A! Magazine for the Arts Archive

All That Jazz: Rick Simerly

"Jazz is restless. It won't stay put, and it never will," J. J. Johnson

In This Issue

• All That Jazz: David Champouillon David Champouillon, director of jazz studies at East Tennessee State University, is following in his teacher's footsteps.
• All That Jazz: Joseph Trivette Dr. Joseph Trivette, the Gaynelle Lockhart Albert Endowed Chair of Music at Southwest Virginia Community College, calls himself "a student of jazz," and he's passionate about promoting jazz throughout the region.
• Music and education combine for one "cool" concert Dr. Joseph Trivette of Southwest Virginia Community College is excited about sharing his love and knowledge of jazz with the region.
• Arts for Youth Spotlight: Shelby Carrico Shelby Carico has always been around music — her mother is an accomplished pianist – and when she was 8 she started taking piano lessons. She began playing trumpet a year later.
• "Raisin Cane' in Johnson City It has taken six years of collaborating and tweaking while performing it, but actress, singer and dancer Jasmine Guy and bassist and composer Avery Sharpe have created what Guy calls "this magical journey through the Harlem Renaissance."
• "FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social & Politically Engaged Art' on display at Reece Museum "The 2015 FL3TCH3R Exhibit: Social & Politically Engaged Art" is on display at the Reece Museum at East Tennessee State University through Dec. 7.
• ETSU's poet Jesse Graves chosen for East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame Dr. Jesse Graves, an associate professor in East Tennessee State University's Department of Literature and Language, has been inducted into the East Tennessee Writers Hall of Fame.
• King University presents comedic take on Shakespeare The theater department at King University presents the comedy "Goodnight Desdemona Good Morning Juliet" in the Fine Arts Theatre on King's main campus in Bristol, Tenn., Nov. 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. each evening along with matinees Nov. 7-8 at 2:30 p.m. in the a
• Rising Star Awards presented to two Abingdon arts organizations Virginians for the Arts, in partnership with the Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources Inc., has announced two local winners of the annual Dominion ArtStars Awards – William King Museum of Art's Van Gogh Outreach Program and Bar
• King University's Digital Media Art & Design Hosts Help-Portrait Event King University's Digital Media Art and Design students host their sixth annual Help-Portrait event Saturday, Nov. 14 at the Bristol Public Library in downtown Bristol, Va.
• "The Grapes of Wrath' is new student production at E&H "The Grapes of Wrath," one of the largest productions undertaken by the Emory & Henry department of theater, debuts at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 19-21 and at 2 p.m., Nov. 22 in the new McGlothlin Center for the Arts on campus.

A! Extra

• 'Menopause The Musical" coming to Princeton, W.Va. PRINCETON, W.V. – GFour Productions, winner of 44 Tony Awards and 54 Drama Desk Awards, has joined forces with Susan G. Komen to launch "Menopause The Musical: The Survivor Tour" benefiting Susan G. Komen.
• Review: Wohlfahrt Haus holiday show WYTHEVILLE, Va. — Those of us who look forward to Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre's annual holiday show will be pleasantly surprised by this year's production.
• "Along Virginia's Route 58: True Tales from Beach to Bluegrass" Hitch a ride with Joe Tennis via his latest book, "Along Virginia's Route 58: True Tales from Beach to Bluegrass." Picturesque and poetic, Tennis' journey along Virginia's longest road stretches from Virginia Beach and the Atlantic Ocean to back home for
• George Wythe grad taking theater on the road Next year, Justin Kline will travel the country in a little red truck, bringing a theatrical experience to thousands of children who look forward to the truck's arrival every year.
• 4-H after-school music program JAMS ABINGDON, Va. — After a full day of school, 10-year-old Cate Henley opens her gig bag and pulls out a lap dulcimer for an hour of practice. It's Tuesday, at last.
• Handmade Letterpress Christmas Cards Available from The Sign of the George Press & Gallery at King University BRISTOL, Tenn. – King University's Digital Media Art & Design program has created handmade letterpress Christmas cards utilizing a turn-of-the-century platen press.
• Birthplace of Country Music Museum wins awards The Birthplace of Country Music Museum has been recognized with a variety of industry awards and commendations.
• One man salutes eight heroes Sunday afternoon, May of 2003 in Kinderhook, New York. Actor Stephen Lang, fresh from his film portrayal of Confederate general Stonewall Jackson, sat down in his home to read Larry Smith's book "Beyond Glory."
• Welcome to Bristol, Miles Marek BRISTOL, Tenn. – Welcome to Bristol, Miles Marek. The native of Clarksville, Tennessee, began work as the executive director of the Paramount Center for the Arts on July 1.
• Wearing the deputy badge proudly David Browning sniffs and grins. He talks about "Check Point Chicky" and things that are "big, big, really big." He sounds like Barney Fife. He looks and acts like Barney Fife, too. But Browning, a versatile actor from Bristol, Virginia, doesn't specifica
• Home Community Would the Last One Out the Door, Please Turn the Lights ON? Candles are so romantic. Their light softens everything in the room, making shadows that add a little mystery while the flame's twinkle hints of promises. Nothing sets a mood better than a candle with just the right scent – unless it's a candle that you n
• Exhibit: The faces of Washington County, Virginia, during World War II They are the faces of Washington County, Virginia, during World War II, displayed in an expert, pocket exhibition, inside the entrance of the Historical Society of Washington County, in Abingdon's old downtown Train Depot.
• Barter Theatre announces winners of 14th annual Young Playwrights Festival ABINGDON, Va. — Student-written plays take focus at Barter Theatre during the 2015 Young Playwrights Festival. Barter Theatre announced the winners of the 14th annual writing competition for high school students.
• REVIEW: "Curtains': A nod to when musical comedies ruled the boards Despite all the Broadway hoopla and an admittedly excellent production by the Barter Theatre, I am led to wonder why "Curtains" billed as a murder musical mystery can even remotely be compared to such great musicals as "The Sound of Music," "Cabaret" or a
• Kingsport ballet students win scholarships Kingsport Ballet company members performed and won scholarships at the annual Tennessee Association of Dance conference in October in Murfreesboro.
• Jonesborough's Fine Art in the Park awards local artisans The seventh annual Fine Art in the Park was held in Jonesborough at the International Storytelling Center.