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2017 Spring Concert Series Connecting Jazz Lovers with Each Other CPFJ Newsletter & the Music! CENTRAL PA FRIENDS OF JAN/ FEB 2017 #45 2017 SPRING CONCERT SERIES SUNDAY, APRIL 2 ND 3 PM BUSTER WILLIAMS QUARTET featuring STEVE WILSON & LENNY WHITE POLLOCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS 340 N 21st St., CAMP HILL PA SUNDAY, APRIL 30th 3 PM CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY with the JOHNNY O’NEAL TRIO HARRISBURG MIDTOWN ARTS CENTER CAPITOL ROOM 1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg PA JUNE 16th - THIRD CPFJ SPRING CONCERT Messiah College’s Parmer Hall - 7:30pm May 27 - 29 HARRISBURG ARTS FEST - Central PA Friends of Jazz Tent and Stage 2nd & Walnut Sts., Riverfront Park, Hbg PA June 14 - 17 CENTRAL PA FRIENDS OF JAZZ CAMP Messiah College, Mechanicsburg PA August 10 - 13 37th Annual CENTRAL PA JAZZ FESTIVAL . pg. 2 - Executive Director Letter pg. 7 - One Time Only Events Calendar pg. 3 - Grants & Donors pg. 8 & 9 - Passings 2016 pg. 4 - 2017 Spring Concert Series pg. 10 - Berks & Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festivals pg. 5 - Spring Concerts - Online Store pg. 11 - Membership Application & Ticket Order Form pg. 6 - Steady Gig Calendar pg. 12 - mailing page The Vibe is published monthly at the Central PA Friends of Jazz, 5721 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg PA 17112 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Central Pennsylvania .. Friends of Jazz We thank Steve and Julie Groff and all of the staff at Wyndridge Farm for providing us with a . 5721 Jonestown Road great space for our last Fall Concert with The Pat Martino Trio on October 2nd.. The Barn was Harrisburg PA 17112 filled with great sounds and smiling faces as the group played many originals and jazz favorites . with Pat’s robust guitar sound at the helm. Drummer Carmen Intorre and organist Pat Bianchi TEL: 717-540-1010 . provided inspired support and the audience was thrilled to hear Pat and the group in fine form. WEB: . www.friendsofjazz.org We were thrilled with the turnout for the Ronnie Waters Scholarship event on Dec. 27th at River EMAIL: City Blues Club. There was great music all night with Jonathan Ragonese, Jim Wood, Steve [email protected] Meashey, Jeff Stabley and a host of student and professional artists sitting in - including a wonderful performance by the master himself, Ron Waters. We raised $6,000 for the scholarship Steve Rudolph fund that evening thanks to your kind donations and the auctioned items. This support will insure Executive Director that many Central PA music students will have educational opportunities available for the year to . come. Sheila Ross . Office Manager Our Spring Concert dates have been arranged and we will be hosting two concerts in April. On Sunday the 2nd, we will present Buster Williams Quartet at the Pollock Center in Camp Hill. Buster has been a guest at at least four CPFJ concerts in the past, but this is first time as the band CPFJ Board of Directors: leader. He will bring drummer Lenny White (formerly with Chick Corea and Miles Davis) and . saxophonist Steve Wilson (a prolific performer who has appeared on over 150 CDs with major artists). Steve was also one of the guest educators at last year’s Central PA Friends of Jazz Camp at Dr. William Anderson Messiah College and we are very pleased to welcome him back for another performance. (Membership) . Paul Bratcher On Sunday, April 30th We will host our second Spring event in the Capital Room at Harrisburg (President) Midtown Arts Center. We hosted Harry Allen’s group there in October 2016 and the facility was Dr. Paul Haidet a hit with all of the attendees - there’s a bar and food is available during the event. Thanks to John (Newsletter) Traynor, they will also again offer FREE VALET PARKING to all who attend. Mary Heltzel The guest artist that day will be jazz piano giant Johnny O’Neal and his Trio. I first met Johnny (Marketing ) while I was on the Dorsey band, We were playing in Toledo and after our concert we went to the Mark Hunsberger hotel’s lounge where Johnny was performing with a group. From the first note, we all knew that (Treasurer) this was a very special artist - his performance was breath-taking. He has had a rebirth in his health Waverly Parker and career and we are more than pleased to present him for your listening pleasure - we hope you (Secretary) will take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear one of the most respected pianists in jazz today. Mark Swartzbaugh Please support all of the great artist’s appearances coming up on our concerts - without CPFJ most (Marketing) of them would never be able to be heard live in Central PA. If you love the music and want it to be Keith Thomas available locally, we need you to make the extra effort and and support the cause - this goes for (Vice President & Concessions) CPFJ events as well as concerts in other venues and includes our own area artists’ appearances in Tim Thompson clubs and other venues. The fan base for jazz internationally is currently at a low point, so be sure (Youth Committee) to tell your friends and invite them to come along - they won’t hear better music anywhere in the Tim Warfield, Jr. world and they will enjoy seeing the unique venues and meeting all of the interesting people who (Artistic Director) frequent jazz performances. We thank all of our supporters who participated in the Lancaster County Extraordinary Give - a 24- Youth Band Director: hour giving marathon held on Nov. 18th that benefitted more than 425 local non-profit Ron Waters organizations. We truly appreciate the Lancaster County Community Foundation including us in . this effort and we raised over $1,000 in our first appearance in The Give - a great start! . Saxophonist Rick Hirsch has released a CD entitled “Pocono Git Down ” that features his Big Ol’ The ViBE Band - a unique ensemble of 22 musicians, mostly from Central PA. This recording was funded by Steve Rudolph - Editor donations to a Kickstarter program from many of our members and area jazz fans. I was happy to Sheila Ross - Contributing Editor be one of the musicians on this CD and really appreciate all of the kind folks who came together to make this project a reality. Rick will be advertising the CD in a future issue of The Vibe, but you Paul Haidet - Contributing Editor . can find it at cdbaby.com or on iTunes now. Please tell your friends to visit our website to read The ViBE , and check out videos of upcoming artists and events - we try to keep the site looking good, interesting, and up to date. We are currently in the process of opening a store at our office location on Jonestown Rd. If you have any CDs or LPs that are in great shape that you want to donate them for a tax write off, please let us know. We will soon be selling some of these items on Ebay as well. 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