Kelly Rossum - Projects

Dakota Combo

This is the second year of Minnesota’s premier High School jazz combo – The Dakota Combo. With generous support from the Dakota Foundation for Jazz Education, this group will perform at the Dakota with guest artist Delfeayo Marsalis. Under the direction of jazz artist Kelly Rossum, the 2 hour rehearsals (Thursdays from 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm, every other week) will be held at MacPhail Center for Music. The program will continue the entire 2007-2008 school year.

The fall concert, with Delfeayo Marsalis, will be at the Dakota on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at 8:00pm. There will also be a clinic with the guest artist and the combo that morning at the Dakota.

The spring concert will be at the new MacPhail Center for Music on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 8:00pm.

Looking At: Jazz, America's Art Form

Music lovers were invited to take a deeper look at – and then listen to – jazz through a six-part series sponsored by the Minneapolis Public Library and MacPhail Center for Music. “Looking At: Jazz, America’s Art Form” explored the musical, cultural and social history of jazz – from its roots in New Orleans-style rags and marches to bebop, from swing and cool to Latin jazz. The individual programs included a film- clip presentation and discussion led by jazz artist Kelly Rossum, followed by a live performance by regional jazz legends.

“Music is such a vibrant part of our cultural history and we are delighted to share this rich program on jazz, not to mention performances by outstanding local musicians, with the Twin Cities. We’re also genuinely excited to partner with the esteemed MacPhail Center for Music in this springtime endeavor,” said Kit Hadley, director of the Minneapolis Public Library.

Kelly Rossum, lecturer for the series and Jazz coordinator at MacPhail Center for Music, added, “We will lift the curtain of mystery from the American music known as Jazz. Where did this music come from? Who were the originators and innovators? Why do we still play jazz today? Hopefully, we can begin to answer some of these questions and better understand our own artistic contribution to the world.”

All programs were open to the public; suggested donation for the programs and concerts was $10. Program support was provided by Re:New Media, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the American Library Association, the National Endowment for Humanities, McKnight Foundation, The Artists’ Quarter, Barnes & Noble, The Dakota Jazz Club and the Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library. Promotional support is provided by The Rake magazine, KFAI FM radio and Jazz 88 KBEM FM radio.

Science Museum of Minnesota

Body Worlds - The Anatomical Exhibition of Real Human Bodies

Kelly Rossum was a promotional partner for the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Body Worlds exhibit.

Throughout the ages, medical scholars and students have strived to understand how our bodies function through exploration of real human specimens. BODY WORLDS, one of the most highly attended touring exhibitions in the world, took this tradition one step further by presenting a new look at the human body.

The exhibition featured about 200 authentic human specimens, including entire bodies, individual organs and transparent body slices that have been preserved through the process of Plastination, a technique that replaces bodily fluids and fat with reactive plastics. BODY WORLDS offered a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see and understand our own physiology and health and to gain new appreciation and respect for what it means to be human.

Kelly’s composition Toxic Fruit was featured on the broadcast television commercial for the Minnesota exhibit.



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