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Jersey Jazz Society Dedicated to the Performance, Promotion and Preservation of Jazz Volume 36 • Issue 11 December 2008 Journal of the New Jersey Jazz Society Dedicated to the performance, promotion and preservation of jazz. ““Hello,Hello, Central,Central, givegive meme Dr.JazzDr.Jazz”” ongratulations to NJJS member Dr. Francis A. Forte who was C feted at a special concert on October 25th at the Englewood Hospital and Medical Center. With a musical program organized by guitarist Roni Ben-Hur, the tribute, called Jazz, marked the 15th anniversary of the Dizzy Gillespie Cancer Institute and the Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund. The medical center provides free medical care for jazz musicians in need, under the leadership of Dr. Forte to fulfill a request made by Dizzy Gillespie when he was in the doctor’s care at the time of his death at age 75 in 1993. Dr. Forte was also honored for his philanthropic work by the Jazz Foundation of America at their annual dinner and concert last May. He is a noted physician, humanitarian and an accomplished jazz guitarist, as well as an occasional contributor to Jersey Jazz and Just Jazz Guitar magazine. —Tony Mottola Story and photos on pages 26 and 27 Dr. Frank Forte. Photo by Free for members! Steve Hockstein/ NJJS Annual Meeting HarvardStudio.com SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 • CONCERT see pp 3 and 8 New JerseyJazzSociety in this issue: NEW JERSEY JAZZ SOCIETY Pres Sez . 2 NJJS Calendar/Bulletin Board . 3 The Mail Bag/Jazz Trivia . 4 Editor’s Pick/Deadlines/NJJS Info. 6 Music Committee . 8 Crow’s Nest . 47 Prez Sez October Member Meeting: Hull/Jackson/Purvis. 52 By Andrea Tyson President, NJJS October Film: Jack Sheldon . 54 Member Music: Fred Taylor Trio CD . 54 I New Members/About NJJS/ his is my final President’s message for 2008. I was very fortunate to learn of Princeton’s Membership Info . 55 As I write this it’s the end of October and Concert Jazz Ensemble Swing: Standard Time ARTICLES I’m off to Israel and the election of our next program of October 11 while Anthony D.J. Classic Stine . 9 T Big Band in the Sky . 10 President of the U.S. is in the future. I want to Branker was at JazzFeast leading his University Remembering Shirley Klinger . 15 wish everybody a happy and healthy New Year. Jazztet. As always, the early fall presentations are Talking Jazz: Stefon Harris. 16 Our hope is that we’ll be able to create a bridge fraught with peril as all college bands have enter- Frank Forte Tribute. 26 Ben-Hur/Bertoncini Smile CD . 28 over troubled water for you by bringing you some ing students and they were swinging their hearts Noteworthy . 29 fine concerts and, as always, by keeping you out under the kind and humorous leadership of NEA Jazz Masters. 30 Professor Branker. I especially enjoyed the evening Centenary College . 33 informed of what’s jazzy in Jersey (and there- Jazz U: College Jazz . 34 abouts).We do hope you go out and support our listening to their special guest sophomore singer, REVIEWS advertisers (some are very new to us) and listen Amelia Wells from Kansas City, Kansas (with her Other Views. 38 to some wonderful live jazz to warm up the cold dad in the audience!). Her style and delivery were Whole Jazz. 43 very creative and her mellifluous tones filled the Armistice Ball . 43 months ahead. Marlene VerPlanck at The Manor. 45 auditorium gloriously. If you haven’t been to Sedona Jazz on the Rocks . 46 Right up front I want to thank Bernardsville Print Richardson Auditorium, go onto their Website JALC Battle of the Bands . 48 Center for being a very good friend to the NJJS and make some time to visit. Princeton is a fun EVENTS for several years, by working with us to get this town with many choices for dinner before a ’Round Jersey: Morris, Ocean, Bridgewater . 56 Institute of Jazz Studies/ magazine out on time every month and into your concert. Check out Frank Mulvaney’s Jazz U Jazz from Archives . 57 hands, by printing and binding our Jack Stine column for details of Princeton and other Somewhere There’s Music . 58 The Name Dropper . 59 books, by making up our business cards, oh, the New Jersey university jazz programs. list goes on and on. But it’s time to thank them ADVERTISERS I received an invitation to the National Endow- Meadowbrook Hollywood Canteen. 4 for their contribution of time and effort. So, ment for the Arts Jazz Masters presentation on Shanghai Jazz . 5 thanks to Rich, Patti and Cheri for all you do Novitá . 7 Friday night October 15 at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s McKenna Private Recordings - Jump . 8 for us and we wish you well for the future. Rose Hall and witnessed an evening* of stardom. Seton Hall University Jazz ’n the Hall . 11 I was able to include one of our premier photo- Watchung Arts Center . 13 And another great big thank you to our editors, Trumpets . 15 Tony Mottola and Linda Lobdell, who not only go journalists, Mitchell Seidel, as aa guest.zz We all had a T’s Trattoria. 17 that extra mile — but many extra miles every issue wonderful time and we lookj forward to Mitchell’s Margie Notte CD Release - Cecil’s . 19 review and pictures in this issue. Jazz Arts Project. 21 — much to our pleasure. Tony and Linda keep our Centenary College . 23 Website looking wonderful, along with Steve Albin Our October Member Meeting was very inter- Lana’s . 33 Seton Hall University Latino Institute . 35 our talented Webmaster. Check out the Website at esting for vocalists and non-vocalists alike — three Bob Ackerman Instruction. 36 www.njjs.org to see just what I’m talking about. singers — Pam Purvis, Carrie Jackson and Laura Pam Purvis . 37 North Carolina Jazz Festival . 38 Arbors Records . 39 Shelly Productions/Glen Rock Inn . 40 JCC Axelrod Performing Arts Center. 41 Got Inspiration for education? Jill of All Trades. 42 We are looking for a person to act as a liaison to work within our Education Laura Hull Take Me Home CD . 42 Committee. The Society has an educational outreach program, GENERATIONS OF Margie Notte at Libretti’s. 44 JAZZ (GOJ). It is a one-hour live performance (Pam Purvis is the Musical Director) Skipper’s Plane Street Pub . 44 that gets booked mostly into schools, but sometimes libraries, hospitals, etc. to CTS Images. 47 foster knowledge and interest in jazz, the only truly American musical art form. Chicken Fat Ball . 49 For an hour or so, six musicians bring the audience through a series of jazz Shelly Productions/Chestnut Chateau . 50 ‘generations’ from field shouts to bebep and each discusses the unique relationship of the instruments to each other Marcia Steinberg . 50 specifically in a jazz band. Usually, Board Member Stan Myers, jazz historian, is the emcee of each performance. Jim Eigo Jazz Promo. 52 Jazzdagen Tours . 53 The position comes along with detailed training — from President Andrea Tyson, present committee member, Elliott Improvisational Promotions. 54 Tyson, and Pam. It entails contacting schools, getting bookings, sending out confirmation letters, etc. There is more Laura Hull . 60 involved, but I don’t want to take up too much space. If you want to hear more about joining our education committee, Weichert Realtors. 60 check out our website and click on Generations of Jazz. 2 _________________________________ December 2008 New JerseyJazzSociety Tell them you saw it in Jersey Jazz! Hull — singing the same five songs in about our upcoming year. And it’s holiday am sad to report that Shirley Klinger different styles accompanied by a trio of time — buy a gift membership for a friend Ihas passed away. Shirley was a great friend fabulous musicians with Tomoko Ohno on and/or relative for $20 and it’s a gift that of and volunteer for NJJS. We offer our piano, Steve Freeman on bass and Gordon keeps on giving month after month. sincere condolences to her family. JJ Lane on drums. Then we had some Q&A We’ll also have CDs for sale. You can and a spirited discussion about how it all browse our Record Bin inventory on line at comes together perfectly — or not so www.njjs.org and request that Jack Sinkway perfectly. But, that’s live jazz! And we had bring along the titles you’re interested in. # some excellent giveaways from local venues. Call 201-652-2424 or e-mail NJJS [email protected] On November 3, our Member Meeting # will feature Jon Burr. For details, see page 8. I LATE BREAKING NEWS: Once again, AnnuaL Please think about joining us for the we are the fortunate recipients of a grant # NJJS Annual Meeting on December 7 at from the Arts Council of the Morris Area MeetinG Shanghai Jazz in Madison. We’ve got so (ACMA) for our Generations of Jazz pre- The end-of-year member much going on you need to be there to sentation led by Musical Director Pam sum-up and thank-you! share the memories, the fun, the glories and Purvis. If you know of a school, a library or any other institution that would like our the defeats. It’s all part of the game. Please December 7 # 2–5 PM come on out and listen to the James L. Dean presentation for an assembly, please let us Quartet. I know you won’t be disappointed. know. Check out a sample on our Website. at Shanghai Jazz Also, this is a matching grant so if you If you haven’t gone to Shanghai Jazz before 24 Main Street, Madison NJ 07940 now’s the perfect time.
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