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GIST of Kickoff spicmacay/ ggs   jam (What are these?) Sep 16, 2007 3-6pm at ICEC

12 adults and 3 children participated.

Jam Agenda and Moderator:
Jam Moderator: Meera Sitharam
We roughly followed the Jam format.

***Session 1 (children's session) went longer than usual since adults participated. Recognizing swara exercises; Shrigananatha (geetam in Malahari); improv on Shankarabharanam and ekataalam; Vandeham (Geetam in Bilahari)

***Session 2 (set pieces)
ShriGanapathi -- Sowrashtrm -- Adi -- led by Krishna
Ennathavam seidanai -- Kaapi -- Adi -- led by Prasanna
ShriChkraraja -- Ragamalika in Senjuruti/Punnagavarali etc.. Adi --led by Prasanna

Other Topics discussed:
We discussed bi-weekly jam dates for the rest of the semester and try to come up with a tentative list. We also discussed three upcoming events:
-- The Sept 22 Maharajapuram concert in Jacksonville
--The Sept 30 (5-7pm, ICEC) Gandhi Jayanthi Sitar concert by Ustad Shahid Pervez, one of the major artistes of the Etawah/Imjadkhani Gharana, at the ICEC.
--The Oct 7 (5-7pm CPA) Shobana Bharatanatyam-fusion dance-drama organized by Asha UFlorida at the CPA.