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Detroit Jazz Fest Executive Director Terri Pontremoli visits Detroit JazzStage - 2008
This month on Detroit Jazzstage,Terri Pontremoli, the Executive Director of the Detroit International Jazz Festival, sat down to discuss this year's lineup.
For more than a quarter century, the Detroit Jazz Fest has entertained millions of fans with jazz legends ranging from Herbie Hancock to Yusef Lateef and Ron Carter. Today, it ROARS on six stages over four days, with blues, gospel, R&B, and one of the finest jazz lineups on the planet. The festival also offers educational events, daily second-line parades, fire works, and rare opportunities to meet the artists. And it's all FREE!
In 2008, the Detroit Jazz Fest will celebrate the rich musical traditions of Philadelphia and Detroit and the "Trane" that connects them.
Billed as A Love Supreme: the Philly/Detroit Summit, the festival will feature Philadelphia native and renowned bassist Christian McBride as artist in residence. Other featured artists include Dianne Reeves, Gerald Wilson, Geri Allen, along with Philly stalwarts Benny Golson, Jimmy Heath, Roy Hargrove, Sonny Fortune, Pat Martino and many more.
The festival takes place in Downtown Detroit over Labor Day Weekend, August 29th through September 1st 2008.
For more information on the 2008 Detroit International Jazz Festival, go to http://www.detroitjazzfest.com
Music heard on this show
Viva Tirado - The Gerald Wilson Big Band - Recorded live at the 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Bossa J.C. - James Carter - From the CD Present Tense
Trumpet - Dwight Adams
Saxophone - James Carter
Guitar - Rodney Jones
Piano - D.D. Jackson
Percussion - Eli Fountain
Bass - James Genus
Drums - Victor Lewis
Blue Horizons - Sean Dobbins and The Modern Jazz Messengers - From the 'Modern Jazz Messengers' CD.
Saxophone - Dean Moore
Vibes - Robert Pipho
Piano - Steve Richko
Bass - Marion Hayden
Drums - Sean Dobbins
Buhaina - (comp. Kenny Cox) The Marion Hayden Sextet- Recorded live at the 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Trumpet - Dwight Adams
Saxophone - Wendell Harrison
Trombone - Ron Kischuk
Piano - Buddy Budson
Bass - Marion Hayden
Drums - Sean Dobbins
A Good Man Is Hard To Find - Maria Muldaur and James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band - Recorded live at the 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Go to www.jazzstage.us for links to these and the other great artists featured on Detroit JazzStage
Acknowledgments -
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self titled CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P.
Go to bopculture.com for more information.
A special thanks goes out to Mack Avenue recording artist Sachal Vasandani for supplying us with our introduction. Go to http://www.mackavenue.com for more information on Sachal and their many other great artists.
This episode is sponsored by the 2008 Detroit International Jazz Festival. Go to www.detroitjazzfest.com to find out more about this wonderful end of summer tradition.
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DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring The Legendary Dr. Yusef Lateef
This DJS Jazz Spotlite features the legendary Dr. Yusef Lateef.
Known for his innovative blending of "Eastern" music with American jazz, Lateef's main instruments are tenor saxophone and flute, but he is one of few to play oboe or bassoon in jazz, and also plays various world music instruments.
Dr. Lateef came up in a very fertile period in Detroit. Some of the Detroit musicians he performed with include vibraphonist Milt Jackson, bassist Paul Chambers, drummer Elvin Jones, and guitarist Kenny Burrell.
By 1960, after already playing a year with Dizzy Gillespie's orchestra, he began performing with Charles Mingus, Cannonball Adderley, Miles Davis, and obtained a BA in music and a MA in music education from Wayne State University.
This true renaissance man has continued to write music that crosses stylistic and artistic boundaries. He has taught at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and the the Manhattan School of Music. He has toured the world with his ensembles and other musicians performing in concert halls and music festivals. Dr. Lateef continues to perform, record and expand the boundaries of music.
Dr. Lateef participated in a panel discussion held in the Jazz Talk Tent at the 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival. The discussion focused on the Dr. Lateef's life and his many accomplishments. In the segment featured in this Spotlite, Dr. Lateef discusses how he started exploring non-western musical instruments. The other participants in the discussion included Detroit Saxophonist Steve Wood, author Herb Boyd, and producer/educator/author/jazz historian Ira Gitler
To learn more about this amazing musician, and human being, go to yuseflateef.com
Music
Cry Tender
Musicians
Trumpet - Lonnie Hillyer
Piano - Hugh Lawson
Bass - Herman Wright
Drums - Frank Gant
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music -Riff3 - Tim Brockett**
Motor City Horns (motorcityhorns.com)
Trumpet - Ben Toman
Trumpet - Mark Byerly
Alto Saxophone - Dave Luther
Tenor Saxophone - Keith Kaminski
Trombone - John Rutherford
Background Music - Mark Byerly's the resurrection available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P. Go to bopculture.com for more information
A special thank you to author Herb Boyd for acting as liason between Dr. Lateef and JazzStage Productions. Make sure to check out the book he coauthored with Dr. Lateef called The Gentle Giant. It is a highly recommended read
The photo comes courtesy of Hans Speekenbrink Podiumfotografie. His many other fine works can be found at http://hansspeekenbrink.nl
This Spotlite was sponsored by the Detroit International Jazz Festival. Go to http://www.detroitjazzfest.com to find out more about this wonderful end of summer tradition.
**Past DJS Jazz Spotlite's have wrongly credited Dave Luther as the Riff3 composer. JazzStage Productions stands corrected and would like to apologize to Mr. Brockett for this oversight
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DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring Mack Avenue Artist Sachal Vasandani
Your guest for this DJS Jazz Spotlite is the New York-based vocalist-songwriter-bandleader and Mack Avenue recording artist Sachal Vasandani. This fresh, young talent displays a singular, deep-brewed voice and possesses an uncanny sensibility to straddle the fine line between jazz and pop. You will hear a cut from his latest CD, Eyes Wide Open.
Vasandani is in the company of his established trio comprised of Pianist Jeb Patton, Bassist David Wong and Drummer Quincy Davis.
Guests on the CD include Vibraphonist Stefon Harris, Trumpeter Marcus Printup and Guitarist Doug Wamble. The album is produced by esteemed Bassist/Bandleader John Clayton and veteran staff producer Al Pryor, engineered by Joe Ferla and mastered by Bob Ludwig.
For more information on Sachal visit sachalvasandani.com.
Music
Send 'Em Up To Heaven
Musicians
Vibes - Stefon Harris
Piano - Jeb Patton
Bass - David Wong
Drums - Quincy Davis
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music -Riff3 - Tim Brockett
Motor City Horns (motorcityhorns.com)
Trumpet - Ben Toman
Trumpet - Mark Byerly
Alto Saxophone - Dave Luther
Tenor Saxophone - Keith Kaminski
Trombone - John Rutherford
Background Music - Mark Byerly's the resurrection available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P. Go to bopculture.com for more information
This Spotlite was sponsored by the Detroit International Jazz Festival. Go to http://www.detroitjazzfest.com to find out more about this wonderful end of summer tradition.
For more information on the many fine Mack Avenue Records artists, go to mackavenue.com
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DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring Trumpeter Sean Jones
Mack Avenue Records Recording artist Sean Jones has revealed himself as among the most immensely expressive, versatile and gifted players of his generation. With each new project, the Warren, Ohio native has peeled back another layer to show us a fresh peek at his soul. His 2004 solo debut, Eternal Journey (recorded when he was 25) introduced Sean as a deft expressor of modern bop for the 21st century via originals and standards in a quintet format. Saxophonist/Composer Tia Fuller's composition Gullyism will be presented in this Spotlite.
Sean joined moderator W. Kim Heron and fellow panelists Charlie Gabriel, Howard Mandel, Lajoie Butch Gomez in the Jazz Talk Tent at the 2006 Detroit International Jazz Festival for a discussion on New Orleans Brass Bands. Here Sean discusses the resourcefulness of late 19th Century New Orleans musicians learning to play the many instruments left over from the U.S. Civil War, and how they developed playing techniques that have an impact still to this day.
Information on Sean Jones can be found at http://www.seanjonesmusic.com
Music
Gullyism - Tia Fuller
Musicians
Sean Jones - Trumpet
Charles Fambrough - Bass
Ralph Peterson - Drums
Tia Fuller - Saxophones, Flute
Mulgrew Miller, Orrin Evans - Piano
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music -Riff3 - Tim Brockett
Motor City Horns (motorcityhorns.com)
Trumpet - Ben Toman
Trumpet - Mark Byerly
Alto Saxophone - Dave Luther
Tenor Saxophone - Keith Kaminski
Trombone - John Rutherford
Background Music - Mark Byerly's the resurrection available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P. Go to bopculture.com for more information
This Spotlite was sponsored by the Detroit International Jazz Festival. Go to http://www.detroitjazzfest.com to find out more about this wonderful end of summer tradition.
For more information on the many fine Mack Avenue Records artists, go to http://www.mackavenue.com
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DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring Pianist Rick Roe
This DJS Jazz Spotlite features multi-award winning pianist Rick Roe. He is a respected educator and one of the Professors of Jazz at Michigan State University. Rick has served as an educator/clinician at the University of Arizona, North Texas University, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, the University of Michigan, and the Montreaux/Detroit Jazz Festival. He has performed with the likes of Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Belgrave, Donald Walden, Rodney Whitaker, Frank Foster, Gerald Cleaver, Louis Smith, and many others.
Rick won First Place in the Great American Jazz Piano Competition in 1994, was twice a Semifinalist in Thelonius Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, in 1993 and 1999, and has been a featured performer in the Jacksonville (Florida) Jazz, Savannah (Georgia) Onstage International Arts, Montreaux/Detroit International Jazz (now the Detroit International Jazz Festival), Birmingham Jazz, Lansing Jazz, Flint Jazz, and Hawaii Jazz (with Frank Morgan) Festivals.
This DJS Jazz Spotlite will feature the title track from Rick's latest album, Minor Shuffle. The album also features the great, young bassist Josef Deas and smokin' drummer Thaddeus Dixon.
To learn more about Rick or to purchase any of his superb recordings please visit roemusic.com.
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music -Riff3 - Dave Luther
Motor City Horns (motorcityhorns.com)
Trumpet - Ben Toman
Trumpet - Mark Byerly
Alto Saxophone - Dave Luther
Tenor Saxophone - Keith Kaminski
Trombone - John Rutherford
Background Music - Mark Byerly's the resurrection available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P. Go to bopculture.com for more information
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DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band
Jim needs little introduction in the jazz world. Professor of Music at the University of Michigan for over 40 years, he has led his Grammy-nominated Chicago Jazz Band for over 31 years, touring across North America and releasing numerous acclaimed records and C.D.s, including a project backing up the legendary Maria Muldaur in an album of early blues classics.
He is the author of Jelly Roll Morton- The Collected Piano Music and in late 2002 took on the task of reconstructing the great jazz pianist James P. Johnson's lost opera, De Organizer, which was given packed performances in Ann Arbor at the Power Center and in Detroit at Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall. In 2005 he completed reconstruction of Johnson's other opera, The Dreamy Kid. The two operas were performed together, as Johnson had planned,over several evenings in March 2006, by University of Michigan forces conducted by Kenneth Kiesler and with Dapogny at the piano. The performances took place at the university's Mendelssohn Theater in Ann Arbor. Recordings of the operas are being edited for issue. Dapogny was also voted Ann Arbor Current Entertainment Monthly's 2004 and 2005 "Jazz Artist of the Year".
Jim's piano playing is powerful, rich, sophisticated and inventive. His cornet playing (popping up in P.O.R.K.'s small group, the Wolverines) alludes to Bix Beiderbecke while being completely "in the moment".
Dapogny's countless transcriptions of classic jazz music and numerous masterful arrangements give the Rhythm Kings a true world-class library to play from. Jim's musical direction gives P.O.R.K. a unique and profound sound and keeps alive the true spirit of early jazz and dance music.
Listen in as Jim discusses his early influences and the relevance this music still holds today.
Additional information on James Dapogny can be found at http://porkjazz.com, http://pkorecords.com, and All About Jazz.
Music
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans - Recorded live at the 2006 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Musicians
Clarinet - Mike Jones
Tenor sax - Jim Wyse
Trumpet - Paul Finkbeiner
Trombone - Chris Smith
Piano - Jim Dapogny
Guitar, Banjo - Rod McDonald
Bass - Kurt Krahnke
Drums - Pete Siers
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music -Riff3 - Dave Luther
Motor City Horns (motorcityhorns.com)
Trumpet - Ben Toman
Trumpet - Mark Byerly
Alto Saxophone - Dave Luther
Tenor Saxophone - Keith Kaminski
Trombone - John Rutherford
Background Music - Mark Byerly's the resurrection available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P. Go to bopculture.com for more information
This Spotlite was sponsored by the Detroit International Jazz Festival. Go to http://www.detroitjazzfest.com to find out more about this wonderful end of summer tradition.
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A DJS Jazz Spotlite Featuring Pianist Hal Galper
We are thrilled to present to you an original composition, plus commentary from Hal Galper. With over 82 recordings to his credit, 20 as a leader in his own right, pianist, composer, publisher, educator, author and touring artist, Hal Galper is best known for his work with Chet Baker, Cannonball Adderley, John Scofield and the Phil Woods Quintet. His recordings as a leader with Mike and Randy Brecker are considered among the best. Listen in as Hal talks about the development of his recently conceived rubato concept of playing technique followed by the composition Waiting For Chet from his Agents Of Change CD
For more information on Hal go to http://www.halgalper.com
Musicians
Hal Galper - Piano
Tony Marino - Bass
Billy Mintz - Drums
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music -Riff3 - Dave Luther
Motor City Horns (motorcityhorns.com)
Trumpet - Ben Toman
Trumpet - Mark Byerly
Alto Saxophone - Dave Luther
Tenor Saxophone - Keith Kaminski
Trombone - John Rutherford
Background Music - Mark Byerly's the resurrection available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P. Go to bopculture.com for more information
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A DJS Jazz Spotlite Presenting Pianist Steve Richko
Pianist Steve Richko lives in Dearborn, MI. He is a 27-year-old prodigy who fell in love with the music of Oscar Peterson at the age of 12. Since then, Steve has made a thorough study of Oscar's piano artistry and career. Today, Steve Richko is regarded as one the finest young pianists on the Detroit jazz scene. Steve's virtuosic piano technique is astounding and his understanding of ensemble playing and trio arranging makes for a spectacular presentation. He plays with great feeling and charisma, at once lush and rhapsodic, then bluesy and greasy, then lightning fast bebop! Steve Richko's musical star is just now rising and the sky is the limit for this amazing jazz sensation!
More information on Steve can be found at http://pkorecords.com
Music
Title track from Steve's CD - To Oscar, With Love: A Tribute To Oscar Peterson
Sales of this CD benefit ALS Foundations dedicated to finding a cure for Lou Gerhig's Disease.
Musicians
Piano - Steve Richko
Bass - Paul Keller
Drums - Pete Siers
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music -Riff3 - Dave Luther
Motor City Horns (motorcityhorns.com)
Trumpet - Ben Toman
Trumpet - Mark Byerly
Alto Saxophone - Dave Luther
Tenor Saxophone - Keith Kaminski
Trombone - John Rutherford
Background Music - Mark Byerly's the resurrection available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P. Go to bopculture.com for more information
This Spotlite was sponsored by the Detroit International Jazz Festival. Go to http://www.detroitjazzfest.com to find out more about this wonderful end of summer tradition.
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Detroit JazzStage Presents Saxophonist Alex Graham
Alto Saxophonist, and Origin Records recording artist Alex Graham has performed with several of todayâs top jazz artists including Wessell Anderson, Nnenna Freelon, Louis Smith, Diane Schuur, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Mark Levine, Peter Bernstein, Steve Davis, Joe Magnarelli, Michael Weiss, Aaron Goldberg, Rodney Whitaker, Jim Rotundi, Sam Yahel and Dena Derose. He has performed at festivals and clubs in the United States, Europe and Japan and has appeared on several recordings.
In addition to writing arrangements for vocalists Diane Schuur and John Boutte, he has also composed and arranged for small group, big band and studio orchestra. He has taught and lectured at the college level, and is currently teaching "Jazz Performance Workshop" at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY where he is pursuing his Doctorate in Jazz Studies. A resident of New York City for 10 years, Alex moved to Mackinac Island, Michigan after becoming the music director at Grand Hotel in 2001. Under his leadership, USA Today has praised Grand Hotelâs music as its best amenity. His latest CD, The Good Life, received significant national airplay in 2006 and was designated "chartbound" by jazzweek.com.
Alex discusses his career, soon to be released CD "Brand New", and his upcoming performance at Music Hall in Detroit, MI on February 1st, 2008 with hosts Jim Gallert and Rodney Reeves
For more information about Alex, go to http://www.alexander-graham.com
Music heard on this show
Explosion - from The Good Life.
Alex Graham - alto sax, Rick Roe - piano, Rodney Whitaker - bass, Joe Strasser -
drums.
Rocket Science - from Brand New
Alex Graham - alto sax, Jim Rotondi - trumpet, Steve Davis - trombone, David Hazeltine - piano, Rodney Whitaker - bass, Carl Allen - drums
Pig Pig - from Brand New
The Mole People - from Countdown
Alex Graham - alto sax, Louis Smith - trumpet, Joe Magnarelli - trumpet, Rick
Roe - piano, Rodney Whitaker - bass, Joe Farnsworth - drums.
More Or Less - from Hi-Fi
Alex Graham - alto sax, Whitney Ashe - piano, Gary Wang - bass, Matt Jorgensen -
drums.
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self titled CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P.
Go to bopculture.com for more information
This episode is sponsored by the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Detroit, MI. For more information on the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts go to http://www.musichall.org/
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Detroit JazzStage with Trumpeter/Composer Walt Szymanski
This month we are featuring trumpeter/composer/arranger Walt Szymanski. Walt began his musical journey from a small home on the east side of Detroit that was constantly resonating with the sound of music. Listening to his mother play and sing the Broadway standards on the family piano and hearing the records of Nat Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie and Al Hirt as well as the constant refrains of the ever present Motown sound presented him a tremendous musical foundation upon which to build.
Walt discusses his career and the many wonderful personalities he's encountered along the way.
For more information on Walt and where to purchase CD's, go to
http://www.waltszymanski.com
Music
Trippin'*
90Â With 100%**
7th Avenue Slope*
Que Es Esto Mi Amor?*
Herbie's Harem*
Campo Izquierda***
Loves Brief Departure*
Ensembles
*Motor City Jazz Quintet
Walt Szymanski - Trumpet
Scott Petersen - Tenor Sax
Phil Kelly - Piano
Paul Keller - Bass
Jon Knust - Drums
**Unity
Walt Szymanski - Trumpet
Alex Harding - Bari Sax
Andy Bemke - Piano
Massa Kamaguchi - Bass
Jon Knust - Drums
***Emergence
Walt Szymanski - Trumpet
Tino Derado - Piano
Wayne Batchelor - Bass
Gene Calderazzo - Drums
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self titled
CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop
Culture's CD The E.P.
Go to
bopculture.com for more information
We'd also like to thank jazz vocal great Kurt Elling for introducing this episode. To learn more about Kurt and his music, go to www.kurtelling.com
This episode is sponsored by the folks at www.allaboutjazz.com
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Detroit JazzStage Jazz Spotlite and Jazz Extras Podcasts
Hello Detroit Jazzstage Listeners,
Did you know that we have two other podcasts that feature great jazz?
Check out the Detroit JazzStage Jazz Spotlite Channel, a weekly short featuring great music from local, national, and international jazz musicians.
Go to Detroit JazzStage - Jazz Extras to learn about Bennie Maupin, Frank Zappa, Jaco Pastorius, Mose Allison, and many more.
You can subscribe through Itunes or go to http://www.jazzstageproductions.com for more information.
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Detroit JazzStage Welcomes Poet M.L. Liebler and Guitarist/Poet Ron English
This month on Detroit JazzStage, we welcome poet M.L. Liebler and jazz guitarist/poet Ron English. M.L. fronts the group, M. L. Liebler & The Magic Poetry Band. By day, he is a Wayne State University professor (and St. Clair Shores, Michigan's first Poet Laureate). Over the last twenty plus years, M.L. has combined his insightful, urban poetry with the funky tones of modern jazz, resulting in a perfect elision of sound and vision. Ron has enjoyed a long and varied music career, with roots wide and deep in blues, Broadway, bebop, avant-garde, funk, Motown, and gospel. M.L. and Ron share their views of how poetry and jazz are intertwined, plus discuss their 2007 CD The Kurl Of The Butterfly's Tongue. Their Detroit experience is peppered with some of the people and places they have encountered through the years such as the Detroit Artists Workshop, the Detroit Contemporary 5, Cobb's Corner, Jack Kerouac's first wife Edie Parker and many more.
Ron also discusses his latest CD by his group Psalm 150 Ensemble. His CD, titled Devotions, features a stellar Detroit lineup. The Psalm 150 Ensemble perform Ron's arrangements of negro spirituals and traditional sacred music.
Information on where to purchase both CD's can be found at http://detroitradiocompany.com
Poems
The Twilight
Blues
Rock 'N' Roll
Music
Magic Poetry Band - The Kurl Of The Butterfly's Tongue
The Jazz/Foster's - M.L.
A Work in Progress/Dragons - Faruq Z. Bey
The Blower - Ron English
The Kurl of the Butterfly's Tongue/Spectrum - Faruq Z. Bey
Musicians
Faruq Z. Bey - Tenor Sax
Ron English - Guitar
Jef Reynolds - Bass
Bill Hulet - Drums
Psalm 150 Ensemble - Devotions
I Know It Was The Blood - Traditional Spiritual - Ron English solo Guitar
Jacob's Ladder - Traditional Spiritual
Musicians
Ron English - Guitar
Dean Moore II - Alto Saxophone
John Dana - Bass
Gerald Cleaver - Drums
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self titled
CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop
Culture's CD The E.P.
Go to
bopculture.com for more information
This episode is sponsored by the folks at www.allaboutjazz.com
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Detroit JazzStage Featuring Trumpeter Bill Lucas
Detroit JazzStage is pleased to announce it's continued partnership with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Max M Fisher Music Center. "The Max" is a state of the art performing arts complex built in 2003. They are home to the world famous Detroit Symphony Orchestra as well as to jazz, pops, family concerts and more. This episode is the second of three live Detroit JazzStage podcasts from their Jazz Club @ The Max series recorded by JazzStage Productions Sound Engineer/Producer Mark Byerly. To learn more about The Max M. Fisher Music Center surf to http://jazzstage.us or http://detroitsymphony.com
For this episode we feature Trumpeter Bill Lucas. Not only is Bill the fourth trumpet for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, he's also an active member of the freelance, jazz and chamber music communities in metropolitan Detroit. Bill has appeared as a jazz soloist in many popular jazz clubs and nightspots of Vail, CO, as well as the Detroit International Jazz Festival and Montreux Jazz Festival. A prolific arranger for small ensembles, he is frequently called upon to compose trumpet fanfares for local commemorations. Lucas' arrangements for brass have been performed by the Celli Jam, comprised of members of the DSO cello section.
Music
No Left Turn
Pallister Avenue
Notes for Norris
Bill's Blues
Waltz for Valentina
All the above are Bill Lucas compositions
Trumpet Duet, 1st Mvt. - E. Dean Sahutske. Both parts performed by Bill Lucas
Musicians
Bill Lucas - Trumpet
Ellen Rowe - Piano
Paul Keller - Bass
Pete Siers - Drums
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self titled CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P.
Go to bopculture.com for more information
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Two new DJS Jazz Spotlite Channel features
Hello Detroit JazzStage Listeners,
We have two new Spotlites available for download at jazzspotlite.com featuring Pianist Steve Richko, and Saxophonist/Poet Faruq Z. Bey. Go to http://www.jazzspotlite.com for more information.
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James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band on the DJS Jazz Spotlite Channel
Hello Detroit JazzStage listeners. We have a new spotlite on the Detroit JazzStage Jazz Spotlite Channel featuring James Dapogny's Chicago Jazz Band recorded live at the 2006 Detroit International Jazz Festival performing Way Down Yonder In New Orleans. You can learn more about Jim and hear the song at jazzspotlite.com.
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Trumpeter Sean Jones on the DJS Jazz Spotlite Channel
Hello Detroit JazzStage listeners. I'm Dean Sahutske, Executive Producer of Detroit JazzStage. I would like to take this
opportunity to thank you for subscribing to Detroit JazzStage and invite
you to also subscribe to the Detroit JazzStage Jazz
Spotlite Channel at
jazzspotlite.com. We just posted a new spotlite featuring Mack Avenue Records recording artist, Sean Jones. The spotlite
features Tia Fuller's composition "Gullyism" from Sean's 2004 solo debut, Eternal Journey. If you want to learn more about Sean and listen to Gullyism in its entirety, go to jazzspotlite.com
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Detroit Jazz Fest Executive/Artistic Director Terri Pontremoli visits Detroit JazzStage
This month on Detroit JazzStage, we interview Terri Pontremoli, Executive/Artistic Director of the the Detroit International Jazz Festival. Pontremoli joined the Detroit Jazz Fest in 2005 as managing director. In 2007, she is thrilled to serve as artistic and executive director for "one of the best jazz festivals in the world in a city with an incredibly rich jazz legacy." She cites the urban landscape and the informed audience in Detroit as unique and exciting attributes. Her ambition for the festival is to develop it into a year around organization, with a focus on partnerships and educational initiatives.
Listen in as Terri discusses the upcoming festival with your hosts Jim Gallert, and Rodney Reeves.
For more information on the 2007 Detroit International Jazz Festival, go to http://www.detroitjazzfest.com
Music heard on this show
Sonic Tonic - Ron Blake - Recorded live at the 2005 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Basement Vibes Movement 1. Imp Of The Perverse -Scott Gwinnell Jazz Orchestra - Basement Vibes
Keith Kaminski - Soprano Saxophone
Marcus Belgrave - Trumpet
Blues For Manhattan -Gerald Wilson - Recorded live at the 2005 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Marionette -Charles McPherson - Recorded live at the 2005 Detroit International Jazz Festival
Salt River Blues -Rick Roe - Sphere
Rick - Piano
Rodney Whitaker - Bass
Go to www.jazzstage.us for links to these and the other great artists featured on Detroit JazzStage
Acknowledgements -
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self titled CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P.
Go to bopculture.com for more information.
This episode is sponsored by The Detroit International Jazz Festivalwww.detroitjazzfest.com
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Detroit JazzStage Welcomes Clarinetist/Saxophonist Wendell Harrison
Clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, and educator, Wendell Harrison , has been a creative powerhouse in Detroit for several decades now. Artists he has worked with include Jack McDuff, Elvin Jones, Sonny Stitt, Grant Green, Sun Ra, Eddie Harris and Hank Crawford. Along with the Wenha and Rebirth labels, Wendell is also the creator of Tribe records. Recordings from the Tribe label are highly sought after by both jazz and electronic collectors. In his highly acclaimed and successful teaching methods, the Be Boppers Method Book, Wendell presents "the Gospel of Barry Harris" as translated through his own experiences.
Join Jim Gallert and Rodney Reeves as Wendell reminisces about his musical upbringing in 1950's Detroit up to his current projects. He introduces us to the people that influenced him along the way such as Barry Harris, Harold McKinney, Sun Ra and John Coltrane.
Music heard on this edition will feature Wendell along with inspiring performances by Harold McKinney, Cecil McBee, Kirk Lightsey, Juma Santos, Doug Hammond, Jerry Gonzalez, James Carter and others.
For more information on Wendell, go to http://wenhajazz.swiftsite.com
Music heard on this show
Boomerang - from Forever Duke - A Tribute To Duke Ellington
Wendell - Clarinet, Tenor saxophone
Charles Tolliver - Trumpet
Jaribu Shahid - Bass
Danny Spencer - Drums
Rick Roe - Piano
Ring Man - from Live In Concert
Armstrong Park - from Something For Pops
Wendell Harrison - Clarinet
Harold McKinney - Piano
Rush & Hustle - from Wendell Harrison & Mama's Licking Stick Ensemble
Wendell - B-flat clarinet
James Carter - Double B-flat contra bass clarinet
Ernie Rogers - E-flat contra bass clarineHarold Orr - Bass clarinet
Greg Koltyck - B-flat clarinet
Paul Onachuck - B-flat clarinet
Ken Hobenstreet - B-flat clarinet
Harold McKinney/Pamela Wise - piano
Marion Hayden - Bass
Alex Brooks/Enix Buchanan - Drums
Jerry Gonzalez - Timbales
Mahindi Masai - Congas, percussion
Jazz On The Run - from Eighth House: Riding With Pluto
Wendell - Tenor Saxophone
Juma Santos - Percussion
Changing The Scene - from Fly By Night
Wendell - Tenor Saxophone
Cecil McBee/Jaribu Shahid - Bass
Kirk Lightsey/Pamela Wise - Piano
Doug Hammond - Drums
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self titled CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop Culture's CD The E.P.
Go to bopculture.com for more information
A special thanks goes out toMack Avenue Records recording artist Rodney Whitaker for supplying us with our introduction. Go to http://www.mackavenue.com for more information on Rodney and their many other great artists.
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Detroit JazzStage Features the Paul Keller Ensemble recorded Live at The Max
Detroit JazzStage is pleased to announce a partnership with the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra and the Max M
Fisher Music Center. "The Max" is a state of the art performing arts
complex built in 2003. They are home to the world famous Detroit Symphony
Orchestra as well as to jazz, pops, family concerts and more. This episode
is the first of three live Detroit JazzStage podcasts from their
Jazz Club @ The Max series. To learn more about The Max M. Fisher
Music Center surf to
http://jazzstage.us or http://detroitsymphony.com.
This month's guest, the Paul
Keller Ensemble, is one of Michigan's best combos. They perform classic,
obscure and original material covering the entire history of jazz. The
performance was recorded on November 17th by Detroit JazzStage Sound
Engineer/Producer Mark Byerly and was emceed by your host Jim Gallert.
For more information on the Paul Keller Ensemble, go to
http://pkorecords.com. Music
NTK - Paul Keller
The Word On The Street- Paul Keller
Ya Know - Paul Finkbeiner
PK's Tempo - Paul Keller
Paul Keller Ensemble Members
Paul Keller - Bass
Ellen Rowe - Piano
Sean Dobbins - Drums
Paul Finkbeiner - Trumpet
Keith Kaminski - Alto/Tenor Saxophones
Terry Kamura - Trombone
Susan Chastain - Vocals
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self
titled CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop
Culture's CD The E.P.
Go to bopculture.com
for more information
A special thanks goes out to Mack Avenue Records
recording artist Sean Jones for supplying us with our introduction. Go
to
http://www.mackavenue.com for more information on Sean and their many
other great artists.
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DJS Jazz Spotlight Featuring Vocalist Jesse Palter
For this DJS Jazz Spotlight we're showcasing 21 year old vocal sensation
Jesse Palterwho, through both training and pure instinct, has grown into one of the most
recently accomplished and dynamic singers (and songwriters) in the Detroit jazz
scene.. Her voice is a flexible, facile instrument wielded by an ambitious and
visionary player; it can be sweet or salty, polished or raw, wide in range and
broad in stylistic scope, channeling and combining influences such as Miles
Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Joni Mitchell, Stevie
Wonder and Kurt Elling. It's the voice of someone who has a voracious appetite
for growth and is fearless in that pursuit -- the perfect equation for a
promising future. The musicians in Jesse's group include Mike Jellick on
piano/Rhodes, Ben Williams
on bass, and Nate
Winn on Drums. Special guests include Dean Moore
on Saxophone and Vincent Chandler
on Trombone, both of Urban Transport,
plus John Douglas
of Jazzhead on
Trumpet. Listen as Jesse discusses her music, followed by her original
tune, Lovesick from her debut CD Beginning To See The Light
available at CD Baby
http://cdbaby.com/cd/palter More information on Jesse can be found at
http://www.myspace.com/jessepalter
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music -
Riff3 - Dave
Luther,
Motor City Horns (motorcityhorns.com)
Trumpet - Ben Toman
Trumpet - Mark Byerly
Alto Saxophone - Dave Luther
Tenor Saxophone - Keith Kaminski
Trombone - John Rutherford
Background Music - Mark Byerly's Ressurection available on Bop
Culture's CD The E.P.
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop Culture's
CD The E.P.
Go to bopculture.com
for more information
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Detroit JazzStage Welcomes Legendary Saxophonist Faruq Z. Bey
In the right hands, they say the pen is mightier than the sword. But the saxophone? Now
that is mighty! How mighty you ask? Just check out the words and music of the
legendary counterculture icon, saxophonist, composer, poet and
philosopherFaruq Z. Bey on the October edition of
Detroit JazzStage. Faruq joins
Jim Gallert and Rodney Reeves
to discuss his music and how it relates to his life, philosophy, linguistics and
art. Bey, a founding member of Griot Galaxy, a band referred to as
"the best band that never left Detroit",
has been active on the Detroit music scene since the early 1970s.
Your featured music includes a selection from a beautifully recorded 1983
concert performance of Griot Galaxy at their peak . The recording from
the Detroit Institute of Arts featured the classic group with Faruq Z.
Bey, Tani Tabbal, Jaribu Shahid, Tony Holland and David McMurray. The
remainder of the selections were taken off the recent recordings 19 Moons,
Ashirai Pattern and his latest release Auzar.
For a complete catalog of music by Faruq
Z. Bey and the Northwoods Improvisers, go to
http://www.entropystereo.com, or
http://www.northwoodsimprovisers.com.
Music heard on this show:
Penumbra (poetry)
Zinj Lebarb from Griot Galaxy Live at the D.I.A - Griot
Galaxy
Faruq Z. Bey - tenor, alto, soprano
Anthony Holland - alto, soprano
David McMurray - tenor, alto, soprano
Jaribu Shahid - bass
Tani Tabbal - drums
Mamaka II from 19 Moons - Faruq Z. Bey w/ Northwoods Improvisers
Faruq Z. Bey - tenor, alto
Mike Glmore - vibes, bone guitar
Mike Johnston - bass
Nick Ashton - drums
Len Bukowski - contra alto clarinet
Dragons from Ashirai Pattern - Faruq Z. Bey with the Northwoods
Improvisers
Faruq Z. Bey - tenor, alto, soprano saxophone, flute
Mike Cary - tenor, flute
Mike Gilmore - vibes, marimba, cheng
Mike Johnston - bass, sho, percussion
Nick Ashton - drums, percussion
Len Bukowski - contra alto clarinet
Mike Khoury - violin
Ayler from 19 Moons - Faruq Z. Bey w/ Northwoods Improvisers
Faruq Z. Bey - tenor, alto
Mike Glmore - vibes, bone guitar
Mike Johnston - bass
Nick Ashton - drums
Gemini from Auzar - Faruq Z. Bey w/ Northwoods Improvisers
Faruq Z. Bey - tenor, alto
Mike Cary - tenor, bass clarinet
Skeeter Shelton - tenor
Mike Gilmore - vibes, marimba
Mike Johnston - bass
Nick Ashton - drums
Acknowledgements:
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self titled
CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop
Culture's CD The E.P.
Go to
bopculture.com for more information
Our gratitude goes to W. Kim Heron,
of WDET and
The Metro Times,for
supplying us with our introduction and for an excellent article on Faruq
that was published in Detroit's Metro Times.
http://www.wdetfm.org/show.php?show=heron
http://www.wdetfm.org/
http://www.metrotimes.com/
http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=5001
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Detroit JazzStage October Promo with Faruq Z. Bey
Greetings Detroit JazzStage listeners. We are putting the
finishing touches on the October show featuring
Faruq Z. Bey.
In the meantime, please enjoy this short promo where Faruq discusses the
relationships between spoken inflections and musical expressions.
For a complete catalog of music by Faruq Z. Bey and the Northwoods Improvisers, go to
http://www.entropystereo.com
Music
Dragons from Ashirai Pattern - Faruq Z. Bey with the Northwoods
Improvisers
Faruq Z. Bey - tenor, alto, soprano saxophone, flute
Mike Cary - tenor, flute
Mike Gilmore - vibes, marimba, cheng
Mike Johnston - bass, sho, percussion
Nick Ashton - drums, percussion
Len Bukowski - contra alto clarinet
Mike Khoury - violin
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Detroit JazzStage celebrates the 2006 Detroit International Jazz Festival
As you probably know by now,
Detroit JazzStage had the pleasure of working with the
Detroit International Jazz Festival . We are
thrilled that each of our featured artists appeared at the festival.
Celebrating Detroit's rich Jazz heritage with host Rodney Reeves
is Executive Producer and former
co-hostDeanSahutske and
Mark Byerly Besides being our Sound Engineer,
composing and perfoming our theme song, Mark was also our first
guest and our Sound Engineer. Jim
Gallert is preparing for his role as presenter and interviewer for
the Detroit International Jazz Festival.
For your September edition of Detroit JazzStage you will hear
musical selections from many of our past guests as well as some artists that
haven't appeared on Detroit JazzStage. Listeners of DJS
have come to expect material that can't be heard anywhere else and this
show is no exception. Your hosts will share their thoughts and incite on the
featured music from past guests such as
Paul Keller, Rick Roe, Urban Transport , and
Bop Culture featuringMark Byerly. You will also hear selections from
Drummer/composer
Gayelynn McKinneyof Detroit's
legendary jazz family, veteran Saxophonist Steve Wood and
Guitarist Paul Abler .
Music heard on this show:Rick Roe
Five Twenty Two from
The Late Late Showhttp://cdbaby.com/cd/rkc
Piano - Rick Roe
Bass - Paul Keller
Drums - Gerald Cleaver
Urban Transport
Seldom Blues from
Live
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/urbantransport
Alto Saxophone - Dean Moore
Trombone - Vincent Chandler
Bass - Josef Deas
Piano - Scott Gwinnell
Drums - Sean Dobbins
Bop Culture
Marks Mood from Bop Culture
http://cdbaby.com/cd/bopculture
Trumpet - Mark Byerly
Piano - Rick Roe
Bass - Paul Keller
Drums - Bill Higgins
Steve Wood Quartet
ODRP Blues from
Deep Woods
Saxophone - Steve Wood
Piano - Phil Kelly
Bass - Paul Keller
Drums - Ron Jackson
Gayelynn McKinney
It's About Time from
It's About Timehttp://cdbaby.com/cd/gayelynn
Saxophone -Chris Kearcher
Trumpet -
John Douglas
Bass -
Marion Hayden
Drums - Gaylynne McKinney
Paul Abler
The Days & Nights of Marion Hayden from
Fearless
http://cdbaby.com/cd/paulabler3
Guitar - Paul Abler
Piano - Carlton Holmes
Bass - Marion Hayden
Drums - Cindy Blackman
Paul Keller and The Bird of Paradise Orchestra
Jazz Lady After Dark from
BINGO!
http://pkorecords.com/cds/bingo/bingo.htm
Rick Roe
The Changeover from
The Changeover
http://cdbaby.com/cd/rickroe2
Piano - Rick Roe
Bass - Rodney Whitaker
Drums - Karriem Riggins
Acknowledgements
Artwork - Jazz Detroit! -
Howard Weingarden
Opening Music - Mark Byerly's Marks Mood available on the self
titled CD Bop Culture
Closing Music - Mark Byerly's Erroenious available on Bop
Culture's CD The E.P.
Jazz Festival Spot music - Mark Byerly's Blues For The Morning Rush
Hour available on the self titled CD Bop Culture
Go to
bopculture.com for more information.
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Detroit JazzStage Presents Tumbao Bravo
Although Detroiter's have the recent record setting heat wave behind them,
things are about to heat up again.
This month, Detroit JazzStage
presents the Latin Jazz group
Tumbao Bravo, co-led by percussionist Alberto Nacif and
Saxophonist/Flautist Paul Vornhagen, both of whom we interviewed for this
month's show. In addition to learning about the band we also gained a unique
perspective on Latin Music. Alberto Nacif shares his insight on Latino
music gleaned from his upbringing in Mexico and his many years in the Detroit
area. Nacif has done research into Latino music, and shared that knowledge as a
program host on WEMU-FM and through performances here and abroad.
Vornhagen, an established performer on the Detroit scene, has for many years
felt an affinity with Latin music and this group benefits from his compositions,
solos and organizational skills.
Our featured musical selections come from the group's first recording Montuno
Salad, (2005 Detroit Music Award winner for Best Jazz Album) and Amigos -
From our Hands, their most recent release. Our featured music showcases
several Latin styles as heard in compositions by Alberto Nacif, Paul
Vornhagen and the wonderful but underexposed pianist/jazz educator Sven
Anderson. Judging by the critical acclaim received thus far, Amigos
is destined for even more success.
Other band members are multi-talented educator, composer, guitarist and bassist
John Barron, veteran Detroit player Bob Mojica on
Trumpet/Flugelhorn. Javier Barrios, who's appeared with Latino luminaries
such as Tito Puente, Eddie Palmieri and Benny Cruz brings his
authentic timbale sound to the fold. Filling in for John Barron on some tracks
is fellow bassist Jacob Chumura. Although new to the Detroit scene, Jacob
has lived in Miami, Florida where he absorbed the Cuban sound. Trumpet ace
Paul Finkbeiner, a mainstay of Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings, is heard
as well.
For more information on Tumbao Bravo, go to
http://www.tumbaobravo.com
Music
1. Excerpt from Sol Y Son - Vorhagen/Anderson from Amigos
2. Cumbia Del Cura* - Nacif from Amigos
3. Montuno Salad** - Vornhagen from Montuno Salad
4. E.P*. - Anderson from Amigos
5. Groove Chick** - Anderson from Montuno Salad
6. Clavier And The Doctor - Anderson from Amigos
Musicians
Paul Vornhagen - Saxes, Flute, Piccolo
Alberto Nacif - Congas, Bongos, Percussion |
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