A P A PLACE FOR JAZZ O R March 2010 Editor: Tim Coakley W E B S I T E : HTTP://WWW.APLACEFORJAZZ.ORG — UPDATED DAILY It Might as Well be Swing by Tim Coakley Although spring is almost Redman, Terence Blanchard, “marked by keen empathy, upon us, A Place for Jazz is Wynton Marsalis and others. sensitivity, and power.” looking ahead to fall, and has His debut CD was “Between The brilliant young saxophon- prepared an outstanding con- the Lines,” with a follow-up ist J.D. Allen will take the cert series for 2010. We hope CD on Criss Cross. He also stage for the second half with that this year’s concerts will plays on Capitol Region saxo- the same fiery rhythm section. be as successful and well- phonist Brian Patneaude’s CD His first CD, “In Search Of,” received as last year’s. Here is “River View.” won him the Best New Artist what we have in store for you Capital Region favorites Nat in Italy that year. His follow- this fall. Phipps, piano (see Page 4) up release, “Pharaohs Chil- On Sept. 10, one of the leg- and Jeanne O’Connor, vo- dren,” was one of Jazziz ends of jazz, alto saxophonist cals, are two of our local he- magazines Critics Picks Top Lou Donaldson will kick off roes. On Oct. 8. They will 10 Albums of 2001. our season. From his early re- bring their swinging stylings cordings with Milt Jackson to the First Unitarian Society, and Thelonious Monk, and the backed by an outstanding Finally, in the centennial year famous “A Night at Birdland” bassist and drummer. of the great guitarist Django Reinhardt, we close out our with Art Blakey and Clifford Brown, LouDonaldson has season on Nov. 5 with The had a long and distinguished On Oct. 22, we have A Pair of Hot Club of Detroit. The career. Threes; two unique trios. Pi- group specializes in perform- His latest quartet is sure to get anist Bruce Barth will play ing the repertoire of our season off to a brilliant the first half of the concert Reinhardt, and a whole lot start. with Gregg August, bass, and more. The group includes the Rudy Royston, drums. Barth amazing Julian Labro on but- has made three solo piano ton accordion, and is a four- On Sept. 24, guitarist Mike tours of Japan, and has also time winner of Detroit Music Moreno and his quartet will performed with his trio Awards: Best Traditional Jazz bring a mixture of standards throughout the United States Group. and originals to our stage. He and Europe. All About Jazz has played with Joshua has described his trio as Page 2 A P l a c e f o r J a z z Ahora, Latin/Jazz! 2010 Season A Place for Jazz is proud to join "Chembo" Corniel, congas; Wil- bany 7:30 pm, $15; $5 students Dr. Jose Cruz as a co-sponsor lie Martinez, drums. At the Whis- as he continues his Latin jazz perdome, First Unitarian Society May 14: "Doc Cheatham, A por- concert series for 2010 as part of Schenectady, 1221 Wendell trait in jazz and Latin," multime- of Jazz Appreciation Month. Ave. 8 p.m. Tickets $20; $10 for dia presentation with commen- This important series gives lis- students tary and musical performance teners new insights into this in- by Ray Vega with Ray Alexan- fluential tributary into the great April 23: "The role of the flute in der, piano; Erik Johnson, bass; river of jazz. Afro-Cuban music." lecture and and Pete Sweeney, drums. Em- musical performance by Andrea erson Auditorium, Union Col- The schedule: Brachfeld. Humanities 354, lege, 7:30pm, $15; $5 students University at Albany. 7:30 pm, and Union College faculty April 16: The Jazz/Latino All $15; $5 students Stars (several of whom have Season tickets are $50; $15 stu- performed at A Place for Jazz): May 1: "Secrets of the Latin dents. For tickets, information, Ray Vega, trumpet; Chris bass." Lecture by David Am- and updates visit Washburne, trombone; Hilary brosio and musical perform- www.jazzlatino.org, e-mail Noble, sax; Nicki Denner, piano; ance by Grupo Los Santos. [email protected], or call 518- Jennifer Vincent, bass; Wilson Assembly Hall, University at Al- 466-9990 She's Ba-a-a-ck! Barbara Kaiser, creator and host bara. “The program plays in a 3- Armstrong, Dave Brubeck and of “Jazz & …” on WRPI, is back hour loop 24 hours a day, 7 Ella Fitzgerald as well as new now on the Internet. Barbara is days a week, 365 days a year. artists such as Tierney Sutton broadcasting on So, if you wake up at 3 a.m. and and Stacey Kent. However you www.live365.com/stations/ want to play it, it’s there.” never know when you will hear jazzand. “It is a new venture and Barbara's eclectic programming Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits or it’s very interesting”, says Bar- integrates classic jazz artists Bob Dylan as well. such as John Coltrane, Louis Words on Music Some excellent books on jazz Teachout has a clear, unclut- thorough account of the unique have come out recently, a cou- tered writing style, and he tells pianist and composer, who was ple of which shed new insights us some things we might not often written about as much for on two jazz icons. have known before about this his seeming eccentric behavior “Pops” by Terry Teachout, pub- beloved American figure. as for his music. Kelley reveals lished by Houghton Mifflin, tells His happy exterior was only part that Monk was probably bipolar, the story of Louis Armstrong, of the story. which was a diagnosis unknown in his day. from his boyhood in New Or- leans to his great days in the There’s also much information 1920s and leading his big band “Thelonious Monk: The Life about the whole jazz scene in to the days of Ambassador and Times of an American New York during the 1940s and Satch, when he brought Ameri- Original,” by Robin D. G. Kelley ’50s. This is a superior read. can jazz around the world. 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Ferry St., Spillin' the Beans, 13 3rd St, Troy, 518-268 65-0439 Schenectady, 518-382-1938 -1028 Castle Street Café, 10 Castle St, Great Bar- Muddy Cup, 1038 Madison Ave, Al- Stella's Lounge, 7 Main St, Catskill, 518- rington, MA, 413-528-5244 bany, 518-459-2022 943-3173 Chameleon on the Lake, 251 County Rt. One Caroline Street Bistro, Saratoga Stockade Inn, 1 N. Church St, 67, Saratoga Springs, 581-3928 Springs, 518-587-2026 Schenectady, 518-346-3400 Chez Sophie Bistro, 534 Broadway, Sara- Panza's Restaurant, Route 9P Saratoga The Van Dyck, 237 Union St, Schenectady, toga Springs, 518-583-3538 Lake, Saratoga Spgs, 518-584-6882 348-7999 Circus Café, 392 Broadway, Saratoga Parker Inn, 434 State St, Schenectady, 518- Wallabee's Jazz Bar, 190 Glen St, Glens Springs, 518-583-1106 688-1001 Falls, NY, 518-792-8282 Comfort Inn, 37 Rte 9W, Glenmont, 518- Prime 677, 677 Broadway Albany, 518-427- The Wine Bar, 417 Broadway, Saratoga 465-8811 7463 Springs, 518-584-8777 The Fountain Restaurant, 283 New Scot- Proctor's, 432 State St, Schenectady, 518- land Ave, Albany, 518-482-9898 382-3884 Four Corners Luncheonette, 2 Grove St, Provence Restaurant, Stuyvesant Plaza- Delmar, 518-439-0172 Western Ave at Fuller Rd, Albany, 518-689- Freedom Park, Schonowee Ave, Scotia, 7777 370-0662 (summer only) Quarter Moon Café, 53 Main Street, Delhi, NY, 607-746-8886 R A D I O J A Z Z WVCR 88.3 FM "The Crossroads of Jazz." Saturday from noon. to 2 p.m. with a mix of the Essentials and the Contemporary . Hosted by Darrin Scott and Ted Moisides. WCDB 90.9 FM Bill McCann, Saturday 8 am to 12 noon; Bill Goss, "TGIF Jazz Party", Friday, 4 - 6 pm; Mark Stevenson, "The Contemporary Jazz Cafe`", Saturday, 6 - 8 am WAMC 90.3 FM Tim Coakley, Saturday 10:30 pm-12 midnight; Jim Wilke, Jazz After Hours 1 am to 5 am Friday and Saturday; Marian McPartland, Sunday 9pm; Afro-Pop Worldwide, 8 pm Sunday WRPI 91.5 FM Kevin Roberts, Thursday. 8-10 pm with his exciting and varied theme shows WVPR 94.3 FM (Vermont Public Radio) George Thomas Tuesday-Thursday from 8-10 pm, Friday until midnight WKLI Magic 100.9 FM Sundays Albany (Sunday Morning Jazz Brunch) 6am-8am Dave Koz Radio Show; 8 am.- 10.am; Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis; 10am-12 noon.: Swingin' with Sinatra with Steve Jackson Vicario.