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WELCOME
TO THE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS
AT PARADISE VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE Coming Soon: MUSICIPHILIA
- Fall
2009 - Art Gallery Exhibition #1
Featuring the artwork of PVCC Faculty Artist David Bradley Show Dates : August 21 - September 20 - Free Admission Closing Reception: September 19, 5:30pm - Free Admission  2009-2010
Film Festival at PVCCfeaturing films from the Middle East Wednesday, September 2, 6:30 PM - FREE ADMISSION Paradise Now (Palestine, 2005; PG-13) Directed by Hany Abu-Assad Wednesday, September 9, 6:30 PM - FREE ADMISSION The Band’s Visit (Israel, 2007; PG-13) Directed by Eran Kolirin Wednesday, September 16, 6:30 PM - FREE ADMISSION Wedding in Galilee (Palestine, 1987; R) Directed by Michel Khleifi Wednesday, September 23, 6:30 PM - FREE ADMISSION West Bank Story (U.S. Short, 2005; PG) Directed by Ari Sandel AND Jellyfish (Israel, 2007; PG-13) Directed by Shira Geffen and Etgar Keret 
A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO THE MODERN JAZZ QUARTET Saturday, September 19, 7:30pm $12 adults/$10 seniors & staff/$8 students/$5 Childern Performed by the PVCC Faculty Jazz Quintet Scott Zimmer, saxophone Brett Reed, vibraphone Dan Delaney, piano Ted Sistrunk, bass John Lewis, drums Watch the MJQ's performance of DJANGO Watch the MJQ's performance of YER BLUES The Modern Jazz Quartet was an American musical ensemble noted for delicate percussion sonorities, innovations in jazz forms, and consistently high performance standards sustained over a long career. For most of its existence it was composed of Milt Jackson, vibes; John Lewis, piano; Percy Heath, bass; and Connie Kay, drums. The importance of what the MJQ accomplished cannot be over-estimated. They changed the face of jazz. They were in the forefront of the movement to take jazz out of smoky clubs and recreate it in a concert setting – which went a long way toward “legitimizing” a form of music which many still considered disreputable and unfit for polite company. Their music was “chamber jazz,” music you could listen to in a drawing room, but Lewis’s baroque excursions were always balanced by Jackson’s blues-drenched vibes, which could simultaneously weave an intricate counterpoint to the piano’s lines and swing with an element of what would later be called “funk” or “soul.” The overall sound of the MJQ was light and fluid. Fall
2009 - Art Gallery Exhibition #2
Featuring the artwork of Retired PVCC Faculty Artist Joan Ritsch Show Dates : September 30 - October 29 - Free Admission Opening Reception: September 30, 5:30pm - Free Admission  |
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