Mojo 101 Mojo 101 Regional Styles in American Blues Presented by: Christopher “Catdaddy” Palestrant, D.M.A. and Adam “Deacon Blues” Nixon Duration: 50-120 minutes. Grades: High school to adult audiences. Suitable for both music students and non-musicians. Audience size: No limit. Facility requirements: Large screen for projection. Connection to a dedicated projector and audio is preferred, however projector and P.A. can be provided. Piano is optional. To schedule: Christopher Palestrant: [email protected] | 757-271-8649 Overview: Got the “don’t know enough about the blues” blues? In this dynamic presentation, Dr. Christopher Palestrant and guitarist Deacon Blues discuss differences in regional blues styles. What makes our region’s Piedmont blues sound different from Chicago blues? And what about Delta and Texas blues? Fast-paced and exciting, Mojo 101 features multimedia and live performance by members of the award winning band Uphill. Biography: Christopher Palestrant is currently a Professor of music composition and theory at Elizabeth City State University of the University of North Carolina, where he has been honored as a “Teacher of the Year” by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. Originally from New York City, Chris received a doctorate in music composition from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. An accomplished and award-winning composer, Christopher Palestrant's chamber and orchestral music has been performed at prestigious venues throughout the United States. He also performs regularly on vocals, keyboard and melodica throughout the Tidewater region of Virginia and North Carolina, and as a member of the blues band, Uphill. Deacon Blues, born Adam Nixon, is a native of northeastern North Carolina. Having grown up in the church as a pastor’s son, he became a “journeyman blues player” at age 14 on guitar, harmonica and vocals. He founded Uphill in 2005, and maintains an extensive schedule performing “Carolina Swampland blues.” Blues Blast, journal of the Illinois Blues Society notes that “the band really excels… consistently creating the necessary amount of emotional weight needed for a convincing performance.” Uphill’s debut CD was named “one of the ten best blues albums of 2009” by NPR’s Paul Shugrue on “A Shot of the Blues” and has featured in regular rotation on National Public Radio’s “Out of the Box,” in articles in The Daily Advance and in other news media.

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Mojo 101Mojo 101 RegionalStylesinAmericanBluesPresentedby:Christopher“Catdaddy”Palestrant,D.M.A. andAdam“DeaconBlues”Nixon

Duration:50-120minutes.Grades:Highschooltoadultaudiences.Suitableforbothmusicstudentsandnon-musicians.Audiencesize:Nolimit.Facilityrequirements:Largescreenforprojection.Connectiontoadedicatedprojectorand audioispreferred,howeverprojectorandP.A.canbeprovided.Pianoisoptional.Toschedule:ChristopherPalestrant:[email protected]|757-271-8649

Overview:Gotthe“don’tknowenoughabouttheblues”blues?Inthisdynamicpresentation,Dr.ChristopherPalestrantandguitaristDeaconBluesdiscussdifferencesinregionalbluesstyles.Whatmakesourregion’sPiedmontbluessounddifferentfromChicagoblues?AndwhataboutDeltaandTexasblues?Fast-pacedandexciting,Mojo101featuresmultimediaandliveperformancebymembersoftheawardwinningbandUphill.

Biography:ChristopherPalestrantiscurrentlyaProfessorofmusiccompositionandtheoryatElizabethCityStateUniversityoftheUniversityofNorthCarolina,wherehehasbeenhonoredasa“TeacheroftheYear”bytheUniversityofNorthCarolinaBoardofGovernors.OriginallyfromNewYorkCity,ChrisreceivedadoctorateinmusiccompositionfromthePeabodyConservatoryofJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimore.Anaccomplishedandaward-winningcomposer,ChristopherPalestrant'schamberandorchestralmusichasbeenperformedatprestigiousvenuesthroughouttheUnitedStates.Healsoperformsregularlyonvocals,keyboardandmelodicathroughouttheTidewaterregionofVirginiaandNorthCarolina,andasamemberofthebluesband,Uphill.

DeaconBlues,bornAdamNixon,isanativeofnortheasternNorthCarolina.Havinggrownupinthechurchasapastor’sson,hebecamea“journeymanbluesplayer”atage14onguitar,harmonicaandvocals.HefoundedUphillin2005,andmaintainsanextensivescheduleperforming“CarolinaSwamplandblues.”BluesBlast,journaloftheIllinoisBluesSocietynotesthat“thebandreallyexcels…consistentlycreatingthenecessaryamountofemotionalweightneededforaconvincingperformance.”Uphill’sdebutCDwasnamed“oneofthetenbestbluesalbumsof2009”byNPR’sPaulShugrueon“AShotoftheBlues”andhasfeaturedinregularrotationonNationalPublicRadio’s“OutoftheBox,”inarticlesinTheDailyAdvanceandinothernewsmedia.