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Volume 40 • Issue 8 September 2012 Journal of the New Jersey Jazz Society Dedicated to the performance, promotion and preservation of jazz. Troy (Trombone Shorty) Andrews soaks up some love from the standing ovation he received while closing the show at the Freihofer’s Jazz Festival in Saratoga Springs. The previous night he performed a similar feat, packing city streets when he also put a lid on the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. ttending a jazz festival these days is sometimes like having The All-You- A dinner at one of those Chinese all-you-can-eat buffets: there’s no problem finding the steamed shrimp dumplings and the pork fried rice, but what the hell’s that lasagna doing next to the lo mein? And why is there flan next to the fortune cookies? Can-Eat Like it or not, jazz isn’t always the only thing on the menu at modern jazz festivals. You may very well find your favorite Latin piano trio playing on the same stage as a smooth jazz trumpeter or a sultry Jazz Buffets Canadian chanteuse warming up the crowd for a raucous Crescent City horn man. Two June jazz festivals at opposite ends of New York state set their tables with a wide variety of music and activities, of New enough to please even the most casual jazz fans. continued on page 32 York State NJJS Jazz Social 9/23 time change! Starts early this month, at 1:00 PM. Story and photos by Mitchell Seidel New JerseyJazzSociety in this issue: NEW JERSEY JAZZ SOCIETY Prez Sez . 2 Bulletin Board . 2 NJJS Calendar . 3 Jazz Trivia . 4 New Patron Level Benefits . 4 Editor’s Pick/Deadlines/NJJS Info . 6 Prez Sez Chickie the Jazz Dog Winner . 57 Crow’s Nest . 58 By Frank Mulvaney President, NJJS New/Renewed Members . 58 Change of Address/Support ■ NJJS/Volunteer/JOIN NJJS . 59 azzfest 2012 was a great event thanks to a small I hope you will be able to join us to celebrate army of workers. Special thanks to: Frank and the 40th Anniversary of the NJJS on Sunday, STORIES J New York State Jazz Festivals. cover Margy Sole who handled CD sales; Stew Schiffer November 4 beginning at 3 PM at the Dorothy Big Band in the Sky. 8 for signage; Mike Katz and Jackie Wetcher for Young Arts Center at Drew University. This gala NJPAC —James Moody Festival . 12 Noteworthy . 14 handling ticket; Jersey Jazz, Sheilia Lenga and event will be an All-Star Jam followed by a wine Talking Jazz: Tedd Firth . 16 Laura Hull for promotion/ PR work; Kathy and cheese reception at 5:30 where musicians will A Passion for Drums. 24 Plucking and Reading . 26 Mulvaney and Andrea Tyson for the 50/50; mingle with the audience and you can view a Jazz Journalist Association Awards . 28 Larissa Rosenfeld and her daughter on member- treasure trove of memorabilia from our archives Andersons Salute Dorseys . 30 and be entertained by young musicians playing in Jazz Journeys . 60 ship recruitment; Stan Myers and Joe Lang for Lost Masters: Don Redman . 34 emceeing; as well as Kate Casano, Sandy two separate wings. Twenty-two musicians and REVIEWS Josephson, Carolyn Clemente and Marcia singers will perform in four groups. The Newark Museum Jazz in the Garden . 38 Steinberg who filled in to give everyone periodic musicians, all of whom have a history with the Book: Astaire. 40 Society, are donating their services to help us Other Views . 44 breaks. Running a complicated event is simplified fund our scholarship program and our in-school Caught in the Act: T.Sutton/S.Arioli/ when you have Elliot Tyson recruiting volunteers E.Comstock/R.Luker/B.Skonberg . 48 education program. Among those appearing are: Dick Hyman . 54 and Bruce Gast with Al Parmet and John Becker Warren Vaché, Rio Clemente, Nancy Nelson, Centenary/Hibiscus. 54 managing site logistics. WHAT A TEAM! Miche Braden: Bessie Smith. 56 Rossano Sportiello, Marlene Verplanck, Derek EVENTS The Music Committee’s creative efforts put Smith, Roseanna Vitro, Winard Harper, Emily ’Round Jersey: Morris, Ocean . 60 together an impressive lineup representing many Institute of Jazz Studies/ Asher and the Anderson twins. There are bound Jazz from Archives . 61 diverse forms of jazz: big band swing, traditional, to be some surprises stemming from cancella- Somewhere There’s Music . 62 Gypsy, Brazilian and piano/vocal trio. The The Name Dropper . 63 tions of gigs, which prevented some luminaries performances were outstanding. We thought we from accepting our invitations. Seating is limited ADVERTISERS Shelly Productions/Glen Rock. 4 had a package that couldn’t miss but sold 65 to 400 and tickets, which go on sale in September, NJJS 40th Anniversary Celebration. 5 fewer tickets than last year, having planned on are priced at only $30 (advance) for members. WBGO . 7 Shanghai Jazz . 9 selling an equal number of additional tickets this This is an event that you won’t want to miss. Arbors Harry Allen’s Monday Nights . 10 year. This adds up to some serious red ink. It ■ JazzFeast in Princeton, co-sponsored by the Somerville Jazz Festival . 11 Arbors Records . 13 seems our market base is changing faster than NJJS, is scheduled for Sunday, September 9. The Jazz in Bridgewater: Glenn Miller Tribute. 15 realized, and judging by the number of attendees music is free and five bands will be performing Anderson Twins Play Dorseys . 17 LaSpada Audio . 19 who left before the end, nine hours of music is beginning at noon, featuring jazz stars Claudio Cafe Z Union . 21 not a selling point. Major changes will have to be Roditi, Mark Shane, Catherine Russell, Alan Jazzdagen . 23 McCarter Theatre Center . 25 made in future. Dale, Matt Munisteri, Randy Sandke, Jim Fryer State Theatre . 27 William Paterson University . 29 Marlene VerPlanck . 30 John Nobile Summerswing Orchestra . 30 Stay tuned to www.njjs.org Jim Eigo Jazz Promo . 30 WBGO Photo Blog . 31 Count Basie Theatre . 37 Philly Jazz Fest . 41 NJJS Bulletin Board Sandy Sasso . 42 United Reformed: Midiris . 42 E. Stroudsburg U: Zootfest . 43 Member Discount Claim your member privilege! Get free admission Full Count Big Band . 45 to NJJS socials, discounts to music events, discounts from partners! OSPAC Jazz Festival . 47 Swingadelic. 48 NJJS Members Discounts Hibiscus offers NJJS members a discount of 10% off their check. New Brunswick Jazz Festival . 49 The Berrie Center at Ramapo College offers NJJS members 5% off event tickets. North Carolina Jazz Festival . 51 Leonieke Scheuble . 52 FREE Film Series…Now on THURSDAY nights at 7 PM at Library of the Chathams. Resume September NJPAC James Moody Jazz Festival . 53 27. See calendar page 3 for details. Best of all? Free, free, free…invite your friends. Ed Metz, Sr. Tribute . 55 Diane Perry . 56 FREE Jazz Socials…ongoing. Resume September 23. Join us for music and mingling. Free for members, CTS Images . 57 $10 non-members (applicable to membership) with just a $10 venue minimum. Watch calendar page 3 for upcoming LauRio Jazz . 57 Princeton Record Exchange . 64 dates and details. Beyond the schmooze, there are some serious musical prizes raffled off at our socials!! 2 _________________________________ September 2012 New JerseyJazzSociety Tell them you saw it in Jersey Jazz! and Kevin Dorn. This is a fun event with invalid. Doo Wop and rap/hip hop will die can be found on the New Brunswick scene. great festival food, beer and wine. but the music of Duke Ellington will last as Among them, as I have learned, are four ■ Chicago-based vocalist Petra van Nuis will long as that of Mozart and Bach —guaran- NJJS scholarship recipients: Chris Brown be our guest on September 23 at our first teed. Jazz — America’s indigenous art form (drummer/alto sax), Jerome Jennings Shanghai Jazz Sunday Social of the Fall. — is played all over the world and there is a (drummer and Juilliard Masters student), She will be accompanied by guitarist Andy heck of a lot of it to be heard right here in Tom DiCarlo (bassist) and Lee Hogans Brown. Petra has recorded three albums Jersey. For example, for the week of July 22, (trumpet). and her latest, Far Away Places, has received 34 jazz venues/events were listed in The Now, check ads in Jersey Jazz, The Star- sensational reviews. Expect selections from the Star-Ledger Ticket, and another 19 were Great American Songbook in the tradition of Ledger Ticket or www.NJJazzList.com and posted on the NJ Jazz List Web site. With so Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. pick out an event or a performer you might Jazz Socials are free to members and only much to choose from, how can those who have heard about but have never seen and require a $10 purchase of food or beverage. call themselves jazz fans stand to stay home? go out and support live music! JJ Please note start time for this event is 1:00 PM, My favorite places to hear live jazz have become Makeda and the Hyatt Hotel in New earlier than usual. Matching Gifts to NJJS ■ We need some new blood on the Board Brunswick (both no cover charge). In recent Corporate matching gifts really add up! of Directors to make up for the recent loss weeks I’ve enjoyed wonderful gigs there by of experienced members. If you have some trumpet phenom Lee Hogans, drummer Please check with your employer to see if the management, communications and organi- Andrew Atkinson, jazz singers Carrie company offers matches of dues and dona- zational skills and would like to get in the Jackson, Vanessa Perea and Taeko Fukao, tions to NJJS.