There's a lot of ground to cover on this subject and how jazz and western culture helped to "win" the Cold War, and tonight KUT DJ and Chronicle writer Jay Trachtenberg and Rabbi Neil Blumofe (a musician and historian who has recorded with saxophonist Alex Coke and percussionist Jason Marsalis) will engage it as part of the Cactus Café's Brews and Views series.
alex cokeCactus Cafe Brews and Views: Jazz and the Cold WarAustinist Mon, 05/16/2011 - 11:30am
Celebrating Rahsaan Roland Kirk at the Elephant Room [Friday]Austinist Thu, 08/05/2010 - 4:30pm
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Weekend Music Preview: White Denim [Antone's / Friday]Austinist Fri, 07/16/2010 - 9:36am
The 5th annual performance of A Child's Christmas in WalesPlanning Ahead, Austin Mon, 12/07/2009 - 11:06am
Sept. Music Events with Suzi SternPlanning Ahead, Austin Wed, 09/02/2009 - 2:51pm
Hello everyone! I am back in Texas and looking forward to September here. There are a few lovely ways to hear jazz this month in Austin, and I'm involved with the following. Billie Holiday tribute to mark 50th anniversary of deathPlanning Ahead, Austin Mon, 07/06/2009 - 7:00pm
The great Billie Holiday died of drug and alcohol related causes on July 17, 1959. To celebrate her life on the anniversary of her death, David Stevens and the Morris Nelms Quartet, featuring Alex Coke on sax, will play Lady Day songs at St. |
