![]() The digital era has helped many people connect into business anyway but we feel that the human factor needs to be preserved because otherwise we’ll be living in this metaverse.”Įlsewhere, Agora’s reputable Crossroads Co-Production Forum is back as usual this year along with its Works In Progress program. “With the Think Tank, we’re hoping this will help us understand where we should be more focused and who needs more help, what we can eliminate, that kind of thing,” she says. “And it’s important that people meet face-to-face and for us to facilitate them in making wonderful cinema.” On one hand, she says, it’s important to be a part of the climate change discussion and minimize carbon footprints, but physical events can make this difficult. She points to wider issues such as the war in Ukraine and the global climate crisis as being key issues up for discussion this year. ![]() “I think that the speed of the digital environment has augmented things so that everything is happening at a very fast pace and we don’t have time to sit and think.” “The biggest challenge right now is the volume and diversity of events happening in general across the film and television sectors,” says Vergou. This series is co-presented by Flashpoint Creative Arts, a nonprofit organization promoting improvisation as an invaluable life skill and presenting innovative artistic and educational experiences meant to draw people into the improvisatory process.Angeliki Vergo, Head of Agora Thessaloniki Film FestivalĪgora will also kick off a Think Tank series this year to focus on the future of film markets, making a call to all European markets for a joint discussion of suggestions and changes that would offer support to the filmmaking community. A longstanding member of the Janice Borla Group and the Dan Haerle Trio, he can be heard on several of their recordings.Ī "Question/Answer" session will follow the concert. He has since performed with a wide range of outstanding jazz artists, including Stan Kenton, Clark Terry, Herb Ellis, Joe Williams, James Moody, Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Marc Johnson, Lou Marini, Dianne Reeves, Sheila Jordan, Jay Clayton, Karrin Allyson, Peter Eldridge, and many others. After colllege he was featured soloist with the "Falconaires," the official jazz ensemble of the U.S. ![]() He has performed at the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Elkhart Jazz Festival, the Red Sea Jazz Festival, Thessaloniki Concert Hall in Greece and Symphony Center in Chicago.īy his late teens Jazz drummer Jack Mouse was already performing with such musical greats as Buddy Morrow and Red Norvo. ![]() He has performed and recorded with a vast array of jazz artists, including Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, Art Farmer, Eddie Jefferson, Clark Terry, Cedar Walton, Herb Ellis, Woody Shaw, Hank Jones, Freddie Hubbard, Kenny Burrell, Barney Kessel, Chris Potter, Ernie Watts, Bob Mintzer, Mel Torme, Anita O'Day, Janice Borla, Jack Mouse, Jackie McLean, Joey DeFrancesco, Donald Byrd, Bobby Watson, Eddie Harris, Scott Hamilton, Victor Lewis, Clifford Jordan, Bucky Pizzarelli and many more. Kelly Sill has been a mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene for more than 35 years. Friday, March 29, in North Central's Madden Theatre at the Fine Arts Center, 171 E. North Central College presents "Revenge of the Rhythm Section," featuring two members of the College's acclaimed jazz faculty, drummer Jack Mouse and bassist Kelly Sill.
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