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111-759: Becker and Fagen played together in a variety of bands from their time together studying at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson. They later moved to Los Angeles , gathered a band of musicians and began recording albums. Their first, Can't Buy a Thrill (1972), established a template for their career, blending elements of rock, jazz , Latin music , R&B , blues and sophisticated studio production with cryptic and ironic lyrics. The band enjoyed critical and commercial success with seven studio albums, peaking with their top-selling album Aja , released in 1977. After Steely Dan disbanded in 1981, Becker and Fagen worked sporadically on solo projects through

222-551: A $ 25 million donation from the Gochman Family Foundation to form a Center for American and Indigenous Studies at CCS Bard and a matching donation of $ 25 million from George Soros . This followed two 2021 gifts of $ 25 million, one from Marieluise Hessel and a matching donation from Soros. The Center for Human Rights & the Arts at Bard College is an interdisciplinary research institution dedicated to exploring

333-606: A 1995 interview, Becker and Fagen called the songs "stinko". "Dallas" was later covered by Poco on their Head Over Heels album. Can't Buy a Thrill , Steely Dan's debut album, was released in 1972. Its hit singles " Do It Again " and " Reelin' In the Years " reached No. 6 and No. 11 respectively on the Billboard singles chart. Along with " Dirty Work " (sung by David Palmer ), the songs became staples on radio. Because of Fagen's reluctance to sing live, Palmer handled most of

444-743: A band?" Discovering that they enjoyed similar music, the two began writing songs together. Becker and Fagen began playing in local groups. One such group—known as the Don Fagen Jazz Trio, the Bad Rock Group and later the Leather Canary—included future comedy star Chevy Chase on drums. They played covers of songs by The Rolling Stones (" Dandelion "), Moby Grape ("Hey Grandma"), and Willie Dixon (" Spoonful "), as well as some original compositions. Terence Boylan , another Bard musician, remembered that Fagen took readily to

555-554: A cheerleader at a crap game." Sometime after recording Can't Buy a Thrill , Steely Dan wrote and recorded a jingle for Schlitz Beer that was rejected and never aired. Long considered lost, it was rediscovered in July 2023 by Cimcie Nichols in the archive of her late father Roger Nichols. The 1 minute and 50 second jingle has a distinct Steely Dan sound with layered vocals by Fagen, after a spoken word introduction in Spanish by Baxter (in

666-437: A collaboration with Al-Quds University involving an honors college, a master's program in teaching and a model high school. In accordance with AlQuds-Bard requirements, students are not allowed to decide their major during the first year of their studies; instead, as a liberal arts college, students are advised to diverge in different classes that would allow them to decide what program they would like to take interest in as in

777-437: A diverse group of session players for Katy Lied (1975), including Porcaro, Paich, and McDonald, as well as guitarist Elliott Randall , jazz saxophonist Phil Woods , saxophonist/bassist Wilton Felder , percussionist/vibraphonist/keyboardist Victor Feldman , keyboardist (and later producer) Michael Omartian , and guitarist Larry Carlton —Dias, Becker, and Fagen being Steely Dan's only original members. The album went gold on

888-410: A drug overdose in their Upper West Side apartment, and he was sued for $ 17 million. Becker settled out of court, but he was shocked by the accusations and by the tabloid press coverage that followed. Soon after, Becker was struck by a taxi while crossing a Manhattan street, shattering his right leg in several places. He was left hospitalized as work on the album's final mix was just beginning, and he

999-534: A favorite track of Katz and Nichols, which remained lost until a recording was discovered in 2020. More trouble—this time legal—followed. In March 1979, MCA Records bought ABC, and for much of the next two years Steely Dan could not release an album. Becker and Fagen had planned on leaving ABC for Warner Bros. Records , but MCA claimed ownership of their music, preventing them from changing labels. Turmoil in Becker's personal life also interfered. His girlfriend died of

1110-715: A focus on Post-Keynesian and Marxian economics. It is additionally recognized as the leading research center for the study of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Notable individuals that have been affiliated with the Levy Economics Institute as professors, directors, and economists include Joseph Stiglitz , Hyman Minsky , William Julius Wilson , L. Randall Wray , Jan Kregel , Bruce C. Greenwald , Dimitri B. Papadimitriou , Lakshman Achuthan , Warren Mosler , Stephanie Kelton , Bill Mitchell , and Pavlina R. Tcherneva . Bard has access to multiple, distinct endowments. Bard, along with Central European University ,

1221-525: A focus on post-1960s contemporary art, curatorial practice, exhibition histories, theory, and criticism. in 2023 historian Robert Storr donated over 25,000 volumes to the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, nearly doubling the total collection size to 63,000 volumes. Other noteworthy contributors include Louise Bourgeois , Yto Barrada , Leon Golub , Jenny Holzer , Gerhard Richter , and Rachel Whiteread . In 2022 CCS Bard received $ 50 million from

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1332-567: A historic mansion, a farm, and some 20 smaller buildings. The college purchased the property from Historic Hudson Valley, the historical preservation organization that had owned Montgomery Place since the late 1980s. The addition of this property brings Bard's total campus size to nearly 1,000 acres (400 ha) along the Hudson River in Annandale-on-Hudson , New York. In late 2023, Bard purchased 260 acres of land adjacent to

1443-557: A liberal arts degree to incarcerated individuals ( prison education ) in five prisons in New York State, and enrolls nearly 200 students. Since federal funding for prison education programs was eliminated in 1994, BPI is one of only a small number of programs of its kind in the country. Bard awards the Bard Fiction Prize annually to "a promising emerging writer who is an American citizen aged 39 years or younger at

1554-795: A live CD, Alive in America , compiled from recordings of several 1993 and 1994 concerts. The Art Crimes Tour followed in 1996, including dates in the United States, Japan, and their first European shows in 22 years. After this activity, Becker and Fagen returned to the studio to begin work on a new album, which would be recorded between 1997 and 1999. In 2000 Steely Dan released their first studio album in 20 years: Two Against Nature . It won four Grammy Awards: Best Engineered Album – Non-Classical, Best Pop Vocal Album, Best Pop Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal (" Cousin Dupree "), and Album of

1665-459: A live band. Rehearsal ended and the tour was canceled when backing musicians began comparing pay. The album's history was documented in an episode of the TV and DVD series Classic Albums . After Aja's success, Becker and Fagen were asked to write the title track for the movie FM . The movie was a box-office disaster, but the song was a hit, earning Steely Dan another engineering Grammy award. It

1776-584: A live-in-the-studio concert performance of popular songs from throughout Steely Dan's career. In March 2001, Steely Dan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , at the ceremony playing "Black Friday" and teaming with Brian May to perform " Do It Again ". In 2002 during the recording of Everything Must Go , Becker and Fagen fired their engineer Roger Nichols, who had worked with them for 30 years, without explanation or notification, according to band biographer Brian Sweet's 2018 revision of his book Reelin' in

1887-728: A range of postgraduate degree programs, including the Bard MFA , Bard Graduate Center , Center for Curatorial Studies , Center for Human Rights and the Arts, Center for Environmental Policy, Bard MBA in Sustainability, Levy Economics Institute , the Master of Arts in Teaching, and the Master of Arts in Global Studies. Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts is a nontraditional graduate school for interdisciplinary study in

1998-401: A regular basis. After Becker's death in 2017, Fagen reluctantly continued the group with himself as the sole official member. Steely Dan have sold more than 40 million albums worldwide and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. VH1 ranked Steely Dan at No. 82 on their list of the "100 Greatest Musical Artists of All Time". Rolling Stone ranked them No. 15 on its list of

2109-507: A remake of “ Let’s Do It Again ” by the Repercussions for All Men Are Brothers: A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield , with Curtis Mayfield singing the second verse while lying on his back in the recording studio. Katz's other production credits include albums by Diana Ross , 10cc , Joe Cocker , The Alarm , Laura Nyro , Rosie Vela , Thomas Jefferson Kaye , Eye to Eye , Love and Money , Roger Christian , and Marc Jordan . He

2220-497: A retirement home for almost four decades. By the mid-1900s, Bard's campus significantly expanded. The Blithewood estate was donated to the college in 1951, and in 1963, Bard purchased 90 acres (36 ha) of the Ward Manor estate, including the main manor house. The rest of the Ward Manor estate became the 900-acre (360 ha) Tivoli Bays nature preserve . In 1919, Bernard Iddings Bell became Bard's youngest president at

2331-456: A sequel to The Nightfly . Becker and Fagen reunited for an American tour to support Kamakiriad , which sold poorly despite a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. With Becker playing lead and rhythm guitar, the pair assembled a band that included a second keyboard player, second lead guitarist, bassist, drummer, vibraphonist, three female backing singers, and four-piece saxophone section. Among

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2442-597: A squeaky inhaled helium voice), with Fagen speaking an English translation. Recording took place in Studio A at The Village in Los Angeles. At the session, a photo was taken of Fagen in reindeer sweater and Dias in overalls and sombrero while holding a tank of helium that subsequently appeared on the back cover of Katy Lied . Released in 1973, Countdown to Ecstasy was not as commercially successful as Steely Dan's first album. Becker and Fagen were unhappy with some of

2553-639: A staff producer for ABC Records . He hired Becker and Fagen as staff songwriters; they flew to California. Katz would produce all their 1970s albums in collaboration with engineer Roger Nichols . Nichols would win six Grammy Awards for his work with the band from the 1970s to 2001. Realizing that ABC artists could not handle the complexity of their songs, Becker and Fagen (at Katz's suggestion) formed their own band with guitarists Denny Dias and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter , drummer Jim Hodder and singer David Palmer , and Katz signed them to ABC as recording artists. Fans of Beat Generation literature, Fagen and Becker named

2664-634: A transistor radio. He had friends in the band Jay and the Americans who were his connection to the music business. The band worked with Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller , who produced hit records for the Coasters and the Drifters . After Katz spent time with Leiber and Stoller in the studio, he realized he wanted to be a record producer. His first job after graduating from school was with singer Bobby Darin . Darin admired Bobby Kennedy, and when Kennedy

2775-413: A wide range of topics, including stock-flow consistent macro modeling, fiscal policy , monetary policy and financial structure , financial instability , income and wealth distribution , financial regulation and governance , gender equality and time poverty, and immigration/ethnicity and social structure. The Levy Economics Institute is particularly known for its research in heterodox economics , with

2886-507: Is a founding member of the Open Society University Network , endowed with $ 1 billion from philanthropist George Soros , which is a network of universities to operate throughout the world to better prepare students for current and future global challenges through integrated teaching and research. Bard maintains its own endowment of approximately $ 412 million. In July 2020, Bard received a gift of $ 100 million from

2997-503: Is a graduate research institute and gallery located in New York City. Established in 1993, the institute offers a two-year MA program and a PhD program that began in 1998. The institute's facilities include a gallery space at 18 West 86th Street and an academic building with a library at 38 West 86th Street. The Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College (CCS Bard) established in 1990, is a museum and research center dedicated to

3108-490: Is a public policy think tank focused on generating public policy responses to economic problems. Through research, analysis, and informed debate, the institute aims to enable scholars and leaders from business, labor, and government to collaborate on common interest issues. The institute's findings are disseminated globally through various channels, including publications, conferences, seminars, congressional testimony, and partnerships with other nonprofits. Its research encompasses

3219-408: Is eminent novelist Philip Roth . In 1944, as a result of World War II , enrollment significantly dropped putting financial stress on the college. In order to increase enrollment, the college became co-educational, thereby severing all ties with Columbia. The college became an independent, secular, institution in 1944. Thus enrollment more than doubled, from 137 students in 1944, to 293 in 1947. In

3330-615: Is in Annandale-on-Hudson , a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York , United States, in the town of Red Hook . It contains more than 70 buildings with a total gross building space of 1,167,090 sq ft (108,426 m ) and was listed as a census-designated place in 2020. Campus buildings represent varied architectural styles , but the campus remains heavily influenced by the Collegiate Gothic and Postmodern styles. Bard's historic buildings are associated with

3441-430: Is most famous for his work as a producer on every Steely Dan album recorded during the first run of their career, from Can't Buy a Thrill in 1972 to Gaucho in 1980. He also produced The Nightfly , the first solo album by the band's lead vocalist Donald Fagen , in 1982. The original cast album The Gospel at Colonus was produced by Bob Telson along with Fagen, Katz, and Daniel Lazarus. Katz produced

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3552-478: Is notable for its sparse arrangements (Fagen plays solo piano on many songs) and lo-fi production, a contrast with Steely Dan's later work. Although some of these songs ("Caves of Altamira", "Brooklyn", "Barrytown") were re-recorded for Steely Dan albums, most were never officially released. In 1970, Gary Katz produced an album by singer Linda Hoover, I Mean to Shine , featuring Fagen, Becker, and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, and including five Becker/Fagen songs. The album

3663-426: Is then, as with work for moderation, critiqued by a board of three professors. Arts students must organize a series of concerts, recitals, or shows, or produce substantial creative work; math and science students, as well as some social science students, undertake research projects. For the academic year 2022-2023, Bard's acceptance rate stands at 46%. Out of the total 6,482 students who applied, 2,982 were admitted to

3774-556: The Bard Graduate Center in Manhattan . In 1990, Bard College acquired, on permanent loan, art collector Marieluise Hessel's substantial collection of important contemporary artwork. In 2006, Hessel contributed another $ 8 million (USD) for the construction of a 17,000-square-foot addition to Bard's Center for Curatorial Studies building, in which the collection is exhibited. The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) provides

3885-753: The Fisher Center at Bard and other OSUN institutions and art venues worldwide. The Center for Environmental Policy (CEP) at Bard College is a research institution offering a range of graduate degree programs focused on environmental policy, climate science, and environmental education. The CEP offers a series of graduate degrees including the Master of Science in Environmental Policy and Master of Education. In addition to these individual degree programs, CEP offers dual-degree options that allow students to combine their environmental studies with programs in law or business. Levy Economics Institute

3996-524: The Hudson River Historic District —a National Historic Landmark . Founded in 1860, the institution consists of a liberal arts college and a conservatory , as well as eight graduate programs offering over 20 graduate degrees in the arts and sciences. The college has a network of over 35 affiliated programs, institutes, and centers, spanning twelve cities , five states , seven countries , and four continents . During much of

4107-743: The Montgomery Place campus in Barrytown , which used to be the campus of the Unification Theological Seminary . The property, originally owned by the Livingston and later Aspinwall families, features a mansion designed by William Appleton Potter . It was acquired by the De La Salle Brothers in 1928, who completed a large seminary and normal institute there in 1931. In turn, the property

4218-558: The Open Society Foundations , which will dispense $ 10 million yearly over a period of ten years. In April 2021, Bard received a $ 500 million endowment challenge grant from George Soros. Once matched, on a five-year timeline, Bard will have an endowment of more than $ 1 billion. Bard has developed several graduate programs and research institutes, including the Milton Avery Graduate School of

4329-493: The beatnik life while attending college: "They never came out of their room, they stayed up all night. They looked like ghosts—black turtlenecks and skin so white that it looked like yogurt. Absolutely no activity, chain-smoking Lucky Strikes and dope ." After Fagen graduated in 1969, the two moved to Brooklyn and tried to peddle their tunes in the Brill Building in midtown Manhattan . Kenny Vance (of Jay and

4440-464: The "20 Greatest Duos of All Time". Becker and Fagen met in 1967 at Bard College , in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York . As Fagen passed by a café, The Red Balloon, he heard Becker practicing the electric guitar. In an interview, Fagen recounted the experience: "I hear this guy practicing, and it sounded very professional and contemporary. It sounded like, you know, like a black person, really." He introduced himself to Becker and asked, "Do you want to be in

4551-514: The 1940s, Bard provided a haven for intellectual refugees fleeing Europe. These included Hannah Arendt , the political theorist, Stefan Hirsch , the precisionist painter; Felix Hirsch , the political editor of the Berliner Tageblatt ; the violinist Emil Hauser; the linguist Hans Marchand ; the noted psychologist Werner Wolff; and the philosopher Heinrich Blücher . Arendt is buried at Bard, alongside her husband Heinrich Blücher, as

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4662-461: The 1950s, with the addition of the Blithewood estate and Tewksbury Hall, the college would increase its enrollment by 150 students. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker 's experiences at Bard prompted them to write the 1973 song " My Old School " for their rock group, Steely Dan . The song was motivated by the 1969 drug bust at Bard in which the college administration colluded. The DA involved

4773-428: The 1980s, although a cult following remained devoted to the group's work. Since reuniting in 1993, Steely Dan has toured steadily and released two albums of new material, the first of which, Two Against Nature (2000), earned a Grammy Award for Album of the Year . Their final album of new studio material was 2003's Everything Must Go and the band has continued to release compilations, box sets and live albums on

4884-731: The 2020 Census, with a population of 358. The college has an amount of housing for faculty members. School-age dependents in this faculty housing are in the Red Hook Central School District (the CDP is within this school district). In its 2022-2023 edition of college rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked Bard 60th overall, 5th in "Most Innovative Schools", tied at 38th for "Best Undergraduate Teaching", tied at #70 in "Top Performers on Social Mobility", tied at #19 in "First-Year Experiences", and 19th for "Best Value" out of 210 "National Liberal Arts Colleges" in

4995-499: The Americans ), who had a production office in the building, took an interest in their music, which led to work on the soundtrack of the low-budget film (featuring Richard Pryor and Robert Downey Sr. ) You've Got to Walk It Like You Talk It or You'll Lose That Beat . Becker later said bluntly, "We did it for the money." A series of demos from 1968 to 1971 are available in multiple different releases, not authorized by Becker and Fagen. This collection features approximately 25 tracks and

5106-1192: The Arts , the Levy Economics Institute which began offering a Masters of Science in Economic Theory and Policy in 2014, the Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture , the Bard Center for Environmental Policy, the Bard College Conservatory of Music , the ICP-Bard Program in Advanced Photographic Studies in Manhattan, the Master of Arts in Teaching Program (MAT), the Bard College Clemente Program , and

5217-712: The Atlanta shows, and The Doobie Brothers performed the opening acts in Charlotte, Raleigh, Lexington and St. Paul. By January 2024, Steely Dan rejoined the Eagles in Los Angeles. Bard College Bard College is a private liberal arts college in the hamlet of Annandale-on-Hudson , in the town of Red Hook , in New York State . The campus overlooks the Hudson River and Catskill Mountains within

5328-692: The Bards expanded the parish by building the Chapel of the Holy Innocents next to Bard Hall. During this time, John Bard remained in close contact with the New York leaders of the Episcopal Church. The church suggested that he found a theological college . With the promise of outside financial support, John Bard donated the unfinished chapel, and the surrounding 18 acres (7.3 ha), to

5439-669: The British sophisti-pop group China Crisis , who were strongly influenced by Steely Dan. Becker is listed as an official member of China Crisis on the first of these albums, 1985's Flaunt the Imperfection . For the second of the two albums, 1989's Diary of a Hollow Horse , Becker is only listed as a producer and not as a band member. In 1986 Becker and Fagen performed on Zazu , an album by former model Rosie Vela produced by Gary Katz. The two rekindled their friendship and held songwriting sessions between 1986 and 1987, leaving

5550-805: The Cat in 2006. Steely Dan returned to annual touring that year with the Steelyard "Sugartooth" McDan and The Fab-Originees.com Tour. Despite much fluctuation in membership, the live band featured mainstays Herington, Carlock, bassist Freddie Washington , the horn section of Michael Leonhart , Jim Pugh , Roger Rosenberg, and Walt Weiskopf , and backing vocalists Carolyn Leonhart and Cindy Mizelle. The 2007 Heavy Rollers Tour included dates in North America, Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, making it their most expansive tour. The smaller Think Fast Tour followed in 2008, with keyboardist Jim Beard joining

5661-577: The Greenwich Town Party in Greenwich, Connecticut . Due to illness, Becker did not play Steely Dan's two Classics East and West concerts at Dodger Stadium and Citi Field in July. Fagen embarked on a tour that summer with a new backing band, The Nightflyers. Becker died from complications of esophageal cancer on September 3, 2017. In a note released to the media, Fagen remembered his longtime friend and bandmate, and promised to "keep

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5772-701: The Imposters and dates at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival . The Dan Who Knew Too Much tour followed in 2016, with Steve Winwood opening. Steely Dan also performed at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with an accompanying orchestra. The band played its final shows with Becker in 2017. In April, they played the 12-date Reelin' In the Chips residency in Las Vegas and Southern California . Becker's final performance came on May 27 at

5883-458: The Language and Thinking (L&T) program, an intensive, writing-centered introduction to the liberal arts. The interdisciplinary program, established in 1981, aims to "cultivate habits of thoughtful reading and discussion, clear articulation, accurate self-critique, and productive collaboration." The program covers philosophy , history , science , poetry , fiction , and religion . In 2011,

5994-543: The Steely Dan name after Becker's death, and would instead have toured with the current iteration of the group under another name, but was persuaded not to by promoters for commercial reasons. In 2018, Steely Dan performed on a summer tour of the United States with The Doobie Brothers as co-headliners. The band also played a nine-show residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York City that October. In February 2019,

6105-630: The United States, though without the strength of a hit single. In the UK the single " Haitian Divorce " (Top 20) drove album sales, becoming Steely Dan's first major hit there. Steely Dan's sixth album, the jazz-influenced Aja , was released in September 1977. Aja reached the Top Five in the U.S. charts within three weeks, winning the Grammy award for "Engineer—Best Engineered Recording—Non-Classical." It

6216-483: The United States. Bard's Master of Fine Arts program was ranked one of ten most influential Master of Fine Arts programs in the world by Artspace Magazine in 2023. Bard has been named a top producer of U.S. Fulbright Scholars. Many Bard alumni have also been named Watson Fellows , Critical Language Scholarship recipients, Davis Projects for Peace winners, Rhodes Scholars , Marshall Scholars , and Peace Corps fellows, among other postgraduate awards. In

6327-455: The Waterway". Distribution of "stock" copies available to the general public was apparently extremely limited; the single sold so poorly that promotional copies are much more readily available than stock copies in today's collectors market. As of 2015, "Dallas" and "Sail the Waterway" are the only officially released Steely Dan tracks that have not been reissued on cassette or compact disc. In

6438-546: The Western World" (originally released on 1978's "Greatest Hits"), "FM" (1978 single), a 1971 demo of "Everyone's Gone to the Movies" and "Bodhisattva (live)", the latter recorded on a cassette in 1974 and released as a B-side in 1980. In 1994, Becker released his debut solo album, 11 Tracks of Whack , which Fagen co-produced. Steely Dan toured again in 1994 in support of the boxed set and Tracks . In 1995 they released

6549-490: The Year (despite competition in this category from Eminem 's The Marshall Mathers LP and Radiohead 's Kid A ). In the summer of 2000, they began another American tour, followed by an international tour later that year. The tour featured guitarist Jon Herington , who would go on to play with the band over the next two decades. The group released the Plush TV Jazz-Rock Party DVD, documenting

6660-689: The Years. In 2003 Steely Dan released Everything Must Go . In contrast to their earlier work, they had tried to write music that captured a live feel. Becker sang lead vocals on a Steely Dan studio album for the first time ("Slang of Ages"—he had sung lead on his own "Book of Liars" on Alive in America ). Fewer session musicians played on Everything Must Go than had become typical of Steely Dan albums: Becker played bass on every track and lead guitar on five tracks; Fagen added piano, electric piano, organ, synthesizers, and percussion on top of his vocals; touring drummer Keith Carlock played on every track. To complete his Nightfly trilogy, Fagen issued Morph

6771-490: The age of 34. His adherence to classical education, decorum, and dress eventually clashed with the school's push towards Deweyism and secularization, and he resigned in 1933. In 1928, Bard merged with Columbia University , serving as an undergraduate school similar to Barnard College . Under the agreement, Bard remained affiliated with the Episcopal Church and retained control of its finances. The merger raised Bard's prestige; however, it failed to provide financial support to

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6882-459: The band after a "revolutionary" steam-powered dildo mentioned in the William S. Burroughs novel Naked Lunch . Palmer joined as a second lead vocalist because of Fagen's occasional stage fright , his reluctance to sing in front of an audience, and because the label believed that his voice was not "commercial" enough. In 1972, ABC issued Steely Dan's first single, " Dallas ", backed with "Sail

6993-402: The band embarked on a tour of Great Britain with Steve Winwood. Guitarist Connor Kennedy of The Nightflyers joined the live band, beginning with a nine-night residency at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas in April 2019. As of September 2021, the legal battle over the band's royalties was still ongoing, with Fagen speculating during an interview that "thousands of lawyers" were probably involved in

7104-439: The band, discouraged by this and by their diminishing roles in the studio. However, Dias remained with the group until 1980's Gaucho and Michael McDonald contributed vocals until the group's twenty-year hiatus after Gaucho . Baxter and McDonald went on to join The Doobie Brothers . Steely Dan's last tour performance was on July 5, 1974, a concert at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in California. Becker and Fagen recruited

7215-399: The college during the Great Depression . So dire was Bard's financial situation that in 1932, then-Governor of New York and College trustee Franklin D. Roosevelt sent a telegram to the likes of John D. Rockefeller Jr. , George Eastman and Frederick William Vanderbilt requesting donations for the college. On May 26, 1933, Donald Tewksbury , a Columbia professor, was appointed dean of

7326-454: The college received a US$ 100 million gift from the Open Society Foundations which ranks among the largest financial contributions to a U.S. institution in recent history. In 2021, philanthropist George Soros made a $ 500 million endowment pledge to Bard College. It is one of the largest pledges of money ever made to higher education in the United States. In June 2021, Bard College was declared an "undesirable institution" in Russia, becoming

7437-414: The college. Although dean for only four years, Tewksbury had a lasting impact on the school. Tewksbury, an educational philosopher, had extensive ideas regarding higher education. While he was dean, Tewksbury steered the college into a more secular direction and changed its name from St. Stephen's to Bard. He also placed a heavy academic emphasis on the arts, something atypical of colleges at the time, and set

7548-524: The contemporary scene." He stopped using drugs, which he had used for most of his career. Meanwhile, Fagen released a solo album, The Nightfly (1982), which went platinum in both the U.S. and the UK and yielded the Top-20 hit " I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) ". In 1988 Fagen wrote the score of Bright Lights, Big City and a song for its soundtrack, but otherwise recorded little. He occasionally did production work for other artists, as did Becker. The most prominent of these were two albums Becker produced for

7659-432: The core readings included works by Hannah Arendt , Franz Kafka , Frans de Waal , Stephen Jay Gould , Clifford Geertz , M. NourbeSe Philip , and Sophocles . The capstone of the Bard undergraduate experience is the Senior Project, commonly referred to as SPROJ amongst its students. As with moderation, this project takes different forms in different departments. Many students write a paper of around eighty pages, which

7770-409: The demise of the great estates. In 1914, Louis Hamersley purchased the fire-damaged Ward Manor/Almont estate and erected a Tudor style mansion and gatehouse, or what is today known as Ward Manor. Hamersley expanded his estate in 1926 by acquiring the abandoned Cruger's Island estate. That same year, after Hamersley's combined estate was purchased by William Ward, it was donated to charity and served as

7881-440: The different courses Bard has to offer. Gary Katz Gary Katz is an American record producer, best known for his work on albums by Steely Dan . Katz has also produced numerous other recording artists and assisted in the discovery and signing of a number of subsequently successful acts. He has four Grammy nominations. A lifelong music fan, Katz grew up in New York City listening to Chuck Berry and Fats Domino on

7992-574: The diocese in November 1858. In March 1860, St. Stephen's College was founded. In 1861, construction began on the first St. Stephen's College building, a stone collegiate Gothic dormitory called Aspinwall, after early trustee John Lloyd Aspinwall, brother of William Henry Aspinwall . During its initial years, the college relied on wealthy benefactors, like trustee Cornelius Vanderbilt , for funding. The college began taking shape within four decades. In 1866, Ludlow Hall, an administrative building,

8103-557: The dispute. In July 2023, the Eagles announced Steely Dan would be the special guest of their The Long Farewell tour running from September to November 2023. In October 2023, Steely Dan was forced to cancel dates in Denver and Indianapolis after Fagen was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness. Sheryl Crow and Steve Miller Band replaced the band in each city respectively. The situation endured on November dates, as Tedeschi Trucks opened

8214-528: The early development of the college and the history of the Hudson River estates ( see Bard College History ). During a late twentieth-century building boom, the college embraced a trend of building signature buildings designed by prominent architects like Venturi , Gehry , and Viñoly . In January 2016, Bard purchased Montgomery Place , a 380-acre (150 ha) estate adjacent to the Bard campus, with significant historic and cultural assets. The estate consists of

8325-524: The first international higher education organization to be branded with this designation. Bard president Botstein hypothesized that this tag was due their association with and funding from the Open Society Foundations which was also classified as undesirable in Russia and related conspiracy theories about George Soros . At various times, the leaders of the college have been titled president, warden or dean. They are listed below: The campus of Bard College

8436-399: The following year. Students are encouraged to look upon different classes to help them decide the subject they would mostly enjoy studying. Bard gives students the opportunity to dissect different programs before committing to a specific major. As a policy, throughout a student's undergraduate years, they must distribute their credits among different courses so that they can liberally experience

8547-476: The foundations for Bard's Moderation and Senior Project requirement. While Tewksbury never characterized Bard's curriculum as " progressive ," the school would later be considered an early adopter of progressive education. In his 1943 study of early progressive colleges, titled General Education in the Progressive College , Louis T. Benezet used Bard as one of his three case studies . During

8658-482: The four categories. For admitted students who submitted test scores, 50% had an SAT score between 1296 and 1468 or an ACT score between 28 and 33, with a reported average GPA of 3.79. Admissions officials consider a student's GPA a very important academic factor. Honors, AP , and IB classes are important, an applicant's high school class rank is considered, and letters of recommendation are considered very important for admissions officials at Bard. Bard College offers

8769-549: The group's most successful single, " Rikki Don't Lose That Number " (No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 ), and a rendition of Duke Ellington and James "Bubber" Miley 's " East St. Louis Toodle-Oo ". During the previous album's tour, the band had added vocalist-percussionist Royce Jones , vocalist-keyboardist Michael McDonald , and session drummer Jeff Porcaro . Porcaro played the sole drum track on one song, "Night By Night" on Pretzel Logic ( Jim Gordon played drums on all

8880-480: The intersection of art and human rights. The center is affiliated with the Open Society University Network (OSUN) . The center's flagship initiative is the Master of Arts program in Human Rights & the Arts. The center includes initiatives such as resident research fellowships, research grants, artist commissions, public talks, accessible publications, and a biennial arts festival organized in partnership with

8991-423: The lead vocals, at several concerts on the tour. Becker's widow and estate sued Fagen later that year, arguing that the estate should control 50% of the band's shares. Fagen filed a counter suit, arguing that the band had drawn up plans in 1972 stating that band members leaving the band or dying relinquish shares of the band's output to the surviving members. In December, Fagen said that he would rather have retired

9102-469: The live band. That year Becker released a second album, Circus Money , produced by Larry Klein and inspired by Jamaican music . In 2009 Steely Dan toured Europe and America extensively in their Left Bank Holiday and Rent Party Tour, alternating between standard one-date concerts at large venues and multi-night theater shows that featured performances of The Royal Scam , Aja , or Gaucho in their entirety on certain nights. The following year, Fagen formed

9213-737: The music we created together alive as long as I can with the Steely Dan band." After Becker's death, Steely Dan honored commitments to perform a short North American tour in October 2017 and three concert dates in the United Kingdom and Ireland for Bluesfest on a double bill with the Doobie Brothers. The band played its first concert following Becker's death in Thackerville, Oklahoma , on October 13. In tribute to Becker, they performed his solo song "Book of Liars", with Fagen singing

9324-493: The musicians from the live band, several would continue to work with Steely Dan over the next decade, including bassist Tom Barney and saxophone players Cornelius Bumpus and Chris Potter . During this tour, Fagen introduced himself as " Rick Strauss " and Becker as " Frank Poulenc ". Later that year, MCA released Citizen Steely Dan , a boxed set featuring their entire catalog (except their debut single "Dallas"/"Sail The Waterway") on four CDs, plus four extra tracks: "Here at

9435-479: The nineteenth century, the land since owned by Bard was mainly composed of several country estates . These estates were called Blithewood, Bartlett, Sands, Cruger's Island, and Ward Manor/Almont. In 1853, John Bard and Margaret Bard purchased a part of the Blithewood estate and renamed it Annandale. John Bard was the grandson of Samuel Bard , a prominent doctor, a founder of Columbia University 's medical school , and physician to George Washington . John Bard

9546-411: The performances on the record and believed that it sold poorly because it had been recorded hastily on tour. The album's singles were " Show Biz Kids " and " My Old School ", both of which stayed in the lower half of the Billboard charts, although "My Old School", and to a lesser extent, "Bodhisattva", became FM Rock staples in time. Pretzel Logic was released in early 1974. A diverse set, it includes

9657-399: The remaining tracks, and he and Porcaro both played on "Parker's Band"), reflecting Steely Dan's increasing reliance on session musicians (including Dean Parks and Rick Derringer ). Jeff Porcaro and Katy Lied pianist David Paich would go on to form Toto . Striving for perfection, Becker and Fagen sometimes asked musicians to record as many as forty takes of each track. Pretzel Logic

9768-407: The results unfinished. On October 23, 1991, Becker attended a concert by New York Rock and Soul Revue , co-founded by Fagen and producer/singer Libby Titus (who was for many years the partner of Levon Helm of The Band and would later become Fagen's wife), and spontaneously performed with the group. Becker produced Fagen's second solo album, Kamakiriad , in 1993. Fagen conceived the album as

9879-545: The school. For the 2022–2023 academic year 447 students enrolled representing a yield rate of 15%. Admission trends note a 25% increase in applications in the 2022–2023 academic year. Bard does not require applicants to submit SAT or ACT test scores in order to apply. As an alternative, applicants may take an examination composed of 19 essay questions in four categories: Social Studies; Languages and Literature; Arts; and Science, Mathematics, and Computing, with applicants required to complete three 2,500-word essays covering three of

9990-572: The strength of "Black Friday" and " Bad Sneakers ", but the band members were dissatisfied with the album's sound (compromised by a faulty DBX noise reduction system). Katy Lied also included "Doctor Wu" and "Chain Lightning". The Royal Scam was released in May 1976. Partly because of Carlton's prominent contributions, it is the band's most guitar-oriented album. It also features performances by session drummer Bernard Purdie . The album sold well in

10101-496: The study of contemporary art and exhibition practices from the 1960s to the present. In 1994, CCS Bard launched its (MA) Master of Arts in Curatorial Studies program. The center also hosts public events throughout the year including lectures and panel discussions on topics in contemporary art. The museum, spanning an area of 55,000 square feet, offers a variety of exhibitions accessible to the general public throughout

10212-496: The time of application". The prize is $ 30,000 and an appointment as writer-in-residence at the college. The Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities is located at Bard College. The center hosts an annual public conference, offers courses, runs various related academic programs, and houses research fellows. In February 2009, Bard announced the first dual degree program between a Palestinian university and an American institution of higher education. The college entered into

10323-509: The touring supergroup Dukes of September Rhythm Revue with McDonald, Boz Scaggs , and members of Steely Dan's live band, whose repertoire included songs by all three songwriters. Longtime studio engineer Roger Nichols died of pancreatic cancer on April 10, 2011. Steely Dan's Shuffle Diplomacy Tour that year included an expanded set list and dates in Australia and New Zealand. Fagen released his fourth album, Sunken Condos , in 2012. It

10434-438: The undergraduate college, Bard offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. There are 23 academic departments that offer over 40 major programs , as well as 12 interdisciplinary concentrations . The college was the first in the nation to offer a human rights major. Its most popular undergraduate majors, based on 2021 graduates, were: In the three weeks preceding their first semester, first-year students attend

10545-635: The visual and creative arts. The program takes place over two years and two months, with students residing on campus during three consecutive summers, and two winter sessions of independent study completed off campus. Notable artists and writers that have been affiliated with the Bard MFA as faculty and visiting artists include Marina Abramovic , Eileen Myles , Paul Chan , Robert Kelly , Tony Conrad , Okkyung Lee , Yto Barrada , Carolee Schneemann , Lynne Tillman , and Ben Lerner . The Bard Graduate Center: Decorative Arts, Design History, Material Culture

10656-483: The vocal duties on stage. During the first tour, however, Katz and Becker decided that they preferred Fagen's interpretations of the band's songs, persuading him to take over. Palmer quietly left the group while it recorded its second album; he later co-wrote the No. 2 hit " Jazzman " (1974) with Carole King . Village Voice rock critic Robert Christgau was pleased with the elevation of Fagen, noting that Palmer "fit in like

10767-549: The year. It houses two distinct collections, the CCS Bard Collection and the Marieluise Hessel collection, which has been loaned to CCS Bard on a permanent basis. Artists such as Keith Haring , Julian Schnabel , Wolfgang Tillmans , Stephen Shore , and Cindy Sherman , among numerous others, are featured within these collections. The CCS Bard Library is a research collection for contemporary art with

10878-508: Was G. Gordon Liddy of Watergate notoriety. Fagen wrote another Steely Dan song, " Rikki Don't Lose That Number ", about novelist, artist and former Bard faculty spouse Rikki Ducornet . In 2020, Bard College and Central European University became the founding members of the Open Society University Network, a collaborative global education initiative endowed with US$ 1 billion. As part of this new initiative,

10989-925: Was a better way to do it, and he would find a way to do what we needed to in ways that other people hadn't done yet. ~ Steely Dan producer Gary Katz regarding Roger Nichols ' role in the band's recording legacy. Featuring Michael McDonald's backing vocals, " Peg " (No. 11) was the album's first single, followed by " Josie " (No. 26) and " Deacon Blues " (No. 19). Aja solidified Becker's and Fagen's reputations as songwriters and studio perfectionists. It features such jazz and fusion luminaries as guitarists Larry Carlton and Lee Ritenour ; bassist Chuck Rainey ; saxophonists Wayne Shorter , Pete Christlieb , and Tom Scott ; drummers Steve Gadd , Rick Marotta and Bernard Purdie ; pianist Joe Sample and ex- Miles Davis pianist/vibraphonist Victor Feldman and Grammy award-winning producer/arranger Michael Omartian (piano). Planning to tour in support of Aja , Steely Dan assembled

11100-515: Was a minor hit in the UK and barely missed the Top 20 in the U.S.A. Becker and Fagen took a break from songwriting for most of 1978 before starting work on Gaucho . The project would not go smoothly: technical, legal, and personal setbacks delayed the album's release and subsequently led Becker and Fagen to suspend their partnership for over a decade. Misfortune struck early when an assistant engineer accidentally erased most of "The Second Arrangement",

11211-417: Was a project manager for the alternative metal band Sevendust in 2005. Katz had a joint venture with Interscope called Jake Records before moving to Warner Brothers as a producer and A&R man, where they enjoyed success as a company and creating new artists. He was one of two people responsible for signing Prince , Dire Straits , Christopher Cross , and Rickie Lee Jones to Warner Bros. He worked at

11322-405: Was also one of the first American LPs to be certified 'platinum' for sales of over 1 million albums. Roger [Nichols] made those records sound like they did. He was extraordinary in his willingness and desire to make records sound better. The records we did could not have been done without Roger. He was just maniacal about making the sound of the records be what we liked... He always thought there

11433-472: Was also the nephew of John McVickar, a professor at Columbia University . The family had strong connections with the Episcopal Church and Columbia. The following year, in 1854, John and Margaret established a parish school on their estate in order to educate the area's children. A wood-frame cottage , known today as Bard Hall, served as a school on weekdays and a chapel on weekends. In 1857,

11544-609: Was another major success. The album's first single, " Hey Nineteen ", reached No. 10 on the pop chart in early 1981, and " Time Out of Mind " (featuring guitarist Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits ) was a moderate hit in the spring. "My Rival" was featured in John Huston's 1980 film Phobia . Roger Nichols won a third engineering Grammy award for his work on the album. Steely Dan disbanded in June 1981. Becker moved to Maui , where he became an " avocado rancher and self-styled critic of

11655-509: Was erected. Preston Hall was built in 1873 and used as a refectory. A set of four dormitories, collectively known as Stone Row, were completed in 1891. And in 1895, the Greek Revival Hoffman Memorial Library was built. The school officially changed its name to Bard College in 1934 in honor of its founder. In the 20th century, social and cultural changes amongst New York's high society would bring about

11766-650: Was his first solo release unrelated to the Nightfly trilogy. The Mood Swings: 8 Miles to Pancake Day Tour began in July 2013 and featured an eight-night run at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Jamalot Ever After, their 2014 United States tour, ran from July 2 in Portland, Oregon , to September 20 in Port Chester , New York . 2015's Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour included opening act Elvis Costello and

11877-466: Was only able to collaborate with Fagen and Katz via telephone. More legal trouble were to come. Jazz composer Keith Jarrett sued Steely Dan for copyright infringement , claiming that they had based Gaucho 's title track on one of his compositions, " Long As You Know You're Living Yours ". Fagen later admitted that he'd loved the song and that it had been a strong influence. Gaucho was finally released in November 1980. Despite its tortured history, it

11988-833: Was shelved over songwriting licensing issues, but was finally released 52 years later, in 2022. Becker and Fagen joined the touring band of Jay and the Americans for about a year and a half. They were at first paid $ 100 per show, but partway through their tenure the band's tour manager cut their salaries in half. The group's lead singer, Jay Black , dubbed Becker and Fagen "the Manson and Starkweather of rock 'n' roll", referring to cult leader Charles Manson and spree killer Charles Starkweather . They had little success after moving to Brooklyn, although Barbra Streisand recorded their song "I Mean to Shine" on her 1971 Barbra Joan Streisand album. Their fortunes changed when one of Vance's associates, Gary Katz , moved to Los Angeles to become

12099-596: Was shot, Darin dropped out of music. Katz found work at Avco Embassy , but two years later the company closed. A friend in Los Angeles who was working for Dunhill Records suggested Katz write a letter to Jay Lasker, the head of Dunhill, to ask for a job. The letter amused Lasker, and he hired Katz. Katz worked with The Mamas & the Papas , Steppenwolf , and Three Dog Night . Katz also has broad experience with A & R , responsible for artist signings such as Jim Croce , Chaka Khan , Rufus , and Jimmy Buffett . Katz

12210-491: Was sold in 1974 to the Unification Church . Bard intends to use the space to provide new studios for the Center for Human Rights and the Arts and administrative offices for the Open Society University Network (OSUN) , of which Bard is a founding member. The purchase of the property brings Bard's total acreage to 1260 acres (510 ha). The area around the campus first appeared as a census-designated place (CDP) in

12321-486: Was the first Steely Dan album to feature Walter Becker on guitar. "Once I met [session musician] Chuck Rainey ", he explained, "I felt there really was no need for me to be bringing my bass guitar to the studio anymore". A rift began growing between Becker-Fagen and Steely Dan's other members (particularly Baxter and Hodder), who wanted to tour. Becker and Fagen disliked constant touring and wanted to concentrate solely on writing and recording. The other members gradually left

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