notes The Monthly Newsletter of JazzErie September 2009 Vol. 15, Issue. 9 16 Years Serving the Jazz Community REGINA CARTER, BOBBY SANABRIA, ERIC ALEXANDER COMING TO ERIE! Three dates you won’t want to mess is building a library of recorded work with: ranging from Detroit pop sounds, to FINAL REMINDER! • Friday, October 2 – Regina Carter at blazing boppish lines, to a musical Mary D’Angelo Center, Mercyhurst memorial to the music If you have not yet renewed your of her mother (her most JazzErie membership, this will be • Saturday, November 7 – Bobby Sanabria recent CD, titled “I’ll your final copy of News Notes. at Walker Recital Hall, Mercyhurst Be Seeing You – A To renew, just complete the • Monday, December 28 – Eric Alexander Sentimental Journey,”) membership application on the back at Ambassador Conference Center. to her current project, integrating of this newsletter and return it, with Violinist Regina Carter has become African songs and rhythms, and African your check, to JazzErie, Post Office the contemporary jazz voice on her performers, with her own sounds. Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505-0833. instrument. Following a remarkable pathway from her strong classical training * * * * * * into Detroit’s active jazz scene, Carter Latin bundles remarkable chops, creativity percussionist and Detroit Bobby Sanabria, IN THIS ISSUE... soul into will bring his an original, band, his warm, Carter, Sanabria, Alexander ........p. 2 immediately enthusiastic identifiable outlook on life, Editor’s Notes .............................p. 2 mix. and his deep Valerie Horton Brown ................p. 3 Her career knowledge of has already percussion in The Jazz Line..............................p. 4 transcended Latin music and jazz to a concert at Walker Recital many JE Discussion Group ..................p. 5 traditional Hall on the evening of November 7, and to a workshop, also at Mercyhurst, that boundaries: Thanks from the Treasurer .........p. 6 one of the few violinists permitted to afternoon. Sanabria has performed with play (and record with) Pagannini’s violin Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Paquito Humor .........................................p. 6 in Italy, one of the very few violinists to D’Rivera, Candido, Mario Buaza (a name successfully make the transition from less knows in the U.S., but with godlike Jazz on the Radio ........................p. 7 classical music to jazz (Istak Perlman status in the Latin music world), and a tried but couldn’t pull it off), recipient panoply of jazz greats. He has played on JazzErie Thanks ..........................p. 7 of a MacArthur “Genius Award,” Carter multiple Grammy-nominated albums, and is a fully committed jazz musician who now heads his own ensemble. ...continued on pg. 2 For More Information: www.jazzerie.com Remembering the enthusiastic JAZZ ERIE reception that saxophonist Eric EDITOR’S JazzErie is a com- Alexander earned in his appearance in munity of music lovers and Erie last year, JazzErie has rescheduled musicians and, a member- him for a return visit for our midwinter ship organization dedicated Christmas/New Year’s week concert NOTES to sharing with children, adults and one another at the Ken Gamble alerts us to the presence an awareness and love of Ambassador of jazzonthetube.com – a website music, particularly jazz. JazzErie brings this year. containing an extensive and growing together people who want to listen to jazz, He will be learn about it, play it and just live it. collection of jazz videos. Enter your bringing the favorite musicians, and voila. The best Check out our website at High Note way to support the website is to use it. www.jazzerie.com for complete All-Stars, an * * * * * * information on current and organ quartet upcoming events. with whom he Though Ceviche on the Bay, which 2009-2010 Board of Directors has recorded got off to a really nice start, is closing til and frequently Spring, Alto Cucina and the BrewErie President................................. Ed Goebel tours. You and your family can get a are back in full swing with live jazz & Vice President ............................. Ted Ely dinner at the Ambassador before the Treasurer ..............................Liz Scarpelli blues, Scotty’s and the Colony continue show. Directors to present local musicians, and East Erie Robb Hoff Charles Lute Alexander has become one of the Turners is booking some blues bands. Al Lubiejewski John Marzalek most sought-after saxophonists in the Lloyd Johns is back in town rehearsing Carl Hultman Allen Zurcher U.S., Europe and Japan. After a fruitful big band charts (and reminding us to Mary Watson Dick Thompson apprenticeship with jazz greats pianist support local music by patronizing John Kytic Paul Bates Harold Mabern, saxophonist Joe Lovano, J. Carter Rowland Shamus Flynn clubs.) bassist Rufus Reid and organist Charles Rich Giardina Charles Joy * * * * * * Marilyn Renkes Pat Tellers Earland, he has emerged as a mature soloist and composer, playing with a Ed Goebel gives a big recommendation Past Presidents Who’ Who of NYC and international David F. Van Amburg 1994-1995 to Jazz 28, a jazz club in Cleveland (Founding President) musicians, and recording as a sideman located at West 28th St. and Clinton Atty. Al Lubiejewski 1995-1997 and leader on over 70 discs. He is a Av. The club features live jazz Weds. Virginia M. Pelkowski 1997-1999 regular member of a number of groups Through Sat./Sun., presenting excellent R. Patrick Rodgers 1999-2002 (including One For All, featured in this area musicians for a nominal cover Steve Eidell 2002-2003 week’s Jazz Times), and leader of at least charge of $5. Interested? Call them Tom McLaren 2003-2005 three, of which the organ quartet is a at 216/621-2828 or visit their website favorite. Carl Hultman 2005-2008 jazz28.com for a listing of the current JAZZERIE NOTES is published monthly * * * * * * month’s musicians. by JazzErie which is a subsidiary 2010 JazzErie concerts will include organization of the Erie Art Museum, Speaking of Cleveland, please note a nonprofit organization. Singers’ Night in March, a special who’s coming to the House of Blues on performance designed by a group of area JazzErie Notes Sun., Sept. 27: musicians in April, plus of course the Editor - Dick Thompson Chick Corea, Jazz Walk in July. Stay tuned for further published by Stanley Clarke The Erie Art Museum for JazzErie developments! printed by and Lenny PIP Printing West White. Wow! 2827 West 26th St. • Erie, PA 16506 There will be a Deadline is the 15th of each month. JazzErie is a grateful cover charge. Send articles to: recipient of support The gig isn’t yet [email protected] from the Arts Council showing on the club website, but it is on or Box 8833, Erie, PA 16505 of Erie. Corea’s website, so it’s for real. 308 Euclid Av. 216/523-2583. Page 2 JazzErie Notes Stan Bialomizy reports a recent contact with Carlo Wolff, new publicity director An Erie Singer Returns - for the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, an estimable ensemble which now functions VALERIE HORTON BROWN under the artistic direction of the supreme Valerie Brown began Valerie returned to young trumpeter Sean Jones. They’re on her singing career in Erie at L.A., and then to Erie the lookout for opportunities. age six. She started singing when she got word that her * * * * * * in church, in a gospel mother was ill. She set her group with her brothers singing aside for a number JazzErie’s own lineup for the rest of and sisters. Then, as one of years, nurturing mother 2009 is formidable!! Hopefully Regina of the Horton Sisters, she and her own family. Mother Carter will be presenting material from performed at local events, died three years ago, and her soon-to-be-released African roots sometimes with bands from the next year the youngest album. Listening to Bobby Sanabria out of town. Stan Lee, a of her three children will be an education in itself, but there’s local promoter who was a graduated from high school a workshop, too! And Eric Alexander’s friend of her father, brought (her sons are now in L.A.) organ quartet should be a blow-out. He’s the girls down to sing at “And I began looking to the become one of the hottest saxophonists the Pub, also at the U of C future.” around. (By the way, the date for that Club (now the Elks Club.) Ernie Wright “I talked to Ron ‘Treat’ Williams, concert is Monday, Dec. 28th at 8 PM. booked them at the Pope Hotel – backing and he referred me to Frank Singer as Bring the family.) James Brown and other notables. the person I needed to get with. So I did, * * * * * * Valerie’s two older sisters moved and Frank has been wonderful, and now to Los Angeles, where they found work here we are. I did a show at Central High Many thanks to those of you who have in recording studios backing vocalists. School, then we set up the Valerie Brown contributed articles, information, jokes They wanted Valerie to join them here, Project. We sang and played at the Erie and feedback to News Notes. Keep it up. and her parents finally consented. She Art Museum Blues & Jazz Festival The more voices, the better! lived with her sisters and completed (Aug. 2), and Celebrate Erie (Aug. school at Hollywood High School, where 14 – Main Stage.) There are a lot of * * * * * * she graduated in the same class as her really good musicians in Erie, awesome IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO brother. guys, and I’m looking forward to more RECEIVE JAZZERIE NOTES BY Valerie’s talent and her sisters’ opportunities.” EMAIL, please notify me by email already-developed connections brought and we’ll do that. My email address is her good work, and good money, in [email protected].