The Saturday Jazz Workshops are done until fall. They will resume 9/1/10 from 12:00-3:45 PM on that date.
We will be meeting Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:45 PM starting 6/3/10 (but there's a blip: no session on 6/10/10).
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
3, 2, 1... done for the summer
We had a great turnout for the last Saturday Jazz Workshop until fall. This was the second of three rehearsals for the McRae Park Family Fun Day on 6/5/10. We had fourteen people in attendance and actually sounded pretty good to my ears.Turning out for the session were Peter (bari sax), Ira (alto sax), Luke (soprano sax and flute), Steve (trumpet and flugelhorn), Evan (bass), Sam (trumpet), Gene (drums), Paul (keyboards), Owen (accordion), Tim (guitar) and vocalists Annie, Toria, Dick and Matt.
Tunes played today included "Blue Monk," "Ornithology," "Goodbye Porkpie Hat," "Stella By Starlight," "Summertime," "What Is This Thing Called Love," "Girl From Ipanema," ""Corcovado," "One Note Samba," "Don't Go To Strangers," "Nature Boy," "Moonlight In Vermont," "Nearness of You," "Centerpiece,""East of the Sun," "Fever," "Route 66," "Let's Fall In Love," "I'll Remember April."
Due to the park building being closed on weekends from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day, we can't meet for Saturday workshops during the summer. We will be instead meeting on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:45 starting on 6/3/10 (but the park building will be closed 6/10/10 so no session that night). The first Thursday night session will be the final rehearsal for the gig at the McRae Park Fun Day on 6/5/10.
In the photos: first up is Ira, Peter, Dick (with the red hat looking down) and Toria; second is Luke, Steve and Matt; third is Paul and Owen; and fourth is Annie and Dick.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Coda
Hank Jones (1918-2010) passed away on May 16. One of the enduring legends of jazz music, Jones was still gigging nearly to the end of his life. An impeccable pianist, Jones played and recorded with so many fine jazz musicians including Carlie Parker, Miles Davis, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Milt Jackson, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley, Roy Eldridge, Coleman Hawkins, Joe Lovano, Charlie Haden, Brad Mehldau and many many others. There must have been something in the Jones family genetics as his brothers Elvin (drums) and Thad (trumpet) were innovative musicians, too.
Time marches on and we all reach then end some day. May we all do so with the grace and quiet brilliance shown by people like Hank Jones.
Time marches on and we all reach then end some day. May we all do so with the grace and quiet brilliance shown by people like Hank Jones.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Penultimate Saturday Session
The Saturday Jazz Workshops run from just after Labor Day to just before Memorial Day, so the last session will be 5/22/10; Saturday sessions will resume again on 9/11/10. During the summer, the Jazz Workshop will be meeting on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:45 at McRae Park because enough people were interested in this. Thursday sessions will start on 6/3/10 (final rehearsal for the Family Fun Day gig, see below) and will continue until the Thursday before Labor Day. The park will be closed on 6/10/10 and 8/26/10, so no sessions those weeks. The calendar (see link in the upper right box of text) has been updated.
The Jazz Workshop will be performing at the McRae Park Family Fun Day on 6/5/10. We still don't know what time we'll be going on yet. Upcoming rehearsals will be 5/22/10 and 6/3/10. We'll probably be performing for about an hour.
Sixteen people got together on the 15th to work on developing their skills at jazz. Joining us at McRae Park were first-timers Lisa (piano) and Kristin (piano/vocals), plus old hands Ken (drums), Peter (baritone sax), Owen (accordion), Brian (guitar), Bob (guitar), Tim (guitar), Craig (guitar), Annie (vocals), Max (bass), Toria (vocals), Matt (vocals), Margo (bass), Wes (tenor sax) and Dick (vocals).
The set list included "Embraceable You," "Up A Lazy River," "Cool Blues," "Forest Flowers," "Summertime," "Embraceable You," "What Is This thing Called Love," "Night And Day," "Late, Late Show," "Moonlight In Vermont," "Maybe September," "Ornithology," "Don't Go To Strangers," "More," "Like Someone In Love," "On The Sunny Side Of The Street," "Four On Six," "Always On My Mind" and "Fever."
I forgot my camera again this week. D'oh!
The Jazz Workshop will be performing at the McRae Park Family Fun Day on 6/5/10. We still don't know what time we'll be going on yet. Upcoming rehearsals will be 5/22/10 and 6/3/10. We'll probably be performing for about an hour.
Sixteen people got together on the 15th to work on developing their skills at jazz. Joining us at McRae Park were first-timers Lisa (piano) and Kristin (piano/vocals), plus old hands Ken (drums), Peter (baritone sax), Owen (accordion), Brian (guitar), Bob (guitar), Tim (guitar), Craig (guitar), Annie (vocals), Max (bass), Toria (vocals), Matt (vocals), Margo (bass), Wes (tenor sax) and Dick (vocals).
The set list included "Embraceable You," "Up A Lazy River," "Cool Blues," "Forest Flowers," "Summertime," "Embraceable You," "What Is This thing Called Love," "Night And Day," "Late, Late Show," "Moonlight In Vermont," "Maybe September," "Ornithology," "Don't Go To Strangers," "More," "Like Someone In Love," "On The Sunny Side Of The Street," "Four On Six," "Always On My Mind" and "Fever."
I forgot my camera again this week. D'oh!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Coda
Lena Horne, 1917-2009.
Ms. Horne, the voice of "Stormy Weather," has passed away at the age of 92. She began singing at the famed Cotton Club at the age of 16 and her career spanned six decades, including night clubs, recordings and film. Racist attitudes limited her film career quite severely despite her beauty and talent. During the "Red Scare" Ms. Horne found herself blacklisted in Hollywood, due to her progressive political attitude, and returned to nightclubs. She participated in the Civil Rights movement from the early 1940s and participated in the March On Washington in 1963. Her last great triumph was a one-woman show on Broadway, "Lena Horne: TheLady And Her Music," which started in 1981 and ran for over 300 performances. Ms. Horne performed into the 1990s. Her last albums, Seasons of a Life, was released in 2006.
Ms. Horne, the voice of "Stormy Weather," has passed away at the age of 92. She began singing at the famed Cotton Club at the age of 16 and her career spanned six decades, including night clubs, recordings and film. Racist attitudes limited her film career quite severely despite her beauty and talent. During the "Red Scare" Ms. Horne found herself blacklisted in Hollywood, due to her progressive political attitude, and returned to nightclubs. She participated in the Civil Rights movement from the early 1940s and participated in the March On Washington in 1963. Her last great triumph was a one-woman show on Broadway, "Lena Horne: TheLady And Her Music," which started in 1981 and ran for over 300 performances. Ms. Horne performed into the 1990s. Her last albums, Seasons of a Life, was released in 2006.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Quick notes on 5/8/10 workshop
Short entry today due to time constraints (and having forgotten my camera yet again, I suppose because I was too excited about my new-to-me amp). Today we had a great turnout, Peter (bari sax), Ken (drums), Gene (drums), Sam (bass, trumpet and trumpet synth), Max (bass), Evan (bass), Owen (accordion), Wes (tenor sax), Annie (vocals), Toria (vocals), Matt (vocals), Rick (piano), Craig (guitar) and Tim (guitar). 14 people!
Songs of the day included "Killer Joe," "Ornithology," "In Walked Bud," "Georgia," "I've Never Been In Love Before," "Take The 'A' Train," "I Don't Know Why," "Sentimental Journey," "Flintstones," "Dindi," "Summertime," "Nature Boy," "Fly Me To The Moon," "The Late, Late Show," "Every Time We Say Goodbye," "Girl From Ipanema," "All The Things You Are," "St. Louis Blues," and "Don't Explain."
Please see the note below about the changes in the summer schedule for the Jazz Workshop and the upcoming performance(s). I've also updated the online calendar (there's a link in the info box at the top right of the page) to include the summer schedule, gig(s), and the fall schedule. Thanks!
Songs of the day included "Killer Joe," "Ornithology," "In Walked Bud," "Georgia," "I've Never Been In Love Before," "Take The 'A' Train," "I Don't Know Why," "Sentimental Journey," "Flintstones," "Dindi," "Summertime," "Nature Boy," "Fly Me To The Moon," "The Late, Late Show," "Every Time We Say Goodbye," "Girl From Ipanema," "All The Things You Are," "St. Louis Blues," and "Don't Explain."
Please see the note below about the changes in the summer schedule for the Jazz Workshop and the upcoming performance(s). I've also updated the online calendar (there's a link in the info box at the top right of the page) to include the summer schedule, gig(s), and the fall schedule. Thanks!
Summer Jazz Workshop Schedule and a few other things
Here are the announcements from Annie Favors, the Workshop Coordinator, about the schedule for the rest of the year.
A Section:
The Saturday Jazz Workshops run from just after Labor Day to just before Memorial Day. The McRae Park building is closed on Saturdays during the summer. No, I don't understand that either. So there are only two Saturday workshops left before summer and then will resume again on 9/11/10. The Jazz Workshop will be meeting on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:45 at McRae Park. This will start on 6/3/10 and will continue until the Thursday before Labor Day. For "budgetary reasons," the park will be closed on 6/10/10 and 8/26/10, so no sessions those weeks.
B Section:
The Jazz Workshop will be performing at the McRae Park Family Fun Day on 6/5/10. We don't know what time we'll be going on yet. Rehearsals for this event will be 5/15/10, 5/22/10 and 6/3/10. We'll be performing for probably about an hour.
The Freedom Jazz Festival may be happening again this year, pending getting funding, on 8/7/10 at Minnehaha Falls. The Jazz Workshop, being founded by Sam Favors who also founded the Festival, usually has a slot. Same Fiske is coordinating this with the FJF team and further information will be pending about this.
Coda:
If you want to get occasional e-mails from us and you aren't already getting them (one went out today with the above information), please send me an e-mail and I will add you to the mailing list.
Tag:
As always, the check the Jazz Workshop blog for the latest information!
A Section:
The Saturday Jazz Workshops run from just after Labor Day to just before Memorial Day. The McRae Park building is closed on Saturdays during the summer. No, I don't understand that either. So there are only two Saturday workshops left before summer and then will resume again on 9/11/10. The Jazz Workshop will be meeting on Thursday evenings from 5:30-7:45 at McRae Park. This will start on 6/3/10 and will continue until the Thursday before Labor Day. For "budgetary reasons," the park will be closed on 6/10/10 and 8/26/10, so no sessions those weeks.
B Section:
The Jazz Workshop will be performing at the McRae Park Family Fun Day on 6/5/10. We don't know what time we'll be going on yet. Rehearsals for this event will be 5/15/10, 5/22/10 and 6/3/10. We'll be performing for probably about an hour.
The Freedom Jazz Festival may be happening again this year, pending getting funding, on 8/7/10 at Minnehaha Falls. The Jazz Workshop, being founded by Sam Favors who also founded the Festival, usually has a slot. Same Fiske is coordinating this with the FJF team and further information will be pending about this.
Coda:
If you want to get occasional e-mails from us and you aren't already getting them (one went out today with the above information), please send me an e-mail and I will add you to the mailing list.
Tag:
As always, the check the Jazz Workshop blog for the latest information!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Summertime and the schedule is changing...
The Saturday Jazz Workshops are winding down for the summer. The last session will be 5/22/10 and will resume 9/11/10. Over the summer we will have a shorter workshop on a weekday evening- tentatively Thursdays from 6:00-8:45. I will hopefully be able to confirm this in the next blog entry.
On June 5th the Jazz workshop will be performing at the McRae Park Family Fun Day.
On Saturday 5/1/10 there was a great turnout with a baker's dozen plus one playing jazz in the park. Attendees included Wes, Ira, Bronco (all on tenor sax), Sam (trumpet and bass), Jack (trumpet and drums), Gene (drums), Owen (accordion), Max (bass), Brian, Craig, Tim (all on guitars) and vocalists Annie, Toria and Dick.
Songs for the day included "Freddie the Freeloader," "Moanin'," "Ornithology," "Georgia," "There Will Never Be Another You," "Take the 'A' Train," "Good Morning Heartache," "Tune Up," "A Foggy Day," "Just Friends," "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry," "Summertime," "What Is This Thing Called Love," "Have You Met Miss Jones," "On The Sunny Side Of The Street," "Easy Living," "Here's That Rainy Day," "I Cover The waterfront," "Fly Me To The Moon," and "Jeannine."
I completely forgot to bring a camera so I've got no photos of the session. I have a lot of photos from previous sessions taken by Don Lehnhoff; I'll get some of those posted.
On June 5th the Jazz workshop will be performing at the McRae Park Family Fun Day.
On Saturday 5/1/10 there was a great turnout with a baker's dozen plus one playing jazz in the park. Attendees included Wes, Ira, Bronco (all on tenor sax), Sam (trumpet and bass), Jack (trumpet and drums), Gene (drums), Owen (accordion), Max (bass), Brian, Craig, Tim (all on guitars) and vocalists Annie, Toria and Dick.
Songs for the day included "Freddie the Freeloader," "Moanin'," "Ornithology," "Georgia," "There Will Never Be Another You," "Take the 'A' Train," "Good Morning Heartache," "Tune Up," "A Foggy Day," "Just Friends," "Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry," "Summertime," "What Is This Thing Called Love," "Have You Met Miss Jones," "On The Sunny Side Of The Street," "Easy Living," "Here's That Rainy Day," "I Cover The waterfront," "Fly Me To The Moon," and "Jeannine."
I completely forgot to bring a camera so I've got no photos of the session. I have a lot of photos from previous sessions taken by Don Lehnhoff; I'll get some of those posted.
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