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High Museum hosts last
Friday Jazz of the year
The ever popular Friday
Jazz returns to the High
Museum of Art on November
9 from 5 to 10 p.m., kicking
offthe holiday season with an
eveningcelebrating American
traditions. For the first time
ever, Friday Jazz will offer its
patrons an opportunity to see
a special exhibition of the
work of oneof America’s most
beloved painters, Winslow
Homer. Highlighting Ameri
can folk singing traditions
will be The Hamiltons, a dy
namic husband and wife duo
who accompany their tradi
tional American music with
the traditional sounds of gui
tar, a five stringbanjoand an
autoharp. They will be pre
senting their folk music con
certs at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m.
The Jaques Lesure Quintet
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The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will be uppeuriné
Sunday, November 11, 2001, at the Imperial
Theatre at 7 p.m. Special guest will be Redbelly.
For tickets, call 722-8341 or 278-4TIX.
The Augusta Symphony
Masterworks Concert Series
will next feature the return
of pianist Awadajin Pratt on
Saturday, November 10,
2001, at the Augusta State
University Performing Arts
Theatre, at 8 p.m. He will be
performing a Schumann’s
Piano Concerto, with other
works by Rossini and
Tchaikovsky. PreView
speaker will be pianist Dr.
Clara Park, at 7 p.m.
Awadajin Pratt
Peace Quilt travels to
several Augusta locations
A peace quilt, created to
honor the victims of the Sep
tember 11 terrorist attack in
- New York, Washington, D.C.
- and Pennsylvania, will be dis
played at several locations in
Augusta.
The quilt is a small repre
sentation »f the many quilt
squaresdec rated by children
and adultsat the Art Factory,
Gertrude Herbert Institute
of Art, Lucy Craft Laney
Museum of Black History and
the Morris Museum of Art as
part of Arts and Humanities
Month activities in October.
The peace quilt was quilted
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will be performing the five
hours of the evening.
There will also be an exhi
bition tour of the permanent
collection, family art-making
workshops, dance perfor
mance by Room to Move and
poetry readingsin the galler
ies.
This Friday Jazz, the last
one for 2001, promises to pro
videan eveningrich with mu
sical heritage and American
art. Friday Jazz is sponsored
by Goldman, Sachs, & Co.,
Nalley Jaguar and Hennessy
Jaguar.
" TheHigh Museum of Art is
located at 1280 Peachtree
Street in Atlanta. For
MARTA, take the Arts Cen
ter. For more information,
call (404) 733-4575.
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the Art Factory.
It will be on display at the
Lucy Craft Laney Museum of
Black History for the month
of November as part of its
Annual Quilt Exhibit. The
quilt will then travel to Au
gusta Mall, upper left in the
gift wrap area, December 1-
16; Art Factory, December
16-January 10; Gertrude
Herbert Institute of Art,
January 11-February 26;and
the Medical College of Geor
gia in 2002.
For more information,
please contact each organiza
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The Ballethnic Dance
Company’sannual production
of the Urban Nutcracker, a
cultural twist tothetraditional
classic The Nutcracker.
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on November 15" and run
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Life Changes with Doc Powell
alling your latest al
bum Life Changes
sends & signal to as
tute listeners that they are
about to be taken on ajourney
— one with many shifts in
scenery and stops along the
way — to a destination filled
with purpose and meaning.
Guitarist/composer/arranger
Doc Powell offers such an ex
cursion with his fifth and fin
est project to date, Life
Changes. Thealbum, Powell’s
Samson Records debut, is com
prised of ten dynamic songs
and three sumptuous inter
ludes — all performed with a
who’s who of renowned play
ers. Life Changes is an inti
mateand engagingly thematic
peek into the soul of a man.
“This record represents the
settling-in of all I am,” Powell
states proudly. “It summarizes
my life and my artistry.”
That’s saying alot consider
ing the nearly thirty year tra
jectory of Doc Powell’s career.
From coveted sideman to a
chart-toppingrecordingartist
in his own right, Powell’s
name and skills have become
synonymous with the tenets of
taste, groove and finesse.
“Growingup in New York,”
he continues, “I was a leader
and an organizer, putting
bands together, selecting ma
terial and coming up with ar
rangements that would make
us stand out. Quincy Jones
and Henry Mancini were my
idols. As an artist, I try to
showcase my abilitiesasacom
poser and arranger as well as
a player.”
A perfect example of those
talentsis Powell’s heart-pierc
ing, six-minute cover of “Tell
Robert Ferst Center for the
Arts (on the campus of Geor
gia Tech).
Ticket pricesare $25 for gen
eral admission, $lB for senior
citizens,..gtudents, children
under 12 and groups of 10 or
more.
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Versatile guitar artist Doc Powell grew up idolizing
Quincy Jones and Henry Mancini.
Her Love Has Felt The Need”,
aballad originally recorded by
Eddie Kendricks. Doc sets the
stage for the song with the
Jerry Peters-penned interlude
“Moments,” then plunges into
“Tell Her” with the authentic
touch of a Wurlitzer electric
piano, with former Tempta
tions singer Ollie Woodson
handling the vocals.
“It’s a Guitar Thang”, is
another' demonstration of
Powell’s musical versatility.
Friday night, Nov. 16, is
WSB Family 2 Family night
with discounted tickets at
SIB.OO. VIP seating is also
available on Friday at $50.00,
which includes the Night of
Sweet Auburn Avenue recep
tion followingthe performance.
He not only wrote and ar
ranged the song, it also show
cases his electric and acoustic
guitar prowess in both lead
and rhythm capacities. The
cherries on top are Kirk
Whalum on tenor sax and the
incomparable Billy Preston
sitting in on Hammond B-3
organ, “ a dream come true.”
Powell’s interlocking roots
aboundinother highlightslike
the smooth grooving title
track, “Life Changes” (featur-
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tional fees.
The Ferst Center 1s located
at 349 Ferst Drive in Atlanta
For tickets and showtime in
formation callthe Georgia'Tech
Ticket Officeat 404-894-9600.
ing Bob James on piano with
scat vocals by Kenny Rankin
and Charlotte Pope), and his
homage to the rebirth of the
cool, “New Blues” (featuring
Randy Brecker on trumpet).
Both reflect his wide range of
inspiration. “I didn’t grow up
avant garde,” he says. “[ lis
tened to rock, pop, R&B, and
contemporary jazz artists like
Ramsey Lewis. I'd have tocon
centratereally hardtodosome
thing that wasn’t commer
cially viable!”
He proves that on every
track of Life Changes. From
the doo wop-kissed “For The
Soul In You,” the driving “I
Know That’s Right” and the
toe-tickling creep of “Brother
toßrother” (featuring Patrice
Rushen on piano), totherichly
harmonic musical massage of
“Yours, Unconditionally” (fea
turing Kevin Toney on Key
boards), the album stands tall
as an impeccably balanced
musical statement.
“Sincerity is what I look for
in music,” Powell says. “Not
everybody can give a speech
like Martin Luther King. Most
people speak through their
own special craft. That’s what
Iliketofeelinthe art of others
and to project in mine.”
Doc Powell has been speak
ing to people through his mu
sic ever since his father gave
him his first guitar at the age
of six. Doc began to chisel soul
and feeling on guitar by study
ing his favorite records - from
James Brown and Sly Stone to
Jimi Hendrix. His primary in
fluences were Wes Montgom
ery, 8.8. King, Jimi Hendrix
and George Benson and all
audible in his fluid style.