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Surviving the storm: Trombone Shorty making sure the music is alive 20 years after Katrina
NBC News· 2025-09-02 00:17
Cultural Preservation - The Trombone Shorty Foundation was founded to preserve New Orleans' iconic sound after Hurricane Katrina [2] - Brass bands played a crucial role in providing comfort and community in the aftermath of Katrina due to their independence from electricity [3] - The music serves as a constant amidst the changes brought by time, architecture, and renamed streets [4] Generational Impact - The foundation aims to pass on the musical legacy to younger generations [2] - The current generation of musicians carries the responsibility of telling their story 20 years after Katrina [4] - The music continues to thrive, demonstrating resilience and a refusal to be stopped [4]
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The Economist· 2025-08-02 12:40
Dame Cleo Laine sang just about everything from Shakespeare to standards; her repertoire spanned avant-garde theatre, Broadway musicals, jazz classics and pop tunes https://t.co/zN8AQI2C6k ...
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The Economist· 2025-07-31 14:40
Dame Cleo Laine smashed through musical borders. She not only led British jazz into the mainstream but forged alliances all over the musical map. Our obituary remembers the “First Lady of Jazz” https://t.co/vmCDjjccUy ...
Playing the Changes: Jazz and Success | Javier Arau | TEDxCUNY
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-28 16:55
[Applause] The music scene is difficult in part because it's tough to play music. Well, there's that feeling of being totally vibed, getting the stink eye from other players in the orchestra or on the band stand. Have you ever experienced that.In the arts and music fields, it's easy to get beaten down. I wonder if that's why so many college graduates drop out of their dream careers as artists. But I'm just not sure it has to be this way.Even the great jazz saxoponist Charlie Parker when he was young face ch ...
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The Wall Street Journal· 2025-07-17 19:19
Obituary: “Kaz” Kajimura’s efforts enabled his club—Yoshi’s—to become a Bay Area jazz tradition, giving hundreds of local students a chance to play on the same stage as jazz legends https://t.co/TBW5qqWrAS ...
Finding 'True North' — Embracing Life's Highs and Lows Through Jazz | Sunny Sumter | TEDxMidAtlantic
TEDx Talks· 2025-07-09 16:46
[Applause] Now imagine for a moment that life is a grand symphony with each of us playing a role in the Orchestration of life. My name is Sunny. The last four years have changed the trajectory of who I am standing before you right now.I lost my mom to CO in 2020. 33 days on a respirator. I had a near-death experience with COVID the following year.sepsis and respiratory failure I had to fight through. The next year I got a call from a woman working on a documentary called True North. She called me and said, ...