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CENTRAL PA FRIENDS OF March/April 2017 #46 2017 SPRING CONCERT SERIES SUNDAY, APRIL 2 ND 3 PM BUSTER WILLIAMS QUARTET featuring STEVE WILSON GEORGE COLLIGAN & LENNY WHITE POLLOCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS - 340 N 21st St., CAMP HILL PA SUNDAY, APRIL 30th 3 PM CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ DAY with the JOHNNY O’NEAL TRIO HARRISBURG MIDTOWN ARTS CENTER CAPITOL ROOM 1110 N. 3rd St., Harrisburg PA FRIDAY, JUNE 16th - THIRD CPFJ SPRING CONCERT with BEN WOLFE’S ENSEMBLE TRIBUTE TO THELONIOUS MONK with Orrin Evans & Donald Edwards - Messiah College’s Parmer Hall - 7:30pm May 27 - 29 HARRISBURG ARTS FEST - Central PA Friends of Jazz Tent and Stage Front & Walnut Sts., Riverfront Park, Hbg PA June 14 - 17 CENTRAL PA FRIENDS OF JAZZ CAMP Messiah College, Mechanicsburg PA August 10 - 13 37th Annual CENTRAL PA JAZZ FESTIVAL . pg. 2 - Executive Director Letter pg. 11 - Around the Town Column - CPFJ Tee shirts pg. 3 - Grants & Donors pg. 12 - Jazz Grammy Awards and Commentary pg. 4, 5 & 6 - 2017 Spring Concert Series pg. 13 - Track of the Month - CPFJ Youth Band pg. 7 - Steady Gig Calendar pg. 14 - Berks Jazz Festival pg. 8 - One Time Only Events Calendar pg. 15 - Taste of Jazz - St. Paul’s Episcopal Event pg. 9 - Central PA Friends of Jazz CAMP Pg. 16 - Membership Application & Ticket Order Form pg. 10 - Rick Hirsch - New CD - Bucknell Jazz Series pg. 17 - Jazz in the Sky - CPFJ Events The Vibe is published monthly at the Central PA Friends of Jazz, 5721 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg PA 17112 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT: Central Pennsylvania .. Friends of Jazz We are happy to announce that we have arranged to co-host two concerts annually in . Lancaster. PA at Millersville University’s beautiful Ware Center. These events will be held 5721 Jonestown Road in Steinman Hall, one of the most acoustically perfect performance spaces in the country. The Harrisburg PA 17112 . hall boasts a choice of concert grand pianos, complete sound system. and comfortable seating. TEL: 717-540-1010 . Our thanks to Laura Kendall, former Ware Center Director, for approaching us with the WEB: concept, and to Amy Banks, their Marketing Director, for her assistance in completing the www.friendsofjazz.org arrangements. These events will be part of our annual Spring and Fall Concerts and CPFJ EMAIL: Sponsor Members will receive two tickets to each event, but will have to call to reserve their [email protected] seating choices - we will forward a letter with complete instruction as the time nears. Our dates at the Ware are October 15th, 2017 and March 25th, 2018. This partnership will enable Steve Rudolph us to appeal to a wider membership base and tto better represent the “Central PA” part of our Executive Director . name. Sheila Ross We are sorry to hear that Gullifty's has closed - the property has been sold and there is no Office Manager news as to what the new owners have planned for the space. Gullifty’s hosted a monthly CPFJ Jazz Jam Session for the last four years - please let everyone know that Wednesday CPFJ Board of Directors: jazz won't be happening there. My personal thanks to the managers - the Eisenhower family - . for hosting jazz in their space - sons Joe Eisenhower, Thaddeus Eisenhower & Matthew Eisenhower Sr. and the memory of their father, Ike. We also thank Lorri Yingling and all the Dr. William Anderson staff who were so helpful and caring. There was some great music made there and we met (Membership) many new friends in that place - lots of special memories there - blessings to all. Paul Bratcher . (President) Our Spring Concert dates have been arranged and we will be hosting two concerts in April. Dr. Paul Haidet On Sunday the 2nd, we will present Buster Williams Quartet at the Pollock Center in Camp (Newsletter) Hill, PA. Buster has been a guest at four CPFJ concerts in the past, but this is first time as the Mary Heltzel band leader. He will bring drummer Lenny White (formerly with Chick Corea and Miles (Marketing ) Davis) and saxophonist Steve Wilson (a prolific performer who has appeared on over 150 CDs Mark Hunsberger with major artists). Steve was also one of the guest educators at last year’s Central PA Friends (Treasurer) of Jazz Camp at Messiah College and we are very pleased to welcome him back for another Waverly Parker performance. Pianist George Colligan, rounds out this all-star quartet. George was formerly a (Secretary) resident of the Baltimore/DC area, lived in New York for many years and now teaches in Connor Rohrer Oregon. (Student Representative) . Mark Swartzbaugh On Sunday, April 30th We will host our second Spring event in the Capitol Room at (Marketing) Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center. We hosted Harry Allen’s group there in October 2016 Keith Thomas and the facility was a hit with all of the attendees - there’s a bar and food is available during (Vice President & Concessions) the event. Thanks to John Traynor, they will also again offer FREE VALET PARKING to Tim Thompson all who attend. The guest artist that day will be jazz piano giant Johnny O’Neal and his Trio. (Youth Committee) He has had a rebirth in his health and career and we are more than pleased to present him for Tim Warfield, Jr. your listening pleasure - we hope you will take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear one (Artistic Director) of the most respected pianists in jazz today. (See the articles on pages 4 & 5 in this issue.) . Bassist Ben Wolfe, a faculty member at the Juilliard School in Manhattan, will be one of our featured teachers at this year’s Central PA Friends of Jazz Camp. He is a veteran of the New Youth Band Director: York jazz scene and has recorded with Diana Krall, Wynton Marsalis, James Moody, and Marcus Ron Waters Roberts among many others. Ben will be a great mentor for the kids at the Camp and will present a . concert with his own Trio that featuress Donald Edwards (dr) and Orrin Evans (p) on Friday, June 16th at Messiah College’s High Center. This is our third Spring Series event and the Camp The ViBE students will be able to witness a professional jazz concert in the fantastic Parmer Hall that evening Steve Rudolph - Editor as well as perform in the same space the following night for the Camp’s annual student concert Sheila Ross - Contributing Editor (Sat. June 17) - please try to attend both events! . Paul Haidet - Contributing Editor Be sure to tell your friends to visit our website to read The ViBE , and check out videos of . upcoming artists and events - we try to keep the site looking good, interesting, and up to date. We are in the process of opening a store at our office location on Jonestown Rd. If you have any CDs or LPs that are in great shape that you want to donate them for a tax write off, please let us know. We will soon be selling some of these items on Ebay as well. As always, we hope you will share some of your time and help us by volunteering - there are many ways you can help the Friends of Jazz - PLEASE CALL! . Support JAZZ - Thanks to all for your continuing support! the Music of Freedom! . Steve Rudolph, Executive Director, CPFJ 2. 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