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The CEO of Inspiro Productions and Convener, Lagos International Jazz Festival, Ayoola Shadare marks his golden years today with a virtual edition of the festival and blissful moments of reminiscences. Yinka Olatunbosun reports
He is a cocktail of jazz and Jesus. Ayoola Shadare is an unapologetic lover of jazz music, having been weaned on a rich variety of jazz music from his father’s collection. With about 30 years in the sphere of media and entertainment marketing, he bears a magic touch to both indoor and outdoor events. ‘No one does the sound better than Inspiro,’ says his friend and associate, Nseobong Okon-Ekong with whom the idea of LIJF was conceived. Even at that, he keeps his faith in God at a high voltage. This is why his 50-year journey so far had been exciting, though eventful.
/ Artists Nico Amortegui (left), Hnin Nie (center) and Georgie Nakima (right) are among those with works in the Good Times exhibit at The Underground this weekend.
If you re looking for some events in the Charlotte area, things are starting to open up after our long pandemic year. Scheduled for this weekend are activities like a concert for Jazz Appreciation Day, a festival for your favorite four-legged friend and an arts show at The Underground at The Fillmore.
Joining WFAE All Things Considered host Gwendolyn Glenn to talk about what s on tap this weekend is Jodie Valade, co-writer of WFAE’s arts and culture newsletter Tapestry.
April 27th, 2021, 2:00PM / BY Megan Salocks
April is an important month for the guitar and music world: It s Jazz Appreciation Month! And no one exemplifies guitars quite like Les Paul. An American jazz, blues, and country guitarist and songwriter, Les Paul is remembered for his experiments with innovative recording techniques and with solid-body amplified guitars. Les Paul live at Iridium Jazz Club in New York City in October 2008. (Thomas Faivre-Duboz, Wikimedia Commons)
In a salute to one of the grandfathers of the unforgettable sound of the electric guitar, we are taking a moment today to look through the array of electric guitars in the National Museum of American History s collection. Did you know that the museum has over 90 acoustic and electric guitars and bass guitars in our musical instruments collection? Join us as we share five of our favorite electric guitars from the collection, highlighting exciting moments in history that led to t