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Umbrella Music does have schedule: http://umbrellamusic.org/2009FestPR.html See you there

These guys sounded pretty good when they played in Chicago at the Hungry Brain on 10/18. My only complaint is that Versace should have played more accordian. He played mostly piano. The piano at the brain sucks.

The "Sun Times" and CBS are reporting that the Jazz fest will be cut down by a day. To 2 days. http://cbs2chicago.com/politics/daley.budg....2.1259464.html

The hero certainly sounds like a music critic I know in Chicago. Howard something or another....

Jay Peters played regularly with fellow Chicago tenor player E Parker McDougal in the the 70's and early 80s when Jay died (I'm not sure of the exact date). I heard him a few times with McDougal he was a good tenor player in Chicago tradition. McDougal and Jay were a tenor duo in the Jaws/Griffin, Gordon/Grey mode. Jay's also on a few cuts on McDougal's first LP. McDougal self produced a couple of lps and both are worth seeking out.

The last time I heard him live was a duo performance with Sonny Fortune at the Hothouse in Chicago a few years back. Damn he was a great drummer. Sad news

I liked her record "Zoning" with Milton Suggs on bass. I believe Smithsonian reissued that set on CD. It was initially released on her own label, Mary. Not alot of musicians were putting out their own records on their own labels in the pre internet days in the 70s.

The first lp I ever bought was "Midnight Ride".

Claire Daly

I have a some his recordings on vinyl on the American Clave label, including 'Zero Hour' . I liked the 'Rough Dancer' lp on that label as well. Not that it should make any difference, but I found the liner notes on the label to be pretentious.

I doubt if your question would be readily answered around these parts. There's a yahoo groups latin jazz listserve you might want to join. I'm sure there are plenty of people who post on that listserve who can answer those questions.

I'm a fan of Mike Reed's and have heard them live several times, at my favorite bar, The Hungry Brain. They're one of my favorite bands. A friend called me at work and and told me to take a look at what Mike and his band had to deal with in the Czech Republic. It's upsetting and revolting that human excrement like this exists in the land of my ancestors and that Mike and his band had to meet them. http://www.mikereedmusic.com/

The latin jazz listserv and Wikipedia report that the great timbales player Manny Oquendo passed away on 3/25/09. He led the band Libre, which was one of the greatest and most influential salsa bands. I met him a couple of times when he came through Chicago. One time his band hosted a descarga at the Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center, a institution that promotes Puerto Rican culture. The band was donating their time. The students there got to sit in with the band. I was impressed how he shared his knowledge with the students and gave them pointers. I liked his wit. I asked him about a timbalero (living). He didn't like the guy's playing describing it as "all rolls - no butter" .

I live in Chicago as well. Not much is organized against it. A couple of groups on the southside. Toni Preckwinkle, the alderman from Hyde Park is the only elected offical who seem to be against it. One group , no games Chicago nogameschicago.com is planning to organize marches during the IOC visit in early April. Normally I'm very skeptical about marches, but there are alot of IOC offcials from Europe who take notice of marches and hence it might be worth it. I went to a couple or their meetings and have some reservations about them, but they are the only group I know about. About 50 or so people seem to be involved, and they do seem to be growing. I think people in Amsterdam marched with some success stopping the games. No games is still organizing and its mostly northside and white. STOP is southside and black www.stopchicago.org and is trying to stop the games. There seems to at least some effort to coodinate. Chicago will be alot worse off if we get these games. The final tab will be astronomical. The only good that can come from these games are alot good smartass comments from Tribune sports columnist Bob Verdi. Bob has been onto the corrupt IOC for at least 20 years and shows them nothing but the contempt they deserve.

You were lucky. Who was his vibes player?

At the "Rock and Roll McDonalds" in Chicago on the second floor, they play jazz (50's-60s Prestige stuff when I've been there in the evenings).

Joe Segal used him quite a bit backing visiting musicians at the Jazz Showcase in the late 60s, 70s and part of the 80s. He was pretty much the house pianist. In that context I heard him quite a bit.

Master percussionist Orlando "Puntilla" Rios

Israel "Cachao" Lopez

I have all three. I like La Perfecta II best of the three Concords. You can't go wrong with any Eddie. I agree with J Sngry's picks overall, but would also throw in Palo Pa' Rumba as well.

The city is cutting back on it's festival budget: http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/1244693...-102608.article

Thanks for the info.

The Curtis Fuller LP on Beehive "Fire and Filligree" was a good record largely because of Mr. Nistico.

Really sad. In addition to the titles mentioned above, I'd recommend "Brief Interviews With Hideous Men" as well.

Chicago has bid in for the 2016 Olympics. We can't afford it. I hope any other city (Tokyo, Madrid or Rio) will win it.