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The Monthly Newsletter of Jazzerie November 2010 Vol JazzErie notes The Monthly Newsletter of JazzErie November 2010 Vol. 16, Issue. 8 16 Years Serving the Jazz Community TONY GREY Friday, November 12, 8:00PM, Tony college’s showcase events. Reynolds, Lionel Loueke, 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 Branford Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, John has also played with Hiromi. Romain guitar at eighteen. He had a broken back McLaughlin, and Herbie Hancock. (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 Berklee College of Music. 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 Dave Douglas’ 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.
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