Alum's 'Direction Pieces' exhibit explores alternate perspectives through video

Creating a video of people playing a piano with another person’s head is a far cry from UCLA alumnus Tejpal Ajji’s original intention of becoming an ancient Greek art historian. When he was a second-year undergraduate student at the University of Toronto, Ajji started making videos in a sculpture class and got hooked on video making.

Golda Inquito and Gertie Meza, members of Durwood, release self-titled debut album

As both singer-songwriters and self-proclaimed television addicts, Golda Inquito and fellow band member Gertie Meza found the inspiration for their band’s name within one of their favorite shows. Inquito and Meza decided to call their band Durwood, a word that turned up countless times during episodes of “Bewitched.”

'Africa Speaks, America Answers' discusses how for jazz, 'No country is an island'

While playing jazz on the piano at 18, historian Robin D.G. Kelley fell in love with the music and ingenuity of American jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk. Kelley decided to follow his interest beyond the keyboard and investigate the history behind it.