via www.examiner.com
06/03/2011
05/04/2011
John Wooden on true success | Video on TED.com
I coined my own definition of success in nineteen hundred and thirty four, when I was teaching at a high school in South Bend, Indiana. Being a little bit disappointed, and delusioned perhaps by the way parents of the youngsters in my English classes expected their youngsters to get an A or a B. They thought a C was all right for the neighbors children, because the neighbors children are all average. But they weren't satisfied when their own -- would make the teacher feel that they had failed, or the youngster had failed. And that's not right. The good lord in his infinite wisdom didn't create us all equal as far as intelligence is concerned, any more than we're equal for size, appearance. Not everybody could earn an A or a B, and I didn't like that way of judging it.
via www.ted.com
05/02/2011
The Tall Guy's Gear Guide - Shaft - Still The Man
It's no secret that when it comes to fashion, women's magazines outnumber publications for men by probably 100 to 1. These mags cover every facet and age group of the female sex. Men, on the other hand, are a bit more limited, particularly in the United States.
04/29/2011
Mi2N.com - Bridging Genres & Generations: A Hip-Hop Album For Jazz Fans, A Jazz Album For Hip-Hop Fans – The Headhunters Deliver Bravura Collection: PLATINUM Out 6/14 On Owl Studios
Music Releases (more headlines) 04-25-2011Bridging Genres & Generations: A Hip-Hop Album For Jazz Fans, A Jazz Album For Hip-Hop Fans – The Headhunters Deliver Bravura Collection: PLATINUM Out 6/14 On Owl Studios Share4Website: http://www.owlstudios.com/ Bridging Genres and Generations: A Hip-Hop Album for Jazz Fans, A Jazz Album for Hip-Hop Fans – The Legendary Headhunters Deliver a Bravura Collection
via www.mi2n.com
04/28/2011
Here Are The Best Jazz Photos And Short Videos Of The Year : A Blog Supreme : NPR
At least according to the Jazz Journalists Association, which announced its JJA Jazz Award nominations this morning. Here's the complete list. Awards are given in a ceremony on June 11, 2011, which will also be streamed as a live video webcast. (Full disclosure: I am a JJA member.)
via www.npr.org
David Baker and the original School of Jazz
During this 10th anniversary celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month, Smithsonian Jazz honors educator, composer, musician and longtime Smithsonian collaborator Dr. David N. Baker. Dr. Baker is Chairman of the Jazz Department at Indiana University’s School of Music, and Conductor and Artistic Director of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra (SJMO). The Smithsonian Institution and Smithsonian Jazz are privileged to have had Baker’s input throughout his esteemed career. As a charter member of the SJMO, Baker has brought energy and expertise into the band’s 20th anniversary this year. The knowledge and experience he offers is a result of many important moments that forged his career, one of which is his time at the Lenox School of Jazz in 1959 and 1960. At 19- and 20-years-old, Baker received recognition for his trombone playing at the camp, but he also encountered ideas which are cornerstones of his work inside and outside of the Smithsonian.
04/26/2011
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