Andrew Hill (June 30, 1931 – April 20, 2007) was an American jazz pianist and composer.
60-571: Divine Revelation is an album by American jazz pianist Andrew Hill recorded in 1975 and released on the Danish SteepleChase label. The album features four of Hill's original compositions performed by a quartet and one jazz standard performed solo. The CD added one alternate take as a bonus track. The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars calling it "complex but logical music". Andrew Hill (jazz musician) Jazz critic John Fordham described Hill as
120-581: A senior capstone ; the senior capstone course serves as a "culmination of the University Studies program," and requires students to take part in a community-based project of their choosing, often followed by a public presentation on their experience in the project. The program garnered national attention for its learning communities, service-learning, senior capstones, and successful retention of first-year students. U.S. News & World Report has on multiple occasions listed University Studies as
180-592: A "Program to Look For". In 1995, two years before his death, the university honored Stephen Epler for his contributions to the university's origins. In 2003 Portland State was approved to award degrees in Black Studies . That same year the university opened a center housed in the Native American Student and Community Center. In 2004 the College of Engineering and Computer Science was renamed
240-461: A "uniquely gifted composer, pianist and educator" although "his status remained largely inside knowledge in the jazz world for most of his career." Hill recorded for Blue Note Records for nearly a decade, producing a dozen albums. Hill was born in Chicago , Illinois , to William and Hattie Hill. He had a brother, Robert, who was a singer and classical violin player. Hill took up the piano at
300-623: A 1963 interview with A. B. Spellman . Powell was an even greater influence, but Hill thought that his music was a dead end: "If you stay with Bud too much, you'll always sound like him, even if you're doing something he never did." Hill referred to Tatum as the epitome of "all modern piano playing". Source: Compilations With Walt Dickerson With Roland Kirk With Jimmy Woods With Hank Mobley With Joe Henderson With Bobby Hutcherson With Russel Baba With Reggie Workman With Greg Osby Portland State University Portland State University ( PSU )
360-428: A 1993 summary report on the reform, it was stated that the University Studies sought to incorporate "'across-the-curriculum' themes including writing, diversity and multiculturalism, ethics , and global studies ," as well as form a foundation that "includes the capacity and the propensity to engage in inquiry and critical thinking, to use various forms of communication for learning and expression, to gain an awareness of
420-624: A dual enrollment agreement with Portland Community College and Clackamas Community College that allows students of the two schools to take courses at either school, and also complies with the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree curriculum (A.A.O.T.), which allows accepted students who have completed two year associate degrees at an Oregon community college to transfer into the university at junior level. Portland State University's academic programs are organized into nine major academic units: In addition, Portland State University, through
480-448: A fifteen-story high rise. Older residence halls, many of which were originally apartment buildings that were purchased by the university, include Blackstone , built in 1930, and Montgomery Court, built in 1916; other older residence halls include St. Helens Court , built in 1927 and soon to be demolished; the art deco Parkway Manor , built in 1931; and Blumel Hall, built in 1986. Optional residential and social opportunities exist with
540-559: A large fitness area, and an outdoor program; it is located in the university's Urban Center, a quadrangle which is also home to the College of Urban and Public Affairs, the university bookstore, and several restaurants; the Portland Streetcar runs west through the center. The student-managed PSU Film Committee operates the 5th Avenue Cinema , one of the only student operated theaters in the United States. The cinema
600-486: A monthly magazine The Pacific Sentinel in January 2016. The university houses a Women's Resources center, a Disability Resources center, a Resource Center for Students with Children, a Queer Resource Center for LGBT students, and a Veteran's Resource Center. Fraternities and sororities at Portland State University are represented by a student-run group called "Greek Life" or "Greek Council". The council's purpose
660-419: A more broad-based research university. Recently added fields where doctorates are awarded are mathematics, biology, chemistry, applied physics, computer science, applied psychology, engineering & technology management, mechanical engineering, and sociology. Graduate education is now offered in more than 70 master's degree programs, more than 30 graduate certificate programs, and 20 doctoral programs. In 2006,
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#1732773301828720-500: A neighboring block soon after its move to downtown Portland, and delayed the construction of student housing until the early 1970s. The student government is the Associated Students of Portland State University (ASPSU). In addition to a student body President and Vice President, there is a Student Fee Committee, a 25-member Student Senate, and a Judicial Board which rules on ASPSU constitutional questions. There are also
780-715: A number of university committees that have student members appointed by the ASPSU President. Portland State also participates in the Oregon Student Association , the statewide student lobbying non-profit. The fully student-run newspaper at Portland State is the Portland State Vanguard , established in 1946. Student-run broadcasters run radio station KPSU which is ranked in the Top 20 College Radio Stations by several organizations and
840-492: A rectangular structure, the library's convex wall of glass facing the campus' park blocks was added in 1989 to surround and preserve a large copper beech tree that was planted in 1890. The Millar Library houses approximately 1,422,427 volumes, 640 print subscriptions, 97,065 accessible electronic books, 2,592,288 microforms, 69,762 maps, and 133,978 audio-visual materials. It is also a repository for federal documents, housing over 400,000 government documents. The Millar Library
900-460: A small but active Greek system , which includes: Fraternities: Portland State University has numerous pieces of public art around campus from renowned local, national and international artists, such as Frederic Littman , Thomas Hardy, Ken MacKintosh & Lillian Pitt , Emily Ginsburg , Harrell Fletcher with Avalon Kalin, Linda Stein , John Aiken , and Ed Carpenter . There are several art galleries and spaces for exhibiting art at PSU:
960-427: A total of 6,050 degrees for the 2014–15 academic year, including 4,250 bachelor's degrees, 1,725 master's degrees and 75 doctoral degrees. According to the U.S. News & World Report and Forbes , the university's acceptance rate was 95% in 2012, which was considered selective for a state university. According to Forbes in their 2015 survey, the university's acceptance rate was 61%. Portland State also has
1020-419: A wide range of issues, from social justice to grantwriting , environmental conservation , youth education, and more. Capstone courses often conclude with a public presentation from the students on their experiences with the community organization or cause which they explored. The university received national recognition for the program from the U.S. News & World Report , the W.K. Kellogg Foundation ,
1080-478: A youngster, during a 1964 interview with Leonard Feather : "I started out in music as a boy soprano, singing and playing the accordion , and tap dancing. I had a little act and made quite a few of the talent shows around town from 1943 until 1947. I won turkeys at two Thanksgiving parties at the Regal Theatre ," parties sponsored by the newspaper Chicago Defender , which Hill coincidentally used to sell on
1140-731: Is a public research university in Portland, Oregon , United States. It was founded in 1946 as a post-secondary educational institution for World War II veterans . It evolved into a four-year college over the next 20 years and was granted university status in 1969. It is one of two public universities in Oregon that are in a large city. It is governed by a board of trustees . PSU is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Portland State comprises seven constituent colleges, offering undergraduate degrees in 123 fields and postgraduate degrees in 117 fields. As of 2023,
1200-592: Is eight blocks away from Pioneer Courthouse Square , and four blocks from the Portland Art Museum . The Keller Auditorium is located at the northwestern edge of the campus, on 3rd Ave. and Clay St. In 2010, the university opened a $ 62 million Gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified Student Rec Center. The six-story building houses an aquatics center, climbing wall, basketball/volleyball/badminton courts, an indoor soccer court,
1260-425: Is one of only a handful of "Free Format" radio stations in the country, and television station PSU TV. The Portland Review is a literary magazine of poetry, fiction, and art published by PSU's Student Publications Board since 1956. Additional student newspapers at PSU were The Rearguard , an alternative-monthly newspaper, and The Spectrum. Following budget cuts for these publications, they were consolidated into
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#17327733018281320-444: Is open to the public and screens films weekly, with students receiving free admission, and many of the university's film studies courses are held in the screening rooms. Although largely a commuter school, PSU houses around 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and has ten residence halls. Its largest include University Pointe, a sixteen-story apartment building operated by American Campus Communities built in 2011, and Ondine,
1380-548: Is open to the public, and allows non-students access to their catalogues of PDF files and published online journals. U.S. News & World Report ranked Portland State as a second tier research university in their 2017 report, but listed it as unranked nationally. The university is ranked among The Best 376 Colleges in its 2012 edition, "Best in the West", and as a "College With a Conscience" by The Princeton Review . Portland State's MBA (Master's of Business Administration)
1440-513: Is ranked 62nd, as well as its Graduate School of Education is ranked as being among the "Best" by U.S. News & World Report . The university is listed by U.S. News & World Report as having one of The Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs. The Carnegie Foundation ranked PSU as a Top School in Curricular Engagement, Outreach, and Partnerships, and it is ranked as the ninth Best Neighbor Universities. The majority of
1500-724: Is to facilitate between the university and the Greek Community on campus, provide a venue for communication between individual Chapters, and to facilitate socials, fundraisers, and other philanthropic events. The council is made up of six executive offices (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Special Events Chair, and Public Relations) and represents the following Greek Organizations to date: Alpha Kappa Alpha , Alpha Kappa Psi , Alpha Phi Alpha , Alpha Chi Omega , Kappa Sigma , Omega Delta Phi and Phi Delta Theta . The university contains four parking structures for automobiles: two located on 6th Avenue; one on 12th Street at
1560-769: The Corporation for National Service , the Atlantic Foundation , and the Pew Charitable Trust for the innovative pedagogical approach to undergraduate education. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education ranks Portland State as a university with "higher research activity." The 1.4 million-volume, six-floor Branford Price Millar Library is located in the center of campus, opposite Fariborz Maseeh Hall on Park Avenue, and has several computer labs, technology and faculty reading rooms, and video viewing rooms. Built in 1966 as
1620-540: The Oregon State Board of Higher Education in 1969, becoming Portland State University. In 1993, PSU did away with the traditional undergraduate distribution system and adopted a new interdisciplinary general education program known as University Studies. The University Studies curriculum consists of one year of required freshman inquiry courses followed by a year of sophomore inquiry, junior cluster courses (which serve as upperclassmen electives ) and, finally,
1680-547: The University of Michigan , the University of Toronto , Harvard University , Bennington College and other schools. Hill's album Dusk was selected best album of 2001 by both DownBeat and JazzTimes ; and in 2003, Hill received the Jazzpar Prize . Hill's earlier work also received renewed attention as a result of the belated release of several unissued sessions recorded in the 1960s for Blue Note, notably
1740-640: The 14th best in the Nation. Planetizen currently ranks the university's graduate Urban & Regional Planning Program, at the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, within the top 25 best urban planning programs in the nation. Other top programs/colleges at Portland State University include its graduate College of Urban and Public Affairs which is ranked 46th in the nation, its Rehabilitation Counseling and Social Work graduate degrees ranked 23rd and 33rd respectively, its Speech-Language Pathology program
1800-609: The Center changed its name to Portland State College to mark its maturation into a four-year degree-granting institution, although severe restrictions were placed on the college's curriculum and growth. Epler, who had campaigned for a presidency role at the college, was not elected by the State Board. Without an administrative stake in the college, Epler left and accepted presidency at Reedley College in California. By 1956,
1860-500: The Center for Executive and Professional Education, offers non-credit, short term, professional education programs for the public as well as customized education for organizations. In 1993, PSU comprehensively reformed its undergraduate curriculum with a new curriculum called University Studies that is unique to the institution. The curriculum was conceived to address issues of credit distribution which required students in upper-level courses to enroll in classes outside of their majors. In
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1920-630: The College of Urban and Public Affairs established Portland State University's first fully online degree. The Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice offers an online bachelor's degree in criminology and criminal justice as well as certificates in Advanced Crime Analysis, Criminal Behavior, Leadership in Criminal Justice, and a post-baccalaureate certificate in Criminology and Criminal Justice. Portland State awarded
1980-627: The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at Portland State University. The university has made great efforts to make its buildings environmentally sustainable, both in its new architecture as well as through renovation of its older buildings. In September 2008 the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation awarded Portland State University a $ 25 million challenge grant. The grant and the funds raised to match it must be used exclusively for sustainability programs. As of 2012 , eight buildings on
2040-878: The MK Gallery, AB Gallery and Sugar Cube Gallery within PSU's School of Art + Design; the Broadway Gallery in Lincoln Performance Hall; and the Littman + White Galleries in Smith Memorial Student Union . Littman + White Galleries are among the United States' only student-run contemporary art galleries. In 2018, the Autzen Gallery at Neuberger Hall was closed amid restorations for the building, and will be replaced with
2100-710: The Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, after an alumnus Fariborz Maseeh . In August 2020, citing the George Floyd protests as well as the killing of a Black man by PSU ( campus police ) officers in 2018, university President Stephen Percy announced that the campus police will no longer carry guns on patrol (though firearms will still be stored in the public safety office for use in case of an active shooter situation). In case of dangerous calls, Portland police will respond instead. The policy took effect on September 1, 2021. However, this policy
2160-555: The May 30 Vanport Flood of 1948 , the college became known as "the college that wouldn't die" for refusing to close after the flood. The term was coined by Lois Hennessy, a student who wrote about the college and the flood in the Christian Science Monitor , though students nicknamed the school "The college without a future." (Hennessy was the mother of poet Gary Snyder .) The school occupied Grant High School in
2220-501: The PSU campus are LEED -certified, two of which are at Platinum status, and the university announced plans for renovations on Neuberger Hall to bring it to LEED certification as well in 2014. Portland State has been named among the most eco-friendly universities in the United States. In addition to the university's eco-conscious architecture and reconstructive work, it has also been recognized for its utilization of mass transit, including light rail, streetcar, and bus systems all central to
2280-736: The PSU campus is located across a 50-acre (20 ha) section of southwest downtown Portland , in an area known as the University District. The campus is situated against the West Hills , and is bound by Clay Street to the north, Fourth Avenue to the east, Interstate 405 to the south, and 12th Avenue to the west. SW Broadway runs through the center of the campus, where the university's central buildings are located: Lincoln Hall, Cramer Hall, Smith Memorial Student Union, Fariborz Maseeh Hall, and Shattuck Hall; Cramer Hall, Smith Memorial, and Fariborz Maseeh Hall are connected by tunnels on
2340-667: The Vanport Junior High School and given its location in the Columbia River floodplain was promptly given the colloquial title, "The U by the Slough." This first summer session had 221 students, and tuition and fees were $ 50. Over 1,410 students registered for the 1946 fall term, which was delayed until October 7, 1946, due to a lack of space. Since the population in Vanport was decreasing after World War II,
2400-418: The age of thirteen, and was encouraged by Earl Hines . As a child, he attended the University of Chicago Experimental School . He was referred by jazz composer Bill Russo to Paul Hindemith , with whom he studied informally until 1952. While a teenager, he performed in rhythm and blues bands and with touring jazz musicians, including Charlie Parker and Miles Davis . Hill recalls some of his experience as
2460-623: The ambitious large-group date Passing Ships . In 2004, he appeared on SOLOS: The Jazz Sessions . As a consequence of his renewed prominence, a new Blue Note album titled Time Lines was released on February 21, 2006. His final public performance was on March 29, 2007, at Trinity Church in New York City. It was while working at the Lighthouse Café, in Hermosa Beach that he met his future wife, Laverne Gillette, at
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2520-692: The army to fight in World War II . After returning to the United States after serving, Epler became a veterans' counselor in Oregon's General Extension Division in Portland. The Vanport Extension Center was conceived by Epler in order to satisfy the demand for higher education in Portland for returning World War II veterans, taking advantage of the G.I. Bill . The G.I. Bill was passed in 1944 to provide college, high school or vocational education for returning World War II veterans, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. The first classes were held in
2580-400: The basement levels, as well as by skybridges on the upper levels, which allows students access between buildings without having to use street sidewalks. The university's South Park Blocks , situated on the opposite side of the central buildings, run parallel to Park Avenue, and begin at Market Street where Lincoln Hall is located, and end at Shattuck Hall. The northern edge of the PSU campus
2640-808: The broader human experience and its environment, and appreciate the responsibilities of persons to themselves, to each other, and to community." PSU's University Studies curriculum begins with Freshman Inquiry courses, which are interactive and theme-based, and "explore topics and issues using an interdisciplinary approach to show how they can be understood from different perspectives." The Sophomore Inquiry courses are heavily communication-based, and are focused on group dialogue as well as presentations and research projects. As students transition into junior level, they are required to enroll in Upper Division Cluster Courses which are more in-depth and focused, as they pertain more closely to
2700-617: The campus. It has also been recognized for its abundance of bicycle transportation; in 2013, PSU was ranked one of America's six most bike-friendly universities, third to Stanford University and University of California, Davis . Outside Shattuck Hall , the university's architecture department constructed the Shattuck Hall Ecological Learning Plaza, a garden featuring green walls , solar panels , and permeable pavement. The university also features its own community garden . Portland State differs from
2760-468: The extension center was able to use buildings created for other purposes: two childcare centers, a recreation building with three classrooms, and a shopping center, which required substantial modification to house a library, offices, and six classrooms. In addition to Vanport Junior High School, Lincoln and Jefferson high schools were used after school hours, as well as the University of Oregon 's dental and medical schools, located in Portland. Following
2820-479: The five pieces on Bobby Hutcherson's Dialogue album. Hill rarely worked as a sideman after the 1960s, preferring to play his own compositions. This may have limited his public exposure. He later taught in California and held a tenure-track faculty appointment at Portland State University from 1989 to 1996. While at PSU, he established a Summer Jazz Intensive program, in addition to performing, conducting workshops and attending residencies at Wesleyan University ,
2880-511: The last years of his life. He died at his home in Jersey City, New Jersey. In May 2007, he became the first person to receive a posthumous honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music . Hill's main influences were pianists Thelonious Monk , Bud Powell and Art Tatum . "Monk's like Ravel and Debussy to me, in that he put a lot of personality into his playing [...] it's the personality of music which makes it, finally," he said in
2940-501: The next couple of decades was restricted under the Oregon University System's 1929 ruling that no public university or college in Oregon could duplicate the programs offered by another, with grandfathered exclusions for the University of Oregon and Oregon State University . Nevertheless, graduate programs were added in 1961 and doctoral programs were added in 1972. The institution was granted university status by
3000-549: The northwestern edge of the campus; and one 5th Avenue between Montgomery and Harrison Streets. A guest parking lot is located on the south end of Shattuck Hall . Portland State University is serviced with mass transit by TriMet , which includes fifteen bus lines as well as the MAX light rail system. There are also shuttles available through Oregon Health & Science University and Portland Community College on SW Harrison Street at SW Broadway. In addition to use of mass transit,
3060-408: The other universities in Oregon partially because, as an urban institution, it attracts a student body older than other universities; in the 2010–2011 school year, it was reported that the average age of an attending undergraduate student was 26 years. Some programs only offer night classes. PSU also delayed the development of its campus for decades after its founding. The institution sold land in
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#17327733018283120-523: The streets. In 1950, Hill learned his first blues changes on the piano from the saxophonist Pat Patrick and in 1953, he played his first professional job as a musician, with Paul Williams ' band. "At that time", he recalls, "I was playing baritone sax as well as piano." During the next few years, the piano gigs brought him into contact with many musicians, some of whom became relevant influences: Joe Segal and Barry Harris , among others. In 1961, after travelling as an accompanist for Dinah Washington ,
3180-594: The students' chosen majors. Unlike the inquiry courses that make up students' freshmen and sophomore years, the upper-division courses do not feature mentor sessions. The "clusters" from which students choose their courses cover a wide range of disciplines and themes. During their senior year, while still completing upper-division Cluster Courses , students are also required to complete a six-credit senior capstone project in order to graduate. The capstone integrates class work with community-based work. These projects are integrated with local community organizations, and cover
3240-623: The summer of 1948, then to hastily converted buildings at the Oregon Shipyard, known as the Oregon Ship. In 1953, the school moved to downtown Portland and occupied the vacated buildings of Lincoln High School on SW Broadway Street, including Lincoln Hall , then known as "Old Main." The school changed its name to the Portland State Extension Center between December 1951 and February 1952. In 1955,
3300-578: The time an organist at the Red Carpet. They married in 1963 and moved to New York. Laverne died following a long illness in California , where the couple had settled, in 1989. He married dancer/educator Joanne Robinson Hill in Portland in 1992. They moved to New York City in 1995. From 2000, Hill and his wife lived in Jersey City, New Jersey . Andrew Hill suffered from lung cancer during
3360-979: The university had a total enrollment of approximately 21,000 students. Its athletic teams are known as the Portland State Vikings , with school colors of green and white. They compete at the NCAA Division I level, primarily in the Big Sky Conference . Portland State University was established as the Vanport Extension Center in June 1946, founded by Stephen Edward Epler , a native of Iowa . Epler graduated from Cotner College in Lincoln, Nebraska , and later Columbia University in New York City , before joining
3420-452: The veteran population at the college had subsided, and baby food was no longer stocked in the bookstore. Architecture at the university was a topic of controversy in its early stages. In 1968, incoming university president Gregory Wolfe commented that the buildings were distressing evidence of Stalinist cubism on campus, although urban renewal chairman Ira Keller found them to be "perfectly lovely." Portland State University's growth for
3480-853: The young pianist settled in New York City in 1961, where he worked for Johnny Hartman and Al Hibbler , then briefly moved to Los Angeles County , where he worked with Roland Kirk 's quartet and at the jazz club Lighthouse Café , in Hermosa Beach . Hill first recorded as a sideman in 1954, but his reputation was made by his Blue Note recordings as leader from 1963 to 1970, which featured several other important post-bop musicians including Joe Chambers , Richard Davis , Eric Dolphy , Bobby Hutcherson , Joe Henderson , Freddie Hubbard , Elvin Jones , Woody Shaw , Tony Williams , and John Gilmore . Hill also played on albums by Henderson, Hutcherson, and Hank Mobley . His compositions accounted for three of
3540-427: Was later reversed, and as of early 2023 campus police have resumed carrying weapons. Founders and presidents of the university include: Portland State offers undergraduate degrees in one hundred twenty-three fields, and postgraduate degrees in one hundred and seventeen. The university has increasingly added more doctoral programs as it has grown from its original mission as a liberal arts undergraduate college into
3600-546: Was ranked in the top 100 by The Princeton Review , who also named Portland State as one of the best institutions in the country for undergraduate education. In 2015, the university ranked at number 16 as one of the "Most Innovative" colleges in the nation. Portland State University's School of Business Administration is also ranked in surveys, such as The Princeton Review ' s Best 294 Business Schools . U.S. News & World Report currently ranks Portland State University's graduate Urban & Regional Planning Program as
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