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- Jazz Listings
- A Goodbye to a Master of the Keys
- Free shredding to be available Saturday
- Jazz vocalist Inga Berzina comes to Poconos from Latvia with a song
- Music Review | ‘Epitaph’
- AN DYSSEY F JAZZ CABARET SHWBIZ EXTRAVAGANZA MYSTERY STARS…
- Port Royal Music fest returns
Jazz Listings
New York Times – Apr 27, 2007
Marsalis and several other orchestra members have done big-band arrangements of some of their favorite Blue Note recordings. The choices are mostly from the label’s hard-bop heyday including pieces by Jackie McLean Lee Morgan Bud Powell and Horace Silver and the hope is that the audience will happily recognize them. “These are the songs that taught us jazz music” said the trombonist Vincent R. Gardner who did the arrangements for.
A Goodbye to a Master of the Keys
NPR – Apr 27, 2007
The Chicago native was an innovative artist who worked with some of the greatest names in jazz music. But his experimental jazz compositions kept him from being widely recognized until late in life. Farai Chideya offers this tribute.
Free shredding to be available Saturday
Seattle Times – Apr 27, 2007
Information and registration: 206-296-4452. Farmers MarketSunday: West Seattle Farmers’ Market’s opening day featuring 1920s-era jazz music from JazzStrings and rides on the draft mule wagon from 10 a. at Southwest Alaska Street and California Avenue Southwest.
Jazz vocalist Inga Berzina comes to Poconos from Latvia with a song
Pocono Record – Apr 27, 2007
“After college Berzina went to Moscow to study at Gnesin Music Academy because there was a department of pop and jazz music. “”It wasn’t just for dancing for gigs for concerts but it was for joy” Berzina says. A lifetime student and teacher she says “When you play jazz the music becomes more complicated — not more primitive in its essence but it pulls you in like flowing sand. “Studying with Lawson meant traveling 1½ hours but Lawson says “Inga’s heart and beautiful spirit come through her music and when she scats I hear her children’s playfulness. “Currently working on a doctorate in music education at Latvian University Lawson sees how Berzina is appreciated “they love her the administration and the students. “Berzina says “It’s normal we have to love each other. “A grant enables her to travel and she has performed in many European countries including Estonia Lithuania Germany Finland Austria Spain and Poland with the top jazz instrumentalists of her country.
Music Review | ‘Epitaph’
New York Times – Apr 27, 2007
There were rough patches when the music was most full of incident: shifts or overlappings between melodic strains; parts skidding to a stop tempos picking up gradually constant cross-talking between extreme-register instruments. The trouble wasn’t so surprising in a band this big: two pianists two bassists (Christian McBride and Boris Kozlov) a drummer and two percussionists not to mention bassoon contrabass clarinet and tuba. But more to the point it wasn’t so surprising in music so unusual for jazz veering between blues language Ives-like polytonality and tone poems with fast phrases and vertiginous jumps in register made to challenge good musicians. The trumpeters Lew Soloff and Jack Walrath from the 1989 version of “Epitaph” were in the 31-piece band; so was the conductor Gunther Schuller who had an important role in shaping that full premiere. Some further reconstructive work has been done since then. The dark thorny “Inquisition” adapted from a piece in the original “Epitaph” called “Moods in Mambo” was newly woven in as well as another Mingus piece “This Subdues My Passion. ” And with few other changes from the 1989 version “Better Git Hit in Your Soul” was performed here with full orchestra whereas a sextet played it back then a complicated and occasionally brilliant piece of jazz repertory saw another day and became a little more venerable.
AN DYSSEY F JAZZ CABARET SHWBIZ EXTRAVAGANZA MYSTERY STARS…
eJazzNews – Apr 27, 2007
The Federation of American Musicians Singers and Performing Artists (FAMSPA) just published the fourth volume ?SHWBIZ PINEERS BEST SINGERS MUSICIANS AND ENTERTAINERS FRM 1606 T THE PRESENT? of its encyclopedic series of 10 volumes on Jazz cabaret music entertainment and performing arts. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WAS AMERICA?S EARLIEST SNGWRITER With great interest I read the 3 previous volumes of the World Who?s Who in Jazz Cabaret Music and Entertainment. It took me a while to go through the 2200 pages of this massive work but I enjoyed it tremendously. De facto it is academic but also extremely fun and entertaining because on one side the author analyzes in depth the fabric roots origin of music and its pioneers from the 17th century to the present day and on another side he hits you with unknown bizarre stories lifestyles facts and gossip about stars and headliners that could and would change the way we conceive them or think they are who they are! For instance did you know that Benjamin Franklin was America?s earliest songwriter and lyricist? I did not know until I read about it in ?Showbiz Pioneers Best Singers Musicians and Entertainers from 1606 to The Present? volume IV of the World Who?s Who in Jazz Cabaret Music and Entertainment. According to the book ?in 1667 the English religious songs were largely replaced by ?The Bay Psalter? when it was officially and dearly adopted by Benjamin Franklin who began to write the first American songs and ballads. In that sense Franklin could be considered as the first American songwriter composer and lyricist as well as the first publisher of a book of American songs and music sheets.
Port Royal Music fest returns
Jamaica bserver – Apr 27, 2007
Kicking off the festivities with the Celebrity Party followed by the Main Show and a new feature dubbed Jazz n The Harbour. “It is clear that this year’s event will capture ‘all the right elements of music bringing a diverse line-up of activities” explains Christopher Blythe director of Paradise Communications. “As we look to further develop and establish a music festival in Kingston Jamaica we plan to revive Port Royal and bring forth its once ritzy days which will be envied by many not only in Jamaica but the entire region as a festival of class and quality” he added. This year’s line-up will include genres from adult contemporary pop r&b reggae and jazz just to name a few. The new Sunday event Jazz n The Harbour is a revamped concept to replace the previous Brunch n The Bay. Sunday’s affair will be of a much bigger magnitude the producers say both in terms of size and scope and it will feature a host of world renowned international jazz musicians. The Port Royal Music Festival has successfully incorporated the essential elements of entertainment location concept vibe food and decor to create one dynamic package… “As we look to further develop and establish a music festival in Kingston Jamaica we plan to revive Port Royal and bring forth its once ritzy days which will be envied by many not only in Jamaica but the entire region as a festival of class and quality” he added. This year’s line-up will include genres from adult contemporary pop r&b reggae and jazz just to name a few. The new Sunday event Jazz n The Harbour is a revamped concept to replace the previous Brunch n The Bay. Sunday’s affair will be of a much bigger magnitude the producers say both in terms of size and scope and it will feature a host of world renowned international jazz musicians. The Port Royal Music Festival has successfully incorporated the essential elements of entertainment location concept vibe food and decor to create one dynamic package. The 2006 inaugural staging of the Port Royal Music Festival saw acts like Boyz II Men and Atlantic Starr gracing the stage and their performances were highly received by the crowd. Talk Back No comments have been posted.