Lazaro Vega

Tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake, we celebrate the 87th birthday of saxophonist Ted Brown from 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. edt (seehttp://www.tedbrownjazz.com/). In addition to his flowing melodic improvisation, we'll check out music by Lena Bloch, a new live recording by Lennie Tristano's sextet from 1951, and the music of Warne Marsh. This program will also be available on-demand from Blue Lake Public Radio's web site during the day on Tuesday. Streaming live fromwww.bluelake.org/radio

In the past Blue Lake Public Radio produced programs on Coleman Hawkins's great recordings of the 1930's with Fletcher Henderson and Red Allen; his extensive catalog from the 1940's; appearances on record with "the boppers" and Max Roach's "Freedom Now Suite;" his partnership with trumpeter Roy Eldridge; and his versions of "Body and Soul." Tonight we'll try something different, taking another angle in to the great saxophonist's 50 year recording career, starting with the riot in the studio that is "The Big Reunion." Please tune in: 10 p.m. - 3 a.m. streaming from www.bluelake.org/radio . Hawkins music will be featured in the first 20 minutes of each hour. Also, starting December 2nd you'll be able to hear the previous evening's Jazz From Blue Lake broadcast on-demand from our web site, www.bluelake.org/radio Jazz From Blue Lake airs Monday night from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.; Tuesday through Friday from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.; Saturday morning from 7 to 10; and Sunday night from 7 to 10. That's eastern time, same as NYC.

"Müller, a former top jazz division executive at PolyGram and Universal, who is based in Madrid, says he’s targeting listeners who became enamored with the genre in their 20s, lost touch with it in their 30s and 40s, and want to reconnect with it in their 50s. “It probably has something to do with having kids,” he says. “We haven’t really analyzed it.”" In a basement session sometime in the 1990's, Chuck Nessa talked about this life pattern, and linked it to "manufactured nostalgia."

Tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake the recorded legacy of drummer/music educator Gene Krupa:http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Gene_Krupa.html. Please join Blue Lake from 10 p.m. - 3 a.m. via www.bluelake.org/radio.html

Azar's blowin' up on the new Franklin Kiermyer album "Further."

Steve Reynolds wrote, "The audience at the concert last week in Montclair, NJ was pretty much a microcosm of the community. Mixed races, ages, sexes, etc. " That's the jazz audience -- it is everyone who's interested in musical ideas. In our time, the marketing world we live in does not deal with that level of real democratic listenership. It pulls it apart and goes after component parts. And it's so sophisticated that when it encounters the type of challenges faced by marketing jazz, which is more sophisticated than today's marketing model predictors, it's the inability to reach the market that fails, not the music's ability to reach human truths that resonate across the human community.

Wasn't it with a cymbal sound like "the wind passing through the fir trees" or something like that?

May 20 2014 The Jazz Datebook: Regular Hits: Mondays from 6 to 10 p.m., Fridays 7 – 11 p.m. and Saturdays 6-10 p.m. The What Not Inn features a revolving cast of local musicians each weekend and Mondays hosts a jam session open to musicians and vocalists. See the full schedule here: www.whatnotinn.com. The What Not Inn is located at M89 and the Blue Star Highway, 2405 68th Street, Fennville, MI. (269) 543-3341. Mondays from 8 to 11 p.m. pianist/vocalist John Shea swings downtown Grand Rapids with bassist Warren Jones III and drummer Fred Knapp from The Republic, 45 South Division. Urban hang. www.republicgrandrapids.com. Tuesdays at 7 p.m. it is diva time at Bar Divani, 15 Ionia Ave. N.W., Grand Rapids, as the finest female singers in the area step up and swing. Coming up May 20, Sylvia Brooks Taylor and Mark Kahny; 5-27, Mary Rademacher Reed and Mark Kahny. For a full schedule: http://www.bar-divani.com/tastings-a-events/live-music Phone (616) 774 – 9463. Wednesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. The Tom Hagen Trio with vocalist Rick Reuther at Notos Old World Italian Dining, 6600 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids. (616) 493 – 6686, or www.notosoldworld.com. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday live piano jazz is heard from 7 to 10 p.m. at Mangiamo, 1033 Lake Drive S.E., Grand Rapids. Wednesday, May 21, Freddy DeGennaro; 5-22, Mark Kahny; 5-23, Paul Lesinski and Mary Radamacher-Reed; 5-24, Paul Lesinski; Wednesday, May 28, Michael Drost; 5-29, Bill Davidson; 5-30, Robin Connell; 5-31, Steve Talaga and Mark Jackson; Wednesday, June 4, Greg Miller; 6-5, Bob VanStee; 6-6, Robin Connell; 6-7, Monica A Silva; Wed. 6-11, Freddy DeGennaro; 6-12, Steve Talaga; 6-13, Steve Talaga and Mary Radamacher-Reed; 6-14, Paul Lesinski; Wed, 6-18, Michael Drost; 6-19, Paul Lesinski; 6-20, Robin Connell; 6-21, Roger MacNaughton and Tami Hjelm; Wed. 6-25, Greg Miller; 6-26, Bill Davidson; 6-27, Steve Talaga; 6-28, Steve Talaga and Diana VandeWater. Information from (616) 742 – 0600. www.thegilmorecollection.com. Thursdays at 7 p.m. a variety of jazz bands rotate the schedule at The Book Nook and Java Shop, 8744 Ferry Street in Montague. Among the bands on the rotation: Checker’s Morton, a jazz band loved by Unitarians and good listeners alike, features pianist/composer Bob VanStee; The Lakewinds Jazz Quartet with Dave Collee on trombone and bass, Vince Liefers at the piano, Tim Froncek, drums, and special guest Tom Stansell, saxophones play straight ahead; the Dave Collee Quartet with pianist Eric Thorne and vocalist Ginny Dusseau, drummer Tim Froncek, and saxophonist/flutist Bob Nixon bring a night club vibe; Multi-instrumentalist (bass and trombone) Dave Collee’s Quartet plays great jazz standards. The last Thursday of the month belongs to trumpeter Brad Fritcher and Trios. See www.thebooknookjavashop.com and click on the calendar for Thursday night. Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., pianist-vocalist Robin Connell plays in the Lumber Baron Bar at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187 Monroe Avenue N.W., Grand Rapids. See www.robinconnell.com. Thursdays, May 22nd and June 12th 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. “The Mood Swings” swing a taste at Eurobistro, 6450 28th Street S.E., Grand Rapids. With drummer Milt Szernick, bassist Jeff Beavin, keyboards by Ed Dublis, saxophone by Charlie Royce and the voices of Angie or Hanna Royce, this band comes to play for you listening pleasure. Information from (616) 719 – 2017. Thursdays at 7 p.m. jazz at the Red Rooster Tavern, 2998 Scenic Drive, Muskegon, resumes in May. Drummer Tim Johnson is music director for this series of live local jazz talent. See www.redroostertavern.com or phone (231) 744 – 4006. Fridays, 7 p.m. the John Shea Trio plays at the J.W. Marriot Hotel, 235 Louis Street N.W., Grand Rapids. (616) 242 – 1448. Fridays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Swingtooth plays the Jazz Brunch at the Hit The Road Joe Café, 7291 Elm Ave., Croton (2 miles north of M-82). Swingtooth plays standards on acoustic, hand built guitars by Lee and David Middleman, with Chris Cudworth on bass. Also, Saturdays May17th and Sunday June 8th they’ll play Jazz Brunch at the Book Nook and Java Shop in Montague, 10am to noon. See www.hittheroadjoe.moonfruit.com or www.facebook.com/Swingtooth. Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30, live jazz at Restaurant Toulouse, 248 Culver Street, Saugatuck. Friday nights are for vocalist Libby York, www.libbyyork.com, while Saturdays belong to Diana Vandewater. Information from (269) 857 – 1561. Saturdays at 7:30, pianist John Shea leads his trio at Noto’s Old World Italian Dining, 6600 28th Street S.E., Grand Rapids. See www.notosoldworld.com or call (616) 493 – 6686. Saturdays at 7 p.m. guitarist Steve Hilger’s Trio Jazz appears at the Louis Benton Steak House, 35 Ionia Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49506. (616) 454-7455. Sundays, Randy Marsh’s Sunday Night Jazz Hang at The Speak EZ Lounge, 600 Monroe Avenue N.W., Grand Rapids, is a fun jam session. Information from (616) 458 – 2689. Student musicians under 21 with a parent or legal guardian will have a chance to play with Marsh from 7 to 9; the host trio plays from 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. www.speakezlounge.com. First Sunday of every month from 5 to 7 p.m. the Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra plays Founders Brewing Company, 235 Grandville Avenue S.W., downtown Grand Rapids. The GRJO is the region’s premier professional jazz orchestra. Information from www.grjo.com. Timely Hits: Friday, May 23rd at 8 p.m. and Saturday, May 24th at 11:30 p.m. Richard Pinhas and The Moon in concerts presented by Hugo Claudin at Mexicains Sans Frontieres, 120 S. Division #226, Grand Rapids MI 49503 for www.globaladvancedstudies.org. TheFriday’s concert features music of Pinhas -- a composer, guitarist and electronics innovator recognized as one of France’s major experimental musicians – along with “The Moon,” a duo of New Yorkers Adam Caine, guitar, and Federico Ughi, drums. Saturday’s concert is solo. The acclaimed experimental musician Richard Pinhas will also teach an online course for The Global Center for Advanced Studies entitled "The Refrain: Electronic Music After Pinhas & Deleuze.” Sunday, May 25th at 4 p.m. saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist Douglas Ewart’s Quasar performs in the Ballroom of The Lakeside Inn, 15251 Lakeshore Road, Lakeside, MI 49116. Quasar includes Ewart’s woodwinds; vocalist Mankwe Ndosi; dancer Nicole Noland; bassist Darius Savage; vibraphonist Preyas Roy; in music “as an antidote to the divisions and compartmentalization afflicting modern life.” Information from (269) 469 – 0600 or www.lakesideinns.com. The concert is presented by www.hothouse.net. Thursday, May 29th from 8 to 11 p.m. former Las Vegas vocalist Kathy Lamar hosts a CD “kickstarter” for “Songs for Elsa,” her forthcoming CD, now in the home stretch of production, at One Trick Pony and Taproom, 136 East Fulton Street, Grand Rapids MI 49503. Joined by pianist Steve Talaga, bassist Tom Lockwood and drummer Scott Veenstra, Lamar is dedicating the CD to her friend and patron, Elsa Fierens (a former translator for the Blue Lake International Exchange Program, btw). The phone at One Trick Pony is (616) 235 – 7669. Information from Heidi.stukkie@gmail.com. Saturday, May 31st at 7 p.m. the West Michigan Jazz Society presents an evening with Grammy Award winning pianist Ruslan Sirota at the Peter M. Wege Theatre, 341 Ellsworth Avenue S.W., Grand Rapids. (616) 490 – 9506 or www.wmichjazz.org. Sirota recently accompanied vocalist Josh Groban, and has appeared with jazz bassist Stanley Clarke, pianist Chick Corea and vocalist Seal. June 2nd through June 4th auditions take place at St. Cecilia Music Center for their “new” After School Jazz Programs. See http://scmc-online.org/school-of-music/auditions/ for more information. Sunday, June 8th at 3 p.m. Joan Reynolds leads the Chicago-based Red Rose Jazz Band in ragtime arrangements by composers Scott Joplin and King Oliver for The West Shore Jazz Society at the Oak Ridge Country Club, 513 West Pontaluna Road, Muskegon. Then, on July 6th, Bob Adams Buffalo Ridge Jazz Band appears. Information from Bill Blakeman, (231)759-0071, or wjblakeman@aol.com . Reservations from (231)733-0071. Monday, June 9th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the West Michigan Jazz Society presents “Jazz at the Zoo,” with the Byron Center High School Jazz Orchestra, a 24 member student ensemble led by Marc Townley. The Monday night summer concert series takes place at John Ball Park Band Shell, 1300 Fulton Street West, Grand Rapids MI 49504. Now in its 14th season, “Jazz at the Zoo,” remains a free concert series. Lawn chairs and picnics welcome. www.wmichjazz.org. Wednesday, June 11th from 6 to 8 p.m. vocalist Libby York celebrates the release of her new CD “Memoir” with an intimate concert at the The Alumni House and Visitor Center at Grand Valley State University. The gracious manor on the north end of the Allendale campus will host Ms. York accompanied by Mark Kahny on piano. Heavy Hors D’oeuvres and drinks. Reservations required by June 2nd: (616) 331-2176 or saindonk@gvsu.edu. Reviews from New York and London of “Memoir” available from www.libbyyork.com. Sunday, June 15th through Friday, June 20th, the Aquinas College Jazz Camp is held at the Aquinas College Art And Music Center, 1607 Robinson Road S.E., Grand Rapids MI 49506. Full information available here: http://www.aquinas.edu/music/jazz_camp.html. Monday, June 16th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the West Michigan Jazz Society presents “Jazz at the Zoo” with the Planet D Nonet led by R.J. Spangler and James O’Donnell in a book featuring the music of Fletcher Henderson, Count Basie and Sun Ra. The Monday night summer concert series takes place at John Ball Park Band Shell, 1300 Fulton Street West, Grand Rapids MI 49504. Now in its 14th season, “Jazz at the Zoo,” remains a free concert series. Lawn chairs and picnics welcome. www.wmichjazz.org. Friday and Saturday, June 20th and 21st the East Lansing Summer Solstice Jazz Festival in downtown East Lansing features free performances from 4:30 to 10 p.m. by Cecile McLorin Salvant, The Airmen of Note, Diego Rivera’s Quartet and the Michael Dease Big Band, among others. 14 hours of live jazz in East Lansing: information from www.eljazzfest.com or by calling (517) 319 - 6980 Monday, June 23rd from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the West Michigan Jazz Society presents “Jazz at the Zoo,” with saxophonist/composer Tom Elferdink’s Wonderland Ensemble, including Tom and Ken Morgan, reeds; Eric Thorne, piano; Jeff Beaven, bass and Larry Ochiltree, drums. The Monday night summer concert series takes place at John Ball Park Band Shell, 1300 Fulton Street West, Grand Rapids MI 49504. Now in its 14th season, “Jazz at the Zoo,” remains a free concert series. Lawn chairs and picnics welcome. www.wmichjazz.org. Monday, June 30th through Wednesday, July 2nd, the Kalamazoo Jazz and Creative Institute presents JAZZSTART, a three day workshop for advanced high school musicians in the fundamentals of jazz. Registration and information on-line from www.kjci.org or by calling (616) 706 – 3946. Monday, June 30th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. the West Michigan Jazz Society presents “Jazz at the Zoo,” with WMJS Jazz Musician of the Year, Max Colley III, and the Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Faculty Jazz Sextet. The Monday night summer concert series takes place at John Ball Park Band Shell, 1300 Fulton Street West, Grand Rapids MI 49504. Now in its 14th season, “Jazz at the Zoo,” remains a free concert series. Lawn chairs and picnics welcome. www.wmichjazz.org. July 20th through the 27th Grand Valley State University’s 10th Annual International Trumpet Seminar features a variety of concerts open to the public, among them on July 25th at 7:30 p.m. Rex Richardson; and July 26th at 7:30 p.m. Andrea Tofanelli with the Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra. Tickets at the door of the Louis Armstrong Theater. Information from www.gvsu.edu/trumpetseminar or (616) 331 - 3578. Friday, February 20, 2015, the Kris Bowers Trio appears in “Dinner and a Show” presented by the Fontana Chamber Arts in Kalamazoo. 6:30 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m. performance at Cityscape at the City Centre, Kalamazoo. Information from www.fontanachamberarts.org or (269) 382-7774. Thursday, September 18, 2015 the 20-time Grammy Award winning jazz legend Chick Corea and The Vigil perform for the Great Artist Gala Benefit to kick off St. Cecilia Music Center’s 2014/2015 season. Tickets are on sale from www.scmc-online.org or (616) 459 – 2224.

Yes, thanks for hipping me to this, Larry. Didn't know that it was originally a "call and repeat," and that Armstrong made it something else. MOre from Ricki Riccardi at the Armstrong House Museum: http://dippermouth.blogspot.com/2009/12/80-years-of-rockin-chair.html

I see. He sounds weary, forlorn, fogged by it all.

Comes in Chameleon....

NoBuyAuto?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/herbie-hancock-memoir-set-for-oct-28-release/2014/05/08/48e77806-d6a9-11e3-8f7d-7786660fff7c_story.html

What does he say that isn't in the script of the song?

There's irony in the title as it comes from a newspaper article about Pepper from year's back, which infers the general insensitivity to the people and music the press was reporting on.

Wonder if Sonny was thinking about his wife on "Solo Sonny" as he strings together "Dearly Beloved," "The Nearness of You," "Someone To Watch Over Me," "The Song Is You," "Old Suzannah," "It Never Entered My Mind."....

"Solo Sonny" is just a ball, as he freely associates through his voluminous mental songbook -- who's going to write down all the tunes and identify all the sources for those riffs he sews together? If this were a drinking game, we'd be drunk in 90 seconds!

Teddy Edwards on clarinet, which is different. Maggie on "Mop Mop"? Gawdahmighty. The Philo sides are new to me. Good liners. The disc gives a fuller picture of the entertainment nature of the scene and how avant Mags music was within the community. That bebop-boogie thing -- who talks that talk anymore?

Thanks all. Yes, I'm working on the air tonight. Woo hoo: fundraiser time! Streaming from http://www.bluelake.org/radio.html if you can stomach the pledge breaks we're featuring the music of Percy Heath.

April 23, 2014 The Jazz Datebook: Regular Hits: Mondays from 6 to 10 p.m., Fridays 7 – 11 p.m. and Saturdays 6-10 p.m. The What Not Inn features a revolving cast of local musicians each weekend and Mondays hosts a jam session open to musicians and vocalists. See the full schedule here: www.whatnotinn.com. The What Not Inn is located at M89 and the Blue Star Highway, 2405 68th Street, Fennville, MI. (269) 543-3341. Mondays from 8 to 11 p.m. pianist/vocalist John Shea swings downtown Grand Rapids with bassist Warren Jones III and drummer Fred Knapp from The Republic, 45 South Division. Urban hang. www.republicgrandrapids.com. Tuesdays from 9:30 to 12:30 a.m. the fluid improvising trumpeter Chris Lawrence and Friends present original music at The Winchester, 648 Wealthy Street S.E., Grand Rapids. www.chrislawrencemusic.com Tuesdays at 7 p.m. it is diva time at Bar Divani, 15 Ionia Ave. N.W., Grand Rapids, as the finest female singers in the area step up and swing. Coming up April 29, Kathy Lamar and Bob VanStee; May 6, Diana Vandewater; 5-13, Molly Bouwsma Schultz and Rayan K. Wilson; May 20, Sylvia Brooks Taylor and Mark Kahny; 5-27, Mary Rademacher Reed and Mark Kahny. For a full schedule: http://www.bar-divani.com/tastings-a-events/live-music Phone (616) 774 – 9463. Wednesdays from 7 to 10 p.m. The Tom Hagen Trio with vocalist Rick Reuther at Notos Old World Italian Dining, 6600 28th Street SE, Grand Rapids. (616) 493 – 6686, or www.notosoldworld.com. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday live piano jazz is heard from 7 to 10 p.m. at Mangiamo, 1033 Lake Drive S.E., Grand Rapids. Wednesday, 4-23, Greg Miller; 4-24, Mark Kahny; 4-25, Robin Connell; 4-26, Bob VanStee and Kathy Lamar; Wednesday, 4-30, Freddy DeGennaro; 5-1, Paul Lesinski; 5-2, Robin Connell; 5-3, Monica Da Silva; Wednesday, May 7th, Michael Drost; 5-8, Paul Lesinski; 5-9, Robin Connell; 5-10, Bob VanStee and Kathy LaMar; Wednesday, May 14, Greg Miller; 5-15, Mark Kahny; 5-16, Chris Corey; 5-17, Roger Mac and Tami Hjelm; Wednesday, May 21, Freddy DeGennaro; 5-22, Mark Kahny; 5-23, Paul Lesinski and Mary Radamacher-Reed; 5-24, Paul Lesinski; Wednesday, May 28, Michael Drost; 5-29, Bill Davidson; 5-30, Robin Connell; 5-31, Steve Talaga and Mark Jackson. Information from (616) 742 – 0600. www.thegilmorecollection.com. Thursdays at 7 p.m. a variety of jazz bands rotate the schedule at The Book Nook and Java Shop, 8744 Ferry Street in Montague. Among the bands on the rotation: Checker’s Morton, a jazz band loved by Unitarians and good listeners alike, features pianist/composer Bob VanStee; The Lakewinds Jazz Quartet with Dave Collee on trombone and bass, Vince Liefers at the piano, Tim Froncek, drums, and special guest Tom Stansell, saxophones play straight ahead; the Dave Collee Quartet with pianist Eric Thorne and vocalist Ginny Dusseau, drummer Tim Froncek, and saxophonist/flutist Bob Nixon bring a night club vibe; Multi-instrumentalist (bass and trombone) Dave Collee’s Quartet plays great jazz standards. See www.thebooknookjavashop.com and click on the calendar for Thursday night. Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., pianist-vocalist Robin Connell plays in the Lumber Baron Bar at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, 187 Monroe Avenue N.W., Grand Rapids. See www.robinconnell.com. Thursdays, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. “The Mood Swings” swing a taste at Eurobistro, 6450 28th Street S.E., Grand Rapids. With drummer Milt Szernick, bassist Jeff Beavin, keyboards by Ed Dublis, saxophone by Charlie Royce and the voices of Angie or Hanna Royce, this band comes to play for you listening pleasure. They’ll play every other Thursday. Information from (616) 719 – 2017. Thursdays at 7 p.m. jazz at the Red Rooster Tavern, 2998 Scenic Drive, Muskegon, resumes in May. Drummer Tim Johnson is music director for this series of live local jazz talent. See www.redroostertavern.com or phone (231) 744 – 4006. Fridays, 7 p.m. the John Shea Trio plays at the J.W. Marriot Hotel, 235 Louis Street N.W., Grand Rapids. (616) 242 – 1448. Fridays at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Swingtooth plays the Jazz Brunch at the Hit The Road Joe Café, 7291 Elm Ave., Croton (2 miles north of M-82). Swingtooth plays standards on acoustic, hand built guitars by Lee and David Middleman, with Chris Cudworth on bass. Also, Saturdays May17th and Sunday June 8th they’ll play Jazz Brunch at the Book Nook and Java Shop in Montague, 10am to noon. See www.hittheroadjoe.moonfruit.com or www.facebook.com/Swingtooth. Saturdays at 7:30, pianist John Shea leads his trio at Noto’s Old World Italian Dining, 6600 28th Street S.E., Grand Rapids. See www.notosoldworld.com or call (616) 493 – 6686. Saturdays at 7 p.m. guitarist Steve Hilger’s Trio Jazz appears at the Louis Benton Steak House, 35 Ionia Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49506. (616) 454-7455. Sundays, Randy Marsh’s Sunday Night Jazz Hang at The Speak EZ Lounge, 600 Monroe Avenue N.W., Grand Rapids, is a fun jam session. Information from (616) 458 – 2689. Student musicians under 21 with a parent or legal guardian will have a chance to play with Marsh from 7 to 9; the host trio plays from 9 p.m. – 10 p.m. www.speakezlounge.com. First Sunday of every month from 5 to 7 p.m. the Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra plays Founders Brewing Company, 235 Grandville Avenue S.W., downtown Grand Rapids. The GRJO is the region’s premier professional jazz orchestra. Information from www.grjo.com. Timely Hits: Thursday, April 24th at 9 p.m. jazz organist Tony Monaco (www.b3monaco.com) appears at The Park Theater, 248 South River, Holland. (616) 355- 7275. Monaco’s visit is coordinated with Hope College and will include a music workshop/clinic. Thursday, April 24, 2014, vocalist Cyrille Aimee and Friends appear at the Pasant Theatre, Wharton Center for the Performing Arts, Michigan State University, 750 E. Shaw Lane, East Lansing. In 2007, Cyrille won both the First and Public Prizes in the Montreaux Jazz Festival Competition, and at the tender age of 26, she has already released four CDs internationally. Her rich background (born in France, émigré to Central America) taught her the driving force of Dominican rhythm and French Gypsy swing, Tickets from (517) 393-1982 or www.whartoncenter.com. Thursday, April 24th, Friday, April 25th and Saturday, April 26th, the 11th Annual Thornapple Arts Council Jazz Festival takes place in Hastings, MI, with this year’s headliners including The Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra with vocalist Edye Evans-Hyde, WMU’s Gold Company, Big Band Nouveau, the Thornapple Jazz Orchestra and many more. Information from www.thornapplearts.org/jazzfestival2014/ Saturday, April 26th at 7:30 p.m. jazz vocalist Cyrille Aimee presents her show, “Direct From Paris,” at Center Stage Theater, West Shore Community College, Scottville, MI. Combining Dominican rhythms with French Gypsy swing, the 26 year old Aimee presents a concert unique to her upbringing. Tickets and information from www.westshore.edu or (231) 843 – 5507. Sunday, April 27 at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. Jason Moran’s Fats Waller Dance Party at the Williams Theatre, Gilmore Theatre Complex, Kalamazoo. Originally performed in 2011 at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse, Fontana and the Gilmore Keyboard Festival are pleased to present Moran’s Fats Waller Dance Party, a high-spirited tribute to Waller that builds on his tunes with rhythms from Motown to house to hip-hop. With Jason Moran, piano; Jose James and Lisa Harris, vocals; Charles Haynes, drums; Tarus Mateen, bass; Lavon Henry, sax; Corey King, trombone; and Leron Thomas, trumpet. Single tickets will be available for sale starting in January 2014 through the Miller AuditoriumBox Office. (269) 382 7774 or www.fontanachamberarts.org. Sunday, April 27th at 7 p.m. Western Michigan University’s Jazz Orchestra, directed by Tom Knific, celebrates the release of their new CD ”Travel Notes” with a CD release party in The Union Cabaret and Grille, 125 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo MI 49007. Information from (269) 384 – 6756. Tuesday, April 29th at 8 p.m. the Chicago Underground Duo featuring Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor plays their creative improvised music at Louie’s Trophy House Grill, 440 East North Street, Kalamazoo MI 49007. Doors open at 8 with the WMU Jazz All Stars and Prognosis Negative improvising freely. Information from www.northernspyrecords.com. Monday, April 28th at 2:00 PM, pianist Jeremy Siskind appears as part of the Gilmore Keyboard Festival at the Wellspring Theater, 369 South Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo MI 49007. Following his win at the Nottingham International Jazz Piano Competition last year, Jeremy Siskind is recognized as a top jazz pianist of his generation. This one-hour afternoon jazz break will feature Siskind performing works by Duke Ellington and some of Siskind’s own compositions. Information from www.thegilmore.org or 800 228 9858. Wednesday, April 30th at 6 p.m. the Kalamazoo Jazz and Creative Institute hosts a concert in conjunction with International Jazz Day 2014 at the Union Cabaret and Grille, 125 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo MI 49007. This free event features over 25 musicians including the Four Corners vocal jazz quartet; vocalist Ashely Daneman; the KANOLA Jass Band of New Orleans; Western Michigan University-based Songsmith Collective and Fusion Base. Each band will play a half hour set until 9 p.m. when guitarist Bryan Blowers runs a jam session. This is the inaugural event of the Kalamazoo Jazz and Creative Institute. Information from www.kjci.org . Thursday, May 1st at 6:30 and 9:00 PM, pianist Jacky Terrasson’s Trio performs at The Williams Theatre, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo MI 49008. Born in Berlin, Jacky Terrasson grew up in Paris studying piano from age five, moving to the US to study at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. He won the Thelonious Monk Award in 1993 and was named one of the “30 under 30” by The New York Times Magazine, meaning he’s a musician most likely to change American culture in the next 30 years. Terrasson is joined by drummer Jamire Williams and bassist Burniss Travis II for this concert. Information from www.thegilmore.org or 800 228 9858. Tuesday, May 2, 2014 at 7:30 pm, an evening of “Cool Jazz” with the return of jazz trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and the award winning Byron Center jazz ensembles at the Van Singel Fine Arts Center, 8500 Burlingam S.W., Grand Rapids. www.wycliffegordon.com Sunday, May 4th at 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. jazz great Barry Harris leads his trio at The Williams Theatre, 1903 West Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo MI 49008. Barry Harris carries the torch of bebop. Harris is part of Detroit’s great post war zeitgeist. His inevitable move to New York placed him under the influence of Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk and found him accompanying the great Coleman Hawkins, among others. Harris received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Information from www.thegilmore.org or 800 228 9858. Sunday, May 4th at 3 p.m. The River Rogues Jazz Band plays a jazz party for The West Shore Jazz Society at the Oak Ridge Country Club, 513 West Pontaluna Road, Muskegon. With Jim Everhart, piano; David Kadwell, banjo; Paul Keen, tuba; Chrisian VanDuinen, percussion; David Wells, trombone; Ken Huisman, clarinet/saxophones; and David Schock, trumpet. See www.theriverrogues.org for upcoming concerts by this traditional jazz band. Information from Bill Blakeman, (231)759-0071, or wjblakeman@aol.com . Reservations from (231)733-0071. Thursday, May 8th at noon, the Danny Grissett Trio plays the Civic Auditorium, 329 South Park Street, Kalamazoo MI 49007. Then, on Friday, May 9th at noon Grissett’s trio performs at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1 Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek MI 49017. A sparkling pianist as well as a fine young composer, Danny Grissett’s star has been on the rise lately as he’s a favorite accompanist to a growing body of leaders including trumpeters Jim Rotondi, Jeremy Pelt, and Tom Harrell. A native of Los Angeles, Danny Grissett is a fixture on the New York jazz scene for more than ten years. He appears at the Gilmore Keyboard Festival with Joe Martin on bass and Jonathan Barber on drums. Information from www.thegilmore.org or 800 228 9858. Thursday, May 8th at noon, pianist Adam Makowicz plays the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, 1 Michigan Avenue, Battle Creek MI 49017. Then on Friday, May 9th at noon, he plays the Civic Auditorium, 329 South Park Street, Kalamazoo MI 49007. Jazz pianist Adam Makowicz was born in what is now the Czech Republic. He studied classical music at the Chopin Conservatory of Music in Krakow, then dropped out to pursue his interest in jazz, forming one of Europe’s first free jazz groups in the 1950s. Following a ten-week concert tour of the US in 1977, Makowicz moved to New York and eventually Toronto. A prolific artist, recording more than 50 albums of jazz, popular and classical music, along with his own arrangements of works by Chopin, Gershwin, Berlin, Kern, Porter, Rogers and other composers, Makowicz commemorated the 150th anniversary of Chopin’s death by playing at the French Embassy in Washington, DC. Information from www.thegilmore.org or 800 228 9858. Thursday, May 8th from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the West Michigan Jazz Society honors trumpeter/drummer/educator Max Colley III as the 2014 Jazz Musician of the Year at Thousand Oaks Golf Club, 4100 Thousand Oaks Dr. N.E., Grand Rapids, 49525. Reservations from (616) 490 – 9506 or www.wmichjazz.org. Max hand picked the band for the evening and it includes Diego Rivera, saxophones; Eve Renee, voice; Terry Lower, piano; Ethan Eriksen, bass, and Tim Froncek, drums. Thursday, May 15th the Truth in Jazz Orchestra (www.tijo.org) participates in Spring Lake High School’s annual spring jazz concert. The high school and jr. high school bands appear, too, at Spring Lake High School Auditorium, 16140 148th Avenue, Spring Lake MI 49456. Information from Mike Truszkowski, e-mail: mtruszkowski@springlakeschools.org. Friday, and Saturday May 16th, 17th at 8 p.m. and Sunday, May 18th at 3 p.m. the world famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, the most sought-after big band in the world today, returns to DeVos Performance Hall, 303 Monroe Avenue N.W., Grand Rapids MI 49503, to appear with the Grand Rapids Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Varineau. See http://www.grsymphony.org/concerts/fox-motors-pops-series/glenn-miller-orchestra#sthash.YHMoCBjT.dpuf Information from (800) 982 -9787. Saturday, May 31st at 7 p.m. the West Michigan Jazz Society presents an evening with Grammy Award winning pianist Ruslan Sirota at the Peter M. Wege Theatre, 341 Ellsworth Avenue S.W., Grand Rapids. (616) 490 – 9506 or www.wmichjazz.org. Sirota recently accompanied vocalist Josh Groban, and has appeared with jazz bassist Stanley Clarke, pianist Chick Corea and vocalist Seal. Sunday, June 15th through Friday, June 20th, the Aquinas College Jazz Camp is held at the Aquinas College Art And Music Center, 1607 Robinson Road S.E., Grand Rapids MI 49506. Full information available here: http://www.aquinas.edu/music/jazz_camp.html. Monday, June 30th through Wednesday, July 2nd, the Kalamazoo Jazz and Creative Institute presents JAZZSTART, a three day workshop for advanced high school musicians in the fundamentals of jazz. Registration and information on-line from www.kjci.org or by calling (616) 706 – 3946. Friday, February 20, 2015, the Kris Bowers Trio appears in “Dinner and a Show” presented by the Fontana Chamber Arts in Kalamazoo. 6:30 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m. performance at Cityscape at the City Centre, Kalamazoo. Information from www.fontanachamberarts.org or (269) 382-7774.

"We need to burn down the village to save it."

The phrase "blind drunk" comes from this period for the same reasons mentioned. I'm down with the people of the time who found the government's actions unconscionable.

House cleaning: Looks like "I'm a Leaf For Today" and "Child of Night" were flipped in the programming or printing.....

Getting some feedback elsewhere. Appears that Clayton and Hines don't play together on these; that the Tiara release compiles sides recorded by Hines for Nocturne with a so far unidentified session by Clayton. http://jazzdiscogcorner.pagesperso-orange.fr/discographies_%20labels/n/nocturne/instrumentals/h/hines_earl/discography/nocturne_earlhines_1954.

(Begin forwarded message) Hi folks, "Channeling Coltrane" is coming to a Chicago screen on May 3 at 5 PM. It consists of both a 45 minute documentary on the making of "Electric Ascension" - the whys and hows of Rova's adaptation of John Coltrane's Ascension for a 12 or 13 piece ensemble - plus the 67 minute performance of EA from Guelph Jazz Festival 2012, the product of a 5-camera video shoot, and hopefully with excellent 5.1 Surround Sound provided by the venue. (The mixing job for the 5.1 Surround is a thing of beauty, made from a 24 channel recording.) Concert performance includes Chicago musicians Hamid Drake, Rob Mazurek, and Nels Cline (in the sense that he's Wilco's lead guitarist) and Chris Brown (born there, though he's a CA native at this point), as well as other great ones: Fred Frith, Carla Kihlstedt, Jenny Scheinman, Ikue Mori and Rova SQ. Pithy comments in the documentary from: Andrew Cyrille, Nels Cline, Eyvind Kang, Jenny Scheinman, Elliott Sharpe, Jason Kao Hwong, among others. Both films directed by John Rogers of Ideas in Motion. More info at: http://bayimproviser.com/ea.html It will be part of the CIMM Fest in Chicago, our film screening on May 3 at 5 PM. Showing at The Society for the Arts 1112 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60642. http://cimmfest.org/rova-channeling-coltrane/ I'll be in for this showing too. Hope to see you at the movies. (By the way, CIMM Fest looks loaded with cool films this year. Check out the CIMM Fest website for schedule.) And sure, I'd love to bring Rova in there and play this live sometime, but this really sounds great and it traverses many musical plains; it's a beautiful ride. Give props to director John Rogers for this one. I have attached an interesting article by critic Stuart Broomer, written in the six or nine months after he saw the Electric Ascension show in Guelph, Ontario that is now recorded on this concert film. If you're interested in Coltrane's Ascension, and that era, there's a lot to think about in this article. First published in "Point of Departure," an online jazz and improvised music magazine last fall.. ======================= performances in Chicago: I Have a couple of shows lined up in the days before the screening too: Playing with DAVE REMPIS, TIM DAISY and JASON ADASIEWICZ @ Elastic Arts on FRIDAY, May 2 = part of the Chicago Intl Music + Movies festival schedule rather than part of the Elastic regular series on Thursdays. Show at 9 PM. A double bill. We will start around 10 PM. (Elastic Arts 2830 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618) Before that, on Wednesday, April 30 at approximately 8 PM, I will hook up with the great MARS WILLIAMS and three special players coming on tour to Chicago from France: Julien Desprez (elg), Mathieu Sourisseau (acoustic bass guitar), Samuel Silvant (dm). This show taking place, for a change, on the South Side: Rebuild Foundation / Dorchester Projects – Archive House / 6916 South Dorchester Avenue 60637 rebuild-foundation.org And if you want off this list, just let me know by putting "take me off this list" in the subject when you reply. stay tuned, Larry Ochs www.ochs.cc www.rova.org