The Marlowsphere (Blog #157)
When it comes to documentaries where the subject is jazz, the American catalogue is full of viewing choices, so much so you come away with the impression that jazz is only performed in the United States and if it is performed elsewhere on the planet, well, how good could it be?... keep reading »
Marlowsphere (Blog #156)
Music serves many functions in society and can be found in almost every corner of everyday life. One such function is “protest.” Protest songs give musical voice to issues dealing with racism, war, civil rights, and women’s rights, among others.
Among the most famous protest songs in western culture is “Strange Fruit” recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939.... keep reading »
Marlowsphere (Blog #155)
In Part I of this blog (posted last week), Female Student (FS) informed us of the inequities she and other females experience vs. males in the Pakistani culture.
EM: What about formal education in Pakistan?
FS: I completed high school in Pakpattan. In that region of Pakistan people are very narrow-minded.... keep reading »
Marlowsphere (Blog #154)
Question: What happens when a young person, especially a young female person from a conservative South East Asia family and country, comes to study at a college in the United States where the values concerning male and female roles, dating and marriage are out of step with the more liberal values surrounding male and female roles, dating and marriage in many American colleges?... keep reading »
Marlowsphere (Blog #153)
This is a follow up to my 2016 blog “Kids + Jazz Alive & Well” about the “Jazz for Kids” program at Jazz Standard.
On October 16, 2016 (a Sunday) I visited the “Jazz for Kids” program at Jazz Standard just off 27th Street and Lexington Avenue (Jazz Standard closed in December 2020 after offering a combination of barbecue and jazz since 2002).... keep reading »