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Shedd Institute Presenting Sponsor
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February 23
Väsen
The Shedd Institute welcomes the extraordinary cutting edge Swedish folk trio Vasen to the Jaqua Concert Hall. Vasen is Olov Johansson (nyckelharpa), Mikael Marin (viola), and Roger Tallroth (12-string guitar).
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February 29
Tim Berne: Snakeoil
Snakeoil, Tim Berne's new touring band, is a potent blend of new voices and new ideas. Oscar Noriega (woodwinds), Matt Mitchell (keyboards) and Ches Smith (percussion) bring fresh sounds and vibrant energy. Berne responds with a stunning book of new pieces balancing compositional rigor with fluid group improvisation.
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March 2
Nellie McKay: I Want To Live!
For her 3rd Shedd appearance, McKay applies her staggering talents to a new project called “brilliant, zany” by The New York Times. In musical biography I Want To Live!, she takes on the role that won Susan Hayward an Oscar as the scheming, lying, fun gal Barbara Graham, the convicted murderer who was the 3rd woman to die in the gas chamber in California in 1955.
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March 1 Carl Woideck Jazz Heritage
The Gershwin Brothers
Carl Woideck's Jazz Heritage Project is joined by singer Sonja Rasmussen for an evening of vocal and instrumental versions of songs by George & Ira Gershwin, including "But Not for Me" (à la Chet Baker and John Coltrane).
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The 2011-12 Jazz Kings March 8-16
Here Come The Blondes!
In Here Come The Blondes Shirley Andress and The Jazz Kings pay tribute to the Songbook singers with the Golden Halo and that certain “Je ne sais quoi”! Great songs to look for include “Let Yourself Go” (Ginger Rogers), “Blues In The Night” (Priscilla Lane), “Treat Me Rough” (June Allyson), and “I Got The Sun In The Morning" (Betty Hutton)!
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Tickets:
541.434.7000
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Moombah! February 25
Mr. Big At Large!
Mr. Big inhabits an extraordinary world. He has a pet dinosaur and a gorilla, and there’s a very large mouse in the house. He collects creepy-crawlies, he grows huge flowers, and he eats unusual foods. Look for great songs like "Alley Oop", "The Thing", "Your Feet's Too Big", "Mr. Banjo", "Thmbelina", "Grandfather's Clock", "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles" and more!
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Moombah Playshop!
If you're coming to the Moombah, don't miss the Moombah playshop at 11:15 am, which is included in the price of your ticket! This is a special version of The Shedd's popular
Music Box class.
The Community Music School
The Shedd's Music School offers classes and private lessons for all ages in a wide range of musical instruments and styles. Sign up today!
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Deborah Henson-Conant Workshop - March 6
Passion & Blues
Deborah Henson-Conant returns
March 7th for another scintillating evening of great music, and again she's coming a day early to teach one of her exceptional workshops. This time its "Passion & Blues", actually a double-workshop that focuses on (a) playing the blues, and (b) putting more passion into your performance.
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Campaign for The Shedd
Help The HVAC Project!
We need your help today! Slowly but surely we've been been raising funds to replace our awful, aging steam heat system with modern heat pumps so that our music students aren't too cold or too hot to take their lessons. But now EWEB is shutting down its steam heat service and we can no longer wait!
Help out today!
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NHT 2011-12 VäsenThu, Feb 23, 7:30 - 9:00 pm |
NHT 2011-12 HapaSat, Mar 17, 7:30 - 9:30 pm |
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