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I see where the Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra performance at Founder's Brew Company this Sunday is dedicated to Mel's memory. Blue Lake Public Radio will air a special broadcast commemorating Mel Dalton on Sunday, April 27th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. which will include Blue Lake tapes of the 1991 Saxophone Summit (a concert produced by Randy Marsh), the Scott Veenstra-Mel Dalton Quartet in 1991, and last year's "Live From Blue Lake" with trumpeter Sweet Willie Singleton's band featuring Mel. Laz

The first time through Spanish Key, and not realizing the concept, I though they'd found some way to get tremendous presence on Miles's recorded sound from 1969. Listening more carefully and was, humm, never heard Miles do that before. Wallace Roney's impersonation is scary.

(Begin Forwarded Message): I think it's finally time for me to officially announcement the big Braxton project I've been organizing. I am helping to bring Anthony to Pittsburgh in late May. As with most things Braxton, it's grown and grown in scope since its inception. We're staging a mini-festival if you will, under the banner "Braxton Plays Pittsburgh Plays Braxton". There will be four public concerts, a private workshop with Anthony and my high school avant garde ensemble, and a recording session planned with him and myself. The public concerts planned are: May 30: Braxton Septet at the Manchester Craftsman's Guild, 8pm May 31: Syrinx Ensemble with Braxton, National Aviary 10am (+/-) also May 31: The Three Rivers Tri-Centric Orchestra plays Braxton (CAPA Antithesis opening), CAPA High School Theater June 1: Syrinx Ensemble with Braxton, National Aviary 10am A few details: CAPA Antithesis is the aforementioned HS avant garde ensemble I coach; Syrinx Ensemble is an improvising group which specifically works with birds; the Three Rivers Tri-Centric Orchestra (or should I make it the Tri-Rivers-Centric Orchestra? whatever...) will be essentially a pickup ensemble of local talent playing Braxton. So far I have a group of thirteen players, we may go a few higher than that. And as for the Manchester Craftsman's Guild, this is the "jazz palace" of Pittsburgh, an amazingly nice hall with superb acoustics. I have 2/3 of my funding in place, and feel confident that the remaining portion will come through (or I'll have some serious bills to pay). I don't have a website in place yet, but will probably set up a MySpace page before a week has gone by. So if any of you Braxtophiles are in neighboring communities, I think you won't want to pass up the opportunity to catch all of these events. I'll post more information when and if necessary. -Ben

Mel sounded good. He brought up the modern/mainstream side of things with his Joe Henderson inspired moves, but while he aged his playing grew in depth of feeling and personality. His latest recordings were with trumpeter Sweet Willie Singleton, and Sweet Willie's band with Mel played "Live From Blue Lake" last Spring. While forever the freelancer, he was also part of the band New Connections with trombonist John Hair in the 1990's, and added a nice dimension to a jam session Randy put together and Blue Lake Recorded: The Saxophone Summit Live at the Carribean Club in Grand Rapids. Mel was an inspiring figure on the scene. We were fortunate to have him as a "local" musician.

Wednesday, April 16th at 10 p.m. edt Detroit native Robert Hurst performs live on Blue Lake Public Radio with pianist Woody Goss and drummer Quentin Joseph. A respected, recognized composer, bassist, educator and recording artist who's earned four Grammy awards, bassist Robert Hurst recently appeared on record with Chris Botti, Diana Krall, Michael Buble, the San Francisco Jazz Collective, Charles Lloyd and Kenny Garrett. This former member of the Tonight Show Band with Jay Leno broke into the national jazz scene via extensive recording and tours with both Wynton and Branford Marsalis. Today Robert Hurst is Associate Professor of Jazz Bass and Improvisation Studies at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He is also a former Blue Lake camper. Wednesday's live radio concert is underwritten by the Detroit jazz record label Mack Avenue ("The Road to Great Music www.mackavenue.com") with grant support from The Holland Area Arts Council through The Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. Additional support provided by Grand Rapids Magazine, The Muskegon Chronicle, The Weathervane Inn (Montague), and The West Michigan Jazz Society. Please see www.roberthurst.com WBLV FM 90.3, Muskegon and on The Lakeshore WBLU FM 88.9, Grand Rapids Streaming live on the web from www.bluelake.org/radio

Thanks U.S. The Holland Area Arts Council wants to know if their programs have "community impact" and with that in mind if any from the Organissimo community caught last night's broadcast, or will catch the encore broadcast this Saturday morning at 9 a.m., please send us a note to be forwarded to the granting committe: radio@bluelake.org Thanks again for tuning in. Geri was formidable.

Congratulations! From the Ann Arbor News: Geri A. Allen, an associate professor of music (at U of M), received the Guggenheim for a music composition project that celebrates the work of three artists - pianist-composers Herbie Hancock, McCoy Tyner and Cecil Taylor.

Rufus Reid was awarded one as well.

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The Detroit jazz record label Mack Avenue invites you to tune in for “Live From Blue Lake,” five live jazz performances from the studios of Blue Lake Public Radio, starting this Thursday, April 10th at 10 p.m. when Detroit jazz great Geri Allen (www.geriallen.com) performs solo on the Boesendorfer Imperial Grand Piano at Blodgett Recital Hall, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Then, on Wednesday, April 16th the four time Grammy award winning bassist who spent 8 years performing with the Tonight Show Band Bob Hurst is heard live at 10 p.m. “Live From Blue Lake” is underwritten by Mack Avenue Records, the road to great music, www.mackavenue.com and is supported by a grant from the Holland Area Arts Council and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs. Additional support is provided by The Weathervane Inn, Montague; and The West Michigan Jazz Society. As young musicians both Geri Allen and Robert Hurst attended Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp and both are on the music faculty at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. We hope you will please join us and please tell any of your friends who might be out of our listening area to join Blue Lake on the Internet for a live web stream of the performances. To tune in: WBLV FM 90.3 for Muskegon and the Lakeshore. WBLU FM 88.9 in Grand Rapids. And streaming live on the World Wide Web from http://bluelake.ncats.net/ . Thanks again Lazaro Vega Blue Lake Public Radio 300 East Crystal Lake Road Twin Lake MI 49457 WBLV FM 90.3 / WBLU FM 88.9 www.bluelake.org

p.s. in the "second movement" of "Chicken or Beef," the part called "That's Chicken or Beef," they do, don't they, quote liberally from "King of the Road"? Now that was unexpected.

Sam had a good night in Grand Rapids -- her lip stayed fit all night and she sounded very much improved from a year ago. The integration of the horn's multi-level parts with John's drums was played with a freeing confidence, too; another sign of positive growth as a band. Very much enjoyed them in G.R. There weren't too many people at Hugo's loft, but some of the people who were there were the right people, so to speak, and we'll see if the Reptet can hit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum on their next trip through, or perhaps The Intersection, which will put them in front of a larger crowd. You must be very quiet when hunting wabbits.

Did anyone happen to catch this today?

(Forwarded message) I know at least a few of you enjoyed the Origin CDs of the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra which I recorded in concerts. Last month, I recorded the SRJO in a concert performance of the full "Kansas City Suite" by Benny Carter. Benny Carter wrote the suite for Basie in 1960, and it's ten movements are musical vignettes of life in Kansas City in the 30s when Basie was establishing his style and career as a band leader. It was recorded by the Basie band in 1960 and is currently out of print and unavailable except used from $25 to $70. Writer Doug Ramsey heard about the upcoming broadcast and here is what he said on his blog "Rifftides" - www.artsjournal.com/rifftides/2008/03/listening_tip_kansas_city_suit.html It's a magnum opus by a major jazz composer and I think we got a good recording of it very well played in this live performance by the SRJO. It'll air exclusively on Jazz Northwest on 88.5 KPLU this Sunday at 1 pm PDT in Western Washington; 4 pm EDT, 8 pm GMT, everywhere else at www.kplu.org. If you miss it, there will also be a podcast available from kplu.org after the air date. Jim Wilke Jazz Northwest, KPLU www.kplu.org/wilke

Yes, but they rolled the dice on Grachan Moncur and have an ambitious series with the Mark Master's ensemble (especially the Lee Konitz record).

Dee da dee dee doot doot doot Chicken or Beef? Chicken or Beef? Parts is parts unless you're a swingin' appendage of a Reptet -- then parts are more than parts, they're a carefully coordinated instantaneous mobile of interchanging rhythmic voicings (TUBA!) cued from music school reggae interlopers and harmonic minor Turkish/Persian/Balkan scale swipers hueing towards an altissimo climax of multi voiced confabulation that zens me back to ol' (NEW!) Dutch swing. "Ain't got no cigarettes." Then an indefinate pitched trombone out in "Gwand Wabbits." You choose, but no turkey on the menu. I've been Reptified! The band dosn't have to lay on a rock for an hour in the sun to bring it's body temp up to caterwauling movement: the Reptet is dangerous from the git. Opened my cage.....

Good to be, too! The vacation was nice. Tonight, John Tchicai on the Jazz Retrospective (no Ascension, though) and Yuganaut "Out On Blue Lake" at midnight. LV

Geri drove from Ann Arbor west to Blue Lake yesterday -- a drive that usually takes 2 1/2 hours took 6. She was caught in a terrible snow storm and by the time it descended on her it was six a one half a dozen or the other. Turning back would have been just as bad as going forward. She counted over 20 accidents on I-96 coming across the state. The recording we made late last night, however, is incredible. Solo on the Bosendorfer Imperial Grand with interview segments. Will air on April 10th at 10 p.m. A powerful, creative kick-off to this year's series.

Cool -- thanks aloc for posting that, and pap I'm heading to Florida next week! Yeah, family vacation! Thanks for tuning in. Fred Anderson this Friday if you're around....(tonight is Marian McPartland's 90th b-day program). LV

Jazz From Blue Lake Playlist Thursday, February 21, 2008 Artist—Song Title – Album Title – Record Label 10 p.m. Eastern Time Duke Ellington, Rhapsody In Blue; Complete Reprise: Mosaic. Art Blakey All Stars, Split Kick/Once In Awhile; A Night at Birdland: Blue Note. Jazz Datebook, www.bluelake.org/datebook.html . Pat Metheny Trio, Clavin’s Keys; Day Trip: Nonesuch. Calvin Keys, Blue D; Verticle Clearance: Wide Hive. All Star Celebration, Save Your Love For Me; Cannon Re-Loaded: Concord. Nick Vayenas, Odean; Synesthesia; World Culture Music. Patrick Cornelius, The Woods; Lucid Dream: Patrick Cornelius.com. 11 p.m. Art Blakey All Stars, Quicksilver/Night In Tunisia; Live at Birdland. Charles Mingus Orchestra, Eclipse; Tonight at Noon: Dreyfus. Jazz Datebook, www.bluelake.org/datebook.html Roberta Gambarini/Hank Jones, You Are There; You Are There: EmArcy. Ted Brown, Embraceable You; Shades of Brown: Steeplechase. Keith Jarrett, Five Brothers; My Foolish Heart: ECM. Buddy DeFranco, Joy Spring; Charlie Cat II: Arbors. Chick Corea/Gary Burton, Waltz for Debbie; New Crystal Silence: Concord. 12 a.m.. Giacomo Gates, Up From the Skies; Luminosity. Robert Dick, Pali Gap; Third Stone From the Sun: New World. 3 Ocity, The Wind Cries Mary; 3 Ocity: Capri. World Saxophone Quartet, The Wind Cries Mary; Experience: Justin Time. Miles Davis, Mademoiselle Mabry; Complete In A Silent Way: Sony. Jane Ira Bloom, Ready for Anything; Mental Weather: Artist Share. Cuong Vu, Never, Ever, Ever; Vu-Tet: Artist Share. Jazz Datebook, www.bluelake.org/datebook.html 1 a.m. Art Blakey All Stars, Myrah; A Night At Birdland Vol. 1: Blue Note. Art Blakey All Stars, Weedot/If I Had You; A Night At Birdland Vol. 2: Blue Note. Dizzy Gillespie, Con Alma; Europe 1: RTE. John Coltrane, Moment’s Notice; Blue Trane: Blue Note. Eric Byrd, Baby, It’s Cold Outside; Brother Ray: Foxhaven. Catherine Russell, South To a Warmer Place; Sentimental Streak: World Village Stacey Kent, The Ice Hotel; Breakfast on the Morning Tram: Blue Note. 2 a.m. Pierre Dorge New Jungle Orchestra, Forgotten Highway; Jazz Is Like a Banana: Steeplechase. Gary Versace, For McCoy; Reminiscence: Steeplechase. Miroslav Vitous, Solar Giant; Universal Syncopations: ECM. Steve Lehman, On Meaning; On Meaning: Pi Records. Marty Ehrlich/Myra Melford, Night; Spark: Palmetto. Myra Melford/Mark Dresser/Matt Wilson, Brainfire and Buglight; Big Picture: Cryptogramophone. Art Blakey All Stars, Now’s the Time/Confirmation; A Night At Birdland Vol. 2: Blue Note. Lazaro Vega Jazz Director Blue Lake Public Radio 300 East Crystal Lake Road Twin Lake MI 49457 WBLV FM 90.3 serving Muskegon and the Lake Michigan shoreline WBLU FM 88.9, Grand Rapids Streaming live from www.bluelake.org.

Jazz From Blue Lake Playlist Wednesday, February 20, 2008 Artist—Song Title – Album Title – Record Label 10 p.m. Eastern Time Duke Ellington, Rhapsody In Blue; Complete Reprise: Mosaic. Wynton Marsalis, Free To Be; The Magic Hour: Blue Note. Wynton Marsalis, Supercapitalism; From the Plantation to the Penitentiary: Blue Note. Jazz Datebook, www.bluelake.org/datebook.html . All Star Celebration, Work Song; Cannon Re-Loaded: Concord. Maceo Parker, Busted; Roots and Grooves: Heads Up. Jeff Watts, Seeds of Blackzilla; Folks Songs: Dark Keys. Chick Corea/Gary Burton, I Loves You Porgy; New Crystal Silence: Concord. Roberta Gambarini/Hank Jones, You Are There; You Are There: EmArcy. Jimmie Amadie, Warm and Gentle Ben; The Gospel As We Know It. 11 p.m. Wynton Marsalis, Black Codes From the Underground; Black Codes..: Columbia. Wynton Marsalis, Knoz-Moe-King; Thinking of You: Columbia. Wynton Marsalis, When It’s Sleepy Time Down South; Standards and Ballads: Sony. Jazz Datebook, www.bluelake.org/datebook.html Matt Brewer, Nardis, Live From Blue Lake 2004 Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Aspiring to Normalcy; Avatar: Blue Note. Nick Vayenas, Odean; Synesthesia: World Culture Music. Ron Blake, Please Be Kind; Shayani: Mack Avenue. 12 a.m. – 3 a.m. Wynton Marsalis, Blood on the Fields; Blood on the Fields: Columbia. 1 a.m. “ 2 a.m. “ Lazaro Vega Jazz Director Blue Lake Public Radio 300 East Crystal Lake Road Twin Lake MI 49457 WBLV FM 90.3 serving Muskegon and the Lake Michigan shoreline WBLU FM 88.9, Grand Rapids Streaming live from www.bluelake.org.

Jazz From Blue Lake Playlist Tuesday, February 19, 2008 Artist—Song Title – Album Title – Record Label 10 p.m. Eastern Time Duke Ellington, Rhapsody In Blue; Complete Reprise: Mosaic. David Murray, I Don’t Know What I’d Do Without the Lord; David Murray: Justin Time. David Murray Black Saint Quartet, Sacred Ground; Sacred Ground: Justin Time. Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble, February; Black Unstoppable: Delmark. New York Art Quartet, Rosmosis; New York Art Quartet: ESP. Don Cherry, Sun of the East; Mu: BYG. Larry Willis, Ethiopia; The Offering: High Note. The Either Orchestra, Shellela; Ethiopiques: Buddha Musique. 11 p.m. Kahil El’Zabar/David Murray, Dreams; Golden Sea: Sound Aspects. World Saxophone Quartet, Try A Little Tenderness; Rhythm and Blues: Elektra. David Murray Octet, Giant Steps; Octet Plays Trane: Justin Time. Thelonious Monk, Pannonica; Brilliant Corners: Prestige. Diane Reeves, Reflections; A Little Moonlight: Blue Note. SF Jazz Collective, Crepuscule With Nellie; Live 2007: SF Jazz. 12 a.m. David Murray Octet, Ming; Ming: Black Saint. David Murray Quartet, I Want To Talk About You; I Want to Talk About You: Black Saint. John McLean, Ready for the War; Better Angels: Origin. Jane Ira Bloom, Ready for Anything; Mental Weather: Artist Share. Anat Fort, Rehaired; A Long Story: ECM. Gary Versace, For McCoy; Reminiscence: Steeplechase. Alex Sipiagin, Out of the Circle; Out of the Circle: Sunnyside. 1 a.m. David Murray Octet, The Fast Life; Ming: Black Saint. David Murray Black Saint Quartet, The Prophet of Doom; Sacred Ground: Justin Time. Clarinet Summit, Honeysuckle Rose; Clarinet Summit: India Navigation. Alvin Batiste, Skylark; Honors Series: Marsalis Music. Buddy DeFranco, Ill Wind; Charlie Cat II: Arbors. Ken Peplowski/Howard Alden, The Things We Did Last Summer; Pow Wow: Arbors. Keith Jarrett, The Song Is You; My Foolish Heart: ECM. 2 a.m. World Saxophone Quartet, You Don’t Know Me; Breath of Life: Elektra. David Murray, Take the Coltrane; Trio: Black Saint. David Murray, Missionary; David Murray: Justin Time. David Murray, Pushkin Suite #1; Quartet w/Strings: Justin Time. Lazaro Vega Jazz Director Blue Lake Public Radio 300 East Crystal Lake Road Twin Lake MI 49457 WBLV FM 90.3 serving Muskegon and the Lake Michigan shoreline WBLU FM 88.9, Grand Rapids Streaming live from www.bluelake.org.

Jazz From Blue Lake Playlist Monday, February 18, 2008 Artist—Song Title – Album Title – Record Label 10 p.m. Eastern Time Duke Ellington, Rhapsody In Blue; Complete Reprise; Mosaic. Miles Davis, Shhh/Peaceful; In A Silent Way: Columbia. Bill Frisell/Ron Carter/Paul Motian, Eighty One; Frisell/Carter/Motian: Nonesuch. Joe Beck/John Abercrombie, All Blues; Coincidence: Whaling City. Jack Sheldon, Naima; This Is What I Do: Butterfly. Chick Corea/Gary Burton, Waltz for Debby; New Crystal Silence: Concord. MJF 50th Ann. All Stars, Romance; Live 2007: Monterey Jazz Fest Records. 11 p.m. Joe Zawinul, In A Silent Way; Brown Street: Heads Up. Miles Davis, In A Silent Way/It’s About That Time; In A Silent Way: Columbia. Alex Sipiagin, Wind Dance; Out of the Circle: Sunnyside. Pat Metheny Trio, When We Were Here; Day Trip: Nonesuch. Lazaro Vega Jazz Director Blue Lake Public Radio 300 East Crystal Lake Road Twin Lake MI 49457 WBLV FM 90.3 serving Muskegon and the Lake Michigan shoreline WBLU FM 88.9, Grand Rapids Streaming live from www.bluelake.org.

Jazz From Blue Lake Sunday, February 17, 2008 Artist—Song Title – Album Title – Record Label 7 p.m. Joe Zawinul, In A Silent Way; Brown Street: Heads Up. Michael Brecker, Anagram; Pilgrimage: Heads Up. Herbie Hancock, The Jungle Line; River: The Joni Letters: Verve. Terence Blanchard, Mantra; A Tale of God’s Will: Blue Note. Turtle Island String Quartet, A Love Supreme; A Love Supreme: Telarc. 8 p.m. Patti Austin, Lady Be Good; Avant Gershwin: Queen Latifa, I’m Gonna Live Until I Die; Travelin’ Light: Verve. Bobby Sanabria, D Train; Big Band Urban Folk Tales: Jazz Heads. Dee Dee Bridgewater, Afro Blue; Red Earth: EmArcy. Gonzalo Rubalcaba, This is It; Avatar: Blue Note. Herbie Hancock, Edith and the King Pin/Court and Spark; River: The Joni Letters: Verve. 9 p.m. Brian Bromberg, Cantaloupe Island; Down Right Up Right: Artistry. Maria Schneider Orchestra, Cerulean Skies; Sky Blue: Artist Share. Kurt Elling, The Waking; Night Moves: Concord. Herbie Hancock, Solitude/Nefertiti; River: The Joni Letters: Verve. Freddie Cole, Music Maestro Please; Music Maestro Please: High Note. Lazaro Vega Jazz Director Blue Lake Public Radio 300 East Crystal Lake Road Twin Lake MI 49457 WBLV FM 90.3 serving Muskegon and the Lake Michigan shoreline WBLU FM 88.9, Grand Rapids Streaming live from www.bluelake.org.