Vol. I No.6 1221 Wendell Ave. Schenectady, 12308 B. Conn, Editor APFJ Ends a Great Season !!! ging Out is But Needs Help From Loyal Fans A Good Habit The Good News Why 1[re Need Ilelp I was recently "forced" After just three years, APFJ Despite terrific support ("methinhs he doth protest...") has become an important from local and state to engage in endless bouts of player in the area scene. funding sources, a 3oo/o in- laughter, learn a whole lot In 199O 1235 adults and 885 crease in ticket sales and over about music, become ac- students listened to the mighty $l,OOO in contributions from quainted with the care and art of Jaz, in our 6 concerts loyal fans our budget fell short feeding of instruments and and 7 workshops and clinics. L4o/o of our break even point. hear some really great gossip In addition our Jaz.z newsletter Volunteers helped us fix about the world of Jazz. and calendar reached 27OO lighting systems, prepared our readers and we received TV, maitngs, serve food, and Musicians are like the rest of Radio and extensive print donated instruments, food us. The difference is an media coverage. Tim Coakley and many hours of volunteer enorrnous drive to express even devoted an entire show to time and increasingly expen- their talents. Claudio Roditi is the APFJ concert series. We're sive gasoline. We would have certainly in the "nice guy" on the road to promoting the been completely overwhelmed category. His caring for others best in Jazz and building new without them. Most of our is mixed with a steady devotion audiences for this great Ameri- short-fall came from unantici- to his music and the musi- can art form. Our thanks to pated expenses in instrument cians he works with. In addi- everyone for their support. and equipment repair ($13OO) tion to the concert he did at and an unexpected increase in the First Unitarian, Mr. Roditi We closed with a wonderful postal costs. (due to a huge and Jay Ashby, his trombonist, concert by Claudio Roditi and increase in our mailing list). were hired by A Place for Jazz 2OO fans had the time of their to do workshops and clinics life listening to Roditi, Trom- Now we need to raise $2,7OO with local College and High bonist .lajr esfrUy, Drummer before we close our books on School students. They were Akira Tana, Pianist Danilo December 3f ,1990 You can marvelous in their patience, Perez and Bassist David Finck. help by: knowledge and concern for the There also was a surprise visit students in their programs. (see from Nick Brignola who liked l)becomin€l a member our. Ashby and Roditi made even form in this newsletter) our stage and our audiences non-improvlsers c omfortable so much he showed up to sit with their methods. 2)Donating in. The next morning we had a small amount of a sensational, hands work- money above our membership Another view of this mixture of on (all shop on African and Latin fee. tax deductible) skill, talent and grace was Rhythms given by Maria perez revealed in our ";ourney for a and Sylvestre Wallace. (We S)Hosting a fundraiser. Invite mouthpiece." After a clinic, we 25 people to your houseand played over 5O instruments spent fours hours cruising the we'll personality and there were great videos bring aJa?.z music stores looking for a (musician, host from Latin musicians. It was Radio or (contlnued on next page) so presenter) well received, we're going to try Jazz Take a Piece schools and provide support of our Heart! and information. You'd receive The Little Jobs That Make us Biglll training and the pleasure of getting to know some wonder- We need your >' posters help u'ith some Dlstrlbuting ful creative people. of the small chores that will Maximum of I L /2 hours. help make us a first class op- Would be in your own commu- eratlon. We're an all-volunteer nity . Involves about 1O posters Hangtng Out(continued) organization. We pay the 2 weeks before each concerl. mouthpiece musicians, the piano tuner, that would would be just new the custodian, the sound man, >' Followlng up promotion. right for a horn. Both musicians the printer, the U.S, Post Office You'd be assigned 4 media took along their horns, and ASCAP. But the ticket sources in your own commu- tried out various sizes and brands gave takers, the light person, the nity. Mail them a prepared and me an education on food servers, the 1abel stickers release and follow up by phone everything from Japanese music stores to and our "data-base" manager Takes about 60 minutes. the impact of the collapse of (and are all volunteers most of East Germany qnly >'Telephone calls to last on the mouth- them not vglunteer, but piece industry. pay to get in!). We need a do- year's ticket buyers. About I nation of seven hours per year hour per night for 3 nights. If the store had a piano or a from fifteen people. You'd explain the new season, If you' re keyboard, an instant jam interested you what we're doing and ask would manage a session occured, new musical small project like: about interest in a series or mini-series ticket. ideas were discussed and other customers and employees were >' newsletter Each person would only have One maillng brought into the conversation, party. Organize 5 other people to make a total of 15 calls to put labels on the newsletter (unless you love this kind of By the time we got to dinner, and put rubber bands around thing! then we'd give you my sides hurt from laughlng, those with the same zip-code... more!!!) my brain was lightly toasted Takes about 2l/2 hours. and I wasn't sure I ever >'Local wanted Could be done in your own host for out oftown to go home. My 15 year old home. musicians. This would involve daughter thought they were being available to drive musi- "real cool", a decided measure cians to a clinic in local of their universal appeal. F III :IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII'IIIIIIIITI .I I Yes! I'll Give Seven Hours a Year for the Love of Jazz (circle one project and become a member) I I I I Sign me up for a mailing party r/ Slgn me on for posters I I ^/ I I .l I Sign me to it for the media brigade { Wire me in for three hours of phone I r/ana put me down as a paying member of APFJ I A membership and donationJrom aou tuill Lelp keep Jazz aliue in this area. You'tl get our neu)s- I Letter and bi-montltlg Jazz calendar, aduance notice oJ all our actiuities and. special I discounts. I I Students $ts.Oo Name Member I $30.oo Supporter $5o.OO Address I Patron* $roo,oo I Underwriter* $250.OO | .lauFanatic* $500.oo Phone No. Best time to call_ I *Premiums | to be invented I lSena your check to JAZZ /FUSS l:2zl-$Iend,ell Ave.,schenectady, IYY l2go8l L--l--rrrrrrrr-rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr---J Jazz Plans for the MUSICIANS Calendar New Year CORNER--- There's no Jazz Calendar this The old year was filled with en- On Dec. 13 and 14 in the issue because of some techni- tertainment, excitement and Studios of WBGO in Nervark, cal and financial problems invention. It will take some N.J. the National Jazz we're having. We'll resume the doing to top it. But here are Service Organization (NJSO) calendar in the next issue that some ideas that have been will present a workshop for wil1be out at the end of Janu- floating in. musicians covering produc- ary. Don't you miss it al- >'Special "Members" nights ing your own recording, pro- readv? Beeome a member of at local clubs moting yourself as a musi- APFJ and help assure that it >,Mini-concerts at places of cian and audi.ence develop- continues to appear every business, before club meet- ment for your music. Speak- two months! ings, at church services and at ers include Helen Keane children's programs. (producer for Paquito D'Riv- RADTO JAZZ >'Evenin€ls of listening with era, Claudio Roditi and WVCR 88.3FM Cutting edge localJazzDJs many other Jazz Musicians), Afro-Am Pop w/ occassional >'Discussions of various Patricia Willard (former Jazzflavor topics like, The Swing Era, publicist for Duke Elling- WMHT 89.lFM Laurence Race and Jazz and the Birth ton's Orchestra) and Dr. Boylan's Show on Saturday of Warwick Carter, Berklee Night >'A special Jazz concert for College of Music. Interested? WRUC 89.7FM Late night play children Send your name address is good >'An Early Jazz Concert that and phone number along WAMC 9O.3FM Great mix. covers the first 3O years of Jaz-z with a check for $2O to N J Sometling for almost every from Buddy Bolden to early Serrrice Organization, P. O. "flavor" ofJazzfan Duke Ellington Box 5O152, Washington, WSPN 91.lFM Listen to Gail >, A celebration of Duke D.C. 20091 Questions? Call Mattison's show on Wed's 12 to Ellington's birthday with a 2O2/347-2604 Spm;Mondays 3-6pm Dave showing of rare films of his Casner early orchestra WCDB 9O.9FM Wonderful >' An illustrated lecture on A Jazz Holiday List Show on Sat. & Sun Mornings the African roots of Jazz L. Jazz Books There are some WRPI 91.5FM Kevin Roberts wonderful Jazz calertdars in on Thurs. nights from 7 to 1O These arejust a few ofthe the Empire Plaza Poster shop, WHRL 1O3.lFM A Mix of Jaz-z ideas that have been sug- on the concourse in Albany. and "other" gested. We'd like to hear from AIso, check out theBook House WPYX 106. 7FM J azz Brurrch you, too! (see below for infor- and Open Door bookstores. on Sunday mation about a meeting to plan 2. Jazz Records There are WMVI 116OAM Jazz Show on for next year) many fine recordings of Jazz Sunday Afternoon musicians who have played in WABY 14OOAM Good on Big Take part ln chartlng this area in the last year. Rec- Band play; Edwardsen (6am to our directlon. Come to ords n' Such at the Stuyvesant loam) in Morning gives great our meeting and Delmar shopping centers plugs forlocal Jaz-z at the First have a fine collection. Unltarian in Schenec- 3. Llve Jazz Give someone a tady (only one hour) on live Jaz.z experience. Local Join Dec 14 at 7pm (bring a clubs provide some options dessert and we'll pro- and there's always a member- ship in vide coffee and tea.) A PlaceJor Jazz with A Place for our great Live Jaz,z Calendar. Call Butch at 374-6912 And for a grand present, how Jazz to RSVP by Dec 7. about a week-end of. Jazz in . Check The Viltage Votce for great listings. We think you're wonderful, but... APFJ Newsletter is sup- This could be your last issue of the A Place Jor Jazz Newsletter. If youare reading this, you've probably been receiving this news- ported, in part, by the letter for free for as long as a year! Because the grant that helped First Unitarian Society of us do this has now run out beginning with the new year we'll Schenectady, SCIP, NYSCA continue to send vou APFJ's nervsletter onlv if l) vou've become and membership contribu- a member or 2)let us know blr mail or by filling out a concert tions. Technical assistance program that you want to be on our mailing list. Please do is provided by the National both!. We've appreciated your support and kind comments. Jazz Sewice Organization. Listing local Jazz events, printing your ideas and talking about We welcome announce- Jazzhas been fun. At a time when Jazz concerts are being ments, comments and cancelled from lack of support all over the area and club owners writing about Jazz. are struggling to continue alive Jazz music poliry, we need help Editor B.Conn to tend this garden of delights called Jazz. Send us a member- Designer M. Conn shlp cheek with name, address and phone number toz JAZZ/ F'USS 1221 Wendell Ave., Schenectady, 1\[Y 12308.

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