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Early Bird Jazz for Kids: Keith Terry and the Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble at Stanford Jazz Festival
Courtesy of Stanford Jazz Workshop | Posted on May 25, 2011
Where
When
Sat, July 9, 2011
10 a.m.
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Musicians
Omar Ledezma
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We could go on for hours about the developmental benefits of bringing your kids to see Keith Terry and Crosspulse, a quintet of body-tapping, vocalizing drummers who literally bring the world of music to a the stage. The fact is, you’ll forget all about eye-hand coordination the whole right brain/left brain thing once your kids start smiling, singing, and tapping along at this entertaining and informative introduction to the rhythms of the world, presented in a kid-friendly environment. The Village Voice describes Keith Terry this way: “Using any surface for its rhythmic possibilities, Terry claps his hands, rubs his palms, finger-pops, stamps his feet, brushes his soles, slaps his butt and belly, pops his cheek, whomps his chest, skips and slides, sings and babbles and coughs, building his music out of a surprisingly varied register of sounds and clever rhythmic variations.”...