10- The Michigan Daily - Friday, March 17, 1995 M.Y.S.T.I.C. showcases its 'Bronze Elegance' By Eugene Bowen Daily Arts Writer One of the longest-lasting and well-known of the social events planned by and for minority students on the University campus has come upon us once again. The 17th annual Bronze Elegance Fashion Show, spon- sored by M.Y.S.T.I.C., the multicultural lounge of Alice Lloyd residence hall, will be put on tomor- row in the Michigan Union Ballroom beginning at 7:30p.m. The theme this year is "Imitation of Life." "We're trying to show the past fashion and musical styles of (differ- ent ethnic groups)," said Josd Acevedo, president of M.Y.S.T.I.C. "So, we're trying to imitate what hap- pened back then and today." Thirteen women and eight men, who competed with a wide range of University students for modeling spots, will sport a variety of fashions influenced from African, Indian and Asian sectors, among others. The models are themselves of different ethnicities. BLUE Continued from page 8 awards, but they recently returned from a tour in California. Suzie Bertman, the Music Director, talked a bit about where they performed: "The University of Michigan Alumni Association in both cities, San Francisco and L.A. were very helpful, and the mayor of L.A. is a graduate of U-of-M, so we sang at City Hall." While in San Francisco, Amazin' Blue sang with the Stanford Fleet Street Singers, and Scott told a story of singing on the street: "When we went to the Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, we spontaneously However, this year's Bronze El- egance Fashion Show will be differ- ent from all previous productions. "This year, we will be taking this program to a new . BRO Z height," said FAS Bronze Elegance and coordinator, Mark When:Tomo Bloomfield. "This Whe will be the first time in recent Tickets: $ years that we've per L done a runway $10 per per show, similar to Tickets ar the runways in Michigan.Ur Paris. The models AlUnivers will actually been- present the tering the audi- tickets; all n ence, feeling the be accompar energy of the audi- The buffetis 1 ence." The models will not mimic your traditional, expressionless models who walk, stop and walk again. Dancing will play an integral part in this show, and all the models will have their steps. It is hoped that this E 31r !rs( ire ei~r 101 change from the "traditional" fash- ion show will give Bronze Elegance a new flavor. Also, in con- ELEGANCE junction with Bronze Elegance, lION SHOW the executive board AZZ SHOW of A'subuhi, the owat7:30m. multicultural Michigan Union lounge of the West Ballroom Quadrangle resi- :er person, $10 dence hall, will uple in advance present ajazz show ona at the door. to begin following available at the the fashion show in >n Ticket Office, the Michigan y students must Union ballroom. 1.D.s to receive, "The purpose n-students mustof this joint ven- ed by a student. ture is twofold," e to attendees. said A'subuhi president Alan Anderson. "Simply on a program- ming level, cooperation of this type is critical so as to avoid the problem of different councils regurgitating each others' programs." Anderson cites the fact that Cameo, the multicultural lounge of Couzens residence hall, has already put on a jazz show this school year. "Most importantly," Anderson continued, "we hope that this joint venture will be a first step in promot- ing a spirit of unity among all the multicultural councils in University residence halls." Acevedo agrees. The jazz show, which is sched- uled to begin at 10 p.m., will feature PolyGram's newest Black recording artist, Joya, a Detroit native. Also performing during the jazz show will be University junior, Patrice Petway, who has already sung for a variety of events this year, and jazz group, Art of the Moment, led by saxophonist Michael Henry, a recent University alum. A buffet-style dinner will also be served to all in attendance at no extra cost. "This is going to be the biggest and best Bronze Elegance ever,".said DeJuan Woods, Minority Peer Advi- sor for Alice Lloyd and M.Y.S.T.I.C. advisor. "Just come." decided to sing and in five minutes there was a crowd of 100 people around us." But Amazin' Blue is about much more than singing and tours. Though they have sang for Jay Leno before a show, performed with the Chief- tains and at University events such as Commencement and the Aca- demic Convocation, there's a lot more going on. "It's notjust the performing. You get to try arranging things and be- come a better musician that way. The arrangers are the ones that di- rect the songs that they've arranged. So, they get the chance to be a leader, and to convey what they want," said Bertman. Bhagat added, "We have two rehearsals per week, and that's just the surface. It's huge commit- ment ... It's definitely worth it." Austin Quinn put things into a different perspective: "If you com- pare it to a play or something, people are rehearsing like 10 hours a week, but you get on stage, and if you have the lead, you're on the stage for half-an-hour, 45 minutes tops. Here, you're on stage for two hours - maybe two and a half or three hours." Their current set list includes arrangements of songs by Peter Gabriel, Billy Joel, Sting, Sarah McLachlan, Pink Floyd and Dream Academy, among many others. The members of the group en- courages everyone with interest to audition for the group. Members are music students, medical students, political science, English, math, en- gineering majors -- students from every school. The Mass Meeting is on March 26 at 6 p.m. in the University Ac- tivities Center (UAC) offices for those who are interested. "We're all very comfortable with each other," said Bhagat. "We have to be or we'd go com- pletely insane," added Robbe. A voice piped up, "We're a fam- ily, bickering and all." Bertman, Nathan, Jen, Andrew, Sheetal, Aus- tin, Kelvin and Scott all nodded in agreement: "Yeah, we really are a family." Louis Armstrong's music lives on In the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra. Satchmo tribute soars By Brian Wise Daily Arts Writer If the sight of summer dresses and short pants at Hill Auditorium Wednesday night were sure indica- tions that the deep south had paid Ann Arbor a visit, the hot New Orleans jazz offered by the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra furthered that sense of geographic displacement. For nearly three hours, this 11-member ensemble offered a showcase of that Crescent City's greatest musical achievement, with a tribute to Louis Armstrong. The LCJO paid homage to the -ff Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Hill Auditorium March 15, 1995 trumpeter, singer, bandleader, and composer by focusing on four pri- mary periods in his career. These pe- riods were distinguished according to his association with various bands, including early stints in New Orleans, to his legendary Hot Five and Hot Seven ensembles, to big band works, and finally the All-Stars of the 1950's. This installment of the tour was an all-star occasion of its own, with a mixture of "young lions" and sea- soned musicians, under the direction of trumpeter Jon Faddis. Throughout the evening, Faddis traded licks with fellow trumpeter Warren Vache, cap- turing aspects of Armstrong's play- ing without attempting a carbon copy of his patented sound. As a result, a portrait of Armstrong emerged from the contrasting styles of these two musicians. Indeed, Faddis seemed to capture Armstrong the trailblazer, with a fierce upper register that cut bold, jagged patterns over a more mannerly ac- companiment ; he was truly a trumpeter's trumpeter. Vache, on the other hand, seemed more versed in the style and idiom of New Orleans jazz, showing greater elaboration and nuance in his improvisations. He pre- sented Armstrong the journeyman, frequently searching for a bold new phrase or melodic combination in his rendering of the tune. While the trumpet naturally takes center stage in a tribute to Armstrong, by no means did the remainder of the@0 band sit on the sidelines and play cheerleader. Opening with "Snake Rag", the group showed off the thick textures of the King Oliver arrange- ment with focus and energy. The de- scriptive title was made clear as whirl- ing melodic lines in the saxophones were joined by slithering trombone glissandi, courtesy of the outstanding slide work of Wycliff Gordon. The individual personalities of the group were allowed to speak in solo vehicles such as "Wild Man Blues", a piece that Armstrong co-wrote with Jelly Roll Morton. Faddis approached this blues with a bold swagger, while Victor Goines gave an impassioned clarinet solo, replete with growls and smears, and pianist Marcus Roberts imbued it with a mixture of modern harmonies and styles that made for a striking and sophisticated contrast. Roberts was to repeat this feat later in the concert with a solo rendi- tion of"St. Louis Blues." The rollick- ing stride rhythms of this piece were steeped in a dazzling array of allu- sions to contemporary piano idioms, yet it never lost hold of its more capri- cious foundations. The majority of selections by the LCJO were standards that Armstrong made famous, including the classic "West End Blues", the blazing "Swing that Music", and the sentimental "Stardust." An educational as well as artistic endeavor, both sets were supplemented by film clips of Satchmo at various points in the per- formance. Each was a treat to watch and hear. Education also took on the form of commentary by Faddis, as he joked, "Louis Armstrong originally titled this tune 'Spartan Blues', but he later changed it on advice from his friend King Oliver. It is now known simply as 'Wolverine Blues."' Along with attributes of musical discipline-Faddis and company never lost sight of the spirit that Armstrong brought to jazz, with a lively sense of humor and creative spontaneity. Rise of the Robots Time Warner Interactive PC CD-ROM For all the one-on-one fighting enthusiasts out there, Time Warner Interactive has released another CD- ROM that once again pushes the boundaries of sight and sound. In the new virtual reality thriller "Rise of the Robots," players take each other on as robots in the future, and attempt to mangle each other into scrap metal. The year is 2043, and robots have taken over the universe. It is your duty as a cyborg to destroy the other evil machines. Aside from the cool intros and other animated sequences, this is simply a one-on-one style fighting game, similar to the dozens of other Kung Fu games, but set in the future with robots. Among the various playing op- tions, players can choose to fight the computer, or fight with another human. The game features six dif- ferent superbly animated robots, each with their own special moves. Other special features include op- tional shadows for the robots, and screen shake, which shakes the screen each time a robot is knocked to the ground, adding to the reality of the game. The action and fighting are fun, but it is the computer animated clips that blow "Rise" out of the water. With super graphics and a thunder- ous soundtrack by Queen's Brian May, "Rise of the Robots" makes for a somewhat simple and exciting game. - Brian A. Gnatt I Please return by best restaurants/bars for... coffee_ March 31 to the Daily at 420 Maynard, 48109. 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After pouring through several hundred reference books with no luck, I was beginning to think that St. Patrick's Day didn't really exist. After an hour of research, the only useful information I had ac- cumulated was that if I ever needed info on Satan, I should look under "Devil, the." But, alas, I found it! In the last book I could possibly look through, I found a whole page and a half on St. Patrick's Day! It turns out that St. Patrick was born in Scotland, of all places, and his big claim to fame is that he overran all the Druids when he introduced Chris- tianity to Ireland. (Can you imagine a bunch of Dru- ids stairin a St. Patrick's Day oro- Along with Molly's snake story, the book also told a legend of how demons in the shape of vultures at- tacked St. Patrick. These demons were subsequently drowned, in an- swer to the saint's prayers. Some people might explain these stories by saying that St. Patrick was a great man with supernatural pow-* ers, but I have another theory. St. Patrick was hallucinating because he was DRUNK! Yeah, that's right, everybody. I tried to find some greater meaning behind the holiday, but I finally just came to the conclusion that many patrons of local bars have been com- ing to since they woke up this morn- ing: there is no greater thing than a* holiday which celebrates the art of drinking. Beer, beer, beer and more beer. That's the true meaning of St. Patrick's Day. So... throw on your favorite green