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Connecting 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 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 and ) 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 CDLP s or s 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. . As always, we hope you will share some of your time and help us by volunteering - there are many ways you can help the Friends of Jazz - PLEASE CALL! . Support JAZZ - Thanks to all for your continuing support! . the Music of Freedom! Executive Director, CPFJ

2. The Vibe is published monthly at the Central PA Friends of Jazz - 5721 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg PA 17112 GRANTS Children’s Home Foundation Cultural Enrichment Fund DONORS Dauphin County Commissioners Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation Debbie Abel & Josh Millman - Ronda & David Abel - Dave Allard & Mardi Sawyer The Hall Foundation Allen Theater / Skip Hicks - David M. Armesto, M.D. / Armesto Eye Associates - Dr. William Anderson The Bill & Beverlee Lehr Fund TFEC Dorothy Andrews - Matthew Babb - Betty A. Baker - Donald Barber - Kathryn T. Bard The Olewine Family Trust Rosemary Barrett & Howard Ulan - Leslie & Ken Beamer - Carl B. Bear - Alan & Mary Beavers John Bell - Gerald A. Bennett - Karen Best - A. Anthony Bianchi - Louise A. Bianco Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Augy & Viola Bish - Janice R. 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Litton, MD Craig & Gail Llewellyn - Barry Long - Charles Long - Cheryl Lookofsky JAZZ LEGACY DONORS Ruth, Vince & Andrew Loose - Ted Luckenbaugh - Don & Cindy Lynch - Dan Lysaght Leesa Crnogorac Gary Lysaght & Deborah Krekstein - Stuart & Marty Malina - Paul Marchetti - Laurence V. Martick Mary Louise McDowell - Maryann McElroy & Bob Miller - Col. & Mrs. Leo T. McMahon, Jr. - Robert Meckley ADVERTISERS August "Skip" Memmi - Bernie Mendelsohn, Esq. - Stan & Beverly Michalak - Robert Middleton All Better Care Craig Miller - Nancy Miller - Thomas J. Miller - Phillip & Nancy Dering Mock - James F. Mole Jim & Phyllis Mooney - Gerald K. Morrison - Patricia Morrison - John F. Mosser - Elizabeth Mullaugh Art Association of Harrisburg Arthur Reeher Co., Inc. Joe Mulvey - Martin L. & Lucy Miller Murray - Leeshaun Ott Musick - Karen Narvol Glenn & Sherry Naser - Jack Nissley - Phil Nissley - Michael J. O'Keefe - Ben Olewine Rosemary Barrett Kristen Olewine Milke - Dale Orris - Sondra S. 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Thorpe & Richard Bowman - Elizabeth Trez / Trez Music Education Center - James A. Trostle Tucker Arnsberg Attorneys Jay Umble - Melissa Vayda - Waggoner, Frutiger & Daub, CPA - Dan Wagner - Aaron Walker - Tim Warfield, Jr. UFinancial Group - Frank Rankin Brett & Jessica Warren - William W. Warren, Jr. - John L. Weaver - Richard & Madeline Weidner Waggoner, Fruitiger and Daub LLP Wells Foundation - Richard J. Wengert - Judy Whale - Kyle Whale - Barbara A. Whetstone Dave Wilson Music Donn & Joyce Whetstone - Lennie Whitcomb - Doug & Rebecca Wilburne - Sam & Susan Wilder Adolphus B. Williams - Emily O. Williams - Chet C. Williamson - David M. Wilson - David Winter James L. Wirt - John U. Wisotzkey - Erica Wollenhaupt & Pat Van Horn - Jeffrey S. Woodruff CPFJ CONCERT PARTNERS David Yinger - Marie K. Zeigler - LeRoy S. Zimmerman The Allen Theatre Gretna Music Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center THANKS TO ALL OF OUR DONORS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT ! Millersburg University - The Ware Center

3 3. 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

BUSTER WILLIAMS is a prodigious artist whose playing knows no limits. One of jazz's most valuable sidemen, Buster Williams has flourished through many periods of changing fashions in jazz. Best known since the 1980s for his solid, dark tone and highly refined technique on the acoustic bass, the jazz-rock generation knew him as the mobile anchor of Herbie Hancock's exploratory Mwandishi Sextet from 1969 to 1973. Buster has played, recorded and performed with jazz giants Art Blakey, , Jimmy Heth, Carmen McRae, Chet Baker, Chick Corea, Dexter Gordon, Erroll Garner, Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner, Nancy Wilson, Elvin Jones, , & Miles Davis, to name a few. Born Anthony Williams, the son of a bassist, Buster began his career in the late 50’s and has gone on to be a member of some of the seminal groups in the history of jazz - Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi sextet, Sphere (a Monk tribute group with Charlie Rouse), The Great Jazz Trio (Hank Jones, Tony Williams & Buster), The Timeless All-Stars w/ Cedar Walton & & the Jazz Crusaders. He has been a frequent guest at CPFJ concerts through the years.

STEVE WILSON has attained “first-call” status as a studio musician, concert performer and educator. He is currently Associate Professor at City College of N.Y, and on faculty at the Juilliard School. He was honored by New York University, recognizing his outstanding service in jazz education. A musician's musician, Wilson has performed on more than 150 recordings led by George Duke, , & Maria Schnieder among many others, as well as eight recordings as a leader. He was a member of the Dave Holland Quintet, and from 1998-2001 & was with Chick Corea's Grammy winning sextet "Origin". Wilson is one-half of a formidable duo with renowned drummer Lewis Nash as heard on their celebrated recording Dulogue, and he co-leads an elegant trio with pianist and bassist . Wilson also performs with several Grammy-winning ensembles: Maria Schneider Orchestra, Christian McBride , Billy Childs Quartet, Big Band, and the Buster Williams Quartet.

LENNY WHITE was born in . A self-taught drummer, he began his career in local groups, and was playing regularly with Jackie McLean in the late 1960s .In 1969, he appeared on Miles Davis' historic recording on Bitches' Brew and later in 1970 he played with on before joining Corea's and Azteca in 1972. . For five years, he recorded a number of with Return to Forever including the award winning and . When the group split up in 1977 White signed with the Nemperor label (via Atlantic) and recorded two albums as leader. White has played with a who's who of jazz including , , , , , and among others. As a member of Return To Forever during 1973-76, White gained a strong reputation as one of the top fusion drummers, but he was always versatile enough to play in many settings. This concert is underwritten by a generous grant from the Shearer Family Fund of TFEC on the behalf of R. Scott Shearer TICKETS FOR OUR SPRING CONCERT SERIES ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING THE CPFJ OFFICE AT 717-540-1010, ON OUR WEBSITE - WWW.. FRIENDSOFJAZZ ORG - BY MAILING IN THE FORM ON PAGE 11 OF THE Vi BE OR AT THE DOOR THE DAY OF THE CONCERT . 4. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO FOOD OR DRINK AVAILABLE AT THE POLLOCK CENTER EVENT. SUNDAY, APRIL 30th 3PM CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY with the JOHNNY O’NEAL TRIO HARRISBURG MIDTOWN ARTS CENTER CAPITOL ROOM 1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg PA

Tickets available on page 11 of this edition, by phone, or from our website. FREE VALET PARKING!

Johnny O'Neal, born October 10, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, is an American neo-bop jazz pianist and vocalist. His playing ranges from the technically virtuosic to the tenderest of ballad interpretations. Though unique in style, he is influenced by many jazz elders, including Oscar Peterson and Art Tatum. He has led many recording dates with jazz heavyweights such as Russell Malone and many others. He moved to New York City to perform with Clark Terry in 1981, and also landed a regular job at the Blue Note, accompanying such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Nancy Wilson, Joe Pass and Kenny Burrell. He was a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers for two years from 1982-1983 and made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1985.

On the recommendation of Oscar Peterson, O'Neal portrayed Art Tatum in the 2004 movie Ray, convincingly recreating Tatum's sound on the song "Yesterdays". A 2006 DVD "Tight" captured O'Neal at the height of his powers. In an interview, pianist Mulgrew Miller said, "In my generation of musicians there are two artists who are probably the most naturally talented. They both happen to be from Detroit. One is , the saxophonist. The other is pianist Johnny O’Neal. There are so many outstanding things about Johnny’s playing. Number one, the touch. Johnny has a million dollar touch. Very few people touch the piano like that to get that kind of sound and feeling. The other thing is his feeling of swing, which is so natural. Then there’s Johnny’s personality, so engaging. And Johnny can play a ballad like few people, if any. I’ve always held his talent in the highest regard, and I think he’s a very special artist." Pianist and jazz luminary Barry Harris stated, “ Johnny is a very special cat - if ever somebody sounded like Art Tatum, it’s him - he’s got it all.” Noted saxophonist Lou Donaldson called Johnny, “the king of the piano”.

We hope you will come out and hear this wonderful artist in the unique Capitol Room at the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center - food and drink will be available in the concert’s cabaret setting... . This concert is underwritten by a generous grant from the Shearer Family Fund of TFEC on the behalf of R. Scott Shearer

JazZenJourney, Italy is an immersion into the Tuscan landscape, an inspirational sojourn for body, mind, and soul ... with quiet morning meditations, world-class jazz performances each evening, gourmet cuisine, day trips to hilltop villages, local artisans and vineyards, picnics in olive groves, frescoed chapels, and much more. July 29-August 5, 2017 Borgo San Fedele INFORMATION: 717-514-3082 Travel to the heart of Tuscany with hosts Andrea & Steve Rudolph WWW.JAZZENJOURNEY.COM JazZenJourney is a sublime experience set in the heavenly Tuscan countryside … this is a week you will not forget. - William Anderson 5. Steady Gigs...... January/February 2017

Accomac Inn - 6330 S. River Road, York, PA , 6-9 pm, 717-252-1521, Reservations Suggested, Call for Schedule 2/3 & 3/3 Tom Hilliker Duo American Ale House - 1821 Cricklewood Drive, State College, PA , 7:00-9:30 pm, 814-237-9701, Cover $5, First Tuesdays 2/7 & 3/7 Zeropoint Big Band Andalusia - 26 N. Hanover St., Carlisle, PA , 6-9 pm, 717-462-4141, Live Jazz w/ Steve Rudolph on Second Mondays 2//13 & 3/13 Steve Rudolph Trio Bangkok Wok - 125 Gateway Plaza, Mechanicsburg, PA , Last Friday of the month, 6-9 pm, Phyllis Chappel (vocals) & Steve Jewett (guitar) Barrel 135 - 135 West Third Street, Williamsport, PA , Jazz Wednesdays 6-8 pm, Sunday Brunch 11-1 pm, 570-322-7131, Call for Schedule Bazil Italian Restaurant - 1101 Northern Blvd., Clarks Summit, PA , Jazz Wednesdays 7:30-10 pm, Marko Marcinko Jazz Quartet Beans in the Belfry - 122 W. Potomac St., Brunswick, MD , Sunday Jazz, Brunch 11:00-2pm, 301-834-7178 1/22 CG Duo 1/29 Brian Litz 3/12 Mike Gellar & Christiana Drapkin Belvedere Inn - 402 N. Queen Street, Lancaster, PA , Jazz on Fri & Sat 7-10 pm, 717-394-2422, Call for Complete Schedule 1/20 Tom Pontz 1/21 Robin Work Trio 1/27 Dave Wilson Trio 1/28 Tom Witmer Trio 2/3 Art Lumsdens Bongo Combo 2/4 Ryan Kaufman Triology 2/10 Swing Street 2/11 Bailey Fulginiti Trio 2/17 Tom Pontz Trio 2/18 - Sonia V Trio 2/24 - Dave Wilson Trio 2/25 - Mark Huber Trio 3/3 Andy Roberts Trio 3/4 Jay Umble Trio 3/10 Kelly Delaveris Trio 3/11 Robin Work Trio 3/17 Jay Umble Trio Bistro on Bridge - 212 Bridge Street, Phoenixville, PA , www.bistroonbridge.com, 8-10pm, 2nd Tues of every month - $7 cover - The Last Big Band Black Gryphon - 54 Mt. Gretna Rd, Elizabethtown PA (717) 367-1859, Jazz Occasionally, Call for Schedule Bluebird Inn - 2387 Cornwall Rd. Lebanon, PA (717) 273-3000 Jazz on First Wednesdays 3/1 Jay Umble & Steve Meashey Bridge Inn - Route 73 & Covered Bridge Road, Pleasantville, PA , 610-689-5818, 8-11PM, Call for Schedule 2/25 Dave Wilson & Gerry Werner Building 24 - 1115 Bern Road, Wyomissing, PA , 610-375-2700, www.building24live.com, Times & Ticket Prices Vary, Food Available 1/20, 1/27, 2/24, 3/3. Ken Gehret (solo guiar) Bullfrog Brewery - 229 West Fourth Street, Williamsport PA 570-326-4700; Sunday Jazz Brunch - Burgess, Mitchell & Stetz; Jazz Wednesdays 7-10PM feat: 1/25 & 2/ 22 Organ Trio East 2/1 Doug McMinn Quartet call for complete schedule... Christiane David Gallery - 112 N Prince St, Lancaster, PA , (717) 293-0809 , First Friday Jazz 6-9pm - Jim Wood, Willie Morales & Larry Marshall Crawdaddy’s - 1500 N 6th St., Harrisburg PA , 717-232-7374, Jazz on Saturdays, 7-9 pm, Call for Schedule Deerhead Inn - 5 Main St., Delaware Water Gap PA 570-424-2000 www.deerheadinn.com live jazz four nights a week 2/4 Dave Liebman 2/11 Bob Dorough The Deli - 113 Hester St, State College, PA , 814-237-5710, Sundays, Noon-2 pm, Jay Vonada Duo DiSalvo's - 341 East Fourth St, Williamsport, PA , 570-327-1200, Saturdays 7-10 pm, Call for Schedule (Seasonal - June thru September) Duling-Kurtz Country House & Inn - 146 South Whitford Rd, Exton, PA , (610) 524-1830, Jazz on Fridays 6-9pm, http://dulingkurtz.com/ for complete schedule 1/20 & 2/24 Bob Howell 1/27 & 2/10 Carolyn Nelson 2/3 Larry McKenna 12/2 Frank Strauss Eden Resort & Suites - 222 Eden Rd., Lancaster PA , 717-569-6444, Sunday Champagne Brunch - Bill Horn (piano) 10:30AM - 1:30PM Firestone's Culinary Tavern - 105 North Market St. Frederick MD 2nd Sundays - Noon-4pm - Connie Guy's New Orleans Style Jazz Brunch (301) 663-0330 The Gourmet Goat - 41 N. Potomac St., Hagerstown, MD , 301-790-2343, Fridays/Saturdays 6-9 pm, Call for Schedule 1/20, 2/4 & 2/25 Karensa Gray Greenfield Inn - 595 Greenfield Road, Lancaster, PA , 717-731-0668, Music on Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 pm (some jazz) call for schedule 1/15 Karensa Gray Gullifty's – Cedar Cliff Mall, 1104 Carlisle Road, Camp Hill, PA , (717) 761-6692, Jazz on most Wednesdays (except the first Wed.) 6:30-9:30 pm – CPFJ Jam Sessions every 2nd Wed. 1/18 Barry Long & Steve Rudolph 1/25 Hassan JJ Shakur, Ben Mauger & Steve Rudolph 2/8 CPFJ Jam Session 2/15 Steve Meashey & Steve Rudolph 2/22 Kelly Delaveris & Steve Rudolph 3/8 CPFJ Jam Session 3/15 & 3/22 Steve Rudolph Duo Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center (HMAC )- 1110 North 3rd St, Harrisburg, Jazz Fridays 5-8pm 1/20 Tony Marino (b) & Steve Rudolph 1/27 Erin Cruise & Steve Rudolph 2/3 Dred Perky Scott & Steve Rudolph 2/10 Joshua Davis & Steve Rudolph 2/17 Andy Roberts & Steve Meashey 2/24 Nancy & Spencer Reed Hotel Hershey Iberian Lounge - 100 Hotel Rd, Hershey, 717-534-8821, Saturdays, 8-11 pm, some jazz - Call for Complete Schedule 2/18 Dave Wilson & Dave Winter Hotel Hershey Veranda - 100 Hotel Road, Hershey, 717-534-8821, 7:30-10:30 pm (Seasonal) some jazz - Call for Complete Schedule Holy Hound - 57 West Market St, York, PA , 717-855-2410, Jazz on Third Thursdays, 7-10 pm, 1/19 & 2/16 Tim Warfield Quartet Horse Inn - 540 E Fulton St, Lancaster PA , 717-392-5528, Jazz Tuesdays & Saturdays - Tom Pontz Trio Huckleberry's Restaurant - Fulton Steamboat Inn, Rt. 30 and 896, Lancaster, Pa. 5:30-8:00 PM . Bill Horn - solo piano - Feb 10 , 11, 17, 18. March 3, 4, 10, 11 717-299-9999 Jazz in the Attic - State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave, State College, PA , 814-272-0606, 8:00 pm, $10 GA/$7 Students 1/20 Elizabeth Webb Quartet Jazz in the City – Strand Capitol Theater Studio, 50 N. George St, York, PA , 717-846-1111, $5 or Free for Students, 5-7pm, First Fridays (Jeff Stabley and friends) Jazz in the Sky - Ware Center, 42 N. Prince St., Lancaster, PA , 717-871-7600, arts MU .com, 7:30 pm, $25 (incl. light food & drink) 6 concerts annually 2/17/17 Bob Dorough 3/10/17 JD Walter w/ Jim Ridl & Tim Warfield 4/21 River City Big Band John Wright Restaurant, Wrightsville PA 717-252-0416 occasional jazz - call for schedule La Piazza - 800 Lititz Pike, Lititz PA , 717-625-1222, 5:30-8:30pm, Jazz Mondays w/ Doug LaSala, No Cover The Main Cup - 14 West Main St., Middletown, MD , 301-371-4433 Thursday Night “Valley Jazz Jam”, 7:30-10:00 pm - all musicians welcome to sit in Mexitaly - 2440 East Market Street, York, PA , 717-600-8226, Occasional Jazz, Call for Schedule MJ's Coffeehouse - Allen Theatre, 36 E. Main St., Annville, PA , 717-867-3535, BYOB , 7:30 pm, $5 cover, "First Thursday Jazz Series" 2/2/ w/ Andy Roberts & Friends The Pressroom - 26 W. King St., Lancaster, PA , 717-399-5400, Jazz Wednesdays 7-10 pm, Call for Schedule, 2nd Sundays - 2/12 & 3/12 Sunday Swing w/ Rue de la Pompe (Gypsy Jazz) Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat, “Jazzin' on the Pride” - City Island Dock, Harrisburg, PA , Thursdays, 5:30-8:30pm, $10, seasonal June through September Puirsell's Pub - 15 S. 6th St, Lewisburg, PA , Jazz/Blues - Wednesday Jazz, 6-9 pm, Greg Burgess - Burgess, Mitchell & Seal River City Blues Club - 819 S Cameron St, Harrisburg, PA , www.rivercityhbg.com - 3 RD MONDAY s - River City Big Band, 7-9:30 pm, 4 TH MONDAY s - CPFJ Jam Session, 7-10 pm Tuesday evening “Jazz & Cocktails” 5:30-8:30 with Steve Rudolph & friends Sat. 3/11 Paul Bratcher Quartet Round Guy’s Brewery - 324 W Main St, Entrance on South Wood St, Lansdale, PA Jazz Wednesdays 7:30pm (215) 368-2640 Ruth's Chris Steak House - Mohegan Sun Casino, Plains, PA , Fridays, 6:30-9:30 pm, Saturdays 8:30-11:30pm, Ruth's Chris Jazz Trio The Social Lounge - 29 E. Gay Street, West Chester, PA . - Jazz Thursdays at 8 pm. - groups led by drummer Glenn Ferracone St. James Episcopal Church - 119 N Duke St., Lancaster PA , Jazz Mass - 5 p.m. Saturdays, J. R. Ankney & His Duke Street Band Ted's Bar & Grill - 7300 Allentown Blvd., Harrisburg, PA , 717-652-3832, Jazz on Sunday, Call for Schedule Tellus 360 – 24 E. King Street, Lancaster, PA , 717-393-1880, Third Sundays, 2-5 PM , New Orleans Jazz Session with Andy Mowatt 1/15 Andy Mowatt's Steely Jam (fusion) 2/28 Tom Pontz Project The Timbers – 350 Timbers Rd, Mt. Gretna, 717-964-3601, First Friday Arts Night w/ Live Jazz, 6-9 pm Trattoria Fratelli - 502 East Lehman Street, Lebanon PA 717-273-1443, Jazz on the last Tuesday of the month w/ guitarist Jay Umble and Friends 6-9pm Victor's of York - 554 South Ogontz St, York, PA , 717-854-7958, Jazz on Fridays 8-11 pm, No Cover, Call for Schedule 1/20 Dave Wilson Trio 2/3 Ryan Kauffman Triology 2/10 Stabley/Meashey & Wood 2/17 AJ Myers Trio 2/24 Loser/Kuhns/Kostoff Zola Kitchen & Wine Bar - 324 W. College Ave, State College, PA 16801 (814) 237-8474, Jazz Thursdays, 8-10pm 2/23 Swing-Nova 3/16 Rick Hirsch & Steve Rudolph Support your area’s musicians and the venues that hire them! Let us know of other sites that are hosting jazz and we will include them in our next issue of The ViBE !! 6. One Time Only Events...... January/February 2017 JANUARY 2017 Fri. 1/20 Jay Umble Trio w/ Steve Meashey and Theo Umble Unitarian Church of Harrisburg Coffeehouse Series, 1280 Clover Ln, 7:30pm - 9:00pm (717) 564-1885 Sat. 1/21 Dave Winter (piano) & Rick Appell (guit) - Front Porch Café, 55 S. Richland Ave. York, PA (717) 848-8842 Sat. 1/21 Bunny Peters Trio; Cindy “Bunny” Peters (voc), Bruce Peters (b), Tony Grigonis (g) Tastealotta, 829 State Street Plaza, Lemoyne, PA 11AM to 2PM; FREE Fri. 1/27 Dave Winter (solo piano) The Orchards Restaurant, 1580 Orchard Drive Chambersburg, PA 6-9PM Sat. 1/28 Market Square Concerts 35th Anniversary - Jeremy Gill, Peter Sirotin, Ya Ting Chang Tues. 1/31 Dr. Lovell, Dr. Morrell and LVC students - Common Hour Jazz, Lutz Hall, Blair Music Center - Lebanon Valley College, Annville PA 11am - noon FREE FEBRUARY 2017 Fri. 2/3 Paul Carr Organ Group at the Junction, College Union Bldg., Gettysburg College 8-9:30pm Chuck Underwood (guit) Byron Landham (dr) Lucas Brown (organ) FREE Fri. 2/3 Dave Winter (solo piano) B Street Pub, 104 E Baltimore St., Greencastle, PA 7PM Sat. 2/4 Jay Umble & Bill Druck Duo at the Vineyard and Brewerey at Hershey., 598 Schoolhouse Rd. Middletown, PA (717) 944-1569 1-4pm Sat. 2/4 Jazz Jam Session w/ Steve Rudolph Trio - The 901 Lounge at Lochiel Hotel, 901 Shanois Street, Harrisburg, PA 3-5:30pm $5 cover BYOB (717) 770-9452 Wed. 2/8 Cyrille Aimee (jazz vocalist) - Campus Theatre, 413 Market St, Lewisburg PA 7:30pm (570) 577-7900 Fri. 2/10 Karensa Gray - Thorn Hill Vineyards Tasting Room, 1945 Fruitville Pike Lancaster, PA 17601 7PM (717) 517-7839 Sat. 2/11 Phil Bennett & the Steve Rudolph Trio - Valentine’s Celebration Dinner & Jazz @ the Event Place 11 South Union St., Middletown PA Sun. 2/12 Dred Scott, Jeff Stabley, Hassan JJ Shakur, Steve Rudolph - DeMeester Hall, York College, York PA 3pm Thur. 2/16 The United States Naval Academy Band, Superintendent's Combo, Pullo Center, York PA 717-505-8900 FREE Feb, 16 - 19 Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival, Rockville MD - Rene Marie, Houston Person, Steve Turre, Paul Carr, Vanessa Rubin, Russell Malone & more! - 301-563-9330 Fri. 2/17 Bob Dorough, “Jazz in the Sky” Concert Series, Ware Center Lancaster, PA 7:30pm (717) 871-7018 Fri. 2/17 Of Ebony Embers: Vignettes of a Harlem Renaissance - music of Ellington, Mingus and more - Barshinger Concert Hall, Franklin & Marshall College 8-10pm Sat. 2/18 The Bad Plus - Weis Center for the Performing Arts, Bucknell U., Lewisburg PA 7:30pm Sat. 2/18 Neidig, Koretzky, Gehret & Campbell - vintage jazz & Gypsy swing - Susq. Folk Music Society 800-838-3006 Ft. Hunter Barn, 5300 N Front St. Hbg PA Mon. 2/20 River City Big Band - River City Blues Club, 819 S Cameron St., Hbg PA 7-9:30pm $10 cover at the door Wed. 2/22 Marquis Hill Blacktet Bucknell Hall, Bucknell U., Lewisburg PA 7:30PM, free Thur.2/23. “Django Jazz Night!” Rue de la Pompe with Suzy Dalton: 6-9pm 610-374-8511 Judy’s On Cherry, 332 Cherry St. Reading, PA Fri. 2/24 Millersville University Jazz Ensemble, The Winter Visual & Performing Arts Center, Millersville PA (717) 871-4700 $10 Fri. 2/24 Steve Rudolph Trio - Bosler Memorial Library Concert - feat: Hassan JJ Shakur and Larry Marshall, 158 W. High Street, Carlisle PA 7-8pm, (717) 243-4642 FREE! Feb. 24-26 Lancaster Roots and Blues Festival http://lancasterrootsandblues.com/schedule/ Sat. 2/25 King Street Big Band at Lancaster Roots & Blues Festival. The Ware Center, Lancaster, PA. 5:00 pm. www.lancasterrootsandblues.com - 1-800-838-3006 Sat. 2/25 Red Carpet Soiree - Cultural Enrichment Fund Gala and Auction - Steve Rudolph Trio (717) 233-1694 Sat. 2/25 PSU Centre Dimensions Jazz Ensemble's "Mardi Gras", Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, PSU, State College PA 7:30pm Sat. 2/25 Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Strand Theatre, 50 N George St., York PA 717-846-1111 Sat. 2/25 Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble, led by Paul Carr, Majestic Theater, Gettysburg PA 8pm $5 717-337-8200 Sat. 2/25 Jay Umble & Tom Pontz at the Vineyard and Brewerey at Hershey., 598 Schoolhouse Rd. Middletown, PA (717) 944-1569 1-4pm Sun. 2/26 Community Jazz Vespers -7PM A Salute to Ella in her Centennial Year - Buzz Jones Quintet w/ Bob Meashey & Doug Cook, Christ Lutheran Church, 30 Chambersburg St. Gettysburg 334-5212 Tues. 2/28 Dr. Lovell, Dr. Morrell and LVC students - Common Hour Jazz, Lutz Hall, Blair Music Center - Lebanon Valley College, Annville PA 11am - noon FREE Tues. 2/28 PSU Inner Dimensions and Outer Dimensions Jazz Ensembles, Esber Recital Hall, Music Building I, PSU, State College PA 7:30pm MARCH 2017 Fri. 3/3 Paul Austerlitz (b. cl. & t. sax) and Eric Harper (piano) , The Blue Parrot Bistro, 35 Chambersburg St, Gettysburg PA 17325 630-930 pm Fri. 3/10 Hershey Symphony - Kool Kats - An Evening with Chris Vadala and Allen Vizzutti (877) 955-2029 Fri. 3/10 J.D. Walter, Tim Warfield & Jim Ridl - Jazz in the Sky Concert Series Ware Center, Lancaster PA 7:30pm (717) 871-7018 Thur. 3/16 Dave Stahl Big Band - Heritage Hills, 2700 Mt. Rose Ave., York PA - 7:30 PM Doors open at 5:30 with food and beverage service at your table. Admission $14 Mon. 2/20 River City Big Band - River City Blues Club, 819 S Cameron St., Hbg PA 7-9:30pm $10 cover at the door Sun Mar 26 Jazz Worship Service - Jacob Gershwine (George Gershwin): Eyes of An Immigrant - 10:45AM - Buzz Jones Quintet w/ Dale Orris & Doug Cook First United Church of Christ, 30 North Pitt St. Carlisle 243-2512 Thur. 3/30 Dave Stahl Big Band The Hebron Catering and Events Facility, 701 East Walnut Street Lebanon, PA 7:30PM Show $12.00 Fri. 3/31 Penn State Jazz Festival, State College PA feat. , Marko Marcinko Fri. 3/31 - 4/9 Berks Jazz Festival, Reading PA - Dr. Lonnie Smith, Patti Austin, Pat Martino, Fourplay, Snarky Puppy and many more - 610.898.1930 [email protected] APRIL 2017 Sun. 4/2 Buster Williams Quartet - CPFJ Spring Series - Pollock Center, Camp Hill PA 3pm 717-540-1010 www.friendsofjazz.org Thur. 4/6 - American Music Theater, Lancaster PA (717) 397-7700 Fri. 4/7 Tim Warfield and his Organ Band, High Center, Messiah College, Mechanicsburg PA 717-766-2511 Fri. 4/7 Paul Austerlitz (b. cl. & t. sax) and Eric Harper (piano) , The Parrot, 35 Chambersburg St, Gettysburg PA 17325 630-930 pm Thur. 4/20 Quartet - Pullo Center, York PA 717-505-8900 Fri. 4/21 River City Big Band - Jazz in the Sky Concert Series Ware Center, Lancaster PA 7:30pm (717) 871-7018 Sun. 4/30 Johnny O’Neal Trio - CPFJ Spring Series - Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, 1110 N 3rd St. Hbg PA 3pm 717-540-1010 www.friendsofjazz.org

. Every 2nd Wednesday at Gullifty’s, 6:30-9:30 p.m. 1104 Carlisle Road, Camp Hill, PA Every 4th Monday at River City Blues Club 7-10 p.m. 819 South Cameron St., Harrisburg . These sessions encourage musicians young and old to improve their improvisational abilities, play with a professional rhythm section, and develop a network of musical friends. All aspiring jazz instrumentalists and vocalists are welcome to sit in - food and drink are available in both venues during the performances. 7. At River City -under 21 must be accompanied by an adult. Passings 2016 - honor these artists - play their music! NEA Jazz Master Mose Allison , 89, the Mississippi-born singer and pianist whose effortless blend of jazz and blues and smart, prolific work as a songwriter influenced the blues-based rockers of the 1960s and 1970s, died in November. Allison recorded with such jazz greats as Stan Getz and , but he will be remembered for his trio/vocal recordings. . Ernestine Anderson, much-loved jazz vocalist with a voice once described by her childhood friend Quincy Jones as the sound of “honey at dusk,” died in March at the age of 87. Ms. Anderson received four Grammy nominations and performed all over the world, from the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall, and at festivals in South America, Europe and Japan. . Fred Anderson, 81, a saxophonist whose Chicago club, the Velvet Lounge , is known as one of the cradles of contemporary jazz. The Louisiana-born Anderson performed in relative obscurity until the tenor saxophonist's rise to prominence came in the 1990s. Music companies began to release recordings of his work to favorable reviews and he became a regular on the jazz-festival circuit in the United States and Europe. . , 56, a virtuoso electric bassist died Friday, Nov. 11, of ALS. Bailey followed Jaco Pastorius as bassist for Weather Report from 1982 to 1986. After leaving the band, he launched a solo career even as he battled ALS. Bailey performed with Sting, Sonny Rollins, , Lenny White, the rapper LL Cool J, Lady Gaga and Madonna. . David Baker, 84, trombonist, cellist, composer & music educator. Baker founded Indiana University’s Jazz Studies program. He was a trombonist with Stan Kenton, and Quincy Jones and then with George Russell’s quintet. Baker had to give up the instrument after his jaw was injured in a car crash. He achieved his greatest renown as a teacher and theorist - his books include the influential "Jazz Improvisation: A Comprehensive Method of Study for All Players" (1969). . Sam Banks 96. great drummer and long time member of the jazz community in Harrisburg, a very original player who had a great sense of swing. He was performing well past the age of 95, mostly with pianist Danny Stuber at Crawdaddy’s and other venues. In his long career Sammy had performed with Illinois Jacquet, Baby Lawrence, the Step Brothers, Bud Powell, Ray Brown, , Johnny Coles, Frankie Scott, Joe Williams, , Pearl Bailey, Sarah Vaughn, Redd Foxx, Arthur Prysock, Joe Williams, and Billy Eckstine among many others. He was a member of the jazz groups, the Brown Bombers and Latent Image , and was on the scene on 52nd Street in NYC as BeBop was developing.. Sam was a member of the Central PA Friends of Jazz Hall of Fame (1994) and performed for many CPFJ Festivals and events. . Gato Barbieri, a Grammy-winning Latin jazz saxophonist, died in New York at age 83. He played with the Argentinean pianist Lalo Shifrin in the late 1950s and worked with in the 1960s. He composed the score for Last Tango in Paris in 1972 Gato continued to record and perform well into the 1980s, but the death of his wife Michelle led him to withdraw from the public arena. He returned in the late 1990s, composing film scores and releasing his final Qué Pasa (1997). . Bob Belden, a Grammy-winning jazz musician, composer, arranger and producer, died at age 58. One of the leading experts on Miles Davis, Belden won three Grammys for his work on boxed sets of the trumpeter's work for SONY/Columbia. A saxophonist, Belden mixed electronic influences and jazz on the Grammy-nominated CDs, "Animation/Imagination" and "Re-Animation: LIVE!". . Paul Bley, an influential, leading-edge pianist for more than seven decades, died at age 83. Whether performing in his trio format, solo, or in other configurations, Bley maintained strong lyricism and subtlety even within his freest playing. During his career, Bley played and recorded with Ornette Coleman, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, Chet Baker, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Haden, Lee Konitz, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorius, Dave Holland, and Bill Frisell. . Robert Major Brookin, 83, Harrisburg native bassist was a member of Central Penn Friends of Jazz and a working jazz musician for over 50 years, playing with Ronnie Waters, Jimmy Wood, Sammy Banks and many of the area’s top musicians at various venues including the Hilton, Garrisons, CPFJ, and for the Central PA Ballet. . Frank Collett, 74, pianist who led his own trio and in the course of his career worked and recorded with , Zoot Sims, Shelly Manne, Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Freddie Hubbard and a list of vocalists that included Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Ernestine Anderson, Helen Merrill, Jon Hendricks, Diane Reeves and Barbra Streisand. . Bassist Bob Cranshaw , 83, may be best remembered as Sonny Rollins’s bassist for more than half a century, but Cranshaw’s career also included mainstay work with Dexter Gordon, James Moody, Kai Winding, Wes Montgomery, Duke Pearson, Mose Allison, Oliver Nelson, and dozens of other musicians in the top ranks of jazz. He also played for Saturday Night Live, Dick Cavett and many other TV shows. . Connie Crothers, 75, a jazz pianist who built her identity as an inventive composer, improviser and instructor, died in Manhattan. In 1974 she recorded “Perception” for the Danish label SteepleChase, the first of more than two dozen albums. After moving to New York, she became a regular performer at the Vision Festival, an annual celebration of experimental improvised music. . Clarinetist Pete Fountain , 86, whose Dixieland jazz virtuosity and irrepressible wit endeared him to his native New Orleans and earned him decades of national television fame, appearing on the Lawrence Welk and Johnny Carson shows. In New Orleans, he opened his first Bourbon Street club in 1960. His recording of "Just a Closer Walk With Thee" sold more than a half million copies in 1959. It stuck as an unofficial theme song, and he even called his autobiography "A Closer Walk." . Don Friedman, 81, a jazz pianist with enormous sensitivity and avant-garde curiosity died June 30. Born in San Francisco, he performed with fellow West Coast players Chet Baker and Shorty Rogers. In 1958 he moved to NYC and played and recorded with Buddy DeFranco, Clark Terry, Elvin Jones, Joe Hunt, George Mraz, and Scot LaFaro. . Bill Henderson, a jazz vocalist and actor, died last year at age 90. Henderson was born March 19, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois. He started his professional music career in 1952 in Chicago with . He moved to New York later and recorded his first album. He went on to sing with many jazz greats including Oscar Peterson, , and Jimmie Smith. He performed at many jazz festivals including Playboy Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl. . Bobby Hutcherson, 75, a legendary jazz vibraphonist died Aug. 15, 2016. Hutcherson was considered to be one of jazz’s greatest improvisers, and his sound influenced many younger vibraphonists including Steve Nelson and Joe Locke. He recorded many legendary albums for and perfromed with jazz giants Herbie Hancock, Eric Dolphy, Sonny Rollins and McCoy 8. Tyner. He performed for CPFJ several times, most recently in 2007. Passings 2016..... Randy Jones, 72, who played drums with for more than thirty years, died on June 17 in New York. A London studio musician who moved to the United States in 1973 to work with Maynard Ferguson’s big band, he played with Chet Baker, Buddy DeFranco and the big bands of Bill Watrous and Harry James, among others, before he joined Brubeck. In the Brubeck quartet, he occupied the slot long filled by Joe Morello. . Legendary jazz vocalist Mark Murphy died in New Jersey after a lengthy illness that kept him from performing since 2012. He was 83. He was a six-time Grammy Award nominee who sang with a wide range of techniques, from scatting and vocalese to spoken word. He released more than 40 recordings since making his debut with the 1956 album "Meet Mark Murphy." He worked as an actor in London in the 1960s, returning to the U.S., where he began recording highly acclaimed albums for the Muse label including tributes to Jack Kerouac and Nat King Cole. . Hodd O'Brien, 80, Chicago born bebop pianist who moved to NYC in the mid-50s, played and recorded with Donald Byrd, Teddy Charles, Oscar Pettiford, Stan Getz and many more. O’Brien’s style was one of the purest representations of bop and swing piano around (in addition to Barry Harris, with whom Hod recorded the CD “Hod Meets Barry” ). He had a career resurgence after 2000 recording 15 CDs as a leader. . , 85, an orchestral arranger died in Germany on March 8. He began his recording career in Germany in 1952, was discovered by Stan Getz and moved to the U.S. in 1959. Creed Taylor's CTI label used Ogerman throughout the 1960s on over 70 recordings. Wes Montgomery's "Tequila" among them. After CTI folded in 1978, Ogerman moved to Warner Bros., where he was the arranger for ’s "Breezin’", "In Flight" and "Living Inside Your Love" and 's “The Look Of Love" and "Quiet Nights ". Ogerman’s own recording "Cityscape" (featuring Michael Brecker) is one of the great examples of his writing prowess. . , 75, one of the most influential and tech-savvy modern jazz producers who co-founded GRP Records with pianist . Rosen and Grusin mortgaged their homes to launch GRP as an independent label in 1982. GRP, which embraced the jazz-fusion sound and enjoyed crossover success, was voted Billboard's No. 1 contemporary jazz label for five consecutive years, winning 33 Grammys. Its catalogue included albums by Chick Corea, , Diana Krall, , Patti Austin, Dr. John and Ramsey Lewis. . Musician and son of the legendary Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra, Jr ., 72, had a long music career of his own, and was touring as part of his "Sinatra Sings Sinatra" tour at the time of his passing. He also had a number of acting roles, appearing in almost 20 shows, including Family Guy. and he played himself on the HBO mafia series, "The Sopranos". . Trumpeter Paul Smoker , a blunt-spoken champion of jazz who stubbornly played on for the last years of his life with the aid of an artificial heart, died at the age of 75. A director of the jazz studies program at Nazareth College, Smoker appeared on more than 50 albums, both his own and with musicians such as Anthony Braxton. He also worked with notables David Liebman, Don Byron, Barry Altschul, Phil Haynes, and Art Pepper. . Kay Starr, 94, a pop and jazz singer who was most popular in the 1950s, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at her home in Los Angeles. She had deep roots in jazz, singing and recording with , Charlie Barnett, & Joe Venuti. She switched to pop music in the 50s and had two No.1 hit songs - “Wheel of Fortune” and “The Rock and Roll Waltz.” . Flutist .73, died at his home in Japan. He first recorded in 1963 with Flute Fever on . He began in mainstream jazz, recording with Bill Evans and , but experimented with early jazz/rock fusion groups in the late 60s and early 70s with groups that featured Jan Hammer, Eddie Gomez and Warren Bernhardt. . Al Stewart, 89, a first-chair swing trumpeter who was one of the most in-demand East Coast trumpeters in the big-band business. He played on recordings with , Machito's Afro-Cuban Orchestra, Chico O'Farrill, Maynard Ferguson, and Nat Pierce. Over the past 55 years, he played trumpet along side the biggest names in jazz, including Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman, Dizzy Gillespie, , Bobby Hackett, Lee Morgan, Charlie Shavers, and Gene Krupa. . Danny Stuber - (William Dann Stueber) 63, of Harrisburg, was a pianist, vocalist, and composer - a very soulful musician who released the CD "Don't Be Blue". Danny performed in various area bands as well as his own trio, the City Rhythm Band, Octagon Jazz Band, Maxwell, and the Dave Wilson/Danny Stuber "Smooth" Jazz Group . He performed often with the late Sammy Banks and was a local favorite performing at Crawdaddy's, Hotel Hershey’s Iberian Lounge, Hollywood Casino, Atlantic City Casinos, and various other locations throughout Central PA and the East Coast. He was a Musician Partner of the Central PA Friends of Jazz and a frequent performer at our Picnics and Festival events. . Joe Temperley, 86, Scottish born jazz saxophonist known mostly for his baritone sax work, played & recorded with Buddy Rich, , the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orch. & Dave McKenna. He was an original member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. . Toots Thielemans, legendary jazz harmonica player died at the age of 94 in Brussels. He started out playing guitar, touring Europe with Benny Goodman. After moving to the U.S. in 1952, he joined Charlie Parker’s All-Stars, and also worked with Miles Davis and Dinah Washington. He played and recorded with many other jazz greats including Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, and Oscar Peterson. Thielemans composed and recorded his signature song “Bluesette" in 1962, which has become a jazz standard. He worked on many movie soundtracks including “Midnight Cowboy,” and his harmonica is heard on the theme music for “Sesame Street.” . Pianist Sir Charles Thompson died at the age of 98. As talented as an arranger and leader as he was at the keyboard, Thompson was one of the great mainstream eclectics, bridging the swing and bebop eras. He led a group in 1945 that included Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, and Buck Clayton. Lester Young (”Pres”), dubbed Thompson “Sir’ Charles to give him parity with Duke Ellington and Count Basie. Thompson died in Tokyo, where he had lived since 2002. . Rudy Van Gelder, a legendary jazz recording engineer, died Aug. 25, 2016 at the age of 91. Van Gelder worked on thousands of jazz recordings including albums by jazz greats such as , , and Miles Davis. He recorded albums for Blue Note Records, Savoy, and Impulse and was responsible for just about every session recorded for the Blue 9. Note label from 1953 to 1967. Van Gelder was credited with creating the trademark sound of jazz music by using innovative recording techniques. 9. Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra - Vanessa Rubin - Steve Turre Rene Marie - Paul Carr - Candice Bostwick - Marshall Keys - Houston Person Guitar Summit w/ Russell Malone, Paul Bollenback, Anthony "Swamp Dog" Clark - Etienne Charles and Creole Soul Greg Hatza Organization - Iva Jean Ambush - Jam Sessions - High School Bands

Mid-Atlantic Festival - 888-909-6330 - http://www.midatlanticjazzfestival.org/ 10. Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel - 1750 Rockville Pike - Rockville MD 12. CPFJ Membership Application 2017 Spring Concert Series

New Member Renewal April 2, 2017 - 3 P.M. - Buster Williams Quartet Pollock Center, 340 N 21st St, Camp Hill, PA

Name ______# of Tickets Cost Total Company Name (for Corporate Members) General Adm. ______x $25 = ______. ______Member ______x $20 = ______. Student ______x $10 = ______Address ______. ______Zip______. Phone (______)______Email ______. CORPORATE MEMBERS: April 30, 2017 - 3 P.M. - Johnny O’Neal Trio Regular $400 _____ Patron $600 _____ Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, 1110 N. 3rd St. Hbg PA Sponsor $1,000 _____ Silver $2,500 _____ FREE VALET PARKING! . INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS: Regular $25 _____ Patron $45 _____ # of Tickets Cost Total Sponsor $150 _____ Student $10 _____ General Adm. ______x $20 = ______Donor: $100 (or any gift above $100) $______Member ______x $17 = ______. . Student ______x $10 = ______

CC# ______. Exp. Date ______/______(mo./year) CVV2# ______Sponsor Members receive two tickets to all six Spring and Signature:______Fall Concerts - a $300 Value for only $150 JOIN NOW and get . your bargain tickets today. Thanks for your support!! Make checks payable to CPFJ and return this form and payment to: CPFJ, 5721 Jonestown Rd., Harrisburg PA 17112 Name______ALL MEMBERS receive the CPFJ Newsletter - The ViBE - 10 times a year. Phone Number______ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL BENEFITS : REGULAR: May purchase 1 member priced ticket per CPFJ Address______event.. City______PATRON: May purchase 2 member priced tickets per CPFJ event.. State_____ Zip______SPONSOR: 2 free admissions to all Fall & Spring series Membership Type______concerts (includes the Jazz & Wine Festival in September); 2 member Festival ticket Payment Type: ____Payment Enclosed ____VISA ____MasterCard ___Discover___AmEx discounts; 1/2 price admission Please complete if paying by credit card: for two at the annual Picnic. Card #______STUDENT: Receives student member ticket discounts at all events. DONOR: Totally tax deductible contribution - donor Signature______memberships begin at $100 or higher. Donors may purchase Exp. Date______CVV2 Code______all event tickets at member prices.

Join the Central PA Friends of Jazz - join and get ticket discounts NOW ! Please join CPFJ - your membership and support enables us to present the finest jazz artists, educate students and develop an audience for America's music - JAZZ ! Membership in CPFJ is for everyone who loves the music and wants to foster jazz in Central PA . All CPFJ members receive ticket discounts, the CPFJ newsletter - THE VIBE - describing CPFJ activities, concert artists, area club dates and much more! All corporate members are listed in the newsletter. We offer nine levels of membership designed to suit all budgets and interests of the individual or corporate member. Memberships are valid for one year from date of purchase. 11. WANTED: FRIENDLY , OUTGOING , DETERMINED VOLUNTEER

These words describe very well our friend, Leslie Beamer, who has been coordinating our volunteer activities for several years now. She has decided that it is time for her to retire and pass the job along to another jazz lover. We love Leslie and will be sorry to see her go, but she has earned her retirement.

Our Volunteer Coordinator schedules our loyal and dependable crew of volunteers for all of our concerts, festivals and other events throughout the year. The job can be done from home with your own computer or you can visit the CPFJ office to make your contacts. Most of the communication is done through email, with a few phone calls necessary. On the day of the event, the VC will greet the volunteers at the venue and instruct them in their duties for that day. The VC then supervises the volunteers and acts as the troubleshooter for the day. Staff support is always available when needed.

If you love jazz and want to be more involved, give us a call at 540-1010.

NEW ONLINE STORE at FRIENDSOFJAZZ . ORG When you visit our web site you will notice a link to the NEW ONLINE STORE . With this new convenient online site, you are able to pay your membership with any credit card, and contribute to the Festival, Jazz Camp, or Ron Waters Scholarship Fund. . There is also a link to Amazon.com on our main page that allows you to make any purchase on Amazon and CPFJ will receive a small percentage of the purchase price as a contribution from Amazon with no extra charges due from you. . We hope that you will utilize these easy new links and support THE jazz service organization in our area - the Central PA Friends of Jazz!!

MUSIC LOVERS BONANZA !!! . As many of you know, we recently received a large bequest of over 2,500 jazz CD 's and hundreds of LP 's from the estate of long time CPFJ member Joseph Shaw. We have been presenting the cd's for sale at our concerts, but limited table space has prevented us from showing all of this collection at one time. The complete collection has now arrived at our expanded office space where it may all be examined and purchases made. Call for an appointment after June 1 (717-540-1010) to shop the entire collection. Pricing for the LP 's will vary (these are mostly big bands and vocalists - some quite rare and in great shape). Most CD 's are sold at $5.00 per disc. Come visit us and add some great music to your collection - thanks for your support! If you have any records or Cds in good condition that you would like to donate, please call us. Donations to C.P.F.J. are tax deductible.

CENTRAL PA FRIENDS OF

THE LOIS LEHRMAN GRASS FOUNDATON THE SHEARER FAMILY FUND Embracing tradition.... THE WELLS FOUNDATION moving it forward to create new legacies... The Central PA Friends of Jazz thanks The Brenner Family of Dealerships for helping us get the JOIN THE CPFJ YOUTH BAND JAZZMOBILE Ron Waters is the Director for the CPFJ Youth Band. back on the road!! There is no tuition fee and all applicants are accepted. Please contact Mr. Waters at (717) 432-3109 or WE' RE BUILDING A LIBRARY & STORE via email . [email protected] - all young musicians with an As some of you may have heard, we recently doubled our office space at 5721 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, interest in learning to improvise are welcome. Our allowing us for the first time to have a library/shop. continuing dedication to jazz education led to the Concurrently, we received a very generous bequest from Joseph Shaw of York...almost 3,000 cd's, hundreds of lp's, creation of the CPFJ Youth Band over 25 years ago. and other music formats. Mr. Waters is a professional arranger, composer and Here's where you might be able to help us. We need trumpet player and the band is open to all school age folding tables (72’ preferably) and shelves that can hold a fair amount of weight. We don't need a lot of them...our musicians - grade school through high school. Mr. space isn't that big...but two tables and two sets of shelves Waters prepares arrangements to suit the particular would be great. talents of the participants each year. All applicants If you have these items as surplus OR if you know of someone who might have them OR if you would like to are accepted without audition - Mr. Waters finds a contribute some green, just let us know. We would like niche for every instrumentalist and vocalist. The to get this space arranged so that members could see the whole collection, and so that we can accept more band’s rehearsals and concerts are scheduled year donations from other members and friends - please round including performances at the Central PA Jazz contact the Office for more information.

NEWSHIRTS AVAILABLE FROM C.P.F.J.

Order a T-shirt from our online store or pick one up at one of our events - help spread the word that jazz is alive in Central Pennsylvania! CLOSING 2016 EVENTS - WE HOPE YOU WERE ABLE TO ATTEND - THERE WAS GREAT MUSIC BREWING ALL YEAR LONG!

WE HAD GREAT CROWDS IN OCTOBER AT THE HARRY ALLEN CONCERT AT HARRISBURG MIDTOWN ARTS CENTER AND IN NOVEMBER AT WYDRIDGE FARM IN DALLASTOWN, PA WITH THE PAT MARTINO TRIO

PETE LAZORCIK SITS IN WITH JONATHAN RAGONESE, JIMMY WOOD, RONNIE WATERS & STEVE MEASHEY AT THE DECEMBER 27TH, 2016, RON WATERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND EVENT AT RIVER CITY BLUES CLUB. THANKS TO YOUR SUPPORT WE RAISED OVER $6,000 DOLLARS FOR THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND

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BUSTTER WILLIAMS QUARTET - APRIL 2ND JOHNNY O’NEAL TRIO - APRIL 30TH COME OUT AND MAKE SOME NEW JAZZ MEMORIES WITH US!