Presented by Asian Improv aRts, the Sound and Social Justice Commons, and San Francisco State University Creative Music Studies
Francis Wong (left) and Hafez Modirzadeh (right) - Photo by Andy Nozaka
Dr. Hafez Modirzadeh
SF State Creative Art Ensemble
with guest, Jennifer Nori Ahlgrim (story):
Jennifer Nori Ahlgrim
Hafez Modirzadeh (Director) - saxophone
Pezhham Akhavass (Assistant Director) - Indian tabla, Persian Oud, tombak, daf
Shura Taylor (Assistant Director) - Chinese guzheng
Spenser Steinman - accordion
Julian Hayes - piano
Alex Farrell - bass
Pietro D'Amato and Lilian Wu - drums
Nicholas de Anda - saxophone
Francis Wong - saxophone
Susanna Shidlovsky - vocals
Program:
1. Step Suite (from J. Coltrane's Giant Steps)
2. Purple Bamboo (trad. Jiangnan Sizhu)
3. Legacy of Voices (Jennifer Nori Ahlgrim)
The SF State Creative Art Ensemble (previously Creative World Ensemble) is an intercultural group of students who compose and perform original music, often times in collaboration with other artistic disciplines. This program's guest is Jennifer Nori Ahlgrim, a Waldorf educator of Laguna Pueblo, Okanagan and Navajo ancestry. She worked closely with Babatunde Olatunji the last years of his life, and is now in the process of finishing a book on her own ancestral story, which includes the inspiring life of her mother, Dolores, the only daughter (adopted) of legendary mid-20th century Cherokee educator/activist, Ruth Muskrat Bronson (1897-1981).
Admission is Free!
This event is part of
ImprovisAsians! 2015: The People’s Stories
An Exploration of Text, Music, and Movement in the pursuit of narrative
April 20 - 24, 2015
San Francisco State University
Creative Arts Building
1600 Holloway Ave.
San Francisco, CA 94132
ImprovisAsians! is an annual series of performances and workshops at San Francisco State University exploring the connection between the performing arts and community-building. ImprovisAsians! 2015 is presented by Asian Improv aRts in association with, the Sound and Social Justice Commons, and SF State University Creative Music Studies. All events are free and open to the public!
1600 Holloway Ave
San Francisco, CA 94132
United States
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