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JazzArts Charlotte presents 2022 NEA Jazz Master, New Orleans cultural torchbearer, and saxophonist Big Chief Donald Harrison Jr., for a FREE jazz youth student workshop, in conjunction with his JAZZ ROOM weekend performances. As a part of our Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) program offerings, JazzArts Charlotte welcomes music students from the Charlotte area and beyond to learn from one of today’s most legendary jazz music educators. All skill levels and instruments are welcome. Donald Harrison: A master of every era of jazz, soul, funk, and classical music, Donald Harrison Jr has created three influential styles of jazz: nouveau swing, a modern second-line, and quantum jazz. Awarded the 2022 NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy, Donald Harrison Jr. is recognized as Big Chief of Congo Square in Afro-New Orleans culture, sharing that unique New Orleans jazz with the world, and mentoring artists as diverse as The Notorious Big, Jonathon Batiste, Trombone Shorty, and Espe ....
So on the big day what do you plan on doing after the presents under the tree have been unwrapped (or as with my household, discovered as you enter the living room from your bedroom)? I mean after having breakfast or brunch, what’s next? How about opening a really wonderful gift via modern entertainment tech? In those pre-Pandemic days, Christmas afternoon and evening was one of the busiest times for the ole’ multiplex. Now several areas have shuttered their theatres, while many folks are still skittish about heading to ones still open (at least till those vaccines become more accessible). And so the fine folks at Disney are making the newest release from their subsidiary Pixar available to watch at home through their streaming service. But this is no “cutie-pie” family flick romp. No, this is one of the studio’s most ambitious efforts, pondering mortality, destiny, talent, and all that’s part of everyone’s SOUL. ....