“It’s a strange word, ‘jazz,’ The people I revere as master jazz musicians have said they don’t want the word. It’s limiting. It tells them more what they can’t be than what they can. So – do I consider myself a musician who is limited?”
Tag: 03.02.18
Is Hollywood On A Fast Road To Collapse?
Whereas before Disney may have been the studio making more money at the box office than everyone else, they may end up as the only studio making anymoney at the box office. And that, in turn, will cause trickle-down effects throughout the industry. All the way down to movie theaters, many of which will have to close as a result. Looking forward from this point, I think the big movie theater chains are in trouble. They’ve known this for a while, which is why there has been so much consolidation. But whereas before, it seemed like it would be a long, drawn out death, I now believe we’re nearing this finale sooner than many thought.
Ireland Makes Big Investments In Teaching Philosophy In Schools
President Michael Higgins began calling for philosophy to be introduced to secondary schools a few years ago, citing the need for more critical thinking. Temple Carrig began piloting the first course in 2014. This school year, nearly 60 schools began offering either philosophy electives or philosophy-based modules within other courses. In November, Higgins announced the Irish Young Philosopher Awards, which have drawn applicants from 30 schools.
CD Music Format Enters Life-Support Stage
Since peak plastic in 2001, CD sales have dropped 88%, from 712 million units to 85.4 million in 2017, according to Nielsen Music. With casual music fans done with discs in favor of streaming services like Spotify, Pandora and Apple Music, Best Buy is ceding the market to online retailers including Amazon and independent stalwarts such as Amoeba Music.
Boston Symphony Orchestra Says Sexual Harassment Claims Against Charles Dutoit Are Credible
Dutoit was a guest conductor for the BSO, and an independent investigator found that he harassed four women in the 1980s and 1990s.
Rousseau – That Famous Enlightenment Thinker – Advocated Book Burning
Whew, Jean-Jacques, WYD? “Rousseau did not pull any punches: according to him, far from contributing to the purification of morals, the sciences and the arts had had the opposite effect. The progress brought about by the restoration of letters in the Renaissance had only been superficial, exclusively affecting appearances; in reality, letters provoke the degeneration of morals, today just as in Antiquity.”
To Avoid Any Mix-Ups, The Envelopes For The Oscars Listed Their Categories In Huge Print
If you were watching, you might have started laughing as soon as Viola Davis came out to present the Best Supporting Actor award: “The gold, giant bold type on the dark envelope, loudly announcing the name of the category, was so unmistakable it could be read clearly on TV. Last year’s envelope was an elegant red, but the smaller gold lettering on it was not so easily readable.”
Time To Bring Dance (Back) To Church
New York’s churches have been home to some pretty radical dance – and dancer/choreography Reggie Wilson wants to bring some of that cross-platform work back to life.
How Does The Oscars Orchestra Find The Perfect Guitar For A Song From ‘Coco’?
Greg Porée, one of the guitarists for the orchestra, was stumped (yes, even in Los Angeles) when it came to finding the right guitar for the nominated song from the animated movie Coco: “The Mexican vihuela, I believe it started in the 1800s, and it became very popular in mariachi bands because it’s very loud and it’s almost a percussive type of instrument where you strum it. It speaks very loudly. It cuts through all the singing and cuts through all the playing.” (Spoiler alert: He found one.)
Please Let Us Trash The Academy Award For ‘Best Original Song’
Whew, things have changed since the category was added in the 1930s: “The list of undeserving — or worse, unmemorable — winners is a long and embarrassing one. Even more damning, many of the nominees and winners seem to have little to do with the movies themselves, blatant cross-promotional devices that serve only as the closing-credits Muzak for your shuffle to the exits.”