If you're interested in contributing to the NCCU Jazz Scholarship Fund, contact Ralph Barrett, the Music Dept chairman at [email protected]. Thanks...
My research says that NCCU is only redefining its jazz Bachelor's program to accommodate the BOG & numerical realities, not losing its jazz program as the DTH implied. Nevertheless NCCU's jazz program needs all the money it can raise to provide scholarships to students who will go elsewhere without such support.
If you're interested in contributing to the NCCU Jazz Scholarship Fund, contact Ralph Barrett, the Music Dept chairman at [email protected]. Thanks...
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The UNC Board of Governors educational planning committee has voted to discontinue the NCCU jazz degree program. See http://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2015/05/board-of-governors-eliminates-46-degree-programs-across-unc-system for details. I don't know whether that vote means that the BOG itself will go along, especially since 45 other UNC system degree programs were also voted down (many of them re teacher education). I will pass on any more info I can find since it appears like there needs to be an effective protest to the BOG.
I take from the sold-out Sharp Nine crowd last night that jazz staycation people are around. Thus, there are people who could take in Doug Largent at Carrboro's Station or the Johns/Meyer duo at Milltown tonight, or Ernest Turner's regular Shed gig tomorrow. Beyond those, three gigs stand out to me this week:
--Extravore guitarist Matt Stevens at the Pinhook Thursday night with Al Strong opening at 8. Incredible world-class jazz produced by Art of Cool at ridiculously cheap prices. --the Kobie Watkins Grouptet at Sharp Nine Saturday night at 8. You'll have to ask Kobie what a "grouptet" is, or we'll just wait until then. It features an as yet unidentified guest artist. More mystery... --If I wasn't solving the above mystery Saturday I'd go hear Elijah Fox-Peck, the elder of the two pianist Fox-Pecks, he a graduate of Durham School of the Arts, his brother about to graduate I believe. I've heard Elijah once & he's worth hearing again. If he's in the area for the summer, perhaps more gigs follow. Of course, check venue listings. E.g., you can squeeze in half of Aaron Hill's first set at Beyu Thursday before wandering over on Main Street to the Pinhook. |
AuthorPeter Burke has liked jazz since he was in high school. Having lived & worked in exotic places with & without local jazz scenes, he has also led a Guide To Local Jazz class in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Duke. Archives
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