Volume 44 • Issue 1 January 2016 Journal of the New Jersey Jazz Society Dedicated to the performance, promotion and preservation of jazz. Violinist Tom Rigney, son of Major League Baseball player and manager Bill Rigney, was in the lineup for the 25th anniversary Suncoast Jazz Classic. Photo by Mitchell Seidel. Jazz Played Sunnyside Up Suncoast Jazz Festival Celebrates Its Silver Anniversary Story and photos on page 28 New JerseyJazzSociety in this issue: New JerSey Jazz SocIety Prez Sez. 2 Bulletin Board ......................2 NJJS Calendar ......................3 Jazz Trivia .........................4 Editor’s Pick/Deadlines/NJJS Info .......6 Prez Sez Crow’s Nest. 50 Change of Address/Support NJJS/ By Mike Katz President, NJJS Volunteer/Join NJJS. 51 NJJS/Pee Wee T-shirts. 52 New/Renewed Members ............52 o all our members and all others who shall presented to Sheilia in recognition of her twenty StorIeS read this, Happy New Year! years of service as a Board member, during which Suncoast Jazz Festival ...........cover T Big Band in the Sky ..................8 The annual meeting of the New Jersey Jazz she recruited many new members at Jazzfest, Talking Jazz: Tardo Hammer ..........12 Society took place on Sunday, December 13, concerts, socials and other events, in addition to Bill Charlap’s Birth of the Cool ........22 2015, at Shanghai Jazz in Madison. The meeting serving as publicity chair and person in charge of NJPAC SASSY Awards. 24 50-50 raffles at Jazzfests and Pee Wees. Although Jews, Music and the American Dream ..25 was well attended, perhaps partly because of the Jersey’s Jazz Bonanza. 26 relatively mild weather we have been enjoying she will no longer be on the Board, Sheilia has President Emeritus Writes ...........32 this December, but more likely because of the indicated that she will continue to be available to Dan’s Den ........................34 great music program provided by DIVA Jazz perform some of these functions going forward. Noteworthy ......................36 Trio. Reports were submitted by the president reVIewS Following the annual meeting, the new Board Other Views. ......................37 and treasurer, and board members were elected conducted its December meeting, which included Caught in the Act ..................42 to serve three-year terms. Re-elected as directors the election of officers to serve during 2016. I was Book Review/Tales from Jazz Legends. 44 were Sandy Josephson, Caryl Anne McBride, Al reelected as President, Stew Schiffer as Executive Book Review/Jeru’s Journey. .........44 Parmet, Marcia Steinberg, Elliott Tyson and Vice President, Al Parmet as Secretary, and Forgotten Jazz Photographer .........45 Jackie Wetcher. Pete Grice, Carrie Jackson and Charles McPherson at WPU ..........46 Mitchell Seidel as Vice President/Music Shelly Rosenberg Tribute ............46 Irene Miller, who were appointed by the Board as Programming. Sandy Josephson was elected to directors during the year to serve until the next eVeNtS succeed Sheilia as Vice President/Publicity. ’Round Jersey: Morris, Ocean .........48 annual meeting, were elected to full three-year Institute of Jazz Studies .............49 terms. Two brand new directors, Stephen Fuller Due to personal reasons, Harry Friggle elected Somewhere There’s Music. 54 and James Pansulla, were also elected to the not to continue as Treasurer, although he has The Name Dropper .................55 Board. The Board looks forward to working agreed to continue on until a successor is chosen. adVertISerS together to improve the work of the Society At the meeting, Kate Casano, who was Treasurer Marlene VerPlanck ..................4 during the year ahead. prior to my assuming that office before I became Arbors Records .....................5 president, stepped forward to reprise the part at WBGO ............................7 Three directors, Harry Friggle, Sheilia Lenga and least through 2016. Thank you, Kate! Shanghai Jazz ......................9 Jack Sinkway, resigned from the Board effective Ocean County College ..............11 We continue to be on the lookout for new SOPAC. ..........................13 with the end of this year. We thank them for Mason Gross School of the Arts ......15 their contributions to the Society over the years volunteers who would like to join our various Shelly Productions .................16 of their service. During the meeting, a plaque was committees, and anyone who is interested should NJPAC ...........................17 WBGO Photo Blog .................18 Rockland Music Conservatory ........19 Stay tuned to www.njjs.org for updates and details. CTS Images .......................20 Jazzdagen ........................21 NJJS Bulletin Board Beacon Hill Band/Seeing Eye .........24 Rutherfurd Hall ....................31 Swingadelic .......................36 Member discount Claim your member privilege! Get free admission to NJJS socials, discounts WPU Jazz Room. 39 to music events, discounts from partners! Roseanna Vitro ....................40 Jazzfest at Sea ....................41 NJJS Members discounts Hibiscus Restaurant, Morristown and The Crossroads, Garwood Diane Perry .......................42 offer NJJS members a discount of 10% off their check. The Berrie Center at Ramapo College offers NJJS LauRio ...........................43 members 5% off event tickets. $5 ticket discount for monthly Salem Roadhouse Cafe jazz nights. Jim Eigo ..........................43 Tunes of the Twenties ..............43 Free Jazz Socials…ongoing. Join us for music and mingling. Free for members, $10 non-members Sandy Sasso ......................46 (applicable to membership) with just a $10 venue minimum. Watch calendar page 3 for upcoming dates Centenery College. 51 and details. Beyond the schmooze, there are some serious musical prizes raffled off at our socials!! Cadence Magazine .................53 Princeton Record Exchange ..........56 2 __________________________________ January 2016 New JerseyJazzSociety april Is Jazz appreciation Month! For the March issue of Jersey Jazz we’re compiling a guide to JAM related events around the state. Concert presenters, jazz clubs and college jazz studies departments are welcome to submit relevant information to our contributing editor Sandy Ingham at: [email protected]. The deadline is January 15. contact me, Stew Schiffer or Elliott Tyson. HeLP waNted The Board is looking forward to VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES our next major AT THE NEW JERSEY JAZZ SOCIETY event, the Pee Wee Russell Memorial Stomp, which will As a member of the New Jersey Jazz Society we invite take place on you to volunteer for one of several positions that currently Sunday, March 6, need to be filled. No experience required. We ask only that as usual at the you attend most of our monthly Board meetings (Directors Birchwood Manor only) and our annual events, and that you share a little bit in Whippany, and of your time, your ideas and your talents. to other events to come in the new NJJS president Mike Katz presented 4Become a member of our Board of Directors year. Once again retiring board member Sheilia Lenga our music with a plaque in recognition of her 20 4Help manage our Web site years of service at the NJJS’s Annual and E-blast advertising programming VP Meeting on December 13. Mitchell Seidel has 4Oversee our education put together an and college relations programs outstanding lineup for the Stomp with Michael Hashim’s Widespread Depression Orchestra headling a bill that also Join other jazz enthusiasts and help us work to serve includes Jon-Erik Kellso and the Ear Regulars Plus and our members and the local jazz community. To learn Dennis Lichtman’s Brain Cloud. We hope to be able to more about getting involved, please call Board member announce the 4th band next month. Elliott Tyson at (732) 560-7544 or e-mail him at [email protected]. We hope that many of you will come out to enjoy some great jazz with us in 2016! JJ Stay tuned to www.njjs.org for updates and details. January 3 January 17 February 21 March 6 CHICKEN FAT BALL NJJS JAZZ SOCIAL NJJS JAZZ SOCIAL PEE WEE RUSSELL STOMP Randy Reinhart, Ken Peplowski, Diane Perry, violinist/vocalist Elise Wood (flute) The Widespread Depression Jazz Harry Allen, Frank Vignola, Nicki FREE admission NJJS members, w/Roni Ben-Hur (guitar) Orchestra, Jon-Erik Kellso and The Parrott, Rossano Sportiello, Ed Metz $10 all others, FREE admission NJJS members, Ear Regulars Plus, Dennis Tickets/$32. See ad on page 35 $10 food/beverage minimum $10 all others, Lichtman’s Brain Cloud, $10 food/beverage minimum and 4th band TBA Prospect Presbyterian Church Shanghai Jazz | Madison $30 members, $35 non-members Maplewood 2 – 5:30 PM | www.njjs.org Shanghai Jazz | Madison advance ($40/$45 door) 2 – 5 PM | 973-763-7955 2 – 5:30 PM | www.njjs.org Birchwood Manor | Whippany NJJS Calendar 2 – 5:00 PM | www.njjs.org January 2016 ___________________________________ 3 New JerseyJazzSociety Jazz trivia Nutley Hall of By O. Howie Ponder (answers on page 49) Fame Inducts Jackie Paris CENTENARIANS he underappreciated jazz singer and guitarist TJackie Paris was recognized by his hometown on Nov. 15 when he was inducted into the Nutley Here’s a new crop of artists who would be 100 years old in Hall of Fame. He joins 65 other notable Nutleyites 2016 if they were still with us. See how many you remember. who have been so honored in a biennial ceremony since the Hall’s inception in 2002. The program 1. This interesting character was 7. This tombonist was renowned recognizes “Persons who were born in