Posted on 06/15/2009 5:40:17 PM PDT by Steelfish
First lady tunes up White House with jazz fest
Mrs. Obama launches workshop to let students learn from musical legends
First lady Michelle Obama, right, and daughters Malia and Sasha attend a concert during a jazz music workshop at the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 15, 2009.
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The White House sounded more like the music wing of a high school than a seat of government Monday — and that's just the way first lady Michelle Obama likes it.
Mrs. Obama launched a White House music festival that brought 150 students together with musical legends like Wynton Marsalis and Paquito D'Rivera for a workshop on jazz, which the first lady called "America's greatest artistic gift to the world."
A jazz ensemble is like a democracy, Mrs. Obama said, and proves that "when we work together, there's nothing we can't do."
The students in the workshop were chosen from some of the nation's top music schools, including the Duke Ellington School for the Performing Arts in Washington, and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz in New Orleans. With instruments in tow, they filed into the ornately decorated White House East Room and State Dining Room to learn from the masters of their craft.
"I think it's good for the youth to come in and learn about music," said Linton Smith, a 17-year-old trumpet player from New Orleans.
From hosting music workshops to inviting schoolchildren to help plant a vegetable garden on the South Lawn, Mrs. Obama has said she wants to open the White House up to the American public.
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I think people are beginning to see that it is ALWAYS ABOUT HIM, First, Last and Always.
and thunder thighs
Um, er, ah...nevermind.
Michelle’s arms were also in attendance.
Michelle’s arms were also in attendance.
Good on her for promoting Jazz! Give some praise where it is due!
Where is the barf alert?! Mee-shell is a pandering, wannabe idiot. She and her 0 of a husband listen to smooth "jazz". The Duke and T roll over in their graves to smooth jazz. The 0bama's are to the presidency what Kenny G. is to jazz.
(HURL!)
The fish and chips were sitting on her hips.
I believe she wears a hair piece.
I am convinced that is their date night belt.
she is such a mess.
People always dress that way in Government Housing.
Oooops, man's best friend taking First Whatever for walk in the people's first garden, while Iranians are having fun in the streets, while first Zero is "fixing" hellcare. There is your "Change"....
Booty call.
Aren’t flags required on over sized loads?
Really good points. This sounds nice until you read it all - only 150 kids will benefit from it.
The posture on both of them needs to be worked on.
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