Thursday, February 18, 2010

R.I.P.: Art Van Damme

(born April 9, 1920, Norway, Michigan, USA;
died February 15, 2010, Roseville, California, USA)

Jazz Station is sad to report that accordion jazz legend Art Van Damme died on February 15, 2010. He was 89 years old. Art had been ill with pneumonia for several weeks.

Art Van Damme, certainly the best, most famous and most influential jazz accordionist of all time. Like Benny Goodman (on clarinet), Gene Krupa (at the drums), Charlie Parker (on alto sax), John Coltrane (on tenor), Jimi Hendrix (guitar), Miles Davis (trumpet) and Jaco Pastorius (electric bass), he created a new language for his instrument, elevating it to a new level of musicianship and recognition, influencing many musicians all over the world.

You can read 2005 Celebrity Interview by clicking on his name here: Art Van Damme
A nice article about his 2005 tour to Rostov-on-Don, Russia, is online too
http://www.accordions.com/index/art/historical_events.shtml

Information about the funeral of Art Van Damme
Viewing: Friday, February 19, 2010 3-5pm/7-9pm
Cochrane’s Chapel Of The Roses
103 Lincoln Street
Roseville, California 95678
Phone: (916) 783-7171

Funeral Mass: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10am
St. Clare’s Catholic Church
1950 Junction Blvd_Roseville, CA 95747
Phone: (916)772-4717
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Acclaimed Musician Who Lived in Northridge 'Defined Jazz Accordion'
by Dana Bartholomew
Los Angeles Daily News, February 18, 2010

Art Van Damme, a former Northridge resident known as the father of jazz accordion, has died. He was 89.

The quintet leader known internationally for his swinging jazz accordion died Monday at a skilled nursing facility near his home in Roseville, a suburb of Sacramento.

Van Damme, who cut nearly 50 jazz records, made as many world concert tours and appeared on numerous NBC radio and TV shows, died before his 90th birthday concert bash.

"He defined jazz accordion," said Kenny Kotwitz of Simi Valley, an accordion protege and friend of Van Damme's. "He was the best who ever lived.

"He took the accordion out of the beer garden and put it on the concert stage."

Arthur Raymond Van Damme was born April 9, 1920, in Norway, Mich. During the 1930s, he studied classical accordion in Chicago before styling himself after "King of Swing" Benny Goodman.

Known for his melodic jazz improvisation, Van Damme taught himself to swing his 26-pound Excelsior as lightly as Goodman's clarinet, with nuanced bellows accents and a sliding five-finger chord style.

His Art Van Damme Quintet recorded 130 episodes of the "Art Van Damme Show" for NBC radio before performing on "Tonight" and other TV variety shows.

When not playing golf, he played at Donte's Jazz Club in North Hollywood. He lived in Northridge from the 1960s through the '80s.

"He was my idol. He was No.1. He was the best," said Carl Fortina, 80, of Sherman Oaks, the accordionist who played on all three "Godfather" movie soundtracks. "He was the innovator for really bringing jazz accordion to the forefront."

About six years ago, Van Damme had a heart attack while playing "Here's That Rainy Day" at a Las Vegas accordion convention.

He fell forward on his 26-pound Excelsior squeezebox, which doctors said had revived his heart. Dick Contino rushed to the stage.

"With a smile on his face, he opened his eyes and said, `Hey Dick, I hit a blue note'," recalled Contino, 80, of Las Vegas, an accordionist famous for his rendition of "Lady of Spain."

Van Damme is survived by his longtime companion, Lory Lawry; daughters Sandra Mummert of Arizona and Nancy Stompor of Illinois; son Arthur Van Damme of Napa Valley; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. His wife Dorothy preceded him in death.
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Art Van Damme
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKqmN_acRg4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM_a4TToT8s&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEeGgcSuhFE&feature=related
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Jazzakkordeonisten konnte man schon immer an den Fingern einer Hand abzählen. Und noch sehr viel flüchtiger war seit jeher die Zahl der jazzenden Akkordeonspieler, die internationales Renommee erlangten. Wie wir erst jetzt erfahren haben, ist diese seltene Spezies vor kurzem um ein Musterexemplar ärmer geworden. Bereits am 15. Februar verstarb im kalifornischen Roseville der amerikanische Akkordeonvirtuose Art Van Damme.

Van Damme hatte in den späten 1930er Jahren damit begonnen, Benny Goodmans Klarinettensoli auf dem Akkordeon nachzuspielen. So ist es kein Wunder, dass er es wie kein zweiter verstand, auf dem Instrument wie der Teufel zu swingen. Das bewies er schon bald auch bei Sessions mit Größen wie Ella Fitzgerald oder Dizzy Gillespie. Genauso bravourös meisterte er auf seinem ungewöhnlichen Instrument aber auch Hard-Bop oder Cool Jazz. Und auch gelegentlichen Ausflügen in Pop-Gefilde war der belgischstämmige Amerikaner - der übrigens nicht mit dem muskelbepackten Action-Film-Helden gleichen Nachnamens verwandt gewesen sein soll - nie abgeneigt.

In Deutschland erlangte Van Damme natürlich vor allem durch die Einspielungen Bekanntheit, die er zwischen 1966 und 1972 für das rührige Schwarzwälder MPS-Label machte. Aber auch im Mutterland des Jazz gelten die zehn MPS-Alben als die besten Aufnahmen, die Van Damme in seiner langen Karriere gemacht hat. Zu hören ist er darauf unter anderem mit dem Gitarristen Joe Pass, Bassist Eberhard Weber sowie den Schlagzeugern Charly Antolini und Kenny Clare. Vor vier Jahren erst wurden diese Alben von Universal Music zusammen in einer fünf CDs umfassenden Box unter dem Titel "Swinging The Accordion On MPS" neu herausgebracht.

An seinem 75. Geburtstag verkündete Van Damme, dass er sein Akkordeon an den Nagel hängen und im kalifornischen Roseville einfach seinen Lebensabend genießen wolle. Kaum zwei Jahre später konnte man ihn jedoch schon wieder auf der Bühne erleben. Bis kurz vor seinem Tod reiste er als Botschafter des swingenden Akkordeons durch die Welt. Ausgebremst wurde der 89-Jährige erst im Dezember letzten Jahres, als er sich eine Lungenentzündung zuzog, von der er sich bedauerlicherweise nicht mehr erholen sollte. Fast auf den Tag genau ein Jahr nach dem Tod seines niederländischen Instrumentalkollegen Mat Mathews starb mit Art Van Damme ein weiterer großer Jazzakordeonist. Und für viele war er sogar der Größte, den der Jazz je hatte.

Box Set of the Day - "Art Van Damme: Swinging The Accordion on MPS"

Box Set of the Day
Art Van Damme: "Swinging The Accordion on MPS" (2006)

The undisputed master of the jazz accordion in a fantastic 5-CD set including 10 albums with 119 tracks produced & engineered by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer for the MPS label between 1966 and 1970.
Featuring Joe Pass, Fred Rundquist, Siggi Schwab, Eberhard Weber, Peter Witte, Heribert Thusek, Charly Antolini, Kenny Clare, John Mosher, Paul Miller, John Rae, John Markham et al.
This box set reissue, produced by Mattias Kunnecke for Universal, comes with a 30-page booklet including detailed data, many rare pics, all the original album covers and all original liner notes, plus a new text by MPS' A&R man Willi Fruth.
Essential.

CD of the Day - "The Art Van Damme Quintet"

CD of the Day
The Art Van Damme Quintet: "The Van Damme Sound / Martini Time" (Sony/Collectables) 1998

Two "required" Van Damme albums from the Fifties.

Vinyl of the Day - "Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas"

Vinyl of the Day (2-LP Set)
"Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas - Tropicalia Psychedelic Masterpieces 1967-1976" (World Psychedelic Funk) 2010


Release Date: Feb 22, 2010
Catalog number: WPFCTIF 102LP
Format: gatefold 2xLP + 24-page booklet + 3D glasses

Side A
1. Celio Balona - "Tema De Batman"
2. Loyce E Os Gnomos - "Era Uma Nota De"
3. The Youngsters - "I Wanna Be Your Man"
4. Serguei - "Ourico"
Side B
1. Fabio - "Lindo Sonho Delirante"
2. Tony E Som Colorido - "O Carona"
3. 14 Bis - "God Save The Queen"
4. Banda De 7 Leguas - "Dia De Chuva"
Side C
1. Ton & Sergio - "Vou Sair Do Cativeiro"
2. Ely - "As Turbinas Estao Ligadas"
3. Com Os Falcoes Reais - "Ele Seculo XX"
4. Marisa Rossi - "Cinturao De Fogo"
Side D
1. The Pops - "Som Imaginario De Jimmi Hendrix"
2. Loyce E Os Gnomos - "Que E Isso?"
3. Piry - "Heroi Moderno"
4. Mac Rybell - "The Lantern"

Chuck Berghofers' Midnight Jazz Band live @ Vitello's tonight, Feb 18

Chuck Berghofer's Midnight Jazz Band featuring Gary Foster sax.

Champagne Toast 7Pm Tonight! Pre Show Hang then Burnin Music
Chuck Berghofer bass
Gary Foster Sax
Tom Ranier piano
Steve Schaeffer drums

Celebrate with us one year today...
Red Carpet Jazz 1 year Anniversary Party!!!
$10 Cover & 2 drink minimum
7:00 seating 8:00 Show
For Reservations Call: (818) 769-0905

Grand Opening: The VIP Suite @ Passion Night Club, Friday & Saturday Night

(Erin Mia)

Feb 19 & 20, 10pm
PASSIONS NIGHTCLUB UPSTAIRS-Seminole Hard Rock Casino
rt 441 btw Griffin & Stirling
Fort Lauderdale, FL

The Ultimate Luxury V.I.P. Room with Serious Indulgence.
~ Hosted by Erin Mia ~~ Directed by Dr. Vivian Stein ~

Featuring:
Venetian Carnivale Dancers
Runway Model Giipsy Leigh & her Band of Jezzebelles & Belladonnas
Elite Invited Guest List
Sexy House, R&B, Yuppie Hip-Hop and Electro Dance Grooves
Full Bar
Premium Bottle Service

The VIP Room is a Completely Self-Contained, Exclusive Club Overlooking the Main Dance Floor Within the World Famous Passion Nightclub at Seminole Hard Rock in Fort Lauderdale.

The VIP Room Offers Both Premium Bar & Bottle Service and Features South Florida's Hottest DJ's Spinning Dance, House, R&B and Hip-Hop Grooves Till 4am, Entertaining South Florida's Elite and Most Gorgeous Crowd Every Friday & Saturday Night.

The VIP Room is a Guest List Only Club, Which Offers Elite Status at the Main Entrance, and Escorted Service to Club Area with Premium Bottle Service and the Ultimate in Entertainment.

The Offers Special Pricing Packages for Birthday, Bachelor/ Bachelorette, Anniversary or Celebration of Your Choice. We Also Specialize in Launch Parties and Private Celebrity Parties. Additional Entertainment of all Kinds is Available Upon Request.
Accommodations at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel at Membership Pricing as Available.

For Guest List & Bookings Please Contact: DIRECT: ERIN MIA 954-232-0772

Spiritual Events in LA area next week

S.F.V./GLENDALE/BURBANK
For Full Details: https://www.spiritualeventsla.com/Glendale_Burbank.html

* Channeling 101
* Reiki First Degree Certification
* Dream Workshop
* Reiki 2nd Degree Certification
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HOLLYWOOD
For Full Details: https://www.spiritualeventsla.com/Hollywood.html

* Attracting Your Divine Partner
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LOS ANGELES
For Full Details: https://www.spiritualeventsla.com/Los_Angeles.html

* TONIGHT Angel Connecting & Healing Circle w/ Lisa Beachy
* “The Power of Thank You" Book Signing w/ Rodolfo Esteves
* Reiki 1
* Reiki II (CE)
* Workshop with psychic/medium Miki Jacobs "We Are Never Alone"
* Book Signing w/ Gina Cloud "W.O.M.A.N."
* Lecture/Meeting Heart Centered Speakers
* ASCENDED INSIGHTS presents The Power is YOU
* Workshop W/ Donna Sozio "If You Want To Get Published...This Is For You!"
* Book Signing w/ Sunny Massad "Untherapy: A Positive Psychology for Enlightened Living"
* Workshop w/ James Wanless "2010 Year of the Empress"
* Communicating with Your Pet(s) c/o Lori Spagna
* Master Channel and Psychic Medium Riz Mirza
* Book Signing w/ Sanae Suzuki "Love, Eric and Sanae"
* PROSPERITY KUNDALINI YOGA
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PASADENA
For Full Details: https://www.spiritualeventsla.com/Pasadena.html

* Creative Souls Art Class
* Alchemy Sweat - Transform your Life!
* Work of Byron Katie - Inquiry Circle
* Reiki Healing Night
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ORANGE COUNTY
For Full Details: https://www.spiritualeventsla.com/Orange_County.html

* Ishayas' Ascension First Sphere Weekend
* Theta Healing Advanced DNA 1 & 2 (Prerequisite: Basic ThetaHealing DNA 1&2)
* Spiritual Cinema:Counting Backwards
* Temple of Light Spiritual Community Sunday Celebration Services
* Sound Medicine An Introduction to Sound Therapy & Vibrational Healing
* Exercising Your Sixth Sense (Psychic Development)
* Spiritual Exploration Open Discussion Group
* ThetaHealing Basic DNA 1 & 2
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OUTSIDE LA
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* Sacred Spa - A weekend to replenish your spirit
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Obama: What the Recovery Act did

"Dear Arnaldo:

According to our records, you currently live in California's 3oth Congressional District.

Just over a year ago, thanks in part to your organizing, President Obama was able to sign the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law.

The Recovery Act wasn't a silver bullet, but it's very good policy. It cut taxes for 95% of working families to give them a leg up as they fight to get by. It invested in our nation's infrastructure and clean energy. it gave tax breaks to small businesses to help hire workers, and it helped out state and local governments -- including local police departments like the one in Englewood, Colorado, which was able to hire officers like Eddie B., whose story is below.We've got a lot more work to do. But as many as 2.4 million Americans are working now who would otherwise be unemployed, and we're breaking the back of the recession.

We put together a video explaining where we were just one year ago, and what the Recovery Act has done for our country. Watch it here.

In the three months prior to the Act, the nation lost 2.2 million jobs. The financial system was collapsing, and the "Great Recession" was being recognized for what it was -- the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.

But since the Act's passage, Americans of all stripes have been able to get back to work. One example of what the Recovery Act made possible is the story of Eddie B., from Englewood, Colorado. He graduated from police academy in 2009. Without the Recovery Act, he and his classmates would have had to wait for two years before being hired into the police department -- but stimulus funds led to him being hired immediately. In Eddie's words, "the President, with the Recovery Act, gave me the opportunity to serve my community and help the people I live with."

The success of the Recovery Act is composed of millions of stories like Eddie's -- of folks getting to work who wouldn't otherwise be in their jobs, families able to buy their first home because of the homeowner's tax credit, and much more.

Please check out the video we put together, and pass it along to your friends:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/m/55c106c2/6bac30d3/fde018f4/11886f52/3072403497/VEsF/

Thank you,
Mitch Stewart - DirectorOrganizing for America"

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Jack Prybylski Takes the music "Out of the Box" with new CD release

What do you get when you combine elements of trance, steeped in a generous underlayment of rhythm with a heat-infused saxophone that is masterfully caressed by one very bad cat? You get a pass on a very trippy vibe that some might say is "Out of the Box."

Produced by Four 80 East (one of the hottest bands that has existed to defy all the rules), Out of the Box (Innervision Records) is the third solo release by saxophonist Jack Prybylski. Prybylski initially caught the ear of radio with his sophomore release, Window Shopping, by garnering national praise from critics for his smooth melodic style. "Jacks instantly appealing music and strong sound make Window Shopping one of the best independent releases this year," declared Smooth Jazz News.

However, unbeknownst to smooth jazz fans, Prybylski cut his teeth on the bandstand playing with respected working bands like Them Jazzbeards, which included components of the West Coast cool sound. With a resume that includes a master's degree in music, esteemed education credentials and having won "Saxophonist of the Year" ten times in Buffalo, Prybylski has a serious background steeped in a rich mixture of jazz, rock and blues history.

Working with Four 80 East on Out of the Box gave Prybylski the chance to materialize the artistic breadth of the bandstand to studio track without losing his established radio friendly appeal. The result was a sound that brings his contemporary jazz journey full circle.

"I was totally blown away by the ideas Tony and Rob [Four 80 East] brought to the table. I wanted something a little more aggressive and a little less safe than the previous releases. Sometimes it's fun to color outside of the lines."

The first single to go to radio was Ice Cream, which was warmly greeted by radio and fans alike. On February 16, 2010, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, a hit tune that was first recorded by Rod Stewart in the late 70s was released as the second single to radio. Rather than just do a straight remake, Prybylski and Four 80 East infused the song with a European club vibe. The song simmers and twists itself within an understated saucy groove. The result is a chilled out nighttime tapestry leaving the listener desiring more.

Sample the new single at: http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/2386553

"Out of the Box" will be supported by a full publicity campaign and national concert appearances. For more information, logon to www.jackprybylski.com

Jack is currently endorsed by Yamaha saxophones, Rico reeds, Applied Microphone Technology microphones, Theo Wanne saxophone mouthpieces and Saxrax saxophone stands. As an endorsee and clinician, he has performed clinics and concerts throughout the United States as well as Mexico and countries of the Pacific Rim.

CD of the Day - "Carmen Costa En Mexico"

CD of the Day
Carmen Costa: "En Mexico" (Polydor) 1966/2010

Arranged by Luis Cardenas, Enrique Orozco & Sergio Perez
This rare item is already available at Dusty Groove, and that's what they say about the album that's being reissued in a mini-LP sleeve:
http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=m8vbbmgkgs

Avant Music Fest Give-Away

Other Music is giving away a pair of passes good for all five nights of the Avant Music Festival, which will be taking place at the Wild Project beginning this Friday, February 19, and running through February 27.

Curated by Randy Gibson and Megan Schubert, the festival will be featuring some of the most talented young interpreters in New York in works that highlight the influence of the performer on experimental music from the 20th century and today. (Over the course of the festival, works by John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Randy Gibson, and more, will be performed.)

You can read the full line-up of musicians and programs here.
To enter for passes, just email giveaway@othermusic.com. They'll notify the winner this Friday.

FEBRUARY 19-27
WILD PROJECT:
195 East 3rd Street NYC, NY

R.I.P.: Jamil Nasser

(born June 21, 1932 as George Joyner in Memphis, Tennessee;
died February 13, 2010 in Englewood, New Jersey)
In my teens, I loved his playing on the track "Theme from MASH," from Ahmad Jamal's album "Jamalca," not yet reissued on CD. RIP.

http://forums.allaboutjazz.com/showthread.php?t=43542
Jamil Nasser gone....

Renowned bassist and educator JAMIL NASSER died Saturday afternoon, February 13, 2010, at Englewood Hospital, after suffering a stroke and massive cardiac arrest. He leaves behind his beloved wife of 30 years, Barbara (Baano) Nasser, their son Najee, and sons Umar, Muneer and Zaid, and daughter Aliyah, from his first marriage, to Karimah.

Janaza services were held on Monday, February 15, at the Dar-ul Islah Mosque in Teaneck, New Jersey, followed by burial at the Islamic Cemetery at the New Jersey State Memorial Park. All of Jamil's and Baano's closest relatives attended both services, including his son Umar, who flew in from Saudia Ariabia where he lives and works. His mother, Mrs Claudie Joyner, who is 102, was not able to attend. However, Jamil and Baano spent some time during the summer visiting her.

Cards and expressions of sympathy may be sent to:
Barbara (or Baano, as Jamil used to say) Nasser
2105 Windsor Park Ct
Englewood, NJ, 07631

PLEASE HOLD THIS DATE: The Committee for Jamil’s “Celebration of His Life and Gifts” is looking at Sunday, March 21, 7:30 p.m., at Saint Peter’s Church, 610 Lexington Ave, NYC 10022. If the Committee obtains that date, more information will be sent. Or we will be looking for another date.
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JAMIL NASSER - born June 21. 1932 - died February 13, 2010
Jamil Nasser (George Joyner) was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where he began his musical career in 1948 as a tuba player in the Booker T Washington High School Band. Shortly thereafter, he was encouraged by his boyhood friend and neighbor, the musical genius Phineas Newborn Jr., to play the bass violin. He began playing the bass in 1949, and was selected to play bass with the school dance band after an impromptu audition. The Director was Phineas Newborn Jr. Jamil and Phineas recorded in Memphis in 1953 for Peacock Records.

After high school, with three all-expense musical scholarships to choose from, he chose Arkansas A.M. & N. College in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where he organized and led the college band, the State Collegians. They went on to win the Pittsburgh Courier Poll for the "Best College Dance Band of 1950-1951."

After college, Jamil was drafted into the Army and was bassist and arranger for the 3rd Army Special Service Package Shows. Other members included Wynton Kelly, Duke Pearson and Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock from Star Trek). During that time, he was commissioned by General Bolling (Commander-In-Chief of the 3rd Army) to orchestrate the overture for the 3rd Army extravaganza, "Southland Panorama," using the 100-man concert orchestra plus the 19-piece dance band.

Upon being released in 1955, Jamil joined BB King’s band as bassist and arranger, and played the Electric Bass (a newly created instrument at that time). Phineas asked Jamil to join him in New York for his debut at the Basin Street East in 1956. They were well received by the musicians and the Jazz fans in New York. The trio was invited on the Birdland tour in 1957. Jamil was featured with the Phineas Newborn Jr. Quartet until 1958.

Thereafter, he was featured bassist with all-star jazz groups in both recording and personal appearances with such notables as Lou Donaldson, Donald Byrd, John Coltrane, Randy Weston, Red Garland, Gene Ammons, Herbie Mann, Al Haig, Lionel Hampton, Anita O’Day, Chuck Wayne and "Philly" Joe Jones, to name a few.

Forming a quartet in 1958 with the late legendary Oscar Dennard (pianist), Idrees Sulieman (trumpet) and Buster Smith (drums), they performed throughout Western and Eastern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East for three years. After returning to America in 1962, Jamil was musical director and leader of the trio at Chuck's Composite, an East Side night club that was the phenomenon of the early sixties.

Jamil joined the Ahmad Jamal Trio in 1964, along with Frank Gant on drums, an association that lasted for eleven years. During this same period Jamil was vice president of Ahmad Jamal Productions Corporation, Hema Music Incorporated, and Jamal Publishing Corporation. He was President of The King Series, an organization that specialized in special artistic packaging of all-star groups assembled with emphasis on musical compatibillity and historical importance, such as the importent packaging of the quartet which featured Red Garland, Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Cobb and Jamil, which toured Japan to sold-out houses in each city.

As producer of the jazz portion of the first "Memphis In May Festival" in 1977, Jamil assembled expatriate Memphis jazz artists and performed with them to more than 13,000 people on the famous Beale Street. Artists included were Phineas Newborn Jr., George Coleman, Hank Crawford, the late Sonny Criss, Frank Strozier, Harold Mabern and Marvin Stamm, to name but a few.

He served as musical director and bassist for actress/jazz singer Cybill Shepherd's east coast engagements.

Jamil produced and directed the first enormously successful 3-day Westchester Jazz Festival for the Presbyterian Jazz Society in Mount Vernon, N.Y.

He was a Vice Presdent of the Jazz Foundation of American 1990-1995.

He was the CEO and founder of Global International Art, Inc.. (GIA), which had a board consisting of artists and business people whose primary interest was to preserve the classical Jazz Art that is based on the total Black experience of swing-soul and beauty.

As an educator, he was director of jazz workshops at State University of New York st Stony Brook.

For many years, he was music director of the Universal Jazz Coalition, Inc./ Jazz Center of New York. producing special concerts and different workshops for instrumentalists and vocalists. Jamil and his trio, Harold Maben on piano and Frank Gant on drums, conducted well-attended weekly free jam sessions, which were important due to the construcitve critiques offered by the trio.

Among his most notable concerts were the intensely beautiful presentation of his Bassoon Choir, the fulfillment of a long-time dream, under a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts; his concert honoring one of his best friends, Major Holley, titled Bass Ball, his tribute concert for Red Garland was one of the most musically-satisfying concerts of the year; and he, along with Max Roach and Cobi Narita, spearheaded the fundraising concert for his best friend and mentor, Papa Jo Jones, at the Village Gate, raising $15,000 in cash which he presented to Papa Jo.

Jamil’s other mentor and great friend was Lester Young; Jamil used to say that Papa Jo and Prez had their own special language. They watched over Jamil and taught him “the tricks of the trade”. Jamil made the arranements to get Prez out of France and back to the U.S., during his final illness.

For more than a decade, he was George Coleman’s “bassist of choice”, performing in hundreds of supremely successful concerts, where his steady, strong, yet sensitive, lyrical bass lifted the group to new heights with each performance. One of the finest tenors of our time, George never sounded better nor appeared to enjoy the music more than when he played with Jamil.

He was also bassist of choice with Randy Weston for many years; his first performance with Randy (as George Joyner; he legally became Jamil Nasser later in the same year) was at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. One of the highlights of his working with Randy was performing with the Boston Pops Orchestra. With Randy, he recorded three albums in Paris over one weekend: Tribute to Duke Ellington, Tribute to Thelonious Monk and Music of Randy Weston.

Nasser's great diversity and sensitivity on the bass made him in great demand. He is on hundreds of albums. A few of them, among many others, are:
Outertimeinnerspace - Ahmad Jamal (Impulse AS-9226)
Freeflight - Ahmad Jamal (Impulse AS-9217)
Eddie Heyward Now - Eddie Heyward (Lyn Records EH-1000)
Fine and Dandy - Lou Donaldson, Red Garland, Jimmy Cobb, Jamil Nasser (LOB LOC-1022)
Expressly Ellington - Al Haig-Jamil Nasser Combo (Spotlite SPJ LP20)
New York Panorama - George Coleman Quartet (Theresa Records TR120)
Portraits of Thelonious Monk - Randy Weston (3 Album set Polydor France 281-LCO383)
Portraits of Duke Ellington - Randy Weston (Polydor France 281-LCO383)
Self Portraits - Randy Weston (Polydor France 281-LCO383)

MOVIES
The Preacher's Wife Featuring Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington, Lionel Richie.
Also with George Coleman, tenor; Roy Haynes, drums; Ted Dunbar, guitar

Poncho Sanchez live @ Steamers, Feb 21

THIS SUNDAY, FEB 21, 7P-MID $15
THE GRAMMY AWARD WINNING
PONCHO SANCHEZ AND HIS LATIN JAZZ BAND
Steamers Jazz Club and Cafe
138 W. Commonwealth Ave
Fullerton, CA 92832
714-871-8800

jazz@steamersjazz.com
www.steamersjazz.com

As a percussionist, he's L.A.'s answer to Mongo Santamario; as a band leader, Poncho Sanchez' crisp arrangements, Cubop flair and informed jazz sensibility bear comparison to Machito's."
Afro-Cuban music and jazz have been among Sanchez's obsessions since his pre-teen years. Born in Laredo, Texas on October 30, 1951 but raised in L.A., he was the youngest of eleven kids - some of them hardcore jazz enthusiasts, and all of them devoted salseros.

For Sanchez, it wasn't hard to be exposed to such Latin greats as Tito Rodriguez, Tito Puente, Machito, Celia Cruz, and Ray Barretto (along with heavy doses of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Clifford Brown and Thelonious Monk) on a daily basis. Mambo, son, cha-cha, rhumba, guaracha - Sanchez quickly absorbed all of these Afro-Cuban styles (which fall under the umbrella term "salsa") as well as the art of jazz improvisation.

One of Sanchez's primary inspirations was the late vibist Cal Tjader, who did so much to popularize Latin jazz in the 1950s. After idolizing Tjader most of his life, a 23-year-old Sanchez ended up joining his band in 1975--and would remain with him until his death in Manila in the Philippines on May 5, 1982, at the age of 56.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Fourplay: Chuck Loeb replaces Larry Carlton

The post-fusion group Fourplay invited Chuck Loeb to join the band, taking over the guitar chair from the amazing Larry Carlton, who had replaced Lee Ritenour, Fourplay's original guitarist and co-founding member.

"As you can imagine, I was honored and excited to accept the opportunity to create music with three of the greatest musicians on the planet: Nathan East, Bob James and Harvey Mason. Thanks guys - can't wait for the first gig!" says Loeb, who released several albums as a leader for such labels as DMP and Shanachie, also having recorded as a sideman with Larry Coryell, Jim Hall, Donald Harrison, Stan Getz, Eddie Daniels, Bob James, Till Bronner, Nelson Rangell, Bob Mintzer, Gary Burton, Rebecca Parris, Carly Simon, Michel Camilo, Michael Franks, Andy Snitzer, Warren Bernhardt, Gato Barbieri, Andy LaVerne, Jon Lucien, and with his wife, singer Carmen Cuesta-Loeb, among many others.

The Fourplay official notes follows:
Fourplay officially welcomes Chuck Loeb!

FOURPLAY has had the distinct privilege of enjoying the past 12 years of its 20 year history with legendary guitarist Larry Carlton.
As Larry takes his leave to delve further into his solo career, the band extends their heartfelt gratitude for his contributions and wishes him continued success in all his pursuits. Larry Carlton will remain an integral part of our musical family & legacy.

FOURPLAY now welcomes its newest member, multi-faceted virtuoso guitarist, Chuck Loeb.
His musical contributions will undoubtedly enhance the creativity and pursuit of excellence FOURPLAY has enjoyed in the studio and on the stage.

FOURPLAY thanks its many loyal fans and promises that this latest incarnation will inspire the band to explore new avenues of creativity while maintaining its core musical values.

Mike Longo live in California, Feb 21

Sunday, February 21, 2010, The Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society presents Mike Longo, the legendary pianist with the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet for 23 years
Also featuring Lee Green, saxophonist with the Dizzy Gillespie Theater Orchestra
And opening act :
MARGIE BAKER, vocal
SEWARD McCAIN, bass
JIM ZIMMERMAN, drums
LARRY CHINN, piano

BACH SOCIETY CONCERTS ARE PRESENTED AT THE LEGENDARY DOUGLAS BEACH HOUSE:
07 MIRADA ROAD, HALF MOON BAY, CA 94019

DIRECTLY OVERLOOKING MIRAMAR BEACH
$30 -- DOORS OPEN AT 3 PM FOR TICKETS, MUSIC FROM 4:30 TO 7:30 PM
INFO@BACHDDSOC.ORG, 650 726-4143

Avoid traffic . . . come early and spend a day at the beach!

Ann Hampton Callaway swings the Great American Songbook @ Dizzy's Club, Feb 16-21

Tuesday-Sunday, February 16-21, 2010
7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

Don't miss Ann's swinging salute to Mercer, Gershwin, Porter, Rodgers, Kern and Ellington along with lesser known masters like Gene de Paul (You Don't Know What Love Is), Bobby Troup (Route 66) and Bob Hilliard (Wee Small Hours of the Morning). She will be putting her own stamp on these timeless classics as well as celebrating some of the jazz greats who brought these songs into the spotlight of American music.

Ann's tribute will be a perfect continuation of the Valentine's mood as the focus will be on love. In two completely different sets each night, audiences will be treated to some of America's finest songs, many which have come from the jazz recordings Ann has made in the last 10 years. And, as always, Ann will improvise a "standard on the spot" based on audience suggestions. Come ready to be her Ira Gershwin!

Ann Hampton Callaway, vocals
Ted Rosenthal, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Willie Jones III, drums

General Admission: $30-$35
Students: $15 w/valid student ID on select dates.

RESERVE NOW!
DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA
Frederick P. Rose Hall
Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street, 5th Fl.,
New York, NY
212-258-9595/9795 or www.jalc.org/dccc

Putumayo's Haitian Relief Efforts

In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, Putumayo is re-releasing the French Caribbean and Caribbean Playground CDs, and will be donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of each CD to the Red Cross for Haitian relief throughout 2010. These CDs are available at retailers around the world and online at http://www.putumayo.com/.
"In 1976, I had the extraordinary experience of visiting this unique country and became a fan of its music, art and people. As a resident of New Orleans, I've witnessed how a city can come back from virtual ruin. Haiti will rise again!" says Dan Storper, Founder/CEO of Putumayo.

"GIVEHAITI"

Many of our readers have been enjoying the ease of texting their orders to record shops with their mobile phones. To take advantage of this option, go to subports.com where you can create your free Subports account. Afterwards, just text the corresponding subcode listed underneath each item to 767825.

Subports is also gathering donations for the Hatian relief effort, with all proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders, who are providing deeply needed medical treatment for the country. Because a Subports user's credit card is already on file and will be charged (not a cell phone bill), your donation will reach the charity almost immediately.

Donate $10: Text "givehaiti10" to 767825

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Win tix to Nosaj Thing, Daedelus & Jogger

This Saturday, February 20, (Le) Poisson Rouge is the place to be for fans of live electronics and beat science, with the club hosting this fantastic triple bill featuring Nosaj Thing, Daedelus and Jogger. Other Music has two pairs of tickets to give away, which you can enter by emailing tickets@othermusic.com. They'll notify the two winners this Friday, February 19.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20

(LE) POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleeker Street NYC

EP of the Day - "Dom Um Romão: Sambão Remixes"

12" EP of the Day
Dom Um Romão: "Sambão" (Irma Unlimited) 2001
Jerome Sydenham/DJ Uovo/LTJ X-Perience Rmxs
Dom Um Romão - Sambão (Jerome Sydenham / DJ Uovo / LTJ X-Perience Rmxs)
Label: Irma Unlimited
Catalog#: IU008
Format: Vinyl, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Released: 2001
Genre:Electronic
Style:House, Future Jazz

Produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro for Jazz Station Records (JSR)
Remixes Engineered by Ohm Guru at Groove Factory Studios and Jerome Sydenham at Ibadan Recordings

Side A
A1. "Sambão" - Jerome’s Ibadan Deep House Mix (Romão) 7:12
A2. Sambão Beats (Romão) 3:08
A3. Trumpets Beats (Romão) 3:27
Side B
B1. LTJ X-Perience VS DJUovo Rmx (Romão) 8:02
B2. DJUovo Rmx (Romão) 5:42

Tracklist
A1 Sambão (Jerome's Ibadan Deep House Mix) 7:12
Additional Production & Remix: Jerome Sydenham
A2 Sambão (Trumpets Beats) 3:27
Trumpet: Massimo Greco
A3 Sambão (Sambão Beats) 3:08
B1 Sambão (LTJ X-Perience VS DJUovo Rmx) 8:02
Remix: DJUovo, LTJ X-Perience
Trumpet: Massimo Greco
B2 Sambão (DJ Uovo Rmx) 5:42
Remix: DJ Uovo

Engineer - Ohm Guru (tracks A2 to B2)
Mastered By - PA
Producer - Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Producer [Additional], Remix [Credited To] - DJ Uovo (tracks A2 to B2) , Luca LTJ Trevisi (tracks A2 to B2)
Written by Dom Um Romão

CREDITS
Dom Um Romão – Drums, Vocals, Percussion
Arnaldo DeSouteiro – Producer
Jerome Sydenham – Additional Production, Remix
Massimo Greco – Trumpet
DJUovo – Additional Production, Remix
Ohm Guru – Engineer
Luca LTJ Trevisi – Additional Production, Remix
Paula Faour – Keyboards

Vinyl of the Day - "Future World Funk"


Vinyl of the Day
"Future World Funk" (Ocho 2-LP Set 001) 2000


Text from back cover:
"Latin, Afro, Fink, Dub and Future World Beats
From Rio to Paris, Lisbon to Algiers and New York to Cali - A dazzling musical form is born. Combining elements of Latin, African, Indian, Arabic and Caribbean musics with the nocturnal sounds of breaks, beats and grooves, this is the funky soundtrack for the 21st Century: Future World Funk."

Liner notes by DJ Cliffy & Russ Jones

Includes the track "Samba de Nanh" (written & arranged by Fabio Fonseca), performed by Dom Um Romão and produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro for Jazz Station Records (JSR)

CD Release Date: May 9, 2000 (digipak)
LP version released on April 25, 2000

Tracklist
Side A
A1 Chico Science & Nação Zumbi - Rios, Pontes & Overdrives
A2 Femi Kuti - Beng Beng Beng (Da Lata Remix)
A3 Stereo MC's - Fever (Steve Hillage Remix)
Side B
B1 Sidestepper - Logozo
B2 Otto - TV A Cabo/ O Que Dá Lá É Lama
B3 Sutra Sonic - Shalamar
B4 Papa Vazquez - Baila Plena (Off World Ensemble Rmx by Kirk DeGiorgio)
Side C
C1 Mr. Hermano - Corcovado (Bonus Batteria Mix)
C2 Nahawa Doumbia - Yankaw (Bassino Dub Mix)
C3 Manasseh - Skenga featuring Knati
C4 Simon Lee & Raj Gupta - Azteca
Side D
D1 Dom Um Romao - Samba De Nanh
D2 Big Youth - Mammy Hot Daddy Cool
D3 Hector Spector - Colour Fish (Goat People Mix) featuring Vanessa Freeman

Total Time 70:35

Credits (in alphabetical order):
Toninho Barbosa - Producer
Big Youth - Performer
Guilherme Borges - Engineer
Kirk DeGiorgio - Remix
Arnaldo DeSouteiro - Producer
Nahawa Doumbia - Performer
Fabio Fonseca - Keyboards, Vocals, Arranger
Vanessa Freeman - Vocals
Steve Hillage - Remix
Femi Kuti - Performer
Manasseh - Performer
Mr. Hermano - Performer
André Rodrigues - Bass
Dom Um Romão - Percussion, Drums, Performer
Chico Science - Performer
Sidestepper - Performer
Stereo MC's - Performer
Papo Vazquez - Trombone, Performer

2010 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award Recipients Announced

ASCAP Foundation President Paul Williams has announced the recipients of the 2010 ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards. This program, established in 2002, was created to encourage gifted jazz composers from throughout the United States. The recipients, who receive cash awards, range in age from 15 to 29, and are selected through a juried national competition.

Commenting on the awards, Paul Williams said, "Jazz is America’s great homegrown musical art form and the accomplished young composers we recognize through this program represent the future of jazz. We congratulate the recipients and extend thanks to the dedicated panel of ASCAP composers who selected the honorees."

The Gibson Foundation, the philanthropic division of musical giant Gibson Guitar Corp., supports The ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Awards in fulfillment of its commitment to educational excellence through music and the arts. Founded in 2002, the Gibson Foundation is committed to making the world a better place for children through its own initiatives and by its support of other non-profit organizations that advance music and the arts, health and welfare, education, and environmental causes. The impact of the support provided by the Gibson Foundation benefits millions of people each year. www.gibsonfoundation.org

This year's ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composer Award recipients, ages 18-29, are: Courtney Beadel, 23 (Cedar Falls, IA); Jon Crowley, 27 (Brooklyn, NY); Ben Darwish, 25 (Portland, OR); Jesse Elder, 26 (Brooklyn, NY); Tyler Gilmore, 29 (Denver, CO); Alex Heitlinger, 29, (Jamaica Plain, MA); Eric Hirsch, 25 (Durham, NC): Florian Hoefner, 27 (New York, NY); Josh Moshier, 23 (Chicago, IL); Gabriel Santiago, 29; Geoffrey Sheil, 22 (Tampa, FL); Brandon Sherman, 25 (Newhall, CA), Elijah Shiffer, 18 (Mount Vernon, NY); Nathan Smith, 26 (Brooklyn, NY); Erica von Kleist, 27 (Brooklyn, NY).

The youngest ASCAP Foundation Young Jazz Composers, ages 15 to 17, are: Divia Fariash, 17 (NJ); Phillip Golub, 16 (CA); Grace Kelly, 17 (MA); Chase Morrin, 16 (CA); Benjamin Rosenblum, 16 (NY); Matt Savage, 17 (NH); and Laila Smith, 15 (CA).

Composers receiving Honorable Mention are: Fabian Almazan, 25 (New York, NY); Anton DeFade, 17 (PA); Michael Hurwitz, 28 (Coral Gables, FL); Jonathan Russell, 14 (NY); and Alex Sugerman, 17 (NY).

The ASCAP composer/judges for the 2009 competition were: Wycliffe Gordon, Rufus Reid and Henry Threadgill.

Founded in 1975, The ASCAP Foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting American music creators and encouraging their development through music education and talent development programs. Included in these are songwriting workshops, grants, scholarships, awards, recognition and community outreach programs, and public service projects for senior composers and lyricists. The ASCAP Foundation is supported by contributions from ASCAP members and from music lovers throughout the United States. www.ascapfoundation.org

R.I.P.: Jake Hanna

(born April 4, 1931, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA;
died February 12, 2010, Los Angeles, CA, USA)

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-jake-hanna16-2010feb16,0,5240683.story

Jake Hanna dies at 78; versatile jazz drummer was in Merv Griffin's TV show band
Hanna, known for his unerring sense of time, was at home playing with big bands and small groups. He performed with Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and Duke Ellington, among others.
Los Angeles Times
By Keith Thursby
February 16, 2010


Jake Hanna, a versatile drummer who played with such jazz figures as Woody Herman and was a longtime member of the band on Merv Griffin's television show, has died. He was 78.

Hanna died Friday at Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical Center of complications from a bone marrow disease, said his wife, Denisa.

Hanna was equally at home playing with big bands or small groups. He performed with Herman in 1957 and the early 1960s, then joined Griffin's band, in which he played until 1975. Hanna moved to the West Coast when the show relocated from New York to Los Angeles.

During his career, he also played with Maynard Ferguson, Toshiko Akiyoshi, the Marian McPartland Trio, Roberta Gambarini, Harry James, Count Basie and Duke Ellington, among others.

The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (1988) said Hanna was "highly regarded for his unerring sense of time, his ability to control a band at any tempo and his refined musical taste."

He also led a group with trombonist Carl Fontana and worked regularly with the group Supersax.

John Edwin Hanna was born April 4, 1931, in Dorchester, Mass. He started playing drums as a teenager. "My father played all the early records. Benny Goodman, when Gene [Krupa] was with the band. It was easy for me," he told the Sacramento Bee in 2002.

Hanna served in the Air Force from 1951 to 1953.

In 1977, he met his future wife while he was playing in a quartet accompanying Bing Crosby.

Besides his wife, whom he married in 1984, Hanna is survived by his sisters, Mary Howard and Eleanor Judge.
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For more details:
http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Jake_Hanna.html

John Hanna was born 4 April 1931, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA.
Jake died February 12, 2010 from complications of a blood disease.
He began playing drums in a marching band at the age of five in Dorchester, Massachusetts. In his youth he played in and around the Boston area, a territory where many fine jazz musician were to be found. During the late '40s and early '50s he played in bands led by Tommy Reed and Ted Weems; in the late '50s h worked with pianists Marion McPartland and Toshiko Akiyoshi, and in the big bands of Maynard Ferguson and Woody Herman. He rejoined Herman in 1962, staying for two years in the band. Otherwise flitted briefly through the bands of Duke Ellington, Harry James and Boston-based teacher and rehearsal band pioneer Herb Pomeroy. What Hanna has described as the best time in his life came when he played with George Wein's band at the impresario's Storyville Club in Boston. In the band were Buck Clayton, Bud Freeman, Pee Wee Russell and Vic Dickenson with Jimmy Rushing on vocals. In 1964 Hanna became a member of the studio band for the Merv Griffin television show, the based in New York.

When the show moved to California, Hanna was one of several musicians who were given the opportunity of moving with it, provided they made their minds up fast. Along with Bill Berry, Richie Kamuca and others, Hanna made the snap decision and ever since has been located on the west coast, even though the Griffin job ended in 1975. Since then he has worked with numerous bands, including Supersax, Count Basie, Herman, Berry, and co-led an occasional small group with Carl Fontana. Although highly skilled in all aspects of his work, Hanna is one of the most self-effacing drummers in jazz, happy to urge a band along with subtilety and discret dynamics.

Any band with which he played is guaranteed to swing and to have a goo time because, apart from his superb musicianship, Hanna was also a witty and gifted raconteur.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Jamie Begian Big Band live in NY, tomorrow, Feb 16

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
Two shows starting at 8:00 & 9:30
JOHN BIRKS GILLESPIE AUDITORIUM
The Bahá'ί Center:
53 East 11th Street
between University Place & Broadway
(212) 222-5159
$15.00 general admission - students $10.00 with ID

"I love performing at the Bahai' Center; it's such a musician-friendly environment and a great place to relax and check out a concert. Hope to see you there!" says Begian.

The John Birks Gillespie Auditorium, dedicated to the late jazz great Dizzy Gillespie, who was a Bahá'í, is located within the New York City Bahá'í Center. Beginning on January 6, 2004, the anniversary of Dizzy’s death, his former pianist and musical director, Mike Longo, began presenting weekly jazz concerts every Tuesday evening at 8:00 and 9:30 PM.

Composer/guitarist Jamie Begian is an emerging and unique voice on the jazz horizon. His 17 piece labor of love, a.k.a. The Jamie Begian Big Band, is fast becoming one of the "must-see" ensembles in New York City. This group, established in 1998, has earned praise from The Village Voice calling it "... some of the most gorgeous post-Gil hues in recent memory." TimeOut NY praises it as "...a crack large ensemble..." while All About Jazz labeled it "... a rigorous encounter with the entire history of eclectic big band composition..." Jamie's compositions have won honors as well. In 2001 he was the winner of the "Charlie Parker Award," presented by the prestigious BMI Jazz Composers Workshop, for his piece Fuzzy Math; the same award he was nominated for in 2000 with his piece Oops!

You will love the uplifting music of the Jamie Begian Big Band on Tuesday, February 16 at "Jazz Tuesdays" in the Gillespie Auditorium at the New York Baha'i Center at 53 East 11th Street (between University Place & Broadway). There will be two shows at 8:00 and 9:30 p.m.

Jamie's road to becoming a big band leader is as much a story of dedication as it is a story of opportunity. Jamie's initial study was jazz guitar; earning a BM from the Hartt School of Music in Jazz Performance and a MM in Jazz Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. His interest in composing began while an undergrad at U. Hart, writing music for small groups that he was performing in. This interest continued in his graduate studies at The Manhattan School and eventually led to his involvement in The BMI Jazz Composers Workshop; a workshop dedicated to the art of large ensemble composition.

His emerging style was also evident in his work as a guitarist, both as a leader and as a sideman. The formation of The Jamie Begian Trio in 1997, featuring David Ambrosio on bass and Peter Retzlaff on drums, and their five-year run at Merchants Restaurant solidified Jamie's musical conception; elements of playfulness, freedom of form, modern harmony and a basis in blues/jazz tradition. 17.

Admission is 15.00, $10.00 for students.
Tickets will be sold at the door, or call 212-222-5159 for reservations and information.

The John Birks Gillespie Auditorium is located in the heart of Greenwich Village within the NYC Baha'i Center.
53 E. 11th St. (Between B'way and University Place)
New York, NY 10003

The EC Twins in Vegas Private Fashion Event

THE E.C TWINS IN VEGAS PRIVATE FASHION EVENT
Organized by LA HOUSE MUSIC MAFIA
Feb 17, 6pm to 9:30pm
TED BAKER SUITE
45 FORUM SHOPS at CEASERS
3500 LAS VEGAS BLVD SOUTH

SPECIAL EVENT IN LAS VEGAS FEATURING THE E.C TWINS 6PM
OPEN BAR NETWORKING FASHION PARTY.
25% OFF NEW COLLECTION..
TELEPHONE 702 369 4755.

6PM WED BEFORE WE JET BACK TO L.A TO BE WITH THE STANTON WARRIORS @ ECCO.

Obama: Have you seen this?

"Dear Arnaldo:

Our records show that you live in California's 30th Congressional District.

Wondering what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act -- President Obama's stimulus bill -- has accomplished? Look at this:

One year ago tomorrow, after tens of thousands of you shared stories and called your representatives, the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

And while this anniversary isn't a cause for celebration, there is reason to be optimistic. This chart makes it clear: We're on the road to recovery.

Still, we know there is a long way to go. Many Americans are still struggling, and creating jobs remains President Obama's top priority.

Click here to learn more about the President's record on the economy, what we're doing to put more Americans back to work, and get easy-to-share information you can pass on to friends and family:

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Thanks for making change happen,

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Casting for "The Dating Game" in LA

New fun dating show for GSN $500 easy and fun!!! (LA LOCALS)

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CD of the Week - "Mitch Marcus Quintet: Countdown 2 Meltdown"

CD of the Week
Mitch Marcus Quintet: "Countdown 2 Meltdown" (Porto Franco) 2010

The hippest progressive jazz act you can find on Earth!
Produced & engineered by Stephen Barncard
Created @ the House of Cubes, San Francisco, April 2, 3 & 4, 2009

Release Date in the USA: February 16, 2010
Rating: ***** (musical performance) ***** (sound quality)

During its ten-year San Francisco residency, the Mitch Marcus Quintet developed an edgy, innovative sound that attracted crowds as well as critical raves. The San Francisco Chronicle called the quintet "among the most provocative of Bay Area ensembles," and in 2007 the readers of SF Weekly voted them the city's Best Jazz Band.

By the time tenor saxophonist/composer Marcus moved back to his native New York in the summer of 2009, the band had already recorded their third album, "Countdown 2 Meltdown," which will be released by the eclectic San Francisco label Porto Franco Records on February 16.

"What really shines on 'Countdown 2 Meltdown' is the collaboration," says Marcus. His longtime front-line partner, alto saxophonist Sylvain Carton, contributed four of the tunes on the new CD, guitarist Mike Abraham wrote two, and Marcus the remaining five. "We've developed into a real band, writing and rehearsing as a team. It's inspiring when everybody brings in material and you shape it together."

The quintet is rounded out by bassist George Ban-Weiss and New York-based drummer Tomas Fujiwara. Stephen Barncard produced and engineered the new CD. Special guests on Countdown are trumpeter Darren Johnston, featured on the melodic ballad "A's Lament," and vocal wizard Lorin Benedict, who slaloms his way through "HH," a tribute to trumpeter Henry Hung (member of another Marcus ensemble, MMQ+13).

Other highlights include "Jimmy's Delight," an odd-metered, groove-based tune composed by Carton; Abraham's "Albatross," written at and for the eponymous Berkeley pub; and "SS Clagett," dedicated to Mitch's wife Sarah and originally recorded on the group's 2002 debut. The rave-up CD title track was inspired by Marcus's infant son Luke, who at the time the piece was written "was never far from a countdown to meltdown!"

Mitch Marcus was born in Queens, NY on July 3, 1975 and grew up on Long Island. He started out on classical piano at age 5, then studied clarinet and saxophone, playing sax in his high school jazz band and, on the side, keyboards in rock bands. After meeting with renowned jazz educator David Baker, Marcus chose to attend Indiana University. There he met Sylvain Carton and joined the young altoist's newly-formed group, the Japonize Elephants.

Following their graduation in 1998, Marcus and Carton moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and launched the first version of the Mitch Marcus Quintet (mmq). Their recording debut came in 2002 with "Entropious," which SF Weekly called "smart, tasteful, hard-hitting and eminently listenable." The quintet's sophomore effort was "The Special" (2007), "a searing document of progressive jazz" (SF Weekly).

Marcus has continued to grow musically through his wide range of projects. He began reviving his keyboard playing with the electric-funk Mood Food; with Adam Theis's Shotgun Wedding Quintet; and with folk-pop icon Donovan, in whose touring band Marcus is a regular. In addition, Marcus has worked with the Afro-beat group Aphrodesia; is a long-standing member of bassist Matt Small's Chamber Ensemble (which has appeared at Carnegie Hall and at Lincoln Center); and has composed contemporary classical chamber pieces for Counterpointe, the ballet company led for several years by his wife, dancer/choreographer Sarah Clagett-Marcus.

Now that Marcus is back in the New York area, he's been working gigs at Small's and the 55 Bar in Manhattan and hitting the jam sessions. But he's confident that mmq's momentum, and his special musical relationship with Sylvain Carton, will continue unabated, and that both will be supported and advanced by the release of Countdown 2 Meltdown.

Photos: Peter Varshavsky

New Jobim compilation released today in Europe

The London-based label Él, in association with Cherry Red Records, is releasing today in Europe a new compilation titled "The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim," with a picture of actress Marpessa Dawn (from the "Black Orpheus" movie) on the front cover.

This is the complete tracklist:
1 JOÃO GILBERTO - Desafinado (Off-Key) 2 SILVIA TELLES - Dindi 3 SILVIA TELLES - Discussao (Discussion) 4 SILVIA TELLES - Fotografia (Photograph) 5 SILVIA TELLES - Demais (Too Much) 6 SILVIA TELLES - Canta canta mais (Sing, Sing Some More) 7 SILVIA TELLES - So em teus bracos (Only In Your Arms) 8 WALTER WANDERLEY - Samba de uma nota so (One Note Samba) 9 WALTER WANDERLEY - Meditacao (Meditation) 10 TRIO NAGO - Chega de saudade (No More Blues) 11 DICK FARNEY - Amor sem adeus (Love Without Goodbye) 12 LUIZ BONFA - Amor sem adeus 13 LUIZ BONFA - Eurydice 14 NORMA BENGELL - Sucedeu assim (It Happened Like That) 15 NORMA BENGELL - Eu preciso de voce (I Need You) 16 BOLA SETE - Eu preciso de voce 17 LENITA BRUNO - Por Toda Minha Vida (For All My Life) 18 LENITA BRUNO - As Praias Desertas (The Empty Beach) 19 AGOSTINHO DOS SANTOS - Estrada do sol (Road to the Sun) 20 ELIZETE CARDOSO - Vida bela (Beautiful Life) 21 WALTER WANDERLEY - Este seu olhar (That Look You Wear) 22 ALAIDE COSTA - Estrada branca (White Road) 23 LEO PERACCHI - Coffee Delight 24 MARPESSA DAWN - A Felicidade from Orfeu Negro 25 O Nosso amor (Tambourine and Accordian) from Orfeu Negro 26 LUIZ BONFA - Scene du lever du soleil from Orfeu Negro

Obama: "5 million hours?"

"Dear Arnaldo:

Our records show that you live in California's 30th Congressional District.

In just the last 3 days, OFA volunteers like you have pledged an incredible 4,000,000 (and counting!) hours to support members of Congress and candidates who fight for real health reform.

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Beginning soon, we'll talk to voters state-by-state, district-by-district, about why it's important to stand with those who fight for progress and reform -- and reject those who stand with big insurers to protect a status quo that is devastating our economy, families, and businesses.

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Director - Organizing for America"

Friday, February 12, 2010

Playboy Official Model Search @ Gulfstream, Feb 20

Playboy Magazine Official Model Search Saturday Feb 20th MI-VI @ Gulfstream
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Shamsi performs @ Arzi's, LA, Feb 19

Shamsi peforms at Arzi's on Government Street - Baton Rouge
Kind of like cheers... but with Hummus
Feb 19, 7pm
Arzi's Restaurant - Government St.
5219 Government Street
Cidade: Baton Rouge, LA

Dinner and a show!
Great Atmosphere
Amazing Mediterranean food and
Bellydancing by Shamsi!

Dancing begins at 7PM but the restaurant is open from 11AM-9PM.

Kristin Korb: Valentine's Day in Santa Barbara

Valentine's Day in Santa Barbara
"Love" theme to be featured in a not-so-sappy kind of way
http://www.sbjazz.org/

"The Santa Barbara Jazz Society has asked us to come out and play a special program for Valentine's Day," Korb says. "I promise that it will be light, fun, and mildly romantic. I'm not a big sap about the holiday, so you'll all be safe. We'll look at different facets of love and how it makes life special."

Sunday, February 14
1:00-4:00 pm
SoHo
1221 State Street, Santa Barbara

Kristin Korb (bass & vocals) with Joe Bagg (piano), Steve Barnes (drums) & Kim Richmond (sax)

Casting: Female model for fashion show

CASTING: Fashion Show (Pierre Garroudi)

NEEDED: Female model for fashion show.

CRITERIA:
- SEX: Female
- HEIGHT: Min. 5'9"
- HAIR: Blonde or Red (Real or fake)

DATE: Monday 15th February 2010
TIME: 12pm (Midday)

LOCATION: London Bridge (Full details to successful applicants)

If you are interested in applying and meet all the criteria, please send email to enquiries@dynamitemodels.com, putting "PIERRE GARROUDI" in the subject line and including the following:
- Mobile Number
- Age
- Measurements (Height, Bust, Waist, Hips, Dress, Shoes)
- Clear head shot
- Clear FULL length shot

Amanda Carr Valentine's Performances this weekend

If you're looking for a place to take your Valentine to eat, drink and listen to great jazz music then you have a couple of nice choices this Friday & Saturday. Seating is limited so if either of the events below look as attractive as your date, then make your reservations now or take your chances at the door. No date? Then you can always just come out and celebrate "Friday the 13th"...

ACTON JAZZ CAFE
VALENTINE'S EVE 2/13 7:00pm
Amanda and her quartet will be performing at the 7pm show at Acton Jazz Cafe. With an intimate setting, great dinner menu and full bar, this is a great way to start your evening off purrrrfectly right. Reservations recommended. AJC is located at 452 Great Road, Acton, MA 01720
just 25 minutes from Boston.
Visit www.actonjazzcafe.com for more info or to buy tickets online or call 978-263-6161

Ticket Price: $10
CD Price: $10 and $5 for selected special
Handling: well..that's up to you
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STEVE'S BACKSTAGE PASS
"DESSERT CLUB'
VALENTINE'S NIGHT, 2/14 8:30PM


Come in for dessert, cocktails, flowers and an intimate nightcap of jazz when Amanda teams up with acclaimed pianist Bob Winter (Boston Symphony/Pops) and bassist Mark Poniatowski. This is a great way to top off your Valentine's Day in the spirit of love with some Songbook crooning. Located at 15 School Street, Taunton, MA.
For more info or directions you can visit www.stevesbackstagepass.com or call 508-824-3436
Ticket Price $10

Valentine CD Promotion
If you come to any Amanda Carr performance throughout the month of February, you can purchase "Tender Trap" for only $5. This selection of music is all about the heart and trappings of love. Just another way to celebrate VALENTINE's!!

Box Set of the Day - "Jazz Ladies"

Box Set of the Day
“Jazz Ladies” - Warner 4-CD Set 50504665471 [Longbox] (2004)

Includes two tracks produced by Arnaldo DeSouteiro: "Serenade in Blue" and "Summer Samba," both performed by Ithamara Koorax

Project Manager & Compilation Producer: Adeline Rivas
Coordination: Pascal Bussy
Consultant: Uwe Hager
Liner notes by Philippe Blanchet & Sandy Scott.

Text from the back cover:
"The breakdown of boundaries between different musical genres at the turn of the last century, modified the rules of jazz. Open to influences of all kinds, jazz has welcomed music from the world over, enriching itself with new color, seeking out new ideas. Once again the female vocalists are leading protagonists of this metamorphosis. Some, like the Canadian Barbara Lewis, are exploring paths to a "new world fusion". Others, following in Flora Purim's footsteps, like the young virtuoso Brazilian singer Ithamara Koorax, blend samba-infused jazz with the electronic clicks of frenetic drum & bass. The tempo is changing. The instruments change too, sometimes. But the voice, the voice of the diva which instills jazz with a vital charge of "soul", seems more indispensable than ever..."

SONGS
I Get A Kick Out Of You – Ella Fitzgerald
All of Me – Billie Holiday
How Long Has This Been Going On? – Sarah Vaughan
My Man – Abbey Lincoln
Nobody Else But Me – Barbara Lea
Moonlight In Vermont – Dorothy Ashby
When Your Lover Has Gone – Claire Austin
St. Louis Blues – “Sweet Ema” Barrett
Gee Baby, Ain’t It Good To Tou – Ruth Brown
Dearly Beloved – Chris Connor
Blues For Rampart Street – Ida Cox
Be Anything – Betty Everett
Summertime – Ella Fitzgerald
Lament of The Lonely – Honi Gordon
Sweet Georgia Brown – Alberta Hunter
Till There Was You – Etta Jones
Windmills of Your Mind – Barbara Lewis
Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe – Abbey Lincoln
Rude Awakening – Dorothy Moore
Rules of The Road – Anita O’Day
How Long Blues – Odetta
Light As A Feather – Flora Purim
Come Rain Or Come Shine – Betty Roche
The Jeep Is Jumpin’ – Hazel Scott
The Real Thing – Carol Sloane
I’m A Red Hot Mama – Victoria Spivey/Lonnie Johnson
Son of A Preacher Man – Mavis Staples
I’ll Never Stop Loving You – Carla Thomas
Vivo Sonhando – Sarah Vaughan
Stay With Me Baby – Shirley Brown
Don’t Go To Strangers – Etta Jones
He’s Got The Whole Word In His Hands – Odetta
Fine and Mellow – Ruth Brown
Dindi – Flora Purim
Person To Person – Mildred Anderson
Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Ella Fitzgerald
Serenade in Blue – Ithamara Koorax
Teri Thornton – What’s New?
A Foggy Day – Betty Roché
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home – Helen Humes
All The Things You Are – Sarah Vaughan and the Count Basie Orchestra
Let’s Face The Music and Dance – Chris Connor
How Insensitive – Sylvia Syms with Kenny Burrell
Shaking The Blues Away – Anita O’Day
Can’t Believe That You’re In Love with Me – Carol Sloane
Long Ago and Far Away – Bev Kelly
Come Rain or Come Shine – Claire Austin
Love Is Here To Stay – Helyne Stewart
Laugh, Clown, Laugh – Abbey Lincoln
That’s All There Is To That – Etta Jones
Fine and Mellow – Ruth Brown
Stormy Monday Blues – Billie Poole
Let’s Take The Long Way Home – Chris Connor
Street of Dreams – Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson
I’ve Got The World On A String – Sarah Vaughan
You’re Driving Me Crazy – Helen Humes
Billie’s Bounce – Betty Roché
My Old Flame – Teri Thornton
Meditation – Sylvia Syms with Kenny Burrell
Till The Clouds Roll By/Look For The Silver Lining – Ruth Price
Rules Of The Road – Anita O’Day
Summer Samba – Ithamara Koorax
Lover, Come Back To Me – Claire Austin
Exactly Like You – Abbey Lincoln
Easy Living – Etta Jones
Falling In Love with Love – Bev Kelly
Salty Papa Blues – Ruth Brown
Stormy Weather – Billie Poole
Early Autumn – Carol Sloane
Walkin’ – Honi Gordon
Mean To Me – Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson

CREDITS
Ella Fitzgerald – Vocal
Adeline Rivas – Project Manager, Compilation Producer
Pascal Bussy – Coordination
Oscar Peterson – Piano (Acoustic)
Ithamara Koorax – Vocal
Philippe Blanchet – Liner Notes
José Roberto Bertrami – Keyboards
Billie Holiday - Vocal
Alex Malheiros – Bass (Electric)
Barbara Lea – Vocal
Joe Henderson – Sax (Tenor)
Flora Purim – Vocal
Fatou Barry – Coordination
Stanley Clarke – Bass (Acoustic)
Ida Cox – Vocal
Ernie Hood – Zither
Betty Everett - Vocal
Mamão – Drums
Honi Gordon – Vocal
George Duke – Piano (Electric)
Sarah Vaughan – Vocal
Airto Moreira – Drums, Percussion
Alberta Hunter – Vocal
David Amaro – Guitar (Electric)
Barbara Lewis – Vocal
Jim Stern – Engineer
Hazel Scott – Piano (Acoustic)
Dorothy Ashby – Harp
Odetta – Vocal
Arnaldo DeSouteiro - Producer
Dorothy Moore – Vocal
Sandy Scott – Liner Notes
Mildred Anderson – Vocal
Orrin Keepnews - Producer
Lonnie Johnson – Guitar (Electric), Vocals
Carla Thomas – Vocal
Ted Streshimoky - Photography
Mavis Staples – Vocal
Victoria Spivey – Piano (Acoustic), Vocals
Norman Granz - Producer
Sylvia Syms – Vocal
Marcos Saboia - Engineer
Kenny Burrell – Guitar (Electric)
Betty Roché - Vocal
Joe Pass – Guitar (Electric)
Teri Thornton – Vocal
Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
Tommy Flanagan – Piano (Acoustic)
Helen Humes - Vocal
Ray Brown – Bass (Acoustic)
Chris Connor – Vocal
Claudio Roditi – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Paquito D’Rivera – Sax (Alto)
Anita O’Day - Vocal
Louie Bellson – Drums
Carol Sloane – Vocal
Phil Woods – Sax (Alto), Clarinet
Bev Kelly - Vocal
Clark Terry – Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Claire Austin - Vocal
Marcos Valle – Piano (Electric), Keyboards
Abbey Lincoln - Vocal
Jimmy Cobb – Drums
Etta Jones - Vocal
Jack McDuff – Organ
Ruth Brown - Vocal
Roy Haynes – Drums
Billie Poole - Vocal
Barney Kessel – Guitar (Electric)
Helyne Stewart – Vocal
Shelly Manne – Drums
Frank Rosolino – Trombone
Art Pepper – Sax (Alto)
Stanley Turrentine – Sax (Tenor)
Max Roach – Drums
Teddy Edwards – Sax (Tenor)
Philly Joe Jones – Drums
George Duvivier – Bass (Acoustic)
Christian Rose - Photography
Kenny Dorham – Trumpet
Richard Wyands – Piano (Acoustic)
Mickey Roker – Drums
Bucky Pizzarelli – Guitar (Acoustic)
Willie Rodriguez – Percussion
Jimmy Forrest – Sax (Tenor)
Ruth Price – Vocal
Azymuth – Performer
Bill Watrous – Trombone
Sonny Rollins – Sax (Tenor)
Joe Sample – Keyboards
Coleman Hawkins – Sax (Tenor)
Gene Page – Keyboards
David T. Walker – Guitar (Electric)
Jaki Byard – Piano (Acoustic)
Charles Mingus – Bass (Acoustic)
“Sweet Emma” Barrett – Vocal, Piano (Acoustic)
Booker T. Jones – Keyboards
Steve Cropper – Guitar (Electric)
Vic Dickenson – Trombone
Philippe Crocq - Consultant
Buck Clayton – Trumpet
Ahmed Abdul-Malik – Bass (Acoustic)
Dick Wellstood – Piano (Acoustic)
Herb Hall – Clarinet
Jasper Taylor – Drums
Uwe Hager - Consultant