FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Contact: Robert Preston, Jr.,
912.260.4276
robert.preston@sgc.edu
SGC to Host Ragtime Pianist Ethan Uslan
 Ragtime
piano is coming to South Georgia College.
On Tuesday, Sept. 20, Ethan Uslan, one of the hottest names on the
ragtime/traditional jazz scene today, will play a one-time only show at 7
p.m. inside Peterson Hall’s McGouirk Auditorium. Uslan will be playing tunes
from Buster Keaton’s comedy masterpiece of silent cinema “The General.”
Uslan is the first place winner of the 2007 World Championship Old-Time
Piano Playing Contest (Peoria, Ill.) and has performed on NPR's A Prairie
Home Companion as well as various concerts and festivals nationwide. Uslan
studied classical piano as a child in South Orange, N.J. and later majored
in classical piano performance at Indiana University. All the while, Uslan
secretly harbored a ragtime addiction, and complimented his classical piano
studies by learning to play like Fats Waller, Jelly Roll Morton, and George
Gershwin. He also developed formidable improvising skills while accompanying
“Full Frontal Comedy” – an improv comedy troupe that staged live improvised
musicals based on audience suggestions.
After college, Uslan found his way to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he
has enjoyed playing all over town, including with the Charlotte Symphony. In
addition to giving concerts and accompanying silent movie screenings, Ethan
has served as adjunct visiting lecturer of music at the University of North
Carolina-Charlotte. He has recorded three CDs as well several silent film
scores on DVD. He is also being featured in the upcoming ragtime
documentary, The Entertainers. When not playing piano, Ethan and his wife,
Kate, chase after their two little sons.
This event is free and open to the public.
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About South Georgia College
South Georgia College (www.sgc.edu)
was founded in 1906 and is located in Douglas, Ga. The college's environment
gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and
close collaboration with faculty. With over 20 majors and transfer
opportunities, South Georgia College provides the finest education possible
to the citizens of its service area.
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