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05.05.2023 - 22:35 / variety.com
Todd Gilchrist editor Connie Han has established herself as one of contemporary jazz’s most talented and inventive musicians by combining the precision of her childhood training as a classical pianist with the improvisation, and irrepressible emotion, of her heroes Freddie Hubbard and Kenny Kirklan. Just 27, it’s hard to believe Han released her first album eight years ago, but in that time, she’s built a dedicated following and gained the respect of genre peers through three full-lengths on Mack Avenue Records. Her latest, 2022’s “Secrets of Inanna,” draws upon ancient Sumerian myth not just for its song titles but its thematic underpinnings — a sophisticated foundation emblematic of a sophisticated performer.
Ahead of a series of master class sessions in Philadelphia and few months of touring, Han spoke to Variety about the education and experiences that helped shape her meteoric rise in the contemporary jazz world. In addition to discussing the cultural foundations (and rebellious spirit) that led her to a genre her parents would call “a cacophony,” she explains how disparate artistic and storytelling traditions find their way into work, and reflects on her role, and responsibility, as a Chinese-American and a member of the AAPI community. I understand your parents were both musicians. What instruments did they play, or do they play? My mother, she formally played classical piano. She doesn’t practice classically at this point, but I do believe she is very active still in the Chinese zither, or the guzheng, as it is called in Mandarin. And my father plays both the Yangqin, which is the butterfly dulcimer, and the bamboo flute, both of which are Chinese folk instruments. But prior to that, he also had training in
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We knew Kim Kardashian was going to address the so-called elephant in the room soon on an episode of The Kardashians, and this season, we didn’t have to wait long to hear about it.
Beyoncé is paying homage to her hero, Tina Turner, just hours after the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll died peacefully on Wednesday at her home in Switzerland. She was 83.Queen B posted a touching tribute on social media and on her website with a 2008 photo of the duo's epic performance at the 50th GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles. «My beloved queen.
Hacks, or even recognize her voice from Toy Story 4 (as the infectiously energetic Giggles McDimples), but there was a time when her career path might have gone very differently. “For a long time I really thought that I would become a journalist,” Maki tells Glamour. “And I still kind of think maybe at some point in life I will go down that route—maybe not as a career path, but just, you know, continuing to write.
having fun.”The new Muppet series, which hails from Bill Barretta (who also plays Dr. Teeth), Adam F.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s biographer has told the High Court he heard Piers Morgan being told that a story about pop star Kylie Minogue was obtained by voicemails. Omid Scobie, who co-authored Finding Freedom, entered the witness box on Monday as part of the phone hacking case brought by a number of high-profile individuals, including the Duke of Sussex, against Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN).
exited the company after more than a decade on Friday to serve as the new chief executive officer of Twitter. “So what was more surprising today, being welcomed by a foul mouthed teddy bear or seeing me up here on stage?,” Lazarus told an audience of advertisers during the company’s Upfront presentation on Monday, referencing a raunchy musical opening from Seth MacFarlane’s Ted.
Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, wasn’t on the production call sheet until very recently for the company’s upfront at Radio City on Monday morning.
Charades has boarded international sales on upcoming Mubi-backed production “Bring Them Down.” Starring Barry Keoghan, Academy Award nominated for “The Banshees of Inisherin,” and Christopher Abbott (“Sanctuary”), a Golden Globe nominee for “Catch 22,” “Bring Them Down” marks the first feature from writer-director Chris Andrews, behind award-winning short films “Fire” (2015) and “Stalker” (2019). On “Aftersun,” Charades took on international sales duties, with Mubi boarding to take distribution rights to multiple territories – such as U.K.-Ireland, France, Germany, Italy and Spain – just as the films bowed in 2022 Cannes Critics’ Week.
(PCOS) and how the symptoms of the condition have affected her in a new interview with Gayle King on the SiriusXM show .“I just found out recently I have PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome, and a lot of women have it. A lot of women who have it don’t know,” the 33-year-old singer said.
Proud parents! Jamie Chung and husband Bryan Greenberg’s lives have completely shifted since they welcomed their twin sons.
Miranda Lambert got candid about standing her ground against pressure to change her appearance.
Todd Gilchrist editor Music Box Films has acquired North American distribution rights to “Fremont,” Iranian/British Filmmaker Babak Jalali’s follow-up to “Land” and “Radio Dreams.” Jalali’s film, which premiered in the Sundance Film Festival’s NEXT section and later screened at the SXSW Film Festival, tells the story of mid-20s Afghan refugee Donya (played by real-life refugee Anaita Wali Zada) wrestling with complicated feelings about her work as a translator for the U.S. military. “Quiet, tender, and deeply human, ‘Fremont’ hails the arrival of a strikingly talented new performer in Anaita Wali Zada and loudly announces Jalali as a filmmaker whose ability to tell soulful stories with humor and grace demands attention,” states Music Box Films’ Brian Andreotti. “With an impressive launch out of Sundance and SXSW, we’re thrilled to continue momentum and open this film theatrically to a wider US audience later this year.”
Gisele Bündchen looks beautiful in white at her first solo Met Gala following her divorce from Tom Brady. The supermodel is known for having worked with Karl Lagerfeld multiple times, which means this is the perfect moment to honor the late designer.
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Princess Anne will play a vital role next to the King for his coronation in honour of her years of unwavering loyalty.
Throughout her decades in the industry, Shannen Doherty has navigated several marriages and relationships.
Shannen Doherty has filed for divorce from her husband of 11 years, Kurt Iswarienko. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, the Charmed star revealed to a Los Angeles court on Friday she and her husband of 11 years had split in January this year - and now she was requesting to make it official. “Divorce is the last thing Shannen wanted.
PEOPLE before adding: 'Unfortunately, she felt she was left with no other option. ' As news of the divorce broke Shannen posted a cryptic message about focusing on the people who deserve to stay in your life. 'The only people who deserve to be in your life are the people who treat you with love,' she told her followers.
Shannen Doherty has filed for divorce from Kurt Iswarienko. After 11 years of marriage, Shannen, 52, has started legal proceedings to dissolve her union with photographer Kurt. Shannen's representative Leslie Sloane, told TMZ in a statement.