[Tom Waits getting the tribute treatment, coming to a continent near you...]
(photo Anders Petersen) Dates have been announced for an unforgettable evening as a stellar cast of singers and musicians revisit Tom Waits’ classic 1985 album Rain Dogs. The record has emerged as an object of fascination…
http://www.tomwaits.com/news/article/144/Rain_Dogs_Revisited/ Shared via my6sense
This sounds like it would be interesting to attend (put on by The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living). If you’re near Louisville, take note!
(And no, I am not trying to talk about anything but the election on this inauspicious day, though I am Catholic and of a meditative, reflective mindset. More people turning off the pundits and getting in touch with their own inner/outer reality would be a good thing all around, in my opinion.)
Merton: From Jazz to Chant
December 10, 2010
6:30 to 7:45 p.m.
St. Francis of Assisi Church
1960 Bardstown Road
Louisville, Kentucky
Thomas Merton enjoyed jazz before he entered the Trappist monastery and learned the joy of chant during his sojourn at the Abbey of Gethsemani. Enjoy both jazz and chant from Merton’s era as you discover the connection between these two music styles.
Suggested donation: $10.
www.mertoninstitute.org
contactus@mertoninstitute.org
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