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The “Jingle Jazz Jam” at the Lost Dog Café on Wednesday, December 2nd, from 8pm- 10pm, featuring the band Miles Ahead was a very intimate and open jam session that really seemed to be open to anyone who came prepared to jam alongside the musicians. Everyone who performed was a of a high caliber, setting…

To many people in many cultures music is an important part of their way of life. Greek philosophers and ancient Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies. Common sayings such as “the harmony of the spheres” and “it is music to my ears” point to the notion that…

“My Heart Will Go On”: A Musical Analysis Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On,” from the Titanic soundtrack, provides a wonderful example of how musical elements can be used to reflect the sentiments of the lyrics. The highpoint of the text comes towards the end, with the stanza that begins “You’re here. There’s nothing I…

Furthermore, the characteristic that makes music description effective, its manageable digestibility, can also be seen in Bernstein’s writing. When talking about what “triads” are and incorporating musical terminology such as “Reveille”, “taps”, and “ mess-call” which would leave non-musician readers dumbfounded, Bernstein handles this issue by providing clear yet emotion packed language as well as…

In the year of 1976 Jean-Michel and his family move back to the states where they built a new life in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Once again, Jean-Michel runs away from home, but this time in his leave of absence he experiments with the psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide, also known as LSD. LSD is an…

When slavery was around it was a horrific thing; an act of hatred, many atrocious acts of violence and felony was committed, and many got away without any sort of punishment for the pain the inflicted on their “property”. But not every slave had the same experience, it can differ due to how dark their…

On November 8th, I attended the Buffalo State Jazz Ensemble directed by Dr. Rick Fleming, and the Buffalo State Jazz Workshop directed by Dr. Mark Filsinger. I picked this concert because jazz is one of my favorite genres, and I thought it would be nice for me to pick a concert that a lot of…

“Sometimes, lies are more dependable than the truth.” This famous one-liner mentioned in the novel, Ender’s Game, is the foundation of Ender’s experiences throughout his journey towards the Third Invasion. However, it is never mentioned in the movie adaption— how could the director possibly leave such an important message out? Unfortunately, this isn’t the only…

The title of this is story is interesting because of many things. In one way, the title refers to the social status of the Greasers being the “outsiders” of the story. This title also refers to the theme of the story, one of social and economic class conflict. This is shown in the form of…

Engineering can be defined and identified in many ways. One being, “the technology concerned with the design, building and use of engines, machines and structures (“Engineering”).” With a single person or group of people holding the title of engineer and placed in charge of these large design projects, a margin of human error can be…