From roberta at robertajazz.com Wed Feb 3 20:54:19 2010 From: roberta at robertajazz.com (Roberta Piket) Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 20:54:19 -0500 Subject: [members-announce] Happy New Year - update from Roberta Piket Message-ID: <000001caa53d$03177ee0$09467ca0$@com> Dear Friends, A very belated happy and healthy new year to you! I thought I'd update you on my recent and near-future musical happenings. It's been a wonderful first year in the new house in Teaneck. Billy and I can play all night without neighbors complaining! Billy has also put together more drum sets (some from discarded drums he has found driving around the neighborhood) and I don't think he will stop until he has one on each floor. New Team Member. We have a new team member helping with the "non-musical" aspects of a musician's life. Kari Hamburger will be assisting me with bookings and promotion. You may be hearing from Kari with updates about gigs, performances, etc. She can be reached at kari at robertajazz.com. New Recording. I was in the studio last week to record several arrangements of mine (and one of Billy's) for winds, strings and piano trio. Next comes mixing, editing, mastering. you know the drill. We documented the rehearsal and recording process on video as well so look for some interesting "behind the scenes" footage from us in the near future. We haven't yet decided if we are going to release the recording on our own Thirteenth Note Records label, or if we will look for a very special label that might be interested in what I believe will be a remarkable project. Your input and suggestions are welcome. European Performances. Late in February, I will be traveling to Europe to play with some of my favorite European musicians, Roby Glod (saxes), Mark Tokar (bass) and Klaus Kugel (drums) in France, Luxembourg and Germany. If you are receiving this email you probably love great jazz. So if you are not familiar with these guys do yourself a favor and get to know their music. They are all great. For more details of my tour, please visit: http://www.robertajazz.com/itinerary.html . East Coast Performances. Roby Glod will be making some extremely rare US appearances in Baltimore (along with the great Mike Formanek!) and New York in late March with me. Check out my web site for details on performances in your area. I'll also be in Connecticut, back at the wonderful Milford Fine Arts Council, celebrating Women's History month with a phenomenal all-female band. West Coast Performances. For the later part of this year, Billy Mintz and I plan to revive our annual fall trio tour on the West Coast after a two-year break. Please let me know if you are aware of any venues and/or opportunities that we should consider. All feedback is welcome and appreciated! Become a Fan! Please visit us on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/robertapiket, Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=lf#/pages/Roberta-Pikets-Music/57346 591574?ref=nf, The 61 at http://www.thesixtyone.com/rpiket/ and of course, my website at www.robertajazz.com. Thank you again for your support. Have a creative, fulfilling, wonderful 2010! Best Regards, Roberta -------------- 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 muzikmuse at comcast.net Mon Feb 8 18:58:38 2010 From: muzikmuse at comcast.net (Willard Jenkins) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:58:38 -0500 Subject: [members-announce] New content References: <5860EDED-8338-4B4C-9691-521BF7E01A8D@comcast.net> Message-ID: > Subject: Fwd: New content > > > >> Subject: New content >> >> Fresh new content at The Independent Ear www.openskyjazz.com/blog: >> We haar from two women based in the Twin Cities >> - Pt. 2 of Pamela Espeland's revealing conversation with the traditional/modernist New Orelans-based clarinetist EVAN CHRISTOPHER ("I find myself trying to thumb my nose at what's a more dominating aesthetic in the jazz community.") >> >> - The latest installment in our ongoing series "Ain't But a Few of Us", black music writers telling their stories comes from one of the few who've found an open editor at the black dispatch in her town, Minneapolis- based Robin James... >> >> Willard Jenkins >> www.openskyjazz.com >> Home of the Independent Ear >> >> >> > > > > From dawn at dawnsinghpublicity.com Sun Feb 14 00:04:31 2010 From: dawn at dawnsinghpublicity.com (dawn singh) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:04:31 -0700 Subject: [members-announce] Tanglewood Jazz Festival Tickets on Sale Message-ID: <1CC9C742-003E-4127-97DB-111E374F7128@dawnsinghpublicity.com> TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR THE 2010 TANGLEWOOD SEASON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, INCLUDING ANNUAL TANGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL, TO TAKE PLACE OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2010 TANGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL TO FEATURE KURT ELLING, JOHN PIZZARELLI, THE LEGENDARY COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA, EDDIE DANIELS, BOB JAMES, DONAL FOX, JULIAN LAGE, JESSICA MOLASKEY, LAURENCE HOBGOOD TRIO AND MORE On Sunday, February 14, tickets go on sale for the 2010 Tanglewood season, including the annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival, to take place September 4-5. Jazz greats highlighting this year?s festival include Kurt Elling. John Pizzarelli, The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra, Eddie Daniels, Bob James, Donal Fox, Julian Lage, Jessica Molaskey, and the Laurence Hobgood Trio. All shows will be held in Seiji Ozawa Hall. For additional information, bios, and photos on the performing artists, please review the electronic press kit at tanglewoodjazzfetival.org/presskit. On Saturday, September 4, at 2 pm, the 2010 Tanglewood Jazz Festival will open with ?Radio Deluxe,? co-hosted by John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey. The program will be taped live at the festival for later broadcast on more than 60 stations nation-wide. Normally broadcast from their living room ?high above Lexington Avenue,? the Tanglewood program will be the second consecutive year they have taken it on the road since the program?s inception in 2005. The show?s format, marked by the duo?s urbane, sophisticated humor, inventive playlist, and extensive knowledge of the Great American Songbook, is expanding its repertoire to include such rock era voices as Randy Newman and Joni Mitchell. ?Radio Deluxe? from Tanglewood will feature two such special guests to be announced at a later date. On Saturday, September 4 at 8 p.m., jazz vocalist and 2010 Grammy winner for the Best Vocal Jazz Album of the Year, Kurt Elling, makes a triumphant return to Seiji Ozawa Hall. Nine-time Grammy nominee, Elling captured the award for his latest CD, ?Dedicated to You: Kurt Elling Sings the Music of Coltrane and Hartman? (Concord Records 2009). With a four-octave baritone voice, Elling is known for his cutting edge vocalese technique and has toured with his musical ?father figures? Jon Hendricks and Mark Murphy in ?Four Brothers.? A native of Chicago, Elling has worked extensively with the Steppenwolf Theater on multi-disciplinary events incorporating music, poetry, acting, dancing and visual projections. He has recorded and toured extensively and has been awarded the Prix Billie Holiday from the Academie du Jazz in Paris, has placed six consecutive years at the top of the Down Beat Critics and Jazz Times Readers? polls and received three Jazz Journalists? Association Awards for Best Male Vocalist. Opening for Kurt Elling on Saturday night will be Elling?s long-time collaborator Laurence Hobgood and his trio. Referred to as ?one of the most incredible pianists I?ve ever heard? by Dave Brubeck, Hobgood has worked with Elling since 1995 when they co-produced ?Close Your Eyes,? their first of six Grammy nominated records on the Blue Note label. Hobgood received his own Grammy nomination in 2010 for ?Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist? for ?Dedicated to You.? A powerful, imaginative innovator with a hard-driving sense of swing, Hobgood?s latest CD, ?When the Heart Dances? (Naim Records), features legendary bassist, Charlie Haden. The Sunday afternoon concert on September 5 will open at 2 p.m. with a rare and exclusive performance by clarinetest/ saxophonist, Eddie Daniels, and pianist, Bob James, in a new program called ?Broadway Boogie.? Musical collaborators for forty years, Daniels and James refer to this swinging, integrated quartet as ?chamber jazz.? ?Chamber jazz,? says Daniels, ?denotes music in a close setting that is finely tuned and woven together, even in its improvisation and composition, that pulls the listener in due to the utter intimacy of the situation. I believe this approach can transform the performer as well as the listener.? Repertoire ranges from jazz standards to Bach. Bob James, best known for his smooth and fusion-flavored music and collaborations with guitarist Earl Klugh, David Sanborn and Fourplay, has a wide range of musical talent from classical music to straight-ahead jazz. Pianist for Sarah Vaughn in the 1960?s, James? discography includes work with guitarist Lee Ritenour, bassist Dave Holland and pianist Joe Sample as well as an eastern-influenced CD entitled ?Angels of Shanghai? that features students from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Not to be pigeon-holed into one style, James says of the premiere of ?Broadway Boogie? at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York in October of 2009, ?Perhaps more than any other art form, jazz happens in the moment. You can talk about it, you can rehearse, you can theorize?but what I crave most is the unique feeling I get when I?m about to embark into unknown territory. Especially when my captain for the journey is someone I trust and respect. Individually and together, Eddie and I want to inspire and challenge our listeners. We?ve spent our lives with a deep passion for jazz and the dialogue we plan to engage in during this long overdue reunion will give our audience the opportunity to hear the influences that have shaped our styles.? Following ?Broadway Boogie? on Sunday afternoon will be the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra. Since it?s creation in 1935 by William ?Count? Basie, the orchestra has toured and performed around the globe for fans and dignitaries in every country. Since Basie?s passing in 1984, the orchestra has been led by Thad Jones, Frank Foster, Grover Mitchell and?currently?by Bill Hughes (who was hired by Basie in 1953). The multi-Grammy winning orchestra continues to tour the world and perform for enthusiastic fans of every age. Sunday evening?s performances on Sept 5 at 8 pm will begin with the Julian Lage Group. While Lage has performed several times at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival (most recently with Mark O?Connor?s Hot Swing in 2008) this marks the first appearance on the Ozawa Hall stage with his own group. Regarded a guitar prodigy at the age of 13, Lage spent several years under the tuttelege of instrumentalist Gary Burton and subsequently gained recognition from jazz superstars Herbie Hancock and Bela Fleck. His premier recording ?Sounding Point? (EmArcy Records 2009), was nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Album that year and received critical acclaim for Lage?s thoughtfully composed works and innovations in duo and trio settings. The 21-year old Boston-based guitarist is currently touring with Mark O?Connor?s Hot Swing, Gary Burton?s Next Generation Band and the Julian Lage Group. The festival will close on Sunday evening with an encore performance by pianist/composer, Donal Fox, performing a new program called ?Piazzolla to Bach,? with a very special guest to be announced. Fox appeared at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival in 2008 and returns by popular demand. Named a Martin Luther King visiting artist at MIT in 2009, Fox crosses the classical music and jazz music boundaries and continuously receives critical acclaim for his compositions and integration of the two musical genres. Following Fox?s world premiere in December of a composition entitled ?Peace Out? at Carnegie Hall, Anthony Tommasini of the New York Times wrote, ?Mr. Fox?s piano playing, bursting with violent, keyboard-spanning runs, drove the music. A searching middle section quotes fragments of a Charlie Parker blues tune, ?Now?s the Time.? After a steely solo piano cadenza, the piece concludes with a pensive finale based on a descending and strangely haunting four-note refrain?exceptionally interesting.? Artists to perform at the popular Jazz Caf? will be announced in the near future. GENERAL TICKET INFORMATION Tanglewood Jazz Festival prices range from $18-77. One day jazz lawn passes are $34. Tickets are available through Tanglewood?s website, www.tanglewood.org (beginning at 8 a.m. on February 14), by calling SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200 (beginning at 10 a.m. on February 14), or by visiting the Boston Symphony Orchestra Box Office at 301 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA (beginning at 10 a.m. on February 14). The Symphony Hall Box Office is open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., and Saturday 12 p.m.-6 p.m.Beginning June 21, it will be open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Regular season ticket prices range from $9-$115. Tickets for Open Rehearsals are $17. All ticket prices include a $1 Tanglewood grounds maintenance fee. Tickets are also available for purchase in person at the Tanglewood Box Office at Tanglewood?s Main Gate on West Street in Lenox, MA, as of June 18. American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, Discover, and cash are all accepted at the Tanglewood Box Office. For further information and box office hours, please call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 617-266-1492 or visit www.bso.org. Tickets are also available for purchase in person at the Tanglewood Box Office at Tanglewood?s Main Gate on West Street in Lenox, MA, as of June 18. American Express, Visa, MasterCard, Diners Club, Discover, personal checks, and cash are all accepted at the Tanglewood Box Office. For further information and box office hours, please call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 617-266-1492 or visit www.bso.org. The online media partner for the Tanglewood Jazz Festival is Jazzcorner.com. 2010 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Ticket Prices Saturday, September 4, 2 p.m. ?Radio Deluxe? with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey Live taping for national radio broadcast with special guests TBA $33/42/56/lawn $19 Saturday, September 4, 8 p.m. Laurence Hobgood Trio Kurt Elling $45/63/77/lawn $19 Sunday, September 5, 2 p.m. The Eddie Daniels-Bob James Quartet-?Broadway Boogie? Legendary Count Basie Orchestra $33/42/56/lawn $19 Sunday, September 5, 8 p.m. Julian Lage Group Donal Fox Quartet: Piazzolla to Bach Project with special guest TBA $42/$50/$62/lawn $18 All-day lawn pass Saturday and Sunday $34 For additional information, bios and photos on the performing artists, please review the electronic press kit at tanglewoodjazzfestival.org/ presskit or contact: Boston Symphony Orchestra: Bernadette Horgan (bhorgan at bso.org) and Kathleen Drohan (kdrohan at bso.org ) 617-638-9280 (September ?June) 413-637-5280 (July and August) Dawn Singh Publicity: Dawn Singh dawn at dawnsinghpublicity.com 617-765-4012 (google voice) Dawn Singh Manager Tanglewood Jazz Festival 13 Perdiz Canyon Road Placitas, NM 87043 Google Voice: 617-765-4012 dawn at dawnsinghpublicity.com www.dawnsinghpublicity.com From ritmocity at yahoo.com Sun Feb 21 17:40:37 2010 From: ritmocity at yahoo.com (RITMO! CITY) Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:40:37 -0800 (PST) Subject: [members-announce] Announcing New Jazz Education and Performance Initiatives In-Reply-To: <8446a2bf1002210852j3d72b4f7iedc744a9bfac6237@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <993546.85776.qm@web50604.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Announcing New Jazz Education and Performance Initiatives http://www.sfjazzsummit.com/sfjs_presents_educational_performance_initiatives.pdf (2-19-2010) The South Florida Jazz Summit announces new performance and educational initiatives offering Jazz music students, Jazz schools, clinicians, Jazz seminars/workshops, Jazz panel discussion, and pro Jazz musicians opportunity to be part of the event. Audition forms are now available for download: Pro Performance / Education Form http://www.sfjazzsummit.com/sfjs_nonstudent_performance_proposal.pdf Student/School Performance Audition Form http://www.sfjazzsummit.com/sfjs_school_student_performance_audition.pdf SFJS is scheduled for Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at Artserve, Inc, 1350 East Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida ? http://www.artserve.org ?At this early stage of its development, we invite people from the Jazz community to get involved and send suggestions and creative ideas that would help make this event a great experience for everyone?, Said Bobby Ramirez, coordinator for SFJS; Founder/President of Miami Jazz Museum - http://www.miamijazzmuseum.org. WHO WILL BE ATTENDING SFJS: Jazz musicians, Jazz media, Jazz radio, Jazz magazines, Jazz visual arts, Jazz orchestras, Jazz writers, Jazz journalists, Jazz websites, Jazz promoters, Jazz festivals, Jazz organizations, Jazz singers, Jazz dancers, Jazz educators, Jazz clubs, Jazz workshops, Jazz seminars, Jazz schools, Jazz students, Jazz instruments, Jazz concerts, Jazz exhibit, Jazz photographers, Jazz entertainment, Jazz publishers, Jazz sheet music, Jazz arrangers, Jazz editors, Jazz museum, Jazz fans...EVERYTHING JAZZ! Visit SFJS website for additional information at http://www.sfjazzsummit.com. Stay tuned for information about reserving an exposition booth, sponsorship as well as marketing opportunities. Connect to the heart and soul of the South Florida Jazz scene by visiting the ever-evolving SFJS resource pages featuring Jazz organizations, Jazz schools, Jazz media, and Jazz festivals. ?SFJS will serve as a cultural bridge bringing together people from the Jazz community to network, education and celebrate Jazz; thereby helping to energize the local Jazz scene; empowering more performance opportunities for professional artists; bringing awareness to area Jazz institutions, showcasing the best emerging young Jazz talent from great area schools, as well as help to empower South Florida as a world class destination for live Jazz.? The goal of the South Florida Jazz Summit is to empower everything "Jazz" in the area. SFJS will also be open to anyone from outside the area who may wish to attend or participate as a Jazz fan, sponsor or exhibitor. Join SFJS on FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/South-Florida-Jazz-Summit/161814436940 Since its inception in 1993, ArtServe has been dedicated to serving the needs of artists and nonprofit cultural organizations in Broward County. Through a series of programs aimed at strengthening and assisting them in their efforts, ArtServe has contributed to making South Florida a vibrant community for arts and culture. From ritmocity at yahoo.com Sat Feb 27 04:15:59 2010 From: ritmocity at yahoo.com (RITMO! CITY) Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:15:59 -0800 (PST) Subject: [members-announce] SFJS Calls For Planning Committee Volunteers In-Reply-To: <993546.85776.qm@web50604.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <387363.49828.qm@web50607.mail.re2.yahoo.com> SFJS Calls For Planning Committee Volunteers http://www.sfjazzsummit.com/sfjs_calls_for_planning_committee_volunteers.pdf The South Florida Jazz Summit is calling for volunteers to be part of its creative planning committee for this historic event. ?There?s no doubt that SFJS is creating lots of buzz in the area; and its positive impact will be felt far and wide beyond South Florida,? Said Bobby Ramirez. ?SFJS presents a unique opportunity for individuals to be part of the process that will make a significant artistic contribution to the preservation, promotion, education and advancement of Jazz, a unique American Artform.? If you would like to join the SFJS Planning Committee, please contact Bobby Ramirez at 305-298-2380 or into at bobbyramirez.com. SFJS is scheduled for Saturday, April 16th, 2011 at Artserve, Inc, 1350 East Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, Florida ? www.artserve.org Since its inception in 1993, ArtServe has been dedicated to serving the needs of artists and nonprofit cultural organizations in Broward County. Through a series of programs aimed at strengthening and assisting them in their efforts, ArtServe has contributed to making South Florida a vibrant community for arts and culture. WHO WILL BE ATTENDING SFJS: Jazz musicians, Jazz media, Jazz radio, Jazz magazines, Jazz visual arts, Jazz orchestras, Jazz writers, Jazz journalists, Jazz websites, Jazz promoters, Jazz festivals, Jazz organizations, Jazz singers, Jazz dancers, Jazz educators, Jazz clubs, Jazz workshops, Jazz seminars, Jazz schools, Jazz students, Jazz instruments, Jazz concerts, Jazz exhibit, Jazz photographers, Jazz entertainment, Jazz publishers, Jazz sheet music, Jazz arrangers, Jazz editors, Jazz museum, Jazz fans...EVERYTHING JAZZ! ?SFJS will serve as a cultural bridge bringing together people from the Jazz community to network, education and celebrate Jazz; thereby helping to energize the local Jazz scene; empowering more performance opportunities for professional artists; bringing awareness to area Jazz institutions, showcasing the best emerging young Jazz talent from great area schools, as well as help to empower South Florida as a world class destination for live Jazz.? Pursuant to the preservation, promotion, education and advancement of Jazz, a unique American Artform: the mission of the South Florida Jazz Summit is to empower everything "Jazz" in the area. More info at www.sfjazzsummit.com. Join SFJS on FaceBook: www.facebook.com/pages/South-Florida-Jazz-Summit/161814436940 From muzikmuse at comcast.net Sat Feb 27 18:09:56 2010 From: muzikmuse at comcast.net (Willard Jenkins) Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:09:56 -0500 Subject: [members-announce] New Content References: Message-ID: <2A245E6E-DB28-4C47-A799-0A0CD70C42EE@comcast.net> >> Subject: New Content >> >>> >>> Go to www.openskyjazz.com/blog to view the latest content posted to The Independent Ear: >>> >>> Can you name another record that brought Freddie Hubbard, Olatunji, Yusef Lateef, >>> George Duvivier, Ron Carter, Candido, Max Roach, and Armando Peraza (among many others) to the same session? The answer is Randy Weston's historic Uhru Afrika, which celebrates it's 50th anniversary in 2010. Read all about how that landmark date transpired in The Independent Ear... >>> >>> Read the latest installment in our series of conversations with black music writers, Ain't But a Few of Us, this time featuring Bay Area writer Eric Arnold... >>> >>> Find out about some encouraging new jazz presenting activity in Baltimore... >>> >>> ...And more, in The Independent Ear at www.openskyjazz.com/blog... As always your >>> comments are welcomed and encouraged... >>> >>> >>> Willard Jenkins >>> www.openskyjazz.com >>> Home of the Independent Ear >>> >>> >>> >> >> Willard Jenkins >> www.openskyjazz.com >> Home of the Independent Ear >> >> >> > > Willard Jenkins > www.openskyjazz.com > Home of the Independent Ear > > > Willard Jenkins www.openskyjazz.com Home of the Independent Ear