Connecting Jazz Lovers CPFJ Newsletter JANUARY/FEBRUARY with Each Other 2014 & the Music! Issue #20 CPFJ 2014 SPRING CONCERT SERIES SUNDAY MARCH 16 5 P.M. SHERATON HARRISBURG HERSHEY . JOEY DEFRANCESCO TRIO PAUL BOLLENBACK(G) CARMEN INTORRE (DR) SUNDAY APRIL 6 7 P.M. POLLOCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS, CAMP HILL . CECILE McLORIN SALVANT , SUNDAY MAY 25 WITF PUBLIC MEDIA CENTER . EHUD ASHERIE & This series is underwritten by a generous contribution from the Shearer Family Fund KEN PEPLOSKI of the Foundation for Enhancing Communities on behalf of R. Scott Shearer LOOK. INSIDE THE VIBE! Exec. Dir. Letter - pg.2 Jazz Passings 2013 - pg. 10 &11 Grants & Donors - pg. 3 New Scholarship & Spring Concert Series - pg. 4 & 5 Ticket order form - pg.12 Area Clubs & Concerts - 6 & 7 Phil Woods/Dave Stahl - pg. 13/14 Jazz Camp & Youth Band - pg. 8 Membership Application - pg. 15 Dauphin Co. Grant - pg. 9 CPFJ Jam Sessions - pg. 16 1 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 HAPPY NEW YEAR! Thanks to all for your support in 2013. We had a very successful year with great concerts: the Cyrus Chestnut tribute to Dave Brubeck, violinist Christian Howes, legendary 5721 Jonestown Road vocalist Freddy Cole, the Kenton Alumni Big Band, drummer Clarence Penn’s Monk tribute, and Harrisburg PA 17112 dynamic pianist Anthony Wonsey; our best Jazz Camp ever with a great faculty and 70 students; TEL: 717-540-1010 membership in CPFJ reached 600 - a level not seen for over 15 years; WEB: We have been awarded a generous grant from the Dauphin County Commissioners that will enable www.friendsofjazz.org us to present a concert on September 5th at Fort Hunter Park as part of the Dauphin County Jazz EMAIL: & Wine Festival. The Festival’s regular schedule is on September 6th & 7th and our added [email protected] evening will bring mainstream jazz to the event (which has been predominantly “smooth” jazz) and will serve as the first concert in our annual Fall Concert Series. For those of you who haven’t Steve Rudolph attended the Festival previously, there is a very large tent that protects the audience and stage area Executive Director from the elements and the concerts go on rain or shine. Sponsor, Corporate, and Life Members of CPFJ will get free tickets to the entire weekend and there will be wine tasting and food available Sheila Ross for purchase during our concert. There are many details to be worked out yet but we are grateful Office Manager the Commissioners for their support of CPFJ. CPFJ Board of Directors: Our thanks to the Music Committee and chairman Tim Warfield, Jr. for arranging the great lineup of artists for the Spring Concert Series. We are again grateful to the Shearer Family Fund and Scott Shearer for underwriting the Series - without their help we would be unable to present these Dr. William Anderson artists in Central PA. Please attend these events and remember that we maintain the highest (Membership) musical standards - we are sure that you will be amazed and inspired by the musicians we present Troy Ballard even if you haven’t previously heard of them. Jazz musicians have always struggled with attaining (Marketing) notoriety, but it has become even harder for them to find an audience in this day and age. In Gerald Bennet earlier times, jazz musicians were featured in major TV shows, movies and on the many radio (President stations nationwide that hosted jazz programming. Currently there are no commercial jazz radio Grants Chair) stations left in the U.S. - they’ve all been acquired by large corporations (Clear Channel and Eugene Borza others) that are beholden to their stock holders. Even if the jazz stations were making profits prior (Youth Committee) to their purchase, the profits weren’t large enough for the corporations. These stations have been Ben Goldsborough changed to CNN, hip-hop, talk radio, country and western or other more “popular” programming. (Youth Committee Chair) Even major colleges have sold their signals to commercial interests and jazz programming has Dr. Paul Haidet perished - WDUQ (Duquesne Univ.) in Pittsburgh was one of the recent 24-hour-a-day jazz (Newsletter) programmers to disappear from the airwaves as colleges exchange their radio channels for multi- Keith Mohler million dollar deals. You have probably noticed that no jazz artists have received their Grammy (Marketing) awards on television for over twenty years Jazz, Latin and classical Grammy’s are given at a Tonya Mowery separate ceremonies in order for the more commercially popular forms of music to have more time (Sectretary) for exposure in the TV program. If you want to learn about jazz and the artists that are keeping Keith Thomas the flames burning, you must make an effort and search for information. Several magazines (Jazz (1st Vice President Inside, Downbeat, JazzTimes and others) still publish and there are many online sites that have Concessions) great information about new recordings and the current artists. Our concerts feature the best Amy Walizer available players on the international scene and we hope you will help these deserving players gain (Treasurer) the attention they need in order to continue developing their music and maintaining their Tim Warfield careers....so, get out of your chair and go out often to support live jazz! (Music) If you would like to volunteer some time at future CPFJ events, please contact our volunteer Youth Band Director: coordinator, Leslie Beamer, at [email protected] or (717) 790-9672. We also encourage Ron Waters local businesses and individuals to donate funds to underwrite CPFJ events, please contact the office at your convenience if you are interested. The Vibe Check out the “Steady Gig” & “One Time Only” pages in this issue - it is the most complete list of Steve Rudolph - Editor Central PA jazz events available. We hope you will get out often to support the establishments Sheila Ross - Contributing Editor that are hosting live jazz and give a listen to our talented area jazz musicians - there is a lot of great music happening in your neighborhood. Volunteer Coordinator Leslie Beamer CPFJ is also seeking active committee members for our Membership, Youth & Marketing committees. - if you have an interest in serving, contact the CPFJ Office - 717-540-1010 - email: [email protected] Thanks to all for your continuing support of CPFJ! Support JAZZ - the Music of Freedom! Executive Director, CPFJ 2 The Vibe is published monthly at the Central PA Friends of Jazz - 5721 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg PA 17112 GRANTS Allen Theater - Skip Hicks DONORS Christopher S. Pecora William & Dotty Anderson Perform Group LLC Cultural Enrichment Fund Dorothy Andrews Francis Haas Bruce & Cindy Peters Dauphin County Commissioners David Armesto - Paul Haidet & Mary Lynn Fecile C. DeWitt Peterson Lois Lehrman Grass Foundation Armesto Eye Associates The Hall Foundation Ann & Peter Pfau The Hall Foundation Matthew Babb John A. F. Hall Roy & Judy Pointer Donald Barber Linda & Skip Hardy Howard Pollman The Bill & Beverlee Lehr Fund Kathryn T. Bard Mary Heinlein Jerold Price The Olewine Family Trust Rosemary Barrett & Dave & Mary Heltzel Robert A. Pugliese Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Howard Ulan Donna & Wilmer Henninger John & Janice Ragonese Penn National Insurance Karen Best Bob & Verna Hendershot A. 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