From Blues To Hip Hop
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An interactive musical-poetical performance that blends traditional jazz and blues music with classic and original poetry. Using the guitar and clarinet, plus some home-made instruments, the Huckabuckers continue to share their passion for poetry and music with listeners young and old. Musical styles surveyed in the perfomance include: Blues, Ragtime, Hot Jazz, Boogie Woogie, Swing, Doo Wop, and Hip-Hop. |
Huckabuckers will work with your school to create content rich workshops that connect directly to your school's curriculum.
The shows themselves offer a look into American poetic forms, the math of blues and jazz music, the science of developing an instrument, and the history of music and culture in America. Call for more information about how we can design a residency to fit your specific needs.
Wendi Loomis received a Bachelor of Arts in Acting, Playwriting, & Musical Theatre from Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA. Since 1997 she has been using her peformance and writing skills as a performance educator for Poetry Alive! based out of Asheville, NC. Her work with Poetry Alive! includes conducting peformances, workshops and residencies as well as in-services for teachers at all levels. She has also taught Music and Drama at the Middle and High School levels in South Carolina and worked with the Greenville Metropolitan Arts Council's SmartArts Arts Integration program since 2004. Her writing has been published in the Emeralds in the Ash, Plazm Magazine, LID e-zine, Six Faces of Eve Anthology, and Poetry Slam: The Competitive Art of Performance Poetry Anthology. She previously helped to organize and develop the Seattle Poetry Slam and coached the 1997 Seattle team for the National competition. She has been showcased performing her own poetry at a wide variety of events and venues including The Paris Theatre in Portland, WomenWriters Series in Seattle, the Seattle All-Star Literary Revue, Red Sky Poetry Theatre in Seattle, Seattle's artsEdge festival, Deep Ellum Arts Festival in Dallas, Mermaid Reading in Las Vegas, the Denver Poetry Slam, and KPIG radio's Please Stand By.
* 1-day only:
$500 plus lodging* or $600 with no lodging**
* 2-day block:
$800 plus lodging* or $900 w/no lodging**
($400* or $500 per day)
* Single Show: $300 plus lodging or $400 with no lodging**
* - Two single rooms for the night before each day booked
** - An additional travel fee may be charged if dates are booked outside of an established area block.
Possible Workshop formats:
* 3 assembly shows per day (200-400 capacity per show)
* 2 shows and 2 classroom followups (limit 35)
* 1 show and 4 classroom followups
* other arrangements by specific agreement, e.g., 90-minute block periods.
Technical Requirements for Residencies / Performances: None for classroom/library setting. Auditorium/Gym/Cafeteria settings require two vocal mics and two mics on stands for guitar and clarinet.
Materials Needed: Drinking water and two chairs without arms.
