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Volume 114, Issue 03
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Senior jazz studies major Clayton Ryan intently plucked the strings of his standup bass, his hands dancing like a spider, as the triumphant roar of a saxophone and the rhythmic pounding of drums spontaneously coalesced into a magical melding of melody. This was just one of the countless moments of musical improvisation and collaboration from this past Monday night, when dozens of UNI jazz students and community members
alike converged on the Octopus on College Hill to transform the Monday blues into an hourslong jazz jam session. The night largely consisted of UNI jazz students taking turns performing and experimenting with popular jazz standards. The rotating band of musicians on the Octopus stage consistently featured a rhythm section that involved a keyboard, standup bass and drums backing the horn player. Ryan, who organized Monday’s jam session, stressed the improvisational nature of a jazz jam, as well as the educational opportunity these ses-
sions provide to students. “The way I look at it, for the players, it’s a chance to learn, on the fly, things you don’t know, and to practice what we’re learning at the university,” Ryan said. “I hope it’s just a place where they can all learn from other musicians, because no one’s showing up here to outdo anyone else. The community of music here is amazing – everyone is just trying to learn and teach each other.” Paul Lichty, a UNI alumnus who graduated this past May with a major in music education and jazz studies, was one of the many current and for-
mer students who took the stage Monday night. He played the trombone. “Especially for the musicians, jam sessions are a great opportunity to play with each other in a live setting, but in a setting that’s not too stressful or formal,” Lichty said. “A lot of us spend a lot of time in the practice rooms, but seeing it pay off in a performance is a whole different aspect […] And from an audience standpoint, it’s just a lot of fun. If the musicians are up there doing a good job and having fun, then the audience is going to have fun as well.”
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exhibition, which was also researched by UNI art history students, will be on display until the end of the semester. “The idea of the exhibition, ‘Propaganda? Truth, Lies, and Spin,’ we hope is really apparent in the title itself,” said Darrell Taylor, gallery director.
Propaganda at UNI Staff Writer
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“Swiss Champ (More or Less)” is currently on display in the UNI Gallery of Art as a part of the “Propaganda? Truth, Lies and Spin in Art” exhibition.
See JAZZ JAM, page 4
The UNI Gallery of Art, located in the Kamerick Art Building, is featuring “Propaganda? Truth, Lies and Spin in Art,” an exhibition curated by gallery director Darrell Taylor and Charles Adelman, professor of art history. The
See PROPAGANDA, page 5
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