03/22 14:46 TV onthe WEB's Jazz Channel features the Charlie Parker Symposium
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TV onthe WEB's Jazz Channel features the Charlie Parker Symposium LIVE Webcast from the American Jazz Museum Kansas City on March 25-26, 1999 at: tvontheweb.com RESTON, Va., March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jazz Channel on the TV onthe WEB Network and the American Jazz Museum announce a LIVE 2-day Webcast of the Charlie Parker Symposium on Thursday, March 25 (8:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m. CST) and Friday, March 26th (9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. CST) on the Web at: tvontheweb.com. Internationally renowned performers, local musicians, and noted jazz scholars are scheduled to examine the legacy and magnitude of Parker's contributions to music. The RealVideo player is required to view the webcast, and is downloadable from the site. Max Roach, Dr. Billy Taylor, Jay McShann, and Milt Jackson are among the two dozen guest speakers and performers set to recognize and celebrate the artistic genius and musical legacy of Kansas City native Charles Christopher Parker Jr. aka "Bird." The two-day Charlie Parker Symposium will include sessions examining Parker's early years in Kansas City, his move to New York and his role in creating bebop, the vocal traditions of bebop, Parker's performance styles, and his recording career. There will also be on an online chat room, "Remembering Bird," featuring a live roundtable discussion by musicians who knew and performed with Parker. The Charlie Parker Symposium is sponsored by Southwestern Bell. Additional support was provided by the Hall Family Foundation. TV onthe WEB, the first interactive community-based television network on the web, recently announced that it had formed a strategic partnership with Ampex Corporation ampex.com (Amex: AXC), and received an investment to finance the continued development and expansion of its Network. TV onthe WEB's JAZZ Channel is the location on the web for video-based Jazz and Jazz Education! SOURCE TV onthe Web -0- 03/22/99 /CONTACT: Lisa Amore of TV onthe WEB, 800-966-6689, or e-mail, lamore@tvontheweb.com; Henry Fortunato of the American Jazz Museum, 816-474-8463, ext. 202, or e-mail, fortunato@kcjazz.org/ /Web site: ampex.com /Web site: tvontheweb.com -- DCM045 -- 9852 03/22/99 14:30 EST prnewswire.com Copyright PR Newswire 1998. All rights reserved.
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