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• All that jazz! When the music of today is placed in its historical context, will it stand a chance against the likes of John Coltrane, Billie Holiday of Charlie Parker? Speak with any jazz enthusiast and you'll probably get a spirited response. There's no better place for live jazz in Swiss Romande than in the cavernous Jazz Chorus in Lausanne.

...In the days of the outdoor rock festival, the iPod and Attention-Deficit-Disorder music lis...He has stayed very true to the essence of the music itself. . He started playing classica...

• Swiss News
• Num. 2007, Avril 2007

• 20 Years Later, Väsen's Essence Still Sounds Strong

The group's 20th year of playing has been inaugurated with the release of Vasen Street, the musicians' 15th album and latest entry in a long line of various recorded incarnations and collaborations. Critically acclaimed from the start, the band has not been a stranger to such praise as "[Vasen] treads an enchanted territory between classical, folk and pop" from the Utne Reader or from a critic in The Washington Post who wrote, "...the band's anciently original compositions can be immensely brooding, stately, fitfully spry or dramatically expansive. Whether they were playing the inventive "Loke's Troubles" from their collaboration with Marshall & Anger or the beguiling "Josefin's Waltz," a tune by Tallroth from the Trio album that has caught on in Celtic music circles, the listeners...

From playing festivals in their native Sweden and North America to jammin...

• Nordic Reach
• Vol. 22 Num. 29, Septembre 2009

• Co-Production Film Treaties in Caribbean Countries - the Unfinished Story

The creative sector now accounts for 5.2% of Jamaica's gross domestic product -- which is more than the country's traditional mining sector. It is not only the music industry that is having an enormous impact on Jamaica's creative industries. Bolstered by co-production treaties with the UK, the film industry is making a significant contribution to growth and development opportunities, but not without challenges. While these co-production treaties have improved the market potential for the industry and provided benefits for other sectors, they have not yet had major impact on the production of local content, as many resources are tied up in foreign productions. Despite the challenges, Jamaica is looking to increase support for the industry. Caribbean Community is now seeking to enhance t...

...The Caribbean's Flashpoint Film Festival is also helping to support local talent, but most ...In essence, international co-productions result in higher fil...

• International Trade Forum
• Num. 3, Juillet - Juillet - Juillet 2010

• Asi of the New Century

The ASI Board of Trustees in September elected HGA Architects and Designers to design the additions and further renovations for the institute. The architectural commission includes a new Nelson Education and Cultural Center, an international cultural center, and improvements to the historic 1908 [Swan J. Turnblad] mansion itself. "The design of the additions will consider contemporary and traditional Swedish aesthetics and will prioritize the use of sustainable technologies," according to initial plans from the architects and the Board of Trustees. The additional space will allow the institute to capture the sleeker essence of contemporary Sweden and to take better care of the delicate mansion next door. (It's hard to imagine the old house a suitable venue for, say, a concert of modern ...

..., mansion restoration, new parking and festival grounds, endowment growth..". The ASI Board of Tru..., a concert of modern Swedish folk- or other music, an avant-garde art show, a symposium on modern ur...

• Nordic Reach
• Vol. 21 Num. 26, Novembre 2008
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