“I Thirst: Discovering Living Water” from Christian Faith Publishing author Osby D Watts is an insightful and deeply personal journey that examines the longing for true fulfillment and the only source that can truly satisfy—Jesus Christ – The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a woman in an animal cruelty case after two others were arrested Tyisha Osby, 32, is wanted after a neighbor called deputies on Nov. 11 about dogs attacking another dog, according to a recorded video by Sheriff Wayne Ivey. The dogs were still attacking a single dog there So the animal enforcement officer instructed Tyisha Osby to break it up She told him that she was scared to do that so she instructed her two children to do it,” Ivey said Animal enforcement officers assessed the dogs after the fight was broken up and gave her a notice to take them to the veterinarian So our team made repeated attempts to get them to come to the door,” the sheriff said the sheriff said animal enforcement officers noticed “urine flowing out of the out of the garage by a crack in the door” and could hear the dogs inside deputies visited the home again and arrested two people They face charges of animal cruelty and confining an animal without sufficient food/water The sheriff did not say whether they lived at the home The sheriff said the animals were found in “rusted cages full of feces and urine.” Our veterinarian team has them and is working to get them back into good health and we believe they will fully recover,” Ivey said Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Osby is asked to call Crimeline at 800-423-8477 Get today’s headlines in minutes with Your Florida Daily: Copyright 2024 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved TV Listings Email Newsletters RSS Feeds Contests and Rules Contact Us / Follow on Social Media Careers at WKMG Closed Captioning / Audio Description Public File Current EEO Report Terms of Use Privacy Policy Do Not Sell My Info FCC Applications EEO Report Disability Assistance Copyright © 2025 ClickOrlando.com is managed by Graham Digital and published by Graham Media Group What if we could compete on more than just the lowest rate and closing costs Consumer price sensitivity is at an all-time high and the mortgage industry is extremely competitive As independent mortgage bankers we have the opportunity to compete on more than just price – we can win business based on our reputations we build on the street Tyler Osby is going to share how his team attracts right-fit clients and runs a profitable mortgage business Watch the full session below. To go back to the full IMB Summit on demand page, go here. and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" it’s fair to say that you’ll have plenty of opinions regarding the properties you show buyers even thousands of listings at a wide variety of price points you’ll cultivate a personal opinion about properties sometimes within seconds of stepping over the threshold But when should you share your opinion with a buyer It’s not always appropriate to tell them what you think Don't have an account? Please Sign Up The site serves portions of New York and Pennsylvania. Radio broadcast news award winner in NY & PA. Send news releases to wjqzfounder@gmail.com. Allegany County Undersheriff Walter Mackney reports: Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! E-edition PLUS unlimited articles & videos Personalized news alerts with our mobile app Hundreds of games, puzzles & comics online *Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Please subscribe to continue reading… Jasmine Osby, music arts & entertainment reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, is photographed on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in the Post-Dispatch studio. Growing up in south St. Louis city, Sunday was always my favorite day. That’s when my mother faithfully grabbed a copy of the Post-Dispatch. Each week, the newspaper would be overflowing with ads and coupons, riveting editorial columns, movie show times and stories galore. As a young kid, I always reached for the comics first. But when I entered third grade, the Arts & Entertainment section became the love of my life. Even as a child, I knew there was something special about the A&E section. I’d started writing at an early age and, with a music and film enthusiast for a mother, the section became a haven where I could enjoy my two favorite things — words and entertainment. Storytelling was always the catalyst. I remember attending a summer day camp as a first grader when an African storyteller came to visit. He was dressed in traditional clothes with an elaborate headdress decorated with feathers and bright colors. As we all sat on the floor with our legs crossed, the storyteller teleported us beyond the building’s brick walls. He told stories of Anansi the spider and other West African folklore that had been passed down for generations. He was an oral scribe, and when he spoke, I closed my eyes and found myself drifting into the stories. Before he left, he told us that before written words, storytellers were the keepers of history — telling the stories kept them alive. It was then that I knew what I wanted to be. As I got older, my passion for writing evolved. Hours spent writing short stories and poetry alchemized into spending days looking for stories to tell, whether that was creating multimedia packages for my church in University City or writing articles for the student paper at Hazelwood East High School. Plus, as a teenager, pop culture, theatre and the arts fascinated me. Awards-show season became my favorite time of year. The walls in my bedroom were covered with posters from music magazines, ticket stubs from concerts and playbills from musicals my mom took my brother and I to see at the Fox. There was always a subtle hum in my step as my iPod touch played the soundtrack to my life through my headphones. I’d scribble my favorite lyrics repeatedly in my private journals and wrote about how every song made me feel. Writing about music provided an outlet for the medley of words that floated around my head all day long before I ever had a byline. Fifteen years later, I still remember every moment that made me fall in love with telling stories about art. The songs that inspired me the most return at unexpected moments. A faint scent in the wind feels like the tears I shed the first time I heard Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” as a 7-year-old. Large family gatherings transport me to the side of Stevie Wonder’s piano as a gospel choir sings “As.” Still, as an adult, when I brush my grandmother’s hair, my mind sings out “There’s A New World Coming” by Bernice Johnson Reagon. Every song I’ve ever heard, and every artist I’ve encountered has left me wanting to write their stories. I recently joined the Post-Dispatch as its new music and entertainment writer. These first few weeks have been warm and welcoming. It feels like home. While the newspaper has evolved, it remains the same paper I’d dig through to find the funnies and the A&E column as a child. Our local music scene has given rise to incredible artists like Tonina, Starwolf, Sexyy Red, and so many more. Their stories are bold and unique, and I want to make sure that they get told alongside the stories of other up-and-coming local artists. When major concerts come to town, I intend to be a fair and reliable critic, and a source of breaking entertainment news. I’m excited to write about artists from every genre and within every community, and I look forward to being there as the future of St. Louis arts becomes the present. I invite you all to go on a journey with me. Wherever you are, close your eyes and think back to the first time you heard your favorite song. Think about what you were wearing. Who was around? Maybe you were driving alone. Or perhaps you were surrounded by loved ones. Take yourself back to the first time you heard those mind-blowing chords, profound lyrics and winding melodies that pierced your heart. Listening to your favorite song creates an effect in your body called frisson that leaves goosebumps on your arms. It’s a nostalgic sensation that takes you back to the day that song first entered your life. It’s a feeling I experience everyday listening to my favorite records, both new and old. I hope you take time today to listen to your favorite song, and I hope the stories I tell become some of your favorite stories to read. View life in St. Louis through the Post-Dispatch photographers' lenses. Edited by Jenna Jones. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. His "A Quiet Celebration" tour shows off the songwriting legend's chops by minimizing flashy extras. The MC will perform with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at a concer that will also feature the Sugar Hill Gang. If you've ever seen a Bugs Bunny cartoon, you're familiar with some of the music in "Peer Gynt" from composer Edvard Grieg. Conductor Darwin Aquino talks about the concert and St. Louis' classical music scene. The concert is also revamping its VIP and allowing concertgoers to bring in chairs — but there's a catch. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. Miami is an amazing place to create incredible sports travel memories Jasmine Osby•Aug 14 Miami’s sports tourism offerings are abundant and thrilling From high-energy Inter Miami soccer matches to an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Kaseya Center Miami offers incredible opportunities to create sports travel memories Here are a few experiences showcasing the beauty of sports culture in Miami Travelers will be surrounded by vibrant teal and yellow hues when they visit NASCAR Homestead-Miami Speedway the Speedway is home to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Every year the race draws thousands of fans to the Speedway ready to see professional drivers go head to head Guests purchase tickets for the two-day NASCAR extravaganza months in advance and the Speedway takes a full year to prepare for the exciting competition.  The Cup Series Playoffs take place every year in October Homestead-Miami Speedway is still a must-visit Visitors can ride around the track in a race car Homestead-Miami Speedway is guaranteed to get your adrenaline pumping and fuel your need for speed The Speedway also hosts other special events like community drag races throughout the year Some consider Inter Miami team captain Lionel Messi the greatest soccer player in the world The Argentinian soccer player joined the Inter Miami team in 2023 His presence catapulted fans into a frenzy and he’s grown as a Miami hero leading the team to many victories since arriving in the city you can learn about Messi’s incredible story at the Messi Experience the Messi Experience takes guests on a multimedia journey through Messi’s life Starting from his humble beginnings in Argentina this mind-blowing exhibit immerses visitors into Messi’s career Once you’ve learned about Messi’s 23-year-long career you can put yourself in the numerous interactive play spaces Practice passing soccer balls and scoring goals before heading back into the Miami sunshine Attending a Marlins game is a must for baseball fans visiting Miami LoanDepot Park comes to life during Marlins’ games the stadium is full of excited fans cheering from the stands between bites of concession food The two-time World Series Champions are guaranteed to put on a show in one of the only retractable roof baseball stadiums in the country fans immediately descend to the Recess Sports Lounge The in-stadium lounge is jam-packed with Marlins fans dancing to Latin-infusion music for hours after the game Recess Sports Lounge serves both food and drinks Guests even have an opportunity to dance on the field before departing from LoanDepot Park travelers can get up close and personal with the Miami Heat by touring their arena the Kaseya Center is now open for public tours Instead of just watching the NBA team play visitors can go behind the scenes to see where the players and staff members get prepared for game day.  Tour guides take visitors to where the magic starts You’ll tour the player’s training facility where a quote from Muhammed Ali lines the wall borders Visitors walk through the hometeam locker room The Kaseya Center is a must-visit for die-hard sports travelers looking for an exclusive experience in Miami Inter Miami matches take sports tourism to new heights in Miami While a new stadium is being built for the team Inter currently plays in Fort Lauderdale at the Chase Stadium The  19,100-capacity stadium is full for every match fans fill the space with joyful cheers and screams in a sea of pink and black Some even bring their own instruments to burst into melodious songs and chants when the team scores a goal Inter Miami matches allow travelers to enjoy the beauty of soccer while seeing Messi live in action.  Miami is a thrilling travel experience for every type of traveler. A hub for culture in Florida there’s much awaiting sports-loving travelers headed to Vice City The city is a rising force in sports tourism and has everything you need for the ultimate travel extravaganza a free daily newsletter that features the best of travel and guides to the cities you love from a new point of view — yours you agree to our terms of service and privacy policy Queen Elizabeth Once Stepped In To Prevent Snoop Dogg From Being Banned From The UK United Airlines Flight Attendant's Armrest Announcement Sparks Social Media Frenzy ‘Basketball Wives’ Star Mehgan James Speaks Out About Popular Bahamas Island With Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Friend Loses Leg Chaos Erupts After Ethiopian Airlines Passenger Forced To Give Up Seat For Minister Check out these filming sites that have added to this harrowing story of creative survival in two popular cities Paramount+'s 'MobLand' has rapidly garnered a wide audience thanks to its fascinating characters and gorgeous scenic backdrops A 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan was rescued twice from Mount Fuji within days – the second time after reascending for his phone The Haifeng is Taiwan’s first luxury dessert-themed train It redefines the afternoon tea experience with some Michelin-starred desserts is taking a step towards opening its doors to international travelers Olivia Osby has been in Lowertown since 2018, recently debuted her new project Child Star with Sean Henry she’s announcing her sophomore solo album No Bones The bewitchingly off-kilter lead single “One Hit Wonder” is out now “’One Hit Wonder’ is a song of self-deprecation and ‘what if’s’ and the schadenfreude instinct inside all of us,” Osby explained “I wrote this song during a period of extreme disgust with myself as well as regret and compulsive obsession over choices I had made in the past.” “There’s a weird power you have in that one moment of destroying yourself Most people are scared to risk destruction and they’ll do anything to have self-preservation even if it’s at the cost of being their true selves.” This darkness is palpable on “One Hit Wonder.” Still the mix of scrappy guitars and Osby’s deadpan delivery is as magnetic as it is gloomy The most important stories and least important memes Greg Osby cut a figure out of time balancing past and future on the bell of his alto saxophone during a rare concert one evening this fall he’d set up shop at the IDEA Center for the Arts a gallery and community space in downtown Camden After stamping a crisp punctuation mark at the end of the title track — a tune with a Wayne Shorterish harmonic drift and a pulsating 7/8 meter — Osby cracked an almost imperceptible smile “That went… better than expected.” This line met with knowing laughter in the amiably jam-packed room; as he had explained before counting off the song this was the band’s first time playing it live Next came a misterioso waltz titled “Thank You For Your Time,” dedicated to the late Andrew Hill Osby’s bladelike alto was smartly framed by his rhythm team: bassist Nimrod Speaks whose solo was a deftly surging affair nodding toward the song’s inspiration was as bracingly clear as afternoon sunlight slanted through a gimlet glass Osby acknowledged the special circumstances of the evening “It’s kind of a reemergence of sorts,” he explained alluding to the fact that Minimalism is his first studio album as a leader in 15 years I felt like I was repeating myself,” he said All these factors contributed to a period of relative quiet for Osby, who turned 63 this year. There were other factors as well, which I considered as his band dug into “Truth,” a composition from his previous studio release That tune combines a dartlike chromatic melody with an undercarriage of fractured funk though its harmonic foundation is the blues Its formal intricacies prompted a reconsideration of the title — something about how truth can be knowable but prismatic Osby lives on a tree-lined street in Cinnaminson I dropped by to talk about his reemergence and his generational view on a changing scene His home gives a neat suburban impression with tasteful modern touches; skylights filled the space with natural light An electric piano sat near his computer desk with sheet music on a stand: the alto sax lead sheet to “Thank You For Your Time,” whose title had been scrawled in pencil (The original working title was printed on the score: “Mr Hill.”) The margins of the room were stacked with bins and banker’s boxes — a personal archive chronicling many years of informal study with Osby’s late elders saxophonist Joe Henderson and guitarist Jim Hall “I take it upon myself to be a natural bridge between generations,” Osby explained “Because I had the benefit of breaking bread and spending a great amount of time with some of these cherished figures either through actual performance and playing or just buying them a glass of wine and pulling all-nighters and grilling them there are cassettes and videotapes of some of those unedited exchanges Osby began his career in the early 1980s, after transferring from Howard University to the Berklee College of Music. At Berklee, he was part of a student cohort that included trumpeter Wallace Roney, his fellow saxophonist Donald Harrison, Jr., and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington “We were both in Phil Wilson’s Thursday Night Dues Band which is now the Rainbow Band,” Carrington recalls is almost exactly five years younger than Osby (Their birthdays fall one day apart.) When he moved to New York in 1982 one of his first major gigs as a sideman was with master drummer Jack DeJohnette She hit New York herself the following year moving into Osby’s Brooklyn apartment — an arrangement that reassured her parents he dealt with a lot of my trials and tribulations,” Carrington says “No women were playing drums on the scene then And he would defend me in certain situations when people would talk s–t named one of the albums of the year by the New York Times Along the way, Osby became a bandleader of exceptional depth and command. “His live sets are among the most rewarding experiences in jazz clubs at the moment,” wrote Ben Ratliff in a Times profile in 1998 the year Blue Note released Banned in New York made with a minidisc recorder placed on a table at Sweet Basil was unorthodox for a major-label release; in order to get it out only months after promoting a studio album Osby persuaded Blue Note to drop it guerilla-style His band on the album featured Jason Moran on piano, Atsushi Osada on bass, and an 18-year-old Rodney Green on drums Racing through a set of reformulated standards (and one original) but most of it was through rehearsing,” Osby explains And I had rhythmic cues that I would play that would announce that something was coming up Among the younger musicians who made it so is drummer Tyshawn Sorey who listened obsessively to Banned as a student at William Paterson University “He told me it was like his lullaby,” Osby says “He would listen to that record every night And he had a circle of musicians that would sit and decode or analyze everything that took place.” which Pi Recordings put out as a 3-CD set — was one of the year’s most critically hailed jazz releases That reception had a lot to do with Sorey’s exalted profile as a MacArthur Fellow straddling a new-music avant-garde and the latest permutations of modern jazz It also may have had something to do with the crackling energy of a fantastic live recording whose aesthetic of rigorous digression defines the set and who had been conspicuously absent from public life for several years leaving it to others to speculate about his reasons you could call it the successful test launch that brought him back into working orbit “I had a beef with a school in Boston where I was teaching, and I had to get legal. I had to let the lawyers do the talking.” This is how Osby broaches the subject of his dismissal from the Berklee College of Music which followed accusations of sexual misconduct Osby had joined the faculty at Berklee in 2008 as a full-time professor in the Ensemble Department At some point he began dating a woman who’d previously been a student she brought her complaint to Berklee administrators claiming that he had pressured her for sex and at the time he decided not to contest the charges This is where the situation might have remained, if not for a story in the Boston Globe on Nov during the first wave of coverage around the #MeToo movement a public health and accountability reporter bore the attention-grabbing headline ‘Berklee let teachers quietly leave after alleged sex abuse having granted Lazar an hour-long interview and I am not an idiot,” read the most egregious of his quotes it’s open season.” Another quote implied that the former student wasn’t attractive enough to be a credible accuser Osby was swiftly renounced on social media At a moment when entire industries were beginning to reckon with systemic problems — most pointedly the lack of consequences for sexual harassers and abusers — this was a story that resonated in jazz and in the broader realm of music education One of the most positive repercussions of the movement was the creation in 2018 of the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice with a stated mission “to support and sustain a cultural transformation in jazz and advocate for musicians seeking to study or perform jazz with gender justice and racial justice as guiding principles.” Carrington is the founder and artistic director of the institute and has been a dynamic spokesperson for its mission manifesting an ideal of “jazz without patriarchy.” But Osby — who says that during his four years on faculty because I was that beat down” — spoke freely about the situation Regarding his brief relationship with the former student which didn't sit well; the idea that I didn't return any phone calls or emails really infuriated her It got to the point where I was almost a victim of being stalked she more than inferred that I would pay for it.” Osby sought legal action against his accuser for defamation he says Lazar had made no recording of their interview — a crucial factor in light of the incendiary quotes at the heart of the story Osby says he issued a complaint to the Globe which invited him to submit an open letter He also sent in a statement to the paper’s “Fresh Start” initiative which allows individuals to appeal older stories that have had an adverse impact on their lives Absent a defamation lawsuit against the Globe which Osby deems a financially ruinous prospect Carrington said she didn’t know enough about the situation to comment But she has a general point to make about Osby’s character “I always try to look at the people that were hiring women “And over the years I feel like Greg has supported women players which is I think something important to recognize.” Serpa, who first emerged on the scene as a member of Osby’s band, now helps run Mutual Mentorship for Musicians which she founded with fellow vocalist Jen Shyu as a platform to support women and nonbinary musicians through mentorship opportunities (It has published five anthologies of writing by women artists.) It feels in keeping with tradition that Osby’s new album includes two compositions by young women he once mentored “Neshama,” is a prayerful incantation by Shimrit Shoshan — an Israeli pianist of exceptional promise who was preparing to join Osby’s band when she died in 2012 who had been one of Osby’s composition students at the New School Alessandra Diodati furnishes the vocal on Osby’s dreamlike arrangement of the song which dates all the way back to Stevens’ self-released debut album in 2008 The title is a simple statement with all manner of unspoken connotations: “I Forgive You.” from a process of self-assessment that Osby attributes to feedback from his sister An academic with a PhD — but not in music — she listened to 9 Levels and characterized its sound as “bees buzzing around in a hive,” basically an illegible sensory overload ‘Perhaps you need to think about how people are receiving this,’” Osby recalls ‘Wow.’ And I thought about this look of bewilderment in the eyes of a lot of people after my shows.” Earlier in his career, Osby took pride in defying easy comprehension with the complexity of his music: “I always thought, ‘Man, they gotta come and deal with what we’re dealing with. If I explain it, I demystify it, and it’s not slick.’” But he also saw an example in one of his heroes, Cannonball Adderley, who knew how to bring every audience into his confidence. And “Youwan” is a plaintive, slow-groove ballad with a personal resonance. “That’s a sentimental dedication to my late granddaughter,” Osby says. “She was 21 when we lost her a year ago in a car accident. She was like the apple of my eye. So she would text me and say ‘youwan take me to…’ the store, or wherever. And I would be at home watching a movie, but I could never say no to her.” Musically, Osby’s commitment to a younger cohort is evident in the trust he places in Tal Cohen, Nimrod Speaks and others — the same trust that once brought us the likes of Rodney Green and Jason Moran. “He has a great knack for picking amazing younger musicians and grooming them,” Carrington affirms. “People that do that are educators, because they’re interested in the next generation. They’re interested in people going for something different and new.” As he tiptoes back into active circulation, Osby is thinking a lot about those intentions, and his place in the order of things. “I find that a lot of people in my generation, for lack of a better term, diss a lot of the younger players,” he reflects. “They say, ‘That’s not swinging. There’s no jazz elements. I don't hear the blues,’ and all that kind of stuff. But you have to allow for evolution.” He pauses thoughtfully. “And I always try to keep a foot in, and try to be tolerant of these changes — because not for nothing, these young musicians are playing at a level that was inconceivable to me years ago. They’re developing rapidly at a younger age, and at a much faster pace. I marvel at that.” Join us for a 12-hour food drive Friday, 6am to 6pm, in Redding or Chico. Help stuff a RABA or B-Line bus at Les Schwab with food donations! LIVE UPDATESChico man convicted of first-degree murder; sentencing set for July 2024by Ashley Harting — 30-year-old Johnny Osby was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday for the 2020 killing of then-21-year-old Joshua Elysee Osby was also found guilty of assault with a firearm and being a felon in possession of a firearm by a Butte County jury The Butte County District Attorney (BCDA) says that on April 14 Chico Police Department (CPD) officers were dispatched to a shooting incident in the 1500 block of Nord Avenue Elysee was later pronounced dead at Enloe Hospital The trial relating to Elyee's death was conducted over the past four weeks Ramsey says that during the four days of testimony the jury heard Elysee was not the only victim of the shooting A 16-year-old friend of Elysee's was seated in the passenger seat of Elysee's car but miraculously sustained only a minor shrapnel injury to his arm Ramsey says that investigating officers testified that 24 bullet casings were located at the entrance to the Nord Gardens Townhomes A ballistics expert from the California Department of Justice testified the casings were fired from a pistol that Osby video-recorded himself test-firing two days before the murder The video of Osby's gun was found after CPD detectives obtained a search warrant for Osby's Snapchat account "Witnesses testified Osby was angry over an incident on March 26 when Osby was beaten and robbed at a party attended by Elysee," said Ramsey "The jury was shown two videos of Osby posted to Snapchat the morning after the robbery where a clearly injured Osby threatened to murder the people responsible." the jury watched a video of him testifying to the crime; admitting it was revenge for the beating he suffered a month before Osby testified on his own behalf during the trial stating he was afraid of Elysee and traveled to Stockton the weekend before the murder where he purchased a black-market Glock-style “ghost gun” from a cousin," Ramsey continued "He admitted to installing a device that converted the pistol into a machine gun Osby claimed in his testimony that he shot at Elysee and the 16-year-old in self-defense after he saw both of them reaching for what Osby believed was a firearm." Evidence did not support Osby's story He says thatDeputy District Attorney Jeff Greeson successfully argued to the jury that Osby's claim to self-defense was not supported by the evidence He said evidence showed thatOsby had been hunting for Elysee on the streets of Chico leading up to the night of the murder Additionally that the location of the bullet holes in Elysee’s car and the gunshot wound to his head “The people of Butte County can rest a little easier tonight knowing this dangerous person is facing spending the rest of his life behind bars without parole,” said Greeson Ramsey says that Osby's trial was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic Butte County Superior Court Judge Virginia Gingery found true allegations that Osby suffered a prior “strike” conviction for robbery when Osby will be facing life without the possibility of parole To report errors or issues with this article please email the editorial team “I listened to players like Ben Webster and Wayne Shorter who spoke to me profoundly about saying a whole lot with less,” Osby says Greg Osby flew to Italy for a week of duo concerts with pianist Michele Franzini a lyric recital on Osby’s Inner Circle imprint the 63-year-old alto saxophonist boarded at Franzini’s bed-and-breakfast in rural Tuscany grape vines and big sky.” He also spent quality time rehearsing in Casa Franzini’s large performance space-kitchen where his host prepared an “amazing fish with capers potatoes and olives” accompanied by a locavore vino bianco for Osby’s final evening meal Osby spoke with DownBeat via Zoom about Minimalism The new album comes out 15 years after his last leader date Nine Levels — quite a stretch between recordings “It was an involuntary hiatus,” Osby said academic and pedagogical hurdles” toward documenting “ideas I’d been plotting for years in terms of concept and band theory.” after issuing 16 leader or co-led dates since 1990 accepted “a good offer with a lot of perks” at Berklee College of Music the quotidian demands of teaching and overseeing his rapidly growing label (Minimalism is album No 97 in the Inner Circle catalog) were moving Osby “off track.” “I wrote nothing during my four years at Berklee,” he said “I didn’t want to endanger my reputation by putting out something solely reflective of music I had previously released but the music was like the proverbial tree falling in the forest that no one hears My idea of how I should sound radically changed Rather than flurries of content or technical wizardry I was trying to be more detailed and basically self-edit I got more into how musical sonics affect people I listened to players like Ben Webster and Wayne Shorter who spoke to me profoundly about saying a whole lot with less.” cobbling together a career mosaic in which he primarily fulfilled the roles of collaborator and served as artistic director of Poland’s Sopot Jazz Festival But as his old friend Steve Coleman put it “Sinking” replaced “treading water” as the more operative metaphor after November 2017 when the Boston Globe included Osby in a piece about three teachers who had left Berklee quietly after female students accused them of sexual indiscretions Friends kept their distance; so did artists he’d recorded for Inner Circle Osby’s income from music dropped precipitously rock-bottoming at zero in the COVID year of 2020 He filed a defamation lawsuit and was exonerated at an April 2021 hearing where the presiding judge ordered the defendant — a no-show — to recant her statements and to pay Osby $146,000 “It contains the things I discuss with my students “Most music I like firmly details and outlines the era it was created in the way they embrace and address the material at hand I don’t know if I’ve heard much else — especially from people of my generation — that really details what today sounds like.” Agree or disagree with Osby’s assessment the statement summarizes the consistently iconoclastic modus operandi he’s documented since 1987 when he recorded Sound Theatre (JMT) with a band including pianist Michelle Rosewoman bassist Lonnie Plaxico and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington featured Geri Allen (“a heavy influence”) and Edward Simon on keyboards Simon paired off with Renee Rosnes on Season Of Renewal (featuring Cassandra Wilson and Amina Claudine Myers on vocals) as he did with Michael Cain on Man-Talk For Moderns “Greg encouraged me to move to New York and was the first to record me,” Simon said to this reporter back in 2002 Then an 18-year-old conservatory student in Philadelphia he caught Osby’s attention on a guest soloist gig with bassist Charles Fambrough “He always chooses the most unusual option but to challenge your traditional ideas and keep you from getting complacent.” who developed a “like-family” relationship with Osby when both attended Berklee in the early ’80s observed: “Greg always sounded like himself; one note and you know it’s him You could hear he’d checked out Cannonball Adderley and Charlie Parker and understood the alto saxophone tradition I investigated a lot of pianists,” Osby said “I tried to deepen my ability to play non-saxophonistic content and have an organized system exclusive to my playing and my music Pianists play with two hands; there’s 10 fingers and it’s polyphonic — like two octopi How do I compress that information into a monophonic instrument if I can only play one note at a time?” Osby brought his idiosyncratic tonal personality to sideman recordings with left-of-mainstream iconoclasts like Jack DeJohnette He also landed undocumented but consequential runs with Herbie Hancock Will Calhoun and the Grateful Dead as well as recording duos with Andrew Cyrille Osby co-led encounters with saxophonists Joe Lovano The latter two were Osby’s colleagues in M-Base the influential 1980s Brooklyn musicians’ collective from which Allen “I want to project that M-Base was a deliberate collective,” Osby said “Everybody brought in ideas and compositions.” He contends that his relationship with Coleman strong again after a period of estrangement but it’s been implied that I did that to find myself He was at the top of the food chain in terms of enthusiasm and curiosity and determination to see things through and that personality and energy is infectious It gave me an emotional and aesthetic charge I didn’t get from many people other than Gary Thomas He continued: “I dare say the way some younger players play and the settings they place themselves in wouldn’t have happened if we hadn’t done the M-Base experiments and recordings.” Asked for specifics “We dealt with loops before hip-hop and jazz were a thing We set specific parameters by which to embrace and address a particular song — you play these intervals and these rhythms within this range and within this register We wrote drum chants that set a groove exclusive to that song We replaced traditional chord symbols and notation with what we term ‘vertical structures,’ which progress and resolve and follow a developed voice-leading series We arrived at a system of tension-and-release-and-resolution emphasizing weaker parts of the beat to impart a different bounce ‘M-Base basically plays all odd meters,’ even when it wasn’t We also dispensed with the term ‘odd meters,’ since ‘odd’ implies there’s something wrong.” He’s propagated these ideas within his various bands showcasing an array of gifted post-Boomers — among them pianist Jason Moran Rodney Green and Damion Reid and vocalist Sara Serpa — on an international stage and put them in a fresh new band,” Osby said “I surround myself with young people who tell me who’s hot I regularly slither into clubs to catch some tunes where they’re receiving inspiration — the mortar that holds their conceptual bricks together.” He mirrored that career-long practice when assembling the international Gen-X cohort that plays on Minimalism Osby convened a new quartet with Israeli pianist Tal Cohen Philadelphia-born bassist Nimrod Speaks and Canadian drummer Adam Arruda He sent the tracks to Portuguese accordionist João Barradas who overdubbed on acoustic and MIDI iterations of the instrument Barradas solos with saxophonistic clarity in Osby-influenced language on “Dedicato,” and creates guitaristic contrapuntal lines on Becca Stevens’ “I Forgive You.” Milan-based singer Alessandra Diodati’s airy delicately textured voice and spacious time feel illuminates both Stevens’ lyric and her own revised text to Kendrick Scott’s “Journey,” originally sung by Gretchen Parlato (one of Osby’s “top five”) on Scott’s The Source Lithuanian singer Viktorija Pilatovic’s precise enunciation attack and intonation fulfill the voice-as-instrument function on the metrically shifting title track and the mysterious “Once Known,” for which overdubbed layers of her voice flow atop the chords “I always liked making a smaller ensemble sound larger,” Osby said “I like the sound of the female voice doubled and tripled paired with my saxophone and the natural chorusing that occurs when you combine things that aren’t perfectly in tune: chamber groups It’s about how I can arrive at what I’m conceiving without sounding overly processed.” has closely analyzed Osby’s music since taking a master class with the Nine Levels band in 2007 “shows a shift in Greg’s composing — there’s an amazing balance between the written material and the complex soloing that characterizes his playing.” Along these lines the players uphold Osby’s abiding aesthetic “to put your foot in the fire and cause a bit of a ruckus in some songs to see what can happen.” They also mirror what Cohen — who first played with Osby in 2009 when he was 20 — described as the leader’s “relaxed cool” delivery of his gnarly constructions “Greg sent the music shortly before the recording,” Cohen said moved some notes and did what I needed to do “That approach is 100% from observing Jack DeJohnette when I was in his band,” Osby said “He never unconditionally told cats to play something I choose personnel for what they bring to the form who can augment my aims as composer and bandleader and give life to these inanimate sequences and scribbles on the page I want their personalities to emerge and flourish That’s why I write notation instead of chord symbols How do you get from this structure to that structure smoothly not glued to the paper and afraid to make a mistake Osby anticipated applying those principles during an imminent two-week tour with Hammond B-3 organist Arno Krijger and drummer-percussionist Florian Arbenz behind the 2023 release Conversation #9 (Hammer) he’d booked meetings with various European agents “to get my band some momentum.” “We’ll see what materializes and I’m sitting on a pyramid of undocumented and unrecorded works I have the bug to present myself in an array of my own contrivance again “This is one of the great gifts that Coltrane gave us — he gave us a key to the cosmos in this recording,” says John McLaughlin In his original liner notes to A Love 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scene as a child piano prodigy growing up in Webster Groves he started producing beats and connected with St Louis hip-hop artists looking for groovy new sounds with emotional melodies and catchy hooks Whitworth took a leap of faith in 2023 when he dropped out of college to pursue his own music dreams as a solo artist He bought a tricked-out school bus and converted it into a tour bus with a giant stage on the back A song from his debut LP “Earth to Dreamer,” Whitworth’s “Why We Have to Go” is eloquent and dreamy Beginning with subtle violins before diving into a slow Whitworth’s voice is moving as he sings meaningful lyrics about life “Why We Have to Go” is emotionally explosive setting the tone for a future of memorable music from the up-and-coming artist Sexyy Red at her sold-out Enterprise Center show in 2024 Louis rapper Sexyy Red has had a successful year from start to finish Before dropping her highly anticipated and subtly controversial lip gloss line in November Big Sexyy ran the airwaves with hit after hit including “U My Everything” featuring rapper Drake After building a friendship with the Canadian rapper that the entire world watched unfold on social media Sexyy Red released “U My Everything” in May on her album “In Sexyy We Trust.” The song dropped at the height of an intense rap beef between Drake and Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar The song featured Drake and samples “BBL Drizzy,” a beat that fellow St Louis–native Metro Boomin produced to mock Drake during the rap beef Louis City SC’s CITY Block Party on March 3 the super producer dominated 2024 by doing what he does best — making hit records Metro Boomin started producing beats before he graduated from Metro High School in 2009 His hard work paid off and led to producing for artists like Future Metro Boomin dropped two albums with rapper Future including “We Don’t Trust You” and “We Stil Don’t Trust You,” earning him 2025 Grammy Award nominations in every hip-hop category The albums were blatant shots fired at rapper Drake: The song “Like That,” featuring Kendrick Lamar kicked off the feud between Lamar and Drake Although “Like That” became a mainstream banger Metro Boomin’s “We Don’t Trust You” had many incredible tracks that didn’t get their due when the rap beef ensued Standing out from the rest was “Type S—t” featuring rappers Travis Scott and Playboi Carti With ringing chapel bells kicking off the song “Type S—t” has top-notch production with the beat switching half-way through to give listeners a different vibe Each featured artist complimented each other excellently and brough their own unique flair to a song full of feel good Janet Evra is making her own mark on the jazz industry playing her instrument and singing beautiful “Dancing by Myself,” is about dodging love while out on the town like a hummingbird fluttering by on a spring day The groovy rhythm with guitar riffs and brassy horns elevates the song to new heights with the repeated hook becoming a mantra by the song’s end Evra lets it be known that there’s nothing wrong with dancing alone Keyon Harrold’s song “The Intellectual” is a good example of why the Ferguson jazz trumpeter is nominated for Best Alternative Jazz Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards But Harrold was a musical force long before his recent nomination He played with rapper Common during his NPR Tiny Desk Performance in 2016 at the White House; provided the trumpet sounds for Don Cheadle in the Miles Davis biopic “Miles Ahead;” and has been featured on songs by Jay-Z His song “The Intellectual” opens with the sound of a thunderstorm that’s replaced by piano that keep the song’s rhythm Harrold’s trumpet emerges on the track like a light in the darkness still leaving room for the other instruments to shine Harrold’s album “Foreverland” is full of fantastic tracks A newcomer to the music scene is singer-songwriter Katie Klein Her latest single “Twenties” is heartfelt and transparent It’s a coming-of-age story about realizing who you 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year he dropped a handful of singles and feature verses including “Polynesian.” The record is full of bars magical lyricism and the signature wordplay Smino has become known for Its good rap music with lyrical substance with Smino switching up his flows and incorporating a few harmonies into the verses Smino is a hometown favorite who has continued to deliver high-quality songs since he entered the rap game in 2009 SZA is set to head out on tour with Kendrick Lamar next year Boy for Everything - "Last Night Was a Movie" 25toLife featuring Aungela and Thrilla Thrill - "STL Weapons" booking and marketing manager at the Family Arena breaks down some simple ways to make sure you're paying the best price for concert tickets Email notifications are only sent once a day Follow Grammy Awards updates focusing on the St You can also grab breakfast with Santa on the Mississippi River and check out "Bell SZA shined on stage when she joined Kendrick Lamar to perform two songs during his 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West  |   Published January 2024 Alto and soprano saxophonist Greg Osby’s first album in 15 years is uncluttered melody — both thematically and improvisationally — and on spaciousness for Osby as well as his collaborators Note that that’s “spaciousness,” not “space.” The former implies the latter but this album is really about giving the musicians “Dedicato,” with its slow and fast sections Establishing the long-tone theme on his soprano buffered by interesting accents from pianist Tal Cohen bassist Nimrod Speaks and drummer Adam Arruda Osby and accordionist Joao Barradas’ contrapuntal lines are carefully constructed designed for a common language between two very different instruments Notes fly fast and furious but with deliberate intent This is especially true on the album’s four vocal tracks Viktoria Pilatovic’s wordless delivery on “Minimalism” and “Once Known” (which is actually more minimalist than the title track) is overdubbed into lush harmony that commands attention even though it’s largely background stuff and Osby’s pointillistic solo approach acknowledges it Alessandra Diodati sings lyrics on Becca Stevens’ “I Forgive You” and Kendrick Scott’s “Journey.” On the often-gauzy Stevens piece she stakes out an ethereal presence that haunts the ballad even when she falls silent; on “Journey,” she is determinedly an equal partner with Osby (who doubles her vocal) in an interchange that puts both players in their best light None of this is to say that the music is simple per se; the opening “Minimalism” quickly shows the polyrhythms and metrical shifts that remind us of Osby’s co-founding role in the 1980s M-Base movement a thoughtful and clean approach to those complexities: a new maturity for Osby that makes his long-awaited return a welcome one This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Greg Osby released 9 Levels (Inner Circle Music) on August 2 Osby’s ensemble features vocalist Sara Serpa bassist Joseph Lepore and drummer Hamir Atwal The album title refers to “The 9 Levels of Humanity,” a principle of Zen Buddhism his ninth Blue Note session which was released in the year 2000 as jazz entered its second century the alto saxophonist Greg Osby joined forces with guitarist Jim Hall and pianist Andrew Hill iconoclastic legendary elders who remarkably had never played together previously Osby added three state-of-the-art contemporaries — Gary Thomas on tenor sax and flutes and innovative trapsetter Terri Lyne Carrington All musicians with deep knowledge of fundamentals and an abiding interest in pushing the envelope they interpreted a reflective program with a sense of wonderment and limitless possibility that characterized the 1960s zeitgeist Hill’s discography had cited only two sideman appearances since 1965 while the session marked Hall’s first since 1964 Both were effusive about the leader’s qualities “What I love about Greg is that he has a love and understanding for the music that differentiates him from a lot of younger musicians,” remarked Hill “He has an incredible sense of rhythm and harmonic accuracy and picks the right notes with [a precision] that isn’t common to people with his technical versatility He’s developed into a full-rounded artist who can play various styles extremely well He has a love of the art that transcends the style of music he’s playing This session was to me like an old-time session where people with different sensibilities and talents came together under a loose-knit structure for creative contact.” Hall commented: “I think Greg is incredibly bright but he has a searching mind that’s evident in his playing My regard for him grew at the date and even at the rehearsal even though he has an almost Duke Ellington approach giving us a sense of the pieces and then saying do the best you can.’  He doesn’t like to over-direct people I have a lot of respect for him as a man and as a musician — and as a brain!” Osby developed a penchant for doing things his way during teenage years in St when he worked through high school in a variety of R&B then enrolled in and matriculated from Berklee going on to prestigious sideman gigs with challenging musicians like Jon Faddis and mid-’80s exploratory collaborations with contemporaries Steve Coleman Geri Allen and Cassandra Wilson as part of the loosely organized musicians coalition known as the M-Base Collective During those years he met Gary Thomas and Terri Lyne Carrington Shortly after Osby began his solo recording career he recorded on two of Andrew Hill’s Blue Note sessions: Eternal Spirit (1989) and But Not Farewell (1990) “Andrew has total elastic time,” Osby explained be game to push in the beat and pull it back – compression-expansion I call it Andrew is a mastermind of conceptual theory a real structuralist who builds music from small cells which is the way I’ve always thought His writing and playing sound like geometry to me He’s one of the most unique and creative cats in the jazz scene equally adept in the classical environment or any other highbrow musical situation.” Osby’s relationship with Hall was equally meaningful you have to deal with subtlety and coloration and phrasing and sound,” he commented “He’s a master of making the melody his own Jim’s experience and aptitude personalizes everything he touches He taught me a lot about space and brevity so to be around him on recordings or on the road and see how much he can get from so little has been invaluable.” Hall wrote “Sanctus” for the date “I just tried to do justice to the song,” said Osby a through-composed and arranged composition with a definite theme and development and motives He wrote the melody based upon the way he thinks I play — which flatters me and I hope I satisfied him with my interpretation of it.” Hill wrote “Ashes” for the session as well “I really get into Andrew’s world when I play with him,” Osby stated “I’ve dissected and studied his music Actually he’s the single most profound influence on me as a composer Jim mirrors the melody; I told him not to play it as written but it says a lot more than just about anybody picking up a guitar.” The two thoughtful Osby-Hill duos on the leader’s “The Watcher” reflected the symbiosis between mentor and disciple “I often feel that I am being governed silently by the watchful eyes of people whom I respect,” Osby confided “That’s what I mean by the title I always try to do justice to their example by not violating the rules I try to do justice to the music’s lineage and history and the value systems that have been established I think it was fitting that I do this as a duo with somebody who is directly an influence while he’s still around.” Osby tackled the standards from a perspective at once idiomatic and forward-looking The quartet with Hill deconstructed Fats Waller’s “Jitterbug Waltz,” while Osby conjured brilliant inventions with a pianoless trio on “Indiana,” overdubbing intriguing clarinet counterlines The quintet with Hall — whose solo is perfection — performed a memorable arrangement of “Nature Boy,” guitar framed against overdubbed flutes and clarinets arranged by Osby; Osby also invoked the woodwinds on an evocative treatment of Quincy Jones’ “Who Needs Forever” from the film A Deadly Affair inhabiting an area that touches the aura of pure spirit Welcome to Moment’s Notice, WRTI’s guide to the Philadelphia jazz scene. We’re here to tip you off to the best shows during the week ahead. Sign up now to receive this service in your inbox every week. And if you want to let us know about a show on the horizon, or share any other feedback, drop us a line Spotlight: Dezron Douglas Quartet — Friday resonate and vibrate together.” The album features a propulsive quartet with Emilio Modeste on tenor saxophone Oct. 6 at 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 S. Broad Street, $30; purchase tickets An undeniably soulful vocalist originally from Havana Gina D’Soto has built her reputation in Montréal and New York where her collaborative circle includes artists like Arturo O’Farrill Michael Harrison and the Painted Bride Art Center D’Soto performs with Lex Corten on keyboards Juan Diego Villalobos on keyboards and mallet percussion Oct. 1 at 6 p.m., Painted Bride Art Center, 5212 Market Street, $20 suggested (pay what you can); more information Pianist Dayramir González has been an onrushing force in Afro-Cuban music for more than a decade since he first received the imprimatur (and mentorship) of Chucho Valdés The scope of his ambition can be seen in a recent series of albums including The Grand Concourse in 2018 and Tributo a Juan Formell & Los Van Van in 2021 He performs on the Delaware Art Museum’s Steinway as part of a jazz series hosted by Raye Jones Avery Oct. 5, 7 p.m., Delaware Art Museum, 2301 Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington, DE, $30, with discount for members; purchase tickets Ash a mesmerizing new album by violist Mat Maneri makes the most of his gift for shadowy abstraction and slow-unfolding drama It also takes full advantage of the rare simpatico he has developed over the years with pianist Lucian Ban drummer Randy Peterson and bassist John Hébert (whose worthy stand-in here will be Brandon Lopez) Oct. 7 at 8 p.m., Solar Myth, 1131 S. Broad Street, $25; purchase tickets Philadelphia’s leading Brazilian jazz ensemble is a husband-and-wife duo featuring Orlando and Patricia Haddad on vocals Minas expands its ranks to include some notable musicians from the Philly jazz scene — like trumpeter John Swana who will all be present for this Jazz Cultural Voices Concert at the Clef Club Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m., Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz & Performing Arts, 736 S. Broad Street, $35; purchase tickets After making a triumphant return last year on Tyshawn Sorey’s critically lauded The Off-Off Broadway Guide to Synergism alto saxophonist Greg Osby is about to release Minimalism — the first studio effort in 15 years and a fine distillation of his sensibilities as a modernist composer and bandleader Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m., IDEA Center For The Arts, 217 Market Street Camden, $30; purchase tickets was sentenced in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on June 28 2021 to life in prison after a jury found him guilty of aggravated murder in the Dec Scott also shot Kennedy's girlfriend and their dog .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Cory Shaffer, cleveland.comCLEVELAND Ohio -- A Cleveland man whose December 2019 trip to a Stockyards neighborhood apartment to collect a $200 debt ended with him killing his debtor and wounding a woman and dog received a life sentence this week Osby Scott shot 44-year-old Dillard Kennedy in the chest then fired a second shot that passed through Kennedy’s girlfriend’s leg and struck Pork Chop Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Sherrie Miday sentenced Scott on Monday to life in prison with his first chance at parole after he serves 31 years A jury convicted Scott in May of aggravated murder felonious assault and other charges in the shooting The jury acquitted him of a felony charge of cruelty against a companion animal Scott went to Kennedy’s apartment on West 49th Street near Storer Avenue about 11 p.m Kennedy said he did not have the money and the two got into an argument Scott pulled out a gun and shot Kennedy in the chest Scott kicked in the door to the bedroom where Kennedy’s girlfriend was and shot her The second bullet Scott fired pierced the woman’s leg The woman testified at trial that Kennedy told her he loved her as he lay dying from the gunshot Cleveland police arrested Scott at a car lot about a week after the shooting Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Topeka police shot and wounded a man after he fired gunshots in the direction of officers during a foot chase about 3:25 p.m where he was listed in serious condition but expected to survive Hayes-Osby served prison time for a Topeka murder committed in 2006 The KBI was investigating and planned to forward investigative reports to the office of Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay who would decide whether any criminal charges would be filed What happened?The circumstances involved began when police responded just before 2 p.m Saturday on a report that a man who carried a handgun and acted erratically had taken a car during a robbery in the 2700 block of S.E Police subsequently received additional calls from citizens reporting they had seen that man a 911 caller reported a man connected to the earlier carjacking was on foot in the area of S.W That man subsequently led police on a pursuit that went west on S.W Hayes-Osby fired in the direction of officers," she said Information wasn't being released about how many of the officers' gunshots struck Hayes-Osby Hayes-Osby was convicted of a 2006 Topeka murder and served as a key witness at the subsequent trial in which Antwan Peppers leader of Topeka's Traveling Vice Lords gang Hayes-Osby admitted he fatally shot Trever Antwan "Little Twan" Harness Hayes Osby said Peppers in retaliation then shot Hayes-Osby and Jermaine Cunningham on July 15 as they sat in a car in front of Terry's Bar & Grill Hayes-Osby testified at proceedings in which Peppers was convicted of the intentional first-degree murder of Cunningham and the attempted first-degree murder of Hayes-Osby then sentenced to serve at least 50 years in prison before becoming parole-eligible Hayes-Osby accepted an agreement through which he pleaded guilty to reckless second-degree murder Kansas Department of Corrections records show Peppers remains an inmate at Lansing Correctional Facility Contact Tim Hrenchir at threnchir@gannett.com or 785-213-5934 We have the address for the funeral home & the family on file If you're not happy with your card we'll send a replacement or refund your money Richard Osby, age 68 of Atlanta, GA passed away on Wednesday, November 01, 2017 at Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI. Richard was born on March 14, 1949, the son of Karey and Georgia (Dunn) Osby in Atlanta, GA. He joined the United States... View Obituary & Service Information The family of Richard Osby created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories Made with love by funeralOne Two honored multi-sport prep athletes who competed at higher levels will be inducted at the 15th annual Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Hall of Fame banquet on Saturday Tapped from 1960s Decade are Don Osby of Steubenville High School and Bill Tucker from Weir High School sponsored by the Robinson Automotive Group and the OVAC Sports Museum are located inside WesBanco Arena Previously announced inductees include Steubenville's Zach Collaros and Beaver Local's Adam Hoppel for the 2000s decade; Wheeling Central's Eric McGhee and Edison's Kelly Shields for the 1990s; Bellaire's Georgia Dawson and Linsly's Ron Stephens for the 1980s; and Bellaire's Ron Lee and Martins Ferry's Keith Vrotsos for the 1970s The selections from the decades of the 1950s and 1940s will be announced on Sunday Capsule summaries of the 1960s honorees follow: he is regarded as the best-ever track long jumper in OVAC history He won Ohio's largest Class AA long jump title as a sophomore (23-feet 3-inches) and junior (23-7 1/4) before being ruled ineligible (overage) as a senior competing on one of the most talented track teams in OV history he was one of 10 All-Valley Big Red selections and one of four Big Red co-captains while being cited as "the finest jumper ever on the local scene." That spring the Ohio District meet and was second in the Regional meet He also ran a leg on an OV record-setting 4x440 relay unit which timed 3:19.8 he won he Martins Ferry Relays in 23-1 3/4 Big Red won its first four OVAC track crowns from 1964-67 with Osby featured on the last two he was a three-year standout at end on Ohio-ranked teams with records of 9-1 Osby accepted a football scholarship to the University of Iowa and started at wide receiver as a sophomore when he landed 19 passes for 276 yards After sitting out his junior year with an injury he returned as a starter at tight end as a senior He passed away earlier this year in Cincinnati he was a major player on back-to-back state Class AAA championship teams before starring in college and competing five years in the National Football League he teamed with OVAC Hall of Famer Bob Kelley to lead Weir to the 1960 state crown with a 40-0 title game rout of Nitro he scored two TDs in a 26-7 state title win over St Tucker earned first team All-State as a senior and third team as a junior He was selected captain of the All-OVAC and All-Valley squads as a senior he scored 116 points and rushed for 1,445 yards He played forward and center in basketball and started on the 1962 team which went unbeaten in regular season and ended 24-1 as state Class AAA runner-up to Beckley Woodrow Wilson 880 and mile relay units in OVAC and state competition. he accepted a football scholarship to Tennessee State University to play for Hall of Fame coach John Merritt He was selected to play in the Blue-Gray Classic and Senior Bowl He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round and competed as a fullback for five years in the NFL- - four with the 49ers and one with the Chicago Bears he rushed 127 times for 431 yards and 6 TDs and landed 59 passes for 496 yards and seven scores is inducted into the City of Weirton Hall of Fame Sports Hall of Fame and Weir High Wall of Fame A man who survived a shooting in June during a botched carjacking outside of his home in southeast Topeka looked across a Shawnee County district courtroom Friday and pointed out the man he said pulled the trigger A preliminary hearing for the accused gunman lasted about 90 minutes Friday morning and was continued until Jan 16 in the courtroom of Judge Richard Anderson Hayes-Osby is charged with aggravated battery and aggravated robbery said he had “never” seen Hayes-Osby until the robbery attempt the afternoon of June 5 LeBlanc said he was pulling up in front of his home about 3:40 p.m Kentucky after getting off work at the Capitol Plaza Hotel when a man he identified as Hayes-Osby approached him while he was still in his car LeBlanc said Hayes-Osby asked him if his 1989 Chevrolet Caprice — which had after-market a gun was brandished in my face,” LeBlanc testified Hayes-Osby said he handed over a set of work keys he had in his hands and that he had dropped his car keys on the passenger’s side floorboard LeBlanc said the car keys slipped under a mat on the floorboard LeBlanc said he threw his hands up and was told to get out of the car and sit on a curb across the street When Hayes-Osby continued to demand the car keys LeBlanc said he then walked back to the car on his own and pointed out where the car keys were located to Hayes-Osby who was sitting with his right foot in the car and his left foot on the street with the driver’s door open he attempted to slam the car door and took off running south in the 2900 block of S.E LeBlanc said he may have slammed the door on Hayes-Osby LeBlanc said he didn’t look back as he ran but began to hear gunfire as he made it to the second house past his residence LeBlanc said he “felt something stinging” in his chest He continued running as he was being chased where he sought help at a house where a man was outside said he told the man he had been shot and asked him to call an ambulance The man went inside his house in the 3000 block of S.E and LeBlanc said he followed him as he sought refuge “He probably thought I was there to rob him LeBlanc said he went outside the residence and knelt on the ground because of intense pain Police arrived and summoned help after finding LeBlanc had been wounded LeBlanc said he was taken to Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center where surgery was performed for the gunshot wound He said the bullet went through his right upper torso While LeBlanc was recovering in the hospital Topeka police Detective Jeremy Warren testified he showed him a series of photographs of possible suspects immediately identified a photo of Hayes-Osby when it was shown to him who was severely wounded six years ago in a gang-related retaliation shooting and had been released from a Kansas prison on April 20 was arrested and charged June 6 with criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon Hayes-Osby was charged with felony counts of aggravated battery and aggravated robbery Hayes-Osby was being held Friday on a $750,000 bond in the Shawnee County Jail in connection with aggravated battery interference with a law enforcement officer and criminal possession of a firearm He was a key witness in the conviction of gang leader Antwan Peppers in a 2008 trial Hayes-Osby identified Peppers as the “chief” of the Traveling Vice Lords street gang in Topeka Hayes-Osby testified he fatally shot Trever Antwan “Little Twan” Harness because he owed Hayes-Osby almost $3,200 and crack cocaine Hayes-Osby testified he and Harness had argued on July 14 Hayes-Osby pulled a gun and demanded that Harness pay his debt Hayes-Osby fatally shot Harness in the head Peppers and Hayes-Osby were to talk about the Harness shooting the next day but instead Peppers and two men opened fire on the car Hayes-Osby and Jermaine Cunningham were seated in outside of Terry’s Bar and Grill and Hayes-Osby was shot once in the upper right arm and three times in the back A Shawnee County District Court judge sentenced Peppers in September 2008 to a “Hard 50” for intentional first-degree murder in the killing of Cunningham and almost 23 years for attempted first-degree murder of Hayes-Osby denied killing Cunningham and wounding Hayes-Osby Hayes-Osby was convicted of reckless second-degree murder in the Harness killing rather than the more serious intentional second-degree murder and was sentenced to six years and three months in prison rather than 12 years and 10 months Capital-Journal staff writer Steve Fry contributed to this report This work, Osby joins the Army & Air Force Exchange Service as senior enlisted advisor, by MSgt Marianique Santos, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright sweetheart talks about coping with criticism and creating an album in the depths of the Pandemic as she steps out of her bedroom pop and opens the door to honesty MAKEUP CRYSTABEL RILEY (JULIAN WATSON) HAIR KATSUYA KACHI DIGITAL TECHNICIAN JAMES RAWLINGS LIGHTING TECHNICIAN JOHN NEATE GRET MATEIDES MAKEUP 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Olivia Osby’s first show was in the sweltering basement of a DIY venue in Atlanta She bundled herself in a heaping Goodwill jacket and a massive T-shirt armor meant to conceal her most vulnerable parts Older guys at the venue tried to twist her into a punchline with over a million streams for her band Lowertown—formed with her friend Avsha Weinberg—swarms of devout fans all it takes is one sneering remark to make beginners raise the white flag; but even with her tonguetied stage fright then 16-year-old Osby had an impressively deep threshold for assholes Her look—if Rapunzel listened to Nirvana and dyed her hair with Manic Panic gained her a following on Instagram at just 14 “Being a woman—people will criticize you for just existing,” she laughs “So having a biggish following already built me up to understand that people are gonna be intimidated and waste their negative energy on you.” the first mention she heard of Weinberg was to not hang out with him But after they were in 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Read moreAs Los Angeles fire chief Daryl Osby took the podium Along with updates on progress in fighting the fire he said this blaze signified a shift: fire crews are now facing the most erratic and challenging fight of their lives Climate change, Osby said, was undeniably a part of why the fires burning in northern and southern California were more devastating and destructive than in years past The death toll stood at 25: two in the LA-area fires 23 around the destroyed town of Paradise 500 miles to the north “The fact of the matter is if you look at the state of California climate challenge is happening statewide,” Osby said adding that “it is going to be here for the foreseeable future” The Camp fire burns in the hills 2018 near Big Bend Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesDrought conditions have increasingly affected the state over the past decade causing erratic fire behavior and making efforts to contain the flames much more difficult has burned more than 87,000 acres in three days More than 177 homes have been lost and officials said that number was expected to rise rapidly The fire season, which started in early summer, is poised to break records for a second year in a row. In July California’s outgoing governor, Jerry Brown, referred to megafires as the “new normal” Osby told the Guardian environmental changes had expanded fire season across the state has diverted resources that drier areas of southern California could once rely on for backup Typically we would rely on our partners to the north to come But they are fighting a major fire up thereDaryl Osby LA fire chief“It did have an affect on our strategy,” he said “Typically we would rely on our partners to the north to come But they are fighting a major fire up there.” Southern California fire crews therefore only had capacity to focus on saving lives and structures as the fire moved and were unable to work on containing the flames for three days there was a window on Saturday when the winds died down and firefighters were able to make some progress But with strong winds projected through the beginning of the new week containing the fire will be more difficult “They took as much advantage as they could,” he said He added that aircraft will be less affective at aiming retardant “You can imagine dropping a cup of water into these winds Osby said fire crews would have the support they need to stop the flames from spreading “What really hampered our ability to combat this fire is we didn’t have enough resources for containment,” he said “Normally we would do all three things simultaneously but now we have to do it in sequential order Towering at 15 feet (4.5 meters) and constructed from cellular plastic and fiberglass cloth, the animal figures were modeled after two of Apelgren’s childhood toys. The artist wanted to make something "kind and childlike" as a nod to renowned toy manufacturer BRIO, which was based in Osby for over 100 years and runs a popular toy museum in town.  While some locals found the colossal animal duo comical and jokingly called it Sweden's modern answer to the Easter Island statues, others thought the large sculptures ruined the scenic lakefront and that they should be moved to a playground instead.  After being vandalized a few times, the artwork was eventually set on fire one summer night in 2013. As a result, the monkey figure was reduced to ashes and the rabbit figure was scorched. However, thanks to local businesses and the Municipality of Osby, the animal pair was restored and re-inaugurated two years later.  Located on the edge of Osby Lake, Apan och Kaninen, or the Bunny & Monkey sculptures, are freely accessible 24/7. Complementary parking is available close by. It's also possible to reach the artwork by foot in about 8 minutes from the Osby train station. A 15-foot-tall statue of the head of the Sopranos family greets passengers at a train station in southeastern Lithuania. A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet. In the hometown of Eiji Tsuburaya, a street lined with intergalactic heroes and monsters. These two 90-year-old statues were once part of a Japanese Shinto shrine. No one knows the story behind the mysterious feline perched on this rooftop. Another statue of Japan's most famous dog stands in his hometown. Legend holds that a tortoise turned itself into this island to save two shipwrecked sailors. Honoring the star of the “The Bob Newhart Show” which took place in the city of Chicago in the 1970s. XA student from Simon Youth Academy at Circle Centre Mall stands and claps after receiving a scholarship at graduation Thursday. Sixty-two students graduated from the academy this year, the most in its six-year history. (Carson TerBush / Chalkbeat) posed for a photo in her white graduation gown with her 7-month-old daughter perched on her hip.  who graduated Thursday from Simon Youth Academy at Circle Centre Mall said she feels proud to finish high school she wasn’t sure she would be able to do it on time an alternative high school in Indianapolis Public Schools was created to help students like Osby overcome challenges to earn diplomas The school recruits juniors and seniors at risk of dropping out and gets them back on track with individualized course loads and opportunities to graduate early.  The academy’s teaching model proved effective even during a pandemic 62 students earned diplomas from the school A celebratory balloon floats in the audience of the Simon Youth Academy graduation Thursday at the Indianapolis Artsgarden Graduating Simon Youth Academy students make their entrance for the ceremony as family members look on the academy had a 132% graduation rate this year Students from Simon Youth Academy at Circle Centre Mall listen to Principal Robert Moses speak at their graduation Thursday A man records Simon Youth Academy graduates on an iPad as they leave the Indianapolis Artsgarden at the conclusion of their graduation ceremony Thursday poses for a photo with Principal Robert Moses and another student after receiving a Simon Youth Scholarship a four-year renewable scholarship totaling $15,000 Graduates of Simon Youth Academy at Circle Centre Mall stand to receive applause from the audience of their friends and family at the end of their graduation ceremony Thursday All students who were on track to graduate at the beginning of the year did along with additional students who graduated early through accelerated course plans The academy’s graduation rate has exceeded 100% every year since it started far outpacing last year’s state average of nearly 88%.  many holding shiny balloons and colorful bouquets whooped and cheered as their loved ones crossed the stage “That’s my baby!” echoed across the Indianapolis Artsgarden as students pulled down their masks and smiled for photos with their diplomas who transferred from schools including Arsenal Tech said if they hadn’t found Simon Youth Academy they weren’t sure they would have graduated.  runs 41 academies in Simon-owned malls across the country Over 22,000 students have graduated from the academies since the foundation opened the first one in 1998.  Principal Robert Moses said the academy at Circle Centre faced many challenges this year students and their families contracting COVID-19 He worried some students would not complete high school but in the end he was amazed by the high number of graduates because some of you guys made it by the skin of your teeth — but you made it,” Moses said in a speech at the graduation.  who in previous years frequently texted and called students and parents amped up their communications during virtual schooling If a teacher noticed a student wasn’t actively working on their virtual lessons they would text the student reminding them to focus Teachers often video chatted with students or even visited their homes to check in said the one-on-one relationships he developed with teachers at the academy turned his education around.  Perez spent the first half of high school at Arsenal Tech and Purdue Polytechnic where he said classes typically had 20 to 30 students and teachers were often busy or absent.  “They weren’t really into what they were teaching they were just trying to get through the day,” Perez said Perez said he goofed around with his friends most of the time leading him to give up on several classes at the end of sophomore year “I think that was like the lowest point I had gotten to,” Perez said.  a teacher was always available to answer his questions and since he was working on a personalized class schedule he could focus on himself rather than on friends He made up the five classes he flunked sophomore year and got back on track he delivered the commencement speech for his class.  Perez had earned a Simon Youth Scholarship which will provide him $3,750 for up to four years — almost covering the $4,500 tuition at Ivy Tech Community College “A lot of weight was lifted off my chest,” Perez said “I can finally transition into the next part of my life.” CHALKBEAT IS A CIVIC NEWS COMPANY NEWSROOM ©2025 From On the day that saxophonist Greg Osby opened a weeklong stay at the Village Vanguard round number with which to reflect on a few other impressive numbers: 1983 the year when he moved to New York and played the Vanguard with Jon Faddis; 15 the number of CDs he made for Blue Note Records; 17 the number of artists currently listed on the website of his own Inner Circle Music company WBGO and NPR Music were there when he introduced another number The band sounded comfortable celebrating the occasion even though it was the first time it had ever played together in that particular configuration Osby is known for his interest in innovation in form and harmony with a well-disguised "Night And Day." Tunes from pianist Marc Copland also gave the band members space to show off their individual soloing voices the band's floating postbop let down a few recognizable anchors: Osby took an astounding solo on Thelonious Monk's "Ask Me Now," and the group closed with the head-nodding groove of "Please Stand By." Osby comes from the generation where mentorship was still the dominant method of career advancement in jazz — where the most talented younger musicians cut their teeth in the bands of established stars picking up a new band of promising newcomers and underheard musicians for his latest album The twenty-something guitarist Nir Felder reprises his role on the album in this particular band Osby has also called on veteran talent: bassist Joseph Lepore an Italian who has been living in New York for over a decade and just recorded for Inner Circle; Copland has proven elusive; and versatile drummer Terri Lyne Carrington with whom Osby shared an apartment decades ago (She also celebrates a birthday on Wednesday night of the residency.) studied jazz at Howard University and Berklee College of Music like-minded experimentalists in Steve Coleman and Cassandra Wilson who were interested in pursuing original structures for improvising; the group of musicians and artists of that social circle were referred to by one of their original theoretical concepts Osby was also performing as a member of drummer Jack DeJohnette's band he was a solo recording artist; by the end of the next he was raising talent like Jason Moran and Stefon Harris to greater attention With the launch of Inner Circle Music, Osby has also joined the ranks of the musician-entrepreneur. 9 Levels continues his labyrinthine, wide-ranging exploration of composition; as the first release on his label, it also allows him to assume full autonomy for the creative direction and the business around it. Like Osby himself, those investments were maturing notably this week at the Vanguard. Become an NPR sponsor Latoy Tate requested and received a personal protection order against a man with whom she shared a child "I'm very scared that Marcus Osby will really hurt me soon," she wrote on Friday entered a home the couple used to share Lansing Police Chief Michael Yankowski said police found Osby all dead of apparent gunshot wounds in a duplex in the 2900 block of Truman Circle in the early morning hours Friday Osby was the father of two of Tate's three children but none of them were home during the shooting Yankowski characterized the shooting as a "domestic-related" incident but said it is "way too early in the investigation to get into the 'why.'" Friday requested a welfare check at the residence When officers arrived they entered and found the bodies and Tate lived in the duplex nestled at the end of a cul de sac in a quiet residential neighborhood The protection order Tate received in 2014 was in effect for a six-month period There's no indication in court records that it was ever renewed a former Everett High School basketball player lived at the same address as recently as 2014 He had also been previously charged in connection with a shooting after a man was shot in the shoulder outside a Lansing bar in 2012 He was ordered to stand trial on the charges but court records show the case was dropped in 2013 due to a lack of evidence Autopsies are expected within one or two days Fenner Arboretum and dotted with tidy multifamily homes "There are kids out a lot in the summertime who lives next door to the duplex where the shooting occurred said he was not aware of the incident until he went outside to go to work this morning "There's lots of families with kids around here you just don't think this kind of thing would happen in your neck of the woods," Currie said Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to call Detective Sgt Todd Johnson at 483-6864 or anonymously call CRIME STOPPERS at 483-7867 Reporter Ken Palmer contributed to this report. Contact Christopher Haxel at 517-377-1261 or chaxel@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @ChrisHaxel.