Lazaro Vega

Sorry, that was actually Pittsburg. Looking forward to tonight. The band came in a day early to avoid the snow. Blue Lake's server has room for 70 -- it would be great to max it out for creative improvised music, send a message to management and all. Tonight at 10 p.m. est. www.bluelake.org Thanks y'all.

Tour Schedule from Berne's web site. Acoustic Hard Cell [berne/Taborn/Rainey] STATES Mar. 05, 10pm Tonic/NYC Mar. 06 Boston Mar. 08 OTTAWA Mar. 09 SEATTLE Mar. 10 PORTLAND(OREGON) Mar. 11 EUGENE Mar. 12 VANCOUVER Mar. 13 MINNEAPOLIS Mar. 14 CHICAGO Mar. 15 ANN ARBOR

Did anyone catch the Philly radio interview with Marshall Allen? Trying to find the link to that around here and missing it. (I was at a wedding -- a combination of DeGroots and DeGraffs; all the women were 6'5" blond and young, and all of their men were like 7 ' tall, blond and young -- and missed the web cast).

Tuesday night at 10 p.m. live on the web, too, if all goes well. The stream will be back up on Monday. www.bluelake.org

Good to see Joe and Randy at Schuler Books tonight digging Kalaparush!

Yeah Jim, Like I said this is a work in progress and an experimental one at that. The second link you provided goes to NPR but that isn't Blue Lake's web stream. We have classical music during the day. I don't know why the WMP doesn't open up when you go to the link at www.bluelake.org. It should open up on the web page you see. For what it is worth, it isn't opening up for me, either, and that might have something to do with us using an I-Mac, or our WMP is corrupted and we need a new one..... Yet the Blue Lake web stream is up and running...Hope you can have it resolved. I come on tonight at 10 p.m. est. Hey man, shouldn't I be playing some of your music on the air? Lazaro Vega Blue Lake Public Radio 300 East Crystal Lake Road Twin Lake MI 49457

You need a windows media player....

Well that sure was a hell of a lot of fun. Kalaparush!

Have you tried it? Need a Windows Media Player and you'll be all set. Kalaparush just called: he's coming to the station early to rehearse and work up the broadcast. Really looking forward to this. First night on the web and we're into pure melody with Kalaparush live. Lost leader found.

Please join us for jazz which comes to you in the best of taste from Blue Lake. (This is in the experimental stage so please be patient if the stream is interrupted). http://www.bluelake.org/radio.html Jazz Schedule Monday through Thursday, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. est. Continious jazz programming from Friday night at 10 p.m. until 11 a.m. Saturday morning. Sunday, Midnight to 7 a.m. then 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Special live broadcast of Kalaparush and The Light tonight, March 3rd, at 10 p.m. With support from Schuler Books and Music, Grand Rapids; Best Western Inn and Suites of Whitehall, MI. Special live broadcast of Henry Grimes and Marshall Allen Tuesday, March 8 at 10 p.m. With support from Vertigo Music on South Division, Grand Rapids; Weathervane Inn, Montague, MI. contact: radio@bluelake.org if there's something you want to hear.

Anyone catch the WNUR interview today?

From Ravish Momin: Upcoming Mid-West Mini-Tour for Kalaparush and The Light: March 2nd: WNUR Radio Live Interview (11-12:30PM) 89.3 FM, Chicago, IL March 2nd: Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (7PM) Claudia Cassidy Theater March 3rd: Blue Lake Radio (www.bluelake.org) Live Broadcast, Grand Rapids, MI (WBLV FM 90.3/WBLU FM 88.9) (10-11pm) March 4th: Schuler Book Store, Grand Rapids. MI (7:30PM) March 5th: Al Williams Loft Society, Cincinnati, OH (9PM) (call 513-559-9220 for details!) (March 6th has been re-scheduled to the following due to extenuating circumstances) March 17th: University of Pennsylvania (An ArsNovaWorkshop Production), Philadelphia, PA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PENGUIN GUIDE TO JAZZ:2004; 7TH EDITION (BY RICHARD COOK & BRIAN MORTON) Kalaparush and the Light- Morning Song (Delmark 553) Kalaparush- t.sax, Jesse Dulman-tuba, Ravish Momin- drums; Recorded 8/03. **** And then, back at Delmark after all those years, Kalaparush and the Light (as he calls the trio) turns in an album that really has been worth waiting for. Despite the silliness of titles like “Symphony No. 1”, he turns in a set in which blues, bebop, raw field shouts and more classical forms all seem to have contributed to an extraordinary musical alloy. There is a further and better version of “I don’t have and answer…” which suggests how much the group has evolved. Take our advice and treat the CIMPs as rehearsal tapes, interesting to listen to later, but certainly not a patch on this marvelous disc. “Kalaparush and the Light's Morning Song is a necessary pick-up.”- NY Press (2.22.05) The uniqueness of McIntyre's sound is matched by the fluidity of his thought, for he tends to unspool ideas faster than the ear can absorb them. If the speed of his delivery recalls the bebop era of his youth, his astringent harmonies, piquant dissonances and unusual melodic structures are utterly of today -- fresh, provocative, unpredictable, unexpected. […] But McIntyre's contributions as bandleader proved equally impressive, for he has found kindred spirits in tuba virtuoso Jesse Dulman and drummer Ravish Momin. Each held his own in this exceptional band, a trio of equal parts if ever there were one. Listen to the sweet polyphony that these three players attained in "Mmahjae" -- McIntyre's beautifully sculpted lines dovetailing with Dulman's counterpoint on tuba and Momin's sublime brushwork on drums -- and you're hearing ensemble improvisation that's as alive and spontaneous as it gets.- Howard Reich, Chicago Tribune (4.5.04)

Oh yeah -- sweet. Nice photos, and thanks for the words guys. Indeed, the cat is a heavy. By the way, his "Violets For Your Furs" on the disc with Cobb is a great example of what you're talking about, too, Larry K. Were you worried he took some of the corner's off his approach?

Serenade in Blues is a killer -- love that slow blues that begins with Von solo (ta-da-daa-da,da,da,daa,da), followed by Wilber Campbell's flam, and as the piece goes into tempo John Young plays this insane run which Von holla's at. Just start taking off clothes after that point, Calumet. Sounds like you had a great time. Envy on this part as I was home rockin' a sick baby and happy to see Jamie Fox get his props, while wondering if Scorsese will see his. Yes, if Larry and Chuck would elaborate I'm all ears. Who was in the band, what were the tunes, how is Von the Mature sounding these days?

How went the evening of music?

We have a "format" for our live broadcasts that allows us to touch base with the audience as well as play long segments of music. The format is based on a time outline more than a stylistic one, with built in breaks for interviews, too. I'll be sending that to the guys ahead of time so there are no surprises. I'm hoping Marshal Allen will play "Over the Rainbow" for us -- his old feature with Sun Ra. Michael, how is your Henry Grimes book going? We have the ability to dub from DATS if you need any help

Been getting ready for this one by going back to Roscoe Mitchell's "Sound," especially Kalaparush on the piece "Ornette," and K's own "Humility in the Light of Creator" with that great sax, 2 basses, 2 drummers format, and then into the more recent things. The recent Delmark is still the best of the lot from Kalaparush's latest "outpouring" of recordings. Best sound, best performance. The new CIMP CD with Adam Lane joining The Light on bass shows how that low end of the band still fascinates K (string bass AND tuba) though the recording quality isn't happening. John Litweiler nailed it when he said Kalaparush is a melodic improviser. Even in the sonic extremes of Roscoe's early music, Kalaparush is already offering another way to deal with "energy music" on tenor. Psyched. Please keep on eye on www.bluelake.org and the "public radio" page for a link to a web stream. My boss is working on getting that going before Thursday (while he's also interviewing potential office managers). It will be down to the wire....literally...streaming radio on the web is all about wires...wireless is still the best, but I look forward to celebrating my 22nd anniversary of producing Jazz From Blue Lake (March 1, 1983) with you curious, passionate people.

Wow, Michael Fitzgerald's discography of Henry Grimes is a great tool. Even though I've read Grimes story, it was still shocking to jump from Albert Ayler in Greenwich Village in '66 to L.A. in the 2000's as you're scrolling through his sessions. Looking forward to the opportunity to present Grimes and Allen -- playing Grimes music, including the Dennis Gonzalez recording and the new Grimes trio recording with David Murray and Hamid Drake, and he remains one of the most inspiring stories in jazz. Hopefully the Blue Lake broadcast will be part of that discography, too.

Thanks Nate.

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From the Braxton list: The Internet Archive has Gunther Schuller's "Early Jazz": http://www.archive.org/details/EarlyJazz The djvu* file of 32MB (rather big for an ebook!) is the smallest version available.

An unedited transcript of the "Invisible Jukebox" with Ken Vandermark from the The Wire's March issue: http://www.thewire.co.uk/web/unpublished/ken_vandermark.html (That's Ab Barrs)

March 5th is a Saturday?...will try to catch that, C-ball. Is it going to be archived on the site? Charles Moore resurfaced in the late 1980's/early 1990's with the band Eternal Wind. They actually played a concert in Grand Rapids. From what has been out on Adam Rudolph's Meta Records the band gets together when ever they can....http://www.metarecords.com/ Kenny Cox. Man he was ubiquitous on the Michigan music scene. Heard him back Pepper Adams, in his own quartet -- too many gigs to even remember. Though he didn't record much his career was fairly active around Detroit, Ann Arbor and across the state.

Midnight Special, and the chatter that closes the cd.