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In the spirit of the Harlem Renaissance, but 100 years later with a 21st century blend of R&B and hip-hop, Los Angeles-based Parlor Social performed at the Edye/Broad Stage. Opening song "Higher Place" featuring sassy lead singer Dessy Di Lauro was poppy R&B. Backing hep players Channing Holmes-drums, Chris Thigpen-bass/synth, Jay Flatt-saxophone, Chris Lowery-trumpet and Taylor Graves-keyboards supplied plenty of R&B and vintage jazzy grooving. "I Just Want You to be My Baby" was totally '20s with jumping trumpet, saxophone and drum solos, melded with stirring singing really got the audience going.
"I Come Running" was bluesy with horns reverberating and Di Lauro singing strongly, while classic "I Put a Spell on You," similar to the original, but with synth, and rapping from guest singer Anon complimented the lead singer. "His Name is Jack" was akin to Cab Calloway's "Minnie The Moocher" with horns roaring, and also shifted to hip-hop with Di Lauro rapping. Louis Armstrong's "Heebie Jeebies" was also nuanced with R&B grooving as the vocalist sang super soulfully, while the band and audience injected vocal choruses.
Also along the same lines and actually dating back to the Harlem Renaissance was "Sweet Georgia Brown" with Anon also taking the mic for some rapping as all the band soloed. Original "Say Hep Hep" was an extended jam, and featuring the band and singer working out to a modern soul motif with a touch of nostalgia. For more info go to: www.parlorsocial.com.
Aaron Neville's backing pianist Michael Goods opened playing solely at UCLA's Center For The Art of Performance at Royce Hall before working with the popular singer, best known for being part of the longstanding New Orleans rocking funk band The Neville Brothers. Goods' brief segment that included Dizzy Gillespie's "Night in Tunisia," Louis Armstrong's "Do You Know it Means to Miss New Orleans" and Sting's "Fragile" gave the audience a clue about where Neville's show would be going. The sweet sounding singer with a near-vibrato soprano got underway with "Standby Me" and continued for nearly two hours playing an enjoyable mix of doo wop, gospel, New Orleans, R&B and pop songs that kept the audience spellbound.
Some of the songs the linebacker looking vocalist reeled off were "To be Free," "This Magic Moment," "Closer to Thee," "I Don't Know Much," "Just The Way You Are," "Mona Lisa" and "Use Me" with clavinet to further excite the audience. Neville eventually took a break and shared stories about growing up in New Orleans, being in prison and finding salvation. Of course what the crowd really wanted to hear were more songs and the singer obliged with "Fire And Rain," "Sweet Caroline" with the audience singing the chorus-Boston style, "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and gospel hymn "In The Garden."
Naturally, Neville had to do his staple, classical "Ava Maria" and could have ended his show there. He kept singing doing "Down by The Riverside" with audience singing and clapping along, "When The Saints Come Marching In" and "Tell it Like it is," which caused some hearts to flutter, and ending his syrupy set was "Goodnight Sweetheart."
The field of meditative and therapeutic music is well represented with many appealing and interesting artists. However, few are as engaging and transcending as singer/songwriter/harmonium player Simrit. Born in Greece, adopted and raised in South Carolina and currently based in Nevada City, CA, the other worldly singer embodies rich and highly devotional harmonics, yet is not musically dogmatic. During a nearly two-hour concert at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre she took a near-capacity audience to states of serenity, transformation, celebration and euphoria. Simrit donning a long glowing gown and an exotic headdress gave the outward appearance of being a celestial deity. She though was anything but courtly in her mannerisms and speech, disarmingly greeting the audience with folksy "you alls" and expressing thankfulness many times.
Musically, with band mates Shannon Hayden-cello, Salif Bamakora-kora, Jared May-bass/synthesizer and Devon Ashley-drums Simrit launched heavenly sung, lengthy trance-like pieces "Agunjul" and "Prithvi Hai." They were sung in Gurumukhi (an ancient, poetic language from India's Punjab region), and a self-created dialect inspired by the ancient Greek, and bolstered by riveting affects-driven cello and kora with an airy pulse from bass and drums. The singer shifted to irresistible dance groove "Clandestine" sung in English and inspired many of the audience to dance, while cello and kora also soloed.
New song "It is Written" possessed African rhythms and Simrit sung serenely with them. Scaled down "CCV" was very devotional and laden with angelic vocals to a harmonium, cello and kora soundscape that segued into an amplified crescendo. Other songs employing the same dynamics followed with touches of prog-rock and world music mixed in. Yet, the audience was insatiable at the end of the program. For encores the Northern Cal singer and band served up sweet danceable grooves "Dark Star," "All Of Myself" and "Just A Glance" to receive a very enthusiastic standing ovation. For more info go to: simritkaurmusic.com
Harlem 100 Featuring Mwenso and The Shakes at the Cerritos Center For The Performing Arts was another group basing their music on the Harlem Renaissance, which essentially thrived from 1918 to 1930. The New York group put on a fast-paced show, created in collaboration with the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, and naturally focused on jazz and other popular music of the era. Poetry, literature and art, also quite prominent and innovative during the Afro-American cultural movement was not mentioned or shown, however. Nonetheless, Mwenso and The Shakes, a large ensemble of musicians, singers and dancers took the audience on guided tour of historic 1920's Harlem through song and dance.
"This Joint is Jumpin'" was hot and swinging, showcasing the band howling away, with pictures of Fats Waller shown overhead. Michael Mwenso the bandleader and Emcee spoke to the audience, while directing the show. Importantly, women of the Harlem Renaissance were highlighted, beginning with Ma' Rainey and her protégé, Bessie Smith the first black artist signed to Columbia records and the highest paid. "Squeeze Me" strongly sung by Brianna Thomas celebrated Smith's rebellious spirit and bold sexuality. Louis Armstrong was honored through "Symphonic Rhaps" highlighted by clarinetist Ruben Frost.
Renowned tap-dancers Bill "Bojangles" Roberts and Dr. Jeni LeGon's groundbreaking achievements were also remembered through Michela Marino Lerman's show stopping stepping, including call and response with drums. Other jazz pianists Willie "The Lion" Smith, James P. Johnson's and Hazel Scott's unique styles were briefly exhibited as well. Not to be forgotten were opera singer Marian Anderson by way of "Deep River" sung incredibly by Vuyo Sotashe, along with jazz icon Billie Holiday's "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie," featuring Lerman's astonishing singing and tapping. Thomas returned for a Lena Horne tribute, torrent singing "Stormy Weather, while also honoring Ethel Waters with gospel classic "His Eye is on The Sparrow." For more info go to: http://mwensoandshakes.com/ and http://www.cerritoscenter.com.
One thing is certain, Avery Sunshine makes a lasting impression whenever and in whatever format or capacity she performs. At the Theatre at The Ace Hotel she took the audience to church and to the club as well. Her creds include being a gospel church Musical Director/keyboardist, lead keyboardist for Tyler Perry's stage play Meet the Browns, and the choral director for the theatrical production of Dreamgirls during the National Black Arts Festival in Atlanta. Nationally, she did the vocal soundtrack of The Fighting Temptations, performed daily at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and sung at President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009, along with releasing chart-topping singles and albums.
Twenty Sixty Four is the singer/keyboardist's latest CD, produced by her husband/guitarist Dana "Big Dane" Johnson, who is also a member of Sunshine's band. They with drummer Q and bassist De-Tox kept the audience infatuated with modern soul/gospel songs such as "Hello Sunshine," "You'll Never Find (A Woman Like Me)" that had all women testifying in agreement, and soul-drenched "Wishing You Were Here With Me."
Besides singing, Sunshine spent a lot of time talking and relating to the women in the audience, which seem to get them even more excited about the music. She continued with over the top interpretations of Gladys Knight's "Midnight Train" and Aretha Franklin's "Day Dreaming," along with gospel flavored original "I Been Waiting on The World And The World's Been Waiting on Me" and her best-known modern soul song "Call My Name." For more info go to: averysunshine.com.
Santa Barbara Acoustic Music Association presents SBAcoustic, the highly anticipated celebratory series began September 14 with the opening weekend of live international acoustic music concerts, guitar workshops, and artisanal guitar show at the New Vic Theatre. SBAcoustic continues with musically diverse live music concerts through December 14 at downtown Santa Barbara venues: The Wooden Hall Concerts at the Alhecama Theatre, the Lobero Theatre and SOhO Restaurant & Music Club.
Santa Barbara Acoustic Music Association presents SBAcoustic
Dec 14: Trace Bundy, The Acoustic Ninja; 7:30 p.m.; The Wooden Hall at Alhecama Theatre
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Experimental, avant-garde, jazz and funk-rocking ensemble Kneebody, consisting of Nate Wood-drums/bass, Adam Benjamin-keyboards, Shane Endsley-trumpet and Ben Wendel-saxophone formed in 2001. They recently released their 10tth studio album Chapter featuring vocalists, Michael Mayo, Gretchen Parlato, Josh Dion and guitarist/singer Becca Stevens, along with pianist Gerald Clayton. It notably is their first recording with Wood doing double duty on drums and bass, since the departure of bassist Kaveh Rastegar. The revised band, without the guests took siege of the Blue Whale for three days to showcase new pieces and some older tunes. "Spectra" had a funk edge with echo-plex and effects driven electric piano abounding, while brass supplied jubilant choruses and blistering solos.
Contrarily, the title track was more straightforward with thematic brass playing and a hard-driving rhythm foundation accented by oft-kilter tinges of funk and distortion. "Hearts Won't Break" originally recorded with Dion was an even stronger groove that was coolly augmented by Endsley and Wendel's resounding collective playing and subsequent individual solos, as Benjamin and Wood laid down irresistible back-beats that engulfed the crowd. Yet to be recorded piece "Just to Be" developed with a touring trio was a decidedly easy flowing, near-ballad that showcased evocative brass work, and was embellished with atmospheric strains and extended improvised sections spotlighting all the band members to astound the audience. Concluding the engaging set was vastly different murky ensemble piece "Non-Profit Prince of Lexington," and hard jamming "Uprising" from their previous CD Anti-Hero, which included a political charged (leftwing) intro from Endsley to further rile up the crowd.
Kendrick Scott's Oracle and Marquis Hill's Love Tape were a special Jazz Bakery double-bill performance at the Nate Holden Performing Arts Center. Drummer Scott's set mostly from his band's new CD A Wall Becomes a Bridge, with Taylor Eigsti-keyboard, Mike Moreno-guitar and Brandon Owens-bass was a bit of a fused and spiritual affair, especially with the absence of John Ellis-reeds. In many ways the band's sound was similar to Scott's former boss, trumpeter Terence Blanchard's E-Collective. "Don Blue" coolly flowed with Moreno's feathery riffs and Eigsti's atmospheric chords cascading, as the bandleader and bassist laid down a pulsating foundation.
The same theme prevailed on "The Catalyst," but with keyboards being much more dominant and rhythmic touches being much more accentuated. Scott afterwards revealed that the tune was about persevering and support of friends such as bassist/producer Derrick Hodge. Even mellower was "Archangel," dedicated to the drummer's nieces and nephews featuring bass and keyboard in tandem as Scott scatted angelically with the guitarist. For a bit of a change, Owens, who was subbing for Joe Sanders, but an old friend of Scotts was featured on "Voices." Representing the general theme of the new CD, was sparkling and upbeat "Mocean," underscored by the musicians intensely intermingling to end the set.
Hill's Love Tape was related to Scott's Oracle, but much more soothing and groove oriented. The band opened the concert with easy-flowing jams featuring the bandleader, winner of the 2014 Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Trumpet Solo Competition. With Greg Spiro-keyboards, Kyle Miles-bass and Makaya McCraven-drums, he employed effects and sampled interviews from Afro-American women, regarding love for the near-meditative, seamless set. Breaking things up, Alex Isley joined the group to sing dreamy ballad "Life Boat" and funk groove "Wednesday Love" to receive a standing ovation.
Korean singer Youn Sun Nah, who splits time between Seoul and Paris, recently performed at the Blue Whale for her Immersion Tour, which is the title of her latest recording. Joined by Tomasz "Tomek" Miernowski –keyboards/guitar and Brad Jones-bass, she presented a highly eclectic show. Several songs from her latest album were sparse pop ballad "Invincible" bolstered by Jones soloing and Motown classic "You Can't Hurry Love" done in slow drawn near-spiritual fashion. Additionally, blues/gospel "John The Revelator" rocked the house with fire-breathing singing and scorching guitar. Nah closed with a gentle and meditative traditional Korean folk song to send the audience peacefully on their way. For more info go to: www.younsunnah.com.
Brazilians artists, Sergio Mendes and Bebel Gilberto shared a sold-out double billing at UCLA's Center For The Art of Performance at Royce Hall for the 60th Anniversary of Bossa Nova. Although it was a highly celebratory affair, each artist went about it very differently. Headliner, Mendes and his group that included two backup singers, with one being his wife, Gracinha Leporace, put on a true South American party. From the offset, the audience was up and dancing as the keyboardist and band worked out with fun and memorable bossa/samba songs. Some of them were Jobim's silky "Waters of March" and "Agua de Beber," and "Surfboard" with hip-hop MC H2O who stirred up the crowd, while the singers and band also grooved away.
Also keeping the energy going was Baden Powell's samba rich "Promessa/Berimbau" featuring Mendes' percussionist who dazzled the audience with rhythms, dance moves and talking drum call and response with the bandleader. Afterwards bossa returned as the percussionist continued playing pandeiro (Brazilian tamborine).
There were also softer moments showcasing Mendes' hits. They were "Never Gonna Let You Go" sung by flutist/keyboardist Scott Mayo and backup singer Katie Hampton, and with full band singing for the Beatles "The Fool on the Hill," "Going Out of My Head" and "The Look of Love."
As always the band ended with Mendes biggest hit "Mas Que Nada" as an encore, which revved up the audience more and turned into a breakout party, followed with a percussive jam that no one wanted to end.
Bebel, who opened wearing a stunning, near shear designer dress alternatively turned in a traditional bossa set, which is far different from her popular Grammy-nominated electronica/pop grooves. This was in response to both her parents, Joāo Gilberto, legendary bossa creator, and popular Brazilian singer, Miúcha passing away this year. "Wave" one of Gilberto's father's most popular songs started the set to strong applause, and was supported by a guitarist and drummer. Other notable songs all sung in Portuguese from the legendary and enduring Gilberto catalogue were "Samba Da Minha Terra," "Insensatez," and of course "The Girl from Ipanema," which all drew fervent crowd response.
Celebrate the milestone 20th anniversary of the Latin GRAMMY Awards®, the GRAMMY Museum® proudly presented Latin GRAMMY®, 20 Years Of Excellence. The Museum kicked off the opening of the new Latin music exhibit and its new third floor with a full day of programming, including an education program for students, live performances, and a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Gabriel Abaroa Jr., President/CEO of The Latin Recording Academy® and Michael Sticka, President of the GRAMMY Museum, along with prestigious Latin artists and personalities.
Working in collaboration with The Latin Recording Academy, the GRAMMY Museum renovated its third floor in order to expand its Latin-themed exhibits to showcase the power of Latin music as it continues to grow as one of the leading influences worldwide. Latin GRAMMY, 20 Years Of Excellence will highlight a variety of iconic moments and performances from the Latin GRAMMY Awards' 20-year history and celebrate the accomplishments of various Latin GRAMMY- and GRAMMY-nominated and -winning artists. The exhibit also includes a comprehensive overview of The Latin Recording Academy's Person of the Year Celebrations, highlighting each honoree from the program's 20-year history. Some of the featured original pieces include artwork, personal items, instruments, media components, and audio playlists.
Latin GRAMMY, 20 Years Of Excellence is also the inaugural exhibition in the Museum's newly constructed Latin music gallery, which is a result of The Latin Recording Academy committing more than half a million dollars over a three-year period to expand the Museum's Latin music-focused exhibits and education programs and toward the hiring of a Latin music curator.
Exhibit highlights include:
• Instruments played by Latin GRAMMY and GRAMMY winners, including Lila Downs, Banda El Recodo, Los Tucanes De Tijuana, Alejandro Sanz, and Julieta Venegas
• Juan Gabriel's tuxedo from his memorable 40-minute performance at the 10th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards
• Luis Fonsi's outfit from his performance of "Despacito" at the 18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards
• Ricky Martin's paint-stained tuxedo shirt from his performance with the Blue Man Group at the 8th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards
Latin artists featured in the exhibit include:
• Marc Anthony
• Miguel Bosé
• Roberto Carlos
• Plácido Domingo
• Emilio Estefan
• Vicente Fernández
• Juan Gabriel
• Gilberto Gil
• Juan Luis Guerra
• Julio Iglesias
• José José
• Juanes
• Maná
• Ricky Martin
• Luz Rios
• Carlos Santana
• Alejandro Sanz
• Shakira
• Joan Manuel Serrat
• Caetano Veloso
For more info go to: www.grammymuseum.org
Excluding the Musicians Institute, UCLA and USC, it's not too likely that John Clayton Presents The Bass Monsters! would be presented anywhere. Credit definitely has to be given to Ruth Price for having the interesting and very different concept at the Moss Theatre as part of the Jazz Bakery's Movable Feast series. Nine monsters or rather bassists: Alex Frank, Mike Gurrola, Edwin Livingston, Lyman Medeiros, Johathan Richards, Dave Robaire, Benjamin Shepherd, Katie Thiroux and ringleader-Clayton played together in different configurations throughout the evening. Starting things off was "Da Basses Groove" featuring all the players working out together for a bluesy jam, with each one also turning in hot solos. Ray Brown's "Blues in The Basement" divided the basses and rotated with some doing accent bowing, others bowing and soloing and the remaining maintaining cadence.
The basses were further broken down into quartets for Brown's hot swinging "Sweet Georgia Brown Skin," Oscar Pettiford's innovative "Tricotism" and "Neal Hefti's emotive "Lil' Darlin'." For a break in format, Livingston premiered his original ballad "Just When You Thought" solely, Mederios sang and played "'Deed I Do" with only one bass accompanying that was dedicated to his wife. Another dedication came from Clayton who rendered Chopin's "Prelude" for his mother. More singing occurred when Thiroux tenderly sang "I Fall in Love Too Easily" as two bassists supported her. Lyrically, Gurrola and Robaire came together for immortal ballad "Whisper Not." All the bassists reunited for Clayton's amusing classic "The Walking Bass" featuring him coolly crooning and not playing, and the rock-like hard jamming "Grunge." Significantly, the outing was in the spirit of Ray Brown who graciously mentored Clayton and urged him to pay it forward.
NEA Jazz Master and former Coltrane collaborator, saxophonist Pharaoh Sanders performed at the Moss Theatre as part of the Jazz Bakery's Musical Feast series for his 79th birthday (October 13th). Working with the legendary saxophonist was pianist Benito Gonzales. To a packed house Gonzales grandly opened the show playing "Misty" solely. Shortly afterwards he was joined by Sanders who muscularly interweaved with him and engulfed the venue with his unmistakably, rich full-bodied sound. The duo adroitly ventured into a healthy dose of Coltrane that overflowed with strong interaction and engrossing solos from both players and included immortal ballad "Naima." Sander's sumptuous tone captured the emotion of the melody as Gonzales delivered vibrant chords and also creatively soloed to draw strong applause.
Upon the pianist's intro and playing of "The Creator Has a Master Plan," probably the saxophonist's most popular composition (co-written with Leon Thomas), the audience promptly clapped along. Sanders in response gracefully showed off some nifty little dance steps that garnered crowd approval. Afterwards he chanted and scatted with the audience repeating what he did as best they could. The saxophonist additionally crooned some of the lyrics and then returned to chanting and scatting as the crowd continued clapping. Interestingly, the Jazz Master never returned to playing. The audience, though, was happy with the spirituality and artistry of the hour-long performance and totally in the moment.
Austrian-born guitarist Wolfgang Schalk, who splits time between New York and Los Angeles showcased music from his eighth project as a leader, Obsession at Catalina's. Andy Langham-piano, Carlitos Del Puerto-bass, Oscar Seaton-drums and Joey De Leon-percussion/vocals supported him. The guitarist's fluid style is a composite of well known fret-masters such as Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, John Scofield and Pat Metheny, and flows coolly, but also can be intense and potent. Most importantly, Schalk is a talented composer and bandleader, who shows little interested in impressing audiences with his soloing skills.
For the CD Release Party tunes like Scofield type groove "Darkment of the Light," Martino styled "Run Run Run," Metheny flavored "Sambo Mamba" and Montgomery influenced "Locker Room Talk" bolstered by Langham and the band enchanted the audience. Contrarily, poetic ballad "When Two Auras Kiss" showcased the bandleader playing with gentle elegance. Concluding the invigorating set was the energetic title track that featured all the band members jamming away. For more info go to: wolfgangschalk.com.
Former Japanese pop superstar in the '80s and '90s, now jazz a pianist since 2008 with six CDs recorded, Senri Oe returned to Feinstein's at Vitello's. The previous performance featured the New York City-based artist playing solo. This time around he worked with a trio that included bassist Matt Clohesy and drummer Mark Ferber. Oe, who has also produced, arranged and/or played on projects by Janis Siegel of The Manhattan Transfer; Sheila Jordan, Theo Bleckmann, Becca Stevens and Lauren Kinhan of the New York Voices, showcased his latest and first trio release Hmmm. Additionally, the pianist is a bit of a comedian and injected humor, somewhat reminiscent of Pat Morita's comic routines in the late '60s, who was best known for his roles as the mentor for the Karate Kid films.
Oe, in action with the trio played with a light and deft touch that melded intermittent bits of funk and Japanese traditional folk excursions. With the Holiday Season looming "The Christmas Song" was an early selection and segued into funk contemporary tune "Indoor Voices" propelled by the bandleader's cool grooving and soloing, bolstered by a bass interlude. "Bikini" strongly contrasted with a driving beat for the intro, mid and closing sections intermixed with palatable bossa textures.
While "Poignant Kisses" was a sophisticated romp featuring Oe blazing away to impress the audience. "Orange Desert" ramped up the energy even more, and was monster rocking and dramatic that included a scorching drum solo. During the closing moments of a very entertaining set the pianist conjured up "A Fireplace" that had a strong Christmas sentiment to generate an exuberant standing ovation and calls for an encore. For more info go to: www.facebook.com/SenriOe
In grand fashion, pianist/composer/arranger Roger Kellaway had his 80th birthday (November 1st) bash at Feinstein's at Vitello's the day after Thanksgiving. Co-conspirators for the special occasion were bassist John Clayton and guitarist Bruce Forman. They alternated between the pianist latest CDs, The Many Open Minds of Roger Kellaway and New Jazz Standards Vol.3. Getting things underway was a breezy version of Benny Golson's "Killer Joe" or rather "Killer Rudy" as Kellaway jokingly put it. The number featured the man of the hour turning in a tantalizing solo and coolly intermeshing with his sidemen. Afterwards, a flourishing piano served as the intro for lightly swinging "Mean to Me" with guitar and bass adding rhythmically rich solos.
In memory of his tenure with the Don Ellis Big Band, who was the master of odd time signatures, Kellaway demonstrated "Take Five" in 4/4 and then played Jobim's "Meditation" in 7/4 with Clayton bowing to further enhance the easy flowing bossa classic. Also along the same lines there was astounding cascading piano and arco bass, with zesty call and response guitar and piano for was Ellington's "Take the A Train."
Changing things up, the bandleader solely spotlighted his somber and introspective original ballad "All My Life." With full trio, Miles Davis' immortal "All Blues" was rendered as guitar injected intriguing, near-dissonant touches, balanced with rich harmonies, while Kellaway coolly swung and stretched out. Also around the same time (1958) was "I Was Doing Alright" from Oscar Peterson and Stan Getz's album together, which was garnished with engaging piano/guitar exchanges and solos, along with a subtle bass foundation. In similar fashion was original "Walking on Air." Vastly different was a short duet with bass that Kellaway said was "Happy Birthday" spelled backwards. For the closing piece, the trio served up Monk's zippy "52nd Street Theme" featuring the players jamming away impressively, with spirited exchanges.
Educators, parents, child psychologists and musicians have overwhelming emphasized the importance of exposing children to music at an early age. One musician who's in the trenches doing the work is reedist Oran Etkin. He was born in Israel and grew up in Boston, where as a teenager he studied with Yusef Lateef and George Garzone before going getting a BA at Brandeis University and MA at the Manhattan School of Music. Shortly afterwards he became a teacher and developed Timbalooloo, a unique way of teaching music to children. Etkin has presented his method all over the world, been nominated for several Grammy's and was invited by Herbie Hancock to perform in Paris for UNESCO's International Jazz Day. Additionally, he's a captivating jazz and world music performer, and Voted #1 Rising Star Clarinetist in Downbeat Critics' Poll.
At McCabes, Etkin and his group Timbalooloo (piano/vocals, drums and tuba) did a special children's participatory concert that focused on a special friend, Clara-Net. She was sleeping until the bandleader and audience woke and assembled her. Speaking gradually she called for her mama, a tuba that came from the hallway into the performing area. Etkin and the children through song asked the tuba to come out and play, while the musicians reeled out some New Orleans trad and Dizzy Gillespie's "Salt Peanuts." Vera a kalimba also wanted to play and had the young attendees singing and dancing to a festive song from Zimbabwe.
Another friend, a balalaika (triangular shaped guitar) from Russia came out for a folk waltz sung in Yiddish with African rhythms and questions in English. The children were fascinated with the international musical travels that included singing about cherry blossoms in Japan, the queen of Roma music in the Czech Republic, and putting Clara-Net to sleep in Turkey. Ending the fast-paced hour-long show was a funky klezmer dance groove. For more info go to: www.timbalooloo.com
The GRAMMY Museum hosted a special screening of the documentary, Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes. It's about the legendary label, which has been home to such groundbreaking artists as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. Presently, it includes diverse musicians like Robert Glasper, Norah Jones and Candice Springs.
Blue Note Records: Beyond The Notes was captivating and narrated the history of the pioneering label founded by German-Jewish immigrants Afred Lion, Francis Wolff and Max Margulis, who gave musicians artistic freedom and respect.
The recording company struggled until the 1960's when it experienced two simultaneous hit albums, Horace Silver's Song For My Father and Lee Morgan's Sidewinder. But it couldn't meet the distribution demands and was sold during the '70s. Fortunately, under new management the label resurfaced in the mid '90s to regain its foothold and stature as an innovative force in jazz.
Following the screening, moderator Scott Goldman held a panel discussion with the film's Director Sophie Huber, Producer Suzanne Guggenberger and GRAMMY-nominated Musician/Producer Terrace Martin. He is featured in the film and has worked with artists such as Kendrick Lamar and Herbie Hancock. Huber and Guggenberger who are from Switzerland explained how they got involved in the project, which took five years to complete. It was mainly, through a love of jazz and being approached by Blue Note Records who promised access to its vault of music and the ability to reach a wider audience.
Notably, the label didn't pay for the film and the duo had to find funding in Europe. Actually, there was no American investment or distribution, leaving them to do it all on their own. Additionally, all the footage, except for a short clip of Monk was shot in Europe. The film's aesthetics also tried to imitate the label's too. Huber also mentioned balancing multi-generations of the label. Guggenberger talked about the archival material and the collaborative aspects of filmmaking.
Martin candidly spoke about how Blue Note Records influenced and impacted him, mostly from the album covers, liner notes and finally the music, along with the artists' individuality. He related his experiences with Hancock and Wayne Shorter, along with studying with Billy Higgins and Reggie Andrews. Additionally, Martin mentioned the humbleness of the veteran players and being a total person. Furthermore, he talked about the importance working with record label executives and getting publishing and licensing money. Not to be forgotten from Martin's standpoint was Rudy Van Gelder's incredible engineering. There was not Q&A and for more info go to: bluenoterecords-film.com/en/
The GRAMMY Museum hosted 22-time GRAMMY-winner Chick Corea for a special screening of his new documentary film, Chick Corea: In the Mind of a Master. Included in the program was a conversation moderated by Scott Goldman afterwards. The film takes viewers behind the scenes with the jazz icon during the making of his album Antidote with the Spanish Heart Band. It additionally offers an unprecedented, intimate look, featuring stories and explorations from Corea's remarkable career, as an alternate parallel storyline.
The Spanish Heart Band consisting of bassist Carlitos del Puerto, drummer Marcus Gilmore, percussionist Luisito Quintero, guitarist Nino Josele, reed player Jorge Pardo, trumpeter Michael Rodriguez, and trombonist Steve Davis. Additionally, there are three guest vocalists: Panamanian salsero Ruben Blades, Brazilian singer/songwriter Maria Bianca, and Corea's life partner, Gayle Moran Corea (sings the entire choir part on "My Spanish Heart"). They injected comments and observations into the documentary as well, along with great performances.
Corea, in typical fashion was nonchalant about the film during the interview, and candid about his process and how he works and improvises with other musicians. Subjects spanned his early work as a sideman with jazz and Latin greats: Miles Davis, Stan Getz and Mongo Santamaria and first time seeing Davis and Coltrane play. Q&A with the audience entailed composing inspirations (Horace Silver and Bartok), advice to upcoming musicians (find out what you want to do and be independent), gear, what he listens to (everything on YouTube) secrets to winning Grammy's (nothing), composing for films, Davis' composing credits and playing with Al Di Meola. For info about upcoming showings go to: www.scientology.tv
Guitar legend Kenny Burrell took a fall two years ago. He is still recovering and on sabbatical from UCLA. Essentially, he is still unable to play and/or teach. Help is needed and welcomed. Here's the link for donations setup by his wife Katherine:
https://www.gofundme.com/support-kenny-burrell?utm_medium=email&utm_source=product&utm_campaign=p_email%2B2300-co-team-welcome
Singer/lyricist/pianist Dave Frishberg is not doing well at all. If you who have enjoyed the gift of Dave's music, please feel inspired to help him now that he needs it.
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Mr. Musichead, celebrating 20 years as a premier boutique art gallery and its owner Sam Milgrom, teamed up with Los Angeles Jazz Radio Broadcaster and Producer LeRoy
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Intimate Pasadena early Sunday evening Jazz programs to nourish your soul
Performances à la Carte is a collaborative arts events producer with a mission to create unique, original live performances utilizing multi-arts genres to showcase the diverse artistic community in the greater Los Angeles, San Gabriel and Crescenta Valley area and to connect the arts with social needs and issues that serve the public interest.
Singer, songwriter and artistic director of Performances à la Carte, Carla (Jamie) Perez, is considered a very versatile singer, a performance artist of eclectic tastes and total vocality. Although she studied with some of the world's most renown classical singers/teachers, she considers her first voice teachers and interpreters of song growing up to be jazz greats Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson and Ella Fitzgerald and admits she frequently gave "Frankie" a spin (all via vinyl).
Though the music of jazz and Broadway were her first loves, her father, a lover of jazz but a devoted operaphile, persuaded her (or else) to pursue a career in classical music, which she did very successfully for 30 years. She is delighted to return to her roots and sing some of the jazz music she "cut her teeth on" (literally – she teethed on jazz album covers as an infant). Through her artistic endeavors with Performances à la Carte, she continues to create collaborative projects that promote artists, serve the public interest and that fuel her passion for beauty, authenticity and social justice.
December 22, Carols of the Belles Holiday Jazz 'n Paz featuring Barbara Morrison, Jamie Perez, and Renee Myara on vocals, with Michael Ragonese on piano, James Yoshizawa on drums, Danny Janklow on sax and flute, and Luca Alemmano on bass. *A Holiday Champagne Party will follow the concert and may be added to any concert ticket purchase online for an additional $12. The party will feature appetizers, desserts, champagne and non-alcoholic punch along with music, dancing, comedic holiday improv antics and capped off with a Holiday Sing-A-Long.
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Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2019
With Jonathan Butler, Melissa Manchester, Michael Lington,
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Celtic Angels Christmas
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Duke Ellington Orchestra
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Spanish Harlem Orchestra
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Arturo SANDOVAL and the LA All Stars! (New Year's Eve Celebration!)
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KJazz Presents: New Year's Eve with Sugaray Rayford
KJazz and The Mint present blues vocalist Sugaray Rayford on Sunday, December 31st at 8pm. With his old school vocal style, echoes of Muddy Waters, Otis Redding and Teddy Pendergrass can be heard. Don't miss out on this special show!
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Recalling this serene end to the bitter and extended 2008 Democratic primary battle, I'm not inclined to join in all the hand-wringing about the damage Bernie Sanders is doing to Clinton's chances in November by remaining in the race.
Tempers flared this week after a Sanders supporter, actress Rosario Dawson, mentioned Monica Lewinsky at a campaign rally. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., a Clinton supporter, demanded Sanders tell his supporters "to stop providing aid and comfort to Donald Trump and the Republican Party."
This, in turn, caused Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver to accuse the Clinton campaign and her supporters of using "language reserved for traitors to our country."
Why the hysteria? It doesn't matter if Sanders continues his candidacy until the last votes are cast in June. What matters is that he quits gracefully, and there should be every expectation that he will, for a simple reason: Sanders is not a fool.
Sanders showed no sign of retreat Tuesday night, even as Clinton extended her lead by winning the night's biggest prize, Pennsylvania, as well as Maryland, Delaware and Connecticut; Sanders won only Rhode Island. He gave a defiant, hour-long speech in which he said he was "taking on the most powerful political organization in America." The reference to Clinton drew boos.
Sanders sounded like an extortionist Monday night when he said Clinton, if she won the nomination, would have to earn his supporters' votes by embracing single-payer health care, free college tuition and a carbon tax – all things Clinton rejected in her (successful) campaign against Sanders. But seconds later, Sanders, prodded by the moderator, MSNBC's Chris Hayes, added a qualifier: "I will do everything in my power to make sure that no Republican gets into the White House in this election cycle."
That's the crucial part. Sanders wants to exert maximum leverage to move Clinton toward his populist policies. But he is a practical man, and he certainly doesn't wish to see a President Trump or President Cruz. This is why there's no cause for all the fuss over him remaining in the race until he is mathematically eliminated.
Elimination is coming. Even before Clinton padded her lead with Tuesday night's wins, Sanders needed to win 59 percent of remaining delegates, or 71 percent if you include superdelegates. That isn't going to happen.
Clinton loyalists worry that Clinton will suffer general-election consequences from Sanders' suggestions that she is unqualified and in Wall Street's pocket. And Trump has echoed these attacks and said he'd like Sanders "to keep going."
Still, this doesn't qualify as ugly campaigning – particularly compared with a Republican race in which candidates have called each other liars and argued about genital size. Or compare it with the Obama-Clinton standoff of 2008 – a much closer contest. At a May 31, 2008, meeting of the Democratic National Committee, the two campaigns clashed with accusations of cheating. There were hecklers, howls and foul language, and extra security had to be called in to keep order. At the time, Clinton aides, sounding much like this year's Sanders aides, were threatening that Obama "has work to do" to convince Clinton backers to go his way.
But a week later, Clinton was out, and the party was on a path to unity.
And so it will happen this time. Sanders, when he quits the race, can justifiably declare victory in moving the debate – and Clinton – in his direction on his key issues. His campaign has exceeded all expectations, and he isn't about to jeopardize his movement by handing the presidency to Trump.
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Q: What is the relationship between the vortex and the edge tables? I work with the MySQL database and I have 2 tables namely vortex and the edge. I provided it below,

Is this one-to-many relationship exists between the tables ? Some explanation will be helpful.

A: There are two one-to-many relationships because each vertex can be the source or the destination of many edges, but each edge can only have one source and one destination.
Speaking in terms of rows in the tables, you will have each vertex id appearing only once in the vertex table, but potentially more than once in the vertex_src_id and in the vertex_dst_id columns of the edges table.

A: You have two relation between these tables  both one-to-many (one to (one or many ) )
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Counties Find a "Roadmap" Useful When Working Across Jurisdictions
By Andrew Whitacre Feb. 5, 2015
Tags: Human Services
This post is part of a series of guest blog posts from the Center for Sharing Public Health Services.
In remote south-central Colorado, the San Luis Valley sits in the high desert, horseshoed by the San Juan Mountains to the west and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the east. The Rio Grande River connects the region to its New Mexico neighbor to the south.
The area is isolated it is about a four-hour drive to Denver. It is also sparsely populated the mountains, along with the state line, enclose about 8,000 square miles and 45,000 people. The largest town, Alamosa, has less than 9,000 residents.
At a mile and a half above sea level, temperatures become frigid during winter months. The geographic isolation and extreme weather make for rugged conditions but, as Saguache County Commissioner Linda Joseph put it, "That's just the way we like it."
The region contains six counties Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande and Saguache. Each has its own county commission. However, for decades they have also tackled issues together through the San Luis Valley County Commissioners Association. A second group, the San Luis Valley Council of Governments, brings together cities, counties and economic development groups in the region to work jointly.
"We really didn't realize how unique we were," Commissioner Joseph said when asked about their rich history of collaboration. "It's just the way we are."
Two years ago, the six counties in the region were selected to participate in a learning community convened by the Center for Sharing Public Health Services .
The Center, which is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and managed by the Kansas Health Institute , serves as a national resource on cross-jurisdictional sharing (CJS) a term used to describe collaborating with other public entities in order to build economies of scale that allow more effective and efficient operations.
The Center's learning community is a nationwide collection of 16 teams comprised of public health officials and policymakers who are committed to exploring how CJS might help them protect and promote the health of the communities they serve. The Center provides technical assistance to the learning community and a forum that allows them to share knowledge with each other and the broader public.
Leaders in San Luis Valley applied to participate in the learning community because they thought collaborating more formally on public health issues would allow them to expand services in their region.
By observing this partnership and others in the learning community, the Center has been able to develop tools and resources. One of those tools guides jurisdictions as they consider or establish CJS arrangements. It is called the Roadmap to Develop Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing Initiatives .
The Roadmap outlines a three-phased approach. In the first phase, jurisdictions explore whether a CJS arrangement is a feasible option. In the second phase, teams prepare and plan the operational aspects of their initiatives. In the third phase, partners implement and improve their plans. It is important that jurisdictions work through all three phases in the Roadmap in the order prescribed. Those that skip a phase often run into difficulties later.
In San Luis Valley, the team was able to work through the explore phase rather quickly due to their long history of working together as a region. As part of their exploration, they used a survey to assess what was already being shared by the health departments. The findings were surprising.
"Nobody knew we were sharing that much," Bryant said.
The survey results, along with a SWOT strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats analysis, provided the basis for the partnership's strategic plan, which identified the following goals:
Formalize the partnership through an intergovernmental agreement.
Initiate an opera ting agreement to guide the internal work of the partnership.
Establish an environmental health program.
Improve care coordination for children with special health care needs.
Address public health workforce development issues.
In January 2014, the counties entered into the intergovernmental agreement that officially recognized the collaboration as the San Luis Valley Public Health Partnership. The partnership's mission is to develop, implement and sustain models of shared public health services that increase capacity, contain costs, maximize assets and more effectively impact health outcomes. An operating agreement also was finalized at that time.
Kimberly Bryant, coordinator for the partnership, credits co-directors Della Vieira, director of the Alamosa County Public Health Department, and Kathleen Matthews, director of the Office of Planning and Partnerships at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, for getting the partnership off the ground. Elected officials also played a pivotal role.
"The spirit of collaboration and respect among the partnership team is amazing and has allowed us to make giant leaps in developing our shared programs," Bryant said.
With the first two items in the strategic plan completed, the partnership is now working on operational issues concerning the other three. In the environmental health program, for example, some of the phase two issues they are considering include financial, governance, legal and policy questions like:
Which county should actually hire the employees and who should provide supervision?
What insurance issues must be considered when it comes to employees from one county using vehicles provided by another county?
How can costs be equitably allocated among the counties?
"Now it's down to the difficult part cost sharing," Commissioner Joseph said. "We all need something, but none of us need it full-time. This way we all get it and share in that cost and how it is handled."
She added that cross-jurisdictional sharing has also allowed the partners to keep services local. "The thing we grapple with (in Colorado) is that services are better if we can do it local and have local control over it it costs less if we do that."
Both Bryant and Joseph commended the learning community program provided by the Center, especially the resources like the Roadmap. Bryant said partners use the Roadmap frequently "as a reference to make sure we haven't forgotten anything."
The Roadmap to Develop Cross-Jurisdictional Sharing Initiatives is available on the Center for Sharing Public Health Service's website at www.phsharing.org/roadmap . Questions about the Roadmap and the Center can be sent to phsharing@khi.org .
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2008-Jonas posted a 3-7 record, including 0-1 in duals, at 165 pounds during the 2007-08 campaign. Jonas opened with a 2-2 showing at the Cowboy Open on Nov. 10, before going 0-2 at the Kaufman-Brand Open on Nov. 17. Jonas claimed a 1-2 mark at the Bob Smith Open on Dec. 1, and was pinned by South Dakota State's Ryan Meyer in his one dual appearance on Dec. 7.
2007-Jonas was 13-12 while competing at 165 pounds in every open tournament for NU. After a 1-2 showing at the Harold Nichols Open, Jonas was 2-2 in three open tournaments (Kaufman-Brand Open, UNK Loper Open and the Glen Brand Open) and 3-2 in two others (UNI Open and the Dana College Open).
Before Nebraska-Jonas was a three-time state champion for Kapaun-Mt. Carmel High School, the alma mater of NU All-American wrestler Jacob Klein. Jonas won the Class 5-A 160-pound state title as both a junior and a senior, along with claiming the 145-pound crown as a freshman. He added a runner-up finish at 160 as a sophomore. Jonas wrestled to a 43-1 record in both his junior and senior seasons.
Personal-Frank was born Oct. 28, 1987, in Wichita, Kan. The son of Pam and Pat Jonas, Frank has two brothers, Tim (23) and Gavin (21) and one sister, Carrie (25), and is majoring in history at Nebraska.


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Steel production still looks like it has an improving trend but production down the last couple weeks
Steel production moderates.
We think in stories
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Beguiled By Narrative
Stories are culture's way of teaching us what is important. They are what allow us to imagine what might happen next – and beyond – so as to prepare for it. We are hardwired to respond to story. A good story doesn't feel like a story – it feels exactly like real life, but most decidedly is not like real life. It is simplified and otherwise altered. We prefer rhetorical grace and an emotional charge to the work of hard thought. Because we are inveterate simplifiers, we prefer clean and clear narrative to messy reality. A famous book by Karl Popper, The Poverty of Historicism, pretty well demolished the popular notion that history was a narrative, that it had a shape, a progression, and followed laws of development. But we believe that it does (or devoutly wish to believe that it does) anyway.
Still, because it feels so true ("It can't be wrong when it feels so right"), it isn't hyperbole to say you've been lost in a story. Story turns us into willing students, eager to learn the story's message. It's how we sift through the raw data of our lives to ascertain what matters. Our brains are designed to analyze the environment, pick out the important parts, and use those bits to extrapolate linearly and simplistically about and into the future.
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Corporations Aren't Recruiting Enough Weirdos
By Martin Davidson September 09, 2014
We need to expand our definition of diversity to include the weird—a group often maligned and avoided. These are people who appear to us as different, strange, and even offbeat; they just don't fit in.
There is potency and innovativeness in certain kinds of weirdness that can help businesses thrive.
The key for leaders is to figure out how to support weird people so that they create—not destroy—value for the company. Some of these people have stifled their offbeat creativity out of social fear, camouflaging their true selves because they think it's not appropriate at work to be as they really are. They leave essential parts of themselves at the office door.
Weirdness manifests itself in two ways. One involves people who act weird just to oppose the norm. I call that the "little w" in weird. Little w is all about "me." It makes you feel good to be different, but you're not contributing what you could—what is really needed. These weird people often have voracious egos.
In contrast, "big W" weird people oppose the norm, though not just for the sake of standing out. Rather, they are trying to see something or to achieve a larger goal, and they know that following a normal path won't get them there. Often these folks are more humble than their "little w" brethren; they are just focused on getting a great result.
Steel production still on upward trend
steel production remains strong
Manufacturing picking up
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-02/manufacturing-in-u-s-expands-at-fastest-pace-in-three-years.html
U.S. Manufacturing Grows at Fastest Pace in Three Years By Jeanna Smialek Sep 2, 2014
Gains in manufacturing boosted the U.S. expansion in August, led by a surge in orders for plastics and metals that powered the world's largest economy past a global slowdown.
The Institute for Supply Management's index unexpectedly climbed to 59, the highest level since March 2011, from July's 57.1, beating all forecasts in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
I'm the executive vice president for a steel casting trade association, the Steel Founders' Society of America. I've got a crazy wife, five crazy children, three crazy people that married into the family, and two crazy fun little grandsons.
SFSA


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SXSW: Us And Them (2017) - Reviewed
Us and Them recently screened at SXSW
Us and Them (2017), written and directed by Joe Martin, is a British crime drama and thriller.
It's a film that dramatizes an angry, working class, young man's attempts to affect some king of change and retribution against the 1% set against the pathology of the British class system. The film is well-crafted and helped by superb acting, an excellent script, terrific cinematography, and editing.
The non-linear narrative of the crime and the simmering tensions and hostility amongst the characters is juxtaposed against the anti-hero's motivation, selected aspects of his backstory, and the plotting of the crime alone and with his accomplices. It is full of twists and turns which fuel the narrative and create dramatic tension.
Martin weaves together many visual elements to create an intriguing film. Close ups and medium angle shots are interspersed with wide angle shots and aerial shots, and he uses interstitial titles to structure the film. The film is shot in color and includes black and white photography, voice over, underwater footage, super imposed images, the use of filters, zooms, fades to black, video footage, freeze frames, split screens, mise-en-scene long takes and fast paced editing, slow motion, the framing of scenes incorporating windows, and car mirrors, and backlit scenes to create a visually powerful film.
The film includes a touch of the famous British humour involving Glen (Paul Westwood) in the tool shed. I particularly like the shooting of the video documentary in the film and incorporating a close up of Danny's face framed within the video camera display in the foreground with his persona in the background out of focus. The film is comprised of a series of riveting scenes that give the film depth and complexity. They include the scenes involving the gun pointed at the camera in and out of focus juxtaposed with Danny's face in and out of focus, the dramatization of Conrad's and Danny's thoughts and feelings during Danny's interrogation of Conrad, and the juxtaposition of the pool scene involving Conrad and Danny and Danny's backstory about his dad. And the film is filled with memorable lines including "if I had some old school master's cum drippling out of my ass I'd be alright with you …" and "we all fuck; we all shit; we all die."
The crime drama is superbly acted and Jack Roth's portrayal of Danny is intensive and riveting and he is equally matched in the performance of his nemesis, Conrad, played by Tim Bentinck. Martin creates an intimate and accessible portrait of Danny, an out of control young man, simmering with anger and hostility. I'd like to single out Andrew Tiernan's outstanding performance. He plays Tommy, Danny's mate and an accomplice. The scene involving him and Conrad in the upstairs bathroom sent shivers down my spine.
Are British dramatic crime thrillers your cup of tea? Well, if they are, then, you're in for a treat with Us and Them. It's a provocative film framed within the pathology of the British class system. It's an intriguing film that held my attention and I highly recommend it even though some scenes were difficult to watch and left me feeling uncomfortable and on edge which was a stated aim of the film.
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-Stefan Chiarantano
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