Non-Pront Organization U.S. Postage PAID PERMIT NO. 67 EPublic Radio at UMD Duluth, MlnnHola University of Minnesota. Duluth 10 University Drive 130 Humanities Building Duluth. Minnesola 55812-2496 Airwaves KUMD 103.3 FM - The Sound Alternative Experience The Vitality of Jazz Every Week on "The American Jazz Radio Festival" c're trying to capture the Curtis Fuller. can Jazz Radio Festival, participates in "W moments," says Michael Bourne, With such a wealth of jazz activity the planning and oversees much of the host of The American Jazz Radio Festival, in the United States, how does The production of the series. the weekly two-hour jazz performance se- American Jazz Radio Festival determine "This series is more than excellent ries heard at 7 p.m., each Saturday on what goes on the air? entertainment," Rollins reflects, "It's also KUMD. "First, of course, it's got to be a fan- very important. The American Jazz Radio "One week, we had Ella Fitzgerald, tastic performance," says the program's Festival is one of the accompanied by her good friend Joe technical director Paul Fowlie, "And a few places to hear a Pass," Bourne continues. "Nobody sings top-notch performance deserves a first- solid chunk of an artist like Ella, and Joe Pass is unequalled on rate recording job. Many of the perfor- in an uninterrupted the guitar. And on The American Jazz mances that have become programs on performance. It helps Radio Festival, you hear the process of the series were recorded by other public people who care about their collaboration, along with the glori- radio stations that have the know-how jazz to really assess the ous music. They're energized by an au- about recording jazz - and doing it jus- state of the art." dience that's with them all the way, re- tice." If The American Jazz acting to every note. That's special." When The American Jazz Radio Festi- Radio Festival is any Many of the artists featured on The val accepts a submitted tape, that's only indication, the state of American Jazz Radio Festival are estab- the beginning of the process of trans- the art is strong and lished giants -- Max Roach, Carmen forming it into a program. Typically, the vibrant. McRae, Frank Foster and George Shear- tape is at least an hour too long for the "Cancel those flights ing arc examples -- but brilliant young program's two-hour format. Fowlie starts to the Montreux or upstarts, among them -- com- editing while researcher Becca Pulliam North Sea festivals," poser/saxophonist David Murray and assembles relevant facts about the per- Michael Bourne instructs Branford Marsalis -- get ample represen- formers and works with host Michael with a smile. "The tation. In coming months, the program Bourne on developing the show's script. world's hippest festival is will feature performances by bebop Wylie Rollins, the program director for as close as public radior' greats Art Farmer, Benny Golson and WBGO-FM, which produces The Ameri- Ella Fitzgerald The Jazz Club Presents Wlhi@Il~ IF'@@dl~ From National Public Radio a CONCERT SPECIAL! C@!lil'illl'il'il\lllllilnfy The Randy Sabien Trio "Black America Today" August 15th C«J>o(Q)ffil 723-1687 his summer, National Public chance to hear first-hand what it was 8 p.m. T Radio is examining the political, like to have lived in Newark during the Adm: $5.00 cultural, and educational status of black 1967 riot or the 20 years since, or to be also Americans in an extensive series of re- a black executive in a corporate board- ports. room. In these stories, black people 'Live' Jazz Entitled "Black America Today," the speak ·for themselves." says editor Dianne August 19th reports are being featured periodically on James. NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Consult the Weck at a Glance grid 11 Morning Edition, All Things Considered, elsewhere in this guide for when Morn- at lfON't' S 1Llll¾f:iif lf and Weekend Edition. ing Edition, All Things Considered, and 1710 N. 3,d • Superior "Black America Today" is being edited Weekend Edition arc aired on KUMD. and coordinated by NPR editors Anne Edwards and Dianne James with senior editor Marc Rosenbaum. Edwards says, 631 East 8th Street "We felt that this story was too vast for Duluth, MN 55805 a conventional one-week series. The best Grants to Support way to approach such a broad range of Monday-Friday 9-7 issues is to be deliberate, specific, and Saturday 10-5 Sunday 12-5 thorough, devising a process which could American Indian Programming stretch over time, and be open to many reporters and producers." UMD recently received two The American Indian Advisory Commit-· produce a half-hour special and a series "Black America Today" presents stories K grants which will be used to focus tee for the University of Minnesota will of modules on Native American health prepared by NPR reporters across the attention on issues affecting the Ameri- advise KUMD on this project, and we care delivery systems and efforts to in- country, focusing on the lives of individ- can Indian. will be making special efforts to inform volve Native Americans in the medical uals as well as on issues that affect all The Corporation for Public Broadcast- American Indian communities about it. professions. The programs will be dis- black Americans. ing awarded KUMD a grant under its The commentaries will be aired <lur- trubuted by NAPBC and broadcast on Also included are reports on some of Public Participation Program, which is ing MORNING EDITION and then re- KUMD this fall. the cities that experienced riots 20 years designed to encourage minority participa- broadcast at another time. ago, in the "long, hot summer" of 1967. tion in public broadcasting. This grant If you would like to learn more "Black America Today" was launched on will enable KUMD to air commentaries about this project, contact Jean Johnson, June 11, tl!e 20th anniversary of the first by American Indians living in our area, News/Public Affairs Coordinator at (218) major urban disturbance of 1967 in and to share these commentaries with 726-7181. Tampa, Florida. three other public radio stations in the The Native American Public Broad- "Part of what makes this series so region: KAXE in Grand Rapids, WOJB casting Consortium awarded a grant to compelling is that listeners will get a in Hayward, and WXPR in Rhinelander. Shaun Keenan Gilson and KUMD to August 1987 Volume 8, Number 4 A service of Continuing Education and Extension University of Minnesota Marc Savoy and the fiery fiddle playing of Michael Ducet, are captured in a per- formance recorded at the 1986 Wheatland WE'RE FIRM Music Festival. The featured artists this week BELIEVERS 28 are Robin and Linda Williams, who combine traditional and original IN DULUTH country music, followed by traditional Mondays tales from Barbara Freeman and Connie Fryberger, Buchanan, Reagan - better known as the Folktellers. Smith•" and Frederick, P.A. New Sounds Attorneys A Rqzjonal Law Firm Bu,d in Duluth 6:00 p.m. 700 Lonsdale Buildlnil • Duluth. Minnesoa 55802 • (218) m-0861 John Schaefer hosts this one-hour weekly series featuring an adventurous blend of electronic, acoustic, ethnic, and The Count Basic Big Band is Iran/Contra scandal is a logical and in- folk music, including creations by some 22 heard under the direction of evitable result of the cult and culture of of today's most advanced "new music" flugelhornist Thad Jones. secrecy. He describes CIA involvement composers. in drug smuggling, gun running, and po- Bassist Wayne Shorter joins with litical assasination. Wendy Carlos demonstrates 29 an electric quartet for a perfor- 3 various aspects that go into creat- mance at the Key Largo in Portland, Part two features the con- ing electronic sounds and composing elec- Oregon. clusion of Stockwell's presentation tronic music. 9plus a very spirited question and answer session with the audience. Host John Schaefer introduces Sundays lo works by Randell Meyers, Nels Robin and Linda Williams Cline and Eric Von Essen, and Robert Public Affairs Fripp and The League or Crafty Gui- Saturdays New Dimensions tarists. 6:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m. Special guests Michael Manring Marian McPartland's This continuing series presents con- Telling ii like it is on the 17 and Michael Hedges offer several versations with thinkers on the leading 16 Range -Artistically. The Iron of their works, including their joint com- Piano Jazz edge of change. Range Community Documentation Project position "After the Gold Rush." was started by poet Carolyn Forche and 6:00 p.m. Dharma Wisdom with Kalu photographer Harry Mattison. Having John Schaefer presents music Pianist, Marian McParlland hosts this 2 Rinpochc. One of the most re- documented life in El Salvador, Lebanon, 24 by Philip Glass including excerpts unique jazz series. Each program fea- spected living teachers in Tibetan Bud- and South Africa, Forche and Mattison from "Satyagraha" and "Modern Love tures McParlland in performance and dhism, the Venerable Kalu Rinpoche d_iscovered the Iron Range and began this Waltz." conversation with famous guest artists speaks to the relevance of Buddhist prin- program "to offer bridges to Range-cre- who discuss their craft and career influ- ciples to modern life. ated futures by producing authentic, af- Among the composers ences. firming images during a time of transi- 31 represented during this program Economics as if People Mattered tion." We'll hear from Forche and Matti- are John Fahey, George Winston, Barbara The marvelous Blossom Dcarie 9 with Paul Ekins. Ekins, director son, Range coordinator Nancy Pehling, Benary, and Evan Lurie.