Music for Lighthousekeeping an All Star Tribute to Howard Rumsey
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Los Angeles Jazz Institute Presents MUSIC FOR LIGHTHOUSEKEEPING An All Star Tribute to Howard Rumsey Celebrating Howard Rumsey’s Legacy and the music and musicians that created West Coast Jazz Guest of Honor: Howard Rumsey 27 CONCERTS, RARE FILMS, & SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS May 21-24, 2015 Tickets 562-200-5477 Sheraton Gateway Hotel Los Angeles 6101 West Century Boulevard Cover courtesy: photo LAJI/Howard Rumsey Collection www.lajazzinstitute.org Los Angeles, California 90045 FESTIVAL DETAILS Dates: May 21-24, 2015 Pre Festival Event May 20 at Balboa Pavilion, Balboa, CA Place: The Sheraton Gateway Hotel 6101 West Century Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90045 The special rate for festival attendees is $108 per night. There is also a 10% discount on food purchased in the hotel restaurants during the event. You can reserve your rooms by calling: 1-800-325-3535 or to register online CLICK HERE! The cutoff to make reservations at this special rate is April 26, 2015. The Sheraton has a free shuttle to and from LAX. Hotel stay not included in registration fee. How to purchase tickets: There are three ticket choices to attend the festival PLATINUM Brochure Design: Kurt Reichenbach $450 VIP Registration ($425 for members) includes priority reserved seating GOLD $425 ($400 for members) includes reserved seating. INDIVIDUAL EVENT TICKETS Individual tickets range from $10-$25. See order form on inside back page. Vendors: Tables are available. Call (562) 200-5477 for more information Music for Lighthousekeeping usic for MLighthousekeeping is a long-overdue tribute to Howard Rumsey and his incredible legacy. No one has done more for the west coast jazz scene and this event is designed to showcase the music and the musicians that Howard was responsible for bringing to the forefront. or four full days and nights Fthe sounds of West Coast Jazz past and present will echo through the halls of the Sheraton Gateway in an unprecedented schedule of concerts and events. There will be many concerts featuring original Lighthouse All-Stars music as well as concerts presenting music of famous Lighthouse Alumni. There will also be concerts and events celebrating the original Stan Kenton Orchestra and Howard Rumsey’s Concerts By the Sea. oward will be in attendance Has our very special Guest of Honor and I hope you will plan to join us to help give Howard the tribute he deserves. Sincerely, Ken Poston, Festival Director INTER-COLLEGIATE JAZZ FESTIVAL ong before jazz was included in University any alumni of the Easter Week festivals will Lmusic curriculums, Howard was championing Mbe on hand to participate in the various and encouraging young jazz musicians by giving concerts as well as specific concerts honoring them a spotlight every Easter week at The Howard’s role as a pioneer of Jazz Education. Lighthouse. The list of musicians that took part in n celebration of the Easter Week Collegiate the Easter Week festivities include such Ifestivals we’re having a mini Inter-Collegiate luminaries as Les McCann, Mike Wofford, Charlie Festival of our own. Thursday-Saturday we will Shoemake, Charlie Haden, Pete Christlieb, Ray feature two University groups each day at the Manzarek, Daryl Dragon, Lanny Morgan, Steve pool who will be critiqued by a panel of judges. Huffsteter, Pinky Winters, Barry Zweig, Jim The winning band will be invited back to perform Keltner and many more. on a Sunday Night Showcase. Rendezvous Ballroom, Balboa Beach, CA, Summer 1941 Pre-Festival Party (extra event not included with registration) Wednesday, May 20 • 12 noon • $75 Balboa Pavilion, Balboa Beach 400 Main Street, Newport Beach, CA BALBOA BANDWAGON Lunch and Concert All Star Big Band Music from Stan Kenton’s first Summer at Balboa Beach After stints with Vido Musso and Johnny Scat Davis, Howard Rumsey came to prominence as one of the original members of Stan Kenton’s Orchestra that premiered at Balboa Beach in the summer of 1941. This concert features an all star big band playing music from the original Kenton book. We kick off the festival by taking Howard back to the place it all began. The event includes lunch at the Pavilion and the special concert. Thursday, May 21 • 9:30-10:30am • $10 1FILM Gateway Ballroom Sunset Eyes Rare films from the L.A. Jazz Institute Archive featuring Howard Rumsey, Stan Kenton, Teddy Edwards, Sonny Criss, Hampton Hawes, Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Milt Bernhart, Art Pepper, Frank Patchen, Shelly Manne, Maynard Ferguson and more. “Follow the Boys” Universal Pictures, 1944 Thursday, May 21 11am-12:45pm • FREE CONCERT1 Pool Inter-Collegiate Jazz Festival Day 1 Thursday, May 21 1-2pm • $25 CONCERT2 Grand Ballroom MARTIANS COME BACK! Music of Shorty Rogers Giants featuring Ron Stout Shorty Rogers joined the Lighthouse All-Stars in 1951 and was a key figure in the early success of group. In 1953 he left the Lighthouse and took Jimmy Giuffre and Shelly Manne with him to establish Shorty Rogers and his Giants as a working Quintet. They debuted at The Haig followed by a long engagement at Zardi’s Jazzland. This concert features the music of Shorty’s Giants including Martians Go Home, Trickleydidlier, My Heart Stood Still and other west coast classics. LAJI/Shorty Rogers Collection Thursday, May 21 2:15-3pm • $10 PRESENTATION1 Gateway Ballroom Rodney Evans Bacon and the Art of the Lighthouse Presented by Ken Poston In the early 1950s, Howard Rumsey started displaying modern art in the Lighthouse, and for several years the paintings of contemporary artists including Rodney Evans Bacon were a regular part of the club’s decor. LAJI/Howard Rumsey Collection Thursday, May 21 • 3:15-4:15pm • $25 CONCERT3 Grand Ballroom TANGENTS IN JAZZ Music of Jimmy Giuffre featuring Ken Peplowski Jimmy Giuffre left the All-Stars in 1953 and became a member of Shorty Rogers and His Giants. In 1954 he began recording under his own name eventually forming the important Jimmy Giuffre 3. Tangents in Jazz features Ken Peplowski in a program of rarely heard Giuffre compositions and arrangements. Ray Avery/CTSIMAGES © Photo: Photo: Thursday, May 21 • 5:15-6:30pm Lighthouse Cafe CONCERT4 30 Pier Avenue, Hermosa Beach, CA Dinner and Concert $50 Extra Event not included in Registration. Seating is very limited. BIG BOY The Lighthouse All-Stars Volume 1 The Shorty Rogers-Jimmy Giuffre-Shelly Manne era featuring Ron Stout, Ken Peplowski, Mike Fahn, Jeff Hamilton and more. Concert takes place at the legendary Lighthouse Cafe in Hermosa Beach. Featuring classics from the first Lighthouse All-Stars group performed on the same stage where it all began. Includes such classics as Out of Somewhere, Swing Shift, Viva Zapata, Morgan Davis, Luau, Sunset Eyes, Big Boy and more. Thursday, May 21 8-9pm • $25 CONCERT5 Grand Ballroom 2FILM TheHawes Music of Claws Hampton Hawes featuring Toshiko Akiyoshi Hampton Hawes was a Lighthouse regular prior to the official formation of The All-Stars. He continued to perform at the Lighthouse in the early 1950s and was a welcome guest at many Sunday sessions. Jazz legend Toshiko Akiyoshi presents a special concert of the Music of Hampton Hawes. Cecil Charles/CTSIMAGES © Photo: Thursday, May 21 9:30-10:30pm • $25 CONCERT6 Grand Ballroom Shelly Manne’s West Coast Sound featuring Peter Erskine Shelly Manne was another one of the key contributors to the original Lighthouse All-Stars. While still with the All-Stars he recorded an important album as a leader titled The West Coast Sound. Not long after leaving the Lighthouse with Shorty he recorded The West Coast Sound Volume 2. Both albums were landmarks of west coast jazz featuring arrangements by Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre, Bill Russo, Marty Paich and Bob Cooper. Peter Erskine leads an all star ensemble playing music from each of the West Coast Sound sessions. Friday, May 22 • 9-10am • $10 2FILM Gateway Ballroom Jazz Invention Rare films from the L.A. Jazz Institute Archive featuring Howard Rumsey, Bob Cooper, Bud Shank, Max Roach, Conte Candoli, Rolf Ericson, Claude Williamson, Stu Williamson and more. Friday, May 22 • 10:30-11:30am • $25 CONCERT7 Grand Ballroom COOP! Cecil Charles/CTSIMAGES The Music of Bob Cooper © featuring Ken Peplowski Ray Avery/CTSIMAGES © Photo: Bob Cooper was the longest tenured Lighthouse All Star (except for Howard Rumsey) and the most prolific Photo: contributor to the All-Stars library. Bob Cooper’s original Lighthouse music will be heard throughout the festival but this concert features Ken Peplowski exploring Coop’s non-Lighthouse Stan Levey/Howard Rumsey Collection Levey/Howard Stan Compositions and Arrangements. Photo: Friday, May 22 11:45am-1:30pm • FREE CONCERT8 Pool Inter-Collegiate Jazz Festival Day 2 Friday, May 22 1:45-2:45pm • $10 PRESENTATION2 Gateway Ballroom Live at the Lighthouse Presented by Ken Poston Unissued recordings from the Los Angeles Jazz Institute Archive Friday, May 22 • 3-4pm • $25 CONCERT9 Grand Ballroom WITCH DOCTOR THE LIGHTHOUSE ALL-ST AR VOLUME 2S The Bud Shank- Bob Cooper- LAJI Collection LAJI Claude Williamson- Photo: Max Roach era featuring Bobby Shew Pete Christlieb Scott Whitfield Lanny Morgan and more When Shorty Rogers, Jimmy Giuffre and Shelly Manne all left the All- Stars in 1953 a new group debuted in September of 1953. Bob Cooper Cecil Charles/CTSIMAGES © replaced Giuffre, Claude Williamson became the permanent pianist, Photo: Max Roach replaced Shelly Manne and Rolf Ericson replaced Shorty Rogers. Bud Shank was added as well. Bob Cooper wrote much of the new music for this era of the band including such Lighthouse classics as Witch Doctor, Who’s Sleepy, Jazz Invention, and Mad at the World. Ray Avery/CTSIMAGES Ray © Photo: Photo: Friday, May 22 4:30-5:30pm • $25 10CONCERT Grand Ballroom BUD SHANK &THE SAX SECTION featuring Don Shelton Roger Neumann Doug Webb Bob Efford Adam Schroeder arrangements by Bob Florence Bud Shank became a legitimate jazz star during his tenure with the Lighthouse All-Stars which enabled him to launch a solo career that elevated him to the top of the music world for over 50 years.