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A steppe is an ecological zone consisting of plains generally lacking trees. Steppe may also refer to: Places *Eurasian Steppe, a vast ecoregion from Mongolia to Hungary * Steppes, Tasmania, Australia Arts and entertainment * The Steppes (band), an Irish American band * ''The Steppe'' (film), a 1977 Soviet drama film * ''The Steppe'' (novella), an 1888 work by Anton Chekhov *"The Steppe", a smooth jazz instrumental by Jeff Lorber Fusion from ''Hacienda'' (2013) People with the surname *Brook Steppe (born 1959), American former professional basketball player * Harry Steppe (1888–1934), Jewish-American vaudeville actor See also *''The Jewish Steppe ''The Jewish Steppe'' is a 2001 documentary about a group of Russian Jews who, suffering as a result of prejudice and fearful of pogroms, left their homeland to farm the Crimean Peninsula. Established in the 1920s, their Soviet agrarian commun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steppe
In physical geography, a steppe () is an ecoregion characterized by grassland plains without trees apart from those near rivers and lakes. Steppe biomes may include: * the montane grasslands and shrublands biome * the temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands biome A steppe may be semi-arid or covered with grass or with shrubs or with both, depending on the season and latitude. The term "steppe climate" denotes the climate encountered in regions too dry to support a forest but not dry enough to be a desert. Steppe soils are typically of the chernozem type. Steppes are usually characterized by a semi-arid or continental climate. Extremes can be recorded in the summer of up to and in winter, . Besides this major seasonal difference, fluctuations between day and night are also very great. In both the highlands of Mongolia and northern Nevada, can be reached during the day with sub-freezing readings at night. Mid-latitude steppes feature hot summers and co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurasian Steppe
The Eurasian Steppe, also simply called the Great Steppe or the steppes, is the vast steppe ecoregion of Eurasia in the temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands biome. It stretches through Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova and Transnistria, Ukraine, Western Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Mongolia and Manchuria, with one major exclave, the Pannonian steppe or Puszta, located mostly in Hungary. Since the Paleolithic age, the Steppe Route has connected Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Western Asia, Central Asia, East Asia and South Asia economically, politically and culturally through overland trade routes. The Steppe route is a predecessor not only of the Silk Road which developed during antiquity and the Middle Ages, but also of the Eurasian Land Bridge in the modern era. It has been home to nomadic empires and many large tribal confederations and ancient states throughout history, such as the Xiongnu, Scythia, Cimmeria, Sarmatia, Hunni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steppes, Tasmania
Steppes is a rural locality in the local government area of Central Highlands in the Central region of Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi .... It is located about north of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census determined a population of nil for the state suburb of Steppes. Steppes is home to the Steppes Sculptures, 14 bronze sculptures that signify something of significance to the region, as well as the Steppes Homestead, which was used for sheep grazing in the 19th century. These sculptures were designed by Stephen Walker, who also designed the whale sculpture at Cockle Creek. History Steppes is a confirmed suburb/locality. Geography The Shannon River forms most of the western boundary. Road infrastructure The A5 route ( Highland Lakes Road) passes thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Steppes (band)
The Steppes were an Irish American guitar based neo-psychedelic rock band that emerged in the mid-1980s. History In late 1982 singer-songwriter brothers John and David Fallon got together with Eddie Gryzb and recorded (and self-released 200 copies of) a five-track 7-inch EP under the moniker 'The Blue Macs.' They mailed the bulk of the pressed EPs to record labels and magazines, and were quickly featured in Melody Maker in March 1983 with a positive review of said EP, noting their evident influences: ..."think of Weller, think of Dylan, Think of Lennon..." In 1983 the band expanded the lineup to four members (adding guitarist Tim Gilman and replacing drummer Eddie Gryzb with Dante), changed its name to The Steppes, and demoed songs that would be released as a self-titled debut album on Mystic Records in 1984. The record found its way onto college radio in the US and imported copies spread throughout Europe. The next few years saw The Steppes playing several shows in southern Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Steppe (film)
, image = , caption = , director = Sergei Bondarchuk , producer = , writer = Sergei Bondarchuk , based_on = '' The Steppe'' by Anton Chekhov , starring = , music = Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov , editing = , released = , studio = Mosfilm , runtime = 134 minutes , country = Soviet Union , language = Russian , budget = ''The Steppe'' (russian: Степь) is a 1977 Soviet drama film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk. Plot The film is an adaptation of the eponymous novel by Anton Chekhov. Cast * Oleg Kuznetsov as Yegorushka *Vladimir Sedov as Kuzmichyov * Nikolay Trofimov as Father Khristofor * Sergei Bondarchuk as Yemelyan * Ivan Lapikov as Pantelei * Georgi Burkov as Vasya * Stanislav Lyubshin as Konstantin Zvonyk *Innokenty Smoktunovsky as Moisei Moiseyevich * Anatoly Vasilyev as Dymov *Valery Zakhariev as Styopka * Igor Kvasha as Solomon Moiseyevich * Lilli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Steppe (novella)
''The Steppe: The Story of a Journey'' (russian: Степь. История одной поездки, translit=Step'. Istoriya odnoy poyezdki) is a novella by Russian writer Anton Chekhov. In a narrative that drifts with the thought processes of the characters, Chekhov evokes a chaise journey across the steppe through the eyes of a young boy sent to live away from home, along with several companions, including his parish priest and his uncle, a merchant. Publication The novella was first published in March 1888 by ''Severny Vestnik''. With minor changes it was included in the ''Stories'' (Рассказы, 1888) to be reproduced unchanged in all its 13 editions (1889–1899). In a revised version it was included by Chekhov into Volume 4 of his Collected Works published in 1899–1901 by Adolf Marks.Muratova, K. D. Commentaries to Степь. The Works by A.P. Chekhov in 12 volumes. Khudozhestvennaya Literatura. Moscow, 1960. Vol. 6, pp. 524-525 Background In 1887, exhausted from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smooth Jazz
Smooth jazz is a genre of commercially-oriented crossover jazz and easy listening music that became dominant in the mid 1970s to the early 1990s. History Smooth jazz is a commercially oriented, crossover jazz which came to prominence in the 1980s, displacing the more venturesome jazz fusion from which it emerged. It avoids the improvisational "risk-taking" of jazz fusion, emphasizing melodic form and much of the music was initially "a combination of jazz with easy-listening pop music and lightweight R&B". During the mid-1970s in the United States it was known as "smooth radio", and was not termed "smooth jazz" until the 1980s. Notable artists The mid- to late-1970s included songs “ Breezin'" as performed by another smooth jazz pioneer, guitarist George Benson in 1976, the instrumental composition " Feels So Good" by flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, in 1978, " What You Won't Do for Love" by Bobby Caldwell along with his debut album was released the same year, jazz fusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hacienda (album)
''Hacienda'' is the eighth studio album by Grammy Award nominated Jazz band Jeff Lorber Fusion. ''Hacienda'' was nominated for Best Pop Instrumental Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (held on January 26, 2014) losing to Herb Alpert for '' Steppin' Out''. Track listing All tracks composed by Jeff Lorber; except where indicated # "Corinaldo" - 4:28 # "Solar Wind" - 4:58; Featuring Larry Koonse # "King Kong" - 5:41 (Frank Zappa); Featuring Jean-Luc Ponty # "The Steppe" - 5:20 # "Hacienda" - 5:31 # "Fab Gear" - 4:54 # "Raptor" - 5:46 # "Everlast" - 5:09 (Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip) # "Playa del Falco" - 4:45 # "Escapade" - 4:58 # "Dragonfly" - 4:39 (Jeff Lorber, Jimmy Haslip) Personnel * Jeff Lorber – all keyboards, guitars (1-8, 10, 11), synth bass (2, 11) * Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars (1, 6, 7, 8, 10) * Larry Koonse – guitars (2, 9) * Michael Thompson – guitars (3, 4, 5, 11) * Jimmy Haslip – bass (1, 3-11) * Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1-9) * Gary Novak – d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brook Steppe
Michael Holbrook "Brook" Steppe (born November 7, 1959) is an American former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 6'5" shooting guard. Born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Steppe played competitively from 1977 to 1982 at DeKalb Central Community College and Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was twice named First Team All-ACC. He was selected with the 17th pick in the 1982 NBA draft by the Kansas City Kings. He played five NBA seasons with as many teams until 1989. He was once suspended for one game without pay by the Kansas City Kings during his rookie season in 1983 when he missed a plane from Atlanta to Kansas City. '' |
Harry Steppe
Harry Steppe (born Abraham Stepner), March 16, 1888 – November 22, 1934Abe Stepner's obituary, "Feature News," Billboard magazine, Dec. 1, 1934, pg 5. was a Russian Jewish-American actor, musical comedy performer, headliner comedian, writer, librettist, director and producer, who toured North America working in Vaudeville and Burlesque.Theatre Magazine, edited by Arthur Hornblow, Stewart Beach, W. J. Thorold, et al., 1930, v.51-52, pg. 36. Excerpt: "In fact, Harry Steppe, one of the leading burlesque comedians, remarked to me the other day that there is more to be seen on the streets today than there..."Reedy's Mirror. St. Louis, Mo. Vol. 25, 1916, pg. 204. William Marion Reedy, Editor and Proprietor. Excerpt: "The Girls from the Follies" With Harry Steppe in the Two-Act Musical Burlesque "Cohen on the East Side." Steppe performed at several well-known theaters on the Columbia, Mutual and Orpheum circuits. Steppe was one of Bud Abbott's first partners."Abbott and Costello in Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
