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By SKOT GARRICK
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among the young music culture of
America. Jazz performers, once
almost at the point of starving, are
now basking in the spotlight they
have been denied for so long.
The Kitani Foundation of
Columbia is an organization
dedicated to bringing "culture" to
this city. Kitani has been chiefly
responsible for bringing in the
greatest jazz performances that
Columbia has ever witnessed. Last
week jazz greats like Herbie Mann I
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were in town and gave the people
more good music than they ever
knew existed.
Thursday night Grover
Washington was onstage at the
Coliseum with Billy Taylor, and
Friday night brought incredible
jazz flautist Herbie Mann. Also
appearing Friday night were the
local Doom-Doom Bop Orchestra.
THE DOOM-DOOM Bop Orchestra
opened the show at eight
Friday night with their brassy
Jamaican style of jazz. Their
music was very similar to the
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musical style of Weather Report,
with background guitar that war
similar to A1 DiMeola. It wasn't
until after their performance that
they told the audience they were a
group of local musicians, a fact the
audience found hard to believe.
These guys were nothing but
good. As solid and flowing as any
national jazz band, they properly
set the mood for the legendary
figures yet to come. Doom-Doom
Bop will appear and play at this
year's Spoleto Festival in
Charleston.
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the stage next and presented
another form of jazz in the style of
the '40s and '50s. The Billy Taylor
sound is still a popular form of
music, and after Friday night it
can only grow in fame.
Dr. Taylor was backed up by a
bassist (the upright, big violin type
of bass) and a drummer. The badn
was decked out in three piece suits
and set the mood for the style of
music they were to deliver.
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The Golden Spur is having an e
party on Tuesday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m
Invaders will perform; admission i:
In memory of Dr. Bong Hi Kim, foi
music professor at USC, the Music D<
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The concert will feature Dr. Kim's so
on the violin, accompanied by pianist
The concertists will present such
E.A.E. Sonata by Brahms, Zap atead<
Tempo di Minuetto by Kreisler.
On Wednesday, May 3, the USC Ja
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afternoon of music on the Russell Hoi
semi annual "Reading Day" concert
p.m.
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The bulk of their performance
was dedicated to a medley of Duke
Ellington songs. For over half an
hour the trio astounded the
audience with one continuous flow
of music and culture. Billy Taylor
can do things with a piano are good
enough to be declared illegal.
HERBIE MANN took the stage
at bout 10:15 and held the crowd
until midnight. Mann was backed
up by an excellent Jamaican style
band. His songs were, on the
average, shorter than everyone
else's, but he played more songs.
Each of Mann's players took on a
solo spot and proved themselves
beyond any doubt.
This is what differentiates jazz
from all other forms of music; a
jazz performer has to be good, he
can't fake it. For four hours the
musicians sought to prove this, and
for four hours they did.
Friday's concert was what a
concert should be. The heavy,
tense atmosphere that usually
pervades concerts was absent. The
guards strictly enforced the no
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nd-of-semester Hal "Shorty" Jol
i. Jake and The the Carolina Jazz S
s free. Post 641, S. Beltl
companied by oth<
mer assistant
spartment will K Workshop Theat
Drayton Hall. Equus for' theic, 1
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Charles Fugo. air May 5-14. Perf
works as the Saturday and 3:(M
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will start at 3 attend this meetinj
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smoking laws and the audience
was responsibe but not rowdy. The
music was not loud butr audible
enough to entertain. It was, all
around, an excellent concert experience,
except for one thing.
There was one glaring fault with
the concert that comes right down
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w iiivuiK^iciict; on ine part of the
Coliseum lighting crew. The
lighting for the first two performances
was merely adequate,
and during the Herbie Mann show
reached a level of ineptness that
was inexcusable. The spot crew
seemed obsessed with the thought
of highlighting Herbie Mann only;
they totally ignored solos by any
other members of the band. Man
tried communicating with the
persons operating on the spotlights
and instruct them on how to light
the soloists.
The band was obviously put off
by this inefficiency, and at one
point Mann actually walked off
stage. It is a crime that such
talented and professional artists
had to tolerate such blatant incompetence.
inson, tuba player, will entertain
Society May 7 at 3 p.m. at V.F.W.
ine Blvd. "Shorty" will be acjr
prominent jazz musicians.
re will present Peter Shaffer's
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lirected by Cynthia Gilliam, will
ormances are at 8:30 Tuesday)
Sunday; no performance on
) Theatrfe is located at 1136 Bull
na club football will be meeting
n the Russell House in room 305.
i in playing club football should
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^Gamecock.
Call Sarrtj Glenn
or fTlark Lundgren
at 777-7181 or
come by Room
311 Russell House.
Join this
^experience.