SPECIAL ISSUE Raises Money, Awareness

JazzWeek with airplay data powered by jazzweek.com • Sept. 21, 2005 Volume 1, Number 43 • $7.95 In This Issue: Higher Ground Concert SPECIAL ISSUE Raises Money, Awareness . 4 KUVO Celebrates 20 Years . 5 Oscar Brown, Jr. Bio Film Debuts . 6 Concord Licenses Catalog for Phones, IM . 8 Reviews and Picks . 24 NEW ORLEANS IN LIMBO Jazz Radio . 27 Smooth Jazz Interviews with Mark Samuels of Basin Street Radio. 32 Records, WWOZ’s Dwayne Breashears, Radio Terence Blanchard, and Wendy Oxenhorn of Panels. 37 Jazz Foundation of America . page 10 News. 4 Charts: #1 Jazz Album – Bill Charlap #1 Smooth Album – Paul Hardcastle #1 Smooth Single – Paul Hardcastle JazzWeek This Week EDITOR/PUBLISHER Ed Trefzger MUSIC EDITOR othing has made me happier since the Katrina disaster Tad Hendrickson than to read the uplifting enthusiasm and can-do at- CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Ntitude expressed by each of the people Tad Hendrick- Keith Zimmerman son interviewed this week for our special issue. In the after- Kent Zimmerman math of the storm and the flood, there were premature calls CONTRIBUTING WRITER/ PHOTOGRAPHER by some to abandon the city. But it’s clear now that there’s a Tom Mallison great future ahead for New Orleans. PHOTOGRAPHY Barry Solof I’m excited to see the enthusiasm that Mark Samuels and Founding Publisher: Tony Gasparre Dwayne Breashears have to seeing that Basin Street Records ADVERTISING: Call (585) 328-3104 or and WWOZ – and the people of New Orleans – get back on email: [email protected] their feet. I was touched by the efforts of Wendy Oxenhorn SUBSCRIPTIONS: Prices in US Dollars: and the Jazz Foundation of America’s efforts to help the mu- Charter Rate: $199.00 per year, sicians of the area. JazzWeek w/ Industry Access – Charter Rate: $249.00 per year To subscribe using Visa/MC/Discover/ But what really hit home were comments by Terence AMEX/PayPal go to: http://www.jazzweek.com/account/ Blanchard about what Katrina really revealed: the extreme subscribe.html poverty of much of New Orleans which most of us had never seen. This may be the biggest lesson of the disaster. No mat- AIRPLAY MONITORING BY ter which direction your political views may lie – left, right, or center – it’s pretty clear that whatever this country has been attempting to do with a goal to eradicate poverty – and I mean Mediaguide both liberal and conservative policies – hasn’t ended it. Let’s 1000 Chesterbrook Blvd. hope the efforts to rebuild the region also provide the means Suite 150 Berwyn, PA 19312 for people to lift themselves out of the hopeless cycle of poverty as they help rebuild a stronger, more vital New Orleans. JazzWeek (ISSN 1554-4338) is published weekly by – Ed Trefzger, Editor 2117 Buffalo Road Suite 317 Rochester, NY 14624 phone: (585) 235-4685 fax: (585) 235-4685 [email protected] Copyright ©2005 Yellow Dog Communications Inc. jazzweek.com • Sept. 21, 2005 JazzWeek 2 Contents Sept. 21, 2005 News . 4 Higher Ground Concert Raises Money, Awareness. 4 Elling, Hobgood Help KUVO Celebrate 20th Anniversary . 5 Documentary Bio of Oscar Brown, Jr. Debuts . 6 Dutch Jazz Musicians Raise Money for Katrina Relief . 6 Les Paul Makes Billboard Chart for First Time in 50 Years. 6 New Charlie Brown Christmas Recording Due This Fall . 7 5 Concord Music Group Licenses Catalog for Mobile Phones, IM, Web. 8 35th Pitt Jazz Seminar Lineup Announced. 8 Birthdays . 9 Features New Orleans In Limbo. 10 Q&A: Mark Samuels . 11 Radio Q&A: Dwayne Breashears . 14 10 Q&A: Terence Blanchard . 14 Q&A: Wendy Oxenhorn . 22 Reviews . 17 Brad Mehldau Trio . 24 Jonathan Kreisberg . 24 Kyle Eastwood . 25 Dee Dee Bridgewater . 25 Jazz Charts . 27 27 Jazz Album Chart . 28 Jazz Add Dates . 29 Jazz Current CDs . 30 Jazz Radio Panel . 37 Smooth Jazz Charts . 32 Smooth Album Chart . 33 Smooth Singles Chart. 34 Smooth Current CDs . 35 32 Smooth Radio Panel . 37 Classifieds . 26 Cover photo: NASA/Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team JazzWeek Volume 1 Issue 43 jazzweek.com • Sept. 21, 2005 JazzWeek 3 News Higher Ground Concert Raises Money, Awareness NEW YORK – Jazz at Lincoln Cen- the Mardi Gras” and Herbie Hancock ter’s Higher Ground, a concert to raise performing “Eye of the Hurricane.” funds for the victims of Hurricane Ka- Bette Midler joined the Lincoln trina, was broadcast live from the Rose Center Jazz Orchestra for “Is That All Theater in Frederick P. Rose Hall There Is?” She was followed by the on Saturday, Sept. 17. The program, legendary Abbey Lincoln with “For which was broadcast on WBGO, All We Know.” Saxophonist Joe Lova- Newark, and nationwide on NPR, on no performed “Blackwell’s Message,” PBS and on other networks, such as while Diana Krall left the piano du- BET Jazz, included five hours of mu- ties to Cyrus Chestnut while she sang sic, spoken word, and a smattering of “Basin Street Blues.” Marcus Roberts political commentary. ended the second hour with “New Or- Laurence Fishburne hosted the leans’ Blues.” novel Jazz, and New Orleans’ Jordan five-hour concert. NPR’s Korva Cole- The third hour began with Paul Family, with Stephanie Jordan signing man and WBGO’s Gary Walker an- Simon, who played the Zydeco-influ- “Here’s to Life.” Terence Blanchard chored the radio broadcast with guest enced “That Was Your Mother” from and his sextet delivered a sweet and commenator Nick Spitzer, a New Or- his Graceland album, accompanied by melancholy “Over There,” followed by leans resident and host of American Buckwheat Zydeco on accordian. Di- the Marsalis Family (with Ted Nash Routes. Narrating the PBS telecast was anne Reeves performed an impas- on saxophone in place of the lone miss- Performance Today host Fred Child. sioned “The House I Live In,” fol- ing musical Marsalis, Branford) with In addition to proceeds from the lowed by a moving performance by “Twelve’s It.” concert and an auction, money con- Irvin Mayfield and Ronald Markham The final hour began with Jon tinues to be collected on behalf of the of “Just a Closer Walk With Thee.” Hendricks signing two tunes with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation to pro- Mayfield noted that his father, Irvin, LCJO, “This Love of Mine,” and “Tell vide the victims of Hurricane Katrina Sr., was still unaccounted for in New Me the Truth.” Peter Cincotti de- with food, water, clothing, housing Orleans. Norah Jones continued hour buted a new song, “Bring Back New and medical support. These funds will three with Randy Newman’s, “I Think Orleans.” Paquito D’Rivera joined the also lend special assistance to New Or- It’s Gonna Rain Today,” followed by Lincoln Center Afro-Latin Jazz Or- leans musicians. Those wishing to do- McCoy Tyner with “Trane-Like.” El- chestra to perform Chico O’Farrill’s nate may still do so at jalc.org. vis Costello, accompanied by Allen “Havana Blues” with “Salt Peanuts” The concert’s first hour began with Toussaint, sang a powerful version of added in at the end, as D’Rivera prod- the Wynton Marsalis Septet taking the Toussaint’s “Freedom for the Stallion” ded the audience on to respond with stage with “Ain’ No”, followed by op- to end hour three. the spoken part. Wrapping up the era singer Renee Fleming with Mark Buckwheat Zydeco returned to television broadcast were Cassandra O’Connor and Eric Reid performing start hour four with “I’m Gonna Love Wilson with the Lincoln Center Jazz “Amazing Grace.” Gospel singer Shir- You Anyway,” and the Wynton Mar- Orchestra and Mark O’Connor with ley Caesar kept the sacred music flow- salis Septet performed “Dippermouth Duke Ellington’s “Come Sunday.” In ing with “You’re Next for a Miracle,” Blues.” Also in the fourth hour were the theater, the program closed with “He’s Working It Out for You,” and singer/songrwiter James Taylor with music from Ellington’s “New Orleans “This Joy.” Rounding out the opening “Never Die Young,” Toni Morrison Suite” by the Lincoln Center Jazz Or- hour were Aaron Neville with “Go to reading various passages from her chestra. JW jazzweek.com • Sept. 21, 2005 JazzWeek 4 News Elling, Hobgood Help KUVO Celebrate 20th Anniversary Susan Gatschet-Reese Susan Gatschet-Reese Laurence Hobgood (piano) and Kurt Elling stopped by Denver’s KUVO to help the station Kurt Elling prepares to cut the anniversary celebrate its 20th anniversary with a live radio performance on Sept. 1. cake. �� jazzweek.com • Sept. 21, 2005 JazzWeek 5 News Documentary Bio of Oscar Les Paul Makes Billboard Chart Brown, Jr. Debuts for First Time in DENVER – Weeks before the death Denver Pan African Film Festival in 50 Years, Becomes of legendary artist Oscar Brown, Jr., 2004. Baraka leapt to his feet and said, a documentary film on his life was “bravo!” and with tears in his eyes, Oldest to Chart screened at the Maryland Film Fes- Brown said, “you captured me.” HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – Capitol/ tival in Baltimore. Music is My Life, The film examines Brown’s life EMI’s August 30 release of Les Paul & Politics My Mistress: The Story of Oscar from his professional debut at age 15 Friends: American Made World Played Brown, Jr., released by No Credits Pro- to his last performance with daughter marks guitar legend Les Paul’s return ductions, is a rich and intimate look at Maggie Brown at the prestigious Pan to Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart the Renaissance man – musician, writ- African Film Festival in Los Ange- for the first time in 50 years. The CD’s les where they performed “People of #152 debut also sets a new record, Soul” from Brown’s play, Great Nit- making Paul, who recently celebrated ty Gritty.

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