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Archive From June, 2014

Meet Our Summer Interns!

inUncategorizedon June 25, 2014

Music Maker has been blessed with some great summer interns, and it’s time for us to introduce them to you! Masyn and Erica will be working with us until they head back to school in the fall, helping us with our summer music series, keeping up with artists’ health needs, and working with PR for […]

Intern David Visits the Como Mamas

inUncategorizedon June 19, 2014

On my very first day of interning with the Music Maker Relief Foundation I was offered a chance to drive down to Mississippi and meet the Como Mamas. All I knew was they were a female gospel trio from the Delta who have been singing together for decades. I hurriedly agreed without putting much thought […]

New Next Generation Artist Jeffrey Scott

inUncategorizedon June 11, 2014

This past Thursday and Friday, Music Maker had the pleasure of hosting Piedmont blues master, Jeffrey Scott. Jeffrey, nephew of National Folk Heritage fellow John Jackson, is the heir to his family’s musical tradition. He is a great storyteller and a masterful guitar player. Currently, the majority of Jeffrey’s time is split between managing his […]

Ironing Board Sam and His InstrumentHead

inIroning Board Samon June 3, 2014

Last month, while in New Orleans for Jazzfest, Ironing Board Sam and myself traveled down to Michael Weintrob’s temporary studio in a tailor’s workshop to get Sam’s “InstrumentHead” photo taken. Photographer Michael Weintrob has been shooting this particular series of photographs for four years and has over 400 surreal portraits of legendary musicians.

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