October 2009 Vol. 15, Issue. 10 16 Years Serving the Jazz Community For More Information: www.jazzerie.com notes The Monthly Newsletter of JazzErie IN THIS ISSUE... Carter Concert ............................ p. 2 Mary Alice Brown ...................... p. 3 JE Performance Calendar ........... p. 3 Jazz Line ..................................... p. 4 Jazz Venue: Alto Cucina ............. p. 5 Humor......................................... p. 5 JE Discussion Group .................. p. 6 Jazz in Buffalo ............................ p. 6 Jazz on the Radio........................ p. 7 REGINA CARTER Jazz violinist Regina Carter comes to Erie with her latest project, “Reverse Thread,” a musical exploration and celebration of African song in the unique language of Carter’s soul-influenced American jazz. She brings with her a top-notch quartet of African and American musicians: accordionist Will Holshouser, kora player Yacouba Sissoko, bassist Chris Lightcap and percussionist Alvester Garnett. And her own formidable skills: CHOPS Carter started her career in music with a solid grounding in classical violin. She grew up in Detroit, studied with local teachers, absorbed Master Classes from violin greats Iztak Perlman and Yehudi Menuhin, and worked as a member of the Detroit Civic Symphony. She also studied studied violin at the New England Conservatory in Boston, and earned a degree from Oakland University in Rochiester, Michigan. By this time, her ...continued on pg. 2 Friday, Oct. 2 – 8 P.M. • Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center Mercyhurst College, 501 E. 38th St., Erie, PA Tickets: JazzErie Members: $25 • Adults: $30 Senior/Students: $27.50 • Youth/ MC Students: $15 Call 814-824-3000 or visit pac.mercyhurst.edu for advance tickets. MARY ALICE BROWN BIRTHDAY BASH! JazzErie congratulates Mary Alice Brown, who is now 80 years young, for her distinguished, creative, community- minded career of music-making and teaching. A birthday celebration is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28. Watch our website, www.jazzerie. com, for time and place. Music will be part of the program. Come and join in the JazzErie family event! ...continued on pg. 3
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October 2009Vol. 15, Issue. 10
16 Years Serving the Jazz Community
For More Information: www.jazzerie.com
notesThe Monthly Newsletter of JazzErie
IN THIS ISSUE...Carter Concert ............................p. 2
Mary Alice Brown ......................p. 3
JE Performance Calendar ...........p. 3
Jazz Line .....................................p. 4
Jazz violinist Regina Carter comes to Erie with her latest project, “Reverse Thread,” a musical exploration and celebration of African song in the unique language of Carter’s soul-influenced American jazz. She brings with her a top-notch quartet of African and American musicians: accordionist Will Holshouser, kora player Yacouba Sissoko, bassist Chris Lightcap and percussionist Alvester Garnett. And her own formidable skills:
CHOPS Carter started her career in music with a solid grounding in classical violin. She grew up in Detroit, studied with local teachers, absorbed Master Classes from violin greats Iztak Perlman and Yehudi Menuhin, and worked as a member of the Detroit Civic Symphony. She also studied studied violin at the New England Conservatory in Boston, and earned a degree from Oakland University in Rochiester, Michigan. By this time, her
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Friday, Oct. 2 – 8 P.M. • Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center
Mercyhurst College, 501 E. 38th St., Erie, PA
Tickets: JazzErie Members: $25 • Adults: $30
Senior/Students: $27.50 • Youth/ MC Students: $15
Call 814-824-3000 or visit pac.mercyhurst.edu for advance tickets.
MARY ALICE BROWN BIRTHDAY BASH!
JazzErie congratulates Mary Alice Brown, who is now 80 years young, for her distinguished, creative, community-minded career of music-making and teaching. A birthday celebration is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28. Watch our website, www.jazzerie.com, for time and place. Music will be part of the program. Come and join in the JazzErie family event!
...continued on pg. 3
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Jazz EriE
2009-2010 Board of Directors
President................................. Ed GoebelVice President ............................. Ted ElyTreasurer ..............................Liz Scarpelli
DirectorsRobb Hoff Charles LuteAl Lubiejewski John Marzalek Carl Hultman Allen Zurcher Mary Watson Dick Thompson John Kytic Paul Bates J. Carter Rowland Shamus Flynn Rich Giardina Charles JoyMarilyn Renkes Pat Tellers
Past PresidentsDavid F. Van Amburg 1994-1995 (Founding President)Atty. Al Lubiejewski 1995-1997Virginia M. Pelkowski 1997-1999R. Patrick Rodgers 1999-2002Steve Eidell 2002-2003Tom McLaren 2003-2005Carl Hultman 2005-2008
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career focus was settling on jazz and pop.
Confirming her status as a top fiddler, she received an invitation in 2001 to travel to Genoa, Italy, where she became the first jazz musician and the first African American to play the Guarneri del Jesu violin (nicknamed
“The Cannon” because of its huge sound), a favored violin of virtuoso Niccolo Paganini. She performed a classical program on the violin, then returned a year later to record a classical/
jazz album on “The Cannon,” released as “Paganini – After a Dream” (Verve, 2003).
SOUL Carter soaked up the soul and funk sounds of Motown and church as she came up in Detroit. As she moved into the world of jazz and pop during her young adulthood, she worked with the Detroit pop/funk group, Brainstorm. Her musicianship brought her quick attention in the jazz world, where she worked with the a number of great local musicians, and then joined the female jazz quintet, “Straight Ahead.”
She was soon hobnobbing, and appearing, with a variety of international jazz stars, including bassist Ray Brown, pianists Danielo Perez, Billy Taylor and Kenny Barron, trombonist Steve Turre, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, singer Cassandra Wilson, and many others. (For a sample of her work with Ray Brown, go to the mercyhurst website pac.mercyhurst.edu, find the Regina Carter writeup and click on the YouTube excerpt.)
ORIGINALITY Each of Carter’s five albums under her own name has reflected a developmental step in her thinking. Her first two records, on Atlantic Records, were an introductory album, “Regina Carter” (1995) – she wrote six of the ten tracks – which assays soul, funk and R&B, followed by a more pop-oriented (and less successful)
JazzErie is a grateful recipient of support from the Arts Council of Erie.
“Something for Grace.” Leaving Atlantic for Verve, Carter next recorded “Rhythms of the Heart” (1998), her first clearly straight-ahead jazz album, supported by the distinguished rhythm section of Barron, Peter Washington and Lewis Nash.
Next came “Motor City Moments” (2001), a soul-to-swing celebration
of Detroit’s contributions to the music, including tunes by Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Milt Jackson and Thad Jones, and
featuring Detroit musicians including second cousin virtuoso saxophonist James Carter. Then “Paganini – After a Dream” and “I’ll Be Seeing You – A Sentimental Journey” (2006), featuring tunes of the ‘20’s, ‘30’s and ‘40’s, favorites of her mother, Grace, who had recently passed.
In the midst of this activity, Carter also recorded a beautiful duet album with pianist Kenny Barron, “Freefall” (2001) and “Motherland” (2000), with Panamanian pianist Danielo Perez, which was nominated for two Grammys.
Her current project is what we will hear in Carter’s concert in Erie. It celebrates African song, spread world-wide and to America, with its connections to jazz, performed by an ensemble including European, American and African instruments and musicians. This is a unique opportunity to hear a developing, still-young musician (she’s 43) of the highest caliber, in a great hall, at a modest price. Come join us!
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BIRTHDAY PARTY, (...from page 1)
This project was supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its regional ar ts funding partnership , Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA). State funding for the arts depends upon an annual appropriation by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Arts Council
Brown was raised in Erie and studied piano and voice at the Earl Lawrence School of Music and the Erie Conservatory. She began her career as a keyboard artist and singer at local clubs. In 1976, she left for Hollywood where her talent was quickly noticed by some of the big names there, and within two years she was touring Japan with a troupe that included Anita O’Day, Ron Carter and Earl Hines. Next big stop was Hawaii, where Brown performed for 10 years in five-star Hawaiian Sheraton hotels. (Nice gig!)
In the early 1990’s, Mary’s friend, Erie Mayor Joyce Savocchio asked Mary to come home. Said Savocchio, a former teacher: “She (Mary) has a strong sense of community and is very concerned about young people, and obviously has a wonderful gift which adds to the quality of life for all of us.” Brown responded to the invitation and returned to develop a program in the Erie schools for primary and secondary school children, plus an after-school program of music instruction and participation at the John F. Kennedy Community Center.
And she performs on keyboard and singing at Erie concerts and clubs including, in recent years, shows at the Roadhouse Theater, appearances at the Erie Art Museum Blues & Jazz Fest, Jazz at the Zoo, Christmas concerts and other community events.
Watch our website, www.jazzerie.com, for more information about the birthday party for Mary Alice.
Saturday, Oct. 2 – 8:00 PM. Violinist REGINA CARTER’s
“Reverse Thread” with Will Holshouser (accordion), Yacouba Sissoko (kora), Chris Lightcap (bass) and Alvester Garnett (drums.)
D’Angelo Center, Mercyhurst College, 501 E. 38th St., Erie. Carter brings her latest project, an exploration of African roots and connections, to Erie.
Tickets: JazzErie Members $25, other Adults $30, Senior/Student $27.50, Youth/MC students $15. For more information or tickets: 814-823-3000 or pac.mercyhurst.edu.
Wednesday, Oct. 28 .
MARY ALICE BROWN BIRTHDAY BASH with music by The Heliotropes. Venue to be announced. Watch for more information on our website www.jazzerie.com.
Come celebrate #80 with Erie’s First Lady of Jazz. Good food, good companionship, good music!
Friday, Nov. 6 – 8 PM. Bobby Sanabria Workshop, Walker Recital Hall, Mercyhurst College, 501 E. 38th
St., Erie. For musicians and non-musicians. FREE!
Saturday, Nov. 7 – 8 PM.
BOBBY SANABRIA QUARTETO ACHE, with Peter Brainin (reeds), Enrique Haneine (piano) and Alex Hernande (bass.)
Latin jazz percussion master, with his illustrious ensemble, comes to teach and perform in Erie. Tickets JazzErie members $20, non-members $25, Students/youth $5. 814/823-3000, pac.mercyhurst.edu, or www.jazzerie.com.
JAZZErie PERFORMANCE CALENDAR 2009-2010
Fri., Dec. 4 – 8 PM. The Four Freshmen. Vocal jazz quartet, now in it’s 61st year of performance, current personnel are Bob Ferreira, Brian Eichenberger, Curtis Calderone and Vince Johnson. Main auditorium. Tickets: JazzErie members $25, Other adults $30, Seniors.Students/PC $27.50, Youth/MC students $15.
Monday, Dec. 28 – 8:00 PM. International saxophone star ERIC ALEXANDER, with his organ quartet, The High Note all-Stars. Alexander comes to Erie for a down
home holiday celebration. Quartet personnel are Alexander - tenor sax, Jim Snidero - alto sax, Bob DeVos - guitar, Greg Hatza – Hammond B3 organ. Drummer TBA. Ambassador Banquet & Conference Center,
7792 Peach St. north of I-90 exit. Tickets: JazzErie members $20, non-members $25, Students $5.
Saturday, March 27 – 8 PM. JAZZERIE’S SINGERS NIGHT, with Patricia Yates, Joe Dorris, George McIsaac and the GM Vocal Jazz ensemble, directed by Bruce Yates. Tentatively scheduled at the Station Restaurant on Peach St. Tickets: JazzErie members $10, non-members $15, Students $5. Watch www.jazzerie.com and this newsletter for more details.
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COLONY PUB & GRILLE 2670 West 8th St. • 838-2162
Live jazz every Thursday:
Colony Club House Trio featuring Gene Leone
EAST ERIE TURNERS829 Parade St • 452-2546
SCOTTY’S JAZZ CLUB 301 German St. • 459-3800
$5 cover.Fri., Oct. 2 Attitude Plus: Frank Singer & Steve Trohoske
Sat., Oct. 3 Torn CurtainFri., Oct. 16 Ahimsa BeatSat., Oct. 24 Bill Burke WAR guitar maestro
Sat., Oct. 31 String Theory
DOCKSIDER1015 State St. • 454-9700
Live music every weekend call for details.
Schedules below reflect information available at the time of publication, and are subject to change. Call club or sponsoring organization to confirm.
THE BREWERIE at UNION STATION123 West 14th St. • 454-2200
Music from 9 PM - MidnightFri., Oct. 2 Crosstown Rhythm & Blues bandSat., Oct. 10 Rodger Montgomery bluesSat., Oct. 17 The HeliotropesSat., Oct. 31 Crosstown R&B. 10 PM – 1 AM
ALTO CUCINA3531 West Lake Road
835-3900
Music 6:30 – 9:30 PMSat., Oct. 3 Matt GavulaSat., Oct. 10 Lee ClarkSat., Oct. 17 Marty O’ConnerSat., Oct. 24 Jim CuneoSat., Oct. 31 Sam Hyman BandEvery Wednesday evening - Sam Hyman
CONCERTS & AREA EVENTSERIEFri., Oct. 9 – 8 PM Ahimsa Beat (Venue in Erie TBA. Visit franksinger.com for more information.)
Fri., Oct. 9 – 7 – 10 PM. No cover. Soul Crackers. Funky soul/rock. Urraro Art Gallery, 152 W. 12th St., Erie.
Thur., Oct. 22 – 6:15 PM Solo Jazz Guitar – Frank Singer, Habitat for Humanity fundraiser. (Venue in Erie TBA.)
CORRYSun., Oct. 11 – 6 PM. Donation. Triumphant Swing Band. Nazarine Church, 246 Marion St., check website for directions: www.triumphantswingband.com.
MEADVILLEFri., Oct. 2 – 8 PM – midnight. Dan Hallett Trio. Straight ahead jazz. Peppercorn & Vine Restaurant, Market St.
Bosco’s Restaurant & Bar continues to offer a Jazz Jam every Tuesday, 8 – 11 PM. Musicians are encouraged to sit in. For more information, contact Dan Hallett 814/336-1580.
PITTSBURGHManchester Craftsmen’s Guild, 1815 Metropolitan St., Pittsburgh, PA 15233. Call 412/322-0800 or visit www.mcgjazz.com.
MCG has posted an impressive lineups for the 2009 – 10 season, beginning with this month’s concert by vibraphonist Gary Burton. :
Oct. 2-3-4 Gary Burton, with Julian Lage – guitar and Vadim Nevelovskyi – piano. A “Next Generation” band with the vibes master. Grammy Award winner and frequent cohort of Chick Corea , Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow, Roy Haynes, and in earlier years Stan Getz and George Shearing, Burton was also a long-time teacher and administrator at Berklee College of Music. Tickets $37.50.
Nov, 7-8 Herb Alpert & band, with wife Lani Hall, vocals. American & Brazilian music.
Nov. 13 Guitar wizard Stanley Jordan with ukulele wizard Jake Shimabukuro.
Dec. 12 Regina Carter’s Reverse Thread. Music of Africa, Mali & Senegal.
Dec. 13 Chris Botti, Holiday music program.
Dec. 19 Duke Ellington’s Beggar’s Holiday, with the Opera Theater of Pittsburgh.
Artists in 2010 will include David Sanborn, Bob James, McCoy Tyner, Lionel Loueke Trio & the Gretchen Parlato Band, Ahmad Jamal and Paquito D’Rivera’s Funk Tango Quintet.
CEVICHE ON THE BAYPerry’s Landing & Marina on Bayfront
459-3177
Music 6:30 – 9:30 PMWith the continuation of nice weather, Ceviche has continued live music. Call the restaurant to inquire about bookings..
THE JIVE1014 State St. •
Sat., Oct. 10 -- 2:30 PM Ahimsa Beat, featuring Christian Howes – violin, Steve Trohoske – bass, Frank Singer – guitar.
Thurs., Oct. 15 – 7 PM Hands of Thieves Trio
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CLEVELANDNighttown Restaurant,12387 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Hts., OH 216/795-0550 www.nighttowncleveland.com.
Thur., Oct. 1 – 7 PM Bobby Broom Trio. Guitarist from Deep Blue Organ Trio and Sonny Rollins group Cover $15..
Sun., Oct. 11 – 7 PM Bobby Selvaggio Quartet featuring Kenny Werner. Saxophonist with all-star quartet. Cover $20.
Weds., Oct. 14 – 7 PM Kurt Rosenwinkel Trio. Jazz guitarist makes Cleveland debut. $20. cover.
Tues., Oct. 20 – 7 PM. David Sanchez. Grammy Award-winning saxophonist with his quartet. $25. cover.
OTHER CLEVELAND AREA EVENTS:
For more information on Cleveland jazz events, go to www.wruw.org and click on Northeast Ohio Jazz Calender.
Fri., Oct. 9 – 8 PM FREE. “The Way of the Sly Man.” Jack Schantz (trumpet) Jazz unit, David Morgan composer. Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 – 5th St., Youngstown, OH www.fpa.ysu.edu or call 330/941-3636 for more information.
Sat., Oct. 10 – 8 PM FREE Repeat of the concert listed above, this time at Gurdjieff Foundation of Ohio, 7460 Broadway, Cleveland, OH. www.gurdjieffohio.org.
Sun., Oct. 25 – 8 PM Admission. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. Denson - reeds, Chris Littlefield – trumpet, David Vieth – keyboards, Brian Jordan – guitar, Ron Johnson – bass, John Staten – drums. Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Hts., Blvd., Cleveland Hts., OH. www.grogshop.qs or call 216/321-5588.
Want your upcoming performance or special events listed in Jazz Line? Contact me at 814/734-4344 or [email protected]. Information must be received by the 15th of the month preceding publication (Oct. 15th for the Nov. issue). -Dick Thompson, ed.
One of the more elegant jazz venues in Erie, the restaurant ALTO CUCINA opened at 3531 West Lake Road on June 20, 2006 under the management of Pat Rogers. Pat, a blues harmonica player in his spare time (though he has little of it while fulfilling the twin roles of owner/manager and chef), has had a lifelong interest in blues and jazz. “We’ve had live music from the start,” he states, “and people expect it now. Duke Sherman played for our opening night. Currently we have a band from 6:30 – 9:30 PM most Saturdays, and Sam Hyman plays on Wednesdays.
Bands featured at Alto Cucina are jazz and pop-oriented: Jim Madden & Marilyn Livosky, The Heliotropes, Dan Hallett & Reach, Tri This, Carl Hultman, Marty O’Conner & John Huber, Jim Cuneo, the Lee Clark Duo – to name some of the more recent groups. Because of limited performance space, the restaurant hosts small ensembles, which go well with the venue’s intimate atmosphere. Music can also be piped to a second dining area upstairs.
Rogers’ affinity for jazz and blues was nurtured by his father, also Pat Rogers, who is one of the founding fathers and a past president of JazzErie. Pat, the son, still does find time to sit in occasionally with bands at the restaurant. His personal musical heroes include “Muddy Waters, B.B. King (of course),
JAZZ VENUES:Pat Rogers &
ALTO CUCINA
and Eric Clapton.” On the culinary creativity side, Rogers describes his menu for the restaurant as “Italian fusion.” Good Reviews.
The restaurant itself is an early 20th century red brick and beam structure, set well back from the road on a wooded lot off West 8th
Street. Owned and operated for decades as the Aviation Club, the facility was sold to another private party in 2001 before being acquired by Rogers in 2006. In addition to good sized dining and party areas on both the first floors, Rogers has added a large deck which serves as an added fresh air dining space in summer.
“We have a good staff, a beautiful facility, good food and good music,” says Rogers, who perceives no end in sight for the restaurant’s future.
by Dick Thompson
HUMOR(Thanks to Stan Bialomizy.)
A musician becomes very ill, goes into a Catholic hospital for a heart operation, has to have extensive surgery, a triple by-pass – but survives. When he’s recovering, a woman comes into his hospital room and tells him, “I’m glad to report that the doctor says you’re doing very well. But I need to talk with you about money. Do you have insurance?”
The musician says, “No, I’m a musician.” She asks, “Well, then, do you have some savings?” Same answer. “Well, how about family – surely you must have someone who can help assume responsibility.” The musician says, “I’m not married and I don’t have any children. My parents are both deceased. The only family I have is a spinster sister who’s a nun.”
The woman draws herself up and says: “Sir, I’m a nun, too. And we’re not spinsters. We took our vows and we’re married to God!” The musician thinks a minute, and says “Well good! Send the bill to my brother-in-law.”
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by Charles Ventrello
The low-down. It all began when Denny Kitchen happened upon an NPR program about musical instruments capable of producing very low pitched sounds. His curiosity piqued, he consulted the oracle (www) and was empowered to present to us an astounding array of beautifully crafted examples of curved tubing with a bell on one end and a mouthpiece, up to twenty-three feet away, on the other end. Thanks to Denny for a new low in audio-visual presentation. More information at these sites: www.jayeaston.com and www.eppelsheim.com.
Benny Golson heads up a new band on the album “New Time/New ‘Tet.” Golson, Steve Davis and Eddie Henderson on horns and a rhythm section of Mike LeDonne, Buster Williams and Carl Allen to an album of swing, authority, artistry and accomplishment. Don Schwab chose this 2008 recording from which we heard the medium tempo “Grove’s Groove” by trombonist Davis.
Al Lubiejewski serves up a three course selection beginning with trumpeter Roy Hargrove’s “Big Band Emergence” featuring a composition by John Marshall titles “Ms. Garvey.” It’s a hard-driving almost-shuffle to which Marshall contributes a fine baritone sax solo. A very fine band on this 2009 recording.
I had only read about trombonist Andy Martin very recently
JAZZERIE DISCUSSION GROUP
August 20, 2009
in a copy of “International Musician.” So it was a convenient, copasetic coincidence that Al played this performance which demonstrated Martin’s much in demand talent. He is an on-call instrumentalist who can play anything and appears on dozens of recordings and sound tracks. In this cozy quartet setting the ensemble pulls off the standard, “That’s All,” but as a lively samba and in 7/4 time.
On the album “The Timekeeper,” drummer and leader Louis Hayes displays the skill and talent which have earned him the highest respect during his fifty years behind the drum set. He chose some excellent colleagues to help him celebrate: Abraham Burton, sax; Santo DeBriano, bass; Helio Alves, bass and Steve Nelson, vibes.
Here is a terrific two disc set if you need some Dizzy Gillespie in your collection, and who doesn’t? Gillespie is the Thomas Jefferson of the founding fathers of modern improvisation. From the 43 cuts in this collection, Jim Metzler chooses “Manteca,” which in Spanish means lard. Think of it as the Spanish way of saying funky. Normally a manteca has only one chord, one tonality; but with the amazing rhythmic complexity going on, who cares. Great tenor solo by George “Big Nick” Nicholas (of the composition by John Coltrane.) “Dizzy Gillespie, the Complete RCA Victor Recordings.”
If Kenny Barron were evaluated by a literary critic he would be lauded for his ability to discover the perfect word, to craft the most sublime sentence, to fashion the compelling paragraph and the moving story. He does it with a piano; everyone loves Kenny Barron. On the album, “Other Places,” he is joined by Ralph Moore, Bobby Hutcherson, Rufus Reid, Victor Lewis and Nino Cinelu. I chose the track titled “Mythology” because they are having so much fun; so much that even though Moore’s soprano reed stubbornly produced three or four medium pitched squeaks during
the performance, the band played on with no subsequent dubbing or retake. I think they realized that this effort was so complete, whole and human, warts and all, it was embraced.
Join us next time on Thursday, October 15, 7:30 PM, Erie Art Museum Annex, 20 East Fifth St. Great recorded jazz, latest music news and stimulating dialogue.
JAZZ IN BUFFALO
JazzErie member Warren Whitford alerts us to the fact that there’s lots of great jazz in Buffalo –September, for example, saw performances by saxophonists Don Menza and Bruce
Johnstone, Erie’s own trombonist Chris Dempsey, and a host of other front line instrumentalists and rhythm section standouts, including drummer Dan Hall. Many of these musicians are home
grown (as are saxophonist Bobby Millitello and trumpeter Jeff Jarvis), or at least live in the area.
We’re still searching for websites or other information sources that give enough advance notice so we can post upcoming appearances in News Notes, but in the meantime, here are some good sources for current month information:
• The Buffalo News Friday section called “Gusto,” also available at www.buffalonews.com/entertainment/gusto
• http://artvoice.com/calender. Click on “by Category” and then “Jazz.” Pay special attention to Tuesday listings for Bobby McGees and Wednesday listings for Salvatores. (You can also find listings at www.salvatores.net.)
Thanks to Warren for getting us started.. Suggestions for additional sources welcome. Dick Thompson ([email protected].)
JAZZERIE THANKS THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS
FOR THEIR SUPPORT
Gannon University, 109 University Square.MacDonald, Illig, Jones and Britton, Attorneys, 100 State Street, Suite 700.Glenwood Beer, 2177 W. Grandview Boulevard.Mary D’Angelo Performing Arts Center, Mercyhurst College.Erie Art Museum, 411 State Street.Glass Growers Gallery, 10 E. 5th Street.World of Music, 1355 W. 26th Street.Froess Pianos and Keyboards, 2558 W. 8th Street.Romolo Chocolates, 1525 W. 8th Street.Lynch Music, Rte. 9 & Rte. 20, Fairview.Erie Book Store, 137 E. 13th Street.Raven Sound, 2617 Peach Street.Edinboro University ofPennsylvania, EdinboroPenn State Erie, The Behrend College, WesleyvilleLake Erie Fanfare, 1218 E. 38th St.Coors BeerScott Enterprises/Ambassador Center, 8040 Peach StreetEast Erie Turners Club, 829 Parade Street.Mercyhurst College, 501 E 38th St.Second Hand Rose, 351 W 26th St.Frank CorapiRockErieBuilder’s Hardware 2002 W. 16th Street
JazzOn The Radio
WQLN FM (91.3)The Source for Jazz
Monday thru Thursday9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Jazz Flight - Rob Hoff
Friday8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Bop‘n the Blues - Al Lubiejewski10:00 PM - Midnight
Mondays, 2 PM – “Jazz at Lincoln Center” with Wynton MarsalisTuesdays, 2 PM – “Jazz Profiles” with Nancy WilsonWednesdays, 2 PM – “Jazz Inspired” with pianist Judy CarmichaelThursdays, 2 – 4 PM – “Jazz Variations,” with Tania King.Saturdays, 1 – 3 PM, “Jazz Deluxe,” with John Pizzarelli and his trio, and wife Jessica Molaskey.Sundays, 1 – 2 PM – “Jazz Scene” with Jake Longwell.
Hours devoted to regional jazz hosts will include:
Monday through Friday, 6-10 AM and Mondays through Thursday, 3 – 6 PM: Bonnie Grice, Author, librettist, flautist, actor and aspiring singer.
Mondays through Friday, 10 AM – 2 PM: Jeff Fox, Associate Professor of English and Japanese, and working musician (sax, guitar & bass). 20 years in jazz radio.
Monday through Friday, 6 PM - 2 AM: Tony Mowed, president and founder of Pittsburgh Jazz Society, 40 years of involvement in jazz.
Fridays, 3 – 6 PM—“Everything Jazz” with Bob Protzman. Bob is well known to most Erie jazz fans as a radio host, a journalist and a highly knowledgable and passionate advocate for jazz music.
Saturdays, 8 – 9 AM---“Latin Jazz Perspective” with Tony Vasquez. Afro-Cuban music from Cuba, U.S.A. and around the world.
Saturday, 3 PM – Midnight: Scott Hanley, long-time public radio activist, reporter and director, jazz buff Hanley also performs as a trombonist & ensemble vocalist.
Saturday and Sunday, 3 PM – midnight: Bob Studebaker, also from Pittsburgh. Active in public radio since 1980. Teaches “History of Jazz” at Carnegie Mellon’s Academy for Lifetime Learning.
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