tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19498226344650226342024-03-13T01:32:54.017-04:00Ken Franckling's Jazz NotesKen Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.comBlogger898125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-54142677142266982292023-03-19T19:32:00.000-04:002023-03-19T19:32:13.746-04:00Chris Walters digs the masterful composers<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nashville-based pianist and singer Chris Walters dug deep into the Great American Songbook - and two of his own worthy gems - in what mostly was a tip of the hat to icons George Gershwin and Cole Porter at the Gulf Theater in Punta Gorda, Florida on Saturday, March 18.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Walters called this tour "Rhapsody in Burlesque" - melding a reference to Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" with his sometimes playful and unusual treatments of the material. Rest assured, there were no dancers involved, other than his fingers dancing over the keyboard. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZsKiPOVN2JGPuM_i0vWs-KqMzZ9A0tEoMWfTCxHSZxsYiiQjSriFiPJ2kRuYl-TKcoyP8WjKtdPS61eSoSXMk4Ns_sNpFmKPTi76G1IAGkbup-w-0NMi29RjejcQxf_YkCbSxrcNYU_ZLsj2TXXzbPFPXen5q-zVTyqz3kMBuH10DHSqK3pRddsBGw/s834/IMG_0012.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="834" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTZsKiPOVN2JGPuM_i0vWs-KqMzZ9A0tEoMWfTCxHSZxsYiiQjSriFiPJ2kRuYl-TKcoyP8WjKtdPS61eSoSXMk4Ns_sNpFmKPTi76G1IAGkbup-w-0NMi29RjejcQxf_YkCbSxrcNYU_ZLsj2TXXzbPFPXen5q-zVTyqz3kMBuH10DHSqK3pRddsBGw/w200-h158/IMG_0012.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Chris Walters<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table>He was backed by bassist Zebediah Briskovich and drummer Miles Vandiver, both from St. Louis. While each had a few improvisational moments, this was more a well-arranged tribute to composers who had a profound impact on 20th century American music and the extensive jazz repertoire.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Walters opened with medley from Gershwin's <i>Porgy and Bess </i>operetta that included an intimate, dirge-like take on "Summertime" and infused "It Ain't Necessarily So" with a bit of honky-tonk piano and his husky vocals.</span></span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnn4YueWtMtX4ZYvwu7NkN1r5qH-ujqvfdou5sjeREbzXRJKkPVDSP-o6TK6sa8S3hEIuhq5KPlz4SfA5I3UuY8TewhNPFZHpd7hPGSBrGUyR2KFeWkQaDHWaQ98OaKGzuij3Vh9-5xvKYB9OdD8tuond082Svx6I8y7XExP9h6tzzCKv_BtMPScytA/s918/IMG_0017.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="918" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtnn4YueWtMtX4ZYvwu7NkN1r5qH-ujqvfdou5sjeREbzXRJKkPVDSP-o6TK6sa8S3hEIuhq5KPlz4SfA5I3UuY8TewhNPFZHpd7hPGSBrGUyR2KFeWkQaDHWaQ98OaKGzuij3Vh9-5xvKYB9OdD8tuond082Svx6I8y7XExP9h6tzzCKv_BtMPScytA/w200-h131/IMG_0017.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Miles Vandiver<br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36rh_sgfSlh0-gSVJUuQtnVWjhCFyu9V-1wAKsYOhRgVc_rTZUe0dNPzjIZWB6IqfglhzuQ8N2F5WCAYBofcPXMNwsCLedUaJB6rT_lvKTi2E726iETkS67ybmPO52Mw6y6qD9891iVVRenrGNHT7wIv4OY2Z9EeS4lNxE9d-2Ez_okuvehRbxAAV6w/s976/IMG_0028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="976" data-original-width="674" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi36rh_sgfSlh0-gSVJUuQtnVWjhCFyu9V-1wAKsYOhRgVc_rTZUe0dNPzjIZWB6IqfglhzuQ8N2F5WCAYBofcPXMNwsCLedUaJB6rT_lvKTi2E726iETkS67ybmPO52Mw6y6qD9891iVVRenrGNHT7wIv4OY2Z9EeS4lNxE9d-2Ez_okuvehRbxAAV6w/w138-h200/IMG_0028.JPG" width="138" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Zebediah Briskovich</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Porter's "Night and Day" and a boogie-woogie treatment of "Anything Goes" followed. Briskovich's rich-toned bass was featured on Gershwin's "Lullaby," which segued right into his "Cuban Overture." Much later in the program, Vandiver was featured with a wide-ranging drum solo on Porter's "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To," which provided the most extensive jazz feel of the night.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Walters made sure to acknowledge a few other composers, with instrumentals that included Willie "The Lion" Smith's "Echoes of Spring," Jack Fina's sprightly "Bumble Boogie" (based on "Flight of the Bumblebee"), Peter Nero's clever "Scratch My Bach" and a solo piano journey through "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." The latter piece ended with a snippet of Judy Garland's vocals from <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The trio delivered several standout moments:</span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Walters paired a salty take on Gershwin's "Here Come De Honey Man" with Porter's "Love For Sale" with his own unusual twist. Both lyrics were sung from the viewpoint of a pimp, not the lady marketing her wares upstairs.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">He also shared two beautiful standards-quality originals: "Waltzing With a Broom," about a man whose wife/dancing partner had passed on, and "Cool Blue Swing," the latter a metaphor for living the good life. It was delivered with a shuffle-beat rhythm of his native New Orleans.</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The 90-minute performance, with no intermission, concluded with Walter's exquisite interpretation of "Rhapsody in Blue."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Walters has extensive jazz, pop and country music credentials. He was pianist and musical director for Barbara Mandrell and J.D. Souther, toured for seven years with the band Alabama, and now works with Alison Brown, the Peter Mayer Group and saxophonist Jeff Coffin's Mu'tet.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The concert was co-sponsored by the Gulf Theater at the Military Heritage Museum and the Charlotte County Jazz Society.</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi_AuUNKfaawa_lOSqXXUOrKN4LhpVZxaqbPDBkKHih6CLmjk-qOgJkhbppvC5rv0Zp1mEUoNsNeNDBj7Uk9mBzpISLP3hiCFRoGW_-7lJ9tNqlRblGHAbPkvtjkIVNOP3PwuCOWkRfGcbDu1PayfK_ThzR7burVkTrzAjM2o-x9kb2cmPx5fQjB9PA/s970/IMG_0031.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="970" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxi_AuUNKfaawa_lOSqXXUOrKN4LhpVZxaqbPDBkKHih6CLmjk-qOgJkhbppvC5rv0Zp1mEUoNsNeNDBj7Uk9mBzpISLP3hiCFRoGW_-7lJ9tNqlRblGHAbPkvtjkIVNOP3PwuCOWkRfGcbDu1PayfK_ThzR7burVkTrzAjM2o-x9kb2cmPx5fQjB9PA/w400-h153/IMG_0031.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-small;">Briskovich, Walters, Vandiver</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-67448617948129816092023-03-18T13:44:00.001-04:002023-03-18T14:00:14.972-04:00The art of the duo personified <p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The jazz duo is the ultimate musical challenge. With just two musicians on stage, there is no coasting allowed. You're either doubling on the melody, listening intently to anticipate how to respond to the other player's solo, comping behind him -- or all of the above.</span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2pJ-pJzPidLmFgHzk46wn0s18xzBncUmZpVrg9yPCb5Ry65zMsWv1tXW3lRu3whaUq7MuO14U6bSc1uiak0kiTOdibr3Ql7N-0QgZRXzPIQtvt_PFFPeyxyxF8_sruB9plRjItFhSGldJ19RjCtXzyGpV_1hPlAObHmTsI5m8LvK9Dgg6m1e9tSwgg/s828/IMG_0052.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="828" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO2pJ-pJzPidLmFgHzk46wn0s18xzBncUmZpVrg9yPCb5Ry65zMsWv1tXW3lRu3whaUq7MuO14U6bSc1uiak0kiTOdibr3Ql7N-0QgZRXzPIQtvt_PFFPeyxyxF8_sruB9plRjItFhSGldJ19RjCtXzyGpV_1hPlAObHmTsI5m8LvK9Dgg6m1e9tSwgg/w200-h156/IMG_0052.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dick Hyman, Diego Figueiredo<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">That fine art was in the spotlight at the 42nd edition of the Sarasota Jazz Festival on Friday, March 17 in the hands of pianist Dick Hyman and Brazilian guitarist Diego Figueiredo. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Their musical conversation belied their half-century age gap. NEA Jazz Master Hyman turned 96 last week. Figueiredo, a rising star on his instrument, is just 42.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was a call-and-response set from the get-go as they explored a wide range of Brazilian and Cuban material, with a few American standards sprinkled in for good measure. At every turn, they found common ground through the music itself.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eHkN1iLGvbF-9BJgquI14VW8WsIoQECKsJSB92fBGR-USWq9fzjBUPvkTtti-ePV1kMFzCZl7pXg6hMLFpxuzuXD-IZguwUOJzGF5klA7ZkPKfI23_TgNlWot6PSjIUWwNrC_Dn44S5QFxiF7CVz1gUZkmT3OicJVHgu4JqtBuec0gigRink3xmr8Q/s619/IMG_0086.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="583" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eHkN1iLGvbF-9BJgquI14VW8WsIoQECKsJSB92fBGR-USWq9fzjBUPvkTtti-ePV1kMFzCZl7pXg6hMLFpxuzuXD-IZguwUOJzGF5klA7ZkPKfI23_TgNlWot6PSjIUWwNrC_Dn44S5QFxiF7CVz1gUZkmT3OicJVHgu4JqtBuec0gigRink3xmr8Q/w188-h200/IMG_0086.JPG" width="188" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Diego Figueiredo</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">"The Color of Brazil" and "So Danca Samba" led to a playful take on "All The Things You Are," with Figueiredo filling behind Hyman's lead. Whether he is popping off blistering solos or comping, the Brazilian draws on his wonderful combination of finger pick-style jazz and classical guitar techniques, sometimes adding a bit of body English for emphasis.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">After digging in to Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova classic "Wave," the festival's new musical director, Terell Stafford, joined them on flugelhorn for an extended exploration of Jobim's "Triste."</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Then came a solo tune apiece by the two co-stars. Hyman uncorked a teasing-at-times, bouncy and bright version of "Cherokee" that included a clever Stride piano segment. Figueiredo used his solo space to explore "Tico-Tico No Fub</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif">á</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">," one of the high-energy Brazilian features in his repertoire. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Zequinha de Abreu</span> wrote this Brazilian choro in 1917. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK1C3gLhzFxuTqI0EcOj2j5hr-u5aeOVyao6PImTJkEgN7iBFK6uYS1AZ3zRb8piNhoyfsrh2H8iTsPBXMoS5t_Wg2LXnQYAVnh8_JW6ztOF45kWwJNbmJ401GtChYpfDEdqrxwsXI7w-1qeL6-51EtNoOIC-qSsTP_16JdFp0fNv6O8H29BPF9Ve0A/s884/IMG_0055.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="635" data-original-width="884" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXK1C3gLhzFxuTqI0EcOj2j5hr-u5aeOVyao6PImTJkEgN7iBFK6uYS1AZ3zRb8piNhoyfsrh2H8iTsPBXMoS5t_Wg2LXnQYAVnh8_JW6ztOF45kWwJNbmJ401GtChYpfDEdqrxwsXI7w-1qeL6-51EtNoOIC-qSsTP_16JdFp0fNv6O8H29BPF9Ve0A/w200-h144/IMG_0055.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dick Hyman </span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Because it happened to be St. Patrick's Day, Hyman included "Danny Boy" in the program. This gentler moment was a chance to catch one's breath before the fiery closer. Together, they roared through Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona's Latin classic "Malaguena." <br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Hyman, a </span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span> </span><span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif">prolific pianist, organist, composer, arranger, bandleader, composer of film scores and orchestral works in a career dating to the late 1940s, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">is a master of the keyboard. He mixes sparking delicacy with uptempo fluidity, exploring multiple styles with ease.<br /></span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpX2qBS3pCzDURfkj_SWfvv_Ub7D3toU0LjiV-o31-oUPIkzKqwsjIjn1UrncVpubx5xgqtdn_vThlxAs0Azbe-GKCH1XSEofOc3z-xvYbiGyDimAGqVtSfm7LqGvIXuXYP0wRmvBUir_NavjNsrKV-qqgyl0JYlSCCLtoxLVtVL3h-lhVciuJALMB9Q/s582/IMG_0090.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="542" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpX2qBS3pCzDURfkj_SWfvv_Ub7D3toU0LjiV-o31-oUPIkzKqwsjIjn1UrncVpubx5xgqtdn_vThlxAs0Azbe-GKCH1XSEofOc3z-xvYbiGyDimAGqVtSfm7LqGvIXuXYP0wRmvBUir_NavjNsrKV-qqgyl0JYlSCCLtoxLVtVL3h-lhVciuJALMB9Q/w186-h200/IMG_0090.JPG" width="186" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dick Hyman, Diego Figueiredo</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoIzCkCKOb0qCCGNWogcbm2YvEdeFB9ga4Tc1zv1MGZL-sHrRfXLQa7BeoH97qhFzephkLpPXclN5RvVsrMVEsOYd07nYOe0CEdACKhImytsuL9odEynHqM2rTzWSzoDUIqXhvPdigZmkhi9Jj0hCsp8MxvT0o9Y-_Zjrhnb7emEkm6Tp4kuVr6LSCg/s745/IMG_0101.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="745" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoIzCkCKOb0qCCGNWogcbm2YvEdeFB9ga4Tc1zv1MGZL-sHrRfXLQa7BeoH97qhFzephkLpPXclN5RvVsrMVEsOYd07nYOe0CEdACKhImytsuL9odEynHqM2rTzWSzoDUIqXhvPdigZmkhi9Jj0hCsp8MxvT0o9Y-_Zjrhnb7emEkm6Tp4kuVr6LSCg/w200-h174/IMG_0101.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">He </span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">played the first Sarasota Jazz Festival back in 1981 and has been the event's most frequent performer. At first a snowbird, he has lived in nearby Venice full-time for more than 25 years. At 96 and not wanting to travel extensively anymore, this may have been one of his last significant performances. But you never know.<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">This year's festival, produced by the Jazz Club of Sarasota, was held under the Circus Arts Conservatory's Big Top at Nathan Benderson Park. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The festival's other headliners included singers Kurt Elling (with guitarist Charlie Hunter), and Lizz Wright, pianist Christian Sands, bassist Marcus Miller, reed player Paquito D'Rivera, B-3 player Tony Monaco, tenor saxophonist Houston Person and the more-contemporary Allen Carmen Project with Gumbi Ortiz.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0jEQ6x8rIHOjdO241zI4hxcVuoBKvW2FIlfbGI988vgLn0w5rGq_giGg0m9DeqRtlhYijL5hVTkqff7TpvcVMh75zLPL9CxhA_1V822ec_A7ujUDQAEIWzOhzVUMDU0g6Olk5YKjJgBFVs27bkHp7O1_bAfHkXM2PH59Pcgbk-gdVFuTtlTHv8rM3w/s997/IMG_0074.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="997" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0jEQ6x8rIHOjdO241zI4hxcVuoBKvW2FIlfbGI988vgLn0w5rGq_giGg0m9DeqRtlhYijL5hVTkqff7TpvcVMh75zLPL9CxhA_1V822ec_A7ujUDQAEIWzOhzVUMDU0g6Olk5YKjJgBFVs27bkHp7O1_bAfHkXM2PH59Pcgbk-gdVFuTtlTHv8rM3w/w400-h230/IMG_0074.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dick Hyman, Diego Figueiredo, Terell Stafford<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-50121500696756335132023-03-15T11:48:00.001-04:002023-03-17T12:43:25.142-04:00A Night of Classic Jazz and Other Gems<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Gems from the Great American Songbook, opera and operettas, and a few classic-jazz staples were in the splendid mix when The Midiri Brothers brought their quintet to Punta Gorda FL on Monday, March 13 for their first Charlotte County Jazz Society appearance.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-ORsqDm3_vyk-97KpA83O0by-dHIFLBQdLzgHJy7DKkuJkokQMc8_jMc-IkDeb8j4Ra5aziHaSS8Sg9P7dHPn2Ty73ERq9SddnNgZidrCpHxuyLzkeqK0wXGJJkFFTvRkjDBWyj_qpmFujiGWYoeVENGV83AXbH6T4IMDXxqktSaiE1vps0F0iSqvA/s1071/IMG_0175.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="1071" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-ORsqDm3_vyk-97KpA83O0by-dHIFLBQdLzgHJy7DKkuJkokQMc8_jMc-IkDeb8j4Ra5aziHaSS8Sg9P7dHPn2Ty73ERq9SddnNgZidrCpHxuyLzkeqK0wXGJJkFFTvRkjDBWyj_qpmFujiGWYoeVENGV83AXbH6T4IMDXxqktSaiE1vps0F0iSqvA/w200-h137/IMG_0175.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000; font-size: x-small;">The Midiri brothers</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Paul and Joe Midiri have both serious chops and a love for the instrumental jazz tradition. Together, they imbued the music with a bright sound and connected with the audience through humorous, well-honed banter about their identical twinship.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">The band this fine night included Paul - the older brother by one minute - on vibraphone, Joe on clarinet and saxophones, Jeff Phillips on piano, Jay Mueller on bass, and Patricia Dean on drums. It was night three of a brief Florida tour.<br /></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQjBM6CM5CuNNmnWMcJNYy6eJB9HIcYqlhXqqy2QbQjd9lj5fcnSCPhTQNkzIVwzQCnt5J_nNkn8c14M7rdRSWTWrpGWLuhne4NylqIj50y0aHdlTnjQ9e0kBCVKeoNEShUXJ7UGcKW4QHjebxMruRKt_GJijzoI7wSkr-lEQlyPBzcxIqteuzZ9r6g/s964/IMG_0081.JPG" style="clear: right; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="964" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQjBM6CM5CuNNmnWMcJNYy6eJB9HIcYqlhXqqy2QbQjd9lj5fcnSCPhTQNkzIVwzQCnt5J_nNkn8c14M7rdRSWTWrpGWLuhne4NylqIj50y0aHdlTnjQ9e0kBCVKeoNEShUXJ7UGcKW4QHjebxMruRKt_GJijzoI7wSkr-lEQlyPBzcxIqteuzZ9r6g/w200-h133/IMG_0081.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Joe Midiri</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">The brothers have a finely honed sound warmed by the collective brightness of their primary instruments. Paul's vibes style draws much from pioneers Lionel Hampton and Red Norvo, while Joe's clarinet playing comes straight from the Benny Goodman approach. The pair hail from the Mid-Atlantic Region. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">They've been a hit at classic jazz festivals across the U.S. for more than 20 years.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Their interplay and the band's swinging tempos made for a joyous night as they coursed </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">through an interesting range of Swing-era standards. "Always" and "Poor Butterfly" (inspired by <i>Madame Butterfly) </i>led into a burning version of "Lady Be Good." </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgTyWx8Vr_l2RQjaAlvUmLoE5G318kjGAll6p2LQJWNy_I7au_SBHAh8pq6riOO3jdKQyBT_EHoCi001BZ9UJ9mOQss6J3IPpf_uyQhqG0MaFnjppQXuZIjYJV31A5W3xwl7jZ9B-clauze5uBn8wgnWgZwRoOT7VQ6AL383SKsWPVSCNHw5MzUh-hQ/s955/IMG_0012.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="955" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgTyWx8Vr_l2RQjaAlvUmLoE5G318kjGAll6p2LQJWNy_I7au_SBHAh8pq6riOO3jdKQyBT_EHoCi001BZ9UJ9mOQss6J3IPpf_uyQhqG0MaFnjppQXuZIjYJV31A5W3xwl7jZ9B-clauze5uBn8wgnWgZwRoOT7VQ6AL383SKsWPVSCNHw5MzUh-hQ/w200-h159/IMG_0012.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Jeff Phillips<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Paul Midiri shifted with ease between two and four mallets depending whether he was featured on the melody or comping with chords behind his brother's solos. Joe switched to soprano sax for a beautiful take on "September Song," which featured an elegant yet understated piano solo from Phillips. </span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjZKWvLtShtNBArtTR501-pdsAedbpFoWxynQgJeC9IT-t2e_p8QPh78KmptFS9Dy9O8ybBWsAo2fNt2DZCrEPvG07s6lcQFNr9FYqJnHQjy_i5-mUvbI_zuRSW3Gv5Ii8ZJlFtUE1EIeB815xrRf5KAuqVbPdAaVizvKl4vmQvp2Odrj11AekIsE-w/s1071/IMG_0096.JPG" style="clear: right; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="729" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjZKWvLtShtNBArtTR501-pdsAedbpFoWxynQgJeC9IT-t2e_p8QPh78KmptFS9Dy9O8ybBWsAo2fNt2DZCrEPvG07s6lcQFNr9FYqJnHQjy_i5-mUvbI_zuRSW3Gv5Ii8ZJlFtUE1EIeB815xrRf5KAuqVbPdAaVizvKl4vmQvp2Odrj11AekIsE-w/w136-h200/IMG_0096.JPG" width="136" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Patricia Dean</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Whether or not intentional, then came an interesting thematic grouping of songs with "You" in the title. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Patricia Dean, a Southwest Florida double threat on drums and vocals, was featured on the Peggy Lee hit "I Don't Know Enough About You." Phillips provided the keyboard pyrotechnics on "Yours is My Heart Alone," a Franz Lehar gem from the 1929 German operetta <i>The Land of Smiles. </i>It was first recorded in the U.S by Bing Crosby and later was a mega-hit for Mario Lanza. The thematic cluster, and the first set, ended with the quintet's take on Eubie Blake's nostalgic classic "Memories of You," which was popularized by Goodman and Rosemary Clooney.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">After intermission, The Midiri Brothers offered more treats from a wide range of sources. Fat's Waller's classic "Honeysuckle Rose" turned into an extended improvisational jaunt, particularly for clarinet, piano and vibes. Then came "Polka Dots and Moonbeams," Frank Sinatra's first hit when he sang with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">in 1940</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">. Ol' Blue Eyes stayed with the band for three years before launching his solo career.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb2_Gj5W_8otgc7f1v8o9tleSc0crJCJgJ_XklaAlURyD67iWe0vv6qlxjJbOfCTB6-IS19yAoSwh4JMCWyQ1LvK1_layUqhu-Y9MpA2azWB6A3fl1ZWZMvwOtv81Zk8dfIHwSAuvWZs65v-P4nNRqRWQfc9zwZJBAeGiT_ynoG767OwY-ZtnA7vpiQ/s907/IMG_0063.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="627" data-original-width="907" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb2_Gj5W_8otgc7f1v8o9tleSc0crJCJgJ_XklaAlURyD67iWe0vv6qlxjJbOfCTB6-IS19yAoSwh4JMCWyQ1LvK1_layUqhu-Y9MpA2azWB6A3fl1ZWZMvwOtv81Zk8dfIHwSAuvWZs65v-P4nNRqRWQfc9zwZJBAeGiT_ynoG767OwY-ZtnA7vpiQ/w200-h138/IMG_0063.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Paul Midiri, Jay Mueller</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Dean was featured on no-theatrics vocals again on "This Can't Be Love," a Great American Songbook staple by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart from the Shakespeare-inspired Broadway musical "The Boys From Syracuse." </span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMubvzOZZB_IIPH6fJVJrw1-kbD98-ShUIoTPd-rkAl8mUz-tPYG5_JtMVwGldhpoF_c7_Zj-gvXZoCHEkn3SD2qL69FcjwVnYpKaVRNgj4CNAZkEl7ltpf7opGDTgcUK9x2G4U9Lwp6gtxiRCHOeY4RnQTHh_bJXsv_VAPe4udzMKsEyinyC15i57A/s891/IMG_0154.JPG" style="clear: left; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="663" data-original-width="891" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMubvzOZZB_IIPH6fJVJrw1-kbD98-ShUIoTPd-rkAl8mUz-tPYG5_JtMVwGldhpoF_c7_Zj-gvXZoCHEkn3SD2qL69FcjwVnYpKaVRNgj4CNAZkEl7ltpf7opGDTgcUK9x2G4U9Lwp6gtxiRCHOeY4RnQTHh_bJXsv_VAPe4udzMKsEyinyC15i57A/w200-h149/IMG_0154.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Midiri brothers</span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Joe Midiri's soprano sax artistry on the Sidney Bechet ballad "Si Tu Vois Ma Mere" (If You See My Mother) was poignant moment. Bechet wrote it in 1952 after moving to Paris. The song was popularized in Woody Allen's 2011 film <i>Midnight in Paris. </i> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">Joe then shared his lone vocal solo of the night, a Louis Armstrong-like take on "Pennies From Heaven." His Satchmo-like singing voice is uncanny, delivered in a reverential style that triggered much applause when he was done.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">The quintet closed on another instrumental high note, roaring through "After You've Gone," a 1918 popular song whose early hit performers included Armstrong, Guy Lombardo and Rudy Vallee. While more than a century old, it still finds its way onto new recordings by young jazz musicians. A staple for sure. And still a crowd pleaser.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;">The CCJS concert was at</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"> the Military Heritage Museum's Gulf Theater. <br /></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRoiOPjnUcbJoKBXJ8WEVweiHoy2SdGS1arfyXq1AvKhli85dbbFee6AsF1clRQb3nvxjcXTFTwcKsbCyxglIwbQd5YyKiZg82v96ojyG8KTMzx2upuq7-rATMBriah0QkGGM4k8UkwxCBSW3IyJ5T5EnaaLDPeSU12k7Ugqb_03n9oFXO1do0S8RSw/s1140/IMG_0122.JPG" style="font-family: arial; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="660" data-original-width="1140" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfRoiOPjnUcbJoKBXJ8WEVweiHoy2SdGS1arfyXq1AvKhli85dbbFee6AsF1clRQb3nvxjcXTFTwcKsbCyxglIwbQd5YyKiZg82v96ojyG8KTMzx2upuq7-rATMBriah0QkGGM4k8UkwxCBSW3IyJ5T5EnaaLDPeSU12k7Ugqb_03n9oFXO1do0S8RSw/w400-h231/IMG_0122.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Jeff Phillips, Paul Midiri, Jay Mueller, Joe Midiri, Patricia Dean<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-23253902458287594882023-02-15T15:27:00.001-05:002023-02-18T12:48:35.871-05:00Saluting Henry Mancini's immense musical legacy<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>If you watched television, went to the movies or listened to the radio in the 1960s, '70s or '80s, the music of composer Henry Mancini was everywhere. He left a stunning legacy of movie scores and TV theme music, which the Orlando Jazz Orchestra explored and celebrated on Monday, February 13 in its first Charlotte County Jazz Society</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span> appearance</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>Mancini, who was both prolific and versatile throughout his five-decade career, died in 1994 at age 70. H</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>e won four <i>Oscars</i>, one <i>Golden Globe</i> and 20 <i>Grammy </i>Awards<i>, </i>plus a posthumous <i>Grammy Lifetime
Achievement Award,</i> for the most memorable of his hundreds of compositions.<i><br /></i></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GPOl5Z_bYI-HZK6jVukJf_bZya762G9fZ-mMvQCWR4Oqaw9AiFUpSi8xvh96URplhZc4CQZSir_3CxBVwMSpBmDEdkH41QiCybsBNN94Cck7R4ydzscoTw8Ue9hgTB33XDy3KuE0P1NYcME7G9jFwlwzU_jkAYjBuKGmREUcdPbbjzTHH0P8dKwDnA/s1037/IMG_0123.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1037" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8GPOl5Z_bYI-HZK6jVukJf_bZya762G9fZ-mMvQCWR4Oqaw9AiFUpSi8xvh96URplhZc4CQZSir_3CxBVwMSpBmDEdkH41QiCybsBNN94Cck7R4ydzscoTw8Ue9hgTB33XDy3KuE0P1NYcME7G9jFwlwzU_jkAYjBuKGmREUcdPbbjzTHH0P8dKwDnA/w200-h133/IMG_0123.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Greg Parnell</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Musical director Greg Parnell brought an 11-member version of his fine Central Florida-based repertory ensemble. Thanks to crafty, swinging arrangements for its six horn players, it often sounded like a robust big band. <br /></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>For the several hundred listeners at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center in Punta Gorda FL, this was </span></span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>a </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span>trip down a musical Memory Lane,</span></span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> with Parnell interspersing bits of historical perspective and anecdotes as the band explored Mancini's elegant melodies.<br /></span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H5NV8kGgc8p6LgjHElLAVS-FtQCqMjOAhDM_HY5yps7Fldm1cp_kM897WuaXcCLaO0iX045vRhskLPEoKTnrZEi8InzhksIIAo4GlGKpfm0LWtlXKjlNs4LaBns7spjTxbg559bDdHKf9KxJkEZqCOr_hNRnwU1gafQlnYcHZUBVECwLrJk-TiwUog/s969/IMG_0034.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="969" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-H5NV8kGgc8p6LgjHElLAVS-FtQCqMjOAhDM_HY5yps7Fldm1cp_kM897WuaXcCLaO0iX045vRhskLPEoKTnrZEi8InzhksIIAo4GlGKpfm0LWtlXKjlNs4LaBns7spjTxbg559bDdHKf9KxJkEZqCOr_hNRnwU1gafQlnYcHZUBVECwLrJk-TiwUog/w200-h119/IMG_0034.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Justin Diaz, Charlie Bertini</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>The band included David MacKenzie on alto sax and clarinet, Rex Wertz on tenor sax, Fil Lorenz on baritone sax, Charlie Bertini and Justin Diaz on trumpet, Clay Lucovich on trombone, Judi Glover on piano, Steve Luciano on guitar, Greg Zabel on bass, and the drummer's wife, Amy Parnell, adding vocals on six tunes.</span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>They opened with an early composition "BT Jump." Mancini, then a journeyman pianist, arranger and composer wrote it for the Tex Beneke Orchestra, which was carrying on the Glenn Miller big band tradition. (Parnell was the revived Glenn Miller Orchestra's drummer and road manager for many years). They followed with "Too Little Time," the love theme from 1954's film <i>The Glenn Miller Story.</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span> </span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfLvNc9YAzKQOAoUYMKo4k9YlJ6CLSCzlkKSd-8RiFhdhnJsAy6H8Yhkb4CKxkjAy2Kj3NPW9JKhu20o_IkN__JOZSFuKQFQVP_-vC5lLJ5R0J4RO7G6yImZLm5I28kp-LM8rRxL2wI0wW1mKgXZi6ioU-uds-32NAe2hh_Vq_xM7eiT1EnFz_dUjQA/s806/IMG_0107.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="579" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfLvNc9YAzKQOAoUYMKo4k9YlJ6CLSCzlkKSd-8RiFhdhnJsAy6H8Yhkb4CKxkjAy2Kj3NPW9JKhu20o_IkN__JOZSFuKQFQVP_-vC5lLJ5R0J4RO7G6yImZLm5I28kp-LM8rRxL2wI0wW1mKgXZi6ioU-uds-32NAe2hh_Vq_xM7eiT1EnFz_dUjQA/w144-h200/IMG_0107.JPG" width="144" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Amy Parnell</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_DcFuenqiVUEY5VEIT_usEhUggKM7Jp8DmVb9LH76_-cRPLSHMWPlJDlcCPM1arFyBoaTBa6pG6cTkrD39k4qCbnUGYHJCHeLbR_g6AV7HDja1KJ8lgYz0MTZQ0jx_0YvaGm3GX3FY32tKLb3XzC2nYjyAgMzeLVtXdPAC9zpofv3YCJCzHEv2kg6w/s971/IMG_0116.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="971" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_DcFuenqiVUEY5VEIT_usEhUggKM7Jp8DmVb9LH76_-cRPLSHMWPlJDlcCPM1arFyBoaTBa6pG6cTkrD39k4qCbnUGYHJCHeLbR_g6AV7HDja1KJ8lgYz0MTZQ0jx_0YvaGm3GX3FY32tKLb3XzC2nYjyAgMzeLVtXdPAC9zpofv3YCJCzHEv2kg6w/w200-h131/IMG_0116.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Steve Luciano, Greg Zabel</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>Two pieces followed from the late 1950s TV private detective series <i>Peter Gunn</i>: "Brothers Go to Mothers" an</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>d "Dreamsville."<i> </i>Wertz and Luciano<i> </i>were featured as the band dug into </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span> the theme from the series <i>Mr. Lucky</i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>, opting for a version that trombonist Phil Wilson arranged for the Buddy Rich Band<i>.</i></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>The band's Latinized take on "Moon River," the Mancini-Johnny Mercer ballad from <i>Breakfast at Tiffany's, </i>featured Amy Parnell's wistful vocals and a Bertini horn solo. That in turn set up a swinging romp through "The Days of Wine and Roses" that energized the room. Mancini won </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><i>Grammys </i>and <i>Academy Awards </i>for both. </span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBmGDSR4ChIX19CIHSQ64xjfbp4gIzLq8R3Qi1pALGIFXqkJkg6Xd2T3GZwHXf97mhBv47vyJ_IXUwuepcMYLSybhUhPnayS-z77AXAn0jbAHEhQGCcRsV8xbEthGjDOgsR2dScxVV2scMIgHW__R3hjHVp90rukQN5denldG-RQlS58vfaOKwkRAvg/s769/IMG_0066.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="608" data-original-width="769" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBmGDSR4ChIX19CIHSQ64xjfbp4gIzLq8R3Qi1pALGIFXqkJkg6Xd2T3GZwHXf97mhBv47vyJ_IXUwuepcMYLSybhUhPnayS-z77AXAn0jbAHEhQGCcRsV8xbEthGjDOgsR2dScxVV2scMIgHW__R3hjHVp90rukQN5denldG-RQlS58vfaOKwkRAvg/w200-h158/IMG_0066.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>David MacKenzie</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>Other fine moments included MacKenzie's teasing clarinet solo on "Baby Elephant Walk" from the 1962 film<i> Hatari, </i>and the themes from two editions of<i> The Pink Panther, </i>with Lorenz turning in a fine baritone solo on "A Shot in the Dark."</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>The OJO's version of "The Sweetheart Tree" from <i>The Great Race </i>featured beautiful interplay between Amy Parnell and Glover, and then MacKenzie's answering alto sax solo. Shifting gears from soundtrack and TV theme music, the band dug into "Cheers!," a hard-driving big band instrumental that Mancini recorded in 1963 on his <i>Uniquely Mancini </i>album.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNKcOY_oad0BcRcLJPrXfx2M6rAEWtwve8ntTj2fdYTdS9wUQMv7caJ7w5TX_5Zvt1niKG44bJ39vzER2vmS4T7OxBHSFQxRfdfQkcjuEqJeaDet5pOdNJN028BsZ-NP7plA1EuHdI_Ge7WjT9oqYc5qhn_cGNQXwim3GZ7jvLQfFfp8LW2HzQgi3Zw/s1037/IMG_0126.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1037" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNKcOY_oad0BcRcLJPrXfx2M6rAEWtwve8ntTj2fdYTdS9wUQMv7caJ7w5TX_5Zvt1niKG44bJ39vzER2vmS4T7OxBHSFQxRfdfQkcjuEqJeaDet5pOdNJN028BsZ-NP7plA1EuHdI_Ge7WjT9oqYc5qhn_cGNQXwim3GZ7jvLQfFfp8LW2HzQgi3Zw/w200-h133/IMG_0126.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Judi Glover</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>Saving the best for last, the band wrapped up the evening with four standouts. They included Glover's poignant extended piano solo on "Two For the Road" and a searing Latinized take on "It Had Better Be Tonight" from <i>The Pink Panther</i> original movie with frisky vocals, as well as an extended drum feature for the leader. </span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>Then came another Glover feature on Mancini's </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>arrangement of Nino Rota's “Love Theme from <i>Romeo and Juliet”</i> (also known as “A Time For Us”). Mancini's recorded version resulted in his only</span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span> No. 1 hit single during the rock ‘n’ roll era, spending </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>two weeks atop <i>Billboard </i>magazine’s Hot 100 in the summer of 1969.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>The Orlando Jazz Orchestra finished on a high note, lots of them actually, with one of Mancini's first TV music hits, "Peter Gunn Theme." </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span>The Lemon Bay High School jazz ensemble, the Jazz Rays, </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><span>performed a varied pre-concert set that included several New Orleans classics, some Miles Davis, and closed with the Jaco Pastorius-Bireli Lagrene version of the Pee Wee Ellis composition "The Chicken."</span></span></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVie8EPXKNztBTpdws_19Pm-g24RsXZBl6oLv57ZUGSKmVGHas1UY-TgtoWAx8FhlbygoQkbtvT3ePjg7jL2tYiCjd7oof61zZy_5J2_ZA7_y1JM4s5HmbAxRhiNEgxf5ErevXMRkmjrIzRtFgRqPrGy1JDrYGYnZ1-q_qbqRnc3NPx9U1Rf0oLhqMQ/s1037/IMG_0029.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="315" data-original-width="1037" height="121" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVie8EPXKNztBTpdws_19Pm-g24RsXZBl6oLv57ZUGSKmVGHas1UY-TgtoWAx8FhlbygoQkbtvT3ePjg7jL2tYiCjd7oof61zZy_5J2_ZA7_y1JM4s5HmbAxRhiNEgxf5ErevXMRkmjrIzRtFgRqPrGy1JDrYGYnZ1-q_qbqRnc3NPx9U1Rf0oLhqMQ/w400-h121/IMG_0029.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Orlando Jazz Orchestra</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCzE052Hr3LWnLWnfhFJ0q_B9-iGVl3A0XOfqGgI-02fOhxU1ulqHmcZQfP3H6C-bacqWKhOPKXJFg9Dk7f_LIDz-iRL2ElVyiXvBdWQOBCarXI_giYyKRlFFlNurapYZrSIzGrKOKmW4hUjFdhVGgZxOj9X4_a-b6rz3aAMCQPQR1JYnXGEYo4u-Mw/s1011/IMG_0009.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="1011" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCzE052Hr3LWnLWnfhFJ0q_B9-iGVl3A0XOfqGgI-02fOhxU1ulqHmcZQfP3H6C-bacqWKhOPKXJFg9Dk7f_LIDz-iRL2ElVyiXvBdWQOBCarXI_giYyKRlFFlNurapYZrSIzGrKOKmW4hUjFdhVGgZxOj9X4_a-b6rz3aAMCQPQR1JYnXGEYo4u-Mw/w400-h115/IMG_0009.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Lemon Bay High School's Jazz Rays</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span><br /></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><p></p><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-79002805775974611942023-02-13T11:45:00.002-05:002023-02-18T12:49:13.791-05:00Celebrating a giant legacy<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Friends, fans and fellow musicians from near and far gathered in Naples FL on Sunday, February 12 to celebrate the love and life of trumpeter Dan Miller. He died suddenly on August 19 at age 54 but left a giant legacy. A legacy of phenomenal trumpet artistry, an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz, renown as a skilled and passionate educator, and a life filled with joy and a genuine kindness to everyone he met.</span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXE22FMT9jyWlZ9eF8NsHINNa2B5xoMr_66vX0vShAdrl_wkFs58dv7RHnBpY4RyOuffubyebsmCSCbfTa7O8LtALQW2KWfckUxUOXQeuA7D-FpZ36Y67t_OHiPRrH4BbKAPAy1RxUseAFIWD_u3AtcptXatNFbmyIXxTv-zZayOOuaOjFgqKaQ79Hw/s576/IMG_0023.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="576" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGXE22FMT9jyWlZ9eF8NsHINNa2B5xoMr_66vX0vShAdrl_wkFs58dv7RHnBpY4RyOuffubyebsmCSCbfTa7O8LtALQW2KWfckUxUOXQeuA7D-FpZ36Y67t_OHiPRrH4BbKAPAy1RxUseAFIWD_u3AtcptXatNFbmyIXxTv-zZayOOuaOjFgqKaQ79Hw/w200-h164/IMG_0023.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Dan Miller</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Those traits were underscored time and again during the two and a half-hour celebration at North Naples Church. The program included a revolving cast of bands, beginning with the Gulf Coast Big Band, which Dan led for 10 years, followed by blends of musicians he had worked with through the years - on the road with the Harry Connick Jr. big band, in New York, in New Orleans, and in Florida for the past 18 years.</span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kdoac-Sniszp9hHoz3P0x7VuxVmGF1mscJDk7eQ1BBdyfWS8p2GB0-iSpBrcy-nOLLjB75Jt3m4bIf951CQrgQD-FU4X9V-qmCZmOyAKjcs5bgNPUqOn2rGGzOkP_nETWmSMccxydxciIIyzANQULe1I3yfiWN9OOdX2yoD9_RaTIOHius44Mp5Evg/s960/IMG_0193.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="960" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5kdoac-Sniszp9hHoz3P0x7VuxVmGF1mscJDk7eQ1BBdyfWS8p2GB0-iSpBrcy-nOLLjB75Jt3m4bIf951CQrgQD-FU4X9V-qmCZmOyAKjcs5bgNPUqOn2rGGzOkP_nETWmSMccxydxciIIyzANQULe1I3yfiWN9OOdX2yoD9_RaTIOHius44Mp5Evg/w200-h136/IMG_0193.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Wendell Brunious</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>"Dan was the embodiment of brilliance, kindness and love for all," </span><span>his longtime girlfriend,</span><span> Judi Woods, told the hundreds in attendance.</span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>All of the material on this afternoon, programmed by longtime band-mate Lew Del Gatto, consisted of Dan's favorite tunes. Trumpeters Leroy Jones and Wendell Brunious and clarinetist Caroline Brunious were there from New Orleans, with Jones capping their back-to-back appearances with "When It's Sleepy Time Down South."</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi66rcA_g83ghelqhkQDAV7yRK71USFDTou0egJaqrnWAnKlNlotUYZHiDPs75MLhq_I9XMnkjmPN-9cKB3ptxQvQgfZwVuMNzZLhvkq9RAHh1qCpmEbHWvPAz1XIYnaIbi_nd20dooyrC6vJCgoOkASzUq1OE4mhSFNUhu-oM93gMPMjb-iwBvY0zkg/s990/IMG_0042.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="603" data-original-width="990" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi66rcA_g83ghelqhkQDAV7yRK71USFDTou0egJaqrnWAnKlNlotUYZHiDPs75MLhq_I9XMnkjmPN-9cKB3ptxQvQgfZwVuMNzZLhvkq9RAHh1qCpmEbHWvPAz1XIYnaIbi_nd20dooyrC6vJCgoOkASzUq1OE4mhSFNUhu-oM93gMPMjb-iwBvY0zkg/w200-h122/IMG_0042.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Nathaniel Williford<br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Another group dug into one of Dan's favorite formats, a Jazz at the Philharmonic-style ballad medley. It opened with one of Dan's former students, Nathaniel Williford, playing "Tenderly;" and five tunes later, closed with Horace Silver's ballad "Peace," that featured Del Gatto, trumpeter Terumasa Hino and violinist Glenn Basham.<br /></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21LDMgxrKaouSCFamzwEBfCJ-_0-2VXptRpQ0UGpuWWNgc08j4WhaiXq8Y3iDvWhoKH9ugTBo_12EFDdb9gaZgxihGT6DTVEy5sEDH0ggmLVcpKcD9bcJDCkKxFqqALIZ_IHR6jVfdGihoiSIyaaco8nQcwwLgoEDaBQoyyAMSmGX8W3xT6Cd7L1JGQ/s857/IMG_0086.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="857" height="125" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21LDMgxrKaouSCFamzwEBfCJ-_0-2VXptRpQ0UGpuWWNgc08j4WhaiXq8Y3iDvWhoKH9ugTBo_12EFDdb9gaZgxihGT6DTVEy5sEDH0ggmLVcpKcD9bcJDCkKxFqqALIZ_IHR6jVfdGihoiSIyaaco8nQcwwLgoEDaBQoyyAMSmGX8W3xT6Cd7L1JGQ/w200-h125/IMG_0086.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Lew Del Gatto, Terumasa Hino<br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>The live performances were interspersed
with video clips from 11 musicians who were unable to be there in person. They included Connick and fellow New Orleans musicians Craig Klein and Jeremy
Davenport; as well as fellow trumpeters Randy Brecker, Chuck Findley and
New Mexico-based Bobby Shew, who Dan treasured as a mentor. Singer
Carmen Bradford's poignant clip featured her a capella version of "Danny
Boy," while teen-aged pianist Brandon Goldberg, who Miller took under
his wing about seven years ago, played Duke Ellington's "In a Mellow
Tone."</span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXIK28neu7rve_ykDhWtqooST-KIHi2ckaWta30bJf3ctjFEM6CzInZHzjKyDG5tl9s1GEQtQwrs48KWArXO2YT9FDvPvKRlpfxlwlI28f9UoXswmBHS99epAvMFcykqlhrtOzSusD5H9whopcsztCNG29km9OozKisUUDINbOZVKEpXvFpfSJn8lZg/s979/IMG_0123.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="643" data-original-width="979" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXIK28neu7rve_ykDhWtqooST-KIHi2ckaWta30bJf3ctjFEM6CzInZHzjKyDG5tl9s1GEQtQwrs48KWArXO2YT9FDvPvKRlpfxlwlI28f9UoXswmBHS99epAvMFcykqlhrtOzSusD5H9whopcsztCNG29km9OozKisUUDINbOZVKEpXvFpfSJn8lZg/w200-h131/IMG_0123.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Jeff and Preston Rupert</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>Later in the program, a septet of longtime Miller collaborators also performed "In a Mellow Tone." This grouping included tenor saxophonist Jeff Rupert, who heads the jazz studies program at the University of Central Florida, and his son, Preston, who was a trumpet student of Dan's since age 10.</span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>The joyous closer was an extended take on Miles Davis's "Blues By Five," which Dan used as a first-set finale at many of his performances. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>This one had a dozen participants: pianist Roy Gerson, bassist Chuck Bergeron, drummer Jim White (in from Colorado), trumpeters Hino, Brunious, Preston Rupert and Kenny Rampton (in from New York), and tenor saxophonists </span><span>Jerry Weldon (in from New York), </span><span>Gerald Augustin, Jeff Rupert and Lou Califano. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>In his video remarks, Connick said Dan had been a cherished and talented member of his band and a treasured friend. "His legacy is of joy. He was this giant teddy bear of a sweetheart that we all loved so much."</span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEtBxiaTfL8-XGjjb1dGLIjPuMCNPZ27NOD7-dj-yuOvgDTJGaQiIvRroweBJ9xCntUhW4EPhih6W4WWBPgZxwcmRfnIdyGVKT5opFfDTyYJ_9vXmJsDyPuOm2YsLw0o0JnojvP37JBTmh4NP_6TaKLmU8SdEvjWhwUKrzRYOOzLZeXkYxdNS79y-0A/s1037/IMG_0223.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="583" data-original-width="1037" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEtBxiaTfL8-XGjjb1dGLIjPuMCNPZ27NOD7-dj-yuOvgDTJGaQiIvRroweBJ9xCntUhW4EPhih6W4WWBPgZxwcmRfnIdyGVKT5opFfDTyYJ_9vXmJsDyPuOm2YsLw0o0JnojvP37JBTmh4NP_6TaKLmU8SdEvjWhwUKrzRYOOzLZeXkYxdNS79y-0A/w400-h225/IMG_0223.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Blues by Five: <br />Kenny Rampton, Lou Califano, Gerald Augustin, Lew Del Gatto, <br />Jerry Weldon, Jeff Rupert, Wendell Brunious (partially hidden), <br />Preston Rupert, Terumasa Hino<br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><br /></span></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><br /></span></span></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-48155868450347879272023-02-03T11:20:00.004-05:002023-02-08T09:25:00.684-05:00The tasty groove of Jazz Simpatico<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After pandemic pauses and a Hurricane Ian-related cancellation last fall, the Charlotte County Jazz Society delivered the fifth edition of its informal matinee concerts on Thursday, February 2 - and it was a gem.</span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZz1IqbT5oSAQopSqs4DQkmDkHqlMXmuL3EdP-vmHcJ390J4gYyBpyYWgi2oY_bNpM_p8UVekLwmZ9smvTER_B0HbyzgLAj4TJb2EJ7CLyY3ABy6KCuVsm7-5VK0pkzXLyAGUIfg6o3xBATiY1bt74Ma566AoesPQRj7Wk_SnjBJpqP7-MdEsIoj0E1w/s962/IMG_0034.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="743" data-original-width="962" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZz1IqbT5oSAQopSqs4DQkmDkHqlMXmuL3EdP-vmHcJ390J4gYyBpyYWgi2oY_bNpM_p8UVekLwmZ9smvTER_B0HbyzgLAj4TJb2EJ7CLyY3ABy6KCuVsm7-5VK0pkzXLyAGUIfg6o3xBATiY1bt74Ma566AoesPQRj7Wk_SnjBJpqP7-MdEsIoj0E1w/w200-h154/IMG_0034.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bob Zottola</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trumpeter Bob Zottola performed with his Naples-based Jazz Simpatico band at the Grill at 1951 in Port Charlotte, Florida. It was billed as a trio performance with steady collaborators Stu Shelton on keyboard and Tim Ruger on drums. But it was much more, given the scope of their musicality and an unexpected guest: tenor saxophonist Len Pierro, a Philadelphia bandleader who spends winters here.</span></span><p></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkG9RXNACZKuybbwUrJ31Ao1Llvdy3Kg0PVqoG-oDbyMmMczTmEPJPauNIN2hPpy6lpLUQTWg35PMaIj6E5K1NaXsGnsfdkTwmmeB4M3Lm7SeRIauzw5KRbWv5a_Lggah9eGUXWkaJ0D5QbW6NavxzB1CH57RQ24ocAHoLDYu-hqAr-6ilIlty2tQ_LQ/s1140/IMG_0062.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1140" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkG9RXNACZKuybbwUrJ31Ao1Llvdy3Kg0PVqoG-oDbyMmMczTmEPJPauNIN2hPpy6lpLUQTWg35PMaIj6E5K1NaXsGnsfdkTwmmeB4M3Lm7SeRIauzw5KRbWv5a_Lggah9eGUXWkaJ0D5QbW6NavxzB1CH57RQ24ocAHoLDYu-hqAr-6ilIlty2tQ_LQ/w200-h133/IMG_0062.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Len Pierro, Bob Zottola<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Zottola </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">moved to Florida in
2004 after decades on the New York jazz and Broadway musicals scene, including a
16-year run in the pit orchestra for <i>Les Miserables.</i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> The leader's trumpet and flugelhorn chops belie his 86 years on the planet. His range and control of dynamics on this most demanding of instruments are marvelous. He often muted his trumpet with a purple Seagram's Crown Royal bag to dampen the horn's bright sound.<i><br /></i></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqZ7JIAlUjG5NCVD5LOP28ibkO7J0dbfi_6PHBCnuDLn62rXPyI5-mlafrFgQr11kPamHUVerBlSKP5ELqJbQ_3wuZ5M6Ju-XK3WTRPh6sl_uXOwyppI4hhG2Z25zumtRGTfDzEdYDF_RqbFNIajSjCENXJ1wGIgvlenp-2x9BXPbJQNDolIeOsPEEg/s952/IMG_0070.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="952" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqZ7JIAlUjG5NCVD5LOP28ibkO7J0dbfi_6PHBCnuDLn62rXPyI5-mlafrFgQr11kPamHUVerBlSKP5ELqJbQ_3wuZ5M6Ju-XK3WTRPh6sl_uXOwyppI4hhG2Z25zumtRGTfDzEdYDF_RqbFNIajSjCENXJ1wGIgvlenp-2x9BXPbJQNDolIeOsPEEg/w200-h154/IMG_0070.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stu Shelton</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Shelton brought an interesting twist, passing up the venue's Yamaha grand piano for his own electric keyboard. He has an unusual technique, playing swinging, beautiful melodies with his right hand while delivering solid bass lines with his left. Close your eyes, and you'd swear there was a string bass player in a dark corner of the stage. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkh_UYMEh0aoJaFoMZezmDxL3l_SiRh0k98VjsFfsDF3boj3Z64de-soQv41seEY1uQmDs5lg7AW-e-s8Nij1zV86apGfqAsSAs4xemLIA1ZTixpyae5eaymD8cKmbLtY03WKZOI2n2dquXQbuJy8wSjXF0PzuQH0EgdNhMnaUqZB8UafbBosPGrDdAQ/s1064/IMG_0057-bw.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1064" data-original-width="721" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkh_UYMEh0aoJaFoMZezmDxL3l_SiRh0k98VjsFfsDF3boj3Z64de-soQv41seEY1uQmDs5lg7AW-e-s8Nij1zV86apGfqAsSAs4xemLIA1ZTixpyae5eaymD8cKmbLtY03WKZOI2n2dquXQbuJy8wSjXF0PzuQH0EgdNhMnaUqZB8UafbBosPGrDdAQ/w136-h200/IMG_0057-bw.jpg" width="136" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tim Ruger</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ruger spent years on the road with the <i>Tony Award</i>-winning musical <i>The Fantastics. </i>He delivered solid, no-frills propulsion all afternoon, adding tasty accents without any excess or bombast. This is a very good thing.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Their material shifted between The Great American Songbook and a bit of Broadway to jazz chestnuts, the latter including Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova classic "Triste." Pierro added his beautiful tenor work to half of them. Zottola also sang on four numbers: "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square," "Bye Bye Blackbird," "I'm Old Fashioned"</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> and a poignant version of Leonard Bernstein's "Some Other Time" from the 1944 musical <i>On The Town.</i> </span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsRU8OkRtsCiFnArgbrbe_w34_BxM-ui1nevnTUDAeMb3VhJp1MRq4pqrdbWIZo_1qt8iQWMBnlNbht1knbZxaKb8sj5zOlslGbc3IZ5PRL5k8q-t6sB1ws59Oi1KusyDWUndudlAMBN6S6gFG9AN9E5IOKYDrzn0Tdq4ZnAahHRmRPQaRsNfloZwtg/s996/IMG_0084.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="996" data-original-width="732" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsRU8OkRtsCiFnArgbrbe_w34_BxM-ui1nevnTUDAeMb3VhJp1MRq4pqrdbWIZo_1qt8iQWMBnlNbht1knbZxaKb8sj5zOlslGbc3IZ5PRL5k8q-t6sB1ws59Oi1KusyDWUndudlAMBN6S6gFG9AN9E5IOKYDrzn0Tdq4ZnAahHRmRPQaRsNfloZwtg/w147-h200/IMG_0084.JPG" width="147" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pierro, Zottola<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Several instrumental choices underscored the band's creativity: <br /></span></span><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Their uptempo version of John Coltrane's minor blues "Mr. P.C.," written in tribute to bassist Paul Chambers, featured Pierro on tenor sax, with Shelton delivering a relentless bass line <i>and</i> a classic B-3 organ sound.</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Alternating notes on their respective horns, Zottola and Pierro teased their way into the melody before turning up the heat </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">on "Stella by Starlight." </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A clever rearrangement of Dave Brubeck's "In Your Own Sweet Way" took the beautiful ballad in new directions.<br /></span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An extended exploration of the classic tenor saxophone feature "Body and Soul," which Coleman Hawkins transformed into a jazz standard, showcased Pierro's beautifully laid-back tenor sound. He can swing hard when warranted, but never overplays.</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They closed the afternoon with an extended take on "The Theme," one of Miles Davis's classic jazz heads based on the first eight bars of "I Got Rhythm." They rode with great joy over the chord changes, known in the jazz vernacular as "rhythm changes." It was the perfect summation of everything that preceded it. <br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7ZrWha6pYzjanqWlm8INlOBBJfypFg4AyBOnUPD-yryq1-v95gOYSK1FSy4AfBuKHu8r0EpQlpNmgqllVFqWqNUQlDre-evklwM_XLNeHa1Rb03duoud_AAyma9R2oJEf3X2vHdyJc1L5rkcfnnf0b9sVv8nHFTJQ-Se577t3u8rw2da-oytg3agCg/s1140/IMG_0081.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1140" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN7ZrWha6pYzjanqWlm8INlOBBJfypFg4AyBOnUPD-yryq1-v95gOYSK1FSy4AfBuKHu8r0EpQlpNmgqllVFqWqNUQlDre-evklwM_XLNeHa1Rb03duoud_AAyma9R2oJEf3X2vHdyJc1L5rkcfnnf0b9sVv8nHFTJQ-Se577t3u8rw2da-oytg3agCg/w400-h266/IMG_0081.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pierro, Zottola, Ruger Shelton</span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Prior
concerts in this occasional series featured pianist Bobby van Deusen in
2018, pianist Billy Marcus and bassist Don Mopsick in 2019, pianist Roy
Gerson's trio in January 2020, and guitarist Nate Najar and singer
Daniela Soledade in 2021.</span></span></span></span></span></span><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-40171234651888394942023-01-28T10:30:00.024-05:002023-01-28T10:30:00.217-05:00A few more images from The Jazz Cruise<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnryMvgBGwTzEbFy-EXAJCiXjx0hXiPkiCsi2M61RIIlOQRR6uCWiUVbYX2jLI_XWFUPuiCYmPJIkTgTb8Sy4WT8g8FsbDwjg_ysbIgawTvIC7zRKMv68fAhcZ3TQl9Ve9NU0n6HZ6p8BNGUNK43sJ7HISGXw5pUPLAwu_uMdkuLo64TO7ZGruA5BjnA/s840/IMG_0149.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="840" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnryMvgBGwTzEbFy-EXAJCiXjx0hXiPkiCsi2M61RIIlOQRR6uCWiUVbYX2jLI_XWFUPuiCYmPJIkTgTb8Sy4WT8g8FsbDwjg_ysbIgawTvIC7zRKMv68fAhcZ3TQl9Ve9NU0n6HZ6p8BNGUNK43sJ7HISGXw5pUPLAwu_uMdkuLo64TO7ZGruA5BjnA/w200-h157/IMG_0149.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Matt Wilson</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Here are a few more of my favorite images from the 2023 edition of The Jazz Cruise aboard the Celebrity Millennium. It sailed January 6-13 out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida to and from the Caribbean, after a two-year pandemic-related pause.<br /></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV5Cvczkc2ezAjLkEhvn2VvhwLM1LLYlpgXcdEp0f-zkvWubEfk9CJtHdykPk1tjOwcqUuUMYyLcT1g-jtrZeUaz5bsdtZ1r5ytL-aboUDPmjfZ26_d2WLMPM-K5lfxWxIaUvueOnUgqAAJLtu6x_s2ftZaD6JdrcIZlOZc9Qe-R8dkjieDn4plChIQ/s1107/IMG_0973.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="1107" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV5Cvczkc2ezAjLkEhvn2VvhwLM1LLYlpgXcdEp0f-zkvWubEfk9CJtHdykPk1tjOwcqUuUMYyLcT1g-jtrZeUaz5bsdtZ1r5ytL-aboUDPmjfZ26_d2WLMPM-K5lfxWxIaUvueOnUgqAAJLtu6x_s2ftZaD6JdrcIZlOZc9Qe-R8dkjieDn4plChIQ/w320-h210/IMG_0973.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;">Jason Brown, Monty Alexander</span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"> </span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10UdqbSaVLyrD-5V-Lzapu2QdsBn6RCdoqAdO2w4doO30EwVSeYpyqwfLoODY2u9cI1-2gDsSHyEYQvU6jmQA5Xlq3zDF9HGPKGYfRIdGDIKSCbXVNX0tCARN8jvFr7-gQilYh-Wys1SZKd43f5iZnmi6lf5XyOIujuz5xG4xuBA7NslMwL-aZhu7tg/s1021/IMG_0697.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="1021" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg10UdqbSaVLyrD-5V-Lzapu2QdsBn6RCdoqAdO2w4doO30EwVSeYpyqwfLoODY2u9cI1-2gDsSHyEYQvU6jmQA5Xlq3zDF9HGPKGYfRIdGDIKSCbXVNX0tCARN8jvFr7-gQilYh-Wys1SZKd43f5iZnmi6lf5XyOIujuz5xG4xuBA7NslMwL-aZhu7tg/w320-h213/IMG_0697.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Christian Tamburr, Clint Holmes<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pt2C3iH0Ljtz-NArR-x0dwMDlDkJ5kcdGlAT8pHrtHHsg3wmeCQ96lbmKjyr12UdwSRRXheS2MWqkYOJT6zRuUi7BZH6UZ_DDKKJe-LzZa_L7e1W-HYnSOOpJJgJ3BmddCmHmBr8JJGwowh7UNyPU9vpgwEaXLtWxtrRueECKxKSZjGNHDt2eIkHRQ/s985/IMG_0628.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="985" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8pt2C3iH0Ljtz-NArR-x0dwMDlDkJ5kcdGlAT8pHrtHHsg3wmeCQ96lbmKjyr12UdwSRRXheS2MWqkYOJT6zRuUi7BZH6UZ_DDKKJe-LzZa_L7e1W-HYnSOOpJJgJ3BmddCmHmBr8JJGwowh7UNyPU9vpgwEaXLtWxtrRueECKxKSZjGNHDt2eIkHRQ/w320-h214/IMG_0628.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bria Skonberg, Nicki Parrott, Niki Haris<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></span></div><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIL59CUmGzohmpiXc_trLbp4zZ6ZvOBueD7jpl-yj7BBn2QDxvlDGUpxv9AgZmH0CiHi_dOSmBLYDcxTdzruHI0Ba4DPPf4Acq2Ykzl3bZ14nwOTe22koK7vydfxnvXQqWJLQsbKjYdP5L5ICehcTcxn0TuxhLqbTbU4GYAMgpEjLl9ojxS5OyNP3JQ/s1065/IMG_0902.JPG" style="clear: left; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="901" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_qCBg5v3bglpuMiQD011KGxVVE69dKJrAbfaDtMj4KiWN2-EBiJbCRQR0AbTLOi95dabngTl0dh1K8-Nd54qSU7nbEigh06VKJSvQisxIef8IhH1h4o283wWyKQWQQqdv1a-2kTICkPE9xVY2Ge9ww4UKnaH5pLYFfKW6SJ6xr1BgdgIlF5o5wHzYAA/w320-h245/IMG_0748.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">John Hart</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKmNJL8mKRAw__vdLKHh6wt3S8gMe4CUYOPB2pYa6K8LWjdm_zxTjafvT9hm9vtiGmqoJjbthuslB-lN8j14oiBNPOK7Dl4RYc3MmVDamOPR_ayTPSZIv5-GcHUwjbcxwXxfe8II12qsSxyGUbq9xUt6sla_Rg3_RP4dVguUvWdXfM9NzBlLS28oQQ2Q/s995/IMG_0725.JPG" style="clear: right; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbxb89H-gRGUiTIjJGR1BGzFDZ9viQXeKkzZCefUXSZtCoRrs1o4-Wq4K_eYnjYnDQsRogOoWYsud7IrjScdu5Z4kFPC4n0xNOFqJF-JjeT2zrLb-bxCaSKWIx2eRY3B98fH_to5ij_TAAl4ROmuJBc1tEkdpm57KHy7XpyA2M6dLMXw-u7vhjK2ErA/s576/IMG_0703%20sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="351" data-original-width="576" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifbxb89H-gRGUiTIjJGR1BGzFDZ9viQXeKkzZCefUXSZtCoRrs1o4-Wq4K_eYnjYnDQsRogOoWYsud7IrjScdu5Z4kFPC4n0xNOFqJF-JjeT2zrLb-bxCaSKWIx2eRY3B98fH_to5ij_TAAl4ROmuJBc1tEkdpm57KHy7XpyA2M6dLMXw-u7vhjK2ErA/w400-h244/IMG_0703%20sm.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Joey DeFrancesco posthumous Hall of Fame induction concert<br />Randy Brecker, Ken Peplowski, Christian McBride, <br />Emmet Cohen, John Pizzarelli, Lewis Nash<br /></span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> <br /></span></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-41913511823008432392023-01-26T13:51:00.001-05:002023-01-26T13:51:32.276-05:00Sharing the joy - and exuberant swing - of jazz guitar<p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgpcxwAXYKjJH1QgqJOTjgm7mQbM3dcD7J55OXi6FhPrrMjeSmYVSOeRBXgbyXnYRjc3k6WJkI-ZD4preGj0Y4OYA7icKGzBqDPNXF2AiUQBIgvIJ0eMefPhasNJkCgRQ5m0Fb-F14U_wxxF5scuOtjUrNyBafXQZlsUWdVFw6QvFPSQv9BaCRc2Cbw/s849/IMG_0025.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="576" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgpcxwAXYKjJH1QgqJOTjgm7mQbM3dcD7J55OXi6FhPrrMjeSmYVSOeRBXgbyXnYRjc3k6WJkI-ZD4preGj0Y4OYA7icKGzBqDPNXF2AiUQBIgvIJ0eMefPhasNJkCgRQ5m0Fb-F14U_wxxF5scuOtjUrNyBafXQZlsUWdVFw6QvFPSQv9BaCRc2Cbw/w136-h200/IMG_0025.JPG" width="136" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;">Mark Whitfield</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mark Whitfield puts his heart and soul into his guitar playing. And as an observer, listener, you can't miss it. He bends and reshapes notes, adds a soulful blues feeling, and rearranges familiar tunes to make them his own - at least for the moment. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And then there is the ever-present body English. He spins, he raises and lowers his beautiful red D'Angelico hollow-bodied guitar to accentuate the sounds he draws from it. His facial expressions run the gamut from intense grimaces to joyous, beaming smiles, shifting in an instant with the musical mood.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That - and more - was on full display on Wednesday, January 25, when he made his first appearance as special guest with the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra as part of the quintet's <i>All That Jazz </i>concert series at Artis-Naples' Daniels Pavilion.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mvN4QgotJ4KKuZh2e6tmv3LHJH9smn23TAw9jk5wGfk7PoQBnMjEdJmKz4kV8HmmVZLLggpXgA8RZlypMxQU9siCOqz3FcJ5AT_6gol-70844GX8_Rq6isyTWHu9uaIXXgNqrXimwrodiuedARswNJGtq9oxnK9LauogOc4_bdCc5t1C6uw7eOFXfg/s864/IMG_0044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="655" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mvN4QgotJ4KKuZh2e6tmv3LHJH9smn23TAw9jk5wGfk7PoQBnMjEdJmKz4kV8HmmVZLLggpXgA8RZlypMxQU9siCOqz3FcJ5AT_6gol-70844GX8_Rq6isyTWHu9uaIXXgNqrXimwrodiuedARswNJGtq9oxnK9LauogOc4_bdCc5t1C6uw7eOFXfg/w152-h200/IMG_0044.JPG" width="152" /></a>The band backing him this fine evening included tenor saxophonist and artistic director Lew Del Gatto, trumpeter Randy Sandke, pianist Jerry Stawski, bassist Kevin Mauldin and drummer Mike Harvey. They were locked in with Whitfield from the start of an evening in which he picked tunes with deep connections to some of his jazz heroes. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span></p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1JMiUk6AlJNp6gDPThrvOt1jgq6q4Hf9w4xO7LQt-Va5fnKvRXMuAugE0noA0ACL2RHXwx3r_VRn19qqvuFEGoienM1LHiOlEMNoAn-xWfcerTnoQrQNGcUedRZKOjJ3vx-Z2rmkKrvHQMmadBGZ1FhIgWiga4XYSVnelxB8pV2DXa6FYtC99OAJdw/s849/IMG_0057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="615" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1JMiUk6AlJNp6gDPThrvOt1jgq6q4Hf9w4xO7LQt-Va5fnKvRXMuAugE0noA0ACL2RHXwx3r_VRn19qqvuFEGoienM1LHiOlEMNoAn-xWfcerTnoQrQNGcUedRZKOjJ3vx-Z2rmkKrvHQMmadBGZ1FhIgWiga4XYSVnelxB8pV2DXa6FYtC99OAJdw/w145-h200/IMG_0057.JPG" width="145" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Randy Sandke</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">They opened with Vincent Youmans' popular music anthem "Without a Song." Then, in honor of Nat "King" Cole, Whitfield & Co. delivered an unusual but beautiful take on "Nature Boy," playing it in 3/4 waltz time rather than the traditional 4/4 rhythm. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Some 34 years ago, Whitfield worked with singer Carmen McRae. It was an important association for this emerging young musician. Now 56, he shared the McRae-associated ballad "The Very Thought of You." Sandke added complementary touches to underscore the mood. </span></span></p><p><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPedayhwPCUeu4hRJwDfOtzfN4SyemQi_KCv3jcA9gmAiMBwf5qS8-9-8dKLOOsBJvDsoWnz-2OkaCeQnde6BkuOf8e3qDk-t55b1RolgXzfzZDwELp0mLOS1256oPTUV8oBDESY2Yu4oD1XMUVvBg6oOO8UM37YV6EkuV2kviolCFiXDHkjdp-VKXwQ/s1037/IMG_0096.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1037" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPedayhwPCUeu4hRJwDfOtzfN4SyemQi_KCv3jcA9gmAiMBwf5qS8-9-8dKLOOsBJvDsoWnz-2OkaCeQnde6BkuOf8e3qDk-t55b1RolgXzfzZDwELp0mLOS1256oPTUV8oBDESY2Yu4oD1XMUVvBg6oOO8UM37YV6EkuV2kviolCFiXDHkjdp-VKXwQ/w200-h133/IMG_0096.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Whitfield, Del Gatto, Sandke</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">W</span>hitfield
sent the other players to the wings for the mid-point highlight, a solo
version of Lionel Hampton's classic composition "Midnight Sun." It was
both poignant and powerful. Then with the band back on stage, Whitfield
dug into another waltz-time rearrangement, this one of "Willow Weep For
Me," as a tribute to one of his primary guitar heroes. The song was the
title track of a Wes Montgomery recording released in 1969, less than a
year after his death. It won a <i>Grammy </i>for best instrumental jazz album in 1970.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><p><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: arial; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The joy of jazz guitar
continued with an anecdote about and tip of the hat to singer Frank
Sinatra on "Night and Day," a classic from Ol' Blue Eyes' <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ06bgwCiEhhRa2f_r_CGY1gy-cev8DIdYLOZaX02coZ0rSmHHNpd-7G5OBcCOBdh4wmbs2wpdJ12W6GYzKiyTWboTEK3mpIRI2MUfLDgv8GgYiLIrzzk8fw4_5PujrHVkmQIzAv4-0VmOJp3QFsWhDeciRB-Vi6135E0z3FRPgW93EW2300DY1xfDSQ/s887/IMG_0065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="609" data-original-width="887" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ06bgwCiEhhRa2f_r_CGY1gy-cev8DIdYLOZaX02coZ0rSmHHNpd-7G5OBcCOBdh4wmbs2wpdJ12W6GYzKiyTWboTEK3mpIRI2MUfLDgv8GgYiLIrzzk8fw4_5PujrHVkmQIzAv4-0VmOJp3QFsWhDeciRB-Vi6135E0z3FRPgW93EW2300DY1xfDSQ/w200-h138/IMG_0065.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;">Whitfield, Del Gatto</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">extensive repertoire. Whitfield and the band finished with a brief romp through the jazz chestnut "Invitation." </span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This was a deep
experience for each of these masterful musicians. Throughout the night,
Whitfield seized opportunities to interact one-on-one </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">with the other players,
either by comping behind their solos or trading melodic phrases. He
clearly loved the musical ideas they shared with him and the audience. </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1gQVUdnKo15-TFkfq0q3scoI9moJDfKxqHV_7X8QRUYV6mZujF2S1BZp-ATpzKoIru7ZniWQtbOX2LkgCyUgnrMOB34B_5o9hq1TKhzprAZ1qMqBXT-qGCPyJJTqH2ff87wHSt-fNNQwEBeGB0joXZkGnEqc4bRHhqKBCoqfriAWZM7HqAcfYtG0qQ/s1037/IMG_0048.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="380" data-original-width="1037" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1gQVUdnKo15-TFkfq0q3scoI9moJDfKxqHV_7X8QRUYV6mZujF2S1BZp-ATpzKoIru7ZniWQtbOX2LkgCyUgnrMOB34B_5o9hq1TKhzprAZ1qMqBXT-qGCPyJJTqH2ff87wHSt-fNNQwEBeGB0joXZkGnEqc4bRHhqKBCoqfriAWZM7HqAcfYtG0qQ/w400-h146/IMG_0048.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;">Stawski, Whitfield, Del Gatto, Mauldin, Sandke, Harvey</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-12909395322966993702023-01-16T14:27:00.016-05:002023-01-28T18:35:15.314-05:00The Jazz Cruise is back with vigor and surprises<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After two years of pandemic-prompted cancellations, The Jazz Cruise picked up right where it left off in January 2020. This year's January 6-13 sailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to the Caribbean was loaded with talent, peerless playing and a few splendid surprises.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How to describe it in a nutshell? The finest jazz performed in varied combinations between early afternoon and 1 a.m. On several days, the music began before noon. And that doesn't count lectures, interviews, and daily passenger jam sessions that stretched from</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">More than 100 musicians were aboard, with the headliners including singer Dee Dee Bridgewater, pianist Monty Alexander and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis. The Jazz at Lincoln Center artistic director came aboard with his octet during the Celebrity Millennium's (8 a.m. to 11 p.m.) extended stop in Cozumel, Mexico.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Each band aboard the cruise performed three times during the course of the week, so you could catch someone later if you had a conflict with another show in one of the ship's four performance venues. Players were also mixed-and-matched in eight different top-notch All-Stars concerts. Deck Four's Rendezvous Lounge specialized in piano trio and solo piano shows that had an up close, in-your-living-room atmosphere.<br /></span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWXlQbhZxl-SDVyzSTQom3kKo9ubw8_ojNCwyjAaQmoEQ4wnHvn71VKWVofvhgGxlorXi7s78KPKAEzMTkKkQQKMo1aibAKN3K2ocSDBuQdvnAWSHWDyzEFeZ9JD-Bu200FXUOTUm4jgSeLGdzHKEFNw4GOR8Y425Lb3HElg0YW8SKIvUoIb8oFc8yQ/s908/IMG_0046.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="721" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlWXlQbhZxl-SDVyzSTQom3kKo9ubw8_ojNCwyjAaQmoEQ4wnHvn71VKWVofvhgGxlorXi7s78KPKAEzMTkKkQQKMo1aibAKN3K2ocSDBuQdvnAWSHWDyzEFeZ9JD-Bu200FXUOTUm4jgSeLGdzHKEFNw4GOR8Y425Lb3HElg0YW8SKIvUoIb8oFc8yQ/w159-h200/IMG_0046.JPG" width="159" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;">Sutton, Holmes</span><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here is a chronological rundown of some of my personal favorites from the week's many offerings:</span></span><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Singer Tierney Sutton's opening night </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sky Lounge </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">performance with her longstanding band included the first of the cruise's "you had to be there" moments. Singer Clint Holmes jumped on stage for the finale, joining Sutton in a clever scatting duet on Bob Dorough's "Devil May Care."<br /></span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon's Gospel Hour is a treat each time out, this one bringing the jazz church to a Saturday morning, because it was a day at sea unfettered by a port-of-call. Gordon opened with a duet with pianist Lafayette Harris Jr. on Thomas A. Dorsey's "Precious Lord" before bringing out band mates Terell Stafford, Rickey Woodard, Javier Nero, Matthew Parrish and Eric Harland. Singer Niki Haris added rousing gospel vocals on "Precious Memories" and "This Little Light of Mine." Gordon, shifting between horns and vocals, shared an original pandemic-inspired tune, "Blues 2020."<br /></span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxvsfc-GIabv7Eut5g1E5Rz3yNCEd-0M2PQeW3xOBYVTz4z0Ym27BO6m5HwNVtwGPJjpFWn79e2m66LFP3cQ5upjGPoh-P9LGRfMleJ6EYCtjKZCeqgxtI-TzPLPQ_V4BLk3ll6bd-xhQ0Bx3-kdAY_il39t8U3XyMgQTwUOopNWKdBqcSNkYUvJa1Q/s1055/IMG_0229.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="1055" height="131" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxvsfc-GIabv7Eut5g1E5Rz3yNCEd-0M2PQeW3xOBYVTz4z0Ym27BO6m5HwNVtwGPJjpFWn79e2m66LFP3cQ5upjGPoh-P9LGRfMleJ6EYCtjKZCeqgxtI-TzPLPQ_V4BLk3ll6bd-xhQ0Bx3-kdAY_il39t8U3XyMgQTwUOopNWKdBqcSNkYUvJa1Q/w200-h131/IMG_0229.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;">Godwin Louis, Etienne Charles</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trinidad-born Etienne Charles </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">treated the audience to bop and non-bop material flavored with the rhythms and musical spices of the Caribbean with his</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Creole Soul band. This younger band included alto saxophonist Godwin Louis, Cuban pianist Axel Tosca, guitarist Alex Wintz, bassist Barry Stephenson and drummer Savannah Harris. With Charles shifting between trumpet and congas, they put fresh stamps on Trinidad boogie-woogie pianist Winifred Atwell's "Coronation Rag," Henri Salvador's "Dans Mon Ile," which Antonio Carlos Jobim said influenced him in developing the bossa nova, some Hazel Scott, Bob Marley's "Turn Your Lights Down Low," and a vibrant calypso, among others. </span></span></li></ul><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-emLochrmx2ulHnlIbjlKA5mwSUNqYinmO5sqs-YLlHMXZ6dvjmArZPVBVFyx14nMDoprB0BQ78didCg4J190CvD6FbZB6Fr0JWHZHx4EqXfJu6YV4DndpCiW09hj27HIbpMrUkUKGejg3QTJ6vHjDA6p_kUY_U8LsyBMCzRcd8kmit1gQGVWfFDVZw/s1140/IMG_0286.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1140" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-emLochrmx2ulHnlIbjlKA5mwSUNqYinmO5sqs-YLlHMXZ6dvjmArZPVBVFyx14nMDoprB0BQ78didCg4J190CvD6FbZB6Fr0JWHZHx4EqXfJu6YV4DndpCiW09hj27HIbpMrUkUKGejg3QTJ6vHjDA6p_kUY_U8LsyBMCzRcd8kmit1gQGVWfFDVZw/w200-h133/IMG_0286.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sing, Sing, Sing<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sing, Sing, Sing was a stand, stand, standout. Musical director and pianist Shelly Berg performed with nine of the singers on the cruise. Each talked about their primary influence in deciding on jazz careers, then shared a tune of their choosing that underscored their individual styles. This 90-minute gem was a mutual admiration society event with John Pizzarelli, Bridgewater, Sutton, Holmes, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Haris, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Kurt Elling, Ann Hampton Callaway, Bria Skonberg and rising star Samara Joy. whose sheer vocal power and artistry had her peers' jaws dropping. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Callaway's segment had the audience - and all of the other singers - in stitches, as she improvised lyrics that spoke to each of their traits and background stories that they shared minutes before. It was clever - and masterfully done. Here's a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utAmDhY2h1M">link</a> to the YouTube clip.</span></span></li></ul><div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibE65jrndX7i9RMsavq90iEX7x6MISFGNveq3YWH2cHrGjTlp2oFQePb-6KrKIUI2kVlr9QZ-GGqSziTIEuVaPVw9LiXOC3cNVhqnYJhp4LtbNH_639fM07YQJQLVBj-Awl-4AZ8urpry1Dt_ahVSG-O8StD1kvitTfEpB-fQyJbUN_OqhuuJWeFxBg/s956/IMG_0422.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="956" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgibE65jrndX7i9RMsavq90iEX7x6MISFGNveq3YWH2cHrGjTlp2oFQePb-6KrKIUI2kVlr9QZ-GGqSziTIEuVaPVw9LiXOC3cNVhqnYJhp4LtbNH_639fM07YQJQLVBj-Awl-4AZ8urpry1Dt_ahVSG-O8StD1kvitTfEpB-fQyJbUN_OqhuuJWeFxBg/w200-h135/IMG_0422.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gordon, Marsalis</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>New Orleans jazz flavors were prominent throughout the Wynton Marsalis Octet concert. They explored "No Surrender" from the leader's <i>Integrity Suite, </i>and "Deeper Than Dreams" and "Ballot Box Bounce" from the <i>The Democracy Suite</i>. Former sideman Wycliffe Gordon joined the festivities for "Buddy Bolden's Blues" and "Basin Street Blues." Alto saxophonist Wes Anderson, another Marsalis band alum, who was aboard the cruise as a passenger, joined the band on "Moscow Blues."</span></span></li></ul><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqOPsM39kt_zBzWO3RY8OvEcjUJCsdhzJBizp4HahgNPtfP3Wpydxne3jxQKGeLhQQpcdj4QAQ1TGGPFKMSgzv6595sETrqUOMLKuu64L8c6sjY0CvH-VR2q9Rgm4tYz8gko-IM5nOqAN7uljXUete0VPNpPhUxfzQI2iF__p5ckd4DG_C-v4bZSUPQ/s1086/IMG_0547.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1086" data-original-width="711" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAqOPsM39kt_zBzWO3RY8OvEcjUJCsdhzJBizp4HahgNPtfP3Wpydxne3jxQKGeLhQQpcdj4QAQ1TGGPFKMSgzv6595sETrqUOMLKuu64L8c6sjY0CvH-VR2q9Rgm4tYz8gko-IM5nOqAN7uljXUete0VPNpPhUxfzQI2iF__p5ckd4DG_C-v4bZSUPQ/w131-h200/IMG_0547.JPG" width="131" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Samara Joy</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Samara Joy, who turned 23 in November, only found her way to jazz at age 17, but has absorbed much from studying the masters - and transforming it into a personal style. While Sarah Vaughan is the primary influence, she also shared material from Carmen McRae, Abbey Lincoln and Betty Carter in her performance with pianist Luther Allison, bassist Peter Washington and drummer Kenny Washington. She also performed Barry Harris’ composition "Now and Then," to which she added original lyrics.<br /></span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEomaqvIp_Y6HzaSH_f041NpTNIyxUYwl1Gpa5a5HShfxPrQ2V-Wb5XgHHxnRJBxywW6H_sw2RsHQxYDLpMmWNa71Iasqgp7v2Q5IE-T_lugUjExoNnHq0Cr0VAgOi4AkO7K9PgK4or-Nheavcaltf5fyAptuOpPvdNPHaGSQjjJu2hfWAl8M5P4o_Rw/s1140/IMG_0814.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1140" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEomaqvIp_Y6HzaSH_f041NpTNIyxUYwl1Gpa5a5HShfxPrQ2V-Wb5XgHHxnRJBxywW6H_sw2RsHQxYDLpMmWNa71Iasqgp7v2Q5IE-T_lugUjExoNnHq0Cr0VAgOi4AkO7K9PgK4or-Nheavcaltf5fyAptuOpPvdNPHaGSQjjJu2hfWAl8M5P4o_Rw/w200-h133/IMG_0814.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bridgewater, McBride, Green</span><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bassist Christian McBride teamed with two old friends and band mates, pianist Benny Green and drummer Greg Hutchinson, to celebrate the impact and musical legacy of bass great Ray Brown by performing material from his repertoire. All three had worked in Brown's bands, McBride in SuperBass, a project that also included The Jazz Cruise's big band director, John Clayton.The high-level performance finished with a fourth former Brown collaborator. Dee Dee Bridgewater joined the trio for "I'm Beginning to See the Light" and "Here's That Rainy Day." Misty eyes and go</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">osebumps prevailed - on stage and in the audience.</span></span></li></ul><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7T3kCAVEoGhaHkIcmnSS-Jw15QbokEtuU80grruOxveHhHYSQp9Xk-al6IdZO2uUmfYFEOaNpkMgFpKNCbjIjN9d2bzbrZHOOXsk3xqg-C0INOCuoQbYH17OuWgEHrblI-3v5gXkL_4c59WSaSmt4-d4Ob9TNoyzTil5_neUTOYHmPIoExLe0J48dWg/s1021/IMG_0710.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1021" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7T3kCAVEoGhaHkIcmnSS-Jw15QbokEtuU80grruOxveHhHYSQp9Xk-al6IdZO2uUmfYFEOaNpkMgFpKNCbjIjN9d2bzbrZHOOXsk3xqg-C0INOCuoQbYH17OuWgEHrblI-3v5gXkL_4c59WSaSmt4-d4Ob9TNoyzTil5_neUTOYHmPIoExLe0J48dWg/w200-h140/IMG_0710.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;">Wintz, Hart,Sewell</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">John Hart teamed with Wintz and Marvin Sewell for a Guitar Summit, in which each of the players chose tunes and then shifted between melody, harmony and rhythm responsibilities. With no other musicians on stage, it was intimate and riveting.</span></span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Keyboard Capers, produced by Emmet Cohen, featured 14 of the cruise's 18 pianists in a 90-minute showcase. (Ted Rosenthal, Billy Childs, Christian Sands, Benny Green, Renee Rosnes, Christian Tamburr, Luther Allison, Emmet Cohen, Christian Jacob, Kenny Banks Jr., Axel Tosca, Tamir Hendelman, Sullivan Fortner, Bill Charlap.) Each performed a solo piano piece in his or her own style, then handed off to the next player. All were riveting. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For example,</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CIkBwi3LWoLZ5VXk1AcFs0F-KfSTl_uk1Njz8qUU8a63hJiAvYsls2QsAS80ddwfnmGa29TzGs1lxjYAVgxnp0Gc7YUUE3F2RHc1bUN_OEexNFhCXeHf38MXp58Y1SNNKSuubtNCK37gT2gbaRIcqyVmgkBCPSeDu3O3TTIwhPh3wP8WDIzGXxpzkw/s1140/IMG_0925.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1140" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CIkBwi3LWoLZ5VXk1AcFs0F-KfSTl_uk1Njz8qUU8a63hJiAvYsls2QsAS80ddwfnmGa29TzGs1lxjYAVgxnp0Gc7YUUE3F2RHc1bUN_OEexNFhCXeHf38MXp58Y1SNNKSuubtNCK37gT2gbaRIcqyVmgkBCPSeDu3O3TTIwhPh3wP8WDIzGXxpzkw/w200-h133/IMG_0925.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Trading off, Keyboard Capers<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table> Sands shared an instant improvisation inspired by his trip to the beach in Nassau, Bahamas that morning. </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tosca played the Cuban son-</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>pregón </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span>"El Manisero, known in English as "The Peanut Vendor." Tamburr added a twist by playing "I Remember You" on vibes. This lively session closed with a four-six- and even eight-hands romp through Charlie Parker's "Billie's Bounce" as the players took turns at the shared piano.</span></span></span><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>It felt like a Day 7 highlight, even though there were nine more sets scheduled that afternoon and night, including Monty Alexander's third trio show. Much like Benny Golson did a few years ago, he spent time between songs reminiscing about his influences and inspirations.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>The Jazz Cruise began in 2001. Because of the pandemic lull, this was its 21st sailing. Founder Anita Berry took Hank O'Neal's old Floating Jazz Festival concept of the 1980s and '90s, which had heavy concentrations of jazz on regular sailings of the SS Norway and a few other ships, and upped the game. She chartered an entire ship for an all-jazz cruise. Her son, Michael Lazaroff, has continued the tradition. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span>The Jazz Cruise was followed by this week's Blue Note at Sea. The Jazz Cruises LLC series continues for the next two weeks with sailings of The Smooth Jazz Cruise.</span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIihpittD6ewxCi__JrzGLkHfUMjuhsBYisFXzKQwGle8Ajmb-Ue6F3J_rHdnpYLOoVkt5pwH4vIfXyn3aDVlAvvN9UoDMmVDMl1-P8cPzBIBXQ7fuEKCXV9dsx9DAtCmZbnH8MfkzfhY8kUszkK_z_VpxSAR1R9u4ETl91Ymt2hr5aUMgBfOsHP2hQ/s1140/IMG_0065.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="760" data-original-width="1140" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfIihpittD6ewxCi__JrzGLkHfUMjuhsBYisFXzKQwGle8Ajmb-Ue6F3J_rHdnpYLOoVkt5pwH4vIfXyn3aDVlAvvN9UoDMmVDMl1-P8cPzBIBXQ7fuEKCXV9dsx9DAtCmZbnH8MfkzfhY8kUszkK_z_VpxSAR1R9u4ETl91Ymt2hr5aUMgBfOsHP2hQ/w400-h266/IMG_0065.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Wycliffe Gordon's Gospel Hour with Niki Haris</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></span></div>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-76105370799968844622022-12-29T08:10:00.001-05:002022-12-29T08:10:51.170-05:002022: The Year in Jazz<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>All About Jazz</i> has published my comprehensive look back at happenings in the jazz world during 2022. At more than 14,000 words, it's not for the faint of heart.</span></span></p><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74YzMYhNKoWznNJo6bQhcrqIumawwLOcrTyUWAtUmrkQay-zoRMRkwBfFStPr581pWZY4Lo2WlKCrva4aaRx3ukYIbcOm2Xr-UzlKmwwQyFRjmB89gj1hfdrMhG1fJV_Bz_m2G8CYfoIzAGjeDXNuXrXI22Z7nZZR1Djhfa2PNnOCqpH4ahRkOGsNNw/s936/2022.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="936" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74YzMYhNKoWznNJo6bQhcrqIumawwLOcrTyUWAtUmrkQay-zoRMRkwBfFStPr581pWZY4Lo2WlKCrva4aaRx3ukYIbcOm2Xr-UzlKmwwQyFRjmB89gj1hfdrMhG1fJV_Bz_m2G8CYfoIzAGjeDXNuXrXI22Z7nZZR1Djhfa2PNnOCqpH4ahRkOGsNNw/w200-h120/2022.png" width="200" /></a></div><b>Here's the summary lead: </b></span></span>
<p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Current events
impacted the jazz world in significant ways throughout 2022. In its
third year, the coronavirus pandemic continued to lurk in some
settings, while others recovered in robust fashion. Russia's war on
Ukraine was felt by musicians and triggered an outpouring of support
for its victims. <b><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: transparent;">Initiatives
to ensure greater equity in jazz advanced.</span></span></span></b> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The 11<sup>th</sup> annual International Jazz Day blended in-person
and livestreamed events around the globe. The National Endowment for
the Arts welcomed four new <i>NEA Jazz Masters</i> and
bid farewell to three others who were among the hundreds of
industry-associated musicians and figures passing away during the
year. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You can read it <a href="https://www.allaboutjazz.com/2022-the-year-in-jazz">here</a> at the AAJ website.<br /></span></span>
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Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-83895882696457037142022-12-13T11:30:00.004-05:002022-12-15T10:30:43.714-05:00A jazzed winter wonderland<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Saxophonist and singer Valerie Gillespie added a full holiday twist to the Charlotte County Jazz Society's concert season on Monday, December 12 in Punta Gorda FL. She and her talented sextet from the Tampa Bay area coursed through 15 winter- or Christmas-themed musical chestnuts before closing with a brief salute to another holiday. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2nsktLvAm5jGAG4Y3YudW9LkZ9n_QPrffw2gVj8Uq4IN71QXXj_JADcRRQKrKr5A_d99qeACA-a8SdvOd0pBCmmbwCsDjsIoxLxkITK7_hsPv1_WHiugrl7byWxNBf-MDy_FSJxDcwmdhRsM1eIqp_BLfe5a6IZWej_YddcsSFeIunZP3IR3Rfg65w/s1014/IMG_0092.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1014" data-original-width="677" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2nsktLvAm5jGAG4Y3YudW9LkZ9n_QPrffw2gVj8Uq4IN71QXXj_JADcRRQKrKr5A_d99qeACA-a8SdvOd0pBCmmbwCsDjsIoxLxkITK7_hsPv1_WHiugrl7byWxNBf-MDy_FSJxDcwmdhRsM1eIqp_BLfe5a6IZWej_YddcsSFeIunZP3IR3Rfg65w/w134-h200/IMG_0092.JPG" width="134" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Valerie Gillespie</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">There was a wide variety to the music, performed with both cohesiveness and strong solos. Her band included trumpeter James Suggs and three new faces on the CCJS stage: pianist Jody Marsh, bassist Steve Boisen and drummer Dave Rudolph. </span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">The leader shifted between alto and soprano saxes and flute, plus vocals on two-thirds of the material. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Suggs added beautiful horn solos and fills behind Gillespie's vocals all night long. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Gillespie has been a familiar face on the CCJS stage in other musicians' bands, but this was her first appearance as a bandleader and singer. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Gillespie said the evening would include "traditional tunes performed in a non-traditional way," an apt description for the rhythmic choices and extended instrumental solos that enhanced them.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26QGO0QI5bIQq_s1n7XNnY_auIMBZ09faf6gmc-lnTfWtsVbAD3z_3rm0ighgh-SGqp0bLl61BC02AOAKV1g2hXfbXL-FybueVPUyyfx4cTKEmcnEihJaIG-Ip80zmgNxhMQnRA4mQe4aBeolbsogHQ2sQph4DrlKWIVYnsUnoPevpRZ-3Ekh2vp2Xw/s929/IMG_0085.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="691" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26QGO0QI5bIQq_s1n7XNnY_auIMBZ09faf6gmc-lnTfWtsVbAD3z_3rm0ighgh-SGqp0bLl61BC02AOAKV1g2hXfbXL-FybueVPUyyfx4cTKEmcnEihJaIG-Ip80zmgNxhMQnRA4mQe4aBeolbsogHQ2sQph4DrlKWIVYnsUnoPevpRZ-3Ekh2vp2Xw/w149-h200/IMG_0085.JPG" width="149" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Valerie Gillespie</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Angels Heard on High" and "Winter Wonderland" preceded two classic Vince Guaraldi tunes from television's <i>A Charlie Brown Christmas.</i> "Skating" was presented in a friskier arrangement than the evocative original, while "Christmas Time is Here" was more traditional, with Gillespie's vocals beautifully locked into its nostalgic message. </span><span style="font-size: small;">She has a charming, no-frills and trills vocal delivery - and a natural sense of timing and off-the-beat phrasing.</span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Three standout vocal gems this night included material not often heard in jazz settings: "Mary Did You Know?," the Carpenters' hit "Merry Christmas Darling," which featured a poignant solo from Suggs, and "It Can't Be Christmas Without You." The latter romantic ballad has all of the qualities needed to become a true holiday standard. Gillespie's big brother, Chuck Brand, wrote this title track on her Christmas CD. Her cover of "Mary Did You Know?" </span><span style="font-size: small;">was particularly powerful, with Gillespie noting that the lyrics speak directly to "the reason for the season." Mark Lowry and Buddy Green wrote this gem in 1984. It was a huge hit for the young a capella group Pentatonix 30 years later.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_RNT4EFuEH_cYS0SADN9KISYTlKDnMpO0rLnUaJxuKrb2DDSrrdOiZKLrF1z7r5GhyNTebPXZqVNNPhTGg-LvdsLFPDFgBe6y5V19SXhNQsuamo9zWyveZ6Ki52ywHUDILyTS6jDENoodGUZZE9L_6kYlxLIw3rPxSALlDunVEWzg-rzpO1ZHXN-tA/s901/IMG_0051.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="901" height="138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim_RNT4EFuEH_cYS0SADN9KISYTlKDnMpO0rLnUaJxuKrb2DDSrrdOiZKLrF1z7r5GhyNTebPXZqVNNPhTGg-LvdsLFPDFgBe6y5V19SXhNQsuamo9zWyveZ6Ki52ywHUDILyTS6jDENoodGUZZE9L_6kYlxLIw3rPxSALlDunVEWzg-rzpO1ZHXN-tA/w200-h138/IMG_0051.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">James Suggs</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Other selections included "The Christmas Waltz," first popularized by Frank Sinatra, featuring the leader on vocals and alto sax, a Latin-tinged take on "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," and "Little Drummer Boy" (a natural feature for Rudolph's percussion mastery). Also, "Let It Snow," a frisky cover of the 1954 Eartha Kitt hit "Santa Baby" (with Suggs' growling trumpet complementing the vocals), and Mel Torme's classic "The Christmas Song." <br /></span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJtrXod-cqEDwVe6EutSpxruQfstBR92gkw50d7tFORFn-nCDRaIV_0ISGzbnf8ggXund2n9q036tdDlcsrnCMquuqFEOPjTP8NoYrzaXmD6fwav6pYEh_e4QzLnY-jcOHxtZ4O_DQb_2q2a7ryobuojEqkJ7i4l8-H6WpZXOs55r5_gKVijTzrdYOg/s1037/IMG_0064.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="691" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJtrXod-cqEDwVe6EutSpxruQfstBR92gkw50d7tFORFn-nCDRaIV_0ISGzbnf8ggXund2n9q036tdDlcsrnCMquuqFEOPjTP8NoYrzaXmD6fwav6pYEh_e4QzLnY-jcOHxtZ4O_DQb_2q2a7ryobuojEqkJ7i4l8-H6WpZXOs55r5_gKVijTzrdYOg/w133-h200/IMG_0064.JPG" width="133" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jody Marsh<br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"> If food and beverage had been allowed, chestnuts roasting on an open fire would have been a popular item. The audience started out at nearly 200, but dropped off in size by intermission. Credit that to a very chilly - and unadjustable - room temperature at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center. Hot chocolate, anyone?</span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">The evening wound down with "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," spotlighting Marsh's piano artistry on CPAC's Steinway; a salsa-fied take on "Feliz Navidad," with Gillespie shifting to flute; and a brief romp through "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">While past December bands usually played a few holiday tunes, this was the first CCJS concert that featured them for the entire program. That made this night even more special for hardy listeners.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">The Charlotte High School jazz ensemble performed a fine and varied pre-concert set.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07nabUYeov1uMwvsua-7RdymZw1o7Imbj8NRZ8Sd1xC-Rd-zE_8EhtdPLil55F57PQ-P13ZLBKK1NLzUMJzbORecSwTMjV-bg-3wUJfxXBBVHk8T7oqfEKmEO84djhNCcYTp-HZX3xsQr-xENfzO9QASD7UeFjE3iIPXFs0mS7uaK7y93zdI4wFOqJQ/s1037/IMG_0067.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="1037" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07nabUYeov1uMwvsua-7RdymZw1o7Imbj8NRZ8Sd1xC-Rd-zE_8EhtdPLil55F57PQ-P13ZLBKK1NLzUMJzbORecSwTMjV-bg-3wUJfxXBBVHk8T7oqfEKmEO84djhNCcYTp-HZX3xsQr-xENfzO9QASD7UeFjE3iIPXFs0mS7uaK7y93zdI4wFOqJQ/w400-h126/IMG_0067.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marsh, Gillespie, Boisen, Suggs, Rudolph<br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VzV34la220kbvx9a1QvrMl6kYdKwu3M8VNQiJtUpVkh7JkWpvZ9XZDIcgQbrUIg8xI1F98el_7cSFaN6BFTbJ0gDDnDM63pnNtUauaTD4mZkDOLs0h26XEDc-_7skZ0WblKYTuovI4hg95KoLiwmFLc7PZJQ1HcTOxJUx51qE2L5y0lSb3XNpPVFzw/s1037/IMG_0020.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="598" data-original-width="1037" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VzV34la220kbvx9a1QvrMl6kYdKwu3M8VNQiJtUpVkh7JkWpvZ9XZDIcgQbrUIg8xI1F98el_7cSFaN6BFTbJ0gDDnDM63pnNtUauaTD4mZkDOLs0h26XEDc-_7skZ0WblKYTuovI4hg95KoLiwmFLc7PZJQ1HcTOxJUx51qE2L5y0lSb3XNpPVFzw/w400-h231/IMG_0020.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Charlotte High School Jazz Ensemble</span></span><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-37792329625353690342022-12-01T10:00:00.019-05:002022-12-10T14:31:22.037-05:00Favorite jazz recordings of 2022<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">‘Tis the season for the outpouring of Top 10 lists, and their many variations, for jazz, world events, etc. The jazz lists have a lot of variation depending on the individual reviewer's personal tastes, as well as what they listened to during the year. Bottom line, all are extremely subjective. <br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My favorite choices below (aside from the favorite new songs of the year) are being submitted to the Jazz Journalists Association and the Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll 2022 compilations. The latter is the 17th annual Francis Davis-founded and Tom Hull-produced poll, which has been published by the Boston-based online arts journal <i>The Arts Fuse</i> since 2021. It previously was published by <i>The Village Voice, Rhapsody.com </i>and<i> NPR Music</i>. <br /><br />As I begin preparing my review of significant events and trends in jazz in 2022 for All About Jazz, I thought I'd share my 2022 favorites lists. <br /><br /><b>Favorite new jazz releases of 2022 </b><br /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c1vYkYU0YrCq29pmK2NTRqe3jUPu8RUJkWwj7m4pWE1dwfyD2gOMDfu-kxbFGzSD_6_cGkVlRw7_Ea6ASBAgLf6pK9KlhcmAqzlWoVYPOT41u_MXsEGJcUJY7Tu_8atkMVXVPVV6kKfpGOgvJyfsJNnlho32zdkEnUn4lmlMqos6VzABZm-yZKwvWA/s700/Dave%20Wilson.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1c1vYkYU0YrCq29pmK2NTRqe3jUPu8RUJkWwj7m4pWE1dwfyD2gOMDfu-kxbFGzSD_6_cGkVlRw7_Ea6ASBAgLf6pK9KlhcmAqzlWoVYPOT41u_MXsEGJcUJY7Tu_8atkMVXVPVV6kKfpGOgvJyfsJNnlho32zdkEnUn4lmlMqos6VzABZm-yZKwvWA/w200-h200/Dave%20Wilson.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dave Wilson Quartet, <i>Stretching Supreme</i> (self-released)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lynne Arriale, <i>The Lights Are Always On</i> (Challenge) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Wayne Shorter, Terri Lyne Carrington, Leo Genovese, esparanza spalding, <i>Live at the Detroit Jazz Festival</i> (Candid) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jo Harrop, <i>The Heart Wants</i> (Lateralize) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Javon Jackson, <i>The Gospel According to Nikki Giovanni</i> (Solid Jackson) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Samara Joy, <i>Linger Awhile</i> (Verve) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Steven Feifke and Bijon Watson, <i>… present Generation Gap Jazz Orchestra</i> (Cellar) </span></span></li><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxix-Ro6xcJpfFoPfwDI8SbToQBBygIb5gU-T-r9LXmtY4hCqTJ-_UNXhMc9o2kCGim7TLscuMWtwqBoRNNzy223Boz0_ubR1PXccgwxls8hZqiCCOjzCNS6r9pfB37ULdQVZ-DDSVAyb34JduLvoWOvDHnQlNSoXXpPTlv685NBqT_L5C-Y6H7KWZA/s355/Harrop.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="354" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxix-Ro6xcJpfFoPfwDI8SbToQBBygIb5gU-T-r9LXmtY4hCqTJ-_UNXhMc9o2kCGim7TLscuMWtwqBoRNNzy223Boz0_ubR1PXccgwxls8hZqiCCOjzCNS6r9pfB37ULdQVZ-DDSVAyb34JduLvoWOvDHnQlNSoXXpPTlv685NBqT_L5C-Y6H7KWZA/w199-h200/Harrop.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sam Kirmayer, <i>In This Moment</i> (Cellar Music) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ricky Ford, <i>Paul's Scene</i> (Whaling City) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chris Cortez, <i>Live at Blue Bamboo</i> (Blue Bamboo) <br /></span></span></li></ol><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Favorite 2022 vocal recordings </b> </span></span></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jo Harrop, <i>The Heart Wants</i> (Lateralize)</span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Samara Joy, <i>Linger Awhile</i> (Verve) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Tierney Sutton, <i>Paris Sessions 2 </i>(BFM Jazz) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Mark Winkler, <i>Late Bloomin' Jazzman</i> (Café Pacific) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Carol Sloane, <i>Live at Birdland</i> (Club 44) </span></span></li><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2g4tYJKh70ibXY8Elmy7b3w4tFvk3JBWuwutZCf-BvxpKCi_ZtBcEPN0pkhzr1uBtZ2awjgml6eQ9c1lG2-Y0Cm-CA5v9GrWbVewytFSHb_vj-zgWspwcI8ReLYfe7KK34Sa9QJw0kto26UMAHQlE5kHh5TTQwUQomZZ-NxI0ldtKiPq0_p7C4eFU_g/s200/Evans.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2g4tYJKh70ibXY8Elmy7b3w4tFvk3JBWuwutZCf-BvxpKCi_ZtBcEPN0pkhzr1uBtZ2awjgml6eQ9c1lG2-Y0Cm-CA5v9GrWbVewytFSHb_vj-zgWspwcI8ReLYfe7KK34Sa9QJw0kto26UMAHQlE5kHh5TTQwUQomZZ-NxI0ldtKiPq0_p7C4eFU_g/w200-h200/Evans.png" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">San Gabriel 7 featuring Sinne Eeg, <i>Under the Stars</i> (JRL-SGS) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Catherine Russell, <i>Send For Me</i> (Dot Time) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Kim Nalley Band, <i>I Want a Little Boy</i> (self-released) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gonzalo Rubalcaba & Aymée Nuviola, <i>Live in Marciac</i> (5Passion) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Xiomara Torres, <i>La Voz Del Mar </i>(Patois) <br /></span></span></li></ol><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Favorite historical/reissues of 2022</b> (includes any recordings made over 10 years ago, whether newly released or reissued): <br /></span></span></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bill Evans, <i>Morning Glory</i> (Resonance)</span></span></li><li><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmNGksqp2znB8mI8WizPwF6rnfxi4ILy-H_c5nxjJKZcBTOmgFJCGAnxIkUXANv-ykHnD4it00ZMky641-H1Xs6ox298v5crta0VuFyo1afzndiC5PFQzXQqqtHhzaNKHkJ6UciYOyJyHauYah6cCgHLe5-6bT_KZf8ydUmpb17mmUbz5kNLquZowDQ/s700/Phaedrus.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="700" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmNGksqp2znB8mI8WizPwF6rnfxi4ILy-H_c5nxjJKZcBTOmgFJCGAnxIkUXANv-ykHnD4it00ZMky641-H1Xs6ox298v5crta0VuFyo1afzndiC5PFQzXQqqtHhzaNKHkJ6UciYOyJyHauYah6cCgHLe5-6bT_KZf8ydUmpb17mmUbz5kNLquZowDQ/w200-h200/Phaedrus.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ahmad Jamal, <i>Emerald City Nights: Live at the Penthouse1965-1966</i> (Jazz Detective) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dave Brubeck Trio, <i>Live From Vienna 1967</i> (Derry Music) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Charles Mingus, <i>Mingus: The Los Album From Ronnie Scott's</i> (Resonance) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ella Fitzgerald, <i>Ella at the Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook</i> (Verve) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Elvin Jones, <i>Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub </i>(Blue Note) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Chet Baker Trio, <i>Live in Paris </i>(Elemental) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Clark Terry, <i>Big Bad Band, Live in Holland 1979</i> (Storyville) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Frank Kimbrough, <i>2003-2006 </i>(Palmetto) </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJw7Ceuw1zMCWZwoLDnOQlqVROuOJwO2Tee5Fb7axOR3xH5hh6zl-rzvD3bIWr3RoQDOmxCupXkSa6z9qCRgTyxdV20-cXDPlDmWStyv7UnD_7oQSJpmTGxGxoynTgcjdt1IxlSjcqEU7v7v5LTKSXq6YpMO1JGMA7itWtdNrThjzhnmGZ8roDjuBhw/s200/Oscar%20Hernandez.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJw7Ceuw1zMCWZwoLDnOQlqVROuOJwO2Tee5Fb7axOR3xH5hh6zl-rzvD3bIWr3RoQDOmxCupXkSa6z9qCRgTyxdV20-cXDPlDmWStyv7UnD_7oQSJpmTGxGxoynTgcjdt1IxlSjcqEU7v7v5LTKSXq6YpMO1JGMA7itWtdNrThjzhnmGZ8roDjuBhw/w200-h200/Oscar%20Hernandez.png" width="200" /></a></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Peck Allmond Quartet, <i>Live at Yoshi's 1994</i> (Eastlawn) <br /></span></span></li></ol><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Favorite 2022 debut recording</b><br /> Timothy Norton, <i>Visions of Phaedrus</i> (Truth Revolution Recording Collective) <br /><br /><b>Favorite 2022 Latin/Brazilian jazz recordings: </b><br /></span></span></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Oscar Hernández & Alma Libre, Visión (Ovation) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Miguel Zenón, Música de las Américas (Miel) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Aymée Nuviola, Live in Marciac (5Passion) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Xiomara Torres, La Voz Del Mar (Patois) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Juan Carlos Quintero, Table for Five (Moondo) </span></span></li></ol><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Favorite new compositions from CDs released in 2022, listed alphabetically by composers</b>: <br /></span></span></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Lynne Arriale, ”Sounds Like America” from <i>The Lights Are Always On</i> (Challenge) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Bob Bowman, “Yae San”” from Josh Nelson/Bob Bowman Collective,<i> Tomorrow is Not Promised</i> (Steel Bird) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yelena Eckemoff, “Like Rain Upon the Mown Grass” from <i>I Am a Stranger in This World </i>(L&H) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Yosef Gutman and Gilad Ronen, “Joshua” from Yosef Gutman, <i>Upside Down Mountain </i>(independent) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jo Harrop, Natalie Williams, James McCredie, Hannah Vasanth, “Weather the Storm” from Jo Harrop, <i>The Heart Wants</i> (Lateralize) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Timothy Norton, “King's Inn” from <i>Visions of Phaedrus</i> (Truth Revolution Recording Collective) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Rick Roe, “Agent 88” from Roe Bickley Kramer, <i>Lucid Dream</i> (RNR Unknown) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jamieson Trotter and Mark Winkler, “Old Enough” from Mark Winkler, <i>Late Bloomin' Jazzman</i> (Café Pacific) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Walt Weiskopf, “Other Jewels” from Walt Weiskopf European Quartet, <i>Diamonds and Other Jewels</i> (AMM) </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Miguel Zenón, “Imperios” from <i>Música de las Américas</i> (Miel) </span></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-30625244287810167262022-11-19T11:41:00.004-05:002022-11-23T10:32:28.582-05:00The joy of piano personified<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Pianist Bobby van Deusen returned to southwest Florida on Friday, November 22 with a long-overdue performance that celebrated his mastery of virtually every keyboard style - delivered with joy and enthusiasm.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMOWMqB3SlAeAN05a9rgzSQ268VoINK4TshDkxkOY3c2ynMB9lGw91TF3sP7t9AcrW2aGZz8HLzd1imgfa698_Sz-Ofmlrxx0beP5LTBdANT8AxsdC9AfC0U-h-8UX_bt9dswyVn3fqC0yuR-zYrvwjovLEX5-JLEwjYTg7t9_abmmPpfqLZnJiw5oA/s1037/IMG_0026.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1037" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMOWMqB3SlAeAN05a9rgzSQ268VoINK4TshDkxkOY3c2ynMB9lGw91TF3sP7t9AcrW2aGZz8HLzd1imgfa698_Sz-Ofmlrxx0beP5LTBdANT8AxsdC9AfC0U-h-8UX_bt9dswyVn3fqC0yuR-zYrvwjovLEX5-JLEwjYTg7t9_abmmPpfqLZnJiw5oA/w200-h133/IMG_0026.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Pensacola-based keyboard marvel hadn't performed locally in nearly four years, thanks to pandemic and hurricane postponements.That made his performance in Morrie Trumble's <i>South County Jazz With Morrie</i> series even more special.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Over nearly two hours, van Deusen covered a lot of territory, both stylistically and in the sourcing of his material.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"I'm gonna play a lot of tunes everybody knows," he told the audience at the </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">. "That seems cliched, but they're not cliched if you play them your own way." And he did.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Van Deusen won his second senior division title at the World Championship Old-Time Piano-Playing Contest over Memorial Day Weekend in Oxford, Mississippi. He said he is gunning for a third.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The tunes of the day ranged Scott Joplin's ragtime classic "The Entertainer" to Bobby Troup's classic "Route 66" to Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll" to a stunning, shortened version of his amazing "Phantom of the Opera" medley.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"Route 66" was an appropriate inclusion, as van Deusen took various turns all afternoon down Ragtime Road, Stride Street, Boogie-Woogie Boulevard and Classical Circle</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> to add delicacy or thundering passages as the moment prompted him. At times he sounded like the piano duo Ferrante & Teicher rolled into one.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIGAo7XYBwxbibl52IonCH48CJeEOIUO0GImt5vr5O9U_pybdNhRgyeGamaysXt5JR9siPReo2FV_QMGVgH8eZYM-hMnoAnzHXU7dIJw9mJpUMOay_nQyVCfbjClHsNrCaK5hMl3vaQ1vdw1qIaq67MDSxd07Wjm4hyQlAWfeJu26faFNSmFs3gwhgA/s1037/IMG_0019b.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1037" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIGAo7XYBwxbibl52IonCH48CJeEOIUO0GImt5vr5O9U_pybdNhRgyeGamaysXt5JR9siPReo2FV_QMGVgH8eZYM-hMnoAnzHXU7dIJw9mJpUMOay_nQyVCfbjClHsNrCaK5hMl3vaQ1vdw1qIaq67MDSxd07Wjm4hyQlAWfeJu26faFNSmFs3gwhgA/w200-h133/IMG_0019b.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">"I Left My Heart in San Francisco" was embellished with lush ornamentation and stride segments. He also dug with zest into "Chattanooga Choo Choo," "Tenderly," "Mandy, Make Up Your Mind" (one of his Old-Time Piano-Playing Competition" selections this year), "Edd Tide," the Four Freshmen hit "Shangri La," "Stardust," Otis Redding's "Try a Little Tenderness," and a eye-popping take on Willie "The Lion" Smith's aptly named composition, "The Fingerbreaker." There were many others, as well.</span><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Late in the program, he dropped in a teasing, sometimes off-kilter version of "Sweet Georgia Brown" that resolved with a lot of boogie-woogie. </span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBGFznhuo3jd1QAAEZ3HyMgXoCXTy1eOBeLVZwBslz32JmxVpAW6ViwKQs6Uqn880o3B-wjLvLcdRDTHK5bMDc2k5Y51_FOvAS7nI4zL6MrInOiaDOj58xiTSr4cNtgKgBzGX2qNILztIs1mBWTCMijkyUSxDaHfQqmsMbKrdiVA6pM1mNXv8K3WmvA/s915/IMG_0036b.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="915" height="114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBGFznhuo3jd1QAAEZ3HyMgXoCXTy1eOBeLVZwBslz32JmxVpAW6ViwKQs6Uqn880o3B-wjLvLcdRDTHK5bMDc2k5Y51_FOvAS7nI4zL6MrInOiaDOj58xiTSr4cNtgKgBzGX2qNILztIs1mBWTCMijkyUSxDaHfQqmsMbKrdiVA6pM1mNXv8K3WmvA/w200-h114/IMG_0036b.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the spirit of the season, he added a few classics from </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vince Guaraldi's</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i> A Charlie Brown Christmas </i>repertoire, including the joyous "Linus and Lucy" and "Skating." He closed the afternoon with a holiday medley that opened and closed with popular singer Andy Williams' 1963 hit "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year."</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">For van Deusen, the afternoon revealed that he is consumed with sharing his love of piano - right down to his socks.<br /></span></span></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-21334172666511054852022-11-15T11:30:00.005-05:002022-11-15T13:34:54.670-05:00Letting the good times roll<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Singer
Ronnie Leigh celebrated the kinship between jazz, the blues and R&B
in his Monday, November 14 appearance in Punta Gorda, FL for the
Charlotte County Jazz Society. </span></span>
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suave, engaging entertainer from upstate New York made his CCJS debut
with a performance that dug into the Great American Songbook and
more-modern jazz and R&B sources, including material from Gregory
Porter, the late Al Jarreau and even Steely Dan.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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and his tight seven-piece jazz band put extended interpretations on
all of the material. The band included saxophonist David MacKenzie,
trumpeter Charlie Bertini, trombonist Herb Bruce, pianist John
O'Leary, bassist Charlie Silva, drummer Paul Parker and guitarist
Steve Luciano. While the other players were no strangers to CCJS
audiences, this was also Orlando-based Luciano's first visit.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>
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opened with Porter's “On My Way to Harlem,” a wistful but upbeat
acknowledgment of jazz and the Harlem Renaissance as one's musical
roots. Right away, it was clear that generous solo space for the horn
players would be a strength all night.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDAKvATIuKTeKhAHtThtwlPMtJ45UalXxqc_2_zD3E3h7Dv3fLdviHjtC9wkMJR2199rgynwFcqQrPl_Fbc1q0nOAByDAItFZVgxHwjR-fPSdGWD5M76Sip_o7GIOgCbDyctlH7I5NckncWaL8UEUxQ4e63l0gucuPLwrIXYokQeH3i5-pTuzazvrrg/s1037/IMG_0046-b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="1037" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwDAKvATIuKTeKhAHtThtwlPMtJ45UalXxqc_2_zD3E3h7Dv3fLdviHjtC9wkMJR2199rgynwFcqQrPl_Fbc1q0nOAByDAItFZVgxHwjR-fPSdGWD5M76Sip_o7GIOgCbDyctlH7I5NckncWaL8UEUxQ4e63l0gucuPLwrIXYokQeH3i5-pTuzazvrrg/w200-h133/IMG_0046-b.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Leigh, Parker, MacKenzie<br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>The
three-man horn section added unison riffing behind Leigh's
sometimes-teasing, laid back, mellow vocals. H</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>e also dropped in wordless scatting segments on various
songs</span></span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span> without overdoing the
techniques. A few times, he sounded like a fourth horn, emulating the
sounds of a trombone or trumpet while trading melodic phrases with
MacKenzie.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>A
Latin-tinged take on “Stompin' at the Savoy” had Leigh scatting a
bit and dancing in place to its cha cha rhythm. It was followed by
another gem from Porter, who emerged a decade ago as a fine
singer-songwriter equally at home in the jazz and R&B genres.
This one was “When Love Was King,” an extended ballad that Leigh
sang with just the rhythm section.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>
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</p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>After
a laid-back, teasing introduction, Leigh transformed the standard
“Bye, Bye Blackbird” into a playful yet soulful treat, riding
Silva's beautiful bass line. MacKenzie on flute and trumpeter Bertini
were featured soloists.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>
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</p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>Over
the course of the two sets, Leigh dug into four Jarreau tunes. “We're
in This Love Together” during the first set was just the teaser.
The second set included three more hits from the Jarreau songbook: “I
Need Somebody” (featuring a robust horn interlude), the uptempo
“Easy” and “Mornin',” with Leigh's soaring vocals riding the
groove. On all of these, scatting and horn emulation supplemented the
vocals, much like Jarreau did.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63a1iv7LHp_vpIDAd4T9kHzXeyRKudhRR9pNRjNQlyuEsi_s3B67WIVGDSMp-ibrrFaLiaxdnVK2V3fIW-ZUsSw1BFAi5B1Ly7g7o-vx9Xgciitju_w1LPMBqZsaxrrAx1PpKPK0TXdjzdfTsCFi1Bm_RwxEyMRxr_SMPULymXIWpGwA8JFbngjK7QA/s876/IMG_0015-b.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="691" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg63a1iv7LHp_vpIDAd4T9kHzXeyRKudhRR9pNRjNQlyuEsi_s3B67WIVGDSMp-ibrrFaLiaxdnVK2V3fIW-ZUsSw1BFAi5B1Ly7g7o-vx9Xgciitju_w1LPMBqZsaxrrAx1PpKPK0TXdjzdfTsCFi1Bm_RwxEyMRxr_SMPULymXIWpGwA8JFbngjK7QA/w158-h200/IMG_0015-b.jpg" width="158" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">John O'Leary </span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>Riffing
horns and a frisky tenor sax solo from MacKenzie enhanced Leigh's
take on “Bring It Back.”</span><span> The
singer first heard the gritty tune performed by singer Catherine
Russell, who recorded it in 2014. It was written in the late 1940s or
early 1950s by R&B and jump blues singer-guitarist Harrison
Nelson, who performed under the name Peppermint Harris.</span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>Leigh
also shared Steely Dan's “Deacon Blues” and jazz singer Ron
Boustead's humorous, quasi-romantic “(Let's Go Out For) Coffee.”
Leigh's melodic accents and pauses added a joyous effect to the
latter, setting up an extended keyboard solo from O'Leary.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>The
night's three other tunes spoke volumes about
headliner's zest for the stage and rapport with an audience: “Let
the Good Times Roll,” a bluesy take on “Ain't Misbehavin'” and,
of course, “I Love Being Here With You.”</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span>
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</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
event at the Gulf Theater and the Military Heritage Museum became the
CCJS 2022-2023 season opener. An October concert was canceled due to
facility damage from Hurricane Ian.<br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbqSnOowsDCqYLzUnruF7j6cK_tlo6NwVoSPnWPGHphyDa52eZqv4QyhPyNYD66YqYXf5prkSwDL8GhKe8WOb-t-K1GPusbOleo2my60sgiYO6LPGDDJvwZ43YDEM3kWiwTNGb30Oc6SfyqBBGj07VTXQdWGh3R7xV3R27Hy1itehjQe31XApw-0Eew/s885/IMG_0059-b.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="367" data-original-width="885" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWbqSnOowsDCqYLzUnruF7j6cK_tlo6NwVoSPnWPGHphyDa52eZqv4QyhPyNYD66YqYXf5prkSwDL8GhKe8WOb-t-K1GPusbOleo2my60sgiYO6LPGDDJvwZ43YDEM3kWiwTNGb30Oc6SfyqBBGj07VTXQdWGh3R7xV3R27Hy1itehjQe31XApw-0Eew/w400-h166/IMG_0059-b.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">The Ronnie Leigh Octet<br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-70582737162762339162022-11-09T23:06:00.005-05:002022-11-10T09:45:12.460-05:00Charles McPherson's both sides now<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">It took two and a half-years, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic lull, but alto saxophonist Charles McPherson finally got back to Artis-Naples. He appeared with the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra on Wednesday, November 9 in the quintet's <i>All That Jazz s</i>eries. His last visit to Naples was about 10 years ago.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDrJpq1KHwYQk2W0Yq3xdvpAZWIlFx3K_bwv8BIOghGyrUFVp9D8UZgLZTJAwhJK-RklBY-_UJ7FImsRX-JYKGQmQLdohmyX9wOLWxEo5J3gASso8YAOb5_pKldk7NNRZ65Pz1ZWNWfDzjy6QZ-OoY7EtLLZ-kzmiRFKts6YDSQYmNio3nWTxZphswA/s491/IMG_0018.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="491" data-original-width="300" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDrJpq1KHwYQk2W0Yq3xdvpAZWIlFx3K_bwv8BIOghGyrUFVp9D8UZgLZTJAwhJK-RklBY-_UJ7FImsRX-JYKGQmQLdohmyX9wOLWxEo5J3gASso8YAOb5_pKldk7NNRZ65Pz1ZWNWfDzjy6QZ-OoY7EtLLZ-kzmiRFKts6YDSQYmNio3nWTxZphswA/w123-h200/IMG_0018.JPG" width="123" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Charles McPherson</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">On this night, he treated the audience to two sides of his musical psyche: a fine composer with wide-ranging material, and a true-blue bebopper who can add high-energy artistry and rapidly shifting ideas to most any tune.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The top-notch band supporting him this night at Daniels Pavilion included tenor saxophonist and musical director Lew Del Gatto, trumpeter Vince DiMartino, pianist Jerry Stawski, bassist Chuck Bergeron and drummer Mike Harvey. </span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61R_tf4s3kS_98GA3yOWeZ0bcgdXhu1VvgfT-b6n3V7Cjtf7i0UCyCDKrvu0ujI8-wOdRK5O2oX5QTmsoon0Ufd3VsQacZKxY8irCKQAkQbuEFpG_VR41nA4yLI6hDHmm_nNoBSpv_p49w8qE5uibc8RFNXaYzEz3QklEZJpqPEDy3X06c7eqmsyL6w/s992/IMG_0046.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="992" height="132" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi61R_tf4s3kS_98GA3yOWeZ0bcgdXhu1VvgfT-b6n3V7Cjtf7i0UCyCDKrvu0ujI8-wOdRK5O2oX5QTmsoon0Ufd3VsQacZKxY8irCKQAkQbuEFpG_VR41nA4yLI6hDHmm_nNoBSpv_p49w8qE5uibc8RFNXaYzEz3QklEZJpqPEDy3X06c7eqmsyL6w/w200-h132/IMG_0046.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Jerry Stawski, McPherson</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">McPherson, now 83, opened the program with four diverse originals: his burner "Bud Like," two very different pieces from his <i>Jazz Dance Suites, </i>and the playful "Jumpin' Jacks," which was inspired by the game jacks that kids used to play on floor, driveways or sidewalks many moons ago.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The dance pieces were quite interesting. McPherson is the resident composer of the San Diego Ballet, where his daughter Camille is a principal dancer. "Song of the Sphinx" was gorgeous and intricate with both Spanish and Middle Eastern tinges. He followed it with the frisky, upbeat tune "Wedding Song." McPherson said it was inspired by an Old Testament tale of a hopeful young woman jilted by King Solomon.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYogcjd-2rZG8VYlh619ZiETpEzv8hUre30K842jXYG5GoiVd4W1tXSSRX18Sye3aVfZsoY2rMzLalqxuXcK0flJpQlqsQsUmhabYlcoSt9-l48qk4tPSTNOwx3nL6qAMckotPqYdKixrOuoBb8k6Wy6FmiSrY0996dIK1dKr5k8_sWJUySVMwMnGGZg/s625/IMG_0065.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="625" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYogcjd-2rZG8VYlh619ZiETpEzv8hUre30K842jXYG5GoiVd4W1tXSSRX18Sye3aVfZsoY2rMzLalqxuXcK0flJpQlqsQsUmhabYlcoSt9-l48qk4tPSTNOwx3nL6qAMckotPqYdKixrOuoBb8k6Wy6FmiSrY0996dIK1dKr5k8_sWJUySVMwMnGGZg/w200-h194/IMG_0065.JPG" width="200" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">McPherson, Lew Del Gatto</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">After those four originals, he played an inspired, occasionally delicate take on the standard "Old Folks" with just the rhythm section. The evening's lone ballad was a splendid showcase for Stawski's fine keyboard skills.<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then, with Hurricane Nicole bearing down on Florida, McPherson and the band shifted into gale-force bebop.</span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Lbom_qmlpeOc22ruX7A6g4xEoNdJH4LwiSUPQ-cnIFyhIXqyRxBeIms4lFbOq6xq0QeqEi2GW-TZDG5Yu810DaFRzGUSmGi_DVTSzIC2i5wjc9nPrDKtUweQNtlV6cVhJfdeEoChwvdTC-z0A8Hc8ZDJCDOECiUy0WEt9gGTw4hpSdwOn7JkX0QQ0g/s884/IMG_0026.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="621" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Lbom_qmlpeOc22ruX7A6g4xEoNdJH4LwiSUPQ-cnIFyhIXqyRxBeIms4lFbOq6xq0QeqEi2GW-TZDG5Yu810DaFRzGUSmGi_DVTSzIC2i5wjc9nPrDKtUweQNtlV6cVhJfdeEoChwvdTC-z0A8Hc8ZDJCDOECiUy0WEt9gGTw4hpSdwOn7JkX0QQ0g/w141-h200/IMG_0026.JPG" width="141" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Vince DiMartino</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">They roared through Dizzy Gillespie's classic "A Night in Tunisia" and Jerome Kern's "All The Things You Are," and closed with a blistering take on Charlie Parker and Gillespie's "Anthropology" with all of the band members turning in fine solos.<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Early in his career, McPherson spent 14 years in bassist Charles Mingus' band. He noted that Mingus tweaked the beloved Kern standard a bit, and called his version "All The Things You Could Be By Now if Sigmund Freud's Wife was Your Mother." DiMartino rolled out the melody on this one, showcasing his bright and beautiful trumpet artistry.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was good to hear McPherson in Southwest Florida again, playing in Naples after a four-night run at Smoke in New York City. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">He had been scheduled to play at the opening night main stage concert of the Sarasota Jazz Festival in March 2020. It was cancelled because of COVID-19 just an hour or so before showtime. His scheduled Naples return a month later was cancelled, and he was unable to make planned concerts in November 2020 and January 2022.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">New Orleans trumpeter Wendell Brunious is the next featured guest in the <i>All That Jazz</i> series on December 14.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqwXQTbRH6m6PY_OcQi6gioU8TXcNbTdskChZIpyCdAG-cBh6nGUYEQCWWyxHwOi4DQnGLUrrfVog8f1OiA2OB7S0Kc9sX-KmFXUF7YSrHL30MEcgIcnq40fn1AgPzYYZoMztCJa2z7byic70CI49BgUuu2HzqbmGiIAbTtfnjpramxKdtw35DkEwLQ/s1005/IMG_0044.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="1005" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqwXQTbRH6m6PY_OcQi6gioU8TXcNbTdskChZIpyCdAG-cBh6nGUYEQCWWyxHwOi4DQnGLUrrfVog8f1OiA2OB7S0Kc9sX-KmFXUF7YSrHL30MEcgIcnq40fn1AgPzYYZoMztCJa2z7byic70CI49BgUuu2HzqbmGiIAbTtfnjpramxKdtw35DkEwLQ/w400-h154/IMG_0044.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Charles McPherson with the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-21380322318192605142022-10-30T12:38:00.010-04:002022-10-31T10:33:42.463-04:00A holiday gift, delivered 50 years after its creation<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>A
couple of months before his death on July 6, 1971, beloved jazz
trumpeter and popular entertainer Louis Armstrong made what turned
out to be his final recording. It's never been heard by the public
until now</span></span></span></span>
</p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>Armstrong
turned on the reel-to-reel tape recorded in his home in the Corona
section of Queens NY recorded a nostalgic spoken-word version of the
classic Samuel Clement Moore poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas.” Nobody
is certain of his motivation. As a busy, traveling artist, he never
had much time for Christmas merriment.</span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span>But
this long-neglected recording is now the fitting finale on Armstrong's only Christmas album, which was released this week. <span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Louis
Wishes You A Cool Yule </span></i></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">was
released in digital formats via the Verve label. CD and red vinyl
editions will follow on November 11.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The
11-track album includes the Armstrong recitation of Moore's poem,
plus most of the holiday-related singles and duets that he recorded
over the years into one cohesive holiday project. <br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">They include six
Decca singles from the ‘50s, including “Cool Yule,” “Christmas
Night in Harlem,” and one of my longtime favorites, “‘Zat You Santa
Claus?” The duets team Armstrong with two of his favorite vocal
partners. Velma Middleton joins him on “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”
and Ella Fitzgerald joins him on “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me
Warm.” Some of these tracks popped up on annual Christmas jazz compilations that many labels produced through the years featuring a variety of artists.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
</p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Other tracks include </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">"Christmas in New Orleans,"</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> “</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">White
Christmas,” </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">“Winter Wonderland,” </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">"Moments to Remember” and Armstrong's signature hit,
“What A Wonderful World,"<br /> the orchestral gem arranged and conducted
by pianist Tommy Goodman 65 years ago.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The album ends with “A Visit from St. Nicholas.” Armstrong's
poignant reading is underscored beautifully by New Orleans native
Sullivan Fortner's sometimes-whimsical piano accompaniment.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">
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you're in the mood for some holiday spirit, you can check it out right here.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span><span style="color: black;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/gBpk1yl9K3w" width="320" youtube-src-id="gBpk1yl9K3w"></iframe></p><br /><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-86855258398035828382022-09-23T12:09:00.004-04:002022-10-12T11:00:26.587-04:00Underscoring what jazz is...<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Every once in a while, it is good to get a healthy reminder of what jazz is. Some people think it is a repertoire of classic material, be it beloved jazz standards or pages from the Great American Songbook. </span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vDt5ehCjtTUNruGu5_HjqXlyWVncDLg1QsLs6MDh3puMDK3uOm-8_vkVECBUBkmpHLB7F-f_oQAXWD2xiwAGpYn97q1O0C3otqHhNXoHeEIQmf_Rlriw5KmR9eWregd2spHmVbvvv6wZ2DPVNVLYGOxRsIN64MJ5TMjgGAWKh1yP0CGc8icx0Z5bKg/s432/IMG_0011.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="278" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_vDt5ehCjtTUNruGu5_HjqXlyWVncDLg1QsLs6MDh3puMDK3uOm-8_vkVECBUBkmpHLB7F-f_oQAXWD2xiwAGpYn97q1O0C3otqHhNXoHeEIQmf_Rlriw5KmR9eWregd2spHmVbvvv6wZ2DPVNVLYGOxRsIN64MJ5TMjgGAWKh1yP0CGc8icx0Z5bKg/w129-h200/IMG_0011.jpg" width="129" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dave Potter</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But jazz is not specific material, though we all have favorites we like to hear now and then. It is the way a band plays a song. Any song. Originating in any genre.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The reminder that jazz is a process - and an intense form of communication between the musicians on stage shared with the listeners privileged to be there - was on full display Thursday, September 22 at The Grill at 1951 in Port Charlotte FL. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Drummer Dave Potter's Retro Groove quartet put their hard-swinging stamp on a wide range of material, two-thirds of it from sources far from the standard repertoire.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Potter's band mates included pianist Austin Johnson, bassist Terrell Montgomery and tenor saxophonist Miguel Alvarado. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In addition to his own projects and teaching, Atlanta-based Potter is the drummer in vibes player Jason Marsalis's touring band.<br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">To get into the audience's comfort zone, Retro Groove opened with a few jazz classics: "Have You Met Miss Jones?," Thelonious Monk's infrequently heard "Shuffle Boil" and Antonio Carlos Jobim's bossa nova "Wave" before shifting to the 1979 Deniece Williams R&B hit "Why Can't We Fall in Love?" They closed out the first set with Ornette Coleman's "When Will the Blues Leave?"</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Deniece Williams hit was just a hint of what was to come. Potter's choices in the second and third sets were all extended instrumental versions of beloved songs from more popular repertoires - including pop, hard rock, R&B and in one instance, movie music. Most came from his newest recording, <i>Retro Groove</i>, which was released in March on </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Square Biz Records. </span></span></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_pNhz8IoSHKjmgVkgHX1GGgSqAyaPxFsRHKL1rGBmHK-feYkYrPiVQV_aIY5lQzNQPnlUn8CDqiyRn9RjvTai-4kuE0lLwAdBDcDInD8K_99015V3MuCCVUU8WfLHOKWLuiZgKHdocQxwsQzjgFa6-IFfRm6bl7u89lQLPfx0zArq1lHKLmAGMOW4w/s504/IMG_0030.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="336" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl_pNhz8IoSHKjmgVkgHX1GGgSqAyaPxFsRHKL1rGBmHK-feYkYrPiVQV_aIY5lQzNQPnlUn8CDqiyRn9RjvTai-4kuE0lLwAdBDcDInD8K_99015V3MuCCVUU8WfLHOKWLuiZgKHdocQxwsQzjgFa6-IFfRm6bl7u89lQLPfx0zArq1lHKLmAGMOW4w/w133-h200/IMG_0030.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Johnson, Alvarado</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Their take on the Chaka Khan hit "Through the Fire" preceded Steve Winwood's "Higher Love," on which Nashville-based Alvarado unleashed an extended solo reminiscent of Sonny Rollins' stream-of-consciousness journeys into a song's possibilities. His approach was consistent throughout the night.<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Then came the Whitney Houston hit "Saving All My Love For You," composer Jon Williams' "The Flying Sequence" from the 1978 </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Superman </i></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">movie starring </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Christopher Reeve. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i> </i>Living Colour's "Cult of Personality was a spotlight for Johnson's keyboard chops.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Retro Groove closed the night with Potter's arrangements of three more gems: the Michael Jackson hit "I Can't Help It," The Isley Brothers' "For the Love of You" (later covered by Houston and many others), and Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes." </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In each case, extended solos delved into the music's possibilities. Potter's swinging groove and imagination were at the heart of it all. <br /></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS79EcOfM5qE90QIwf7EkXZ5L93fAEs4lpQUHmMnQrb6Oc0W2Pc33CnPWPdkorNR7knVquJWt6DqPJed9td0VOJlzMqN1TSgYwfc-lk3BvxHZiJvOybGYwgD9G5yYJZ3-zywJYIcZ2ryrgEFuPVqBf3NAH5PQmF3nj1X3SBMs1Yxi2OImVVc6w32NKQ/s504/IMG_0025.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="504" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRS79EcOfM5qE90QIwf7EkXZ5L93fAEs4lpQUHmMnQrb6Oc0W2Pc33CnPWPdkorNR7knVquJWt6DqPJed9td0VOJlzMqN1TSgYwfc-lk3BvxHZiJvOybGYwgD9G5yYJZ3-zywJYIcZ2ryrgEFuPVqBf3NAH5PQmF3nj1X3SBMs1Yxi2OImVVc6w32NKQ/w400-h266/IMG_0025.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Austin Johnson, Miguel Alvarado, Terrell Montgomery, Dave Potter<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-80785561198571880312022-09-20T10:00:00.024-04:002022-10-07T15:02:35.883-04:00Looking ahead: Southwest Florida jazz preview (updated)<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Here
is a rundown of noteworthy jazz events, principally in the Sarasota
to Naples territory, from now through November. Keep in mind the
reality of COVID-19 protocols, expect possible cancellations, and
mask up to keep yourself and others safe.</span></span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>September</b></span></span></span>
</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggorvtdIkWo1WsfBgnbFRtvwS24TFc3qiMWjhrwF684UXCgbTUU0MwMPflCOPnUsrrdREWYomzlUha4Nw3lqqnkpsJ2KROO_5isJbvAYaMa24WhQbvk409uI3om3-p2e-19v4DwcaEtPV7X5t7z7XiYL8mcyoFzKHMB-sjsh8-eYFinpqDF3v-zFb-bg/s747/IMG_0005.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="568" data-original-width="747" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggorvtdIkWo1WsfBgnbFRtvwS24TFc3qiMWjhrwF684UXCgbTUU0MwMPflCOPnUsrrdREWYomzlUha4Nw3lqqnkpsJ2KROO_5isJbvAYaMa24WhQbvk409uI3om3-p2e-19v4DwcaEtPV7X5t7z7XiYL8mcyoFzKHMB-sjsh8-eYFinpqDF3v-zFb-bg/w200-h152/IMG_0005.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span>Bobby van Deusen</span></span></span><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Thursday,
September 29 – Pianist </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Bobby
van Deusen</b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
opens the </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><u><a href="https://ccjazz.org/calendar-of-events/artists-series/"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Charlotte
County Jazz Society</span></a></u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">’</span></span>s 2022-23 matinee music
series. The Grill at 1951, Port Charlotte. 1:30 p.m. <span style="color: #660000;"><b>WEATHER</b></span> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>CANCELLATION</b></span><br /></span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fri</span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">day,
September 30 – Pianist </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Bobby
van Deusen</b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
opens South County <a href="http://www.jazzwithmorrie.org">Jazz With Morrie</a></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">’</span></span>s 2022-23
series. Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Venice, 2 p.m. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>WEATHER</b></span> <span style="color: #660000;"><b>CANCELLATION</b></span></span></span></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>October</b></span></span></span>
</p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Monday,
October 10 – The </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Jeff
Rupert</b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">
Quartet opens the </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><u><a href="https://ccjazz.org/calendar-of-events/artists-series/"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Charlotte
County Jazz Society</span></a></u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">’s
2022-23 Artist Series evening concert season. Gulf Theater, Punta Gorda. 7 p.m. </span></span></span><b style="caret-color: rgb(102, 0, 0); color: #660000; font-family: arial;">CANCELED</b></li><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5rRneN-IBGWq5GG-yqdbZTjbOGeUJBkmS8xtaolTwDlFI-dFfrPOD6xvXy2r3L-xlyVjEvTZ4KOhCQXokY-YYwzaUZxE0iJEvuNuB5j-XofB1lVgLm1Yd4E1dRoI0qh8eE2rxZRG0fyT3YAQdhG9UJBgPar8R_v4BVRkXoV3N1cHsg3uQhMakq3OEw/s3456/IMG_1157.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="2304" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5rRneN-IBGWq5GG-yqdbZTjbOGeUJBkmS8xtaolTwDlFI-dFfrPOD6xvXy2r3L-xlyVjEvTZ4KOhCQXokY-YYwzaUZxE0iJEvuNuB5j-XofB1lVgLm1Yd4E1dRoI0qh8eE2rxZRG0fyT3YAQdhG9UJBgPar8R_v4BVRkXoV3N1cHsg3uQhMakq3OEw/w133-h200/IMG_1157.JPG" width="133" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #660000;">Jimmy Greene</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Wednesday,
October 12 – </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tenor
saxophonist</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>
Jimmy Greene </b></span></span></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is
special guest with the </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><u><a href="https://artisnaples.org/subscriptions/all-that-jazz"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Naples
Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra</span></span></a></u></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
</span></span></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">as
the sextet opens its 2022-23 season. Artis Naples’ Daniels
Pavilion, Naples. 6 and 8:30 p.m. </span></span></span></span></span></span>
</li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Friday, October 14 to Sunday, October 16 -- The hardly-any-jazz <a href="https://www.clearwaterjazz.com/this-yr-lineup.html"><b>Clearwater Jazz Holiday</b></a>'s 43rd annual festival. Trombone Shorty is the only jazz-tinged headliner on the three-day lineup, which includes Charlie Wilson and Waren Haynes' Gov't Mule band. BayCare Ballpark.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Monday,
October 17 – </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Paul
Gavin</b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">
and The Writers Corner </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">perform
in the Jazz Club of Sarasota's </span></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><u><a href="https://jazzclubsarasota.org/monday-night-jazz-cabaret-series"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Monday
Night Jazz Cabaret</span></i></span></a></u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
series at the John C Court Cabaret at Florida Studio Theatre.
Sarasota. 7:30 p.m.</span></span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Friday,
October 21 – </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>The
Manhattan Transfer </b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">50</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><sup><span face="Arial, sans-serif">th</span></sup></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">
anniversary concert opens the </span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><a href="https://jazzclubsarasota.org/event/4718655/610593642/the-manhattan-transfer-in-concert"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Jazz
Club of Sarasota</span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">'s
43</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><sup><span face="Arial, sans-serif">rd</span></sup></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">
season as part of their farewell tour. Pianist </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Liston
Gregory III </b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">opens
the show.</span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>
</b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Sailor
Circus Arena, Sarasota. 7 p.m.</span></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>November</b></span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Wednesday,
November 9 – Alto saxophonist </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Charles
McPherson </b></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">is
special guest with the </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><u><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://artisnaples.org/subscriptions/all-that-jazz">Naples
Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra</a>. </span></span></u></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">
Artis Naples’ Daniels Pavilion, Naples. 6 and 8:30 p.m. </span></span></span></span></span></span>
</li><li><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZJA7DYLWuXhLwWSaaBTt8G3xi_e6-24vBtLJDBb01Y813mNJzr61oszauKnTlSVFPqXTjW67_6LPjU_5e8nWxQ6U_BUSnbRWJI60ZBAcr_b_0Yyofpt-99Cb6dnzfCYgpWzTN9Mr2ynSFCqDBjs0rGHaTeOJU-FM67gqwSm0YrRtXvTR6JGDXlJJ0g/s838/IMG_0033.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="838" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyZJA7DYLWuXhLwWSaaBTt8G3xi_e6-24vBtLJDBb01Y813mNJzr61oszauKnTlSVFPqXTjW67_6LPjU_5e8nWxQ6U_BUSnbRWJI60ZBAcr_b_0Yyofpt-99Cb6dnzfCYgpWzTN9Mr2ynSFCqDBjs0rGHaTeOJU-FM67gqwSm0YrRtXvTR6JGDXlJJ0g/w200-h150/IMG_0033.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #660000;">Jason Marsalis</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Monday,
November 14 – </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Ronnie
Leigh</b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">
performs in the </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><u><a href="https://ccjazz.org/calendar-of-events/artists-series/"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Charlotte
County Jazz Society</span></a></u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">’s
2022-23 Artist Series evening concert season. Gulf Theater, Punta Gorda. 7 p.m.</span></span></span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Friday
to Sunday, November 18-20 – </span></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><a href="https://suncoastjazzfestival.com/"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Suncoast
Jazz Festival</span></a></u></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">.
This year's headliners include </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Adrian
Cunningham, Kermit Ruffins, Judy Carmichael </b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">and</span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>
Jason Marsalis</b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">.
Sand Key, Clearwater. </span></span></span>
</li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Saturday,
November 26 – Saxophone smoothie </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>Dav
Koz </b></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">and
Friends, 25</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><sup><span face="Arial, sans-serif">th</span></sup></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">
anniversary tour, with Rick Braun, Rebecca Jade, Keiko Matsui and
Peter White. Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota. 8 p.m.</span></span></span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUcIsMihQEgMf9zUzIRvMUo1kKWrF5MTWgxumRlfwR6NoxTdJe4QQwk1ZDEjMIKfyLQFHcpxDuZJyE3s0Z_tHntwgicFTQaS-c9O_yPcFOkc59oQ0YChM0BqyEkx0gwJy6g8se9N_mvF2H4Mlk_459trJl3cVMYL9tY9FLNMEH5vfHBLPzSfVcxcxVQ/s730/IMG_2516.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="547" data-original-width="730" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUcIsMihQEgMf9zUzIRvMUo1kKWrF5MTWgxumRlfwR6NoxTdJe4QQwk1ZDEjMIKfyLQFHcpxDuZJyE3s0Z_tHntwgicFTQaS-c9O_yPcFOkc59oQ0YChM0BqyEkx0gwJy6g8se9N_mvF2H4Mlk_459trJl3cVMYL9tY9FLNMEH5vfHBLPzSfVcxcxVQ/w200-h150/IMG_2516.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Several
venues offer jazz steadily. They include The Grill at 1951 (formerly
J.D.’s Bistro) in Port Charlotte; Amore, and Cafe L'Europe in
Sarasota; Scarpino’s in Bradenton; and The Roadhouse and The Barrel
Room at Twisted Vine Bistro in Fort Myers. </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><i>Jazz
at Two</i></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">
Friday matinee concerts sponsored by the </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><u><a href="http://www.jazzclubsarasota.org/"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Jazz
Club of Sarasota</span></a></u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">
, the </span></span><span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><u><a href="https://ccjazz.org/calendar-of-events/artists-series/"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">Charlotte
County Jazz Society</span></a></u></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">’s
matinee series, and Morrie Trumble's </span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><i>South County Jazz
With Morrie </i></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif">series
in Venice also keep things swinging for jazz lovers.</span></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><br /><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-82282732264949451072022-09-02T13:19:00.007-04:002022-09-15T11:54:49.136-04:00A Misty Night<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> Musician friends, family and friends, and students from near and far packed The Barrel Room at Twisted Vine Bistro in downtown Fort Myers on Thursday night, September 1, for a jazz night unlike any other the venue has seen.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVMfll65gHC_W4zmqJb5iNKVBQG8v3NgNAISvk3gBH5dZS09fWZnYol4IHL65w6M4c_inViNuQEucpgKtbiKuqEgQJgwFuY0rrnE7dxf8KM267iC9LPAj5q_jBI95t6ywz85wVQiYLAXE29jw5N6Nkyc7DKQ81qT5_NQmPhgS8OsEsUcIKcmJgTKpZw/s4784/IMG_0057.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="4784" height="187" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiVMfll65gHC_W4zmqJb5iNKVBQG8v3NgNAISvk3gBH5dZS09fWZnYol4IHL65w6M4c_inViNuQEucpgKtbiKuqEgQJgwFuY0rrnE7dxf8KM267iC9LPAj5q_jBI95t6ywz85wVQiYLAXE29jw5N6Nkyc7DKQ81qT5_NQmPhgS8OsEsUcIKcmJgTKpZw/w320-h187/IMG_0057.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Del Gatto, Vigilante, Dowling, Robertson</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>They were all there, standing room only through the first set, to celebrate the musical legacy of trumpeter and educator Dan Miller, who died unexpectedly on August 19 at age 53.</span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The Barrel Room has been the Thursday night home for the past six and one-half years of the Dan Miller-Lew Del Gatto quartet, that also included bassist Brandon Robertson and drummer Tony Vigilante. The venue's Thursday night jazz will carry on, led by Robertson. </span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1oGIsjeUvYuhm-6vKA1mTK6U39U1opOatKu5_44wFOyJKLz-xl1tOJtYAqLFoG3VakFP6oLzz8oGxM2GMNF2NnPapezjMTEBEryHF91yk4zKP8AQ4PgJdMY80VuM_HBpKR9DXY30e5YC9DnGmeqF95ApxD8QiS2NDSy1RwsWPoqvLQXo2ixQqnjm9A/s5184/IMG_0064.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1oGIsjeUvYuhm-6vKA1mTK6U39U1opOatKu5_44wFOyJKLz-xl1tOJtYAqLFoG3VakFP6oLzz8oGxM2GMNF2NnPapezjMTEBEryHF91yk4zKP8AQ4PgJdMY80VuM_HBpKR9DXY30e5YC9DnGmeqF95ApxD8QiS2NDSy1RwsWPoqvLQXo2ixQqnjm9A/w200-h133/IMG_0064.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Bill Dowling</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYzXCp-Zc1d7sYrNXQ3V-xDq5CGyIQ2yALbpfznzdg-u6qQoVwywin9ooeIhaqTea7WY6S_AsOl8XWQcQWpzcfTMbP0H9g_ho0Lhm9wV7-yjvgyMlDxVL9YhwLedRerI9tRgDTBu-QsoVOZQQKHKJZq1tL4G-4GheOSReEwTDiZO-QVYeljkn4K64YA/s3158/IMG_0029.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2487" data-original-width="3158" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlYzXCp-Zc1d7sYrNXQ3V-xDq5CGyIQ2yALbpfznzdg-u6qQoVwywin9ooeIhaqTea7WY6S_AsOl8XWQcQWpzcfTMbP0H9g_ho0Lhm9wV7-yjvgyMlDxVL9YhwLedRerI9tRgDTBu-QsoVOZQQKHKJZq1tL4G-4GheOSReEwTDiZO-QVYeljkn4K64YA/w200-h158/IMG_0029.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #660000;">David Miller</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>On this night, longtime friend Bill Dowling was on trumpet. The quartet brought up a succession of guest musicians, beginning with Dan's younger brother, David Miller, on trombone.</span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Del Gatto, who'd worked frequently with Dan for 15 years, said the tribute would feature tunes that his dear friend loved to play. And so it did, with spirited and poignant versions of Duke Ellington's "In a Mellow Tone," Thelonious Monk's "Bright Mississippi," "Green Dolphin Street," "Perdido," Miles Davis' "Blues By Five" (</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span>the band's traditional first-set closer), </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span> Tadd Dameron's "On a Misty Night," the Gershwin Brothers' burner "Soon" and Eddie Durham's Basie band staple "Topsy.”</span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBUDVPInklBSMo24o4lECclCtgLdgywiPeS6faysmWJCizsWvTHRMQT6_PtDULqKwTESaT9EVGSqIN0VphCx5LRWqnSfpd8oSoRVBRWoFWAYh5fhv-CSqoEwuyHqZBHCQuLlkgDZlgCSsBZ7s0o92BWrfxu2Rfqmv4ZFe9szVlOAedHV8xkEvDezzwQ/s4015/IMG_0093.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3022" data-original-width="4015" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnBUDVPInklBSMo24o4lECclCtgLdgywiPeS6faysmWJCizsWvTHRMQT6_PtDULqKwTESaT9EVGSqIN0VphCx5LRWqnSfpd8oSoRVBRWoFWAYh5fhv-CSqoEwuyHqZBHCQuLlkgDZlgCSsBZ7s0o92BWrfxu2Rfqmv4ZFe9szVlOAedHV8xkEvDezzwQ/w200-h151/IMG_0093.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Tony Vigilante</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Two ballads were requested by or dedicated to Dan's longtime sweetheart, Judi Woods: "These Foolish Things Remind Me of You" and later, "Tenderly." Both were beautiful features for Dowling's trumpet artistry.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoqUz-InIKmqQ_5MNbE5ZMJx5gH7NG7W1Ao1zP0RcwNqd2RyEwtcIgp5W3YBMEkLnXuS9qCnzDw80KMN3Rg0DFkpFUfIazW_Lh-BGur8hifXKMVd4pTfpfz69EYYC2j83q7BW38kBU4tpvFq2GhiNL6CFE6S1nFRRZP07YotEB9c2qODVjIOePLKPmg/s5184/IMG_0098.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="5184" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSoqUz-InIKmqQ_5MNbE5ZMJx5gH7NG7W1Ao1zP0RcwNqd2RyEwtcIgp5W3YBMEkLnXuS9qCnzDw80KMN3Rg0DFkpFUfIazW_Lh-BGur8hifXKMVd4pTfpfz69EYYC2j83q7BW38kBU4tpvFq2GhiNL6CFE6S1nFRRZP07YotEB9c2qODVjIOePLKPmg/w200-h133/IMG_0098.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span>Herb Bruce, Gerald Augustin</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The musicians sitting in at various points included drummer Paul Gavin, tenor saxophonist Gerald Augustin, trombonist Herb Bruce, bassist Kevin Mauldin (a band mate of Dan and Lew's in the Naples Philharmonic Jazz Orchestra sextet), and drummer John Gonzalez, who is one of Robertson's students in the Gulf Coast University jazz studies program. </span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Robertson noted at one point that while he graduated from Florida State University with a master's degree in music, "Dan gave me a doctorate in life." </span></span><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwrAfNqoJss79b_h6McIkYzuDGq7x_L1LWzisLZbLbHzxAq6FojvIG15jpHspFWdmWXfzFtNdhb_Lso6cy4Q0q6y0nL1Z_gmnYt35Uk2w_qRKB4PTjAKVWk0Qg6NBRkGCQvras5o5hpW7m-uHjyEpmBGxMcJ2Mr3fRRHStc-TtBRl5qhEIlfh9dU4KQ/s4846/IMG_0085.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4846" data-original-width="3456" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwrAfNqoJss79b_h6McIkYzuDGq7x_L1LWzisLZbLbHzxAq6FojvIG15jpHspFWdmWXfzFtNdhb_Lso6cy4Q0q6y0nL1Z_gmnYt35Uk2w_qRKB4PTjAKVWk0Qg6NBRkGCQvras5o5hpW7m-uHjyEpmBGxMcJ2Mr3fRRHStc-TtBRl5qhEIlfh9dU4KQ/w143-h200/IMG_0085.JPG" width="143" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;">Tenors anyone?</span></span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOxBbsomJTcecWpNp6t8Go_ryeg44PGZl0e8q4XaWPXSrCfaSxOtFGObmdw78DdrPcIUZOK-of1xhmwbuZmp4IhM9tJBA_CsFsTPBgn5U2E_be2KHu9XerK14JdX21xfY8WI2W53bOQ-3roS_O6_c4spyKmQYFQtBUoiAp1BD0OWkU0vET-hMQLsHjA/s4304/IMG_0083.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4304" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOxBbsomJTcecWpNp6t8Go_ryeg44PGZl0e8q4XaWPXSrCfaSxOtFGObmdw78DdrPcIUZOK-of1xhmwbuZmp4IhM9tJBA_CsFsTPBgn5U2E_be2KHu9XerK14JdX21xfY8WI2W53bOQ-3roS_O6_c4spyKmQYFQtBUoiAp1BD0OWkU0vET-hMQLsHjA/w200-h161/IMG_0083.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span><span style="color: #660000;">Kevin Mauldin</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Judi Woods announced that this informal tribute was just a warmup for a bigger celebration that will be held in a larger venue when details and logistics can be worked out. </span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>She is setting up a 501(c)(3) nonprofit called the Dan Miller Jazz Master Memorial Scholarship Fund to carry on Dan's legacy of paying it forward. It will be used to provide funds for instruments, jazz camp tuition, lessons and perhaps scholarships for young jazz students who need financial help.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Del Gatto told the crowd that the tip jar that evening wouldn't go to the musicians, but would be set aside for the fund. By night's end, the large glass bowl was nearly full. </span></span></span></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-8546778748151155832022-08-20T12:21:00.008-04:002022-08-24T14:39:21.656-04:00A life well-lived, and then some....<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Someone's impact on others is a more meaningful measure of a life well-lived than the number of years they spend on the planet. That notion was reinforced today when we received word that Dan Miller died unexpectedly yesterday (Friday, August 19). He was just 53.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftDA7rT6fBpjt_aqT-6xc7Uy86K8CYsYSsg1bwrrvBkRn0xzF0WPYI4eQFnRNXdKTWK1pVIeV7gb0GmeGxaBuygWt2niP0I5f_IFfnaPhQRoAmxc4ddnQNJlPwjoQ_ilYVwoDqjeOHZ48bsAB4jlCIQytWJ-YlVzZD60eXRN3GNMUdIv5S2_yS-AIGA/s576/IMG_0023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="474" data-original-width="576" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftDA7rT6fBpjt_aqT-6xc7Uy86K8CYsYSsg1bwrrvBkRn0xzF0WPYI4eQFnRNXdKTWK1pVIeV7gb0GmeGxaBuygWt2niP0I5f_IFfnaPhQRoAmxc4ddnQNJlPwjoQ_ilYVwoDqjeOHZ48bsAB4jlCIQytWJ-YlVzZD60eXRN3GNMUdIv5S2_yS-AIGA/w200-h164/IMG_0023.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Dan
was passionate about a lot of things - auto racing and other sports, fine food, and his family. Most of us knew him best through his many contributions to
the world of jazz. He was a high-octane trumpeter, blessed with a bright,
soulful sound that graced the ranks of many a band through the years. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></span></div></div></div><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXTaRQHMVaEHT3MO4Qd89Dj_8cyFgQyv44r2AtNY1tqZL_rLnTUm98xOyAgHT6jBhT91nakhKxZvxPqyuiqDlSFBZAp0_5FiaLs9D5UdNgu2cOUEbr0eu-JdQ3GoQrGG-f7xg633vLFNutvFkUlCrpDQVhf34JlcWjSDYKM1FDJTpvu7XaZsnFVkiMg/s933/IMG_0102.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="933" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXTaRQHMVaEHT3MO4Qd89Dj_8cyFgQyv44r2AtNY1tqZL_rLnTUm98xOyAgHT6jBhT91nakhKxZvxPqyuiqDlSFBZAp0_5FiaLs9D5UdNgu2cOUEbr0eu-JdQ3GoQrGG-f7xg633vLFNutvFkUlCrpDQVhf34JlcWjSDYKM1FDJTpvu7XaZsnFVkiMg/w200-h133/IMG_0102.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>His sudden passing came just a few days after he and his sweetheart, Judi Woods, returned from their regular 12-day vacation trip to New Orleans. On this visit, he caught up with many longtime musical friends and former band mates, and sat in one night at Preservation Hall.</span></span><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmsWbYSNrp0dV9GDXo0uKgkoLCN3J1vBKsGtRU33GVL-IY_LNdLBrdscxfDGbLBT4n8b8i0cPegXLTGmUVJQbRU2ymrbZ-Z34QlS7h4gn8_wGFeeHXKniWijsPtJD2BPfDF-Dxia2yohswpkM6GAcGh9NDES4lF0R0PwgavCw_PL69KtWQ8MSoV9SWA/s933/IMG_0037.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="933" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRmsWbYSNrp0dV9GDXo0uKgkoLCN3J1vBKsGtRU33GVL-IY_LNdLBrdscxfDGbLBT4n8b8i0cPegXLTGmUVJQbRU2ymrbZ-Z34QlS7h4gn8_wGFeeHXKniWijsPtJD2BPfDF-Dxia2yohswpkM6GAcGh9NDES4lF0R0PwgavCw_PL69KtWQ8MSoV9SWA/w200-h133/IMG_0037.JPG" width="200" /></a></span>The Chicago-area native worked with Maynard Ferguson, Harry Connick Jr., the Wynton Marsalis-led Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Tom Jones, Woody Herman, Lionel Hampton and others. It seemed he could do it all - and do it well. He was as passionate about teaching as he was about performing, maybe even more so.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto">Dan
was a fixture on the New York jazz scene until 2004 when he began
spending part of the year in Southwest Florida. He moved here permanently about a dozen
years ago, quickly making an indelible impact on the region's music scene - as a performer, educator and mentor.<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In addition to leading or co-leading groups, frequently with <i>NBC Saturday Night Live Band</i> alumnus Lew Del Gatto, Dan was on the Jazz Studies faculty at the University of Central Florida and also taught privately. He traveled the country frequently as a guest clinician at high school and college jazz programs. He was a Yamaha Performing Artist and Clinician for more than 30 years.</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Bcts-Ipq8nuha0cYxoMXxzU4ql-e6ezfHmjOB7wlzzqfQkBzg8EZzLAKFbeigDHW6WIfZrTyI0eHcGxEfnRWqvYhGVQwfs1rUAmoVUwZVpxkVLWUqhcsC5jxy4Hd3WUSM8R2Ph-dL3FJj-nl73DC1iT56-pL9Nq3n9XalF-tT7tr3klwy1oVwRb2Tg/s871/IMG_0081.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="610" data-original-width="871" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Bcts-Ipq8nuha0cYxoMXxzU4ql-e6ezfHmjOB7wlzzqfQkBzg8EZzLAKFbeigDHW6WIfZrTyI0eHcGxEfnRWqvYhGVQwfs1rUAmoVUwZVpxkVLWUqhcsC5jxy4Hd3WUSM8R2Ph-dL3FJj-nl73DC1iT56-pL9Nq3n9XalF-tT7tr3klwy1oVwRb2Tg/w200-h140/IMG_0081.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He taught late pianist Barry Harris's principles of jazz improvisation to students of all instruments. He had an encyclopedic knowledge of jazz players and their recordings - not just the trumpeters whose work he studied in analytic detail. He shared that knowledge freely - and eagerly.<br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">He started and directed the Naples Philharmonic Youth Jazz Orchestra, and led a Naples-based community big band concert series on </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Sunday afternoons during</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> the snowbird season.</span></span><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto">Here's what Wynton Marsalis shared today on Facebook about what he termed his "inexpressible grief" over Dan's death:<br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto">“Dan
was the essence of our music: soulful, original, virtuosic and
consistent. He was a great great educator and even better student. Most
importantly, he was deeply engaged with humanity and how it could best
be expressed in our interactions with each other, and through the
trumpet. Big sound, big spirit, his sudden passing is shocking and a
wake up call for us all to savor every moment down this road. Rest In
Peace.”</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span class="gvxzyvdx aeinzg81 t7p7dqev gh25dzvf exr7barw b6ax4al1 gem102v4 ncib64c9 mrvwc6qr sx8pxkcf f597kf1v cpcgwwas m2nijcs8 hxfwr5lz k1z55t6l oog5qr5w tes86rjd pbevjfx6 ztn2w49o" dir="auto">If you want to read more about Dan's impact on jazz here, there and seemingly everywhere, here is an <a href="https://kenfrancklingjazznotes.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-trumpeters-legacy-of-paying-it-forward.html#more ">appreciation</a> of his work that I wrote last September.</span></span></span></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-85638442299713675202022-08-12T11:30:00.038-04:002022-08-12T11:30:00.208-04:00A third postcard from Newport<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Here are more favorites from the 2022 edition of the Newport Jazz </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span>Festival,
held July 29-31 at Fort Adams State Park. This was my 41st consecutive
trip to historic Newport to cover the jazz festival. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span>The streak started when
producer George Wein brought the event back to Rhode Island in 1981 after a
10-year hiatus.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span>This year's festival brought a new addition: a small venue called the Foundation Stage near the edge of the expansive Fort Stage lawn. It featured a variety of bands that played briefly during some of the main stage set changes. They included Sunday's mid-afternoon trio performance featuring trumpeter Michael Dudley. The Cincinnati native was a 2022 winner of an ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award. He performed with drummer </span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Eliza Salem and guitarist Robert Papacica. Dudley teaches in the jazz department at SUNY Potsdam.</span><br /></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiGn8ZnEM_UiyqUKa6KKzzEAsFTb2asGCX3h2L0PSRlMVzmvk8yDjhM0UjsHJztbEfO1-j4xF659shvtw3Voh5q04KO4R0n92ky6q7odBheuf10AZZW-RAP8ZLrVje0yb0wiZ451bPBaHeTYHT87yK4eDTDZKzjwe0CGUEfRemaLZSBGiGc-J7NZbag/s478/IMG_0631.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="348" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiGn8ZnEM_UiyqUKa6KKzzEAsFTb2asGCX3h2L0PSRlMVzmvk8yDjhM0UjsHJztbEfO1-j4xF659shvtw3Voh5q04KO4R0n92ky6q7odBheuf10AZZW-RAP8ZLrVje0yb0wiZ451bPBaHeTYHT87yK4eDTDZKzjwe0CGUEfRemaLZSBGiGc-J7NZbag/s320/IMG_0631.JPG" width="233" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Jazzmeia Horn</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjupJodvSSXxE8Bwr-ERnGkmCb9GrBjdG_19UFVqUvn4PcC5-5Q9ifIHFERtkQ31MYUMev2Xkkr4MUJU1U17HdzTw06xhH9SAjetp2HtDZm1K_5WZ35cd8tKNSvxlSw7FD4wprte6uiOBVNyESkxjko_LItlg4r7EN4IyYwT03wg4YxWC_cFX87NSHxVg/s691/IMG_0090.JPG" style="clear: right; 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margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTlEEKCWDvLfELyyM4T-ypCQzgip1kzU4RshMcf3VdeTawgeOtc8IyWIqFCDfx_uazpPD6a5Z8-V22gjZA3xX18Qg8yGgTgC1n01nlz54Q6mBqeypmBhLByz9WykS7KQwl0TNvoh2uQYv-ESMO-QwRtX3Z7NMLOrIFXqmiQXq0tJHoivXuTMOr30ilg/s320/IMG_0353.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Christian McBride, Mike Stern, Brandee Younger<br /></span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiFjnb2t_fuC6PMTB1WnlKegcWKIwupqGoCRdupRa7QsrZ1_uXA4EUv7A0N_Gpr8yHPlIK6bn4QiVBx8Y8t643bKOzp5VCxbS5zuXRIZhj-e_jY40kqU-ZXjs0lFE123MBpc0R-vEh6k9wP2hd6V5FCfwGm2_I-G0PkiT_h-TEUumpzpn9NLwVoGwZQ/s691/IMG_0447.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="691" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiFjnb2t_fuC6PMTB1WnlKegcWKIwupqGoCRdupRa7QsrZ1_uXA4EUv7A0N_Gpr8yHPlIK6bn4QiVBx8Y8t643bKOzp5VCxbS5zuXRIZhj-e_jY40kqU-ZXjs0lFE123MBpc0R-vEh6k9wP2hd6V5FCfwGm2_I-G0PkiT_h-TEUumpzpn9NLwVoGwZQ/s320/IMG_0447.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Turtle Island String Quartet (w/Terence Blanchard's band)<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3eK-kNs_AbGnTB2TsFbHfuNrYVoEJoAY6HjiqZPzHsyxBYErvaF0jKO46c3qR7SHI50zIbZjV6dNcwajuoDeek2wDW89EDKIDjpnqdjAtquVHuCKc4_0GaPzz1RNr8Zv2JItKS6cG6hUmoyN-8YTUuVZIlNDgHJykYg3ngfUnSnV_xhLxoEzyVT2VQ/s691/IMG_0434.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3eK-kNs_AbGnTB2TsFbHfuNrYVoEJoAY6HjiqZPzHsyxBYErvaF0jKO46c3qR7SHI50zIbZjV6dNcwajuoDeek2wDW89EDKIDjpnqdjAtquVHuCKc4_0GaPzz1RNr8Zv2JItKS6cG6hUmoyN-8YTUuVZIlNDgHJykYg3ngfUnSnV_xhLxoEzyVT2VQ/w200-h133/IMG_0434.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Shabaka Hutchings</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9q02hYzhXJlE4Bh2Ch3Vz6gGnZP9Vj8dmkJPCo6SJj7V-K2eFPIl9oHuvdeku6y6gAALbnTlp7J-tqb6F-iY7pp6WSaTj5gI2V-uiH1prhvjb9m_OY_hCy0OyT49VudqBAnoDuwAbVfkkXmCfEzZzEPVwq5RIRlsWAVcuSk3uH01PvjM2a1Ppml088w/w200-h133/IMG_1595.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="200" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Randy Brecker</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span></span></span><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> </span></span></span></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEeoSXTHK_eilV4dGT29G91p472ZHt-jjC3yYtR3a2FS3TwwPslxsvrgfPJpCBnGBJSSWhgAGSoZUTeehOq6D8znnWcIjTPlixwAqMpqQLOVuGL4tcDLepo8fiF46GglG1RL4kLV43PvowBUFx_lODJMXwCGySQ0FjZ7t9OSzJSoUnSebT9rbCKn5lw/s691/IMG_0387.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQEeoSXTHK_eilV4dGT29G91p472ZHt-jjC3yYtR3a2FS3TwwPslxsvrgfPJpCBnGBJSSWhgAGSoZUTeehOq6D8znnWcIjTPlixwAqMpqQLOVuGL4tcDLepo8fiF46GglG1RL4kLV43PvowBUFx_lODJMXwCGySQ0FjZ7t9OSzJSoUnSebT9rbCKn5lw/w320-h213/IMG_0387.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Vijay Iyer</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJm_kJzp5DAQeS2_2kxsXI-Qt4Wg6LeaHXTmSbBV5hiXrkhMURe6tEGEZObAcezB4fm34Mlz15uGsvsFiAoN47kF_8CFej3M_XkgtUKBNNs7mDj6mrqe1FjCALqimZtNMWi9ea9T3RzpBua0zb7CoPC_hsToQDwlUtTbYg46f3VL-hfnKQrnLSyFc6Q/s678/IMG_1708.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="461" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJm_kJzp5DAQeS2_2kxsXI-Qt4Wg6LeaHXTmSbBV5hiXrkhMURe6tEGEZObAcezB4fm34Mlz15uGsvsFiAoN47kF_8CFej3M_XkgtUKBNNs7mDj6mrqe1FjCALqimZtNMWi9ea9T3RzpBua0zb7CoPC_hsToQDwlUtTbYg46f3VL-hfnKQrnLSyFc6Q/w218-h320/IMG_1708.JPG" width="218" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Hiromi</span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEBlLKZHFFkkFOsZwJJJcF4pTV7hR6hcA7mgQRrrtrpvxjyNxCIgHv1VS0ctC_WyhKHBiDDfh9072_3WvDsnpBs7lNeiRAsRMKghhsVUKhRqtlC2Q9hYqsSTT9PrVq0pZVjE69At4hYfq5P_KwAkC7G2XoJ4liI-G7HP-tVx9unOT7C25SC-O9ZyEjg/s390/IMG_1036.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="390" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCEBlLKZHFFkkFOsZwJJJcF4pTV7hR6hcA7mgQRrrtrpvxjyNxCIgHv1VS0ctC_WyhKHBiDDfh9072_3WvDsnpBs7lNeiRAsRMKghhsVUKhRqtlC2Q9hYqsSTT9PrVq0pZVjE69At4hYfq5P_KwAkC7G2XoJ4liI-G7HP-tVx9unOT7C25SC-O9ZyEjg/w200-h199/IMG_1036.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marilyn Crispell</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span> <br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms-7-qHEvNAcw1c7RMxDw8bNBAEdvQ6XJdFqxA8sJYebBaXfnV1qH4kba0WNu7tQ_aapAeMZNPrBH81s7lfWNxTC7QiSdmx33bZRhz8BMM4T5i-o_U07i47lWYtqmYdIaqNU3QRfRax9AI6nX8TcFkrP8Z7z3wmRJbBJFH83szpXlWBl0iOtd_vW9KQ/s564/IMG_1625.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="564" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjms-7-qHEvNAcw1c7RMxDw8bNBAEdvQ6XJdFqxA8sJYebBaXfnV1qH4kba0WNu7tQ_aapAeMZNPrBH81s7lfWNxTC7QiSdmx33bZRhz8BMM4T5i-o_U07i47lWYtqmYdIaqNU3QRfRax9AI6nX8TcFkrP8Z7z3wmRJbBJFH83szpXlWBl0iOtd_vW9KQ/s320/IMG_1625.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lewis Nash</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9KkZKftZ6gMr0gJz44bu0IOxBfeph7lm8BA4x--KvYa05tPKi0LKTYhfNV-oN5h-utGcl57G-DH10INnGiuCD1e5oOB_yvDjkfZdDps7MWrOQLA4AM25w1GeuOKP5ekNv6hb34FNm-KQ7MGAUVE6BX8LPxcKcxomhpL8BP2I_w32kKAm1pXIjRKXOQ/s535/IMG_1633.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="535" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb9KkZKftZ6gMr0gJz44bu0IOxBfeph7lm8BA4x--KvYa05tPKi0LKTYhfNV-oN5h-utGcl57G-DH10INnGiuCD1e5oOB_yvDjkfZdDps7MWrOQLA4AM25w1GeuOKP5ekNv6hb34FNm-KQ7MGAUVE6BX8LPxcKcxomhpL8BP2I_w32kKAm1pXIjRKXOQ/w200-h166/IMG_1633.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Anat Cohen</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9QLBKREDV_620ufDyspOt9sfWxGKW-d7nwcG1vAI0e3kI0JDEvaJimV9aLP1IO2guv60xIVwBDDjgowHwe-6RciERIc1yvpwT9wU7JxeGhWV48-nub6-6RjamHgopovIZA53SlBH7xBeox4TRKK3JChMxR7-2QMbLmaAhlUKRMROv-Ur5l1SteGrsw/s664/IMG_0100.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="664" height="126" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ9QLBKREDV_620ufDyspOt9sfWxGKW-d7nwcG1vAI0e3kI0JDEvaJimV9aLP1IO2guv60xIVwBDDjgowHwe-6RciERIc1yvpwT9wU7JxeGhWV48-nub6-6RjamHgopovIZA53SlBH7xBeox4TRKK3JChMxR7-2QMbLmaAhlUKRMROv-Ur5l1SteGrsw/w200-h126/IMG_0100.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Celisse</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUY-OVDCdGxsXooeuQLZ5-7R22Tj2IPGpA8galWYJ_SGwUeL4pVHrfgkqEIHvw_VqCxbDwyKvBswGLs7brqpfnuSppGHMS4rTrmYr8ygqVbAstFaq6cP0Ba9RVnmikscdTk4j624pZWmpvHoRcOxFoUy9-wo0XD46GU2rtWXhY-TAa3tvME19v8JbRg/s651/IMG_1500.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="651" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUY-OVDCdGxsXooeuQLZ5-7R22Tj2IPGpA8galWYJ_SGwUeL4pVHrfgkqEIHvw_VqCxbDwyKvBswGLs7brqpfnuSppGHMS4rTrmYr8ygqVbAstFaq6cP0Ba9RVnmikscdTk4j624pZWmpvHoRcOxFoUy9-wo0XD46GU2rtWXhY-TAa3tvME19v8JbRg/s320/IMG_1500.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Michael Dudley Trio</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTnXNbEtyt81Y0JxOyCUUvPQPrCRkxO7YreaZ0UAy08ISV6nR59nLzPLFaAybf2nC-QIo3_1_hIlBOXhTC-JO6GQh2bzcBJeHNFZAdycFoqVQaYdpQK3KxwrwMka8jpNnvOC2r5T5xoIdFYDygVk5mNrBjHnwblOzeBKJjJNYt9g7xfUu4w1IF0IzUSg/s691/IMG_1503.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CcB3eFp4JhCA9tFDyFbdjdDpxo8GutgenX0PcTnbTy6PfwPYwO09Xb-d4QvMMpbpCYhkz3T7xvEy9xXCihJUKyo671hDPok0hOGuJfFTU7PSjbhrfWwiYh88jc4PjT9pf-yBrCsFyIyuxHerwGHD6r3GsKmCmih7QP-wW8l0yExzV48nZ_iEQ3MXvw/s691/IMG_0890.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="461" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2CcB3eFp4JhCA9tFDyFbdjdDpxo8GutgenX0PcTnbTy6PfwPYwO09Xb-d4QvMMpbpCYhkz3T7xvEy9xXCihJUKyo671hDPok0hOGuJfFTU7PSjbhrfWwiYh88jc4PjT9pf-yBrCsFyIyuxHerwGHD6r3GsKmCmih7QP-wW8l0yExzV48nZ_iEQ3MXvw/w133-h200/IMG_0890.JPG" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Neal Caine</span></span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_A8Hz1fXty9RmyCeBx7fJ8UAwL9vJy5Y311rNQP22gPJTMSK4ARTIpqye-u5Sll3DR9yZrq-ufUGArcmZkyzx7_M6P2CQnWf845xh5erm_4ToQXXQlj-tO9N8E9j0-LUXqp6E2_w3GOMRJhjMyHfL8CjkHTDfKedYTFAzSC2uhOuHsOP9sRCOJv_uw/s691/IMG_1503.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_A8Hz1fXty9RmyCeBx7fJ8UAwL9vJy5Y311rNQP22gPJTMSK4ARTIpqye-u5Sll3DR9yZrq-ufUGArcmZkyzx7_M6P2CQnWf845xh5erm_4ToQXXQlj-tO9N8E9j0-LUXqp6E2_w3GOMRJhjMyHfL8CjkHTDfKedYTFAzSC2uhOuHsOP9sRCOJv_uw/w200-h133/IMG_1503.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Michael Dudley</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuQws5ZXSzPfMAn9rKLjNb84ZEJ3SD6m4-wVlFKWZvlM9c4gincCFMj-IvAZlyWnqV7VZ_JdJJ-nQ0NITjQNVEepdQ-7AUXoOP8m9K0Ghftknw4nIeWy0hJl4PC466N0da5EXegz2yy8HyBDutenezIqFIWcV3kRRXjuYSadlLvKLYc0zLIsyTQN7Jw/s667/IMG_1504.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="667" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxuQws5ZXSzPfMAn9rKLjNb84ZEJ3SD6m4-wVlFKWZvlM9c4gincCFMj-IvAZlyWnqV7VZ_JdJJ-nQ0NITjQNVEepdQ-7AUXoOP8m9K0Ghftknw4nIeWy0hJl4PC466N0da5EXegz2yy8HyBDutenezIqFIWcV3kRRXjuYSadlLvKLYc0zLIsyTQN7Jw/s320/IMG_1504.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Eliza Salem, Michael Dudley, Robert Papacica<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;"></span><span><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;"></span></span></span></span></span><p></p><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-53899239890861352352022-08-10T11:00:00.021-04:002022-08-11T11:19:39.318-04:00Another postcard from Newport<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are more favorite images from the 2022 edition of the storied Newport Jazz </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Festival,
held July 29-31 at Fort Adams State Park. This was my 41st consecutive
trip to historic Newport to cover the festival. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The streak started when
producer George Wein brought the event back to Newport in 1981 after a
10-year hiatus. He died last September, so this was a quite the tribute weekend. Might I see you there in 2023?</span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NtQfwBj_LLjKd_Oh4YOvjS5egLq83QV3E42lL5m9qT8MwHyb1Mg6LyQmtdp2bXbA2D5ZY6oOs3srNbLzc9EIiU2d2Fe12qb5el_aP7OVnIBVA1-dwRiLaQvI9zkyWB-SvNP_pdQOl0nkrC1uFKj51OOqVGBhBisN6T1WRW4xS3k4bJc1xDaMUuj21g/s665/IMG_1583.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="665" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NtQfwBj_LLjKd_Oh4YOvjS5egLq83QV3E42lL5m9qT8MwHyb1Mg6LyQmtdp2bXbA2D5ZY6oOs3srNbLzc9EIiU2d2Fe12qb5el_aP7OVnIBVA1-dwRiLaQvI9zkyWB-SvNP_pdQOl0nkrC1uFKj51OOqVGBhBisN6T1WRW4xS3k4bJc1xDaMUuj21g/s320/IMG_1583.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jon Faddis adjustss Lew Tabackin's wristband<br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPN4rttAjVr2UXviuLIt07hEry9nTJ3NqKi5ejlI8psOqM4hU9rqc9xGiYVfpdUfZx4I_mfXm6kz3qsrKJ15UJTVRPrCFNAqpxitY8YL3u0l7qh9hwHAeKvL8KVSN7CUsQtfYfAP5smN8IshSU0sGTsJfMcMeo9CxVZVFJd1CiRL5D0Iv9k-3tBwY1yQ/s691/IMG_1540.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="461" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPN4rttAjVr2UXviuLIt07hEry9nTJ3NqKi5ejlI8psOqM4hU9rqc9xGiYVfpdUfZx4I_mfXm6kz3qsrKJ15UJTVRPrCFNAqpxitY8YL3u0l7qh9hwHAeKvL8KVSN7CUsQtfYfAP5smN8IshSU0sGTsJfMcMeo9CxVZVFJd1CiRL5D0Iv9k-3tBwY1yQ/w133-h200/IMG_1540.JPG" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Nubya Garcia</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWfjocB57zpkYEjz4mITHKwQTIEe-S7Mufibc_2GTofbsxG5curIt1j2zCiFsh12ZwCT0dxAftFm48naW2VVcnjNgjUOs0cb2dqVMXCv8m2U9jKHwcSvytw3ZhY0h9HmD1peAxdhYmwaltHSBY3DICqwRkbichHz6xO_doGfxb8yT0zlqn4LcOXp65A/s691/IMG_1406.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="461" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbWfjocB57zpkYEjz4mITHKwQTIEe-S7Mufibc_2GTofbsxG5curIt1j2zCiFsh12ZwCT0dxAftFm48naW2VVcnjNgjUOs0cb2dqVMXCv8m2U9jKHwcSvytw3ZhY0h9HmD1peAxdhYmwaltHSBY3DICqwRkbichHz6xO_doGfxb8yT0zlqn4LcOXp65A/w133-h200/IMG_1406.JPG" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gary Bartz</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSe1eTdxt-QZbfcq1lXyG-0MJ5ZkDSWDwvDfAg-K4sDMxN75diYu7pyMb2I4EB7IL3E8IlTwNBsxoD2XCf2ZOayA9iGdoGk8VBunLF2W1nHXGEbohZibKfvUNEuiQ4YQmYmsCpunZLxHMMDnTppbOcs7wG059JLgpGASUHbNcwIeBVgDroNj77fXmINg/s691/IMG_1398.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSe1eTdxt-QZbfcq1lXyG-0MJ5ZkDSWDwvDfAg-K4sDMxN75diYu7pyMb2I4EB7IL3E8IlTwNBsxoD2XCf2ZOayA9iGdoGk8VBunLF2W1nHXGEbohZibKfvUNEuiQ4YQmYmsCpunZLxHMMDnTppbOcs7wG059JLgpGASUHbNcwIeBVgDroNj77fXmINg/s320/IMG_1398.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Doug Carn</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXpWMWDbkLnq8V5f0wk7w2tTA-XCyMLavnbr-2_zVk8ko62wLS0eAgyy7CMZsYhamP_iAsXIKZKpj0kL-Ct03_OVqHBu4poqqypRyEPJPQeDLnl_7P31jR8w605NqZcWMkkxAESPw9-yys4V1S18E5RU116NC0noXxFNZyJqcwoIyQZS9SDA7UTr2Hg/s691/IMG_1379.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="461" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXpWMWDbkLnq8V5f0wk7w2tTA-XCyMLavnbr-2_zVk8ko62wLS0eAgyy7CMZsYhamP_iAsXIKZKpj0kL-Ct03_OVqHBu4poqqypRyEPJPQeDLnl_7P31jR8w605NqZcWMkkxAESPw9-yys4V1S18E5RU116NC0noXxFNZyJqcwoIyQZS9SDA7UTr2Hg/w133-h200/IMG_1379.JPG" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Henry Franklin</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpS_aLmIFs98Pp4wOUWcoFGh2X8sj3BCUgC02kydmEgPLkCabPOPChDdDHbBwYhzHdHM2r1tdXWa7g-RiafKRJl8PDvLu4f6vMwVvoZXFE8jP-ZTaoPHdGfJK7clDk3HVzBvBuZEQcg7zjCGPs8lnV14pxzCWSIHMs1P3mRS4JWdApMR0VgJSYWp7lg/s450/IMG_1056.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="399" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpS_aLmIFs98Pp4wOUWcoFGh2X8sj3BCUgC02kydmEgPLkCabPOPChDdDHbBwYhzHdHM2r1tdXWa7g-RiafKRJl8PDvLu4f6vMwVvoZXFE8jP-ZTaoPHdGfJK7clDk3HVzBvBuZEQcg7zjCGPs8lnV14pxzCWSIHMs1P3mRS4JWdApMR0VgJSYWp7lg/w178-h200/IMG_1056.JPG" width="178" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Alexa Tarantino</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></span><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMn8dQ3_9AAvdoluJcvmheZyn0vrN88_sbTUel5lW9LBROB6SfmReIJLceqW22IO3Xmd2sTM71ePEQzWydOEqW4olVcWTmK7qfqmAztDO3kNCvMt3gFnDTL2nQ1uqUrL54-WZ8go0I3Ok5Wtl5ERZkp-7CNk6nR5ql-H-d1wdodOQ0sO5ElT7ZNV9ULQ/s657/IMG_0750.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="657" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMn8dQ3_9AAvdoluJcvmheZyn0vrN88_sbTUel5lW9LBROB6SfmReIJLceqW22IO3Xmd2sTM71ePEQzWydOEqW4olVcWTmK7qfqmAztDO3kNCvMt3gFnDTL2nQ1uqUrL54-WZ8go0I3Ok5Wtl5ERZkp-7CNk6nR5ql-H-d1wdodOQ0sO5ElT7ZNV9ULQ/w200-h135/IMG_0750.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Antonio Sanchez</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthySyVPPbA6rHLCPI2dlK8q0DrmzLYfF6BA2fhC_wNuwvFyM0Tm-9h5U7ETHG5WdF58TxQgRWBPJg8ZHNpQHeX-8hH_OgNZs0PSvuRMxxNxGtC4Rc02FeO0rLY23YTSk7rPvNuBwo4yUVcHa0qNgfb_xtLEuRys9WU57ghv_7M9sZxV5IKpcyzD-YjQ/s540/IMG_0559.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="540" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthySyVPPbA6rHLCPI2dlK8q0DrmzLYfF6BA2fhC_wNuwvFyM0Tm-9h5U7ETHG5WdF58TxQgRWBPJg8ZHNpQHeX-8hH_OgNZs0PSvuRMxxNxGtC4Rc02FeO0rLY23YTSk7rPvNuBwo4yUVcHa0qNgfb_xtLEuRys9WU57ghv_7M9sZxV5IKpcyzD-YjQ/s320/IMG_0559.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Norah Jones</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHzxQ5fQX8EXcI-dAUNVCp_SP4Y1KjoHRtk_DKMh0bPzCpx1I5ZlU5HgXZ2FN9D72rGOW_Ko772J-b-5CLB4edSZJeSMbXITE1bnEGScVnqcEEwICkzYfMGnvRG0NwBkDX7ZDKPfyO1PqlKAmlpChB2IKv7lym3Ps2lQQfRBcPpHCF_rObGqKB632dw/s611/IMG_0364.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="611" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHzxQ5fQX8EXcI-dAUNVCp_SP4Y1KjoHRtk_DKMh0bPzCpx1I5ZlU5HgXZ2FN9D72rGOW_Ko772J-b-5CLB4edSZJeSMbXITE1bnEGScVnqcEEwICkzYfMGnvRG0NwBkDX7ZDKPfyO1PqlKAmlpChB2IKv7lym3Ps2lQQfRBcPpHCF_rObGqKB632dw/s320/IMG_0364.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Christian McBride's Newport Jawn</span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwp5NT19FkJCt7aW2e08C0Wh9h6PacRe4BV-x1wQ8P6zclesWW4gbdRB53fWKjLV0IU8eWDqbcT7B5zpbS-XTTflLTOSrsMTz_JQtoFam9tuVnrNXlB6cCZEtDTc9ty6pPCVesND3EBByaP1OcrEhWmc5hd_hga5SLnkfVsxcf_c9zaqZIZCmDKJH6Q/s691/IMG_0400.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="461" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwp5NT19FkJCt7aW2e08C0Wh9h6PacRe4BV-x1wQ8P6zclesWW4gbdRB53fWKjLV0IU8eWDqbcT7B5zpbS-XTTflLTOSrsMTz_JQtoFam9tuVnrNXlB6cCZEtDTc9ty6pPCVesND3EBByaP1OcrEhWmc5hd_hga5SLnkfVsxcf_c9zaqZIZCmDKJH6Q/w133-h200/IMG_0400.JPG" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Brandee Younger</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtcG9NzKHKwlnXhcz-kaTPcvZbtLbf8Ia_4qXQqa7-4YLvMN2kpstro7ciXbGprpD7hJwaMebkyJ9mQX0AI-tvTlXaq9q2T914G-CX1LaNDVWGUTgSt5KXvjyJL607miig-_TR8enR0S7GRe4gHh_7AfDrUkNidbzwocpVtlFszSNVg8A_j5VgSHKFw/s691/IMG_0137.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="461" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtcG9NzKHKwlnXhcz-kaTPcvZbtLbf8Ia_4qXQqa7-4YLvMN2kpstro7ciXbGprpD7hJwaMebkyJ9mQX0AI-tvTlXaq9q2T914G-CX1LaNDVWGUTgSt5KXvjyJL607miig-_TR8enR0S7GRe4gHh_7AfDrUkNidbzwocpVtlFszSNVg8A_j5VgSHKFw/w133-h200/IMG_0137.JPG" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;">Jaleel Shaw</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZY7qo1_StRhIJESFCrB8jHf7OySYBUD85skJLCb7CyRi7PoOOtvUAYt6M5NO9sWGX-F4i_LjfQeRhGqDV6MhgBDmOjnhzhKPIWRkmUFwz3nlVfMRcrAyKQzV7KJvYJrMf7smeoX_fUJ_s8QNyYsOwkWcm4p0m3VXliXxTAtH-M6GT-qNBKi7ZpJG5Q/s691/IMG_0990.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglZY7qo1_StRhIJESFCrB8jHf7OySYBUD85skJLCb7CyRi7PoOOtvUAYt6M5NO9sWGX-F4i_LjfQeRhGqDV6MhgBDmOjnhzhKPIWRkmUFwz3nlVfMRcrAyKQzV7KJvYJrMf7smeoX_fUJ_s8QNyYsOwkWcm4p0m3VXliXxTAtH-M6GT-qNBKi7ZpJG5Q/w200-h133/IMG_0990.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;">esparanza spalding</span><br /></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-18744901318939723882022-08-05T12:00:00.020-04:002022-08-10T10:52:08.206-04:00Postcard from Newport<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are a few more favorite images from this year's edition of the storied Newport Jazz </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrSyYfvsNWwDihPX8s3yvu2EpP6yD1dzqagJKPoShc8UFIuCFh47lWBC4g4w7Qrz_okKKEFJccNd4upR1WlMweuxJMhslTK_gnV_DdyeuHBTGrt04WwF4sJyb7htepLIxxy1vwtS9hSQHBcXZM2C5s-0mxADBE9wMBV-GA92jhUOpe52vv_yZwM1uGQ/s691/IMG_0867.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></a></span></span>Festival, held July 29-31 at Fort Adams State Park. This was my 41st consecutive trip to historic Newport to cover the festival. The streak started when producer George Wein brought the event back to Newport in 1981 after a 10-year hiatus.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYid_82fmwJl_jBysgtQP-_qnRsYd9kplKz9Zos0Gk7ecMrGq5qhBpEVA0Yq9PsumXYobyKCJpQLBdwcXKmiCSa28wDXh6wqpmI-F_COK9J35tcd7Frx7VcVp_YYXFdk7HIOTNyYFb60S35v1d52E_a3mhNImErLDmcJOvRcVDW87ts6WZ4WSQLgr3A/s691/IMG_1195.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="461" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYid_82fmwJl_jBysgtQP-_qnRsYd9kplKz9Zos0Gk7ecMrGq5qhBpEVA0Yq9PsumXYobyKCJpQLBdwcXKmiCSa28wDXh6wqpmI-F_COK9J35tcd7Frx7VcVp_YYXFdk7HIOTNyYFb60S35v1d52E_a3mhNImErLDmcJOvRcVDW87ts6WZ4WSQLgr3A/w133-h200/IMG_1195.JPG" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">"Be Hip" is implied<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrSyYfvsNWwDihPX8s3yvu2EpP6yD1dzqagJKPoShc8UFIuCFh47lWBC4g4w7Qrz_okKKEFJccNd4upR1WlMweuxJMhslTK_gnV_DdyeuHBTGrt04WwF4sJyb7htepLIxxy1vwtS9hSQHBcXZM2C5s-0mxADBE9wMBV-GA92jhUOpe52vv_yZwM1uGQ/s691/IMG_0867.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrSyYfvsNWwDihPX8s3yvu2EpP6yD1dzqagJKPoShc8UFIuCFh47lWBC4g4w7Qrz_okKKEFJccNd4upR1WlMweuxJMhslTK_gnV_DdyeuHBTGrt04WwF4sJyb7htepLIxxy1vwtS9hSQHBcXZM2C5s-0mxADBE9wMBV-GA92jhUOpe52vv_yZwM1uGQ/w200-h133/IMG_0867.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pasquale Grasso<br /></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUV6ff393WW92hlyVlNCxCCzvyITO7Ut5OCbEdo2u34cp1A6eZEo8d4y5R2iUqjr3Oiw4GVzDzhwPnWfLapYb4KA9ZyJ_8z7vdAfjXgMkL6dgD2ki3j9EeDOBNypY9Tvj4lani4gHPELrwCDJcALqwWFeuPYCpsgsWNE8LAhq-8KuYizCxcnrtOuifw/s628/IMG_0538.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="628" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUV6ff393WW92hlyVlNCxCCzvyITO7Ut5OCbEdo2u34cp1A6eZEo8d4y5R2iUqjr3Oiw4GVzDzhwPnWfLapYb4KA9ZyJ_8z7vdAfjXgMkL6dgD2ki3j9EeDOBNypY9Tvj4lani4gHPELrwCDJcALqwWFeuPYCpsgsWNE8LAhq-8KuYizCxcnrtOuifw/w200-h136/IMG_0538.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Norah Jones</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OO7fAwrtH5GHAZyI3pH-yMANKzDI1e0UaNXqT7sQAY7QmZyUiP1Nkq6alW0357jssMm71g1pT0pataWJ3n80QRFP9nYZnd663HnxgcgGmNMr3aArEvvg-FQo0XrovBTu9zN8eBNEhdLFVFRdrp8Vv-j_vBapbeCz1UYJJ0t4XI2R3zp1oR5WMpowyA/s507/IMG_0754.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="507" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5OO7fAwrtH5GHAZyI3pH-yMANKzDI1e0UaNXqT7sQAY7QmZyUiP1Nkq6alW0357jssMm71g1pT0pataWJ3n80QRFP9nYZnd663HnxgcgGmNMr3aArEvvg-FQo0XrovBTu9zN8eBNEhdLFVFRdrp8Vv-j_vBapbeCz1UYJJ0t4XI2R3zp1oR5WMpowyA/w200-h182/IMG_0754.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Jazzmeia Horn and Samara Joy</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qSNnithRZjshwpmfzMKYJKKV1mfs5wo4yKd7Jc0O8Imci-xSqmF1t2Td_1o2TSf6m7fwnbPAIrzri7cgumieJL2lN80eUIe-xHoVlmuzVzc4LW-ZmABoO5ijJq3lyRqjv875HF8mDjfRYVnBcv7XoZK6xlnta53RgEJJptqp9cWEYfYWRmElhWL3qg/s691/IMG_0879.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="691" data-original-width="461" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_qSNnithRZjshwpmfzMKYJKKV1mfs5wo4yKd7Jc0O8Imci-xSqmF1t2Td_1o2TSf6m7fwnbPAIrzri7cgumieJL2lN80eUIe-xHoVlmuzVzc4LW-ZmABoO5ijJq3lyRqjv875HF8mDjfRYVnBcv7XoZK6xlnta53RgEJJptqp9cWEYfYWRmElhWL3qg/w133-h200/IMG_0879.JPG" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Samara Joy</span></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz579qA1WWA-_bsORck7MtxHwX0btemx0f2yh4Bo-DNLfPdOfRkkMkTX0Lc4Aip9AXEhADafU9Of08CagCjaoMMxAPVvEjJSXDGpuCc5tKEtJofHhAveS3QOhRWaQPekgwFLoV74CB-ZFNyuL1xZliVmpGgOaX-hZlzX6B20YHOHQnzXXWS-rtDhpAOQ/s667/IMG_0935.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="667" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz579qA1WWA-_bsORck7MtxHwX0btemx0f2yh4Bo-DNLfPdOfRkkMkTX0Lc4Aip9AXEhADafU9Of08CagCjaoMMxAPVvEjJSXDGpuCc5tKEtJofHhAveS3QOhRWaQPekgwFLoV74CB-ZFNyuL1xZliVmpGgOaX-hZlzX6B20YHOHQnzXXWS-rtDhpAOQ/w320-h210/IMG_0935.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p4UhIGy6W4UFeN8nm1dr3oToaXIat2JeYvGLoW5YCFv6ekhXdwypxXaI8wu5f_hajiWV3eUjylMCeSZK2vRMyZRPCOVcpYsnbrFCHZRmaM3KdH1yBdLZ3tFRLL6Swe7dZcnb3DPXCiz1jsKvFzkDK55_5rAqDIQsndSZjMPvSQ5SI2lajYJelR8EhA/s659/IMG_1100.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="461" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p4UhIGy6W4UFeN8nm1dr3oToaXIat2JeYvGLoW5YCFv6ekhXdwypxXaI8wu5f_hajiWV3eUjylMCeSZK2vRMyZRPCOVcpYsnbrFCHZRmaM3KdH1yBdLZ3tFRLL6Swe7dZcnb3DPXCiz1jsKvFzkDK55_5rAqDIQsndSZjMPvSQ5SI2lajYJelR8EhA/w140-h200/IMG_1100.JPG" width="140" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Laufey</span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IdFqeVzAtBF_-14g4xV7RQw8DhioLsL272BCPkcfbrWyeh7DvEP9C_5bTd3fIFCVHjubJQ4jaGQ42oIJ4mNvzyuPt3VSsDzyigZib5l2AB-Co6_U5E55weUbPgvPDlJ4KHMsdTXG4i16QuDQpQ4gQPnUiglO-B_yhVycw8pmMZ9nKREhrRwidQ_OlQ/s561/IMG_1153.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="451" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IdFqeVzAtBF_-14g4xV7RQw8DhioLsL272BCPkcfbrWyeh7DvEP9C_5bTd3fIFCVHjubJQ4jaGQ42oIJ4mNvzyuPt3VSsDzyigZib5l2AB-Co6_U5E55weUbPgvPDlJ4KHMsdTXG4i16QuDQpQ4gQPnUiglO-B_yhVycw8pmMZ9nKREhrRwidQ_OlQ/w258-h320/IMG_1153.JPG" width="258" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Ron Carter</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span></span><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid0EJ7AzK6989oZjNltkFA7XmbXqKK5hSgxQsyPGxUt5l1wN56R64EpTj8UGxNqebtehuDkVFRijROaKmpM1FiFWWPswSXUflYvy2eOS6UdEtxc5-SWvZHK5DNv2ETx7PZRoNFarS7A4NMY-0GEIvw5K6sJlMdJhOVC-qHhWpv5fGPQHKPDwh-2DUSVw/s563/IMG_1470.JPG" style="clear: right; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="593" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OO3zSsOLJKortnPggNUYGP8ES3e4vxIfVSdKJb75sVEro66ujVsTg01zqRZLhSJBWt0B6UaWfB0Ru6kxsoCHzFFYjqzq2z3UG3rr9Ha6NDdp7UL3_QMzBSu7q-d7yYarfkBrgqVaFfl8DByyFj3T9BBcgzTV_V7-x3b_w-TDNwdEyd8uL90v8Atqpw/w200-h136/IMG_1660.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #660000;">Pianist Hiromi at Sunday's finale</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </span></span><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOYISKqKoIvqyX527HVDSRgaxgwdeZizWU_A5M_NYIbYd7i-n3nID6d18iHZSGm_01uSjM714KzGq-QWLBn8aWD516rCRszS8ALqVRB1qw12BXZ8QiKuryZqd21TQQPY03ADzqfrNcsYypHqpl7A3UMR4Hf5PbF2JS1l4eSTWC2AFt6EJEd5SujfhCQ/s535/IMG_1351.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="535" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOYISKqKoIvqyX527HVDSRgaxgwdeZizWU_A5M_NYIbYd7i-n3nID6d18iHZSGm_01uSjM714KzGq-QWLBn8aWD516rCRszS8ALqVRB1qw12BXZ8QiKuryZqd21TQQPY03ADzqfrNcsYypHqpl7A3UMR4Hf5PbF2JS1l4eSTWC2AFt6EJEd5SujfhCQ/w200-h136/IMG_1351.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;">Takuya Kuroda</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-41035235159144612052022-08-02T16:46:00.011-04:002022-08-19T17:21:43.654-04:00Saving the best for last<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
2022 edition of the Newport Jazz Festival is now in the history
books. And what a chapter it wrote. It had the usual smorgasbord of
jazz and other things, with R&B and hip-hop-laced acts sprinkled
among the jazz offerings to help attract younger listeners.</span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">But
the jazz was plentiful – and the three-day festival at Fort Adams
State Park an exhausting whirlwind for someone dashing from photo pit
to photo pit. Between Friday’s opening and Sunday’s grand, grand,
grand finale, there were 54 acts on the three stages from July 29-31.
And that total doesn’t include the 10 less formal mini-acts
presented under a pop-up tent called the Foundation Stage during main
stage (Fort Stage) changeovers.</span></span>
</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJjJ5PAoyoKbcSJ0VDIQmFhDkjQ3Q98v_2y3p7HaK1GNeiD_OzYOBqqNxdArBDqmupSmbDTqUk2zTTVddlk8ESZSeGzwWidw6oRdE1TT93Aq43qrLZZF7awX0QD2fcj_CzWfp4K1z9V8tAZLFk-WhL7xRhhrQ2vO5OQ71NKCcWRtELoHsd45WngeYXQ/s664/IMG_0676.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="664" height="139" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcJjJ5PAoyoKbcSJ0VDIQmFhDkjQ3Q98v_2y3p7HaK1GNeiD_OzYOBqqNxdArBDqmupSmbDTqUk2zTTVddlk8ESZSeGzwWidw6oRdE1TT93Aq43qrLZZF7awX0QD2fcj_CzWfp4K1z9V8tAZLFk-WhL7xRhhrQ2vO5OQ71NKCcWRtELoHsd45WngeYXQ/w200-h139/IMG_0676.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Giveton Gelin</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">For
this writer-photographer, it was a chance to hear a lot of fresh
faces at Newport. They included young trumpeter Giveton Gelin,
hailing from Nassau, Bahamas, and edgy Japanese trumpeter Takuya
Kuroda, British saxophonist Nubya Garcia, British drummer Yussef
Dayes, and singer Laufey, originally from Iceland, now living in
Boston. </span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">A
substantial New Orleans presence throughout the weekend included
trumpeter/keyboardist Nicholas Payton’s trio; trumpeter Terence
Blanchard, whose E-Collective band was augmented by the Turtle Island String
Quartet; plus pianist Sullivan Fortner, the Nth Power, Tuba Skinny,
P.J. Morton, the Soul Rebels Brass Band and Trombone Shorty. Drummer Joe Dyson was a member of Gelin's quintet.</span></span>
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">
</p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;"> My
coverage for OffBeat magazine is posted <a href="https://www.offbeat.com/news/2022-newport-jazz-festival-digs-in-for-george-wein/">here</a>.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f_WV0sxFr0f6Fv_PHXBzRpAa5I9OgyGLbthRprrvggAgUHTBc4OhnYJOvlQ9gP--AwgtpuznDsRriu50EBO7KiG6p7-_9hfOzORiBGUW2FqZV0swr6RvY7U-wUH6tcJ1cMnxfnyXM6tqDmHV0fSXdvkDZVrxmJfLVX0wtm4zO07L4-ikt2k-pAWslQ/s671/IMG_1412.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="671" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f_WV0sxFr0f6Fv_PHXBzRpAa5I9OgyGLbthRprrvggAgUHTBc4OhnYJOvlQ9gP--AwgtpuznDsRriu50EBO7KiG6p7-_9hfOzORiBGUW2FqZV0swr6RvY7U-wUH6tcJ1cMnxfnyXM6tqDmHV0fSXdvkDZVrxmJfLVX0wtm4zO07L4-ikt2k-pAWslQ/w200-h120/IMG_1412.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Doug Carn and Gary Bartz</span></span> </span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Among
the more powerful individual sets: guitarist Dan Wilson, bassist
Carlos Henriquez’ Latin nonet, pianist Emmet Cohen’s trio, the
R&B band Lettuce, and the jam-style performance of the Jazz is
Dead project with Katalyst that featured spotlight performances by bassist Henry
Franklin, B-3 player Doug Carn and saxophonist Gary Bartz. </span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Artistic
director Christian McBride’s power-packed Newport Jawn set on the
main stage teamed the bassist with pianist Vijay Iyer, tenor
saxophonist Chris Potter, guitarist Mike Stern, harpist Brandee
Younger and drummer Makaya McCraven. </span></span>
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</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrS0Wbli1rZUCGawa94lG8EIhXjE7aspMZUG5WtUo2Ag7jQ_QAn-gvPnq3m-Wg1XRoVh_9NRV4Om5IuDBevN2mSUcVlATnbqfvkrr0mjIpzw9M1hkCaMsQgPEUvIHYU37R-cDizXTnPxmZ2yXh8J8mIBQjtXg3T4rGjFUtoG3iHT1Ix3PM3WaeaSc8ag/s606/IMG_1198.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="461" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrS0Wbli1rZUCGawa94lG8EIhXjE7aspMZUG5WtUo2Ag7jQ_QAn-gvPnq3m-Wg1XRoVh_9NRV4Om5IuDBevN2mSUcVlATnbqfvkrr0mjIpzw9M1hkCaMsQgPEUvIHYU37R-cDizXTnPxmZ2yXh8J8mIBQjtXg3T4rGjFUtoG3iHT1Ix3PM3WaeaSc8ag/w152-h200/IMG_1198.JPG" width="152" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Emmet Cohen</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvv0m1X8iuxoH7tSJbKIsSKUU3kwkziTcFxqQsnr5dsBLD8BQLKN6ZXhSA3oUJlnRO-GbEP4LEw0LNOvzG9qG7bCLyOhN2mJ5C9prxLsIYz6rxUqyoDkbRCjJyIQEmltxQa8FRnzOztANr6W9_OZw_uZ3LrRiEOoO8dM3Qj1g6LOy7JtK8jf5q5-mEA/s691/IMG_0894.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqvv0m1X8iuxoH7tSJbKIsSKUU3kwkziTcFxqQsnr5dsBLD8BQLKN6ZXhSA3oUJlnRO-GbEP4LEw0LNOvzG9qG7bCLyOhN2mJ5C9prxLsIYz6rxUqyoDkbRCjJyIQEmltxQa8FRnzOztANr6W9_OZw_uZ3LrRiEOoO8dM3Qj1g6LOy7JtK8jf5q5-mEA/w200-h133/IMG_0894.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Samara Joy</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">There
was too much music to fully describe, from big bands to headlining
singers. I will say that my favorite weekend set was young singer
Samara Joy’s performance with her quartet, featuring Italian
guitarist Pasquale Grasso. Close your eyes, listen close and you
might swear that Sarah Vaughan had been reincarnated. </span></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlca7cLVOL0Pq0IzuIvtEZAQjRyHoGeztWdHcZSJIl9GEyRM5AtUWi4W1p1_FAEyct2RbGFQkCF8aXP9YvudDjQsTpf0_bcVhWymMy4d2DH2ce6GBh9kFzD-ZKocdV3fRPkYtlTDBp2UYfHm83SxkR0Px9EzBw4_nVrv5f19ICPREHnAgiTqqzSTxihA/s561/IMG_1153.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="451" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlca7cLVOL0Pq0IzuIvtEZAQjRyHoGeztWdHcZSJIl9GEyRM5AtUWi4W1p1_FAEyct2RbGFQkCF8aXP9YvudDjQsTpf0_bcVhWymMy4d2DH2ce6GBh9kFzD-ZKocdV3fRPkYtlTDBp2UYfHm83SxkR0Px9EzBw4_nVrv5f19ICPREHnAgiTqqzSTxihA/w161-h200/IMG_1153.JPG" width="161" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ron Carter</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">At age 85, Ron Carter was the eldest performer, appearing on Sunday with his quartet in a truncated main stage set that began 30 minutes late. The band apparently got stuck in traffic.</span></span>
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</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span>And
what Newport be without a surprise walk on or two. Dan Wilson brought
up singer Nigel Hall. When Wilson realized they were both in the same
place on the same day, he said he couldn’t resist the opportunity
to share the stage together. They explored Leon Russell’s classic
ballad “A Song for You.” A couple hours later, Nicholas Payton
sat in with the Lettuce band for a tune.</span></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9OtmNO1JjrlOY4LO0qQnjeQSvSZEIvOVC7_AGgoeexhF2WuJYiBOTUp7pPeCqnJrH6bePh-bafxpSW_vM04KLvUP45qko6D0HMLc4Tqp0Y1KCxNiMnoIiMP2PNEuxV3ioRw7L5_Qs0yM04H49jB9q86bpZuP4F4UkYOGYaYQ1g83e9XUkCtH_w4J-A/s691/IMG_0062.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9OtmNO1JjrlOY4LO0qQnjeQSvSZEIvOVC7_AGgoeexhF2WuJYiBOTUp7pPeCqnJrH6bePh-bafxpSW_vM04KLvUP45qko6D0HMLc4Tqp0Y1KCxNiMnoIiMP2PNEuxV3ioRw7L5_Qs0yM04H49jB9q86bpZuP4F4UkYOGYaYQ1g83e9XUkCtH_w4J-A/w200-h133/IMG_0062.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Wein Machine</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">This
long weekend of music was capped by a loving tribute to the late
George Wein. The festival’s founding producer passed away last
September, three weeks shy of his 96<sup>th</sup>
birthday. </span></span>
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</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Reminders
of Wein's impact seemingly were everywhere at the festival. Inside
the main gate there was a perfect tribute: his “Wein Machine”
golf cart was on display. It had moved Wein between stages and his
backstage trailer for more than a decade.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQPDwad4UR35-ribrZLbjFNrY_x_-fyOLSDMgItYLxKYIOq44CQClsrybINK5AwOMKOw-vJNTlxXD1jQyFk7ujbYK1Nx3GytC-x2RmNjacijtgWtPLRZ5ul2SxztpEuQc7JYqRx9TJAjJI2g1g6kD4QEWNlNGCQeyQR3r_yJ66VA6wWyKva8wNMph7A/s691/IMG_1635.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiQPDwad4UR35-ribrZLbjFNrY_x_-fyOLSDMgItYLxKYIOq44CQClsrybINK5AwOMKOw-vJNTlxXD1jQyFk7ujbYK1Nx3GytC-x2RmNjacijtgWtPLRZ5ul2SxztpEuQc7JYqRx9TJAjJI2g1g6kD4QEWNlNGCQeyQR3r_yJ66VA6wWyKva8wNMph7A/w200-h133/IMG_1635.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
Wein celebration was both poignant and powerful. It began with
several numbers featuring members of Wein’s recent Newport Jazz
Festival All-Star groups: trumpeters Randy Brecker and Jon Faddis,
tenor saxophonist Lew Tabackin and clarinetist Anat Cohen, backed by
pianist Christian Sands, bassist McBride (who succeeded Wein as the
festival’s artistic director a few years ago), and drummer Lewis
Nash. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAC3JCaBpC0RcWpC9EAab7LxAqEijkdJrZSDbyHCvqaWxiWnNZapvRT9XV6KUKXa6KZX69vgosuudDv7g1tyKHxuZZ7FcSPqP_flRzmFhT0USfXTMzvFeh3qYv4i3rMN_QcouJXIOhpmWkx4GdwKdc1NPiLLKxFjEXwc4tuZaWKvTJcDDg8TB3MdO58Q/s632/IMG_1655.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="632" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAC3JCaBpC0RcWpC9EAab7LxAqEijkdJrZSDbyHCvqaWxiWnNZapvRT9XV6KUKXa6KZX69vgosuudDv7g1tyKHxuZZ7FcSPqP_flRzmFhT0USfXTMzvFeh3qYv4i3rMN_QcouJXIOhpmWkx4GdwKdc1NPiLLKxFjEXwc4tuZaWKvTJcDDg8TB3MdO58Q/w200-h143/IMG_1655.JPG" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cecile McLorin Salvant</span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></span>
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</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then
came the 75-minute set’s special guests and band permutations.
Sands, Nash and bassist Jay Leonhart backed singer Cecile McLorin
Salvant’s take on “Thou Swell.” Cohen's version of Fats Waller's "Jitterbug Waltz," clarinet soaring and swooping, was exquisite. Energetic pianist Hiromi took
the stage for one solo number, then accompanied Faddis on a stunning
version of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” with subtle backing from
Leonhart and Nash.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">Trombone
Shorty joined the celebration, playing trumpet and singing on “The
Sunny Side of the Street” with support from Hiromi, McBride and
Nash. Then Scott, Leonhart and Nash backed him on the New Orleans
jazz staple “St. James Infirmary,” with Shorty shifting to
trombone.</span></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2PHOqrfLkfvleO2ZViUaoT6zf4vIcb6s1bNHVosSesYuLUfUAWXidcoI7bQ4u9jisf14ki6NfHcfFnw4NL7n0DfuFFtTcHhjm1IDcF7NllboYVuCuEpQMjBfwoBCk8ZKkp39hjf9K5dOM9HoCp0D4lX1jYTYKi8bORCYMrfdASW2pMWTaHZt3mTu8g/s691/IMG_1700.JPG" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="691" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF2PHOqrfLkfvleO2ZViUaoT6zf4vIcb6s1bNHVosSesYuLUfUAWXidcoI7bQ4u9jisf14ki6NfHcfFnw4NL7n0DfuFFtTcHhjm1IDcF7NllboYVuCuEpQMjBfwoBCk8ZKkp39hjf9K5dOM9HoCp0D4lX1jYTYKi8bORCYMrfdASW2pMWTaHZt3mTu8g/w200-h133/IMG_1700.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Trombone Shorty</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
closing number, Duke Ellington's "Cotton Tail," had all of them back on stage, with powerful solos
from the horn players, Hiromi and Sands tossing the melody back and
forth with some four-handed piano wizardry, and Leonhart and McBride
mixing it up on bowed bass interludes. Giveton Gelin sneaked in for a
solo after fellow horn men Brecker and Faddis.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;">It
was quite something.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #660000;">I'll be posting more festival photographs in the days ahead. </span></span></span></p><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">
</span>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949822634465022634.post-12674221746864081592022-07-18T11:00:00.042-04:002022-10-11T11:33:18.993-04:00Newport Jazz Festival beckons again<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">The 2022 edition of the storied Newport Jazz Festival is fast approaching. The three-day event at Fort Adams State Park, overlooking picturesque Newport harbor, will be back to full strength.</span></span></span></p><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygarO3dDvnDubRbSQNYdYmN6krIwlwpUt5XeXaJN2hnLC3k4Yp2k8aoEhvCn-7av4du0a7MpkLaCb2wAOs0eV7Sy_fNer7HhLwu48UoizUiO10aUaPAYGowRm3rXfq68gm7sD_mhdjUCsfiTdXDwk74KKN1Uk6ULsabbO3bKsZ6JsUCHw4q1NdVSAQQ/s1296/41-RCarter-GBartz-1280-KF.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="1296" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygarO3dDvnDubRbSQNYdYmN6krIwlwpUt5XeXaJN2hnLC3k4Yp2k8aoEhvCn-7av4du0a7MpkLaCb2wAOs0eV7Sy_fNer7HhLwu48UoizUiO10aUaPAYGowRm3rXfq68gm7sD_mhdjUCsfiTdXDwk74KKN1Uk6ULsabbO3bKsZ6JsUCHw4q1NdVSAQQ/w200-h133/41-RCarter-GBartz-1280-KF.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Ron Carter, Gary Bartz</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table>After a pandemic pause that shelved the event in 2020 and a two-stage festival with reduced capacity and half the usual acts last year, 2022 brings <a href="http://www.newportjazz.org">54 acts</a> on three stages. That's right... 18 sets of music per day on July 29, 30 and 31.<br /></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Mainstream jazz, pop-infused jazz, and a smattering of R&B and hip-hop influenced acts fill the bill. </span></span><span><span style="font-size: small;">Festival headliners include singer-pianist Norah Jones, trumpeter Terence Blanchard, bassist and singer esparanza spalding, and singers Angelique Kidjo and Cecile McLorin Salvant. <br /></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Saxophonist Gary Bartz, drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Ron Carter, who turned 85 on May 4, are the festival elders amid a lineup that seems to get younger by the year. Newport draws a demographically wide-ranging crowd where there are a lot more younger faces in the audience than seen at a lot of other jazz venues. That is a good thing.<span></span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">This will be my 41st consecutive Newport Jazz Festival as an assigned journalist and/or photographer. I'm particularly looking forward to the healthy mix of New Orleans artists on the bill: Blanchard, Nicholas Payton, pianist Sullivan Fortner, PJ Morton, the Tuba Skinny trad jazz/Americana band, The Nth Power and The Soul Rebels brass band.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODg1MO0XpFCTZ8Iv0xB5IYaRuHRhAv7c3Ce9pRhZdToqIQoLx3xCPtvlfYdHdnEWQjF2hZm3AIkspSBVIvsPu-30JqSQUbKYLjXABFH53vbOhMnBS0WjSNBb0T5gNMJ2Ttvz1iI-h5CZ2OkUPLAb7kmYebng1MIdBN2X55VncmsgYSGfDhXZXKx-G8g/s725/IMG_0163.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="725" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODg1MO0XpFCTZ8Iv0xB5IYaRuHRhAv7c3Ce9pRhZdToqIQoLx3xCPtvlfYdHdnEWQjF2hZm3AIkspSBVIvsPu-30JqSQUbKYLjXABFH53vbOhMnBS0WjSNBb0T5gNMJ2Ttvz1iI-h5CZ2OkUPLAb7kmYebng1MIdBN2X55VncmsgYSGfDhXZXKx-G8g/w200-h143/IMG_0163.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Melissa Aldana<br /></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVyOrxlSL1Y67xb8RShQPoMAweUnh8oT7C73LSdwyyQrvZ4EznuxShTuCHPxWJ-M3ioR2MxPB-vWiy3L80if1PBDNFtqZrNYaC_TiUyx-GwR75LakiE5WA6h2nBcbLZn5CGwlpp0ugQb6vTciG44dGH1SuazKuQ3TyLfDfRUFOijeDYiGX6wEzBemtA/s642/28-NPT-17KF_1331-MariaSchneider.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="642" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVyOrxlSL1Y67xb8RShQPoMAweUnh8oT7C73LSdwyyQrvZ4EznuxShTuCHPxWJ-M3ioR2MxPB-vWiy3L80if1PBDNFtqZrNYaC_TiUyx-GwR75LakiE5WA6h2nBcbLZn5CGwlpp0ugQb6vTciG44dGH1SuazKuQ3TyLfDfRUFOijeDYiGX6wEzBemtA/w200-h161/28-NPT-17KF_1331-MariaSchneider.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Maria Schneider</span></span><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">Others on my checklist include bassist Carlos Henriquez' nonet, pianist Emmet Cohen's trio, young singer Samara Joy's quartet featuring guitarist Pasquale Grasso. Also saxophonists Melissa Aldana and Nubya Garcia, trumpeter Giveton Gelin, guitarist Dan Wilson, drummer Antonio Sanchez and singer Thana Alexa (both in his quartet and her Ona project), the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra and the Mingus Big Band.<br /></span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR-MzxI7oGJk8nuaUu6vnc7y0LmMOVi6JjbkAER_K6rov6dtx77OIeoLXTxYAHG1zE3TnbnnKgHE7T7ZFjKa7aZSqtDa9GOL5y9qyg5SoErbEVhl2DC-9lMaG-nnGgR4zg2wlUTeBSBkrjPXRWppVmCDGN9Z2ZASuzCIXfV7sPc7grrN3lXd1JgRvsQ/s500/George%20Wein.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="500" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhR-MzxI7oGJk8nuaUu6vnc7y0LmMOVi6JjbkAER_K6rov6dtx77OIeoLXTxYAHG1zE3TnbnnKgHE7T7ZFjKa7aZSqtDa9GOL5y9qyg5SoErbEVhl2DC-9lMaG-nnGgR4zg2wlUTeBSBkrjPXRWppVmCDGN9Z2ZASuzCIXfV7sPc7grrN3lXd1JgRvsQ/w200-h133/George%20Wein.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">George Wein</span></span></span><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">One thing not to be missed is Sunday's finale, a set celebrating the legacy of the festival's founding producer, George Wein. He who died last September 13, just three weeks shy of his 96th birthday. Wein tribute performers will include Trombone Shorty, pianist Hiromi, and bassist & festival artistic director Christian McBride, plus others not yet announced. With a surprise walk on or two always possible at Newport, it should be quite something.</span></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><span style="font-size: small;">As I view it, the fact that this Rhode Island festival continues in robust fashion after more than a few fits and starts through the years</span></span><span><span style="font-size: small;">, makes the entire weekend a tribute to George Wein and his imprint on the arts of presenting and producing musical events. His vision and impact on jazz and music festivals around the globe since Newport's beginning in 1954, are almost beyond measure.</span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Uu6mcXKsQDG5xS04_Uk6KW-BjgFjB2uwZ8i9zHBXS2t3xAfzSwklczlYC19itbmG018nLAFhDZ2lvm9YRwXJ2K1gcnqoG5EQbfrf7CL0Xdr0pH2tskTKXugah3RmB-Uo2MJHM-cncCnfQ_yctaYHcH5GYXJY2YA5KSGvqcIChxlOx2YhyvHNh_4AMA/s778/IMG_0081.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="778" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Uu6mcXKsQDG5xS04_Uk6KW-BjgFjB2uwZ8i9zHBXS2t3xAfzSwklczlYC19itbmG018nLAFhDZ2lvm9YRwXJ2K1gcnqoG5EQbfrf7CL0Xdr0pH2tskTKXugah3RmB-Uo2MJHM-cncCnfQ_yctaYHcH5GYXJY2YA5KSGvqcIChxlOx2YhyvHNh_4AMA/w400-h213/IMG_0081.JPG" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: arial;"><span></span></span><p></p>Ken Francklinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10178881193580913238noreply@blogger.com0