- John Stoehr
Arts Editor
There's more to art than you think. It's not just theater, paintings, books and dance. It's the enterprise of human creativity and it takes vastly different shapes and forms. Here you'll find my thoughts about the arts in Charleston and beyond. Neither of us knows what to expect.
Category Archives: Jazz
Eubie!
September 17, 2008 – 1:24 pm
Art Forms & Theatre Concepts will produce a musical based on the life of ragtime composer, Eubie Blake. It’s called Eubie! and it’s part of this year’s MOJA Festival.
Here’s the promo:
The toe-tapping musical revue “EUBIE!” written by the phenomenal Eubie Blake with lyrics by Noble Sissle will be performed as a part of the 2008 [...]
Check out “Jazz Vespers” at Circ Church
September 13, 2008 – 11:32 am
I just found this on Facebook . . .
Event: Jazz Vespers
“Lime and the Coconuts provide tunes and talk FREE”
What: Performance
Host: Circular Congregational Church
Start Time: Tomorrow, September 14 at 5:35pm
End Time: Tomorrow, September 14 at 7:35pm
Where: Circular Congregational Church
Your Daily Vid: Miles Davis
December 4, 2007 – 12:56 pm
I should tell you that I love Miles Davis. I have my reasons. But they’re personal, as all passions are. So you’ll likely see a few vid clips of Miles along the way. Here’s the man with the best quartet of the 1960s: Ron Carter on bass, Herbie Hancock on piano, and Tony Williams on [...]
Your Daily Vid: McCoy Tyner & Co.
November 16, 2007 – 10:39 am
When it comes to sheer badass-ness, jazz pianist McCoy Tyner fits the bill. Throughout his long career, he has attracted an army of “out” jazz musicians. Check this bass solo by Charnett Moffett. It’s about as “out” as it get. As Miles Davis might say: that motherfucker terrible. This video comes in two parts, plus [...]
