Pittsburgh Jazz Network
Living Legends JaZzabrations
Female
Los Angeles, CA
United States
Profile Information:
- Favorite website
- http://www.livinglegendfoundation.com
- Favorite blog
- http://www.facebook.com/jazzlivinglegend
- Pittsburgh Connection
- Dr. Nelson Harrison
- Favorite Pittsburgh musicians/performers
- Dr. Nelson Harrison
- Favorite Jazz Radio or media station
- http://www.kjmjradio.com
- Favorite Pittsburgh Jazz Venue
- Unknown
- About Me:
- A SmoothAhead Jazz Promoter and a Jazz fan on a National crusade to bring the full awareness of Jazz back into the Inner City Elementary and Secondary Schools. I will eventually see this happen.
Jazz is known all over the world as America's Art Form, or as HR-57 so eloquently says, Whereas, jazz has achieved preeminence throughout the world as an indigenous American music and art form, bringing to this country and the world a uniquely American musical synthesis and culture through the African-American experience and
1. makes evident to the world an outstanding artistic model of individual expression and democratic cooperation within the creative process, thus fulfilling the highest ideals and aspirations of our republic,
2. is a unifying force, bridging cultural, religious, ethnic and age differences in our diverse society,
3. is a true music of the people, finding its inspiration in the cultures and most personal experiences of the diverse peoples that constitute our Nation,
4. has evolved into a multifaceted art form which continues to birth and nurture new stylistic idioms and cultural fusions,
5. has had an historic, pervasive and continuing influence on other genres of music both here and abroad, and
6. has become a true international language adopted by musicians around the world as a music best able to express contemporary realities from a personal perspective;
Whereas, this great American musical art form has not yet been properly recognized nor accorded the institutional status commensurate with its value and importance;
Whereas, it is important for the youth of America to recognize and understand jazz as a significant part of their cultural and intellectual heritage;
Whereas, in as much as there exists no effective national infrastructure to support and preserve jazz;
Whereas, documentation and archival support required by such a great art form has yet to be systematically applied to the jazz field; and
Whereas, it is now in the best interest of the national welfare and all of our citizens to preserve and celebrate this unique art form;
Now, therefore be it Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), that it is the sense of the Congress that jazz is hereby designated as a rare and valuable national American treasure to which we should devote our attention, support and resources to make certain it is preserved, understood and promulgated.
With that being said, I have made it my life passion to bring this Art form back into the lives of inner-city Youths, so that they can understand and treasure this music. Won't you join me at the Jammin Foundation, our 501 (C) 3, to continue the work and to make it happen. http://www.jamminfoundation.org . while you’re there please think about donating. We appreciate you!
I have helped in the production of Jazz Festivals. I have successfully created and implemented many events. I love listening to and promoting Jazz. SmoothAhead®. Traditional Jazz and Smooth Jazz coming together for the love of this art form. Let's make it happen together!
Over the last 5-6 months, Feb. - Jul. 2010, I have successfully created a series in which I honored 11 Jazz Greats, that happen to live amongst us here in Los Angeles, CA. March, 2010 Clora Bryant & Rose Gales, April, 2010 Buddy Collette & Michael White, May, 2010 Linda Hopkins & Art Hillery, June, 2010 Barbara Morrison & Phil Wright, July, 2010 Phil Ranelin, Elvira Vi Redd & Curtis Kirk. We had some of the best jam sessions on the planet, history was made at most of them, because of the players that were on the stage, playing together for the first time. Jacques Lesure led quite a few of the Jam sessions.
I’m truly grateful to all that participated in the events from the panelists, moderators, honorees and all the guests.
It’s now August and I’m already thinking about the next series… Stay tuned! - Website:
- http://www.livinglegendfoundation.com
- Artist or Fan
- industry professional
Dr. Nelson Harrison
We are so glad to have you join us. You will find much new and interesting music on this network that perhaps will become a part of your favorite list. Please make some new friends and offer some commentary.
Sep 12, 2008
Dr. Nelson Harrison
The journalists over the years have labeled and re-labeled it until many think that there are distinct genres of music. In fact, unfortunately among the jazz pedagogy of today and the marketplace, people are learning music as though the genres labels are real. It's all the same music. There are only 12 notes in the Western Musical Scale. The Africans twisted and bended them to conform more closely to their native scales which produced the blues based sound of American music that did not exist in European music before then. I'll post a photo of the African American Music tree compiled by my friend Dr. Portia Maultsby of Indiana U. in Bloomington that will illustrate the point. Remember... the Funk Brothers who played n all the Motown hits were all jazz musicians. Thanks for asking.
Sep 13, 2008
Luiz Santos
I wish you an awesome weekend!
Peace, Luiz
Sep 20, 2008
Dr Rock
Sep 22, 2008
Bruce C
Merry Christmass...Happy New year!....keep up your great work...big hug from the rock coast of Maine...please mail me some sunny warm southern California warm air....sooo cold here...but we play our jaz hot through the winter...to keep the love flowin'....all my best to you...bcDec 27, 2008
DR. LEO CASINO
Leo
Apr 11, 2009
Jerry Butler
Apr 24, 2009
Doug Jackson
Sir D.J.
The Horn
Oct 5, 2009
tim max
Oct 17, 2009
Bill Trousdale
If we can develop a body of like minded individuals we have a shot at procuring grants for interviews for archival purposes. I would imagine many of Dr Nelson's followers of Jazz may have such interviews in thier personal favorites. When I was in Pittsburgh at the (sp) Benniden Theater for PBS taping I gathered several great interviews with Hank Ballard and Betty Everett. What is key with our plan is to focus on Pennsylvanians. Please Blog on our web site www.pmmbh.org
Jan 25, 2010
Bill Trousdale
The concept of the virtual museum has been very successful in Louisiana, after 5 plus years they have built a network to support a brick and mortar building. For now factual info about artists is what we will be posting when we showcase our new web site later this year.
Please encourage your Pennsylvania friends to nominate and provide bios and discographies of native Pennsylvanians
www.pmmbh.org
Mar 16, 2010
Bill Trousdale
I'm afraid my list might be very very long...I appreciate the assistance in building the information necessary for Pennsylvania Museum of Music and Broadcast History. Even the basics of Who you know from Pennsylvania,born or had an influence on other Pa musicians, Where in Pa, What they accomplished as a few of the details of information we seek.
Soon we will have a wiki for groups of 4 or 5 can edit , add, confirm facts, so we would publish on line. We can not copy and paste an other's intellectual p[roperty. I'll keep you posted
Apr 2, 2010