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SPRING 2021 INSIDE THIS EDITION Stanley Cowell Live at Keystone Korner Baltimore SPRING 2021 INSIDE THIS EDITION Stanley Cowell Live at Keystone Korner Baltimore . 3 BALTIMORE JAZZ ALLIANCE R.I.P. Harold Adams, Saxophonist and Bandleader . 4 The Chick Webb Recreation Center Slated for Major Renovation . 6 BJA Member Lynn Willis Finds Community Through Music . 7 What’s Up With All That Jazz In Washington DC? . 8 BJA Member Notes & Benefits . 10 BJA Membership Form . 11 VOLUME SEVENTEEN • ISSUE TWO • THE BJA NEWSLETTER • WWW.BALTIMOREJAZZ.COM BK Trio’s New Album HIT IT Tom Reyes and The Joy of Hits All The Right Notes Musical Discovery By Eric Byrd By John Dahlman Some things just feel good. They just feel right: stepping out Spend some time talking with your boo on a Saturday night, enjoying good home with Baltimore-based key- cooking Big Mama made for you because you were stopping boardist Tom Reyes and by after church Sunday afternoon, or having a cold one while you will be struck by the listening to unpretentious music made by three musicians passion he has for his wife, who know how to put it in the pocket. for his family, and for cre- Guitarist Brian Kooken’s BK Trio’s recording HIT IT is all ating music, in that order. of these things and more. It just feels right. Being a band leader, musi- Kooken’s guitar cal director and sideman takes center stage on has allowed him to express this recording, as you his musical passion in the would expect, but PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM REYES greater Baltimore area for don’t get it twisted. All over fifty years. the members of this The son of a musical father, Tom describes him as an “an in- trio (who have often teresting guy” who performed on guitar and vocals with a performed together at Hawaiian band during the radio heyday of the 1930s and ‘40s. Baltimore’s Caton Cas- Tom took up keyboards at age 14 when his best friends needed tle) could lead a band a keyboard player for their band. That band didn’t last long, and frequently do in but Tom Reyes did. First influenced by artists like Santana and other musical contexts. Jon Lord of Deep Purple, he became interested in the Ham- Greg Hatza on Ham- mond organ, which was soon followed by an interest in syn- mond B3 organ is simply as good as it gets. Of course he is a thesizers and everything possible within the rapidly expanding local legend, but that doesn’t capture everything Hatza has realm of keyboardists in the rock ‘n’ roll world. Reading the brought to the music. He is equally adept at taking charge on keyboard magazines of the time, he noticed that the rock or- a track like “It’s Monday and I’ve Got the Blues” or settling ganists kept referring to “this guy named Jimmy Smith.” Being into a sideman role on other tracks. Drummer Robert Shahid, the inquisitive type, he bought a Jimmy Smith album, and that WEAA’s host of Masterclass, instructs listeners on this project did it for him. Not too long after that, he discovered Oscar Pe- as any good Morgan State University professor would: subtly terson and he “flipped out.” Reyes says, “When I heard Oscar supporting, gently prodding us on this journey with ferocious Peterson, I thought all piano players played like that and there musical interjections that would make anyone take notice. This was no way I could do that, so I might as well sell my gear.” He is a trio of equals, which makes this a standout recording. soon found out there were many other players out there—all The title track, “Hit It,” comes out swinging. It gives you with their own style, and that made it all even more interesting (continued on page 2) (continued on page 5) BK Trio’s New Album HIT IT Hits All The Right Notes The Baltimore Jazz Alliance is a 501(c)(3) (continued from first page) tax exempt organization. a nice glimpse of what you are about to experience for the rest of the recording. The Baltimore Jazz Alliance (BJA) BK doesn’t spend a lot of time with jabs is a grass-roots organization of jazz or suggestion; his solo goes right to aficionados, musicians and venues dedicated to enhancing and promoting throwing haymakers, huge right-hand jazz in Baltimore and the surrounding blows to remind you to keep your hands areas. New members sharing this and feet inside the car for this entire passion are always welcome as the BJA ride. Hatza takes you even higher with continues its efforts to build a stronger a Jimmy Smith-type blues solo to re- and better networked jazz scene. Together we can help this music thrive mind us that he did his homework. His in the region and reward listeners and playing especially reminds you of the musicians alike. tradition he came from and where he BJA Priorities plans on going. • To develop new audiences for jazz “Always Looking Up” is a really nice PHOTO CREDIT: MARILYN HATZA • To strengthen communication straight-eighth note, quasi-Latin twelve- BK TRIO within the jazz community bar blues. Kooken starts the solo section L to R: Brian Kooken, Greg Hatza, • To improve media relations on with some soulful jazz lines. He can play Robert Shahid behalf of the jazz community the blues, no doubt. (His bio indicates he • To bring greater visibility to the spent significant time on the road with the ingredients for a perfectly funky stew. entire array of jazz offerings in the Marva Wright, Blues Queen of New Or- All eight songs are original composi- Baltimore region leans). But he can also play jazz. It is rare tions by Kooken. He’s not only a mas- • To provide greater access to performance opportunities for to find a musician who can swing this terly guitarist but one who can create Baltimore-area jazz musicians well and play the blues this authenti- artistic frameworks where his trio can be cally. It is a pleasure to hear both done free. HIT IT should be on heavy rotation Visit www.baltimorejazz.com masterfully. in your listening library. It is soulful and for information about our Oddly enough, “Brazilian Blues” it is funky. It is jazz and it is blues. It is accomplishments and future goals. comes off as tongue-in-cheek to my ears. led by Brian Kooken, but also gives or- Baltimore Jazz Alliance It’s neither a samba nor a traditional ganist Greg Hatza and drummer Robert 3000 Homewood Avenue #33347 twelve-bar blues, but has a lovely laid- Shahid the opportunity to drive. BB Baltimore, MD 21218-9998 back vibe that shows off the melodicism King was right when he said, “The blues Please direct your of all three members. Yes, they all have is the happiest music I know.” HIT IT questions and comments to: chops for days, but on this and other will make you happy. [email protected] tracks, they don’t mind letting the music Eric Byrd is a jazz pianist and leader of the Eric speak for itself. There are times in life Byrd Trio (with bassist Bhagwan Khalsa and BJA BOARD where screaming is necessary. There are drummer Alphonso Young, Jr.). The trio has per- Tyrone Crawley other times when a whisper in the ear is formed extensively throughout the region and Alice Downs more effective. This track is a beautiful across the globe with some of the most recog- Steve Everette whisper without being weak-minded. nized artists of jazz. Byrd, Khalsa and Young hold Jean Farnsworth, Secretary Another stand-out track is “In That advanced degrees in Music History, African Amer- Liz Fixsen, Editorial Committee Chair Funk Again.” It can be challenging to ican Music, and Jazz Performance. They fre- Robin Houston, Treasurer make music sound interesting when the Kwamé Jamal Kenyatta-Bey quently give clinics on music history, jazz, and the harmonic structure is built on just one Ian Rashkin, President relationship between the spirituals/gospel, blues, Theresa Sise chord or only a few. Challenge accepted. and jazz. They have been sponsored by the Rená Sweetwine, Vice President Kooken weaves melodic lines in and United States Embassy as Kennedy Center/US Barry Glassman, Founder and Emeritus around these sparse chord changes to State Department Jazz Ambassadors, touring Camay Calloway Murphy, Emerita keep forward momentum. Shahid’s and performing worldwide. Byrd is returning as a Mark Osteen, President Emeritus groove is so consistent, so funky, that it writer for the BJA newsletter. NEWSLETTER reminds you of a James Brown track whose title you can’t quite remember. Gail Marten, Jazz Palette Throw in a blistering B3 treatment from Editor/Designer www.baltimorejazz.com Hatza to take the music from simmering to the verge of boiling, and you’ve got all PAGE 2 / SPRING 2021 BALTIMORE JAZZ ALLIANCE ALBUM REVIEW Stanley Cowell Live at Keystone Korner Baltimore The late jazz pianist with extensive range had plenty to say in his final live recording. By David Joseph For a jazz master whose modus operandi was versatility, it seems befitting that his final recorded work would be Live at Keystone Korner Baltimore. To appreciate this demonstration of how to be the jack-of-all-trades-jazzman, it bears examining this album with slightly more than what meets the ear. Stanley Cowell had a lot to express that night in October, 2019 as he aided a fellow jazz impresario, Todd Barkan, in christening his famed jazz venue, Keystone Korner in its re- vival in downtown Charm City.
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