GIVE THE DRUMMER SOME FROM MAMA JAZZ 8/28/16 SUNDAY

rom: Thomas Taylor <thomasdrum@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2016 10:41 AM
To: Elaine Crovitz, Ph.D.
Subject: Give the Drummer Some

 

Hi Mama Jazz,

Please share the benefit concert with YOUR fans!  This is the 4th year, we hope to fill BN Duke Auditorium.
Professor Thomas Taylor, guest artist Carl Allen, and some of the Jazz percussion alumni will present a jazz concert and fundraiser in the B.N. Duke Auditorium on the campus of North Carolina Central University on Sunday Aug. 28, at 6 p.m.. This concert will honor NCCU Alum, Grady Tate.  Earlier in the afternoon, there will be music and percussion-centered workshops starting at 2 p.m., followed by a silent auction starting at 5 p.m. Auction winners will be announced before the final group performs in the evening concert.
2:00 in BN Duke New Band Room- Thomas Taylor will discuss “Hearing loss and the effects of NOT protecting your ears, 5 daily habits to protect your hearing”.
2:30 in BN Duke Old Band Room- Larry Q. Draughn Jr. will talk about the “Transmutation of Black American popular rhythm from the swing era till now”.
3:00 in BN Duke New Band Room- Brandon Rich will discuss “5 ways to get your vibes singing”, different techniques to improve your melodic and rhythmic lines on keyboard instruments.
3:30 in BN Duke Old Band Room- Theous Jones will discuss “Musicians & Nutrition- Routine, Set the Mood, & Groove”. Health tips on being healthy on and off stage.  You will get basic stretches and exercises that can be done at home, in a hotel room, even in your office at work.
4:00 in BN Duke New Band Room- Carl Allen will discuss “Owning the Music and the Process”.
5:00 in the BN Duke Atrium- Silent auction (a bunch of great items that will help raise funds for the Jazz Studies program).

6:00 in the BN Duke Auditorium- Evening concert where each performer will honor Grady Tate with 30 minutes of music with their band