[Pacg] Fun Things to do this week-end: Cultural Fest / Music for your Soul

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH:

St. Ambrose Cultural Diversity Festival
Sponsored by BeeGlobal
Noon–6 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 17
Rogalski Center



Program Highlights <http://web.sau.edu/BeeGlobal/#highlights>
Festival Sponsors <http://web.sau.edu/BeeGlobal/#sponsors>

An afternoon of cultural diversity fun for families and people of all ages
will include musical and dance performances, food from around the world, and
children's activities, crafts and games.

The festival will take place throughout the Rogalski Center. A main stage
area will allow people to relax and enjoy musical and dance performances. In
the children's area, children will receive a passport to be stamped as they
"visit" various countries by playing games, practicing with chop sticks and
creating make-and-take crafts such as Native American bracelets, Japanese
origami art, African drums and Russian nesting dolls.



"The festival will be an exciting and fun afternoon out for people,
especially at this time of year when we're all beginning to feel a little
cabin fever," says BeeGlobal President Hagit Biton, an MBA student from
Israel. "We'll have performances and food for people who just want to sit
and relax, all the way to lessons for those who want to learn how to belly
dance or do the salsa. This is a wonderful celebration of diversity and
culture."



Beeglobal's purpose is to promote diversity and unity by encouraging
interaction between persons of all cultures on campus, educating the campus
community about various cultures and reaching out to the larger community.

For more information, contact Hagit at      563/650-3575 .

**

*Program Highlights*

*Rogalski Center Food Court** Main Stage, First Floor*
Noon, Welcome and Opening Remarks
12:30 pm, Zloti Village Chorus (E. Europe)
1:00 pm, Sagira Belly Dancing (Middle East)
1:30 pm, Filipiniana Dancers of the Quad Cities (Philippines)
2:00 pm, Jonathon O'Leary Irish Step Dance
2:30 pm, Micaela and Ray Terronez Mexican Folk Dancing
3:00 pm, Ballet Folkorico (Mexico)
3:30 pm, Javier Cisneros Salsa Dancing
4:00 pm, Rocky Maffit Brazilian and African Drumming
5:00 pm, SAU Chamber Singers (USA)
5:30 pm, Teri Valentine Dancers (Guatamala and Honduras)

*Rogalski** **Center** Gottlieb Lounge, Second Floor*
Noon–6 pm, Children's games, crafts activities and storytelling. Games
including Mankala, Mexican Bingo Loteria, Drop the Hanky and word search.
Crafts for kids — have fun making a fish, maracas, tissue flowers,
bracelets, a talking stick, drum or nested dolls. Activities such as coin
rubbings, playing a Didgeridoo, Origami art and practice using chop sticks.

*Rogalski** **Center** Ballroom, Third Floor*
Noon–6 pm, International food samples available.
    Bier Stube
    El Mariachi
    Exotic Thai
    Kelly's Irish Pub and Eatery
    Lagomarcino's
    Pho 99
    Pillutla Family
    Sodexo
    The Phoenecian
    The Village Inn

 Noon–6 pm, Informational booths and displays

**

*Rogalski** **Center** **Ambrose** **Room**, Third Floor*
1:30 pm, Belly Dance lesson by Sagira
2:00 pm, Polynesian Island Festival Dancers
2:30 pm, Irish social dance lesson by Ragene Gwin
3:00 pm, Salsa Lesson by Javier Cisneros
4:00 pm, Israeli dance lesson by Kate Kuper
5:00 pm, Children's Dance for Families by Kate Kuper

*Festival Sponsors*

*Bee-Patrons*
KWQC
Rotary Davenport
SAU Campus Activities Board
SAU Graduate Student Government Association
SAU Student Government Association

*Bee-Friends*
Argus / Dispatch / Leader
Community Foundation of the Great River Bend
SAU College for Professional Studies
SAU College of Arts and Sciences
SAU College of Business
SAU College of Education and Health Sciences
SAU Office of Academic Affairs
SAU Office of Student Services

*Bee-Supporters*
Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities
Pepsi Cola Davenport
RIA Federal Credit Union
World Community Affairs



SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH:

Music for Progressives... Feed your soul !


*ROBERT IRVING III COMING TO THE REDSTONE ROOM*



Polyrhythms, in partnership with the River Music Experience, continues it's
2007 Third Sunday Jazz Matinee and Workshop Series, 3-8 p.m., February 18th …
at the RME,s fabulous Redstone Room… the areas premier listening space
(corner of 2nd & Main, Davenport.  The Third Sunday Jazz Matinee and
Workshops are designed to nurture, educate and inspire musicians and music
appreciators.  February's Third Sunday Workshop is "The Role of The Piano"
in a jazz group.



The year's second installment of the Third Sunday Jazz Matinee brings to the
Quad Cities… the electrifying piano of Robert Irving III.  Irving, a.k.a.
Baabe (almost pronounced like Bobby) is best known for his eight-year
association as keyboardist, producer, and musical director for the Miles
Davis Groups of the 1980's.



As a composer/ producer, Irving has scored three motion pictures and has
produced three Grammy Award nominated projects while working with artist
like Ramsey Lewis, David Murray, Dianne Reeves, Wallace Roney, Wayne
Shorter, Carlos Santana, Grover Washington Jr. and numerous other jazz
greats. He is much sought after as a producer for many local jazz and pop
artists.



Appearing with Robert Irving III at the Redstone Room is:  Ernie Adams –
drums, James Perkins – saxophone, and Marlene Rosenberg returns for an
encore performance on bass.



Jazz fans all over the world have anticipated the eminent return of Robert
Irving III as a solo artist with the arrival of his groundbreaking new trio
CD entitled, "New Momentum". On March 20, 2007 "New Momentum" will be
available online through Sonic-Portraits.com and in record stores and other
retail outlets in the US and Canada, Europe and Japan.

Robert Irving III - "New Momentum" out March 20th,
2007<http://www.sonic-portraits.com/NewMomentum/index.html>



In addition to his piano skills, Baabe is also a visual artist whose work
has been exhibited in Chicago, New York and France.  He has conducted
Interdisciplinary Artist-In-Residence programs around the world helping
young students explore the connections between art and music.  For the past
four years Irving has served as Art Director and music research columnist
for the internationally distributed Rising Firefly magazine.  He is also a
board member of Eddie Mason's Music Workshops LLC, which does music therapy
in nursing homes.



Due to his many activities and busy schedule as an independent producer,
Irving has, somewhat been flying "under the radar" in terms of his own
personal career as a recording artist, without substantial national
visibility.  Nevertheless, he has been performing internationally with his
Miles Davis alumni Jazz Fusion band, ESP (that includes Darryl Jones, now
bassist for the Rolling Stones and guitarist, Bobby Broom) and throughout
the Chicago area Jazz scene, exclusively as an acoustic pianist, receiving
critical acclaim.



Robert Lee Irving III is an active member of the International Association
of Jazz Educators (IAJE), a member of the Chicago Jazz Institute, and
teaches jazz piano at Lake Forest High School.



Polyrhythms' jazz series at the RME is scheduled for the third Sunday of
each month, and features an all-ages workshop at 3 pm, with a matinee
performance following from 6-8 pm.  Admission to the workshop sessions is $3
for students, $5 for adults.  Admission for the 6-8 pm performance is $10
per person, and tickets are available at the RME admissions desk.  For
ticket information call 563.326.1333.



Third Sunday Jazz Matinee & Workshop Series is made possible because of
support by the Riverboat Development Authority, Country Inns and Suites of
Davenport and KALA.



 'New Momentum'

a Milestone for Robert Irving III

Street Date: *March 20, 2007*

*Robert Irving III's Acoustic Trio Debut, 'New Momentum',**
Featuring Buster Williams on Bass and Yussef Ernie Adams on Drums Highlights
the 25th Year of Irving's Music Career That Began With His 1981
Collaboration With Miles Davis.*

   Jazz fans all over the world have anticipated the eminent return of
Robert Irving III as a solo artist with the arrival of his groundbreaking
new trio CD entitled, "New Momentum". On March 20, 2007 "New Momentum" will
be available online through Sonic-Portraits.com and in record stores and
other retail outlets in the US and Canada, Europe, Japan, and other markets
as the first jazz release distributed by Sonic Portraits Entertainment.

   "New Momentum" is a milestone in the career of Irving. The CD features
Irving on piano with master bassist, Buster Williams and drummer, 'Yussef'
Ernie Adams. Bassist, Marlene Rosenberg who is a regular with Irving's
Chicago based groups also appears on 3 tracks. Buster Williams and Irving
are fellow Miles Davis alums who have played together with the Wallace Roney
Quintet as well as groups led by Irving. Adams has played with such giants
as Stanley Turrentine, Ramsey Lewis and Al Di Meola. Irving says, "I've
always enjoyed working with Buster Williams, who brings a lot of color and
magical moments to this project. Ernie Adams is amazing in every group
setting in which I've worked with him and, just as I had imagined, the
synergy between Buster and Ernie is tremendous." Marlene Rosenberg has
performed with a long list of jazz luminaries including Nancy Wilson, Joe
Henderson, Cedar Walton and Joe Williams. Irving explains, "My development
of arrangements for some of Marlene's compositions for a trio setting, in
part, inspired the birth of New Momentum".

   Although Robert Irving III frequently performs in an acoustic setting,
this is his first time as leader of a recording project in which primarily
all acoustic instruments are used in a trio format. "New Momentum" is the
opening track on this CD that includes eight songs of breathtaking quality,
vibrancy and feeling. Among the melodies are Irving's inimitable
arrangements of two Miles Davis related standards, "Nefertiti" and "Seven
Steps to Heaven" along with his own stunning compositions, "Havilah",
"Always Sometimes" and "Primordial Waters" among others.

   "New Momentum" highlights the 25th year of Irving's music career that
officially began in 1981 with the Miles Davis comeback release, "The Man
with the Horn" of which Irving was keyboardist and co-writer of both the
title track and the composition "Shout." Of course, Miles Davis is revered
as a true pioneer who stands along with such greats as Louis Armstrong,
Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker. Since his death 15 years
ago (1991), Miles Davis has left a legacy of music that still influences
musicians of all genres today. Davis was recently inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, and 2006 also marked the 80th anniversary of
his birth.

   After the 1981 success of "Man With The Horn" (nominated for a Grammy
Award), Irving had a groundbreaking collaboration with Emmy award winning
actress/director, Val Gray Ward, founder of the Kuumba Theatre in Chicago.
He was Musical Director and pianist for the hit Kuumba Theatre production of
The Little Dreamer "A Nite in the Life of Bessie Smith" that won critical
acclaim during a long run at Chicago's Ivanhoe Theatre. Irving studied with
the legendary stride pianist/composer, Little Brother Montgomery who had
composed music for this show.

   In 1983, Miles Davis summoned Irving III back as Musical Director and
principal keyboardist of the Davis band. Irving was co-producer of the
pivotal Miles Davis album, "Decoy", which won the Downbeat Album of the Year
award in 1984. In 1986 Irving also was producer of Miles Davis' "You're
Under Arrest" project from which the track, "Human Nature" received a Grammy
Award nomination. This track still enjoys regular airplay.

   In 1987, Irving scored music for the film "Street Smart" (the first
motion picture for Morgan Freeman and the last one for Christopher Reeves)
on which Miles played trumpet. Shortly after leaving the Miles Davis band in
late 1988, Irving III released his only other project as a leader, his
jazz/fusion debut, "Midnight Dream" as the first American artist on the
Verve Forecast label (selling 30,000 units pre-Sound Scan). He also produced
the second major release on Verve Forecast; Terri Lynn Carrington's
Grammy-nominated 1990 debut entitled, "Real Life Story", which included
sessions with Wayne Shorter, Grover Washington Jr., Diane Reeves, Patrice
Rushen and Carlos Santana.

   Later, as a tribute to Miles Davis, in 1992 Irving co-founded the Miles
Davis alumni band, ESP (with now Rolling Stones' bassist, Darryl Jones).
This group recorded for Pioneer Records in Japan and toured Europe
extensively. Irving's 1993 production of Susan Osborne's, "Wabi" won the
prestigious Nippon Music Award in Japan for "Best Creative Concept".
Throughout the 1990's and into the new millennium, Irving produced a myriad
of projects of diverse genres while recording and performing with such
artists as David Murray, Gary Bartz, Buster Williams, Regina Carter and
Wallace Roney.

   In his re-emergence as a solo artist and group leader, Irving confides
that, "After working behind the scenes for many years, I became quite busy
on projects and tours in support of other artists and subsequently lost
focus on a solo career as a recording artist. I was content to work
primarily as an arranger, producer and occasionally as a sideman.
Nevertheless, I continued to accept all acoustic gigs offered to me. Many of
these performances placed me in a trio setting, inspiring me to begin the
development of arrangements and compositions that evolved into the New
Momentum project."

   Irving, based in Chicago, is known among his peers internationally as an
innovator in the ever-changing world of jazz, fusion and popular music. "New
Momentum" showcases Robert Irving III's improvisational skills and his
unique approach as a composer and arranger. Irving explains, "Because of
each player's respect for the traditional and for the contemporary, we
naturally infused the traditional trio sound with the adventurism and edge
of avant garde juxtaposed with melodic elements and even some nuances more
common to classical music." Kahil El Zabar says in the liner notes for the
CD, "This trio project is a wonder-filled adventure, full of surprising gems
that glow with emotion and thought provoking departures."

   Irving who refers to himself as an 'interdisciplinary arts entrepreneur',
is also a Reiki Master and sound healing researcher, a music columnist, an
active proponent for early childhood music education and an accomplished
visual artist whose paintings have been exhibited around the world. He has
created artwork for "New Momentum". Several of his paintings appear
throughout the CD including his portrait of Miles Davis entitled; "Seven
Steps to Heaven" converged with his painting entitled "Bitches Brew". Irving
recalls, "One day as I watched Miles paint he encouraged me to try painting
because it was "relaxing" and helped him to enhance his "sensitivity to the
music". He told me that, "a painting is music you can see and music is a
painting you can hear." Five years after his departure I begin painting and
today his words are the inspiration for "Sonic Portraits"".

   Robert Irving III and his trio plan to tour this spring and summer to
promote the CD. Several performances will coincide with exhibitions of his
art.
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