© Frank H. Jump
Elisha Graves Otis – History of Westchester – J. Thomas Scharf A. M., LL.D. 1886 – – L.E. Preston & Co, Publisher
Yonkers Odd Fellows Hall – North Broadway – Yonkers, NY
© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
According to the Arcadia book Yonkers, the Odd Fellows hall on North Broadway was where members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, one of Yonkers’ oldest fraternal organizations dedicated to caring for the widowed, orphaned and needy, met until the hall was sold in 1946.
From the Arcadia book, Yonkers – Then & Now (pg 24) – Courtesy of the Yonkers Historical Society
Parodi Cigar Factory – Emilio Parodi – East Sixth Street – East Village, NYC
© Frank H. Jump
Also see:
- History’s Mysteries: Ghost Sign on East 6th Street By Andito – November 21, 2011 – Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation
Pete Seeger’s Where Have All The Flowers Gone – REMIX
So let me explain the process that led up to these two compositions I call “remixes” of Pete Seeger’s a cappella performance of “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” I bought a MIDI controller keyboard last week so I can use it in the classroom for teaching GarageBand. The challenge was to learn it well enough to begin to teach after the February break. I used to compose using an ATARI and Notator music program so GarageBand is relatively simple and intuitive.
Spotify sent me an email to the effect that they have the Seeger performance, so I listened to it and immediately imagined a rock anthem version. The challenge was taking Seeger’s freeform phrasing and creating an alternative phrasing that could be set to a click track and didn’t sound cut and pasted or stilted. Excited about how quickly I put together the rock version, I took on the challenge to orchestrate a more formal version that included Pete’s signature instrument, the banjo. I hope you like them.
Optical Journal Building – Optical Journal & Review – Carl Zeiss Print Ad – 11 John Street & Broadway, NYC
amfAR Gala Honoring Harry Belafonte, Rosario Dawson
The Foundation for AIDS Research: amfAR – MAKING AIDS HISTORY
Honoring
Harry Belafonte
Rosario Dawson
Patrick Demarchelier
Special Performance By
Dame Shirley Bassey
DATE
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
TIME
6:30 P.M. Cocktails
7:30 P.M. Dinner and program
LOCATION
Cipriani Wall Street
55 Wall Street
New York City
DRESS
Black Tie
