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notes The Monthly Newsletter of JazzErie May 2008 Vol. 14, Issue. 5 14 Years Serving the Jazz Community LAST CALL! NEXT GENERATION JAZZERIE’S Performance Committee is seeking proposals from local and regional jazz musicians for CONCERT original concerts for the Fall, 2008 – Spring, 2009 concert season. Please SatURDAY, MAy 3 7:00 pm • mCDOWELL INTERMEDiate send us a brief description of the concert you would like to present, tentative HIGH SCHOOL, 3320 CAUGHEY ROAD., MILLCREEK names of other musicians involved, and an estimate of cost for the concert. Estimated cost should include musicians’ pay for the concert and may include one paid rehearsal, plus any special equipment needed (not including sound.) The committee is not looking for what Mulgrew Miller once dryly called “interview music.” Words may or may not be a part of the presentation. What they are looking for is a core theme and original material. Criteria for selection: • The concert should have some kind of theme, for example, the music of a particular performer or composer. • A concert may also contain verbal or pictorial information about the topic, presented to the audience in an informative and/or entertaining style. Ed. Note: Yes, the date was wrong in There will be a nominal admission last month’s News Notes. My aplogies for charge. Saxophonist Allen Zurcher • Proposals should be well thought out the confusion. This month we got it right. and other area professionals will serve and not just a compilation of tunes that an artist or band may have performed at It’s MAY 3rd. as clinicians during preparation for the various times in their careers. concert and, along with students, will solo • Thought should be given to topics Come hear tomorrow’s stars today! with some of the student ensembles during The line-up is a stellar one! and/or presentations which would be of the evening. The concert will conclude interest to the local community. with a small group instrumental session, • Edinboro University Jazz Band, under • These concerts should not be a the direction of Dr. Patrick Jones composed of students and professionals. “music as usual” performance. Criteria • General McLane High School Jazz Band, will include quality, originality and JazzErie members will remember the feasibility. John Marszalek, director. All-Stars, who toured Europe last summer. Proposals should be sent by mail to: • McDowell High School Jazz Band, the This year’s crew promises to be their JazzErie, P.O. Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505. world famous Dave Hetrick, director. equal, with new charts to present. We’re Proposals must be postmarked by June in for a treat! • The JazzErie All-Star Band, composed 1, 2008. of outstanding students from the High For mare information, contact Carl School District competitions. Hultman at 814/825-5144 or hultman@ gannon.edu. For More Information: www.jazzerie.com REPORT TO Each year the board of directors JAZZ ERIE has the responsibility to make sure that JAZZERIE the budget is in good shape for the next JazzErie is a com- year’s board. This goal was met each munity of music lovers and year. The new board and Ed Goebel, musicians and, a member- MEMBERS: new president, are already discussing ship organization dedicated Dear JazzErie Members, to sharing with children, new goals for the organization. Knowing adults and one an-other As I leave the office of president, Ed and the current board members, I an awareness and love of I wish to briefly comment (lay down a am confident that JazzErie’s future is in music, particularly jazz. JazzErie brings few licks) on the accomplishments for excellent hands. toget-her people who want to listen to jazz, JazzErie over the past three years. Due Your fellow jazz enthusiast, learn about it, play it and just live it. to the efforts of the board of directors, volunteers working on committees and Carl Hultman Check out our website at the support of members, there have Ed. note: Ed Goebel, incoming www.jazzerie.com for complete been some significant changes for the JazzErie President, has indicated he information on current and organization. would like to include a monthly letter to upcoming events. One of the major changes was members in this newsletter, which we will welcome. 2007-2008 Board of Directors upgrading the concert season to include national jazz acts. We had formerly President................................. Ed Goebel co-sponsored some presentations with Vice President ............................. Ted Ely other organizations, with them footing Treasurer ..............................Liz Scarpelli most of the bill, but now undertook this on our own. This required learning how SUMMARY OF Directors to negotiate contracts with the artists, Joe Curlett Robb Hoff BOARD MINUTES satisfying their staging needs, and April 11, 2008 Charles Lute Al Lubiejewski managing a budget with much higher John Marzalek Scott Meier costs. The performance committee and The Annual Meeting of the Board Carl Hultman Sheldon Peterson board have successfully maneuvered was held and new officers and board Allen Zurcher Mary Watson through this challenging process. members were elected. The new officers Dick Thompson John Kytic are Ed Goebel, President, Ted Ely, Vice Paul Bates Kathy Danielson The organization also continued President, Liz Scarpelli, Treasurer. New Past Presidents and increased collaborations with other board members are Paul Bates and Kathy David F. Van Amburg 1994-1995 institutions and organizations presenting Danielson. jazz. The collaborations allow JazzErie (Founding President) The regular meeting of the board Atty. Al Lubiejewski 1995-1997 to present more varied concerts while keeping costs down. The reputation of was then convened. Liz Scarpelli gave Virginia M. Pelkowski 1997-1999 JazzErie as a competent organization a favorable treasures report. Liz is R. Patrick Rodgers 1999-2002 supporting jazz has been enhanced. collecting financial data in preparation Steve Eidell 2002-2003 This is evidenced by the increase in for the budget meeting to decide the Tom McLaren 2003-2005 grant support received by JazzErie and budget for the coming year. The the willingness of other community performance committee is working JAZZERIE NOTES is published monthly organizations to work with us. on next year’s concert season. Jazz by JazzErie which is a subsidiary organiza- Walk and Jazz at the Zoo preparations tion of the Erie Art Museum, The education mission of the are underway. The Next Generation a nonprofit organization. organization has expanded. The high Jazz concert will be held on May JazzErie Notes school musicians’ band called the 3. The board extended its thanks to Editor - Dick Thompson JazzErie All-Stars, has performed Carl Hultman for his hard work and published by a number of concerts, including a accomplishments during the three years The Erie Art Museum for JazzErie concert at the internationally famous as JazzErie President. The next meeting printed by Montreux Jazz Festival. A number of of the board will be at 7:00 PM on PIP Printing West jazz workshops were presented each Tuesday, May 6 at the Plymouth. 2825 West 26th St. • Erie, PA 16506 year. The organization also added a Deadline is the 15th of each month. concert to feature regional high school Send articles to: and college jazz musicians. The news letter is approaching the level of being [email protected] a “journal” based on the content about or Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505 jazz events and the range of writers contributing. Page 2 JazzErie Notes JAZZERIE DISCUSSION GROUP tenor players alternate JazzErie performances are supported in part tracks as do two pianists, by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a March 20, 2008 anchored firmly by Dennis state agency funded by the Commonwealth of by Charles Ventrello Irwin’s bass and Victor Pennsylvania and the National Endowment of Jones on drums. A fine pick the Arts, a federal agency. from Al Lubiejewski. JazzErie performances are also funded in part by The Erie Arts Endowment of the Arts Council Between 1966 and of Erie. 1973, British composer and ethnomusicologist David Fanshawe traveled from Arabia, then south into eastern Africa as far as Dar-es-Salaam recording the music he heard along the way. The result was an A quintet treasure of the 1060’s extended work titled “African Sanctus,” consisted of Wayne Shorter, Freddie which includes, imagine this, African Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter JAZZERIE THANKS THE tapes, choir, operatic soprano, shouter, and Elvin Jones. The album, “Speak No African drummer, rock drummers, two FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS Evil,” contains six originals by Shorter, percussion, electric guitar, bass guitar, FOR THEIR SUPPORT many of which have become often played piano and Hammond organ. Thanks to jazz classics, such as “Witch Hunt,” Gannon University, 109 University Ken Gamble for sharing this powerful “Fee-Fi-Fo-Fum” and the seductive Square. and moving multicultural project. “Infant Eyes.” A satisfying appetizer MacDonald, Illig, Jones and from my short stack of vintage LP’s. Multicultural describes this Britton, Attorneys, 100 State Street, evening. We have listened to musical Denny Kitchen contributes Suite 700. performances by African-Americans, something from 44 years later. Glenwood Beer, 2177 W. Grandview native Africans, American and Israeli Where does the time go? The album Jews, Englishmen and Swedes. I am Boulevard. is “Children of Israel,” led by the reminded of the father of the bride in the Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts impressive saxophonist Daniel Zamir movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” who Center, Mercyhurst College. and accompanied by rhythm section and finally realizes and accepts that “Some of Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street. five fellow reed players. Among this us are apples and some of us are oranges, Glass Growers Gallery, collective, all of Jewish roots, are Marty but we all fruits.” Erlich, Anat Cohen and John Zorn. A 10 E.