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Is chronic wasting disease an STD?
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I live in Chicago, and my friend Tushar Samant runs a jazz oriented music calendar. He picked up the flag from Malachi Ritscher. Its updated everyday. Try: now-is.org
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Generoso "Tojo" Jiminez
The most important and influential trombonist Cuba has produced.
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Sad....
Something about Frank Morgan that I haven't read in his biographies is that two of his Milwaukee high school classmates were Willie Pickens and Bunky Green.
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He was one of the greatest percussionists from Cuba. (No small feat). Played with among others Dizzy, Art Blakey, Herbie Mann, Elvin Jones. He taught Bridgit Bardot some dance moves in a movie. His music will not be the only thing of importance he left behind. He invented the tunable conga drum.
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I liked the Ira Sullivans. I also liked the Chris Woods "Modus Operandi". Like Bob Koester, Delmark's owner, Chris was from St. Louis.
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"Tojo" Jiminez passed on a couple of days ago http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking_d...ory/241213.html .
He was the most influential trombonist in Latin jazz and Afro Cuban music. "Trombon Criollo" is a great descarga (jam) featuring him on "Cachao Y Su Ritmo Caliente". Its 50 years old and sounds great today. (That Cachao record has be reissued many times.)
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...that's Chicago!
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Joe addressed the entire Chicago Jazz Festival on one of the evenings, at the Petrillo Bandshell on this topic . He said its going to be in Dearborn Station (located in the South Loop). He also said he hoping to open around the first of the year.
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Umbrella Music is having their 2nd Annual Festival at the begining of November. This stuff is subject to change and I suggest using now-is.org to keep up.
UMBRELLA MUSIC is pleased to announce the complete
schedule for the SECOND ANNUAL UMBRELLA MUSIC
FESTIVAL, celebrating the diverse and cooperative
nature of the Chicago jazz and improvised music scene.
Scheduled for November 1st - 5th, 2007, the festival
will take place across the city at some of the main
venues for jazz and improvised music, and will feature
an all-star lineup of visiting musicians alongside
many of Chicago’s finest veterans, journeymen, and
upstarts. Better yet, this year’s festival introduces
a new partnership between Umbrella Music, The Chicago
Department of Cultural Affairs, and several European
consulates and cultural organizations, culminating in
a full evening of concerts on Monday, November 5th at
the Chicago Cultural Center entitled “EUROPEAN JAZZ
MEETS CHICAGO.”
For more information about the performers, venues, or
the event in general, visit WWW.UMBRELLAMUSIC.ORG.
The second annual Umbrella Music Festival is sponsored
in part by The Boeing Company.
2007 UMBRELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL SCHEDULE AND LINEUPS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST @ ELASTIC
2830 N. Milwaukee Ave. 2nd Floor
$10 requested donation
www.elasticarts.org
773-772-3616
9 PM : PETER EVANS SOLO
Peter Evans – trumpet
10 PM : COR FUHLER/JIM BAKER DUO
Cor Fuhler – piano/electronics
Jim Baker – piano/electronics
11 PM : FREQUENCY
Nicole Mitchell – flutes
Ed Wilkerson – reeds
Harrison Bankhead – bass
Avreeayl Ra – drums
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND @ THE VELVET LOUNGE
67 E. Cermak Rd.
$15 cover
www.velvetlounge.net
312-791-9050
9 PM : BOEREN/BOWDEN/KESSLER
Eric Boeren – trumpet
Mwata Bowden – reeds
Kent Kessler – bass
10 PM : MAT MANERI/RANDY PETERSON DUO
Mat Maneri – violin/viola
Randy Peterson – drums
11 PM : LOOSE ASSEMBLY
Greg Ward – saxophone
Tomeka Reid – cello
Jason Adasiewicz – vibes
Josh Abrams – bass
Mike Reed – drums
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD @ THE HIDEOUT
1354 W. Wabansia
$15 cover
www.hideoutchicago.com
773-227-4433
9 PM : MAHALL/BISHOP/MCBRIDE/JENNESSEN
Rudi Mahalll – bass clarinet
Jeb Bishop – trombone
Nate McBride – bass
Uli Jennessen – drums
10 PM : MATEEN/CARTER/ZERANG
Sabir Mateen – reeds
Daniel Carter – reeds
Michael Zerang – percussion
11 PM : INGEBRIGT HÅKER-FLATEN QUINTET
Ola Kvernberg-violin
Dave Rempis-saxophones
Dave Miller-guitar
Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten-bass
Frank Rosaly-drums
12 AM : DANCE PARTY W/DJ’S JOSH ABRAMS AND JOHN
HERNDON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 4TH
@ CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER
3 PM @ Preston-Bradley Hall
78 E. Washington St.
FREE!!
www.chicagoculturalcenter.org
312-744-6630
Ari Brown – reeds
Gianluca Petrella – trombone
Junius Paul – bass
Paolino Dalla Porta – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
W/OPENING REMARKS BY JAZZ WRITER JOHN CORBETT
SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4TH
@ THE HUNGRY BRAIN
2319 W. Belmont
$10 suggested donation
www.emergingimprovisers.org
773-935-2118
9 PM : BERMAN/BEARZATTI/RODER/ACCARDI
Josh Berman – cornet
Francesco Bearzatti – reeds
Jan Roder - bass
Fabio Accardi - drums
10 PM : DÖRNER/DRUMM/LONBERG-HOLM
Axel Dörner – trumpet
Kevin Drumm – electronics
Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello
11 PM : KLANG
James Falzone – clarinet
Jason Adasiewicz – vibes
Jason Roebke – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5TH
@ THE CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER
“EUROPEAN JAZZ MEETS CHICAGO”
Produced in partnership with:
-The Austrian Consulate General
-The Consulate General of the Czech Republic
-The Goethe Institut Chicago
-The Italian Culture Institute of Chicago
-The Consulate General of The Netherlands
-The Swiss Consulate General
-The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs
78 E. Washington St.
www.chicagoculturalcenter.org
(312) 744-6630
ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE TO THE PUBLIC!!!
-6:00 PM : WOLFGANG SELIGO TRIO (AUSTRIA)
Preston-Bradley Hall
Wolfgang Seligo – piano
Anton Hatwich – bass
Andre Beasley - drums
-6:30 PM : ERIC BOEREN QUARTET (THE NETHERLANDS)
Claudia Cassidy Theater
Eric Boeren-trumpet
Cor Fuhler-piano
Nate McBride-bass
Mike Reed-drums
- 7:15 PM : IVA BITTOVA SOLO (THE CZECH REPUBLIC)
Preston-Bradley Hall
Iva Bittova – solo violin/vocals
-8:00 PM : GIANLUCA PETRELLA QUARTET (ITALY)
Claudia Cassidy Theater
Gianluca Petrella-trombone
Francesco Bearzatti-reeds
Paolino Dalla Porta-bass
Fabio Accardi-drums
-8:45 PM : IRENE SCHWEITZER SOLO (SWIITZERLAND)
Preston-Bradley Hall
Irene Schweitzer – solo piano
-9:45 PM : DIE ENTTÄUSCHUNG (GERMANY)
Randolph St. Cafe
Axel Dörner-trumpet
Rudi Mahall-bass clarinet
Jan Roder-bass
Uli Jennessen-drums
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN NOVEMBER!!!
UMBRELLA MUSIC is a group of Chicago-based musicians
and presenters working together to provide concert
opportunities for creative and improvising musicians.
Their goal is to pool resources in order to reach a
larger audience for the music, and to provide better
performance situations for artists. Umbrella members
curate weekly concert series' at Elastic, the Hideout,
and the Hungry Brain, and work together to produce the
Downtown Sound Gallery concerts seasonally at Gallery
37. They include Josh Berman, Mitch Cocanig, Mike
Reed, Dave Rempis, Ken Vandermark, special adviser
Mike Orlove, and web developer Tushar Samant. Their
website, complete with venue and concert information,
is WWW.UMBRELLAMUSIC.ORG
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Sad news from the Times Picayune (New Orleans). Keyboard player Willie Tee died. His brother Earl Turbington played with Joe Zawinul on Joe's record on Atlantic. Don't confuse this Willie Tee with the swamp pop Willie Tee. The Wild Magnolia sides referred to below are being reissued. Anyone interested in New Orleans funk should check them out.
From the Times Picayune:
Early ambassador for N.O. funk, soul
Thursday, September 13, 2007
By Keith Spera
Music writer
Keyboardist, songwriter, producer and arranger Wilson "Willie Tee" Turbinton, an early architect of New Orleans funk and soul, died Tuesday of colon cancer at Touro Infirmary. He was 63.
Mr. Turbinton secured his place as a New Orleans music legend by arranging, co-writing and leading the band on the Wild Magnolias' self-titled 1974 debut album. That landmark recording and the subsequent "They Call Us Wild" record introduced the Mardi Gras Indians' street-beat funk to the world.
"Willie was a warm and wonderful man, a charmer, a character, a natty dresser, an avid golfer, a doting grandpa, a real Runyonesque figure," said producer and longtime friend Leo Sacks. "He was also one of the most unheralded musicians on the planet.
"In a city of treasures, he was rich in taste and tradition. The depth, breadth, scope and command of his piano-playing were profound. He helped shape the sound of New Orleans for more than four decades."
Mr. Turbinton and his older brother, modern jazz saxophonist Earl Turbinton, who died last month, grew up in the Calliope public housing complex alongside the Neville brothers. His earliest influences ranged from the raucous rhythm and blues of Professor Longhair to the bebop jazz of John Coltrane.
He made his first recordings for the local AFO Records in 1962 while still a teenager. Three years later, he cut "Teasin' You," a soulful, mid-tempo composition with a laid-back, instantly memorable hook, for Atlantic Records. His "Walking Up a One-Way Street" and "Thank You John" were also popular.
In the late 1960s, Willie Tee & the Souls performed everywhere from the Apollo Theater in Harlem to the Ivanhoe on Bourbon Street. After hearing the band at the Ivanhoe in 1968, jazz musician Cannonball Adderley encouraged Mr. Turbinton to record an instrumental album. The album was never released, but the master tapes were recently rediscovered in the vaults of Capitol Records, Sacks said.
"His pop was expressive, his funk was ferocious and his jazz was like mirrors in a prism," Sacks said. "And he was a monster on the B-3 organ."
His early recordings, many of which were reissued by New York's Tuff City Records, found fresh life as source material for rappers. Houston's Geto Boys sampled "Smoke My Peace Pipe," a song Mr. Turbinton wrote for the Wild Magnolias. Sean "Diddy" Combs borrowed riffs and grooves from the Gaturs' "Concentrate" for the 1997 album "No Way Out."
More recently, New Orleans rapper Lil' Wayne sampled "Moment of Truth," a song from Mr. Turbinton's 1976 album "Anticipation," for "Tha Mobb," the opening track on Lil' Wayne's multimillion-selling "Tha Carter II."
Mr. Turbinton remained active as a producer, songwriter, performer and session musician. His collaborations with his brother Earl included 1988's "Brothers for Life." He contributed to Dr. John's 2004 album "N'Awlinz: Dis Dat or D'Udda" and appeared briefly in the Oscar-winning movie "Ray."
In October 2005, Mr. Turbinton accepted a job as a visiting lecturer in the music department at Princeton University in New Jersey. He spent the next four months working with music students there. In January 2006, he returned to Louisiana and settled in Baton Rouge.
His cancer was diagnosed four weeks ago.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Martin Turbinton; a daughter, Racquel Turbinton Bruno; a sister, Joyce Turbinton Gill; and two grandchildren.
A Mass will be said Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, 1835 St. Roch Ave. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3.
Wilson 'Willie Tee' Turbinton
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Dave Valentine was with one of the best salsa bands out of NYC, Manny Oquendo and Libre. He was on a couple of their early sides. I got them on vinyl and don't know if they are out on cd. One that I have on vinyl that is on cd is with a another "salsa" group called Son Primero. They were a NYC charanga band (percussion with violins and a flute) around in the 80's. Valentin sounded good on that. Some charanga tradionalists maintain that the flute have a wooden body. I think its stupid. One of the greatest charanga flute players was Richard Egues of Orch. Aragon. He played a metal body as does Dave on this. I doubt if Libre or Son Primero will ever be considered "smooth".
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I'd like to add the late Luca Flores from Italy to the list. Most of his stuff was on the Splasc(h) label.
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Some info on after fest sets: now-is.org
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I haven't seen much on the internet, but the yahoo groups Latin Jazz listerv has alot of postings about Mario Rivera's passing on 8/10. Mario was from the Dominican Republic. He played baritone sax on alot of salsa and latin jazz records. Damn good player.
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I'm curious about this one as well. Yomo Toro is a cuatro player from Puerto Rico. Probably the best known. He was a sideman on quite a few salsa records, Willie Colon and Larry Harlow come to mind. Bobby Sanabria is a very good jazz/Latin jazz trap drummer. What are they playing or basing the music on? Salsa or Afro-Cuban forms? There have been few attempts to fuse an indigenous Puerto Rican music with jazz. Mosty plena and jazz. Records by Cortijo, Papo Vasquez , William Cepeda & Ricardo Pons come to mind. They put out records that were at least interesting, or even good. The indigenous form known as jibaro is another story. The title indicates it is "jibaro". Very little jazz and jibaro "fusions" have been attempted. A few years back Pedro Guzman, a cuatro player put out a record called "Jibaro Jazz", and its all I can name. Imo it wasn't very successful. I haven't read any comments on this one in the "latin Jazz" listserv either. Bobby Sanabria posts there quite a bit. So count me among the curious.
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One of Chicago's better drummers is facing deportation.
blogs.chicagoreader.com/post-no-bills
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I'm an ex-runner, even did a couple of marathons. I developed back problems, so I decided to take up road biking. My back was an issue with road biking as well. I've been through few road bikes, and am surprised how much difference the frame's material makes. I had a carbon frame and a couple of aluminum framed road bikes. Last year I got a Gunnar frame-they only make steel. It's made a big difference. The bike is lighter than one of my old aluminum ones. It's not cheap, but I've been able to get some distances with it, including a couple of "centuries".
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He was also a sideman for Keno Duke on "Sense of Values" on Strata East and "Crest of the Wave" on Trident. I don't know if either has made it to CDs yet, but both were good. Other Memphis Jazzmen were on 'em too.
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Judging by the cover, Art was influenced satorically, by David Schnitter (the bib overalls). I have the LP and saw Art at the Jazz Showcase shortly after the record was released. (The Showcase was on Rush St. then). I can't recall the piano player, but it wasn't Walter Davis Jr.
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Tonight since I can walk to the gig and it's free, Plena Libre from Puerto Rico. They're playing in Humboldt Park in Chicago. The also have a great one of Puerto Rico's best soneros with them-Wichy Camacho. Its part of the Puerto Rican Parade festival. As their name says they play Plenas, an indigenous Puerto Rican form as opposed to "salsa" which is Cuban based. This is the 5th or 6th time I've heard them and they're really good.
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One Christmas Eve I had to work (in the record store), for any last minute shoppers. I was working with the owner, who could charitably be described as "thin-skinned". He got into a heated argument with one of our customers (not a rare occurrence). Insults started. As he threw the guy out he uttered the Hallmark inspired "Merry Christmas motherfucker".
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While working in a record store, one customer, a German, returned an LP (Kenny Davern and Steve Lacy). I asked why. He said "it was too decadent for me."
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I'd Like to point out a strike that might have some impact around here.
Jose "Chombo" Silva
in Artists
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I was lucky enough to have heard him live (here in Chicago) in the early 90s. He was a sideman with one of the major figures of Afro-Cuban music, Israel "Cachao" Lopez. I've heard him referred to as "the Latin Lester Young". The Lester Young influence was evident in that performance. (He didn't play violin that evening, Lewis Kahn did.)