By Lori Gilbert. Record Staff Writer - February 17, 2013 12:00 AM
The definition of jazz may have changed over time - from something with swing and improvisation to a style that reflects musicians inspired by everything from classical concertos to The Who - but as San Joaquin Delta College instructor and jazz musician Brian Kendrick notes, "at the heart of it is self expression and improvisation and the desire to interact and collaborate."
The emphasis is on the latter for this year's Delta Jazz Series, which opens Wednesday with a blending of visual, performing and culinary arts.
A gala reception for "The Art of Jazz," the new exhibit in the Horton Gallery, from 5 to 7 p.m. precedes the opening show, a 7:30 p.m. performance by the Patricia Barber Quartet in Tillie Lewis Theatre. Food by culinary students of chef Mark Berkner and LoCA wines will be served at the gallery show that features pieces by 10 artists working in such media as paint, ceramics and aluminum prints.
"It's really about the whole character of jazz music, the improvisational influence of jazz, the impressionist influence on both jazz and art," said gallery director Jan Marlese. "We have a really big variety."
Vibrant colors in paintings are muted by the earth-tone ceramics and pieces in bronze and aluminum.
Among the unique pieces is a historical recording done on a medical X-ray.
"During World War II there was an underground market for jazz from the United States and England to Germany and Russia," Marlese said. "Music was recorded on discarded X-rays. You can see the circular form of the album."
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