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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Because airports are adult places with nothing for kids to do, we thought this would be a natural," says KidsPort director Jim Mittenthal. Apparently so. Many pilots now announce the attraction to passengers on arriving planes, and even local school groups are booking reservations...
...entered New York City's elite Juilliard School the following year and immediately began sitting in with bands at local jazz clubs. Pianist James Williams, 38, recalls the time that Marsalis, sporting an Afro and long sideburns, showed up at McHale's and sat in with drummer Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. "Really, we were very excited," says Williams. "We all knew he was going to be great." Marsalis knew it too. "He wasn't arrogant; he was just so self-assured," says McCarthy, who was by then studying at Barnard College. "He knew that by meeting the right people...
Marsalis does more than talk about education. When he is touring, he always makes time to visit local schools and preach the jazz gospel. He stays in touch with many of the students he meets, offering them pointers over the phone, inviting them to sit in on his gigs and sometimes even giving them instruments. "Lord knows how much effect he's had on kids around the country. He's to be praised for that alone," says Steve Backer, executive producer of RCA's Novus jazz label and an active recruiter of young talent...
...story on trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis. A native of New Orleans, Sancton studied the clarinet with some of the city's veteran musicians and began sitting in on French Quarter jam sessions as a teenager. Since moving to the Big Apple, he has continued to play occasional gigs at local night spots and in the studio. Last month G.H.B. Records released Tom's seventh album, New Orleans Reunion, a collection of traditional blues and standards that he recorded with a clarinet-drum-piano trio...
Despite its intensity, the antipathy toward Congress will have negligible impact on the midterm elections three weeks from now. Odd as it may seem, most voters exempt their own representatives from the contempt they hold for Congress in general. The local officeholder who does favors for constituents, attends parades and sends newsletters to the home folks often comes across as a benign exception to the general image. Of the 406 members of the House seeking re-election this November, only about 30 face serious opposition. The rest either are running unopposed or enjoy such a huge financial advantage that they...