Monday, July 27

Sax as new pitch of voice

When asked to picture a singer performing with a saxophone player, chances are an image of some smoky old jazz club will come to mind. However, for a group of UCLA music professors, that image is only one of many styles that can come from combining sax with voice. From opera to cabaret, the chamber group unites classical and jazz saxophonists, vocalists, pianists and other players in a concert showing just how versatile voice and sax pairings can be. Read more...

Photo: Saxophone Professor Doug Masek will perform tonight at Schoenberg Hall alongside professors Juliana Gondek and Rakefet Hak. The trio founded an unconventional blend of piano, vocals and saxophone.


Concert to raise awareness for conflict in Congo

It's where music with a message collides with the power of education "“ the fourth annual Mighty Mic benefit concert will be held tonight at 7 p.m. in Ackerman Grand Ballroom. Read more...

Photo: The hip-hop duo Zion I is one of the acts for Mighty Mic, a benefit concert aiming to educate the audience about conflicts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.


Artist reunites with his first commissioned mural at UCLA

Richard Wyatt Jr. looked at the Fowler Now newsletter and was surprised to see the mural he painted as a 14-year-old one summer at UCLA. Read more...

Photo: Artists Richard Wyatt and Guillermo Anderson painted a mural in 1971 for the UCLA African American studies center. The mural is now on view at the Fowler Museum as part of the “Art, Activism, Access: 40 Years of Ethic Studies at UCLA” exhibit.


Faculty, students honor professor’s efforts

John Caldwell is seemingly a jack-of-all-trades in the study of media: he is a cinema and media studies professor, filmmaker, author, editor, keynote speaker, producer and director. Now he is also the recipient of the UCLA Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching award for 2010, commending him for excellence in his field. Read more...

Photo: The UCLA Academic Senate has selected cinema and media studies Professor John Caldwell for the 2010 Distinguished Teaching Award. Past students and colleagues have praised Caldwell for his energy and enthusiasm.



Television show “˜Glee’ inspires audience to take center stage

The members of McKinley High School glee club, the fictional subjects of the hit FOX television show, "Glee" wanted to make artistic expression socially acceptable at their school. Read more...

Photo: Fans of the FOX show “Glee” stand in line at the Grove to wait for a special screening of an upcoming episode on Saturday, April 10. The show returns from hiatus tonight at 9:28 p.m.