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Week 17 results Hamilton 42....Edmonton 12 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2622/edmonton-eskimos-vs-hamilton-tiger-cats/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/hamilton-tiger-cats-edmonton-eskimos-1.5309962 https://stats.cbc.ca/football/cfl/recap/76131 https://3downnation.com/2019/10/04/eskimos-fall-under-500-as-ticats-cruise-to-victory/ The Ticats tied their team record 12th win. I think it is fair to say that at this point Logan Kilgore is not the answer. ***** Montreal 21....Calgary 17 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2623/calgary-stampeders-vs-montreal-alouettes/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-stampeders-alouettes-week-17-recap-oct-5-1.5310597 https://stats.cbc.ca/football/cfl/recap/76132 https://3downnation.com/2019/10/05/alouettes-defence-shuts-stamps-out-in-second-half-clinch-playoff-spot/ The best game of the week. The win clinches a playoff spot for the Als, their first since 2014. The Als shut out the Stampeders in the second half! ***** Sask 21....Winnipeg 6 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2624/winnipeg-blue-bombers-vs-saskatchewan-roughriders/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-calgary-montreal-week-17-recap-oct-5-1.5310593 https://stats.cbc.ca/football/cfl/recap/76133 https://3downnation.com/2019/10/05/good-luck-charm-laura-fajardo-watches-husband-cody-gut-out-victory-versus-bombers/ https://3downnation.com/2019/10/05/bombers-bested-in-battle-for-first-in-west-division-nine-other-thoughts/ https://lastwordoncanadianfootball.com/2019/10/05/saskatchewan-roughriders-move-first-place-victory-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ It was 14-6 with three minutes to go. I think after that the Bombers' defense just got too tired. ***** BC 55.....Toronto 8 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2625/toronto-argonauts-vs-bc-lions/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-toronto-bc-week-17-recap-oct-5-1.5310602 https://stats.cbc.ca/football/cfl/recap/76134 https://3downnation.com/2019/10/06/argonauts-washed-away-by-b-c-downpour-in-55-8-blowout/ The loss eliminates the Argos. BC has not had a shutout since 1977. The Argos scored with 22 seconds left in the game! BC is still in the hunt, and play the still-not-clinched Eskimos next week! ***** My biggest surprise of the off-season was that Bo Levi Mitchell did not sign with an NFL team. Here he discusses his conversation with the Minnesota people. https://3downnation.com/2019/10/04/the-vikings-didnt-want-bo-levi-mitchell-to-cause-a-qb-controversy-in-minnesota/ ***** Week 17 highlights https://www.cfl.ca/best-highlights-week-17-2/ ***** USports Week 7 picks https://www.cfl.ca/best-highlights-week-17-2/ ***** Dave Naylor considers the MOP contenders. https://www.tsn.ca/naylor-s-kickoff-the-crowded-confusing-race-for-most-outstanding-player-1.1376360

RIP Uli!

AVAILABLE NOW Ethan Iverson Quartet w/ Tom Harrell Common Practice Tom Harrell trumpet | Ethan Iverson piano Ben Street double bass | Eric McPherson drums Louis Sclavis Quartet Characters On A Wall Louis Sclavis clarinet, bass clarinet | Benjamin Moussay piano Sarah Murcia double bass | Christophe Lavergne drums …. AND IN PRE-ORDER Keith Jarrett Munich 2016 Keith Jarrett piano Maciej Obara Quartet Three Crowns Maciej Obara alto saxophone | Dominik Wania piano Ole Morten Vågan double bass | Gard Nilssen drums Kit Downes Dreamlife of Debris Kit Downes piano, organ | Tom Challenger tenor saxophone Stian Westerhus guitar | Lucy Railton cello | Sebastian Rochford drums Julia Hülsmann Not Far From Here Uli Kempendorff tenor saxophone | Julia Hülsmann piano; Marc Muellbauer double bass | Heinrich Köbberling drums © 2019 ECM Records US, A Division of Verve Music Group. All rights reserved.

Week 17 picks https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/opinion/2019/10/03/cfl-picks-ticats-can-clinch-first-in-east-if-they-can-stay-unbeaten-at-home.html https://torontosun.com/sports/football/cfl/cfl-blitz-defence-presents-strong-case-for-most-outstanding-player http://rodpedersen.com/week-17-cfl-picks-2019/ https://doorfliesopen.com/2019/10/03/cfl-beat-102/ https://lastwordoncanadianfootball.com/2019/10/03/niks-picks-week-17-2019/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2019/10/02/cfl-week-17-preview/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/02/weekly-predictor-stampeders-automatic-bye/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/03/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-make-week-17-picks/ https://firstdownsportspodcast.com/2019/10/03/video-podcast-fds-cfl-s3e18-halifax-sinking/ https://thegruelingtruth.com/podcast/cfl-weekly-pickem-show-week-17-w-robert-drummond-2/ ***** Week 16 QB accuracy https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/02/accuracy-grades-target-week-16/ ***** 10/02 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/02/checking-news-notes-week-17/ ***** Week 17 game notes https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/03/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-17-3/ ***** BC analysis https://3downnation.com/2019/10/02/bloody-lip-lessons-and-eight-other-thoughts-on-the-lions-win-over-montreal/ ***** Sask analysis https://3downnation.com/2019/10/02/green-cast-a-showdown-with-the-bombers-looms/

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power rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/01/nissan-titan-power-rankings-silencing-doubters/ https://3downnation.com/2019/10/01/3downnation-power-rankings-ticats-on-top-bombers-fading-fast/ ***** Marcus Ball has signed with Calgary. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/01/report-stamps-sign-lb-marcus-ball/ https://3downnation.com/2019/10/01/stampeders-sign-former-argos-linebacker-marcus-ball/ ***** Here is the current strength-of-schedule analysis. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/01/strength-schedule-road-clinching-becomes-harder-esks/ ***** It snowed in Calgary over the weekend! https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/01/stamps-stomp-around-snow/

Week 16 results Hamilton 33....Winnipeg 13 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2618/hamilton-tiger-cats-vs-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/dane-evans-tiger-cats-blue-bombers-1.5301044 https://stats.cbc.ca/football/cfl/recap/76127 https://3downnation.com/2019/09/27/simoni-lawrence-sets-cfl-record-as-ticats-stymie-bombers/ https://3downnation.com/2019/09/27/bombers-suffer-ticat-beatdown-eight-other-thoughts/ https://3downnation.com/2019/09/29/by-dismantling-the-bombers-ticats-prove-they-are-the-cfls-best-team/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/09/30/simoni-lawrence-sets-new-cfl-record-for-tackles-in-a-game/ The score makes the Bombers look worse than they really played. ***** Edmonton 21....Ottawa 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2619/edmonton-eskimos-vs-ottawa-redblacks/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/edmonton-eskimos-ottawa-redblacks-cfl-week-16-1.5301686 https://stats.cbc.ca/football/cfl/recap/76128 https://3downnation.com/2019/09/28/canadian-tevaun-smith-comes-up-clutch-for-eskimos-who-escape-ottawa-with-a-win/ https://3downnation.com/2019/09/29/the-ugly-ones-count-too-thoughts-on-the-eskimos-edging-the-redblacks/ https://3downnation.com/2019/09/29/redblacks-tie-esks-but-lose-to-refs-10-other-thoughts/ Congrats to Logan Kilgore, who proved to himself that he can beat the league's worst team. ***** Sask 41....Toronto 16 https://www.cfl.ca/games/2620/saskatchewan-roughriders-vs-toronto-argonauts/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/toronto-argonauts-saskatchewan-roughriders-week-16-1.5301695 https://stats.cbc.ca/football/cfl/recap/76129 https://3downnation.com/2019/09/28/riders-cody-fajardo-finds-holes-in-the-boat-sinks-argos-and-clinches-playoff-spot/ https://3downnation.com/2019/09/30/riders-did-what-they-had-to-do-against-the-argos-and-seven-other-thoughts/ The Riders clinched a playoff spot. James Franklin doesn't look like the answer to the Argos' problems. ***** BC 25....Montreal 23 https://3downnation.com/2019/09/29/by-dismantling-the-bombers-ticats-prove-they-are-the-cfls-best-team/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/montreal-alouettes-bc-lions-week-16-1.5301704 https://3downnation.com/2019/09/29/victory-slips-through-montreals-fingers-as-the-lions-eke-out-a-win-at-home/ Best game of the week. Shiltz had a fine game subbing for Adams. ***** Week 16 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2019/09/30/smith-hauls-in-insane-grab-against-two-defenders-in-the-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** power rankings http://pifflespodcast.com/blog/safimods-2019-power-rankings-week-16-edition https://firstdownsportspodcast.com/2019/09/30/cfl-power-rankings-after-week-16-2/ https://thegruelingtruth.com/football/cfl-power-rankings-week-17-2/ ***** Winnipeg analysis https://3downnation.com/2019/09/30/blue-bomber-talk-podcast-bombers-fail-test-fall-in-west-fans-feel-depressed/ ***** The Eskimos need one more win to clinch a playoff spot. The Als need at least a tie to clinch second place. https://3downnation.com/2019/09/30/eskimos-alouettes-can-clinch-playoff-spots-in-week-17/ ***** 9/30 QB index https://www.cfl.ca/2019/09/30/rockstar-qb-index-evans-erasing-doubt/ ***** Week 16 recaps https://www.cfl.ca/2019/09/30/simoni-lawrence-sets-new-cfl-record-for-tackles-in-a-game/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/09/30/landrys-5-takeaways-week-16-3/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/09/30/steinbergs-mmqb-dont-forget-vets/ ***** USports Week 7 recap https://www.cfl.ca/2019/09/30/u-sports-roundup-huskies-huntin-western-cruise/

Artist Title Time Hiromi Kaleidoscope 08:07 Hiromi Whiteout 07:34 Hiromi Yellow Wurlitzer Blues 05:40 Hiromi Spectrum 05:04 Hiromi Blackbird 05:21 Hiromi Mr. C.C. 06:08 Hiromi Once In A Blue Moon 06:00 Hiromi Rhapsody In Various Shades Of Blue - Medley 22:46 Hiromi Sepia Effect 06:41 IMPACTING JAZZ Spectrum, due out October 4, 2019 on Telarc, presents the vibrant panorama of colors in Hiromi’s music When she recorded her solo piano debut, Place to Be, in 2009, Hiromi was on the eve of her 30th birthday. She realized that the album would offer a snapshot of the chapter just ending, the ways in which her experiences and personal growth had shaped her sound over the course of her 20s. She decided then that she would revisit the solo format at least once a decade, building a sonic portrait of her evolution and artistry. Ten years later, the prolific pianist goes it alone once again on the stunning new album Spectrum, a dazzling evocation of the vibrant array of colors that imbue her music. Due for release October 4, 2019 on Telarc, a division of Concord Records, Spectrum celebrates the maturity and depth that have enriched Hiromi’s composing and playing over the course of her 30s, years in which she’s crisscrossed the globe thrilling audiences and embarked on collaborations with some of jazz’s most inventive artists, including Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Michel Camilo, Anthony Jackson, Simon Phillips, Steve Smith, Akiko Yano and Edmar Castañeda. “The sound of a pianist changes with age and with every experience in life,” Hiromi says. “I wanted to set these milestones so that I can see from the outside how I’ve changed and grown. When I recorded Place To Be my goal was recording the sound of my 20s; now I wanted to record the sound of my 30s.” As she began to reflect back on the successful and rewarding years since her last solo outing, Hiromi quickly began to focus on the theme of colors and how they manifest in her music. That concept has always been central to her approach, from her earliest studies as a young prodigy. “My first piano teacher always taught me to see colors through music,” she recalls. “When she wanted me to play something expressive or fiery, she colored the score paper with red pencil; when she wanted me to play something melancholic or sad, she would color my score with blue pencil. I thought it was fascinating because the piano itself is mostly black and white – the keys, the finish – but it can create so many colors.” The full range of hues tumble together in a prismatic whirl on the album’s mesmerizing opening track, “Kaleidoscope.” Beginning with cyclical patterns reminiscent of minimalists like Philip Glass, the piece rapidly ripples outwards, the patterns expanding and transforming at the pace of the composer’s dizzying imagination. A similar approach marks the striking title tune, in which Hiromi introduces a dramatic central motif, then spins out a breathtaking series of variations, each viewing the theme through a different colored lens. The achingly delicate “Whiteout” was born in a blizzard, and gorgeously captures the surreal hush and crystalline beauty of a layer of wandering through a blanket of new fallen snow. The piece’s wondrous elegance calls to mind the vivid impressionism of classical composers like Ravel or Debussy. “I remember walking on a street full of snow, and I just heard that song in my head,” Hiromi says. “Seeing everything covered in white felt really strange, like I was the only person in the city. I didn't really have to think or try to create that song; it just came to me.” Hiromi’s playfully funky side emerges on the gritty, groovy “Yellow Wurlitzer Blues” – and no wonder given the song’s origins. “Whenever I have a little drink I feel like playing music,” Hiromi laughs. “But I can’t carry a piano around like a guitar or a trumpet. I was telling the owner of the bar that I go to that I really wanted to play, and the next time I walked in he’d bought a yellow Wurlitzer for me.” The instrument is now a focal point for casual outings, where Hiromi inevitably encourages her friends – and anyone else who happens to be out for a night on the town – to join her in singing an improvised blues. “Of course they’re not all musicians so they don't know how, but I always say anyone can sing blues,” she says. “People tend to be a bit drunk so they’re more open, and they start telling stories about whatever happened during their day. I’ve had some amazing, memorable nights just having fun and playing the blues.” The heartfelt “Blackbird” is another favorite when Hiromi gathers with friends, but while she says she’s played the Beatles favorite countless times in private settings she’d never performed it in a formal concert setting. Spectrum provided the ideal opportunity to capture the song, which feels as intimate and personal here as it surely does when the pianist plays it for her loved ones. “Whenever I play that song I feel like I’m playing towards someone – not any particular someone, but towards one person. For me, that is a one on one song. It’s such a beautiful song.” At first glance the title of “Mr. C.C.,” a play on Coltrane’s “Mr. P.C.,” might suggest a tribute to one of Hiromi’s close collaborators, the legendary pianist Chick Corea. But one listen to the silent-era antics of the song and its true inspiration becomes immediately clear: the song is an imaginary score for a Charlie Chaplin film (“I guess the initials C.C. are for the geniuses,” she suggests). Hiromi was introduced to Chaplin’s films while a student at Berklee College of Music, where she was asked to perform a live score for a silent comedy during a school event. “I was fascinated by how the music can change the image of the film,” she says. “Since then I’ve always wanted to write something for Charlie Chaplin because he’s a true genius and extremely inspirational.” The introspective “Once In a Blue Moon” muses on the many times in her life that Hiromi feels that she’s experienced a brush with miraculous, those moments when a prayer seems to have been answered or that hope pulls her through a struggle. The title comes from a phrase that she became enchanted with when she discovered it while learning English. The album closes with the equally emotional “Sepia Effect,” which wistfully evokes the faded beauty of a favorite memory. The album’s penultimate track is an epic reimagining of George Gershwin’s masterpiece, “Rhapsody in Blue,” which becomes a medley of unexpected classics involving the same color. After taking the Gershwin classic through a number of virtuosic transformations, Hiromi suddenly twists the piece into John Coltrane’s “Blue Train” – and then again into The Who’s “Behind Blue Eyes.” It would be hard to imagine three more disparate artists, though each changed the landscape of popular music in their own unique an innovate fashion. “When Coltrane’s music landed in this world, I’m sure it was as shocking as when Gershwin landed, and the same thing for The Who,” Hiromi says. “When I first listened to these artists it was a mind-blowing experience, so I wanted to put them together. Each color can be interpreted very differently, depending on who sees it, and each of these artists came up with a different image of ‘blue.’ By joining them together, I wanted to create my own version of ‘blue.’” As a whole, Spectrum is a vibrant tour of the rainbow panorama of Hiromi’s sound; in contrast with Place To Be it’s an enthralling encapsulation of her musical maturity. “I feel I’m a little closer to the piano,” Hiromi concludes. “All the pianists that I really respect not only love but are loved by the piano, and that’s the relationship that I would love to build through my life.”

Emily Cufone "In This Moment" Impacting: October 1 2019 BIOGRAPHY Emily Cufone Australian Singer | Songwriter | Performer Emily Cufone is a classically trained mezzo-soprano and generally classified in the Adult Contemporary genre. With a delivery that is warm and polished, her engaging vocal style is characterised with memorable melody and harmony. She has performed at both the Adelaide Fringe Festival and Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival and often sings at special events and weddings. Her NEW Jazz Inspired Pop EP ‘In This Moment’ is infused with Burt Bacharach style string arrangements, horns and percussion. Together with Emily’s smooth vocals, the music is soothing and soulful. The tracks were written by Emily, produced by Guitarist Sam Leske and recorded at Mixmasters Studio in Adelaide South Australia, engaging some of the city’s finest session musicians. The genre traversing compositions cover jazz swing, bossa nova and soft rock. The single from the EP titled ‘Indefinable’ is a sassy track featuring a lively jazz quartet, consisting of drums, bass, piano and guitar. In 2014, Emily wrote and released the single ‘I Want You To Fly’ produced by brothers Paul and John Bartlett of Australian Soul, Indie Pop band ‘Lowrider’. An upbeat contemporary pop composition that carries an inspirational message about living the life you have always imagined. Released in 2012, Emily’s debut EP ‘Une Si Belle Vie’ (A Beautiful Life) is a blend of cabaret, gypsy jazz and classical music. Emily penned the title track in homage to her love of 20th Century French Chanson. It was recorded at Chapel Lane Studios, Adelaide South Australia and produced under the guidance of Wayne Ringrow, Director National Marketing for Sony Music Entertainment Australia. ‘The thing I love most about music is that no matter how we interpret it, we’re all linked by its innate ability to make us feel something—whether that be joy or heartache. Music gives us an indelible link to one another.’ Says Emily. Emily is proving as a songwriter and performer that she is accomplished in expressing her inner voice both musically and lyrically, whilst still continuing to perform other leading artists repertoire. Her musical style is reminiscent of the greats, Diana Krall, Monica Mancini and Michael Buble. Emily email: emily@etoilemusic.com or website: www.emilycufone.com Artist Title Time Emily Cufone Indefinable 03:08 Emily Cufone Moment In The Sky 03:33 Emily Cufone Sunset In Bellagio 04:11 Emily Cufone Where My Heart Is 04:14

One O'Clock Lab Band Marks Its 53rd Yearly Recording with "Lab 2019," Set for November 22 Release by North Texas Jazz Prestigious University of North Texas Performing Ensemble Continues Its Tradition of Affirming the Past & Investigating the Present With Eight New Student/Faculty-Written Compositions, Two Arrangements of Jazz Standards CD Release Concert at Winspear Hall, Murchison PAC, Denton, TX Tuesday, November 26, 7:30 PM September 30, 2019 The University of North Texas's renowned One O'Clock Lab Band maintains its uncanny aptitude for both timeliness and timelessness with the November 22 release of Lab 2019 (North Texas Jazz). The latest installment in an annual series that has continued since 1967, the album features six original student compositions, five of them by members of the 20-piece student ensemble, as well as two standards with new student-penned arrangements. In addition, it offers new work by two of UNT's jazz faculty members and prolific Lab Band contributors: Grammy-nominated composer Rich DeRosa, the school's Director of Jazz Composition and Arranging, and Alan Baylock, the acclaimed big band veteran (Airmen of Note, Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra) and director of the One O'Clock Lab Band. This 53rd recorded iteration of the Lab Band (named for its long-entrenched rehearsal time) finds the institution in danger of losing neither inspiration, nor its long-held place in the elite of collegiate jazz ensembles. "We want everyone to know that the great UNT tradition going back many years is still alive and well," says Baylock in marking his third year of directorship. Baylock (below) is also an alumnus of UNT, earning his master's in jazz studies in 1995. Though he was not an official member of the One O'Clock Lab Band during his time at the university, he wrote 15 charts that were featured in the band's performances and on its recordings. He adds to that legacy with "Confluence," a startling and highly experimental piece that features solos by tenor saxophonist Addison Jordan and trumpeter Chris Van Leeuwen as well as musique concrète work by guitarist Ethan Ditthardt. DeRosa is a legendary figure among jazz composers and has written a new piece for the One O'Clock Lab Band each year since his arrival at UNT in 2010. "Al-Go-Rhythm" ranks among his most thrillingly ingenious: subtitled "A 21st Century Take on a Gershwin Tune," it's an abstraction of "I Got Rhythm," recognizable by its chord changes and increasingly sneaky use of melodic motifs from the original. Jazz lovers will also identify it with the relentless swing that for DeRosa is as essential an ingredient as Gershwin's notes. Ultimately, however, the One O'Clock Lab Band is an endeavor by, of, and for its student members, and their work on Lab 2019 rivals that of their elders for excitement and accomplishment. The complexity of trombonist DJ Rice's "Aggro" (which interlaces the harmonies of "Cherokee" and "Giant Steps") is exceeded only by the fun of listening to it; Rice also takes a solo of majesty and pathos on his sectionmate Nathan Davis's luxurious arrangement of the standard "I Can't Get Started." Student composer-arranger John Sturino, a former band member, shines with his sweetly hopeful tune "Frauenfeld" and boisterous setting of Styne & Cahn's standard "The Things We Did Last Summer" that features vocalist Marion Powers. Meanwhile, lead saxophonist Kyle Myers contributes three originals, cresting with the breezy, bluesy, meter-shifting swinger "Third Time's the Charm." The One O'Clock Lab Band is the premier performing ensemble of the University of North Texas jazz studies program. It began in 1927 as the Aces of Collegeland, an extracurricular dance orchestra at what was then North Texas State Teachers College. It gained academic accreditation (as the Laboratory Dance Band) in 1946-47, when UNT established the world's first collegiate jazz studies program. When innovative educator Leon Breeden took leadership of the program in 1959, he recast the ensemble as a forum for the serious study of jazz, renaming it for its daily rehearsal time. With Breeden as its director, the band performed at venues ranging from Birdland to the White House; toured worldwide; and in 1967 began recording its annual albums at the request of legendary Voice of America broadcaster Willis Conover. Eight years later, the One O'Clock Lab Band became the first college band to be nominated for a Grammy Award. (It has been nominated seven times in all.) Pianist and composer Neil Slater succeeded Breeden in 1981, compounding the ensemble's success over his 27-year run. Slater was then followed by Maynard Ferguson/Doc Severinsen Band alum Steve Wiest; Stan Kenton veteran Jay Saunders; and Alan Baylock, who became director of the One O'Clock Lab Band in 2016, after a highly lauded 20-year tenure as chief arranger for the U.S. Air Force's Airmen of Note jazz ensemble and leader of the Alan Baylock Jazz Orchestra. Alumni of the UNT One O'Clock Lab Band include Billy Harper, Bob Belden, Jim Snidero, and Ari Hoenig. Gary Smulyan is guest artist for the One O'Clock Lab Band's 59th Annual Fall Concert/Lab 2019 CD Release Event, to be held at Winspear Performance Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center, Denton, TX, on Tuesday 11/26 at 7:30pm. (Tickets: https://thempac.music.unt.edu/) Craig Marshall, longtime manager and producer for the band, notes that "This is a time when our fans really look forward to hearing the current band live and purchasing the latest recording in person." The One O'Clock Lab Band will also be performing at Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Saturday and Sunday, January 18-19, 2020, having been invited to participate in the first Rudin Jazz Championship for collegiate jazz bands. Ten college bands will spend two days participating in workshops, a combo showcase in the Appel Room, and a friendly competition of big bands. One O'Clock Lab Band: Kyle Myers - "Red Herring" Web Sites: jazz.unt.edu | theoneoclock.com .

In that case, I'm surprised I'm aware of it!

Regarding Randy Newman, were not both Short People and I Love L.A. hits?

GUITAR HERO MIKE STERN AND KEYBOARD WIZARD JEFF LORBER JOIN FORCES ON POTENT NEW COLLABORATION IMPACTING JAZZ NOW GRAMMY Award-winning keyboardist/composer/producer Jeff Lorber recalls seeing guitarist Mike Stern during his much-ballyhooed tenure with Miles Davis in the early ‘80s. “I’ve been a fan of his for a long time,” said the keyboardist, who was touring hard in support of his hit records Wizard Island and It’s a Fact in those analog days. “Jeff Lorber Fusion and Miles Davis were playing some of the same festivals back then, so I got to hear him play.” For his part, Stern offered, “To be honest, I was aware of him, and had heard a bunch of good things, but I had never really checked him out. We were just in different orbits, me and Jeff.” In subsequent years, each staked out his respective musical territory — Lorber, the electric maestro from Los Angeles, pioneering the post-fusion sound of contemporary jazz with his radio-friendly, groove-oriented instrumental music; Stern, the esteemed six-stringer from New York, lending his considerable chops to bands led by Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker and Joe Henderson as well as groups like Steps Ahead, Vital Information and the Brecker Brothers while also leading his own band and cutting 18 recordings under his own name. Credit bassist-producer Jimmy Haslip, a charter member of Yellowjackets, with bringing these two seemingly disparate musical forces from opposite sides of the country together. And rather than being a musical Odd Couple, it turns out that Lorber and Stern fit hand-in-glove on the ten scintillating tracks that comprise Eleven, set for release on September 27, 2019 via Concord Jazz. (The title is a joking reference to This Is Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel, who proudly demonstrates in the 1984 movie how his amplifier has a volume knob that goes to eleven… “for when you need that extra push over the cliff.”) Haslip was already well acquainted with Stern’s playing, having recruited him for the Yellowjacket’s 2008 album, Lifecycle, and follow up two-year tour. The bassist had also cultivated a longstanding musical relationship with Lorber, having played on and co-produced six of the keyboardist’s previous albums — 2010’s Now Is the Time, 2011’s Galaxy, 2013’s Hacienda, 2015’s Step It Up, 2017’s Grammy-winning Prototype and 2018’s Impact. Sensing a natural blend between the two, Haslip proposed the collaboration. “Jeff and Mike both admired each other’s musicianship and talent,” he said. “As far as my conception for this collaboration, I thought working together would create something new and different, which was compelling to me.” “I was definitely very enthusiastic about it because I knew it would be something different and challenging,” added Lorber. “And I liked the idea that it would take me away from what some people call ‘smooth jazz,’ which is a moniker that I don’t really love. Because Mike is not that at all. He’s a lot jazzier in terms of his phrasing. He’s just a bebop wizard, he’s got an incredible jazz feeling. And by the same token, he’s got the rock and blues thing covered too. He’s on both sides of the musical spectrum. So when I heard he was up for it, I was delighted to have a chance to work with him in the studio on this project. And I think we really hit it off musically as well as personally.” Said Stern of his main collaborator on Eleven, “When the idea was floated for this project, I asked a bunch of cats who worked with Jeff, like Randy Brecker, Dave Weckl and Bob Franceschini, and they all said, ‘He’s cool, he throws down, he can really get it going.’ And they’re right. Jeff’s got a strong rhythmic groove and he comps and plays beautifully on acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes, and organ. He’s got an especially beautiful touch on the acoustic piano, and I know that he studied with Madame Charloff, an amazingly great teacher in Boston. And I feel like his music really comes more from soul music than smooth jazz. That Philly soul thing is definitely in some of his tunes on this record.” As for the stigma attached to so-called ‘smooth jazz’, Lorber believes that was more a marketing term than a musical category. “I was doing my music way before there was the term ‘smooth jazz.” he said. “I guess the Venn diagram of my music intersects with some of those characteristics of smooth jazz, but my music has always been melodic, it’s always been funky and I definitely try to keep an attention to soloing. It represents something more ambitious, more jazzy and more compelling, I hope.” While Stern and Lorber may differ in their approaches in the studio, they found common ground on Eleven. “I like the raw, rough edges of recording live in the studio,” the guitarist maintained. “Jeff does it a different way, and he does it really well. He’s kind of amazing at the kind of more produced, almost pop approach to making a record. There’s a certain kind of clarity to that process that I admire. It’s just a different way of conceptualizing it.” Added the prolific composer-producer, “Mike just loves to play live and his thing builds around that, so we just picked some of his favorite tunes to play live. I wanted to kind of reinvent them and reimagine them, so hopefully we were able to step up and do that. What we did was try to add a modern touch by doing more layering, like with some of the overdubbed horn arrangements that David Mann provided on several tunes. And I think Mike was pretty happy with how they turned out.” The result is an extremely copacetic session that is a far cry from smooth jazz. There’s too much harmonic meat and aggressive soloing from track to track to fit comfortably in that marketing category. Instead, both Lorber and Stern throw down with a vengeance on Eleven. From the melodic and catchy opener, “Righteous,” powered by Gary Novak’s crisp backbeat, Lorber’s signature Fender Rhodes playing and Dave Mann’s tight, East Coast/Brecker Brothers-ish horn arrangement, to Stern’s lyrical, African flavored “Nu Som” and his tender ballad “Tell Me,” to nasty, blues-drenched jams like “Jones Street” and “Slow Change,” this summit meeting percolates with insistent grooves and pulsates with energy and ideas. Stern’s runaway romp “Ha Ha Hotel,” fueled by drummer Dave Weckl’s muscular backbeat and punctuated by Mann’s crisp horn pads, has the guitarist unleashing his fabled ‘chops of doom’ before Lorber erupts on a killing organ solo. Lorber’s ultra-funky “Motor City” and “Big Town” add a swagger to the proceedings. The driving Lorber-Haslip number “Rhumba Pagan,” fueled by drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, features a choir of wordless vocals from Stern, Haslip and Chelsea Maull while Lorber’s intricate 6/8 closer “Runner,” has the keyboardist soloing tastefully on piano and the guitarist cranking his axe to Eleven. “This project was a joy to work on for many reasons, but I most enjoyed the collaborative effort in this work with Jeff and Mike,” said Haslip. “For me, as a co-producer, it was the kind of creative and experimental experience I look forward to. We did try to shake it up, and I think we really succeeded.” Meanwhile, both Stern and Lorber and looking forward to opening up this material on their upcoming tour together. “The way I’m conceiving this is we’re going to stretch a lot live with much longer solos,” said Stern. “Hell, we’ll probably play two tunes the whole set.” Prior to their European tour, Lorber and Stern will commence their swing through the States in late Fall, beginning with a run at Blues Alley in Washington D.C. Sept. 26-29, then Jazz Alley in Seattle Dec. 3-4, Catalina Jazz Club in Los Angeles Dec. 5-8, Yoshi’s in Oakland Dec. 9-10, the Dosey Doe in The Woodlands, TX on Dec. 14, One World Theater in Austin, TX on Dec. 15 and culminating in a run at Iridium in New York Dec. 16-19. Artist Title Time Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion Righteous 03:59 Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion Nu Som 05:29 Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion Jones Street 07:29 Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion Motor City 04:05 Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion Big Town 05:05 Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion Slow Change 08:39 Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion Tell Me 05:28 Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion Ha Ha Hotel 05:12 Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion Rhumba Pagan 04:09 Mike Stern, Jeff Lorber Fusion Runner 04:25

ECM Keith Jarrett - Munich 2016 release date: November 1, 2019 Keith Jarrett: piano This solo concert from Keith Jarrett finds the great improvising pianist at a peak of invention. Creating a spontaneous suite of forms in the moment with the assurance of a master builder, he delivers one of his very finest performances. The album was recorded in Munich, ECM's hometown, on the last night of a 2016 European tour and is released in the same year as Jarrett's equally astonishing live performance of J.S. Bach's Well Tempered Clavier Book 1

 “One awaits the rest of the series breathlessly, but it's possible that this volume, with a Beethoven performance for the ages, will tower over the rest.” - allmusic Beethoven / Schnittke / Bach Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen; violin Frederik Øland: violin Asbjørn Nørgaard: viola Fredrik Schøyen Sjölin: violoncello The Danish String Quartet’s Grammy-nominated Prism project links Bach fugues, late Beethoven quartets and works by modern masters. In volume two of the series, Bach’s Fugue in Bb minor from the Well-Tempered Clavier (in the arrangement by Viennese composer Emanuel Aloys Förster) is brought together with Beethoven’s String Quartet Op. 130 and Alfred Schnittke’s String Quartet No.3 (composed in 1983). As the quartet explains, “A beam of music is split through Beethoven’s prism. The important thing to us is that these connections be experienced widely. We hope the listener will join us in the wonder of these beams of music that travel all the way from Bach through Beethoven to our own times.” Recorded in historic Reitstadel Neumarkt and produced by Manfred Eicher, the album is issued as the Danish String Quartet embarks on a tour with dates on both sides of the Atlantic, climaxing with a run of Prism concerts on the West Coast of the U.S. The Quartet plays the full Prism cycle at La Jolla Music Society over five concerts in late November. Danish String Quartet On Tour Nov. 1 Minneapolis, MN ( American Swedish Institute ) Nov. 3 Vancouver, BC ( Vancouver Playhouse ) Nov. 4-5 Portland, OR ( Lincoln Performance Hall ) Nov. 7 Seattle, WA ( Meany Center ) Nov. 8 Sonoma, CA ( Green Music Center ) Nov. 10 Berkeley, CA ( Cal Berkeley ) Nov. 12 Santa Barbara, CA ( UC Santa Barbara ) Nov. 13 Santa Barbara, CA ( UC Santa Barbara ) Nov.16, 17, 22, 23 La Jolla, CA ( Conrad Prebys PAC, Full Prism Series ) Nov. 19 Costa Mesa, CA ( Samueli Theater ) © 2019 ECM Records US, a Division of Verve Music Group. All Rights Reserved. 1. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - The Art Of Failing 03:01 2. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - Le Mistral 07:45 3. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - This Is Not America 05:16 4. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - Weit Weg 03:28 5. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - Streiflicht 04:34 6. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - Not Far From Here 05:28 7. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - No Game 06:10 8. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - Einschub 04:38 9. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - If I Had A Heart 02:25 10. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - Colibri 65 05:04 11. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - You Don’t Have To Win Me Over 01:42 12. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - Wrong Song 07:26 13. Julia Hülsmann Quartet - This Is Not America 02:53 Julia Hülsmann Quartet Not Far From Here Uli Kempendorff: tenor saxophone Julia Hülsmann: piano Marc Muellbauer: double bass Heinrich Köbberling: drums Release date: November 1, 2019 ECM 2664 B0031224-02 UPC: 6025 080 6088 5 Not Far From Here introduces pianist Julia Hülsmann’s new group, in which her long-established working trio with Marc Muellbauer and Heinrich Köbberling (together now for 17 years) is expanded to a quartet with the addition of saxophonist Uli Kempendorff. In Kempendorff’s playing “both suppleness and unruliness are in ample supply” Jazzthetik has noted, and he brings a fresh energy and new perspectives to the group, while at the same time honoring the deep feeling for melody at the heart of Julia’s work. It is a development with a lengthy history. Hülsmann and Kempendorff first played together about twenty years ago – “Uli must have been around 18 at the time”, Hülsmann recalls - and have given occasional duo concerts since then. Bassist Marc Muellbauer has been a member of some of Kempendorff’s groups and played on his albums Out With It and Louise, released in 2006 and 2010. And, as musicians active on the Berlin scene, there have also been ad hoc collaborations from time to time. “I had the growing feeling that Uli was the right player for us now,” Julia says. The four of us did a lot of rehearsing together, which was interesting in itself: the trio had never been much of a rehearsing group. We recorded and analysed the rehearsals, looked at the areas that worked best. It’s not so easy, as a player from the outside, to come into the music of this close circle of friends. But it was soon clear that Uli, by observing and listening carefully, had got the idea of the way our group functions and brought something of his own to it, in a thoughtful and sensitive way. Now, as we play concerts, there is more and more exploring, as the arrangements and material open up.” Each member of the quartet brings in original compositions, with Julia herself contributing five pieces to the album. “Weit Weg”, “Streiflicht” and “No Game” began their life as solo piano pieces, adapted and expanded for the quartet, while title piece “Not Far From Here” was written especially for this cast of characters, adroitly integrating Kempendorff’s eloquent tenor into the Hülsmann group concept. Drummer Heinrich Köbberling offers a pair of strikingly different pieces. The pretty “If I Had A Heart” opens almost like a Ben Webster ballad before its theme gives way to a feature for bassist Muellbauer, soloing inside the structure of the tune. “Colibri”, meanwhile, might be taken for “a characteristic drummer’s piece,” Julia suggests, “starting from the rhythmical idea, but then it goes somewhere else entirely with the swing part in the middle. We haven’t had that element on our group albums previously, though all of us have played jazz with that feeling.” Marc Muellbauer is the author of the album’s longest pieces, “Mistral” and “Wrong Song”. “‘Mistral’’ is a very important tune for us. It’s a great example of the way in which a technical idea can evolve into something that feels very loose and open. We’ve been working on it for a long time. It was originally called ‘Thirty-Five’ because Marc is playing around with multiples of 5 and 7, but out of that rhythmic idea it developed into something where we have more freedom. We can move around inside it and it’s different every time we play it. I love that aspect.” Uli Kempendorff’s compositional contributions are the brief “You Don’t Have To Win Me Over”, which lays out its message and departs, and the more enigmatic “Einschub”, a piece which resists swift categorization. “When he brought it to the first rehearsal, I wasn’t sure what it was. Uli has something in his writing, in his approach to harmony and melody that we – Marc, Henrich and I – don’t have. ‘Einschub’ is, I think, about the independence of the lines and of the rhythms, which become quite complex in the way they overlap toward the end.” Julia’s musical enthusiasms have never been strictly limited to jazz sources, and previous albums have drawn on music from Kurt Weill to Kyrgyzstan folk song to pop and rock music of Seal and Radiohead. This season’s cover version is a timely interpretation of “This Is Not America”, David Bowie’s 1980s hit single (co-authored by Bowie, Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays), originally written for John Schlesinger’s spy movie The Falcon and the Snowman. Hülsmann says that her motivation for playing the song was not, at least in the first instance, political. “It’s simply one of my all-time favorite songs. We’ve tried it a number of ways, with different levels of intensity. This time it begins with us all playing softly, then Uli brings in the ‘political’ dimension with the emotion and the anger building up in his solo.” The closing solo piano variation of “This Is Not America” at the end of the album seems to shift the mood of the piece from outrage to melancholy. Not Far From Here, recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France in March 2019 is issued as the Hülsmann Quartet embarks on a European tour, with concerts in Germany, France, the UK, and Belgium. Dates include ECM50 events at the London Jazz Festival and Le Flagey, Brussels. More details at www.ecmrecords.com  1. Keith Jarrett - Part I 13:57 2. Keith Jarrett - Part II 07:23 3. Keith Jarrett - Part III 06:15 4. Keith Jarrett - Part IV 04:14 5. Keith Jarrett - Part V 04:28 6. Keith Jarrett - Part VI 06:07 7. Keith Jarrett - Part VII 02:20 8. Keith Jarrett - Part VIII 08:07 9. Keith Jarrett - Part VIX 03:26 10. Keith Jarrett - Part X 07:43 11. Keith Jarrett - Part XI 09:01 12. Keith Jarrett - Part XII 03:19 13. Keith Jarrett - Answer Me My Love 04:39 14. Keith Jarrett - It's A Lonesome Old Town 05:42 15. Keith Jarrett - Somewhere Over The Rainbow 06:43 “The solo concert is like another world that has its own rules that I didn’t make up.” - Keith Jarrett A solo concert from Keith Jarrett - recorded at Munich’s Philharmonic Hall on July 16, 2016, on the last night of a tour - finds the great improvising pianist at a peak of invention. Creating a spontaneous suite of forms in the moment with the intuitive assurance of a master builder – interspersing touches of the blues and folksong lyricism between pieces of polyrhythmic and harmonic complexity - he delivers one of his very finest performances. An attentive and appreciative audience hangs on every note, every nuance, and is rewarded with some tender encores including a magical version of “It’s A Lonesome Old Town”. Jarrett’s solo concert recordings form a unique and continually evolving body of work inside his discography. To trace the line that leads from 1973’s Solo Concerts Bremen-Lausanne is to follow an extraordinary musical journey: The Köln Concert, Sun Bear Concerts - due for vinyl reissue in the coming months -, Concerts (Bregenz München), Paris Concert, Vienna Concert, La Scala, Radiance, The Carnegie Hall Concert, Testament, Rio, Creation, A Multitude of Angels, and La Fenice. Munich 2016, a document of Jarrett’s most recent European performance, is the latest highpoint along the road. The particular intensity of the Munich performance singles it out as one of Jarrett’s truly outstanding concerts. So, too, the flow of its component parts. The shape of the individual concerts has been transformed, the large arc of the early concerts, with unbroken improvisations spanning an entire set, giving way to performances made up of discrete, tightly focused spontaneous compositions. Jarrett’s influence on other solo improvisers has been profound yet his sense for developing motifs and melodies and uncovering forms in real time remains unparalleled. There is, still, nothing else like a Keith Jarrett solo concert. “Through a series of brilliant solo performances and recordings that demonstrate his utterly spontaneous creativity,” the Polar Music Prize committee noted a few years ago, “Keith Jarrett has simultaneously lifted piano improvisation as an art form to new, unimaginable heights.” ECM Julia Hülsmann Quartet - Not Far From Here release date: November 1, 2019 Uli Kempendorff: tenor saxophone; Julia Hülsmann: piano Marc Muellbauer: double bass; Heinrich Köbberling: drums Not Far From Here introduces award-winning pianist Julia Hülsmann's new group in which her long-time working trio with Marc Muellbauer and Heinrich Köbberling (together now for 17 years) is expanded to a quartet with the addition of Berlin-based saxophonist Uli Kempendorff. In Kempendorff's playing "both suppleness and unruliness are in ample supply", Jazzthetik has noted, and he brings a fresh energy to the Hülsmann group concept. Each member of the quartet brings in original compositions, with Julia herself contributing five pieces for the album. Repertoire is augmented by a timely cover of "This Is Not America", David Bowie's 1980s hit single (co-composed by Bowie, Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays), which appears here in a quartet version and a solo piano variation. The album was recorded at Studios La Buissonne in the South of France in March 2019.

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Richmond Tigers 17.12.114 GWS Giants 3.7.25 That's right. 89-point margin of victory. One short of the record. GWS scored the game's first goal, but Richmond completed dominated the final three quarters. Congratulations Richmond! https://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2019/27/rich-v-gws#/summary

The game has started! You can stream the radio broadcast for free at the league's website. https://www.afl.com.au

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Deb Bowman "Fast Heart" Impacting: August 29 2019 Format(s): Jazz Artist Title Time Deb Bowman Willow in the Wind 05:26 Deb Bowman Pannonica 06:13 Deb Bowman Butterfly 08:04 Deb Bowman Where Can We Go 04:45 Deb Bowman La Vie en Rose 04:29 Deb Bowman Moody's Mood for Love 04:58 Deb Bowman Geaorgia On My Mind 04:55 Deb Bowman Crazy He Calls Me 06:14 Deb Bowman Fast Heart 05:22 Deb Bowman Shelter Me From The Storm 06:12 MULTI-TALENTED DYNAMO DEB BOWMAN RELEASES ECLECTIC TRIBUTE TO HER LATE SISTER. FAST HEART AVAILABLE AUGUST 29, 2019 ON MAMA BAMA RECORDS THE CRITICS ARE RAVING ABOUT "FAST HEART" Downbeat's review by Jon Ross says, "The Atlanta jazz scene endures primarily on a steady diet of restaurant and hotel gigs. Vocalist Deb Bowman, a New York transplant who has carved out a career down South, fits perfectly here. But for Fast Heart, Bowman's second disc as a leader, the versatile vocalist journeyed back to New York to record with a stellar supporting cast. Kenyatta Beasley's muted trumpet solos stand out, and Eric Lewis is an encouraging accompanist on both keyboards and piano. The disc features four originals - Bowman's first recording of her own compositions - and her connections to these personal tunes is visceral and immediate. She's also able to address topics close to her heart without moving into overwrought or maudlin territory; the lyrics are made meaningful by her honest delivery. Bowman's history with off-Broadway performance has influenced her approach to these small-band songs, and she takes on a chameleon-like delivery, changing her vocal approach and grain as the songs ebb and flow. She belts it out on slow, introspective ballads; her vocals skips along on uptempo tunes. Gospel is in Bowman's musical DNA, too, and "Shelter Me From The Storm" is a stunning closer. Replete with a choir and wailing Hammond B-3, Bowman is nearly perfect at this speed." Contemporary Fusion Reviews by Dick Metcalf says, "Refreshing multi-talented jazz vocalist Deb Bowman will (easily) capture your heart in only the first few bars of her new release… Her soulful rendition of “Georgia On My Mind” will make you a believer in all those talents…superb." Midwest Record's Chris Spector says “A jazz thrush with a rich, warm voice..Tasty stuff from a pro that’s mastered many entertainment disciplines, you really can’t go wrong with her long overdue second set.” JW Vibe's Jonathan Widran says “Blending elements of her church and gospel music upbringing with shimmering pop and adventurous R&B, blues and jazz sensibilities, actress, world traveling vocalist and songwriter Deb Bowman pays soulful homage to her beloved sister Patti on her musically and spiritually transcendent new album Fast Heart. It goes without saying that Fast Heart will make yours beat a lot louder.” =================================== An award winning singer, actor, composer, and jazz cabaret artist, DEB BOWMAN’s multi-faceted talents shine through on her newest album, FAST HEART. The project comprises a mix of jazz standards and four original tunes penned by Bowman. This is Bowman’s second album as a leader. It follows her 2011 release Addicted to Love Songs. Bowman was raised in Alabama and grew up singing in the Gospel church. She began singing at the age of five, piano at age eight and when she was twelve, she was offered a recording contract in the Christian music industry, but her parents turned down the offer. She went on to study music and drama in high school, and received her BFA from the University of Alabama, where she studied Classical Theatre and Dance. Bowman moved to New York City to pursue her acting and singing career. She performed in theatre, Off- Broadway, national tours and regional productions as well as television, films, and commercials. Although she worked steadily, her creative spirit felt confined to scripts others had written and singing songs that weren’t optimal for her vocal sweet spot, so she began creating her own unique, jazz cabaret shows incorporating song, story, and shtick. She performed around the city, regionally, and also spent time at sea traveling to over 60 countries on world cruise ships, where her shows were a popular feature. After spending 13 years in New York, her beloved sister, Patti, died of ovarian cancer. Bowman was with her sister through the brutal 18-month battle and was devastated by her loss. She had been working on the hit TV show Ugly Betty, which had just wrapped, so she gave up the lease on her apartment (which most New Yorkers will say you only do under great duress) and headed out for a long stint on a world cruise as a guest entertainer. She felt that she needed change and couldn’t imagine bearing another New York winter. A friend invited her down to Atlanta, and she liked it enough to make it her new home. It was closer to her family in Alabama, there was TV and film production, theatre, and a solid jazz scene -- all the elements she needed to start a new life. FAST HEART is a tribute to Patti. Bowman is releasing the album in concert on the 10th anniversary of her passing at BIRDLAND in New York City on September 22nd. Patti loved butterflies, and from the teal butterfly on the cover (a symbol of ovarian cancer awareness) to references in several songs, the album is replete with butterfly allusions. Bowman will also be donating a portion of the revenue to Ovarian Cancer Research. Bowman was thrilled that FAST HEART was one of the last projects recorded at the storied Power Station recording studio in New York City. The studio, which opened in 1977 and where artists like Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, David Bowie and the cast of “Hamilton” have recorded, will be renovated and rebranded. Bowman and producer ARNOLD STRICKLAND brought on board pianist ERIC LEWIS, popularly known as ELEW. Lewis, who found crossover success creating the genre “rock jazz,” is known for his unconventional style, which eschews a piano bench and makes frequent use of plucked strings, a style featured on the title song “Fast Heart.” Also joining Bowman are the Grammy winning, virtuoso drummer STEVEN WOLF aka “WOLF,” Hammond B3 player “Organ Monk” GREG LEWIS, who was named one of top 5 Rising Stars on organ on DownBeat's 66th Annual Critics' Poll, MATTHEW GARRISON, the son of the late Jimmy Garrison and a stellar bassist in his own right, award-winning trumpeter KENYATTA BEASLEY, who has recorded and performed with many internationally renowned artists, and violinist MARLA FEENEY, who performs with a number of orchestras and bands in the Atlanta area. FAST HEART was engineered and mixed by AKIHIRO NISHIMURA and mastered by multi Grammy award winning engineer, PAUL BLAKEMORE. Bowman has a rich, warm voice that was shaped by her earliest performances as a Gospel singer. Many of the standards included on the album have clear references to butterflies, like Thelonious Monk’s “Pannonica,” with lyrics by Jon Hendricks that uses the refrain “Pannonica my butterfly,” and, of course, Herbie Hancock’s “Butterfly” with the touching lyrics “Soaring winds... rainbow waves / Touch my mind... be so kind / When you're gone... people cry Butterfly.” Bowman often sings in French and performs a wistful piano duo version of Edit Piaf’s “La Vie en Rose.” She and ELEW add some funk to “Moody’s Mood for Love,” and, as a shout-out to her friends and fans in Georgia, she does a rousing version of “Georgia on My Mind,” featuring “Organ Monk” Lewis on the Hammond B3. This CD is also the debut for Bowman’s original compositions. She opens the album with a soulful “Willow in the Wind,” a song about yearning for love and seeking refuge for a restless soul. “I feel like a willow in the wind / Won’t you come and take me by the hand / Where there is no pain / Somewhere far away.” She also contributes a pop-edged “Where Can We Go,” which she co-wrote with writing partner, Janet Powell; “Fast Heart,” the title tune about how her heart beats fast when she’s dancing with a passionate love and the closing number, “Shelter Me from The Storm,” in which Bowman gets down and returns to her Gospel roots, featuring JW Inspirational Voices of Harlem and the Hammond B3 Organ. Deb Bowman has a fluid and flexible voice. She is adept at a number of different musical styles, while her acting background clearly informs her approach to lyrics. FAST HEART is a beautiful and loving tribute to her late sister Patti. FAST HEART will be available in stores and online everywhere on August 29, 2019. Deb Bowman will be presenting FAST HEART at a special listening events on July 30th at World of McIntosh in New York City and August 29th at HiFi Buys in Atlanta. 1) Willow in the Wind, QZ-DNU-18-00001, publisher: Mama Bama Records (ASCAP), composer: Deb Bowman 2) Pannonica, QZ-DNU-18-00002, publisher: Thelonious Monk Corporation, composers: Thelonius Monk and Jon Hendricks 3) Butterfly, QZ-DNU-18-00003, publisher: Hancock Music Company, composer: Herbie Hancock 4) Where Can We Go, QZ-DNU-18-00004, Mama Bama Records (ASCAP), composers: Deb Bowman and Janet Powell 5) La Vie En Rose, QZ-DNU-18-00005, publisher: Universal - Polygram International Pub Inc. and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC o/b/o Editions Beuscher Arpege, Composers: Louiguy and Edith Piaf 6) Moody's Mood for Love, QZ-DNU-18-00006, publisher: Harry Fox, composers: James Moody and Jimmie McHugh 7) Georgia On My Mind, QZ-DNU-18-00007, publisher: Peermusic III Ltd., composers: Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorell 8) Crazy He Calls Me, QZ-DNU-18-00008, publisher: Music Sales Corporation, composers: Bob Russell and Carl Sigman 9) Fast Heart, QZ-DNU-18-00009, publisher: Mama Bama Records (ASCAP), composers: Deb Bowman and Janet Powell 10) Shelter Me From The Storm, QZ-DNU-18-00010, publisher: Mama Bama Records (ASCAP), Deb Bowman, Janet Powell Online: Debbowman.com Attachments FastHeart_.. 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Leslie Odom Jr “Under Pressure” New track from Grammy & Tony award winning singer/songwriter Upcoming album Mr available everywhere 11/8/2019 from S-Curve/BMG Impacting Radio 9/30 About Leslie Odom, Jr. In 2016, Leslie’s self-titled Jazz debut bowed at #1 on the Current and Traditional Jazz Charts. A year later, he returned to the top of multiple charts with the deluxe edition of Simply Christmas, which landed at #1 on the Billboard Jazz Charts. He ascended to international renown by originating the role of Aaron Burr in the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton in 2016 for which he received a Tony® and GRAMMY® Award, generated millions of streams, and earned multiple gold and platinum certifications. His extensive acting career encompasses everything from Smash, Law & Order: SVU, Grey’s Anatomy, and CSI: Miami to Red Tails and Murder On The Orient Express. He has performed on hallowed stages such as Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. He published his first book, Failing Up: How To Rise Above, Do Better, and Never Stop Learning in 2018. In December of 2018, his third full-length and first album of original material, Mr [S-Curve Records] began to take shape during a writing camp held at Skywalker Ranch. In early 2019, Leslie returned to LA in order to cut Mr alongside producers Joseph Abate and Neff-U. Accessing a lifelong passion for music and experience culled from a diverse and decorated career across the stage and screen, the singer, songwriter, author, and actor extends an invitation to inhabit these songs right beside him. The album will be released on November 8, 2019. FOLLOW LESLIE ODOM JR. |Facebook | Twitter |Instagram |Website |