Jw II." .. s v CA a " w - V U LTERA R E like Barry Lopez and Josephine pearances were sponsored or co- are not the only people bringing Writing Program can be found in the By A ran Paul Humphries." sponsored by the Hillel Foundation, literary figures to campus. RC's offices in East Quad's Tyler The MFA readings are held in the The Jewish student organization also Malamud spoke at the annuai House. The LSA English Department HE ANN ARBOR Literary scene Rackham Conference rooms or, for brought Yehudi Amechi, Israel's best presentation of the Hopwood Creative also offers many creative wrting T is aive doing well. There shoukd more well known writers such as known poet, to Ann Arbor. This year, Writing Awards. There are several courses. be something to entice just abou. Allen Ginsberg or Tom Wolfe, both of Hillel will be sponsoring Vonnegut Hopwood contests a year, the goal of For those interested in reading anyone whether your interest lies ir whom appeared last fall, in the which is to promote student writing, from their work the East Quad Music attending readings (such as poetry Rackham Auditorium. There are under and upperclassmen Co-op sponsors monthly open mike riction. o iournalism), having your Poet-activist Ginsberg's October contests, as well as those for graduate nights as East Quad s Halfway Inn. work pubishe or giving a reading reading was among last year's students. The Hopwood office is The University also boasts several yoursel literary highlights. Ginsberg, backed located in 1006 Angell Hall and more student iterar% magazines Both The University and Ann Arbor by two student guitarists, showed a information about the contests can be Artemage and Shaking Through communities contain a Master of Fine crowd of over 1,100 that he has not picked up there. debut&e last yeai and, word has it, Arts (MFA program which regularly softened his political stance or lost In past years the Residential will return brings visiting writers to town for any of the power of his pen. He read College Creative Writing Program "The theme o our magazine is readings, lectures or workshops, sev- poems spanning four decades, in- has had great success in the Hop- art," said Bonnie Cadmissa, an editor eral student literary magazines, cluding much from his new White woods. RC students picked up seven at Artemage. "We don't have a set venues for student readings, as well Shroud, tackling topics ranging from of ten underlcassmen Hopwoods last format of what we print, as long as it as several organizations and U.S. involvement in Nicaragua, to J. year. The program is based upon adheres to the theme of our facilities dedicated to bringing top Edagr Hoover, to his own mortality. tutorials in which the professor ser- magazine. Our goal is to provide a notch literary talents to Ann Arbor Along with Ginsberg and Wolfe, ves more as a guide and editor than showcase for art in and around the Fiction writer Alan Chuse, author author of a dozen books including The university community, and to be a of two novels and a short story coliec- Right Stuff. last year saw ap source of information about art out- tion, has been in Ann Arbor for two pearances by Elie Weisel, the side the arts community." years as a "visiting faculty" member reknowned Jewish philosopher and Nadine Gorduner Shaking Through showcases a of the MFA Program. He likes what Holocaust chronicler, as well as one variety of student creativity, in- he has seen. of the last readings by the late Ber- and Heller's appearances as well as cluding fiction, poetry, photography, "The literary scene in Ann Arbor is nard Malamud, author of The Magic that of reknowned Israeli novelist and comics. The magazine found unusually active," Chuse says, "As Barrier and The Natural. Among those Amos Oz. Negotiations are under way quick success with a circulation of in many other respects, Ann Arbor is writers already scheduled to appear to secure Jerzy Kosinski (Being There, over 1100. an oasis in the Midwest." Many mid- this year are Kurt Vonnegut, Joseph Pinball) and Margaret Atwood. The "The purpose of Shaking Through is western writers who used to pack up Heller author of the classic Catch 22, Hill Street Forum, a student run to bring high quality writing to the and go to New York stay in towns like English novelist Margaret Drabble, organization functioning within Hillel campus on a frequent basis," accor- Ann Arbor now Chuse adds: and Joyce Carrol Oates. Also, Jay runs two programs: Celebration of ding to Editor Peter Stuck. "The (MFA) program is committed McInerney, author of Bright Lights, Jewish Arts and the Major Speaker Two other student magazines, Bar- and has a good budget. We brought at Big City and Ransom and a rising Series. baric Yawp and Blue Noise are en- least a dozen visiting writers to town figure on the New York literary "The Major Speaker Series is for tering their fourth years of last year, some for one reading, some scene, will be moving to Ann Arbor any speaker of high quality and publication. Both of these magazines for week long workshops. There was a and is sure to at least give a reading. whether they deal with Jewish or non focus on student writing and accept reading every two weeks or so, people Both Ginsberg and Weisel's ap- Jewish issues is not particularly im- all submissions. Last year, the Yawp portant," according to Joseph received over 350 submissions. Kohane, Hillel's Associate Program The combination of student A N R O U I A TDirector, "whether one is from magazines, many high level Jewish roots, or Third World roots, or speakers, and top quality writing Anglo roots, any literary figure of programs provides Ann Arbor with an high quality becomes international. active and diverse literary scene. IS YOUR CAMPUS MUSIC STORE hg ultyohEieatial "For instance, thoughThere's a lot happening here so, if obviously writes and speaks about the you're interested, keep your eyes and Jewish condition, his message is Kurt Vonnegut ears open. Read the bulletin boards really universal. He is dealing with and kiosks (those funny looking round the human condition and is an artist instructor. There is a high degree-of cement things), or you're likely to and major writer as well as a student freedom in the program. miss a golden opportunity of one sort philosopher." Warren Hecht is the Department or another. The English Department and Hillel Chairman and information on the RC * 523 E. Liberty, Ann Arbor * ** * Guitars 994-* 8031 * Open every day * " Amps M-s.at.10-9* Daily Arts Sun. 12-8 * fii* y * Drums 6 * nd Weekend * Keyboards 9 ** Magazine 763-0379. SKeyboards 1_* 4* " Sheet Music SA * * " Lessons e RepairsOf ** 619 PACKARD7 " Electronic Repairs * " Satellite ."' ,/ -l 4 * Video Division "'i I ANN ARBOR MUSIC MART *I 336 South State 769-4980fZ1 Page 14 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, September 4, 1986 J A Z ner of craziness broke loose from Woody Shaw) most of the day, leaning By Marc S. Taras AKIN ARBOR is a jazz town waiting to emold you with loving, leafy wings. If you are already a jazzhead, this fact has probably contributed jto your choice of colleges. If you are new to the new music relax. You are about to be loved into a new awareness. On your marks. Get set. Take five. Let this article be your introduction and guide to jazz in A7. Production: There are several out- fits that bring top quality jazz concer- is to Ann Arbor, and the chief among them is Eclipse Jazz. Eclipse is a non- profi student-run, world class jazz promotion agency. Whew! That's saying a mouthful, and it's all true! Let me encourage anyone reading this page-you ur - interested in jazz, right -- to hook up Eclipse. By attending their reguii- meetings you wilt quickly find yourself involves: whatever area of jazz and concert promotion that appeals to you. The opportunities are wildly diverse: graphics, box office, advertising, sound and lighting with the tech crew hospitaity (meet and feed the ar- tists). and of course dealing with the artists and their agents directly. And what great artists In the past couple of years Eclipse has brought Ann Arbor such luminaries as Sun Ra, Ornette Coleman, Pat Metheny. Dollar Brand, Tommy Flanagan. George Winston, David Murray, Ab- bey Lincoln, Archie Shepp, and Ronald Shannon Jackson. The list could go on and on and on and. . get it? Eclipse not only provides its mem- bers with tons of fun but also offers hands-on working experience that will serve as a workshop for those whose career interests tend towards music or production. Prism Productions occasionally. departs from the rock-pop pool into the jazz stream. Due in part perhaps to the interests of Prism Vice- President and former Eclipse Direc- tor Lee Berry, Prism will oc- casionally co-produce major concer- ts. such as the Ornette Coleman-Pat Metheny show, with Eclipse. Prism has also worked major shows of their own recently, including an area ap- pearance by trumpet virtuoso Wynton Marsalis..They are also active on the club scene, having brought some great jazz acts to the Blind Pig. These have included pianist Makoto Ozone and the Gary Burton Quartet. Venues: Perhaps the most impor- tant jazz venue in town is the at- mospheric Bird of Paradise. Located on Ashley street, the Bird is a beautiful club whose owner and host. Ron Brooks, not only hosts local and world class jazz talent every night, but is a fine musician and bandleader in his own right. The Bird of Paradise has a cool deep blue interior and a cellar-underground type of ambience. They feature great music and, I must add, great food. Brooks is a beautiful bassist whose trio appears regularly. He resists printing a schedule, as so many out of town touring artists will drop in to visit and jam. You've got to be there ! The Apartment Lounge is located on North Campus and has continued to offer jazz entertainment on a regular basis. Especially exciting are the open jazz sessions. The last one I attended featured the band Fast Tracks for one set and then all man- ner of craziness broke loose from saxophone to piccolos. What a gas! The Ark on Main Street is known as Ann Arbor's folk emporium. This wonderful club may also be the nicest small room for hearing jazz in town. It's a wonderful space with an open rectangular room with plenty of seating and a glass partition with monitor speakers into the cafe room for those who wish to visit or chat. It is the best of both worlds especially when Archie Shepp or Wayne Shorter takes to the stage. A must. Radio/Media: You will have more on radio in another section of this magazine, but I wanted to speak for a couple of stations in terms of their jazz formats. WEMU from Ypsilanti's EMU campus is a local National Public Radio jookup and features quality mainstream jzz. (i.e., Art Blakey, Woody Shaw) most of the day, leaning towards the more adventurous sounds in the evening hours. WUOM offers some nice jazz programming, especially Hazen Schumacher's syn- dicated program Jazz Revisited. Of special interest to history buffs, and the University's student-run FM station, WCBN is the enfant terrible of local jazzcasting. How about waking up five days a week with your favorite "Jazz Till Noon" hosts and Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, Muhal Richard Abrams, etc. This is the real radio education in the AM. Yeeeeow! The Bands: There are so many fine jazz players! Let me rant briefly about some favorites. Near the top (of my personal list) would be two fine fusion oriented bands, Fast Tracks and the Lunar Glee Club. Fast tracks is a skin-tight quartet that ranges from great originals to covers of Weather Report and Steely Dan. They are buoyed by the spirited saxophone of Mark Kieme. The Lunar Glee Club are a large ensemble that leans towards a Latin sound. Dubbed the 'sultans of salsa', the Lunars feature three fine horns up front-tenor man Paul Vor- nhagan also leads 'is own band - and three percussionists. Add the laser beam guitar work of Sam Clarke, and it simmers just right. Ron Brooks' Trio would have to be ranked among the best of the main- stream offerings in town. Ron is a fine bassist who works with a variety of players covering such ground as "On Green Dolphin Street." The finest pianists in town include Larry Man- derville, who is often heard in a solo context. and Bill Heid, whose trio is I- 'A Doily Photo by JOHN MUNSON Dizzy Gillespie thrilled the crowds at the Jazz for Life Benefit Concert at Hill Auditorium, this past spring. SZECHUAN, HUNAN bt PEKING CUISINE 1. RATED No.1 In Carry Out Service by The Ann Arbor News 2. Selected the Best Chinese Restaurant by the Michigan Daily VEGETARIAN DISHES Moo Shu Vegetables Vegetarian Delight Szechuan Vegetable Delight Tofu with Vegetables VEGETABLE OIL USED FOR COOKING ALL DISHES RESERVATIONS, 971-0970 3036 Washtensw Avenue, Ann Arbor, ME 4810 Open 7 Days A Week 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. P .'. bg*M ::v~.Af Pew.Wkw P-ZZ 769-3400 The Michigan Daily - Thu