Category Archives: Music

Dave Brubeck, Jazz Great (1920-2012)

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Michael Bryson

This morning I put “The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall” on my turntable. After a long and productive life in music, jazz pianist and composer Dave Brubeck passed away at age 92, as recounted here in the New York … Continue reading →

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A Tribute: Remarks at My Grandmother’s Funeral

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Michael Bryson

If you had met Millie Bryson for the first time in the last few months of her life, it would have been easy to underestimate her. She was 98 years old, blind, hard of hearing, and increasingly forgetful. She lived … Continue reading →

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A Remembrance: Millie Bryson, 1914 — 2012

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Michael Bryson

My grandmother Millie was one of the most important and influential people in my life, and it was a distinct honor to write her obituary this week. Here is the full text, which is reprinted in today’s edition of the … Continue reading →

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Free Old-Time Music Concert at RU, Feb. 11

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Michael Bryson

This coming friday, my friend and RU colleague Greg Reish is giving his annual recital in Roosevelt’s historic chamber music concert space, Ganz Hall, at 8pm. This is a free concert, and not one to be missed! Greg is an … Continue reading →

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