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All that jazz
Legend Wynton Marsalis plays at The Granada, showcases parallels of life, music
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Gasoline prices are displayed Friday at a Fuel Depot gas station — which up until recently was a Mobil station — at 3898 State St., Santa Barbara. The average price for Santa Barbara County on Friday was $4.648 a gallon, according to AAA.
Gas prices up to highest level in seven-plus years Nation sees rates climb; local average is $4.648 a gallon By KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Gas prices across the nation have risen to their highest level in more than seven years. On Friday, the national average for a gallon of gas was $3.423 per gallon, but California’s average was well above that at $4.663 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association.
The average price for Santa Barbara County on Friday was $4.648 a gallon. Alpine County has the highest average in the state at $5.499. Kings County comes in at the state’s lowest at $4.342. One year ago, the national average was almost a dollar lower at $2.44, reported CNBC. Friday’s prices are the highest that they Please see GAS on A4
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Wynton Marsalis plays a solo on the trumpet during a musical performance hosted by UCSB Arts & Lectures Friday morning at The Granada.
By KAITLYN SCHALLHORN NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Adjustment, listening, communication. These are lessons that embody the meaning of both life and jazz, renowned trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra expressed Friday. “Jazz has a meaning. It’s American music, and it represents our democratic way of governing and our way of life,” said Mr. Marsalis, pointing to form, expression and a willingness to work together as themes in both life and jazz. “Jazz is important because it can help us to better understand how our way of life is put together and how we can maintain and even improve it,” he said. Mr. Marsalis and members of his band took turns explaining the intricacies of jazz and its relatability, speaking to more than 2,400 elementary and secondary education students in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties via live stream. While those students watched on their computers, the presentation was given to UCSB “The History of Jazz” students visiting The Granada Friday morning. The program was coordinated by UCSB Arts & Lectures. Mr. Marsalis deftly guided the audience and his band through the various forms of jazz, highlighting the parallels of freedom, responsibility, and adaptedness in music and life. Mr. Marsalis, a New Orleans native, said often the “most elusive” point of jazz is balance from honest and constructive communication. By working together Friday, the musicians showed how jazz could Please see JAZZ on A4
Gasoline and diesel fuel prices are displayed Friday at the Shell station at 3060 State St.
Beijing Winter Olympics begin BY KATHERINE ZEHNDER NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER
Mr. Marsalis discussed the parallels between life and jazz in a program watched by UCSB students at The Granada and on live stream by elementary and secondary students throughout Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
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With unusual and controversial lighting of the Olympic flame, the 2022 Winter Olympics are officially underway in Beijing. The cauldron, an unusually small design set within a giant snowflake, was ignited by Chinese skiers Dinigeer Yilamujiang and Zhao Jiawen, who shared a torch to light the Olympic flame in a nod to gender equality. More controversially, Yilamujiang was identified by Chinese state media as a member of the Uyghur community, a move identified by numerous Western media sources as an intentional rebuke of the U.S. and other
Western nations for condemning China’s treatment of that majority Muslim community as “genocide.” Human rights abuses against the Uyghurs have resulted in controversy surrounding China acting as the hosting nation for this year’s Olympics, leading President Joe Biden and other western leaders to boycott the Beijing Olympics as an act of protest. However, President Vladimir Putin, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Kahn and the leaders of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) attended. Prime Minister Kahn and President Putin Please see OLYMPICS on A1
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