2012 Spring Concert Series Sunday Cyrus March 18 Chestnut Trio
Ware Center Lancaster, PA
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Ware Center Concert Ticket Order Form ... pg. 7 Lancaster, PA Membership Application ... pg. 7 Jazz Jam Session ... pg. 8 Go Green! ... pg. 8 Please make note of the changing Concert locations! DON’T MISS ... UPCOMING LOCAL JAZZ CONCERTS & FESTS March 18 - Ware Center, 42 N Prince St., Lancaster PA April 22 - Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey, 4650 Lindle Rd.,Harrisburg, PA LISTED INSIDE THE VIBE! May 20- Rose Lehrman Auditorium, Harrisburg Area Community College K April 22 M Warren i 2012 Springa ConcertWolf Series m y This series is Quartet underwritten by a 2 T generous contribution 0 Sundayh from the o Shearer Family Fund Cyrus of the mMarch 18 Foundation for p Enhancing Communities s on behalf of o R. Scott Shearer Chestnut n www.cpfj.org Trio
Ware Center Lancaster, PA
Please make note of the changing Concert locations! March 18 - Ware Center, 42 N Prince St., Lancaster PA April 22 - Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey, 4650 Lindle Rd.,Harrisburg, PA May 20- Rose Lehrman Auditorium, Harrisburg Area Community College K April 22 M Warren i a Wolf m y This series is Quartet underwritten by a 2 T generous contribution 0 h from the Shearer Family Fund o of the m Foundation for p Enhancing Communities s on behalf of o R. Scott Shearer n www.cpfj.org Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz “And up jumped Spring…” 5721 Jonestown Road Dear Friends, Harrisburg PA 17112 In the two months since we were appointed CPFJ’s Executive Directors, TEL: 717-540-1010 much has taken place. While tending to office details on a daily basis, we FAX: 717-540-7735 have held many meetings with various individuals, organizations, made WEB: www.cpfj.org numerous phone calls and funding appeals, sent thousands of letters seeking EMAIL: [email protected] new members and membership renewals, organized our newsletter, The Vibe, and finalized plans for our upcoming Spring Concert Series. We are Steve & Andrea Rudolph in the midst of organizing the CPFJ Jazz Festival in June, the Youth Jazz Executive Directors Camp, and should have a complete report to you in our April newsletter. Our Board of Directors, committee members, and volunteers are working CPFJ Board of Directors hard to continue the tradition of bringing the finest in jazz to Central Pennsylvania. Our efforts are paying off and the response from all of you William Anderson has been overwhelmingly positive: Membership • We have gained 60 new or renewing members in just the last month and Troy Ballard a half. Heartfelt thanks to all of you, and also to those who responded Marketing to our “End of Year” appeal, with your charitable contributions. Your Amy Banks kindness and generosity make a big difference! President • Our Spring Concert Series, an exciting line-up of renowned jazz artists, Gerald Bennet has been made possible through a very generous grant from the Shearer 1st Vice President Family Fund through R. Scott Shearer, and kicks off with the legendary Grants Chair Cyrus Chestnut at the Ware Center in Lancaster on March 18th! John Bungo • We are greatly appreciative of receiving, once again, a generous grant Treasurer - Finance from the Olewine Family Trust to fund our annual Youth Jazz Camp Kimberly Crostley at Messiah College, this year from June 13-15, under the direction of Secretary CPFJ Board members, Dr. William Stowman and Tim Warfield. Some Paul Haidet students will still be in need of scholarships and anyone willing to Newletter provide scholarships for students please contact us at our office as soon as possible. Andrew Loose Student Board Representative • We are grateful to the PA Council on the Arts for their very generous grants, placing us in a much better financial position for the coming Keith Mohler year. We also wish to express our gratitude to the Cultural Enrichment Marketing Fund for their ongoing funding and support. Joe Nebistinsky • Thank you to Amy Hall who has kindly offered to contribute her talents Youth Committee Chair each month by providing the graphics for The Vibe! She will be working Keith Thomas in tandem with our wonderful editor, Paul Haidet. 2nd Vice President • We had a stellar turnout for our Jam Session at the Allen Theatre in MJ’s Concessions Café in Annville on, of all days, Super Bowl Sunday, February 5th from William Stowman 6-9pm! Twenty musicians participated and we had a packed house. Go Jazz Camp Jazz fans!! Tim Warfield Again, please tell friends, family and fellow jazz enthusiasts to join CPFJ, Music attend monthly concerts, support area venues featuring local artists and purchase their CD’s. We need to remain vigilant in our efforts to keep CPFJ Youth Band Director: thriving as a long-time producer of some of the finest jazz in the United Ron Waters States. If you or anyone you know is interested in volunteering, please contact us. Thanks to all of you who continue to support and sustain CPFJ The Vibe and the art of jazz. We would not exist without you. Paul Haidet, Editor Steve Rudolph, Contributor Warm regards, Amy Hall, Graphic Designer Andrea and Steve Rudolph 2 Executive Directors Concerts, Clubs and More...... Steady gigs
March 2012 - One Time Only!
3 11th Annual Central PA Friends of Camp
Since its inception in 2001, CPFJ has June 13 - 15, 2012 CPFJ Jazz Camp Fees: collaborated with area college music Jazz Camp Classes Include: departments to carry out a three day resident /commuter Jazz Camp for students aged 12 - 21. Jazz TheoryEar Training Currently held at Messiah College in Grantham PA and organized by Dr. William In Stowman & Tim Warfield, the camp strument Small features world class performer/educators Master teaching students of all instruments and Cla Groups voice. Students who seriously desire sses to further their education and learn & about jazz improvisation are welcome. sition Compo Combos & Embracing tradition.... Arranging Jazz History moving it forward to Olewine Family Trust. Im create new legacies.... provisatio n Nightly Jam Sessions
Spring 2012 Upcoming Jazz Performances AT BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY
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World renowned drummer Kimberly “KIM” Thompson was born in Los Angeles, CA and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. She has taught & performed internationally in over 33 countries. As a 2003 graduate of Manhattan School of Music, she received a Bachelor’s Degree in Jazz Performance & Composition. The New York jazz scene inspired her and she Kim Thompson had many performances with Wallace Roney, Bobby Hutcherson, Mike Stern, Jason Moran, Kenny Barron & Rufus Reid. Her diverse career also includes work with her current boss – Beyonce Knowles, as well as Kanye West, George Michael and Richard Bona. Her popularity and percussion prowess has landed her endorsements from YAMAHA drums, ZILDJIAN cymbals, and VATER sticks. Of her spiritual approach to jazz Kim says ““Jazz music is just you being you, and you just loving life, and you loving God, and God loving you back.” Performing in Kim’s group is one of the rising jazz guitar stars – Mike Moreno. Originally from Houston, Texas, Mike began studying music at the Houston High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, a school that is renowned for its musical alumni, including Jason Moran, Robert Glasper & Beyonce. Mike moved to New York City, attending the New School University with the highest scholarship the school had ever given to a guitar player. While working in NYC he impressed many jazz luminaries and was hired Mike Moreno to play with the Joshua Redman Elastic Band, Nicholas Payton Quartet, Terence Blanchard Quintet, Greg Osby 4, Wynton Marsalis and the JALC Orchestra, Jeff “Tain” Watts Quintet, Kenny Garrett Quintet, and Ravi Coltrane Quartet. Mike has released his debut CD “BETWEEN THE LINES” on World Culture Music and more recently has recorded his follow up record for the renowned Jazz Label - Criss Cross Records. We hope that you all come out to hear this inventive and passionate jazz ensemble! 5 “Stuff We Like” is The Vibe’s music review column. Unlike typical columns that look at only new recordings and give both thumbs up or thumb down, we are instead taking a positive spin, sharing the stuff we really like and not wasting your time with stuff we don’t. We see all recordings through the history of jazz as game for the column. Over the coming months you’ll find reviews of all shapes and styles of jazz from all eras. We will also be including the designation “core recording” for those masterpieces that, in our opinion, belong in the collections of all jazz lovers. If you are new to jazz, we think that you will find these “core recordings” particularly enticing. Enjoy!
Cyrus Chestnut Soul Food Division One/Atlantic
Originally from Baltimore, Cyrus Chestnut is hard to pin down, and that’s what makes him so great. Originating in the church (he played publicly before the age of 9) and progressing through formal education first at the Peabody Institute and then at Berklee College of Music in Boston, one can hear a myriad of styles and traditions weaving through his music. He has described his playing as “telling stories”, and the stories on this 2001 CD take the listener through a kaleidoscope of emotions and styles. There’s solo reverence (Swing Low Sweet Chariot), super cool (Cerebral Thoughts), nouveau New Orleans (Brother Hawkey Hawk), and down home groovin’ (Wellllll!), among others. Every track is unique, and the various combinations of solo, trio, quartet, and quintet keep the AttentionAttention CPFJ CPFJ Members interest high and the toes tappin’. The lineup includes a who’s who of modern SpecialSpecial Boscov's Boscov's Berks Jazz Berks Jazz Fest Ticket Ticket Offer! Offer! players, including Christian McBride, Lewis Nash, Stefon Harris, Marcus CPFJ hasCPFJ has partnered with partnered with the Berks Jazz Jazz Fest Fest to offer CPFJ members a $10 per ticket discount for the Anat Printup, Wycliff Gordon, Gary Bartz, and James Carter. All collections of to offer CPFJ members a $10 per ticket discount for the Anat Cohen QuartetCohen Quartet and Eldar concert, Saturday, March 31, 7:30pm., and Eldar concert, Saturday, March 31, 7:30pm., short stories should sound this good. – Paul Haidet Miller Center for theMiller Center for the Arts -Reading Arts -Reading Area Community Community College. College. When orderingWhen ordering tickets tickets online, all online, all you have to do is to do is use use the the specialspecial code code -- CPFJ -- to save $10 off the $35 regular -- CPFJ -- to save $10 off the $35 regular ticket ticket Tommy Flanagan’s Super Jazz Trio price. When orderingprice. When ordering tickets tickets by by phone, just mention the special Condado Beach CPFJ codeCPFJ code to obtain to obtain the discount. the discount. It pays to be a CPFJ member! to be a CPFJ member! GetGet your your tickets tickets now now for this for this great Berks Jazz Jazz Fest Fest co-bill! co-bill! Jazz Row Complete festivalComplete festival details details at www.berksjazzfest.com
Tommy Flanagan was sure one tasty pianist. One of the jazz greats originally from Detroit (he is in the SaturdaySaturday company of Milt Jackson, Kenny Burrell, and Thad and AprilApril 28th 28th Elvin Jones), he arrived in New York in 1956 at the age of 26, and quickly 22 - -6 p.m. 6 p.m. established himself as one of the “go to” pianists for club and recording dates. That’s him you hear on Sonny Rollins’ “Saxophone Colossus”, John Coltrane’s “Giant Steps”, and a host of other landmark albums throughout the history of jazz. In the mid ‘70s, he began to record a series of trio albums that have become must have’s for aficionados and students of jazz Discover the wonderful sounds and flavors of York piano. This CD, released in 2009, contains material from a session recorded through liveDiscover the jazz wonderful and food andsounds beverage and flavors tastings of by York York with bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Joe Chambers in 1978, as well through liveCity restaurants. Artists jazz and food will and be beverage featured in tastings several by areas York as some gems never released on CD, including a lovely reading of “My One and Cityof the restaurants. Artists venue, including a will cabaret-style be featured performance in several areasarea on the stage. Featured performers include Ron Waters Only Love” with guitarist Jim Hall, and five duet tracks with bassist Keter of the venue, including a cabaret-style performance area on& the Jimmy stage. Wood Featured Duo, Extremity performers featuring include Tonya Ron Drayden, Waters Betts revisiting a number of Bud Powell standards. The sound on this CD is &Compound, Jimmy Wood Time Duo, Out, Extremity and an all-star featuring ensemble Tonya featuring Drayden, excellent (particularly in the bass end), and the playing will keep me coming Compound,Tim Warfield, Time Amy Out, Banks, and anand all-star guest pianist ensemble Orrin featuring Evans. Tim Warfield, Amy Banks, and guest pianist Orrin Evans. back again and again. – Paul Haidet For more information and tickets, please visit For morewww.strandcapitol.org information and tickets, please or visit Track Listing: Pent-Up House, Condado Beach, Let’s Call This, So Sorry call the Boxwww.strandcapitol.org Office at (717) 846-1111. York or Jazz Fest is Please (trio version), Ballad, Milestones, My One and Only Love, Strictly presented by the City of York in partnership with the call the BoxStrand-Capitol Office at (717) Performing 846-1111. Arts York Center. Jazz Fest is presented by the City of York in partnership with the • STUFF WE LIKE • STUFF WE LIKE • STUFF WE LIKE • WE LIKE • STUFF WE LIKE • STUFF • STUFF Confidential, Dance of the Infidels, Bouncing with Bud, I’ll Keep Loving You, So 6 Sorry Please (duet version) Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center. Concert Ticket Order Form
Sunday, March 18 5pm - Cyrus Chestnut Trio Ware Center 42 N Prince St., Lancaster Pa Hempfield H.S. Jazz Ensemble
Sunday, April 22 5pm - Kim Thompson Group Sheraton Harrisburg Hershey 4650 Lindle Rd.,Harrisburg, PA Central Dauphin Jazz Ensemble
Sunday, March 18 5pm - Warren Wolf Quartet Rose Lehrman Arts Center - Harrisburg Area Comm. College Mechanicsburg H.S. Jazz Ensemble
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