Lazaro Vega

Last night Jazz From Blue Lake featured music by Ornette Coleman in honor of his 85th lap around the sun, with remembrances for Lew Soloff and Steve Zegree, too. Here's a link to the broadcast, which is good for today only: http://199.176.235.218/ondemand/18-1-20150309.mp3

In 2006 the Western Jazz Quartet from Western Michigan University appeared live on Blue Lake Public Radio, and it was Steve Zegree who christened our new baby grand piano, the same one we're still using today. In honor of Steve's transition, during the first hour of tonight's Jazz From Blue Lake we'll hear an excerpt of that broadcast with Trent Kynaston, Tom Knific and Timothy Froncek . Streaming live from www.bluelake.org/radio

Tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake, wow: what a weekend coming up! We're featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein tonight in the first part of each hour, 10 p.m. - 3 a.m. including recordings with Jimmy Cobb, Mike LeDonne, Gary Smulyan and others; catching up with rene marie prior to her hit in Grand Rapids next Thursday, and checking out pianist Dawn Clement with Samantha Boshnack as she's now part of Rene Marie's band! Please check out the Jazz Datebook at our web site -- there's a lot going on thi...

Tonight after 10 p.m. on Jazz From Blue Lake, we're featuring the music of bassist/educator Rodney Whitaker along with Max Colley III, Diego Rivera, Etienne Charles, Dana Hall and Tim Warfield before the MSU Bebop Spartans appear at Spring Lake High School this Saturday night (and Black River High School in Holland on Sunday afternoon). Streaming live from www.bluelake.org/radio

Took it out last night with pianist/composer/keyboardist Stephen Rush who plays Mexicains Sans Frontieres Saturday night at 8 with his trio Naked Dance (featuring Andrew Bishop ) plus the duo of Michael Zerang and Fred Lonberg-Holm. This 5 hour radio program link is only good for today.http://199.176.235.218/ondemand/17-1-20150304.mp3

The music of Stephen Rush tonight on Jazz From Blue Lake, 10 p.m. - 3 a.m. via www.bluelake.org/radio . With "Out On Blue Lake" at midnight including music by The Art Ensemble of Chicago, Fred Longberg-Holm, and Rush, among others. Hope you'll join us.

If you're in the mood for great vocal music, here's last night's broadcast of Jazz From Blue Lake featuring Rene Marie, all 5 hours: http://199.176.235.218/ondemand/17-1-20150227.mp3

March on Jazz From Blue Lake. The "Jazz Retrospective" artist is heard in the first part of each hour, 10 p.m. - 3 a.m., Monday through Friday: March 2015 Retros 2 Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis, tenor saxophone 3 Rosemary Clooney, voice 4 Stephen Rush, piano/keyboards 5 Rodney Whitaker, bass 6 Peter Bernstein, guitar 9 Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone 10 Bix Beiderbecke, cornet 11 Rene Marie, voice 12 Mike Clark, drums 13 Malachi Thompson, trumpet 16 Ru...

Lazaro Vega Featured at East Grand Rapids Arts For Life Fundraiser on March 7th East Grand Rapids Public Schools (EGRPS) Stage and Music Boosters announced Blue Lake Public Radio’s Lazaro Vega as the 2015 recipient of The Sheila Pantlind Award. The annual award honors a community member’s outstanding contribution to the arts. Congratulations, Lazaro! Lazaro will receive the Sheila Pantlind Award during the EGRPS Arts For Life fundraising event. This year’s benefit conc...

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March 7th: Spring Lake Bands are proud to present the MSU Jazz Orchestra 1 featuring guitarist Peter Bernstein, in concert with the Spring Lake MS and HS Jazz Bands. Please join us for a great night of music on March 7. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. Tickets will be available at the door. If you'd like to reserve tickets ahead of time, please e-mail me at jazznight@springlakebands.org Thanks, Mike Truszkowski Spring Lake Bands

Raymond John Kamalay's discussion of the history of slavery through all human time at the Spring Lake District Library last night was tremendously researched and richly informative. He's playing guitar and singing at The Book Nook & Java Shop in Montague this evening @7. Check out his interpretations of Ethel Water's music of the 1920's, for sure. Right Daryl Fischer?

for those who can't read "Notes" on FB: January 29, 2015 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. They have two good jazz shows coming up in. 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,...

Please join Blue Lake Public Radio this evening at 10 p.m. eastern for the music of violinist Stephane Grappelli. Steaming live from www.bluelake.org/radio

Sunday night during Jazz From Blue Lake we're featuring a major work by pianist/composer Steve Talaga: "Contemplating the Heavens." Performed by a nonet of jazz quintet -- with Rob Smith, Tom Lockwood and Keith Hall -- plus a string quartet, this full length composition was inspired by the poetry of Linda Nemec Foster. Jazz From Blue Lake airs Sunday evening from 7 to 10 p.m. Then, on February 15th at 3 p.m., Foster joins Talaga's ensemble for a concert performance of "Contemplating the Heave...

January 14, 2015 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. They have two good jazz shows coming up in. 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...

Boy, Ohio State beat the shizznit out of Oregon. Big 10.

The Underground Concert Series debuts with “Contemplating the Heavens.” The LaFontsee Galleries in conjunction with Adventuremusic.net presents a new series of improvised music concerts, “The Underground Concert Series,” starting Sunday, February 15th at 3 p.m. with Grand Rapids first poet Laureate Linda Nemec Foster accompanied by music from composer/pianist Steve Talaga’s Nonet. Together they’ll perform Linda Foster-Nemec’s poem cycle “Contem...

Opera Grand Rapids’ Artistic Director Robert Lyall to step down after 26 years OPERA GRAND RAPIDS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1320 EAST FULTON, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49503 OPERAGR.ORG Opera Grand Rapids’ Artistic Director Robert Lyall to step down after 26 years GRAND RAPIDS – Opera Grand Rapids’ Artistic Director Robert Lyall announced he will resign following next month’s production of Britten’s “Noah’s Flood” after a 26-year tenure. Lyall was...

Have read that the store in Cambridge is being taken over by a pizzeria? Is this true?

Thanks man -- Gil Evans tonight.

Blue Lake's president decided not to go forward with the Live From Blue Lake this year. The "Lightsey to Gladden" recording was made in 1991 and was only recently issued. V

Hi Mark,

I just saw that Kirk and Marcus released an album dedicated to Eddie Gladden in January of 2009 on Criss Cross.

LV

Johnny -- did you every connect with Matt Dorbin in Kalamazoo?

LV

Mark, do you recall Marcus and Kirk playing together recently? Or how long ago? LV