[Dixielandjazz] Emperor Norton's Hunch?

[Bob Romans]

Hi Steve...I discovered the "Emperor" and Google years(2-5) years ago!
That's where we learned all about his eccentricities! I would love to have
met him!
But his hunch about the train under the SF Bay was WAY off!
Bob Romans
Cell Block 7 Jazz Band
1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
Lodi, Ca. 95242
209-339-4676
www.cellblockseven2002.net
Cell 747-1148
Because I play trumpet, I envy no man!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 1:27 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Emperor Norton's Hunch?


> Good old Emperor Norton. Colorful character in CA (San Francisco-Oakland)
> history. Hope all you Bay area resident's get over to Mills to see that
show
> even though it will be contemporary music. After all, the press release
says
> "guided improvisation . . . that can be interpreted by artists from any
> discipline". You'll appreciate Turk Murphy's music even more. :-) VBG.
>
> For more info on eccentric Norton, google search <Emperor Norton> You are
> bound to learn more about why the left coast is a little dingy. :-) VBG
>
> Cheers,
> Steve Barbone
>
> >on 9/25/04 3:00 PM,  David Richoux <tubaman at batnet.com> wrote:
>
> A press release from Mills College in Oakland came our way - I have
> heard other things from Gino Robair and can assure you that this will
> NOT be a Trad Jazz Concert ;-)
>
> THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC (CCM) at MILLS COLLEGE presents:
>
> Percussionist/composer GINO ROBAIR presents his improvisational
> multimedia opera "I, NORTON" with the help of Mills musicians
> and visual artists. Derived from the writings of Emperor Norton,
> the score relies on guided improvisation using modular graphic
> and conceptual notation that can be interpreted by artists from
> any discipline. As a composer, Robair has worked in a variety of
> media, from Shakespearean theater and Javanese gamelan to
> modern dance and MTV. As a percussionist, he has recorded with
> artists as diverse as Tom Waits, Lou Harrison, Anthony Braxton,
> Otomo Yoshihide, Derek Bailey, and Terry Riley.
>
> MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27th
> 7:30 PM - Concert Hall
> Admission: FREE
>
> CCM Composer-in-Residence,
> GINO ROBAIR
>
> for more information contact:
> John Bischoff, CCM Studios Coordinator
> Mills College
> 5000 MacArthur Blvd.
> Oakland, CA 94613
> 510-430-2331
>
>
>
>
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