India, New York, Los Angeles, and more beer
Woo hoo! I just found out that I'm set to go on the Institute's tour to India in January 2007. The Institute has coordinated with the State Department and MTV-India several times in the past for tours, including one this past January. Apparently people in Mumbai and Calcutta love jazz, most likely because its improvisatory characteristics parallel the improvisations in traditional Indian music. Work for my tour probably won't begin until this fall, but I'm already excited. India is so different from anything I've ever experienced. Can't wait!
I'm also set to work our Carnegie Hall event next month. The evening will be a Tribute to Herbie Hancock, and Bill Cosby will be our emcee. It's part of the JVC Jazz Fest weekend. Tickets for the concert will be available at $1,000 a piece, with 100% of proceeds going to support the Institute's education programs. This should be huge.
The launch of Brother Thelonious beer last week in Los Angeles went very well. We had a great mix of celebrities (Billy Dee Williams, for one), donors, musicians, and press. I was surprised to find that each bottle of Brother Thelonious is large, like a wine bottle. As a dark ale with 9% alcohol, it's designed to be shared with friends at a meal. I'm not a beer connoisseur, but I thought it was very good, full of rich flavor. I made sure to grab two bottles - gave one to Johnny & Angelica when I saw them in LA and then brought another home to DC. Isn't the label (at right) great?! A little explanation: Belgian monks brewed ales, so you can see that Thelonious Monk is dressed like a monk, sitting in an abbey, with a piano keyboard as his halo. Is this not the hippest idea ever?
I'm also set to work our Carnegie Hall event next month. The evening will be a Tribute to Herbie Hancock, and Bill Cosby will be our emcee. It's part of the JVC Jazz Fest weekend. Tickets for the concert will be available at $1,000 a piece, with 100% of proceeds going to support the Institute's education programs. This should be huge.
The launch of Brother Thelonious beer last week in Los Angeles went very well. We had a great mix of celebrities (Billy Dee Williams, for one), donors, musicians, and press. I was surprised to find that each bottle of Brother Thelonious is large, like a wine bottle. As a dark ale with 9% alcohol, it's designed to be shared with friends at a meal. I'm not a beer connoisseur, but I thought it was very good, full of rich flavor. I made sure to grab two bottles - gave one to Johnny & Angelica when I saw them in LA and then brought another home to DC. Isn't the label (at right) great?! A little explanation: Belgian monks brewed ales, so you can see that Thelonious Monk is dressed like a monk, sitting in an abbey, with a piano keyboard as his halo. Is this not the hippest idea ever?
posted by DC arts girl at 1:04 PM
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Brother Thelonious was debuted in LA, but it's now available in select cities across the country. It just launched in Boston, and then I think New York is next. It apparently is selling very well!
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