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Critic's Notebook: Steve Reich And Bang On A Can All-Stars
latimes.com 3 weeks, 6 days agoMaking music isn't inherently complicated, but many people like to make it so. Volumes have been written about its construction and tonalities, illuminating us on the architecture and mathematics of organized sound. We have filled multimillion-dollar concert stages with huge orchestras in order to convey its deep, at times overwhelming, glory. And then Steve Reich walks out empty-handed onto the Disney Hall stage along with Bang on a Can All-Stars percussionist David Cossin, stands before microphones and st
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Johnny Otis Dies At 90; R&B Singer Wrote 'Willie And The Hand Jive'
latimes.com 3 weeks, 5 days agoJohnny Otis, who is white, grew up in a predominantly black neighborhood and had a deep connection to black culture. He discovered Etta James and Little Richard.Pioneering rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, drummer, bandleader and disc jockey Johnny Otis made the kind of conscious life choice early on that few people have the inclination, or circumstance, to carry out.
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