Pennsylvania Jazz Collective presents PA Jazz Idol V & the Seventh Annual Jazz Awards Foy Hall | Moravian College | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania April 18, 2018 Wednesday 7:30pm 1 t Place Spons Firs or Pennsylvania Jazz Collective sincerely thanks Nazareth Music for their support 2 t Place Spons Firs or Pennsylvania Jazz Collective is especially glad to thank all of our sponsors, patrons, and supporters. We know that we cannot do it without you, and we are grateful. Please enjoy this program you made possible. Please join the PA Jazz Collective - your membership and support enables us to present the finest Jazz artists, educate students and develop an audience for America’s music- Jazz online now @ pajazzcollective.org Moravian College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Department of Music at [email protected], or call 610-861-1650 at least one week prior to the event. 3 More Events! More Jazz! June 3, 2018: PAJAZZ & Wine Festival Cherry Valley Winery 130 Lower Cherry Valley Rd, Saylorsburg PA 2:00PM-5:00PM 5th Anniversary of Jerry Kozic Memorial Jazz Scholarship Event to honor Bob Dorough-Lifetime Achievement WINNER July 21, 2018: The Third Annual Christmas City Jazz Festival Bethlehem Municipal Ice Rink 345 Illick’s Mill Rd 12:00 – 10:00 pm $15 VIP Seating | $10 General Admission | $5 Students | 17 and under FREE October 14, 2018: Annual “Fall for Jazz” Party 2:00 – 5:00 pm FREE party – Renew membership or become a member Open jam session 52 River St. Bethlehem, Pa. 18018 November 14-16, 2018: Jazz Series VII- Focus Jazz Education Moravian College Guest Artists (Published Arrangers) Andrew Neu, Mike Tomaro & David Springfield FREE Clinics for ALL instruments FREE Workshops / Performances / Rehearsals 4 Wednesday April 18 PA Jazz Idol V & Seventh Annual Awards Program OPENING REMARKS- DAVE ROTH, PRESIDENT, PJC 1. Cayden Wisner Quartet - Moravian College “Minor Blues” Composed by Kurt Rosenwinkel - Cayden Wisner - Guitar, Pat Kerssen - Piano, Ben Seitz - Bass, Tom Czajkowski - Drums Award Presentation - Steven Schrayer - Website development 2. Lehigh Valley Charter Arts HS group “F.T.B.” Composed by Robert Glasper, Piano - Tyler Smith, Bass - Matt Hotchkiss, Drums - Matt Miller-Brown, Trumpet - Spencer Guido, Alto Sax - Caleb Mendoza, Vocal - Jacqui Armbruster Award Presentation - Student awards - College Level - Ben Seitz High School level - Tyler Smith 3. Brio Blues Sextet Featuring Delacey Lora - Louis E. Dieruff High School “The Girl from Ipanema” Composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim, Isaiah Albert-Stein - piano, Richard Batista - bass, Eric Busser - drums, David Estrada - guitar, Giovanni Gamboa - bass clarinet, Kenneth Marte - tenor, Delacey Lora - vocalist Award Presentation - James Weiss & Associates - Tax Services 4. Joseph Hall and Kellen Pisani “Recordame” Composed by Joe Henderson, Joseph Hall - Flugelhorn, Kellen Pisani - Guitar Award Presentation - Lifetime Achievement - Ken Brader III and Bob Dorough 5. Maria Maramou Trio “Have you Met Miss Jones” Composed by Richard Rodgers, Maria Maramou - Drums, Bill Gow - Bass, Isaiah Neygard - Piano Award Presentation - Artists of the Year - Dr. Neil Wetzel & June Thomas – BECOME A MEMBER. – While Judges Deliberate: Performance by Frank DiBussolo Trio with Ron Bogart - drums, Gary Staples - Organ & Dr. Frank DiBussolo - guitar with Special Guests Scholarship support contributions donated by Beall Fowler. Moravian College Youth Jazz Camp (July 9 - 13, 2018) Winners determined by judges 5 — Distinguished Judges — Patrick Dorian Patrick Dorian, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music, was a member of the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Music Department from 1987 through 2013. In 2010, he was awarded the highest faculty honor, the preeminent rank of Distinguished Professor of Music. He taught courses in jazz studies and film music and was the liaison to the Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection. He is the author and reviewer of many professional journal articles, chapters in several books, and CD insert booklets. Professor Dorian’s long-time experience as a concert band and jazz ensemble director make him a sought-after evaluator and adjudicator at many festivals. His biography is included in Trumpet Greats: A Biographical Dictionary by David R. Hickman et al. (2013). It outlines Professor Dorian’s accomplished teaching career, in addition to his performing and recording careers, especially as a long-time member of the Phil Woods Big Band, the David Liebman Big Band directed by Gunnar Mossblad, the Jazz Artists Repertory Orchestra (JARO), and the Water Gap Brass. He has toured internationally, with performances at major jazz festivals, jazz clubs, and concert halls. Professor Dorian performed on two Grammy-nominated CDs (Celebration!, 1997, and Beyond the Line, 2003). He also performed on the David Liebman Big Band (DLBB) DVD and CD LIVE . As Always (2011). Recently released recordings include New Celebration by Phil Woods and the COTA Festival Orchestra, Tomorrow’s Expectations by the DLBB, and A Tribute to Wayne Shorter by the DLBB. He has recently performed with The Temptations, The Four Freshmen, and the national tour of Cathy Rigby Is Peter Pan. In June 2007, Professor Dorian was presented with the Great Teacher Award by the ESU Alumni Association. In October 2007, he was inducted into the East Stroudsburg Area School District Music Hall of Fame. He was also awarded the Fred Waring Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts and the Community. Professor Dorian holds degrees from Northwestern University (MM Performance) and Ithaca College (BM Performance and Music Education) and taught instrumental music in public schools for 14 years. 6 Bill Goodwin An almost completely self-taught drummer, Bill attributes his early interest in the drums to Shelly Manne’s playing on the movie soundtrack of “The Man with the Golden Arm.” Before that he had taken piano lessons and studied the tenor saxophone. His father’s extensive record collection gave him the opportunity to hear and learn songs, and he still hears the form of the music first. From 1959 to the present, Goodwin has been a professional drummer, playing with the likes of Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Jim Hall, George Shearing and Bobby Hutcherson, and singers such as June Christy, Joe Williams, Roseanna Vitro, Tony Bennett and Manhattan Transfer. The drum chair with Gary Burton brought him to the East Coast in 1969. After a three year stint with Burton’s group Bill settled down in an old farmhouse in the Poconos and worked the resorts. It was there that he and bassist Steve Gilmore became a team. Goodwin, like Gilmore, is a charter member of The Phil Woods Quartet (now Quintet), joining at it’s inception in February 1974. Phil Woods says, “Bill is the magic ingredient in our all acoustic group. He is one of the masters who plays the song, not just the time. He shades and tints beautifully. He plays the music.” Bill Goodwin has produced all of the The Phil Woods Quartet/Quintet and Little Big Band recordings since 1980 including the Grammy Award winning albums MORE LIVE (Adelphi), AT THE VANGUARD (Antilles) and the 1992 Grammy nominee ALL BIRD’S CHILDREN (Concord Jazz), as well as THE PHIL WOODS QUINTET MEETS DIZZY GILLESPIE on Timeless Records and FLOWERS FOR HODGES by Phil Woods and Jim McNeely duo. He has also produced several Tom Harrell recordings and was Omnisound’s main producer of jazz product including: PHIL WOODS/LEW TABACKIN and Dave Frishberg’s SONGBOOKS, VOLUME I and VOLUME II. His most recently released production efforts are Keith Jarrett’s LIVE AT THE DEER HEAD for ECM Records, and THE PHIL WOODS QUARTET/QUINTET 20TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM for Mosaic, Phil Woods’ ASTOR & ELIS for Chesky Records and the Quintet’s MILE HIGH JAZZ for Concord Jazz. Rob Stoneback Rob Stoneback is the leader, featured trombonist, and chief arranger of the Rob Stoneback Big Band. Rob has played trombone for over 50 years and has been a big band leader for over 36 years. Besides playing with the Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Jimmy Dorsey, and Harry James Orchestras, Rob has performed with many stars of the entertainment world, including Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis, The Manhattan Transfer, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra Jr., Olivia Newton-John, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Lou Rawls, Joan Rivers, Bob Newhart, Rosemary Clooney, Jack Jones, Wayne Newton, Bobby Rydell, Sonny and Cher, Don Rickles, and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. 7 In the world of jazz, Rob has taken the stage with Clark Terry, Stanley Turrentine, Bill Watrous, Bobby Watson, Diane Schuur, Bernard Purdie, David “Fathead” Newman, Urbie Green, Wycliffe Gordon, Rufus Reid, Bobby Sanabria, David Sanchez, and Al Grey. The Rob Stoneback Big Band’s recording Mad to the Bone features the legendary trombonist Bill Watrous. Bill Watrous said the Rob Stoneback Big Band is “one of the finest bands I’ve ever played with.” Check out Rob’s website at robstonebackbigband. com. Previous recordings by Rob and the guys are Up Front (1983), Traditions (1990), and Caught in the Web (1997). In 2013, Rob released a combo album, Bare Bones, that features himself, Bill Watrous, and fellow Lehigh Valleyites, Craig Kastelnik, and Gary Rissmiller. In May 2007, the Rob Stoneback Big Band recorded with Simone, Nina Simone’s daughter. With her Rob and his band performed at Lincoln Center, the Berks Jazz Festival, The World Café, and the Whitaker Center. As Simone’s musical director, Rob also played at the Telluride Jazz Festival, the Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival, the Jazz and Ribs Festival, and at other venues in Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Mr. Stoneback was a clinician at the Eastern Trombone Workshop at Ft. Myer, Virginia in 2008. — Artists of the Year — June Thomas June Thomas is a multikeyboardist/vocalist who has played with regional jazz, blues, & pop artists for over twenty five years including Fraser Thomas Duo, Wooden Ships CSN Tribute, Maria Woodford, PF & the Flyers, Rissmiller/Thomas jazz group and many others.