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Live Music
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listen to the sound samples
The
marimba can play Jazz? You betcha! More versatile than the vibraphone,
the marimba (accompanied by bass and drumset) is the perfect
instrument for non-dance venues where elegant music would enhance
the event. The Rosewood Trio plays standard Jazz, Latin, and
light Classical music in their own unique way.
Their forty-five minute show, Five Questions
About
Music,
takes the audience through the many roles that music plays
in our lives and discusses how music is made and structured.
This
presentation
is
educational and entertaining, perfect for libraries, women's clubs, schools,
and other presenters
looking for an amusing and informative show.
The Rosewood
Trio is available through The
International Music Foundation. CPS teachers interested
in booking the RWT can click on the link. They
are also
available to play ambient music for private parties
and
corporate events.
The
Rosewood Trio is Don Skoog, marimba -- Judith Hanna
or Steve Hashimoto, bass --
Sam Koentopp, drums
For more information
e-mail CMP
Raices Gitanas
The
audience falls silent as a beautiful woman rises from
her chair. She looks out at the crowd,
raises her arms in the air, and pounds the floor with
her foot. The guitarist fires off a rhythm while the singer cries out. The
drum
begins and they're
off!
See
the stories of the Flamencos acted out in their
dance, hear the voices of the Gypsies in the words of their
songs, dream the
melodies of the Spanish guitar, feel the rhythm
of the drum -- the oldest of all instruments. The drama
of Flamenco has
no
rivals.
Its dance is fire, its music is beauty, and its
spirit is defiance.
Raices Gitanas has given over
one hundred performances in the Chicago Public Schools through The International
Music Foundation, bringing the
world of the Spanish Gypsy to the children of
Chicago. Their newest presentation, Flamenco Family, includes
information on Spanish life and the story of the Gypsies, as well as discussions
of the song, dance,
guitar, and
percussion
in Flamenco.
CPS teachers interested in bringing Raices Gitanas to
their school can contact The
International Music Foundation and
click on Live Music Now! Raices also does presentations in
suburban schools, libraries, and other venues looking for the
exciting spectacle
that is Flamenco!
Raices Gitanas is Michelle Nacemiento
dance -- Jim Collinsworth, guitar -- Tom Kimball, vocals
and bass -- Don
Skoog,
narrator and percussion.
For more information e-mail CMP
The Chicago
Bop Quartet
 The
Chicago Bop Quartet stands at the center of the Jazz tradition by playing
classic tunes with their own innovative approach. What's important in Jazz,
the energy? The melody? Harmony and rhythm? The answer is: all of them, when
combined with a sense of taste and originality. The CBQ is a new group of
veteran players who bring both sure-handed control and the excitement of
creativity to their already large and varied repertoire.
The Chicago Bop Quartet is Mike Levin, saxophones and
flute -- John Kregor, guitar -- Marc Temkin, bass -- Don Skoog, drumset.
For more information e-mail CMP
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