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1 week ago | 
orlandoweekly.com | Kyle Eagle |Matthew Moyer
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The longtime arts mover and curator Patrick Kahn has passed away
Orlando arts mover and Snap! Gallery curator Patrick Kahn passed away last week after a lengthy battle against a rare form of cancer. To say he will be missed in Orlando's arts world — and well beyond — is an understatement.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
orlandoweekly.com | Kyle Eagle
Every year we eagerly wait to celebrate the same holidays and special occasions like clockwork, with the attendant get-togethers, seasonal diversions, food and song. One thing that you can't count on is the next time something or someone truly great comes to your part of the world. In this particular case, it's the maestro Herbie Hancock blessing us with a show at the Dr. Phil this week. Here is a sensory thrill that no theme park could match.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
orlandoweekly.com | Kyle Eagle
Since Njeri Kinuthia came onto the scene in recent years, it’s been love at first sightfor Orlando art appreciators. Her bold style speaks loud with a contemporary voice. Classical compositional training gives way to the red, gold and green of her native Africa (Kenya, to be exact) in large, wildly shaped, three-dimensional self-portrait cut-outs that often include long flowing textiles, adding to the dazzle and originality of her vision.
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Jun 4, 2024 | 
orlandoweekly.com | Kyle Eagle
Live, Orlando’s JK and the Contraband deliver a show that’s full of the unexpected. The band plays free-flowing jams sourced from the likes of alternative music legends Jane’sAddiction, Soundgarden and an opening number in the heady form of Nirvana’s “In Bloom” — along with their own stunning originals. If comparisons were to be made, the band are in league with contemporaries like Robert Glaspar, Kneebody and Snarky Puppy with an obvious taste for 1990s alternative rock.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
orlandoweekly.com | Kyle Eagle
You don't have to go far in search of new music. It's being created 24/7, and it's clicks away at a moment's notice, with exciting sound being created at a breathless rate. This is particularly evident in today's school of jazz artists, a school that includes Melissa Aldana as a star student. Lucky for us, now Aldana brings her sound to Judson's Live at the Dr. Phillips Center.
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Mar 13, 2024 | 
orlandoweekly.com | Kyle Eagle
The brilliant and busy Christian McBride comes our way with a few sets at Judson’s Live this week. Apart from his duties as one of the most prominent jazz bassists working today, McBride seemingly does it all (with the Grammys to show for it): broadcasting his long-running series "Jazz Night in America," curating festivals, working as an educator, and playing with a whirlwind mix of who’s who and who’s new.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
orlandoweekly.com | Kyle Eagle |Chris Balakrishnan |Matt Wasowski |Anna V. Eskamani
If you've ever had the chance to stumble into a Nerd Nite event in Orlando, then you've wandered into something wonderful. Capacity audiences gather to hear presentations that veer into monologue on subjects ranging from booze to blues records to sneakers and sci-fi. You might hear a history of product packaging or a B-side from a favorite band.
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Feb 29, 2024 | 
orlandoweekly.com | Kyle Eagle
Three is the magic number and a musical treat for Orlando, as the Michel Camilo Trio takes over Judson's Live for a weekend stand. For a half-century Camilo has recorded and performed with ageless and fiery energy, be it for a film score, a classical piece, a jazz bop or Latin groove, solo or in a big band. And we’ll be witness when the Grammy-and Emmy-winning pianist starts his three-night engagement at the Dr. Phillips Center's intimate new venue starting Thursday.
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Jan 24, 2024 | 
orlandoweekly.com | Richard Reep |Kyle Eagle |Jessica Bryce Young
Quarter Life / Crisis! comes at us as the 2000s brush up against the quarter-century milestone. The artists behind this exhibit are Mär Martinez and Leah Sandler, both themselves in the vicinity of the quarter-century mark. Previous generations were only granted a midlife crisis as an excuse to fall apart, but this generation has an early one to celebrate, responding to the multi-crisis-riddled 21st century by doing what they do best: making art.
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Jan 5, 2024 | 
orlandoweekly.com | Kyle Eagle
When an event has been happening on a regular basis for 10 years, it’s no longer just a thing to check out; it morphs into an institution. As an active part of the Orlando landscape, Uncomfortable Brunch is just that. The long-running showcase for all things unnerving and confrontational in the art of cinema — and all things savory for breakfast — has a loyal following to back it up.
