DOCSLIB.ORG

Presenting Some of Canada's Finest Jazz Musicians

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Presenting Some of Canada's Finest Jazz Musicians Presenting Some of Canada’s Finest Jazz Musicians NOVEMBER 8-15, 2008 • Tommy Banks and P.J. Perry • Turtleboy • Chandelle Rimmer and Joel Gray • Jim Head • Steve Kirby Our 36th Year, Issue 5 – November /December 2008 • Alain Bédard Auguste Quintet See Page 9 for November/ December Yardbird Suite Programming Publication Mail # 40047729 EDMONTON JAZZ SOCIETY 11 TOMMY BANKS WAY (Corner of 102 St & 86 Ave) EDMONTON AB T6E 2M2 Edmonton Jazz Society’s Board of Directors YARDBIRD 2007•2008 Jasiek Poznanski • President SUITE Adrian Albert • Vice-President 11 Tommy Banks Way (corner of 102 St & 86 Ave) Shelley Chebry • Secretary Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2M2 Paul Wilde • Treasurer Phone: (780) 432-0428 Board Members Dave Babcock • Chris Brown Pam Josey • Craig Magill THEYARDBIRDCREW Yardbird Suite Our Volunteer House Managers PROGRAMMING • Adrian Albert, Julie • Bill Hume • Judy Hume • Pam Josey King, Craig Magill, Jasiek Poznanski • Tracy Kolenchuk • Rhonda Netterfield PRODUCTION • Lisi Sommer • Mary Richards • Marilyn Rude JAM SESSIONS • Dave Babcock • Rosalynn Ruptash • Suzanne Slade Raymond Baril • Collette Slevinsky • Karen Voller LITTLEBIRDS DIRECTOR • Joel Gray • Gail Wozny FINANCE • Suzanne Morter PRESS RELEASES • Paul Wilde TRANSPORTATION • Alan Spence Yardbird Suite HOUSE MANAGER & VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR • Pam Josey Newsletter The Yardbird Newsletter is published five times per year by the Edmonton Jazz Society. EDITORS • Adrian Albert, Jasiek Poznanski Yardbird Suite Jazz is a registered trademark of the Edmonton Jazz ADVERTISING • Shelley Chebry Society (1973). NEWSLETTER DESIGN • Vikki Wiercinski GRAPHIC LAYOUT • Kim Deley, Critical Path Marketing Communications Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to: DISTRIBUTION • Monique Bielech, Shelley Chebry, Bill Harper EDMONTON JAZZ SOCIETY 11 TOMMY BANKS WAY PRINTING • Nisku Printers (1980) Ltd. EDMONTON AB T6E 2M2 www.yardbirdsuite.com Canadian Publication Mail Product Sales Agreement # 40047729 3 SATURDAY • NOV 8 SUNDAY • NOV 9 Tommy Banks Turtleboy and P.J. Perry From Montreal From Edmonton Doors 7:30pm Doors 8pm Show 8pm Show 9pm MEMBERS $20 MEMBERS $12 GUESTS $24 GUESTS $16 Tommy Banks - piano P.J. Perry - alto sax Bobby Cairns - guitar Jonathan Lindhorst - saxophone John Taylor - bass Ryan Butler - guitar/effects Dan Skakun - drums Adam Miller - drums/voice www.pjperry.com www.myspace.com/turtleboytrio MONDAY • NOV 10 TUESDAY • NOV 11 Littlebirds Big Band Festival Jam Session Workshop with “Tenor Madness” featuring Dave Babcock, Don Berner Dino Dominelli and Jerrold Dubyk along with Chris Andrew on piano, Mike Lent on bass and Sandro Dominelli on drums. 6:30pm - 9pm ADMISSION FREE Doors open at 8:30pm with the session starting at 9pm. Come down and listen to some great big band sounds. Tickets just $3.00 for everyone! Don’t miss it! WEDNESDAY • NOV 12 Chandelle Joel Rimmer Gray From Edmonton From Edmonton Doors 7:30pm Show 8pm MEMBERS $14 GUESTS $18 Chandelle Rimmer - vocals John Taylor - bass Joel Gray - trumpet Doug Berner - bass Kent Sangster - saxophone Sandro Dominelli - drums Don Berner - clarinet, saxophone John Newton - drums Chris Andrew - piano Rob Thompson - piano 4 THURSDAY • NOV 13 FRIDAY • NOV 14 Jim Head Steve Quartet Kirby From Edmonton From Winnipeg/Edmonton Doors 7:30pm Doors 8pm Show 8pm Show 9pm MEMBERS $14 MEMBERS $16 GUESTS $18 GUESTS $20 Jim Head -guitar Jamie Cooper - drums Steve Kirby - bass Chris Andrew - piano Chris Andrew - piano Kent Sangster - saxophone Sandro Dominelli - drums John Taylor - bass Dave Morgan - trumpet SATURDAY • NOV 15 Alain Bédard Auguste Quintet From Montreal ADVANCETICKETS • TICKETMASTER.CA Doors 8pm Show 9pm 780-451-8000 MEMBERS $16 GUESTS $20 • for more info • YARDBIRDSUITE.COM Frank Lozano - sax Alain Bédard - bass Jean-Christophe Beney - sax Pierre Tanguay - drums Alex Grogg - piano 5 Tommy Banks and P.J. Perry Turtleboy Saturday, November 8 Sunday, November 9 MEMBERS $20 • GUESTS $24 MEMBERS $12 • GUESTS $16 A special performance by jazz legends Inspired by such great musicians as Paul Tommy Banks and PJ will be an Motian, Joe Lovano, Bill Frisell, and Jim exciting opening to this year’s Yardbird Black, the bass-less jazz trio Turtleboy from Jazz Festival. Tommy Banks will be Montreal combines free collective jazz and presented with an Honorary Licentiate instrumental rock to create a truly unique from Conservatory Canada as part of musical experience. More often than not, their annual Convocation ceremony to the emphasis is placed more on a group be held at Taylor University November 8, sound and collective improvisation, rather 2008. Conservatory Canada is a national, than any one person’s individual solo. The accredited music examination system. band has worked tirelessly developing It is their tradition to present Honorary this concept in order to create a seamless Licentiates to Canadian musicians who blend of total music. have made a significant contribution to the world of music and music education. Turtleboy was formed in July, 2007, and has recently completed their debut album. The performance by Banks and Perry They were recently voted Montreal’s #2 recognizes the conservatory’s new jazz jazz act. They will be promoting the disc curriculum and examination system, the at their Yardbird Suite debut which will first of its kind by a Canadian organization. follow several weeks at the prestigious Students can now be musically assessed Banff Centre’s Fall Career Development on the performance of contemporary Residency as recipients of the TD styles of music such as Swing, Blues, Fellowship Trust Scholarship. Rock. Successful candidates receive secondary school credits for such accomplishments. “... stripped-down and heartfelt...A fresh new discovery” Conservatory Canada Executive Director, L’Off Festival de Jazz de Montreal Victoria Warwick, is excited by Senator Banks’ willingness to accept the Licentiate. “Conservatory Canada wants to keep music students studying longer. Chandelle Rimmer We are all aware of the wonderful benefits Wednesday, November 12 gained through music study and we feel MEMBERS $14 • GUESTS $18 that young people will stick with their private lessons if the music is engaging Upon graduation from Grant MacEwan and familiar for them. And what better College with a Major in Vocal Performance, role model than Tommy Banks, well known Ms. Rimmer has been an active singer politician and jazz musician. I know the in the Edmonton area. She has also students attending convocation to receive directed the Festival Singers in Sherwood medals and scholarships will be inspired Park and the MacEwan Jazz Choir and and motivated by the words and music of Contemporary Choir. She now teaches this very accomplished musician.” some of the vocal performance classes at MacEwan. • for more info • YARDBIRDSUITE.COM In 1993, Chandelle returned from the Jazz Generations Tuesday, November 11 7:30 pm Bill Eddins unites jazz stars of today and tomorrow with the power of full orchestra in memorable night of jazz standards, bebop and scat. Crooner Denzal Sinclaire, teenage sensation Nikki Yanofsky, and local legends P.J. Perry and Tommy Banks perform music by Ella Fitzgerald, George and Ira Gershwin, Charlie Parker and more! P.J. Perry Nikki Yanofsky Denzal Sinclaire Tommy Banks Tickets on sale now! www.edmontonsymphony.com 780-428-1414 Dress Circle $65 • Terrace $55 • Orchestra $45 • Upper Circle $25 • Gallery & Orchestra Front $20 Student & senior discounts available. Agency fees apply 7 prestigious Berklee College of Music Jim Head in Boston, USA, graduating summa Thursday, November 13 cum laude with a Bachelor of Music in MEMBERS $14 • GUESTS $18 Vocal Performance. She was a recipient of numerous scholarships and awards Jim Head has played with many artists including Most Outstanding Vocal including Tim Hagans, Sheila Jordan, Kirk Performer for the 1992-93 academic year. MacDonald, Lew Tabackin, P.J. Perry, John O’Gallagher, Rob McConnell, Owen Since returning from Berklee, Ms. Rimmer Howard, Dave Restivo, Andre White, has been a local clinician in jazz scatting Campbell Ryga, John Stetch, Keiran Overs, and singing, has recorded commercials for Hugh Fraser, Chet Doxas, Doug Riley, Jane radio and television and continues to be Bunnett, Jim Vivian, Pat LaBarbera, Steve a busy musician in Edmonton. Chandelle Wallace, Chris Tarry, and Steve Slagle. has been instructing vocal students for many years, specializing in jazz, pop and He has also worked with a number of country music. pop, folk, and blues artists, including Jann Arden, Serena Ryder, and Darrell Scott. Jim’s first CD as a leader, Mind’s Eye, Joel Gray features Josh Rager on Rhodes, Jim Vivian Wednesday, November 12 on bass, and Owen Howard on drums. Since 2007, Jim is Guitar Section Head in MEMBERS $14 • GUESTS $18 the Music Program at MacEwan. Joel Gray has spent 15 years as a freelance trumpet player and educator in Edmonton and its surrounding areas. Joel attended Steve Kirby the music programs at MacEwan College Friday, November 14 and the University of Alberta. As a music MEMBERS $16 • GUESTS $20 educator, he teaches trumpet at MacEwan College, Keyano College, the Augustana Before coming to Winnipeg from New Campus of the University of Alberta, and York in 2003, jazz bassist Steve Kirby had directs the Littlebirds Big Band. established an enviable career, performing, recording and touring with some of the Joel is a regular performer with many biggest names in jazz including Elvin local artists and ensembles, including the Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Cyrus Chestnut,
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Highly Recommended New Cds for 2018
    Ed Love's Highly Recommended New CDs for 2018 Artist Title Label Dave Young and Terry Promane Octet Volume Two Modica Music Phil Parisot Creekside OA2 John Stowell And Ulf Bandgren Night Visitor Origin Eric Reed A Light In Darkness WJ3 Katharine McPhee I Fall In Love Too Easily BMG Takaaki Otomo New Kid In Town Troy Dr. Lonnie Smith All In My Mind Blue Note Clovis Nicolas Freedom Suite Ensuite Sunnyside Wayne Escoffery Vortex Sunnyside Steve Hobbs Tribute To Bobby Challenge Adam Shulman Full Tilt Cellar Live` Scott Hamilton Live At Pyat Hall Cellar Live Keith O’ Rourke Sketches From The Road Chronograph Jason Marsalis Melody Reimagined Book One Basin Street 1 Ed Love's Highly Recommended New CDs for 2018 Artist Title Label Dan Block Block Party High Michael Waldrop Origin Suite Origin Roberto Margris Live In Miami J Mood Dan Pugach Nonet Plus One Unit UTR Jeff Hamilton Live From San Pedro Capri Phil Stewart Melodious Drum Cellar Live Ben Paterson That Old Feeling Cellar Live Jemal Ramirez African Skies Joyful Beat Michael Dease Reaching Out Positone Ken Fowser Don’t Look Down Positone New Faces Straight Forward Positone Emmet Cohen With Ron Carter Masters Legacy Series Volume Two Cellar Live Bob Washut Journey To Knowhere N/C Mike Jones and Penn Jillette The Show Before The Show Capri 2 Ed Love's Highly Recommended New CDs for 2018 Artist Title Label Dave Tull Texting And Driving Toy Car Corcoran Holt The Mecca Holt House Music Bill Warfield For Lew Planet Arts Wynton Marsalis United We Swing Blue Engine Scott Reeves Without A Trace Origin
    [Show full text]
  • Downbeat-2-19-Soul-Fingers-Pages
    Jazz / BY DENISE SULLIVAN MAGNUS CONTZEN Draksler/Eldh/Lillinger Punkt.Vrt.Plastik INTAKT 318 ++++ Bobby Broom The lineup of any ensemble has an alchemical quality to it. The right combination of personal- A Personalized Perspective ities and styles can yield nothing less than gold. Three trios and a quartet—led by a drummer, guitarist John Chiodini (Natalie Cole, Tony But throw in one bad element and it quickly can a guitarist, a keyboardist and a bassist, re- Bennet) and organist Joe Bagg (Madeleine turn leaden. spectively—demonstrate an ability to cast a Peyroux, Larry Coryell) through two pieces That was the risk drummer Christian wide net and still remain within the jazz tradi- by Brazilian musician César Camargo Maria- Lillinger and bassist Petter Eldh took when they tion. From originals to classic rock standards, no, plus a samba, “Cascades Of The 7 Water- started working with pianist Kaja Draksler in a soul, blues and a touch of Brazil, these play- falls” by Alex Malheiros, as well as the Chiod- new trio. The pair already were familiar with ers rely on their deep love and knowledge of ini-penned “Cheetahs And Gazelles,” with its one another, having provided the backbone for modes and material, and a commitment to own Brazilian changes. Seiwell was a found- the marvelous free-jazz quartet Amok Amor. laying it down. ing member of Paul McCartney’s Wings and Draksler was the X-factor they brought into their Known for his work on the Hammond there’s a dramatic version of “Live & Let Die” creative partnership, a new source of heat that B-3 organ, Raphael Wressnig lets loose included here, plus a guest appearance by on Chicken Burrito (Pepper Cake 2110; rocker Edgar Winter, who hits the saxophone could bend their playing into new shapes.
    [Show full text]
  • Debates of the Senate
    CANADA Debates of the Senate 1st SESSION . 38th PARLIAMENT . VOLUME 142 . NUMBER 68 OFFICIAL REPORT (HANSARD) Wednesday, June 8, 2005 ^ THE HONOURABLE SHIRLEY MAHEU SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE CONTENTS (Daily index of proceedings appears at back of this issue). Debates and Publications: Chambers Building, Room 943, Tel. 996-0193 Published by the Senate Available from PWGSC ± Publishing and Depository Services, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0S5. Also available on the Internet: http://www.parl.gc.ca 1415 THE SENATE Wednesday, June 8, 2005 The Senate met at 1:30 p.m., the Hon. the Speaker pro tempore Her Excellency the Governor General noted that His Highness in the chair. personifies cherished Canadian values when she said the following: Prayers. His Highness the Aga Khan has devoted his life to protecting the environment and alleviating human SENATORS' STATEMENTS suffering due to poverty. Honourable senators, I am making this statement today as a THE AGA KHAN very proud Canadian. This week, my spiritual leader has become an honorary Canadian, and I know that all my honourable colleagues will join me in welcoming him and recognizing his CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING AWARDED contribution to Canada and the world. THE COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF CANADA THE GLOBAL CENTRE FOR PLURALISM Hon. Mobina S. B. Jaffer: Honourable senators, this week Canada has hosted His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan, the forty-ninth hereditary Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims. Hon. Donald H. Oliver: Honourable senators, I wish to associate myself with the remarks just made by Senator Jaffer, and I, too, was honoured to be present when His Highness the His Highness the Aga Khan is well known to many in Canada Aga Khan announced the creation of a landmark initiative for as a champion of international development through the Aga promoting diversity and peace, the Global Centre for Pluralism, Khan Development Network, which he launched in 1967.
    [Show full text]
  • Cool Trombone Lover
    NOVEMBER 2013 - ISSUE 139 YOUR FREE GUIDE TO THE NYC JAZZ SCENE NYCJAZZRECORD.COM ROSWELL RUDD COOL TROMBONE LOVER MICHEL • DAVE • GEORGE • RELATIVE • EVENT CAMILO KING FREEMAN PITCH CALENDAR “BEST JAZZ CLUBS OF THE YEAR 2012” SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB • HARLEM, NEW YORK CITY FEATURED ARTISTS / 7:00, 9:00 & 10:30pm ONE NIGHT ONLY / 7:00, 9:00 & 10:30pm RESIDENCIES / 7:00, 9:00 & 10:30pm Fri & Sat, Nov 1 & 2 Wed, Nov 6 Sundays, Nov 3 & 17 GARY BARTZ QUARTET PLUS MICHAEL RODRIGUEZ QUINTET Michael Rodriguez (tp) ● Chris Cheek (ts) SaRon Crenshaw Band SPECIAL GUEST VINCENT HERRING Jeb Patton (p) ● Kiyoshi Kitagawa (b) Sundays, Nov 10 & 24 Gary Bartz (as) ● Vincent Herring (as) Obed Calvaire (d) Vivian Sessoms Sullivan Fortner (p) ● James King (b) ● Greg Bandy (d) Wed, Nov 13 Mondays, Nov 4 & 18 Fri & Sat, Nov 8 & 9 JACK WALRATH QUINTET Jason Marshall Big Band BILL STEWART QUARTET Jack Walrath (tp) ● Alex Foster (ts) Mondays, Nov 11 & 25 Chris Cheek (ts) ● Kevin Hays (p) George Burton (p) ● tba (b) ● Donald Edwards (d) Captain Black Big Band Doug Weiss (b) ● Bill Stewart (d) Wed, Nov 20 Tuesdays, Nov 5, 12, 19, & 26 Fri & Sat, Nov 15 & 16 BOB SANDS QUARTET Mike LeDonne’s Groover Quartet “OUT AND ABOUT” CD RELEASE LOUIS HAYES Bob Sands (ts) ● Joel Weiskopf (p) Thursdays, Nov 7, 14, 21 & 28 & THE JAZZ COMMUNICATORS Gregg August (b) ● Donald Edwards (d) Gregory Generet Abraham Burton (ts) ● Steve Nelson (vibes) Kris Bowers (p) ● Dezron Douglas (b) ● Louis Hayes (d) Wed, Nov 27 RAY MARCHICA QUARTET LATE NIGHT RESIDENCIES / 11:30 - Fri & Sat, Nov 22 & 23 FEATURING RODNEY JONES Mon The Smoke Jam Session Chase Baird (ts) ● Rodney Jones (guitar) CYRUS CHESTNUT TRIO Tue Cyrus Chestnut (p) ● Curtis Lundy (b) ● Victor Lewis (d) Mike LeDonne (organ) ● Ray Marchica (d) Milton Suggs Quartet Wed Brianna Thomas Quartet Fri & Sat, Nov 29 & 30 STEVE DAVIS SEXTET JAZZ BRUNCH / 11:30am, 1:00 & 2:30pm Thu Nickel and Dime OPS “THE MUSIC OF J.J.
    [Show full text]
  • The Canadian Clarinet Works Written for James Campbell
    THE CANADIAN CLARINET WORKS WRITTEN FOR JAMES CAMPBELL by Laura Chalmers Submitted to the faculty of the Jacobs School of Music in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree, Doctor of Music Indiana University December 2020 Accepted by the faculty of the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree, Doctor of Music Doctoral Committee __________________________________________ Eli Eban, Research Director and Chair __________________________________________ James Campbell __________________________________________ Kathleen McLean __________________________________________ Peter Miksza September 29, 2020 ii Acknowledgements I would like to express my gratitude to the following people, without whom this document would not have been completed: To Prof. Campbell, Allan Gilliland, Phil Nimmons, Timothy Corlis, and Jodi Baker Contin, who gave their time and shared their recollections with me. To my wonderful friends, Emory Rosenow, Laura Kellogg, Mark Wallace, and Lilly Haley- Corbin, who not only read through this entire document to correct mistakes, but who also encouraged me and bolstered me as I wrote this paper. To my family, Mom, Marcus, and Leisha, who have always supported me and continue to do so through my Doctorate. Finally, to my husband, Jacob Darrow. This is as much his success as it is mine. iii Table of Contents Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Downbeat.Com March 2014 U.K. £3.50
    £3.50 £3.50 U.K. DOWNBEAT.COM MARCH 2014 D O W N B E AT DIANNE REEVES /// LOU DONALDSON /// GEORGE COLLIGAN /// CRAIG HANDY /// JAZZ CAMP GUIDE MARCH 2014 March 2014 VOLUME 81 / NUMBER 3 President Kevin Maher Publisher Frank Alkyer Editor Bobby Reed Associate Editor Davis Inman Contributing Editor Ed Enright Designer Ara Tirado Bookkeeper Margaret Stevens Circulation Manager Sue Mahal Circulation Assistant Evelyn Oakes Editorial Intern Kathleen Costanza Design Intern LoriAnne Nelson ADVERTISING SALES Record Companies & Schools Jennifer Ruban-Gentile 630-941-2030 [email protected] Musical Instruments & East Coast Schools Ritche Deraney 201-445-6260 [email protected] Advertising Sales Associate Pete Fenech 630-941-2030 [email protected] OFFICES 102 N. Haven Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126–2970 630-941-2030 / Fax: 630-941-3210 http://downbeat.com [email protected] CUSTOMER SERVICE 877-904-5299 / [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS Senior Contributors: Michael Bourne, Aaron Cohen, John McDonough Atlanta: Jon Ross; Austin: Kevin Whitehead; Boston: Fred Bouchard, Frank- John Hadley; Chicago: John Corbett, Alain Drouot, Michael Jackson, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Mitch Myers, Paul Natkin, Howard Reich; Denver: Norman Provizer; Indiana: Mark Sheldon; Iowa: Will Smith; Los Angeles: Earl Gibson, Todd Jenkins, Kirk Silsbee, Chris Walker, Joe Woodard; Michigan: John Ephland; Minneapolis: Robin James; Nashville: Bob Doerschuk; New Orleans: Erika Goldring, David Kunian, Jennifer Odell; New York: Alan Bergman, Herb Boyd, Bill Douthart, Ira Gitler, Eugene
    [Show full text]
  • Playlist - WNCU ( 90.7 FM ) North Carolina Central University Generated : 12/07/2011 02:48 Pm
    Playlist - WNCU ( 90.7 FM ) North Carolina Central University Generated : 12/07/2011 02:48 pm WNCU 90.7 FM Format: Jazz North Carolina Central University (Raleigh - Durham, NC) This Period (TP) = 11/30/2011 to 12/06/2011 Last Period (TP) = 11/23/2011 to 11/29/2011 TP LP Artist Album Label Album TP LP +/- Rank Rank Year Plays Plays 1 2 Freddy Cole Talk To Me HighNote 2011 12 9 3 2 20 Bill O'Connell Triple Play Plus Three Zoho 2011 11 4 7 3 41 Rene Marie Black Lace Freudian Slip Motema 2011 10 2 8 3 78 Mary Louise Knutson In The Bubble Meridian Jazz 2011 10 1 9 5 11 Joey DeFrancesco 40 HighNote 2011 9 5 4 5 284 Takuya Kuroda Edge Self-Released 2011 9 0 9 7 28 Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Forever Lasting - Live in Planet Arts 2011 8 3 5 Tokyo 7 284 Sophie Milman In The Moonlight eOne 2011 8 0 8 9 5 Dr. Michael White Adventures In New Basin Street 2011 7 7 0 Orleans Jazz Pt. 1 9 7 Jeff McLaughlin Quartet Blocks Owl Studios 2011 7 6 1 9 284 Ken Fowser & Behn DuoTone Posi-Tone 2011 7 0 7 Gillece 9 284 Jay Ashby & Steve Davis Mistaken Identity MCG Jazz 2011 7 0 7 13 1 Pat Martino Undeniable: Live At Blues HighNote 2011 6 10 -4 Alley 13 5 Alan Leatherman Detour Ahead AJL 2011 6 7 -1 13 11 Ron Carter Ron Carter's Great Big Sunnyside 2011 6 5 1 Band 13 11 Stefon Harris, David Ninety Miles Concord Picante 2011 6 5 1 Sanchez, Christian Scott 13 28 Cedar Walton The Bouncer High Note 2011 6 3 3 13 41 John Stein Hi Fly Whaling City Sound 2011 6 2 4 13 78 Lenora Zenzalai Helm I Love Myself When I'm Zenzalai 2011 6 1 5 Laughing 13 284 Ernest Stuart Solitary
    [Show full text]
  • The Singing Guitar
    August 2011 | No. 112 Your FREE Guide to the NYC Jazz Scene nycjazzrecord.com Mike Stern The Singing Guitar Billy Martin • JD Allen • SoLyd Records • Event Calendar Part of what has kept jazz vital over the past several decades despite its commercial decline is the constant influx of new talent and ideas. Jazz is one of the last renewable resources the country and the world has left. Each graduating class of New York@Night musicians, each child who attends an outdoor festival (what’s cuter than a toddler 4 gyrating to “Giant Steps”?), each parent who plays an album for their progeny is Interview: Billy Martin another bulwark against the prematurely-declared demise of jazz. And each generation molds the music to their own image, making it far more than just a 6 by Anders Griffen dusty museum piece. Artist Feature: JD Allen Our features this month are just three examples of dozens, if not hundreds, of individuals who have contributed a swatch to the ever-expanding quilt of jazz. by Martin Longley 7 Guitarist Mike Stern (On The Cover) has fused the innovations of his heroes Miles On The Cover: Mike Stern Davis and Jimi Hendrix. He plays at his home away from home 55Bar several by Laurel Gross times this month. Drummer Billy Martin (Interview) is best known as one-third of 9 Medeski Martin and Wood, themselves a fusion of many styles, but has also Encore: Lest We Forget: worked with many different artists and advanced the language of modern 10 percussion. He will be at the Whitney Museum four times this month as part of Dickie Landry Ray Bryant different groups, including MMW.
    [Show full text]
  • Jazzweek with Airplay Data Powered by Jazzweek.Com • October 15, 2007 Volume 3, Number 46 • $7.95
    JazzWeek with airplay data powered by jazzweek.com • October 15, 2007 Volume 3, Number 46 • $7.95 Jazz Album No. 1: Sophie Millman, Make Smooth Album No. 1: Rick Braun and Rich- Someone Happy (Koch) ard Elliot, RnR (Artizen) World Music No. 1: Los Angeles Guitar Smooth Single No. 1: Rick Braun and Rich- Quartet, LAGQ Brazil (Telarc) ard Elliot, “RnR” (Artizen) Jazz Album Chart . 3 Jazz Radio Currents . 8 Smooth Jazz Album Chart . 4 Jazz Radio Panel . 11 Smooth Singles Chart . 5 Key Non-Monitored Jazz Stations . 12 World Music Album Chart. 6 Smooth Jazz Current Tracks. 13 Jazz Add Dates. 7 Smooth Jazz Station Panel. 14 Save The Date: JazzWeek Summit 2008, June 19-21, Clarion Riverside Hotel, Rochester, N.Y. During the Rochester International Jazz Festival – Registration and Hotel Information and Promotional Opportunity Details Coming Soon ������������������� ������������������������������������� ����������������������� ��������������������������������� ������������������������������������� ���������������������������������������� ������������������������������������� �������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������� �������������������� ��������������������������������������� ������������������������������������ ������������������������������������ ��������������������������� �������������������������������������������������������������������� jazzweek.com • October 15, 2007 JazzWeek 2 airplay data JazzWeek Jazz Album
    [Show full text]
  • DB Music Shop Must Arrive 2 Months Prior to DB Cover Date
    05 5 $4.99 DownBeat.com 09281 01493 0 MAY 2010MAY U.K. £3.50 001_COVER.qxd 3/16/10 2:08 PM Page 1 DOWNBEAT MIGUEL ZENÓN // RAMSEY LEWIS & KIRK WHALUM // EVAN PARKER // SUMMER FESTIVAL GUIDE MAY 2010 002-025_FRONT.qxd 3/17/10 10:28 AM Page 2 002-025_FRONT.qxd 3/17/10 10:29 AM Page 3 002-025_FRONT.qxd 3/17/10 10:29 AM Page 4 May 2010 VOLUME 77 – NUMBER 5 President Kevin Maher Publisher Frank Alkyer Editor Ed Enright Associate Editor Aaron Cohen Art Director Ara Tirado Production Associate Andy Williams Bookkeeper Margaret Stevens Circulation Manager Kelly Grosser ADVERTISING SALES Record Companies & Schools Jennifer Ruban-Gentile 630-941-2030 [email protected] Musical Instruments & East Coast Schools Ritche Deraney 201-445-6260 [email protected] Classified Advertising Sales Sue Mahal 630-941-2030 [email protected] OFFICES 102 N. Haven Road Elmhurst, IL 60126–2970 630-941-2030 Fax: 630-941-3210 www.downbeat.com [email protected] CUSTOMER SERVICE 877-904-5299 [email protected] CONTRIBUTORS Senior Contributors: Michael Bourne, John McDonough, Howard Mandel Austin: Michael Point; Boston: Fred Bouchard, Frank-John Hadley; Chicago: John Corbett, Alain Drouot, Michael Jackson, Peter Margasak, Bill Meyer, Mitch Myers, Paul Natkin, Howard Reich; Denver: Norman Provizer; Indiana: Mark Sheldon; Iowa: Will Smith; Los Angeles: Earl Gibson, Todd Jenkins, Kirk Silsbee, Chris Walker, Joe Woodard; Michigan: John Ephland; Minneapolis: Robin James; Nashville: Robert Doerschuk; New Orleans: Erika Goldring, David Kunian; New York: Alan Bergman, Herb Boyd, Bill Douthart, Ira Gitler, Eugene Gologursky, Norm Harris, D.D.
    [Show full text]
  • The Ashley Peterson Story
    Community Women Against Hardship 2015 Summer Edition Clarice R. Evans, Publisher A FAMILY AFFAIR . PER CHANCE? Once upon a time, a young girl was walking home from school, meandering along her normal path, when she happened upon an old, dilapidated building. She had walked past the lonely-looking, gray building many times before, but today something was different. It had come to life! People were scuttling around, the front door was open, and the sounds of drills and hammers sang a song that invited her to come inside. She did . and met a fairy princess who told her of wondrous things to come and of the new family that awaited her -- if only she would return. She did . (and she has . many times) and the rest is history. Okay, so I’m occasionally prone to has enveloped, nurtured and encouraged flights of fancy, but it really did happen like thousands. While Ashley’s involvement that! The young girl is now 26 year-old Ashley wasn’t created from hardship, it has, Contents Peterson, the old building is Community nonetheless, been a journey of growth and Women Against Hardship (CWAH), the fairy development. Ashley reflected on the A Family Affair 1 princess is CEO Gloria Taylor, and the many classes that she’s participated in over Summer Jazz Concert 2 members of Ashley’s “new” family-of-13-years the years: Nutrition, Job Placement, Soup for are the staff and clients of Community Women the Soul, Boxing Conditioning, Resume Lake Ozarks 2 Against Hardship. Development, Zumba, Jewelry-Making and -- her most recent registration --Tai Chi.
    [Show full text]
  • Rufus Reid a Top Jazz Bassist and Teacher Takes the Blindfold Test Live
    33rd Annual Where to Study Jazz 2011 Rufus Reid A Top Jazz Bassist and Teacher Takes The Blindfold Test Live JEN Artists Roundtable Don Braden, Stefon harris, Gerald Clayton and DJ Trentino Oberlin Conservatory’s serious Commitment to Jazz Education More Than 160 Schools listed! OCTOBER 2010 DOWNBEAT 65 stuDent music guiDe // WheRe to stuDy jazz 2011 Jazz School In Session Wayne State university The colleges and universities included in this comprehen- Features sive educational supplement can help guide you down the 84 Rufus Reid path to becoming a complete jazz musician. Jazz programs Bassist/Educator Takes The range widely in size and focus, and each has its own appeal, Blindfold Test Live at JEN By Frank Alkyer whether you seek a career as a professional player, educator, 98 Experiments & Experience producer or businessperson in the music industry. JEN Artists Roundtable with Great teachers and programs can be found all across the Don Braden, Stefon Harris, Gerald Clayton country and beyond, so it’s important to explore the full range and DJ Trentino of jazz education options out there. We’ve organized our list- By Frank Alkyer ings by region (East, Midwest, South, West and International) 112 Logan’s Legacy Oberlin Conservatory’s to help you find exactly what you’re looking for in your higher Expanded Jazz education. Check them out here, read more about them on- Offerings Testify to One Man’s Life Work line and take the time to visit as many campuses as you can By Aaron COhen before deciding where to apply. With school back in session for the season, DownBeat School LisTings encourages you to get started on your jazz education journey 68 East 100 south now, while there’s still plenty of time to research colleges and 114 Midwest 132 West universities with jazz programs available to you in 2011.
    [Show full text]