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In Conversation with Jack Malmstrom, Part I

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by Wanda Waterman The Voice Magazine, Volume 22 Issue 20 2014-05-16 “Memory is a paradise out of which fate cannot drive us.” – Alexandre Dumas, fils Jack Malmstrom is the swing clarinetist who put together Jack’s Cats, a vintage-style jazz sextet based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that also includes keyboardist Gordon Fader, guitarist Dylan Quinn, bassist Mark Roberts, drummer Dave Skinner, and vocalist Kitty Farmer. The project, which quite successfully revives the “pre-bland” portion of the big band era in music, has also attracted the participation of some of the best jazz names in Atlantic Canada, including Holly Arsenault, Adam … Continue reading In Conversation with Jack Malmstrom, Part I

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The Way to Elsewhere Has Been Removed, But the Door Remains

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The Mindful Bard: You Are Here Wanda Waterman The Voice Magazine, Volume 22 Issue 19 2014-05-09 Film: You Are Here Director: Daniel Cockburn “Our tools are extensions of our purposes, and so we find it natural to make metaphorical attributions of intentionality to them; but I take it no philosophical ice is cut by such examples.” – John Searle In a scene inspired by philosopher John Searle’s Chinese Room experiment, a slovenly prisoner in a blue jumpsuit is sitting on the floor of a brightly lit room when a piece of paper bearing Chinese writing slides under the door. He … Continue reading The Way to Elsewhere Has Been Removed, But the Door Remains

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Such Lamenting, So Much Joy

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The Mindful Bard: A Thousand Thoughts Wanda Waterman The Voice, Volume 22 Issue 18 2014-05-02 Album: A Thousand Thoughts Artist: Kronos Quartet “We have a long way to go before we’re able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for.” – Joichi Ito From the beginning the Kronos Quartet adopted a mission to expand the musical consciousness of the world in all directions, pushing the boundaries of achievement, nationality, imagination, tradition, and form. Their repertoire is among the most diverse imaginable, … Continue reading Such Lamenting, So Much Joy

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In Conversation with Patrick Woodcock, Conclusion

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Wanda Waterman The Voice Magazine Volume 22 Issue 18 2014-05-02 Patrick Woodcock uses poetry to document the suffering of humanity in war-torn countries—a kind of poetic nonfiction. (See Voice review of Echo Gods and Silent Mountains: Poems, his book of poems based on his time in Iraqi Kurdistan.) Recently he took the time to answer Wanda Waterman’s questions about recovering from witnessing suffering, what it’s like to live among Kurds, and the necessary conditions of his creative life. (Also read the first, second, and third parts of this interview.) Recovering from Scenes of Suffering I’m not sure why, but for … Continue reading In Conversation with Patrick Woodcock, Conclusion