Iris Mack's Blog - Edutainment

Jazz Pianist Bob James

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:02:00 --0100

Kriss Kross: "Jump"

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:36:00 --0100

R.I.P. Mr. Kelly.......

Our (Wall) Street: "Leeman Brothaz"

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:23:00 --0100

Math Humor!

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:48:00 --0100

This was on one of my nephew's facebook page. LOL!

Jackie Evancho and Barbra Streisand: "Somewhere"

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:47:00 --0100

Enjoy!

Jackie Evancho

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:01:00 --0100

Jacqueline Marie "Jackie" Evancho (pron.: /i??ve??ko?/ ee-vayng-koh; born April 9, 2000) is an American classical crossover singer who gained wide recognition at an early age and, since 2009, has issued five albums, including a platinum and gold album and three Billboard 200 top 10 debuts.^[1]^[2]

Between 2008 and 2010, Evancho entered several talent competitions; made singing appearances, mostly in Pennsylvania (including at a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball game); issued an independent album, Prelude to a Dream; and attracted interest on YouTube. Evancho impressed composers Tim Janis and David Foster, each of whom included her in his concerts beginning in 2009. Later in 2010, at the age of 10, she gained wider popularity with her performances in the fifth season of the America's Got Talent competition, finishing in second place.

jackieevancho.com

The Original "Harlem Shake" ---- from Harlem

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:32:00 --0100

Folks, this is IT - the real "Harlem Shake" from Harlem! No more imitators please. You are embarrassing yourselves. LOL!

R.I.P. Jazz Trumpeter Donald Byrd

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:36:00 --0100

Legendary trumpet player, bandleader and recording artist Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II, better known to the music world as Donald Byrd, passed away earlier this week. R.I.P. Maestro!

Miles Davis

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 19:55:00 --0100

Enjoy!

New Orleans' Louis Armstrong: "What a Wonderful World"

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:24:00 --0100

Armstrong was born in one of the poorest sections of New Orleans on Aug. 4, 1901. "He was a prodigy," says art historian and curator Marc Miller, "a hard-working kid who helped support his mother and sister by working every type of job there was, including going out on street corners at night to sing for coins." At age 7, he bought his first real horn--a cornet. When Armstrong was 11 years old, juvenile court sent him to the Jones Home for Colored Waifs for firing a pistol on New Year's Eve. While there, he had his first formal music lessons and played in the home's brass band. After about 18 months he was released. From then on, he largely supported himself as a musician, playing with pick-up bands and in small clubs with his mentor Joe "King" Oliver. Oliver was one of a handful of noted musicians in New Orleans--along with Jelly Roll Morton, Sidney Bechet and others--who were creating a distinctive and widely popular new band music out of blues and ragtime. Soon, sheet music publishers and record companies would make jazz a household name.

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New Orleans Does Superbowl in the Dark!

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:07:00 --0100

What can I say? Folks are "special" in my hometown! LOL!

Jazz Trumpeter Chuck Mangione

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 13:33:00 --0100

Chuck Mangione - as good as it gets. Enjoy!

Mardi Gras & Jazz Funerals

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:13:00 --0100

A peep into the culture of the Big Easy!

"Take Me to The Mardi Gras" by Bob James

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:53:00 --0100

Enjoy!

Landfill Harmonic: Musical Instruments Made from Trash

Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:50:00 --0100