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Cornish Music Series Collaborates with Earshot Jazz Festival
This year’s Cornish Music Series features a collection of dynamic jazz performances in collaboration with local presenting organization Earshot Jazz and the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival. Featured performers include the Matt Wilson Quartet, Trio M and Be Bread featuring Myra Melford, The Jim Knapp Orchestra, the East/West Double Trio, and Trio 3.
The heavy-weight line-up of performers includes music department faculty members Jim Knapp and his 15-piece jazz orchestra, Jay Thomas and the East/West Double Trio, visiting artists Matt Wilson and Myra Melford, and jazz masters Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille, and Oliver Lake of Trio 3. Known for “adventurous, spot-on programming” (Jazz Times) and praised as “one of the best festivals in America” (Seattle Times) the Earshot Jazz Festival brings jazz greats from around the world into creative collaboration with area artists and audiences.
For more information please visit http://www.cornish.edu/music/series.
Zha Sai: Rhythm of the Shadows
Seattle, WA – Cornish Presents an exhibit of prints by Zha Sai. The show runs through October 30 and is available for viewing by appointment. Please call Exhibitions Curator Jess Van Nostrand to schedule a visit: 206.726.5142
October 8 – 30
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 8, 5-7 pm
Zha Sai: Rhythm of the Shadows
Cornish College of the Arts
Main Campus Center, Board Room
7th Floor
1000 Lenora Street
http://www.cornish.edu/events
Friday, October 9, 1:30 pm
Lecture and Demonstration of Technique
Cornish College of the Arts, Room 510 (Print Studio)
1000 Lenora St.
Free and open to the public
http://www.cornish.edu/events
Julius Watkins Jazz French Horn Festival
Cornish Presents the Julius Watkins Jazz French Horn Festival, a day-long event including workshops, presentations and performances. Pioneering jazz French horn virtuoso Julius Watkins was revered for his work with John Coltrane, Freddie Hubbard, Charles Mingus, Miles Davis and Gil Evans, among others. This October, Cornish honors the legacy of this innovator with a festival featuring some of the world’s most renowned jazz hornists, including Vincent Chancey, John Clark, Adam Unsworth, and Tom Varner (Faculty, Music Department).
Robert Battle Visiting Artist Residency
Nationally-recognized choreographer Robert Battle will conduct a visiting artist residency in the Cornish College of the Arts Dance Department in October 2009. Assisted by a company dancer, Battle will stage Rush Hour and teach master classes to the department students.
Sources of Inspiration: Singer/Songwriter Linda Waterfall
Cornish Presents Sources of Inspiration: Singer/Songwriter Linda Waterfall. Cornish songwriting instructor Linda Waterfall presents an evening of songs selected from her thirty-year career performing and recording in Seattle. The program also includes new songs reflecting influences that have inspired her since she joined the Cornish faculty in 2004. The evening will include appearances by Arni Adler, Alicia Healey, Rachel Jacobson-Larson, and Cornish faculty members Jovino Santos-Neto and Peter Mack.
SINGER/SONGWRITER LINDA WATERFALL
Saturday September 26th, 8 pm
PONCHO Concert Hall
710 East Roy Street
Tickets: $18 general advance, $20 general at door, $10 students, alumni & seniors
For more information on how to purchase tickets please visit the Events Calendar.
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