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Connecting Jazz Lovers with Each Other CPFJ Newsletter & the Music! CENTRAL PA FRIENDS OF JUNE 2016 #40 2016 SPRING CONCERT SERIES Steve Wilson & Stefon Harris Fri., June 17 Messiah College, High Center for the Arts 7:30PM This series is underwritten by a generous contribution from the Shearer Family Fund of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities on behalf of R. Scott Shearer Central PA Jazz Camp June 15 - 18 Messiah College, Mechanicsburg PA FOUR DAY CAMP for students aged 10-21 Stefon Harris & Steve Wilson head the faculty - student concert on Sat. 6/18 36th Annual CENTRAL PA JAZZ FESTIVAL riverboat jazz cruise w/ violinist DIANE MONROE - return of the jazzmobile festival jazz party at harrisburg midtown arts center - jazz workshop - jazzmobile festival concert with HOUSTON PERSON and RUSSELL MALONE at mt. gretna playhouse jam session at gretna hideaway - jazz picnic at indian echo caverns with 5 bands river city big band and special guests at river city blues club . pg. 2 - Exec. Dir. Letter pg. 7 - Central PA Jazz Camp / Scranton Jazz Fest pg. 3 - Grants & Donors pg. 8 - Central PA Jazz Festival Schedule pg. 4 - CPFJ Spring Concert - June 17 pg. 9 - CPFJ Ticket Order Form - Membership Application pg. 5 - Steady Gigs pg. 10 - Festival Tickets / May Concert / JazzMobile pg. 6 - One Time Only Events/ pg. 11 - CPFJ Online & Physical Stores - CPFJ Youth Band Jam Sessions pg. 12 - Mailing page / Fall Concert Series Preview pg. 13 - Hbg. Arts Fest Pics The Vibe is published monthly at the Central PA Friends of Jazz, 5721 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg PA 17112 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT: . Central Pennsylvania Thanks to all who came to the Rose Lehrman Arts Center for the second Spring Series concert - Friends of Jazz Steve Turre’s band played a great set and the Cedar Cliff H.S. Jazz Ensemble opened the show. It . 5721 Jonestown Road was a great afternoon and those attending were not only treated to some great music, they also got Harrisburg PA 17112 the premier showing of the two new videos produced by CPFJ. One of the videos is a long look at . TEL: 717-540-1010 our history and our future plans and the other is a documentary on the 2015 jazz Camp. Our thanks . to the Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation for underwriting the production of the films - they will serve WEB: www.friendsofjazz.org as great promotional tools for many years to come. You may now view the videos on our website - EMAIL: www.friendsofjazz.org . [email protected] We had three great days of music at the PenLive/Patriot News Arts Fest over Memorial Day Weekend in Riverfront Park, Harrisburg. Our thanks to all the performing musicians and our loyal Steve Rudolph volunteers for their help in promoting our music and upcoming events. There were thousands of Executive Director . people at the Fest enjoying the weather, food and music. Thanks to Jump Street for including us Sheila Ross again in this annual celebration of the arts. Office Manager Our Festival and Concerts are fully booked for the rest of the year and thanks to our Music Chairman, Tim Warfield, Jr., we have some wonderful music in store for you. CPFJ Board of Directors: SPRING CONCERT SERIES: . Fri., June 17 - Messiah College, The High Center 7:30pm; Stefon Harris & Steve Wilson Jon Abel CENTRAL PA JAZZ CAMP - June 15-18 - Messiah College, The High Center - Student’s Concert on (Youth Committee) 6/18 at 7pm - FREE Dr. William Anderson CENTRAL PA JAZZ FESTIVAL (Membership) Thurs., Aug 11: Kickoff Concert at Strawberry Square and JazzMobile in various Harrisburg City Paul Bratcher sites from noon to 5:30p.m.; Riverboat Cruise with a Philadelphia group -(violinist) Diane Monroe (President - Festival) and (pianist) Tom Lawton Duo- City Island, Hbg.; Oliver Fairley Fri., Aug. 12: Our JazzMobile will be in action again visiting East & West Shore sites from 1:30 to (Youth Committee Chair) ; Jazz Party Dr. Paul Haidet 6:30p.m. Our annual will be held at Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center - 2 bands at Stage on Herr and 2 bands in the 2nd floor Ballroom from 7-Midnight - Diane Wilson Bedford and (Newsletter) Mary Heltzel Jonathan Ragonese are featured; (Marketing Committee) Sat., Aug. 13: Jonathan Ragonese delivers a lecture/workshop on improvisation at the Art Mark Hunsberger Association, Front St. Hbg. at 11a.m.; Kirk Reese’s Trio leads our Festival Jam Session at the (Treasurer) Hideaway in Mt. Gretna; we are happy to be partnering with Gretna Music to produce our Festival Mark Swartzbaugh Concert featuring Houston Person’s Quartet and the Russell Malone Quartet - the concert will be (Marketing) in the Mt. Gretna Playhouse again this year. Keith Thomas Sun., Aug. 14 Jazz Picnic at Indian Echo Caverns (Hummelstown PA) with 5 bands from 1-7pm. (Vice President - & Concessions) Mon., Aug. 15: River City Blues Club hosts the River City Big Band and special guests to close the Tim Thompson Festival. (Youth Committee) 2016 FALL CONCERT SERIES: Tim Warfield, Jr. Fri., Sept. 9 Ft. Hunter Park, 5300 N. Front St., Hbg. - Friends of Jazz Night at the Dauphin County (Artistic Director) Jazz and Wine Festival is our first Fall Series Concert w/ Dr. Lonnie Smith’s Trio & a great young . quintet lead by rising star steel pan player Leon Foster Thomas! Youth Band Director: Sun., Oct. 9 - NYC saxophonist Harry Allen leads a traditional quartet and singer at HMAC - 3pm. Ron Waters Sun., Nov. 27 - legendary guitarist Pat Martino bring his Trio to Wyndridge Farm in Dallastown. The ViBE Don’t forget that tickets to the Dauphin Co. Jazz & Wine Festival are included in your Steve Rudolph - Editor purchase of a CPFJ Sponsor Membership - one of the best entertainment values around. See Sheila Ross - Contributing Editor our Membership page in this issue or online for complete details. Paul Haidet - Contributing Editor Our thanks to those of you who answered our “Send a Kid to Camp” appeal - thanks to your . generosity, we will have twelve scholarship students this year. We thank Ben Olewine and Volunteer Coordinator Kristen Olewine Milke of the Olewine Family Trust for their generous grant to underwrite the Leslie Beamer Camp and are grateful to Penn National Insurance, the Hall Foundation, and several private donors for underwriting student tuition. Please attend the FREE concert to close the Camp on Sat., June 18th at 7pm in the High Center at Messiah College that features all of the student ensembles and the Stefon Harris/Stevve Wilson Group concert on Fri. 6/17. We will be sending out an appeal soon asking you to help fund our annual Central PA Jazz Festival - please give generously or purchase an ad for your business in the program book! . As always, we hope you will share some of your time and help us by volunteering - there are many ways you can help the Friends of Jazz - PLEASE CALL! Support JAZZ - . Thanks to all for your continuing support of CPFJ! the Music of Freedom! Steve Rudolph, Executive Director, CPFJ 2. The Vibe is published monthly at the Central PA Friends of Jazz - 5721 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg PA 17112 Dave Allard & Mardi Sawyer Christopher S. Pecora GRANTS Allen Theater - Skip Hicks DONORS Penn National Insurance Perform Group LLC Children’s Home Foundation David M. Armesto, M.D. Alfred B. 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