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Ritenour Hour
Lee Ritenour with Dave Grusin
Blue Note, Aug. 11
Aug 13, 2010 8:38:02 AM
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Crossover
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This Thursday at the HousingWorks Bookstore Café in SoHo, I’ll be discussing the life and legacy of Israel Kamakawiwo`ole with Dan Kois, who literally wrote the book on Facing Future. The talk, which will also include live music by Jason Poole (ukulele) and Andy Wang (slack-key guitar), was recommended by New York magazine and the New York Times. But don’t take their word for it -- take mine. I know Kois to be a really good talker, and I have my own perspective on Kamakawiwo`ole’s music. My essay “Rainbow Warrior: Israel Kamakawiwo`ole and Another Kind of Somewhere” is due to...
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