Thursday, April 26, 2012

ossie davis's eulogy for Malcolm X(the ending of the Malcolm X movie)

On Air concert feat. The BLUTET on WUCF 89.9 FM tomorrow afternoon at 4pm w/ host Mark Taylor


On Air concert feat. The BLUTET on WUCF 89.9 FM tomorrow afternoon at 4pm w/ host Mark Taylor.

d - Derek Engstrom


g- Bryan Mays


b- John Toney


tb- Derrick Harris


tpt- Jarritt Sheel



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DISCUSSING the MILES DAVIS TRIBUTE CONCERT; Saturday May 5, 2012 @ Chef Eddies


WUCF 89.9 FM; BLUTET on-air concert 4pm 4/27/2012

WUCF 89.9 FM On-Air concert feat. The BLUTET tomorrow afternoon at 4pm w/ host Mark Taylor. Derek Engstrom - drums
Derrick Harris - trombone
Bryan Mays - guitar
Jarritt Sheel - trumpet John Toney - bass

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On Air concert feat. The BLUTET on WUCF 89.9 FM tomorrow afternoon at 4pm w/ host Mark Taylor.

On Air concert feat. The BLUTET on WUCF 89.9 FM tomorrow afternoon at 4pm w/ host Mark Taylor.

dk - Derek Engstrom

g- Bryan Mays

b- John Toney

tb- Derrick Harris

tpt- Jarritt Sheel

 

http://wucf.org/home/

DISCUSSING the MILES DAVIS TRIBUTE CONCERT; Saturday May 5, 2012

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

HIP HOP CULTURE: "The Life and Times of America's Youth"


HIP HOP CULTURE: "The Life and Times of America's Youth"

What is Hip-Hop, and why is it important to me?

Hip hop is a movement, a form of musical expression and artistic subculture that originated within the African-American and Hispanic-American communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically within the NYC borough, of the Bronx, which during the 1970's was impoverish, and was under extreme economic distress due to strategic planning and policies put in place concerning zoning and city planning. The term often refers to hip hop music, which consists of poetry that is spoken - rather than sung - over either original or sampled instrumental recordings mixed with new original sounds from drum machines(MPC, 8o8), and/or other instruments. However, the culture has expanded far beyond its original roots, and now is considered a worldwide subculture comprising rapping, DJing, hip hop dance, and graffiti art - known collectively as "Four Pillars" or "Four Elements" of Hip Hop.

These are questions that the educational establishment aka academia, should ask themselves right now. I, as a educator, have been beginning to realize how important that the music and cultural revolution that I grew up in (1980's) and with has permanently left an indelible mark on the ever expanding American Culture. Hip-Hop has become the voice of the voiceless, and the face of the under served. As the population of the lower middle economic class continues to grow at an alarming rate, more and more young people seek education as a solution for the growing poverty rate in America. Why not use the elements that the students are most familiar with to disseminate information.... HIP-HOP CULTURE. The part that usually is not expressed in the four elements is social engagement (revolutionary attitude) that can accompany the culture associated with HIP-HOP.

Why don't we have Hip-Hop Studies programs in all the major universities and colleges? Seriously... why hasn't academia taken that next step in researching (whether good or bad) effects hip-hop culture has on American society? Truly, I feel that the culture could be used in the realm of sociological, ethnographic, and/or anthropomorphic research ...through a sociology degree program. I believe, in order to progress the level of research... thus helping the cause, we need to try and move the study of hip-hop from out of the singular focus of literature or music into sociological. Hip-Hop is the umbrella that covers many of the social changes in the last three decades.

Let's start this dialogue and get some more ideas flushed out....



Sincerely, 
Jarritt Sheel

MILES DAVIS TRIBUTE CONCERT: SATURDAY MAY 5th, 2012


MILES DAVIS TRIBUTE CONCERT: SATURDAY MAY 5th, 2012

Jarritt A Sheel - Trumpet

Derek Engstrom - Drums

Derrick Harris - Trombone

John Toney - Electric Bass

Bryan Mays - Guitar

Sponsored by the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts & Chef Eddie's.