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The Wells School of Music at West Chester University will welcome Levitas-Rudresh Mahanthappa at its Jazz Festival concerts and master classes that start soon. (ETHAN LEVITAS)
WEST CHESTER, PA The Wells School of Music at West Chester University will bring world-class entertainment and free jazz to the community in the university s 30th Annual Jazz Festival.
From March 24-27, students, educators, and audiences alike are invited to enjoy virtual jazz concerts and participate in live and pre-recorded master classes with jazz ensembles and experts.
Jonathan Ragonese is the Director of Jazz Studies at West Chester University and the curator for this year s festival.
Chart-topping singer-songwriter
Lisa Jeanette, whose latest hit holiday song “Mrs. Claus” (featuring iconic Folk Artist Vance Gilbert) skyrocketed to #1 on the December 2020 Folk Alliance International (FAI) Folk DJ chart, has announced that her much-anticipated album
Jellyfish on the Moon released March 1 on all DSPs.
Garnering early support from some of the top folk DJs in the country, Jeanette’s sophomore release debuted at #12 on the FAI Folk DJ Chart in December thanks to its breakout single and unique “Kaleidoscope Folk” sound as she describes it. With elements of folk, jazz and 1970s pop, Jeanette explains that her music is a reflection of the influences that are constantly evolving and changing with time, as well as her exposure to fellow artists that continue to amaze and inspire her.
By Sean Smith, Special to the Reporter
December 10, 2020
Sean Smith, Special to the Reporter
Jenna Moynihan, left, and Maura Shawn Scanlin, with Owen Marshall (foreground), during preparations for “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn.”
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Right from the beginning, the idea behind “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn” was to make audiences feel as if they were enjoying the Celtic-flavored celebration of the holiday season in the comfort of their own home – even if they were sitting inside a theater, such as the Cutler Majestic in Boston.
This year, audiences can literally stay at home and see the show, from Dec. 15-20, as if it were in a theatrical setting. Like so many other live events of the past several months, the annual offering of music, dance, and storytelling from Irish, Scottish, and other Celtic, and occasionally non-Celtic, traditions has switched to a virtual format for this year. But thanks to a whole lot of pla