It is a scary thought. I also recall a fellow by the name Fred Hand who did something of the sorts ca. 20 years ago.... RT
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Carlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lute@cs.dartmouth.edu> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 3:42 PM Subject: [LUTE] Re: jazz on Lute >I am forwarding a note from Arthur Strand in hopes that someone on > the list would be able to write something about jazz and the lute. > See the 2 emails below for more information on what he is looking > for. To contact him - his email is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Nancy Carlin > LSA > > > >>Hi! Nancy, >> I had in mind the 2 approaches, the one from the >> Jazz direction, the other from the Classical Music = Lute school of >> thought. Whichever, the contributor would need to send a page with >> a few facts about the subject with a paragraph stating location of >> material, sheet music, records or cds and any other relevant facts. >> I seem to recall the likes of Charlie Byrd & Charlie >> Christian etc. doing some Lute music. Then mention could be made of >> conventional Lutenists veering towards the Jazz world. A brief >> description of the types of Lutes involved would seem pertinent. >> My newsletter goes out to 50 stars resident in UK & is >> available now on our website, as from today! >> Thanks for your help. If you read about Sting's Lute >> song CD in UK Lute soc December magazine, I helped to broker that. >> Since then, Sting reformed the Police and started a >> World tour in Vancouver a couple of weeeks back. >>Regards: Arthur. >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>> >From: ARTHUR STRAND <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >Sent: May 30, 2007 4:26 AM >>> >To: >>> >Subject: jazz on Lute >>> > >>> >Hi! >>> > I am a member of both the Lute Society in UK and The >>> Association of British Jazz Musicians, also in the Jazz Section of >>> the Musicians' Union (UK). >>> > As a Freelance, I run a Newsletter and I am inviting a >>> member of LSA to write a page on Jazz for Lute, bearing in mind >>> that several World famous Jazz musicians dabbled in Lute music in >>> the mid 20th century. >>> > This is an honorary task and one off but the >>> > idea is to connect musicians active in other genres & styles to >>> become more versatile and to encourage listeners to broaden their >>> horizons. >>> > An attachment would be easy to email, just one page on >>> Jazz and the Lute (6 course Renaissance G lute). >>> > Thank you very much for your assistance. >>> > Escutcheon Music, Records & Media is a non-profit making >>> organisation run from Wokingham >>> > (between Reading and Windsor) in Berkshire, England. UK >>> > Arthur J.P. Strand >>> >> > > Nancy Carlin Associates > P.O. Box 6499 > Concord, CA 94524 USA > phone 925/686-5800 fax 925/680-2582 > web site - www.nancycarlinassociates.com > Administrator THE LUTE SOCIETY OF AMERICA > web site - http://LuteSocietyofAmerica.org > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > _________________________________________________________________ Need personalized email and website? Look no further. It's easy with Doteasy $0 Web Hosting! Learn more at www.doteasy.com
