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NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID LONG BEACH, CA. PERMIT NO. 1260 The Los Angeles Jazz Institute P.O. Box 8038 Long Beach, CA 90808-0038 SPRINGSVILLE May 27-30, 2004 THE FOURMay 27-30, POINTS SHERATON-LAX Celebrating the BirthCelebrating of the Cool presents . and Beyond DON HUNSTEIN Festival Facts & T he Los Angeles Jazz Institute is pleased to announce Springsville– Featured Artists Celebrating the Birth of the Cool and Beyond taking place DATES May 27-30, 2004 at The Four Points Sheraton-LAX in Los Angeles. May 27-30, 2004 LEE KONITZ Beginning in the mid 1930’s Lester Young introduced a unique BOB BROOKMEYER approach to jazz improvisation which would later influence a whole PLACE new generation of writers and instrumentalists. The effects of this PHIL WOODS influence started coming to the forefront by the late 1940’s in the The Four Points Sheraton at LAX bands of Claude Thornhill, Lennie Tristano and Woody Herman. 9750 Airport Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90045 HELEN MERRILL Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan and Lee Konitz all were major contributors The special convention rate TEDDY CHARLES to the unique sound of the Thornhill Orchestra which in turn led to is $74 and $84 per night. the classic Miles Davis recordings that we now think of as “The Birth Hotel stay not included in registration fee. PHIL URSO of the Cool”. Reserve your room now by calling 1-(800) 529-4685. TED BROWN Lennie Tristano along with his students and associates including SCOTT ROBINSON Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh and Billy Bauer were also beginning to REGISTRATION be noticed for their innovative new approach. Through the years, $325 ($300 for Jazz Institute members) JACK SHELDON Tristano, Konitz, Bauer and Marsh have influenced countless musicians who have continued the Tristano legacy. Includes reserved seating for all concerts. BOBBY SHEW BILL TRUJILLO At the end of 1947 Woody Herman debuted his new band which VENDORS featured an entire saxophone section heavily influenced by the Tables are available. DAVE PELL sound of Lester Young. Shorty Rogers was one of Herman’s Call (562)985-7065 for more information. primary arrangers at that time and he successfully combined DICK HAFER the cool Lestorian Four Brothers sound with harmonic TICKETS BOB HARDAWAY innovations of Charlie Parker. Tickets are available for each individual event CARL SAUNDERS By 1952 both Gerry Mulligan and Shorty Rogers had settled in To order tickets by phone or Los Angeles and their musical explorations launched the West Coast for more information call (562) 985-7065. AND MORE... Jazz explosion. Springsville brings together many of the jazz legends that were About the Los Angeles Jazz Institute directly associated with these exciting developments. In addition to 15 concerts, there will also be film showings, panel discussions The Los Angeles Jazz Institute houses and The Jazz Institute actively uses the materials and special presentations where the story of “the Birth of the maintains one of the largest jazz archives in the archive by maintaining a busy schedule Cool and Beyond” will be told by the artists who created it. in the world. All styles and eras are of outreach activities including concerts, represented with a special emphasis festivals, broadcasts, publications and the This is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to see and hear this on the preservation and documentation release of important recordings on compact amazing gathering of musicians and I hope you will be able to join us. of jazz in southern California. Many disc. The Institute is housed at California artists personal collections are being State University Long Beach on the third Sincerely, preserved at the Institute including the floor of the University Library. The Institute archives of Howard Rumsey, Bud Shank, is used by teachers, scholars, students, Ken Poston Gerry Mulligan, Shorty Rogers, Bob Cooper, musicians, independent researchers, the June Christy, Pete Rugolo, Johnny Richards, media and the industry. Director Ken Hanna, Dr.Wesley LaViolette, Los Angeles Jazz Institute Jimmie Baker and Sleepy Stein. PROGRAM THURSDAY, MAY 27 Birth 1:30-2:30 of the San Diego Ballroom Cool 8:00 Panel 1 Recording California Ballroom PREZ CONFERENCE: Session CONCERT 3 THE LESTER 4:30-5:30 San Diego Ballroom AN ALL-STAR EVENING YOUNG PANEL 2 CELEBRATING THE INFLUENCE THE BIRTH OF THE COOL BIRTH OF THE COOL Panelists: Moderator: Ken Poston WITH SPECIAL GUESTS Dave Pell, Panelists: Lee Konitz, LEE KONITZ Lee Young Al McKibbon, Pete Rugolo THE MUSIC OF THE CLAUDE 10:30-11:30 THORNHILL ORCHESTRA San Diego Ballroom 3:00-4:00 All-Star Big Band featuring Film 1 California the arrangements of BOPLICITY Ballroom Dave Pell’s Prez Conference Gil Evans, Gerry Mulligan Features rare footage of CONCERT 2 and Claude Thornhill Lester Young, Claude Thornhill, LESTORIAN MODE Plus Miles Davis, Gil Evans, FEATURING DAVE PELL’S THE MILES DAVIS BIRTH Gerry Mulligan, George Russell, PREZ CONFERENCE OF THE COOL NONET Dave Lambert, John Lewis Dave Pell, Bill Trujillo, FEATURING BOBBY SHEW and more... Bob Hardaway, Bob Efford, Carl Saunders,Bob Florence, 12:00-1:00 Chuck Berghofer, Frank Capp Pool Patio Bobby Shew CONCERT 1 Lester Young FULLERTON COLLEGE JAZZ ENSEMBLE GJON MILI DIRECTED BY Claude GREG WOLL Thornhill Orchestra RAY AVERY FRIDAY, MAY 28 HERMAN LEONARD 9:00-10:00 San Diego Ballroom FILM 2 Ted Brown and Warne Marsh INTUITION Rare footage of 3:00-4:00 Lennie Tristano, San Diego Room Lee Konitz, PANEL 4 Warne Marsh, Billy Bauer, Eddie Safranski, CROSSCURRENTS: Charlie Parker and Lennie Tristano George Shearing.... LENNIE TRISTANO Moderator: Don Heckman 8:00 10:30-11:30 12:00-1:00 California Ballroom San Diego Ballroom Pool Patio Panelists: Lee Konitz, CONCERT 7 PANEL 3 CONCERT 4 Ted Brown, Billy Bauer, A DISCUSSION CAL STATE LOS ANGELES Dave MacKay WOW: AN ALL-STAR WITH TEDDY CHARLES CELEBRATION OF THE JAZZ ORCHESTRA 4:30-5:30 MUSIC AND INFLUENCE TEDDY CHARLES WITH DIRECTED BY JEFF BENEDICT California Ballroom KIRK SILSBEE CONCERT 6 OF LENNIE TRISTANO 1:30-2:30 THE NEW FEATURING LEE KONITZ, California Ballroom TED BROWN, BILLY BAUER, CONCERT 5 LEE KONITZ NONET DAVE MACKAY THE TEDDY CHARLES TENTET DIRECTED BY FEATURING THE ARRANGEMENTS OHAD TALMOR OF TEDDY CHARLES, GIL EVANS, AND BOB BROOKMEYER, JIMMY GIUFFRE, GEORGE RUSSELL COB DEMERJIAN JA Lee Konitz BRUCE BURR SATURDAY, MAY 29 RAY AVERY 9:00-10:00 San Diego Ballroom FILM 3 Jack Sheldon FOUR MOTHERS 3:00-4:00 San Diego Ballroom 9:00 Featuring rare footage of California Ballroom PANEL 6 Woody Herman’s Four Brothers Woody Herman’s Four Brothers 3rd Herd CONCERT 11 Band, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, WEST COAST COOL 10:30-11:30 WEST COAST COOL Jimmy Giuffre, Shorty Rogers, Moderator: Jim Harrod San Diego Ballroom featuring the music of Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker, Panelists: Jack Sheldon, PANEL 5 Gerry Mulligan, Shorty Rogers, Art Pepper, Shelly Manne, Bob Enevoldsen, Dave Pell, THE FOUR Jimmy Giuffre, Marty Paich, Dave Pell, Dave Brubeck, Chuck Flores, Bob Whitlock, Russ Freeman, Henry Mancini Paul Desmond. BROTHERS SOUND Howard Rumsey, William Claxton Panelists: Phil Urso, Dick Hafer, THE WEST COAST ALL STARS: Bill Trujillo, Bob Hardaway 5:00-6:00 JACK SHELDON, California Ballroom PETE JOLLY, 12:00-1:00 CONCERT 10 Pool Patio KEEN AND PEACHY–THE BOB ENEVOLDSEN, CONCERT 8 CHUCK FLORES, CAL ARTS UNHEARD HERD: THE MUSIC CHUCK BERGHOFER, JAZZ ENSEMBLE OF WOODY HERMAN’S BOB EFFORD, FOUR BROTHERS BAND BOBBY SHEW, DIRECTED BY CARL SAUNDERS DAREK OLES LOS ANGELES JAZZ ORCHESTRA PLUS SPECIAL GUEST PHIL WOODS 1:30-2:30 FEATURING PHIL WOODS California Ballroom CONCERT 9 THE BROTHERS RAY AVERY RAY Woody Herman’s Four Brothers 2nd Herd Phil Urso, Dick Hafer, Bill Trujillo, Bob Hardaway Shorty Rogers Order Form INDIVIDUAL TICKETS If you do not wish to attend all four days, you may purchase tickets for individual events as follows: SUNDAY, MAY 30 MAIL COMPLETED FORMS TO: 12:00-1:00 Thursday, May 27, 2004 Los Angeles Jazz Institute Pool Patio Film 1 Boplicity $10.00_____ P.O. Box 8038 Concert 1 Fullerton College $10.00_____ Long Beach, CA 90808-0038 CONCERT 12 Panel 1 Prez Conference $10.00_____ CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE Concert 2 Lestorian Mode $20.00_____ Panel 2 Birth of the Cool $10.00_____ JAZZ “A” BAND Concert 3 Celebrating the Name DIRECTED BY Birth of the Cool $30.00_____ MATT HARRIS Friday, May 28, 2004 Address Film 2 Intuition $10.00_____ 4:30-5:45 Gil Evans Panel 3 Discussion with 1:30-2:30 California Ballroom Teddy Charles $10.00_____ California CONCERT 14 Concert 4 Cal State Los Angeles $10.00_____ City Ballroom DREAM OF YOU AVERY RAY Concert 5 Teddy Charles Tentet $20.00_____ CONCERT 13 Panel 4 Crosscurrents $10.00_____ HELEN MERRILL Concert 6 Lee Konitz Nonet $20.00_____ GREAT JAZZ Concert 7 Wow-Tristano State WITH ORCHESTRA Celebration $30.00_____ STANDARDS Helen Merrill performing LOS ANGELES JAZZ the classic arrangements from Saturday, May 30, 2004 ZIP ORCHESTRA her landmark collaboration Film 3 Four Mothers $10.00_____ FEATURING PHIL WOODS with Gil Evans Panel 5 The Four Brothers Sound $10.00_____ Concert 8 Cal Arts $10.00_____ Country The arrangements of Concert 9 The Brothers $20.00_____ Gil Evans and Marty Paich 8:00 Panel 6 West Coast Cool $10.00_____ California Ballroom Concert10 The Unheard Herd $20.00_____ 3:00-4:00 CONCERT 15 Concert11 West Coast All-Stars $30.00_____ Telephone California Ballroom GERRY MULLIGAN’S PANEL 7 CONCERT JAZZ BAND Sunday, May 30, 2004 THE CONCERT JAZZ BAND DIRECTED BY BOB BROOKMEYER Concert 12 Cal State Northridge $10.00_____ Total Enclosed (US dollars only) $ Concert 13 Great Jazz Standards $20.00_____ Panelists: Bob Brookmeyer, WITH SPECIAL GUEST Panel 7 Concert Jazz Band $10.00_____ ❏ Visa ❏ MC ❏ AMEX ❏ Discover Card Phil Woods SCOTT ROBINSON Concert 14 Dream of You $20.00_____ Concert 15 Concert Jazz Band $30.00_____ # EXP / DAVID W.