Photographer's Book Features Ran
Ran is among 60 musician/educators featured
in a new
book, Teaching Musicians: A
Photographer's View, by Diane
Griliches.
The photo of Ran shows him giving a lesson to a
trumpeter. Accompanying text highlights his
approach to teaching, noting that "he eschews
musical notation ... he wants his students to
concentrate on listening, and one course is
called 'earobics'."
Many of the book's subjects are NEC alumni
and current or former NEC staff, including
Frank Battisti, Dorothy DeLay, Dominique
Eade, Anne Hobson Pilot, Joe Maneri, Cecil
McBee, Bob Moses, Hankus Netsky,
Danilo Perez, Kenneth Radnofsky, Roger
Voisin, and
Ben Zander. Other notable subjects include
Yo-Yo Ma, Jimmy Heath, Bobby McFerrin and
Ravi Shankar.
Teaching Musicians is available at
bookstores
and from Amazon and Bunker
Hill Publishing.
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Summer Classes Canceled
Regrettably, Ran's June course on Alfred
Hitchcock and his August course on Gunther
Schuller had to be canceled due to
insufficient enrollment. Ran was disappointed
but intends to use the extra time to focus on
other projects, including his archives,
upcoming performances, two
books, and, believe or not, a
newfound fascination with algebra.
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New Performances Announced
Ran has added two shows to his schedule -- a
group performance in Brookline in August and
a solo
show in New York City in September.
The ensemble show is August 28 at Vernissage,
a Russian restaurant at 1627 Beacon Street in
Brookline that recently starting hosting live
jazz. Ran will be joined by David "Knife"
Fabris (guitar) and Joel Yennior
(trombone). The show starts at 8 p.m., and
the cover
charge is $20. Dinner and a full bar are
also available. Call (617) 566-3340 for more
information.
The solo show is Sept. 26, as part of a New
England Conservatory alumni event at the Third
Street Settlement Music School in New
York City. The school is at 235 East 11th
Street (between 2nd & 3rd Avenues), and the
show will be open to the general public.
We'll have more info as soon as it becomes
available.
Finally, Ran is expected to perform October 2
at a tribute concert at NEC honoring
Jimmy Giuffre, a renowned composer, arranger
and saxophone and clarinet player who died
last April.
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July CD Sale
Until July 31, it's
buy 3 CDs and get 1 free
(instead of the usual 4+1 offer available to
the general public). Order 3 CDs from
ranblake.com, and then enter the word
"newsletter" and the title of your bonus
choice in the "Notes/ Instructions" box that
appears just before you complete your order.
Bonus album must list for $15 or less and be
in stock.
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