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University Daily Kansan, November 23, 1982
Entertainment
McShann's Jazzhaus concert comes alive on KANU
By VINCE HESS Staff Reporter
An impromptu live jazz concert.
That is what a crowd at the Jazzahus — as well as listeners of radio station KANU-92 FM — were.
Kansas City jazz pianist Jay McShannon played music ranging from "Georgia on My Mind" to "Kansas City, Here I Come" for three hours Saturday at the Jazzzah, a private club at 928 1/2 Massachusetts St. The last two hours of the concert were broadcast on the campus station.
The program, the first of a proposed series titled "Live at the Jazzhaus," went on the air at 10 p.m. and lasted until midnight. McShannon performed for about 30 minutes before the broadcast and took a 15-minute break during the broadcast for an on-the-air interview.
Richard Wright, KU associate professor of music history, was host for the broadcast.
"It's a shot in the arm that live jazz needs," he said.
Al Berman, development director for KANU,
said the series had been discussed for several
years, but the proposal became possible when
the structures constructed a remote pickup
last year.
In the past, he said, KANU used telephone lines to relay signals from remote places. However, the new remote pickup unit uses a van mounted on an on-location spot to a tower to the station.
perman said the broadcast went well.
"We're just pleased now to have the technology capable to do something of high quality," Berman said.
THE COST is less because the unit uses only two frequency channels, not four as with the telephone lines. Berman said. In addition, the system provides in-ear stereo audio quality than with the phone lines.
"No problems whatsoever," he said.
Renowned Kansas City jazz pianist Jay McShann played Saturday night at the Jazzhaus during a KANU-92 live broadcast. McShann's performance was the first in a proposed "Live at the Jazzhaus" series.
However, Wright said that Saturday night's show had two problems. He said he had noticed some feedback on the air for a short time after the broadcast began at 10 p.m.
In addition, he said, the broadcast lasted longer than planned, the music stopped about a minute.
"We had planned to get off at midnight, of course," Wright said, "but you can't help it. The crowd seemed to like it, and I think our radio audience enjoyed it."
Performing with McShann were Mike White, a Kansas City resident who played the tenor saxophone, and two Lawrence residents, Johnny Moore on the drums and Paul Miller on the bass
Moore said that he and the two other backup musicians had not practiced with McShann and that the trio did not even know beforehand what songs McShannon wanted to play. Instead, he said, McShann yelled out the name of each song before he began playing.
"You have to watch him carefully," Moore said. "He's really good about not pulling any
ONE SONG. "Confessin' the Blues," had several places of "stop time," Moore said. However, McChann motioned with a hand to indicate the stop times, which are pauses before notes.
"He's not doing anything off the wall, or else he wouldn't have three musicians."
"I'm really fortunate to have KANU just down the block, so to speak, with all their technical facilities," he said.
McNelyn said he went outside for a short while to listen to the radio broadcast.
Rick McNeely, owner of the Jazzhaus, said he enjoyed the music, both live and on the air.
McNeely said that the cooperation of KANU, McSham and the Jazzahus was needed for the
"It only works as well as everyone lets it work" he said.
The next live broadcast is to be Jan. 15, when sax player Richie Cole is scheduled to perform, McNeely said.
"It just going to depend on the booking and the scheduling." Mr Neely said.
He said that he and the KANU management would like the series to be monthly.
the schooling. Darrell Brogdon, program director for KANU,
said the station had no specific plans for a live broadcast after the Colec concert.
"I don't think there's any doubt that we'll continue this series," he said.
McNeely said that the sell-out crowd of 130 people at the Jazzhaus and the radio audience heard a rare performance in the Midwest by McShann.
McShann, 73, lives in the Kansas City area and plays mostly in Europe. McNely said. McShann ran his own jazz band in Kansas City in the 1930s and early 1940s, then directed a band in Hollywood before returning to Kansas City in the late 1940s.
THE CROWD at the Jazzhaus seemed to enjoy the performance, which began about 8:15 p.m. with the Duke Ellington song, "Take the 'A Train."
McShan played on a baby grand piano on the left side of the stage. A mirror hung above him and was angled to let people in the back of the room see him play. The other musicians were at
the right of the stage. The only signs of a live broadcast were microphones on the stage and sound equipment in the middle of the room.
THE AUDIENCE clapped along during a few songs, and a couple in the back of the room danced to a few songs. Occasional yells came from the crowd.
"Cinon, Paul!" "That's it, now you're workin'!" "Way to go, Mike!"
Moore, the drummer, said that he had performed for a live broadcast on KANU several years ago and that the live broadcasting of a performance did not bother him.
"If you make a mistake, it's too late anyway," he said.
McShann said after the performance that the crowd had been enthusiastic.
"Everybody seems to be diggin' what's happenin'," he said.
McShann said that during the performance he kept on the piano a list of the songs he wanted to play. He said he did nothing different for a live broadcast.
"Yes. it was a gas!"
Art exhibit shows foreign influence on Japanese
By SUSAN O'CONNELL Staff Reporter
Everyone has an image of what people of different nationalities are supposed to look like. An exhibit at the University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art, "Images of Foreigners," shows how people from a fishing village in Japan and new foreigners in their village in the 1850s.
The exhibit opened Sunday and will run through January 2 in the Raymond W. White gallery.
The city of Yokohama, located 16 miles west of Tokyo, was once a Japanese fishing village. It is now a major commercial center.
because of Commodore Matthew Perry's demands on the government to increase the country's trade. As a result, foreigners surged into the community.
"The artists were not trying to be 100 percent realistic. They were using symbols to to express things." Stephan Addass, associate professor of art at UCLA, said Sunday in a gallery talk about are exhibits.
ONE OF THE PRINTS. "An elephant from India shown in Tokyo, 1862," by Ichiyushi Yosihito, shows how the Yokohaman art was not completely realistic.
The elephant in the print is rounder and has more hair than a real elephant has.
G. Cameron Hurst, professor of history and co-director of East Asian studies, also spoke at
the exhibit. He said the Japanese artists painted what they thought an elephant looked like, and he added that it was a
Addis said that the artists, in dealing with the foreigners, picked up certain kinds of conveniences.
The interest of the people was to depict a typical foreigner, he said. This was done in the paintings by showing people with longer noses, pinker skin and different clothing.
Another way to show a foreigner was to have one sitting in a chair — something the Japanese did not do, he said.
The villagers were afraid the foreigners would interfere in Japanese affairs, he said.
countries would cause trouble, he said. They were curious about the foreigners.
Carol Shankel, exhibition curator for the museum, said the artists who designed the Yokohama prints were the photojournalists of their day. Publishers in Tokyo commissioned them and others to work on bourbons for curious Japanese people, most of whom were isolated from the new port.
They also thought the traders from other
THE PRINTS COULD be found everywhere in the local markets soon after the port opened, she said. There were 33 artists who made the 832 Yokohama prints.
Addis said that the people tired of this type of art after it bit its high point for a few years.
TODAY
"The art was produced in a rush, similar to disco music today," he said.
On campus
CAMPUS CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP'S Bible study and fellowship will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Union.
CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST will meet at 7 p.m. in the Big Eight Room in the
A LECTURE, "In Bute in Tune: What the piano Never Told You," will be at 1:30 p.m. in
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