The year ahead may prove to be a game-changer for CalArts alumnus Daniel Rosenboom, recently named by the Los Angeles Times as one of the “Faces to Watch in 2013.”…
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Jazz Quartet Slumgum Receives Chamber Music America Grant
Above is Slumgum’s ‘Silver Cornet News’ from ‘The Sky His Own.’ Last week, Altadena-based jazz quartet, Slumgum, received a Chamber Music America Award for Adventurous Programming. Comprised of CalArts alumni—bassist David…
Continue reading »CalArts’ Alum Combines ‘Glitch’ Imagery and Textiles
[nggallery id=310] In recent years, “glitch art”—art created through digital or analog mistakes—has become a more growing aesthetic. Artists corrupt digital code or physically manipulate electronic devices (called “circuit bending”) to…
Continue reading »Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards to Charlie Haden, Ravi Shankar
On Wed (Dec. 12), the Recording Academy announced its Lifetime Achievement Award recipients for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Among the honorees this year is faculty member and jazz bass master Charlie Haden and former faculty,…
Continue reading »CalArts Mourns Sitar Legend, Former Faculty Ravi Shankar
Above, Ravi Shankar performs on ‘The Dick Cavett Show.’ Yesterday, (Dec. 11), world-renowned sitar legend and composer Ravi Shankar passed away at the age of 92. A Grammy and Academy…
Continue reading »CalArtian Events This Weekend: From Exploring Galaxies to Bludgeoning Corpses
A preview of the video art and music from the ‘Dream of a Fixed Escape’ performance on Saturday CalArts performers and artists are involved in quite a few happenings around…
Continue reading »CalArtians Ravi Coltrane, LAPQ Among Grammy Nominees
Video of LAPQ: Repousse, Volume (Mvt. 1) by Joseph Pereira The Grammy nominations were announced last night (Dec. 5) in Nashville, Tenn., and receiving nods with the the pop-centric sounds…
Continue reading »Alumni-helmed Dawn of Midi Featured in ‘The New Yorker’
Dawn of Midi, a band formed by drummer Qasim Naqvi (Music MFA 08), bassist Aakaash Israni (Music MFA 08) and pianist Amino Belyamani (Music 08), is making waves in the New…
Continue reading »CalArts Alumni Featured in Two Weekend Shows
By Nicholas Katzban / Special to 24700 Looking for something to do this weekend? How about two CalArts-related art openings in Los Angeles? Here’s the rundown of both events and…
Continue reading »Former Faculty John Bergamo Inducted into Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame
Video from a 2001 Hands On’Ensemble performance featuring Bergamo. Master percussionist and CalArts’ Percussion Program founder John Bergamo was inducted into the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) Hall of Fame earlier…
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