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AWCH WOMEN ARTISTS PERSIST DESPITE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
BY SHELLY S.
Nancy Tilitz
Nancy Tilitz Gallery at Dammtorbahnhof on Dag-Hammarskjöld-Platz
has existed for years and has been a great
stop-off point every Friday night to hear jazz music
from various musicians. The lively art/jazz gallery has a
wonderful atmosphere with Nancy’s paintings covering the
walls.
The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the gallery,
which closed to the public on March 13. Did that stop
Nancy from creating art and music? The answer is no!
Since April 17, she has been working on drawings while the
jazz band is live-streaming from her art/jazz gallery every
Friday night. To watch these live-streaming concerts, check
out these links: http://nancys-galerie-jazz.com and Jerry
Tilitz’s Facebook site. If you are interested, please contact
Nancy T. to be put in the loop.
The band currently playing consists of Jerry Tilitz, Thomas
Krakowczyk, and Axel Burkhardt. In the past, they had many
visiting musicians, and they hope for better days in the
future. This sudden stop has given Nancy time to process
what has happened and how it has changed her life, but
she has come up with great ideas for using technology to
overcome the problem.
Nancy has also organized a choir and has been using this
time to practice the piano, search for new songs, and finish
her drawings from the live-streaming music nights. I know
that Nancy also does drawings in the courtrooms. I am
curious if she has continued to do that since the photos of
her work are no longer in the newspapers, and I miss them.
A concert at Nancy‘s before the pandemic. Benny solos.
April 17, 2020 Jerry and Thomas perform for a live-streaming event at Nancy‘s.
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