Character notes for "A Haven That Purifies Emotions" Musicians
These are the character notes for "A Haven That Purifies Emotions" for Shiv's musician friends.
When Boss White finds out about the Cascadia Cataclysm, he offers to shelter any of the West Coast musicians who have performed at Blues Moon. They have a flop room and a guest apartment above the club, where some people stay.
Shiv shares his public housing apartment with three musicians. Two are brothers who can share the bed, and the other can sleep on the flip chair. Shiv goes looking for a new art studio so that he can let the other guys have his old public housing apartment. He winds up at Hanson Hall.
Matthew Adams -- He has sorrel skin, brown eyes, and nappy black hair buzzed short. He has a mustache. He has pierced ears and usually wears diamond studs. His heritage is African-American. He speaks English and Spanish. He is 24 years old in 2016.
Matthew has a GED but no higher education. He belongs to a band, the Los Angeles Axe Gang, which plays jazz and folk music. He is the lead singer. He also plays keyboards (including piano and electric keyboards) and guitar. The Los Angeles Axe Gang has traveled and played in many places, including Blues Moon in Omaha, Nebraska. After the Big One, they made it back to Omaha, where Shiv let them have his efficiency apartment at the Abbot Center for Public Housing. Tyrone and his brother Moreese plan to move out as soon as they can find a place of their own, which will leave Matthew with the efficiency.
Matthew favors practical menswear. His base colors are brown and khaki, sometimes accented with goldenrod or shades of green. As a hobby, he enjoys hiking in the wilderness and walking around town.
Qualities: Good (+2) Charisma, Good (+2) Hiking, Good (+2) Interpersonal Intelligence, Good (+2) Musician, Good (+2) Singer
Poor (-2) Limited Education
Most “traditional” jazz ensembles usually consist of a harmonic element (like piano or guitar), bass (which can fall under both harmonic and rhythmic), and a rhythmic element (drums or percussion). Many groups also add a melodic instrument like saxophone or trumpet.
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The trio is a more “traditional” arrangement for jazz. It usually consists of piano or guitar along with bass and drums. This combination is strong and gives harmonic and melodic expression through the piano or guitar along with a solid foundation and rhythm from the bass and drums. This type of ensemble is going to sound more recognizable to the listener and can perform a wide range of music from jazz standards to arrangements of pop or rock tunes done in the jazz style.
Axe Gang
A group of manual laborers, under the supervision of a foreman, using axes to chop wood, either to clear a piece of land, or for fuel. While axe gangs could be composed of free laborers, those whose work songs were recorded by the folklorists of the early 20th century were frequently composed of prisoners.
Tyrone Dembele -- He has dark chocolate skin, black eyes, and long nappy black hair tied back in braids. He has a mustache and a pointy beard. His heritage is African-American and Malian. He speaks English and French. He is 22 years old in 2016.
Tyrone is the older brother of Moreese. They belong to a band, the Los Angeles Axe Gang, which plays jazz and folk music. Tyrone is the percussionist, typically playing a drum kit, although he uses African drums, spoons, and other instruments as well. He also serves as the backup singer. The Los Angeles Axe Gang has traveled and played in many places, including Blues Moon in Omaha, Nebraska. After the Big One, they made it back to Omaha, where Shiv let them have his efficiency apartment at the Abbot Center for Public Housing. Tyrone and his brother Moreese plan to move out as soon as they can find a place of their own, which will leave Matthew with the efficiency.
Tyrone favors practical menswear. He wears mostly black, occasionally lightened with gray or denim. As a hobby, he enjoys pickup sports in the park -- basketball, football, whatever people are playing.
Qualities: Good (+2) Athletic, Good (+2) Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence, Good (+2) Musician, Good (+2) Sports Fan, Good (+2) Teamwork
Poor (-2) Grasp of American Culture
Most “traditional” jazz ensembles usually consist of a harmonic element (like piano or guitar), bass (which can fall under both harmonic and rhythmic), and a rhythmic element (drums or percussion). Many groups also add a melodic instrument like saxophone or trumpet.
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The trio is a more “traditional” arrangement for jazz. It usually consists of piano or guitar along with bass and drums. This combination is strong and gives harmonic and melodic expression through the piano or guitar along with a solid foundation and rhythm from the bass and drums. This type of ensemble is going to sound more recognizable to the listener and can perform a wide range of music from jazz standards to arrangements of pop or rock tunes done in the jazz style.
Axe Gang
A group of manual laborers, under the supervision of a foreman, using axes to chop wood, either to clear a piece of land, or for fuel. While axe gangs could be composed of free laborers, those whose work songs were recorded by the folklorists of the early 20th century were frequently composed of prisoners.
Moreese Dembele -- He has chocolate skin, brown eyes, and loosely nappy hair of dark brown that forms a cloud around his head. He has a mustache and a short beard. His heritage is African-American and Malian. He speaks English and French. He is 20 years old in 2016.
Moreese is the younger brother of Tyrone. They belong to a band, the Los Angeles Axe Gang, which plays jazz and folk music. Moreese is the bass guitarist, and he also plays saxophone. The Los Angeles Axe Gang has traveled and played in many places, including Blues Moon in Omaha, Nebraska. After the Big One, they made it back to Omaha, where Shiv let them have his efficiency apartment at the Abbot Center for Public Housing. Moreese and his brother Tyrone plan to move out as soon as they can find a place of their own, which will leave Matthew with the efficiency.
Moreese favors practical menswear, often jeans and a T-shirt. His base colors are denim and white, accented with deep colors like burgundy and hunter green. He enjoys collecting T-shirts from cities while traveling, along with favorite bands and speculative fiction themes. As a hobby, Moreese writes black fiction like sword & soul and Afrofuturism. Between his bookishness and frequent travel, he has difficulty navigating and often gets lost. That increases his tendency to follow Tyrone or Matthew.
Qualities: Good (+2) Black Fiction Writer, Good (+2) Constitution, Good (+2) Follower, Good (+2) Musical Intelligence, Good (+2) Musician
Poor (-2) Always Getting Lost
Most “traditional” jazz ensembles usually consist of a harmonic element (like piano or guitar), bass (which can fall under both harmonic and rhythmic), and a rhythmic element (drums or percussion). Many groups also add a melodic instrument like saxophone or trumpet.
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The trio is a more “traditional” arrangement for jazz. It usually consists of piano or guitar along with bass and drums. This combination is strong and gives harmonic and melodic expression through the piano or guitar along with a solid foundation and rhythm from the bass and drums. This type of ensemble is going to sound more recognizable to the listener and can perform a wide range of music from jazz standards to arrangements of pop or rock tunes done in the jazz style.
Axe Gang
A group of manual laborers, under the supervision of a foreman, using axes to chop wood, either to clear a piece of land, or for fuel. While axe gangs could be composed of free laborers, those whose work songs were recorded by the folklorists of the early 20th century were frequently composed of prisoners.
When Boss White finds out about the Cascadia Cataclysm, he offers to shelter any of the West Coast musicians who have performed at Blues Moon. They have a flop room and a guest apartment above the club, where some people stay.
Shiv shares his public housing apartment with three musicians. Two are brothers who can share the bed, and the other can sleep on the flip chair. Shiv goes looking for a new art studio so that he can let the other guys have his old public housing apartment. He winds up at Hanson Hall.
Matthew Adams -- He has sorrel skin, brown eyes, and nappy black hair buzzed short. He has a mustache. He has pierced ears and usually wears diamond studs. His heritage is African-American. He speaks English and Spanish. He is 24 years old in 2016.
Matthew has a GED but no higher education. He belongs to a band, the Los Angeles Axe Gang, which plays jazz and folk music. He is the lead singer. He also plays keyboards (including piano and electric keyboards) and guitar. The Los Angeles Axe Gang has traveled and played in many places, including Blues Moon in Omaha, Nebraska. After the Big One, they made it back to Omaha, where Shiv let them have his efficiency apartment at the Abbot Center for Public Housing. Tyrone and his brother Moreese plan to move out as soon as they can find a place of their own, which will leave Matthew with the efficiency.
Matthew favors practical menswear. His base colors are brown and khaki, sometimes accented with goldenrod or shades of green. As a hobby, he enjoys hiking in the wilderness and walking around town.
Qualities: Good (+2) Charisma, Good (+2) Hiking, Good (+2) Interpersonal Intelligence, Good (+2) Musician, Good (+2) Singer
Poor (-2) Limited Education
Most “traditional” jazz ensembles usually consist of a harmonic element (like piano or guitar), bass (which can fall under both harmonic and rhythmic), and a rhythmic element (drums or percussion). Many groups also add a melodic instrument like saxophone or trumpet.
[---8<---]
The trio is a more “traditional” arrangement for jazz. It usually consists of piano or guitar along with bass and drums. This combination is strong and gives harmonic and melodic expression through the piano or guitar along with a solid foundation and rhythm from the bass and drums. This type of ensemble is going to sound more recognizable to the listener and can perform a wide range of music from jazz standards to arrangements of pop or rock tunes done in the jazz style.
Axe Gang
A group of manual laborers, under the supervision of a foreman, using axes to chop wood, either to clear a piece of land, or for fuel. While axe gangs could be composed of free laborers, those whose work songs were recorded by the folklorists of the early 20th century were frequently composed of prisoners.
Tyrone Dembele -- He has dark chocolate skin, black eyes, and long nappy black hair tied back in braids. He has a mustache and a pointy beard. His heritage is African-American and Malian. He speaks English and French. He is 22 years old in 2016.
Tyrone is the older brother of Moreese. They belong to a band, the Los Angeles Axe Gang, which plays jazz and folk music. Tyrone is the percussionist, typically playing a drum kit, although he uses African drums, spoons, and other instruments as well. He also serves as the backup singer. The Los Angeles Axe Gang has traveled and played in many places, including Blues Moon in Omaha, Nebraska. After the Big One, they made it back to Omaha, where Shiv let them have his efficiency apartment at the Abbot Center for Public Housing. Tyrone and his brother Moreese plan to move out as soon as they can find a place of their own, which will leave Matthew with the efficiency.
Tyrone favors practical menswear. He wears mostly black, occasionally lightened with gray or denim. As a hobby, he enjoys pickup sports in the park -- basketball, football, whatever people are playing.
Qualities: Good (+2) Athletic, Good (+2) Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence, Good (+2) Musician, Good (+2) Sports Fan, Good (+2) Teamwork
Poor (-2) Grasp of American Culture
Most “traditional” jazz ensembles usually consist of a harmonic element (like piano or guitar), bass (which can fall under both harmonic and rhythmic), and a rhythmic element (drums or percussion). Many groups also add a melodic instrument like saxophone or trumpet.
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The trio is a more “traditional” arrangement for jazz. It usually consists of piano or guitar along with bass and drums. This combination is strong and gives harmonic and melodic expression through the piano or guitar along with a solid foundation and rhythm from the bass and drums. This type of ensemble is going to sound more recognizable to the listener and can perform a wide range of music from jazz standards to arrangements of pop or rock tunes done in the jazz style.
Axe Gang
A group of manual laborers, under the supervision of a foreman, using axes to chop wood, either to clear a piece of land, or for fuel. While axe gangs could be composed of free laborers, those whose work songs were recorded by the folklorists of the early 20th century were frequently composed of prisoners.
Moreese Dembele -- He has chocolate skin, brown eyes, and loosely nappy hair of dark brown that forms a cloud around his head. He has a mustache and a short beard. His heritage is African-American and Malian. He speaks English and French. He is 20 years old in 2016.
Moreese is the younger brother of Tyrone. They belong to a band, the Los Angeles Axe Gang, which plays jazz and folk music. Moreese is the bass guitarist, and he also plays saxophone. The Los Angeles Axe Gang has traveled and played in many places, including Blues Moon in Omaha, Nebraska. After the Big One, they made it back to Omaha, where Shiv let them have his efficiency apartment at the Abbot Center for Public Housing. Moreese and his brother Tyrone plan to move out as soon as they can find a place of their own, which will leave Matthew with the efficiency.
Moreese favors practical menswear, often jeans and a T-shirt. His base colors are denim and white, accented with deep colors like burgundy and hunter green. He enjoys collecting T-shirts from cities while traveling, along with favorite bands and speculative fiction themes. As a hobby, Moreese writes black fiction like sword & soul and Afrofuturism. Between his bookishness and frequent travel, he has difficulty navigating and often gets lost. That increases his tendency to follow Tyrone or Matthew.
Qualities: Good (+2) Black Fiction Writer, Good (+2) Constitution, Good (+2) Follower, Good (+2) Musical Intelligence, Good (+2) Musician
Poor (-2) Always Getting Lost
Most “traditional” jazz ensembles usually consist of a harmonic element (like piano or guitar), bass (which can fall under both harmonic and rhythmic), and a rhythmic element (drums or percussion). Many groups also add a melodic instrument like saxophone or trumpet.
[---8<---]
The trio is a more “traditional” arrangement for jazz. It usually consists of piano or guitar along with bass and drums. This combination is strong and gives harmonic and melodic expression through the piano or guitar along with a solid foundation and rhythm from the bass and drums. This type of ensemble is going to sound more recognizable to the listener and can perform a wide range of music from jazz standards to arrangements of pop or rock tunes done in the jazz style.
Axe Gang
A group of manual laborers, under the supervision of a foreman, using axes to chop wood, either to clear a piece of land, or for fuel. While axe gangs could be composed of free laborers, those whose work songs were recorded by the folklorists of the early 20th century were frequently composed of prisoners.