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Master of Ceremonies:
Nelson Hall, an accomplished poet, fashion designer and lyricist, was born in Philadelphia in 1946 and studied painting and drawing as a way of initially defining and expressing himself in the world. He's studied at the Fleischer Art Memorial and Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts and the New School. Nelson is very excited to be hosting on behalf of the University of the Streets and is looking forward to future collaborations.
Musical Acts:
The Barry Harris Trio
Barry Harris is an Internationally renowned Jazz Pianist, Composer and Teacher. Dr. Harris is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Northwestern University. He has received the Living Jazz Legacy award from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Association, and an American Jazz Masters Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, Dr. Harris received the Manhattan Borough President Award for Excellence. This award was given for recognition of his devoted public service and in honor of excellence in the field of music. He received the 1999 Mentor award for his work with youngsters at the Manhattan Country School in NYC.
Dr. Harris has devoted his life to the advancement of Jazz and in the 1980’s founded the Jazz Cultural Theatre. For the past several decades Dr. Harris has been an exponent of the classic Jazz style that was developed by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Coleman Hawkins.
Dr. Barry Harris receives frequent request to appear as a guest lecturer by Universities and various musical venues all over the world. His lectures and interactive instrument and vocal workshops focus on the complete aspects of music including improvisation, harmonic movement and theory. His schedule includes lectures in the United States, Holland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Japan. When he is not travelling, Dr. Harris holds weekly music workshop sessions in New York City for vocalists, students of piano other instruments.
Read more about Barry at www.barryharris.com
Renegade Sufi Dawoud, sitar
Dawoud has found within the sitar, and the other instruments he plays (guitar, bass, dilruba, etc.) a means of instilling an experience of the spiritual and a beauty beyond what we experience with our senses. Dawoud began to play the guitar about half a year or so after Jimi Hendrix died. Shortly afterwards he expanded his listening tastes into jazz, fusion, classical, blues, and Indian raga. His teens were spent honing his guitar skills.
On his 18th birthday, he bought his sitar and began teaching himself the rudiments of the instrument from books and recordings. Between 1979-83. Dawoud toured the Midwest US with Focal Poynt as multi-instrumentalist, composer. He also began teaching guitar and learning audio engineering. In 1983, he moved to New York City, and did work as a musician and musical director locally and toured with a number of local rock groups.
In 1994 Dawoud decided to abandon rock music, and sought exclusivity in jazz and eastern music. Short tours of the Eastern US followed.
Read more about Dawoud at www.renegadesufi.com
University of the Streets House Rhythm Section
Rebecca Levinson (piano), Alex Gressel (bass), Nick Thabit (drums)
+Guest Vocalists:
Okaru H. Lovelace (Jazz Vocalist, Composer, Jazz Coordinator)
Sheila Bees
Lester Deane
Shirley Hatcher
Gitesha Diana Hernandes
Roanna Judelson
Mary Lovelace
Jennifer Lynn
Naima Mustafaa
Wilfredo Roldan (Director of Martial Arts and Physical Culture)
The University of the Streets was incorporated in 1969 as a non-profit educational organization, spearheaded by Muhammad Salahuddeen, a jazz aficionado, artist, and activist. Over the past 40 years U.O.T.S. has been committed to addressing the educational, vocational and cultural needs of the community all while presenting some of the most cutting-edge and renowned musicians and performers at its second floor theater. Initially, U.O.T.S was launched to help "deprived" youngsters break out of a hopeless poverty-cycle by providing vocational training and exposing them to the to the invaluable world of music, especially jazz. Now, 40 years later, the target population has expanded with respect to age and ethnicity, and more and more genres of music are incorporated into the curriculum and performance schedule. Since its inception, countless lives have been turned around and many graduates have achieved amazing success. U.O.T.S. has gained a wealth of experience in educating young people, and continues as a forerunner in establishing innovative approaches to teaching.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Saadia
Salahuddeen, President
Alayne Patur Salahuddeen, Vice
President
Jacqueline Goodman
Ali Salhuddeen
Dr. Barry
Harris
Kenneth Aytch
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