Howard University - Bison Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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 From Jazz to Reggae. Campus Concerts Provided A Variety of Musical Entertainment FINE ARTISTS. Members of the College of Fine Arts often used the stairs in front of their school as an SMOOTH AND COOL. Trumptcr Wynton Mar-open stage. salts performed an array of jazz tunes during a concert first semester. AL 26 Student Life

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FUNK FOR FI N. Live bands were part of ihc musical entertainment on this evening. TRY YOUR LUCK. Blackjack was one of the event's most popular games. Student l ife 25 Ah

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BELTING IT OUT. This variety show performer put an abundance of emotion into her performance “Check, check” and “testing one. two. three ..echoed throughout the auditorium Drum beats, piano lings, guitar twangs and synthesizer vibes meshed together as musicians fine-tuned their tools. Hot. pulsating funk or cool, smooth jazz streamed out of speakers that were as tall as the technicians standing beside them That anticipatory hum grew louder and the crowd shifted restlessly as guards appeared at the foot of the stage The house lights slowly began to dim as stage lights peeked out from underneath the curtains signaling that the show was about to begin. No. this was not an LA Palladium concert or a Radio City Music Hall revue, but a featured concert in our ow n Cramton Auditorium. Each year this campus has played host to entertainers from every' facet of the music industry. Jazz. funk. rap. reggae, gospel, and rhythm and blues could be found right here. Last spring, the campus was graced by the presence of such performers as Phyllis Hyman. Run DMC. and other artists. Ms. Hyman serenaded lovers with her vocal talents in a Valentine's KING OF RAP. During ihc Spring of 1985 rap arum Run DMC visited the campus Day 1985 performance. At the other end of the spectrum, rap music fans turned out to sec the Kings of Rock. Run DMC at their best. Gospel fans were also treated to performances by popular artists in those areas. The fall semester saw the arrival of such jazz artists as George Howard. Pieces of a Dream. Wynton Marsalis, and Kim Jordon. Howard and Pieces of a Dream provided a “mellow' homecoming concert. Likewise. Grammy-award winner Marsalis engulfed the auditorium in October with his versatile jazz and classical music abilities. Marsalis advised students interested in musical careers to “practice and listen to a lot of (different) music: don’t try to make it. learn to play it. Jordan, a recent graduate, displayed her skill at the An at Noon Series in the cafeteria and at the Homecoming fashion show. Also, in past years, artists like The 1 ime. Vanity Six. Melba Moore. Lilo Thomas. Angie Bofill. the Hawkins Family. Commissioned. Black Uhuru and Burning Spear have performed in Cramton or Blackburn. Whether students liked funk, reggae, jazz, or gospel, they could often have found a concert on campus to suit their tastes. Dcbbic-Annc Thompson Patricia Jones Student l ife ? 7 Ah