AFTER THE DANCE....
Jazz Tap Ensemble with Siyayeh and Eyasah at the Bulawayo Theatre,
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe after their performance.. Thursday, April 26, 2012
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Jun 9, 2012
No Barriers! Jazz Tap Ensemble
Here
is a favorite photo of mine. Taken after JTE concert in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
April 27, 2012
Pictured
are the JTE musicians along with a local group of Jazz Singers (and on the
left, an embassy staffer) who had enjoyed our performance (enough so that they
almost pulled Doug, our pianist, off the stage when offering their congratulations)! This
pic shows the nature of our tour in nutshell, the universal nature of this
music and how barriers do not exist between people who are listening.
Jerry Kalaf , Music Director/Drummer - Jazz Tap Ensemble
Jammin' in Mozambique
April 17, 2012 in a suburb of Maputo, Mozambique.
The JTE band was invited to sit in at this jam session. Afterwards, Stewart
Sukuma, one of the most famous Mozambican performers (standing in center) came
and sang and then invited all of us to attend his band's rehearsal later in the
week as they prepared for their own tour, which was a highlight of the
trip.
Doug Walter, Pianist/Saxophonist - Jazz Tap Ensemble
Jazz Tap Ensemble - Bass Players
These
are the three Congolese bassists that played with the "Kinshasa All
Stars" at the Halle De La Gombe. I love these guys! These three bassists epitomized the profound
musicality, voracious appetite for learning, and generosity of spirit we
experienced from all the musicians we met on our tour of Africa. Their
music teacher, Gabriel WADIGESILA is hoping to create a “Bass Day” in Kinshasa.
David Dunaway - Bass Player/Jazz Tap Ensemble
Apr 22, 2012
On Safari in South Africa!
Everyone is curious - even the Zebra!
The Elephant is coming....
...and the Kudu is keeping watch
Kruger National Park
Apr 21, 2012
Apr 18, 2012
Photo Time!
Local professional dancers and young student dancers
after the workshop at Alto Mae Casa de Cultura. "It was great fun!"
Apr 17, 2012
We made the cut!
JTE Artistic Director, Lynn Dally with young students
from the National Dance School
Maputo, Mozambique
Apr 16, 2012
The Road From Kinshasa
Driving to Kinshasa airport to depart for Mozambique.
We will miss our new made friends in Congo, but wait, will we make the flight !!!
Apr 15, 2012
Post Performance Joy
Jazz Tap Ensemble, 15 musicians and 25 dancers from local dance companies performed on stage together at Hall de la Gombe at the Institute Francais, Kinshasa, Congo.
Brazzeville, Congo
View from my hotel room. A look across the Congo River to Brazzeville, Congo.
We were not able to visit this country but it offered a great view from a room. Lasting memories of the Congo.
Apr 14, 2012
The long and winding road... or is this a river!
On the road to see the Bonobos Monkeys "Hendrix are we in an amphibious vehicle?"
Got Milk?
Bonobos Monkeys
This mother Bonobos is pushing a plastic bottle through the fence so the caregiver can replenish it with soy milk to feed her baby. This is a very smart species of monkey known for, "making love, not war." They use sex to ease social tension and end disputes. (Help make the world a better place....) This monkey species is found only in the interior of the DR Congo. The ride along the "long and winding road" was worth it!
Apr 13, 2012
Ladies In The House
The ladies give it flair! Workshop continues with each JTE dancer teaching a group of dancers a segment of the Shim Sham. They then come together to complete the choreography at the end of the workshops and perform on stage at Hall de la Gombe.
Apr 12, 2012
And then there was MUSIC!!!
The word is out and we know there cannot be dance without music! The dance workshop was enhanced by a group of 15 musicians who came to listen, learn and make music. Our music Director, Jerry Kalaf was in heaven, and boy did he do a great job... When the workshops were over (3 days), we had a "jazz orchestra" of 18 musicians (15 Congolese musicians) accompanying the 25 Congolese dancers that performed at
Hall de la Gombe with Jazz Tap Ensemble! It was just plain awesome!
Apr 11, 2012
cars, cars, and more cars....
A road in Kinshasa. Traffic jams are the same no matter what country you are in...
Inspirations on the Wall
Preparing for the workshops at Centre Culturel le Zoo,
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
The visual images on the walls set the tone for excellence! Everyone was taking it all in!
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