Programme
(the order of my Facebook posts)
-16h LIVE Launch of JazzDay conference with MUAC President Michèle de Gastyne
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-World Premiere (created in confinement) - "À Toi, à Tous" by Laurent GRYNSZPAN, Betsy SCHLESINGER, piano
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-Florence MAKPOLO-SONI, her written JazzDay message
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-Jazz vocal improvisations - Claire and Eza MALBOS, guitar
-Short video extracts of the SHARP SHARP ! DVD, a creation of Jean-Louis Méchali in South Africa in 2010
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-J-L Méchali in 3 successive, short videos spoken in English, on his life and work, much of it in different African countries.
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-Written interview with J-L Mechali going deeper into his life and work
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-Two more short videos from SHARP SHARP ! entitled "Education for the People", by J-L Méchali
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- Poem AFRICA RISING by Meredith BEAL in the original English and the French version (translation by Claire MALBOS and Mr Beal)
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- J-L Méchali in 5 quick, successive videos in French this time, on his life and work.
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- "PIKI TUP", short video extracts from S. African event SHARP SHARP!
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- Corinne TSAMBA's written presentation "Le e-commerce : Instrument de développement économique local, au service d’une campagne de rebranding de l’Afrique, en mettant en contribution sa diaspora"
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- Meredith BEAL, a video JazzDay 2020 Message.
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- "Jazz is Everywhere", poem by Claire MALBOS
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- M. BEAL article from "image" magazine in 1994 and recent commentary
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- "Voici venu le temps de Jazz-Day", poem by Marie Troussard
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- Wayne GREEN, a written JazzDay 2020 Message.
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- Video of song" I HAVE A DREAM" by Brian POTTER and Wayne GREEN, echoing sentiments of Dr. Martin Luther King for a just world at peace.
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