[Dixielandjazz] Dave Brubeck exhibit

[Randy Fendrick]

He studied under Darius Milhaud at Mills, hence the name of his son,  
Darius.  Listen to his recording of 1949 circa re the Dave Brubeck  
Octet.
later,

Randy Fendrick
Southside Chicago Seven

On Jun 22, 2009, at 4:18 PM, Don Kirkman wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:38:43 -0700 (PDT), EDWIN COLTRIN wrote:
>
>> The one item I have not read in the discussion of Brubeck is, his  
>> attendance at Mills College.
>> In the 1940s, around 1947.1947, Dave played in a  club close to  
>> Lake Merrit in Oakland.  He was in classes at Mills at the time, ,  
>> I used to go see and listen several times. during his stay, can't  
>> recall name of club ,need a map of Oakland to remember the clubs  
>> name, he played a lot of soft Jazz, as opposed to the be-boppers of  
>> that time
>
> Trying out my memory, I think he was influenced (extent unknown) by
> Darius Milhaud who was on the Mills faculty at the time.  Maybe
> someone knows the facts or can make educated comments on any echoes of
> Milhaud in Brubeck.
>
>> --- On Mon, 6/22/09, Norman Vickers <nvickers1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Norman Vickers <nvickers1 at cox.net>
>> Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Dave Brubeck exhibit
>> To: "Ed Coltrin" <boreda at sbcglobal.net>
>> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
>> Date: Monday, June 22, 2009, 12:38 PM
>
>> Dear Listmembers-
>
>> Since the discussion about Brubeck has come up, I would like to  
>> give the
>> experience of some of us on the US Central Gulf Coast.  The Mobile  
>> ( AL)
>> Jazz Organization-(MOJO)  contacted us here at the Jazz Society of  
>> Pensacola
>> ( we're 60 miles apart) about sharing a Brubeck exhibit with them.
>
>> The College of the Pacific, Brubeck's alma mater, started this  
>> exhibit.  It
>> is self-contained.  Has five large panels and illustrates Brubeck's  
>> career
>> as musician, philanthropist, leader for civil rights, etc.  It also  
>> has some
>> contained sound effects which go with it-press the button and get the
>> commentary and the music.  Cost was only $800, which includes  
>> shipping both
>> ways.  The exhibit can be out for 8 weeks.  Mobile asked us to  
>> share the
>> exhibit and expense so each got it for a month and split the cost.
>
>> Both organizations had a reception when exhibit opened.  Jazz  
>> Society of
>> Pensacola had a regular program where Bobby Van Deusen, pianist and  
>> scholar,
>> gave a "blow and tell" exhibition with piano, alto sax, and drums  
>> ( Bobby
>> played the bass part on the keyboard)
>>
>>
>>
>> We recommend it to interested parties and organizations.  Contact  
>> College of
>> Pacific for details.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> Norman Vickers
>>
>> Jazz Society of Pensacola, inc.
>>
>> Bringing Jazz to Central Gulf Coast since 1982
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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