Music

Jason Moran: photo by Paul BrownLast Saturday evening at Cornell's Bailey Hall, virtuosic jazz pianist Jason Moran gave a multimedia performance of extraordinary measures. Backed by The Big Bandwagon, Moran and company paid tribute to the late great Thelonious Monk with a presentation entitled In My Mind: Monk at Town Hall 1959. They incorporated video and still images with recorded samples and live music to provide a new experience in the realm of jazz music.

RJD2

At the end of August, Cornell University gave their students a gift to kick off their school year. Famed Hip Hop DJ and producer RJD2 was brought to the campus to spin his turntables for a free show.
Before lighting up the school with his wicked transitions and eclectic beats, RJ took the time to sit down with Imprint Music Editor Julian Williams for a chat.

Producer/DJ and one half of underground hip hop duo Zion-I was one of the many electronic acts headlining The Disco Biscuits’ Camp Bisco 7, held in Mariahville, NY.

Recently releasing Rainydayz Remixes, an extremely fresh take on Radiohead’s most recent album In Rainbows (2007), AmpLive is quickly becoming a name everyone knows on college campuses across the country.

As the curtains fall in the small theater -- about 50 seats in five rows -- the audience stands with a roar of cheers and applauds. The cast, whose number could fit in the palm of your hand, comes out from backstage to absorb the gratitude one last time. After the audience settles, they begin to file out, row by row, but not to go home; just a short trip to the lounge where an open bar awaits and a new crowd fills the couches lined against the opposing wall. The main event has yet to even set up.