Jim Alfredson Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Looks like another good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Thanks Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bill Barton Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Nice variety, Laz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 :rolleyes: :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 Thanks Bill, Aloc! The grant to make this happens requires the focus to be on Michigan jazz musicians: both Geri Allen and Robert Hurst are teaching part time at U of M, and pianist James Dapogny, one of the foremost American scholars on the music of Jelly Roll Morton, lives in Ann Arbor. Of the 20 musicians appearing only 4, the band with Altschul, are not from or closely associated with Michigan. Very much looking forward to Geri Allen. She'll be playing Blue Lake's Boesendorfer, $120,000 worth of German technical musical scharfsinn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted March 22, 2008 Report Share Posted March 22, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted April 10, 2008 Report Share Posted April 10, 2008 *UP* Geri Allen on right now. Tune in online for some fantastic solo piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 (edited) 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 Edited April 15, 2008 by Lazaro Vega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 The Robert Hurst Trio broadcast will re-broadcast this Saturday morning at about 8:45 a.m. With Woody Goss, piano ( a 19 year old freshman at U of M who studies with Geri Allen) and Quentin Joseph, drums ( a 27 year old senior at U of M). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted April 29, 2008 Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 Friday, May 2nd in Ann Arbor the Kerrytown Concert House "Jazz @ the Edge Series" presents the GEBHARD ULLMAN/STEVE SWELL 4TET featuring drummer Barry Altschul, an international ensemble with bassist Hillaird Greene. http://www.kerrytownconcerthouse.com/calen...iew.asp?e=25138 Then, Sunday, May 4th at 8 p.m. eastern time the Gebhard Ullman/Steve Swell 4 tet with Barry Altschul appears live on Blue Lake Public Radio, streaming from http://www.bluelake.org/radio . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Up for Sunday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Thanks for making this the most listened to on-line programming broadcast all day. Swell and the gang at the Chicago Cultural Center this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Thanks for the fine music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted May 5, 2008 Report Share Posted May 5, 2008 (edited) Chuck said to the band, "You guys again." We're fortunate that this group is business as usual, so to speak. To have a regular night of music be at this level. It's a gift to be able to hear a band developing their improvised music live over the course of four years. And then there are the records: Gebhard Ullmann's 50th birthday present to himself, the 2007 album by Basement Research on Soul Note, and Swell's Slammin' the Infinite live at The Vision Festival will be getting on the air soon, this week. We may rebroadcast the 4tet's live performance this Wednesday evening at Midnight, "Out On Blue Lake." Edited May 5, 2008 by Lazaro Vega Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Skid Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Up! Evidence, Live from Blue Lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 The finale of this season’s “Live From Blue Lake” radio concert series is June 19th at 10 p.m. with Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings playing the arrangements and transcriptions by pianist James DaPogny of music from the 1930’s when jazz pioneers Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver as well as a young Duke Ellington began to explore sections of instruments, enlarging the instrumentation of the classic jazz ensemble. At 10 pieces Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings is the largest jazz ensemble “Live From Blue Lake,” now wrapping up its second season, ever presented. The grant Blue Lake Public Radio receives from the Holland Area Arts Council and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs to produce this series stipulates an emphasis in booking bands from Michigan. Last year Blue Lake focused on west Michigan musicians including The Western Jazz Quartet from Kalamazoo, bassist Paul Keller who grew up in East Grand Rapids, Dr. John Hair’s Quintet and Sweet Willie Singleton’s Quintet featuring the late saxophonist Mel Dalton (both bands from Grand Rapids). Additionally, saxophonist Wess “Warmdaddy” Anderson, Wynton Marsalis’s alto saxophonist for decades, led a trio live on the air celebrating his new position at Michigan State University. This year we’ve continued to bring you live jazz from area musicians with Michael Doyle and Evidence featuring West Michigan Jazz Society “Jazz Musician of the Year” Steve Talaga, yet Blue Lake also invited musicians from the University of Michigan faculty to the airwaves: pianist Geri Allen, bassist Robert Hurst and, finally, pianist/arranger/scholar and historian James Dapogny. This May “Live From Blue Lake” brought you an international ensemble co-led by New York trombonist Steve Swell and Berlin-based woodwind virtuoso Gebhard Ullmann with Little Jimmy Scott’s music director, bassist Hilliard Green, and the legendary jazz drummer Barry Altschul. None of this programming would be possible without the corporate support of Mack Avenue Records, a Detroit based jazz record label featuring music by George Shearing, Terry Gibbs and the Gerald Wilson Orchestra as well as local favorites and up and coming Michigan musicians. “The Road to Great Music, www.mackavenue.com”. Also see www.dirtydogjazz.com for Mack Avenue owner Gretchen Valade’s new Gross Point Farms jazz/diner club. (313) 882-5299. Please join us via FM or the Internet Thursday, June 19th at 10 p.m. for the conclusion of this year’s “Live From Blue Lake” with Phil Olgilvie’s Rhythm Kings (www.porkjazz.com ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 http://www.pkorecords.com/members/jdapogny.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted June 20, 2008 Report Share Posted June 20, 2008 Largest Internet audience we've ever had for night time jazz programming during Dapogny's hour. What a band. The harmonized transcription of Armstrong's solo on "Beau Koo Jack" killed me. That and King Oliver's famous break on "Snag It." Great version of "Pass Out Lightly." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazaro Vega Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 We will be re-broadcasting Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings this Saturday morning at 8:45 a.m. Hope you can join us. And if you happened to have caught any of the live broadcasts in this year's series, we could use your comments for the grant follow-up. radio@bluelake.org . Thanks folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 We will be re-broadcasting Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings this Saturday morning at 8:45 a.m. Hope you can join us. And if you happened to have caught any of the live broadcasts in this year's series, we could use your comments for the grant follow-up. radio@bluelake.org . Thanks folks. to those folks who missed the earlier broadcast. this is one of the happiest most delightful hours of live music i have heard in many years. you'll be humming the tunes for days. the quality of this ensemble's playing and respect for this marvelous music gives me chills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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