Every incoming first-year student hears it at orientation: the legend of Jim Morrison, front man of 1960s psychedelic rock band The Doors and a former UCLA film student. Read more...
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November 24, 12:01 am
The Doors still enthrall open ears with roots at UCLA
Arts, Music
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November 23, 1:13 am
UCLA’s Big Band Jazz Concert introduces four diverse orchestras, ensembles in free quarterly show
The lights dim, the crowd quietens, and a subtle rhythm begins to fill the room. Read more...
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Members of the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble practice on trumpets. The quarterly UCLA Big Bands Concert will feature music from the UCLA Jazz Orchestra, the UCLA Latin Jazz Ensemble, the Contemporary Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Fusion Ensemble. The groups will perform live today in Schoenberg Hall at 7 p.m.
Arts, Music
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November 22, 1:43 am
All that jazz
It can tantalize you. Read more...
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Second-year ethnomusicology student and drummer Forrest Mitchell practices for the jazz combos concert.
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November 22, 1:41 am
Portuguese biographer Rui Silva unlocks The Doors
Toward the end of Jim Morrison's life, he found a painting that inspired him, but he died in 1971 before he could write a poem about it. Read more...
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Portuguese author Rui Silva will appear at Royce Hall tonight to present his new book, “You Make Me Real,” a biography of The Doors. (courtesy of Rui Silva)
Arts, Arts Columns, Music
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November 22, 1:39 am
Pop Psychology: _Never mind iTunes, open Pandora’s box_
Last week, Apple toyed with my emotions. On Monday, four clocks appeared on its home page, displaying the time in California, New York, London and Tokyo. Read more...
Music, News
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November 19, 1:28 am
Bruin Music Tutors offers free lessons to budding musicians at Daniel Webster Middle School
As snippets of songs from clarinets, basses and violins blend and clash, eighth-grader Elida Flores glides her bow across the strings of her instrument. Her tutor, fourth-year psychobiology student Connie Yang, sings the corresponding notes and taps her foot to the beat. Read more...
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Fourth-year psychobiology student Connie Yang, a member of Bruin Music Tutors, teaches eighth-grader Elida Flores the violin at Daniel Webster Middle School.
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November 19, 12:45 am
Sweet Suites
On the outside, the Powell Library is a fixture on a modern, ever-evolving college campus. On the inside, however, it is a time capsule, walking the line between past and present. Read more...
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Phoebe Ping (left), a third-year music performance student, Christopher Ahn, a music performance graduate student, and Jasmine Lau, a second-year music performance student of the UCLA Cello Studio will perform today in Powell rotunda.