Upcoming Jazz Events
February 27, 2012, Monday, 8p.m. @ UNH
UNH TRADITIONAL JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS
THE MATT WILSON GROUP
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center
General admission tickets are $8 each and $6 each for students and seniors
Durham –– The University of New Hampshire Traditional Jazz Series presents Matt Wilson’s Arts and Crafts Monday, February 27, 2012 at 8:00 p.m. in Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center, on the Durham campus.
New York based drummer and Grammy nominee Matt Wilson is one of todays most celebrated jazz artists. He is universally recognized for his musical and melodic drumming style as well as being a gifted composer, bandleader, producer, and teaching artist. Matt’s positive energy, sense of humor and ability to explore a broad range of musical settings keeps him in constant demand. In addition, Wilson’s dedication to jazz has helped establish him as a beloved world ambassador for the music, on and off the bandstand.
Recently, Matt performed at the White House as part of an all-star jazz group for a State Dinner concert hosted by President Obama. Other performers included Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dianne Reeves, Chris Botti, Randy Brecker, Antonio Hart and James Genus.
Matt was featured on the covers of both Downbeat and JazzTimes magazines in November 2009 and was for 5 consecutive years voted #1 Rising Star Drummer in the Downbeat Critic’s Poll. The readers of JazzTimes recently chose him as one of the top 4 drummers in the 2010 Readers Poll. In 2003, he was voted Drummer of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association.
General admission tickets are $8 each and 6$ each for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the UNH Memorial Union Ticket Office and at the door one hour prior to the performance. You may also order tickets online at http://www.unhmub.com/tickets or call (603)862-2290. Visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
February 29, 2012, Wednesday, 7p.m. @ Portsmouth Public Library
(in the Hilton Garden Inn Room on the 2nd floor)
SEACOAST JAZZ SOCIETY
LISTENING & DISCUSSION GROUP
FREE and open to the public.
The Portsmouth Public Library is at 175 Parrott Avenue, Portsmouth, NH 03801. For more information call 603-427-1540.
This session of our popular guided listening sessions will be led by Richard Lunt, a member of the Board of The Seacoast Jazz Society. It will feature the jazz style often called “hard bop” frequently associated with pianist Horace Silver and drummer Art Blakey. It grew out of bebop in the early 1950's when performers began to focus on simpler melodies and incorporate elements of rhythm & blues and gospel into their music. Performers and albums at the core of hard bop include Miles Davis (“Walkin”), Clifford Brown & Max Roach (“At Basin Street”), J. J. Johnson & Kai Winding (“'Nuff Said”), Cannonball Adderley (“Bohemia After Dark”), Sonny Rollins (“A Night at the Village Vanguard”), Lee Morgan (“The Sidewinder”), and Art Farmer & Benny Golson (“Meet the Jazztet”).
Bring a favorite jazz CD or just come to listen. Not a lecture presentation -- Just an informal listening and discussion group – a great chance to hear a variety of jazz recordings and get to know other jazz lovers and talk about jazz. You do not have to be a musician. Fans of the music and those wishing to learn more about it are equally welcome.
Previous Events
January 30, 2012, Monday, 8p.m. @ UNH
UNH TRADITIONAL JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS
THE WOLVERINE JAZZ BAND
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center
General admission tickets are $8 each and $6 each for students and seniors
Welcome to the Wolverine Jazz Band! Since 1995 the Wolverine Jazz Band has been entertaining lovers of Traditional Jazz all over Boston and southern New England. In Massachusetts alone, they have raised the roof at the Sherborn Inn, crisped the leaves at sundry Town Green summer concerts, and flaked the varnish on church pews in the Boston suburbs. This will be the band’s third concert on the UNH stage in 10 years. The concert takes place in the Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center on the Durham campus and begins at 8:00 pm.
General admission tickets are $8 each and 6$ each for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the UNH Memorial Union Ticket Office and at the door one hour prior to the performance. You may also order tickets online at http://www.unhmub.com/tickets or call (603)862-2290. Visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
January 24, 2012, Tuesday, 8p.m. @ UNH
UNH TRADITIONAL JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS
THE HARRY JONES MEMORIAL CONCERT
The Seacoast Big Band, David Seiler directing
with composer/arranger Michael Mossman
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center
General admission tickets are $8 each and $6 each for students and seniors
Durham – The Seacoast Big Band under the direction of Dave Seiler will present the annual Harry Jones Memorial Concert on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, featuring guest composer/arrange Michael Mossman. Michael Philip Mossman is an American hard bop jazz trumpeter. Mossman's early career included a tour of Europe with Anthony Braxton in 1978 and tours with Roscoe Mitchell in the early 1980s. He also did session work in the 1980s for Styx, among others. He played with Lionel Hampton, Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and Machito before joining the Blue Note Records ensemble Out of the Blue in 1985. Following this he worked with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Horace Silver (1989–91), Gerry Mulligan (1992), Dizzy Gillespie, Slide Hampton, Michel Camilo, Mario Bauza, Eddie Palmieri, and the Philip Morris Superband. He has also appeared in the documentary Calle 54 (2000).
General admission tickets are $8 each and 6$ each for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the UNH Memorial Union Ticket Office and at the door one hour prior to the performance. You may also order tickets online at http://www.unhmub.com/tickets or call (603)862-2290. Visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
November 14, 2011, Monday, 8p.m. @ UNH
UNH TRADITIONAL JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS
THE GREG HOPKINS QUINTET
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center
General admission tickets are $8 each and $6 each for students and seniors
Durham – The University of New Hampshire Traditional Jazz Series welcomes the Greg Hopkins Quintet Monday, November 14, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center, on the Durham campus. Performer, composer, and arranger Greg Hopkins first picked up the trumpet as a boy in Detroit, and to this day it would be hard to spot him without his horn. Hopkins plays even when caught in traffic on commute to Berklee College of Music, where he’s been teaching since 1974 - the year the London Times called him “a real find” for the Buddy Rich Orchestra. That symbiosis of man and musical instrument is evident in Hopkins’ solo performances by which he has served the orchestras of Louis Bellson, Billy Maxted, Rich, and Herb Pomeroy, as well as his own small ensembles and big bands. Hopkins began his professional career in 1965, freelancing in the Detroit area for such acts as the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, and Gladys Knight. The list goes on. Mr. Hopkins’ busy teaching and performing schedule takes him all over the world doing concerts, festivals, jazz club dates, and clinics. Recently he has visited Italy, Iceland, the Czech Republic, Macedonia, Alaska, Argentina, and many others. A fixture on the Boston jazz scene and preeminent trumpet faculty member at the Berklee School of Music, Hopkins is joined by dynamic saxophonist Shannon LeClaire, along with his long-time rhythm section of Tim Ray, John Lockwood, and Joe Hunt, for an evening of spirited music.
General admission tickets are $8 each and 6$ each for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the UNH Memorial Union Ticket Office and at the door one hour prior to the performance. You may also order tickets online at http://www.unhmub.com/tickets or call (603)862-2290. Visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
November 8, 2011, Tuesday, 8 pm
UNH Department of Music Faculty Concert Series:
Mark Shilansky, jazz piano
Johnson Theatre, PCAC, Durham, NH
Free and open to the public
Durham- The University of New Hampshire Department of Music Faculty Concert Series presents jazz pianist Mark Shilansky Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center, on the Durham campus.
Mark holds a B.A. in Music Performance from UNH (1992), and an M.M. in Jazz Performance from New England Conservatory (1994). He is active as a pianist, singer, composer, and producer of Jazz and other popular idioms of music, and has performed and/or recorded in these capacities with such artists as the New York Voices, Luciana Souza, Kenny Wheeler, Lisa Thorson, Jerry Bergonzi, Patrice Williamson, Rebecca Parris, and the vocal jazz group Syncopation. He has four CDs as a leader: First Look (1997), a jazz trio CD, Different Songs (2000), a collection of original popular songs, Other Voices (2003), a program of long-form jazz compositions featuring the voice, and Join the Club (2007) a mostly Latin-Jazz recording of originals and drastically re-arranged jazz standards and popular song. Since 1998 he has taught Ear Training, Arranging, and Ensembles at Berklee College of Music.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the UNH Department of Music at 603-862-2404 or visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
October 21, 2011, Friday - 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Portsmouth Music and Arts Center
The Arts Matter: The PMAC Faculty in Concert
South Church UU Portsmouth NH
292 State Street
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
"THE ARTS MATTER," is the Portsmouth Music and Arts Center's Ninth Annual Faculty Concert. All youth tickets are FREE - this is a great opportunity for young students to see their teachers perform. Remember, we only do this once each year! Adult tickets are $10 each, can be purchased in advance, and all proceeds benefit the PMAC scholarship fund. All of the teachers donate their time for this special evening - we hope you can join us for an amazing night of live music.
Performances by Jeff Auger, Katie Papini Backus, Dorothy Braker, Mike Effenberger, Michelle Enos, Russ Grazier, Nicole Hajj, Bryan Bergeron Killough, Eric Klaxton, Matt Langley, Judy McCann, Lynne White McMahon, Nick Phaneuf, Jim Rudolf, Diane Tiezzi, and Mike Walsh.
Monday, October 17, 2011 8p.m. @ UNH
UNH TRADITIONAL JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS
THE KENNY BARRON TRIO
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center
General admission tickets are $8 each and $6 each for students and seniors
Durham – Kenny Barron’s unmatched ability to mesmerize audiences with his elegant playing, sensitive melodies and infectious rhythms is what inspired The Los Angeles Times to name him "one of the top jazz pianists in the world” and Jazz Weekly to call him “The most lyrical piano player of our time.”
Philadelphia is the birthplace of many great musicians, including one of the undisputed masters of the jazz piano: Kenny Barron. Kenny was born in 1943 and while a teenager, started playing professionally with Mel Melvin’s orchestra. This local band also featured Barron’s brother Bill, the late tenor saxophonist.
By 1959 Kenny had worked with drummer Philly Joe Jones while still in high school. At age 19, Kenny moved to New York City and free-lanced with Roy Haynes, Lee Morgan and James Moody after the tenor saxophonist heard him play at the Five Spot. Upon Moody’s recommendation Dizzy Gillespie hired Barron in 1962 without even hearing him play a note. It was in Dizzy’s band where Kenny developed an appreciation for Latin and Caribbean rhythms. After five years with Dizzy, Barron played with Freddie Hubbard, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson, and Buddy Rich. The early seventies found Kenny working with Yusef Lateef who Kenny credits as a key influence in his art for improvisation. Encouraged by Lateef, to pursue a college education, Barron balanced touring with studies and earned his B.A. in Music from Empire State College, By 1973 Kenny joined the faculty at Rutgers University as professor of music. He held this tenure until 2000, mentoring many of today’s young talents including David Sanchez, Terence Blanchard and Regina Bell. In 1974 Kenny recorded his first album as a leader for the Muse label, entitled “Sunset To Dawn.” This was to be the first in over 40 recordings (and still counting!) as a leader.
Barron consistently wins the jazz critics and reader’s polls, including Downbeat, Jazz Times and Jazziz magazines. In 2005 he was inducted into the American Jazz Hall of Fame and won a MAC Lifetime Achievement Award. He is a six-time recipient of Best Pianist by the Jazz Journalists Association and was as a finalist in the prestigious 2001 Jazz Par International Jazz Award.
Whether he is playing solo, trio or quintet, Kenny Barron is recognized the world over as a master of performance and composition.
The concert takes place in the Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center on the Durham campus and begins at 8:00 p.m. General admission tickets are $8 each and 6$ each for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the UNH Memorial Union Ticket Office and at the door one hour prior to the performance. You may also order tickets online at http://www.unhmub.com/tickets or call (603)862-2290. Visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
October 2, Sunday, 4:30-5:45 pm
The Seacoast Jazz Appreciation Project
The Press Room, 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth, NH
Featured Performer/Presenter: Jazz Singer Dominique Eade
Note: This is a free event! However, if you wish to stay for the evening performance from 6 to 9 pm, the normal Press Room cover charge of $10 ($5 for students) applies.
Dominique Eade: The daughter of an American Air Force officer and a Swiss mother, Dominique took up piano at an early age and decided, when she was in the second grade, that she was going to be a singer. As a teenager, she added guitar to her musical skill set and played her first gigs in the coffee houses of Stuttgart. Moving back to the States, she was an English major at Vassar, but transferred briefly to Berklee, then on to New England Conservatory, which marked the beginning of a long relationship with that venerable institution. In 1990, she moved to New York City, where she began her recording career, and performed in a variety of contexts at venues that included the Village Gate, the Five Spot, and Birdland, and with such artists as Alan Dawson, Larry Goldings, George Mraz, John Medeski, Lewis Nash, and many more. Eade is a faculty member at New England Conservatory, teaches privately in New York, and is married to Boston-based saxophonist and NEC faculty member Allan Chase.
Tim Ray: Perhaps best known as the pianist for Lyle Lovett and Jane Siberry, Tim Ray is a Boston-based jazz treasure who has appeared on over 60 recordings to date with legendary performers of all musical persuasions. Among the jazz artists he performs with regularly are Gary Burton, Scott Hamilton, Eddie Daniels, Bucky Pizzarelli, Lewis Nash and Rufus Reid. His classical credits include solo performances and concerts with Gunther Schuller, the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and the Boston Classical Orchestra. A sought-after arranger and composer, Tim has penned numerous original works for his trio Tre Corda, for solo piano, big band, string orchestra, and an extensive body of writing for jazz trio and quartet.
John Lockwood: A native of South Africa, Lockwood has made the U.S. his home for more than 40 years. As an Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music, his objective is to guide his students to learn the same way he did: on the bandstand. "I want them out there working and playing actively, the sooner the better. I never think it's too soon to do that. You're never really ready. You've just got to dive in and hope for the best." John is a member of the legendary free jazz trio The Fringe, along with George Garzone and Bob Gullotti. He has performed with such artists as Gary Burton, Donal Fox, Eddie Harris, Johnny Hartman, Joe Henderson and Freddie Hubbard, and that barely scratches the surface.
Yoron Israel: This drummer, percussionist, band leader, educator and composer is one of the most gifted musicians of his generation. His drumming is both exciting and tasteful. His compositional talents have been spotlighted throughout his many original recordings. His album "A Gift for You" was described by drummer Jack DeJohnette as "a sparkling musical offering from a drummer who has good taste...a sense of direction and a feeling of joy in his drumming, compositions and arrangements." Yoron has performed with Kenny Burrell, Horace Silver, Sonny Rollins, Curtis Fuller, Cedar Walton, Tony Bennett, Joe Williams, and many more.
TUESDAY SEPT 27 @ 7 pm at Phillips Exeter Academy
The Jim Howe Memorial Jazz Concert
Featuring guest artist Paul Broadnax, piano & vocals
with The Faculty Jazz Ensemble
Mark Carlsen, bass
Les Harris Jr., drums
Charlie Jennnison, saxophone
Location Information:
Phillips Exeter Academy - Phillips Church
Corner of Tan Lane and Front Street
Exeter, NH 03833 Free and open to the public
Paul Broadnax, known for his "King Thing" (Nat Cole's singing and playing), and the powerful influence of Joe Williams, performs regularly around New England and beyond. He was nominated twice for the Boston Music Awards Jazz Singer of the Year, and chosen in 2003 as Musician of the Year by the Boston Musicians' Association.
Paul has appeared with many nationally recognized jazz artists including such notables as Clark Terry, Joe Williams, Milt Hinton and Dorothy Donegan, Alan Dawson, Lionel Hampton, Cab Calloway, Jimmy Witherspoon, Diane Carrol, Donna Byrne and Rebecca Parris. Paul has produced several CDs including It's About Time, Here's to Joe (a tribute to Joe Williams), Friends,Live At Indian Hill Music, and Strike Up The Band featuring Fred Haas on saxophone. Critics and fellow musicians rave about his performances.
"Aside from a magnificent pianist and accompanist, Paul is a gentleman, a bon vivant, a credit to the profession and a major force in the perpetuation of the craft of jazz. Those who appreciate talent will wonder where he's been" –Clark Terry
"I'm glad he happened along in our time because he gives the listener so much pleasure" –Joe Williams
"For his part, Paul Broadnax did just what is called for when a dream comes true. He rose to the occasion, investing every bit of passion and musicality into the final result." –Bob Blumenthal
Upcoming free jazz concert Wednesday, July 27th at 7:00 pm
On Wednesday, July 27th at 7:00 pm, the Friends of the Class of 1945 Library present the final concert of the summer series at the Phillips Exeter Library on Front St. in Exeter, NH.
Featuring SARA CASWELL
The Faculty Jazz quartet will perform with Charlie Jennison, Dave Newsam, Mark Carlsen, Les Harris, Jr. and special guest Sara Caswell.
Sara Caswell “is a brilliant world-class violinist...one of the very best of the present generation of emerging young jazz stars” according to David Baker, internationally-renowned jazz educator and Director of the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra. Rooted in an early exposure to a variety of musical genres, Sara’s technical facility on the violin intertwined with her gift for lyricism continue to attract growing attention to her artistry as a jazz soloist, sideman, and teacher.
A member of the New York Pops, Sara has made several appearances as a featured soloist in Carnegie Hall as well as on national TV for the NBC broadcast of the 2009 Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular. She is currently touring with bassist/vocalist Esperanza Spalding (Grammy winner for “Best New Artist,” 2011) in support of Spalding’s CD Chamber Music Society (Heads Up International, 2010). Sara has also toured with violinist Mark O’Connor as a member of his American String Celebration and with violinist Darol Anger’s Four Generations of Jazz Violin. She performs on vocalist Roseanna Vitro’s new CD The Music of Randy Newman (Motema Music, 2011), and has recorded and/or performed with such artists as Gene Bertoncini, Charlie Byrd, Skitch Henderson, Bucky Pizzarelli, Lynne Arriale, and John Clayton, as well as Jon Gordon, Ike Sturm, Emilio Sollo, and the Alan Ferber Nonet and Strings.
The concert is free and open to the public. Parking is available in nearby lots or on the street.
Through August 1, 2011 at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
"The Album Cover Art of Blue Note Records"
The Multimedia Center in Dimond Library will host a new exhibit called “The Album Cover Art of Blue Note Records” beginning on April 6th, 2011 in the Multimedia Center on Level 2 in Dimond Library.
Founded in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Francis “Frank” Wolff, Blue Note Records has long been considered one of the greatest independent jazz record labels in the history of recorded music. The LP Covers being displayed in this exhibit come from the period of 1954 to 1967, considered the height of Blue note’s visibility when Lion & Wolff were working in tandem with noted recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder and graphic artist Reid Miles to create the sound and the iconic LP covers that came to define the Blue Note sound & style.
The exhibit was created by Multimedia Supervisor Alan Chase in cooperation with Dale Valena, Curator of the University Museum in the Special Collections Unit of the Library. The covers in the exhibit all come from the personal collection of Mr. Chase.
July 10, Sunday, 12:00 noon - 6:00 pm
TOMMY GALLANT JAZZ FESTIVAL XVI
Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH
12:00 - George Garzone trio with George Garzone, sax; Sean Farias, bass; Brooke Sofferman, drums
1:30 - Press Room trio featuring the Ballou brothers, Dave Ballou, trumpet; Marty Ballou, bass; David Wells, sax; Ryan Parker, piano; Les Harris, Jr., drums
3:00 - Paul Broadnax Quintet with Paul Broadnax, piano and vocal; Fred Haas, sax; Dave Trefethen, guitar; Peter Kontrimas, bass; Les Harris Jr., drums
4:30 - Seacoast Big Band, Dave Seiler directing, featuring Charlie Jennison and Marc LaForce, sax; Craig Skeffington, trumpet; Chris Oberholtzer and Jim Robins, trombone; Jim Butka, piano; John Hunter, bass; Ken Clark, drums
April 28, Thursday, 8:00 pm
UNH Music Department presents
UNH Jazz Combos
Johnson Theatre, PCAC
The University of New Hampshire Department of Music presents the UNH Student Jazz Combos in concert on Thursday, April 28, 2011 beginning at 8pm in the Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center on the Durham campus. Mark Shilansky and David Newsam coach these talented students of jazz.
The concert is free and open to the public.
For more information, call the UNH Music Department at (603) 862-2404, or visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.April 19, 2011, Tuesday, 8:00 pm
UNH Music Department presents
Student Jazz Piano Potpourri
Students of Mark Shilansky
Bratton Recital Hall, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH
Free and open to the public
For more information, call the UNH Music Department at (603) 862-2404 or visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
April 17, 2011, Sunday, 4:30-5:45 pm
The Seacoast Jazz Society presents
The Seacoast Jazz Appreciation Project:
THE CHARLIE JENNISON QUARTET
The Press Room, 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth, NH
Saxophone: Charlie Jennison
Piano: Mark Shilansky
Bass: Nate Therrien
Drums: Ken Clark
Note: This is a free event! However, if you wish to stay for the evening performance from 6 to 9 pm, the normal Press Room cover charge of $10 ($5 for students) applies.
Charlie explains: We will be demonstrating how musicians who rarely work together can develop a set list that is both interesting to the audience and challenging for the players, as well as answering questions from students and directors about any and all aspects of jazz performance.
February 28, 2011, Monday, 8:00 pm
UNH Traditional Jazz Series presents
PIANIST BILL MAYS WITH MARVIN STAMM, TRUMPET
Johnson Theatre, PCAC
Tickets are $8 general admission; 6$ students/senior citizens Available at the Memorial Union Ticket Office (603)862-2290, online at www.unhmub.com/tickets, and at the door one hour prior.
February 23, 2011, Wednesday, 8:00 pm
UNH JAZZ BANDS
Johnson Theatre, PCAC
The University of New Hampshire Department of Music presents the UNH Jazz Bands in concert on Wednesday February 23, 2011 beginning at 8pm in the Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center on the Durham campus. David Seiler directs our two fabulous jazz bands.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the UNH Music Department at (603) 862-2404, or visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
February 13, 2011, Sunday, 4:30-5:45 pm
THE SEACOAST JAZZ APPRECIATION PROJECT
GUITARIST PETER BERNSTEIN +3
The Press Room, 77 Daniel Street, Portsmouth, NH
Note: This is a free event! However, if you wish to stay for the evening performance from 6 to 9 pm, the normal Press Room cover charge of $10 ($5 for students) applies.
The Performers/Presenters:
Peter Bernstein: One of the most in-demand guitarists in jazz today, Peter was born in New York City in 1967 and has been part of the jazz scene there and abroad since 1989. Coming up, he studied with the legendary guitarist Jim Hall, one of his mentors and main influences, and has joined Hall in duo performances throughout his career. Early on, Peter was discovered by alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson, recorded with him, and was a member of his group throughout the 1990s. He has also played with Jimmy Cobb, Larry Goldings, Lee Konitz, Diana Krall, Nicholas Payton and Eric Alexander, among many others. Jim Hall described Peter as "one of the most impressive young guitarists I've heard," declaring that "he plays the best of them all for swing, logic, feel and taste."
Ryan Parker: Pianist Parker is well known to Seacoast audiences as the pianist of The Press Room Trio. A graduate of both UNH (Music Education)and New England Conservatory, Ryan is a remarkable jazz pianist who has performed with many of today's best-known musicians.
Will Slater: A recent graduate of the New England Conservatory, bassist Slater is a sought-after Boston-area player. He has studied with Jerry Bergonzi, Danilo Perez, Oscar Stagnaro, John Lockwood, Cecil McBee, and John McNeil and has performed with Bergonzi, Mark Zaleski, Phil Grenadier, Greg Hopkins, Jason Palmer, Tim Ray, Joe Delaney, and Steve Langone, among others. Most recently, Will traveled to the 2008 Panama Jazz Festival with the great pianist Danilo Perez, where he was a featured artist and teaching bass master.
Brooke Sofferman: A native of Colchester, Vermont, drummer Sofferman moved to Boston to further his musical education as the New England Conservatory of Music. While at NEC, Brooke learned at the feet of such jazz legends as George Russell, Bob Moses, Danilo Perez, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Cecil McBee and John Abercrombie. He is himself a faculty member at the Conservatory today, leader of the group "The Sofferman Perspective," and a respected composer.
February 13, 2011, Sunday, 3:00 pm
UNH Faculty Concert Series
A TRIBUTE TO BLUE NOTE RECORDS
DAVID NEWSAM, GUITAR
Johnson Theatre, PCAC
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the UNH Music Department at (603) 862-2404, or visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
January 31, 2011, Monday, 8:00 pm
UNH Traditional Jazz Series presents
THE NEW BLACK EAGLE JAZZ BAND
Johnson Theatre, PCAC
Durham – “Nothing But Blues” The New Black Eagle Jazz Band performs Monday January 31, 2011. These venerable purveyors of vintage jazz return for another evening of music from the source as they highlight selections from their most recent CD “Nothing But Blues”. The New Black Eagle Jazz Band plays traditional jazz. This style, as performed by the Black Eagles, covers a wide range from the early New Orleans style; Chicago of the 1920's; 1930's small band jazz; the revival of the 1940's and 1950's; and original pieces written by a number of band members. Their repertoire of over 600 numbers includes Rags by such as Scott Joplin, arranged for the band; spirituals and gospel music; old pop tunes from the start of the 20th century to the 1960's; and blues.
The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. in the Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, UNH campus, Durham, NH. General admission tickets are $8 each and $6 each for students and seniors. Tickets are available at the UNH Memorial Union Ticket Office and at the door one hour prior to the performance. You may also order tickets online at http://www.unhmub.com/tickets or call (603)862-2290.
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January 26, 2011, Wednesday, 7-8:45 pm
Portsmouth Public Library (in the Levenson Room)
THE SEACOAST JAZZ SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES
THE JAZZ SINGER AS MUSICIAN
WITH CHRIS HUMPHREY
Jazz Singer, Educator, Composer, Arranger, Pianist Chris Humphrey will present a lecture/listening session on the art of singing jazz. He is an experienced vocal group singer, solo singer, pianist and band leader currently living in Southern Maine. Humphrey will discuss the various influences of his professional and musical career including Jon Hendricks, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Bobby McFerrin Clark Terry, Chet Baker and Eddie Jefferson. As an educator, Humphrey is a firm believer in the powerful worth of being a "singer who plays" and a "player who sings", and will discuss how singing and playing has helped shape his musical development.
The event is sponsored by the Seacoast Jazz Society. It is free and open to the public from 7 pm to 8:45 pm on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 in the Levenson Room at the Portsmouth Public Library, 175 Parrott Ave., Portsmouth, NH, 03801. Phone: (603) 427-1540. Light refreshments will be served.
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January 18, 2011, Tuesday, 8:00 pm
UNH Traditional Jazz Series presents
THE HARRY JONES MEMORIAL CONCERT
WITH THE SEACOAST BIG BAND
AND GUEST COMPOSER/ARRANGER GEORGE STONE
Johnson Theatre, PCAC
Durham – The Seacoast Big Band, under the direction of David Seiler, will present the annual Harry Jones Memorial Concert on Tuesday, January 18, 2011 in Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center. They will be joined by guest composer/ arranger George Stone. Stone has enjoyed a rich and rewarding career in music education for twenty years, with the last thirteen at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo CA. As designer of both the facility and their courses, he currently directs and instructs the popular Audio Technology Program and teaches Music Theory and Composition.
Prior to education, George worked as a studio musician and composer for live shows and television. Artists and groups with whom he has been privileged to work include Maynard Ferguson, Clare Fischer, David Foster, Dave Grusin, Tom Scott, the American Jazz Philharmonic and the Tonight Show Orchestra with Doc Severinsen. George performs regularly on trumpet and piano, with compositions and arrangements released through publishers worldwide.
Tickets are $8 general admission; 6$ students/senior citizens Available at the Memorial Union Ticket Office (603)862-2290, online at www.unhmub.com/tickets, and at the door one hour prior.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010 - 8 p.m. @ UNH
UNH Music Department presents
UNH Student Jazz Piano Potpourri
WHO: Students of Mark Shilansky
WHERE: Bratton Recital Hall, Paul Creative Arts Center, UNH, Durham, NH
TICKETS: Free and open to the public
Durham –The University of New Hampshire Department of Music presents an evening of jazz piano offered by students of Mark Shilansky. The concert takes place in the Bratton Recital Hall of the Paul Creative Arts Center on the Durham campus, beginning at 8pm. Free and open to the public. For more information, call the UNH Music Department at (603) 862-2404.
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 8 p.m. @ UNH
UNH Music Department presents
UNH Student Jazz Combos
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH
The University of New Hampshire Department of Music presents the UNH Student Jazz Combos in concert on Monday, November 29, 2010 beginning at 8pm in the Johnson Theatre of the Paul Creative Arts Center on the Durham campus. Mark Shilansky and David Newsam coach these talented students of jazz. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the UNH Music Department at (603) 862-2404, or visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
Monday, November 15, 2010 - 8 p.m. @ UNH
UNH TRADITIONAL JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS
The Dominique Eade Quartet
With Special Guest Billy Pierce
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH
WHERE: Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH
WHEN: Monday, November 15, 2010
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
TICKETS: General admission tickets are $8 ($6 for students and seniors)
One of the Boston Area’s finest jazz vocalists, Ms. Eade makes her debut on the UNH Trad Jazz series fronting a quartet that includes renowned saxophonist Billy Pierce, another Boston legend, known for his long-running collaboration with the late pianist, James Williams.
TICKETS: $8.00, general, $6.00, students/seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the UNH Memorial Union Ticket Office Monday through Friday 10 am – 4 pm, 603-862-2290, online at www.unhmub/tickets, or at the door one hour prior to the performance.
Sunday, November 14, 2010 - 4:30-5:45 p.m.
At the Press Room, 77 Daniel Street in Portsmouth, NH
The Seacoast Jazz Appreciation Project
Saxophonist/Composer/Author Jerry Bergonzi and his Quintet
The Seacoast Jazz Society has announced that legendary jazz saxophonist/composer/author and educator Jerry Bergonzi will be the featured guest on the Society’s second Seacoast Jazz Appreciation Project on Sunday, November 14th from 4:30 to 5:45 pm at the Press Room, 77 Daniel Street in Portsmouth, NH. Bergonzi will be joined by Phil Grenadier on trumpet, Ryan Parker on piano, Bruce Gertz on bass and Les Harris Jr. on drums. This event is free and open to the public.
You'll hear what the musicians themselves have to say about their music, their bandstand interactions, their backgrounds, and anything else they want to share with you. And you are encouraged to ask them questions.
Bergonzi has performed with many of the greats in jazz including Randy & Michael Brecker, Dave Brubeck & Tom Harrell. He has recorded for Blue Note, the Italian label Red Records, Doubletime Records and currently records for Savant Records. His latest for the label, “Three for All” is garnering critical praise from jazz publications around the world. Bergonzi is also the author of an eight volume series of books on jazz improvisation called “Inside Improvization” which is published by Advance Music Publications in Germany.
Bergonzi will also appear later that evening at the Press Room from 6 to 9 pm. The normal Press Room cover charge is $10 ($5 for students) for this show.
Sunday, October 24, 2010 at 4:30 & 6:00 pm
At the Press Room, 77 Daniel Street in Portsmouth, NH
SEACOAST JAZZ SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE
Come join your fellow jazz enthusiasts for a short business meeting at 4:30 p.m., open to the public, which will include a review of the Society’s recent and current activities and the election of Officers and Board members for the upcoming year. The Seacoast Jazz Society invites you to attend its annual meeting and show your support for jazz in the Seacoast area. The Press Room is located at 77 Daniel Street in Portsmouth.
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Following the 4:30 business meeting, at 6:00 p.m. the Seacoast Jazz Society is honored to co-sponsor an evening of great music with
April Hall - Vocals
Charlie Jennison - Saxophones
Ryan Parker - Piano
Marc Carlsen - Bass
Les Harris Jr - Drums
April Hall, a Florida native, has roots steeped in southern tradition, music and culture. Her deep roots in southern gospel and blues combine with urban soulfulness and sophistication to create music that’s pure, gutsy, and unmistakably authentic.
April graduated from Berklee College of Music, where she received the prestigious Louis Armstrong Performance Award. She has done projects for Atlantic Records under the direction of Arif Mardin for Melissa Manchester, Bette Midler and Chaka Khan. She has appeared on stage with artists such as Al Jarreau, Jim Ed Brown, Helen Cornelius,Rosemary Clooney and Dinah Shore. For the past 12 years, she has been recording and performing with New England's finest musicians, including Gray Sargent, Tim Ray, Marshall Wood, Kenny Hadley, Dino Govoni, Jon Damian, Les Harris Jr, Mark Poniatowski, Bruce Gertz,Tom Hall, Bob Neiske, Jerry Bergonzi, John Lockwood, Marty Ballou and Amadee Castenell. For more info check her website www.aprilhall.com
The Press Room is located at 77 Daniel St, Portsmouth NH.
The cover charge is $10 general/$5 students. Show Time is 6-9 PM.
Friday, October 22, 2010 @ 7 pm
THE PORTSMOUTH MUSIC & ARTS CENTER
PRESENTS:
The Arts Matter:
The Portsmouth Music and Arts Center Faculty in Concert
Jazz and Classical Music for the Entire Family
Rye Congregational Church
$10 in advance
$12 at the door
Children under 18 are free.
Join us for our eighth annual faculty concert featuring an eclectic mix of music performed by many of the regions top musicians! Kids attend for free and all proceeds from adult admissions support our youth scholarship fund. Don't miss this special event - it only happens once a year.
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 8 p.m. @ UNH
UNH TRADITIONAL JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS
The Dick Hyman/Peter Appleyard Duo
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH
Dick Hyman (piano) and Peter Appleyard (vibraphone) are two stalwarts of mainstream jazz who have both appeared on this series in individual performances. In this 201st concert of the Traditional Jazz Series, they join forces for an intimate exploration of the Great American Songbook, offering a few surprises along the way.
TICKETS: $8.00, general, $6.00, students/seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the UNH Memorial Union Ticket Office Monday through Friday 10 am – 4 pm, 603-862-2290, online at www.unhmub/ticket, or at the door.
Monday, October 11, 2010 - 8 p.m. @ UNH
UNH Music Department presents
UNH Jazz Bands
Directed by David Seiler
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the UNH Music Department at (603) 862-2404, or visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010: 7 pm, @ Portsmouth Public Library (in the Hilton Garden Inn Room, 2nd floor)
THE SEACOAST JAZZ SOCIETY PRESENTS
A GUIDED LISTENING & DISCUSSION SESSION
FEATURING MUSIC OF THE DIXIELAND REVIVAL
(The discussion will be led by Richard Lunt, SJS Board Member)
The program will feature recordings by groups prominent in the late 1940's and 1950's. Musicians featured will include Edmond Hall, Bud Freeman, Art Hodes, Jack Teagarden, Max Kaminsky, Wild Bill Davison, The Dukes of Dixieland, and others. Please bring a favorite CD to share and perhaps a story or reminiscense. A turntable will be available for those rare out-of-print LP's.
The program is free and open to the public.
The Portsmouth Public Library is located at 175 Parrott Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The phone number is 603-427-1540.
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 8 p.m. @ UNH
UNH TRADITIONAL JAZZ SERIES PRESENTS
BOB WILBER’S BIG BAND
IN A TRIBUTE TO BENNY GOODMAN
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH
World renowned clarinetist, Bob Wilber, will appear with a big band prepared by Dave Seiler, director of Jazz Studies, celebrating the 200th concert and the 32nd season of the Traditional Jazz Series at UNH. The band and Mr. Wilber will perform compositions and arrangements which were written for the Benny Goodman band, but never performed by Benny himself. Arrangers include Fletcher Henderson, Eddie Sauter, Buck Clayton, Jimmy Mundy, and others. Audience members will be treated to some familiars, such as “Royal Garden Blues” and “All the Things You Are” included in this sparkling program. Mr. Wilber has appeared numerous times at UNH, including a memorable performance at Clark Terry’s 85th birthday celebration, playing the music of Sidney Bechet.
TICKETS: $8.00, general, $6.00, students/seniors. Tickets may be purchased at the UNH Memorial Union Ticket Office Monday through Friday 10 am – 4 pm, 603-862-2290, online at www.unhmub/ticket, or at the door.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010 - 8 p.m. @ UNH
UNH Music Department presents
UNH Faculty Jazz Ensemble
Johnson Theatre, Paul Creative Arts Center, Durham, NH
Performers include David Seiler and Charlie Jennison, woodwinds; David Newsam, guitar; Mark Shilansky, piano; John Hunter, bass; and Les Harris, Jr., drums. The program will include music by Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Johnny Mendel, John Coltrane and others. They will be joined by faculty member David Ripley, singing songs of Johnny Mercer from his recently released CD “Blues in the Night.”
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the UNH Music Department at (603) 862-2404, or visit our website at www.unh.edu/music.