[nfbmi-talk] Slightly Off Topic - FW: Thom Jayne & the Professors of Jazz in November!

Mon Oct 25 18:06:46 UTC 2010

Hello,

Here is an opportunity to see some world class entertainment in a small venue.  Both of these acts are superb.  Mary and I saw Wenton Marsalis backed up by the Professors of Jazz at the Creole Gallery.  These guys play In Washington, DC at the Kennedy Center a lot.  

The Creole gallery only seats around 100 people.  No one is more than 20 or 30 feet from the small stage.  You will be up close and personal with the musicians.  We sat 10 feet from Wenton Marsalis when he played.  It was amazing.

Now, the reason I put this on this list is that it would be a great social event for the NFBMI.  The Creole Gallery is just across the street from Sir Pizza, Larry Posont’s favorite place for barbecue Pizza.  It would be great fun to have a group of us have dinner and go to the concert, together.  I expect the tickets will go quickly, so we will need to decide soon.

Warmest Regards,

Fred

From: meegan at stpconcerts.com [mailto:meegan at stpconcerts.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 10:15 AM
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Subject: Thom Jayne & the Professors of Jazz in November!

Small Things <http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=4156048&s=100166307>  Productions presents
Thom Jayne & the Nomads and the
MSU Professors of Jazz in November!

Join us for our final concerts of the year!

COMING UP:

* Friday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. 
   Thom Jayne and the Nomads ($17)
* Sunday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. 
   The MSU Professors of Jazz ($25)
Both concerts at Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner Street, in Lansing's Old Town!

Tickets on sale now at:

* The Small Things Productions website 
    (stpconcerts.com <http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=4156049&s=100166307> ) using Paypal
* Elderly Instruments, 1100 N. Washington in Lansing
* Archive Books, 519 W. Grand River in East Lansing

MORE ON THOM JAYNE & THE NOMADS: 

It's a treat to hear Thom Jayne and the Nomads <http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=4156050&s=100166307>  because they so rarely gather in one place. While they were able to open for Sheryl Crow at Lansing's Common Ground Festival in 2009, the busy band members have played only twice in the Lansing area since then. One reason: Guitarist Thom Jayne, a professor of agricultural economics at Michigan State University, often works in Africa, fueled by a Bill & Melissa Gates Foundation grant.

So we're catching Jayne during a visit back in the states on Nov. 19. The Nomads are known for their unconventional mix of instruments  - digeridoos, trumpets, guitars, violins, Native American flutes, and African percussion. They perform a hard-to-categorize fusion of world music, jazz, and Celtic influences that is at times energizing, and other times mesmerizing.

MORE ON MSU PROFESSORS OF JAZZ:

This will be the first in a series of four themed concerts by the MSU <http://srv.ezinedirector.net/?n=4156051&s=100166307>  Professors of Jazz, each with music composed by one of its talented members. As part of a grant, the Professors are taking music to the community that shows their musical influences but also exposes audiences to their original compositions.

On Nov. 28, we'll see what pianist Rick Roe does with music inspired by and composed by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, who died in 1982. Monk, often regarded as the founder of bebop, made numerous contributions to the standard jazz repertoire, including "Round Midnight" and Straight, No Chaser." Joining Roe in November will be the quintessential Monk configuration, with Rodney Whitaker on bass, Randy Gilespie on drums and Diego Rivera on sax.

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Thom Jayne & the Nomads 
Friday, November 19th 8:00pm
Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner Street in Lansing's Old Town

Tickets: $17 at Elderly Instruments, Archive Books Store and via Paypal! 

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MSU Professors of Jazz
Sunday, November 28th 7:00pm
Creole Gallery, 1218 Turner Street in Lansing's Old Town

Tickets: $25 at Elderly Instruments, Archive Books Store and via Paypal! 

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