Vol. V No. 3 Columbia Junior College February 7, 1974 Tjader to Jazz Fonim Vihist Visits Cal Tjader was a show played with him or business veteran when he recorded witb him during was ten years old; he was that time is really impres­ raised-not literally but sive. It includes Vince figuratively-in a trunk Guaraldi (composer of and grew up backstage in "Cast Your Fate to the the innwnerable theatres Wind"), Mongo San­ where his father toured tamaria, Willie Bobo, (both with the Duncan Sisters in well known leaders now of vaudeville. their own groups), tenor You can tell Cal's back­ star Stan Getz, bassist Al ground every now and then McKibben, Armando when he gets into Peraza, Latin percussionist something like a Merv Johnnie Rae and saxo-· Griffin soow appearance. phonist Paul Horn. Then it's not Just "Cal Cal's records have been Tjader Vibraphonist" or consistent sellers over the "Cal Tjader, Soul Sauce years. Some of his more Latin jazz." It's ''.Cal ambitious projects with Tjader, Hoofer and Ad arrangers Clare Fischer Libber" and it fits. and Gary McFarland have - Before Cal got into earned special places in music, he tap danced in contemporary jazz history. vaudeville, even appearing Several years ago Cal took once in a film with Mr. an Afro-jazz composition Bojangles, Bill Robinson. by Dizzy Gillespie and Then he settled in the warm Chano P ozo, the g r eat San Francisco peninsula congo drummer from Cuba town of San Mateo and took who starred with the up drums-a natural move Gillespie band of the late for a dancer. Then came a 40s, arranged it for his own period in the U.S. Navy ( "I style and re-titled it "Souls played an officers club in Sauce." It was one of the Guam! '') and Cal returned biggest hits any graduate ana ended up in Prof. of the Down Beat Poll ever Wen dell Otey•s expe ri­ had. mental music workshop at Today Cal records ex­ San Franci.sco State clusively for Fantasy College where he met alto where he _ began his saxophonist Paul Desmond recording career as Qa ve and pianist Dave Brubeck. Brubeck's percussionist. Cal was the original His albums are consistent percussion-isl with chart entries and he has a Ca I Tjader, famed Vibist and Jazz musician, will apJ>t~ar February 7, Brubeck, · making jazz substantial following on at 8 o'clock in the CJC Forum. Everyone is invited and admission is free. The history with him in the cont. page 8 concerl is sponsored by the CJC Community Services office. beginning of the Brubeck group. Then wanting to branch out on his own, Cal Conciousness Expansion Demonstrated led a small group for a while but was enticed by George Shearing to join tbe latter's Quintet as featured vibraphonist and Latin Kohoutek Celebration percussionist. Cal had picked up on the New York By Ron Johnson & Jim Hastings citement among conciousness devotees Latin big bands of Tito Lorrimer wandered through the maze of information booth£ at the San trying to ~ everything. Puente and Machito from 'The '!Qming of Kohotek ......The The celebr!W)IS Jearned that there his visits there-"! always Francisco £Ivie Center listening to rarity of a com~tin our midst, reminds lectures, programs, demonstrations are many separate paths to Con­ had an affection for Latin us of our essential connection with the ciousness expansion, including Yoga, rhythms and I was looking musical performances and exfilbifs cosmos .... signaling a time of concerned with the expansion of Meditation Biofeedback, Biorythms, for something different." celebration and renewal. ...An oc­ the Rolphing massage technique, · When Cal left Shearing conciousness. Tbis gathering was casion {Qr· the broader awakening of stimulated by the gradual awakening ppuncture and Kirlian Photography. (after winning all sorts of Conciousness." These patns often l~d to alt-ematelife­ honors for himself as a Lo the fact tha t a huma:ri being's ,cnor­ , This promise of celebration drew mal" everyday state of mind is only a scyles, energy sources and medicines. vibraphonist) he formed lS,000 people from all over the country Proceeds from the non-profit event his own group again and small part of the range of conciousness to $an Francisco on January 26 and 'Zl available. will go to the Koboutek Foundation , began to record consist­ for two solid days of sensory overload. P.O. Box 1256, San Rafael, Calif., £-or -ently for Fantasy. He cut a Despite the fact that the celebration Columbia College provided <! car and tot.a.led 2.8 hours in durali()n, -par­ grants, land purchases- and r.esearch series of over 20 albwns for sevei::alfacul~ members and students, into COD!;iousne!,S -expan-sion. Jodi Fantasy before moving to "cipants found it impossible to absorb learning of the celebration at tbe last more than just a few of the d~ons­ l..Qtimer, Social Scienc~ I. A. will be Verve and later to Skye and moment, attended the event. Frank lecturing on the event later this week. the list of people who trations and lectures. Because of thls, Russell, Jim Hastings and Jodi there was an air of disciplined ex- Time and place will be announced. Page ·1 Bulltrog February 7, 197 4 lnterdist!iplinary Approaela The Dynamie Duo by Larry King Ms. Kamber, Mr. Donald: and Mr. Hamilton are Two years ago it was devising a method of suggested that the Curricu­ teaching which relates lum Committee of C.J .C .. mostly to 20th century consider a Human and man. The two t.eachers · Scientific Thought class. work outside of class to This semest.er it is finally decide which direction the under way. "1S course should take, and This class has two what points are relative teachers, Matilda Kamber and should be taken in­ and Bob McDonald, who depth. present education with an Education is a unit and advanced method. Mr. should be presented that McDonald's dislike for way.,A student should have artificial separation of a humanitarian outlook on knowhidge and Ms. science and also an objec­ Kamber's firm belief that tive outlook on philosophy. education as a whole is one "We are taking the middle unit and should be path be.tween science and presented that way, is the philosophy," says Ms. initial inspiration for the Kamber. class. Diane Barker, a student Both teachers feel the in the class, expressed ideal method of teaching is great enthusiasm in the two to combine methods and ·teacher combination. She aspects of education into ~ went on to say, "I think it's Matilda Kamber and Bob McDonald share teaching responsibilities for the new Human one unit. This course has great, and I'm sure we wiil been offered with the help acomplish a lot." and Scientific thought class, which follows an ;nterdisciplinary approach to learning. of Mr.,....Hamilton. Together. Rick Royar feels the class was a bit rough in the beginning of the semester, but is continually Marijuana Initiative smoothing out. When asked how well the teachers are CJC student, Ben Rizzotto, has been named Tuolumne working together, he County Co-Ordinator for the California Marijuana Initiative replied, "Both teachers by Bay area activist group "Amorphia. ' Ben has been cir­ bring out the best in one culating petitions around campus and he reports 160 COLUMBIA ANTIQUE another." signatures to date. Amo.J]tfila has set as their goal the GALLERY Both instructors feel this · gathering of a half million signatures, confmanl that Parrots Ferry . & method of teaching should allow.ingfor msttualifications, this wiD place the Initiative on this June's ballot. Sawmill Flat be applied tOl9lher subjects . such as. English writing "f want to stress that this Initiative cails for.the. d~ 532-l607 skills logic, history, an­ criminalization," he states "and not for the legalization of thr~~logy, and sociology. mari].,..uana. To prevent legal llassels each petition will only have 16 signatures. But the number of petitions circulated will be very large; so that overall we'll have lhe legally required number of signatures. Voters can circulate petitions if they wish to become part of the effort. 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Hagstrom Golfers Former Sonora Teacher Gives Poetry Reatiing Community Services sponsored live _Roetry Columbia's Golf Team is ·getting off to a slow star_t. readings featuring Jive Although there is still hope, one-third of th~ expected tea~ 1s published poets from the not available, mainly because they are Just not attendmg Santa Cruz area. They Columbia J.C. any longer. were presented on the "Reasons for the shortage of players are be~a~e it ~~s Columbia Junior College recognized too late and there was a lack of publicity.