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JAZZ RADIO IN THE CAPITAL DISTRICT
Click here for a listing of area radio programs featuring jazz ...
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THE "TOP 5"
Local musicians and fans sound off on their favorite jazz recordings ... click here
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CAPITAL DISTRICT
JAZZ LTD.
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TAKE THE CAPITAL DISTRICT JAZZ LTD. ONLINE SURVEY
Capital District Jazz LTD. was recently formed to help create opportunities for jazz musicians and build a wider audience for the appreciation of jazz in the Capital Region.
The group has posted an online survey to help gather information to design its upcoming jazz programming.
The survey can be found at: http://s-k7zmi-11902.sgizmo.com
Any questions can be addressed to Keith Pray at praynation@gmail.com or Bob Rosenblum at jazz@csatennis.com.
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Tom Pierce
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TOM PIERCE LAUNCHES VOCAL TRADITIONS WEBSITE
Frequent albanyjazz.com contributor Tom Pierce has launched Vocaltraditions.com. The site is intented to "pay tribute to and share the work of passed artists and those keeping alive music's many glorious traditions. The primary focus is vocals of Jazz and Great American Songbook standards; but Jazz instrumentals, classic vocal group harmony, R&B and Soft Rock, among other types, are also included. The site will also provide news of the music activities the webmaster engages in to support the music."
Vist the site at www.vocaltraditions.com |
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Don Byron
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DON BYRON, VISITING PROFESSOR @ SUNY ALBANY
by Jeff Waggoner
The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. In jazz there are foxes and hedgehogs. Charlie Parker had the big thing of bebop, and was the prototypical hedgehog. Miles Davis, with his multitude of innovations, was a fox. Albany jazz has its own fox with Don Byron, a visiting professor at SUNY Albany, who has put out one of widest-ranging set of discs in jazz – refracted through everything from klezmer, to classical to cartoon music. And the music keeps coming ... continue ...
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 Bob Rosenblum
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AREA JAZZ MAILING LIST
Jazz fan and promoter Bob Rosenblum has created the 'Albany Jazz Cooperative' mailing list to better connect jazz fans and musicians in the Capital District. By signing up for this group, you will be able to receive emails in digest or individual format or just by checking them on line. To read more visit:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Albany-Jazz-Cooperative/
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Dave Holland Quintet
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DAVID HOLLAND QUINTET
by Randy Treece
Much like a celestial shower, a visit by the baddest jazz band on the planet to the Capital Region is a rare artistic occurrence indeed. The Van Dyck has auspiciously succeeded in a masterful coup in securing the legendary Dave Holland and his magnificent Quintet for a double show on December 16th, 2005. This show may be, with little challenge, the jazz highlight of the year ... continue ...
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ME AND THE MAILMAN
by Jeff Waggoner
It's been a year now that pianist Lincoln Mayorga and bassist Otto Gardner have been playing Wednesday nights at the Blue Plate Restaurant in Chatham, and despite the duo's astonishing talent, it seems that most of the jazz lovers in the Capital District haven't discovered them yet ... continue ...
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AN INTERVIEW WITH PIANIST ADRIAN COHEN
by Steve Lillienstein
It was a nice, warm, late May evening when I visited Adrian Cohen to chat in the relaxed, boho atmosphere created by his funky back porch in the Center Square neighborhood.. Before I could even begin running tape, Adrian and I started casually discussing the current worldwide jazz scene. Luckily, I remembered to start the tape, a couple of minutes in ... continue ...
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IN MEMORY OF BUTCH CONN
The Capital Region jazz scene lost one of it's most ardent supporters with the passing of Butch Conn. Butch was the driving force behind A Place For Jazz, the organization whose programs have included a fall concert series, public workshops, school-based clinics and general support of jazz and its musicians for nearly 20 years. He wil be missed.
www.butchconn.org
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IN MEMORY OF DAVID FRIEDMAN
The Capital District music community mourns the loss of David Friedman who passed away unexpectedly earlier this year. David was a founding member of the Empire Jazz Orchestra and played with several local bands including The Joey Thomas Big Band, City Rhythm, New York Players, The T.S. Ensemble and Alex Torres and the Latin Kings. He will be missed by all who knew him.
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Lincoln Mayorga