Cool presents and Crazy A 3-DAY FESTIVAL CELEBRATING WEST COAST JAZZ 8-0038 9080 he Los Angeles Jazz Institute he Los .O. Box 8038.O. Box ong Beach, CA ong Beach, CA T P L May 23-25, 2002 Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn, North Hollywood, CA The Los Angeles Jazz Institute is pleased to announce Cool and Crazy, A West Coast Jazz Celebration taking place May 23-25, 2002 at Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn 4222 Vineland Ave. in North Hollywood. Cool and Crazy will focus on the thriving west coast jazz scene of the past 50 years. Southern California has a strong jazz heritage going back to the teens with the arrival of several New Orleans Jazz pioneers including Jelly Roll Morton and Kid Ory. After that, a major scene developed on Central Avenue but it was not widely publicized outside the area. It wasn’t until the 1950’s that jazz in Los Angeles finally gained international recognition. Several events took place in 1952 that brought unprecedented attention to the west coast jazz scene. The Gerry Mulligan Quartet debuted at The Haig, Shorty Rogers “Modern Sounds” LP was released, The Lighthouse All-Stars made their first recordings and the Pacific Jazz label was born. CONVENTION FACTS Cool and Crazy will celebrate many of the great musicians and DATES groups that have been at the forefront of the west coast scene May 23-25, 2002 for the past 50 years. PLACE As always, each day will be filled with concerts, Beverly Garland’s Holiday Inn films, panel discussions and a memorabilia trading area. Universal Studios Hollywood Full Registration is $300 which includes reserved seating for 4222 Vineland Ave.North Hollywood, CA 91602 all concerts. Seats will be assigned in the order received. The special convention rate is $129 per night. Send your check or money order to: Hotel stay not included in registration fee. The Los Angeles Jazz Institute Reserve your room now P.O. Box 8038, Long Beach, CA 90808-0038 by calling 1-(800) BEVERLY If you wish to order by credit card or require additional REGISTRATION information please telephone our ticket office at (909)599-2912 between the hours of 9am to 6pm PST. $300 Includes reserved seating for all concerts. Hotel reservations should be made directly with the Beverly VENDORS Garland. The toll-free number is (800)238-3759. Be sure to Tables are available. mention you are attending the jazz festival to receive the Call (909)599-2912 for more information special discounted rate. We expect the hotel to fill up quickly so we would encourage you to make your reservations right TICKETS away. The deadline for receiving the special rate is May 8. Tickets are available for each individual event To order tickets by phone or Sincerely, for more information Ken Poston call (909)599-2912 LOS ANGELES JAZZ INSTITUTE many key figures of Stan Kenton’s Innovations Orchestra left the band and settled in the Los Angeles area. Shorty Rogers, Art Pepper, Shelly Manne, Milt Bernhart, Bud Shank, Bob Cooper, Don Bagley, John Graas and June Christy formed the nucleus of a new west coast scene. 10:30-11:30 Panel 1 IN THE SOLO SPOTLIGHT ADISCUSSION WITH HOWARD RUMSEY All of a sudden there was a huge influx of talented musicians added to the Southern California jazz landscape and they all gravitated to The Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach. Fellow ex-Kentonite Howard Rumsey had been presenting live jazz there since May of 1949 and the new additions of Shorty Rogers, Shelly Manne, Thursday May 24 9:00-10:00 Film 1 WEST COAST JAZZ During the early 1950s, the eyes of the jazz world became focused on the unique musical events taking place in Southern California. It all began when Milt Bernhart and Bob Cooper hone their writing skills and made The Lighthouse the focal 1:00-2:00 there are many “unheard” point of the emerging west Concert 1 compositions by the likes of THE coast jazz explosion. In the UNHEARD Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Solo Spotlight features and LIGHTHOUSE Russ Freeman, Art Pepper, in-depth discussion with RON STOUT, Bob Cooper and Bill Holman. Howard Rumsey about his HERB GELLER, career from the beginnings ANDY MARTIN, 2:30-3:30 GARY LEFEBVRE, Panel 2 of the Stan Kenton Orchestra, LARRY BUNKER JAZZ WEST The Lighthouse years and CHUCK BERGHOFER, COAST Concerts By the Sea. The PAUL KREIBICH HERB GELLER, presentation will be illustrated The first concert presentation JACK SHELDON, with film clips and photographs of Cool and Crazy features an BOB BROOKMEYER, from The Howard Rumsey all-star ensemble performing CHARLIE MARIANO, LARRY BUNKER, Collection. music that was written and PHIL URSO, performed by The Lighthouse BILL PERKINS All-Stars but never recorded. While things were heating Lunch The members of the group Break up at The Lighthouse, Gerry were always encouraged to Mulligan came to Los Angeles and hit it big at The Haig with his “pianoless” quartet. Around the same time, Shorty Rogers first recording as a leader was released and all of a sudden there was a huge amount of interest in what was happening on the west coast. This unprecedented excitement created many opportunities for the artists who were living in the Los Angeles area. Clubs such as The Lighthouse, The Haig, Zardi’s, The Surf Club and The Tiffany Club were providing live performance venues and new record companies like Pacific Jazz and Contemporary were documenting the growing scene. 6:45-8:45 PARADISE RESTAURANT THE DAVE PELL OCTET CARL SAUNDERS, BILL REICHENBACH, BOB EFFORD, ROSS TOMPKINS, LARRY KOONSE, JIM HUGHART, DON WILLIAMS 9:00-11:30 Concert 4 4:00-5:00 A PORTRAIT Concert 2 OF SHORTY THE SHORTY ROGERS CHARLIE BIG BAND DIRECTED MARIANO BY BILL PERKINS QUARTET Shorty Rogers was the key ALAN BROADBENT, figure of the west coast sound. PUTTER SMITH, In early 1952, the release of JOE LABARBERA his first LP “Modern Sounds” signaled the birth of west coast 5:30-6:30 jazz. Marlon Brando heard the Concert 3 record and insisted that Shorty THE BOB BROOKMEYER write the music for his new QUARTET film “The Wild One”. With that, LARRY KOONSE, Shorty was able to break into DAREK OLES, the film and television world MICHAEL STEPHENS and take many of his friends with him. In addition to his regular job at The Lighthouse he started doing record dates during the under his own name and decade. A Portrait eventually formed his own of Shorty will feature working group-Shorty Rogers an all-star big and His Giants. He became band performing in such high demand both as a variety of Shorty’s a player and a writer that it compositions. seems he was omnipresent 1:00-2:00 10:45-11:45 Concert 5 THE HARD Panel 3 CALIFORNIA SWING COOL JACK SHELDON, HERB GELLER, WILLIAM CLAXTON, PHIL URSO, RAY AVERY, FRANK STRAZZERI, STAN LEVEY, JEFF LITTLETON, DAVE PELL One of the technological LARENCE MARABLE In terms of style, there are advances that happened many stereotypes associated concurrently with the with west coast jazz artists. rise of the west coast The most common is that jazz scene was the everyone used a laid back cool advent of the 12” approach to playing and that long playing record. all of the music featured The 12” LP jackets experimental arrangements opened new which utilized unusual forms avenues for many and incorporated unusual creative young instruments. In reality, Friday photographers these experimental pieces May 24 in Los Angeles and were more the exception than helped create the “image” 9:00-10:30 was Stars of Jazz hosted by the rule. What was happening of California Cool. Film 2 Bobby Troup. It started as a on the coast was as hot STARS OF JAZZ/JAZZ local program and was soon Lunch Break and full of fire as anything SCENE syndicated nationally. Jazz happening anywhere. The Hard U.S.A. Scene U.S.A. hit the airwaves Swing reunites GUEST OF in 1962 and once again a number of HONOR JIMMIE provided a televised showcase like minded BAKER for many west coast groups. musicians Two of the pioneering The man behind both programs whose styles don’t television programs to was veteran producer Jimmie necessarily fit the feature live jazz Baker who we are proud to stereotype. emanated from Los honor for his important role in Angeles. The first, bringing the west coast scene which began in 1956, into the national spotlight. 3:30-4:30 THE CLARE Saturday Concert 6 FISCHER May 25 THE PLAS CLARINET JOHNSON- CHOIR 9:00-10:00 HERMAN GARY FOSTER, Film 3 RILEY DON SHELTON, FRANKLY QUARTET GENE CIPRIANO, JAZZ GARRYCK KING, LEE CALLETT, In 1962 legendary radio ART HILLARY JIM ERCOLE, personality Frank Evans hosted JOHN YOAKUM, a half hour television show 5:00-6:00 JEFF DRISKILL, featuring prominent west coast 2:15-3:15 Concert 7 BOB CARR, Panel 4 THE STEVE HUFFSTETER, jazz musicians. Included in SWINGIN’ BUD SHANK LES BENEDICT, the series were The Jazz LIKE 60 SEXTET BRENT FISCHER Crusaders, Clare-Fischer/ PLAS JOHNSON, BUD SHANK, Bud Shank, Gerald Wilson, CARL SAUNDERS, FRANK STRAZZERI, THE BOB Joe Pass, Lou Rawls and BOB FLORENCE, BILL PERKINS, FLORENCE CLARE FISCHER, MIKE WOFFORD, LIMITED Shelly Manne. BUD SHANK, BOB MAGNUSSON, EDITION MIKE WOFFORD JOE LABARBERA DON SHELTON, 10:15-11:15 By the end of the 1950s the KIM RICHMOND, Panel 5 DONTE’S west coast scene began to 6:15-7:45 TOM PETERSON, PARADISE BOB EFFORD, INFERNO change.