GA Russell

Week 18 picks https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2019/10/10/cfl-picks-surging-bc-lions-can-take-depleted-edmonton.html https://3downnation.com/2019/10/11/3downnation-picks-battle-for-no-1-out-west-and-no-1-pick-in-the-east/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/10/prediction-time-cfl-ca-writers-make-week-18-picks-2/ https://lastwordoncanadianfootball.com/2019/10/11/niks-picks-week-18-2019/` ***** power rankings https://3downnation.com/2019/10/10/3downnation-power-rankings-lions-leap-frog-eskimos-as-playoff-showdown-looms/ ***** Week 18 game notes https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/10/cfl-ca-game-notes-look-week-18-3/ ***** USports Week 8 picks https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/11/universityblitz-short-week-canada-west-bye/ ***** The word is that the XFL's salaries will be lower than the CFL's. https://3downnation.com/2019/10/11/xfl-average-salary-to-be-lower-than-cfls-report/

Landscape Cherokee https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-art-pepper-vol-7-osaka

Make a List Anthropology I'll Remember April Straight Life Goodbye Blues for the Fisherman https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-art-pepper-vol-6-blues-for-the-fisherman

Week 18 picks https://torontosun.com/sports/football/cfl/cfl-blitz-lions-might-be-watching-playoffs-through-window-of-opportunity https://doorfliesopen.com/2019/10/10/cfl-beat-103/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/09/weekly-predictor-believing-bc/ http://17degreesports.com/index.php/2019/10/09/cfl-week-18-preview/ https://thegruelingtruth.com/podcast/cfl-weekly-pickem-show-week-18-w-robert-drummond-2/ https://firstdownsportspodcast.com/2019/10/10/video-podcast-fds-cfl-s3e19-holy-shoesmith/ ***** power rankings https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/08/nissan-titan-power-rankings-eyes-prize-riderville/ http://pifflespodcast.com/blog/safimods-2019-power-rankings-week-17-edition https://lastwordoncanadianfootball.com/2019/10/08/cfl-week-17-power-rankings/ https://thegruelingtruth.com/football/tgt-cfl-power-rankings-week-18/ https://firstdownsportspodcast.com/2019/10/07/cfl-power-rankings-after-week-17-2/ ***** Week 17 Plays of the Week https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/07/bryan-burnham-takes-over-the-timber-mart-plays-of-the-week/ ***** Week 17 recaps https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/07/landrys-5-takeaways-week-17-3/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/07/totalpickem-recap-week-17-2/ ***** Week 17 QB accuracy https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/08/accuracy-grades-target-week-17/ ***** QB index https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/07/rockstar-qb-index-win-loss-debate/ ***** 10/9 checking down https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/09/checking-news-notes-week-18/ ***** Mike Reilly's five touchdown passes (total) last week was his career best. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/06/reilly-puts-career-best-five-td-performance/ ***** Juwan Simpson has retired. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/10/juwan-simpson-retires-stampeder/ ***** The Redblacks will start their third-string QB tomorrow against the Argos. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/07/redblacks-arndt-start-argos/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/09/arndt-focused-ahead-of-first-start/ ***** Lemar Durant hurt his foot, and is gone for the year. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/09/report-lemar-durant-remainder-season/ ***** Here is the current strength-of-schedule outlook. BC has the second-toughest, while Edmonton has the third. https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/08/strength-schedule-leos-tough-task-ahead-make-playoffs/ ***** USports Week 7 recap https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/07/u-sports-recap-gaiters-gee-gees-t-birds-oh/

Landscape Make a List https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-art-pepper-vol-5-stuttgart-2 ***** What's New Donna Lee Lover Come Back Here's That Rainy Day Rhythm-A-Ning 'Round Midnight https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-art-pepper-vol-9-art-pepper-and-warne-marsh

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 Thank you for your Grammy Consideration! Deb Bowman's FAST HEART is up for 3 categories: Best Jazz Vocal Album Best Gospel Song/ Performance Best New Artist If you are a voting member, thank you for considering Deb Bowman's Fast Heart!

Mambo Koyama https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-art-pepper-vol-2-the-last-concert ***** Talk Yours is My Heart Alone Make a List https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/unreleased-art-pepper-vol-3-croydon

Having been eliminated from playoff contention Saturday, the Argos Tuesday made three announcements: 1) They have fired Jim Popp. 2) They have hired Pinball Clemons to replace him. 3) Everyone on the team is available. https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-toronto-argonauts-analysis-oct-7-1.5312622 https://3downnation.com/2019/10/07/general-manager-jim-popp-not-expected-to-be-retained-by-argos-report/ https://3downnation.com/2019/10/08/argos-fire-general-manager-jim-popp/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/08/report-argos-relieve-gm-jim-popp-duties/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-toronto-argonauts-fire-gm-jim-popp-1.5313097 https://3downnation.com/2019/10/08/michael-pinball-clemons-named-argos-general-manager/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/08/argos-name-michael-pinball-clemons-general-manager/ https://3downnation.com/2019/10/08/takeaways-from-the-pinball-clemons-introductory-press-conference/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/08/oleary-clemons-brings-spark-argos-front-office/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/09/chez-sez-pinball-gives-argos-instant-credibility/ https://3downnation.com/2019/10/08/argos-available-for-trade-deadline-deals/ https://3downnation.com/2019/10/09/argos-telling-teams-everyone-is-available-while-derel-walker-watch-is-on/ ***** Today the Argos traded Zach Collaros to Winnipeg. https://3downnation.com/2019/10/09/bombers-argos-have-discussed-trade-for-zach-collaros/ https://3downnation.com/2019/10/09/former-argos-gm-jim-popp-had-2020-extension-in-place-with-qb-zach-collaros/ https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-trade-toronto-winnipeg-zach-collaros-oct-9-1.5315510 https://3downnation.com/2019/10/09/bombers-acquire-quarterback-zach-collaros-in-trade-with-argos/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/09/bombers-acquire-zach-collaros-argos/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/09/collaros-reportedly-traded-to-bombers/ https://www.cfl.ca/2019/10/09/walters-on-acquiring-collaros-its-depth-and-competition/ https://3downnation.com/2019/10/09/argos-hope-to-re-sign-qb-zach-collaros-in-the-off-season/ https://3downnation.com/2019/10/09/bombers-secure-coveted-veteran-quarterback-zach-collaros/

Jim, I'm very surprised to see you say that. I highly respect bandleaders who hire people who are better than they are. For example, Herbie Mann in the late '60s. Spencer Davis in the mid-'60s. How about Miles with his first great quintet, his second great quintet and his lost quintet? Even Dave Clark!

Here's something I didn't know. Wade Boggs played in 162 games from June 9, 1985, to June 6, 1986; and batted .401!

I'm still waiting for this to go on sale. Vinyl Vac 33 - $29.97 https://www.amazon.com/Vinyl-Vac-33-Cleaning-Attaches/dp/B014X2SXY0

Thanks Michael!

66 oz. of Brach's candy corn! As the bag says, over four lbs! $6.99. I'm tempted. https://www.amazon.com/Brachs-Candy-Corn-66-Oz/dp/B07WFJ4528/

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/

And now the Paul Jones is 11.45 GBP, the Chapter III is 11.51 and the Earth Band is 12.86. But the Mike d'Abo is still in the stratosphere. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radio-Days-Vol-Live-70-73/dp/B07PK6MXGX/

Currently 11.83 GBP https://www.amazon.co.uk/Radio-Days-Vol-Jones-64-66/dp/B07PKDC3ZC

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 .

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