Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 12:00 PM -
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2021-02-25 12:00:00
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Noon Concert: George Colligan Trio
George Colligan is not only one of the great jazz pianists of his generation, but he has earned an international reputation as a multi-instrumentalist (drums, trumpet, organ, keyboards), composer, accompanist, teacher, and bandleader, as well as popular blogger (jazztruth.blogspot.com).
Winner of the 2015 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll (Keyboard), he has had a long association with living jazz legend Jack DeJohnette; recent touring took Colligan around the U.S. with “An Evening with Jack DeJohnette and Savion Glover.” He has also recently toured the U.S. and Canada as a leader with his trio featuring legends Buster Williams and Lenny White.
With over 130 albums to date as an accompanist, Colligan has worked with a long list of jazz greats, including John Scofield, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Ravi Coltrane, and many others. His latest album, Theoretical Planets: Long Term Goals (PJCE Records, 2021) is his 34rd as a bandleader, and features PSU faculty and alumni.
Colligan, a New York resident for 15 years, now resides in Portland, Oregon where he is an Associate Professor at Portland State University. He recently won a RACC Grant as well as the PSU College of The Arts Dean’s Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity(2020).
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George Colligan is not only one of the great jazz pianists of his generation, but he has earned an international reputation as a multi-instrumentalist (drums, trumpet, organ, keyboards), composer, accompanist, teacher, and bandleader, as well as popular blogger (jazztruth.blogspot.com).
Winner of the 2015 DownBeat magazine Critics Poll (Keyboard), he has had a long association with living jazz legend Jack DeJohnette; recent touring took Colligan around the U.S. with “An Evening with Jack DeJohnette and Savion Glover.” He has also recently toured the U.S. and Canada as a leader with his trio featuring legends Buster Williams and Lenny White.
With over 130 albums to date as an accompanist, Colligan has worked with a long list of jazz greats, including John Scofield, Cassandra Wilson, Don Byron, Ravi Coltrane, and many others. His latest album, Theoretical Planets: Long Term Goals (PJCE Records, 2021) is his 34rd as a bandleader, and features PSU faculty and alumni.
Colligan, a New York resident for 15 years, now resides in Portland, Oregon where he is an Associate Professor at Portland State University. He recently won a RACC Grant as well as the PSU College of The Arts Dean’s Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity(2020).
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PSU Percussion Ensemble Concert
The PSU Percussion Ensemble present their winter concert, streaming live…
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PSU Percussion Ensemble Concert
The PSU Percussion Ensemble present their winter concert, streaming live to our Facebook page. Pieces will include works by Caroline Shaw, Stephen Whibley and "Double Music", a historic percussion work composed by John Cafe and Lou Harrison.
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Joel Bluestone
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Joel Bluestone
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PSU Jazz Virtual Series: Michelle Willis
Join the Portland State University Jazz Area for our weekly PSU Jazz…
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2021-03-10 15:00:00
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PSU Jazz Virtual Series: Michelle Willis
Join the Portland State University Jazz Area for our weekly PSU Jazz Virtual Series. Each week features a world class artist engaging in lecture and conversation with students and faculty.
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Singer-songwriter Michelle Willis has found unique ways to thrive artistically, at home and online, during a year of suspended live music. She will join the PSU Virtual Jazz Series to share her experience with students on March 10.
Prior to launching a solo career, British-born, Canadian-raised musician/songwriter Michelle Willis amassed an impressive résumé through a variety of collaborations and work as a session keyboardist and background singer for the likes of David Crosby, Becca Stevens, Laura Mvula, and the Zac Brown Band. After studying jazz and honing her chops on the Toronto piano bar scene, Michelle relocated to Brooklyn, New York and released her debut solo record, See Us Through.
Written as in the mindset of being Michelle's music is inspired by years spent singing in choirs, and a love affair with the style and song craft of Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, Donny Hathaway, Shawn Colvin, The Beatles, Elliot Smith, Carole King and Ray Charles.
See Us Through was released in 2016 on GroundUP Music / Verve. Since then, while maintaining a non-stop touring schedule as a member of David Crosby's two bands, Lighthouse and Sky Trails, and the Becca Stevens Band, Michelle has maintained a monthly residency at New York City's Rockwood Music Hall. Her most recent songwriting work can be heard on the new David Crosby album, Here If You Listen. The album is a collaboration of songwriting and performance by David, Michelle, Becca Stevens and Michael League, released in 2018 on BMG.
Michelle is currently working on a new double record of live and studio performances, due for an early 2021 release. She is a touring member of two bands led by David Crosby (Lighthouse and Sky Trails), as well as the Becca Stevens Band.
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Sherry Alves
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Sherry Alves
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Mindfulness for Musicians
Due to frequent evaluations and time-consuming demands, many musicians…
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2021-03-10 17:00:00
2021-03-10 18:00:00
Mindfulness for Musicians
Due to frequent evaluations and time-consuming demands, many musicians experience music performance anxiety, hypercritical thoughts, or avoidance of performance situations. To cope with these experiences, musicians can cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness is purposefully and non-judgmentally paying attention to the present moment, developing awareness, and acknowledging the reality of an experience. This lecture discusses how cultivating mindfulness helps musicians cope with intense emotions, quiet their inner critics, and experience flow while performing. This lecture re-interprets sport psychology sources and mindfulness-based therapies for musicians and provides attendees with mindfulness exercises to utilize in their lessons, performances, and practice sessions.
Dr. Lauretta Werner earned a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from Ohio University, a master’s degree in Suzuki violin pedagogy from Ithaca College, and a doctoral degree in violin performance from West Virginia University. She taught as Lecturer of Violin at West Virginia University, as a Suzuki violin instructor at the Pittsburgh Music Academy and the Hope Academy of Music and the Arts, and a string quartet teaching fellow at Interlochen Summer Arts Camp. As an active chamber musician, Dr. Werner frequently performs with the West Virginia University Faculty Clarinet Quintet, the Midas String Quartet, the Montani String Quartet, and the ReIgnite Trio. She also researches and explores the topic of mindfulness for musicians by reinterpreting mindfulness-based therapies and sport psychology models for musicians. Dr. Werner currently teaches as Assistant Professor of Strings at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.
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Tomas Cotik
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Tomas Cotik
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Noon Concert: Laptop Ensemble
Portland State University's Sonic Arts and Music Production's Laptop…
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2021-03-11 12:00:00
2021-03-11 13:00:00
Noon Concert: Laptop Ensemble
Portland State University's Sonic Arts and Music Production's Laptop Ensemble will be streaming several new compositions created in collaboration with PSU's School of Film production students. In addition, the Advanced Laptop Ensemble will presenting a new soundtrack to the Western Phytography, a film created by Interbay Cinema Society and Northwest Film Forum.
The Laptop Ensemble is an ensemble of humans, laptops, controllers, and speakers. Ensemble members both compose and perform in the ensemble, exploring computer-mediated instrument design, sound synthesis, programming, and live interactive performance.
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PSU School of Music & Theater
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PSU School of Music & Theater
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