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 Encyclopedia: Will Calhoun
Will Calhoun is the drummer of Living Colour and of Jungle Funk.
Will's unique blend of improvisational and hard rock drumming can be found on each of Living Colour's releases: from the ground breaking multi-platinum debut, Vivid, to they last release CollideƘscope passing from the critically acclaimed sophomore LP, Time's Up, the 1991 EP, Biscuits and 1993's Stain.
Will Calhoun has this creative vision, and he is doing an extraordinary job keeping music a spiritual and motivating force in his life.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Will-Calhoun   (588 words)

  
 Will Calhoun Quintet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Recorded during two sets at the Blue Note, this music is testimony to Will's love of Jazz, and to the deep bonds of respect and trust between the five musicians that guided the music on that night.
Will Calhoun is both a world traveler, who soaks up musical styles from around the globe., and a drummer who studied Jazz since his formative days in the Bronx.
Calhoun performs the piece live, simultaneously creating looped bass notes and chords to accompany his insistent rhythms.
www.lentriola.com /artistpp/calhoun.htm   (446 words)

  
 Calhoun, John Caldwell on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
As the preeminent spokesman for the South, Calhoun tried to reconcile the preservation of the Union with the fact that under the Union the South's dominant agricultural economy was being neglected and even injured for the benefit of the ever-increasing commercial and industrial power of the North.
As the abolitionists grew stronger in the North, Calhoun became an outspoken apologist for slavery and made every effort to maintain the delicate balance between North and South in the Senate by opposing the prohibition of slavery in newly admitted states.
In rejecting the Wilmot Proviso, Calhoun set forth the theory that all territories were held in common by the states and that the federal government merely served as a trustee of the lands.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/C/Calhoun.asp   (976 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NCB - UConn's Calhoun diagnosed with prostate cancer
Calhoun said his cancer was detected through routine prostate screening, and he praised the benefits of the procedure.
Calhoun said his family was the most important reason for moving ahead quickly with treatment.
Calhoun is the only coach in Big East history to win coach of the year honors four times.
espn.go.com /ncb/news/2003/0203/1503493.html   (808 words)

  
 Mapex Drums :: The Drummer's Other Voice
Will Calhoun, the widely acclaimed drummer from the Bronx, New York, graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Boston, where he received a Bachelors degree in Music Production and engineering.
Will Calhoun's unique blend of improvisational and hard rock drumming can be found on each of Living Colour's four Epic releases: the ground breaking multi-platinum debut, Vivid, the critically acclaimed sophomore LP, Time's Up, the 1991 EP, Biscuits, 1993's Stain, and their latest release on Sanctuary Records, CollideØscope.
Will released his first solo jazz CD as a leader in 2000: The Will Calhoun Quintet: Live at the Blue Note.
www.mapexdrums.com /artists/us/bio_calhoun.html   (531 words)

  
 Will Calhoun - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
He has also played with Jungle Funk and HeadFake, recorded several jazz albums as a leader, and has appeared as a sideman with a diverse group of acclaimed artists, including Mick Jagger, Pharoah Sanders, B.B. King, Herb Alpert, and Mos Def.
Calhoun's drumming incorporates many different stylistic influences and various augmenting technologies.
With Living Colour, he was one of the first drummers to blend advanced funk and fusion techniques with elements of hard rock and thrash metal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Will_Calhoun   (222 words)

  
 SI.com - NCAA Football - Calhoun skipping senior season to go pro - Thursday January 12, 2006 5:54PM   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Calhoun, who played only one year for the Badgers after transferring from Colorado, announced Thursday he would skip his senior year to enter the NFL draft.
Calhoun acknowledged concerns that he wouldn't be able to take the pounding of the NFL at his college playing weight of 194 pounds.
Calhoun said he expects some teams will want to use him as a third-down back to begin.
www.basketballdraft.com /2006/football/ncaa/01/12/bc.fbc.calhoun.wisconsin.ap/index.html   (441 words)

  
 The Calhoun vs. DHEC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Monitors will be installed on the third and fourth floors, and an existing computer monitor will be used on the first floor.
The Calhoun will purchase a spare camera to be installed immediately if there are any technical problems with the equipment currently in use.
The Calhoun will ensure that the camera system is properly installed and is in compliance with any applicable building code requirements.
www.scaljd.net /decision.asp?id=302   (469 words)

  
 The Blue Lady - Doug Munro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Drummer Will Calhoun is a founding member of the progressive rock group Living Colour.
As more of Will Calhoun's playing is exposed to the public, there seems to be less and less that he can't play.
Will lends a nicee hip-hop composition to the blend but saves the fireworks for later with some incredible flam triplets on "If 6 Was 9" and a smart, dynamic and bold solo on "Mambo De Peg." In fact, Will sounds completely at ease and in control all therough The Blue Lady.Robin Tolleson
www.dougmunro.com /discs/lady.htm   (1329 words)

  
 Will Calhoun: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Living Colour's Will Calhoun was easily one of the most talented rock drummers to emerge during the late '80s.
Calhoun has also formed a group with Wimbish, Jungle Funk (who issued a self-titled release in 1998), and has issued several solo releases - 1994's Housework, 1997's Drumwave, and 2000's Live at the Blue Note - the latter of which was credited to the Will Calhoun Quintet.
Calhoun is also serving as drummer and producer for an upcoming album by rapper Mos Def, for which he assembled a stellar backing band (dubbed Black Jack Johnson), comprised of Funkadelic keyboardist Bernie Worrell and Bad Brains guitarist Dr. Know, among others.
music.com /person/will_calhoun/1   (489 words)

  
 HEAD>>FAKE - SOUND SYSTEM - Doug Wimbish & Will Calhoun   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Doug Wimbish and Will Calhoun the explosive rhythm section that drives the band Living Colour are getting together again, to delight us with their mastery of technology and musicianship.
Will Calhoun, the widely acclaimed drummer from the Bronx, NY, graduated from the Berkelee School of music in Boston, where he received a degree in Music Production and engineering.
Will has also released a solo jazz CD: the Will Calhoun Quintet :Live at the Blue Note, an adventurous journey through Will’s approach to acoustic Jazz, World and Ambient music.
www.headfake.net   (403 words)

  
 JS Online: Calhoun decides to go pro
Brian Calhoun, Koch said, expects to be selected no later than the second round and will not be crushed if he is taken in the latter round.
Overall, Calhoun finished with 348 rushing attempts, a UW season record and the No. 7 mark in Big Ten Conference history; 1,636 rushing yards, the No. 5 mark in UW history; 53 receptions for 571 yards, both season records for a UW running back; and 2,207 all-purpose yards, the No. 2 mark in school history.
With the departure of Calhoun and the uncertain status of backup Booker Stanley, who is suspended and on Monday was charged with second-degree sexual assault and multiple battery counts, UW probably will open the 2006 season with a young backfield.
www.jsonline.com /badger/fb/jan06/383756.asp   (887 words)

  
 Mapex :: The Drummer's Other Voice
Calhoun will exclusively be playing a Mapex Orion Series drum set during his numerous studio gigs and live engagements.
Originally from the Bronx, New York, Calhoun is a graduate of the Berklee School of Music in Boston and a recipient of the prestigious Buddy Rich Jazz Masters Award for outstanding performance by a drummer.
Calhoun will also be using 950 Series Mapex Hardware and the Janus JNSH600 ErgoHat high-hat stand.
www.mapexdrums.com /news/060105_calhoun.html   (400 words)

  
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 Have glove, will travel: Calhoun baseball tryouts bring out 96 players looking for a place to play   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
As 96 prospective players scrambled around Calhoun Community College's baseball field Saturday, some in catching gear and others stretching, running or throwing in the bullpen, new Warhawks head baseball coach Jim Morrill had to be pleased.
Calhoun is restarting athletics after then-school president Richard Carpenter dropped the program May 4, 2001.
Calhoun softball coach and athletic director Nancy Keenum will hold an open tryout Monday at Athens High at 5:30 p.m., and she said she fielded calls and received 90 messages about the tryouts immediately after the news was released.
www.decaturdaily.com /decaturdaily/sports/050605/glove.shtml   (851 words)

  
 WILLIAM H. TAFT
John C. Calhoun was born on March 18, 1782 in Abbeville District, South Carolina.
Calhoun was born on March 18, 1782, near the South Carolina frontier...
Calhoun was born in 1782 into a Scotch-Irish family that had...
www.stanklos.com /hallofusa/uschiefjustices/WILLIAMHTAFT.COM   (955 words)

  
 LivingColournet.com :: Will Calhoun
Will's unique blend of improvisational and hard rock drumming can be found on each of Living Colour's 5 releases: the ground breaking multi-platinum debut, Vivid, the critically acclaimed sophomore LP, Time's Up, the 1991 EP, Biscuits, Stain, and the latest Collidescope.
Will is recently finishing a documentary film shot in Recife Brazil on the "Maracatu".
Will and Doug have also been apart of a all star line up in band Black Jack Johnson with progressive Rapper Mos Def, Bernie Worrel(P-funk), and Dr. Know(Bad Brains).
www.livingcolournet.com /will.html   (481 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Calhoun focused on enjoying induction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Friday night, Calhoun will walk into a dream, a child of Boston being escorted by Boston Celtics Hall of Famer Bob Cousy, to take a place in the Class of 2005.
Calhoun expects that the office of the university's dean of students will resolve the status of the players within two weeks.
He will be joined by more than 50 former players, all the way back to members of the 1971-72 Dedham (Mass.) High team that won 22 of 23 games.
usatoday.com /sports/college/mensbasketball/2005-09-08-calhoun_x.htm   (628 words)

  
 Living Colour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Will Calhoun's unique blend of improvisational and hard rock drumming can be found on each of Living Colour's four Epic releases: the ground breaking multi-platinum debut, Vivid, the critically acclaimed sophomore, Time's Up, the 1991 EP, Biscuits, and the latest, Stain.
Will has also released his first solo jazz CD as a leader: The Will Calhoun Quintet: Live at the Blue Note.
Will's extraordinary photographic works documenting his travels to other countries and cultures, have recently been exhibited at the Festival of Music and Art in Willisau, Switzerland to rave reviews.
www.livingcolour.com /band/will.htm   (552 words)

  
 SI.com - Mike Jarvis Game Plan: Championship Game - Sunday April 4, 2004 3:54PM
I don't think Will Bynum will necessarily see increased minutes in the title game because of his heroics Saturday, but he'll be in the game when it counts.
The fact that the Huskies managed to win will give Calhoun a chance to get back to being the Hall of Fame coach that he is. The refs didn't keep him under control on Saturday -- the officiating was so bad that they couldn't tell him to sit down.
In a way, Calhoun was fortunate Saturday, because the refs were reluctant to call fouls on Okafor in the second half.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/basketball/ncaa/specials/ncaa_tourney/2004/04/04/jarvis.sunday/index.html   (1744 words)

  
 Will Calhoun - Housework Reviews
Will Calhoun should be proud of this effort.
For there is where you will find the unveiling of his voice through his sound, as well as his use of textures, colors, power and delicacy, all this embodied in a very personal sense of composition, as is evident on tribute to Art Blakey and Miles Davis.
Will's restraint and sensitivity are particularly noteworthy, as well as his impeccable execution and balance.
www.pingsite.com /wilcal/housework_reviews.shtml   (410 words)

  
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 JS Online: Good chance Calhoun will go pro
Brian Calhoun, according to his father, is projected by NFL scouts as a first- or second-round pick if he comes out this year.
If Calhoun follows his NFL dream this year, UW fans will be able to savor his one season in a UW uniform.
Calhoun capped the season by rushing 30 times for 213 yards and a touchdown in UW's 24-10 upset of No. 7 Auburn in the bowl game.
www.jsonline.com /badger/fb/jan06/383662.asp   (938 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - UConn's Calhoun reportedly misses cut for Hall of Fame   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The inductees will be announced Monday morning in San Antonio in conjunction with the Final Four, where Calhoun is hoping to coach the Huskies to a second national championship.
Calhoun was one of 16 finalists announced Feb. 15.
Calhoun graduated from American International College in Springfield, Mass., the same city where the Hall of Fame is located.
www.usatoday.com /sports/college/mensbasketball/tourney04/2004-04-02-calhoun-hall_x.htm   (479 words)

  
 Welcome to the Nonprofit Alliance!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The values and role of the nonprofit sector of Calhoun Co will be understood by the public.
The nonprofit sector of Calhoun Co will be a part of an evolving global integrated community vision.
The nonprofit sector of Calhoun County will be able to demonstrate effectiveness and efficiency in addressing community issues.
www.willard.lib.mi.us /npa/npa/strategic.htm   (212 words)

  
 Will Calhoun -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Image:Willcalhoun.jpg Will Calhoun is the drummer of Living Colour and of Jungle Funk.
Will's latest creation is his follow-up release: Native Lands, Native Lands can be described as Jazz meets World, meets trance-inducing Urban music in which Calhoun marries his far reaching interests in a genre-bending collection that taps key expressionists from various backgrounds.
Will is presently touring in support of this project with his group called "AZA", which features various artists from the album and other outstanding musicians.
www.grohol.com /psypsych/Will_Calhoun   (695 words)

  
 Harmony Central®: Sabian Announces Will Calhoun Signature Series
July 11, 1997 -- Sabian Ltd. is pleased to announce the introduction of the Will Calhoun Signature series of cymbals and sounds.
Comprising a 21" Calhoun Ride, 14" Mad Hats and a 10" Alien Disc created with direction from drummer Will Calhoun, formerly of Living Color and Wayne Shorter, these new models reflect the broad musical leanings - from rock and jazz to hip-hop, funk fusion and world beat - of this highly musical yet powerful player.
Calhoun 14" Mad Hats combine a medium weight top that is 3/16" larger than its heavy bottom.
www.harmony-central.com /Newp/SNAMM97/Sabian/calhoun.html   (458 words)

  
 Rock Ahead - Interview with Will Calhoun of Living Colour, September 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Will Calhoun Well, if you want to know the truth behind that question, we were approached by Rykodisc to do a Beatles song for a Beatle's - I guess some kind of compilation album and they were coming to talk to a bunch of different artists and the guy approached us first.
Ironically when we started demoing our first version of the current album at a place called Longview Farm the guy who was arranging the album for Rykodisc was at Longview Farm discussing the project with the studio owner and we happened to be there.
Let's get out of the way of the music, let the music speak and if we can get all of our emotional baggage, history, vibes out of the way and the music speaks and the people are receiving the information then we should move forward and keep creating.
www.themusicindex.com /rockahead/interviews/living_colour.htm   (1804 words)

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