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Volume 21,Volume 2003 4 – September/October Issue Sweeter than the Day Wayne Horovitz & Sweeter than the Day • Trevor Watts & The Celebration Band •Fern • Yardbird Suite Blues: Dawn Tyler Watson • Double Duo – The Unexpected Dawn Tyler Watson • Available Jelly • Melissa Walker Group • Lina Allemano Four • Leszek Zadlo/Jan Jarczyk Quartet • Marty Ehrlich Quartet • Billy Kilson and BK Groove

Melissa Walker

Leszek Zadlo & Jan Jarczyk

EJS 11 TOMMY BANKS WAY (Corner of 102 St & 86 Ave) EDMONTON AB T6E 2M2 Wayne Horvitz and membership Sweeter Than The Day Your Edmonton Jazz Society Membership supports a variety of Zony Mash appeared at the Carla Bley and Bobby Previte activities and ensures that the best of live jazz will continue to have a Yardbird Suite in February, 1998, amongst many others. Edmonton home in our city. performing mainly original music jazz fans will no doubt remember with an avant-rock, jazz, funk and Wayne’s contribution to the San Francisco sound with Wayne exhilarating evening of music Membership Options (check one): Horvitz featured on Hammond B-3 presented last October by Bobby ❒ organ. Previte & Bump. Gold Card $200 tax receipt & free admission for one year ...... $387.25 The group’s personnel - Wayne Guitarist Tim Young has been a ❒ Silver Card free admission for one year ...... $187.25 Horvitz, Tim Young, Keith Lowe and major force in jazz and rock music ❒ Regular ...... $32.00 Andy Roth - remains largely the in the Pacific Northwest for over ten ❒ Student or Senior ...... $22.00 same but the group has made a years. Keith Lowe is a highly sought complete change in its musical after bassist in and around Seattle. direction. This is an acoustic version Andy Roth is arguably the finest all- Make cheques payable and mail to: of Zony Mash renamed as Wayne around drummer in Seattle. Edmonton Jazz Society, 11 Tommy Banks Way, Edmonton AB T6E 2M2 Horvitz and Sweeter than the Day. Demonstrating their talent and Two discs on the Vancouver- diversity, all three work in many Name ______based Songlines label, “American different groups comprising many Bandstand” in 2000 and “Sweeter different styles of music. Address ______than the Day” in 2002, exemplify As Jazz Weekly said of Sweeter the new direction and provide a than the Day, “The strength of the City ______great showcase for Horvitz’s music lies in Horvitz’ beautifully beautiful material and his angular crafted compositions. Like Monk Postal Code ______Phone______chord progressions. His piano style is and Herbie Nichols, Horvitz is able economical yet lyrical, never to create memorable and distinctive venturing far from the strong melody lines from seemingly Email Address ______melodic hooks which characterize disparate ... motifs and phrases.” his compositions, but constantly Purchase Date ______working small surprises. Wayne Horvitz is an Amount paid for membership______$ ______accomplished composer, pianist and producer who has performed Amount of tax deductible donation ___$ ______extensively throughout the world in a wide variety of his own groups of Total amount enclosed ______$ ______which the original Zony Mash is only one. Others include The (acoustic Zony Mash) Bringing the best in live jazz to Edmonton since 1973 President and Pigpen. In addition, Wayne Horvitz - piano he has collaborated with John Zorn Tim Young - guitar in Naked City, Briggan Krauss, Keith Lowe - bass Butch Morris, Bill Frisell, Billy Bang, Andy Roth - drums Yardbird Suite 11 Tommy Banks Way Edmonton Jazz Society (1973) (corner of 102 Street & 86 Avenue) 11 Tommy Banks Way Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2M2 (corner of 102 Street & 86 Avenue) Phone: (780) 432-0428 Fax: (780) 433-3773 Edmonton, Alberta T6E 2M2 Programming: Adrian Albert, Craig Magill, Phone: (780) 432-0428 Frank Peterson, Jasiek Poznanski, Bruce Stovel Fax: (780) 433-3773 Production: Jasiek Poznanski House Managers and Volunteer Co-ordinators: Board of Directors for 2002-2003: Tara Benoit, Leah Wilson President: Tara Benoit Office: Fred Elgert Vice-President: Adrian Albert Transportation: Dwayne Hrynkiw Treasurer: Murray Walford Press Releases: Paul Wilde Secretary: Leah Wilson Jam Sessions: Blake Kinley, Marcus Taylor Shelley Chebry, Norma Davis, Dwayne Hrynkiw, Craig Magill, Yardbird Suite Newsletter is published five times Jasiek Poznanski, Kent Sangster, per year by the Edmonton Jazz Society (1973) David Trump, Doug Zimmerman Memberships: Ken Knight Newsletter Editor: Jasiek Poznanski Littlebirds Directors: Contributing Writers: Adrian Albert, Craig Brenan, Randy Witte Frank Peterson, Bruce Stovel Yardbird Suite Jazz is a registered Advertising: Shelley Chebry trademark of the Edmonton Jazz Graphic Design: Kim Deley, Critical Path Society (1973). Marketing Communications Distribution: Monique Bielech, Shelley Chebry, Bill Harper Canadian Publication Mail Printed by: Nisku Printers (1980) Ltd. Product Sales Agreement Yardbird Suite on the Net: # 1516698 FRI & SAT 4 SEPT 19 & 20 www.yardbirdsuite.com DOORS 8PM 4 SHOW 9PM 4 MEMBERS $16/GUESTS $20 Trevor Watts and The Celebration Band

Trevor Watts has spent more than however, the bright harmonies and on the drum kit - but this group tilts Watts has also been associated twenty years melding jazz and world melodies are punched out by the four heavily toward composition with with the British improvised music music in the various incarnations of saxophone front line as opposed to structures that can provoke dance and scene since the 1960s. He initially his Moire Music Ensembles. A strong the more percussive sound of the induce trance in nearly equal measure. made a name for himself as a member thread in the Moire weave is Watts’ Moire Music groups. That is not to say The music is joyously upbeat. of John Stevens’ Spontaneous Music particular love of African musics, from the Celebration Band doesn’t This group is a fusion of African Ensemble, one of the renowned the township jazz of South Africa to emphasize rhythm - there is drum rhythms, jazz sensibilities and English free jazz units. One of his other the rhythms of Morocco. With the percussion galore with Jamie Harris on free improvisation with an emphasis memorable groups from that time was Celebration Band, the African various unusual percussion on tightly structured arrangements in Amalgam with bassist Barry Guy. connection is strong and sustained; instruments and Giampaolo Scatozza complex interweaving strata. The The 1980s and 1990s saw him repeating assimilating many of the sounds heard interlocking on his world travels under the Moire sequences build Music moniker, a precursor of the methodically and Celebration Band. Formed in the late hypnotically while 1990s, the Celebration Band is Watts’ being underpinned way of marrying the African and by infectious, Middle Eastern pulse to a free- trance-like blowing spirit. It also allows him to drumming patterns pass on his wisdom and and synchronous understanding to a new generation of guitar and bass riffs. musicians, several of whom make up The horns create a the members of the Celebration Band. rich depth of sound, spinning out Trevor Watts - seemingly endless composer/arranger/ variations of alto & soprano sax melodies. The Rob Leake - tenor & compositions are soprano sax truly ingenious, Amy Leake - tenor sax making the octet Marcus Cummins - alto & seem like a much soprano sax larger band. Fluid Geoff Sapsford - guitar and fiery solos are Jamie Harris - djembe, provided by Trevor djarbouka & Indonesian drum Watts and the other Roger Carey - bass saxophonists. Giampaolo Scatozza - drums

FRIDAY 4 SEPT 26 DOORS 8PM 4 SHOW 9PM 4 MEMBERS $20/GUESTS $24 Fern Based on the post-modern Resonator guitar (aka Dobro). "This extremes through his use of been embraced by the many local musical notion of 'instrumentation as trio is an intense collaboration of electronics and samples to mutate the musicians and listeners who want to composition' Fern is a group that music and musicians but it is not just natural acoustic properties of the see the creative process in action embraces glorious contrasts and feisty that," Lane Arndt said recently "it also trumpet into something it would during the performance. As well, they complements. Formed within the explores the contrast between normally take a symphony to create." play together in the chill-out electro mind of local improvising musician elements of sound production from Or a car crash, or an arc of improv of PROxyBOY and the newly Eric Weiden, Fern brings the sound of the 'earth' of Woody's Dobro - a lightning snaking across the sky on a formed Lane Arndt Trio. John Eric's trumpet and trumpet-based heavenly pure-tuned sound most quiet summer's eve, or a tribe of Woroschuk is Edmonton's number electronics into an emphatically often associated with country and wandering vibraslapists sending out a one call on the Dobro, playing with original trio setting with multi- Americana styles - to the unabashedly war-call to love thy neighbor. This is Robin Hunter and the Six-Foot Bullies, instrumentalist Lane Arndt focusing electro sound of the laptop. With creativity in sound of a very high order the Swifty's, Jen Kratz and anyone solely on laptop sound manipulation, Eric's trumpet coming in somewhere that chooses to not limit itself to else who is drawn to the sweet cries and John 'Woody' Woroschuk on between, above, and below, the two either the obviously melodic or the and resonance of his slide-based forcibly dissonant. It just is. acoustic instrument. Weiden and Arndt are one half of the founding members of Edmonton's Eric Weiden - trumpet current collective of improvised music Lane Arndt - laptop sound and musicians known as TIN (The manipulation Improvised Network), a group that has John 'Woody' Woroschuk - guitar

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003 Page 3 world-wide. The CD received glowing to funky R & B. reviews. Eric Thom in the biggest U.S. Dawn’s two nights at the Yardbird Dawn Tyler Watson blues magazine, Blues Revue, had this will almost certainly sell out, so you to say: “Keep an eye over your would be smart to buy tickets in The young blues singer from Tremblant, Quebec; and the Salmon shoulder, Shemekia, because Dawn advance or to come very early on the Montreal played to two sold-out Arm Roots and Blues Festival in Tyler Watson is gaining on you. . . . nights of the shows. Bring your houses at the Suite last December and Salmon Arm, B.C. among others. Dawn is a steamy blues-rocker whose friends: it’s gonna be a party! set a club record for CD sales. Many She has been acclaimed time has come.” people who bought Dawn’s 2001 CD everywhere she has performed. For Ten Dollar Dress shows that she is Ten Dollar Dress last December instance, after her performance at the an original and diverse songwriter: 12 Dawn Tyler Watson - vocals thought that the Yardbird band led by North Atlantic Blues Festival in July, of the 13 songs are originals (and the Dave Babcock - saxophone sax player Dave Babcock sounded Walter Griffin of The Bangor Daily 13th is hardly a blues standard: Jimi Darcy Phillips - keyboards better than the band on the CD, which News wrote, “Dawn Tyler Watson of Hendrix’s “Purple Haze”). The songs Greg Smyth - guitar is her working band from Montreal, Montreal had the crowd in the palm range from jazz numbers with scatting Mike Lent - bass the Dawn Tyler Blues Project. of her hand with a stunning set of vocals through blues tunes and ballads Sandro Dominelli - drums Dawn has been very busy since moving ballads and driving blues.” she made her first appearance in Dawn trained as a jazz singer and western Canada here last December. actress at Concordia University in ardbird Suite BLUES She has been playing blues shows in Montreal. She found time this spring Quebec and Ontario and, as well, to star in Jack Paradise, a French- keeping up her weekly gig at Biddle’s Canadian film directed by Gilles Noel Jazz and Ribs, Montreal’s famous jazz and starring heart-throb Roy Dupuis. It club, and also performing with her is the story of a jazz pianist in R&B/funk band, The Jamm. She has Montreal in the 1940s; Dawn plays an made a second tour of France, to American jazz singer (hence her ecstatic acclaim: she is this year’s Anglophone-accented French) who is winner of the BottleNet International the hero’s love interest. The movie is to Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Award, given be released next spring. each year to an international artist Dawn was born in England and who has provided an outstanding tour raised in Ontario. She has had many in France. roles on stage and in movies and She was also very active on the television, but blues became her festival circuit this summer: she played calling card in 1997 when she the Montreal Jazz Festival; the Ottawa recorded three tracks for a blues Blues Festival; the Harbourfront Blues compilation, Preservation Blues Festival in Toronto; the Kalamazoo Review, put out by Montreal’s Blues Festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan; Preservation Records. Dawn’s first CD the North Atlantic Blues Festival in of her own, Ten Dollar Dress on FRI&SAT 4 OCT 3&4 Rockland, Maine; the Tremblant Preservation Records, came out in DOORS 8PM 4 SHOW 9PM 4 MEMBERS $16/GUESTS $20 International Blues Festival in Mont 2001 and put her on the blues map Double Duo-The Unexpected

Eclectic and electric all rolled into works in various ensembles with wife performed at the Yardbird Suite in the one, Double Duo - The Unexpected Peggy Lee, Brad Turner, Francois past with Jean Derome. He has also unites musicians of similar Houle and many others as well as been involved in projects with Rene instruments and similar interests. Two sharing the bandstand with virtually Lussier and Normand Guilbeault of Vancouver’s cutting-edge players, every other notable musician on the amongst others. Dylan van der Schyff and Ron local scene. He is also a noted Bernard Falaise will be making his Samworth, meet two of Montreal’s, collaborator with visiting musicians first Yardbird Suite appearance with Pierre Tanguay and Bernard Falaise. such as Barry Guy, Dave Douglas, Double Duo. Coming from a The common thread here is the Roswell Rudd, Kenny Werner, Joe progressive rock background, he is willingness of all four musicians to Lovano and many more of the world’s now a very active performer on the explore new sounds with all kinds of premiere improvisors. Coda Magazine new music scene in Montreal in hardware at their says, “van der Schyff has developed addition to working in a variety of disposal. This into one of North America’s most musical fields such as pop album foursome will set off perceptive percussionists ...” production, contemporary music some sparks, but Ron Samworth is another of composition, and dance, theatre and with all of their Vancouver’s high profile improvisors. movie scores. expertise, there Known for his work with Talking won’t be any short Pictures, the Hard Rubber Orchestra circuits in the heat of and the NOW Orchestra, he has also the action. performed alongside some of the Dylan van der world’s best including George Lewis, Schyff is Vancouver’s Han Bennink, Wayne Horvitz, Marilyn “go to” drummer. He Crispell and many others. Drummer Pierre Tanguay occupies a similar position in Montreal to van Dylan van der Schyff - drums, percussion FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER 10 der Schyff in Vancouver. A leading Pierre Tanguay - drums, percussion DOORS 8PM 4 SHOW 9PM 4 MEMBERS $10/GUESTS $14 light on that city’s avant garde and Ron Samworth - electric guitar, effects musique actuelle scene, he has Bernard Falaise - electric guitar, effects

Page 4 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003 Available Jelly

Formed in the 1970s, Available member to put their own individual Jelly has developed into a constant stamp on the music. His quartet feature of the Dutch improvised music presented one of the outstanding scene. Their music has a theatricality concerts at the Edmonton Art Gallery and eclecticism meshed with a more Theatre during this year’s Jazz City personal improvisational style. International Music Festival. The group’s influences, ranging Since moving to Amsterdam in from New Orleans jazz to Ellingtonia to 1984, saxophonist Tobias Delius has contemporary composition to ethnic performed with Steve Lacy, Louis and popular music, are evident on their Moholo, Bill Frissell, Ray Anderson four recordings released to date. and ICP Orchestra as well as leading Michael Moore and Eric Boeren his own quartet. provide the majority of the original Trombonist Wolter Wierbos has material and arrangements for recorded prolifically over the years Available Jelly. Moore’s compositions and has been awarded many prizes worked with Moore in California be wild, dense, smooth or swinging show great variety, incorporating including the most important Dutch before eventually moving to but it will always be interesting. European folk traditions, baroque- jazz award, the Boy Edgar prize. He Amsterdam where he now works with like wind arrangements, sweet works currently with the ICP dancers as well as a variety of jazz melodies and pop songs into a sound Orchestra, Gerry Hemingway, Maarten contingents. that is definitely jazz but with a Altena and the large European group For this concert, expect the theatrical flavour typical of Bik Bent Braam. unexpected. Since the group started Tobias Delius - tenor sax and clarinet contemporary continental jazz. Another member of ICP is bassist performing, the lineup and repertoire Michael Moore - alto sax and clarinet Probably the best known member of Ernst Glerum. He is an instructor at have changed but there is one thing Eric Boeren - cornet Available Jelly, Michael Moore has the Conservatory of Amsterdam in you can be sure of - there will be Wolter Wierbos - trombone performed with Clusone Trio, ICP addition to performing throughout his some strong melodies. The music can Ernst Glerum - bass Orchestra, Fred Hersch, Gerry career with Steve Lacy, George Lewis, Michael Vatcher - percussion Hemingway, Myra Melford, Mark Bud Shank, Lee Konitz, John Zorn and Helias and Marilyn Crispell. Don Byron. Eric Boeren’s compositions The other American ex-patriot in SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER 11 emphasize the important place of Available Jelly besides Michael Moore DOORS 8PM 4 SHOW 9PM 4 MEMBERS $14/GUESTS $18 improvisation, allowing each group is drummer Michael Vatcher. He

Melissa Walker Group

Melissa Walker was born in Makoto Ozone and Stefon Harris Edmonton at a time when her father guest on this outstanding CD. was playing for the Edmonton “The music of Carmen McRae Eskimos. She was raised here and and Sarah Vaughan really influenced after completing high school, she me,” she says, “and I admired Betty attended Brown University. Carter’s commanding presence on Abandoning plans to go to law stage.” Comparisons have also been school, she eventually moved to the made to Dee Dee Bridgewater and New York area to pursue her vocal Cassandra Wilson. career and was the first singer signed Walker continues, “I think of to Enja Records since Abbey Lincoln. songs as stories. They are the means Three acclaimed discs later, she by which we all become friends makes her Yardbird Suite debut in her because songs are stories that we all home town. Her first Enja release in know. Standards are how we talk to 1997 “May I Feel” was produced by each other ... It’s our connection to Gary Bartz and received an the past. But it’s also important to Honourable Mention at the U.S. Indie keep expanding the canon of music Awards. It is a wonderful mix of and encourage new artists. That’s why standards and originals, some of I prefer to combine a mix of both which have become signature songs standards and new original songs on for Melissa. my recordings.” Her third recording “I Saw the With one foot in the past and the “Melissa has one of the richest Melissa Walker - vocals Sky” was a 2002 Juno nominee for other in the future, Melissa Walker voices I have heard in years.” - piano Best Jazz Vocal Album of the Year. combines the best of both worlds. Gene Lees - bass Backed by her trio of Shedrick She’s blessed with an artistic - drums Mitchell, Kiyoshi Kitagawa and imagination that is pointed towards Clarence Penn, the disc displays tomorrow and a reverence for the rich FRI&SAT4 OCT 17&18 Walker’s extraordinary talents as a jazz tradition of the past - a musical DOORS 8PM 4 SHOW 9PM 4 MEMBERS $14/GUESTS $18 singer and lyricist. Kenny Barron, intertwining that’s hard to beat.

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003 Page 5 Lina Allemano Four

Edmonton native Lina Warp, Kieran Overs Nonet, Barry The group is known for its Allemano has carved out a very Elmes Quintet and the Dave distinctively fresh sound impressive career since McMurdo Jazz Orchestra. She featuring Lina’s own melodic yet completing the Music has also graced the bandstand subtly crafted songs, intriguing Performance program at Grant with Don Byron, Dave Holland, originals from guitarist Occhipinti MacEwan Community College Pat LaBarbera, Mike Murley, Joe and the occasional lesser-known and heading to Toronto in 1993. Lovano, Don Thompson, Kenny jazz standard. She is currently a member of Wheeler and Dave Young. a wide variety of groups based This will be Lina’s first mainly in Toronto including appearance in Edmonton with NOJO, Tim Posgate’s Jazzstory her Lina Allemano Four. The tour and Horn Band, the Rob Clutton is in support of the group’s new Band and the Jane Fair/Rosemary CD “Concentric” and features Galloway Quintet. In addition, three other outstanding Toronto- she is the co-leader of the Carn- based musicians who have Allemano Quintet with appeared at the Yardbird Suite in trombonist William Carn. the past with other groups - Lina Allemano - trumpet Other performance credits guitarist David Occhipinti, bassist David Occhipinti - guitar include the all female New York Andrew Downing and drummer Andrew Downing - bass based big band Diva, Time Anthony Michelli. Anthony Michelli - drums

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Leszek Zadlo & Jan Jarczyk Quartet This is a rare opportunity to present CDs and LPs with different musicians. The Since 1986, after teaching harmony and two prominent veterans of the Polish jazz band plays music where improvisation, composition for several years at the scene. Both Jarczyk and Zadlo were born and emotion are of primary interest. The Berklee College of Music, he has been a and raised in Krakow, a city known for its music is melodic, harmonic and rhythmic. professor at McGill University in Montréal. long tradition in music and arts. Although Besides his performances at For several years he worked as neither one of them lives in Poland prestigious festivals and lots of recordings pianist/composer/arranger with the Polish anymore, they quite frequently travel back for radio, TV, and more than 70 LP/CDs, Radio Jazz Orchestra, and had his works to their native country to play, and to Zadlo has also become known as a documented on the teach. This past July, both Jan and Leszek composer of stage and film music. Since 'Polish Jazz' record label. taught at the ‘Warsztaty Jazzowe’ in 1986 he has been teaching saxophone Jan was an original Chodzierz, Poland. and flute at the jazz department of the member of Zbigniew Leszek Zadlo, though being among Music Conservatory in Würzburg, and Seifert Quartet, and, his music in saxophone players that refer to John since 1991 at the Richard Strauss while in Poland, he Poland, a CBC Coltrane, has developed a very personal Conservatory in Munich. Earlier this year worked as session with a and full of contrasts musical language. he was nominated a Professor at the performer/arranger and new Montreal In 1972 he founded his own Leszek Music Conservatory in Würzburg. pianist/trombonist with based jazz group, Zadlo Ensemble, and then the Polish He is very individual and modern Zbigniew Namyslowski, Moments Jazz Ensemble in 1983. In 1999 Leszek tenor player whose improvisations are Jan Ptaszyn Wroblewski, Musicaux. was appointed leader of the European full of contrasts, where one can feel and Tomasz Stanko, and Since 1985 Art Orchestra. hear that he is aware of the tradition of between 1970-1976 he has recorded 7 He has worked with numerous his instrument. appeared on many CDs as pianist, renowned bands and musicians of the Jan Jarczyk, pianist and composer, records as a member of leader and jazz scene, such as Elvin Jones, Dexter played the Yardbird Suite stage last fall. various Polish jazz groups. After moving arranger-composer. One of them, 'Things Gordon, Jimmy Heath, Art Farmer, Harold His performance was described by the to North America, Jan worked with Phil To Look For' received a nomination for a Rubin, Joachim Kühn, George Russel, Edmonton Journal writer Roger Wilson, Greg Hopkins, Tim Hagans, Felix Award in 1996. Mr. Jarczyk is Thad Jones Big Band, Slide Hampton Big Levesque as one of the “notable Kenny Wheeler, and Kevin Dean. dividing his time between composing, Band, European Jazz Quintet, as well as, performances of 2002.” Jarczyk's works range from music for performing and attending to his teaching for the past 20 years, working with At the age of 15 Jan began to play String Quartet and Jazz Trio, Quartet, duties as Professor at McGill University German composer and organ player jazz under the tutelage of Tomasz Stanko. Quintet Music to his 12 piece Jazz Faculty of Music. Claus Bantzer. One of the results of this He received a Master's Degree in Orchestra, not to mention solo piano. He Leszek Zadlo & Jan Jarczyk Quartet fruitful cooperation was their 1997 composition from the Academy of Music regularly plays concerts in the Montreal will play original music written by both improvisation CD " Illumination". His own in Krakow and was a recipient of the area, Quebec, and Toronto, and records co-leaders of this group. ‘Leszek Zadlo Ensemble’ has recorded 8 Polish Composers Association Scholarship. his original music for CBC Radio Network in Montreal. Mr. Jarczyk's latest presentations include performances of his Jan Jarczyk - piano 4 music in Rome during the International Leszek Zadlo - tenor sax FRI&SAT OCTOBER 24-25 tba - bass DOORS 8PM 4 SHOW 9PM 4 MEMBERS $12/GUESTS $16 Festival of New Contemporary Music, the premiere of a theatrical play 'Images' with Dan Skakun- drums

Page 6 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003 Marty Ehrlich Quartet Billy Kilson & BK Groove

One of the most exhilarating discography extends to sixty One of the highlights of the 2002- appearing in Edmonton with Marty elements of a Dave Holland Quintet recordings. 2003 season at the Yardbird Suite was Ehrlich, has been called “sophisticated, concert is the interaction between BK Groove’s bassist Kenny Davis Bobby Previte & Bump. One of the rewarding work of a mature artist’s vision, the leader on bass and drummer spent three years as part of Kevin highlights of Bobby’s quintet was masterfully realized” by Billy Kilson. Those who were at the Eubanks’ band on “The Tonight saxophonist Marty Ehrlich. Marty returns barnesandnoble.com. Yardbird Suite to hear Dave Holland Show”. Saxophonist Michael Sim to the Yardbird Suite in support of his Besides his own trio, pianist Craig a few years back can attest to this. has toured with Michael Franks, the new Palmetto release “Line on Love”. Taborn has recorded with the James At the time, Kilson was the newest Mingus Big Band and Lee Ritenour. Marty Ehrlich is one of the most Carter Quartet, Roscoe Mitchell and member of the group so his Pianist Henry Hey has toured with celebrated jazz musicians of his Hugh Ragin, and performed with Tim athletic, swing-meets-funk beats Jeff “Tain” Watts, Rod Stewart and generation, critically acclaimed as both Berne, William Parker and Mat Maneri. combined with his lyricism were an Harry Belafonte. composer and player. Equally fluent on He is equally accomplished in a variety of extremely exciting surprise for those BK Groove is a musical melting clarinet, saxophone and flute, he has contexts from straight ahead jazz to more who hadn’t seen him perform pot. Their funky jazz fusion is a been hailed by the Village Voice as “one outside music. before. In fact, in some respects, he summation of the vast talents, of the most formidable multi- Mark Helias has been making stole the show. experiences and influences of each instrumentalists since Eric Dolphy.” The innovative music since the mid-1970s. He Now, after six years with Dave individual band member. The music is New York Times calls him “one of the had a seventeen year association with Holland, Billy Kilson is getting some diverse, original and inspired, always premier melodicists of his generation.” drummer Eddie Blackwell and he has well-deserved recognition, currently keeping the groove going. The Besides his own acclaimed collaborated with Ray Anderson and Gerry finding himself near the top of both uniqueness of their music will incite recordings, Marty has appeared on over Hemingway in BassDrumBone for twenty- the Down Beat Critics’ and Readers’ heads to bob and feet to dance. 100 recordings by other artists too many six years. He has nine recordings under his Polls as well as earning a Grammy of whom to list here. He has been own name and many others as a award as a member of the Dave awarded an Outstanding Alumni Award sideman, in co-operative bands or as a Holland Big Band. from the prestigious New England producer for artists such as Mark Dresser, Kilson was exposed to jazz, Conservatory as well as receiving a Down Don Cherry, Dewey Redman and Barry funk and R & B from an early age. Beat Talent Deserving Wider Recognition Altshcul. Like so many other great award for the clarinet and the Wind Allison Miller is an exciting new musicians, he graduated from the Player of the Year award from the Jazz drummer currently making a name for Berklee College of Music where Journalists Association. herself in New York. Her recording and some of his fellow students Since moving to New York in the late performing credits already include Natalie included Jeff “Tain” Watts and 1970s, Ehrlich has performed his Merchant, Kenny Barron, Mike Stern, Ingrid Marvin “Smitty” Smith. Being compositions with three ongoing Jensen, Kevin Mahogany and Oliver Lake. essentially a self-taught player to ensembles - The Traveler’s Tales Group, a that time, he practiced fourteen quartet of two horns and rhythm section; hours a day to catch up to his more The Dark Woods Ensemble, featuring his experienced classmates. He was woodwinds with cello and bass; and The also mentored by the late Alan Marty Ehrlich Quartet, the group he is Dawson. bringing to the Yardbird Suite. He has Marty Ehrlich - saxophones, For seven years, Billy was recorded 14 CDs with these groups for clarinet and flute Dianne Reeves’ drummer. In Billy Kilson - drums various labels. Craig Taborn - piano addition to his gig with Dave Michael Sim - sax The Marty Ehrlich Quartet, with Craig Mark Helias - bass Holland, he currently works with Henry Hey - piano Taborn, Mark Helias and Allison Miller Allison Miller - drums Bob James and Larry Carlton. His Kenny Davis - bass

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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2003 Page 7 Yardbird Suite at Glance All shows begin at 9pm unless otherwise noted.

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Wayne Horvitz & 21 September Sweeter Than The Day Friday & Saturday • September 19 & 20 22 23 24 25 28 Trevor Watts & JAM with The Celebration Fern Charlie Band Austin Friday • September 26 Saturday • September 27 29 30 JAM with Ken Hoffman

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY 5 ardbird Suite BLUES October Dawn Tyler Watson Friday & Saturday • October 3 & 4 67 8 9Double 12 Duo: Available JAM with The Jelly Lane Arndt Unexpected Friday • October 10 Saturday • October 11 13 14 15 16 19 JAM with Melissa Walker Group Bill Richards Friday & Saturday • October 17 & 18 20 21 22 Lina 26 Allemano Four Leszek Zadlo/ Doors: JAM with 7:30pm Jan Jarczyk Quartet Bryan Sim Show: 8pm Thu • Oct 23 Friday & Saturday • October 24 & 25 27 28 29 30 Marty Billy Ehrlich Kilson & JAM with Quartet BK Groove Blake Kinley Friday • October 31 Saturday • November 1

Annual General Meeting THE YARDBIRD SUITE IS A Notice is hereby given that the annual general 4. The transition of such further business as may CONCERT VENUE. meeting of members of the Edmonton Jazz Society properly come before the meeting or any During the show, please turn off (1973) will be held at the Yardbird Suite, 11 Tommy adjournment thereof. your cell phones and pagers. Banks Way, Edmonton, Alberta, on Thursday, October 30, 2003 at 7:00 PM for the purpose of: Further information regarding the business to be discussed at the annual general meeting can be THE YARDBIRD SUITE IS A 1. Receiving the report of the president; obtained by contacting the Yardbird Suite at NON-SMOKING VENUE 2. Receiving and considering the report of the telephone 432-0428, or fax 433-3773. treasurer of the Society for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2003 including the appointment of the Dated at the city of Edmonton, in the Province For upcoming shows visit auditors for the coming year; of Alberta, this first day of September, 2003. www.yardbirdsuite.com 3. Election of the board of directors and officers of the Society;