Events

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Deadline to register is Friday, January 22nd

Urban Bush Women, walking with ‘trane

When: Friday, February 26, 2016, 11:00 am – noon.

Where: The VETS
1 Avenue of the Arts, Providence, RI 02903

Who: all ages welcome

What: A special student performance
Urban Bush Women’s dance piece, “Walking with ‘Trane”, was inspired by John Coltrane’s 1965 Grammy Award winning music, “A Love Supreme”; considered by most music aficionados to be Coltrane’s most acclaimed work. Born Sept. 23, 1926 in Hamlet, N.C., Coltrane grew up in High Point. His father played several instruments and sparked Coltrane’s interest in playing the saxophone. He went on to revolutionize jazz through his compositions as well as such techniques as being able to play multiple notes at the same time to create what he called “sheets of sound.” He explained how he did this by saying, “I start in the middle of a sentence and move in both directions at once.” ***A Teacher’s Resource Guide is being developed to accompany this experience with Urban Bush Women.*** urbanbushwomen.org

Areas of Content Integration: women’s/girls’ issues, dance, music, history, Jazz, socio-political issues, cultural identity, African history and dance

Cost: $13