Pennsylvania Jazz Collective presents PA Jazz Idol IV & the Sixth Annual Jazz Awards Foy Hall | Moravian College | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania April 19, 2017 Wednesday 7:30pm 1 t Place Spons Firs or Pennsylvania Jazz Collective is especially glad to thank all of our sponsors, patrons, and supporters. We know that we cannot do it without you, and Pennsylvania Jazz Collective we are grateful. Please enjoy this program you sincerely thanks made possible. Please join the PA Jazz Collective - your membership and Nazareth Music support enables us to present the finest Jazz artists, educate students and develop an audience for America’s music- Jazz for their support online now @ pajazzcollective.org Moravian College encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact Department of Music at [email protected], or call 610-861-1650 at least one week prior to the event. 2 3 More Events! More Jazz! June 11, 2017 PAJAZZ & Wine Festival Cherry Valley Winery, Saylorsburg, PA 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Proceeds benefit the Jerry Kozic Memorial Jazz Scholarship Co-producer COTA (Celebration of the Arts) Wednesday April 19 PA Jazz Idol IV & Sixth Annual Awards July 22, 2017 The second annual Christmas City Summer Jazz Festival – Bethlehem Municipal Ice Rink Program 345 Illick’s Mill Rd OPENING REMARKS- DAVE ROTH, PRESIDENT, PJC 12:00 – 10:00 pm 1. Marywood University Jazz Ambassadors Combo “Wonderland” FREE & open to the public Composed by Benny Carter - Ross LeSoine - tenor saxophone, Mark Harvey - piano, Featuring the regions best Richard Baublitz - electric bass, Martin Monahan - drums Award Presentation - Talent Deserving Wider Recognition- Zach Martin October 8, 2017 “Fall for Jazz” Party 2:00 – 5:00 pm FREE party – 2. Carl and the Hamiltones - North Penn SD - “Caravan” Composed by Duke Ellington - Zach LaValla - Bass, Jimmy Dooling - Trumpet, Renew membership or become a member Braden Alderfer - Saxophone, Matt Oriente - Saxophone, Max Du - Piano, Open jam session Antonio Magalhaes - Guitar, Carl Hamilton - Drums The Ice House on Sand Island, Bethlehem, PA Award Presentation - Sponsor recognition – Beall Fowler / Abe Zegeye November Jazz Series VI 3. Jennie & the Boys - Muhlenberg College “Love for Sale” 16 – 18, 2017 Instrument of focus- the Guitar Composed by Cole Porter - Jennie Colabatistto - vocals, Adam Abrams - alto saxophone, Guest artists include: Jose Cruz - piano, David Orr - bass Vic Juris, Bill Washer & Tom Kozic. Award Presentation - Student More T.B.A. 4. Dane Becker & the Chameleons - “Nardis” Clinics, workshops & performances Composed by Bill Evans - Dane Becker - piano, Bill Gow - bass, Donavan Austin - Trombone Award Presentation - Lifetime Achievement - Bill G / Rob S. 5. Marywood Duo “Stella by Starlight” Composed by Victor Young - Alexander Marino - alto, Hoc Weng Chong - Guitar Award Presentation - Artist of the Year - Paulie 6. Patrick Keersen Trio - Moravian College “Have You Met Miss Jones” Composed by Richard Rodgers - Pat Keersen- Piano, Ben Seitz- Bass, Ron Bogart- Drums Following the program, everyone is invited for cookies & punch – BECOME A MEMBER. – 4 5 — Distinguished Judges — Big Band (DLBB) DVD and CD LIVE . As Always (2011). Recently released Jon Ballantyne recordings include New Celebration by Phil Woods and the COTA Festival Orchestra, Tomorrow’s Expectations by the DLBB, and A Tribute to Wayne Canadian-born, New York area-based pianist/composer Jon Ballantyne has Shorter by the DLBB. He has recently performed with The Temptations, The released 10 albums and won 2 Juno Awards (Canadian equivalent to Grammy). Four Freshmen, and the national tour of Cathy Rigby Is Peter Pan. Jon is an artist who deftly combines the unknown with the known. In June 2007, Professor Dorian was presented with the Great Teacher Award No matter whom Jon has played with Jon has observed, Jon has listened and by the ESU Alumni Association. In October 2007, he was inducted into the East learned, all the while honing his own wit and otherworldly musical skills in the Stroudsburg Area School District Music Hall of Fame. He was also awarded company of his contemporaries and more than a handful of masters. In Jon’s the Fred Waring Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Arts and the formative years, there were performances and/or recordings with artists such Community. Professor Dorian holds degrees from Northwestern University (MM as Joe Henderson, Roy Haynes, Paul Bley, Pepper Adams and Woody Herman’s Performance) and Ithaca College (BM Performance and Music Education) and Thundering Herd. More recently, Jon has shared the stage with saxophone greats taught instrumental music in public schools for 14 years. Dave Liebman, Seamus Blake, Phil Dwyer and trumpet virtuoso Ingrid Jensen Tony Gairo among many other innovative artists currently on the scene. Vice President of the Pennsylvania Jazz Collective, Tony Gairo has composed In the past two and a half decades, Jon has performed critically acclaimed solo for and performed with jazz saxophone icon Phil Woods, has composed a jazz piano concerts and with his stellar quartet at venues and major music festivals ballet and a jazz opera. In addition, he has performed with David “Fathead” across Canada, Japan, the USA, The UK, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Newman, Johnny Mathis, Natalie Cole, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Al Holland, France, Germany, Italy and Israel. Martino, Clay Aiken and many others. He is an adjunct on the jazz faculty at Whether he’s performing his original compositions, virtuosic two-handed Moravian, Muhlenberg and Lafayette Colleges and has been nominated for a spontaneous improvisations, or reworking jazz standards in his own innate, Grammy Nomination for an album released on Sea Breeze Records, Treacherous, organic way, Jon Ballantyne’s openness, originality and inborn creativity always which featured a program entirely of his original compositions for jazz orchestra. inform his music, much to the delight of his listeners. Paul Rostock Patrick Dorian Paul Rostock has served on the faculty of Moravian College since 1991 as an Patrick Dorian, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Music, was a member of artist/lecturer and instructor of Double Bass and Bass Guitar. He has directed the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Music Department from 1987 jazz ensembles and taught private jazz history and improvisation practicum’s, through 2013. In 2010, he was awarded the highest faculty honor, the preeminent and directs the Moravian Bass Ensemble. Paul also serves as a director for rank of Distinguished Professor of Music. He taught courses in jazz studies and the annual Summer Youth Jazz Camp. A versatile and sought after free lance film music and was the liaison to the Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection. He is musician, Paul has appeared with many popular artists including Frank Sinatra, the author and reviewer of many professional journal articles, chapters in several Michael Feinstein, Steve Tyrell, Monica Mancini, Maureen McGovern, Toni books, and CD insert booklets. Tennille and Bobby Rydell. Jazz artists Paul has performed with include Maynard Ferguson, Phil Woods, Clark Terry, Randy Brecker, Stanley Turrentine, Bob Professor Dorian’s long-time experience as a concert band and jazz ensemble Dorough, Carl Fontana and Jon Faddis. Regional jazz groups Paul is associated director make him a sought-after evaluator and adjudicator at many festivals. His with include Dave Roper Trio, Rob Stoneback Big Band, David Leonhardt, Marko biography is included in Trumpet Greats: A Biographical Dictionary by David Marcinko and La Cuchina. Paul also toured and recorded with the late vocalist R. Hickman et al. (2013). It outlines Professor Dorian’s accomplished teaching Frank Sinatra Jr. career, in addition to his performing and recording careers, especially as a long- time member of the Phil Woods Big Band, the David Liebman Big Band directed Bill Goodwin by Gunnar Mossblad, the Jazz Artists Repertory Orchestra (JARO), and the An almost completely self-taught drummer, Bill attributes his early interest in Water Gap Brass. He has toured internationally, with performances at major jazz the drums to Shelly Manne’s playing on the movie soundtrack of “The Man with festivals, jazz clubs, and concert halls. the Golden Arm.” Before that he had taken piano lessons and studied the tenor Professor Dorian performed on two Grammy-nominated CDs (Celebration!, saxophone. His father’s extensive record collection gave him the opportunity to 1997, and Beyond the Line, 2003). He also performed on the David Liebman hear and learn songs, and he still hears the form of the music first. From 1959 to 6 7 the present, Goodwin has been a professional drummer, playing with the likes Band is “one of the finest bands I’ve ever played with.” Check out Rob’s website of Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Jim Hall, George Shearing and Bobby at robstonebackbigband.com. Previous recordings by Rob and the guys are Up Hutcherson, and singers such as June Christy, Joe Williams, Roseanna Vitro, Tony Front (1983), Traditions (1990), and Caught in the Web (1997). In 2013, Rob Bennett and Manhattan Transfer. The drum chair with Gary Burton brought released a combo album, Bare Bones, that features himself, Bill Watrous, and him to the East Coast in 1969. After a three year stint with Burton’s group Bill fellow Lehigh Valleyites, Craig Kastelnik, and Gary Rissmiller. settled down in an old farmhouse in the Poconos and worked the resorts. It was In May 2007, the Rob Stoneback Big Band recorded with Simone, Nina there that he and bassist Steve Gilmore became a team. Goodwin, like Gilmore, Simone’s daughter. With her Rob and his band performed at Lincoln Center, is a charter member of The Phil Woods Quartet (now Quintet), joining at it’s the Berks Jazz Festival, The World Café, and the Whitaker Center. As Simone’s inception in February 1974.