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- CommentAuthoramos_lynn
- CommentTimeAug 10th 2007
Our 4th Year...and the Best Blues Yet!
This is hot -- the longest active Blues Exchange & Workshop in America returns with 3 days of dancing & classes (from the afternoon to 5 AM!)
Featuring Live Bands, including the return of Waymon "Buttermilk" Meeks, plus a fresh line-up of teachers and DJs brings you new stuff to melt you on the dance floor!
Registration is now open! Only MezzJelly can give you this kind of fun in one weekend, so get yourself to Portland, Oregon from September 14-16, 2007 before you miss it!
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- CommentAuthoramos_lynn
- CommentTimeAug 20th 2007
MezzJelly Blues Weekend Classroom ROLL CALL!!![/color]
Meet our Featured Instructors!
John Lozano (Cleveland, OH):
Often known around the Midwest as "Liquid Lindy, "John Lozano is fluid and formless, indeed... What I was most impressed with about with his style was how unique and at the same time accessible it is. [John] fits into any blues environment, which is both very difficult and very important in our current scene." (Friday Night Blues) With a focus primarily on movement, John will be bringing an intricate look into the fundamentals and musicality of dancing at its most molecular (but by no means simply basic) level.Devona Cartier & Joshua Boroff (New York, NY):
These two will teach you all about the history of blues though The Blues Shuffle and a class focused specifically on vintage style movements, all the while incorporating the rhythms, styles, feels, and tones of the music. Their classes include demonstration, feedback, lots of music, and most importantly, practice.Solo Blues classes by Karissa Light (Seattle, WA):
If you enjoy moving your body, or are unsure in how to move your body, then these classes are for you. "You will learn how solo movement enhances and is even, vital to your partner dancing...Learn the feeling, the look of solo blues [and] be able to improvise and create solo blues on your own." (Karissa)Belly Dancing with Jewel Murray (Washington DC):
As MezzJelly is all about fun and innovation, this year we are proud to present a belly dance class to work those intricate muscle movements and isolations to enhance your blues repertoire. Don't be scared, shake that thing! -
- CommentAuthorkarissa_pdx
- CommentTimeAug 22nd 2007
Don't forget to register for MezzJelly's 4th Annual Blues weekend!
It's coming to Portland September 14th through 16th!
I'm particularly excited to hear Waymon "Buttermilk" Meeks, who's played all of the MezzJelly weekends so far. I hear he'll include both electric and acoustic blues in his set, too, which should be exciting.
Check out the free sample tracks at the MezzJelly website:
http://www.mezzjelly.org/mjbw/blues-live-music.html
And while you're there, don't forget to register!
Portland Karissa
P.S. Woo! So excited! Don't forget to register
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- CommentAuthoramos_lynn
- CommentTimeAug 27th 2007
Now is the time to get in one some good blues dancin and workshops in one of America's finest cities, Portland!
Early registration prices have been extended to August 31st! So register now before the price goes up!
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- CommentAuthoramos_lynn
- CommentTimeSep 7th 2007
Live Music Friday Night!
Get your dance shoes on early cuz this year MJBW is proud to have Karen Dumont and her Blues Band as this years headliner. Gospel, blues, you name it she's done it all.
Karen has opened for many national Blues acts such as Shemika Copeland, Marcia Ball, and Maceo Parker. She has also sung with Earl Thomas (the famous Blues/R&B artist), The Arcata Interfaith Gospel Choir, and more.
Singing since the age of two, by four she was performing on Gospel radio shows in San Fransisco. Her Contemporary Blues style has taken her to festivals and performances all over the Pacific Northwest, including Blues On The Bay (California). Don't miss out on her Friday night performance!
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