Blue Lake's "Jazz Datebook"

[Lazaro Vega]

In addition to listing live jazz in West Michigan, this month's Jazz Datebook also includes special program listings, such as our April 16th broadcast of Fred Hersch's solo concert recorded in Grand Rapids last month and a link to part of the live studio broadcast by bassist Matt Brewer (Greg Osby Trio).

http://www.bluelake.org/datebook.html

[Lazaro Vega]

Fred Hersch concert broadcast this Sunday

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Sunday, April 16th at 7:00 p.m. as part of Foley Schuler’s “Jazz From Blue Lake Sunday” the solo piano performance of Fred Hersch at the Urban Institute For Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids will air as a full hour long concert. In honor of National Poetry Month Foley’s program will also feature Fred Hersch’s octet and two voices in musical settings for the poetry of Walt Whitman, “Leaves of Grass.”

Tuesday, April 18th at 10:00 p.m. please tune in to “Jazz From Blue Lake” with Lazaro Vega for a live performance by The Wonderland Jazz Ensemble, the Grand Rapids based jazz quintet featuring saxophonists Tom Elferdink and Ken Morgan, with pianist Eric Thorne, bassist Jeff Beavan and drummer Mike VanLente. Their new CD “A Wish” is available by writing wonderlandjazz@earthlink.net .

[Lazaro Vega]

Wednesday, May 17th and May 24th at midnight Blue Lake Public Radio broadcasts the first and second sets of the Dave Rempis Percussion Quartet recorded in performance April 16, 2006 at Kraftbrau Brewery, Kalamazoo. Dave Rempis, alto, tenor and baritone saxophones; Anton Hatwich, bass; Tim Daisy and Frank Rosaly, drums. An inspired Chicago ensemble featured “Out On Blue Lake,” www.bluelake.org . This recording was engineered by Jean-Yves Munch. For information on the musicians please see http://daverempis.com/ and http://www.482music.com/artists/dave-rempis.html

Wednesday, June 7th at 10 p.m. Jazz from Blue Lake presents New York guitarist Joel Harrison’s quartet with Dave Binney, saxophone; Stephan Crump, bass; plus Dan Weiss, drums and tabla. This performance takes place live from our studio in the Manistee National Forest at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Joel Harrison’s last record, “Harrison on Harrison,” worked jazz improvisations from the compositions of George Harrison, and though jazz based the sound veers towards Indian music, Roots American music and, of course, 1960’s electric psychedelia. Please join us live via our web stream. This broadcast is engineered by Steve Albert. The band will appear live at the UICA, 48 Sheldon Blvd., Grand Rapids the following evening, June 8th (www.uica.org ). For more information www.joelharrison.com .

[Lazaro Vega]

Up for the Joel Harrison, and update at the web site www.bluelake.org, and this addition:

Friday, June 16th at 10 p.m. Jazz From Blue Lake presents guitarist extraordinaire Frank Vignola with drummer Joe Ascione in “The Frank and Joe Show” (see www.franknjoe.com ) live from our studios at Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. With two acoustic guitars and two djembes (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djembe) this version of the Frank and Joe Show promises great swing. Vignola is heard every Monday night at the Iridium in New York as a member of Les Paul’s band. Thanks to Family Budget Service of Grand Rapids and The Weathervane Inn of Montague for underwritting this performance. The Frank and Joe Show will be heard live in Grand Rapids on Thursday, June 15th at Schuler Books and Music 28th Street Store at 7 p.m.  (see http://www.schulerbooks.com/ ).

[Uncle Skid]

Lazaro, I've been meaning to tell you "thanks for posting" this info, so....

Thanks for posting this, Lazaro!

(I refer back to it often, and have been printing it out for a friend that doesn't have a computer.)

[Lazaro Vega]

You're welcom Skid. After many listeners requested the info in writing that they'd heard on the air we HAD to do it. Will update the Datebook on-line this weekend and include the concerts in the park series in Spring Lake, Grand Haven and Scully's World Class Jazz Mini-tours, which will include Arno with Organissimo again this summer. Yipeeee.