Comments on: DEJF: Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/06/11/dejf-dr-michael-white-and-the-original-liberty-jazz-band/ News and Criticism on D.C. and Beyond Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:18:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: DEJF: Jazz on the National Mall - Black Plastic Bag - Washington City Paper http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/06/11/dejf-dr-michael-white-and-the-original-liberty-jazz-band/comment-page-1/#comment-25383 DEJF: Jazz on the National Mall - Black Plastic Bag - Washington City Paper Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:22:59 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=7227#comment-25383 [...] the OTJB was unquestionably chopsy and polished, but missing a certain pizazz and energy that Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band had in spades. They also had some sound problems, with clarinetist Orange Kelly inaudible when not [...] [...] the OTJB was unquestionably chopsy and polished, but missing a certain pizazz and energy that Dr. Michael White and the Original Liberty Jazz Band had in spades. They also had some sound problems, with clarinetist Orange Kelly inaudible when not [...]

]]> By: Mike Licht http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/06/11/dejf-dr-michael-white-and-the-original-liberty-jazz-band/comment-page-1/#comment-25261 Mike Licht Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:57:01 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=7227#comment-25261 In the photo, Detroit Brooks is actually playing a 6-string banjo-guitar rather than the more traditional 4-string plectrum banjo. The 4-string instruments are often louder and brighter, even though they are played chord-style. In the photo, Detroit Brooks is actually playing a 6-string banjo-guitar rather than the more traditional 4-string plectrum banjo. The 4-string instruments are often louder and brighter, even though they are played chord-style.

]]> By: Mike Licht http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/artsdesk/music/2009/06/11/dejf-dr-michael-white-and-the-original-liberty-jazz-band/comment-page-1/#comment-25260 Mike Licht Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:47:38 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/blackplasticbag/?p=7227#comment-25260 Dr. White was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship by the NEA in 2008. See: http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/nea-national-heritage-fellows-2008/ Dr. White was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship by the NEA in 2008.

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http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/nea-national-heritage-fellows-2008/

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