Gigs…
Drummer Ray
Marchica displays his considerable
chops with the Ed Palermo Big Band playing
the music of Frank Zappa. Tonight, Wednesday,
June 1, Iridium
Jazz Club, 1650 Broadway (Corner of
51st), New York City. Sets at 8 & 10PM.
Reservations: 212-582-2121.
 The Rochester
International Jazz Festival will feature
three Sons of Sound groups/artists this
year: The Denis
DiBlasio/Dave Mancini Quartet
(Sunday, June 12th, 6PM at the RJIF Club
Pass Big Tent), Trio
East (Thursday, June 16th,
6PM at the RJIF Club Pass Big Tent, and
10PM at the Little Theatre), and The Bob
Sneider Trio (every night of the Festival,
June 10-18, 10:30PM, State Street Bar & Grill,
Crown Plaza Hotel). Bobby also appears
with Phil Flanagan on June 12th at 6PM
at the Jazz Street Stage at Gibbs Street.
Thanks to festival producer John Nugent
for his support of the local artists and
this label.
Gene
Bertoncini continues to appear in an
intimate setting at Le
Madeleine, on Sunday and Monday evenings
beginning at 7:30PM. 403 West 43rd Street
New York, NY. Reservations: (212) 246-2993.
Jay
Leonhart is touring his one-man show, It
Is Impossible To Sing And Play The Bass in
Los Angeles (June 1st, Steinway Hall; June
2nd, The Vick; June 3rd, Steinway Hall,
Fields Piano).
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 Benefit
for Music Education…
Speaking of gigs, jazz and trumpet virtuoso
Marvin Stamm will join the line-up of world-renowned
musicians in Rochester at The
Commission Project’s annual Swing ‘N
Jazz Festival, Friday,
June 3 through Sunday, June 5. Stamm,
discovered in the 60s by Stan Kenton, was
jazz trumpet soloist in Kenton’s orchestra
before he began touring with Woody Herman.
And Stamm performed with music icons Frank
Sinatra and Benny Goodman in the 70s. Trombonist
Fred Wesley, who’s played with such
legends as Ray Charles and James Brown returns
as Swing ‘n Jazz Music Director. In
addition to Stamm and Wesley, this year’s
artists include Carl Atkins, Keter Betts,
and Sons of Sound recording artists Jay
Leonhart, Bob
Sneider, Akira
Tana, Mike
Holober, and Rich
Thompson.
Swing ‘n Jazz features three days
of jazz, free educational workshops for students
of all ages, golf and food. This is
the festival’s eighth year and all
the proceeds help fund The Commission Project’s
local and national music education programs.
For more information, call (585) 377-1566
or visit swingnjazz.org.
Swing ‘n Jazz VIII, supported in part
by a matching grant from the National Endowment
for the Arts,is a unique event that combines
Rochester jazz musicians with international
stars to perform in public jam sessions which
can’t be heard anywhere else. The Swing ‘n
Jazz Festival laid the groundwork for the
Rochester International Jazz Festival.
The Swing ‘n Jazz 2005 Calendar:
Friday, June 3: 7:30PM, Trombonists’ Night
Out, Country Club of Rochester.
The lineup includes Keter Betts, Evan Dobbins,
Nick Finzer, Phil Flanigan, Dave Gibson,
Sean Joseph, Bob Kalwas, John Marcellus,
Bob Sneider, Akira Tana, Rich Thompson,
Fred Wesley, Brian Zimmer. (Ticket Prices:
Adults $15, Students $10)
Saturday, June 4: 9-11AM, Educational
workshops at Eastman School of
Music, Hochstein School of Music & Dance,
School of the Arts, James Monroe High School,
Rochester City School #42 and Greece Arcadia
High School. Workshops are free
and open to the public. Students
of any age are welcome to bring their instruments
(or come unaccompanied) and join workshop
leaders to listen, play and learn about
performing and improvisation. The National
Endowment for the Arts recently awarded
The Commission Project a $10,000 matching
grant to help fund these free workshops.
Students who attend workshops receive complimentary
tickets to Saturday evening’s gala
jam session.
Saturday, June 4: 8PM, Gala
Jam Session, Hochstein Performance
Hall. The line-up includes Carl Atkins,
Keter Betts, Phil Flanigan, Dave Gibson,
Mike Holober, Mike Kaupa, Jay Leonhart,
Paul Smoker, Bob Sneider, John Sneider,
Marvin Stamm, Akira Tana, Rich Thompson,
Fred Wesley and Steve Wieranga (Tickets
prices: VIP seating $50, Adults $20, Students
$15)
Sunday, June 5: 11AM, Golf
Tournament, Greystone Golf Club.
Registration and brunch from 11 a.m. to
noon, Shotgun scramble at 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 5: 5PM, Dine ‘n
Jam, Greystone Golf Club Tent,
includes dinner and concert. The line-up
includes Carl Atkins, Keter Betts, Phil
Flanigan, Dave Gibson, Mike Holober, Mike
Kaupa, Mark Kellogg, Jay Leonhart, Paul
Smoker, Bob Sneider, John Sneider, Marvin
Stamm, Akira Tana, Rich Thompson, Fred
Wesley and Steve Wieranga
Friday and Saturday concert tickets are
available through Ticketmaster at (585) 232-1900
or ticketmaster.com. Call Karen Ihrig at
(585) 377-1566 for golf prices and packages. |
