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June-July 1992 A Place for lazz Summer of f azz Announces Fi Season This summer there are over 1,000 liv e J azz performances taking place within a 200 mile terrific young vibes player Jan Metzger. radius of the tri-city area.Jazz Masters like Max Roach, Milt This concert will be followed Hinton, Barry Harris, Sheila on Octobergby the return of Jordan, Barney Kessel and Claudio Roditi and his Elvin Jones and James Moody Sambop sextet. Mr. Roditi will be within a few hours of recently recorded a wherever you are. And hun- performance at the Village gate dreds of musicians of great with Tito Puente, Pacquito talent and little reknown will D'Rivera, Hilton Ruiz and be at festivals and local clubs. knows Dave Valentin. Who For a modest amount of he'll bring? what surprises money and a considerable amount of devotion you can On October 23 we introduce hear some wonderful music. the Either Orchestra, a fantas- Check our calendar on tic little Big Band (9 pieces) Pages RonnieWells from Boston whose original 4 and 5 for more details. arrangements have been excit- ing the East Coast. They begin their nationwide tour with us! W trrr drum rolls and trumpet flourishes A Place f.or Jazz On November 20th we close INSIDE announces its fifth season. See with the exciting piano of Rene 200 Words................ ....p.2 page 10 and L1for order forms Rosnes and her quartet. She'll and more information. The My Solo... ....p.3 appear with Billy Drummond opens on September 18 azz Calendar........... ..p.4,5 season (who appeared with Peter I with the sensationalJazz vocal- .........p.5 Leitch last year) and other JazzDJ ist Ronnie Wells and her quart- great players from NYC. J a22makers.............. ......p.7 et including Ron Elliston on Media & Ja22.................p.8 piano, James Ki^g on Bass,. Fall Season...................p.10 Mike Smith on drums and the Continued on page 2 2 0 0 r s by GIyn Evans On How the World Views |azz Recordings It is my pleasure to use, upon occasion, an international database housed in Columbus, Ohio, of some 25 million catalogue records. The data base, growing by 1.5 million items annually, records the collections of some 10,000 libraries from Finlandto London to Peoria to Tokyo including sound recordings. OCLC recently published a list of the top 150 recording performances in the ditabase. The results are not a popularity poll. They are a record of the individual unique performances that serious libraries have chosen to collect, catalog and retain for posterity. They encompass all music performances in the database, regardless of genre. Here is a partial list. Rating Artist Performances 1 London Symphony 2942 41, Louis Armstrong 420 45 Andre Previn 399 (mostlyclassical) 49 Duke Ellington 3S3 51 Count Basie 373 sz BingCrosby zr3 H:#.*:Xffi[,,:?..',ii.#:yr1.il,1,X'..i:fi; 69 Benny Goodman 320 achievement, multiplied by the millions of 85 Miles Davis 283 mortals who have 6een iniprea, supportea 89 Coleman Hawkins 281, and eonsoled_by such bearity_ Tt yo" rc6 Fletcher Henderson 250 performers. "lri 110 Ella Fitzgerald 249 111 Ray Charles 247 Footnote: For readers in New York's Capital 1,1.6 Dizzy Gillespie 245 Districtwhowanttodoth-eirownlazzreseirch, 722 Frank Sinatra 24L 1o_uwillfind thatmostcolleges aremembers of OCLC, as are 12g Oscar peterson 236 the State Libraryand some.public 1,s6 Elvis presley 232 Itiilltyi,Tmheadquarters'-rhevmaylieable 739 John Coltrane 229 150 Karl Boem 222 Fall Season: Cont'il from front page In addition we'll have a special Children's Concert on the Warm the Spirit -- afternoon of Saturday, November 7th featuring the Support newly formed Empir e J azz Orchestra led by Bill Meckley. Just the kind of event to Lioe introduce the young people in lazz! your life toJazz. o o fammin' at the support to Jazz. Not to be VanDyck forgotten is the wonderfuLJazz Thursday night at the Van series at Troy Music Hall and Dyck Restaurant in Schenec- the occasional efforts at places tady has become the place for like Proctors and the Egg. Some wonderful things are musicians from all over the area happening on the nationalJazz to Jam. A few weeks ago the This summer there are Jazz scene. The building of a Jazz place was packed with Festivals in Saratoga at SPAC network and the activities of the musicians, lazz fans and a and at Skidmore, in Burlington, NJSO and Lila Wallace Reader's great sense of pleasure. Al- VT. (all around the city), at the Digest Foundation are described most every seat was filled and University of Massachusetts at elsewhere in the APFI News- it was one of those rare oc- Amherst and at Round Lake letter. In addition, Lincoln casions that both the band Auditorium. And then there's Center and Carnegie Hall are stand and audience was multi- the Lake G eorgeJazzFestival to pioneering newlazz series that racial. There were musicians of cap off the Summer. At least 30 has everyone excited. all ages, from the very young high schools in the area and 4 Scott Troutwine on Tenor to the colleges have active Jazz And exciting things are hap- very experienced Chris Rouse programs. pening in Northeastern New on Bass (he played with Bird). York as well. Just a few months Most exciting of all; hundreds ago we thought we were going After a few fits and starts, of area musicians are playing, Jam to lose the Van Dyck, but ifls night at the Van Dyck is now growing and working at pre- back with Thursday night Jam fixed on Thursday night and senting their interpretations of sessions and a more adven- begins at 7:30pm. Ifs a terrific the art called Jazz. And many turous Jazz policy. Justin's is evening done with the support them are working hard at still presenting the bestof of Music Jazz business of of WHRL and Hermie's a small room can support. And learning the their Store. there are new promoters like promoting and selling new audiences that Scott Merril who are bringing music to the are developing for their great Jazz into the area. performances. lIrrrrrrlrrrri I T Publications like Swingin' To are you T Special Order Seniors and the Source are Finally there all of I people out there A*y Book In Print T giving great local support to wonderful I who have supported our I CalI I Jazz. Andatleast l0local radio fl edgling organization, A Place z4;-271e I stations play Jazz on a regular f.otJazz. Almost every day we I basis. Records n' Such continues ! check or a I I its usual service of providing get a phone call, a THE OPEN DOOR note of support for what we're I T access to great Jazz recordings 728Jay St. trying to do. It is greatto know T I and there are even rumors that Downtown Schenectady there are so many of you T I a new azzclub will be opening that I in this area that ate trying to I t in Schenectady on Labor Day. Books Gifts make A Place for in T I Clubs and restaurants like fazz Greeting Cards Northeastern New York. I I L'Ecole, Mill Road Acres and I Children's Music and Toys I Cappricio continue to give Arrrrrrrrtrrl T The information below was sent to L'Ecole Encore 44 Fuller Rd., Albany, us by the Calendar 437-1234. Unusual in that it has music clubs listed below. It's best Van Dyck Cont'd. to check by telephone before going during the middle of the week. Check because there may be last minute July them out on Tues, Wed,Thurs. Call changes. Clubs have a cover (or 17-18-Ric Stone gt w/Steve Ia- for info. music charge) or a minimum pur- Spina & Frank Gant. $7,2 shows chase (food or drink). Frequentlv only. ]ointly presented with A 9 Maple Av e.,l azz Club 9 Maple Ave., both. Reservations are advisable (e"s- Place Forlazz. Saratoga Springs. Frequently has cover pecially for better-known groups) as August of $2. many of the clubs seat less than 100. Wynton Marsalis comes to the Van June- Dyck. Call for details. S-Don Young,lazz gaitar G8pm, 6-John Hilton Trio, 10pm -2am |ustin Mc Neill's 301 Lark St., A1- Fountain Restaurant 283 New Scot- cover bany. Music has been pushed up to land Ave., Albany. 482-9898 12-Cole Broderick & Cliff Avery,6- 10:30pm, but still3 sets. Very small. Skip Parsons & his RiverboatJazz 8pm Excellent food. Reservations a must. Band 2nd weekend each month 13-Tony Costanzo trio w/Paul Cover and minimum. lazz Brunch 10pm-2am. Call for details. Mastriani, Chris Rouse, 10pm- 2am. on Sundays at 1 1am. Music begins at cover 12noon. (b = brunch) Iron Horse Cafe 20 Centre St., 19- Steve Hudson & Iim Daggs june Northampton, Mass. 413-584-0510. 6-8pm 5-6 - Hal Miller band w/ Erica Music charge,most concerts tick- 20- Cole Broderick & Friends eted (about $10) Catl 1-800-THE- 10pm-2am cover 7-Erica Lindsey and Francesca TICK for advance ticket sales. Seats 26-Ian McDonald, Jazz Piano w/ Tanksley b about 170. Cliff Avery 12-13- Nick Brignola Qt. ]une 6-8pm 14- ]ody Shayne Duo s b 2-TajMahal 27-Ray Alexander & Friends,l0 to 19-20 -JazzCauans w/ Dave 5- Terrence Blanchard 2am Colarco '|7-Mzwahke Mbuli (the Gil Scott Iuly 21 -Linda Brown/IanMcDonald Heron of South Africa) 3- Blueswing Trio, 10pm-2am. cover 26-27 -Pat LaBarbera(tenor sax) 18- Saffire & the Uppity Blues 4- TBA 10pm-2am cover 8-Cole Broderick CUff Qt(formerly with Elvin ]ones) Women & Avery 6- 28-Erica Lindsey/ Francesca 8P* Tanksley b Half Moon Cafe 154 Madison 10- Cole Broderick & Friends, 10pm- July (brunches TBA) Ave., Albany 436-0329 2am, cover 11-Tony 3-4 - Nick Brignola Qt.
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