Aaron Douglas Gallery at Fisk

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Aaron Douglas Gallery at Fisk Features Classic Harlem Artists in New Exhibit

William H. Johnson, Going to Church

“Harlem Masters: Selections from Fisk’s Harmon Foundation Collection” is the latest exhibit featured in The Aaron Douglas Gallery at Fisk University and runs from now until October 31.

Fisk University was founded by members of the American Missionary Association in 1866, three years after the final signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, a document issued by President Abraham Lincoln proclaiming that all persons held as slaves would become free.

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Rodney Franklin, Endless Flight [Revisited]

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Rodney Franklin, Endless Flight

Although, I’ve been mostly a contemporary jazz enthusiast over the years, I find it quite natural to occasionally dust off the album and revisit music that I haven’t listen too in awhile. This time, I was moved to take a journey with keyboardist extraordinaire Rodney Franklin’s 1981 recording on CBS Records simply called “Endless Flight.” Of course, as you Rodney Franklin fans know there are other maybe more important releases by Franklin. Nonetheless, I couldn’t resist reviewing this enticing jewel.

The List of Chat Acronyms & Text Messaging

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With near 80 million people texting regularly we thought this information might be helpful especially to parents, teachers, and mentors alike from our friends at Netlingo.com.

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The latest by keyboardist and composer John Beasley [Nu Jazz]

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John Beasley, "Letter to Herbie"

Jazz fans from coast to coast are talking about this all-star tribute to a jazz icon from this one-time keyboardist for Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis. A contender for one of the top 10 jazz albums of the year. – Amazon.com

“Reflects a variety of generational influences, incorporating the emphatic chordal clusters of Herbie Hancock, the rhythmic quirkiness of Monk, and the lush intelligence of Art Tatum into a highly refined personal voice.” — Los Angeles Times

Born in Louisiana, the cradle of jazz, Beasley started writing compositions in junior high school. At age 14, he wrote a jazz piece for the University of North Texas Jazz Band. At the young age of 24, Beasley started writing music for Paramount, Disney, and MGM’s television shows, including “Cheers”, “Family Ties”, “Star Trek”, and “Fame”. He also wrote the Touchstone TV logo, which is still used today. Beasley Music

Letter to Herbie was released in April, ’08 on Resonance Records: features: Christian McBride, Jeff “Tain” Watts and Roy Hargrove.

Learn more about this extraordinary Pianist, Recording Artist, and TV/Film Compose by visiting Beasley Music.com.