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Show PAGE 6 TUESDAY ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 1/18 Daily Utah Chronicle Messenger of Peace Marsalis to jazz up Kingsbury This week's concerts and new music releases Upcoming Concerts Dave Salmon Staff Writer Tonight, Kingsbury Hall will host one of the world's most renowned and celebrated musicians, Wynton Marsalis. Performing with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, the Pulitzer Prize-winning musician looks tofillthe hall with what many critics call the finest music of our time. Marsalis' list of accomplishments include the Pulitzer Prize for music in 1997, nine Grammy awards and the designation "Messenger of Peace" by United Nations Secretary General Kofi AnWynton Marsalis nan. at H o wKingsbury Mali ever, perJan. 18, 7:30 p.m. haps more For more information, important visit is Marsaww w.jazza. tli nco In lis' impact center.com. on jazz For ticket information, music in call 581-7100. America. As an artist, Marsalis brought jazz back to the forefront of American culture with his innovative and brilliant recordings, performances and programs. Marsalis was born into the rich musical scene of New Orleans in 1961. He began his classical training on the trumpet when he was 12 years old and gained experience by playing with various blues, jazz and funk bands throughout the area. Marsalis entered the prestigious Julliard School in 1979, and was immediately recognized as one of the star pupils of the school. During the next 20 years, Marsalis engaged in an extremely busy Kill the scene Tuesday, Jan. 18 Wynton Marsalis @ Kingsbury Hall. $2O-$35 Wednesday, Jan. 19 Carfax Files @ Kilby Court. $5 Thursday, Jan. 20 Vista Four @ Kilby Court. $5 Friday, Jan. 21 Michael Franti and Spearhead @ Suede. Calexico @ Ego's. $12 advance, $14 day of Saturday, Jan. 22 G Love and Special Sauce @ Suede. Sunday, Jan. 23 Pepper @ Lo-Fi Cafe. 512 Chevelle @ In The Venue. $20 advance, $22 day of Monday, Jan. 24 The AKA'S @ Lo-Fi Cafe. $8 New Releases His cheeks may look funny, but Wynton Marsalis sure knows how to toot his own horn. schedule completely revolving around writing, performing and recording music. In 1983, he became the first artist to ever win a classical and jazz Grammy Awards in a single year—a feat he repeated in 1984. Currently the music director of the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Marsalis is able to commission the group of musicians to play the new works he writes. Consequently, the orchestra is among the most exciting to watch in the world because of its constant musical evolution. Tonight's concert could bring anything, as the set list is generated on the spot at the time of performance. The only certainty is Marsalis' ability to create and deliver mesmerizing jazz. dsalmon@ chronicle.utah.edu 'World of Warcraft' a world of fun World of Warcraft Blizzard Games Multiplayer online four out offivestars Joe Beatty Sports Editor Massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) are reaching the point of many well-established video games genres. It's a successful enough medium that has begun inspiring low-budget, low-creativity knock offs. This is a bit more dangerous a trend than in non-online games, since if the game fails and gets cancelled, you lose all of your hard-earned character-building hours. This is where "World of Warcraft" comes in. The new MMORPG from Blizzard will be the last of the genre's games that you will ever need. The new incarnation of the beloved Warcraft game had perhaps the longest beta test of any video game in history—and it shows. Except for the expected occasional server crashes and the usual Internet-induced lag, the latest journey to the land of Azeroth comes across seamlessly. Blizzard has addressed most of the problems seen in earlier MMORPGs, including the two biggest gripes from gamers: 1) Make death less crippling! 2) I get bored just killing monsters in order to level up! Death in "World of Warcraft" is dealt with rather simply. You have to run a little ways to your body, but you won't be weakened or lose any good equipment. Also you can be raised by certain classes, and if you don't want to run all Iggy Pop & The StoogesPenetration; Music Club M e a t Loaf—Meat Loaf and Friends; Sony Alejandro Sanz—No Es Lo Mismo; WEA Jennifer Lopez—Get Right; Epic Ambrosia—Road Island; Wounded Rock Chicago And New Haven Woman's Liberation Rock Band—Papa, Don't Lay That S*** On Me; Rounder T h e Game—Documentary; Aftermath Satelliters—Hashish; Dionysus The Bee Gees—Number Ones; Universal T h e Havoc—Road Warrior EP; Punkcore The Yardbirds—Very Best Of; Snapper Yyrkoon—Occult Medicine; The End Compiled by Drew Tabke A & E's weekly fine arts listings "I'll match your slain triceratops and raise you one decaying mastodon!" Players reap the benefits of a newly designed online Warcraft universe. the way from the graveyard back to your corpse, there is a spirit present that can revive you. (You will, however suffer a temporary stat-drain if you use this method). The leveling-up aspect is what sets this game apart from the Asheron's Calls, Everquests and other MMORPGs of the world. While it is possible to gain experience purely from killing monsters, it is much faster and much HEALTHY WOMEN NEEDED GENITAL HERPES PREVENTION STUDY We are seeking healthy women for a research study of an investigational vaccine to prevent genital herpes disease • YOU CANNOT GET HERPES FROM THE VACCINE • Confidential herpes blood test • Compensation provided • You must be between the ages of 18 and 30 • You must not have cold sores or genital herpes • University of Utah approved research • Division of Infectious Diseases Please call: (801) 585-9874 or see the web site at www.herpevac.com more entertaining if you undertake the game's quests. And while some of them are the normal "find 'X' amount of arbitrary animal parts so I can make 'X' object," there are a great many quests that are actually engaging. A personal favorite was finding an old history book on a dead zombie. The story led to a SEE WARCRAFT PAGE 7 A fine blossom Lotus generates a hippy-free jam album Lotus Nomad Harmonized Records Four out of five stars Fusion is the key ingredient in Nomad, the new release from Lotus. The album combines drum-nbass with chill-out stylings reminiscent of DJ Shadow, made more interesting by the live band-sawy of the also Philadelphia-bred Roots. Pulsing backbeats conjure images of a rave party's light show while synthesized instrumentation, percussion and new-wave jazz guitar lead the band's direction through a finely structured and innovative soundscape. Put simply, Lotus is the modern jam band. Following in the steps of The Dead and String Cheese Incident, Lotus is known to switch from tightly composed pieces to extended improvisational sessions...and back again. The five musicians that constitute Lotus have made a crucial contribution to the s o m e t i m e s - f a celess ambient music scene, while at the same time legitimizing modern, pop-appealing improvisational by taking it in a beautifully new direction. Some jam bands are lost in the clouds, and some DJs are lost in their crates of samples, but on Nomad, Lotus successfully avoids both pitfalls and manages to produce a richly layered instrumental groove album that listeners can happily leave on repeat. Drew Tabke "Late Night Catechism" Presented by Broadway in Utah Running Tuesday, Jan. 18 through Sunday, Feb. 6 Jeanne Wagner Theatre @ Rose Wagner Center {138 W. Broadway) Tickets range from $30 to $35. 355-6961 Wynton Marsalis & Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra Tuesday, Jan. 18,7:30 p.m. Kingsbury Hall (1395 E. Presidents' Circle) Tickets range from $35 to $55 581-6162 Krlsten Hurst-Hyde Presented by the Utah Symphony Thursday, Jan. 20,7:30 p.m. Libby Gardner Concert Hall (1375 E. Presidents' Circle) Tickets range from $18 to $28 355-2787 "Lord of the Dance" Presented by Clear Channel Entertainment Runs Friday, Jan. 21 and Saturday, Jan. 22 Kingsbury Hall (1395 E. Presidents' Circle) Tickets range from $32.50 to $52.50 581-6162 "Jenufa" Presented by the Utah Opera Running Saturday, Jan. 22 through Sunday, Jan. 30 Capitol Theatre (50 W, 200 South) Tickets range from $12 to $65 355-2787 "Steel Magnolias" Presented by the Pioneer Theatre Company Runs through Saturday, Jan. 29 Pioneer Memorial Theatre (300 S, 1400 East) Tickets range from $20 to $49 581-6961 |
