Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Appointment In Ghana - Jackie McLean with Woody Shaw-McCoy
On this day in 1931 alto saxophonist Jackie Mclean was born.
He played on the Miles Davise album “Dig” with Sonny Rollins when
he was but 19 years old and went on to perform and recorded with
Charles Mingus and George Wallington.
Jackie was known for his hard bop style and later in his career
became an exponent of modal jazz without abandoning his roots.
In 1970, he and his wife, Dollie McLean, founded the Artists
Collective, Inc. of Hartford, Connecticut an organization dedicated
to preserving the art and culture of the African Diaspora. It provides
educational programs and instruction in dance, theatre, music and
visual arts.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Nicholas Kashian
Nicholas Kashian, Clown, 2011, oil on canvas, 190 cm x 175 cm
Nicholas Kashian Solo Exhibition at the Dean Project Gallery, NYC, May 19 - June 25
Shawki Youssef
Shawki Youssef, That sick hope of this becoming a past, Mixed media on canvas, 120 x 93 cm, 2011
Exhibition, Shawki Youssef, Fluid Being, May 3 – June 3 2011, Green Art Gallery, Dubai
thunderstorms
“The goal is to capture the structure of supercell thunderstorms, the feeling of standing in wind gusts breaching 50 MPH, the lightning, the rumble of hail. I’ve never seen anything like these storms before… . They are born everyday, they fight against their environment to stay alive, change their form as they age, they lose their strength, and eventually they die. The hope is that the images presented communicate how I feel while standing in front of these amazing forces of nature”.
Mitch Dobrowner
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