PA Jazz Idol IV & the Sixth Annual Jazz Awards

Pennsylvania Jazz Collective presents

Foy Hall | Moravian College | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania April 19, 2017 Wednesday 7:30pm

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June 11, 2017 PAJAZZ & Wine Festival Cherry Valley Winery, Saylorsburg, PA 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Proceeds benefit the Jerry Kozic Memorial Jazz Scholarship Co-producer COTA (Celebration of the Arts) Wednesday April 19 PA Jazz Idol IV & Sixth Annual Awards July 22, 2017 The second annual Christmas City Summer Jazz Festival – Bethlehem Municipal Ice Rink Program 345 Illick’s Mill Rd OPENING REMARKS- DAVE ROTH, PRESIDENT, PJC 12:00 – 10:00 pm 1. Marywood University Jazz Ambassadors Combo “Wonderland” FREE & open to the public Composed by Benny Carter - Ross LeSoine - tenor saxophone, Mark Harvey - piano, Featuring the regions best Richard Baublitz - electric bass, Martin Monahan - drums Award Presentation - Talent Deserving Wider Recognition- Zach Martin October 8, 2017 “Fall for Jazz” Party 2:00 – 5:00 pm FREE party – 2. Carl and the Hamiltones - North Penn SD - “Caravan” Composed by Duke Ellington - Zach LaValla - Bass, Jimmy Dooling - Trumpet, Renew membership or become a member Braden Alderfer - Saxophone, Matt Oriente - Saxophone, Max Du - Piano, Open jam session Antonio Magalhaes - Guitar, Carl Hamilton - Drums The Ice House on Sand Island, Bethlehem, PA Award Presentation - Sponsor recognition – Beall Fowler / Abe Zegeye November Jazz Series VI 3. Jennie & the Boys - Muhlenberg College “Love for Sale” 16 – 18, 2017 Instrument of focus- the Guitar Composed by Cole Porter - Jennie Colabatistto - vocals, Adam Abrams - alto saxophone, Guest artists include: Jose Cruz - piano, David Orr - bass Vic Juris, Bill Washer & Tom Kozic. Award Presentation - Student More T.B.A. 4. Dane Becker & the Chameleons - “Nardis” Clinics, workshops & performances Composed by Bill Evans - Dane Becker - piano, Bill Gow - bass, Donavan Austin - Trombone Award Presentation - Lifetime Achievement - Bill G / Rob S. 5. Marywood Duo “Stella by Starlight” Composed by Victor Young - Alexander Marino - alto, Hoc Weng Chong - Guitar Award Presentation - Artist of the Year - Paulie 6. Patrick Keersen Trio - Moravian College “Have You Met Miss Jones” Composed by Richard Rodgers - Pat Keersen- Piano, Ben Seitz- Bass, Ron Bogart- Drums Following the program, everyone is invited for cookies & punch – BECOME A MEMBER. –

4 5 — Distinguished Judges — Big Band (DLBB) DVD and CD LIVE . . . As Always (2011). Recently released Jon Ballantyne recordings include New Celebration by Phil Woods and the COTA Festival Orchestra, Tomorrow’s Expectations by the DLBB, and A Tribute to Wayne Canadian-born, New York area-based pianist/composer Jon Ballantyne has Shorter by the DLBB. He has recently performed with The Temptations, The released 10 albums and won 2 Juno Awards (Canadian equivalent to Grammy). Four Freshmen, and the national tour of Cathy Rigby Is Peter Pan. Jon is an artist who deftly combines the unknown with the known. In June 2007, Professor Dorian was presented with the Great Teacher Award No matter whom Jon has played with Jon has observed, Jon has listened and by the ESU Alumni Association. In October 2007, he was inducted into the East learned, all the while honing his own wit and otherworldly musical skills in the Stroudsburg Area School District Music Hall of Fame. He was also awarded company of his contemporaries and more than a handful of masters. In Jon’s the Fred Waring Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts and the formative years, there were performances and/or recordings with artists such Community. Professor Dorian holds degrees from Northwestern University (MM as Joe Henderson, Roy Haynes, Paul Bley, Pepper Adams and Woody Herman’s Performance) and Ithaca College (BM Performance and Music Education) and Thundering Herd. More recently, Jon has shared the stage with saxophone greats taught instrumental music in public schools for 14 years. Dave Liebman, Seamus Blake, Phil Dwyer and trumpet virtuoso Ingrid Jensen Tony Gairo among many other innovative artists currently on the scene. Vice President of the Pennsylvania Jazz Collective, Tony Gairo has composed In the past two and a half decades, Jon has performed critically acclaimed solo for and performed with jazz saxophone icon Phil Woods, has composed a jazz piano concerts and with his stellar quartet at venues and major music festivals ballet and a jazz opera. In addition, he has performed with David “Fathead” across Canada, Japan, the USA, The UK, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Newman, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Al Holland, France, Germany, Italy and Israel. Martino, Clay Aiken and many others. He is an adjunct on the jazz faculty at Whether he’s performing his original compositions, virtuosic two-handed Moravian, Muhlenberg and Lafayette Colleges and has been nominated for a spontaneous improvisations, or reworking jazz standards in his own innate, Grammy Nomination for an album released on Sea Breeze Records, Treacherous, organic way, Jon Ballantyne’s openness, originality and inborn creativity always which featured a program entirely of his original compositions for jazz orchestra. inform his music, much to the delight of his listeners. Paul Rostock Patrick Dorian Paul Rostock has served on the faculty of Moravian College since 1991 as an Patrick Dorian, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music, was a member of artist/lecturer and instructor of Double Bass and Bass Guitar. He has directed the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Music Department from 1987 jazz ensembles and taught private jazz history and improvisation practicum’s, through 2013. In 2010, he was awarded the highest faculty honor, the preeminent and directs the Moravian Bass Ensemble. Paul also serves as a director for rank of Distinguished Professor of Music. He taught courses in jazz studies and the annual Summer Youth Jazz Camp. A versatile and sought after free lance film music and was the liaison to the Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection. He is musician, Paul has appeared with many popular artists including Frank Sinatra, the author and reviewer of many professional journal articles, chapters in several Michael Feinstein, Steve Tyrell, Monica Mancini, Maureen McGovern, Toni books, and CD insert booklets. Tennille and Bobby Rydell. Jazz artists Paul has performed with include Maynard Ferguson, Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Randy Brecker, Stanley Turrentine, Bob Professor Dorian’s long-time experience as a concert band and jazz ensemble Dorough, Carl Fontana and Jon Faddis. Regional jazz groups Paul is associated director make him a sought-after evaluator and adjudicator at many festivals. His with include Dave Roper Trio, Rob Stoneback Big Band, David Leonhardt, Marko biography is included in Trumpet Greats: A Biographical Dictionary by David Marcinko and La Cuchina. Paul also toured and recorded with the late vocalist R. Hickman et al. (2013). It outlines Professor Dorian’s accomplished teaching Frank Sinatra Jr. 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 Bill Goodwin by Gunnar Mossblad, the Jazz Artists Repertory Orchestra (JARO), and the An almost completely self-taught drummer, Bill attributes his early interest in Water Gap Brass. He has toured internationally, with performances at major jazz the drums to Shelly Manne’s playing on the movie soundtrack of “The Man with festivals, jazz clubs, and concert halls. the Golden Arm.” Before that he had taken piano lessons and studied the tenor Professor Dorian performed on two Grammy-nominated CDs (Celebration!, saxophone. His father’s extensive record collection gave him the opportunity to 1997, and Beyond the Line, 2003). He also performed on the David Liebman hear and learn songs, and he still hears the form of the music first. From 1959 to

6 7 the present, Goodwin has been a professional drummer, playing with the likes Band is “one of the finest bands I’ve ever played with.” Check out Rob’s website of Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Jim Hall, George Shearing and Bobby at robstonebackbigband.com. Previous recordings by Rob and the guys are Up Hutcherson, and singers such as June Christy, Joe Williams, Roseanna Vitro, Tony Front (1983), Traditions (1990), and Caught in the Web (1997). In 2013, Rob Bennett and Manhattan Transfer. The drum chair with Gary Burton brought released a combo album, Bare Bones, that features himself, Bill Watrous, and him to the East Coast in 1969. After a three year stint with Burton’s group Bill fellow Lehigh Valleyites, Craig Kastelnik, and Gary Rissmiller. settled down in an old farmhouse in the Poconos and worked the resorts. It was In May 2007, the Rob Stoneback Big Band recorded with Simone, Nina there that he and bassist Steve Gilmore became a team. Goodwin, like Gilmore, Simone’s daughter. With her Rob and his band performed at Lincoln Center, is a charter member of The Phil Woods Quartet (now Quintet), joining at it’s the Berks Jazz Festival, The World Café, and the Whitaker Center. As Simone’s inception in February 1974. musical director, Rob also played at the Telluride Jazz Festival, the Sioux Falls Phil Woods says, “Bill is the magic ingredient in our all acoustic group. He is Jazz and Blues Festival, the Jazz and Ribs Festival, and at other venues in Illinois, one of the masters who plays the song, not just the time. He shades and tints Ohio, Florida, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. beautifully. He plays the music.” Mr. Stoneback was a clinician at the Eastern Trombone Workshop at Ft. Myer, Bill Goodwin has produced all of the The Phil Woods Quartet/Quintet and Virginia in 2008. Little Big Band recordings since 1980 including the Grammy Award winning Master of Ceremonies: Dr. Neil Wetzel albums MORE LIVE (Adelphi), AT THE VANGUARD (Antilles) and the 1992 Grammy nominee ALL BIRD’S CHILDREN (Concord Jazz), as well as THE Dr. Neil Wetzel is Associate Professor of Music at Moravian College PHIL WOODS QUINTET MEETS DIZZY GILLESPIE on Timeless Records and (Bethlehem, PA) where he teaches saxophone and is Director of Jazz Studies. FLOWERS FOR HODGES by Phil Woods and Jim McNeely duo. He has also Having earned both a BM (Jazz Perf.) and MAT degrees from the University of produced several Tom Harrell recordings and was Omnisound’s main producer the Arts in Philadelphia. In 2007 he completed the EdD program at Teacher’s of jazz product including: PHIL WOODS/LEW TABACKIN and Dave Frishberg’s College, Columbia University. His dissertation focused on teaching jazz SONGBOOKS, VOLUME I and VOLUME II. His most recently released improvisation. As founder and music director of Moravian College’s summer production efforts are Keith Jarrett’s LIVE AT THE DEER HEAD for ECM music camp, July Jazz Getaway, Mr. Wetzel has worked and played with Clark Records, and THE PHIL WOODS QUARTET/QUINTET 20TH ANNIVERSARY Terry, Al Grey, Terrell Stafford, Milt Grayson, Stanley Turrentine, and Bobby ALBUM for Mosaic, Phil Woods’ ASTOR & ELIS for Chesky Records and the Watson. He has backed many great performers including Tony Bennett, Natalie Quintet’s MILE HIGH JAZZ for Concord Jazz. Cole, Bob Hope, Johnny Mathis, Bernadette Peters, the Temptations and the Four Tops. He has recorded with the Philly Pops Orchestra and singer Patti Rob Stoneback Page in Carnegie Hall; this CD won the 1999 Grammy for best Pop Traditional Rob Stoneback is the leader, featured trombonist, and chief arranger of the Performance. He can also be heard on four CD’s with jazz pianist Eric Mintel: Rob Stoneback Big Band. Rob has played trombone for over 50 years and has Live, Hopscotch, Dynamo and Four on the Floor. Mr. Wetzel has also played been a big band leader for over 36 years. and taught at the Lana Jazz Festival in Lana, Italy as well as the Karel Velebny Besides playing with the Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller, Jimmy Dorsey, Jazz Workshop in Frydlant, Czech Republic. He is on the advisory board of the and Harry James Orchestras, Rob has performed with many stars of the Pennsylvania Jazz Collective and the chair of their education committee. entertainment world, including Natalie Cole, Johnny Mathis, The Manhattan His latest CD project “Cowboys and Capes” was just released. Transfer, Aretha Franklin, Frank Sinatra Jr., Olivia Newton-John, The Awards Presenter: Alan Gaumer Temptations, The Four Tops, Lou Rawls, Joan Rivers, Bob Newhart, Rosemary Clooney, Jack Jones, Wayne Newton, Bobby Rydell, Sonny and Cher, Don Rickles, Awards presenter: Alan Gaumer has been playing trumpet since 1958. As a and Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme. young trumpeter he appeared on the national television show the Ted Mack Amateur Hour. As featured Jazz trumpeter in the US Navy Show Band, he In the world of jazz, Rob has taken the stage with Clark Terry, Stanley performed in over 70 countries throughout Europe, Africa, Asia and South Turrentine, Bill Watrous, Bobby Watson, Diane Schuur, Bernard Purdie, David America. “Fathead” Newman, Urbie Green, Wycliffe Gordon, Rufus Reid, Bobby Sanabria, David Sanchez, and Al Grey. He is currently in his twenty third year as jazz trumpet artist/lecturer at Moravian College. He is very active in local jazz education and adjudicates The Rob Stoneback Big Band’s recording Mad to the Bone features the regularly at regional school jazz festivals. Former, and one current (trumpet & legendary trombonist Bill Watrous. Bill Watrous said the Rob Stoneback Big jazz “improv”) students, have won positions in the prestigious Pennsylvania State

8 9 High School Jazz Band.-trumpet section. Alan regularly preforms with several ensembles including, the Quintet- Co-op Bop, in duet with Robin Bryan (Body and Soul) and as a member of the trumpet section of the Deer Head Inn- COTA All-Stars Big Band. He also appears with the Moravian College Faculty Jazz The PA Jazz vision Quintet and continues to free-lance in a variety of genres. Alan is the founder and Artistic Director of the Lehigh Valley based non- profit organization: The Pennsylvania Jazz Collective. Its mission is to educate Improving the future through arts education and expose community members of all ages to the richness, the history, and the diversity of American jazz. www.pajazzcollective.org Mission : The Pennsylvania Jazz Collective strives to expose and promote He performs with a “Who’s Who” list of jazz personalities including: Randy the diversity of jazz through education, outreach and performance Brecker, Phil Woods, Bob Dorough, Bill Goodwin, Tony Marino, Craig Kastelnik, encouraging participation in America’s unique art form. Nelson Hill, Gary Rissmiller, Tom Kozic, Skip Wilkins, Dave Leonhardt, Tom Schuman, Tony Gairo, Paul Rostock, Neil Wetzel, Bill Washer, Matt Vashlishan and many more. As a young trumpeter he played with the big bands of: Glenn Education objectives: Through education in the arts, particularly jazz, the Miller, Tommy Dorsey & Harry James. Pennsylvania Jazz Collective seeks to instill essential and life enhancing A short list of recording credits include: “Co-op Bop”, a jazz quintet; “Caught skills. Some of these skills include discipline, creativity, problem solving, in the Web” with Rob Stoneback; “Introducing” the Moravian Jazz Faculty; working well with others in a cooperative atmosphere, confidence and his own compilation of original compositions, “One To Go”, and just released, intellectual development. “Cowboys and Capes” a Neil Wetzel project.

PA Jazz focuses on the musical communication that is at the core of jazz. Jazz is an expression of individuality and the spontaneous artistic language spoken within the context of a democratic framework. We are cognizant that jazz performers and students draw upon multiple educational and social disciplines to simultaneously interact in a manner that uniquely ties together many educational disciplines and learning..

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JEN (Jazz Educators Network)

Lehigh Valley Arts Council

10 11 BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Dave Roth The NEW PA Jazz Membership plan- now live online www.pajazzcollective.org Vice President Tony Gairo, B. M. Saxophone Your membership and support enables us to Associate Professor of Saxophone, Jazz at Moravian, Muhlenberg & Lafayette Colleges present the finest Jazz artists, educate students Director of the Muhlenberg College Big Band and Moravian College and develop an audience for America’s music- JAZZ! Jazz Combo 1. Secretary We offer 7 levels of membership designed to Ron Bogart suit all budgets and interests of the individual or Treasurer corporate member. Ernest L. Stadler, P. E. Principal Consultant, Stadler Engineering Co. We thank all sponsors & contributors. Past adjunct faculty in Bioprocess Engineering at NCC Retired as Director Custom Engineered Bioprocess Equipment Sales MEMBERS at B. Braun Biotech / Sartorius Musician gold members Founding Member and Treasurer, Society of Bioprocess Professionals June Thomas Mike Lorenz Nick Krolak Board Members Zack Martin Dave Berger Skip Wilkins Bill Smith Alan Gaumer Robin Bryan Joe Wagner Brian Bortz Advisory Board & Education Committee Chair Musician members Neil Wetzel, Ed. D David Leffler Ernie Stadler Ryan Taranto Associate Professor Music and Director of Jazz Studies, James Frank Bob Cohen Ron Goosley Moravian College Henry Lawrence Rob Fraser Dr. Richard Fanning The Honorable Wayne Maura Marlene Gilley Dave Roth Dave Leonhardt Magisterial District Judge Tom Sestak Rob Stoneback Russ Braun Vice President, UNICO Bethlehem Chapter Craig Kastelnik* Gary Rissmiller* Nelson Hill* Member, Board of Directors, Boys and Girls Club of Bethlehem Tom Kozic* George Torrella Lou Czechowski Member, Executive Board, Goodfellows June Thomas Tony Gairo Arlene Schar Pete Fluck Bill Smith Linda Kozic Ed Hudak Vicki Doney Neil Henann Nancy Coletti Frank DiBussolo Artistic Director: Alan Gaumer Karen Toole Frank Strouse Peter Harper Graduate U.S. Navy School of Music Zach Brock Bill Washer Artist / Lecturer, Moravian College (as of 4/21/16) * Past artist of the year. Media Director: Tyler Evans Calendar Listing Submissions: June Thomas Jazz series V Grant Awards: Attorney: Michael D. Collins, Esq. PCA/Lehigh Valley Arts Council Project Stream Photographer: Dan Danish Moravian College Arts & Lectures Grant Accountant: James P. Weiss, C.P.A. Moravian College Department of Music Community Resources & Development Director- Anonymous Annie Prince Video editing- Rachel Loughry School Members Volunteer - Mel Frey Broughal Middle School Committee Members Neil Wetzel | Alan Gaumer | Tony Gairo | Bill Smith, Chair | Arlene Schar | Davey Werkheiser | Student members Annie Prince | Zack Martin | Gene Perla | Dan Danish | Dave Berger | Jim McGee | June Thomas | Ron Bogart Joel Paulson Maggie Rineman Dave Roth | Gary Rissmiller | Bill Smith | Vicki Doney | Bob Ackerman | Tony Gairo | Wayne Maura | Jim Gloria | Brian Bortz | George Torrella | Dan Wilkins

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12 13 Silver Patrons Grants: Beall Fowler Robin Bieber Ralph Morris Arts & Lectures (Moravian) Frank Wilgruber Harold Seltzer Moravian Music Department Bill Scherbak Joseph Kneebone PA Council for Arts - LV Arts Ellison Heil Dr. Joel Nathan Rosen Lehigh Valley Arts Council Project Stream Adrian Shanker Dale Howe Anonymous Harry Newman Hank Narrow 2016 Christmas City Festival Sponsors Jill Narrow Danielle Becker ($2,000 + Level) Dr. Thomas Sugalski Minsi Ridge Records Gold Patrons MCS Industries Patti Sakdiponephong Abe’s Cold Beer Pat Finelli The PA Jazz Society David Miller Northampton County Platinum Patrons Pa Jazz Society Zeiner Piano - John Zeiner Taranto Family - Mary Taranto WWFM / WWCI - Gloria Krolak Wetzel Family - Dr. Neil & Christine Wetzel Ambrosi Family - Jeannine Ambrosi Chester County Cat Hospital - Paul & Dr. Rachel Stadler Cherry Valley Winery - Mary Sorrenti Pennsylvania Jazz Collective The Cafe - Pattie Sakdiponephong Psychology Associates of Bethlehem sincerely thanks Dr. Tom Sugalski Annie Prince & Bruce Wilson Construction The Taranto Family Cool Club Patrons The Bookstore Speakeasy - Jim Richie Bethlehem ENT - Dr. David Yen Bethlehem ENT South Italy Imports - Bill Binczak Working Dog Press Sayer Design Swing Club Patrons Pest Pro, Inc. - Rich Potts James Burke and Associates Working Dog Press The PA Jazz Society Bebop Club Patrons Blair Flintom Judge Wayne “Paco” Maura Moravian College Music Department WDIY Hotel Bethlehem Nazareth Music Company for their support MCS Industries

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