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Delphian School Jazz Choir takes 1st Place at Pleasant Hill Jazz Festival

Pleasant Hill is the largest school jazz festival in the state, with about thirty high schools and ten middle schools sending jazz bands and choirs to participate.In the preliminary round the Delphian Jazz choir performed 3 songs. ...READ»

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Delphian Jazz Choir Performs at Oregon Symphony

The Delphian School's award-winning Jazz Choir sang at the Oregon Symphony in Portland last Sunday as part of the Symphony's Prelude Program.  This program offers music groups from the area a chance to perform as the ...READ»

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The Change-Agent Blues

Face the Music gives voice to the laments of change agents and knowledge workers.READ»

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Ne Autograph

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The Gary Burton Trio

Lessons on business from a jazz legend.READ»

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Genius at Work

With his potter's hands, Bill Strickland is reshaping the business of social change. His Pittsburgh-based program offers a national model for education, training - and hope.READ»

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Leading Ideas: Come from Your Gut

"You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail." -- Charlie Parker (1920-1955) Jazz musician Something to ...READ»

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Change Agent - Issue 29

In My Humble Opinion: Why is it that the really obvious chances to improve our businesses and careers almost always pass us by?READ»

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The Giving Trio

Amazing things happen when Bill Strickland and Herbie Hancock join forces.READ»

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Trans-Atlantic, uTunes, The Kiss-o-Meter

Very Short List delivers one excellent item to your inbox, daily: Books, films, music, web-things, and dispatches on science and technology. Click through to find a must-have jazz collection, request a personalized song, and learn when to move in for that first kiss. READ»

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Etta James Trump Taj Mahal Concert Tickets Now For Sale at ACTickets.com

Great tickets are available for Etta James’ concert at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. The concert will be May 15th at the Trump Taj Mahal READ»

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Fashion Bloggers

Yes, yes, there are great fashion bloggers, but lately we've been obsessed with some great fashion tumblrs.  The guy who runs A Continuous Lean does The Material Review, which seems like a hodgepodge of pictures of things he ...READ»

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Does Your Team Swing?

USA Today today has an interesting interview with Wynton Marsalis. Recently named one of America's best leaders by Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and US News & World Report, Marsalis shares his ideas about improvisation at ...READ»

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Winter Bazaar & Music Festival, December 15th

Delphian School is hosting an Open House during our Winter Bazaar and Music Festival on December 15th 2009.READ»

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Editor's Letter

When talk is better than action.READ»

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I'll Be Home For ...

Hard up for some last-minute gift ideas?READ»

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How a $20k DARPA Robot Became a Kids' Toy

Bossa Nova designs robots, guided by research into how kids play.READ»