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Just Jazz

August 2009 / Hi Friends — / On July 6, Oscar Gustave Mayer, retired chairman of one of the world’s most famous wiener and cold cut conglomerates, and a member (no kidding) of the Wisconsin Meat Institute Hall of Fame — well, you have to admit, they do know their wieners up there — died at the age of 95, which is not too bad on a diet of processed meats. (Right. Like he really ate that crap.) / Anyway, I heard the funeral was kind of odd. I mean, it’s one thing to have the organist play a solemn chorus of “Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener… .” And a coffin in the shape of a hot dog bun may have been a bit much. But when at the cemetery, instead of placing flowers on the casket they used sauerkraut — now that, I believe, was going too far. / So what does this have to do with jazz? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. But do you think it’s easy to come up with something relevant every month? (I’ll try to do better in September.) / Stay cool and keep list’nin’, / Bob		Just Jazz Presents… Features: / 8/2: composer-arranger Tadd Dameron (August Artist of the Month) / 8/9: The Singers Hour / 8/16: Trombone Hour / 8/23: Latin Jazz Hour / 8/30: The Giants of Jazz Play the / Music of Tadd Dameron / Sundays during Just Jazz / Midnight -1:00 a.m. @ wnti.org / Just Jazz Presents with / Bob Bernotas: / 8/1: trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie / 8/8: pianist-singer Nat King Cole / 8/15: pianist Thelonious Monk / 8/22: trombonist Al Grey / 8/29: Ella Fitzgerald: / The Song Books / Saturdays 9:00-10:00 a.m. & p.m. / @ Pure Jazz Radio
Just Jazz is heard every Sunday from 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US) over 91.9 WNTI-FM and streams live at wnti.org. / Just Jazz Presents with Bob Bernotas is heard every Saturday from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. & p.m. Eastern Time (US) on the Internet at Pure Jazz Radio.
Quotes of the Month / What is the voice of song, when the world lacks the ear of taste? / – American author / Nathaniel Hawthorne / You Americans take jazz too lightly. / – French composer / Maurice Ravel / Most people wouldn’t know music if it bit them in the ass. / – universal rock icon / Frank Zappa	Recommended Internet Jazz Radio / Pure Jazz Radio: a 24-7-365 celebration of jazz, featuring the "Founding Fathers," the current "Keepers of the Flame," and everyone in between. / groovebone.org: All jazz trombone, all the time, produced and programmed by trombonist Dave Dickey. Free CD contests and great T-shirts, too! / Jazz Spotlight on Sinatra: Nancy Barell presents Sinatra’s music through the decades, as well as jazz instrumentalists and singers who recorded songs Sinatra performed, plus other great standards. / wemu.org: Jazz and blues from Eastern Michigan University. Linda Yohn starts your day with three and a half hours of great music every Mon.-Fri., from 9:00 to 12:30 (Eastern Time).
NEW & RECOMMENDED CDS / Andrea Brachfeld: Into the World: A Musical Offering (Shaneye): Flutist Andrea Brachfeld’s musical odyssey is a tuneful journey into the world of Latin music. From cha cha cha to bossa nova, from danzón to samba to son, her original compositions — nine of the twelve tracks — and lively arrangements offer an inventive and imaginative take on these diverse genres. Master percussionist Wilson “Chembo” Corniel adds spice throughout. / Mike DiRubbo: Repercussion (Posi-tone): One of the freshest sounding CDs of the year, Mike DiRubbo’s new (pianoless) quartet release is enlivened by the airy blend and thoughtful interplay of his alto saxophone and Steve Nelson’s vibes. The teamwork of bassist Dwayne Burno and drummer Tony Reedus is as good as it gets, and one more sad reminder — as if another were needed — of what a tragic loss it was when Tony died last November at the age of 49. / Mel Martin: Where the Warm Winds Blow (Jazzed Media): This new release by multi-reedplayer Mel Martin is a sonic delight. At times, his tenor saxophone and flute take center stage. At other times he blends the unique “voices” of his six reed instruments — in various combinations — into ingenious multitracked ensembles, creating rich sound-palettes for the works of Benny Carter, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, and George Russell, and three Martin originals / One for All: Return of the Lineup (Sharp Nine): One for All is a cooperative unit comprising six accomplished and acclaimed NYC musicians — trumpeter Jim Rotundi, trombonist Steve Davis, tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander, pianist David Hazeltine, bassist John Webber, and drummer Joe Farnsworth. Their latest CD is energetic, cohesive, and totally swinging. In short, it’s all the hard bop you’ll want to hear.
AREA JAZZ (& BLUES) EVENTS / This Saturday, August 1, 8:00: The Diva Jazz Orchestra / The Little Theatre @ Centenary College / 400 Jefferson St., Hackettstown, NJ / Tickets: $35 in advance / $40 at the door / Click here to order, or call 908-637-6455 or 908-979-0900 / This weekend, Fri.-Sun. July 31-August 2: / The 14th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival in Kent, CT / The all-star line-up includes Lewis Nash, Bill Henderson, Dena DeRose, Houston Person, Poncho Sanchez, Ted Nash, Trio Da Paz w/Leny Andrade, Wycliffe Gordon & Jay Leonhart, Benny Green & Bucky Pizzarelli, and more. / Click here for tickets, schedule, info; or call 860-567-4162 / Tues. August 25, 8:00: The King of the Blues! B.B. King / The Community Theatre @ Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, 100 South St., Morristown, NJ / Tickets: $67-97; click here to order, or call 973-539-8008 / ATTENTION LOCAL JAZZ ARTISTS! / If you’ve got an upcoming gig or performance in the NW New Jersey-NE Pennsylvania region, you can add it to the WNTI website’s Events Calendar. Just click here and follow the instructions and submission guidelines. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR INFO AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE. / Email any questions to events@wnti.org / If you'd prefer not to receive any future Just Jazz e-Newsletters, click here		LOCAL JAZZ VENUES / Café Baci (@ Mama's Restaurant) 260 Mountain Ave., Hackettstown, NJ; Jazz: 3rd Fri. of the month, 7:00-10:00. 908-852-2820 / Mama’s Restaurant/Café Baci is an underwriter of WNTI and Just Jazz. / The Deer Head Inn Main St./PA Rt. 611, Delaware Water Gap, PA / Jazz: Thurs., 8:00-11:00 / Fri. & Sat., 7:00-11:00 / Sun. 5:00-8:00. 570-424-2000 / Shanghai Jazz Restaurant & Bar / 24 Main St., Madison, NJ / Jazz: Tues.-Sun. 973-822-2899 / Acclaimed Jazz Books by Bob / Top Brass: Interviews / and Master Classes with / Jazz’s Leading Brass Players / Reed All About It: Interviews / and Master Classes with / Jazz’s Leading Reed Players / $20 each, plus shipping: / jazzbob.com
Bob Bernotas ▪ host of Just Jazz ▪ Sunday nights, 10:00 p.m.-3:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) 91.9 WNTI-FM, Hackettstown, NJ & streaming live at wnti.org / Website: jazzbob.com ▪ Email: bob@jazzbob.com