Lazaro Vega

Hi Gang, A couple of recent live recording sessions from our studios here in the Manistee National Forest at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. On November 14, 2023 The Bridge, a transatlantic network for jazz and creative music, brought Cancel Rescue Mission to the radio station. With Corey Wilkes trumpet, electronics and a table full of sound makers; Justin Dillard with his signature sounding Hammond SKX and a couple of smaller keyboards, as well as a vocal interface, representing for Chicago. Then from France there is Quentin Biardeau on tenor saxophone and synthesizer; and Etienne Ziemnaik, drums. At one point, you will hear excerpts of Hubert Reeves discussing The Big Bang (in French) as well as a sample of Saul Williams’ poem “A Toast to All People.” And we speak to the musicians. Here’s the link: https://bluelake.ncats.net/ondemand/Studio%20Performances-Cancel%20Rescue%20Mission-0-2023114.mp3 On October 17, 2023 pianist Mara Rosenbloom was lead in getting the New York based collective XXE into the station, with Gabby Fluke-Mogul on violin and Tcheser Holmes on drums. Fluke-Mogul studied under Roscoe Mitchell at Mills College and is a Roulette 2023 Jerome Artist in Residence, and Tcheser Holmes is percussionist for the band Irreversible Entanglements. Hearing the trio play shorter pieces is unlike the majority of their performances that usually stretch, uninterrupted, for up to an hour. And it was good to speak to all three musicians. Here’s the link: https://bluelake.ncats.net/ondemand/Studio%20Performances-XXE%20violin%20piano%20drums%20In%20Session-0-20231017.mp3 Thanks for listening! Lazaro Vega, producer and host Steve Albert, engineer Thanks to Dave Postma Piano Tuning of Hudsonville, Michigan. Jazz From Blue Lake airs Monday through Friday beginning at 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. eastern time via https://www.bluelake.org/listen

It's kind of a "Watusi" tune on the head, but then goes straight ahead for the solos. Credited to Bird on the AudioFidelity/Charlie Parker Recods lp re-issue, so thanks for the info.

it's "I Want To Be Happy" (per Jon-Erik Kellso)

Hank Jones contributed "Vignette" (based on Sweet Sue, Just You) to The High and Mighty Hawk. There's also "Get Set." Dumb question: is that a contrafact, or a blues, or "just" an original....?

Thanks!

I'd love to know who is in the band. Any further leads?

Nightside pulled the shades down???!!! Huge loss. Well, the data is clear: the talk format evinces more institutional support and, as you'll admit, not having listened to the music offering, potentially more listeners. Though it's hard to imagine the news cycle in Mount Pleasant is 24/7. In our market there are two radio stations that overlap with the NPR talk format and they both do well during on air fundraisers. Fortunately Blue Lake Public Radio, where I work, isn't playing that game and is sticking with a mission of fine arts programming that's music centric, which re-enforces the over all mission of Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. #musiceducation

Thanks for sharing the stats about radio listenership. #stillrelevant

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Didn't know about the MPS album, though they do appear together with the Francy Boland/Kenny Clarke Big Band on a cut called "Griff N Jaw." And the Radio Broadcast (thank you very much) from Copenhagen's Montmartre in 1984 that came out on Storyville as "Tough Tenors back again!" Putting a radio program together on the Tough Tenors for tonight during Jazz From Blue Lake....10 p.m. - 3 a.m. eastern, with their music in the first part of the hour....www.bluelake.org/listen

Didn't know about the MPS album, though they do appear together with the Francy Boland/Kenny Clarke Big Band on a cut called "Griff and Jaws." Putting a radio program together on the Tough Tenors for tonight during Jazz From Blue Lake....10 p.m. - 3 a.m. eastern, with their music in the first part of the hour....www.bluelake.org/listen

Thank you GA Russell -- have run a concert series, raised a family and continued to program nearly 30 hours of jazz radio per week here in west Michigan. So, still doin' it!

Yes, I know it's Benny Golson's 94th birthday, and we'll get to that, as well as take it "Out on Blue Lake" from midnight until 1 a.m. Thursday morning. Yet starting at 10 p.m. eastern tonight, Wednesday, January 25th, #BlueLakePublicRadio is featuring Michael Weiss on record during #JazzFromBlueLake . The program airs until 3 a.m. eastern. Emphasis on the new album, and including The Frank Wess Nonet in honor of current activity. Streaming from www.bluelake.org/listen (no archive, no on-demand). Thanks for listening. Lazaro Vega Blue Lake Public Radio WBLV FM 90.3/WBLU FM 88.9 Grand Rapids and Muskegon, Michigan

It's selling for $245 at Amazon. Just under half price.

Finding many allusions to this set in both the text and footnotes. Anyone own this or familiar with it? It's reading like this is the audio companion to the book. https://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Myth-Revealed-Covering-1914-1959/dp/B004ZNNUD2?fbclid=IwAR09GJrqW-OPOqKlY-LNqInnw4YTWJq1vIXIGzE36QUqTTZjOykt6qwOKKw

Especially relevant after 2021's amazing "The Boy' Multi-National Crusade For Harmony" on New World Records.

Steve Lacy (Unfinished)

Featuring the band at 10 p.m. eastern and in the first part of each hour until 3 a.m. Recordings and special recorded performances done live on Blue Lake. Streaming live from www.bluelake.org/radio

Dan, here's a link to that original broadcast from 2009. https://bluelake.ncats.net/ondemand/Studio%20Performances-Organissimo%20w%20Arno%20Marsh%20and%20Dan%20Jacobs-0-20050711.mp3 (Today's on-demand program features "Sweet Potato Pie").

Please join #JazzFromBlueLake today as we feature Organissimo, the celebrated jazz organ combo from Michigan who marked their 20th anniversary playing together recently, and whose keyboardist, Jim Alfredson, was just recognized with a lifetime award from the Jazz Alliance of Mid-Michigan. Organissimo appeared live on #BlueLakePublicRadio with saxophonist Arno Marsh and another time with trombonist Paul Brewer. You’ll hear those performances and more by clicking the #JazzFromBlueLake links at www.bluelake.org/ondemand today.

That tribute to Jimmy Smith record features Archie Shepp on a few numbers, tenor and voice. Holla.

Sweet. Talk about second acts! March 8, 2005 Grimes and Marshall Allen brought their "Spaceship on the Highway" by Blue Lake Public Radio's studios here at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp in the Manistee National Forest and improvised/interviewed for an hour on the air. Allen played a shiny new alto, clarinet and EWI while Grimes was content with Olive Oil, his green lacquered bass William Parker bequeathed for the comeback. All improvisations. November 29, 2006 Henry and Margret returned with brass man Roy Campbell (trumpet, flugelhorn, pocket trumpet) for an hour of improvisation and conversation, this time including an unforgettable reading of Ayler's "Universal Indians." Some time in 2010 Grimes dropped by one last time with his "Renaissance Man Tour" which featured his first public violin playing since he put down the instrument years ago, as well as solo bass improvisations and poetry reading. Great, great moments. So generous with his music.

Solid.

Thank you sir. Love those David Stone Martin covers.

Yes, it was a very listenable concert: tippin'!