sign in sign up
<<
Home , A Different Kind of Blue, Black Thought, Dominick Farinacci, Industrial Zen, Owen Biddle (musician), Scratch (musician)

JazzErie notes The Monthly Newsletter of JazzErie April 2010 Vol. 16, Issue. 4

16 Years Serving the Community

ASK THE COMPOSER A Program of Original Music by Area Musicians. Saturday, May 1 • 8:00 – 10:00 PM • Station Dinner Theater, 4940 Peach St. Dinner special available before the performance. Musicians, in addition to Singer and for Contemporary Composition (1980), Tickets for the Show: Grey, will include many of the area’s a composition commission by Gannon JazzErie members...... $15 elite: Joe Dorris – drums, Tony Stefanelli University for the Erie Bicentennial Non-members...... $20 – fretless electric bass, Phil Papotnik (1995) and recognition as a finalist in the Students...... $5 – reeds, Jeff Gibbens – trumpet; Stan John Lennon Song writing Contest, World Bialomizy – reeds. Music Category (1999.) Call the Station Dinner Theater for dinner reservations and special * * * * * * Recorded compositions include prices: 864-2022. The two featured composers/ “Generations” (1995), a product of the Gannon commission, “Unity and The program will include five original performers both have well-demonstrated compositional chops. Diversity,” One World Tribe’s debut compositions by area guitarist Frank CD which earned him the Lennon Singer and international star six-string Multi-instrumentalist Frank Singer, recognition, and many of the originals bassist , newly settled in Girard. well known in the Erie area, earned and arrangements recorded by Cats A Sheet music will be handed out and there a Composition Degree from Berklee Bear, One World Tribe, J.D. and the Sons will be question/answer period during the College of Music in 1980. Compositional of Rhythm, James Lignons, and more performance. The ensemble may play honors include the Richard Levy Award in recently J.D. Jazz. additional numbers if time permits. Recognition of Outstanding Musicianship continued on pg. 2... For More Information: www.jazzerie.com Jazz Erie Composers from pg 1... NEWS NOTES Tony Grey is a recent newcomer to the JazzErie is a com- area, but brings with him an international munity of music lovers and PUBLICATION musicians and, a member- reputation. He is also a Berklee alum, ship organization dedicated where he won the Outstanding Performer SCHEDULE to sharing with children, Award (20101). Tony’s writing skills adults and one another are manifest on his recent CD “Chasing an awareness and love of Shadows,” which features virtuoso REVISED music, particularly jazz. JazzErie brings pianist Hiromi, with whom he worked for Starting next month, News Notes together people who want to listen to jazz, five years, will be published more of less every learn about it, play it and just live it. along other month. Generally, when we have Check out our website at with a a concert scheduled we’ll publish; when www.jazzerie.com for complete panoply we don’t, we won’t. You will note that information on current and of this issue comes a little late and covers upcoming events. talented both April and May activities. Our next musicians. issue will be in mid-June, in preparation 2009-2010 Board of Directors An earlier for the Jazz Walk. There’ll be an issue in Grey August to support the Erie Art Museum President...... Ed Goebel , “…moving,” includes evidence Blues & Jazz Fest, announce JazzErie’s Vice President...... Ted Ely of his respectful excursions into pop, and 2010-11 concert schedule, and support Treasurer...... Liz Scarpelli Eastern (Chinese, Indian and Arabic) our membership drive. Directors music. Why? The impact of the continuing Robb Hoff Charles Lute More as a performer, Tony also Al Lubiejewski John Marzalek recession has hit JazzErie. Both state and appears on John McLaughlin’s recent Carl Hultman Allen Zurcher local grants have been sharply reduced Mary Watson Dick Thompson CD “.” (McLaughlin is (though we’re grateful to be getting the John Kytic Paul Bates a mentoring uncle.) Grey has toured reduced amounts. Some haven’t been so J. Carter Rowland Shamus Flynn internationally in recent years and is an fortunate.) We’re actively exploring new Rich Giardina Charles Joy established performer at New York’s Blue funding ideas, cooperative projects with Marilyn Renkes Patricia Tellers Note, appearing with a number of bands: other organizations, and hoping to expand Bliss, Hiromi, John McLaughlin, Grey’s membership. But in the meantime, we Past Presidents own band and others. He is also the David F. Van Amburg 1994-1995 have to cut back. author of a bass method book. (Founding President) The good news is we have no paid Atty. Al Lubiejewski 1995-1997 staff so nobody gets laid off. The bad Virginia M. Pelkowski 1997-1999 news: we have to cut back on some R. Patrick Rodgers 1999-2002 ANOTHER WEB activities. Steve Eidell 2002-2003 Hopefully our website will be Tom McLaren 2003-2005 RESOURCE… back up by the time you receive this Carl Hultman 2005-2008 newsletter. It will become a more and Eric Niemeier is a fine jazz vibist, more important means of communicating JazzErie Notes is published monthly theorist, prolific composer, educator with our members and others. In the by JazzErie which is a subsidiary and astoundingly productive writer organization of the Erie Art Museum, meantime, we hope you will stick with a nonprofit organization. and editor, with seemingly unlimited us. Ideas welcome. energy. He is the editor and primary JazzErie Notes writer for the magazine JAZZ IMPROV, Editor - Dick Thompson and in recent years also a web magazine This project was supported by the published by Council on the Arts, a state The Erie Art Museum for JazzErie publisher. Among the great wealth of agency, through its regional printed by constantly growing jazz performance and arts funding partnership, PIP Printing West information resources on the web, this is Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). State funding 2827 West 26th St. • Erie, PA 16506 another one you might want to check out. for the arts depends upon an Deadline is the 15th of each month. Lots of free downloads, reviews, events annual appropriation by the Send articles to: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania calendars, articles about a huge array of and support from the National [email protected] performers. Titled Jazz Inside, the free Endowment for the Arts, a federal or Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505 site is: jazzinsidemagazine.com. agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Arts Council

Page 2 JazzErie Notes HARRY MILLER: A REVIEW: LABELLA RESTAURANT MCCOY TYNER AT MCG by cr joy 802 WEST 18TH ST. Armstrong played there. Most of the (FORMERLY HECTOR’S) customers were white. Anyway, I learned It’s over. Having waited for months a lot about music and musicians from after scoring almost the last two tickets LIVE JAZZ EVERY THURS. Eunice.” to the 7 PM show, we’re back in Erie, left 6:30 – 9:30 PM with a handful of notes and a smoldering After school, Miller found his way memory available for access as long as into the restaurant business. He was there is memory to smolder. banquet manager at the Bel Aire for seven years, working in all areas, listening to the A fellow Pennsylvanian by birth, Marty O’Conner Trio with Phil Papotnik although now truly a citizen of the world, and Dave Blaetz. “I could listen to what McCoy Tyner, 71, closed after 70 minutes they were playing and know what they’d with a gravelly anecdote, how everybody play nest,” he recalls. His first venture thinks that anywhere in Pennsylvania is into restaurant ownership was Labella right close to . Bistro, on 4th and Cherry, which did And that was it. No encore, the stage well during the seven years he ran it. He left as empty as when we had walked also initiated Lettuce Entice You at the in, crowded with a massive black piano “I like to do something a little Renaissance Center in 1993, which he facing a relatively modest drum set, unusual,” says restaurateur Harry Miller. later sold but is still in operation. He although big for jazz, and between them a “I enjoy visiting restaurants in New began to expand into coffeehouses – at stand-up bass, rested on its side, and two York. I always had the feeling that good the Blasco Library, Aromas Coffeehouse saxophones, on the floor. food didn’t have to be served in a stuffy at 8th and Pittsburgh and Tapas at 9th and Gary Bartz had played those atmosphere.” Part of the mix for Miller State – and ultimately overextended. saxophones. Gary Bartz! Having is providing a platform for live jazz. Miller’s return to the restaurant wondered, will there be a saxophone? “My own musical tastes range, but there management began last summer with who will voice the horn? my are a lot of high quality jazz musicians Ceviche on the Bay, at the Erie Port expectations were exceeded. Wearing here, and in the restaurant business I Authority’s Yacht Club facility. Jazz, a dark suit and tie and a gray dutch- always feel safer booking jazz musicians along with an creative, menu, and a boy haircut, Gary Bartz was a great because the standards are higher, more great view of the lake was enjoyed there supporting legend, smiling a lot. professional.” by many JazzErie fans. Miller began The identification of the rhythm The venue reflects Miller’s tastes, searching for a more permanent year- section was hard to hear but they may be including the elegant, turn-of-the century round venue, hence Labella’s, at the site the same two as on a recent McCoy Tyner main dining room with a high sculpted tin of the old Hector’s Restaurant. After Music release Quartet Live. The bassist, ceiling and tile floor, and now enlivened significant renovation, Labellas opened also in a dark suit and tie, as was McCoy, by a Miller-designed, warmly colored, seven weeks ago. smiled frequently. The drummer, a bald geometrically inspired mural on one wall. * * * * * * fellow, seemed more serious, but I heard Miller majored in art and psychology The restaurant is open from 7:00 humor in his drumming. at Edinboro U. The back dining room AM – 2:00 PM, and from 5:00 – 9:00 sports a growing array of sophisticated PM Wednesdays through Saturdays. A Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild was cartoonish figures on the large curved menu of substantial breakfasts is offered easy to find, with turn-by-turn directions moldings. And check out the bathrooms! from 7 – 11 AM, and soups, salads and from their website, although navigating the tangle of chutes around downtown * * * * * * sandwiches for lunch from 11 AM – 2 Pittsburgh is always a thrill ride. Eager, “I always liked music,” says PM. “Everything – our soups, our we were early, touring the art show and Miller. “In the ‘70’s I began to learn Reubens, everything – is made from considering a cocktail. about jazz from my college roommate, .” Overall, Labellas offers a menu Nick Nardo. He was a musician and which ranges “from hot dogs to lobster The show opened with Fly With The played at the Calabrese Club a lot. I pot,” with some innovative twists. One Wind, a mature example of the uptempo, also became friends with Eunice Brown, specialty is pulled pork barbeque with exhilarating tunes characteristic of whose father owned the old Pope Hotel ginger slaw. We thought we were pretty McCoy Tyner and why we love him so. on French St., from the 20’s through the original,” says Miller, ”then Martha Banging away with big swoops of his left 60’s. A lot of big name black musicians Stewart showed up with it last week on hand, the equivalent of Pete Townsend, stayed there when they were in town – TV.” he reaches the next new height with every accommodations were still segregated Lots of excellent food choices at exuberant chorus, breaking through over – and many performed there. There was reasonable prices. Good music Thursday and over. Had me rocking in my chair. a night club, with a chorus line review, a evenings. Enjoy! They say McCoy is blues-influenced and comic, a stripper. Ellington, Basie, Louis I guess that’s it, but I hear gospel, or at by Dick Thompson continued on page 5... Issue No. 180 Page 3 NELSON’S TAVERN Fri., Apr. 30 8 PM Ahimsa Beat. The 1033 State St. • 454-4300 Ambassador, Peach St. at 1-90. Music from 6:30 - 9:30 PM Fri., May 7 8 PM FREE “Rockin’ Big Jazz Line Band.” Mercyhurst College Jazz Fri., Apr. 23, 8 PM Ahimsa Beat www.jazzerie.com Ensemble. D’Angelo Performing Arts THE BREWERIE Center, Mercyhurst College. Schedules below reflect information available at Weds., June 2 Ahimsa Beat. Rib the time of publication, and are subject to change. at UNION STATION Cookoff, Perry Square Gazebo. Call club or sponsoring organization to confirm. 123 West 14th St. • 454-2200 For additional sources on about upcoming events by the week, consult ERI Jams online magazine Music from 9 PM - Midnight MEADVILLE at www.erijams.com, or Spotlight, the weekly entertainment magazine in the (Thursday) Erie Thurs, Fri, Sat.: Apr. 8 - 9 - 10 Bosco’s Restaurant & Bar continues to Times News . Arts & Draft Fest 7 PM to Midnight. offer a Jazz Jam every Tuesday, 8 – 11 PM. Musicians are encouraged to sit SCOTTY’S JAZZ CLUB 25 live bands - pop, blues, jazz. in. For more information, contact Dan 301 German St. • 459-3800 Sat., May 1 Crosstown Rhythm & Hallett 814/336-1580. Sat., Apr. 10 Rick & Brian Butler Blues 10 PM - 1 AM PITTSBURGH Sat., May 7 Heliotropes Call the club for current bookings. Manchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Sat., May 15 String Theory Metropolitan St., Pittsburgh, PA 15233. COLONY PUB & GRILLE Fri., May 28 Necessary Experience Call 412/322-0800 or visit www. 2670 West 8th St. • 838-2162 mcgjazz.com. Tickets for most events Most Thursday evenings, 7 – 10 PM are $42.50 Live jazz every Thursday: Open Mike, with Katie Chriest and Sheldon Peterson Fri., April 9 8 PM, Byham Theater, Colony Club House Trio featuring August Wilson Center. Ahmad Jamal. Gene Leone Wednesdays, 7-10 PM Dom Dececco. (Only remaining seats are in the gallery.) ALTO CUCINA LABELLA $30.90. 3531 West Lake Road 802 W. 18th (formerly Hector’s) • 456-2244 835-3900 Fri., April 23, Sat, April Live jazz every Thursday, 6:30-9 PM 24 & Sun., Apr. 25. 8 Music 6:30 – 9:30 PM PM Fri. & Sat, 2:30 Thu., Apr.8 Steve Trohoske & Sat., Apr. 3 Heliotropes PM Sun. MCG Jazz Tony Grey Hall. Paquito Rivera’s Sat., Apr. 10 Rodger Montgomery Thu., Apr. 15 Marty O’Conner Funk Tango Quintet. Sat., Apr. 17 Sam Hyman Band Thu., Apr. 22 J.D. Jazz $42.50. Sat., Apr. 24 Heliotropes TI MARTWONIS Fri., May 14 BNY Mellon Jazz presents Sat., May 1 Reach Ramsey Lewis. $100. 1325 State St. (formerly papermoon) Sat., May 8 Mike Ohm Live jazz Saturdays, 8-11 PM Mon., May 24 9:30 AM School of Swing Sat., May 15 Sam Hyman Band for elementary students. $5. Sat., Apr. 10 Cats A Bear Frank Sat., May 22 Heliotropes Singer, Tony Stefanelli, Phil Papotnik Sat., May 29 Dick Thompson Quartet Sat., Apr. 24 Cats A Bear Frank Nighttown Restaurant,12387 Cedar Every Wednesday evening -- Sam Hyman Singer, Tony Stefanelli, Joe Dorris Rd., Cleveland Hts., OH 216/795-0550 www.nighttowncleveland.com. DOCKSIDER 1015 State St. • 454-9700 CONCERTS Fri., Apr. 2 8 PM $10 cover. Lev & AREA EVENTS Ployakin & Russian Blue. Jazz violinist Fri., April 9, 10 PM Steve Trohoske’s from Cleveland Orchestra and quintet Birthday Bash ERIE Thurs., Apr. 9 8 PM $15 cover. David Live music every weekend call for details. Thurs., Apr. 1 5:00 - 7:00 PM 3bop. Fiuczynskil Tony Grey/ David Ambassador Conference Center, Peach Throckmorton. International all-star BAY BREEZE LOUNGE St. at 1-90 NYC-based group 25 East 10th St. Fri., Apr. 2 7:00 - 8:00 PM Solitaire Tues., Apr. 13 7 PM $20 cover. First Fri. 6 - 9 PM - Mary Alice Brown Miles Duo, artwork & songs. Jason Marsalis Quartet. GlassGrowers Gallery, 10 East 5th St. VibraphonisUdrummer Marsalis brings

Page 4 JazzErie Notes Austin Johnson, piano; Will Gobel, School for the Blind and Visually acoustic bass; David Potter, drums. JAZZERIE Impaired in May of 2009. Time permits a second offering from Thurs., Apr. 15 8 PM $20 cover. Eldar, DISCUSSION GROUP Denny Kitchen, which features brilliant young Russian pianist in a solo a Nashville session player, Rob program. Ickes, on dobro. Sat. & Sun., May 1 & 2 8 PM Sat., 7 A dobro is a guitar with a PM Sun. $30 cover. Dave Frishberg, metal resonator attached to the vocalist, pianist, songwriter (Peel Me A front of the instrument’s body Grape, My Attorney Bernie, I’m Hip.) resulting in a round, warm tone. We listen to “Self Portrait” from Ickes’ first jazz album, “What OTHER CLEVELAND AREA EVENTS: It Is.” It’s a beautiful piece For more information on Cleveland jazz reminiscent of the group Oregon. events, go to www.wruw.org and click on By Charles Ventrello Curiously, the liner notes are by Oregon’s reed master, Paul McCandless. Northeast Ohio Jazz Calender. Listings As we gather this evening we allow include events below, plus college & John Coltrane to spin in the background, Barb Garner joined us this evening. university jazz band performances, clubs, the album which includes “Dear Old We thank her for her technical assistance, and of course JazzErie events! Stockholm,” “After the Rain” and ”One astute comments and carrot snack. Down, One Up,” with rhythm by McCoy Join us next time at the Erie Art Mon., Apr. 5 8 PM admission. “Leonardi Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Roy Hanes. Museum Annex, Thursday, April 15, 7:30 Legacy Concert,” Youngstown State It’s a gem of an album recorded in two PM. Great recorded jazz, latest music Univ. Jazz Ensemble with Rufus Reid sessions: 1963 and 1965 by Rudy Van news and stimulating dialogue. - bass. Chestnut Room, Kilcawley Ctr., Gelder, and it’s about masters making Youngstown State Univ. 330/941-3636 music. A REVIEW (from pg 3...) www.fpa.vsu.org Scores of accomplished musicians least that ecstatic approach to music that have passed through Art Blakey’s lifts the spirit. Fri., Apr. 9 8 PM, admission. Sir Andre ensembles. This incarnation includes Previn - piano, David Finck - bass. the front line of Benny Golson and Lee Band played six tunes, including one Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall, Morgan. The cognoscenti are nodding, where the rest seft the stage and McCoy 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. 216/5000 “Oh yeah, that one. A fine vintage.” The played alone. They played a ballad, then what was probably Impressions, from www.cim.edu album, “The Drum Thunder Suite.” You don’t have it? Go get it. Thanks to Don the disc Infinity, a soulful invocation of Mon., Apr. 19 10 AM Mark O’Conner Swift. John Coltrane. Tyner’s approach to their penultimate number brought to mind Joe lecture: “Development of the Jazz Violin.” This is a coincidence. Bob Russel Zawinul, and they closed with a tasty Cleveland Institute of Music, Mixon Hall, and Al Lubiejewski both bring us live melody that inspired Gary Bartz toward 11021 East Blvd., Cleveland. www.cim. sessions recorded ar the Light House in his farther-out youthful self with an edu Hermoso Beach, California. The first incantatory solo I’d describe as modal if I is the Ramsey Lewis Trio with “Billy were sure what that meant. Sat., May 15 8 PM Admission. Boy,” featuring a lengthy ostinato “hook” “Orchestrion Tour,” Pat Metheny, guitar. overlaced with blue drippings much The set was liberally sprinkled with bass and drum solos. The bass was clear Lorain Palace Theater, 617 Broadway, approved by the audience. Al spins but the drum may have been a tad loud, Lorain, OH something from a year later, 1966, by the Jazz Crusaders titled “Live at the drummer heavy on the snare. Helped me Want your upcoming performance Lighthouse” from which we listen to realize the snare is the hops of the beer that is jazz. or special events listed in Jazz Line? “Alleluia.” If you like your jazz flavored with generous helpings of blues, funk and We were a little discombobulated Contact me at 814/734-4344 or Latin rock, “Your travels are over, Space leaving the broad brick amphitheater. I [email protected]. Wanderer.” (Queen Margaret in Venus on thought I lost my notes for a minute and Information must be received by the 15th the Half-Shell, Kilgore Trout.) my date, Mrs. Joy, thought she’d lost her of the month preceding publication (June The sound of Roland Kirk blowing phone. Maybe we weren’t realizing that 15th for the July issue). three saxophones simultaneously is we wished to go back for the nine o’clock -Dick Thompson, ed. unforgettable, however, it is reproduced show. Instead we found ourselves quite faithfully by the Austin Jazz plowing through the rain up a black I-279, facing a future without waiting for JazzErie is a grateful Workshop, a non-profit ensemble formed to tour schools. Oh, it takes McCoy Tyner, the radio playing a blues. recipient of support a front line of two saxophones and a cr joy is a practicing child from the Arts Council trombone to accomplish this tribute. psychiatrist, poet and member of the of Erie. The entire album is devoted to Kirk’s JazzErie board of directors. He can be music and it was recorded at the Texas reached at [email protected]. Issue No. 180 Page 5 CLEVELAND TRI-C JAZZ FEST Mon. Apr. 19: 7 PM “Cleveland Jazz 7 PM $15. “Around Robert Wyatt,” Initiative Showcase.” Bobby Selvaggio, Orchestre National De Jazz, Daniel sax; Chris Burge, sax; Brad Wagner, Yvine, director. Tri-C Metro Campus sax; Jacob Wynne, trumpet; Theron Mini-Stage Theater. Brown, piano; Matt Charboneau, bass; Chris Baker, drums. Brothers Lounge, 8 PM $45 – 35 – 25. “Smooth Jazz 11609 Ave., Cleveland. All-Stars,” Brenda Russell, vocals, Paul Taylor, sax; Phil Perry, vocals; Richard 7 PM FREE Film: “Miles Electric: Elliot, sax; Nick Colionne, guitar; Brian A Different ” (2004). Cast: Simpson, piano. Allen Theater, 1501 , , Chick Euclid Ave. Corea, , Joni Mitchell, Keith Jarrett, Dave Liebman. Rock & 8 PM Admission. Cleveland Roll Hall of Fame & Museum, 1100 Rock Orchestra, James Feddich, conductor; & Roll Blvd., Cleveland. Chris Botti, trumpet. Severance Hall, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is 11000 Euclid Ave. again sponsoring its annual jazz festival, Tues., Apr. 20: 6:30 PM FREE in Cleveland, Ohio. From Friday, April “Remembering Willie Smith,” panel. th Sun., Apr. 25: 4 PM FREE “Liberation 16 through Sunday, April 25 an array Karamu House, 2355 E. 89 St., Cleveland Music Orchestra.” Charl;ie Hayden, of international and local stars will bass, and others. Also “TCJF 8 PM FREE “Organ Summit.” Eddie offer programs at various venues in the Soundworks.” Howie Smith, sax; Glen Baccus, Sr. and Tony Monaco. Karamu Cleveland area. Some are free, most have Holmes, bass, & others. East Cleveland House, 2355 E. 89th St., Cleveland admission fees. For more information, Public Library, 14101 Euclid Ave., East visit tri-cpresents.com Weds., Apr. 21: 8 PM $25. Omar Sosa’s Cleveland. Afreecanos Quartet, with Sosa, piano Fri., Apr. 16: 8 PM $65 – 50 – 40. Check the tri-cpresents.com website for & percussion; Marque Gilmore, drums; “Happy Birthday, Henry Mancini” with additional performances. Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, Sean Jones, Childo Thomas, bass; Mola Sylla, vocals, trumpet, director; Monica Mancini percussion. Museum of Contemporary – vocals, Paquito D’Rivera – reeds; Art, 8501 Carnegie, Cleveland. Dominick Farinacci – trumpet; Mulgrew NEXT Miller – piano; Wycliffe Gordon – Thurs., Apr. 22: 8 PM $30. Charlie trombone; Ted Nash – reeds; Royce Hayden Quartet West, with Hayden, GENERATION Campbell – guitar. Film clips. Allen bass; , sax; Alan Broadbent, Theater, 1501 Euclid Ave., Cleveland piano; Rodney Green, drums. Tri-C CONCERT Metro Campus Auditorium. Sat., Apr. 17 11 AM & 2 PM Admission. THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 27 “Jazz for Kids,” Joe Hunter, piano, and Fri., Apr. 23: 4:30 PM FREE Film: GENERAL MCLANE HIGH SCHOOL friends. Children’s Museum of Cleveland, “Charlie Hayden: Rambling Boys.” Tri-C 10730 Euclid Ave.., Cleveland Metro Campus for Creative Arts, 2900 Yes, there Community College Ave. will be a “Next 1 PM FREE “Women in Jazz – Jobim Generation” Songbook,” Evelyn Wright, vocals, & 8 PM $45 – 35 – 25. Patti Austin concert this others. Mt. Zion Congregational Church, Group. Austin, vocals, Ramsey Lewis, year! If you 10723 Magnolia Dr., Cleveland piano; Larry Gray, bass; Leon Joyce, want to hear drums. Allen Theater, 1501 Euclid Ave., creative, 8 PM $45 – 35 – 25. “: Cleveland. enthusiastic .” ?uestlove, drums; student musicians along with seasoned Kamal Gray, keyboards; F. Knuckles, Sat., Apr. 24: 3 PM Admission. professional performers, put this date percussion; Capt. Kirk Douglas, guitar; “DownBeat Invitational.” Tri-C JazzFest on your calendar. While some of the , bass; Damon Bryson, High School All-Stars, Tri-C Jazz details are still being worked out, General sousaphone. Allen Theater, 1501 Euclid Studies Performance Group, Oberlin McLane Band Director (and JazzErie Ave., Cleveland. Ensemble, Metta Quintet: Tim Green, Board Member) John Marszalek assures sax; Wayne Escoffery, sax; Keyon us: “It should be a great concert. We’ll Sun., Apr. 18: 4 PM FREE Gerald Herrold, trumpet; David Bryant, piano; have some area bands that haven’t played Clayton Trio and Theo Croker Group. Ginsburg, bass; Hans Shuman, in previous JazzErie programs, plus some East Cleveland Public Library, 14101 drums. Tri-C Metro Campus Mini-Stage special area professionals.” Euclid Ave., East Cleveland Theater, 2900 Community College Ave. More information will appear soon on www.jazzerie.com. Page 6 JazzErie Notes Saturdays,8 – 9 AM “Latin Jazz,” Jazz JAZZ-FM 8 – 9 PM “European Jazz Stage,” On The Radio (88.5 & 104.9) 9-10 PM “Jazz Odyssey” with Chris Mercyhurst College Kuborn. WQLN FM (91.3) www.erieradio.com The Source for Jazz Saturday, 3 – 7 PM and 10 PM Programs hosted by nationally to Midnight, “Saturday Jazz” with known figures. Monday thru Thursday Scott Hanley, public radio activist, Mondays, 2 PM – “Jazz at Lincoln reporter, director and jazz buff. 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Jazz Flight - Rob Hoff Center” with Sunday, 2 PM – midnight: Tuesdays, 2 PM – “Jazz Profiles” Bob Studebaker. Friday 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM with Nancy Wilson Bop‘n the Blues - Al Lubiejewski Wednesdays, 2 PM – “Night JAZZERIE THANKS THE 10:00 PM - Midnight Lights” with David Brent FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS Deep Blue - Jason Gibbs Johnson. FOR THEIR SUPPORT Saturday Thursdays, 2 – 4 PM – “Jazz Gannon University, 109 University 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Variations,” with Tania King. Square. Saturday Swing Session MacDonald, Illig, Jones and -Bill Garts Saturdays, 1 – 3 PM, “Jazz Britton, Attorneys, 100 State Street, 11:00 PM - 1:00 AM Deluxe,” with John Pizzarelli Suite 700. Lush Life - Aubrey Dillion and his trio, and wife Jessica Glenwood Beer, 2177 W. Grandview Sunday Molaskey. Boulevard. Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Sundays, 1 – 2 PM – “Jazz Scene” 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Center, Mercyhurst College. Riverwalk - (Network) with Jake Longwell. Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street. 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Hours devoted to regional jazz Glass Growers Gallery, 10 E. 5th Street. “Jazz, Ballads & Blues” hosts will include: with Al Lubiejewski World of Music, 9:00 – 10:00 PM Monday through Friday, 6-10 1355 W. 26th Street. Sunday Night Jazz - AM and Mondays through Froess Pianos and Keyboards, 2558 W. 8th Street. Phil Atteberry Thursday, 3 – 6 PM: Bonnie Grice, Romolo Chocolates, 10:00 – 11:00 PM Author, librettist, flautist, actor and The Third Set - Gary Finney 1525 W. 8th Street. 11:00 – 12:00 PM aspiring singer. Lynch Music, Rte. 9 & Rte. 20, Jazz Cruise - Kathy Carducci Mondays through Friday, 10 Fairview. Erie Book Store, 137 E. 13th Street. AM – 2 PM: Jeff Fox, Associate CLASSY 100 Raven Sound, 2617 Peach Street. Professor of English and Japanese, Edinboro University of WXKC-FM (99.9) and working musician (sax, guitar Pennsylvania, Edinboro Sunday & bass). 20 years in jazz radio. Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, Wesleyville 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM Monday through Friday, 6 PM - Jazz Tracks Lake Erie Fanfare, 1218 E. 38th St. 2 AM: Tony Mowed, president and Coors Beer WRIE-AM (1260) founder of Pittsburgh Jazz Society, Scott Enterprises/Ambassador 40 years of involvement in jazz. Center, 8040 Peach Street Sunday East Erie Turners Club, Fridays, 3 – 6 PM—“Everything 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM 829 Parade Street. Big Band Jump Jazz” with Bob Protzman. Bob Mercyhurst College, 501 E 38th St. is well known to most Erie jazz Second Hand Rose, 351 W 26th St. WERG-FM (90.5) fans as a radio host, a journalist Frank Corapi Gannon University and a highly knowledgeable and RockErie 8:00 - 11:00 PM passionate advocate for jazz music. Builder’s Hardware Dan Jones, “Mr. J” 2002 W. 16th Street

Issue No. 180 Page 7 Non Profit JazzErie Notes Organization U.S. Postage April 2010 Vol. 16, Issue 4 PAID Erie, PA The Monthly Newsletter of JazzErie Permit #44

Erie Art Museum 411 State Street

Erie, PA 16501 ✁ ✁ Complete this Membership Application and mail to: JazzErie, P.O. Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505-0833 Join JazzErie Mail this Membership Application to: Date______JazzErie, P.O. Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505-0833 Name:______Address:______Register Me As A: (check one) Cost City:______q Individual $20 State:______Zip:______Day Phone:______q Family $35 Do you want to be notified by e-mail of an q Student $10 upcoming event? ______q Senior (65 or older) $15 q Senior Family $25 Would you be willing to serve on a JazzErie q (One member is 65 or older) Committee in the future? ______q Corporate/Business $100 E-Mail:______Fill out a Membership Application on-line at Would you prefer to receive your newsletter by www.jazzerie.com email (Adobe PDF format)?______. You will receive an invoice to pay by mail.