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may/june 2006 issue 282 free jazz now in our 32nd year &blues report www.jazz-blues.com At Last...After 40 Years........ 25 AMERICAN PUBLIC TELEVISION JAZZ ON THE TUBE story inside! Published by Martin Wahl Communications Editor & Founder Bill Wahl Layout & Design Bill Wahl New Series on Public Television Operations Jim Martin Pilar Martin At long last - after four decades - react and respond to each other. I will Contributors we have a jazz series back on TV. And admit that having the opportunity to jam Michael Braxton, Mark Cole, it includes a bit of blues too. Legends on the closing theme with so many great Chris Hovan, Nancy Ann Lee, of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis began to players and singers was beyond my Peanuts, Mark Smith, Duane air on Public Television stations last wildest dreams.” Verh and Ron Weinstock. month. The much anticipated series, Each show in this ground-breaking produced by LRSmedia, is the first series is theme-based and includes con- Check out our new, updated web weekly network television jazz show versation with and performances by page. Now you can search for CD in 40 years. Each themed episode – some of today’s most important jazz and Reviews by artists, Titles, Record such as The Golden Horns, The Pi- jazz related musicians, including: Tony Labels or JBR Writers. 15 years of ano Masters and American Songbook Bennett, Chick Corea, Al Jarreau, Dave reviews are up and we’ll be going all – features intimate conversations and Brubeck, Billy Taylor, David Sanborn, the way back to 1974. original performances by some of the Phil Woods, Pat Metheny, Jim Hall, world’s leading musicians. George Duke, Marcus Miller, Lee Address all Correspondence to.... Grammy Award-winning com- Ritenour, Clark Terry, Roy Hargrove, Jazz & Blues Report poser/pianist Ramsey Lewis hosts the Chris Botti, Ivan Lins, Eddie Palmieri, the 19885 Detroit Road # 320 series, which is produced in multi-cam- late Ray Barretto, Dave Valentin, Keb’ Rocky River, Ohio 44116 era HDTV and Dolby Surround 5.1 au- Mo’, Robert Cray, Jane Monheit, John Main Office ...... 216.651.0626 dio. In association with Chicago’s Pizzarelli, Kurt Elling, Benny Golson, Editor's Desk ... 440.331.1930 WTTW11, America’s most-watched Chris Potter, Joey DeFrancesco, Dr. [email protected] public television station, this series will Lonnie Smith, and many more. Web .................. www.jazz-blues.com air across the public television net- Guest artists who have taped ap- Copyright © 2006 Martin-Wahl Communications Inc. work. pearances on Legends of Jazz have No portion of this publication may be The primary sponsor for this se- been uniformly effusive in their praise reproduced without written permission ries is E TRADE FINANCIAL, with for the new series and highly enthusi- from the publisher. All rights Reserved. additional funding support from astic about the return of jazz to national Marantz and the National Endowment television. Jazz Report was founded in Buffalo New York in March of 1974 and began in Cleve- for the Arts. The 13-week season de- Tony Bennett, who joins the late Ray land in April of 1978. We are subsidized buted nationally to coincide with Na- Barretto and Chick Corea in the episode solely through advertisement and ask that tional Jazz Appreciation Month. As part entitled, NEA Jazz Masters 2006, said, you support our advertisers. of that month-long celebration, and “I hope that the show will help every- prior to the first weekly episode, both body realize that this is American mu- a W division of artin-Wahl PBS stations, WETA in Washington, sic. It was created here. It belongs here. c o m m u n i c a t i o n s D.C and WTTW11 in Chicago, aired I travel all over the world and every coun- all shows continually on Sunday, April try shows me what they do. This is what 2. we’ve created. The British show us the- “This is America’s art form,” ater, the Italians show us music and art, "Buffalonious" Ramsey Lewis, co-chairman of the French painting and cooking and the LRSmedia and the Executive Pro- German’s have all this science. So when Original mascot from ducer of the series said. “Jazz contin- all is said and done, 50 years from now, the ues to provide inspiration to musicians we’ll be bowing to Dizzy Gillespie and Buffalo Jazz Report around the globe and to influence art- Charlie Parker.” days – mid '70s ists in a wide range of fields. I believe Dave Brubeck, an NEA Jazz Mas- Created by as you watch the shows, you will no- ter, who joins Billy Taylor for The Piano Christine Engla Eber tice not only the memorable individual Masters episode, said: “This is a long performances, but also the energy and overdue series that combines new and Watch for new t-shirts bearing his image–coming soon! excitement created when great artists established artists sharing what they PAGE TWO May/June 2006 • Issue 282 have most in common – a love for this We strongly advise that you check your and their own lives and times on stage music – and discussing some of the local listings. For our web readers in and in the studio. Although approach- great musicians and people who have all other U.S. cities, you can check the ing jazz from two opposite directions, influenced their art. I’m honored to be complete schedule for all areas online these two master vocalists, Al Jarreau included.” at its website at and Kurt Elling, came up with a duet Al Jarreau, who appears in The www.legendsofjazz.net/television/ on “Take Five” that will become a clas- Jazz Singers episode with Kurt Elling, schedule. sic. Check it out! (#102, 4/08/06) said: “This is a great series because it Legends of Jazz Episode Titles The Great Guitars allows the artists behind the music to & Descriptions - Season One W/ Pat Metheny & Jim Hall tell their stories – what influenced them, Keep in mind that some of these Pat Metheny has been one of the who influenced them, and what they shows have already run. Some cities most unique forces in jazz guitar for are doing today. It brings the history of started a week or two late, so it is pos- more than 20 years. His music – with this art form to life. I can’t wait to see sible that they may be out of the order its blend of jazz, rock, folk and elec- the other episodes.” kept by those that started April 1. At tronic elements – is highly original and As a part of the 360º media pro- the end of each description you will see enormously popular, allowing him to gramming platform for the Legends of the approximate date the episode is sell out arena venues. He appears in Jazz brand, this national TV series is scheduled to run. AGAIN....check your this episode with Jim Hall, NEA Jazz accompanied by the successful Leg- local listings. Master and a musician of understated ends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis We have decided to put in the full elegance who is considered one of the weekly radio show, which airs in more descriptions of all shows - even the greatest living jazz guitarists. Although than 60 markets, a multi-city Legends ones which already ran - in case some Pat Metheny, the wonderful contempo- of Jazz tour across America and the stations rerun them at a later date, or if rary guitarist, says that he has always launch of the media rich web site, per chance they are released at some looked up to Jim Hall, you will witness www.legendsofjazz.net. time in the future as DVDs. All are this as simply a musical love affair be- LRSmedia is launching its original HDTV, Dolby Surround Sound tween two great artists. (#103, 4/15/06) branded music programming with a full The Golden Horns - w/ Clark Terry, Contemporary Jazz complement of recorded products, in- Roy Hargrove & Chris Botti W/ George Duke, Lee Ritenour cluding DVDs, CDs, digital and wire- The importance of the trumpet in & Marcus Miller less products. Encoded from HD mas- jazz cannot be overstated, and the leg- Lee Ritenour, Marcus Miller and ters and presented in 5.1 Surround ends who have made their mark, from George Duke have played together in Sound, the first national product re- Louis Armstrong to Roy Eldridge, from the past, but in this episode they per- lease, Showcase, released in April, is Clifford Brown to Dizzy Gillespie and form with energy, creativity and as a 2-disc CD/DVD collection of 13 Miles Davis, will all be the topic of the though they had been playing together unique performances from the series, day when three of the finest trumpet for years. Master guitarist and contem- including Al Jarreau and Kurt Elling on players in jazz join Ramsey Lewis on porary jazz legend Lee Ritenour, “Take Five,” Chris Botti’s “My Funny stage. What a wonderful cross section keyboardist George Duke and the phe- Valentine,” and a David Sanborn and of trumpet sounds from the legendary nomenal bassist/producer Marcus Phil Woods duet on “Senor Blues,” Clark Terry, who seems to make the Miller perform together and share the among others. trumpet actually talk when he plays, to musical progressions that led to the The series is airing in cities coast the high energy innovations of hard- creation of the various sub-genres that to coast. For the benefit of those who bopping Roy Hargrove, to the roman- we call “contemporary jazz.” The trail read our pulp edition, many of you can tic and intimate ballad playing of Chris ranges from the soul/R&B/funk in- find it on one or more of these stations: Botti.