In honor of Jazz Appreciation Month in April, the Arts Council will be hosting a Jazz Film in the gallery.
Information on Jazz Appreciation Month Event
Kay D. Ray has produced a documentary entitled Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women in Jazz. Ms. Ray will be in Indiana from April 10-14, 2015.
Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Ray worked with Microsoft Studios and was the senior film producer for the Experience Music Project. During this time, she developed and created over 85 films and directed numerous interviews.
Kay D. Ray is originally from Evansville. Her family moved to the Pacific Northwest to work at Boeing Aircraft. Her father attended Evansville College in the 1940s.
There will be two screenings of the film, with the first one being at 12 noon. At this time the public will enjoy a short Q&A with Ms. Ray.
The second part of the day will begin at 6:30 pm with a short set of jazz.
Monika Herzig is heading up the group that is bringing Ms. Ray into the area. Monika (piano) will bring an all-female jazz group, featuring Jenna Mattingly (bass) and Arianna Fanning (drums) to Evansville. After the live jazz, there will be the second screening of the film and a short presentation by the filmmaker.
Ms. Herzig has a Doctorate in Music and Jazz Studies at Indiana University and currently teaches classes on the music industry, creativity and programming and the community art organizations at IU. She is the co-founder of Jazz from Bloomington and she is on the board of the Jazz Education Network. Ms Herzig founded ACME Records, which is home to jazz ensembles the Monika Herzig Acoustic Project, Kwyjibo, Third Man, and Beeblebox.
In 2011, Ms. Herzig authored a collaborative book on the life of scholar and Jazz icon, David Baker, entitled “David Baker – A Legacy in Music”.
This event will be held at the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Bower-Suhrhenrich Foundation (BSF) Gallery on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Ms. Ray will present the film first at noon at the BSF Gallery. At 6:30 pm, Monika Herzig and her female jazz ensemble will play for approximately 45 minutes. At 8 pm, the documentary will begin. After the film is over, there will be a short lecture and an opportunity to talk with the filmmaker. There will be light catering (beer, wine, etc) provided at this event.
Here on some links on Kay D. Ray and Monika Herzig:
http://www.indiana.edu/~spea/faculty/herzig-monika.shtml
Information on Jazz Appreciation Month Event
Kay D. Ray has produced a documentary entitled Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women in Jazz. Ms. Ray will be in Indiana from April 10-14, 2015.
Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Ray worked with Microsoft Studios and was the senior film producer for the Experience Music Project. During this time, she developed and created over 85 films and directed numerous interviews.
Kay D. Ray is originally from Evansville. Her family moved to the Pacific Northwest to work at Boeing Aircraft. Her father attended Evansville College in the 1940s.
There will be two screenings of the film, with the first one being at 12 noon. At this time the public will enjoy a short Q&A with Ms. Ray.
The second part of the day will begin at 6:30 pm with a short set of jazz.
Monika Herzig is heading up the group that is bringing Ms. Ray into the area. Monika (piano) will bring an all-female jazz group, featuring Jenna Mattingly (bass) and Arianna Fanning (drums) to Evansville. After the live jazz, there will be the second screening of the film and a short presentation by the filmmaker.
Ms. Herzig has a Doctorate in Music and Jazz Studies at Indiana University and currently teaches classes on the music industry, creativity and programming and the community art organizations at IU. She is the co-founder of Jazz from Bloomington and she is on the board of the Jazz Education Network. Ms Herzig founded ACME Records, which is home to jazz ensembles the Monika Herzig Acoustic Project, Kwyjibo, Third Man, and Beeblebox.
In 2011, Ms. Herzig authored a collaborative book on the life of scholar and Jazz icon, David Baker, entitled “David Baker – A Legacy in Music”.
This event will be held at the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Bower-Suhrhenrich Foundation (BSF) Gallery on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Ms. Ray will present the film first at noon at the BSF Gallery. At 6:30 pm, Monika Herzig and her female jazz ensemble will play for approximately 45 minutes. At 8 pm, the documentary will begin. After the film is over, there will be a short lecture and an opportunity to talk with the filmmaker. There will be light catering (beer, wine, etc) provided at this event.
Here on some links on Kay D. Ray and Monika Herzig:
http://kaydray.com
http://www.indiana.edu/~spea/faculty/herzig-monika.shtml
http://monikaherzig.com/
Information on Jazz Appreciation Month Event
Kay D. Ray has produced a documentary entitled Lady Be Good: Instrumental Women in Jazz. Ms. Ray will be in Indiana from April 10-14, 2015.
Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Ray worked with Microsoft Studios and was the senior film producer for the Experience Music Project. During this time, she developed and created over 85 films and directed numerous interviews.
Kay D. Ray is originally from Evansville. Her family moved to the Pacific Northwest to work at Boeing Aircraft. Her father attended Evansville College in the 1940s.
There will be two screenings of the film, with the first one being at 12 noon. At this time the public will enjoy a short Q&A with Ms. Ray.
The second part of the day will begin at 6:30 pm with a short set of jazz.
Monika Herzig is heading up the group that is bringing Ms. Ray into the area. Monika (piano) will bring an all-female jazz group, featuring Jenna Mattingly (bass) and Arianna Fanning (drums) to Evansville. After the live jazz, there will be the second screening of the film and a short presentation by the filmmaker.
Ms. Herzig has a Doctorate in Music and Jazz Studies at Indiana University and currently teaches classes on the music industry, creativity and programming and the community art organizations at IU. She is the co-founder of Jazz from Bloomington and she is on the board of the Jazz Education Network. Ms Herzig founded ACME Records, which is home to jazz ensembles the Monika Herzig Acoustic Project, Kwyjibo, Third Man, and Beeblebox.
In 2011, Ms. Herzig authored a collaborative book on the life of scholar and Jazz icon, David Baker, entitled “David Baker – A Legacy in Music”.
This event will be held at the Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana Bower-Suhrhenrich Foundation (BSF) Gallery on Tuesday, April 14, 2015. Ms. Ray will present the film first at noon at the BSF Gallery. At 6:30 pm, Monika Herzig and her female jazz ensemble will play for approximately 45 minutes. At 8 pm, the documentary will begin. After the film is over, there will be a short lecture and an opportunity to talk with the filmmaker. There will be light catering (beer, wine, etc) provided at this event.
Here on some links on Kay D. Ray and Monika Herzig:
