EVAN PARKER @ the Columbia Composition Seminar
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The Department of Music Presents:
EVAN PARKER
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
4:10-6:00 pm
rm.620 Dodge
*small reception to follow
Clawing at the Limits of Cool: Miles Davis, John Coltrane and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever -- Griffin and Washington
Clawing at the Limits of Cool:
Miles Davis, John Coltrane and the Greatest Jazz Collaboration Ever
A talk and book signing with Farah Jasmine Griffin (Columbia University) and Salim Washington (Brooklyn College)
When Miles Davis invited the young John Coltrane to join his quintet in 1955, a collaboration was born that would change the landscape of jazz.
In their new book, "Clawing at the Limits of Cool,” Farah Jasmine Griffin and Salim Washington focus on the profound implications of this collaboration.
Wednesday November 11, 2009 TIME TBA
301 Philosophy Hall, Columbia University Morningside Campus
Free and Open to the public
For more information on the Center for Jazz Studies events, please visit www.jazz.columbia.edu or call (212) 851-1633
James Brown’s Body and The Revolution of the Mind -- with Greg Tate
The Louis Armstrong Lecture
James Brown’s Body and The Revolution of the Mind
A talk with author Greg Tate (Visiting Louis Armstrong Professor, Columbia University)
Louis Armstrong Visiting Professor Greg Tate discusses his upcoming book on the life and cultural legacy of “The Godfather of Soul.”
Wednesday, October 21, 2009 TIME TBA
301 Philosophy Hall, Columbia University Morningside Campus
Free and Open to the public
For more information on the Center for Jazz Studies events, please visit www.jazz.columbia.edu or call (212) 851-1633
"In The Best Possible Light": A Conversation with Herman Leonard
"In The Best Possible Light": A Conversation with Herman Leonard
A discussion of "In The Best Possible Light: Herman Leonard's Jazz,"
an exhibition of Leonard's work at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
Exploring the Aesthetics of the jazz image with one of the leading photographers of our time.
With Herman Leonard, photographer; Kellie Jones, Professor of Art History, Columbia University; and Leonard exhibition co-curators
C. Daniel Dawson, Diedra Harris-Kelley and Garnette Cadogan.
Introduced and Moderated by Robert G. O'Meally, Zora Neale Hurston Professor of English and Comparative Literature, and Founder, The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University
Monday, October 19, 2009, 7:30 pm
301 Philosophy Hall, Columbia University Morningside Campus
Free and open to the public
Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original -- with Robin Kelley
Thelonious Monk:
The Life and Times of an American Original
A book signing, conversation, and music performance with
Robin D.G. Kelley (University of Southern California)
and composer/pianist Randy Weston
Prize-winning historian Robin Kelley will discuss his most recent book, Thelonious Monk: The Life and Times of an American Original (Simon and Schuster, 2009),
the first book on the pianist and composer based on exclusive access to the Monk family papers and private recordings.
In addition, Professor Kelley will explore Monk's legacy in words and music with pianist and composer Randy Weston.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009, 7:30 pm
Dwyer Cultural Center
258 St. Nicholas Ave at 123rd Street
Free and open to the public
Presented by the Columbia/Harlem Jazz Project, with support from
the Office of the President, Columbia University
Fall Events at the Center for Jazz Studies
The Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University (CJS) cordially invites you to our upcoming events. The Center sees jazz as a music without borders or limits, and as a model for the integration of forward-thinking modes of scholarly inquiry with innovative teaching and community dialogue.
The four events listed below are free and open to the public, and we welcome your participation. Also please feel free to forward this email to fellow jazz aficionados. We look forward to seeing you.
Music Practice Rooms and Policies for the 2011-12 Academic Year
Columbia University’s Music Practice Rooms
Important Facts and Policies for 2009-2010
If you live in a Columbia University dormitory, there are twelve 24-hour access practice rooms on campus – six in Schapiro Hall, three in Broadway dorm and three in the East Campus dorm. If you don’t have a dorm card, you are eligible to use any one of the six rooms in Schapiro Hall, but you still need a COLUMBIA ID card, or one from a Columbia affiliate institution (Barnard, Union Theological College, Jewish Theological, Medical College and a few others).
Jazz Vocal & Instrumental Auditions
Directed by Professor Chris Washburne, the Louis Armstrong Jazz
Performance Program offers both undergraduate and graduate students
jazz performance opportunities and private lessons. There are a variety
of jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal,that
cover a wide range of musical styles. All ensembles perform at an
intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience. The
jazz ensembles include:
Big Band
Small Groups
Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Latin Jazz
Auditions
for the Jazz Performance Program are held in the Fall semester only.
Please be sure to sign up for a time slot ahead of time. Audition sign
up sheets will go up on the bulletin board outside of 618 Dodge Hall in
August.All auditions will take place in 112 Dodge Hall (enter from College Walk).
Instrumental
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 from 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Friday, September 11, 2009 from 2:00 – 6:00 PM
Vocal
Friday, September 11, 2009 from 10:00AM – 2:00 PM
Audition Requirements:
Jazz Instrumental Auditions
Directed by Professor Chris Washburne, the Louis Armstrong Jazz Performance Program offers both undergraduate and graduate students jazz performance opportunities and private lessons. There are a variety of jazz ensembles, both large and small, instrumental and vocal,that cover a wide range of musical styles. All ensembles perform at an intermediate level or higher and require some past jazz experience. The jazz ensembles include:
Big Band
Small Groups
Jazz Vocal Ensemble
Latin Jazz
Auditions for the Jazz Performance Program are held in the Fall semester only. Please be sure to sign up for a time slot ahead of time. Audition sign up sheets will go up on the bulletin board outside of 618 Dodge Hall in August. All auditions will take place in 112 Dodge Hall (enter from College Walk).
Instrumental
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 from 4:00 – 10:00 PM
Friday, September 11, 2009 from 2:00 – 6:00 PM
Vocal
Friday, September 11, 2009 from 11:00AM – 2:00 PM
Audition Requirements:
Brown Bag Jazz Wednesdays in July
Columbia University School of the Arts and the School of Continuing Education are delighted to announce our free July lunchtime concert series, Brown Bag Jazz, beginning this Wednesday, July 8th and continuing every Wednesday in July.
Performances will feature student musicians from the CU Jazz Ensembles and friends.
Please join us for our inaugural concert, with a performance by The Lucky Chops Brass Band, on Wednesday, July 8th, on the Dodge Hall Plaza, from 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm.
Information about The Lucky Chops Brass Band can be found on their facebook and myspace pages -- see links below.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lucky-Chops-Brass-Band/8882786074
http://www.myspace.com/luckychopsbrassband
In the case of inclement weather, the performances will be held in the main lobby of Dodge Hall.
