Jim Alfredson

Where you moving to?

FRIDAY - AUGUST 31 Chase Stage (Cadillac Square)7:15 p.m. Regina Carter Quintet 8:45 p.m. Herbie Hancock Quartet Here and Now Stage (Larned) 5:30 p.m. Michigan State University Jazz Band: "What's Going' On?" Tribute to Marvin Gaye SATURDAY - SEPT 1st Amphitheatre Stage (Hart Plaza) 1 p.m. Detroit Jazz Fest All Star Youth Ensemble 2:15 p.m. Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra 4 p.m. Dave Brubeck Quartet 7 p.m. Marcus Belgrave & the Detroit Experience 8:45 p.m. Poncho Sanchez Carhartt Pyramid Stage (Hart Plaza) 1:30 p.m. Faruq Z. Bey and the Northwoods Improvisers 3 p.m. Ethnic Heritage Ensemble 4:45 p.m. Diego Rivera Quartet Tribute to Johnny Griffin's Blowin' Session 6:45 p.m. Organissimo 7:30 p.m. Gerard Gibbs 8:30 p.m. Gene Ludwig Quartet Absopure Waterfront Stage (Hart Plaza) 12:15 p.m. Barbara Ware and the Cliff Monear Trio 1:45 p.m. The Brubeck Brothers 4 p.m. Stanley Jordan Trio 7 p.m. Bill Charlap Trio 9 p.m. Kenny Garrett Quartet Here and Now Stage 1:30 p.m. Western Michigan University Combo 3 p.m. Juilliard Jazz Quintet 4:30 p.m. Chiara Civello 6:30 p.m. Sachal Vasandani Chase Stage 12:45 p.m. Doug Deming and the Jewel Tones 2:30 p.m. Larry McCray 4:30 p.m. The Miracles 6:45 p.m. Scott Henderson Trio 8:45 p.m. Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood Jazz Garden Stage (Campus Martius) Noon. Troy Boulan Park Middle School 1:45 p.m. Kennedy Middle School 3:45 p.m. Waterford Mott High School 6 p.m. St. Clair Lakeshore High School SUNDAY - SEPT. 2 Amphitheatre Stage Noon. IAJE Reading Band 1:15 p.m. MSBOA All Star Big Band 2:45 p.m. Marion Hayden Quintet 4:15 p.m. Charles Tolliver Big Band 6:15 p.m. Kurt Elling and the Wayne State University Big Band 8:30 p.m. Gerald Wilson Big Band 9:30 p.m. Patti Austin and the Gerald Wilson Big Band Carhartt Pyramid Stage 2 p.m. Eastern Michigan University Combo 3:45 p.m. Kenn Cox & Drum 5:30 p.m. Hayes Greenfield Trio 7:30 p.m. Don Byron Plays Junior Walker Absopure Waterfront Stage 12:30 p.m. V-Miles Out 2 p.m. Regina Carter and Kenny Barron 4 p.m. Russell Malone Quartet 6:15 p.m. Curtis Fuller Super Band with Randy Brecker, Rene McLean and Louis Hayes 8 p.m. Conrad Herwig's Latin Side of Miles, Trane & Wayne Here and Now Stage Noon. Grand Rapids Northview Combo 1 p.m. Arts League of Michigan Jazz Ensemble 3 p.m. Jesse Palter 5 p.m. Dominick Farinacci Quartet 7:15 p.m. Hot Club of Detroit Chase Stage 4 p.m. Funkilinium's Funk Tribute to Motown 5:45 p.m. Root Doctor 7:40 p.m. Otis Clay 9:45 p.m. Spanish Harlem Orchestra Jazz Garden Stage 12:30 p.m. DSO Civic Jazz Quintet 1:45 p.m. Grosse Pointe High School 3 p.m. Ferndale High School 5:15 p.m. Northville High School 6:30 p.m. Grand Rapids Northview High School MONDAY - SEPT. 3 Amphitheatre Stage 1:45 p.m. Henry Ford Community College 3:30 p.m. Maria Muldaur and James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band 6 p.m. Bettye LaVette 8:15 p.m. Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra featuring Regina Carter Carhartt Pyramid Stage 1:15 p.m. Wendell Harrison and the Chicago Exchange 2:45 p.m. Steve Wood's Tribute to Yusef Lateef 4:45 p.m. Jennifer Sanon & Jonathan Batiste 7 p.m. Yusef Lateef Absopure Waterfront Stage 1:30 p.m. Johnny O'Neal 3 p.m. Ron Blake 5 p.m. Carl Allen-Rodney Whitaker Project 6:45 p.m. Classical Jazz Quartet featuring Stefon Harris, Kenny Barron, Ron Carter and Lewis Nash Here and Now Stage 1 p.m. Nadir/Distorted Soul 2:30 p.m. Bobby Streng Saxomble 4:30 p.m. Grace Kelly 6:30 p.m. Steve Richko Tribute to Oscar Peterson 8 p.m. Tia Fuller Quintet Chase Stage 12:30 p.m. Second Ebenezer Church Choir 1:15 p.m. Sean Jones Quartet featuring Kim Burrell 2:30 p.m. Mavis Staples 5:45 p.m. Alexander Zonjic & Friends with the Motor City Horns and Thornetta Davis Jazz Garden Stage 3:45 p.m. Fraser High School 4:45 p.m. Cousino High School

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You mean "organissimo forum member". Mark is not a member of the band, though he's a great person and a fine writer!

It's been posted before. http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...mp;#entry616018

Wouldn't you know, I forgot my camera. But there was a photographer at the sponsor's party tonight (Javon Jackson and Russell Gunn sat in... lots 'o fun) and I'm sure there will be some around tomorrow. I wish I did have my camera to take some shots of the landscape, though. It is absolutely gorgeous out here. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's hit!

I'm playing with guitarist Corey Christiansen to open up the Park City Jazz Festival tomorrow at 4:30pm. On drums will be the great Danny Gottlieb. If anyone is in the Salt Lake / Park City area, come on out and hang! It would be neat to meet some forumites!

A big thank you to everyone who helped and voted! I am very proud of my hometown winning this contest and I really think it will help further promote Old Town. As corny as it sounds, I honestly have some tears in my eyes right now thinking how proud and happy our good friend Robert Busby would be right now with the support. Thank you again, everyone!

On other boards, people use the following shorthand: FS - For Sale FA - For Auction FT - For trade That way you know what you're getting into. I think it is a good thing to implement here if we can. Thanks!

I know, but when it became popular, certain people claimed that it would replace the orchestra. Obviously, that didn't happen.

So what? Movies and some TV shows still use real players, but nowadays it cuts across all instruments. Drums, bass, guitar, etc. And why is this Bob Moog's fault? Last I knew he created a synthesizer, not a sampler. And besides, did his death suddenly signal the end of synthesizers and samplers? So why the snarky comment about string and horn players being "in mourning"? That's stupid.

Yes. Synthesizers killed off the gigs for horns and string players. Just like the piano killed the orchestra.

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The voting ends tomorrow at 11:59:59 Eastern Standard Time. If you haven't voted, please consider doing so. A sincere thanks to everybody that has helped.

Woot! We're in first place right now. Please tell your friends and family and let's keep Old Town on the top of the list! Thank you so much!

I should mention that the contest ends Wednesday, August 22nd. Thanks everybody!

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What is collectively known as Old Town here in Lansing is one of three finalists to win $50,000 from IKEA as part of their campaign to help downtowns. The winner is chosen by how many votes it receives. Each town had to submit a short video about what they're doing to re-vitalize the area. Old Town is basically the artistic center of Lansing, with art galleries, many festivals including the Old Town Lansing Jazz Festival (which my jazz trio organissimo just played a few weeks ago), and boutique shops. It also had one of the best live performance venues for eclectic music and art, The Creole Gallery, until it's founder and owner, Robert Busby, a dear friend of ours (and many others) was senselessly murdered this past February. It was one of organissimo's favorite places to play and has just re-opened under the control of Robert's daughter, Ena, though no live music has been scheduled. Lansing has been hit very hard by the auto industry's troubles. Obviously I'd like to see Old Town win this award to further continue it's revitalization and help Lansing as a whole. It has become abundantly clear in the last few decades that downtowns are vital to the survival of any decent city. So I'm asking for y'all to vote for my hometown in IKEA's contest. All you have to do is: • Go to http://www.ikea.com/business/mainstreet • Click the Old Town, Lansing video • Click the "vote for this" blue button • Under non-members, join the contest, click "register now" • Enter your email address & register • You will receive an e-mail from IKEA to confirm your address • Click the link & submit your vote • You can vote once per e-mail address & tell all your friends! Thank you for your support.

Hey, I may be Jim Alfredson, I but brush my teeth, too. Here's some funky organissimo for your morning cleaning!

Certain drugs will fuck up your teeth pretty quick.

Joe's playing a Stromberg nowdays. But I'm not sure if the neck is greazy.

A little OT, but could Buddy Rich's daughter actually sing or not?

Talk about derailing a thread!

I just saw this the other night on DVD while in northern lower Michigan with Root Doctor. An interesting documentary although it got a little too "presumptuous" at times with people assuming things about the relationship between Ellington and Strayhorn.