Lazaro Vega

Sonny Rollins at Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, October 1, 2005 Picking his spots Sonny Rollins appearance in Ann Arbor Saturday night unfurled in a careful arc of energy, one allowing the 75 year old musician to maintain the level of quality he’s exemplified in nearly 60 years of making music and still reach the heights of physicality his type of spontaneous expression demands. So while the the apex of Saturday’s performance came during a nearly fifteen minute tenor saxophone solo on “Don’t Stop the Carnival,” the kind of high energy, overflowing blowing he used to do for 50 minutes or longer, there was no diminution in the quality of the music. His ideas are abundant, his sound supreme and his wisdom profound. The “sides” of the arc up to and falling away from that apex were highlighted by Rollins’ musical interplay with guest drummer Al Foster, and long, long solos by electric guitarist Bobby Broom and the beautiful sounding trombonist Clifton Anderson. It was clear during the opening number “Biji” as his sidemen soloed at length on the lilting original, and the on second number “I Want To Talk About You" that at this stage of his career the tenor saxophone master is picking his spots: he conserves his energy by concentrating on sound, melodic interplay and leading his band before he’ll cut loose with tumultuous improvisations as in days of youth . And whenever he did step front and center his band fell into place with him -- they all rallied around his sound with a cohesion the members don’t always display on their own. With Bob Cranshaw playing minimal notes on electric bass and Al Foster playing in that free-funk bag people might recall from his time with Miles Davis the rhythm section took on a later electric Miles Davis flavor. Clifton Anderson’s lion share of solo space on “Biji” showed off his warm sound, flexibility (his ability to jump the same wide intervals as Rollins is prerequisite) and good melodic sense. In fact he may have even saved the boss on the bridge the first time through “I Want To Talk About You.” The choice of “I Want to Talk About You” with it’s ravishing melody, “They Say It’s Wonderful” with it’s tender romance, “A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square” with it’s minor tendency and “Why Was I Born?” featuring an unaccompanied, cadenza-like section amounted to a great program from which Rollins shared his sound and free melodic concept. Just hearing how Rollins plays heads is a lesson in possibilities: of playing off the time, tossing counter melodies against the trombone, improvising within the melody (and hanging the question, “Will this phrase ultimately fit?”) or joining in unison for a mellow blend with the trombone. Those great songs gave Rollins’ sound and melodic abilities a sparkling showcase. And though he didn’t step up to his full capacity until the third number, the direct interplay Rollins developed with Foster on “I Want to Talk About You” was highly musical. Rollins sticking to a riff and Foster improvising around it could have devolved into a game of musical patty cake -- too cute -- but didn’t. They made for an extended section of spontaneous interplay that is jazz at its musical best. Later in the concert when they revisited that direct interplay it was Foster who held the riffs and Rollins who improvised around them. Both of those moments were high points in the ensemble’s contribution. While staccato rhythms inspired by his calypso-based compositions have become the centerpiece of Rollins solo style, of his most inspired moments of improvisation, Saturday night’s concert showed, too, how at 75 bebop still lurks just beneath the surface of his music -- dig the quote of “Wee” or “Allen’s Alley” laying perfectly in the rhythmic motion of his “Don’t Stop the Carnival” solo, or other Birdlike asides that would flit by. The great swirls of free associated sound he created in the mid-60’s would race in at the conclusion of a knotty, complex high speed run, or bridge choruses; not to mention the “walking the bar” tradition of the tenor which he used to wake up the audience by pointing the bell right into the front row and blasting out dark basketball sized low notes. And quotes. Rollins even worked in “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” at one moment. Knocked everyone out. The Hill Auditorium crowd was with him every step of the way from the opening standing ovation to greet him on stage to the end of the second encore which closed with an emotional quote of “St. Thomas.” Rollins signaled the entire concert was dedicated to the great tradition of jazz in Detroit, naming Tommy Flanagan and “the Jones brothers” specifically. Rollins at 75 has even more to say as a musician than Rollins at 25. And though his sound may have deepened with an oboe-like darkness it is still voluminous as ever and a captivating vehicle for the superior spontaneous melodic improviser he’s always been. Lazaro Vega is jazz director at Blue Lake Public Radio, www.bluelake.org

New review of the disc up at AAJ: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=19186 No mention of "Tenderly" or "Smoking Section."

Updated Schedule: October 1 – 23, 2005 at the Stone A Don Cherry Celebration curated by Adam Rudolph On the tenth anniversary of the passing of this luminous being, colleagues, collaborators and torchbearers perform Don’s compositions and play new music inspired by his creative spirit. Performers include – Dewey Redman, Henry Grimes, Hassan Hakmoun, Bill Dixon, Karl Berger, Bob Stewart, Badal Roy, Jai Uttal, Cyro Baptista, Joseph Jarman, Mark Helias, Bobby Few, Bailo Bah, Graham Haynes, Peter Apfelbaum, Oliver Lake, Steve Gorn, and many more (complete schedule below). THE STONE is located at the corner of avenue C and 2nd street ADMISSION $10 per set unless otherwise noted students 13 to 19 admitted half price - children 12 and under free there are no advance ticket sales -all admissions are at the door Don Cherry bio: http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=920558579 The Stone on the Web: http://www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=1 More about the curator, Adam Rudolph http://www.metarecords.com/adam.html For contact information for any of the participants please email: arudolph@earthlink.net Curator’s statement: “I first met Don Cherry in 1978 – after recording together in Chicago, he invited me to live in his and Moki’s house in Sweden and to perform with him – my first European tour. It was a life changing experience - we played music around the clock with musicians from around the world who stopped through. He also introduced me to Ornette Coleman’s concept and got me started composing music. Don was so generous – he opened the door for me, as he did for so many. He was educating at every moment – you only had to listen and look. In my travels since then, I am always meeting musicians who were inspired by Don. Don pointed the way for so much of what is happening now in music. He was the prototype “world musician”; he knew how to lift the music of anyone he performed with, from any culture in the world, while always sounding like himself. For me, Don was a musical mentor as well as a life mentor. Don’s spirit, outlook and philosophy were so deep and radiant. From him I learned that music is more than a profession; that sound itself is sacred, that silence is sacred. I learned about having the courage to pursue your own creative vision, about the importance of listening and imagination, and about the relationship of knowledge to freedom. He showed that being open to seeking knowledge is integral to the life of an artist. Don said his trumpet was an amplifier to his inner voice. He showed how to reach for that. Don understood about humility. He often said “music doesn’t belong to anyone; we come to music.” I feel like this Don Cherry Celebration is already a success before the music has even started: just all of the musicians connecting and talking about and remembering Brother Don. It is best now, though, to let the music speak for itself…so, see you there…. “in a minute.” Peace, Adam Rudolph A Don Cherry Celebration October 1—23, 2005 10/1 Saturday 8 and 10 pm Karl Berger "In the Spirit of Don Cherry" Karl Berger (vibraphone, piano, melodica) Graham Haynes (cornet, dusu’ngoni) Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, flute) Mark Helias (bass) Tani Tabbal (drums) Ingrid Sertso (vocal, poetry) 10/2 Sunday 8 pm Opening Invocation: Mu Joseph Jarman (poetry, song, bamboo, woodwinds) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10 pm Mark Helias and Graham Haynes Duo Mark Helias (bass) Graham Haynes (cornet) 10/4 Tuesday 8 pm Cyro plays Don Tim Keiper (drum set, percussion) Brian Marsella (pianoforte, keyboards, melodica) Peter Apfelbaum (piano forte, saxophone, melodica, percussion) Cyro Baptista (percussion) 10 pm Ira Cohen and Friends Ira Cohen (poetry) Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal) Harris Eisenstadt (drums) Graham Haynes (electronics, cornet) Matt Waugh (live sampling, electronics, guitar) 10/5 Wednesday 8 pm Ned Rothenberg Quartet Ned Rothenberg (alto sax, bass clarinet) Ray Anderson (trombone) Lindsay Horner (bass) Reggie Nicholson (drums) Premier performance of this 4-tet playing tunes by Don Cherry or inspired by him. 10 pm Avram Fefer Bobby Few Duo Avram Fefer (reeds), Bobby Few (piano) A rare visit from Paris by the master pianist. The duo presents material from their two new releases, "Kindred Spirits and Heavenly Places", as well as works by the great Don Cherry. 10/6 Thursday 8 pm The Marty Ehrlich Trio--"I Don't Know This World Without Don Cherry" Marty Ehrlich (woodwinds) Jerome Harris (bass guitar) Billy Martin (drums) 10 pm Harris Eisenstadt's "Where Is Brooklyn?" Vinny Golia (woodwinds) Achim Kaufmann (piano) Harris Eisenstadt (drums) 10/7 Friday 8 pm Bob Stewart’s "Don Cherry and Friends" Bob Stewart (tuba) Jerome Harris (guitar) Abdou Mboup (kora, percussion) James Zollar (trumpet) Carlton Holmes (piano) Buddy Williams (drums) 10 pm Dewey Redman and Friends 20 dollars (15 dollars for elders & students) 10/8 Saturday 8 and 10 pm Peter Apfelbaum and Friends Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, flute, piano) Peck Almond (trumpet, flute, kalimba) Jessica Jones (alto and tenor sax) Tony Jones (tenor sax) David Phelps (guitar) Booker King (bass) Dafnis Prieto (drums) 10/9 Sunday 8 pm Invocation: Mu Graham Haynes (cornet) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10 pm Bern Nix and Joe Morris Duo Bern Nix (guitar) Joe Morris (bass) 10/11 Tuesday 8 pm Berber Bahia Blues Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal, percussion) Dende (Brazilian percussion) Adam Rudolph (hand drums, cajon, percussion) 10 pm Speak in Tones Tiokasan Ghosthorse (Lakota flute, opening prayer) Bai Koro Kouyate (tama) Marc Cary (piano) Fred “Catfish” Alais (drums) Tarus Mateen (bass) Daniel Moreno (percussion) Others tba 10/12 Wednesday 8 pm Full Moon Badal Roy (tabla) Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Kenny Wessel (guitar) Daniel Moreno (pecussion) 10 pm Jai Uttal and Friends Jai Uttal (vocal, dotar) Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Charlie Burnham (violin, mandolin) Daniel Paul (tabla) 10/13 Thursday 8 pm Invocation: Mu Oliver Lake (saxophones) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10 pm Cameron Brown presents "Don in Copenhagen, March '66" Russ Johnson (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn) Jason Rigby (tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet) Tony Jefferson (drums, cymbals) Brandon Ross (guitar) Cameron Brown (bass) 10/14 Friday 8 pm Hassan Hakmoun: Gift of the Gnawa Hassan Hakmoun (vocal, sintir) Brahim Fribgane (dumbek, guitar) Adam Rudolph (cajon, hand drums) special guest Graham Haynes (cornet) 20 dollars 10 pm Hassan Hakmoun: Gift of the Gnawa Hassan Hakmoun (vocal, sintir) Brahim Fribgane (dumbek, guitar) Adam Rudolph (cajon, hand drums) special guest Vishal Vaid (ghazal vocalist) 20 dollars (15 dollars for students) 10/15 Saturday 8 and 10 pm Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures Graham Haynes (cornet) Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Shanir Blumenkrantz (bass, oud) Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal, percussion) Tani Tabbal (drums, percussion) Jerome Harris (guitar and acoustic bass guitar) Ned Rothenberg (shakuhachi, bass clarinet) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10/16 Sunday 8 pm Gifts for Don Cherry Henry Grimes (bass) and (im)possible surprises Bill Dixon (trumpet(s)) and (im)possible surprises 10 pm Don Cherry’s Gifts Bill Dixon (trumpet(s)) and (im)possible surprises Henry Grimes (bass) and (im)possible surprises “From the time he was a very young man, Don Cherry was one of the greatest pioneers of our music, and he always will be. A magnificent musical aesthete, his gifts led many other musicians in that category to develop and display their own natural gifts. I and many others are forever indebted to Don Cherry. His music continues to live in us all.” -- With love and respect, Henry Grimes “I met Don shortly after he came to NY with Ornette. While I never knew him as well as I would have liked, his work on the instrument served as a repository of information and a source of inspiration. In my opinion, Don's best work has to be included with the work of the innovational performers on the instrument.” -- Bill Dixon 20 dollars (15 dollars for elders & students) or 35 dollars for both sets (25 dollars for elders & students). 10/18 Tuesday 8 pm Ravish Momin Trio Ravish Momeen (drums, percussion, tabla) Shanir Blumenkrantz (bass, oud) Jason Kao Hwang (violin) 10 pm Jason Kao Hwang and Sang Won Park Duo Jason Kao Hwang (violin) Sang Won Park (kayagum) 10/19 Wednesday 8 pm Invocation: Mu Sylvie Courvoisier (prepared piano) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10 pm Speak in Tones: El Cherry Tree Tiokasan Ghosthorse (Lakota flute, opening prayer) Marc Cary (piano) Daniel Moreno (percussion) Bai Koro Kouyate (tama) Fred “Catfish” Alais (drums) Tarus Mateen (bass) Others tba 10/20 Thursday 8 pm Min Xiao-Fen, Okkyung Lee, Susie Ibarra Min Xiao-Fen (pipa, voice) Okkyung Lee (cello) Susie Ibarra (drums, percussion) 10 pm Invocation: Mu Susie Ibarra (drums, percussion) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10/21 Friday 8 pm Closing Invocation: Mu Joseph Jarman (poetry, woodwinds) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10 pm Flutists of Fula Flute Bailo Bah and Sylvan Leroux 10/22 Saturday 8 and 10 pm John Zorn Improv Party Many Special Guests A Stone benefit. 10/23 Sunday 8 pm Basya Schecter and Queens Dominon 10 pm Desireless Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) Others tba http://www.metarecords.com/

Jazz from Blue Lake 9-23-05 (Web stream begins at 10 p.m. Waivers obtained and on-file.) 10 p.m. Miles Davis Quintet: Well, You Needn't; The Chronicle, Prestige Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane: Monk's Mood; Monk and Trane, Prestige John Coltrane: Straight Street; Coltrane, Prestige Thelonious Monk: Well, You Needn't; Monk's Music, Prestige Jazz Datebook Sonny Rollins: Charles M; This Is What I Do, Milestone 11 p.m. Shirley Horn: I Didn't Know What Time It Was; Best of, Verve Jeremy Pelt: Angular; Identity, Max Jazz Miguel Zenon: Aguinaldo; Jibaro, Marsalis Music Jazz Datebook Thelonious Monk: Trinkle, Tinkle/Nutty; Monk w. Trane, Prestige Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: (Willis Conover introduction) Monk's Mood/Evidence; Live at Carnegie Hall, Blue Note 12 a.m. Pat Metheny: Giant Steps; Trio 99—00, Warner Bros String Trio of New York: 26-2/Eronel; Grand Rapids, 9-27-02, Blue Lake John Coltrane: Moment's Notice; Blue Trane, Blue Note Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: Crepuscule with Nellie/Nutty; At Carnegie Hall, Blue Note Mingus Big Band: Song with Orange; I Am Three, Sunnyside Jazz Datebook 1 a.m. Organissimo: Smoking Section; This Is the Place, Big O Drew Gress: Bright Idea; 7 Black Butterflies, Koch Pat Metheny, Ornette Coleman: Mob Job; Song X, Nonesuch SF Jazz Collective: When Will the Blues Leave; SF Jazz Collective, Nonesuch Red Garland Quintet: Billie's Bounce; w. Coltrane, Prestige Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane: Bye-ya/Sweet and Lovely; at Carnegie Hall, Blue Note 2 a.m. Evidence: an hour long radio special about Thelonious Monk Quaret with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall Lazaro Vega, Jazz Director Blue Lake Public Radio 300 E. Crystal Lake Road Twin Lake MI 49457 www.bluelake.org radio@bluelake.org (231) 894-5656

How'd the CD release party at Schuler Books go tonight?

You know, thinking about what T.S. Monk said, about the concert starting with a ballad...the first recording by Monk and Trane (with Wilber Ware on bass) was "Monk's Mood" in April of 1957...this live version makes an incredible contrast with that spare first effort....

I'm hoping to. Oh yeah.

Please join Blue Lake Public Radio tonight for music by John Coltrane. We'll focus on 1957. 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. est. www.bluelake.org

"Listen Here!" airs Sunday nights from 6 to 8 p.m. est on Blue Lake....

Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone Clifton Anderson, trombone Bobby Broom, guitar Bob Cranshaw, bass Kimati Dinizulu, percussion Al Foster, drums Saturday, October 1, 8 p.m. Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor University Musical Society of Ann Arbor www.ums.org

Thursday, September 22: The David Sanchez Quartet appears at Hope College's Dimnent Memorial Chapel, Hope College, Holland, Michigan. Tickets are available from (616) 395 - 7890. Master classes and an evening concert. Call for time and price. Saturday, October 8 at 8 p.m. the Pat Metheny Trio (Christian McBride, bass; Antonio Sanchez, drums) plus special guest David Sanchez (tenor saxophone) appears at Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor. A presentation of the University Musical Society, www.ums.org

However if you go to www.bluelake.org click on Public Radio and then "on-line program guide" you'll see, by date, who the featured artist is on Jazz From Blue Lake. Tonight we're listening to Sunny Murray. Web streaming from 11:30 p.m. to 3 a.m. est.

Right. There is no playlist before the fact....

Yes, This was the playlist from last night's program. Sorry you missed it.

Jazz from Blue Lake September 19, 2005 (web stream begins at 11:30 p.m.) 10 p.m. est. Muhal Richard Abrams/ Bloodline-- Rejoicing with the Light, Black Saint Muhal Richard Abrams/ Hearinga/Conversations w.the 3 of Me—Hearinga Suite, Black Saint George Russell and the Living Time Orchestra/ It’s About Time-- The 80th Birthday Concert, Concept Publishing Charles Lloyd / Jumping the Creek-- Jumping the Creek, ECM Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra/ Adagio— Not In Our Name, Verve 11 p.m. Muhal Richards Abrams/ Time Into Space Into Time -- Roots of Blue, APR Records Muhal Richard Abrams/ Du King (Dedicated to Duke Ellington) – Blues Forever, Black Saint Muhal Richard Abrams/ Tribute to Julius Hemphill and Don Pullen – One Line, Two Views; New World Crosscurrents Muhal Richard Abrams/ Blu Blu Blu -- Blu Blu Blu, Black Saint Joyce Randolph/ Night and Day -- Just A Little Blue, Myrlys Music Organissimo/ Tenderly -- This is the Place, Big O Sara Gazarek/ All or Nothing At All -- Yours, Native Language Wayne Shorter Quartet/ Over Shadow Hill Way -- Beyond the Sound Barrier, Verve 12 a.m. Bud Powell/ Hot House -- Bouncing w. Bud, Delmark Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane/ Crepuscule with Nellie/Nutty – At Carnegie Hall, Blue Note Interpretations of Monk/ Crepuscule with Nellie/I Mean You – Volume 1, Koch Jazz Muhal Ricard Abrams/ My Thoughts Are My Future: Now and Forever – Levels and Degrees of Light, Delmark Muhal Richards Abrams/ In Retrospect/Ballad for Old Souls – Things to Come From Those Now Gone, Delmark Jason Moran/ Time Into Space Into Time -- Modernistic, Blue Note 1 a.m. String Trio of New York w. Oliver Lake/ Frozen Ropes – Frozen Ropes, Barking Hoop John Coltrane/ 26-2 -- Complete Atlantic, Rhino Charlie Parker/ Confirmation -- Now’s the Time, Verve Gerald Wilson Orchestra/ So What -- In My Time, Mack Avenue Barry Altschul/ You Can’t Name Your Own Tune/CMBEH, You Can’t..32 Jazz Art Ensemble of Chicago/ Barnyard Scuffel Shuffel/Fanfare for the Warriors – Fanfare for the Warriors, Koch Jazz 2 a.m. Woody Shaw Jitterbug Waltz/Symmetry -- Two More Pieces of the Puzzle, 32 Jazz Marty Ehrlich Dark Woods Ensemble/ Dusk/Charlie In the Parker – Emergency Peace, New World Muhal Richards Abrams/Young at Heart -- Young at Heart, Wise in Time; Delmark Lazaro Vega, Jazz Director Blue Lake Public Radio 300 E. Crystal Lake Road Twin Lake MI 49457 www.bluelake.org radio@bluelake.org (231) 894-5656

Playing "Quintet" from 1967, Nessa, on the radio. To celebrate this mysterious musician flowing with an internal musical dialoge between the primacy of melodic improvisation, or color and intensity. And they vie for the top until Jarman just tumbles into theater, or begats poetics. Non-Cognitive Aspects of New Orleans. Together Alone. Old South Side Street Dance. After hours of those and other things then "Quintet." Got a call. 2:45 a.m. Caller, "You call this what'cher playin' music?" Blue Lake, "Yessss." Caller, "The hell it is." Doin' it. We're doin' it, Nessa. Still in the woods at Blue Lake at night. Thatch Mow

Jazz could use all the promotional videos it needs. This works as a tease. Favorite part, T.S. Monk saying, "This concert opens with a ballad." His expression is priceless.

Jazz from Blue Lake 9-6-05 10 p.m. Gene Bertoncini and Frank Vignola recorded for broadcast in Jim and Nancy Gould’s living room, Grand Rapids, 10-1-03. Night and Day; Medley: Where or When/Gone with the Wind/Stars Fell on Alabama/Corcovado; Interview 1; East of the Sun; Tears (Vignola’s solo); My One and Only Love (Bertoncini’s solo); Interview 2; Medley: Always/All The Things You Are/Stardust; Interview 3; Out of Nowhere 11 p.m. SF Jazz Collective; When Will the Blues Leav;e SF Jazz Collective; Nonesuch Bill Moring; Ornetteology; Way Out East; Apria Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman; Trigonometry/Song X Duo; Song X 10th ann.; Nonesuch Ahmad Jamal; I’m Old Fashioned; After Fajr; Dreyfus Betty Joplin; Fly Me To the Moon; Visions of the Moment; .com Wynton Marsalis; You Don’t Know What Love Is; Live at the House of Tribes; Blue Note Carmen McRae; Dedicated to You; Dedicated to You; Novus 12 a.m. Tom Knific; A Felicidade; Home Bass; Jazz Heads Gene Bertoncini Medley: Lullabye of the Leaves/Summer Night; With Bill Charlap, Sean Smith; Chairoscuro Tom Knific; Estate; Siena; SeaBreeze Frank Mantooth; You Don’t Know What Love Is; Ladies Sing for Lovers; MCG Mingus Orchestra; Todo Modo; I Am Three; Sunnyside Wayne Shorter; Over Shadow Hill Way; Beyond the Sound Barrier; Verve 1 a.m. Organissimo; Smoking Section; This Is The Place; Palmetto Jackie McLean; Demon’s Dance; Demon’s Dance; Blue Note Gerald Wilson; So What; In My Time; Mack Avenue Bertoncini/Wilkins; Cry Me A River; Just the Two of Us; Chairoscuro Julie London; Cry Me A River; Julie Is Her Name; Capitol Gene Bertoncini; Corcavado; Jobim: Someone to Light Up My Life; Chairoscuro Horace Silver; Silver’s Serenade; Silver’s Serenade; Blue Note Joyce Randolph; What A Difference A Day Makes; Just A Little Blue; Myrly Music 2 a.m. Dave Brubeck; Mr. Fats; London Flat, London Sharp; Telarc Tia Fuller; Bookie Head/Easy Living; Pillar of Strength; .com Blue Lake Sextet; In Walked Horace; Live 8-18-05 Clayton-Hamilton; Captian Bill; Live at MCG; MCG Ray Charles; Moanin’/Let’s Go; Genius +Soul=Jazz Rhino Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker; Salt Peanuts; Town Hall, June 22, 1945; Uptown Cedar Walton; Milestones; Underground Memories; Highnote John Coltrane; Crescent; Crescent; Impulse (Entire program was streamed live over www.bluelake.org) Lazaro Vega Blue Lake Public Radio 300 E. Crystal Lake Road Twin Lake MI 49457 www.bluelake.org radio@bluelake.org (231) 894-5656

Or they might try Jim Cooper via www.lakeshorejazzconnection.org Jim is a Chicagoan who recorded with Ira Sullivan and now lives on this side of the Big Water. He's a fine vibesman.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A Don Cherry Celebration October 1—23, 2005 at the Stone curated by Adam Rudolph On the tenth anniversary of the passing of this luminous being, colleagues, collaborators and torchbearers perform Don’s compositions and play new music inspired by his creative spirit. Performers include – Dewey Redman, Henry Grimes, Hassan Hakmoun, Bill Dixon, Karl Berger, Bob Steward, Badal Roy, Jai Uttal, Cyro Baptista, Joseph Jarman, Mark Helais, Bobby Few, Bailo Bah, Graham Haynes, Peter Apfelbaum, Oliver Lake, Steve Gorn, and many more (complete schedule below). THE STONE is located at the corner of avenue C and 2nd street ADMISSION $10 per set unless otherwise noted students 13 to 19 admitted half price - children 12 and under free there are no advance ticket sales -all admissions are at the door Don Cherry bio: http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=920558579 The Stone on the Web: http://www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=1 More about the curator, Adam Rudolph http://www.metarecords.com/adam.html For contact information for any of the participants please email: arudolph@earthlink.net Curator’s statement: “I first met Don Cherry in 1978 – after recording together in Chicago, he invited me to live in his and Moki’s house in Sweden and to perform with him – my first European tour. It was a life changing experience - we played music around the clock with musicians from around the world who stopped through. He also introduced me to Ornette Coleman’s concept and got me started composing music. Don was so generous – he opened the door for me, as he did for so many. He was educating at every moment – you only had to listen and look. In my travels since then, I am always meeting musicians who were inspired by Don. Don pointed the way for so much of what is happening now in music. He was the prototype “world musician”; he knew how to lift the music of anyone he performed with, from any culture in the world, while always sounding like himself. For me, Don was a musical mentor as well as a life mentor. Don’s spirit, outlook and philosophy were so deep and radiant. From him I learned that music is more than a profession; that sound itself is sacred, that silence is sacred. I learned about having the courage to pursue your own creative vision, about the importance of listening and imagination, and about the relationship of knowledge to freedom. He showed that being open to seeking knowledge is integral to the life of an artist. Don said his trumpet was an amplifier to his inner voice. He showed how to reach for that. Don understood about humility. He often said “music doesn’t belong to anyone; we come to music.” I feel like this Don Cherry Celebration is already a success before the music has even started: just all of the musicians connecting and talking about and remembering Brother Don. It is best now, though, to let the music speak for itself…so, see you there…. “in a minute.” Peace, Adam Rudolph A Don Cherry Celebration October 1—23, 2005 10/1 Saturday 8 and 10 pm Karl Berger "In the Spirit of Don Cherry" Karl Berger (vibraphone, piano, melodica) Graham Haynes (cornet, dusu’ngoni) Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, flute) Mark Helais (bass) Tani Tabbal (drums) Ingrid Sertso (vocal, poetry) 10/2 Sunday 8 pm Opening Invocation: Mu Joseph Jarman (poetry, song, bamboo, woodwinds) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10 pm Mark Helias and Graham Haynes Duo Mark Helias (bass) Graham Haynes (cornet) 10/4 Tuesday 8 pm Cyro plays Don Tim Keiper (drum set, percussion) Brian Marsella (pianoforte, keyboards, melodica) Peter Apfelbaum (piano forte, saxophone, melodica, percussion) Cyro Baptista (percussion) 10 pm Ira Cohen and Friends Ira Cohen (poetry) Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal) Harris Eisenstadt (drums) Graham Haynes (electronics, cornet) Matt Waugh (live sampling, electronics, guitar) 10/5 Wednesday 8 pm Ned Rothenberg Quartet Ned Rothenberg (alto sax, bass clarinet) Ray Anderson (trombone) Lindsay Horner (bass) Reggie Nicholson (drums) Premier performance of this 4-tet playing tunes by Don Cherry or inspired by him. 10 pm Avram Fefer Bobby Few Duo Avram Fefer (reeds), Bobby Few (piano) A rare visit from Paris by the master pianist. The duo presents material from their two new releases, "Kindred Spirits and Heavenly Places", as well as works by the great Don Cherry. 10/6 Thursday 8 pm The Marty Ehrlich Trio--"I Don't Know This World Without Don Cherry" Marty Ehrlich (woodwinds) Jerome Harris (bass guitar) Billy Martin (drums) 10 pm Harris Eisenstadt's "Where Is Brooklyn?" Vinny Golia (woodwinds) Achim Kaufmann (piano) Harris Eisenstadt (drums) 10/7 Friday 8 pm Bob Steward’s "Don Cherry and Friends" Bob Steward(tuba) Jerome Harris (guitar) Abdou Mboup (kora, percussion) James Zollar (trumpet) Carlton Holmes (piano) Buddy Williams (drums) 10 pm Dewey Redman and Friends 20 dollars 10/8 Saturday 8 pm Billy Bang Quintet Billy Bang (violin) James Zollar (trumpet) Andrew Bemkey (piano) Todd Nicholson (bass) Newman Taylor Baker (drums) 20 dollars 10 pm Peter Apfelbaum and Friends Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, flute, piano) Jessica Jones (tenor sax) Tony Jones (tenor sax) David Phelps (guitar) Patrice Blanchard (bass) Dafnis Prieto (drums) 10/9 Sunday 8 pm Invocation: Mu Graham Haynes (cornet) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10 pm Bern Nix and Joe Morris Duo Bern Nix (guitar) Joe Morris (bass) 10/11 Tuesday 8 pm Berber Bahia Blues Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal, percussion) Dende (Brazilian percussion) Adam Rudolph (hand drums, cajon, percussion) 10 pm Speak in Tones: Mopti Bai Koro Kouyate (tama) Bala Koro Kouyate (balafon) Yakouba Sissoko (dusu’ngoni) Daniel Moreno (percussion) 10/12 Wednesday 8 pm Full Moon Badal Roy (tabla) Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Kenny Wessel (guitar) Daniel Moreno (pecussion) 10 pm Jai Uttal and Friends Jai Uttal (vocal, dotar) Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Charlie Burnham (violin, mandolin) Daniel Paul (tabla) 10/13 Thursday 8 pm Invocation: Mu Oliver Lake (saxophones) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10 pm Cameron Brown presents "Don in Copenhagen, March '66" Dave Ballou (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn) Jason Rigby (tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet) Tony Jefferson (drums, cymbals) Cameron Brown (bass) 10/14 Friday 8 pm Hassan Hakmoun: Gift of the Gnawa Hassan Hakmoun (vocal, sintir) Brahim Fribgane (dumbek, guitar) Adam Rudolph (cajon, hand drums) special guest Graham Haynes (cornet) 20 dollars 10 pm Hassan Hakmoun: Gift of the Gnawa Hassan Hakmoun (vocal, sintir) Brahim Fribgane (dumbek, guitar) Adam Rudolph (cajon, hand drums) special guest Vishal Vaid (ghazal vocalist) 20 dollars 10/15 Saturday 8 and 10 pm Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures Graham Haynes (cornet) Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Shanir Blumenkrantz (bass, oud) Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal, percussion) Tani Tabbal (drums, percussion) Jerome Harris (guitar and acoustic bass guitar) Ned Rothenberg (shakuhachi, bass clarinet) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10/16 Sunday 8 pm Gifts for Don Cherry Henry Grimes (bass) and (im)possible surprises Bill Dixon (trumpet(s)) and (im)possible surprises 10 pm Don Cherry’s Gifts Bill Dixon (trumpet(s)) and (im)possible surprises Henry Grimes (bass) and (im)possible surprises “From the time he was a very young man, Don Cherry was one of the greatest pioneers of our music, and he always will be. A magnificent musical aesthete, his gifts led many other musicians in that category to develop and display their own natural gifts. I and many others are forever indebted to Don Cherry. His music continues to live in us all.” -- With love and respect, Henry Grimes “I met Don shortly after he came to NY with Ornette. While I never knew him as well as I would have liked, his work on the instrument served as a repository of information and a source of inspiration. In my opinion, Don's best work has to be included with the work of the innovational performers on the instrument.” -- Bill Dixon 20 dollars (15 dollars for elders & students) or 35 dollars for both sets (25 dollars for elders & students). 10/18 Tuesday 8 pm Ravish Momin Trio Ravish Momeen (drums, percussion, tabla) Shanir Blumenkrantz (bass, oud) Jason Kao Hwang (violin) 10 pm Jason Kao Hwang and Sang Won Park Duo Jason Kao Hwang (violin) Sang Won Park (kayagum) 10/19 Wednesday 8 pm Invocation: Mu Sylvie Courvoisier (prepared piano) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10 pm Speak in Tones: Bamako Bai Koro Kouyate (tama) Yakouba Sissoko (dusu’ngoni) Bala Koro Kouyate (balafon) Daniel Moreno (percussion) and others tba 10/20 Thursday 8 pm Min Xiao-Fen, Okkyung Lee, Susie Ibarra Min Xiao-Fen (pipa, voice) Okkyung Lee (cello) Susie Ibarra (drums, percussion) 10 pm Invocation: Mu Susie Ibarra (drums, percussion) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10/21 Friday 8 pm Closing Invocation: Mu Joseph Jarman (poetry, woodwinds) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) 10 pm Flutists of Fula Flute Bailo Bah and Sylvan Leroux 10/22 Saturday 8 and 10 pm John Zorn Improv Party Many Special Guests A Stone benefit. 10/23 Sunday 8 pm Basya Schecter and Queens Dominon 10 pm Desireless Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) Others tba

John tweaked the mix some for the sax (when there was enough signal to tweak; sometimes Arno just stands too far away from the mic so there's nothing you can do). In any case we will be rebroadcasting this entire performance Saturday morning from about 8:45 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. That is it will take up the last hour of Jazz a la Carte which airs every Saturday morning from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. est. Please join us on the web via www.bluelake.org

Not sure of the question but you can't go wrong with Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Duke Ellington, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Mingus, Miles, Trane, Ornette, Cecil Taylor, Art Ensemble, Fred Anderson, William Parker and then take your pick of new releases (have you heard the new Gerald Wilson big band cd?)

For Fontana Chamber Arts 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Suite 200 Kalamazoo MI 49007 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2005 – STEFON HARRIS AND BLACKOUT 8PM, DALTON RECITAL HALL, WMU Recently named Fontana’s first Jazz Artist-in-Residence, vibraphonist/marimbist/composer Stefon Harris will visit Kalamazoo in two separate weeks of residency and performances – October 23-27, 2005 and March 6-11, 2006 – in the first year of a three-year residency. Harris is heralded by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the most important young artists in jazz.” He first appeared in Kalamazoo in October 2004 on the Fontana Winter Season. His extraordinary abilities quickly drew him an enthusiastic and large following, and in the process, he achieved an unprecedented connection with the community. Residency activities will address a wide spectrum of audiences, both urban and rural, in and around Kalamazoo, and will include students of all ages, underserved populations, and the community-at-large. Harris will conduct masterclasses, lecture-demonstrations, visits to local area schools, a Concert for Young Audience, and guest performances and clinics with the Western Jazz Quartet at the 25th Western Jazz Invitational at WMU School of Music. FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MARCH 10-11, 2006 STEFON HARRIS WITH THE WESTERN JAZZ QUARTET 8PM, DALTON RECITAL HALL, WMU Jazz Artist in Residence Stefon Harris will complete his 2005-2006 residency with a return visit to Kalamazoo March 6-11, 2006. The week ends with an appearance by Harris with the Western Jazz Quartet on Friday, March 10. He will also appear as special guest at the 25th WMU Jazz Invitational, where he will perform and conduct clinics. Harris will continue his activities in the community with additional visits to schools and other neighborhood venues. Tickets available at Miller Auditorium or Epic Center Box Office – 269-387-2300, or toll-free 800-228-9858: · Winter Season Full Subscription · Winter Season Passport Subscription · Single Tickets, Group Discounts, Gift Certificates For more information, contact: FONTANA CHAMBER ARTS 359 S. KALAMAZOO MALL, KALAMAZOO MI 49007 Telephone: 269-382-7774 | www.fontanachamberarts.org

Playlist from 10 p.m. to 12:15 a.m. Jazz From Blue Lake 8-29-05 Charlie Parker’s 85th Birthday Celebration 10 p.m. 1945 Dizzy Gillespie Sextet - Groovin’ High/Dizzy Atmosphere- Shaw Nuff- Musicraft Charlie Parker - Sweet Georgia Brown- Birth of the Bebop –Stash Dizzy Gillespie and His All Star Quintet- Salt Peanuts/Hot House - Shaw Nuff – Musicraft Red Norvo’s Septet- Get Happy/Congo Blues- feat. C. Parker-D.Gillespie- Stash Dizzy Gillespie – Charlie Parker- Salt Peanuts/Hot House- New York City, June 22, 1945 – Uptown Sir Charles Thompson - Takin’ Off/Street Beat - Takin’ Off- Delmark 11 p.m. Charlie Parker’s Reboppers- Billie’s Bounce/Now’s The Time- Complete Savoy..Savoy Charlie Parker’s Reboppers- Meandering/Ko Ko- Complete Savoy… Savoy Slim Galliard and his Orchestra - Poppity Pop/Slim’s Jam #4/28-33- Savoy 1946 JATP / Oh, Lady Be Good Complete..44-49 Verve Charlie Parker Septet - Moose the Mooche/Yard Bird Suite/Ornithology- Complete Savoy… Savoy 12 a.m. Dizzy Gillespie – Charlie Parker - Night In Tunisia- New York City, June 22, 1945 – Upown 1946 JATP- I Got Rhythm- Complete…44-49- Verve

Ah, 1945.......