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Sunday, January 11th, 2009
Cooking Up a Stew of Sounds: A Brief History of Jazz
Our Jazz “De-mystified” event in December was a hit! So to get all of you Sacramento jazz-lovers out for another great night of music and fun, we’ve asked Adam Jenkins to join us again for a night of jazz history!
In this multimedia presentation, composer and musician Adam Jenkins will teach us about the music, the [...]
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Saturday, January 10th, 2009
Art Has Been De-Mystified
Thank you to everyone who came out to the event last night. I had a great time, and I hope you did too!
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Friday, November 28th, 2008
Interview with Adam Jenkins, Part 2
In part 2 of my interview with jazz musician and composer Adam Jenkins, I ask what keeps Adam interested in music, what he thinks of the Sacramento jazz scene, and “When are you supposed to clap?”. Adam also talks about what you’ll learn if you come to the Jazz De-mystified event on December 5!
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Monday, November 24th, 2008
Interview with Adam Jenkins, Part 1
In this first part of my interview with Adam, I ask him the burning questions everyone wants to know about Jazz, including, “What’s wrong with Kenny G?”
The background music is a track composed by Adam from his CD “Philly Sessions Vol. 1″.
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
Introducing the Institute and Jazz De-mystified
Featuring a song written by Adam Jenkins and performed by the Jenkins/Brown Quintet from their album, Philly Sessions Vol. 1.
Please let us know if you have any problems viewing this podcast. We’re planning to make these podcasts a regular feature on the site. Next week’s podcast will feature an interview with Adam Jenkins.
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Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Jazz De-mystified or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Groove
Enjoy an evening of jazz and learn more about what makes the genre so unique and vibrant. Local musician/composer and educator, Adam Jenkins along with his quartet, will spend time talking about and demonstrating how to listen to and appreciate jazz. Accompanying Adam will be a select group of some of the regions [...]
