2023 Archives - ��ֱ��

John Daversa: Chair of Studio Music and Jazz at the Frost school of Music at the University of Miami

juna@829llc.com — Sun, 28 May 2023 17:45:42 +0000

This episode was shot live on the ��ֱ�� Campus, with students from the Jazz In The Pines Student Workshop in the audience to support one of their instructors in the program, John Daversa, Chair of Studio Music and Jazz at the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. John is an internationally respected performer, composer, arranger, producer, bandleader, educator, and recording artist. In 2019, John won three grammys for American Dreamers: Voices of Hope, Music of Freedom including Best Large Jazz Ensemble, Best Instrumental Arrangement & Best Improvised Jazz Solo. Dr. Daversa’s celebrated career has included appearances on “The Today Show,” “Late Night with David Letterman,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” as well as such musical gatherings as the Montreal Jazz Festival, and the Playboy Jazz Festival. He has recorded with such notable and distinguished artists as Herbie Hancock, Fiona Apple, Sheryl Crow and The Yellowjackets.

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Lorne Buchman: President Emeritus of Art Center College of Design

juna@829llc.com — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:36:40 +0000

This episode features Dr. Lorne Buchman, President Emeritus of ArtCenter College of Design, an international leader in art and design education. When Buchman was appointed president in 2009, he quickly engaged his community to define what a great art and design college should be in the early 21st century. His talent for gaining consensus among diverse constituencies proved key to ArtCenter’s mission-driven growth. During Buchman’s presidency, the College increased the undergraduate and graduate degree programs and realized record enrollments. His passion and deep commitment to excellence in education has generated an unprecedented response from alumni and foundations. As part of the president’s advocacy for the value of art and design to audiences beyond academia, Buchman hosts the podcast, Change Lab: Conversations on Transformation and Creativity. Dr. Buchman has served as president of both Saybrook University and California College of the Arts . A trained theater director and scholar, Buchman is the author of Still in Movement: Shakespeare on Screen. His book, Make to Know: From Spaces of Uncertainty to Creative Discovery, was published by Thames & Hudson in August of last year.

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Have the Courage to Lead: A Season One Compilation

wpdev — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:42:17 +0000

In this compilation of Season 1, ��ֱ�� Foundation President Pamela Jordan speaks with:

Award-Winning Australian-Vietnamese Singer-Songwriter, Thanh Bui
Educational Leader, Reveta Bowers
Chicago Academy for the Arts Head of School & TedTalk Speaker, Jason Patera
Founding Principal of School of the Arts, Singapore, Rebecca Chew
Former President of CalArts, Dr. Steven Lavine

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“Discipline: That’s Really What it Is.” A Conversation with Michael Kaiser, President Emeritus of the Kennedy Center

wpdev — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:10:59 +0000

In this episode, Pamela speaks with Michael Kaiser, who served as President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., from January 2001 through August 2014. During his tenure, he expanded the educational and artistic programming for the United States’ center for the performing arts, oversaw a major renovation effort of most of the Center’s theaters, and led the nation in arts management training. In honor of his accomplishments, the Board of the Kennedy Center named him President Emeritus in 2014. Pamela also speaks with ��ֱ�� ’22 Film & Digital Media graduate, Ella Garnes, who is now working on her BFA in Film & Television at Columbia College Chicago.

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Stosh Mintek: Chief Executive Officer of Ghetto Film School

juna@829llc.com — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 17:51:33 +0000

In this episode, Pamela speaks with Stosh Mintek, former Chief Executive Officer of Ghetto Film School. A 2003 graduate of Yale University with a double-major in English and Film Studies, Stosh worked with Ghetto Film School (GFS) from 2004-2022. As Program Director (2004-2008), he produced GFS international film shoots in France, Uganda, and Brazil, as well as hundreds of short films in New York City. As Director of Development and Special Projects (2008-2012), Stosh supervised the implementation of $2.5 million in capital funding to build the South Bronx Post House and launched GFS Master Class, which delivers the school’s award-winning arts education model on a global scale. In 2012, Stosh became the Executive Producer of Digital Bodega, Ghetto Film School’s then in-house, now independent transmedia production company. Digital Bodega is staffed by top alumni from GFS and operates out of the South Bronx Post House, creating bespoke media solutions (including commercials, ethnography portraits, and trends reports) for such corporate clients as Sony, Nike, Atlantic Records, and JP Morgan. In 2014, Stosh relocated to Los Angeles to become the Executive Director of Ghetto Film School LA, the West Coast division of GFS before being appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Ghetto Film School in 2018.

Pamela also speaks with ’22 ��ֱ�� Music Graduate, An Tran.