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Monty Alexander to Play Lincoln's Royal Grove Berman Music Foundation Monty Alexander Pianist's March 9 appearance blends jazz, reggae Monty Alexander to play Lincoln's Royal Grove WinterjSprin~f20q2 By Tom [neck . Vol~ltNtH)1b~tl ..· Alexander, warming to the subject. o stranger to the irresistible "It's somethin' that is about dancin' 41 rhythms of reggae, Jamaica­ and feelin' good. People like to feel a 41 N 41 born jazz pianist Monty Alexander has rhythm, and when you apply a different Jazz ... sown and cultivated a common ground In this issue of approach, it is a happy marriage for the Alexander ..................... , by creating a popular musical fusion on listener, and certainly for me playin' it, his last three Telarc Jazz recordings. because even though it's different from Prez Sez .............................. 2 It began with the 1999 release Stir gettin' on the bandstand with a straight­ Allyson ........................ 4 It Up: The Music of Bob Marley and ahead jazz musician, I find the value in Russ Long .......................... 6 continued in 2000 with Monty Meets it. To me, it's a whole world of culture. Sly and Robbie, a collaboration with It's my life as a young Jamaican and Tomfoolery ..................... 7 reggae pioneers Sly Dunbar and Robbie keepin' in touch with what's come out Rufus Thomas ................... .7 Shakespeare. With last year's Gain' of Jamaica." Cartwright. .................. 8 Yard, Alexander documented the brave Alexander was born in Kingston, Last Chorus ...................... 9 new sound in live performance at the Jamaica, in 1944. He developed his key­ Manchester Craftsmen's Guild in Pitts­ board technique by working with some Jazz on Disc.. ...................... 10 burgh. ofthe country's best skamusicians, then Discorama ........................ 12 Alexander will perform with his cur­ moved to America in 1961, at age 17. Unsung on Disc ................... 13 retlttrio March 9 at Lincoln's Royal Grove, F or the next four decades, he would a concert appearance made possible by the build a solid jazz reputation by forming Scrapple from the Apple ........ 14 Berman Music Foundation. musical relationships with Milt Jackson, Etta Jones ............................ 15 His recent commercial crossover Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, Clark Last Chorus ...................... 16 success is no surprise to Alexander. In Terry, Sonny Rollins and Les McCann. a recent phone interview from his New He has recorded more than 50 albums, Duke Ellington ................... 16 York City home, he described the including more than a dozen on Con­ Jazz in the Venues ............ 17 music's allure. cord Records. Mile High Musings .. '........... 17 "It's a flavor. It's a reality that is so . The reggae-jazz fusion of Boogie Kings ..................... 18 infectious to regular people. I don't Alexander's recent recordings reaches mean, necessarily, sophisticated people a much younger audience than his more Rockin' with Charlie .......... 22 who are well-read on the ins and outs conventional jazz outings, receiving ra~ Blues on Disc ..................... 23 of jazz as we love it, brought to us by dio airplay on reggae programs and hip Blues Corner ....................... 23 the masters. This is comin' from a dif­ jazz programs alike. Comparing it with ferent source, altogether," said (Alexander continued on pg. 3) Berman Music Foundation Jazz • •Page • • 2• • • • • • • •• • • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Prez Sez Love is in the Air By Butch Berman . .. : ........ by my standards - P.O. Pears' at the Zoo over the holidays along Thursday Night Jazz series is get­ with, Dave Robel, Bob Letheby, and ting off the ground nicely. We had Bill Dye. I am the "bebop man" but two grand performances by first - stil1love to rock - and Charlie Bur­ Hod O'Brien and Stephanie ton is one of the best in the biz. Nakasian, followed by the Joe More on all dis by the next issue. Cartwright Trio from Kansas City, May 2002 be the swingingest, and had decent turnouts for both jazziest, and rockin' year we had in shows .. I've also caught a couple of a long time. My heartfelt prayer to shows featuring Chris Steinke on us all. one occasion and Bill Wimmer on Happy New Year Everyone; another. We're doing a CD release party for my new project, a new If 9-11 was THE day of hell on outing by the Russ Long Trio called earth ... then 12-12 was the total an­ Never Let Me Go. Backed by local Butch Berman tithesis for me. By the grace of God KC stalwarts Gerald Spaits on bass on that very day I finally met ... yes, and Ray DeMarchi at the drum helm P.S. My dear friend Glennda her name IS Grace (Gandu). The girl - this album is taking off with a Magner is redesigning the new of my dreams/love of my life (mega­ flourish. The date will be February website along with Tom Ineck and thanx to my good buddy and chef - th 28 - the last Thursday of the Rich Hoover. Norman Hedman took Jimmy Akpen - for this important month. Mark it on your calendars a small break from his busy sched­ intro). You may ask yourselves - why and don't miss it. Russ is an in­ ule with his Latin ensemble am I sharing this personal essay of credibly bluesy jazz artist that will Tropique from New York to add his good fortune with y'all? Well, for one, make you want to dance one minute brilliant percussion work to the I can, and secondly, I haven't felt this and dab your eyes the next with his soundbites of our site. Check us out free and happy for many a year - and sensitive stylings backed by a at <bermanmusicfoundation.org> in like our newsletter now having to go knockout rhythm section. a few weeks and enjoy our develop­ quarterly, due to last year's lousy Another fab trio not to miss is ment. stock market trade - it'll be fun to my 53 rd birthday party bash at the keep you abreast of my own hopefully Royal Grove with legendary pianist forever evolving relationship from extraordinaire - Monty Alexander season to season as well as the "what's and his band. His talented, beauti­ haps" injazz as 2002 unfolds. I wish ful wife Caterina will also perform. us all Godspeed on all accounts. The date is, Saturday, March 9th (my As for jazz - 2001 went out on actual birthday is 3-10). I think the several positive notes for the BMF. Grove will surprise many as a po­ Karrin Allyson's lovely show with tential venue for jazz with its great strings (with partner Bill McLaughlin stage, sound and lights, sightlines, conducting his magnificent arrange­ and parking space. ments) at the Lied was voted one of There's lots of great news and the ten best entertainment nights of picks galore, so I'll get out of here Butch Berman and his lovely lady the year sez JeffKorbelick of the Lin­ shortly. A quick rock 'n' roll re­ Grace Gandu bring in the new coln Journal Star. year at KCS Fairmont Hotel with minder for any of you local Rockin' the Joe Cartwright Quartet. Even though the crowd for the Fossils fans - pick up their new CD. city of Lincoln's size is too small I had a ball backing Charlie Burton Winter/Spring 2002 Page 3 , .... ,.................................................................. (Alexander continued from pg. J) jazz, but Alexander said he taps into the same emotions for both styles. rhythm and blues and early rock 'n' roll, Jazz is usually published six times Alexander uses a witty epigram to dis­ "It's all the same feelin' in the mu­ a year by The Berman Music tinguish between the cerebral nature of sic for me when I present it. Whenever Foundation, 719 PSt., Studio G, jazz and the pelvic instinct of reggae. I play these songs, such as an original Lincoln, NE 68508. "Jazz, as we like it, is music for the that has a Jamaican flavor to it, or a Editor: Dave Hughes waist up," he said. "This sort of music reggae or a ska rhythm, I don't sense that anything is missin', because I feel Newsletter and computer con­ is for the waist down." sultant: Rebecca Kaiser Gospel music and spirituals also the music inside my bones." Contributing writers: Butch have influenced the pianist. His 1990 Somewhat of a music historian, Berman, Russ Dantzler, Dan Concord release The River is a celebra­ Alexander noted the evolutionary con­ Demuth, Rich Hoover, Dave tion of those African-American tradi­ nections among African music, New Hughes, Tom Ineck, Dylan Nelson, Orleans jazz and the island rhythms of Ned Theall, & Bill Wimmer. tions, and Goin' Yard contains pro­ Photographers: Rich Hoover foundly beautiful live versions of his Cuba and Trinidad, which combined compositions "Trust" and "Hope," with rhythm and blues in Jamaica in For inclusion of any jazz or blues which draw on those roots. the 1950s and 1960s to become ska and related events, letters to the editor; For his Lincoln appearance, reggae. Bob Marley, the great reggae or suggested articles, you can ei­ ther mail them to the office, phone Alexander will be accompanied by bass­ popularizer of the 1970s, receives spe­ us at 402-476-3 J 12, fax us at 402- cial praise from Alexander. ist Ira Coleman and drummer Mark 475-3136, or e-mail us at: Taylor. While Coleman has worked ex­ "It's a distillation of all these influ­ <[email protected]>. Our tensively with the pianist and with other ences, and it happened so honestly. It's website address is: jazz greats, Taylor is less well known. unmanufactured. It happened in a natu­ www.bermanmusicfoundation.org "He's British born, but probably ral way. It was so real and honest in itself that a whole hybrid, new kind of For advertising information, con­ more than anyone else I've met who's tact Butch Berman at 402-488- not a Jan1aican, he's gotten a hold of form came.
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