Archive for July, 2014
Saturday, July 12th, 2014
Trombone Shorty: Blow Me Down
Trombone Shorty and his band Orleans Avenue were the perfect crescendo to a night of jazz and swing for the 2014 Syracuse Jazz Fest (Day 1). After seeing the energetic show, we’d describe the former child prodigy from Treme as a combination drum major and sanctified Baptist preacher, accented with a taste of Rahsaan Patterson, Lee Morgan and Fred Wesley.
Shorty (aka Troy Andrews) is a tropical storm of resounding brass that shook the hills at Onondaga Community College.
Brash in Brass
Tambourine Shorty
Asking the band to take it higher
Tags:2014, Jazz, Music, New Orleans, SUNY OCC, Syracuse, Syracuse Jazz Fest, Trombone, Trombone Shorty, Trumpet
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Saturday, July 12th, 2014
BBVD trumpet player Glen “The Kid” Marhevka: The Sartorialist
Fashion and music seem to go hand-in-hand.
Glen Marhevka said many of his suits he wears are styled from the 1930s and 40s (similar to his band mates), but during the Big Bad Voodoo Daddy set on Friday he wore a hand-me-down (but re-tailored) ensemble from the 1960s. He said his personal tailor is a guy named Javi in Los Angeles.
Marhevka has that certain sprezzatura historically poured onto horn players (think Chet Baker), but don’t let the cool vines fool you, he can flat out blow that horn.
Tags:2014, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Fashion, Glen Marhevka, Hats, Jazz, Music, Rattle them Bones, Sprezzatura, SUNY OCC, Syracuse Jazz Fest, Trumpet
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Thursday, July 10th, 2014
Allen, Fred, Rick, Dorsey
We miss the days of the Dorsey Levens Foundation 3-on-3 basketball tournaments held in Syracuse during the early 2000s.
Tags:2014, Basketball, Dorsey Levens Foundation, Philanthropy, Sports, Syracuse, Thornden Park, Throwback Thursday
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Tuesday, July 8th, 2014
SU Professor and artist Dr. James Haywood Rolling, Jr. discussed his book at a CFAC event
Columnist David Brooks wrote a piece yesterday that touched on some ideas in Dr. James Haywood Rolling, Jr.’s book Swarm Intelligence, particularly the myth of the creative loner. Rolling’s text also talks about applying principles of the swarm (and diversity) to civic innovation, business leadership, and educational initiatives.
Tags:Books, CFAC, Creativity, Diversity, Dr. James Haywood Rolling, New York Times, Social Science, Swarm Intelligence
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