jazz and popular music

Oscar-nominated and Grammy-awarded jazz trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard sits down with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle to talk about the world of music, from jazz to opera to composing for movies. He's won five Grammy awards and composed more than 40 film scores, from "Jungle Fever" in 1991 to the 2022 film "The Woman King." The New Orleans native served as artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and premiered his first opera, Champion, in 2013. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38659]

Oscar-nominated and Grammy-awarded jazz trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard sits down with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle to talk about the world of music, from jazz to opera to composing for movies. He's won five Grammy awards and composed more than 40 film scores, from "Jungle Fever" in 1991 to the 2022 film "The Woman King." The New Orleans native served as artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and premiered his first opera, Champion, in 2013. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38659]

Oscar-nominated and Grammy-awarded jazz trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard sits down with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle to talk about the world of music, from jazz to opera to composing for movies. He's won five Grammy awards and composed more than 40 film scores, from "Jungle Fever" in 1991 to the 2022 film "The Woman King." The New Orleans native served as artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and premiered his first opera, Champion, in 2013. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38659]

Oscar-nominated and Grammy-awarded jazz trumpeter and film composer Terence Blanchard sits down with UC San Diego Music Professor Emeritus Cecil Lytle to talk about the world of music, from jazz to opera to composing for movies. He's won five Grammy awards and composed more than 40 film scores, from "Jungle Fever" in 1991 to the 2022 film "The Woman King." The New Orleans native served as artistic director of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz and premiered his first opera, Champion, in 2013. Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38659]

Did you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This concert features a selection of her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38456]

Did you know that Frida Kahlo loved to sing? This concert features a selection of her favorite songs from the 1930s and 1940s. The concert is part of the San Diego Opera's world premiere of "El último sueño de Frida y Diego" ("The Last Dream of Frida and Diego") by Grammy Award–winning composer Gabriela Lena Frank and Pulitzer Prize–winning librettist Nilo Cruz. [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38456]

Ellas is a new trio that performs an exciting blend of mariachi, jazz, country, and various other styles. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38284]

Ellas is a new trio that performs an exciting blend of mariachi, jazz, country, and various other styles. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38284]

Ellas is a new trio that performs an exciting blend of mariachi, jazz, country, and various other styles. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38284]

Ellas is a new trio that performs an exciting blend of mariachi, jazz, country, and various other styles. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38284]

Ellas is a new trio that performs an exciting blend of mariachi, jazz, country, and various other styles. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38284]

Ellas is a new trio that performs an exciting blend of mariachi, jazz, country, and various other styles. Series: "Critically Human" [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 38284]

UC Santa Cruz Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies, and Director of the Digital Arts and New Media program Karlton Hester talks about being appointed as UCSC’s first Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Arts. Professor Hester began his career as a composer and recording artist in Los Angeles where he worked as a studio musician and music educator, performing both flute and saxophone. He received his Ph.D. in composition from the City University of New York Graduate Center. Series: "The Art of Change" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37989]

UC Santa Cruz Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies, and Director of the Digital Arts and New Media program Karlton Hester talks about being appointed as UCSC’s first Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Arts. Professor Hester began his career as a composer and recording artist in Los Angeles where he worked as a studio musician and music educator, performing both flute and saxophone. He received his Ph.D. in composition from the City University of New York Graduate Center. Series: "The Art of Change" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37989]

UC Santa Cruz Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies, and Director of the Digital Arts and New Media program Karlton Hester talks about being appointed as UCSC’s first Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Arts. Professor Hester began his career as a composer and recording artist in Los Angeles where he worked as a studio musician and music educator, performing both flute and saxophone. He received his Ph.D. in composition from the City University of New York Graduate Center. Series: "The Art of Change" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37989]

UC Santa Cruz Professor of Music, Director of Jazz Studies, and Director of the Digital Arts and New Media program Karlton Hester talks about being appointed as UCSC’s first Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Arts. Professor Hester began his career as a composer and recording artist in Los Angeles where he worked as a studio musician and music educator, performing both flute and saxophone. He received his Ph.D. in composition from the City University of New York Graduate Center. Series: "The Art of Change" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 37989]

The challenge of blending three sound sources, the kinescope recording system, and the multimedia afterlives of 1950s television programs all arise in this conversation between film professor Ross Melnick, UCLA archivist Mark Quigley, and sound engineer Nicholas Bergh about the ABC television program Stars of Jazz. In this video, Quigley discusses the process of selecting which episodes to restore, and Bergh describes the principles of sound fidelity that guide his restoration work. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35806]

The challenge of blending three sound sources, the kinescope recording system, and the multimedia afterlives of 1950s television programs all arise in this conversation between film professor Ross Melnick, UCLA archivist Mark Quigley, and sound engineer Nicholas Bergh about the ABC television program Stars of Jazz. In this video, Quigley discusses the process of selecting which episodes to restore, and Bergh describes the principles of sound fidelity that guide his restoration work. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 35806]

The Beatles' final concert, their late-era conflicts, and the complicated history of director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s Let It Be documentary all arise in this discussion between musician Alan Parsons and Music Professor David Novak (UC Santa Barbara). Parsons was a teenage sound engineer at Abbey Road studios when he was assigned to record audio for the Beatles as they worked through this iconic album. Novak draws Parsons into dialogue about recording equipment, studio layouts, and the musical personalities of each member of the band. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 34489]

The Beatles' final concert, their late-era conflicts, and the complicated history of director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s Let It Be documentary all arise in this discussion between musician Alan Parsons and Music Professor David Novak (UC Santa Barbara). Parsons was a teenage sound engineer at Abbey Road studios when he was assigned to record audio for the Beatles as they worked through this iconic album. Novak draws Parsons into dialogue about recording equipment, studio layouts, and the musical personalities of each member of the band. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Humanities] [Arts and Music] [Show ID: 34489]