Renaissance Man (band)
Renaissance Man may refer to: * Polymath, a person in the archetype of the High Renaissance of broad talents and expertise * ''Renaissance Man'' (film), a 1994 comedy-drama film * "Renaissance Man" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), the penultimate episode of the TV series ''Star Trek: Voyager'' * ''Renaissance Man'' (album), a 2011 album by Jaimoe's Jasssz Band * ''The Renaissance Man ''The Renaissance Man'' is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions as part of their ''Fourth Doctor Adventures''. Plot The Doct ...

Polymath
A polymath ( el, πολυμαθής, , "having learned much"; la, homo universalis, "universal human") is an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. In Western Europe, the first work to use the term polymathy in its title () was published in 1603 by Johann von Wowern, a Hamburg philosopher. Von Wowern defined polymathy as "knowledge of various matters, drawn from all kinds of studies ... ranging freely through all the fields of the disciplines, as far as the human mind, with unwearied industry, is able to pursue them". Von Wowern lists erudition, literature, philology, philomathy, and polyhistory as synonyms. The earliest recorded use of the term in the English language is from 1624, in the second edition of '' The Anatomy of Melancholy'' by Robert Burton; the form ''polymathist'' is slightly older, first appearing in the ''Diatribae upon the first part of the late Hist ...
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Renaissance Man (film)
''Renaissance Man'' is a 1994 American comedy film directed by Penny Marshall, and stars Danny DeVito, Gregory Hines, James Remar and Cliff Robertson. A down on his luck advertising executive takes the only job he can get, teaching literature to army recruits. In Australia, the film is known under the title of ''Army Intelligence''. The film received generally negative reviews. It grossed $24 million at the box office against a budget of $40 million. Plot Bill Rago is a divorced advertising executive down on his luck. When he loses his job in Detroit, the unemployment agency finds him a temporary job: teaching basic literacy classes at a nearby U.S. Army training base, Fort McClane. Initially unenthusiastic, Rago finds that he has only six weeks to teach a group of undereducated soldiers the basics of comprehension and use of English language. Most of the soldiers are only semi-literate and equally unenthusiastic. Unable to connect with his pupils and desperate to spark their in ...
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Renaissance Man (album)
''Renaissance Man'' is an album by Jaimoe's Jasssz Band, a group led by drummer and percussionist Jaimoe (also referred to as Jai Johanny Johanson), best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. On the album, which was released in 2011 by Lil' Johnieboy Records, Jaimoe is joined by guitarist and vocalist Junior Mack, saxophonists Kris Jensen and Paul Lieberman, trumpeter Reggie Pittman, keyboardists Bruce Katz and Jon Davis, and bassist David Stoltz. Percussionists Lafrae Olivia Sci and Marc Quiñones also appear on several tracks. ''Renaissance Man'', which features a blend of covers and original songs by band members, was the Jasssz Band's first studio release, following two live albums. According to Jaimoe, the album is "completely different" from the first two recordings, and he noted that "the band has evolved in different ways. From bebop with no vocals, to vocals and now three horns." When asked to describe the band, he responded: "We are a jamband... and we ...
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