Dr. Kristina Jacobsen releases a new album of co-writes with UNM Music Alunmi, Meredith Wilder. They will be performing two shows for the CD release of “Elemental.”
March 30th, 2018
CD Release Show with Meredith Wilder for new album, “Elemental,” at Bookworks at 7:00pm
4022 Rio Grand Blvd, NW, Albuquerque, NM
with Special Guest Camille Grey (Copenhagen, Denmark)
$15
March 31st, 2018
CD Release and Fundraiser for “Songs from the Rez,” with Meredith Wilder for new album, “Elemental,” at Tortuga Gallery at 7:30pm
901 Edith Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM
with Special Guest Chucki Begay and Ritchi Anderson, Jr. (Navajo Nation)
An Americanish Songbook: Linda Ronstadt’s “other” Country
This talk will consider performances and recordings by singer Linda Ronstadt to propose what I refer to as her Americanish musical songbook. The suffix “ish” here intends to accentuate the “somewhat” or “to some extent” of “American” that Ronstadt—Tucson born and raised—lived and sonically imagined through her extraordinary musical career.
Arab Musicking on the U.S.–Mexico Border
This talk explores the relationship between trauma and identity by examining Arab music performance on the U.S.–Mexico border. Drawing on the musicking of Syrian and Mexican migrant communities, I interrogate theories of cultural and psychological trauma and borderland epistemologies to explore how border tensions influence the often-fraught views of identity.
Music from the Americas presents The Low Frequency Trio
Formed by Antonio Rosales (bass clarinet), Juan José García (doublebass), and José Luis Hurtado (piano), LOW FREQUENCY TRIO is one of the few ensembles in the world that plays music that was exclusively composed for them.