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Cassandra Wilson: bringing jazz back home - The Mix: music movies theater sports dance art people books - Brief Article
"There was a time when jazz was really reflective of your daily lives and struggles," remembers jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson. "So much of jazz is ivory-tower fare now. It has, in a sense, removed...(Continue Reading) A jazz violin virtuosa: with a background as diverse as her sound, violinist Regina Carter makes history by taking listeners on a musical adventure, uniting
Regina Carter loves taking risks with her music. "I try to pull the rug from under my own feet," she says. "I always try to push myself." The classically ......(Continue Reading)All that's Jazz - the art of jazz dance
Jazz dance can express the pulse of society while expressing the longings of an individual. It has undergone myriad changes throughout its short existence, ......(Continue Reading)Call it post-jazz: the category-defying dance form finds common ground in energy and emotion
A pool of light illuminates a barefoot dancer striking a defiant pose, her scarlet skirt whipping around her. A driving, percussive score intensifies ......(Continue Reading)It may be the very freedom to go all over the map that has made jazz dance the lingua franca of Broadway
Think about the stellar Broadway jazz dancers and sooner or later you'll find yourself considering Gwen Verdon. Whether vamping an unwary young baseball ......(Continue Reading)
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