JazzErie notes The Monthly Newsletter of JazzErie November 2010 Vol. 16, Issue. 8

16 Years Serving the Community

TONY GREY

Friday, November 12, 8:00PM, Tony college’s showcase events. Reynolds, , Gregoire Maret, Grey, six-string bass player, will appear For awhile Tony was part of a pop and Hiromi. with his bandmates at Walker Recital band named “Bliss.” Since then he Joining Tony for this Erie performance Hall, Mercyhurst College. has played with some of jazz’ greatest: are: John Shannon, Guitar, who like Tony Born in England, Grey began with the , , John has also played with Hiromi. Romain guitar at eighteen. He had a broken back McLaughlin, and . (A Colin, piano- keys. He earned his from an auto accident and he took up the complete list would consume the rest of Masters at the Thelonious Monk Institute guitar during his recuperation. He was this article!) Earlier in 2004, Tony had ensemble. Plus David Throckmorton, helped along by his uncle, jazz guitarist, the honor to perform for the Dali Lama at drums, from Pittsburgh. John McLaughlin. After an audition for New York’s Lincoln Centre with David Berklee, Grey won a scholarship there. Nichtern’s band . Tickets for the Show: He graduated from there with the school’s He has released three albums, the most JazzErie members...... $15 “Outstanding Performer” award. Tony recent is “Chasing Shadows” which has led many clinics and master classes at Non-members...... $20 features players like Chris Dave, Ronald Students...... $5 Berklee and has appeared in many of the Bruner, Elliot Mason, Tim Miller, Bob

For More Information: www.jazzerie.com Jazz Erie CLAIRE DALY WORKSHOP, JazzErie is a com- munity of music lovers and NOVEMBER 5, AT MERCYHURST. musicians and, a member- ship organization dedicated Jack Bowers in in her craft. She tries to to sharing with children, “All About Jazz” says achieve, what she calls, “a adults and one another “(Claire) Daly is clearly warmth.” Her talents are an awareness and love of one of the most talented displayed in six recordings. music, particularly jazz. JazzErie brings saxophonists to come Her most recent record together people who want to listen to jazz, along in some years. She is “Swing Low.” Her learn about it, play it and just live it. will be “coming along” to recordings represent one Check out our website at the “D’Angelo School of of the still relatively small www.jazzerie.com for complete Music, Mercyhurst College, number of jazz instrumental information on current and on November 5, 5 to 7 PM, ensembles led by females. upcoming events. to conduct a workshop. A commentator on this Daly began to play saxophone latest album says, “Daly (is) a voice on 2010-2011 Board of Directors when she was twelve. She attended the instrument that is literate, heartfelt, a concert with her dad where she was at times comedic, glowingly warm and President...... Dick Thompson enraptured by the Buddy Rich’s Band. all her own. Standards purr in Daly’s Vice President...... Ted Ely That exposure to jazz motivated her to hands.” Treasurer...... Rich Giardina pursue music and to playing saxophone. On November 5 at 5PM to Directors Nine years later she graduated from the 7PM Claire Daly will work with the Paul Bates Charles Lute . She played Mercyhurst Jazz Ensemble for the first John Marzalek Ed Goebel her first gig mere hours after she received portion of the workshop. The second Scott Meier Rob Hoff her diploma! portion will be divided between further Liz Scarpelli Charles Joy demonstration or discussion as well as a Patricia Tellers Al Lubiejewski After playing with several rock question and answer opportunity. Mary E. Watson Michael Leal groups she shifted from tenor sax to Allen Zurcher baritone. She spent seven years with The workshop is free and open to the the all female big band Diva. One of public. Past Presidents her most important musical influences David F. Van Amburg 1994-1995 Daly will perform later in the day, at is jazz pianist Joel Forrester. In her (Founding President) 8:15PM at Matthews Trattoria. playing she does not try to emulate others Atty. Al Lubiejewski 1995-1997 Virginia M. Pelkowski 1997-1999 R. Patrick Rodgers 1999-2002 DID YOU KNOW? Steve Eidell 2002-2003 JAZZERIE Tom McLaren 2003-2005 HOLIDAY PARTY • Jazz was born in the United States Carl Hultman 2005-2008 December 29 at 8PM • The Blues evolved from hymns, work Ed Goebel 2008-2010 songs, and field hollers The JazzErie Holiday Party is • Louis Armstrong is considered one of JazzErie Notes is published in jazz performance months by JazzErie which is set for the Ambassador Conference the most influential artists in the history a subsidiary organization of the Erie Art Center on December 29 at 8PM. The of music Museum, a nonprofit organization. Performance Committee promises a • “Improvisation” is the most defining JazzErie Notes stellar performer. Special rates for dinner characteristic of jazz and the show will be offered for JazzErie Editor - Tom McLaren • Swing as a jazz style appeared in the members. The Ambassador is located on published by Great Depression The Erie Art Museum for JazzErie the west side of Upper Peach, just south printed by of Interstate 90. • Bebop appeared in the 1940’s as a new PIP Printing style of jazz 2827 West 26th St. • Erie, PA 16506 • Latin jazz combines Latin music and Deadline is the 15th of each month. rhythms with ragtime, blues and swing Send articles to: Now you know, because you read the [email protected] JazzErie newsletter!!! or Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505 Source of Information: Black History in America. Page 2 JazzErie Notes R E F L E C T I O N S O N T H E TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL the perfect balance between understated improvisations. Drummer composed and improvised Gene Lake was unleashed on one piece content. The conversations for a tour-de-force rhythmic explosion between trumpet, piano and that was more blinding than deafening. guitar were consummately Again, the audience was not mollified supported by the implied until an encore that consisted of more rhythm of bass and drums freshly composed music. that burbled unobtrusively Hugh’s Room is an intimate little just below the surface of club in the west end of town reminiscent the soloists. The smiles on of the Jazz Standard in New York City. the musician’s faces made It was here that Roberta Gambarini it clear that they were having fun and captivated an audience of not more than that the band was indeed “clicking” 100 fans for well over two hours. It was that night. The appreciative audience obvious that her pick-up band of pianist concurred and was treated to a most Jonathan Batiste, drummer Montez pleasant encore. This heavenly music left Coleman and bassist Neil Swainson had By Gary Finney me with the feeling of floating out of the minimal rehearsal time. This could spell The Toronto Jazz Festival is a ten- church, rather than walking, when the disaster, or it could add to the excitement day, world class affair that has taken performance ended. Not a bad beginning as top tier musicians invite the audience place each year since its inception in to my stay at all. into their world of living on the edge 1987. Multiple performance spaces The Enwave Theatre, on Lake where “listening” is the difference across the city range from intimate little Ontario’s waterfront, was the obvious between success and failure. With a clubs to concert halls to outdoor stages. choice for ’ Keystone band stage presence that commanded her This year, my vacation plans allowed me to present the Canadian premier of the band as well as the audience, Gambarini to attend. film “Spark of Being.” Listeners familiar sang most of the pieces that appear on To avoid the chaos of the G20 with Keystone know that Douglas scored her latest CD as well as many familiar summit, my first evening of music music for some of Fatty Arbuckle’s standards. She scatted much more than began on day three. There are several films. “Spark Of Being” is a film by she does on her recordings, proving performances occurring each night, Bill Morrison that is based upon Mary that it is a skill with which she is quite so choosing between them can be an Shelly’s “Frankenstein” and the music comfortable and competent. Batiste and excruciating process. The Tomasz that Douglas composed for the recording Coleman were exceptionally in tune with Stanko’s quintet was my choice. The project was played live while the film one another, volleying smiles and nods Church Of The Holy Trinity, located in ran on a full screen above the stage. The throughout the night as they fed of off the geographic center of a city block, evening proved to be a smorgasbord of one another’s cues. Gambarini seemed is buried by skyscrapers, so it was just multi-media sensation of the highest delighted with the support as she tore a tad difficult to find. As light poured order. Given the nature of the film’s through both sets with a real sense of in through the stained glass windows content, the music was less rhythmically purpose that bordered on proclaiming a of the 163 year old gothic church, infectious than previous Keystone bold musical statement. The audience the beguiling, ethereal music echoed efforts and employed more rubato left nearly as exhausted as Gambarini ever so magisterially as this tight knit ensemble work. It was reminiscent of appeared to be at midnight. quintet performed the bulk of their the composition “Flood Plane” from their My taste of the Toronto Jazz Festival recent CD “Dark Eyes.” Stanko’s round, “Moonshine” CD. Adam Benjamin’s unfortunately had to end here. I am burnished tone on open trumpet would synthesizers and distorted Fender Rhodes already planning to return next year with have made Gabriel blush as he led piano colored the music tastefully a fatter wallet for longer stay. his young band through nearly eighty as Douglas and Marcus Strickland Live jazz; there’s absolutely nothing minutes of spacious music that struck shared the front line with thoughtfully else like it!

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October 29th Mike Ohm, guitar/Bruce 31 to submit your proposal. Please send Johnstone, sax us a brief description of the concert you ROMOLO CHOCOLATES would like to present, tentative names of 1525 W 8th St. • 452-1933 November 5th - Frank Singer, Guitar/ Joe Dorris, Vocals other musicians involved, and an estimate of cost for the concert. Estimated SCOTTY’S JAZZ CLUB November 6th –8:15 to 11:15 Claire cost should include musicians’ pay for 301 German St. • 459-3800 Daly, Baritone Saxophone , Critics Poll the concert and may include one paid Call the club for current bookings. # 1 Rising Star in 2010, with Frank rehearsal, plus any special equipment Singer, guitar, , bass, Joe needed (not including sound which will Dorris, drums, Tito, percussion. Open be provided by JazzErie.) COLONY PUB & GRILLE to the public. See page 2 article on Claire • The concert should have some kind of 2670 West 8th St. • 838-2162 Daly. Colony Jazz Trio 7-10PM Thursday: theme. November 12th – Mary Alice Brown Howard Hamme, Harry Jacobson, and • A concert may also contain verbal or Carl Alanakian November 19th – Bruce Johnstone, pictorial information, presented in an saxophone and TBA. informative and entertaining style. NELSON’S TAVERN November 26th – Tony Grey, bass/Frank • Proposals should be well thought out, 1033 State St. • 454-4300 Singer Guitar not just tunes that a band may have performed at some time. ALTO CUCINA • Thought should be given to topics and/ 3531 West Lake Road • 835-3900 CONCERTS or presentations which would be of Wednesdays, Sam Hyman & AREA EVENTS interest to the local community. • These concerts should not be a “music PITTSBURGH as usual” performance. Criteria DOCKSIDER Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 will include quality, originality and 1015 State St. • 454-9700 Metropolitan St., Pittsburgh, PA 15233. feasibility. Live music every weekend call for details. Call 412/322-0800 or visit Proposals should be sent by mail to: www.mcgjazz.com. JazzErie, P.O. Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505, or by email: [email protected]. La BELLA BISTRO Pittsburgh Jazz Society 802 W. 18th • 456-2244 • BYOB Proposals must be postmarked by www.pittsburghjazz.org Reservations Encouraged Oct. 31, 2010. For more information Thursdays, 6:30-9:30PM CLEVELAND contact Allen Zurcher at 864-4640 or [email protected]. For information on events in the BAY BREEZE LOUNGE Cleveland area go to: www.wruw.org 25 East 10th St. and click on Northeast Ohio Jazz JazzErie is a grateful recipient of support 1st Friday of every month - Mary Alice Brown Calendar from the Arts Council Nighttown Restaurant, go to of Erie. www.nighttowncleveland.com. Page 4 JazzErie Notes shouts •.. and, of course, JAZZERIE the multi-hued musical MEMBERSHIP palette of his idol, Duke DISCUSSION GROUP Ellington. REMINDER By Charles Ventrello All informed Mingus’ Dear Jazz fans and friends, impassioned music.” This note possibly from A big THANK YOU to all of Mingus’ biographer, you who sent us your renewals Brian Priestley. The and WELCOME to our many selection, “Jelly Roll”, new members! However, I know is Mingus’ paean to how busy life can get and the early jazz pioneer days are flying by, so we are Jelly Roll Morton. The sending reminders to those of exposition has the feel you who haven’t as yet joined of a 1920’s two-beat us. We need you to send us your September 16, 2010 but jumps ahead twenty years during the boppish improvisations. membership fee SOON. Use Ah, the 1960’s and 70’s was a fertile Thanks to Don Swift. the form on the back of this period rich with the genetic interchange newsletter. of many kinds of musical pollen. A trio of recent recordings now from Due to budget constraints, we Jazz was receptive to influences from Denny Kitchen: Bobby Matos and His Afro-Cuban Jazz Ensemble play “” had to scale back our Newsletter politics, religion, rock, Latin, classical and describe the order, family, genus from the album “Foot Prints”. Matos- to a bi-monthly mailing, but with and species of the subject. A band, timbales, Michael Turre-sax and flute, your support, hopefully, we can then, may exhaustively be described as Jerry Gonzales-flugelhorn and Steve get back to a monthly schedule “Latin-rock with impressionist form and Baxter-trombone (dubbed to sound very soon We want to be able to textures, bold use of electric instruments, like four trombones on “Naima.”), A keep you up to date on musical informed by Central American issues wonderful adaptation Coltrane would happenings in and around our and Hinduism.” I’m not describing the have loved. A second Latin-jazz from area with our Newsletter ! So ensemble of Eberhard Weber, which drummer, Antonio Sanchez’s album, please let us hear from you !! we are listening to presently, but some “Migration” with dynamite saxophonists, of the thoughts, while experiencing Chris Potter and David Sanchez who Patricia Tellers the gorgeous richness of his music. dazzle on the tune, “Challenge Within”. Membership Chair, JazzErie This hybrid is about sound, texture, Third selection: Emily Remler was dynamics, power and delicacy. This inspired by . Sheryl ain’t your grandma’s jazz of oo-bop- Bailey drew inspiration from both of shabam, rooty-tooty, daddy-o. And the them. Bailey is accompanied by the surprise is this album, “Yellow Fields”, “Three Rivers Jazz Orchestra” on “East is thirty five years old. We have a lot of to West”. The orchestra is superb, Bailey catching up to do. Joining the leader- is superb and most superb are Jay Ashby This project was supported by the Pennsylvania bassist are Charlie Mariano-saxophone, - trombone and Mike Tomaro - sax who Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its regional Rainer Bruninghaus-keyboards and Jon plays a unison transcription of Remler’s arts funding partnership, Christensen-drums. A hint of what to solo. Mind blowing musicianship. Three Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). State funding expect: think of early Weather Report, winners from Denny. Thanks. “ The for the arts depends upon an Paul Winter and Oregon. album is “A New Promise”. Get it. The annual appropriation by the JE Discussion Group meets the third Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Diversity of influence is not unusual and support from the National Thursday of every month, 7:30 PM, Erie for jazz. Consider this from the CD, Endowment for the Arts, a federal Art Museum Annex, 20 East Fifth St. agency. PPA is administered in “Mingus Ah Uhm”. “The call of the this region by the Arts Council Info: 866-2731. blues ... blistering post-bop •.• gospel

Issue No. 184 Page 5 The History of JazzErie - Episode 3 THE SHOEBOX LETTERS FAULTY MEMORIES OF THE EARLY DAYS OF JAZZERIE I took them at their word. So with no Pianist Steve Rudolph, formerly reflection, I accepted. And the ever- with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra, and patient Mrs. VanAmburg persevered. co-founder of the Central Pennsylvania This Is A Business Friends of Jazz, spoke to our members and the public, and played in concert. We had a lot of work to do, and my hero, R Buckminster Fuller once offered Noted jazz historian and Executive wise advice, “Never show people botch Director of the Northeast Ohio Jazz work.” So we had to do it right. Society, John Richmond, addressed our members and offered to present historical The JazzErie logo began with Charles By David Van Amburg, jazz films to the public from his personal ...first president of JazzErie Ventrello’s design using the columns to collection at no cost to us. represent BLINDSIDED AT THE WORLD’S What a blessing it was that Stan and the Erie Art azz rie SHORTEST STRATEGIC Museum J E Betty Bialomizy returned to Erie as we PLANNING SESSION and the sax got started. Stan worked with Mary Alice Brown to create a phenomenal education The Short Version player to visually program. And Stan opened doors to jazz We met again. They liked the by-laws depict jazz. azz greats who were friends of his, creating and voted in their board. Then the board J Erie We retained an amazing advisory board with Ron voted its officers, and Steve Trohoske the musician Carter, Clement DeRosa, Milt Hinton, pointed to me. and replaced the columns with the bird Jeff Jarvis, Bruce and Robin Johnstone, My heart sank. But I thanked him in and colors to convey the emotional Marian McPartland, Don Menza, Bud the end. rainbow of jazz. The fonts were Paradise Pacy, John Richmond, Basil Ronzitti, Clark Terry, Charles Ventrello, and The Fateful Day and Penguin. Elizabeth Williams. A lot of people showed up for the The tag line defined our operating We included honorary members, meeting. I was proud of them. Instead philosophy: “A Community of Musicians Linda Bebko-Jones, Phil English,. Brady of taking days, we completed a planning and Music Lovers”. I thank you for Louis, Judy Lynch, Jim Merry, Joyce. session in 45 minutes. They liked the building and retaining that sense of Savocchio, Tom Scrimenti, and Peter vision, mission, purposes and goals, community, so challenging in northwest Traphagen. by-laws, organizational structure, Pennsylvania. committees and functions. As hopefully Learn From The Pros And we were off. they should, since it all reflected their We brought in a number of We’re out of room again, so see you ides from the last meeting. professionals who had built jazz societies next month for How Do You Do All Those interested then nominated before us. That?, when Charles Ventrello booked themselves for the board and everyone more local musicians than can fit in a voted. Now the board was set to elect Volkswagon for our first year’s events, its officers. As I remember it, Steve and an excited community discovered Trohoske said “Dave, we need you to be JazzErie. the president.” Whoops. I had planned on Want to comment or ask a slipping back into the night and returning question? Email David at David@ to my business. I argued, but they knew VanAmburgGroup.com when they held a captive in the room. Everyone promised to pull their weight.

Page 6 JazzErie Notes Jazz JAZZ-FM (88.5 & 104.9) WERG (90.5 FM) On The Radio Mercyhurst College Saturdays WQLN FM (91.3) “Erie’s Jazz Station” www.erieradio.com 8 – 11PM The Source for Jazz Monday-Friday 6-10AM and “Jazz Electric” by Mr. “J” Monday-Thursday 3-6PM Monday thru Thursday Helen Wigger 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Jazz Flight - Rob Hoff Monday-Friday 10AM-2PM Jeff Fox Friday JAZZERIE THANKS THE 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM Monday-Friday FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS Bop‘n the Blues - Al Lubiejewski 6PM to 2AM Tony Mowed 10:00 PM - Midnight FOR THEIR SUPPORT Deep Blue - Jason Gibbs Monday 2PM “Jazz at Lincoln Gannon University, 109 University Center” with Wynton Marsalis Square. Saturday MacDonald, Illig, Jones and 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Tuesday 2PM “Jazz Profiles” Britton, Attorneys, 100 State Street, Saturday Swing Session with Nancy Wilson Suite 700. -Bill Garts Glenwood Beer, 2177 W. Grandview 11:00 PM - 1:00 AM Wednesday 2PM and Sunday Boulevard. Lush Life - Aubrey Dillon 7PM “Night Lights” Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Sunday with David Brent Johnson Center, Mercyhurst College. Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street. 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Wednesday 3PM Glass Growers Gallery, 10 E. 5th Street. Riverwalk - (Network) “Jazz At The Hurst” with Mercyhurst College Students World of Music, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 1355 W. 26th Street. “Jazz, Ballads & Blues” Thursday 2-4PM “Jazz Froess Pianos and Keyboards, 2558 with Al Lubiejewski Variations” with Tonia King W. 8th Street. 9:00 – 10:00 PM Romolo Chocolates, Sunday Night Jazz - Friday 3-6PM “Everything 1525 W. 8th Street. Jazz” with Bob Protzman Lynch Music, Rte. 9 & Rte. 20, Phil Atteberry Fairview. 10:00 – 11:00 PM Saturday 8AM Erie Book Store, 137 E. 13th Street. The Third Set - Gary Finney “Latin Jazz Perspective” Raven Sound, 2617 Peach Street. 11:00 – 12:00 PM with Tony Vasquez Edinboro University of Jazz Cruise - Kathy Carducci Pennsylvania, Edinboro Saturday 1-3PM “Jazz Deluxe” Penn State Erie, The Behrend with John Pizzarelli College, Wesleyville CLASSY 100 Lake Erie Fanfare, 1218 E. 38th St. WXKC-FM (99.9) Saturday Coors Beer 3PM-Midnight Scott Hanley Scott Enterprises/Ambassador Sunday Sunday 1-2PM “Jazz Scene” Center, 8040 Peach Street 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM with Jake Longwell East Erie Turners Club, Jazz Tracks 829 Parade Street. Sunday 2PM-7PM Mercyhurst College, 501 E 38th St. Bob Studebaker Second Hand Rose, 351 W 26th St. WRIE-AM (1260) Frank Corapi Sunday Sunday 8PM RockErie 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM “European Jazz Stage” Builder’s Hardware Big Band Jump Sunday 9PM “Jazz Odyssey” 2002 W. 16th Street with Chris Kuborn

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