From romarkable at verizon.net Sun Dec 6 14:29:28 2009 From: romarkable at verizon.net (Rozanne Levine) Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:29:28 -0500 Subject: [members-announce] Acoustics CD Sale - All Whitecage & Levine CDs $10 - Limited Time Message-ID: LIMITED TIME SALE ? $10 - ALL CDs IN-STOCK ON VARIOUS LABELS Dear Friends, Just in time for the holidays, Mark Whitecage and I at Acoustics are clearing out our inventory of CDs to offer you a great deal ? for a limited time, available directly from Acoustics, all Whitecage and Levine recordings, in stock and on a variety of labels, are on sale for $10 each, no minimums/no maximums. Below is the list of all available CDs. Some are in very limited quantities, so please don?t delay. For any questions, please send us an email: romarkable at verizon.net For more information on any of the recordings, please visit http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage/other_recordings.htm Ordering information is at the end of the CD list. You can also view the CD Sale list on our web site at http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage/CD_sale.htm ACOUSTICS MULTI-LABEL SALE LIST ACOUSTICS RECORDINGS: MARK WHITECAGE & LIQUID TIME (ACO 406CD) Mark Whitecage and Liquid Time Featuring Mark Whitecage - alto & soprano saxophone; Dave Douglas - trumpet; Michael Jefry Stevens - piano; Peter LeMaitre - drums; Joe Fonda - bass Recorded at Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ, April 1990 MOON BLUE BOOGIE (ELE 408CD) Mark Whitecage and Eclectic Electric Featuring Mark Whitecage - electronically-treated alto & soprano saxophone, clarinet; Tomas Ulrich - cello; Sabir Mateen - alto & tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute; Chris Dahlgren - bass and electronics; Jay Rosen - drums & percussion Recorded live at The Knitting Factory, New York, NY on December 1998 and Cornelia Street Caf?, New York, NY on February 1999. **This is the first modern recording of Mark Whitecage using electronics. FRACTURED STANDARDS & FAIRY TALES (ELE 409CD) Mark Whitecage Trio Live on Tour in Tours, Vol. 1 Featuring Mark Whitecage - alto saxophone, clarinet & electronics; Dominic Duval - bass & electronics; Jay Rosen - drums & percussion Recorded live at Le Petit Faucheux, Tours, France on 23 Oct. 1999. Fractured Again (ELE 412CD) Mark Whitecage Trio Live on Tour in Tours, Vol. 2 Featuring Mark Whitecage - alto saxophone, clarinet & electronics; Dominic Duval - bass & electronics; Jay Rosen - drums & electronics Recorded live at Le Petit Faucheux, Tours, France on 23 Oct. 1999. NO RESPECT (ELE 414CD) No Respect ? Duval / Rosen / Whitecage Featuring Mark Whitecage ? alto saxophone, clarinet & wood flute; Dominic Duval - Bass; Jay Rosen - Drums & Percussion ORF Studio Steiermark live recording, Cafe Stockwerk, Graz, Austria, 3 May 2001 DUCKS ON ACID (ELE 415CD) Mark Whitecage & his Virtual Combo Mark?s clarinet and alto saxophone trigger a whole array of electronics, and he explains exactly how he does it!! Recorded Dec. 2002 at RozMark Studios, Jersey City, NJ BUSHWACKED, A SPOKEN WORD OPERA (ACO 416CD) **As powerful and relevant as ever** Mark Whitecage and The Bi-Coastal Orchestra BushWacked, a spoken word opera, finds Mark Whitecage (alto sax, clarinet) with a totally new Band, Concept, and Direction! In addition to West Coast electronic wizard Scott Steele on guitar combined with the keyboard artistry of Bill Larimer, Mark has added Perry Robinson's prize pupil Rozanne Levine on alto clarinet and clarinet, with long-time collaborator Robert (Mike) Mahaffay on drums, to produce a hard hitting and sometimes angry indictment of the Bush Crime Family, all without losing the sense of swing and intensity he is known for!! Recorded July 2005 at Lastra Studio, Portland, Oregon. ONLY MOMENT (ELE 417CD, 2009) Rozanne Levine & Chakra Tuning featuring Rozanne Levine ? alto clarinet, clarinet; Mark Whitecage ? clarinet, soprano saxophone; Perry Robinson ? clarinet, sopranino clarinet; Rosi Hertlein ? voice, violin ?Rozanne Levine has done remarkable work with Mark Whitecage in various musical settings, but ?Only Moment? is a treasure even by their lofty standards. ? Levine?s rich sonorous alto clarinet is palpable on songs like the opening ?Blues Lullaby in F? and the moody, brooding ?Lost Freedoms? ? Free form interplay abounds ? When the horns blend together, the harmonies are rich and thick ? Winsome and winning, ?Only Moment? is another amazing gem from Whitecage and Levine.? George Harris, All About Jazz Recorded Jan. 4 & Apr. 13, 2008 at No Comment Studio, Belleville, NJ OTHER RECORDINGS FEATURING MARK WHITECAGE: DRUNK BUTTERFLY (Clean Feed Records, CF116CD, 2008) Lane / Grassi / Whitecage featuring Adam Lane, Lou Grassi and Mark Whitecage Recorded July 19 and August 7, 2007 at Studio STATS by Reuben Radding LOWER EAST SIDE BLUES (Porter Records, PRCD ? 4025, 2009) The Nu Band featuring Mark Whitecage, Roy Campbell Jr. Joe Fonda, Lou Grassi Recorded at Acoustic Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY, January 2008 THE NU BAND LIVE (Konnex KCD 5141, 2005) featuring Mark Whitecage, Roy Campbell Jr., Joe Fonda, Lou Grassi Recorded live in April 2003 at The Bop Shop, Rochester, NY; Unitarian Meeting House, Amherst, MA; and The Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL THE NU BAND/LIVE AT THE BOP SHOP/Rochester, NY (Clean Feed CF002CD) featuring Mark Whitecage, Roy Campbell, Joe Fonda, Lou Grassi Recorded live at The Bop Shop in Rochester, NY in January 2001 COMMON GROUND (Harmonia Productions HCD171) Mark Whitecage Trio with Dominic Duval, Jay Rosen and special guest, Hungarian tenor saxophonist Feri Nemeth Recorded live in May 2001 at the Jazzgalerie in Nickelsdorf, Austria RESEARCH ON THE EDGE (CIMP 193) Mark Whitecage's Other Other Quartet w/Sabir Mateen, Chris Dahlgren, & Jay Rosen Recorded at The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY, February 1999 SPLIT PERSONALITY (GM Recordings GM3038CD) Mark Whitecage Trio w/Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen Recorded at Tedesco Studios, Paramus, NJ, October 1995 CONSENSUAL TENSION (CIMP 157) Mark Whitecage's Other Quartet w/Sabir Mateen, Joe Fonda, and Harvey Sorgen Recorded at The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY, July 1997 3 + 4 = 5 (CIMP 155) Mark Whitecage Quartet + Joseph Scianni Trio w/Tomas Ulrich, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen Recorded at Dunn Hall, Potsdam, NY, June 1997 CAGED NO MORE (CIMP 199) Mark Whitecage Quartet w/Tomas Ulrich, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen Recorded at The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY, July 1996 FREE FOR ONCE (CIMP 106) Mark Whitecage Trio w/Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen Recorded at The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY, January 1996 SHORT STORIES (Red Toucan Records RT 9312-2) Duets w/Michael Jefry Stevens, piano Recorded live at Greenwich House Music School, New York, NY, October 1993 RULES OF ENGAGEMENT, VOL. 1 (Drimala DR 03-347-03) Mark Whitecage - Alto sax & clarinet, Dominic Duval Bass Recorded at Rock n Reel, NY, May 2002 CRIES & WHISPERS (Cadence Jazz Records CJR1111) Dominic Duval Quintet w/Dominic Duval - Hutchins bass; Joe McPhee - tenor sax, flugelhorn; Mark Whitecage - alto clarinet & sax; Jason Hwang ? violin; Tomas Ulrich - violincello MARK-N-MARSHALL: TUESDAY (CIMP 180) w/Marshall Allen, Dominic Duval and Luqman Ali Recorded at The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY, March 1998 MARK-N-MARSHALL: MONDAY (CIMP 171) w/Marshall Allen, Dominic Duval & Luqman Ali Recorded at The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY, March 1998 CIMPHONIA 1998 PART II (CIMP 178) w/Joe McPhee, Paul Smoker, David Prentice, Peter Kowald, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen Recorded at The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY, May 1998 CIMPHONIA 1998 PART I (CIMP 173) w/Joe McPhee, Paul Smoker, David Prentice, Peter Kowald, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen Recorded at The Spirit Room, Rossie, NY, May 1998 LIVE IN CONCERT (Cadence Jazz Records CJR 1097) Dominic Duval's String Ensemble w/Jason Hwang, Tomas Ulrich, Dominic Duval, Joe McPhee and Mark Whitecage Recorded at The Knitting Factory, New York, NY, August 1998 BOTTOMS OUT (Cadence Jazz Records #CJR 1085) Scott Miller - Joe Fonda w/Joe Fonda, Kevin Norton, Michael J. Stevens, David Bindman, David Schumacher, Robert DeBellis, Sam Furnace, Mark Whitecage, Steve Swell and Jim Leff Recorded live at P.S. 122, New York, NY, April 1994; Greenwich House Music School, New York, NY, March 1993; Knitting Factory, New York, NY, June 1995 The Fonda/Stevens Group: EVOLUTION (Leo LR 260) w/Joe Fonda, Michael Jefry Stevens, Mark Whitecage, Herb Robertson and Harvey Sorgen Recorded live on tour in Europe, April and October 1997 LIVE FROM BRUGGE (DeWerf W.E.R.F. 010) w/Joe Fonda, Michael Jefry Stevens, Mark Whitecage, Herb Robertson and Harvey Sorgen Recorded live at De Werf, Brugge, Belgium, April 1997 PARALLEL LINES (Music and Arts CD-979, 1997) w/Joe Fonda, Michael Jefry Stevens, Mark Whitecage, Herb Robertson and Harvey Sorgen THE WISH (Music and Arts CD 916, 1995) w/Joe Fonda, Michael Jefry Stevens, Mark Whitecage, Herb Robertson, Harvey Sorgen and Laura Arbuckle ELEMENTS (Leo Records LR 241) Michael Jefry Stevens/Dominic Duval Quintet w/Michael Jefry Stevens, Dominic Duval, Dom Minasi and Jay Rosen Recorded at Acoustic Recording, Brooklyn, NY, March 1994 ORDERING INFORMATION: Please send an EMAIL to us with your desired titles and the quantity of each, plus alternate titles in case your disc(s) are sold out. We will tell you if the title(s) are available; if they aren?t, we?ll suggest alternates if you haven?t done so. We?ll also tell you the shipping charge. We accept checks in US dollars from a US-based bank, money orders, and international money orders. Sorry, no credit cards or PayPal. We?ll ship once your check has cleared; we ship immediately if payment is by money order. SHIPPING CHARGES: Acoustics uses the United States Postal Service for domestic and international shipments. The shipping rates are based on the number of discs ordered, with a small handling fee included in that amount to cover the cost of mailing supplies, etc. Shipping charges (in the US) for CDs are $3.00 for the first disc, $1.00 each additional disc (Rates diminish for large packages.) CANADIAN & MEXICAN: $4.00 for the 1st CD, $1 each additional. REST OF THE WORLD: Foreign rates for shipping are higher (begins at an average of $6 for the 1st CD, and $3 each additional, diminishing somewhat for larger packages), but are charged within $1 - $4 of actual cost, depending on size of order and packaging material. Please let us know if you desire insurance. ========== Thank you for your support and interest. Have a wonderful holiday season, and we look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Rozanne Levine & Mark Whitecage -- Rozanne Levine and Mark Whitecage Co-Directors Acoustics 110 Revere Court Montville, NJ 07045-9011 Tel/Fax: 973-335-5720 E-Mail: romarkable at verizon.net http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage.htm http://www.allaboutjazz.com/rozannelevine http:/www.allaboutjazz.com/markwhitecage http://www.erjn.it/gallery/levine.htm From muzikmuse at comcast.net Thu Dec 10 16:06:17 2009 From: muzikmuse at comcast.net (muzikmuse at comcast.net) Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:06:17 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [members-announce] Fresh new content posted In-Reply-To: <2032508624.16129001260479053721.JavaMail.root@sz0162a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <1474399511.16129981260479177367.JavaMail.root@sz0162a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> The following are new postings at The Independent Ear ( www.openskyjazz.com/blog ), including a real Chi-town flavor with contributions from three creative Chicagoans... ? "In the name of art I have been victimized yes, but I refuse, in the name of art, to be a victim..."? The words of the fiercely uncompromising?and independent young AACM alto saxophonist MATANA ROBERTS in our conversation on subjects ranging from creative music journalists to the audience for experimental music...? Part one of her contributions to The? Independent Ear... ? "The thought occurred to me that Black folks should be in control of their own culture and how it is appraised and critically approached..." Just part of the dialogue from writer RAHSAAN CLARK MORRIS in his contribution to our ongoing series of dialogues with black?music writers "Ain't But a Few of Us"... ? "I want to link children and adults in a very basic, yet complex manner.? I want to magnify the links and overlap of play and work, laughter and seriousness, esoteric and generic, ethereal and pragmatism..." ? Just a fragment of the many provocative thoughts & thoroughly unique projects of a true original, AACM saxophonist-composer-visual artist-instrument maker-conceptualist DOUGLAS EWART ... ? Some observations on the gentle aging of jazz masters and how they are unique in our throwaway culture... ...And Ancient Future radio playlists... Peace, Willard Jenkins www.openskyjazz.com Home of The Independent Ear From roberta at robertajazz.com Sat Dec 12 13:03:06 2009 From: roberta at robertajazz.com (Roberta Piket) Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:03:06 -0500 Subject: [members-announce] Next Saturday 12/19 at ibeam in Brooklyn - Billy Mintz solo drum set, Roberta Piket-Louie Belogenis duo Message-ID: <009d01ca7b55$5c99f270$15cdd750$@com> Billy Mintz Presents. An Evening of Completely Improvised Music First Set Roberta Piket - piano Louis Belogenis - saxophones Second Set Billy Mintz - solo drum set Saturday, December 19th 8:30 pm $10 Suggested Admission 168 7th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 Take the F or R trains to 4th Ave & 9th Street. Walk down 4th ave to 7th street. Make a left on 7th and walk past 3rd ave. Located on the ground floor, the grey doors to the right of the stairs of #168. For more info, email roberta at robertajazz.com or billymintz at yahoo.com -------------- next part -------------- visit www.robertajazz.com for live performance video of the trio and more _______________________________________ To be removed from this mailing list please reply and let us know. From kaplandisc at aol.com Mon Dec 14 13:04:27 2009 From: kaplandisc at aol.com (kaplandisc at aol.com) Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:04:27 -0500 Subject: [members-announce] Ron Kaplan, Kapland Records and American Songbook Preservation Society Message-ID: <8CC4AFF02D376D2-2A6C-EA16@webmail-d033.sysops.aol.com> Greetings one and all? Happy Holidays and New Year too! A few updates from Ron Kaplan, Kapland Records andAmerican Songbook Preservation Society. I?m happy to report that I will be appearing at KuumbwaJazz Center on Thursday, January 7, 2010 http://kuumbwajazz.org/concerts/010710.htmand will be performing the repertoire from my recording entitled New York. Ihad the opportunity to perform this material in NYC this summer at Feinstein?s.It was great fun. If you love NY, youwill love this evening of New York songs! I am also happy to report that we have completed thedocumentary film entitled Words and Music on behalf of American SongbookPreservation Society. You can watch the short film version on our website andif you like make a donation in support of our efforts. http://greatamericansongbook.org/videoMessage.html We have been receiving play on Community TV of Santa CruzCounty as a PSA. The film is a companion piece to our 15-singer concertDVD of 2008 in Los Angeles. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donationbefore year-end, I promise we will make good use of it. http://greatamericansongbook.org/make_a_donation.htm Thank you for your support! Lastly?I wanted to share this brief trailer for a filmentitled Jake?s Dead that I had the opportunity to play a Newscaster in earlierthis year. It will be released in June 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3zmjRUVrDg Wishing each and every one of you good health, happiness,and good fortune. ?in jazz we trust RonKaplan www.ronkaplan.com www.greatamericansongbook.org www.myspace.com/kaplandrecords LoveAllBeAll From dawn at dawnsinghpublicity.com Tue Dec 29 12:30:55 2009 From: dawn at dawnsinghpublicity.com (dawn singh) Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 10:30:55 -0700 Subject: [members-announce] =?windows-1252?q?THE_LEGENDARY_COUNT_BASIE_ORC?= =?windows-1252?q?HESTRA=99__ANNOUNCES_NEW_MANAGEMENT?= Message-ID: <3CBDEC96-F9C6-4A81-8E0F-D0A7EC3D0130@dawnsinghpublicity.com> THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA? Directed by BILL HUGHES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DECEMBER 29, 2009 CONTACT: DAWN SINGH 617-765-4012 THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA? ANNOUNCES NEW MANAGEMENT In agreement with the Trust of William J. Basie and for the first time since 1984, the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra? is under new management. Artist Management Productions, LLC will represent the Count Basie Orchestra with its new management team including Bill Hughes, Director; Dee Askew, Booking Manager; Clarence Banks, Manager; Doug Lawrence, Operations Director. ?The Count Basie Orchestra? has continued to tour consistently over the past 74 years and now, thanks to our new management team, we have even more tour dates in 2010,? said Hughes, long-time orchestra member. William ?Count? Basie started the Count Basie Orchestra? in 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri. Within one year, America was listening in on popular radio shows throughout the country to hear what would become ?the swingingest band in all the land.? A phenomenon that was born in 1935 still continues today. Since Basie?s passing in 1984, Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Grover Mitchell and now, Bill Hughes (who joined Basie in 1953) have led the Count Basie Orchestra? and maintained it as one of the elite performing organizations in jazz. The Count Basie Orchestra? has won 17 Grammy? Awards and 20 Downbeat and JazzTimes polls?more than any other big band in jazz. They are currently nominated along with Tony Bennett for the Best Traditional Pop Album of 2009, ?A Swinging Christmas: Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Band.? The Orchestra plans to record a new CD in the coming months to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the Count Basie Orchestra? and touring begins in California and Japan at the end of January. For more information on the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra? contact Dawn Singh at 617-765-4012 or dawn at dawnsinghpublicity.com. For booking information, contact Dee Askew at 800-761-8039 ext 11 or 973-207-3402 or visit www.basieband.com. The Count Basie Orchestra? marks are used under license from the Trust of William J. Basie.