Karen Armstrong

The concet I attended is called Azesu (Maria Marquez) held in the California Jazz Conservatory. Azesu is comprised by Grammy winners David Pinto on bass, Omar Ledezma on percussion, Sheldon Brown on reeds, Alan Hall on drums and Jonathan Alford on piano. They plays songs from the Latin American Songbook and originals which represent the diverse musical heritage of its members. Featuring the vocals of Maria Marquez and Omar Ledezma, Azesu is a true hybrid group combining the rhythms of the…

John W. Young Our country is filled with interesting people, one of these people is Astronaut John W. Young, also known as John Watts Young. John Young was selected by NASA to be an astronaut in the September of 1962, thus beginning his long career. Young has been on many flights including Gemini 3 on March Twenty-third, 1965 , this was the first Gemini mission to be manned. On July 18, 1966, launched Gemini 10 carrying Young and another astronaut named Michael Collins. The primary purpose of…

people like you and I. Many famous veterans that served for the United States are people who you know as doing something else extraordinary. Extraordinary things veterans have done and you and I know is Neil Armstrong. You probably know him as the first man to walk on the moon. Neil Armstrong was a veteran in the Korean War. The veteran the I will be telling you about is Ted Williams. You may know him as a player on the Boston Red Sox. Ted Williams fought in the Korean War. In the Korean War,…

Neil Armstrong was a famous astronaut that explored the moon. Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930. Neil loved to fly at a young age. His first plane ride was when he was six. Neil loved planes and wanted to give flying a try. His dad took him to an airshow when he was a kid. After the airshow Neil wanted to be pilot. When Neil was old enough he took flight lessons. What started the apollo 11 mission. The USA wanted to do experiments on moon rocks. The reason we wanted to go the moon was…

What a great show from the veteran super group The Cookers. They presented their magnificent repertoire in two sets at the Nublu Jazz Festival. The band comprises an inflammatory frontline composed of Billy Harper on tenor saxophone, Donald Harrison on alto saxophone, and trumpeters Eddie Henderson and David Weiss. The respectful rhythm section brings us George Cables on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Billy Hart on drums. For tonight’s concert, pianist David Bryant, 33, replaced the…

On Monday evening, September 21, 2015, I had the pleasure of watching University Jazz Combos. The performance was held at the University of Louisville School Of Music in the Bird Recital Hall. These three combos consisted of the Mark Turner Combo directed by Tyrone Wheeler, Illinois Jacquet Combo directed by Ansyn Banks, and Michael Brecker Combo also directed by Ansyn Banks. I wasn’t for sure what to expect when coming to this concert. Different from the other jazz performance I attended, this…

Situated approximately 35 miles east of Orlando and with over 75 miles of beach along Florida’s Atlantic Coast, which stretches from Canaveral National Seashore south to Vero Beach, Florida’s Space Coast is sometimes characterized as a multigenerational destination, with incredible diversity from North to South. This diversity is evident through Space Coast’s designated towns: Cocoa Beach, Palm Bay, Melbourne, Port Canaveral, Melbourne Beaches, Titusville, and Viera. Its identity is drawn from…

The Brubeck Brothers Quartet was an exceptionally fascinating occasion. My purpose for my statement is that I have never really been to a live jazz performance and it was a new experience for me. My immediate thought upon entry was that the presentation was going be exhausting and long. In spite of the fact that it lasted quite a while it was justified regardless of my while in light of the fact that I really wound up liking the performance. I think the Brubeck Brothers Quartet was amazing and I…

Kyse Dahdal “Men on the Moon: How it All Started” "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Those were the famous words from Neil Armstrong when he became the first man to ever step foot on the moon. The moon landing had many important factors, which made it such an extraordinary moment in time. For this whole event to occur, a well-equipped space shuttle was needed. That shuttle was Apollo 11. The service module contained oxygen, water, and electric power for the…

In sumary, there were lots of questions to be answered before they could achieve that goal. The article I read spend several pages talking about these questions and their solutions. The mission Apollo 11 put Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon soil on July 20, 1969. And this was one of the most importante days for the Human Race. As stated on the article, “NASA eventually spent $24.5 billion on the apollo programo f 16 unmaned missions and 12 manned missions…