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March/April 2004 Issue 267 Free Aged 30 Years www.jazz-blues.com March/April 2004 • Issue 267 Published by Martin Wahl Communications Editor & Founder Bill Wahl Layout & Design Bill Wahl Operations Jim Martin Pilar Martin Contributors Michael Braxton, Mark Cole, Chris Hovan, Nancy Ann Lee, David McPherson, Peanuts, Mark Smith, Duane Verh and Ron Cleveland’s jazz festival – Weinstock. 25 years and still swingin’!! Check out our new, updated web For 25 years Highlighting the season are two gala con- page. Now you can search for CD Tri-C JazzFest certs with special performances by Diana Reviews by artists, Titles, Record Cleveland has Krall, George Benson, Joe Sample, Dr. Labels or JBR Writers. Twelve years of reviews are up and we’ll be going been presenting John, Christian McBride, the Clayton- all the way back to 1974! the brightest jazz Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, and a host of luminaries – from others. In addition, we acknowledge Address all Correspondence to.... young lions to the Cleveland’s contributions to the jazz world Jazz & Blues Report legends. Beyond through performances by Joe Lovano, 19885 Detroit Road # 320 world-class per- Jimmy Scott, and an exploration of the Rocky River, Ohio 44116 formances, JazzFest is nationally recog- works of composer Tadd Dameron. Main Office ...... 216.651.0626 nized as a dynamic force for jazz educa- Our 25th anniversary season truly of- Editor's Desk ... 440.331.1930 tion, reaching more than 20,000 students fers something for every jazz palate, along annually through clinics, workshops and with our offering of world-class educational [email protected] in-school performances. events. Come be enlightened, enriched Web .................. www.jazz-blues.com In celebration of our “silver” anniver- and entertained. Here’s to America’s most Copyright © 2004 Martin-Wahl Communications Inc. sary, Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland will pay dynamic art form and to 25 swingin’ years No portion of this publication may be tribute to the legendary Horace Silver and at Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland! reproduced without written permission award-winning record producer and Terri Pontremoli, Managing Director from the publisher. All rights Reserved. Cleveland native Tommy LiPuma. Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland Jazz Report was founded in Buffalo New York in March of 1974 and began in Cleveland in April of 1978. We are subsi- THE MAIN EVENTS dized solely through advertisement and ask that you support our advertisers. The Main Events listed below are national acts presented at various venues throughout the community. Tickets are on sale now and advance purchase is a W division of artin-Wahl definitely advised. c o m m u n i c a t i o n s Thursday, April 15 - 7:30 p.m. turing Anthony Cole (drums) and Doug Sam Rivers Trio Matthews (bass) Uncompromising and adventurous, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleve- COVER PHOTOS: Left to Right with a career spanning more than half land, 8501 Carnegie Avenue, Phone: TOP a century, Sam Rivers is a formidable 216/421-8671.Tickets: $25 tickets.com artist. His saxophone style has been Presented with the support of Joe Zawinul, Diana Krall, described as “slippery”, coming out of WRUW Radio Tommy LiPuma the “snake school” of sax playing rep- BOTTOM: resented by players like Coleman Friday, April 16 - 8:00 p.m. Hawkins, Lucky Thompson, Benny GALA BENEFIT CONCERT Dr. John, Regina Carter, Golson and Lockjaw Davis, with a “Silver on Silver” features the music David Sanborn sound that is immediately and of the “Hardbop Grandpop,” Horace Sil- uniquely identifiable as his own. Fea- ver, whose work with Art Blakey’s Jazz PAGE TWO March/April 2004 • Issue 267 Messengers sparked the beginning of Davis. Friday, April 23 - 8:00 p.m. the hard-bop era. His profile as a Featuring charismatic genre-bend- Joe Zawinul and The Zawinul leader and composer rose for the next ing saxman Mike Phillips, the psyche- Syndicate two decades, especially with his sig- delic funky grooves of DJ Logic, Joe Now in his 70’s, Joe Zawinul shows nature tunes including, “Doodlin’,” Miller (trumpet), Bill Ransom (drums), no signs of slowing down artistically. “Opus De Funk,” “Sister Sadie” and Walter Barnes (bass), Rodney With a band Zawinul describes as his “Song For My Father.” Hubbard (keyboards), and Frank best since Weather Report, the ever- Performing the music of Horace Sil- McComb (vocals). prolific keyboard virtuoso and ver: John Clayton, Al Jarreau, David Saturday, April 17 bandleader explores an expansive Sanborn, Joe Sample, The Brecker Beachland Ballroom pan-global vision. The Syndicate’s in- Brothers, Joe Lovano, Christian 15711 Waterloo Road ternational cast features Etienne McBride, Geoffrey Keezer, Lewis Phone: 216/383-1124, web info at Mbappe (bass/vocals), Amit Chatterjee Nash, and 2003 DownBeat Reader’s www.beachlandballroom.com (guitar/vocals), Paco Sery (drums/ Poll Big Band of the Year, The Clayton- Tickets: $15/advance $20/at door kalimba), Sabine Kabongo (vocals/ Hamilton Jazz Orchestra. At all tickets.com outlets, online at percussion), and Manolo Badrena (per- Friday, April 16 – 8 p.m. www.tickets.com, by phone at 216/ cussion). Winner of 2003 DownBeat Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square 241-6000 or toll-free 800/766-6048 readers poll as Best Electric Keyboard/ Tickets: $85/100 At all tickets.com Presented with the support of Synthesizer player. outlets. Online at www.tickets.com. By Coors Light, Urban Dialect and WENZ CCC Metro Auditorium phone at 216/241-6000 or toll-free 800/ Radio 2900 Community College Avenue 766-6048 Wednesday, April 21 - 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25 At all tickets.com Presented with the support of Don Braden Organ Quartet outlets, online at www.tickets.com, by Daimler Chrysler, Jeep, The Plain Composer, arranger and stellar phone at 216/241-6000 or toll-free 800/ Dealer, The Verve Music Group and saxman, 2004 JazzFest Artist-in-Resi- 766-6048 WNWV 107.3 dence Don Braden (saxophone), Presented with the support of For- Saturday, April 17 - 8:00 p.m. swings in concert with Cecil Brooks, est City Enterprises GALA BENEFIT CONCERT III (drummer), Kyle Koehler (organ) Saturday, April 24 - 8:30 p.m. “The Art of LiPuma” honors and Conrad Herwig (trombone). The Spanish Harlem Orchestra Tommy LiPuma, a Cleveland native “Cookin’ Jazz” – The audience will The festival’s always popular Latin who began his music career here and also sample a recipe from Cecil Night this year moves the audience out has worked for over 40 years to be- Brooks, III of the seats and onto the dance floor come one of the music industry’s most HealthSpace Cleveland - Auditorium for a combined salsa concert and innovative and uniquely creative forces. 8911 Euclid Avenue dance! Spanish Harlem Orchestra is With twenty-one gold and platinum Phone: 216/231-5010, web info a power packed 12-piece all-star band records to his credit, thirty Grammy www.healthspacecleveland.org of alumni from the great salsa bands nominations, and three Grammy Tickets: $20 At all tickets.com of Tito Puente, Ray Barretto, Willie awards, he is one of the most success- outlets, online at www.tickets.com, by Colon and Ruben Blades. They have ful pop and jazz producers ever! phone at 216/241-6000 or toll-free 800/ been Grammy nominated and are 2003 Performing in tribute to Tommy 766-6048. Parking on site: $4. Billboard winners in the New Artist LiPuma: Diana Krall, George Benson, Thursday, April 22 - 8:00 p.m. Tropical/Salsa category. Dance the Jimmy Scott, Dr. John, David Regina Carter Quintet night away to high-energy salsa spiced Newman, Joe Lovano, Christian Regina Carter is considered to be with blaring horns, peppy percussion McBride, Geoffrey Keezer, Lewis the most significant violinist in jazz and exuberant vocals. Free pre-con- Nash, and The Clayton-Hamilton since Stephane Grapelli. In a rare feat, cert salsa dance lessons begin at 8 Jazz Orchestra. Regina recently topped the classical p.m. Saturday, April 17 – 8 p.m. and jazz charts with her cd, “Paganini: LaCentre Allen Theatre at Playhouse Square After A Dream.” She was the first non- 25777 Detroit Road in Westlake Tickets: $85/100 At all tickets.com classical artist and the first black mu- Tickets: $25 At all tickets.com outlets, online at www.tickets.com, by sician to play Paganini’s world famous outlets, online at www.tickets.com, by phone at 216/241-6000 or toll-free 800/ violin. Regina currently leads her own phone at 216/241-6000 or toll-free 800/ 766-6048 quintet, with which she has toured ex- 766-6048. Presented with the support of Na- tensively. The concert celebrates the Presented with the support of Metro tional City Bank, The Verve Music Museum’s exhibition of Tommy Toyota and Bravo! Group, and WNWV 107.3. LiPuma’s private collection of Ameri- Sunday, April 25 - 7:30 p.m. Jazz Meets Hip Hop, Pt. 2 can Modernism. Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express Directed by drummer/percussionist The Cleveland Museum of Art Blending jazz, rock and funky R&B Bill Ransom, who has worked with 11150 East Blvd. into his own musical hybrid, Brian Au- Najee, Patrice Rushen and Gerald Tickets: $30/22 at the Cleveland ger has had a musical career stretch- LeVert. Museum of Art box office, y phone: 216/ ing over four decades. He has been Hip Hop jazz artists mix it up 421-7350, online: hailed as “The Godfather of Acid Jazz.” onstage, focusing on the early fusion www.clevelandart.org Auger’s newest version of The Oblivion music of the 70’s, including Weather Presented with the support of SBC Express is a family affair, featuring Report, Herbie Hancock and Miles and WCLV Radio Brian on B-3 organ and keyboards, his March/April 2004 • Issue 267 PAGE THREE son Karma on drums and percussion Cleveland Museum of Art whose sound “You hear an adventur- and daughter Savannah on vocals.