Andy Statman says that “On one level, playing music just happens and is something I can’t control. On another, my experience with the music opens up and plays itself.” read more »

At the turn of his 65th birthday on Aug. 20, Milford Graves is studying music in a far-reaching field: how it can be therapy for a healing heart. The research Graves conducts in his Queens basement is significant to the analysis of musical performance. read more »

Dedicated to sparking media attention to serial murders of female prostitutes in the Mission District of San Francisco, Masaoka’s project was multi-faceted. She spearheaded a panel discussion series in reaction to the media’s flippant ignorance of the incidents. In the forum, people discussed about community awareness, the commodification of sex, and dangerous intricacies of sex work. read more »