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Thu. September 21.2000 2:40 PM EDT |
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JAZZ BEAT: Stanley Turrentine, Jane Bunnett, Medeski Martin & Wood ...More than 500 attend saxophonist Turrentine's funeral in Pittsburgh. |
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Soprano saxophonist and flutist Jane Bunnett and Spirits of Havana will perform as part of the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz series. (Ivan Otis) |
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More than 500 people turned out for saxophonist Stanley Turrentine's funeral in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, where he was born on April 5, 1934. Turrentine died last week in New York after suffering a series of
Soprano saxophonist and flutist Jane Bunnett and her eight-piece combo of mostly Cuban jazzers, Spirits of Havana, will perform Sunday (Sept. 24) in Harrisburg, Pa., as part of the Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz concert series. Bunnett and the Spirits released the sizzling Ritmo Soul in May. The series will present "A Celebration of Pittsburgh Jazz" with guitarist Joe Negri, Salsamba, drummer Roger Humphries and Trio Grande on Oct. 29, and saxophonist Phil Woods on Nov. 26, among other shows. For more information: www.pajazz.org/upcoming.htm. ... R&B jazzers Medeski Martin & Wood, the Gil Evans Orchestra (directed by the late Evans' son, Miles Evans), jazz-rock guitarist Vernon Reid, blues guitarist Chris Whitley, singers Marc Anthony Thompson and Sandra St. Victor and DJ Logic will perform during "A Magic Science: Celebrating Jimi Hendrix" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Oct. 20–21. For more information: www.bam.org/asp/perflisting.asp. ... Saxophonist Dennis Mitcheltree and his quartet of pianist Johannes Wallman, bassist Jesse Crawford and drummer Andy Sanesi will perform John Coltrane tunes Saturday (Sept. 23) — Trane's birthday — at the Renee Weiler Concert Hall in New York City. For more information: www.pipeline.com/~dengor/amgperf.html. ... Pianist Geri Allen, trumpeter Donald Byrd and saxophonist Hank Crawford will perform at the 30th annual University of Pittsburgh Jazz Seminar and Concert, Nov. 1–4. The event, which includes free seminars and workshops for university students and the public, is dedicated to saxophonist Grover Washington Jr., who died last year at the age of 56. In 1999, Washington received the International Academy of Jazz Hall of Fame Award at the Pitt Jazz Concert. Other performers at this year's concerts include trumpeter Wallace Roney, saxophonist Benny Golson, trombonist Curtis Fuller, guitarist Larry Coryell, bassist John Patitucci, drummer Winard Harper and trumpeter Oscar Brashear. For more information: www.pitt.edu/~pittjazz/seminar.html. ... According to Justin Martin's biography "Greenspan: The Man Behind the Money" (Perseus), due in stores Oct. 1, Federal Reserve board chairman Alan Greenspan, 74, was a jazz saxophonist before he was an economist. Greenspan enrolled at the Juilliard School of Music to become a professional musician but dropped out to tour with the Henry Jerome dance band. After realizing his musical talent was limited, Greenspan left the band and went on to get an undergraduate degree in economics. The rest is financial history. ... Saxophonist Lee Konitz will play three nights with pianist Paul Bley and bassist Steve Swallow on Sept. 21–23 at the Regattabar in Boston. The performances are in celebration of Konitz's May release, Sound of Surprise. The album features guitarist John Abercrombie, bassist Marc Johnson, saxophonist Ted Brown and drummer Joey Baron. For more information: www.regattabar.com/schedule.html. ... Soprano saxophonist Steve Lacy will perform a free concert with students at the New England Conservatory of Music on Sept. 27 in Boston, as part of the Jazz Masters Residency Program. Lacy will also teach classes at NEC Sept. 25–26. Earlier this month, drummer Rashied Ali taught a master class at the school. For more information: www.newenglandconservatory.edu/calendar/sept00cal.html. ... Vibraphonist Stefon Harris will perform Sept. 29–30 at Pepperdine University, in Southern California. Joining Harris will be pianist Xavier Davis, bassist Reid Anderson and drummer Terreon Gully. Harris was nominated for a Grammy earlier this year, for his album Black Action Figure. ... Vandermark 5 saxophonist Trevor Watts and pianist Marilyn Crispell are among the artists appearing Oct. 5–7 at the AMG Edgefest in Ann Arbor, Mich. The event will include panels and discussions, including one by saxophonists Phillip Johnston and Ken Vandermark on the art of accompanying silent films. Other performers include pianist Marilyn Crispell, L'Orkestre Des Pas Perdus, Miriodor, bassist Reggie Workman, drummer Gerald Cleaver and keyboardist Steve Rush. For more information: www.kerrytown.com/concerthouse/edgefest/index.html. ... Trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard will host the first Jazz at Lincoln Center's "Jazz on Film" series event on Oct. 18. In a talk titled "Jazz Film Scores," Blanchard will explain the art of writing music for movies. The former Jazz Messenger scored "Malcolm X," "Mo' Better Blues," "Clockers" and "Love and Basketball." Other programs in the J@LC film series will feature trumpeter Nicholas Payton, bassist Percy Heath, singer Dianne Reeves and filmmaker Ken Burns. For more information go to http://www.jazzatlincolncenter.org/prod/film/index.html. ... Guitarist Ken Navarro, saxophonist Eric Marienthal and singer Slim Man headline the Smooth Groove tour that touches down at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Sept. 28 and hits Boston, Ft. Myers, Fla., Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Kansas City, Mo., before finishing at the North Shore Smooth Jazz Festival in Late Tahoe, Calif., Nov. 25. For more information got to www.kennavarro.com/tourschedule.htm. ... Alto saxophonists Paquito D'Rivera, Jerry Dodgion and Gary Bartz will speak as part of the New School University's lecture series on Charlie Parker Sept. 26 in New York city. Originally organized by Parker widow, Doris Parker, the series consists of six lectures hosted by Arnold Smith. Other saxophonists lecturing this year are Sue Terry and James Spaulding. For more information visit www.nsu.newschool.edu/musc1.htm#1961. — sonicnet.com staff report |
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