Source: Photos by Frank Stewart / Photos by Frank Stewart Jazz At Lincoln Center Perform From The South African Songbook Jazz at Lincoln Center brought the music of South Africa to Manhattan for its opening night concert. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Wynton Marsalis opened its new season by paying tribute to South African jazz, performing “The South African Songbook, Celebrating 25 Years of Democracy.” South African artists, including pianists Thandi Ntuli, Nduduso Makhathini and saxophonist McCoy Mrubata joined the orchestra at the Frederick P. Rose Hall for a selection of songs from the land of the Zulu and Xhosa. Source: Frank Stewart / Photo by Frank Stewart The concert gave the crowd a glimpse of the spectrum of South African Jazz. The orchestra performed interpretations of work from legends like Hugh Masekela’s “Send Me,” as well as the late pianist Winston Mankunku Ngozi’s musical tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu – each arranged by an orchestra member. The evening came 25 years after the country’s racial caste system, Apartied, came to an end, and many of the songs reflected a sense of hope and reconciliation as well as a musical call to action to work towards a better society. Source: Photos by Frank Stewart / Photos by Frank Stewart The works infused South African culture and traditional music with improvisational jazz to the delight of the crowd, which later gave the orchestra a standing ovation. Considered one of the nation’s premier music institutions, Jazz at Lincoln Center is a performance space, artist incubator, music education classroom and record label that hosts workshops, performances, and an annual high school jazz band competition and festival.
Colin Kaepernick is changing the game once again. His ambassador role at Nike has proven to be a wise move for the sporting goods giant. As spotted on Hypebeast the former NFL quarterback’s Nike campaign won an Emmy award for “Outstanding Commercial” at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Titled “Dream Crazy” the advertisement featured the Milwaukee native voicing the aspirations of different athletes throughout various sports including a young legless Olympic wrestler and female wheelchair basketball player. Kaep even pointed to his own personal story with “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything” included in the voiceover. Even though many Americans took offense to his inclusion, the powerful two-minute clip resonated with millions across the world due to its potent message about chasing your goals regardless if you are outnumbered by your naysayers. “Dream Crazy” was apart of Nike’s 30th anniversary of their iconic “Just Do It” signature motto. It was originally released on the opening day of the 2018-2019 NFL season. You can view “Dream Crazy” below. Photo: Nike
Source: PYMCA / Getty Tekashi69 Dragged For Snitching Life absolutely comes at you fast. Want proof? Just look at the saga of Tekashi69 . The rapper was out here screaming all that gang s*** and now he’s taking the stand to avoid life in prison. He showed secret handshakes, explained what Treyway meant and named names. He also had gems like this ( via Complex ): “I knew the formula was to repeat the gang image, promote it. That’s what people like.” View this post on Instagram The sketch of 6ix9ine testifying in federal court has been released. A post shared by COMPLEX (@complex) on Sep 17, 2019 at 2:52pm PDT Tekashi is getting dragged across the internet for being a whole snitch who never should have tried out the whole gang thing to begin with. You hate to see it… tekashi 69 basically reading the dmx challenge in that courtroom — Desus Nice (@desusnice) September 17, 2019
There's been a craze in Hollywood over the last few years: Reboots! While some of the reboots have been a success, a big part of them have been a complete and utter failure. The most succesful have brought back some of the original cast members. Even though many reboots have premiered, there are still many in various stages of development. Scroll down to find out… 1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer A brand new series set in the Buffy universe was revealed at Comic-Con in 2018. But it seems like it won’t have a connection to the previous series. 2. Saved by the Bell Yes, a revival of this 1989-1993 NBC series has been confirmed for Peacock, the upcoming streaming service from NBC. Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley are confirmed to star. 3. Battlestar Galactica A reboot of Battlestar Galactica is in the works at NBC’s new streaming service from the wonderful mind of Sam Esmail who brought us Mr. Robot. 4. Gossip Girl Gossip Girl is coming back! Yes, really. But this take is a reboot on HBO Max — another new streaming service. No original stars are attached to return, but there is hope! 5. Party of Five Party of Five is getting the reboot treatment on Freeform. This one focuses on a group of children whose parents are deported. The children must work together to remain a family in the aftermath. 6. Mad About You Mad About You will reunite Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in a revival series, slated to air in 2019 on Spectrum. Yes, Spectrum has original content now, you guys. View Slideshow
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