Stay updated with breaking news from Lion Smith. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
From the column: "The times, they are a-changin.’ Osterlund Architecture is poised to receive a $3 million state grant to restore the old Carnegie Library and to showcase its past. ... And award-winning filmmakers David Grubin and Michael Bacon, with Andrew Osterlund and I, are in the early stages of working on a film and concert to document this incredible history."
Embed iframe src "https://www.npr.org/player/embed/976023961/976109096" width "100%" height "290" frameborder "0" scrolling "no" title "NPR embedded audio player" TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Great news about today's show. My guest is composer, pianist, bandleader and singer Jon Batiste, and he's at his home piano ready to play some music for us. It's been quite a year for him. He's the music director and bandleader of "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," which had been produced at the Ed Sullivan Theater with an audience. But since the pandemic, Batiste and the...
In the summer of 2020, pianist Emmet Cohen asked himself a key question: “What would Louis or Dizzy do in this situation?” At the time, much of the world was reeling from the coronavirus pandemic and the economic effects of shutdowns; the absence of in-person concerts only added to the misery. Facing these crises, globe-hopping jazz ambassadors like Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie “would have tried to spread some joy and unity and love,” Cohen recently told DownBeat, to provide “something that the world is lacking—not only jazz, but joy.” So, in October, with the hel...
Copy to Clipboard (Netflix) In what has been dubbed as Chadwick Boseman's Oscar-winning role already before the Netflix movie hit the streaming platform, Levee from 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' is a thing of beauty to witness. The character is a trumpet player in the titular Mother of Blues' band that we encounter in the film by George C. Wolfe based on Ruben Santiago-Hudson's screenplay adapted from August Wilson's play. Right from the start, Levee is vivacious and ambitious - playing on the 'cloured man wants to have a good time' stereotype, constantly challenging his older bandmates with his...
Noncommissioned officers. and larry from the american legion. corneil just van neff commander purple heart. wendell well, marine corps league. lion smith executive director military chaplain's association. jerry wall don, legion of valor of the usa. david gibson, commander-in-chief, military order of the world wars. john adams, national president, the retired enlisted association. brian thacker, washington d.c. agent, congressional medal honor society of the usa. gary augustine, executive director disabled american veterans. dana atkins, president, military