Detroit Jazzstage Podcast

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In case you haven't listened in to Detroit JazzStage check it out. Here is info from our last show.

Hello Detroit JazzStage Listeners,

Your friends at JazzStage Productions have two shows waiting for you. Detroit Jazzstage brings you poet/musician M. L. Liebler and jazz guitarist Ron English and a Jazz Spotlite featuring the legendary pianist, educator, and author, Hal Galper.

Detroit Jazzstage:

M.L. Liebler fronts the group, M. L. Liebler & The Magic Poetry Band. By day, he is a Wayne State University professor (and St. Clair Shores, Michigan's first Poet Laureate). Over the last twenty plus years, M.L. has combined his insightful, urban poetry with the funky tones of modern jazz, resulting in a perfect elision of sound and vision. Ron has enjoyed a long and varied music career, with roots wide and deep in blues, Broadway, bebop, avant-garde, funk, Motown, and gospel. M.L. and Ron English share their views of how poetry and jazz are intertwined, plus discuss their 2007 CD Kurl Of The Butterfly's Tongue. Their Detroit experience is peppered with some of the people and places they have encountered through the years such as the Detroit Artists Workshop, the Detroit Contemporary 5, Cobb's Corner, Jack Kerouac's first wife Edie Parker and many more.

Ron also discusses his latest CD by his group Psalm 150 Ensemble. His CD, titled Devotions, features a stellar Detroit lineup. The Psalm 150 Ensemble perform Ron's arrangements of negro spirituals and traditional sacred music.

Jazzspotlite:

We are thrilled to present to you an original composition and commentary from Hal Galper. With over 82 recordings to his credit, 20 as a leader in his own right, pianist, composer, publisher, educator, author and touring artist, Hal Galper is best known for his work with Chet Baker, Cannonball Adderley, John Scofield and the Phil Woods Quintet. His recordings as a leader with Mike and Randy Brecker are considered among the best. Listen in as Hal talks about the development of his recently conceived "rubato concept of playing" technique followed by the composition “Waiting For Chet”

We are two years old this month! DJS would like to thank you for supporting us since our November 2005 show. That program featured Trumpeter Mark Byerly and selections from his powerful post bop quintet Bop Culture.

Click on the link for a trip in the way back machine. You will no doubt hear the many changes. We can't thank you enough for your listenership, kind words, emails and support.

Some of the achievements we have brought you include:

* The addition of our sound engineer and producer Mark Byerly of Longview Sound Studio in Rochester Hills Michigan.

* The addition of veteran jazz broadcaster and jazz historian, Jim Gallert.

* Live recordings from the Firefly Club and the Max M. Fisher Music Center.

* Unreleased and rare music from many of our past guests.

* Underwriter of the 2006 and 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival

* We brought Randy Napoleon, Faruq Z. Bey, and The Magic Poetry Band to Cliff Bell's. Also, through our association with WRCJ 90.9 FM, we brought Bop Culture to Arturo's Jazz Theatre and Restaurant as part of a WRCJ's 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival kickoff party hosted by Tony Mowod.

* Associations with All About Jazz. To date, we have created or updated profiles for 64 local and international artists. Let us know if you see our advertisement on their page.

* Two new podcasts have been added.

o Detroit JazzStage Jazz Spotlite Channel - a weekly short featuring great music from local, national, and international jazz musicians.

o Detroit JazzStage - Jazz Extras - Some of the guests include Mose Allison, Bennie Maupin, Will Lee, Kirk Lightsey, Bennie Maupin, Barry Harris, Charles Mcpherson, Louis Hayes, Kurt Elling, Bill Charlap, Regina Carter, Sachal Vasandani and many more.

* Our Myspace site has now surpassed 15,000 friends of Detroit Jazz.

* Our redesigned website, JazzStage Productions, is the place to catch up on jazz events in and around the Motor City. Catch up on all the latest news, CD, club and band reviews. It is also where you can hear free music from Detroit's finest musicians. Musicians and club owners are invited to post their gigs and recording announcements in the forum.

Other News

* You may have noticed past emails promoting events through All About Jazz. JazzStage Productions has been actively creating/updating musician profiles. Mike Ricci has done a marvelous job with the site. We strongly encourage musicians and enthusiasts alike to become an AAJ Member today!

* We encourage you to share your love of Detroit musicians by forwarding this to your friends.

One last note

As many of you are already aware, Bassist Hubie Crawford passed away suddenly on October 31, 2007. A musical tribute has been planned for Sunday, December 2, 2007 at Bert's Warehouse Theater. Details can be found here.

Your Hosts,

Jim Gallert and Rodney Reeves

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Edited December 10, 2007 by jazzstage