APFI Announces 7th Season! Meckley and the Kenny Baron Trio to Open on Sept. L6th "Essential" Duke

Duke Ellington is perhaps the most prolific composer Kenny Baron, Rufus Reid, Victor Lewis, Peg Delaney,lody of the Twentieth Century. Shayne, Garry Bartz, Houston Person, Etta ]ones, Peter Ecklund, A review of his papers has Marty Gross are just a few of the musicians that will grace the reveaied com- Whisperdome this Fall. over 3,000 positions that survived his 50 yearson the road. On September 16th we open with the Kenny Baron Trio. Mr. Baron is the "all-world" pianist who has led the rhythm sections On june 1,5 at7:30prn, in hundreds of recordings including a heart-stopping duo Prof. Bill Meckley of the performance with . He will be joined by our old friend Music Dept. of Sch'y Co. Rufus Reid on bass and one of the top drummers and composers Comm. College wil1play in the United States, Victor Lewis. This will be followed on some selections from "The 30th by the (]ody Shayne, Teresa September lazzYoices A Broadwell, Colleen Pratt) and their terrific trio led by Peg EssentialEllington." discussion follow. The Delaney). Two weeks later on October 14tlt, Gary Battz, the will listening session will take sensational east coast saxaphonist will bring his quartet from place at the First Unitarian NYC to delight us. Mr. Bartz is a musicians' musician who has Society of Schenectady. appeared and recorded with , , Peter Call374-6972 for info. Leitch and Danilo Perez. Bartz will be followed on October 28th Come and brins treats. by the Orphan Newsboys, a wonderful quintet led by the coronetist Peter Ecklund and features Marty Gross on guitar. INSIDE They play traditional ranging from Jel1y to Duke. Closing out on November L8th will be the fabulous Houston Person and 200 Words...... p.2 Etta ]ones. My So1o...... p.3 I azz Calendar...... p.4-6 You'll also be able to hear Baron,Bartz and Person at free lecture APFI Fall Series ...... p.6 demonstrations at the College of St. Rose and we're also trying to J azz Mernbership...... p8 develop Master Classes at Schenectady Community College the Record Reviews...... -p7 night before the concerts for our members who are professional Membership info...... p7 musicians. Ticket order form on page 6. ^W rds by Glyn Evans On'Selections from the Gutter' Ivlany of us knorv and admire the work of Art Hodes, the two-fisted piano player. Born in Rtrssia tn 7904, he came to before his first birthday and lived into his eighties. He played his first small band gigs in Chicago in7925. What a place to start, with Morton, Louis, Hines and Jimmy Noone around!

Likeiy, fewer will know Hodes as an elegant, perceptive writer. He was Founder-editor, \,\'ith Dale Curran, of "The lazzRecord' 17943-47f , a crrtical fulcrum tnJazzwriting; a virtual oral history.

The magazine was an outgrowth of his work as an announcer/interviewer on WNYC in 7942. He also iectured and played iir universities and high schools.

A holiday find this year was'Selections from the Gutter'* an anthology drawn from the 'Record.' New writers were discovered, but oral interviews were a staple diet. One finds articles attributed to Bunk Johnson, George Lewis, , , Omar Simeon (on Jelly Roil), , a1944 radio interview with Louis; and on and on. I lack the scholarship immediately to judge the veracity of all the texts; and frankly don't -::er.rch-care \4[shayea lreasure here^

Thank you, Mr. Hodes for words and music.

*Selections from the Gutter. lazz from the 'The f azz Record' Editor by Art Hodes and Chadwick Hqnsen. Unioersity of California Pressl Berkeley, c. L977. First paperback printing 1978.

y lvlassaro ls one o enaissance" men who has To Special Order done it all. He's a musician (first as a drummer, now as a Any Book In Print singer) has been a club owner (the now departed St. Remo) Call and is a very active supporter of A Place for Jazz. In a 346-2719 recent lunch conversation at Gershon's Deli he regaled us THE OPEN DOOR with tales of the "o1d days." In the fifties there wasJazz 128lay St. scattered all Schenectady. Places over like Roths (uptown Downtown Schenectady and downtown), the Castle Club, Van Dyck, Hotel Schenectady and Rockmar.lazz the at the Philharmonic Books Gifts came to RPI Fieldhouse and Duke a with teen-age Sarah Greeting Cards Vaughn also came to town. Children's Music and Toys Bobby just doesn't live in the "old days." He still performs with his own band and the Big Band of Leo Russo while at the same time holding down a full-time job that has a considerable amount of travel. F{e's a piece of the mosaic that has made A Place forlazz in Northeastern New York. Africa in the late sixtiG o o there was a whole group of South African Jazz musi- cians in exile who had memorized riffs from Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk meant for J azz musicians If we ever needed any the opportunity to play for and the great Duke proof of the intensity "A11 Race" audiences. An Ellington. of the worldwide opportunity this last re- The appreciation maining member of the great irony and beauty of Jazz of this story is thatJazz, we certainly got it in group thought would never come. Unfortunately whose roots were carried this last month. In an most of the 'Blackbirds' across the Atlantic, has interview on National had not survived the returned to the Motherland Public Radio an octogenar- curious and destructive for yet another stage of ianJazz musician in South politics of racism. But development. Africa told of his apprecia- through records and tion for , broadcasts of the Voice of Trummy Young, Barney America, South African Bigard and Billy Kyie. As musicians "kept in touch" a younger man he had with the mainstream of traveled from South Africa Jazz.Many of them (in- to what was then Rhodesia cluding Hugh Masekela because he heard that and Abdullah lbrahim) Louis Armstrong was traveled to the the United going to get a off plane States to be near the source there. Armstrong and the of their music of choice others mentioned had been (The CD Water From An heroes to this man who Ancient Weli by Mr. lived in a country a\- where Ibrahim is well worth the Apartheid -t had kept him reader's attention. It's /-\ from earning a living as a synthesis of South African /-\ Jazz musician. Early in the and African American development of Apartheid t\ musical styles is a pure white musicians got a law delight!) I \ passed that forbid ..,;;'.. musi- lune 1 sti, :r,gq cians of color from I I playing For severai years the Inter- ] Skip Parsons Riverboat I at a place where whites national Association of | 1u.. Band and 3 other I were served alcohol. This Jazz Educators has spon- bands:J:1;"rise meant that most / of the sored an outreach project \ well-paying jobs .;,ii' were in South Africa supplying I unavailable \-\ to him and his instruments and support 439-2310 for / group called the Merry -xT:,y/ for instruction under the Blackbirds. leadership of one of Dave Brubeck's older sons. And Warm The end of the Spirit... Apartheid when we lived in East Support Live lazz! I

The information below was sent Calendar Half Moon Cafe 154 Madison to us by the clubs listed below. continued Ave., Albany $6-A329 Many clubs don't book far ]ustin's Every Friday Cygnus, every advance us enough in for to print Tuesday Open Jarn their listings. It's best to check by 10b- Jody Shayne 15-16 Hai Miller Band telephone before going because Metro 17 Maple Ave., Saratoga l7b -Erica Lindsay there may be last minute changes. w/ Springs. 584-9581 A two levei (or Francesca Tanksley Clubs frequently have a cover club. Usually has lazz upstairs music charge) or a minimum 22 - 23 Sambarama and "other" downstairs. No b24- Lee Shaw purchase (food or drink). Fre- phone. Carl Landa and 29 - Trio ]iil quently both. Reservations are Hughes are the mainstays in the 30 - Tropical Beat advisable (especially for better- house band with varied artists b31 - Linda Brown Duo known groups) as many of the brought in. clubs seat less than 100. The Van Dyck 237lJnion Gaffney's Caroline St. Street, Schenecta dy. 374-2406 Justin Mc Neill's 301 Lark St., Saratoga Springs, 587 -9791 436-7008 Music has Music at 9pm. jam sessions Albany. June 12 - Sonny & Perley been pushed up to 10:30pm, but every Thursday night. Call for additional listings. sti1l3 sets. Very small(seats 40- L'Ecole Encore 44 Fuller Rd., 50)" Excellent food. Reserva- Albany, 437-7234. Check them Fountain Restaurant 283 tions a must. Cover and mini- New out on Tues, Wed,Thurs from Ave., 482-9898 mur:rr, fuzzBrunch on Sundays Seotland Albany, 6:30pnnto 9:30prn ---. at 11am. Music begins at Skip Parsons and his Riverboat azz Band 2nd weekend(Friday 12noon. (b = brunch) J Nicole's Bistro 351 Broadway and Saturday) every month Albany 465-7777 Iune 10pm-2am. Call for details. 3 - Teresa Broadwell African American Music Iron Horse Cafe 20 Centre St., 4 - Bob Massaro & the New Society The Zone Art Center Biues Orchestra Northampton, Mass. 41,3-584- 395 Dwight St., 2nd Floor, 5b Linda Brown and 0610. There's a music charge John Springfield, Mass. 473-732-7995 McLean and most concerts are ticketed 12- Bobby Watson and 10 - 11 Hai Miller Band (about $10) Call 1-800-THE- June Horizon 12 b Gerry Freedmen TICK (outside 413) for advance 17 - Blues Wing ticket sa1es. Seats about 170. 9 18 - Tropical Beat Maple Ave., 9 Maple Ave.,Saratoga 19b - Erica Lindsay w/ Iune Springs 583- Francesca Tanksley 4 - Tony Vacca & Tim Moran CLUB Friday Music from 6- 24-25 Nick Brignola and Endan- 11 - Odetta 10pm; Sat from 9pm - 1am. gered Species 13 - Mose Allison Cover $2 on Saturday unless noted. b26 - Terry Cox & John 17 - Shirley Lewis Menegon 20 - Lou Donaldson )une 22 - Tal Mahal 3 - Tony Costanzo & Friends w/ Ed Green and Paul Mastriani July 23 - Radio Kings 7-ZPlus24 28 - Classiclazz Epochs 4 -Clever Quark Trio 3b - Peggy Delaney Duo L0 - Michael Benedict's True 8 - 9 Nick Brignola and Endan- Vibes Trio (see gered Species 11- Scott Smith Quartet p.5) Mrple 9 (cont) 77 - Gitto, Campbell & Rouse RADIO TAZZ Summer Festivals w/ Steve Candlen on drums Jazz Stations that olav lazz 18 - Benoit - Delaney Discover Festival Quartet Iazz WVCR 88.3FM Cutting edge 24 - D Squared Flynn Theatre, Burlington, Vt., Afro-Am Pop w/occasional 25 - Ed lazz/ Wool Quartet feat. Sal Tickets & Info 8A2-863-5966 Latin flavor. Maida, ]eff Horton & Debbie june - 7 , SJazz Kreisberg Cuitar Summit,9 Roomful of WMHT 89.1FM Jazzmasters Iuly Blues,10 Joe Henderson, 11 with Laurence Bovlan 10pm 1 Scott - Smith ]ohn Hilton 6- David Murray/Manny Saturday Night. 8p..t, no cover; Scott Smith Qt. Oquendo & Libre, 12 King 9pm-1am, cover. - Sunny Ade WAMC 90.3FM Great mix. Tim 2 - ]ohn Hilton Trio Coakley (Fri. Night), Jim Wilke - 8 - TBA 6-8pm, no cover; Jazz The Boston Globe Festi- Jazz After Hours (Midnight to Express 9 :30pm-12:30am, cover. Jazz early AM Fri and Sat),McPartland 9 - Randy Kaye Trio 9pm-1am val, |une 12-18, Boston. Call andJazzset (8pm to 10pm, Sun). 15 - TBA,6-8pm no cover; D- 617-523-4047 for tickets and Live Jazz show first Weds, of every squared, 9pm -1am, cover info. month. See their program guide 16 - Mike Wicks Trio featuring Pat Delaney and Pat Lake Georee Hotlazz Partv & Deluca WSPN 91.1FM Gail Mattison's 22 -TBA,6-8pm, no cover; Call439-2310 Cruise. for fur- show, Wed. 12 to 3pm Gitto, Campbell & Rouse w/ ther info. |une 18 Skip Parsons Steve Candlen on drums,gpm. Riverbo at I azz B and w rth WCDB 90.9FM The place for 1am, cover guests Joe Muranya,Ed Poicer, daytime Jazz.Sat and Sun morn- 23 -Jazz Cartel Ed Hubble, Joe Slovak, Nick ings and 11am to 1pm daily. 29 - Steve Fludson, piano, 6- Palumbo, Coleen Pratt 8p*, no cover; Steve Hudson WRPI 91.5FM Kevin Roberts Trio,9pm-1am, cover. Hot Steamed Music (Trad.) Thurs.pm, 7 to 10. Barbara Kaiser 30 - Ed Wool feat. Sal 10am to noon on Tues. Quartet I azz F estiv al. I une 24-26 Essex, Jazz on Maida, ]eff Horton & Debbie Conn. CaIl 203-630-301 6 Fri. 9am to noon. Kreisberg WEQX L02.7FM azz h acks 7 - Troy Savings Newport Tazz Festival at I Bank Music Hall 9am Sundays 84 Fourth St., Troy 273-0038 Saratosa For information call SPAC 587-3330. For Ticket- (They won't let me reveal their WHRL 103.1FM Fusion-J azz. master call476-1000 bookings for next fall yet. David Sanborn Show on Sunday is They'llbe in the next issue.) Iuly - 2 Noon to Midnight an interesting mix. Ray Charles, George Benson, Dave Brubeck, Dr. John, The WPYX Brown and Moran Brewing Co. L06.7FM J azz Brunch 417 River St., Troy. 273-BEER Rippingtons, Marcus Roberts, Sundav. Music on Thursday nights. Joe Lovano, Cassandra Wilson, Steve Grossman, Cyrus Chest- WGY 810 AM Doc Perryman's Capital Swing Dance nut, Carl Ailen. show 12 midnight Sat. to 6am First Lutheran Church -3 Noon to Midnight Sundav. Blues and Jazz. 181 Western,A.ve., Albany David Sanborn, Wynton 463-7622 for info Marsalis, Elvin Jones, Tito june 3 Jim E. Velvet Puente, Bobby Blue Bland, WABY 1400AM Good early july morning listening; Edwardsen 1 Sonny Daye Ensemble Wallace Roney, Javon jackson, (6am to 10am) in The Dolphins, Hot Clave Bop. Morning. (JazzFestivals Cont on next page) Jazz Festivals Continued Brieht Moments Festival Camptis Pond Lawn, U. of Mass. at Amherst. Tickets call 173-545-2511 All concerts at 7:30pm July - 14 Manny Oquendo Y Orquestra Libre plus Quetzal - 21 Billv Taylor Trio plus theJazz All Stars - 28 Africa Fete Tour featur- ing Kassav plus Anjelique Kidjo & Ziskakan Columbia County Jazz Festival Call 518-672-7709 for further information. Tickets available in advance and at the door. Iuly - 29 Red Richards Quartet at Meadowsreens in West Ghent on 9H -30 Festival Ca1a" w/ Berkshire Little Big Band, Columbia JazzBandwrth Kenny Baron Natalie Lamb. at Herbert's off I- 90 East Rte 9 lazzYorces -31 "Red Hot Mama Fest" with Renee Bailey, Nataiie Gary Bartz -Lamb, Columbia lazzBand at Kozel's in West Ghent pm 9H Orphan Newsb Greater Hartford Festival of lazz, luly 28-37 Bushnell Park, Houston Person Hartford, Connecticut. Call 203- 525-4451for tickets and info. Complete Series I S50.00 Skidmore Iazz Festival rrrrrr-rrrrrrrrlrrrrr June 26Benny Green Trio Make checks tolazzlFuss and mail to 1221Wendell 28 Eddie Gomez Qt Ave., Schenectady, NY 12308 30 Faculty Name July 5 Art Taylor's Wailers 6 Ryan Cohan Qt. 7 Faculty Hamilton Hill Festival Jerry Burrell Park, Schenectady pageT for membership info. Each member will receive one |une - 25 Lord Duncan Qt free "Angel" ticket for each complete series ordered (or for each 5 West Village Qt tickets ordered). Angel tickets allow you to introduce a friend to Oddada A Place for Jazz at no charge! Each friend will also receive a year's subscription to the newsletter. (Attach name and address of Iuly - 16 Joe Cuba Latin Band Azaarn Hameed - 23 Jomanda(R&B) A Place for lazz Membership Now in its seventh year, A Place {or Jazz is a Stefan Dickerson Romanza, membership organization that presents a Themes of Love Heads Up; Fa1l concert series of the best in ApFJ Joe McBride, A Gtft for Jazz. Tommorroru, also runs workshops and clinics in the Heads Up. schools, pubiishes a bi-monthly newsletter These and works hard to build new two albums are somewhere on the border of what audiences for this wonderful synthesis of is presented as lazzby the commercial African and European musical traditions. radio stations these days. Romanza When you join APFI you'llhelp support all has been getting a 1ot of play in this. In addition you'llget the area" Dickerson is a fine pianistind the other musicians * a one year's subscription to on the album are some of the best in the recording industry. APFJ Newsletter and Jazz Alex Newsletter Acuna, Ernie Watts and Sal Marques are marvelous * access to special member players. Most of the materiai has activities like trips, listening been composed by Mr. Dickerson and it is nights and meet the artist certainiy more original and tasteful than programs most of the pop /Jazz floating around the airways. x the right to reserve tickets for But I kept on waiting for someone to stand any APFJ concert or event out with a solo that chailenged the listener "ali *advance notice of the Fall to say right." concert series. It wasn't * a chance to voiunteer and until I listened to A Gift for Tommorrow that participate in making a A place I realized what my prob- lem forJazz in Northeastern NY was. The hands-down great cui on this CD is Joe McBride singing his own composi- tion, "Everybody Needs Love" a capella. It rs MEMBERSHIPX, RATE one of those multi-track wonders where Mr. Student (no bread) $15 McBride sings back-beat, choir and scat solos. It is familiar yet original in Member $30 concept and is performed flawlessly. It is filled Family with $s0 little rhythmic and melodic "surprises" that Supporter $100 are "gifts" for today and tommorrow. Patron $2s0 Mr. Dickerson is clearly a Underwriter $500 talented and expressive musician, but in his composition Make checks to Jazz /Ftss and mail to 1221 "Brazilian Sunrise" for example the legato Wendell Ave., Schenectady, Ny 12308 pressure of string arrangement seems to Name almost dissolve the rhythmic puise and the wordless vocals are more of a distraction Address than they are a contribution.

Both Mr. McBride and Mr. Dickerson are fine musicians Phone (_) whose voices will be heard in. I just want a few more "all rishts!" APFI and this newsletter are part A Place for lazz of the Aciult Programs of the First You to B Unitarian Societv of Schenectady, Iustin's Invites rvith grants from Schenectady a Member County Improvement Program and men-rbership contributions. Programs include concerts, public You'll get the lazz rvorkshops, school-based clinics Fine Food newsletter, the bi- generai support ofJazz and and monthly calendar, its musicians. We are affiliated Fine Art with the National jazz Service discounts on rrraga- Organization and the Interna- zines and tickets, tional Association oiJazz Educa- Fine advance notice of tors. We welcome announce- Iazz ments and comments. Deadlines concerts and become are the 10th of every odd month. part of the folks in Editor: B. Conn 301 Lark St., Albany your community w A Place forlazz 436-7008 want to make 1221 Wendell Ave., Schenectady, NY 12308 .A.BlEqe[gr J*r. o See pageT for . Designer: Miki Conn i . . r."T::"lTi".'T..:

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