Notre Dame Collegiate Jazz Festival Program, 1977
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Archives of the University of Notre Dame NINETEENTH ANNUAL UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME Archives of the University of Notre Dame co EGIATE JAZZ F STVA XIX APRL 1&2 1977 U IV RS TV OF OTRE DAME 2 3 Archives of the University of Notre Dame CHAIRMAN'S LET ER It's really quite simple. I had a lot of help from a Cary Bozanich CJF 1977 lot of fine people. The CJF staff deserves a great Betsy Polumbo deal of praise. They have contributed a staggering Berry At C.B.S. amount of thankless hours since September. It is Sunny Italy Cafe because of their efforts that CJF 1977 will prove to Br. John Benesh be the most successful festival to date. Fr. George Pat at S.U. must also be singled out here. Besides being the only Maura and C.A. L. Chairman. Michael T. Dillon person on the face of the earth to have participated Bill Raventos and Electro-Voice in all 19 festivals, he has generously offered consid Tom Davis and Direct Mail Letter Service Assistant Chairman James Smalley erable amounts of advice and time in his capacity W.G.B. as 'patron saint and spiritual advisor.' He is, quite E.A.P. Production . Dick Garret - Jean Gray possibly, the finest person i've encountered in my Artie four years at Notre Dame. Don't let him scare you, Gates Chevrolet State Crew Tom and Jim Modic his bark is worse than his bite. Master Recording Associates Kenneth D. Lee Publicity . · Jim Swartz Special thanks must also be offered to Bill O.C. Ticket Outlets Raventos and the people at Electro-Voice for con Bob James Assistants. · Betsy Birch quering this acoustical void of Buckminster Fuller, Dave Sanborn another thankless job. Finally I would like to thank Randy Brecker Jack Whitehurst the many student musicians and their directors and Bob Moses 5 you, the audience, for making CJF possible. Thank James Smalley · Chris Costello you for your support. I hope you will enjoy Will Lee yourselves - we will. Charles Suber and Downbeat Magazine Advertising · Jim Quinn Dan Morgenstern T Special thanks to: Vince Raymond Assistant Dennis Bamber The National Endowment for the Arts · Terry O'Brien Ed Bagatini All of our fine sponsors Program Nick Talarico And Everyone whom I can't possibly A Dave Harding Theresa Del Pozzo begin to remember. Appl ications. Jim Thomas F Assistants. Diane Wilson Mary Smalley F Prizes · Paul J. Dunne High School Festival Gerry Smith Foreign Correspondents Joe Carey: Germany Norihide Shimizu: Japan Spiritual Advisor and Patron Saint Fr. George Wiskirchen BACK ROW (left to right): Dick Garret, Dave Harding, Jim Modic, Tom Modic, Mike Dillon, Jim Smalley. Jean Gray, Paul Dunne. Jim Swartz, Betsy Birch, Dianne Wilson. FRONT ROW: Jim Thomas, Terry O'Brien, Gerry Smith, 4 5 Archives of the University of Notre Dame - MASTER OF CEREMONIES FATHER GEORGE WISKERCHEN OUR PATRON SAINT AND CHARLES SUBER SPI RITUAL ADVISOR A leading supporter of jazz education, Mr. Suber is currently editor of the widely Sheftel and his Northwestern combo with their poignant acclaimed jazz publication Downbeat. Mr. "one-tune·set" on "It Was a Good Year," the sheer fun of Suber was one of the founding fathers of the Illinois Dixieland band recreating some of the Hot Five CJ F and served in the capacity as 'Chairman sounds, the Illinois big band playing on stage with a New of Judges' from 1958 to 1966. After a 10 Orleans marching band coming through the house, etc. etc. year absence, the CJ F staff warmly welcomes I remember the excitement and tensions of getting my the presence of Mr. Suber as Master of high school band on stage (always an hour and a half late) Ceremonies. to close Friday nights, the production numbers we staged with multi-media effects, singers and dancers, the big band Jazz Mass by Jim McNelly we did in Stepan one Saturday morning ... I remember hearing the solor work of students then, I began early one Friday morning, Apri I 11, 1959 when names now - David Baker, Randy Brecker, Oscar Brachear, Chuck Suber picked me up at Notre Dame High in Niles, Marv Stamm, Morgan Powell, Dee Barton, Jim Pankow, Dave Illinois. We stopped by a house on the northside to pick Sanborn, Jim McNeely, Bob James, Paul Winter, Jamey up Frak Holzfeind and then set off down old US 2-20 to Aebersold, Cecil Bridgewater, Ron Dewar, De De Bridgewater, Notre Dame and the 1st Collegiate Jazz Festival. Mike Price, etc. etc.... Eighteen years ago is a long time. Many, many mem I remember the encouragement and enlightenment I ories and thoughts crowd into my mind from those 18 received from my conversations with many of the judges wonderful weekends of listening to college jazz groups over the years ... the parties and the arguments ... the in the old Field House and in Stepan. Ziggy, the retired the judges' symposiums ... the chart trading ... the judges' custodian of the Field House and I had a somewhat jam sessions. I remember the good and bad judges ... the contest going on consecutive attendances at CJF, but generous and selfless giving of some, the tense taciturnity of FREE DELIVERY then he reitred and right now I am probably the only others ... Dan Morgenstern off in a corner at the Bizot's PHONE 259-0261 one around who has been to all 18 of the festivals. playing musical trivia and naming personnel on some "classic" I also had the good fortune of being involved as a performer records ... Paul Horn proudly playing a dub of his "Jazz in all but the very first of the events. For 13 years my high Mass and being told by Porky Panico to keep his Jewish school band, the Melodons of Notre Dame High School held hands off of "our" church music. I remember nights spent down a guest spot in the festival closing the Friday night in the Morris Inn where the carton of liquor bottles was kept 128 north michigan street. show; for the last 4 years I have been fronting the NO Jazz in my room by the student chairman for supposed safety ... across from the big hole. Band. I had the chance to judge the festival on two occa the hassles of getting the judges from the dining to the judges' downtown south bend. sions and have been faculty advisor to the festival for the table ... nights spent in the Holiday Inn sharing a room with past four years. the above mentioned Italian trumpet player whose perfect 100 234-1431 The CJF stage has been the place to trace the develop pitch placed my bathroom noises at an F-sharp. I remember ments of jazz on the college scene. We've seen the bands the generosity of Quincy Jones and Sonny Stitt in coming CENTER LIOUORS improve drastically in quality, move into more creative out to my high school after the festival to rehearse and play approaches and mirror all of the professional developments with my band. We cater to all occasions in jazz. I've built lasting and productive friendships with MECCA I remember the student chairmen - some efficient, some JAZZ OF 1 HE MIDWEST wome of the band leaders over the years - John Garvey, flakey, but all working hard to make CJF a success over the 100 CENTER STREET Gene Hall, Leon Breeden, Alvin Batiste, Bunky Green, Tom years ... the faculty advisors for the festival whose fun and MISHAWAKA. INDIANA 46544 ..JAZZ on TUESDAYS: Ferguson, Hank Levy, Ray Wright, Herb Pomeroy, Jim worries of helping to put CJF together I now know first fo feat;uring Max Bunscer Coffin, Bob Curnow, Warrick Carter, Herb Patnoe, Laney hand. I remember the standing ovations my high school band Le Quarte:l on keyboar'ds Steele, etc. etc. received and the many helpful comments from the judges ... THURSDAYS I've witnessed many great performances - Eastman's the long hours of work put in by Bill Southerland and Bill THE Notre Dame Jazz Combo tremendous precision, impact and musicianship, Illinois' Reventos and Electro-voice to give us great sound ... the HOURS: MON-SAT 9:30 A. M. TILL MIDNITE SPlECllAL ATTRACTION: humor in "Old Soldiers don't .," Larry Dwyer's "Old continued help from Selmer, Zildzian and many others ... friday & Saturday, may 20 & 21 Bealzebub Blues," Hank Levy's time·charts with Towson the hassles of locating a decent piano for the stage. I remember State Ohio State with Ladd Mcintosh's coloristics, some Johnny Richards stalking across the basketball floor in the Notre Dame Jazz Combo th~ Field House to stop a combo in mid-performance and to then of first avant garde big band writing from North with Dennis Bamber Texas State, Southern University's "I Am Music ...," upbraid the audience for their boorish behavior. I remember 808 DYGULSlCI JOE 5ABll£ on saxophone Fredonia's excitement and drive, Northwestern's polish and the morning that the Saturday Evening Post got all the parti musical ity, brill iant and controversial small group perfor cipants up early and out on that basketball floor to take a mances by Randy Sandtke and the combo from IU, Ed large group color shot for their cover (it never appeared). I (cont'd. page 15) 7 6 Archives of the University of Notre Dame JUDGES JUDGES Composing: Composed score for two prize winning documentary films: MEGALOPOLIS, and BOB MOSES CRAYONS. Songs recorded by: Free Spirits, Seve Randy Brecker has stepped from his enviable Marcus, Open Sky (with Dave Liebman), Mike Gibbs position as one of the most in-demand musicians in Bis Gand.