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2 Juni 2008, 6De Jaargang, Nummer 99 JAZZMANIA BIG BAND WINT NATIONAAL BIG BAND CONCOURS 2008 GAAT EIGEN BEHEER 1 LAATSTE NIEUWS: JIMMY MCGRIFF DOOD ZIE PAG 4 IN DIT NUMMER Nieuws pg 1 Boekbespreking pg 6 - Jazz fiction/Ask me now (Jan J. Mulder) Platenrecensies pg 7 - Margriet Sjoerdsma, Evan Parker, Tone Dialing, Charles Mingus Sextet, Deborah Brown/JazzXpress, Kristen Cornwell, Olivia Trummer, Jim Cofey, Ab Baars/Ken Vandermark, Olthuis & Van Veenendaal, Bobby Watson e.a. Concertverslagen pg 12 - The Hague Jazz, Anouar Brahem Trio En verder - S traightahead(?) (Jaap Lüdeke) pg 5 2 juni 2008, 6de jaargang, nummer 99 BRANCHE-RESTAURANTS DOEN GOEDE ZAKEN MET LIVE-JAZZ NIEUWSSELECTIE JAZZMANIA BIG BAND WINT NATIONAAL De BRANCHE-restaurants in Golden Tulip Hotels BIG BAND CONCOURS 2008 doen goede zaken met jazz. Door de muziek gaan de dinerende hotelgasten niet naar hun kamer, maar “Het verschil tussen tien jaar lang vijf uur per dag verkassen ze naar de bar of de lounge die zich bij studeren en naast je baan in de avonduren spelen”. BRANCHE in dezelfde ruimte bevinden. Hierdoor Dat was volgens een lid van het Far East Jazz Or- stijgt de hotelomzet. Ook trekt BRANCHE ’s avonds chestra het verschil tussen zijn orkest, dat tweede buitenstaanders naar het hotel. werd, en de winnaar van de topklasse van het Natio- ...vervolg op pagina 15 naal Big Band Concours 2008, zo vertelde hij een bezoeker. Die winnaar was zaterdagavond 24 mei in CONCERTVERSLAG Hoofddorp de Amsterdamse Jazzmania Big Band. MIRIAM MAKEBA HOOGTEPUNT OP DERDE EDITIE VAN FESTIVAL THE HAGUE JAZZ Bart Bijleveld, de leider van het Twentse Far East Jazz Orchestra, had het al horen aankomen. “Dat wisten we”, zei hij bij de bekendmaking van zijn tweede plaats. Die plaats leverde hem een bedrag van 1.500 euro op; Peter Guidi, de leider van de winnaar, kreeg 3.000 euro en de Dik Trom-wisseltrofee overhandigd. Guidi verklaarde ‘ont- zettend trots’ te zijn op de prestatie van zijn musici, allen leden van de jazzworkshops van de Muziekschool Amster- dam en studenten van het Amsterdams Conservatorium. Ook toonde hij zijn oprechte bewondering voor de verlie- zende finalist: ‘een fantastische bigband’ en ‘zo goed’. ...vervolg op pagina 14 WWW.INSTRAZZ.NL GAAT EIGEN BEHEER PRODUCTIES VERSPREIDEN De distributie van in eigen beheer opgenomen jazz is Op 23 en 24 mei vond voor de derde keer The Hague Jazz voor de meeste muzikanten onbetaalbaar. Dat stel- plaats. Dit festival, dat het Haagse antwoord is op het len de initiatiefnemers van de site www.instrazz.nl. verdwenen Northsea Jazzfestival, heeft inmiddels dezelfde Zij bieden musici daarom sinds kort de mogelijkheid status van te volle zalen bereikt. Wie de drukte met name om hun muziek via deze website te verspreiden. op de uitverkochte zaterdag op de koop nam kon niettemin van een meer dan aardig programma genieten waarbij de Op de website zijn eigen beheer producties te beluisteren nadruk voor een aanzienlijk deel op aan pop, rock en funk en als download te kopen. De Stichting Instrazz verkoopt verwante muziek lag. Daarnaast was er goede jazz en geen cd’s. Instrazz is een doorgeefluik; de organisatie Afrikaanse muziek te horen. Voor velen was het veel te neemt zelf geen muziek op. Het streven is om alle op- laat begonnen Nederlandse afscheid van zangeres Miriam Makeba (foto) een hoogtepunt waarvoor men een lange brengsten van de verkochte muziek volledig aan de muzi- wachttijd over had. (Foto en tekst: Tom Beetz) kanten te doen toekomen. Aan de verkoop via Instrazz zijn ...zie ook het verslag van Peter J. Korten op pag. 12 voor hen geen kosten verbonden. Via de website wordt alleen jazz van Nederlandse bodem aangeboden. Meer weten? Klik hier: http://www.instrazz.nl . JAZZ FLITS nummer 100 staat 23 juni op www.jazzflits.nl Jazz Flits nummer 99 2 juni 2008 2 NIEUWS flitsen PRIJZEN Peetvader Italiaanse free-jazz dood NIEUWE PRIJS WIL JAZZPROJECTEN IN Saxofonist Mario Schiano (75), wel eens de peetvader van REGULIER ONDERWIJS STIMULEREN de free-jazz in Italië genoemd, is 10 mei in Rome overle- den. Schiano verhuisde in de jaren zestig naar Rome, waar Jazzmusicus en -educator Esmée Olthuis heeft op de Dag van de Nederlandse Jazz een nieuwe prijs ge- hij het ensemble Gruppo Romano Free Jazz oprichtte. presenteerd. Voor haar JIJ Prijs komen onderwijs- Onder eigen naam maakte de saxofonist zo’n twintig pla- projecten in aanmerking die een frisse kijk geven op ten. Verder is hij op de plaat te horen als lid van onder (jazz)muziek en didactiek. JIJ staat voor Jazz en meer de formaties Musica Elettronica Viva en Nuova Con- Improvisatie voor de Jeugd. sonanza en recentelijk het Italian Instabile Orchestra, en met musici als Eugenio Colombo, Ernst Reijseger, Gianluigi De prijs hoopt het reguliere onderwijs (basis en middel- Trovesi en Joëlle Léandre. baar) een injectie te geven met kwalitatief hoogstaande muziekprojecten. Voor de prijs kunnen musici plannen en ideeën indienen. Een vakjury oordeelt over de kwaliteit van het project/idee, de haalbaarheid, de didactische onder- bouwing, het vernieuwende karakter en de praktische uitwerking. De JIJ Prijs bestaat uit een coachingstraject op maat en acquisitie door impresariaat Uit de Kunst. De prijs is een initiatief van de Stichting Jazz in Actie. JOS L. KNAEPEN GENOMINEERD VOOR PRESTIGIEUZE AMERIKAANSE AWARD De Vlaamse fotograaf Jos L. Knaepen is genomineerd voor de Jazz Journalists Association Award ‘Excel- lence in Photography: The Lona Foote/Bob Parent Award’. Mocht hij deze winnen, dan wordt hij opge- nomen in een rijtje met onder anderen William Clax- ton, William Gottlieb en Herman Leonard. De win- Fotoboek ‘Happy Man, Benjamin Herman’ in juli uit naar van de Award wordt op 18 juni in de Jazz Stan- In Ahoy Rotterdam wordt 9 juli het fotoboek ‘Happy Man, dard te New York City bekendgemaakt. Benjamin Herman’ van fotograaf Peter van Breukelen ge- presenteerd. Van Breukelen volgde de saxofonist voor het Op die avond worden ook nog veertig andere winnaars in boek een jaar op de voet en dat resulteerde in 55 foto’s. evenzoveel categorieën van de 12 de jaarlijkse Jazz Journa- Jules Deelder verzorgde de fotobijschriften en vertaalde lists Association’s Jazz Awards gehuldigd. De winnaars speciaal voor het boek zijn gedicht ‘Jazz Is’ in het Engels. worden de komende weken gekozen door de leden van de Het resultaat werd eerder dit jaar beloond met de Zilveren Jazz Journalists Association. Deze organisatie heeft zo’n Camera in de categorie Kunst, Cultuur & Entertain- 450 fotografen, schrijvers, radiomakers en vertegenwoor- ment/serie. Voorafgaand aan de officiële presentatie van digers van nieuwe media uit de hele wereld als lid, vooral het fotoboek is een preview van het boek als foto-expositie in de VS en Canada. Een overzicht van de genomineerden te zien in De Tamboer in Hoogeveen tijdens het jazzfestival in de belangrijkste categorieën staat op pagina 16. Jazz Vibes op zaterdag 14 juni. BENOIT MARTINY BAND WINNAAR VAN Nieuwe cd Special Delivery in september uit AMERSFOORT JAZZ TALENT AWARD De nieuwe cd van het kwartet Special Delivery verschijnt eind september bij Morvin Records, het label van de saxo- De Benoît Martiny Band heeft 18 mei de derde fonisten Frans Vermeerssen en Hans Wijnbergen. De cd is Amersfoort Jazz Talent Award gewonnen. “Deze groep speelde een luidruchtige, elementaire maar begin dit jaar opgenomen en bevat nieuwe composities doeltreffende combinatie van jazz en hardrock”, liet van pianist Ed Baatsen en bassist Henk de Ligt. De andere de jury weten. “Het resultaat klonk als 'Black Sab- leden van de inmiddels zo’n vijftien jaar oude groep zijn bath meets Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers.” saxofonist Nils van Haften en drummer Wim Kegel. Na de zomer komt bij Morvin ook de nieuwe cd van Talking Zowel technisch als qua overtuiging nam deze band de Cows uit. Die gaat ‘Dairy Tales’ heten. jury voor zich in. “Het resultaat was een bijna intimideren- de bak herrie, maar wel een bak herrie met structuur en Tapdancer Jimmy Slyde overleden overtuiging”, zei de meestemmend voorzitter van de jury, Tapdancer Jimmy Slyde is 16 mei op 80-jarige leeftijd jazzjournalist Jeroen de Valk. In de vierkoppige jury had- overleden. Na het zien van Bill Robinson besloot hij tap- den behalve De Valk twee leden van de organiserende dancer te worden. Slyde vierde zijn successen onder meer partijen en saxofonist Ad Colen zitting. De tweede en der- bij de bands van Count Basie en Duke Ellington. Slyde was de prijs gingen naar respectievelijk de zangeressen Julia te zien in de film ‘Cotton Club’ van Francis Ford Coppola en Oschewsky en Renske Taminiau. De Benoît Martiny Band ‘Round Midnight’ van Bernard Tavernier. ontving 2.500 euro en speelt volgend jaar op het Jazzfesti- val Amersfoort. Jazz Flits nummer 99 2 juni 2008 3 KUNSTCOMMISSIE VINDT DAT HAAGSE OVERIG JAZZFESTIVALS GEEN SUBSIDIE HOEVEN TIME MAGAZINE: HERBIE HANCOCK EEN VAN DE MEEST INVLOEDRIJKE MENSEN De festivals The Hague Jazz en Pure JazzFest krijgen de komende vier jaar geen structurele gemeentelijke subsidie als het advies van de externe Commissie Volgens Time Magazine behoort toetsenist Herbie Verploeg over het Haagse meerjarenbeleidsplan Hancock tot 's werelds meest invloedrijke personen. Kunst en Cultuur 2009 – 2012 wordt gevolgd. Dat Hij staat genoteerd in een lijst van honderd wereld- advies werd 14 mei aan Jette Klijnsma, de wethou- burgers die het Amerikaanse blad begin mei publi- der van Cultuur en Financiën, overhandigd. Ook sub- ceerde. sidie aan het POW Ensemble wordt ontraden. De stichting Prospero mag een verdubbeling van de "Herbie is an enthusiast, loves a great conversation and subsidie krijgen. has a lot of endurance. The guy can hang", zeggen zijn collega's Joni Mitchell en Wayne Shorter in het blad. Ze Pure JazzFest krijgt thans een jaarlijkse subsidie van roemen verder Hancocks open houding: "He's open as to 204.960 euro en wil voortaan 250.000 euro ontvangen.
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