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Ranging Across Time and Scale, V. Shayne Frederick Holds Office Hours at Uncle Bobbie’s

MusiQ Department Artist Vince Anthony Debuts “Hurricane” Music Video

MusiQology Rx Fundraiser for One Art Community Center

Beyoncé’s Homecoming Film Preserves and Reveres Black History

Why Country Music is So Scared of Black People

DaMaris B. Hill’s New Book is a Powerful, Wondrous Thing

(FREE SHOW) Dr. Guy Performs with Ursula Rucker this Thursday, March 14, at World Café

Hide/Melt/Ghost’s Harlem Debut is a Major Moment for Black Music Scholarship & Performance

The Time Stevie Wonder Taught White Surfers how to Dance

Music Lives with MusiQology Events in Virginia and Philadelphia

The 2019 GRAMMYs: Streaks Broken, Questions Unanswered

The 2019 MusiQology GRAMMYs Preview

Ursula Rucker Talks Womanhood and Courage in Art

I Remember Roy: Remembering Roy Hargrove

The #BLACKBOYJOY of Smino

Save the Date!: Dr. Guy brings Hide/Melt/Ghost to Harlem Stage on March 9!

Happy Holidays from MusiQology!

Happy Talk (for Nancy Wilson)

Bridget Ramsey’s “Save Your Love for Me” is Assertive Artistry (and a Fitting Tribute to Nancy Wilson)

The Encouraging 2019 GRAMMY Nominations are Just One Step in a Long Process

Home 2009 October (Page 3)

Pulling Blues Out of the Attic – John Mayer and The Blues

To me, there is always something special about musicians who can use traditional instruments (voice, guitar, piano, for example) in ways that leave an audience stunned.  Better yet are the musicians who can use tried and true musical concepts while adding their own flair.  A fine example of this musical...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 13, 2009
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Backlash Blues – Nina Simone and the Civil Rights Blues Movement

Blues music was born in the African American communities in the United States in the late 19th century as an outlet for the downtrodden and oppressed, an escape valve for the sad or disheartened. Blues music, originally ignored by recording studios and the white American public, was a raw, soulful cry that...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 13, 2009
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Dr. Guy’s MusiQology @ Chris’s Jazz Cafe tomorrow with Pre-show Penn Alumni Reception!

Latest News from Dr Guy’s MusiQology… Start off your week with some great MusiQ(ology)! Next Up: Dr. Guy’s MusiQology @ Chris’s Jazz Cafe with Pre-Show Penn Alumni Club of Philadelphia Reception 1421 Sansom St. Phila PA 19102 October 13, 2009 , 8:00pm & 9:30pm Pre-Show Penn Alumni...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 12, 2009
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Get on the Good Foot – James Brown “The Godfather of Soul”

James Brown – Good Foot/ S Power/ Make It Funky (ST 1973) Recognized as the “Godfather of Soul”, renowned artist James Brown was easily one of the most influential figures in 20th century popular music.  With his ear-piercing cries and hollers as well as the accompaniment of his flawless,...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 12, 2009
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In the Hills: MusiQology and Promisek

A Message from Dr. Guy   My contemporary jazz group MusiQology retreated to the hills of Connecticut recently to workshop some new music as we prepare to begin a new season of live concerts and to lay the groundwork for our new recording. It was a great experience and reminded me of my pre-musicology,...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 11, 2009
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Jamming & Troping with Phish

Early twentieth century pop music has not been the only musical context in which ring shout tropes are featured. American “jam bands” such as Phish have employed ring shout tropes to great success over the course of their careers, and in doing so have created a different type of cultural context...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 10, 2009
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Jam Band Goes Commerical

One of the most important genres to suburban American teens growing up is “Jam band.” Originating in the 1960’s with a counterculture movement that brought us bands like the Grateful Dead, Jam Bands and the culture surrounding them has been growing ever since. There is a very interesting paradox...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 10, 2009
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Jazz & The Word Series hosted by Dr. Guthrie Ramsey Announced!

Designed by Sayra Lopez, lopez.sayra@gmail.com  

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 8, 2009
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I Can’t Get No Satisfaction: Rock Music of the 1960’s

The 1960’s in America was a decade of political protest, social unrest, and teenage rebellion.  Young adults were tired of their parents’ 1950’s cookie-cutter mold ways.  They wanted their lives to have real meaning and desired to express their true emotions.  They didn’t want their futures...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 8, 2009
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Welcome to DC – Go-Go in the Nation’s Capitol

See, I’m from Washington DC and we do things a little differently in the nation’s capitol. For one thing, the very nature of my town is that of a melting pot of music, ideas, and people. As such, it is hard to attempt to define the people that inhabit its streets. Although Pennsylvania Avenue, home...

By Dr. Guthrie /  October 6, 2009
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