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Lonnie Listen Smith Jams at UMBC Writer February 20,1984 Page 5 Lonnie Listen Smith jams at UMBC by Dean Dalfonzo everything, so whatever they needed, I would and he gave it a classy touch. learn the instrument just to get into the band." Lonnie himself played modestly with his band, This Friday at 8:00 n.m., Jazz pianist Lonnie He then went on to graduate from Morgan State but on occasion, he did jump up to the higher Liston Smith will be appearing in the Grand University with a Bachelor of Science degree in scales, cutting through the Latin background. "I Ballroom in the University Center. Music Education. can really hear the high notes, and although some After a creative hiatus to "take a break, and After he played professionally with Balti- pianists don't like to play that high, it comes very find a balance between the music and the busi- more's Royal Theatre House Band, who backed natural to me." ness," Smith will begin touring with his first stop up name bands like the Supremes, Smith eventu- If Smith lives up to the spirit of his Live album, at UMBC. He will later be performing at Blues ally joined Miles Davis. his coming performance should be very enter- Alley in Baltimore City before continuing on his "When I got with Miles, I saw a whole new taining. His band will include his brother, on tour of the East Coast. world and gained more confidence in myself," he flute and vocals; Pre Meik, on saxophone; Abe While his present album Dreams of Tomor- explained . "I worked with Miles for about two Speller on drums; Billy Cohburn, on bass; and row is less than a year old, he plans to do another or three years. It was fascinating. Miles is a Steve Thornton on percussion. album "in the next month or so" between concert genius, and he brings out the best of each artist Also opening for Lonnie Liston Smith will be engagements. who performs with him. If you look back at the Maximum Strength, a local R & B group who Smith may not be extensively well known to musicians who played with Miles, most of them performed previously on campus as Family. the masses, but he has played with such musical became successful solo artists." giants as Miles Davis, Max Roach, Chuck Man- Smith eventually left Miles Davis and formed gione, and Herbie Hancock. the Cosmic Echoes, which refers to the collection During his high school years in Richmond, of musicians working with Smith on a particular Entre Nous: a French tale of two women Virginia, Smith became a proficient pianist, project. While Cosmic Echoes sounds somewhat trumpeter and tuba player. "I just wanted to be in "far out," the name is strikingly descriptive of reminiscences and dreams. But as their friend- (Guy Marchand) offers to marry her and leave Smith's style of music. by Denise Lee ship grows, they begin to see flaws in their mar- the camp, she accepts. They walk 50 miles to He has been described as a jazz/funk type of Entre Nous is a powerful and thoughtful riages, and their friendship is condemned by a freedom in Italy. composer but his music can't be easily fit under movie about personal choice and freedom. society whose members believe that a woman's Madeline, meanwhile, marries her sweetheart. the labels of freeform jazz or a funk-fusion. Translated Between us, it's the story of two only dream should be for her husband and They are both art students when the French mil- Smith says that in creating his music, he con- women who meet in France in 1952. Both have children. itia (on orders from the Germans) come to arrest stantly seeks a balance between pop and jazz We first see Lena (played by Isabelle Huppert) their teacher. When the students resist on their while still providing an improvisational element. survived World War II, although one lost her as she arrives in a relocation camp in occupied teacher's behalf, her young husband is killed in "I try to be very spontaneous. Creative, but with husband and one married a man she didn't love. They soon become close friends, sharing their France. She is young and alone. When Michel the crossfire between the French underground a contemporary rhythm. Each time we play, we and the militia. After the war, Madeline marries grow, and we try to make each concert as inspir- Costa, a man in constant pursuit of quick riches. ing as possible." Lena and Madeline accidentally meet at their Smith's live album recorded in New York five children's school play. Madeline's boy, Renee, is years ago expresses what his style is all about. a shy and sensitive child. Lena and Michel have The album is so relaxing it gives one the feeling of two little girls. Soon, the two women become sitting in a hot tub, with warm water burbling close friends and the two families share picnics around. and other activities together. Michel and Costa But the mellower songs are arranged with share a business venture. inventive Latin percussion and melody changes. But Lena and Madeline have the most in com- While they sound similar to pop ballads, the mon. They begin to see flaws in their marriages as other forces in the band pull away from that their friendship deepens. They yearn for the free- sound, heading towards a more Santana/Spiro dom to follow their own dreams, and to achieve Gyra type song. Lonnie's brother, Donald, the simple, personal accomplishments that have played flute and sang vocals on the Live album been denied them. Lonnie Litton Smith These feelings upset their husbands, and Michel eventually forbids the two women to see each other. It is to the director's credit she does Writer gets stuck on giving not portray the husbands as 1970-type male chauvinists. They are realistically played as men with traditional values married to two very his time and blood to others unconventional women. by Dave Keith Overman "Are you all right?" It was the nurse. The result is that friendship wins over I nodded yes, of course I'm all right. marriage—but knowing the ending won't spoil To some of us, a blooa drive is a wondrous "You're not breathing." this movie for you. If anything, you suspect the sight; the very thought of hundreds of people Oh. I exhaled and felt much better. Okay, so I ending all along, and knowing it frees you to giving up a not insignificant amount of time and forgot to breathe. Give me a break. I mean, it's become absorbed in the emotional lives of these comfort just to perform a largely anonymous my first time, okay? Lena (Isabelle Huppert) and Madeleine (Mlou Miou) find solace in their friendship. see Movie, page 6 good deed is very touching indeed. For want of anything better to do, I calculated There are scads of volunteers needed to run a the number of tiles on the ceiling and then pro- blood drive, people who work for no external ceeded to count them. Five minutes later the reward making posters, recruiting donors, run- nurse tapped me on the shoulder and made me ning ads, working out logistics with the univer- lose count. No Heroes reveals Criminal intentions sity and the Red Cross, helping during the actual "You're done." drive, and even recruiting other volunteers. I started to get up; the nurse pushed me back music, and all of his band members, most of When the Bloodmobile comes to the UMBC by Tony Sclafani everybody else." down. 1 had forgotten about the needle that was Speaking of the radio, will No Heroes be whom are from the area, feel the same way. University Center Ballroom February 27, there still in my arm. She closed off the pack, took out releasing any records in the near future? Once No Heroes' soundcheck ended and the will be even more volunteers needed, to schedule I'd been given detention for going into the girls the needle, put a gauze pad over the site and told "Criminal Records just released a live album rest of the band arrived, we left the locker room appointments and pre-type the forms. bathroom in high school, but until! interviewed me to hold the gauze in place while holding my . pf us at Painters Mill, entitled The End. Also, and went downstairs. No Heroes equipment was I myself donate every eight weeks, like clock- Carey Ziegler, the bass player for No Heroes, I'd arm straight up. My arm joined about a dozen now that Crack the Sky is officially broken up, now fully set up. It looked and sounded as if it work. I do have a few personal reasons for carry- never been in a girls locker room! other arms already in the air. I went back to Lifesong Records, Crack's first label, should be would shatter the windows of the Commuter ing generosity to such an admittedly ridiculous Well for those who are interested, the girls counting ceiling tiles. releasing all of the old albums," Carey explained. Cafeteria if it were pushed to its full volume. extreme; then again, there are other people just locker room, located above the Commuter When I finally got off the table, I felt good. I "We were still under the old Crack the Sky deal Once the band finished messing around with the as extreme without such reasons. Maybe they do Cafeteria, is much bigger and cleaner than I it out of habit.
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