Posted on 06/12/2009 12:41:22 PM PDT by a fool in paradise
The first family of the United States is scheduled to welcome the first family of jazz to the White House on Monday, along with 150 youngsters who'll come to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. not for a tour, but for a blue-ribbon music lesson.
First Lady Michelle Obama will be the hostess for the White House Jazz Studio, the first in a series of three planned music education sessions this year at the White House, with the next two featuring as-yet unnamed country and classical musicians as guest instructors.
For the kickoff event, five members of the Marsalis family are on the bill as instructors for instrumental music students hailing mainly from music academies in Washington, but also from the Marsalises' hometown of New Orleans and other regions...
Since the White House was designed for state functions rather than as a conservatory, there will be improvisation in more ways than one. The East Room and the State Dining Room on the first floor will become classrooms for an hour, as will the Diplomatic Room downstairs.The curriculum: three different early-afternoon workshops, on "Syntax of Jazz," "The Blues Experience and Jazz" and "Duke Ellington and Swing." After that, the students, who'll be bringing their instruments, get to kick back and enjoy a concert in the East Room by a quintet led by clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera.
Will future sessions include Willie Nelson demonstrating how to play a really beat-up guitar? Gustavo Dudamel bringing El Sistema to Chez Obama?
We'll see.
(Excerpt) Read more at latimesblogs.latimes.com ...
Most of their stuff is unlistenable.
News flash: Hussein is a pretender.
LOL. Keep the Commander in Leash title in the pic and you’ll have something!
Every Wednesday.
Every Wednesday.
I thought that was Wagyu Beef and Arugula Day.
I'm so confused.
The Marsalis family are good folk. Sure hope they are not corrupted by the whitehouse trash.
Oh, are the wandering wife and children back from their europeana vacation?
Since the Midshipmen’s graduation class at Annapolis this year have been officially FORBIDDEN to wear their Ceremonial swords or have umbrellas during Obama’s attendance at their graduation — one must wonder if these musicians will be able to bring their Clarinets which could serve as a club to beat Obama to death?
Imagine that — The Commander in Chief is afraid to appear before his Officer Corps if they are wearing Ceremonial Swords which reflect their rank, tradition and “weapon” used to salute their CIC during the traditional “Present Arms”..
This Obamanation is disgusting me beyond description...
“our nation’s history and traditions must change” - paraphrase from campaign speech delivered by Michelle Obama, 2008.
Will Letterman be there as MC, or would they worry about him “knocking up” some young kid?
What's next with these two America Haters?
You must’ve missed the statements where it’s been called The People’s House since the 2008 election.
And, pray tell - how does that ignorant, racist and self loathing Affirmative Action graduate propose to change HISTORY and TRADITIONS....
She and her arrogant and overreaching husband may want to influence the FUTURE or establish NEW TRADITIONS but the bastards are incapable of changing HISTORY....
Stalinists believe in Revisionist History.
History is written by the victors. Just ask Mohammed what became of the Middle East after his followers conquored the lands.
That's a big improvement on the Clinton Whorehouse of the 90's!
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