August-Sept 1993
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Opens Broadutell , Pratt, Shayne IamesWilliams in Hot Vocal Cancert! Sixth Season Teresa Broadwell, Colleen Pratt and ]ody Shayne will who some consider the appear with the Peg answer to the DirtY Northern Delaney Trio in a most This concert Dozen JazzBand. unusual outing. These will be followed on October 15 three dynamic singers and by the return of TanaReid led band leaders in their own by the renown bassist Rufus at the Reid and the award winning right, will appear drummer Akira Tana. this Rensselaerville Ins titute on group much praise and August 15th at 4Pm. enthusiastic crowds in their last visit two years ago. On They'tt be doing standards October 29 we introduce PaPo and originals; singing solos Vasquez and his Pulsating and hip harmony. We've combination of traditional been promised a verY "hot" Puerto Rican and Afro{uban version of Horace Silver's rhythms called Bomba laz?. - Sermonette. H6'[ appear in a sextet with the The Institute is onRte 85 lamesWiltiams senational percussionist Milton extended. Tickets are $7 for Cardona and Mario Rivera, the adults, $3.50 for under 17 and f o^"t Williams, the exciting spectacular saxaPhonist who Seniors. Call 797-3783 for 'New York City pianist will h1s often appeared with Tito reservations open APFJ's FallJazz series on Puente. INSIDE September 17th. ShortllY after See page 6 and 7 for order forms this concert he'lI apPear at the and more in-formation about how 200 Words................ ....p.2 Blue Note in Manhattan. Mr. you can see these exciting musicians My So1o... ....P.3 will appear with at half the cost of what You'd PaY in Williams I az.z Angels ..................p.8 his sextet including . N"r" Yo* CiW ffi appear with azz CaLendar...............p. 5 the much applauded BillY J Last chance APFI Fall Series .........P.4,5 Pierce on sax. Williams and .....P.7 Pierce will be followed on to order tickets at I azz Membership.... October 1by the Patadise CitY series prices! lazzBandled by Dave Pinardi, 2 0 r s by Glyn Evans An Important Acquisition Jazzmusicians live such complicated lives that it is hard to think of them collecting the large and significant archives anticipated from writers, public figures, artists and composers. All too often their records and music pubticatio.t-1t" their'footprinl. The Insitute for lazistudies is doing ,oral history interviews'; and histories and biogrpahies irelp. But'archives'are rare. yale did acquire the Ellington Archives some years ago.* 'l',1'993 on ]une a conference at the Press Library of Congress announced its acquisition, from Sue Gordon Mingus, Charles' widow, of the Mingui Archivei. The collection contains original music manuscripts scores and patts, tapes, photogriphs,literary manuscripts and memorabilia. The collection is both large and importani. tr'or-eximple, his movin glgliautobiography,Beneath the Underdog was drawn from over L,000 manuscript pages. Mingus' genius is clear to most. His public persona was too complicated, to many too frightening, to approach; he was intensely self awari and sbcially alert. And, my goodness, such beautiful music. Archives a1e by definition,-'public documents.' This acquisition brings to us materials whieh would unavlrlable worse, vulnerable to loss or damage. sJthank i:[t** jor yoryp.yi"gqs ar_r4 And, always, thank )La!u Mr. Mingus. +Editor's Note: In a recent Purchase the Library of congress acquired the mrrcin rnanrrsnrinfc bulk of Ellington,s Archives including 3,fi)0 !!ttrtlttrtrrrtrrrrtrlrtrtrtttrtrartll : The l$.idow KendaII : To Special Order I Any Book In print House : Call : u6-2719 Bed and Breakfast in Schenectady,s THE OPEN DOOR : 128Jay St. Historic Stockade : Downtown Schenectady : Executive Accomodations for Out of Town Guests : Books Gifts Greeting Cards "A special location...like a touch of Willamsburg,, : Children's Music and Toys : !arrrrrtrtrtrrarrrrrrrrlrtrrrtrtrrrrrf370-5511 : 2 Plarng me rlgnr nores anct even most of the right s o o chords! No octaves for Check this out! The night sevenths. I couldn't believe Later I imagined before the J azz Fes tival it! Miki and I went out for some really hip arranger four hours of wonderful stranded in MUZAK a grand total of headquarters who just In our last column/ we Jazzf.or twelve dollars. The couldn't bear to vandalize talked about all the listening circumstances this great work and let the wonderful musicians that were as least as good as original sneak through live and work in this area. SPAC (I have nothing unscathed. I listed a random 50. I'll aginst SPAC,I just think list some more below. thatJazzis much better up- 'Twas great having a close and personal) chance to hear the There is no argument Dolphins in Central Park about the quality of Jazz In Saratoga we heard in Schenec-tady. Mona musicians in this area. (within 50yds walking Golub has done a The quality is very high. distance) Cole Broderick at wonderful job in gaining The action that needs to Gaffnet' s, Stefan Harris corporate support for this take place is with you, Trio(with Gary Wicks and popular series. Lawrence, dear readers. We know Rob Cenci on drums at Inc, Trustco, Metroland there are thousands of Maple 9,..Carll-anda and the Gazette helped out there. We see lazzfans with Hughes sponsor. They sounded you occasionally at SPAC, Quartet Jill (downstairs at the Metro) great The only think wrong Proctors and Troy Music and Nick Brignola with his with the Haven as a Hall, but we do not see new band(upstairs at the performing arts space is you in clubs and other Metro), We topped it off that ifs flat in the middle small venues. with listening to Jim Wilke of a parking lot with no on WAMC,Jazz After shade. There were many great Hours (who happened to Another 50 fineJazz musicians playing at the be playing Nick Brignola's musicians that live and Newport lazzFestival. work in this ar€Er: Paul Aldi, (we Sweet Basil album were real pleased to Mark Beaubriand, Carl l^anda, Jill see an invitation extended Hughes, Paul Mastriani, Mark Eiser, Trading Fours to Cole Broderick and the Herbert Lange, Ron Mayfield, I was in Price Chopper the Shelley Spencer, Dick ]ohnson, College of St. Rose ]azz other day when suddenly l.arry Levine, Ian McDonald, Dennis Ensemble.) Johnson, Chuck D'Aloia, Mark out of the deep well of McKay,, Bill Meckley, Emil Kalled, noise in the store, 'Round Mike Luby, John Monegory Doug But there are some terrific Midnighf, one of Klein, Colin Macinnis, Bob Knuth, musicians playing right Miki Novakowski, Lamb, Bobby Thelonius Monk's oldest ]oe here every week-end. Massaro, Leo Russq Skip Parsons, and most popular Ray Alexander, Ron Partch, Stan And there's an oppor- compositions came Shaw, Tom Shields, Mike Wicks, Joe tunity for some greatJazz Sorrentino, Gregg Speck, Gerry through the store speakers. experiences at a very low Zaffuts, Alan Thompsory Gary It was canned music of Wicks, Stefan Harris, Hal Miller, cost. Brian Chris Rouse, Steve course, but sacre blgU, the Melick, Candlen, ]ohn Hilton, Tony musicians were actually Costanzo, ]um Rissacher, Patsy Deluca, Natalie Lamb, Greg Abate, Bill Delaney. If I missed trrv. lpr me kn^'^r i l 1 r : I IAMES WILLIAMS PARADISE CITY TANAREID PAPO VASQUEZ SEXTET BAND lAzz Friday, October 15, SEXTET Friday, Friday, September 17, Friday, October L, 8pm October 29,8pm 8pm 8pm This dynamic and Paradise City lazz This exciting quintet exciting pianist and Mr. Vasquez, an Bandperforms in a led by Akira Tana and composer has roots experienced veteran glorious mixture of Rufus Reid make a deep into the soil of R (at 32) of the bands of instruments and return visit to A place and B, gospel music, Tito Puente, Ruben styles. forlazz, by popular classical training at Blades, Eddie palmieri Featuring nine instru- demand. Memphis State Univ. and,Dizzy Gillespie, ments from piano to and almost 20 years of combines traditional sousaphone and Reid and Tana are playing and studying rhythms from puerto composers from widely recognized as with the masters, Jelly Rico with the freer ]azz Roll Morton to musicianson includingArtFarmer, -top their harmoniE and rneloilic Thelonius Monk, the instruments by the Benny Carter, Sonny elenrents otlazz. He PCJB will have you public and their peers Stitt, Art Blakey and calls it Bombalazz tapping your foot to and their students. Drzzy Gillespie. Mr. He's done arrange- seventy years of classic Lesser known but Williams has been an ments for Manny Jazz. These musicians gaining in reputation artist-in-residence at Oquendo's Libre, the from the New England are the "witty and Harvard University Fort Apache Band, area are under the elegant" Rob and has taught at Hilton Ruiz and leadership of Dave Schneiderman on Berklee and the Hartt appears on the movie Pinardi. The PCIB is piano, the facile and School of Music . He soundtracks of The returning to the area in creative Craig Bailey will appear with Billy Mambo Kings and a concert format after on alto and the Z2year Pierce in a sextet Spike Lee's Mo'Better appearing at a standing old "wunderkind', format that will have Blues. room only engagement Dan Faulk on soprano you standing and at the Van Dyck. These and tenor saxophone applauding. Preview this concert Veterans of Jazz you by listening to his festivals will excite and can preview this Preview this concert recording "Breakout,, entertain audiences of concert by listening to on Williams which combines both Iames all age groups. their new album, Meets the the music puerto Saxophone Passing Thoughts. of Masters with Rican and Afro-Cuban Joe Preview their work on Hendersory George traditions and modern their recording enti- Coleman and Billy lazz.