That’s it Folks
After 25 Years the Leeds Jazz Committee decide to finally put their feet up.
Denis Dalby, Mike Short, Peter Nix, Dave Gadd, Dave Hatfield, Pete Robinson
Taken after their last ever gig on 26th Nov 2009.
December 27, 2009
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Dead End Job
The University Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz seeks qualified candidates for an exciting 30-month position as Project Manager, Virtual Terrapin Station, part of the Grateful Dead Archive.
Reporting to the University Librarian, the incumbent provides management of the IMLS grant funded project, Virtual Terrapin Station: Blending Traditional and Socially Created Archives for Research, Teaching, and Cultural Enrichment. The Project Manager will be a member of the Grateful Dead Archive team and will be directly responsible for the planning, coordination, design, and execution of the archive exhibition website and community web publishing platform. The Project Manager will oversee communication with the IMLS (the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a grant-making federal agency) including interim and final reports. The Grateful Dead Archive is a multimillion dollar collection that has sparked international interest. The position is responsible for overseeing the creation and implementation of the “Virtual Terrapin Station” that will incorporate digitized content from the archive plus materials contributed from the Deadhead community. Specific responsibilities include the development of a detailed project plan to design the website, digitize material for it, build a rights tracking function, and oversee the development of software to enable the exchange of information between library systems. The project manager has responsibility for the timely and successful distribution of over $1.4 million dollars comprised of the original IMLS grant and matching Library funds according to strict rules and deadlines per the general terms and conditions of the grant.
Project Description:
The University of California, Santa Cruz Campus will digitize materials from its Grateful Dead Archive and make them available in a unique and cutting-edge Web site, the Virtual Terrapin Station. The Virtual Terrapin Station will provide access to Grateful Dead Archive materials and tools to facilitate public contributions to the archive. This project will enable the university to convert a significant part of a traditional archive to digital form and make it available online while simultaneously experimenting with the impact of fostering, creating, and curating of a large, socially constructed archive. The project will develop a click-through permissions form for content contributors and will extend the reach of the Grateful Dead Archive to the academic research community. It will also implement and contribute to the development of the IMLS-funded exhibition tool, Omeka (http://omeka.org/).
See the library website for further details and required qualifications.
http://library.ucsc.edu/about/jobs/project-manager-virtual-terrapin-station
To Apply:
Interested candidates must apply through the Staff Human Resources website at
http://jobs.ucsc.edu.
Closing Date: The position is open until filled. Initial review date of applications will
begin on March 21, 2010. In order to receive full consideration, all materials should
arrive by that date.
The University of California, Santa Cruz is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment
Opportunity Employer, committed to excellence through diversity. We strive to establish a climate that welcomes, celebrates, and promotes respect for the contributions of all students and employees.
March 9, 2010
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Dhafer Youseff at the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds
THURSDAY 11 MARCH 2010, 7.45
Howard Assembly Room LS1 6NU
Dhafer has released his new CD Abu Nawas Rhapsody on jazzland/Universal
Dhafer Youssef (oud and voice), Tigran Hamasyan (piano), Chris Jennings (bass), Mark Guiliana (drums)
www.dhaferyoussef.com
Tunisian singer and oud player Dhafer Youssef makes a rare visit to Leeds for a must see concert which brings together the spiritual quality of Sufi with contemporary jazz. Youssef has established himself as one of the most exciting artists working in contemporary music. …more details
Listen to some samples:
Les Ondes Orientales
Odd Elegy
Sacré
Event details
- Begin: March 11, 2010 at 19:45
- End: March 11, 2010 at 22:30
- Add to your calendar: Download ics file
- Place: Howard Assembly Room,LS1 6NU
February 25, 2010
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Celebrate Kenny Wheeler’s 80th at Seven, 7 March, 2010
The Seventh of March 2010 at 20.00 sees Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, hosting an evening of Jazz celebrating the work of Kenny Wheeler, jazz musician and composer, and marking his 80th birthday.
The evening will include performances by 5 different line ups, The Trumpet Quartet, The Kim Macari Quintet, The Mark Donlon Trio, The Peter Lee Trio and a massed band all exploring different avenue of Wheeler’s diverse musical endeavours, and featuring many musicians who have worked with and performed with Kenny himself. (Tickets and details here).
Celebrate Kenny Wheeler's 80th at Seven, 7 March, 2010
TRUMPET QUARTET
Central to the evening are performances by a trumpet quartet, formed in summer 2009, playing especially written charts by Wheeler. Trumpeters Matt Postle, Gwen Postle, Kim Macari and Jonny Dunn will perform suites of unaccompanied trumpet quartet music, showcasing free improvisation, reworking of standards and older Wheeler compositions, and beautiful melodies. They will also augment the group with addition of bass, drums and piano, letting the trumpeters stretch out and improvise over Wheeler’s compositions.
KIM MACARI QUINTET
Kim Macari’s quintet (Kim Macari, Peter Lee, Riley Stone-Lonergan, Maxwell Sterling and Katie Patterson) will perform pieces from seminal recordings by Wheeler and his regular cohorts, Dave Holland, John Taylor, Jack DeJohnette and Michael Breckerl showcasing the driving force of Wheeler’s dynamic quintet writing. Wheeler’s collaborations with vocalist Norma Winstone will also be explored, with a performance of For Jan, one movement in the large work “Sweet Time Suite”, which front line players Stone-Lonergan and Macari performed with Wheeler in 2009.
MARK DONLON TRIO
Pianist Mark Donlon will perform a selection of his favourite Wheeler compositions with bassist Gary Jackson and drummer Peter Fairclough. This set will feature trio versions of Wheeler’s big band writing, such as Consolation and Kind Folk, and will also include The Jigsaw, a piece commissioned by the CUK Big Band, with Donlon as MD, to be written by and featuring Kenny in a performance in his hometown, Toronto, in 2008.
PETER LEE TRIO
This unorthodox trio line-up of piano, flugelhorn and vocals will perform a suite of music written by leader Peter Lee, dedicated to Kenny Wheeler and John Taylor, paying homage to the Azimuth trio (Wheeler, John Taylor and Norma Winstone), and will feature vocalist Kari Bleivik and Kim Macari.
The evening will culminate in a performance of a specially arranged Wheeler composition, featuring all the musicians who take part in the concert.
Tickets and details here.
Event details
- Begin: March 7, 2010 at 20:00
- End: March 7, 2010 at 22:30
- Add to your calendar: Download ics file
- Place: Seven Arts, Chapel Allerton, Leeds
February 25, 2010
Tags: Chapel Allerton, Gary Jackson, Gwen Postle, Jonny Dunn, Kari Bleivik, Katie Patterson, Kim Macari, Mark Donlon, Matt Postle, Maxwell Sterling, Peter Fairclough, Peter Lee, Riley Stone-Lonergan, Seven Arts, Seven Jazz, The Kim Macari Quintet, The Mark Donlon Trio, The Peter Lee Trio, The Trumpet Quartet Posted in: Concert, News No Comments
