notes

The Monthly Newsletter of JazzErie June 2009 Vol. 15, Issue. 6

15 Years Serving the Community 2009 JAZZ & LAST CALL: JAZZ Seeking creative ideas from BLUES WALK LOCAL AND REGIONAL AT THE ZOO JAZZ MUSICIANS. Saturday, June 13 Saturday, July 11 Proposals due June 30. Membership Appreciation 7:00 PM until… As announced in last month’s News Day features Mary Alice Notes, JAZZERIE’S PERFORMANCE It’s time to mark your calendar (note COMMITTEE IS AGAIN SEEKING Brown in a special program change of date – the Walk was originally PROPOSALS from local and regional jazz for children, 2:00 – 3:00 PM scheduled for the 18th), break out your musicians for original concerts for the Fall, walking shoes, and get ready for one of The annual Membership Appreciation 2009 – Spring 2010 concert season. The Day at the Zoo will feature Erie jazz the premier community music events of June 1 deadline given in last moth’s issue legend Mary Alice Brown in a special the year – the JazzErie Jazz & Blues was incorrect. You have another month program at the Children’s zoo from Walk. The listings below, provided by – until June 30 to submit your proposal. 2 – 3 PM. The program will include Jazz & Blues Walk chair Carl Hultman, Please send us a brief description of the participation opportunities for the children will give you an idea of the goodies in with rhythm instruments. JazzErie concert you would like to present, tentative store on this July evening. members and their children will be names of other musicians involved, and an admitted free. The Walk starts at 7:00 PM with a estimate of cost for the concert. Estimated The Zoo will be open for visitors reception at the Erie Art Museum Annex, cost should include musicians’ pay for tours from 10:00 AM until 3:00 PM. 20 E. 5th St., where you can purchase the concert and may include one paid Special features this year include four the $10. button which admits you to all rehearsal, plus any special equipment newly acquired Patagonian Cavies. The Jazz Walk events. At the reception you needed (not including sound which will be Cavies are large Argentinian rodents, an also enjoy refreshments (compliments provided by JazzErie.) the only rodents native to Southern and of JazzErie and other sponsors, including Central Argentina. They are able to jump · The concert should have some kind of Glenwood Beer) and the music of Jim six feet into the air, with kangaroo-like theme. rear legs. and Jackson Froman, a father/son jazz- oriented duo, Jim on guitar and Jackson on · A concert may also contain verbal Also on display are a pair of Amur . or pictorial information, presented in an tigers, acquired late last year, and two informative and entertaining style. polar bears, the zoo having replaced At 8:00 PM the entertainment fans out the bear who died following a fall last into nearby clubs. Lots of choices, lots of · Proposals should be well thought summer. jazz and blues offerings this year. out, not just tunes that a band may have Come with your children or performed at some time. · The Charles Ventrello Quintet, grandchildren and enjoy a special · Thought should be given to topics and/ program at a special place in the with vocalist Lydia Marks will be landscape of Erie’s educational featured at the Pufferbelly Restaurant, 414 or presentations which would be of interest entertainment. French St. to the local community. continued on pg 2.... continued on pg 2.... For More Information: www.jazzerie.com Jazz Erie JAZZ WALK (cont...) LAST CALL (cont...) · Cats a Bear, with guitarist Frank JazzErie is a com- · These concerts should not be a “music munity of music lovers and Singer, drummer/vocalist Joe Dorris, as usual” performance. Criteria will saxophonist Phiol Popotnik, bassist musicians and, a member- include quality, originality and feasibility. ship organization dedicated Tony Stefanelli and percussionist Nick to sharing with children, Ronzitti will hold court at Scully’s Pub, Proposals should be sent by mail to: adults and one another 408 State St. JazzErie, P.O. Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505, an awareness and love of or by email to twofiveone@hotmail. music, particularly jazz. JazzErie brings · The Bay Breeze, 24 North Park com. Proposals must be postmarked by together people who want to listen to jazz, Row, will host blues/rock/jazz singer learn about it, play it and just live it. Valerie Brown, recently returned to Erie June 30, 2009. For more information from the West Coast. contact Allen Zurcher at 864-4640 or Check out our website at · Scotty’s, 3rd & German, will [email protected]. www.jazzerie.com for complete present The Heliotropes, with their information on current and unique mix of Jazz/folk originals, led upcoming events. by singer Katie Chriest, with guitarist 2009 JAZZ 2009-2010 Board of Directors Sheldon Peterson, bassist Dave Blaetz JOURNALIST’S and percussionist Alan Chaffee. President...... Ed Goebel · Blue Beets Green will provide AWARDS Vice President...... Ted Ely a blues-resonant musical underpinning Treasurer...... Liz Scarpelli (with a horn section!) for the evening at Thanks to Bob Protzman for the Directors the Avalon Court, 16 West 10th St. following information. Robb Hoff Charles Lute The 2009 Jazz Journalists Awards Al Lubiejewski John Marzalek From 8:30 – 11:30 PM, Ron Yarosz Ceremony will be held on June 16th at Carl Hultman Allen Zurcher & The Vehicle will provide more blues at Mary Watson Dick Thompson Nelson’s Tavern,xxxxxxxxxxxxx. the in NYC. Nominees John Kytic Paul Bates From 9:30 until midnight, there are for some of the major categories are as J. Carter Rowland Shamus Flynn again multiple offerings: follows: Rich Giardina Charles Joy · The East Erie Turners Club, 829 Lifetime achievement in jazz: Jim Past Presidents Parade St., will feature the Dave Stevens Hall, Lee Konitz, Paul Motian, Wayne David F. Van Amburg 1994-1995 , with its array of stellar Shorter, Phil Woods. (Founding President) soloists. You can also get a late night Musician of the year: Anthony Atty. Al Lubiejewski 1995-1997 breakfast and join in an after hours jazz Braxton, Herbie Hancock, Rudresh Virginia M. Pelkowski 1997-1999 jam. R. Patrick Rodgers 1999-2002 Mahanthappa, Jason Moran, Sonny · Duke Sherman’s Blues Band will Steve Eidell 2002-2003 Rollins. light up the Plymouth Tavern, 1109 State Tom McLaren 2003-2005 St. Record of the year: Carl Hultman 2005-2008 · The Rodger Montgomery Blues Appearing Nightly, Big Band JazzErie Notes is published monthly Band will show their considerable stuff (Watt/ECM) by JazzErie which is a subsidiary at the BrewErie at Union Station, 123 Hemispheres, Jim Hall/Bill Frisell organization of the Erie Art Museum, West 14th St. (Artist Share) a nonprofit organization. And finally, wrapping up the evening Kinsmen, Rudresh Mahanthappa (Pi) JazzErie Notes from 10 PM until 1 AM, will be bassist Dabo de Nube, Charles Lloyd (ECM) Editor - Dick Thompson Steve Trohoske’s ensemble, Ahimsa Tragicomic, Vijay Iyer (Sunnyside) published by Beat, at the Docksider, 1015 State St. The Erie Art Museum for JazzErie Awards will also be made for printed by If you would like to purchase your journalism, blog, review and feature PIP Printing West admission button and show your support 2827 West 26th St. • Erie, PA 16506 in advance, buttons will be available after writing, and photography. Deadline is the 15th of each month. July 1 at the following locations: Send articles to: Erie Art Museum, 411 State St. JazzErie is a grateful [email protected] Romolo Chocolates, 1525 West 8th St. recipient of support or Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505 Glass Growers Gallery, 10 East 5th St. Erie Book Store, 137 East 13th St. from the Arts Council World of Music, 1355 West 26th St. of Erie.

Page 2 JazzErie Notes MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL Unless you’re one of the lucky few who joined or renewed your JazzErie membership during the past couple of Band clinic and concert in April, jazz months… its time to do it now. education programs for elementary and middle school students, a monthly JazzErie discussion group for adults, and a speakers’ bureau for area service clubs. · A monthly newsletter for members. · A willingness to engage with other organizations and individuals to these artists brought with them: Tony sponsor new jazz-oriented events Monaco, Vic Juris, Reuben Wilson and such as the Dave Brubeck concert, many others. the Mercyhurst concert series and the Jazz Cruise. And that’s just the beginning. JazzErie provides: The cost of a membership in JazzErie remains the same: $20 for an individual · Support and gigs to local musicians membership, $35 for families, only $15 through the Jazz Walk (a unique Erie for individual senior memberships and event), special programs like the $25 for senior families, $10 for students. Harry Jacobson concert and Singers Corporate memberships are $100. Please complete and send in the membership form on the back of this newsletter, along with your check, to JazzErie, P.O. Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505. We’ll send your membership card, our thanks, and put (or keep) your name on our mailing list.

Consider: Dave Brubeck, David Liebman, Eric Alexander, James Carter, Jeremy Pelt, Anat Cohen, Bernard Purdie. These are just some of the musicians you’d have to go to New York This project was supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its or a major music festival to hear (and regional arts funding partnership, you’d be fortunate if they’re playing Night, media exposure in local news, Pennsylvania Partners in the there.) JazzErie gave you a discount on Arts (PPA). State funding radio and TV, coordination with for the arts depends upon an ticket prices for most of these great local other organizations for Jazz at the annual appropriation by the concerts – but more important, without Zoo, Celebrate Erie, the Erie Art Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and support from the National JazzErie they wouldn’t have been here Museum Blues & Jazz Fest and the Endowment for the Arts, a federal at all! Erie Summerlong Jazz Fest. agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Arts Council It would have been more than worth · Educational programs for young area of Erie. the money just to hear the great sidemen musicians, such as the Mike Vax Big

Issue No. 170 Page 3 June 22, 7:30 PM. James Moody The CONCERTS Quintet, with Roger Humphries, Jay & AREA EVENTS Ashby, Marty Ashby & Jeff Grubbs. Jazz Line ERIE $40. www.jazzerie.com Frank Singer will be accompanying July 13, 7:30 PM. Monterey Jazz recitalists and the annual Long’s School Festival’s Next Generation Orchestra. There are a remarkable number of great jazz artists scheduled to perform in the area during of the Dance program at the Warner $25. the next month, international heavy hitters as Theater, Thurs., Fri. & Sat., June 11, MCG has now posted it’s impressive well as outstanding local and area musicians. 12 & 13, at 7:00 PM. The program lineups for the 2009 – 10 season: Schedules below reflect information available will feature classical, world and jazz at the time of publication, and are subject to numbers. Oct. 2-3-4 Gary Burton, with Julian change. Call or sponsoring organization or Lage – guitar and Vadim Nevelovskyi club to confirm. See Erie Summerlong Jazz Festival for additional Erie area events. – piano. A “Next Generation” band SCOTTY’S JAZZ CLUB with the vibes master. 301 German St. • 459-3800 MEADVILLE Nov, 7-8 Herb Alpert & band, with Live jazz weekends from 10 PM- 1AM. Bosco’s Restaurant & Bar continues to wife Lani Hall, vocals. American & $5 cover. offer a Jazz Jam every Tuesday, 8 – 11 Brazilian music. Fri., June 5 The Heliotropes PM. Musicians are encouraged to sit in. For more information, contact Dan Nov. 13 Guitar wizard Stanley Sat., June 6 Phil James Hallett 814/336-1580. Jordan with ukulele wizard Jake Fri., June 12 Rodger Montgomery Shimabukuro. The Triumphant Swing Band will Sat., June 13 Steve Trohoske perform on Sunday, June 14 at 6 PM at Dec. 12 Regina Carter’s Reverse Fri., June 19 Gene Stovall & Audible the Stone United Methodist Church in Thread. Music of Africa, Mali & Sat., June 20 String Theory Meadville. Senegal. Fri., June 26 Acousticards CHAUTAUQUA, NY Dec. 13 Chris Botti, Holiday music program. THE BREWERIE Jazz at Chautauqua. The Allegheny at UNION STATION Jazz Society has posted dates and lineups Dec. 19 Duke Ellington’s Beggar’s 123 West 14th St. • 454-2200 for its annual blast at the Chautauqua Holiday, with the Opera Theater of Institute’s Athenaeum Hotel. This year’s Pittsburgh. Music from 9 PM - Midnight weekend of concerts will begin on Sat., June 6 Reach, with Dan Hallett Thursday, Sept. 17, continuing on Friday, Artists in 2010 will include David Sanborn, Bob James, McCoy Tyner, Fri., June 12 The D T’z Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 18, 19 and 20 with daytime and evening concerts. Lionel Loueke Trio & the Gretchen Fri., June 19 The Heliotropes with The lineups, as always, are marked by Parlato Band, Ahmad Jamal and Katie Chriest swing and polish, and include trumpeter Paquito D’Rivera’s Funk Tango Sat., June 20 Tri This, with Joe Wilder, reedsman Bobby Gordon, Quintet. Jon O’Camb trombonist Dan Barrett, guitarists Sat., June 27 String Theory Howard Alden and Marty Grosz, CLEVELAND DOCKSIDER pianists Keith Ingham and Rossano Nighttown Restaurant,12387 Cedar Sportiello, bassists John Burr and 1015 State St. • 454-9700 Rd., Cleveland Hts., OH 216/795-0550 Vince Giordano, drummer John Van www.nighttowncleveland.com. Live music every weekend call for Ohlen, singer Rebecca Kilgore, and details. many others. Thurs., June 4 8 PM $15 cover. ALTO CUCINA Fareed Haque & the Flat Earth Cost for the weekend (not including Ensemble. 3531 West Lake Road hotel) is $300; for a single event $110. 835-3900 Great setting, great musicians, great Sat. & Sun., June 13-14. Sat. 8 & 10 Every Wednesday evening - Sam Hyman ambience. For additional information, PM, Sun. 7 PM. $25 cover. Guitarist, composer & arranger Chuck Leob & visit Allegheny Jazz Society on the web his group. COLONY PUB & GRILLE at www.alleghenyjazz.com. 2670 West 8th St. • 838-2162 PITTSBURGH Thurs., June 18 8 PM $20 cover. Cuban pianist Hilario Duran Trio. Live jazz every Thursday: Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Colony Club House Trio featuring Metropolitan St., Pittsburgh, PA 15233. Sat., June 20 8 PM $20 cover. Blues Gene Leone Call 412/322-0800 or visit www.mcgjazz. master Duke Robillard & band. com. Page 4 JazzErie Notes Sat., June 27 8 PM $20 cover. Hot Presque Isle Bay, Beach 1 7:00 – 9:00 PM: Dixie Doodlers Club of Detroit with vocalist Connie 6 – 8:45 PM: Heliotropes July 31: Evingson. June 26, 27 & 28: Heard Park Summer Concert Series OTHER CLEVELAND AREA EVENTS: Erie Area Summer Festival of the Arts North East, Pa. Tues., June 30 8 PM, State Theater, The 3 day art festival will feature jazz 6:30 – 8:30 PM: Carl Hultman and Jazz 1501 Euclid Ave, Singer/pianist Diana along with a wide range other music and Friends Krall, with her band. Tickets $10 to $75. events. July 31: For ticket information, call 216/771- July 1: 8403. Jazz Poetry Night - Erie Book Store Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home For more information on Cleveland jazz Concert Series 6:30 – 8:30 PM: events, go to jazzcalender@roadrunner. 1:00- 3:00 PM- Jazz and Swing Concert Regional poets present works with a jazz com. theme Gem City Big Band Want your upcoming performance August 1 & 2: July 4: or special events listed in Jazz Line? Erie Art Museum Blues and Jazz Festival, Boom at the Bay - Liberty Park Contact me at 814/734-4344 or Frontier Park. Fireworks and great music with the Air [email protected]. The 16th Annual Erie Art Museum Blues Force Band and Squirrel Nut Zippers : a Information must be received by the & Jazz Festval offers two days of great delta blues and gypsy jazz band from the music in a beautiful, family-friendly 15th of the month preceding publication south outdoor setting, and it’s all free. Ten (May15th for the June issue). July 9: acts and workshops over the two days Pennsylvania Soldiers and open with a Family/Children’s event Sailors Home on Saturday at noon, followed by an 2009 assortment of jazz, blues and related Concert Series music. Bring your blanket and chairs and 1:00 – 3:00PM- United Swing enjoy the day. SCHEDULE: Cooperative Saturday: Headliner Donnie Baker, blues July 11: emphasis. JazzErie’s Jazz and Blues Walk, Sunday: Jazz emphasis, acts TBA. the night that State Street turns August 10: into Bourbon Street. See pages 1 & 2 of this newsletter for details. Sound of Summer Music Series July 12: 7:00 – 8:00 PM Gem City Jazz Ensemble. Curry/Schell Apartments. June through July: Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home Eight Great Tuesday Concerts Concert Series 7:00 – 8:00 PM Dixie Doodlers. Soldiers & Sailors Home. Erie Port Authority, Liberty Park. 7:00 – 8:30 PM- Gem City Jazz Band Watch the schedule for the Dave Stevens August 14 & 15: July 16: big band jazz concert Celebrate Erie Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home June 13: A celebration in downtown Erie featuring Jazz at the Zoo. The zoo will feature jazz Concert Series music, food and entertainment. A Jazz music as part of Zoo Members Day. 1:00 – 3:00PM- Dixie Doodlers stage will feature performers from 4:00 – 8:30 PM on both Friday and Saturday. 2:00 – 3:00 PM- Mary Alice Brown, jazz July 16 – August 13: music for the children. September 17: Arts at the Arboretum - Frontier Park June 26: Pennsylvania Soldiers & Sailors Home The Thursday night 7:00 PM concert Concert Series. Jazz Poetry Night - Erie Book Store series will be featuring jazz. Watch for 6:30 – 8:00 PM: Regional poets present announcement of the jazz concerts. 1:00 – 3:00 PM Haener Brothers Big Band. works with a jazz theme July 29: June 24: Lawrence Park Concert Series Sunset Music Series Gazebo on Iroquois Avenue

Issue No. 170 Page 5 with, for example, a And he is accompanied by always-a- JAZZERIE saxophone. Music has treat guitarist Frank Singer. We heard changed a great deal Oliver Nelson’s composition, “Stolen DISCUSSION GROUP also, especially in the Moments,” with lyrics by Jon Hendricks. March 19, 2009 pop arena: specific If this represents the , “And That’s sounds are expected of OK,” it is an excellent coupling of each sub-genre. There strong and imaginative talents. Highly are not many calls for recommended. Inquiries to producer a “Guns and Roses” Singer at www.catsabear.com, or our or hip-hop clarinetist. local phone book. Lucky us. The discussion was Join us next time. June 18, motivated by Al’s Thursday, 7:30 PM, Erie Art Museum playing of “My Annex, 20 East Fifth St. Great recorded Daddy Rocks Me” jazz, latest music news and stimulating by clarinetist Garvin dialogue. Bushnell, who has by Charles Ventrello performed with It seems like a bad dream: the Fletcher Henderson, Jelly Roll Morton, governor of an American state sends John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy. What a T.MONK’S National Guard troops to prevent children resume this guy must have. It’s a 1982 from attending school. When Faubus recording on Delmark. ADVICE did so, the act enraged people of many Not all recordings travel the (From Joe Gransden, via Basil complexions and persuasions. It is no customary journey of studio. Distributor, Ronzitti.) surprise then that Charles Mingus would book store shelf. On-site recordings write a piece titled “Fables of Faubus,” are not rare, by neophytes or pros. a highly emotional reaction to the event. Sometimes the performance suffers This is one of the more politically ambient sounds or poor balance but theatrical performances which include may gain in enthusiasm and genuine music, vocal commentary and response. expressive power. The latter is the case It’s on a 1959 Columbia release which the for Sonny Rollins’ “Road Shows,” Vol. company at first was reluctant to release I, from Warsaw, Poland. Powerful stuff. because this was also the label of Dave Thanks to Denny Kitchen. Brubeck. Thanks to Don Swift for a Of the West Coast saxophone bracing opener. players, Bud Shank approached the From the Modern Jazz Quartet, Bob music with more urgency and drive than “Just because you’re not a drummer, Gross chooses John Lewis’ “Trav’lin’,” many of his sun-loving, relaxed brothers. doesn’t mean that you don’t need to keep time.” which, because of its three distinct Listen to his Charlie Parker homage sections, describes some aspects of travel: album. Jim Metzler chooses a 1953 “Pat your foot and sing the melody in a restless staccato section of some length alliance with guitarist Laurindo Almeida. your head when you play. Stop playing followed by a relaxed medium bluesy We enjoy “Atabaque” and “Amor all that b.s., those weird notes, play the groove, then a double-time rush. We’ve Flamengo” from the album “Brazilliance, melody!” all been there. As always, the MJQ’s Vil. I.” Lovely, sensitive musicianship “Don’t play everything (or inimitable craftsmanship. from both. Bud recently passed away. everytime); let some things go by. Some Al Lubiejewski, after playing his He was 82 years of age. music just imagined What you don’t pick, asked why there are comparatively Dick Thompson had us guessing play can be more important than what you do play.” so few modern clarinet players. Denny for a while. Who has a voice like a Kitchen replied, “Because it’s so hard melodic Mack truck delivering four “The inside of the tune (the bridge) to play.” He has something there. yards of Gravel? Who sounds like a is the part that makes the outside sound The confounding instrument contains giant athletic sock who lives in a cave, good.” three and a half octaves with different maybe a bit funky for the weat but “Whatever you think can’t be done, fingerings in each octave, which demands warm and cozy nevertheless? Aha, it’s somebody will come along and do it. A more than a neophyte when compared area drummer and vocalist Joe Dorris. genius is the one most like himself.”

Page 6 JazzErie Notes Saturday, 3 PM – Midnight: Jazz WMCE-FM Scott Hanley, long-time public (88.5 & 104.9) radio activist, reporter and director, On The Radio jazz buff Hanley also performs as a Mercyhurst College trombonist & ensemble vocalist. WQLN FM (91.3) www.erieradio.com The Source for Jazz Programs hosted by nationally Saturday and Sunday, 3 PM – known figures. midnight: Bob Studebaker, also Monday thru Thursday from Pittsburgh. Active in public Mondays, 2 PM – “Jazz at Lincoln radio since 1980. Teaches “History 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Center” with Wynton Marsalis of Jazz” at Carnegie Mellon’s Jazz Flight - Rob Hoff Tuesdays, 2 PM – “Jazz Profiles” Academy for Lifetime Learning. Friday with Nancy Wilson 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Wednesdays, 2 PM – “Jazz Bop‘n the Blues - Al Lubiejewski Inspired” with pianist Judy JAZZERIE THANKS THE 10:00 PM - Midnight Carmichael FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS Deep Blue - Jason Gibbs Thursdays, 2 – 4 PM – “Jazz FOR THEIR SUPPORT Variations,” with Tania King. Saturday Gannon University, 109 University Saturdays, 8 AM – “Latin Jazz 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Square. Perspective” with Tony Vasquez. Saturday Swing Session MacDonald, Illig, Jones and -Bill Garts Saturdays, 1 – 3 PM, “Jazz Britton, Attorneys, 100 State Street, 11:00 PM - 1:00 AM Deluxe,” with John Pizzarelli Suite 700. Lush Life - Aubrey Dillion and his trio, and wife Jessica Glenwood Beer, 2177 W. Grandview Molaskey. Sunday Boulevard. Sundays, 1 – 2 PM – “Jazz Scene” Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM with Jake Longwell. Center, Mercyhurst College. Riverwalk - (Network) Hours devoted to regional jazz Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM hosts will include: Glass Growers Gallery, 10 E. 5th Street. “Jazz, Ballads & Blues” Monday through Friday, 6-10 with Al Lubiejewski World of Music, AM and Mondays through 1355 W. 26th Street. 9:00 – 10:00 PM Thursday, 3 – 6 PM: Bonnie Grice, Froess and Keyboards, 2558 Sunday Night Jazz - Author, librettist, flautist, actor and W. 8th Street. Phil Atteberry aspiring singer. 10:00 – 11:00 PM Romolo Chocolates, The Third Set - Gary Finney Mondays through Friday, 10 1525 W. 8th Street. 11:00 – 12:00 PM AM – 2 PM: Jeff Fox, Associate Lynch Music, Rte. 9 & Rte. 20, Professor of English and Japanese, Jazz Cruise - Kathy Carducci Fairview. and working musician (sax, guitar Erie Book Store, 137 E. 13th Street. CLASSY 100 & bass). 20 years in jazz radio. Raven Sound, 2617 Peach Street. Monday through Friday, 6 PM - Edinboro University of WXKC-FM (99.9) 2 AM: Tony Mowed, president and Pennsylvania, Edinboro Sunday founder of Pittsburgh Jazz Society, Penn State Erie, The Behrend 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM 40 years of involvement in jazz College, Wesleyville Jazz Tracks radio, receiving many awards. Lake Erie Fanfare, 1218 E. 38th St. Fridays, 3 – 6 PM—“Everything Coors Beer WRIE-AM (1260) Jazz” with Bob Protzman. Scott Enterprises/Ambassador Center, 8040 Peach Street Sunday Bob is well known to most Erie jazz fans as a radio host, East Erie Turners Club, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 829 Parade Street. Big Band Jump a journalist and a highly knowledgable and passionate Mercyhurst College, 501 E 38th St. advocate for jazz music. Watch the Second Hand Rose, 351 W 26th St. WERG-FM (90.5) WMCE website, www.erieradio. Frank Corapi Gannon University com, for possible additional RockErie 8:00 - 11:00 PM programming with Bob. Builder’s Hardware Dan Jones, “Mr. J” 2002 W. 16th Street

Issue No. 170 Page 7 Non Profit JazzErie Notes Organization U.S. Postage June 2009 Vol. 15, Issue 6 PAID Erie, PA The Monthly Newsletter of JazzErie Permit #44

Erie Art Museum 411 State Street

Erie, PA 16501 ✁ ✁ Complete this Membership Application and mail to: JazzErie, P.O. Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505-0833 Join JazzErie Mail this Membership Application to: Date______JazzErie, P.O. Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505-0833 Name:______Address:______Register Me As A: (check one) Cost City:______q Individual $20 State:______Zip:______Day Phone:______q Family $35 Do you want to be notified by e-mail of an q Student $10 upcoming event? ______q Senior (65 or older) $15 q Senior Family $25 Would you be willing to serve on a JazzErie q (One member is 65 or older) Committee in the future? ______q Corporate/Business $100 E-Mail:______Fill out a Membership Application on-line at Would you prefer to receive your newsletter by www.jazzerie.com email (Adobe PDF format)?______. You will receive an invoice to pay by mail.