A P A PLACE FOR O R

June 2007 Editor: Tim Coakley

WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.APLACEFORJAZZ.ORG—UPDATED DAILY Twenty Years of Jazz

By Tim Coakley

When Butch Conn decided in 1987 to Wrapping it all up on Nov. 9 will be saxo- VOLUNTEER HELP create A Place for Jazz, did he envision what phonist Keith Pray's Big Soul Ensemble, his dream would become, or how long it WANTED a group of exuberant young performers from would last? the Capital Region who have been tearing it Over the years, our fall concert series up at local clubs like Albany’s Lark Tavern. We need help: became something to anticipate, easing the Read more inside ! transition from summer to fall for jazz lovers Labeling newsletters who look forward to the welcoming ambience (1 –2 hours every 3 months.) of the Whisperdome, the chance to Moving Forward Writing music reviews, news see familiar faces again and to enjoy first- A Place for Jazz is preparing to launch class jazz by famous (and up-and-coming) what we hope will be another 20 years of Working on a young people’s players in a comfortable, quiet setting. great music. We invite you to join us on the

project at the Hamilton Hill journey. You will find a membership form in Art Center As we begin our 20th season, we think we have a lineup that will carry on the ideals the back of this newsletter. Please look it Butch set for us. over and find a membership level that is comfortable for you. Your contributions If you can help, please call enable us to keep the music coming. Tim Coakley at 518-393-4011, Who's Coming? We look forward to seeing you this fall. e-mail him at [email protected] or respond We will open on Sept. 14 with the legen- dary vocalist Mark Murphy, long one of to the letter on page 11 of this newsletter. those singers whom other singers admire. He will bring his trio along for a unique trip through the Great American Songbook ... and beyond. Pianist Jeb Patton, who played for us Inside this Issue with and regularly performs with him, will bring his sparkling trio to the Jazz Calendar Pages 4-7 stage on Sept. 28. A student of the late Sir Roland Hanna, Jeb plays a delightful mixture Feature Articles: of standards and his own compositions. Our Coming Season Pages 2-3 Baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan Summertime Jazz Page 8 Check out our updated- is a mainstay of the Vanguard Jazz Orches- monthly calendar on our tra and plays in a variety of big and small April Jazz Photos Page 11 bands. A Reservoir recording artist, Gary will website at www.aplaceforjazz.org. bring his big sound and his quartet to the stage for a concert on Oct. 12. or www.timesunion.com/ com- munities/jazz The distinctive sound of trombonist Wycliffe Gordon has been heard with the The calendar is updated fre- Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra and on nu- quently and includes links merous recordings. Come enjoy his warm to Jazz Festivals, clubs personality, good humor, and his amazing technique on Oct. 26 as he brings his quartet and concert series to town.

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Vocalist Mark Murphy has enjoyed a 40- At 74, Mark Murphy continues to tour, tread the predictable, and his time signa- year recording career, and has earned the appearing at festivals, concerts and jazz tures cavort delightfully as he shifts pace accolades of many of his peers, including clubs around the world. We are delighted and thrust seamlessly. ... He is a player of Betty Carter, Peggy Lee, Shirley Horn and to have him open our 2007 concert season great expression, bringing to the surface Ella Fitzgerald. A six-time Grammy nomi- in what we are sure will be an unforgetta- every little vignette that gives a song its nee, he has been called by Stereo Review ble evening of music. depth and character." "one of the major artists of our age." His working trio is a highly compatible group,and the subtlety and fire of their Born to a musical family in upstate New music is sure to fill the Whisperdome with York, he was introduced to the music of glorious sound. This is one not to miss! pianist Art Tatum by his uncle, went on to sing in his brother's dance band and stud- ied acting and music at Syracuse Univer- sity.

In 1953, Sammy Davis Jr. heard Murphy The third concert in our 2007 series will and feature the quartet of baritone saxophonist asked Gary Smulyan, known as one of the ma- him to jor voices on the baritone today. He won appear the 2004 Jazz Journalists Award for Bari- on his TV tone Saxophonist of the Year. show. This led Growing up on Long Island, he had the to an opportunity to perform with Lee Konitz, appear- Chet Baker and . In 1978, ance on he was asked to join 's the Steve Young Thundering Herd. After a couple of Pianist Jeb Patton is making a return visit Allen years, he left and moved back to to A Place for Jazz, having performed here Show as City to join the Jazz Orchestra. well. with Jimmy Heath in 1998. He graduated from Duke University as a Murphy music major, and received his master's moved to degree at Queens College, studying with New York Jimmy Heath and pianist Sir Roland Hanna, City and who was his inspiration. He has composed began his recording career at age 24 with a tribute to Sir Roland titled "Hanna's the Decca recording "Meet Mark Murphy." Mood." Producer Orrin Keepnews said, "It's re- He has toured with the Heath Brothers, markable how fully developed as an artist Etta Jones, Terrell Stafford and James Mark was so early on." Moody, among others.

Since that time, he has made more than 40 Well-versed in the jazz idiom, he is also recordings, often contributing original lyrics active in the field. He cur- to jazz standards like "Stolen Moments" rently teaches musicianship and piano at and "Red Clay." In 2000, he recorded Queensborough Community College. "Some Time Ago" on the High Note label. His most recent jazz recording is "A Love- It includes a sensitive version of Jimmy some Thing" with David Wong on bass and He has recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Rowles' "The Peacocks" and a memorable Peter Van Nostrand on drums, both of Getz, Chick Corea, and others. scat solo on "Bohemia After Dark.” whom will be joining him for this concert. He has recorded five CDs for the Criss The music ranges from standards by Cross label, one of which, "The Lure of Reviewing Murphy's 2005 recording "Once Gershwin and Porter to jazz pieces by Billy Beauty," was voted one of the 25 Best of to Every Heart," Jazz Times reviewer Strayhorn and Charlie Parker to some of 1995 by WBGO, the leading New York jazz Christopher Loudon said, " Hyperbolic as it Jeb's original compositions. may sound, I'd say that Mark Murphy is station. In All About Jazz, reviewer Jerry D'Souza incapable of making a bad album." In 2005, he played a tribute to Troy bari- wrote: "Pianist Jeb Patton is not one to A P l a c e f o r J a z z Page 3 A P F J 2007 Season tone legend Nick Brignola at the North He is also a music educator, serving on Tulip Festival, the Larkfest and A Place for Pointe Cultural Arts Center in Kinderhook. the faculty of the Jazz Studies Program at Jazz. He has received the ASCAP Louis He recently recorded “The Gary McFarland The , a position he has held Armstrong Award and the Essex County Project" with the Mark Masters Ensemble. since the founding of the program. His Performing Arts Award. He is a member of Several of McFarland’s most memorable work with young musicians and audiences the International Association of Jazz Educa- compositions were arranged by Masters to from elementary schools to universities all tors. feature Smulyan fronting a nine-piece over the world is extensive. Gordon is the For the past few years, he has been living chamber ensemble. youngest member of the U.S. Statesmen in and playing with artists in Gary Smulyan currently performs with the multiple disciplines, including R&B, Latin, Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, the Dizzy Gilles- jazz and big bands. pie all Star Big band and the Tom Harrell Upon returning to the Capital Region jazz Octet, among others. He is currently on the scene, Pray began searching out musicians faculty at William Paterson University. He with an eye to forming a larger ensemble. now records for Reservoir Records. His With the help of fellow saxophonist Brian latest release is "The Real Deal." Patneaude, he organized a group of kin- With his big, swaggering tone and swing- dred spirits who began playing once a ing beat, Gary Smulyan will call on all his month at the Lark Tavern in Albany. big band and combo experience to give A Place for Jazz one of its most memorable concerts.

Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon was intro- duced to music by his late father, a classi- of Jazz, and in many tour performances cal pianist and teacher. His interest in the has served and continues to serve as a trombone was sparked at age twelve by his musical ambassador for the U.S. State elder brother, who played the instrument in Department. his junior high school band. An aunt be- queathed Gordon her jazz record collection, Gordon’s charm and internationally known and so began his passion for jazz. talent will be a season highlight.

He’s a veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, and The Gully Low Jazz Band, Members of A Place for Jazz who have and has been a featured guest artist on heard the band in its Albany home have all Billy Taylor’s “Jazz at The Kennedy Center” Saxophonist and Keith Pray is testified to the power, originality and spirit Series. He received the 2001 and 2002 a native of upstate New York. Over the of the Big Soul Ensemble. "We should get Jazz Journalists Association Award for years he has played with hundreds of these guys for APFJ," was the frequent Trombonist of the Year, the 2000 Jazz gifted musicians, including Paul Anka, refrain. Journalists Association Critics’ Choice Benny Golson, Mark Vinci and Ralph La And here they are, to wrap up our 2007 Award for Best Trombonist, and has been Lama. season with a musical flourish that should nominated for the Jazzpar Award. His playing has been influenced by some send everyone home feeling good, secure

of the giants of jazz, including Cannonball in the knowledge that jazz in the Capital A dynamic soloist, he is also a gifted com- Adderley, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Johnny Region is in the good hands of some seri- poser and arranger. His compositions have Hodges, Maceo Parker and Jackie ous and joyous young players. been performed by The Lincoln Center Jazz McLean. He was featured on the Grammy- Orchestra, The Wynton Marsalis Septet and nominated CD "Entres Amigos" by Alex his own quartet. He has been featured in Torres and the Latin Kings. BET’s 13-part series “Journey with Jazz at Lincoln Center” and was guest artist and Pray has also been seen on ABC's "Good commentator in NPR affiliate WVIA’s spe- Morning America" as well as performing at cial program on Tommy Dorsey the 103.1 Smooth Jazz Festival, the Albany Page 4 A P l a c e f o r J a z z J U N E J A Z Z C A L E N D A R Visit Our Website at www.aplaceforjazz.org

Friday, June 1 8:30-11:30pm, Joe Michel, Stella's Lounge 7:30-10:30pm, La Banda Chameleon, Cha- meleon on the Lake 6pm, Nisky Dixie Cats, Albany Institute of 7-10pm, Carl Landa, The Wine Bar History & Art, 125 Washington Avenue, Noon-2:30pm, Himer T. Morgan; 5-8pm, Sunday, June 3 Albany, 463-4478 Shirley Nasner, Four Corners Luncheon- 10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bis- ette 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's tro 7pm, Keith Pray's Soul BBQ, HotSpot 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café 10am-1pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners 9pm-midnight, Adrian Cohen, Justin's 9-12pm, Walter Donnaruma Trio, Cafe Ca- Luncheonette priccio 6-8pm, Ed Wool, Parker Inn 11:30am-2:30pm, Jazz Brunch , Justin's 7:30-11:30pm, Richie and Sara, Chameleon 6:30-9:30pm, , Provence Restaurant 9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, on the Lake Justin's 6:30-10:30pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bistro 8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup 7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- the Beans 6-9pm, Peter Einhorn, Malcolm Cecil & eonette George Deleon, Red Onion Restaurant 7-10pm, Tommy Verrigni Trio, Stockade 9pm, Vocal Unrest + Colin Kelly Quartet, Inn 10am-2pm, Jazz Brunch with Joe Sorren- Mo' Jazz Café tino Band, Sargo's Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Vapor, Saratoga 9pm-1am, , 9 Maple Ave Gaming & Raceway, Saratoga Springs, 584- 4-6pm, Sensemaya, Sarazen Student Un- 2110 7:30-10:30pm, Sarah Pedinotti Band, One ion, Siena College Caroline Street Friday, June 8 Monday, June 4 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Res- 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 11am-2:30pm, Joye Belle (piano/vocals), taurant Four Corners Luncheonette 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café 7-10pm, Jack Fragomeni, Stockade Inn 9pm-midnight, Nate Buccieri, Justin's 9-12pm, Walter Donnaruma Trio, Cafe Ca- 8:30-11:30pm, Tequila Mockingbirds, priccio 7pm, Neo Trio, Quarter Moon Café Stella's Lounge 7:30-11:30pm, Richie and Sara, Chameleon Tuesday, June 5 8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, on the Lake Wallabee's Jazz Bar 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bistro 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bistro Saturday, June 2 6-9pm, New Orleans Night with Skip Par- 10pm-1am, Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz sons' Riverboat Jazz Band, Comfort Inn 8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, Band, The Fountain The Basement 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- eonette 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's eonette 9pm-midnight, Keith Pray's Big Soul En- 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café semble, Lark Tavern 9pm, Cidade Quartet, Mo' Jazz Café 9-12pm, Walter Donnaruma Trio, Cafe Ca- 7-10pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline 9pm-1am, , 9 Maple Ave priccio Street 7:30-10:30pm, Sarah Pedinotti Band, One 7:30-11:30pm, Richie and Sara, Chameleon Wednesday, June 6 Caroline Street on the Lake 6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Res- 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro Gardner (bass), Blue Plate taurant 9pm, Mark Van Gulden and Friends, Mo' 7:30-10:30pm, The Rainbow Room Trio, 8:30-11:30pm, Bill Gulino, Stella's Lounge Jazz Café Circus Café 7-10pm, Lee Shaw Trio, Stockade Inn 9pm-1am, Keith Pray's Soul Jazz Revival, 9 11am-2:30pm, Rich Donnelly; 5-8pm, Joye Maple Ave 8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Belle, Four Corners Luncheonette Wallabee's Jazz Bar 7:30-10:30pm, , One Caroline Street 7-10pm, Sarah Pedinotti Band, One Caro- Saturday, June 9 6:30-9:30pm, Colleen Pratt & Peg Delaney, line Street Panza's Restaurant 9:30pm-12:30am, Lee Shaw Trio, The Bar Thursday, June 7 at 74 State 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Res- 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café taurant 8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, The Basement A P l a c e f o r J a z z Page 5 J U N E J A Z Z C A L E N D A R Visit Our Website at www.aplaceforjazz.org

7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bistro 9pm, Bakriges/Daggs/Pelletier Trio, Mo' Jazz Café 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café 6-9pm, New Orleans Night with Skip Par- sons' Riverboat Jazz Band, Comfort Inn 7:30-10:30pm, Sarah Pedinotti Band, One 9-12pm, Walter Donnaruma Trio, Cafe Ca- Caroline Street priccio 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- eonette 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Res- 7:30-11:30pm, Richie and Sara, Chameleon taurant on the Lake 7-10pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline Street 7-10pm, Colleen Pratt with Peg & Bill De- 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro laney, Stockade Inn Wednesday, June 13 10pm-1am, Skip Parsons' Riverboat Jazz 8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Band, The Fountain 6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto Wallabee's Jazz Bar Gardner (bass), Blue Plate 8pm, Mike Thornton Jazz Band, Linda Nor- Saturday, June 16 ris Auditorium (WAMC Performing Arts Stu- 7:30-10:30pm, Sonny & Perley, Circus Café dio) 8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, 11am-2:30pm, Rich Donnelly; 5-8pm, Joye The Basement 9pm, Cliff Aerie and Friends, Mo' Jazz Café Belle, Four Corners Luncheonette 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 9pm-1am, Keith Pray's Soul Jazz Revival, 9 7-10pm, Sarah Pedinotti Band, One Caro- Maple Ave line Street 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Res- Thursday, June 14 9-12pm, Walter Donnaruma Trio, Cafe Ca- taurant priccio 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café 8:30-11:30pm, Reese Project, Stella's 8-11pm, , Castle Street Café 7:30-10:30pm, La Banda Chameleon, Cha- Lounge meleon on the Lake 7:30-11:30pm, Richie and Sara, Chameleon 7-10pm, Carl Landa, The Wine Bar on the Lake Noon-2:30pm, Himer T. Morgan; 5-8pm, Sunday, June 10 Shirley Nasner, Four Corners Luncheon- 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro ette The Swingtime Jazz Society presents: 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- 4-6pm, Doc Scanlon's Rhythm Boys with 7pm, Keith Pray's Soul BBQ, HotSpot eonette the Doc Scanlon Trio featuring Dan Levin- 9pm-midnight, Adrian Cohen Group, 9pm, Jason Schwartz and Friends, Mo' Jazz son; 6-7pm, jam session, The Stockade Justin's Café Inn. Reservations: 346-3400 or ques- [email protected] 7-10pm, , One Caroline Street 9pm-1am, Keith Pray's Soul Jazz Re- vival, , 9 Maple Ave 10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bis- 6-8pm, Ed Wool, Parker Inn 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Res- tro 8pm, Chick Correa & Bela Fleck, Proctor's taurant 10am-1pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners 6:30-9:30pm, , Provence Restaurant Luncheonette 7-10pm, Carl Landa, The Wine Bar 6:30-10:30pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime 11:30am-2:30pm, Jazz Brunch , Justin's Sunday, June 17 7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' 10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bis- 9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, the Beans Justin's tro 7-10pm, Al Haugen Trio, Stockade Inn 8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup 10am-1pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners Friday, June 15 Luncheonette 6-9pm, Peter Einhorn, Malcolm Cecil & George Deleon, Red Onion Restaurant 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 11:30am-2:30pm, Jazz Brunch, Justin's 10am-2pm, Jazz Brunch with Joe Sorren- 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café 9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, tino Band, Sargo's 9-12pm, Walter Donnaruma Trio, Cafe Ca- Justin's Monday, June 11 priccio 8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup 11am-2:30pm, Joye Belle (piano/vocals), 7:30-11:30pm, Richie and Sara, Chameleon 6-9pm, Peter Einhorn, Malcolm Cecil & Four Corners Luncheonette on the Lake George Deleon, Red Onion Restaurant 9pm-midnight, Nate Buccieri, Justin's 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bistro 10am-2pm, Jazz Brunch with Joe Sorren- tino Band, Sargo's 7pm, Neo Trio, Quarter Moon Café 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- eonette Tuesday, June 12 A P l a c e f o r J a z z Page 6 J U N E J A Z Z C A L E N D A R Visit Our Website at www.aplaceforjazz.org

Monday, June 18 8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar Mountain 11am-2:30pm, Joye Belle (piano/vocals), Friday, June 22 9pm-1am, Keith Pray's Soul Jazz Revival, 9 Four Corners Luncheonette Maple Ave 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 9pm-midnight, Nate Buccieri, Justin's 8pm, The Kansas City Sound, Rosendale 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café Café 7pm, Neo Trio, Quarter Moon Café 9-12pm, Walter Donnaruma Trio, Cafe Ca- Noon-midnight, Freihofer's Jazz Festival, Tuesday, June 19 priccio Saratoga Performing Arts Center 7pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bistro 8-11pm, , Castle Street Café 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Res- 6-9pm, New Orleans Night with Skip Par- 7:30-11:30pm, Richie and Sara, Chameleon taurant sons' Riverboat Jazz Band, Comfort Inn on the Lake 8pm-midnight, , Wallabee's Jazz Bar 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bistro 7-10pm, Carl Landa, The Wine Bar eonette 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- 10am-1pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners 7-10pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline eonette Luncheonette Street 9:30pm-12:30am, , Justin's 11:30am-2:30pm, Jazz Brunch

9pm, Jon Lorentz, Mo' Jazz Café with , Justin's Wednesday, June 20 9pm-1am, , 9 Maple Ave Sunday, June 24 6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto 7:30-10:30pm, Sarah Pedinotti Band, One 10:30am, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bis- Gardner (bass), Blue Plate Caroline Street tro 7:30-10:30pm, Jeanne O’Connor, Circus 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Res- 7-8:30pm, Colleen Pratt & Friends, Free- Café taurant dom Park 11am-2:30pm, Rich Donnelly; 5-8pm, Joye 8:30-11:30pm, Will Smith Trio, Stella's 10am-1pm, Rich Donnelly, Four Corners Belle, Four Corners Luncheonette Lounge Luncheonette 8pm, West Point Jazz Knights, Linda Norris 7-10pm, Brian Patneaude Trio, Stockade 11:30am-2:30pm, Jazz Brunch Auditorium (WAMC Performing Arts Studio) Inn with , Justin's 8-10:30pm, Jazzmin, Moon & River Cafe 8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, 9pm-midnight, Brian Patneaude Quartet, 7-10pm, Sarah Pedinotti Band, One Caro- Wallabee's Jazz Bar Justin's line Street Saturday, June 23 8-11pm, Joe Barna Trio, Muddy Cup Thursday, June 21 9:30pm-12:30am, Lee Shaw Trio, The Bar 6-9pm, Peter Einhorn, Malcolm Cecil & 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café at 74 State George Deleon, Red Onion Restaurant 7:30-10:30pm, La Banda Chameleon, Cha- 8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, Noon-midnight, Freihofer's Jazz Festival, meleon on the Lake The Basement Saratoga Performing Arts Center Noon-2:30pm, Himer T. Morgan; 5-8pm, 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 10am-2pm, Jazz Brunch with Joe Sorren- Shirley Nasner, Four Corners Luncheon- 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café tino Band, Sargo's ette 9-12pm, Walter Donnaruma Trio, Cafe Ca- Monday, June 25 7pm, Keith Pray's Soul BBQ, HotSpot priccio 11am-2:30pm, Joye Belle (piano/vocals), 9pm-midnight, Adrian Cohen, Justin's 7:30-11:30pm, Richie and Sara, Chameleon Four Corners Luncheonette 6-8pm, Ed Wool, Parker Inn on the Lake 9pm-midnight, Nate Buccieri, Justin's 6:30-10:30pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro 7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- the Beans eonette 7-10pm, Michael Duo, Stock- 9pm, TBA, Mo' Jazz Café ade Inn 6:30pm, Mary di Paolo-Davis Trio, Music A P l a c e f o r J a z z Page 7 J U N E J A Z Z C A L E N D A R Visit Our Website at www.aplaceforjazz.org Tuesday, June 25 7-10pm, , One Caroline Street 8pm-midnight, Tony Jenkins Jazz Trip, Wallabee's Jazz Bar 6-9pm, New Orleans Night with Skip Par- 6-8pm, Ed Wool, Parker Inn sons' Riverboat Jazz Band, Comfort Inn 6:30-9:30pm, , Provence Restaurant 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- Saturday, June 30 6:30-10:30pm, Lovin' Life, 677Prime eonette 8:30pm, Dan Goitien and George Plouffe, 7pm, Jam Session with Joe Barna, Spillin' 7-10pm, Masters of Nostalgia, One Caroline The Basement the Beans Street 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's 7-10pm, Jody Shayne Duo, Stockade Inn Wednesday, June 27 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café Friday, June 29 6-9pm, Lincoln Mayorga (piano) and Otto 9-12pm, Walter Donnaruma Trio, Cafe Ca- Gardner (bass), Blue Plate 9pm, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks, Bears- priccio ville Theatre, Bearsville, NY, 845-679-4406 7:30-10:30pm, Brian Mellick and Carl 7:30-11:30pm, Richie and Sara, Chameleon Landa, Circus Café 7pm, Randy Loren, Brandon's on the Lake 7pm, Nisky Dixie Cats, Clover Patch Camp, 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie bistro Glenville 9-12pm, Walter Donnaruma Trio, Cafe Ca- 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- 11am-2:30pm, Rich Donnelly; 5-8pm, Joye priccio eonette Belle, Four Corners Luncheonette 7:30-11:30pm, Richie and Sara, Chameleon New Talent in Latin Jazz; Roland Vazquez 7-10pm, Sarah Pedinotti Band, One Caro- on the Lake Quintet; Jazz Kamikaze (from Denmark), line Street 7:30pm, Cole Broderick, Chez Sophie Bistro Kingston Jazz Festival Thursday, June 28 5-8pm, Bob Sbuttoni, Four Corners Lunch- 9pm, TBA, Mo' Jazz Café 7:30-11pm, Cafe Jazzbo's, Cabernet Café eonette 6:30pm, Larry Willis, solo piano, Music 7:30-10:30pm, La Banda Chameleon, Cha- 7pm, Static Port, HotSpot Mountain meleon on the Lake 9pm, Bakriges/Daggs/Pelletier Trio, Mo' 9pm-1am, Keith Pray's Soul Jazz Revival, 9 Noon-2:30pm, Himer T. Morgan; 5-8pm, Jazz Café Maple Ave Shirley Nasner, Four Corners Luncheon- 7:30-10:30pm, Sarah Pedinotti Band, One 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Res- ette Caroline Street taurant 7pm, Keith Pray's Soul BBQ, HotSpot 7-10pm, Ruth Hellkamp, Scrimshaw Res- 7-10pm, Carl Landa, The Wine Bar 9pm-midnight, Adrian Cohen Group, taurant

Justin's 7-10pm, Teresa Broadwell, Stockade Inn

Jazz Venues

9 Maple Ave, Saratoga Springs, 518-587-7759 Justin’s, 301 Lark St, Albany, 518-436-7008 Sarazen Student Union, Siena College, 518-783-4117 The Bar at 74 State, 74 State St, Albany, 518-434-7410 Lark Tavern, 453 Madison Ave. Albany, 518-463-9779 Sargo's, Saratoga National Golf Club, 458 Union Ave, Saratoga Springs, 518-583-4653 The Basement, 21 Center St, Northampton, MA, 413-586-9030 Linda Norris Aud., WAMC, 339 Central Ave., Albany, 518-465-5233 Scrimshaw Tavern, Desmond Hotel, Colonie, 518-869-8100 Brandon's, 1725 Van Vranken Ave, Schenectady, 518-347-1329 Mo' Jazz Café, , 7 South Main St Wilmington, VT 802-464-2280 Spillin' the Beans, 13 3rd St, Troy, 518-268-1028 Blue Plate, 1 Kinderhook St, Chatham, NY, 518-392-7711 Moon & River Café, 115 S. Ferry St., Schenectady, 518-382-1938 Stella's Lounge, 7 Main St, Catskill, 518-943-3173 Cabernet Café, 1814 Western Ave, Albany, 518-452-5670 Muddy Cup, 1038 Madison Ave, Albany, 518-459-2022 Stockade Inn, 1 N. Church St, Schenectady, 518-346-3400 Café Capriccio, 49 Grand St, Albany, 518-65-0439 Night Sky Café, 402 Union St, Schenectady, 518-372-2590 Wallabee's Jazz Bar, 190 Glen St, Glens Falls, NY, 518-792-8282 Castle Street Café10 Castle St, Great Barrington, MA, 413-528-5244 One Caroline Street Bistro, Saratoga Springs, 518-587-2026 The Wine Bar, 417 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 518-584-8777 Chameleon on the Lake, 251 County Rt. 67, Saratoga Springs, 581-3928 Panza's Restaurant, Route 9P Saratoga Lake, Saratoga Spgs, 518-584-6882

Chez Sophie bistro, 534 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 518-583-3538 Park 54 Restaurant, 54 Clifton Country Rd, Clifton Park, 518-688-1548

Circus Café, 392 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 518-583-1106 Parker Inn, 434 State St, Schenectady, 518-688-1001

Comfort Inn, 37 Rte 9W, Glenmont, 518-465-8811 Prime 677, 677 Broadway Albany, 518-427-7463

The Fountain Restaurant, 283 New Scotland Ave, Albany, 518-482-9898 Proctor's, 432 State St, Schenectady, 518-382-3884

Four Corners Luncheonette, 2 Grove St, Delmar, 518-439-0172 Provence Restaurant, Stuyvesant Plaza- Western Ave at Fuller Rd, Albany, 518-689-7777 Freedom Park, Schonowee Ave, Scotia, 370-0662 (summer only) Quarter Moon Café, 53 Main Street, Delhi, NY, 607-746-8886 HotSpot, 122 4th St, Troy, 518-268-1111 Red Onion Restaurant, Route 212, Woodstock, NY 845-679-1223 Jazz on Jay, in front of City Center (across from Proctor's), Schenectady, 518-372-5656 (summer only) Saratoga Gaming & Raceway, Saratoga Springs, 518-584-2110 Newsletter Title A P l a c e f o r J a z z Page 8 Summertime Jazz

Bellayre Music Festival (Ulster County) cont’d 518.476.1000 & Ticketmaster Outlets Thruway Exit 19, Route 28 West Skidmore Jazz Faculty Sextet Jazz on Jay Street Phone (800) 942-6904 ext. 344 or (845) 254- July 5 – 8 pm Schenectady, across from Proctor’s Theatre 5600 ext. 344 Bernhard Theater Aug. 10 — 8 p.m. Abdullah Ibrahim. $25 May 31 — Colleen Pratt and Friends Aug. 11 — 8 p.m. Dianne Reeves. Tickets Student Concerts : June 7 — Steve Lambert Sextet range from $65 to $45 June 29 and July 6 1 pm June 14 — Tim Coakley Trio Aug. 17 — 8 p.m. Donald Harrison. $25 Filene Recital Hall June 21 — Michael Louis Smith Trio Aug. 18 — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Tickets Admission is Free June 28 — Mike Benedict Quartet range from $55 to $35 July 5 — Alan Payette Band Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 12 — Mike Wicks Quartet 30th Annual Freihofer’s Jazz Festival Bethel Woods Center for the Arts July 19 — Greg Henderson Quintet

Thruway Exit 17 (Newburgh). July 26 — Keith Pray Group Saturday, June 23, 2007 August 2 — Brian Brundige Quintet Aug. 4 — 6:30 p.m. MAIN STAGE August 9 — Paul Mastriani Quartet Dave Brubeck Quartet August 16 — Sensemaya Latin Sextet Randy Crawford & Joe Sample India.Arie August 23 — Jeanne O’Connor Earl Klugh David Sanborn Tickets on sale June 11 Tower of Power Ticketmaster only: (518) 476-1000 Roy Haynes Quartet Take Route 84 West to Exit 4W toward Route Jean-Luc Ponty 17(86) West. Proceed to Exit 104 onto Route Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey “What could be better than wonderful food 17B West. Travel approximately 10 miles; turn GAZEBO STAGE and Dixieland music by the river on a warm right at Hurd Road at the Bethel Woods sign. Esperanza Spalding summer afternoon?” Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Sunday Jazz Brunch Kingston (NY) International Jazz Festival Somi at River Stone Manor Produced by Planet Arts (518) 945-2669 Hayes Greenfield & Jazz-a-ma-Tazz (children’s 1437 Amsterdam Road (Route 5) Glenville, NY Free program) Featuring Dixieland Jazz by Skip Parsons' June 29 — At Kingston City Hall Anat Cohen Quartet Clarinet Marmalade John Lindberg Winter Birds Quartet Sunday, July 22, 2007 Music from 11-2 with June 30 — In the Rondout Sunday, June 24, 2007 Jam session 2-3 New York Latin Jazz Ensemble MAIN STAGE Special Southern-style brunch buffet Roland Vazquez Quintet Al Green $35 in advance; $38 at door. For reservations July 1 — In the Rondout Norman Brown’s Summer Storm featuring please call River Stone Manor @ 382-8322 Kingston High School Jazz Ensemble Peabo Bryson, Jeff Lorber & Marion Meadows; Diane Delin Quartet Trio Beyond — A Tribute to Joe Barna Qunitet featuyring Ralph LaLama Lifetime featuring Jack DeJohnette, John Jimmy Heath Big Band Scofield & ; Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Star Quintet featur- The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band featuring ing Slide Hampton Slide Hampton, Roberta Gambarini, James Moody, Jimmy Heath, Antonio Hart, Mark Skidmore Summer Jazz Institute Gross, Frank Basile, Roy Hargrove, Claudio Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs NY Roditi, Frank Greene, Greg Gisbert, Steve James Moody Quartet Davis, Jason Jackson, Jay Ashby, Douglas

June 26 – 8 pm Purviance, Roy Assaf, John Lee and Dennis Bernhard Theater Mackrel; Emphasis is on big-band music and Ravi Coltrane Quartet; main-stream Jazz. It includes articles Skidmore Jazz Faculty Sextet Carl Allen & New Spirit. and pictures of both historic and current June 28 – 8 pm GAZEBO STAGE interest. It’s only $10 for ten issues. Bernhard Theater Peter Bernstein Trio; Send your check to: Anat Fort; Christian Scott Quintet Hayes Greenfield & Jazz-a-ma-Tazz (children’s C. Robie Booth Ltd June 30 – 8 pm program); 6 Briarwood Rd. Bernhard Theater Carl Allen & New Spirit; Loudonville, NY 12211

Sachal Vasandani; and tell them you read about it here. Jason Moran and the Bandwagon Tickets at the Main SPAC Box Office facility Visit our link at www.swingtimejazz.org July 3 – 8 pm on Route 50, by phone at 518.587.3330, online Bernhard Theater at www.spac.org - and through Ticketmaster A P l a c e f o r J a z z Page 9

Proctor's Theatre Jazz Supporting Young Players

Area students will again have Student Requirements: A portion of A Place for Jazz concert a chance to study and per- receipts each year helps support local Age: 13-up form with professional musi- music scholarship. This year, Tuition: $200 cians at Proctor's Theatre this Schenectady County Community Faculty: Keith Pray summer. Aspiring jazz artists College has awarded the APFJ scholar- and Arthur Falbush will have the opportunity to ship to Ben Lanphear. Special Guest Artist: develop the skills needed to Jerry Weldon of the succeed in real-life Ben plays saxophones and oboe. Harry Connick, Jr. Big Band performance situations. He will be graduating from Chatham Location: Proctor's Theatre High School this month and attending Participants will be involved Contact: SCCC in the Performing Arts Music in the exhilarating creative Degree program. process that characterizes Kathy Jarvis Justin’s on Lark Ben plays in his high school concert jazz music while preparing Director of Public Relations and jazz bands. The jazz band has for a recording session and & Promotions final performance at the end Proctor¹s Theatre featured guest soloists Gary Smulyan of the week. 432 State Street and Wycliffe Gordon, both of whom Schenectady, NY 12305 will perform in this fall’s APFJ concert The dates are July 23-27. series. (518) 382-3884 ext. 138 Studies take place from [email protected] SCCC Music Director Bill Meckley Fine Food- 9am to 3 pm. said that Ben “is a strong player, Fine Art-Fine The week will culminate in improvises and reads well. We are very Jazz a performance that is free happy he is coming to SCCC.” to the public at the theatre 301 Lark St., Albany at 6 pm July 27. 436-7008

M n’ M’s Members and Musicians

Drummer and vocalist Dale “Right then I should have said, Vocalist Teri Foster has some memorable ‘Perhaps not – let’s pick an- Roiger's composition "Still reminiscences from a long other tune.’ But did I say that? Life" won third musical career. Here’s one he No-o-o, I did not. I said, ‘Just place in the Jazz category in the sent recently: give me 4 bars and we’re in.’ 2006 International Songwriting Competition. The competition There’s No Business Like “During those 4 bars it oc- received almost 15,000 entries Show Business curred to me that I had a com- from 88 plete mental block. I could not “In the late 1980s, I was work- countries throughout the remember one word of ‘Emily’ ing with a quintet in the Truf- world. Corner of Church although I had done the tune fles Room of the Hilton Hotel countless times before. "Still Life' is the title song of and Union Streets, in downtown Albany. The Teri's latest CD with Frank piano player was the erstwhile “Now we have a situation Schenectady NY Kimbrough, John Menegon, president of Local 14 of the where the piano player does Matt Wilson and Gil American Federation of Musi- not know the melody and the 1 North Church Street, Goldstein. It can be heard (and cians, Neil Brown. singer does not know the lyrics! Schenectady, NY purchased) at: http:// “We had just finished a tune “So I faked the whole song www.cdbaby.com/ For reservations, call from the Glenn Miller book for with double talk, hoping the teriroiger 518-346-3400 an elderly couple on the dance audience would think it was The sister of Dave McKenna floor who were trying to do some foreign language. informs us that his fans ‘the shag’ as they had in 1938. “Neil picked up on the chords can drop him a note at the They quit after about 4 bars, as we went along and we got following address: saying it was ‘too fast.’ Where- through it – all of which brings upon Neil said to me, ‘Why Dave McKenna to mind the old music business don’t you sing one?’ I said, ‘ 285 Pine Grove Road cliché: The Show Must Go OK, how about ‘Emily’ and On.” State College, PA Neil said ‘Will I know it?’ 16801 A P l a c e f o r J a z z Page 10 APFJ Membership Form

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****************** Special Thanks ****************** Norm Ainslie; Rob Aronstein; Ed August; C. Robie Booth; Joe Bowman; Al Brooks; Jody Shayne and Russ Brooks; Joan Chiverton; Tim Coakley; College of St. Rose; Bob Cudmore; Evvie and Bob Currie; James & Margaret Cunningham; Peggy Delaney; Beverly Elander; Charles and Jenny Frank; The Goldberg Clan; Jerry Gordon; The Hamilton Hill Art Center; The Hart Clan; Anita and Al Haugen; The Hyland Clan; Barbara Kaiser; Mike and Rosemary Lategano; Peter Lesser; Elea- nor Linberg; Chris Martin; Bill McCann; Gail and Bill Mattsson; Bill Meckley; Peg Miller; Bobbie Monterose; John and Donna Moroney; Yves Nazon; Brian Patneaude; Tom Pierce; Karen Rembert; Chuck Rembert; Kevin Roberts; Alice Rudnick; Schenectady County Community College; Joe Slomka and Claudia White; Randy Treece; Chris Waldron; Sharon Wesley; David Wilkinson Special thanks also to the Daily Gazette for their promotion of APFJ A P l a c e f o r J a z z Page 11

april Jazz appreciation month In Memory celebrated by Albany & Schenectady musi- cians unions One of our loyal members, Gaylord Preston, 87, died in March. Many concert-goers will remember Events at Schenectady Holiday Inn, Troy Revolution Hall, Albany Polish him as the bow-tied gentleman who Community Center attended most of our events. He was a member of the Society for the Preservation & Encourage- ment of Barber Shop Quartet Singing Photos by in America Inc. and of Faith United Andrzej Methodist Church, where he sang in the choir. Although he preferred Pilarczyk the traditional forms of jazz, he came and listened to the more adventurous Peter Ecklund Tim Coakley groups, and always had a smile and a kind word for our efforts. We will miss him at our concerts and extend our sympathy to his family.

Neil Brown and Diane Geddes Peg Delaney & Pete Toigo honor Peg Delaney

Lee and Leo Russo Paul Couch

R A D I O J A Z Z WVCR 88.3 FM Cutting edge Afro-Am Pop w/occasional Jazz/Latin flavor WCDB 90.9 FM Bill McCann on Saturday mornings from 8 am to 12 noon WAMC 90.3 FM Great mix. Jazz or jazz related music every evening including: Tim Coakley, Saturday 10:30 pm-12 midnight; Jim Wilke, Jazz After Hours 1 am to 5 am Friday and Saturday; Marian McPartland, Sunday 9pm; Afro-Pop Worldwide, 8 pm Sunday WRPI 91.5 Barbara Kaiser 10 am to noon on Tuesday. with a wonderfully eclectic mixture of Jazz+; Keven Roberts, Thursday. 8-10 pm with his exciting and varied theme shows WVPR 94.3 (Vermont Public Radio) George Thomas Tuesday-Thursday from 8-10 pm, Friday until midnight

WKLI 100.9 Sundays Albany 8 am. -10.am.: Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis; 12 noon -2 pm.: Swingin' with Sinatra; 7 pm. -10 pm.: Big Bands, Ballads & Blues; 10 pm-midnight: Big Band Jump A Place for Jazz is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to presenting the best in jazz. We receive funding from the Schenectady County Improvement programs well as from our ticket sales and membership contributions. Programs include concerts, public workshops, school-based clinics, a Jazz website, and general support of Jazz and its musicians. We welcome announcements and comments.

Editor: Tim Coakley Contributors: Tim Coakley, Beverly Elander, Jerry Gordon Web Mensch: Jerry Gordon Newsletter: Chris Waldron

A Place for Jazz, PO Box 1059 , Schenectady, NY 12301 518 393-4011 [email protected] Advisory Committee 1776 Union Street Schenectady NY Al Brooks, Tim Coakley, Peg Delaney, Mike Lategano, Al and Anita Haugen, Bill McCann, Gail Mattsson, 518-393-1326 or 1-800-734-7375 Yves Nazon, Brian Patneaude, Tom Pierce, Joe Slomka

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