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By OCATVIA WRIGHT
Staff Writer
Watch out
The Yellowjackets are coming to
town, and they're going to try to sting USC
with their combination of jazz, R & B and classical
music.
The four-member group is performing at the
Koger Center for the Arts tonight as the season
opener of Carolina Program Union's "culture
shock" series.
The band, consisting of keyboardist Russell
Ferrante, bassist Jimmy Haslip, saxophonist
Marc Russo and drummer Will Kennedy, has
won music awards for its work.
"We've been nominated for four Grammys
in the classifications of best jazz fusion and
best iazz album. We have won two One. of
them came off of our latest album, The Spin,
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By KATHY HEBERGER
Staff Writer
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1989-90 Homecoming queen.
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The group likes to dabble with music from
other countries as well. "We listen to Indian,
South American . . . whatever. We constantly
challenge ourselves to get new ideas from different
kinds of music," Haslip said.
Getting ideas from a variety of sources has
helped the band maintain its spontaniety
through the years. "We like to experiment with
music and not just emulate on one mode. This
way, we may be able to communicate with
more people," Haslip said.
The group is also active in environmental
issues. "In 1987, off of Four Corners, we did a
video, 'Wild Life,' which was a tribute to
Chico Mender, who died trying to protect Brasilian
rain forests," Haslip said.
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CPU Cultural Arts Committee Chairman Renee
Warren said
After they've completed the last leg of their
current 11-week tour, it's back to the studio.
'There is another album scheduled to be in
the making in March. Right now, we're having
too much fun playing and trying to alert people
of the problems in the world," Haslip said.
Meanwhile, The Wiz will not be a part of the
CPU series, and the Broadway production
Dream Girls will replace it, Warren said.
Because season tickets had to be reprinted,
some subscribers might not have received their
tickets. Warren said for those who haven't received
their tickets in the mail should pick up
their tickets at the Koger Center desk tonight.
Tickets are available at the coliseum box office.
Costs are $5 for students and $10 for the
general public.
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By STEVE FLOYD
Staff Writer
"Stellar Jazz Festival III" is being
billed as one of the biggest
events of the season, Director of
Jazz and Media Music Program
John Serry said..
The festival, which starts today,
includes two days of clinics, open
rehearsals and a jazz concert featuring,
the Jazz and Media Music
Orchestra, the Left Bank Big Band
and guest artists Bob Sheppard and
Bill Watrous.
USC, in association with
Yamaha Musical Instruments,
Pecknel Music and the Selmer
Company, is sponsoring the event
Guest artist Bill Watrous, one of
today's foremost jazz trombonists,
has recorded several albums, including
the Grammy-winning
Someplace Else. He has performed
\ in the bands of television personalities
Merv Griffin and Dick Cavett.
Bob Sheppard, who is also
teaching clinics, is the saxophonist
of the Freddie Hubbard Quintet,
and has done extensive work for
television and film. Other Sheppard
works have been used by
Coca-Cola, Honda, Coors Light
and CBS.
The clinics will be held in the
USC band hall and recording studio
beginning at 10 today until 8
p.m.
On Tuesday, the clinics will be
from 10 a.m. until noon.
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will perform previously unreleased
film music from then new Columbia
Pictures production Old
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Columbia Pictures by Serry.
"I'm really good friends with
the head of music at Columbia
Pictures in Hollywood," Serry
said.
USC music professor Roger
Pemberton will be conducting the
Left Bank Big Band in Tuesday's
concert.
Koger Center Events Manager
Michael Taylor said Pemberton
has an excellent pedigree when it
comes to jazz music.
"He is a fine, fine jazz musician,"
Taylor said.
Admission to the Koger Center
concert is $4 for students and $8
for the public. The jazz clinics are
free to USC students, $5 for nonUSC
students and $10 for the general
public.
A special package is available
that provides admission, to clinics
and the concert at $15 for the
public and $7.50 for non-USC
students.
Tickets for "Stellar Jazz Festival
III" are available at Carolina Coliseum.
To register for the clinics,
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