Nick Haffner is no stranger to teaching the piano. Haffner, a first-year undeclared student, has utilized his early passion for playing the piano as a skill and asset in his professional life. Read more...
Photo: (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Music
Arts, Music
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February 21, 10:27 pm
Student’s piano academy aims to inspire students with upbeat lessons
Nick Haffner said the best piano teachers are those who can pass their passion on to their students. The first-year undeclared student started Nick Haffner’s Piano Academy his junior year of high school in his hometown of Renton, Washington. Read more...
Photo: First-year undeclared student Nick Haffner founded his piano academy during his junior year of high school. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Arts, Music
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February 20, 4:55 pm
LA’s Air + Style festival measures up to expectations for music fans
In a world filled with mega festivals like Lollapalooza and Coachella, Air + Style provides a more intimate festival experience that features both established and up-and-coming artists. Read more...
Photo: The Los Angeles portion of the annual Air + Style music festival took place Friday and Saturday in the Exposition Park area of Los Angeles and featured both established and up-and-coming artists. (Nick Kardan/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music
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February 18, 3:12 pm
Concert review: John Scofield at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz
Jazz music has fallen by the wayside in modern times, relegated from the quintessential American genre to elevator music. But musicians like John Scofield are stubborn, and they refuse to let the genre die. Read more...
Photo: Guitarist John Scofield’s Thursday night concert at the Theatre Raymond Kabbaz was a blend of the jazz artist’s newer songs from Grammy Award-winning album “Country for Old Men,” along with classic tracks like “The Gambler.” (Impulse! Records)
Arts, Film & TV, Music
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February 16, 11:07 pm
Pop culture recap: ‘SNL’ continues political comedy, ‘The Bachelorette’ attempts at diversity
Many news stories broke in February across the United States. And while most of the national attention has focused on the Trump administration, American pop culture has also stirred up controversy in the past two weeks. Read more...
Photo: Beyoncé is one of several arts and entertainment figures who made headlines this February. Both her twin pregnancy announcement and loss to Adele at the Grammys stirred the entertainment community this month. (Creative Commons photo by California Cow via Flickr)
Arts, Music, Theater & Fine Arts
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February 16, 11:07 pm
UCLA transforms ‘Cinderella’ into opera set in post-WWII France
Opera UCLA set an enchanting princess fairy tale during a bleak time, when people were starving, freezing and struggling for food and clothing. Students have vaulted the 1697 story of “Cinderella” 250 years into the future – post-World War II France in in 1947. Read more...
Photo: “Cendrillon,” the French translation of “Cinderella,” is an operatic retelling of Charles Perrault’s 1697 classic fairy tale, and will debut Friday at the Freud Playhouse. Opera UCLA and the UCLA theater department collaborated to put on the show, which they set in post-World War II France. (Esmeralda Lopez/Daily Bruin)
Arts, Music, Video
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February 9, 8:29 pm
Music Industry Committee hosts office hours with Machine Gun Kelly
The Music Industry Committee at UCLA partners with the Herb Alpert School of Music to bring popular artists to UCLA. With past guests such as Kaskade, the MIC allows UCLA students to have more intimate conversation with today’s prominent artists. Read more...