is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 8,948 at the 2020 census. The city borders Saline Township to the southwest, and the two are administered autonomously. History Before the 18th cent ... postal service areas; the biennial ''Guest Guide'', availablarborlist.com(free classified ads)washtenawguide.coma guide to living and working in the Community Observer area), anAnnArborObserver.com(a comprehensive online guide to Ann Arbor with daily, weekly, and monthly events listings). References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Whitehead
Kevin Francis Whitehead (born April 27, 1952) is an American jazz critic and author. Biography Born in New York City, Whitehead studied at Oswego State University in New York, then earned a Masters in American Literature and Culture at Syracuse University. He began writing in the early 1970s for the short-lived magazine '' Oswego County Times''. In 1979, he wrote his first record review, for Joni Mitchell's '' Mingus''. Since the end of the 1970s, Whitehead has been writing regularly on jazz, including for the NPR program Fresh Air with Terry Gross since 1987, as well as for newspapers and magazines such as ''JazzTimes'', ''Chicago Sun-Times'', ''Chicago Reader'', ''Down Beat'', ''Village Voice'', and the ''Volkskrant''. He lived in the Netherlands in the late 1990s. Whitehead wrote the books ''New Dutch Swing'' (1998) and ''Why Jazz: A Concise Guide'' (2010) and (with the photographer Ton Mijs) ''Instant Composers Pool Orchestra: You Have to See It'' (2011). He is also editor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Valley Advocate
Newspapers of New England, Inc. (NNE) is a privately owned publisher of nine daily and weekly newspapers in the U.S. states of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The company's flagship publication is the ''Concord Monitor'', in New Hampshire's capital. Its largest circulation newspaper in Massachusetts is the ''Daily Hampshire Gazette'' of Northampton. History The company was founded in the late 1970s as a holding company for various properties owned by the Dwight family, longtime publishers of the (now defunct) ''Holyoke Transcript-Telegram''. Under the leadership of publisher Minnie Dwight and her son, William, the ''T-T'' in 1955 bought ''The Recorder (Greenfield), The Recorder-Gazette'' of Greenfield, Massachusetts. Minnie died two years later, and William bought the ''Monitor'' in 1961."William Dwight, 92, Holyoke publisher". Obituary. ''Union-News'', Springfield, Mass., June 5, 1996. In 1960, the ''T-T ''bought the ''Edwardsville Intelligencer'' in Illinois; the paper was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Record Review
''International Record Review'' was an independent British monthly classical music magazine. First published in March 2000, and defunct by April 2015 according to its website,International Record Review websit Retrieved 3 April 2015. the magazine reviewed classical music CDs, DVDs and books. Its format was similar to that of its competitors, the long established '' Gramophone (magazine), Gramophone'' and the more recent ''BBC Music Magazine'': CD and DVD reviews were divided into orchestral, chamber, instrumental, choral, vocal The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound producti ... and opera. Reviews in ''International Record Review'' were more detailed than those appearing in ''Gramophone'' and ''BBC Music Magazine''. Each issue contained a list of new releases and at least one featu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Altered Spaces
''Altered Spaces'' is a live album by bassist/composer Reggie Workman. It was recorded in February 1992 at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and was released by Leo Records in 1993. On the album, Workman is joined by vocalist Jeanne Lee, clarinetist Don Byron, violinist Jason Hwang, pianist Marilyn Crispell, and drummer Gerry Hemingway. Reception The authors of the ''Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings'' awarded the album 3½ stars, and commented: "''Altered Spaces'' is the most ambitious work the Ensemble has tackled... Impressive... for its sheer cross-grainedness." Writing for AllMusic, Don Snowden remarked: "this is very much in the chamber jazz zone, closer to the European avant-classical wing than any rhythm-driven freedom pulse variant... It's challenging stuff with lovely moments, for sure, and probably made for an absorbing ride in concert, but as a pure listening experience, the ebb and flow is a bit too dry and severe to fully make the transition to disc. ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reggie Workman
Reginald "Reggie" Workman (born June 26, 1937) is an American avant-garde jazz and hard bop double bassist, recognized for his work with both John Coltrane and Art Blakey, in addition to Alice Coltrane, Mal Waldron, Max Roach, Archie Shepp, Trio Three (with Oliver Lake and Andrew Cyrille), Trio Transition, the Reggie Workman Ensemble, and collaborative projects with dance, poetry and drama. Career Early in his career, Workman worked in jazz groups led by Freddie Cole, Gigi Gryce, Donald Byrd, Duke Jordan and Booker Little. In 1961, Workman joined the John Coltrane Quartet, replacing Steve Davis (bassist), Steve Davis. He was present for the saxophonist's ''Live at the Village Vanguard'' sessions, and also recorded with a second bassist (Art Davis (bassist), Art Davis) on the 1961 album, ''Olé Coltrane''. Workman left Coltrane's group at the end of the year, following a European tour and recording Africa Brass. In 1962, Workman joined Art Blakey's The Jazz Messengers, Jazz Mes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carry The Day (album)
''Carry the Day'' is an album by Henry Threadgill released on the Columbia label in 1995. The album features six of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill's Very Very Circus with guest artists. Reception Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars and the review by Scott Yanow stated "This unique music takes several listens to absorb and even then it still might be somewhat incomprehensible".Wynn, R. Allmusic Reviewaccessed February 3, 2010. In the ''Los Angeles Times'' Don Heckman wrote, "if you’d like to sample the work of a composer-saxophonist who has consistently stretched the outer limits of jazz (even if he doesn’t care to have the word applied to his music), here’s a perfect opportunity ... It all sounds very sudden, spontaneous and random, which probably pleases Threadgill greatly. Among his many other accomplishments, the one that is most apparent in this creatively demanding album is the capacity to compose music that possesses the impetuous, unexpected en ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Much Sugar For A Dime
''Too Much Sugar for a Dime'' is an album by Henry Threadgill, released in 1993 on the Axiom label. It has been described as: "a mad, glorious romp which explores some very dark timbres and tonalities and yet remains witty, fresh and consistently exciting." (Richard Cook & Brian Morton, ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD''). Track listing All compositions written by Henry Threadgill. # "Little Pocket Size Demons" – 10:49 # "In Touch" – 8:49 # "Paper Toilet" – 5:39 # "Better Wrapped / Better Unrapped" – 13:05 # "Too Much Sugar" – 2:58 # "Try Some Ammonia" – 12:23 Personnel *Henry Threadgill — alto saxophone * Mark Taylor — French horn *Edwin Rodriguez — tuba *Marcus Rojas — tuba *Dorian L. Parreott II — tuba (tracks 2, 4, 6) *Brandon Ross — guitar (electric & acoustic) * Masujaa — guitar (electric) *Simon Shaheen — oud and violin (2, 4) *Jason Hwang — violin (2, 4) * Leroy Jenkins — violin (2, 4) *Gene Lake — drums (exc. track 5) *Larry Bright � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Threadgill
Henry Threadgill (born February 15, 1944) is an American composer, saxophonist and flautist. He came to prominence in the 1970s leading ensembles rooted in jazz but with unusual instrumentation and often incorporating other genres of music. He has performed and recorded with several ensembles: Air (jazz group), Air, Aggregation Orb, Make a Move, the seven-piece Henry Threadgill Sextett, the twenty-piece Society Situation Dance Band, Very Very Circus, X-75, and Zooid. He was awarded the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album ''In for a Penny, In for a Pound'', which premiered at Roulette Intermedium on December 4, 2014. In 2023, he published his autobiography, written with Brent Hayes Edwards: ''Easily Slip into Another World: A Life in Music.'' The book was a ''New York Times'' Notable Book of the Year, along with being a Best Book of the Year: ''The New York Times, NPR, The New Yorker''. Career Threadgill performed as a percussionist in his high-school marching band befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunrise In The Tone World
Sunrise (or sunup) is the moment when the upper rim of the Sun appears on the horizon in the morning, at the start of the Sun path. The term can also refer to the entire process of the solar disk crossing the horizon. Terminology Although the Sun appears to "rise" from the horizon, it is actually the ''Earth's'' motion that causes the Sun to appear. The illusion of a moving Sun results from Earth observers being in a rotating reference frame; this apparent motion caused many cultures to have mythologies and religions built around the geocentric model, which prevailed until astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus formulated his heliocentric model in the 16th century. Architect Buckminster Fuller proposed the terms "sunsight" and "sunclipse" to better represent the heliocentric model, though the terms have not entered into common language. Astronomically, sunrise occurs for only an instant, namely the moment at which the upper limb of the Sun appears tangent to the horizon. However, the te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
