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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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http://www.geocities.com/jeff_l_schwartz/ayler.html

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.

I saw this Chuck, as well as the "Coleman Hawkins on Demand" link and have been biting my tongue. Downloads are a big no-no. Streaming the same music on the web for 24 hours is also against the rules for broadcasters, yet I don't know the situation here. If a legit radio station were to do that they would be operating outside of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act for web casting and open to paying royalties based on how many people listened. Or their license to web cast would be revoked. Cuscuna was cool with us playing more of a single artist than the rules allowed, but the EMI legal department in England was not, in writing, verboten. They said they'd maybe consider a case-by-case basis. (For what it is worth I still have no idea how WKCR gets away with those marathon programs. I have it second or third hand that they say they belong to a student radio consortium that has been given a waiver, though in my experience Capitol, Verve and that whole group, and Columbia/Sony do not grant waivers, not even to XM or Sirius, from what I've been told by their legal departments. Maybe they were just shining me on, but then again they didn't impress me as jokers). What's kind of funny, though, is that royalty payments are based on audience size. Let's see, three? Right now there are around 4 million subscribers to satellite radio, but over 27 million people listening to radio on-line every day. In any case, it isn't up to me to police these things. All I know is that the radio professionals at WEMU in Ypsilanti and WKAR in East Lansing, people with real radio chops who I admire professionally, are doing all they can to stay within the guidelines set out for web casting. Blue Lake will follow their lead and adhere to rules laid out by NPR and the U.S. Congress.

His "Cresent" on Translinear Light is similar in mood to "Dear Alice" on the new In Flux. "Dear Alice" takes things a bit further out emotionally. Yeah, I go for that. Boy did he get panned for his concert in Chicago this past summer -- Howard Reich didn't appreciate the piece the Jazz Insitute of Chicago commissioned from Mr. Coltrane. Anyone actually hear that performance? Anyone happen to catch Ravi, Alice and Branford M. in the recent concert (as reported on All About Jazz)?

A head seamstress in red riding hood costume stitching together bombs with sports metaphors while ducking the door bell rung by dark suited strangers walking on hate tamped into the soles of their fbi shoes... It is impossible to even try...thanks for the link.... Sorry for Anita....

http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayIS...item=6507672910 Bird's alto, $261,000. Trane's tenor didn't reach the $500,000 minimum bid. The manuscript from A Love Supreme, $129,500. http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story.js...storyid=2699210

P.S. did anyone see that film clip of Charlie Rouse playing with Ellington? Had read about that but never heard the music, or even knew there is video of that association. Is it commercially available?

I taped that. What a great segment for national television to run. Would love to see more programs like that.

http://www.guernseys.com/Auctions/Jazz/Featured.html

Throughout much of the 1980's Larry Nozero was the music director at Mackinaw Island, too.

Was it on? I'm at work and was just wondering.....

Heard about it through Tony Gasperre (sp) at the Jazz Programmer's list (for radio programmers). He runs the Jazz Week chart you see on the front of AAJ and is putting together television listings. As part of his request for information on where to find jazz on t.v. (anyone?) he included this listing.

You think the nasties here are bad, Branford Marsalis just shut down his forum do to "childish bullshit." It was out of hand, rounding the bend towards Penthouse Forum. Sockpuppets are dangerous mouthy creatures better left un-eaten; cooked or raw they're unpalatable. p.s. I think Wardell Gray's "Easy Swing" is Bird's "Steeplechase" but I'm waiting for some help on that one.....