Chuck Archard Electric Bass-Faculty Recital at Rollins College.

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Rollins College Tiedtke Concert Hall (1000 Holt Ave, Winter Park, Florida 32789) The night of music featured new original compositions
dedicated to Keith Wilson, Jay Flippin and Harold Blanchard, as well as
tunes by Smokey Johnson, Wardell Q., Galactic, Jim James (My Morning
Jacket), Alan Parsons and Irving Berlin. 

On stage with Faculty member Chuck Archard were Chris
Rottmayer, Ed Krout, Marc Clermont, Greg Parnell, Per Danielsson Suzy
Park, Michelle Amato and direct from New Orleans the legendary drummer
Allyn Robinson.

This was a fun experimental evening of music with each musician seizing the music and making it their own in lively solos. Rollins college has an ongoing series of free concerts and I like to stop in once in a while to sketch. There is nothing like the inspiration of good live music to help the lines dance on the page with less regard for stifling accuracy.

Mark your calendar. Upcoming free concert include..

September 26  |  7:30 PM

MUSIC FACULTY SHOWCASE

Keene Hall, 1000 Holt Avenue Winter Park, FL

32789This
recital is free and open to the public. Parking is available nearby at
the SunTrust Plaza Garage located on Lyman Avenue. 

September 28  |  7:30 PM

FACULTY RECITAL: Curtis Rayam, tenor

Keene Hall, 1000 Holt Avenue Winter Park, FL 32789

This recital is free and open to the public. Parking is available nearby at the SunTrust Plaza Garage located on Lyman Avenue.

The Inaugeral Kerouac Project Open Mic Channeled the Beat Generation.

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On February 27th there was a Kerouac Project Open Mic at the Gallery at Avalon Island (39 South Magnolia Ave, Orlando, Florida). This was the inaugural Kerouac Project Open Mic, with featured poets Frank Messina and Caitlin Doyle, and guest jazz pianist Per Danielsson.

Naomi Butterfield was the host for the evening.  She had on a bright yellow scarf as she read from Jack Kerouac’s Dharma Bums.  “Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spitting, jumping, running—that’s the way to live.”

Writers were invited to take that line and run with it! Then bring your best was shared share with the Kerouacians. Others, like me just came to listen to some fine auditory vibes. The open mic sign-up sheet was out by 7:30, and each author had five minutes at the mic.

The pianist improvised as a poet read which gave the reading an added cinematic feel.  If only we had a soundtrack for the everyday moments of our lives. Listening to pop music while driving doesn’t count as an inspired sound track. The Kerouac Project crowd are creative people who aren’t afraid to live out loud.