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Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

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Jeff Narell is an internationally known steel panist, Afro-Caribbean percussionist, educator-clinician, and recording artist who has dedicated his life to promoting the artform and expanding the musical range of the steel pan.

Jeff was initiated into the world of steel pan at the age of eleven by the very first West Indians to arrive in New York City with authentic knowledge. Pan became his passion and a gift that he has passed down to new generations. In schools from elementary through university, and through music programs under the auspices of the San Francisco Symphony Education Department, Jeff has introduced tens of thousands of students to steel pans.

Equally at home with the traditional steel band or as a soloist in contemporary musical settings, he has played on four big box office Hollywood movies, worked with Olatungi, Bobby McFerrin, George Benson, The Grateful Dead and appeared as guest artist-composer on the Grammy nominated Patato, Changuito, Vilato: Rhythm at the Crossroads CD in the Latin Jazz category. Narell received the Hollywood Dramalogue award for best theatrical score for The Tempest commissioned by the California Shakespeare Co.

Jeff’s original composition “Ellie Man” was a top tune played by steel orchestras island wide for Trinidad Carnival 2003. A tribute to his mentor, Ellie Mannette, the father of the modern steel pan, it was sung and recorded in collaboration with Trini calypso star Crazy and performed by Ellie’s original steel orchestra, Invaders, at Panorama. The tune of choice by steel orchestras in five countries, Ellie Man captured the crown in Toronto’s Caribana Festival.

Performing live and producing his original CDs, Jeff continues to forge a unique musical vision with pan.

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

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"Ranchers For Peace & Friends present: a Benefit for Podo: the Film"

Here's the link to our friend Sean Stromsoe's fundraising campaign... Perhaps you can share it with your list to help publicize our show -- and just generally to help spread the word about his extremely worthwhile project.

http://www.indiegogo.com/Podo-Film
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQgSznBz4EI&context=C35fdc88ADOEgsToPDskLgXoR4CGeo_7wvM-x8ydkx

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

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Friday, March 2nd, 2012

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Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

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Thursday, March 8th, 2012

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YOUNG JAZZ ARTISTS SHOWCASE - featuring some of the finest young jazz musicians from local schools, Cuesta and Cal Poly
THUSDAY MARCH 8 7:30pm
Steynberg Gallery 1531 Monterey Street SLO
Presented by the SLO County Jazz Federation
Sponsored by the Matt Taylor Memorial Scholarship Fund

Friday, March 9th, 2012

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Lamb's Ear
Current music project of local singer-songwriter Meredith Hobbs. Lamb's Ear is putting the final touches on a new album that showcase's Meredith's heartfelt and poetic lyrics and fills out her compositions with full band arrangements including bass, guitar, drums, flute, harmonies, and more.
http://www.reverbnation.com/lambsear
John Hearts Jackie
Portland folk duo on tour.
http://www.reverbnation.com/johnheartjackie
The Diatoms:
Coming into their current form over the summer of 2011, The Diatoms are a brand new indie folk rock band from San Luis Obispo, CA. They are now working on their first record due to come out late January to February 2012.
http://www.reverbnation.com/thediatoms

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

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March 18 sunday, 3-4:30 pm

MD 2020
Avant Garde Jazz

H Lee Sax
Darrell Voss Percussion
Jeff Norwood Bass

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

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Sunday, March 25: , TT columnist: The Future of Local-Journalism in the Internet Era Sunday April 15: Lou Pitelka: the National Ecological Observatory Network.

Thursday, April 5th, 2012

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Vocalist-composer-bandleader Sara Serpa is “the magical voice” according to pianist Ran Blake, who knows a thing or two ... more about singers. Her unadorned, vibratoless delivery has been described as “smooth as glass” and her ability to sing complex vocalese lines on an equal footing with instrumentalists marks her as one of the most innovative singers of recent years.

www.saraserpa.com www.saraserpa.bandcamp.com

Friday, April 6th, 2012

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Richard Silva, Fresno Artist
The first painting I noticed in Richard Silva’s studio on Van Ness I asked about the title.
“Uh … the Head of a Man? Portrait of a Man?”
He seemed unconvinced himself. “Generally I just don’t have titles,” he reasoned. “I don’t have titles; I have stories.”
So what’s the story behind it, I asked.
“This one has none,” he said.
Not wanting to let a good conversation slip away I turned to a different painting. What about this one, I asked him. What’s the story behind this:

“That started out as a still life with fish. And I put a cat in there. There is a face of a cat up here,” he said, pointing to a corner in the painting. “And then the cat became … well I don’t know if it’s still a cat. If this story reveals anything at all about Silva’s artistic process, then so be it. But this isn’t the point.
“I got a lot of cats at home. I rescue cats. Somebody dumps them out, you know, then they come to my house and I feed them and my wife gets upset. She says, ‘You’ve got like a motel in here with all these cats.’ Well what am I gonna do? They’re all here starving to death, you know? So I give them something to eat. And next thing you know they stay and say ‘I like that old man … he took me in’.
The choice of subject is always personal. Painters choose their subjects because they can freely evocate through them. Some kind of connection is present. When Silva said he takes care of strays because “people just throw them away,” I know this is less about identification and more about salvation. It is the other layer in the story about cats.
Silva believes we practically throw away everything in our society. But he goes against the tide. “I salvage everything,” he said.
The contemporary portrait artist Chuck Close suffers from prospopagnosia. He is unable to recognize faces. By painting portraits, he is able to remember faces. Fact is, art is about salvaging—an image, an expression, a memory—that may be lost if not for the artist who in a moment of inspiration deems it worthy of his keeping.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDVA559qrds a documentary on the life and work of Fresno artist Richard Silva.

Sunday, April 15th, 2012

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Sunday April 15: the National Ecological Observatory Network.