Volume 35 • Issue 10 November 2007 Journal of the New Jersey Jazz Society Dedicated to the performance, promotion and preservation of jazz. Crowd Pleaser Thousands flock to Princeton for food and jazz By Tony Mottola Editor Jersey Jazz Princeton JazzFeast 2007 — story on page 26. Free for members! inset: photo Alan Dale. Photos by Tony Mottola. NJJS Annual Meeting SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2 • CONCERT see pp 3, 8, 49 ARTICLES Ellingtonia on the Net . 32 Institute of Jazz Studies/ Snuffy’s . 23 in this issue: Classic Stine. 9 Crow’s Nest . 49 Jazz from Archives. 49 CTS Images . 24 NEW JERSEY JAZZ SOCIETY Meadowbrook Swings Again. 9 REVIEWS Somewhere There’s Music . 50 Lana’s Fine Dining . 25 Pres Sez/NJJS Calendar Big Band in the Sky . 10 D. Sherman/KT Sullivan . 34 The Name Dropper . 51 Community Theatre. 33 NH Library of Traditional Jazz . 14 Glen Rock Inn . 34 & Bulletin Board. 2 CDs: Compact Views/ ADVERTISERS Talking Jazz with Anat Cohen . 16 Other Views . 36 Arbors Records . 35 November 18 Member Meeting . 3 Cornerstone. 5 The Mail Bag/Jazz Trivia. 4 Dan’s Den . 22 DVDs: Jazz Icons/ Jazzdagen Tours. 39 Yours for a Song . 24 Improvisation . 40 Shanghai Jazz. 7 46 Lounge . 43 Editor’s Pick/Deadlines/NJJS info . 6 35th Anniversary Dinner Dance. 28 September Member Meeting . 46 Whiskey Café. 11 PA Jazz Society . 44 Notes from the Music Committee . 8 Riverwalk Jazz on WBGO. 30 EVENTS Cedar Grove Elks/Meadowbrook. 13 Atlanta Jazz Party . 45 In the Mainstream. 44 Giants of Jazz at the Baird . 30 ’Round Jersey: Bridgewater, Trumpets . 17 Riverwalk Jazz . 46 New Members/About NJJS/ Jerry Vezza Benefit . 31 Morris, Ocean . 48 Salt Creek Grille. 19 Laura Hull. 52 Membership Info . 47 Glen Rock Inn . 31 NJJS Annual Meeting . 49 Seton Hall University . 21 Weichert Realtors . 52 New JerseyJazzSociety Wish List NJJS Calendar NJJS seeks a volunteer Membership Sunday October 21 2007 Administrator. Need minimal MONTHLY MEMBER MEETING computer skills and the ability to work with a basic address book. Trumpets/Montclair Add new members, renewals to see p 8 & ad p 43 Prez Sez database, send reminders...Please contact [email protected] if you can Sunday October 21 2007 By Andrea Tyson President, NJJS take over this vital function. Lyndhurst dance field trip see p 2 Vince Giantomasi, whose wishes specified that Friday October 26 2007 Thanks for the Whippany dance field trip donations in his memory be made to NJJS. He was see p 2 memories — a past board member and great supporter of jazz in New Jersey, who could be seen many nights at Friday November 9 2007 35 years of them! the Crossroads in Garwood. So, we used their very Whippany dance field trip generous donations toward the costs associated see p 2 he Jazz Society had a rousing good time at our Trecent 35th Anniversary Dinner Dance.The with this event. I think he would have liked that. Sunday November 18 2007 swing dancers were out there struttin’ their stuff ■ Summer seems to be a great time in New Jersey MONTHLY MEMBER MEETING to the tuneful sounds of Reeds, Rhythm & All That for jazz festivals. Keep them in mind for next year: Trumpets/Montclair Brass big band led by our past Vice President, see p 8 & ad p 43 the free Oskar Schindler PAC Jazz Festival and Dr. Lou Iozzi. Past NJJS Directors also in the band: Crafts Fair in West Orange; the Liberty Jazz Sunday November 18 2007 on the keyboard was his wife, Fran DePalma, and Festival, Jersey City (the same weekend!) and the Lyndhurst dance field trip Dan Brady was on trombone. Laura Hull emceed State Theatre Jazz Festival in New Brunswick. see p 2 and chaired the event and also sang with the band The NJJS was provided space to promote our on three tunes: “Almost like Being in Love,”“The Sunday December 2 2007 Society and events at each of these events and we NJJS Annual Meeting Nearness of You” and “Taking a Chance on Love.” thank the organizers for their partnership with us. We had five past presidents (Lou Rizzi, Don Cornerstone/Metuchen ■ Jazz Wednesdays at Lounge 46 in Totowa —I music: Mark Shane/Terry Blaine Robertson, Eddie Metz, Joe Lang and Helen Dorn, who came from far away to be with us. Thanks, recently visited to catch Zan Stewart and a terrific Sunday December 2 2007 Helen!). Our guests of honor, Roseanna Vitro, band with Bob DeVos on guitar, Ed Alstrom on Lyndhurst dance field trip George Kanzler, and Rufus Reid received our organ, and Don Guinta on drums. Food is well see p 2 inaugural Jazz Leadership Awards. Our display of presented and tasty, and the sight lines are perfect. So, there’s one more place to go. Check out their Saturday January 19 2008 memorabilia was entertaining. We even had a slide Bridgewater see ad p 37 & p 44 show of vintage illustrated Jersey Jazz covers from drummer’s website for future performances: the 1970s. www.myspace.com/donguinta. Saturday March 2 2008 ■ PEE WEE STOMP Thanks to the Committee, who planned the event NJPAC: Just in to me — mark on your Birchwood Manor/Whippany and worked hard to bring it to fruition: special calendars November 23–25 for NJPAC’s musical see p 8 thanks to Frank Nissel who supported the event by production “Cookin’ at the Cookery.” The paying for the band and their food — we very production is based on the life of jazz legend Saturday & Sunday much appreciate Frank’s generosity to our Society Alberta Hunter. We’ve partnered with NJPAC to June 6 & 7 2008 for many, many years. Frank’s been a great friend promote this event and we’re hoping to offer JAZZFEST to NJJS. Also contributing to the event were discount tickets to NJJS members (more details to Drew University/Madison donations from the family and friends of the late follow in future e-blasts and/or on our website). NJJS Bulletin Board Monthly Member Meetings say you’d like a LINK on the NJJS site. Not a member? Lyndhurst; Fridays 10/26, 11/9 in Whippany; Get on Our series of entertaining meetings continues at Just join at our regular $40 member rate and E-mail for details. Contact Linda at 201-306-2769 or connect with your worldwide audience at [email protected]. Trumpets on 10/21 and 11/18. Members attend www.njjs.org. free. See page 8 for details. NJJS December 2 Annual JazzDance Join NJJS members and friends Meeting is our end-of-year thank-you and Musicians: Join NJJS, who’ve tried our dance field trips! NO PARTNER report to members! Free concert. This year at the Get Linked! Musicians…already NJJS NEEDED. ALL AGES WELCOME. NO EXPERIENCE Cornerstone with entertainment by Terry Blaine and members? Contact Steve Albin ([email protected]); NECESSARY. Sundays 10/21, 11/18 and 12/2 in Mark Shane. See details above, on pages 8 and 49. 2 _________________________________ November 2007 New JerseyJazzSociety Merchandise The Society has an HP Deskjet 9800 inkjet printer to sell/give/donate? Former JJ Editor Paul White used it but now it sits idle. If you have any ideas for it, please let us know. It can print up to 11"x17" paper size. It is a physically large machine at almost 24" wide and roughly 16" deep. It uses standard ink packages of one black and one tri-color. Come to our Member Meeting 11/18 and see! November Member Meeting www.njpac.org ■ A benefit concert is planned for Jerry Vezza who is suffering with throat cancer. Please come “Happiness is playing in the Key of E” out and support this event on Monday, November 12. (For full details, see page 31.) ■ And don’t forget NJJS events: please come out to our free Member Meeting on November 18 at Trumpets featuring Tony Mottola, Jersey Jazz editor, presenting a program about his dad. He’ll be showing vintage music clips, and I’m sure he’ll have some funny stories to pepper his presentation. ■ The NJJS Annual Meeting is set for December 2 at the Cornerstone in Metuchen. The afternoon will feature Mark Shane and Terry Blaine sharing the stage for two sets. This is a free concert as a Member Benefit! Holiday gifts will be for sale — CDs, gift memberships and Jack Stine will be signing his book, Stine’s Songs. Former Jersey Jazz editor Paul White has compiled 35 years of Jack’s columns from the journal and produced a lovely bound book that would make a great gift. And if you have suggestions of names for new board members now is the time to let Elliott Tyson know — [email protected]. We’d be happy to make room for a few more good people. Posing at a 1948 MGM Records recording session (l–r): Bob Haggart, vocalist Johnny Desmond, ■ Mark down in big letters our Stomp — Sunday pianist Lou Stein, Bobby Hackett and Tony Mottola. afternoon, March 2, 2008 — great line-up once again and Joe Lang will be talking about it in his n November 18, Jersey Jazz editor Tony Mottola, son and namesake of the late Music Committee columns. Oguitarist, will present a program focusing on his father’s 50-year career in ■ Some of us are heading to Cape May for their music. The legendary NYC studio sideman, who recorded 50 albums as a leader, jazz festival November 9–11 so I’ll be mentioning was also the premier singer’s accompanist of his era, as evidenced by his work with that in a future column.