The Empire State of Jazz Story and Photos by Mitchell Seidel Here’S That Old Expression About the the Times
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6OLUME s )SSUE 3EPTEMBER Journal of the New Jersey Jazz Society Dedicated to the performance, promotion and preservation of jazz. Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen pauses to soak in the sounds during her quartet’s performance on the Gazebo Stage at Freihofer’s Jazz Festival in Saratoga Springs, June 30, 2013. Photo by Mitchell Seidel. The Empire State of Jazz Story and photos by Mitchell Seidel here’s that old expression about the the times. They’re both cold and snowy in popular way to catch the action is a $200 Tweather that says if you don’t like it the winter but lovely when the days grow go-as-you-please club pass ticket that covers now, just wait a few minutes. There are a long. They both host festivals at the start of admission to venues that range from concert couple of jazz festivals in New York State summer that sometimes seem to only have halls to churches to honky-tonk bars. Major that seem to have that same philosophy the word “jazz” in common. headliners carry a separate admission, when it comes to programming. sometimes as much as $100 per, but since Now marking its 12th year, the Xerox they’re rarely jazz acts anyway, that’s no Rochester and Saratoga Springs, while Rochester International Jazz Festival is as concern to the diehard fan. Free music on sharing Empire State mailing addresses, much a celebration of the city as it is of street stages of various sizes is featured couldn’t be more different. Rochester’s a music. Drawing support from a variety of nearly continuously during the nine-day once-vibrant rust belt manufacturing sponsors, chiefly Xerox, the city and M&T event. The closer you come to a weekend, heavyweight that’s picking itself up off the Bank, it has grown into a three-ring circus the less likely they are to feature straight- canvas after a near knockout while Saratoga of jazz, blues, rock and country, with ahead jazz, or jazz at all, for that matter. Springs is a renowned upstate vacation spot audiences that range from reverential to that also seems to be re-inventing itself with raucous, depending on the venue. The most continued on page 30 New JerseyJazzSociety IN THIS ISSUE .%7 *%23%9 *!:: 3/#)%49 Prez Sez. 2 Bulletin Board ...................... 2 NJJS Calendar ...................... 3 Jazz Trivia ......................... 4 Mail Bag ........................... 4 Editor’s Pick/Deadlines/NJJS Info . 6 New/Renewed Members . 51 Crow’s Nest. 52 New Patron Level Benefits . 53 Prez Sez NJJS/Pee Wee T-shirts . 53 Change of Address/Support NJJS/ By Mike Katz President, NJJS Volunteer/Join NJJS. 53 June Jazz Social/Betty Liste . 57 e are back from our summer hiatus QTwo announcements have recently been made 34/2)%3 Wand looking forward to our fall season that will be of interest to many readers, in that Empire State of Jazz. cover of events! they involve NJJS-sponsored events and favorite Big Band in the Sky . 8 musicians. Remembering Mike Canterino . 12 QOn Sunday, September 15, NJJS will once Jeff and Joel’s House Party . 15 again, in conjunction with Palmer Square For some time, Bruce Gast has been the Folk Project Brings Jazz and Blues . 15 Management, co-sponsor Jazzfeast, which takes impresario in charge of the popular weeknight Hashim Headlines Jazz Social . 15 Talking Jazz: Jessica Molaskey . 16 place in Palmer Square in the center of Princeton, one-set jazz programs at the Bickford Theater of Dan’s Den ........................ 24 New Jersey. Now in its 22nd year, Jazzfeast was the Morris Museum in Morristown, and at Ocean Newport Report . 28 for many seasons programmed by NJJS County College. These concerts have featured DIVA in Viet Nam . 29 Vince Giordano Venue Change . 32 co-founder Jack Stine, and recently cornetist musicians who are very popular with our Rutgers Workshop for Teens . 32 Ed Polcer took over. This year’s bands are the membership and are too numerous to mention by Military Music ..................... 34 regulars, the Princeton University Jazztet and name. Bruce has booked artists and acted as Noteworthy ....................... 36 Alan Dale and the New Legacy Jazz Band, joined emcee at one or two concerts a month at each 2%6)%73 by the Mark Shane Trio with Holli Ross, the location for some time, and recently he Other Views. 38 Bucky Pizzarelli Quartet and the Bria Skonberg announced his intention to step down in order to Jazz in the Garden. 43 Caught in the Act . 44 Sextet. This free event is always well attended, and pursue family and other interests, effective as of Club Notes. 47 we hope many of you will be there. NJJS board the end of August. We here at NJJS are grateful to Bertoncini in Summit . 50 members will be in attendance and will have CDs Bruce for these and the many other contributions EVENTS and other NJJS merchandise available for sale. he has made over the years to the furtherance of ’Round Jersey: Morris, Ocean . 54 QAt its July meeting, the NJJS Board considered jazz performance in the Garden State, which have Institute of Jazz Studies/ provided much pleasure to our members, many Jazz from Archives . 57 the future of Jazzfest, but came to no conclusions. Somewhere There’s Music . 58 It will continue to deliberate whether and in what of whom regularly turned out for them. The Name Dropper . 59 form to have Jazzfest next year. Many factors have The good news is that both series have been !$6%24)3%23 to be taken into account, such as whether to have placed in the hands of well-qualified and Jim Eigo Jazz Promo . 4 an indoor or outdoor event; the length of the enthusiastic producers who are pledged to carry Rosalind Grant ...................... 4 Jazzdagen ......................... 5 program, whether to have only one group on the presentation of mainstream and traditional WBGO ............................ 7 perform at a time as opposed to having multiple jazz. Ray Richards is going to fill this role at the Shanghai Jazz ...................... 9 simultaneous performances, and of course the Bickford. Ray is a longtime jazz afficionado and a Berrie Center Ramapo College . 13 pricing. Once again, I invite members’ comments retired music teacher from the Rahway school Marlene VerPlanck . 14 William Paterson University . 17 on these questions. system, where, he told me, his students included Central Jersey Jazz Festival . 21 WBGO Photo Blog . 22 North Carolina Jazz Festival . 23 New Brunswick Jazz Project . 25 Stay tuned to www.njjs.org for updates and details. State Theatre Blues & Jazz Festival . 27 Rutgers Jazz Ensemble . 33 Jazz at Chautauqua . 35 NJJS Bulletin Board Ridgewood Jazz and Blues Feast . 37 Arbors Records .................... 39 Cadence Magazine . 41 -EMBER $ISCOUNT Claim your member privilege! Get free admission Jeff and Joel’s House Party . 45 to NJJS socials, discounts to music events, discounts from partners! Diane Perry ....................... 46 Sandy Sasso ...................... 48 .**3 -EMBERS $ISCOUNTS Hibiscus offers NJJS members a discount of 10% off their check. Ocean County College . 49 The Berrie Center at Ramapo College offers NJJS members 5% off event tickets. Full Count Big Band . 50 CTS Images ....................... 51 &2%% &ILM 3ERIES…Now on THURSDAY nights at 7 PM at Library of the Chathams. See calendar page 3 Swingadelic ....................... 52 for details. Best of all? Free, free, free…invite your friends. Shelly Productions . 56 &2%% *AZZ 3OCIALS…ongoing. Join us for music and mingling. Free for members, $10 non-members LauRio Jazz ....................... 56 (applicable to membership) with just a $10 venue minimum. Watch calendar page 3 for upcoming dates and details. Princeton Record Exchange . 60 Beyond the schmooze, there are some serious musical prizes raffled off at our socials!! 2 ________________________________ September 2013 New JerseyJazzSociety 4ELL THEM YOU SAW IT New Jersey Jazz Society membership makes a great gift! Plus, if you are already a member, in Jersey Jazz! a gift membership costs just $20! See page 53 for details! Allan and Warren Vaché. The Ocean well as at the annual Mayo Theater concert and Goodmans and Dorseys, it features County series is going to be run by Ricky in Morristown. Vince is currently seeking tracks by some of our local NJJS favorites, Riccardi, who is a Toms River resident and another venue and we wish him success in including (in no particular order) Marlene a leading authority on Louis Armstrong, in finding one soon. VerPlanck, the Pizzarellis, Tony DeSare, fact, he is the Archivist of the Louis Late breaking news: Beginning on September 9, Daryl Sherman, Bria Skonberg and others. Armstrong House and Museum in Corona, this great orchestra will begin at its NEW home The channel is programmed by NJJS Queens and the associated Louis Armstrong every Monday and Tuesday: Iguana NYC Tex- member Phil Stout. This is a real boon for collection at Queens College. Ricky is the Mex Restaurant on Second Floor, 240 W. 54th someone like me who likes to have good author of a recent book about Louis, What a music going much of the time and often is Street (between Broadway & 8th Avenue), Wonderful World: The Magic of Louis too lazy to have to bother with changing New York, NY 10019. $15 cash cover charge at Armstrong’s Later Years, which he discussed CDs. Let’s hope they keep it on for a long the door + $20 food/drink minimum. For at an NJJS social not long ago. We welcome time and don’t replace it with another reservations call 212-765-5454. Doors open at both of these gentlemen and wish them well channel of current “music.” Thanks, Phil! 7:00pm. We wish them a long stay at this new in their new positions.