From roberta at robertajazz.com Wed Aug 11 15:01:15 2010 From: roberta at robertajazz.com (Roberta Piket) Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:01:15 -0400 Subject: [members-announce] Roberta Piket trio Sat. Aug 28th with Billy Mintz and Daryl Johns Message-ID: <020301cb3987$9416ee10$bc44ca30$@com> visit www.robertajazz.com for live performance video of the trio and more _______________________________________ To be removed from this mailing list please reply and let us know. From roberta at robertajazz.com Wed Aug 11 16:07:02 2010 From: roberta at robertajazz.com (Roberta Piket) Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:07:02 -0400 Subject: [members-announce] request for mailing list permission from JJA member Roberta Piket Message-ID: <002501cb3990$c51df5e0$4f59e1a0$@com> Dear friends and colleagues, In the near future I will cease to send out notifications of gigs and CD releases (and offers of courtesy discs) via the JJA mailing list. 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Best Regards, Roberta Video, audio and more at www.robertajazz.com and myspace.com/robertapiket Visit us on: Facebook MySpace The 61 From romarkable at verizon.net Sun Aug 22 19:17:05 2010 From: romarkable at verizon.net (Rozanne Levine) Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:17:05 -0400 Subject: [members-announce] Acoustics News - CD sale ending; Upcoming concerts & tours Message-ID: Dear Friends, We at Acoustics (Mark Whitecage - saxophonist/clarinetist/composer & Rozanne Levine ? clarinetist/composer) have some news to share with our friends and colleagues: - our ?Limited Time, All CDs for $10 sale? ENDS on Tuesday, September 7; - RoMarkable ? Rozanne Levine & Mark Whitecage performs this month at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, NY; and in December at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, NJ; - Rozanne Levine and Mark Whitecage featured at the annual Many Colors of a Woman Jazz Festival in Hartford, CT in September; - The Nu Band tours the northeast/midwest USA in September/October 2010; - Rozanne Levine & Chakra Tuning tours the northeast/midwest USA in March 2011. PLEASE READ ON FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND LINKS...... LIMITED TIME SALE ENDS SOON! ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 7, OUR ?$10 - ALL CDs IN-STOCK SALE? WILL END. ACT NOW FOR THIS SPECIAL PRICING. This deal is available only from Acoustics - and it?s ending on Tuesday, September 7th. All Mark Whitecage and Rozanne Levine recordings, in stock and on a variety of labels, are on sale for $10 each, no minimums/no maximums. You will find CDs from labels including Clean Feed, Porter, Konnex, GM, CIMP, Cadence, Leo, and Acoustics, and from artists we?ve worked with including Joe Fonda, Lou Grassi, Dominic Duval, Perry Robinson, Rosi Hertlein, Jay Rosen, Adam Lane, Roy Campbell Jr., Sabir Mateen, Marshall Allen, Michael Jefry Stevens, and Dave Douglas, among many others. Some are in very limited quantities, so please don?t delay. You can view the entire CD Sale list with ordering information on our web site at http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage/CD_sale.htm For more information on any of the recordings, including reviews, please visit http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage/other_recordings.htm and http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage/only_moment.htm (for info on Only Moment from Rozanne Levine & Chakra Tuning) Any questions, please send us an email: romarkable at verizon.net ============================= RoMARKABLE ? ROZANNE LEVINE & MARK WHITECAGE Appearing at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, NY On Saturday, August 28th and At Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, NJ On Thursday, December 9th The duo RoMarkable that Rozanne and Mark have been developing for more than two decades will appear for the first time at the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, NY. Omega?s mission incorporates innovative educational experiences that awaken the best in the human spirit, through workshops, trainings, retreats and conferences. We are excited to be a part of the Omega experience. ?Rozanne Levine has done remarkable work with Mark Whitecage in various musical settings...? - George Harris, All About Jazz The Saturday, August 28th concert is open only to Omega staff, faculty and students, so we encourage you to explore what Omega has to offer ? there are Rest & Rejuvenation Retreats that leave you free to structure your time as you please -- http://eomega.org Look for us in December at a public performance at Morristown Memorial Hospital in Morristown, NJ ? more info to follow as the concert approaches. More info on RoMarkable ? Rozanne Levine & Mark Whitecage: http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage/projects.htm#duo For booking and more information, please contact Rozanne at romarkable at verizon.net ================================= Rozanne Levine and Mark Whitecage will be featured at the The Many Colors of a W*O*M*A*N 28th Annual Free Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 11th Appearing at the Festival almost every year since 1991, Rozanne and Mark will be a part of vocalist/songwriter Nicki Mathis' Afrikan Amerika Jazz New Millennium All Stars... A joyous celebration of jazz and jazz women! The Festival takes place in Hartford, Connecticut at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art?s Aetna Theater on Saturday, September 11th and it begins at 8PM ? there is no charge for admission. For more information: Nicki Mathis -- http://www.myspace.com/nickimathis Concert -- http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage/concerts.htm Wadsworth Atheneum -- http://www.wadsworthatheneum.org/ ======================================================= The Nu Band tours the Northeast/Midwest USA in September/October 2010 After several years of successful European tours and 4 acclaimed CDs, the cooperative quartet The Nu Band sets off on its second USA tour in September and October. The Nu Band is Mark Whitecage on saxophone and clarinet, Roy Campbell Jr. on trumpet and flugelhorn, Joe Fonda on bass, and Lou Grassi on drums. All band members contribute original compositions to their repertoire. > "One of the best free bop bands of the moment is without a doubt The Nu Band, > with four seasoned musicians who are as comfortable in the most complex jazz > traditions as in the adventurous sonic explorations of nowadays...? - Stef > Gijssels, freejazz-stef.blogspot.com In mid-September the band performs in Philadelphia, PA; Buffalo and Rochester, NY; and Cincinnati, Ohio, and in early October they will be appearing in Baltimore and Mt. Rainier, MD. Dates and tour details can be found at http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage/concerts.htm For more information on The Nu Band, please visit http://www.lougrassi.com/NuBand.html http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage/projects.htm#nuband For booking, please contact Lou Grassi (212) 866-2289 lougrassi at erols.com Joe Fonda (212) 780-3432 fonda at midtel.net The Nu Band is also looking ahead to a European tour from January 19-February 6, 2011. > Any presenters interested in European booking, please contact > Jimi Wunderlich info at be1two.net > http://be1two.com/ =============== Rozanne Levine & Chakra Tuning tours the Northeast/Midwest USA in March 2011 Rozanne Levine & Chakra Tuning embark on their first USA tour in early March 2011. With stellar band mates saxophonist/clarinetist Mark Whitecage, clarinetist Perry Robinson, and violinist/vocalist Rosi Hertlein joining her, clarinetist Rozanne Levine tours in support of her group?s debut CD, Only Moment. The tour begins Thursday, March 3rd at Rochester, NY?s The Bop Shop, and continues to the Midwest, with dates to be confirmed through to approximately March 14. > ?Rozanne Levine?s Chakra Tuning ? is a ritualistic exploration of space, > timbre and communication ? this disc subsumes the clarinetist?s delicate > weavings of breath, line, voice and gesture into the group?s fabric. Even > when the foursome surge and pirouette, ?Only Moment? retains an > extraordinarily meditative, almost therapeutic quality.? - Clifford Allen, > Signal to Noise Booking inquiries: Open dates remain on the tour, and presenters are encouraged to contact Rozanne at romarkable at verizon.net for booking inquiries. More information: Rozanne?s web site offers her biography and discography, information on Chakra Tuning and Only Moment, with sound samples and photos - http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage.htm ========================== Thank you for your support and interest. We look forward to hearing from you. Best wishes, Rozanne Levine and Mark Whitecage -- Rozanne Levine and Mark Whitecage Co-Directors Acoustics 110 Revere Court Montville, NJ 07045-9011 (USA) Tel/Fax: 973-335-5720 E-Mail: romarkable at verizon.net Music: http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage.htm Photography: http://www.erjn.it/gallery/levine.htm