From romarkable at verizon.net Tue May 4 15:34:48 2010 From: romarkable at verizon.net (Rozanne Levine) Date: Tue, 04 May 2010 15:34:48 -0400 Subject: [members-announce] REMINDER: Rozanne Levine & Chakra Tuning at NYC's Yippie Cafe on Friday, May 7 Message-ID: ROZANNE LEVINE & CHAKRA TUNING APPEARING AT YIPPIE MUSEUM CAFE IN NYC FRIDAY, MAY 7 ROZANNE LEVINE & CHAKRA TUNING showcase music from their debut CD, Only Moment, and new compositions ROZANNE LEVINE & CHAKRA TUNING featuring ROZANNE LEVINE ? alto clarinet, clarinet, bamboo flute, compositions PERRY ROBINSON - clarinets MARK WHITECAGE ? clarinet, soprano sax ROSI HERTLEIN ? violin, voice DATE: Friday, May 7th VENUE: Yippie Museum Cafe, in Greenwich Village at 9 Bleecker Street between Bowery and Elizabeth Street, New York City Yippie Museum website - http://www.yippiemuseum.org, Telephone: (212)677-5918 SHOWTIME: 8:00 PM - two sets ADMISSION: $10. cover for both sets MORE INFO: Check my web site for audio samples from "Only Moment": http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage/only_moment.htm Check out CDBaby for audio samples and CD/MP3 buying information: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/levinetuning Speaking of clarinetist and composer Rozanne Levine's latest recording, Cadence music critic Phillip McNally acknowledges her as a "mature artist" making a "powerful statement" ? an artist who has "labored long and hard at [her] craft, found [her] individual voice." She focuses on guided improvisations and compositions that allow for creative input from her musicians, and cherishes intuitive organic communication in her music. Sonic conversations emerge and develop as Chakra Tuning explores textures, sonorities and space. The music weaves in and out of melodies, exploring rhythms, moods and inner space in a transforming, unfolding journey. Ms. Levine performs on alto clarinet, clarinet and bamboo flute, and her long-time band mate Mark Whitecage joins her on clarinet and soprano sax. Adding their totally original voices to Chakra Tuning are clarinetist Perry Robinson and violinist/vocalist Rosi Hertlein. Ms. Levine draws inspiration for her compositions from various myths, cosmologies, spiritual traditions and current events, out of which she and her band mates weave a musical tapestry. Bird whistles, ocarinas, half horns, indian rattles, percussion and storytelling play a part in the group sound. Chakra Tuning released their highly-praised debut CD, Only Moment, in June 2009, on Ms. Levine and Mr. Whitecage's label, Acoustics. All the members of Chakra Tuning are acclaimed composers and bandleaders. Rozanne Levine has worked with dancers, poets, actors, sound sculptors, in bands large and small, and with some of the most creative musicians on both coasts, including Anthony Braxton, William Parker, Jason Kao Hwang, The New Reed Quartet, Mark Whitecage and the Bi-Coastal Orchestra, and the Improvisors Collective Orchestra, among others. Mark Whitecage is internationally known as an innovative instrumentalist and composer in the fields of jazz and new music. He has performed internationally and recorded with some of the leading artists of our time, including Jeanne Lee, Anthony Braxton, Jacques Coursil, The Nu Band, Drunk Butterfly, Gunter Hampel, Mario Pavone, Joe McPhee, William Parker, Marshall Allen and Steve Swell. Perry Robinson is a master of the clarinet in jazz, folk and avant-garde music who has worked with everyone from Dave Brubeck and Bill Dixon to Pete Seeger, George Clinton, Badal Roy and Anthony Braxton; and Rosi Hertlein is a breathtaking improviser on both violin and voice who has performed and recorded with Cecil Taylor, Pauline Oliveros, Joe McPhee, Joe Giardullo, Ivo Perelman, Wendy Osserman Dance Company, and Howard Johnson, to name a few. Ms. Hertlein is also an experienced educator currently teaching in the New York City area. CRITICAL PRAISE FOR "ONLY MOMENT"??? "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 "As soon as one spins 'Only Moment'?the room is pervaded by presences resembling spirits of wellbeing. ? Listening to these artists reveal their fundamental nature through the full command of the instruments is just amazing. All kinds of clarinets, saxophones, ocarinas, bird whistles and percussion are utilized by the nominal leader and her long-time male companions, while Hertlein - a mean violinist - also sings and handles additional percussive chores with the same nimbleness. The artists' technique might be admirable, and indeed it is. But what really wins for me is the sort of opposition to hopelessness that this gorgeous recording generates as early as the circulation of the first notes in the air." - Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes "Rozanne Levine and her mates are pure musicians, using nature as a touchstone for their musical debate. ?The three reedists, Levine, Mark Whitecage and Perry Robinson, sound a spirited interplay of voices that, along with violinist/percussionist Rosi Hertlein's foggy mourn and branch-snapping alarms, pulls you deeper into the forest. The cacophony of life only grows in variety and wonder." - Matt Marshall, Jazz Inside Magazine "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 "It is spiritual music in its essence, but also an adventurous journey into musical form and dialogue, intense at times, then more relaxed and probing, now full of unexpected turns and interactions. All four musicians are excellent instrumentalists and their open dialogue is really worth hearing ? the real joy is in the intimate dialogue between the four musicians." - Stef Gijssels, freejazz-stef.blogspot.com "I love the record, and it has been sitting in my 'heavy rotation' pile ? Congratulations on that." - Brian Morton, editor, The Penguin Guide to Jazz "This is a remarkable CD and music making of the highest order. I have been playing it on my show and will certainly continue to do so." - John Hammel, host, "Mozart to Motorhead", HomeGrownRadioNJ.com "The first piece, 'Blues Lullaby in F' is a lovely, somber piece for solo clarinet which I found to be completely sublime. 'Thunder Talks' begins with just subtle percussion, ocarina, voice and other exquisite earthy sounds. It has an organic elegance that I find to be ever so fine, like meditating on the sounds of the forest. On 'Lost Freedoms' we hear a few layers of clarinets that sound orchestral, with superb harmonies. There is a unique blend and sound here that is quite magical. Perhaps it is the subtle electronics that Mark Whitecage employs that makes this so special. Although each clarinet is distinct with its own sound, the combination of three strong players makes this a particularly wonderful tapestry." - Bruce Lee Gallanter, Proprietor, Downtown Music Gallery UPCOMING ROZANNE LEVINE PERFORMANCE DATES: - Saturday, August 28 ? RoMarkable / Rozanne Levine & Mark Whitecage at Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, Rhinebeck, NY - Saturday, September 11 ? Nicki Mathis' Afrikan Amerikan Jazz New Millennium All Stars, The Many Colors of A Woman 24th Annual Jazz Festival, Hartford, CT - Early March 2011 ? Chakra Tuning USA Tour ? BOOKING NOW!! The Bop Shop, Rochester, NY Other venues to be announced Please contact ROZANNE for booking and more information: romarkable at verizon.net ===================== Rozanne Levine Co-Director Acoustics 110 Revere Court Montville, NJ 07045-9011 Tel/Fax: 973-335-5720 E-Mail: romarkable at verizon.net Web: Music - http://www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage.htm Photography - http://www.erjn.it/gallery/levine.htm From muzikmuse at comcast.net Tue May 4 18:40:06 2010 From: muzikmuse at comcast.net (Willard Jenkins) Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 18:40:06 -0400 Subject: [members-announce] Lost Jazz Shrines Returns References: <651815049.6423671272932151553.JavaMail.jboss@ptmail2.patrontechnology.com> Message-ID: <841BFF15-7CFD-40F5-A3BC-751047C65C67@comcast.net> FYI, mark your calendars -- this is my annual spring concert series at TPAC in NYC. Press accommodations available; please contact Eli Abdallah at TPAC. Don't sleep! Peace, Willard Jenkins Artistic Director, Jazz Tribeca Performing Arts Center > > Sent by: BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center > Reply to the sender > > Lost Jazz Shrines > > Part 1 - Celebrating Ali's Alley > > > Featuring > > Azar Lawrence Sextet > > Friday, May 7 , 2010 > > 7PM Panel Discussion with Patricia Ali & Azar Lawrence, moderated by Willard Jenkins, FREE > > 8:30PM Concert: $25 / students, seniors $15 TICKETS or call (212) 220 - 1460. > > When saxophonist Azar Lawrence first burst on to the jazz scene in the '70s he was hailed by many as the second coming of John Coltrane. "Azar Lawrence burns like a bright, hot flame at the altar of his muse. Given the ever-present fire danger in the Southland, a fire truck should remain on call when Lawrence blows. " raves AllAboutJazz > > Band > > Azar Lawrence - tenor & soprano sax > Eddie Henderson - trumpet > Gerald Hayes - alto sax > Benitio Gonzalez - piano > Essiet Essiet - bass > Ronnie Burrage - drums > > Ali's Alley - (1973-79) Drummer Rashied Ali from the John Coltrane group opened this space on Greene Street in Soho first as Studio 77 before converting it to a bar, restaurant and club renamed Ali?s Alley. Ali?s Alley was noted mainly for free jazz performances where avant garde bands from Europe and Japan were often featured. > > Part 2 - Celebrating Studio Rivbea > > > Featuring > > Sam Rivers & His Band > > Friday, May 14 > > 7PM Lecture: One-on-One with Sam Rivers & Willard Jenkins, FREE > > 8:30PM Concert: $25 / students, seniors $15 TICKETS or call (212) 220 - 1460. > > Multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers has sparked sessions by Miles Davis and Tony Williams, and he fostered New York's Loft Jazz scene of the 1970s. Few, if any, free jazz saxophonists have approached music with the same degree of intellectual rigor as Sam Rivers; just as few have managed to maintain a high level of creativity over a long life. > > Studio Rivbea - (1969-1978) Multi-instrumentalist/composer Sam Rivers and his wife Beatrice ("Riv" - for Rivers and "bea" for Beatrice = Rivbea) opened this loft space on 24 Bond Street. The loft was important in the development of jazz because it exemplified artist creation of performance space and its freedom from concerns posed by nightclub or concert hall settings. For rising artists, Studio Rivbea was their introduction to performance opportunities in NYC. > > Part 3 - Celebrating Jazz Cultural Theatre > > Featuring > > NEA Jazz Master > Barry Harris & His Band > > 7PM Screening of Barry Harris short film, produced by filmmaker Brian Grady. > Discussion with Barry Harris and Brian Grady. Moderated by Willard Jenkins. FREE > > 8:30PM Concert: $25 / students, seniors $15 TICKETS or call (212) 220 - 1460. > > Band > > Barry Harris - piano > Ray Drummond - bass > Leroy Williams - drums > Charles Davis - saxophone > > Barry Harris is the recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Northwestern University. He has received the Living Jazz Legacy award from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Association, and an American Jazz Masters Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, Dr. Harris received the Manhattan Borough President Award for Excellence. > > Dr. Harris has devoted his life to the advancement of Jazz and in the 1980?s founded the Jazz Cultural Theatre. For the past several decades Dr. Harris has been an exponent of the classic Jazz style that was developed by Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Coleman Hawkins. Dr. Barry Harris? lectures and interactive instrument and vocal workshops focus on the complete aspects of music including improvisation, harmonic movement and theory. His schedule includes lectures in the United States, Holland, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Japan. When he is not travelling, Dr. Harris holds weekly music workshop sessions in New York City for vocalists and students of piano and other instruments. > > Jazz Cultural Theatre (1982-87) - Unique in that in addition to being a prominent jazz club, it was also very much a school of jazz offering 14 different classes. This space on Eighth Avenue above 28 Street was run by NEA Jazz Master Barry Harris, who along with several colleagues, taught music to hundreds of students. Bands, vocalists, vocal ensembles and tap dancers populated the Friday and Saturday night entertainment roster. > > Follow us ... > Now is the time to follow us on > Facebook, > > www.tribecapac.org > > As you know, we are located on the campus of the Borough of Manhattan Community College, 199 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007. > > > > This e-mail was sent from BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center > Immediate removal with PatronMail? > SecureUnsubscribe. > > To forward this e-mail to a friend or colleague, use this link. > To change your e-mail address or update preferences, use this link. > Willard Jenkins www.openskyjazz.com Home of the Independent Ear From ritmocity at yahoo.com Thu May 6 14:06:42 2010 From: ritmocity at yahoo.com (RITMO! CITY) Date: Thu, 6 May 2010 11:06:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [members-announce] Are you a JAZZ Lover? Message-ID: <437786.78449.qm@web50603.mail.re2.yahoo.com> I LOVE JAZZ! 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