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Live Wire: Sunday Blues Jam offers musical diversity each weekend
We’re certainly in the thick of summer now, and for many people that means winding up each week with a few days of outdoor entertainment and fun. And if you want to wind down the weekend with one last bit of musical merriment, look no further than the Sunday Blues Jam on The Deck at Union Station in Northampton, located at 125A Pleasant St.
Outdoor enthusiasts who have disabilities: Being active outside 'changes everything'
Being active outside — biking, hiking or paddling — is a key part of life for many in western Massachusetts. For some people who have disabilities, outdoor recreation can be challenging, but also life-changing. That’s true for 50 year-old Amy Sugihara. “I hiked a bunch. I used...
Arts Beat: ‘Jaws’ retelling, Irish history, von Trapp spoof coming to W. Hartford
The Bushnell has announced three crowd pleasers for fall, and tickets are on sale for all. Comic David Spade performs “Catch Me Inside” on Sept. 20. The Neil Diamond musical “A Beautiful Noise” plays Hartford, Oct. 1-6. American Idol winner Nick Fradiani plays Diamond. And “The Lion King” returns to The Bushnell Nov. 13 to Dec. 1. For details: www.bushnell.org.
Book Picks - The Golden Notebook and The Odyssey Bookshop
This week we welcome Jackie Kellachan from The Golden Notebook in Woodstock, NY and Joan Grenier from Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA for our selections this week. Nothing: John Cage and 4'33 by Nicholas Day and Chris Raschka (event 7/27 at Maverick Concert Hall) My Mama, Cass by Owen...
Author Fumi Tomita Delves into Early Jazz
Fumi Tomita is Associate Professor of Jazz Pedagogy and Performance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is the author of. The Jazz Rhythm Section: A Manual for Band Directors. He was active as a bass player in the New York jazz scene for over fifteen years. His recordings include The Elephant Vanishes: Jazz Interpretations of the Short Stories of Haruki Murakami, and on tenor saxophonist David Detweiler’s recordings, Celebrating Bird: The Music of Charlie Parker and There Used To Be Rain. I conducted the interview by email.
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