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Page 1: Winter-Spring Newsletter

The New Mexico Jazz Workshop is

celebrating 40 years in 2016 we have some

incredible music coming your way. Kevin

Eubanks will return to the Jazz Workshop with

his quartet for a concert at the Kimo Theater on

April 9th. Since

leaving the

Tonight Show,

he has

released three

albums, The

Messenger,

Zen Music and

Duets with

Stanley

Jordan.

The New Mexico Jazz Workshop is also

teaming up with the Albuquerque Film and

Music Experience and the New Mexico Music

Awards for this year’s festival which takes place

April 18-24th at

venues

throughout

Albuquerque.

The annual

event presents

critically

acclaimed films

from around the

world and music

from New Mexico’s top talent. AFME will feature

a film and tribute to bassist Nathan East. Some

of New Mexico’s best jazz artists will perform

music he has recorded followed by a

performance by Mr. East and some of his

amazing friends

The

Albuquerque

Jazz Festival

kicks off our

40th with

performances

by drummer

John Riley

and the

Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra on Saturday,

February 20th at the El Dorado High School

Performing Arts Center. Mr. Riley has performed

with some of the greatest names in jazz

including Milt Jackson, Dizzy Gilespie and

Miles Davis.

The New

Mexico Jazz Workshop

is co-sponsoring the

New Mexico

Philharmonic concert

featuring jazz legend

Bobby Shew on

Saturday, March 5th.

Shew is a Grammy

Award winning artist and

native New Mexican.

April is Jazz Appreciation Month. We

have a great lineup of music, film and other

events that will kick your spring into high gear. A

complete list of JAM events can be found on

page 6.

We are in our twenty-fifth year of

presenting New Mexico’s best performcnces

during our Salsa, Jazz & Blues Under the

Stars Concerts. Each summer for ten weeks

every Friday and Saturday night is filled with

incredible music. (Continued in page 2)

Winter/Spring Adult Education Schedule

In this issue

Albuquerque Jazz

Orchestra f/ John Riley

Kevin Eubanks Returns

NMJW Celebrates 40

Years

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The concerts take place at the

Albuquerque Museum Amphitheater and

begin promptly at 7:00 PM. This family frendly

event is a must attend event every summer. We

have some incredible performances lined up for

this year and a few surprises as well. Purchase

tickets online at www.nmjazz.org.

Of course, none of this would be

possible without the generous support of our

members and sponsors. These concerts keep

the NMJW in business and help fund

educational programming. Sponsorship gives a

company the ability to reach out to the

community in a relaxed and enjoyable

environment. A special thank you to our premier

sponsor, Sennheiser of New Mexico and year

round sponsor Griffin & Associates for their

generous support. To become a member or to

add your name to our list of incredible sponsors,

visit us on us online

at

http://nmjazz.org/get-

involved.aspx

For twenty years, the New Mexico

Jazz Workshop has worked tirelessly to

continue the tradition of providing music

education for youth and adults. Over 100,000

New Mexico students from pre-kindergarten

through high school have found a place to

continue their music education. Many students

have gone on to professional careers as

performers, music educators and composers.

When music budgets were cut in public

schools, the NMJW continued to provide

opportunities for kids to learn with programs like

the South Valley Band Project, Jazz Intensive,

Creative Arts Camp and the Roots of Jazz

(see insert). The New Mexico Jazz Workshop

will continue to serve the youth of this

community by providing music education

opportunities for students.

Adult education classes begin in

earnest in February. Choose from a variety of

classes including; jazz improvisation, Dixieland

jazz, Latin jazz improvisation and a Jazz History

lecture series presented by Diane Richardson

and Joe Washek. For details and fee schedules

or to register online, go to http://nmjazz.org/life-

long-learners.aspx

YOUTH EDUCATION

Our Roots of Jazz program is currently in its twenty-first year of teaching students the origins of Jazz music. Musician and educator Frank Leto gives a lively presentation of music from Africa, Cuba, Brazil and the United States. The music is neatly woven into a fabric of historical narrative, highlighting the cultural blending that has made Jazz a uniquely American art form. The Program is presented free at elementary schools throughout Albuquerque.

Empowerment Through Music (ETM) is the New Mexico Jazz Workshop’s community outreach program that provides access to music education to underserved, at-risk, low income, and incarcerated youth. With a dual focus on both prevention (South Valley Band Project) and intervention (Digital Technology Project), young people in economically depressed areas of Albuquerque and in the juvenile justice system are able to learn music in supervised, supportive environments. The goals of the program are to increase self-esteem and pro-social behavior, develop musical proficiency skills, and prevent/reduce contact with the juvenile justice system. ETM wishes to thank our sponsors, The Berklee School of Music, Albuquerque Public Schools, Bernalillo County, The United Way of Central NM, The Urban Enhancement Trust Fund and the Hancock Family Foundation

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We’re asking for

your help. As part of the

“quad” we are putting

together a commemorative

book with photos, artwork

and remembrances of the

past forty years from the

founders, members, artists

and patrons of the Jazz

Workshop. Do you have a memory or photo

you’d like to share? Contact us at

[email protected].

Fourplay-Silver The super group

comprised of Bob James, Nathan East, Chuck

Loeb and Harvey Mason return with this

twenty-fifth anniversary themed album.

Returning to play

on the album are

Fourplay alumni,

guitarists Lee

Ritenour and

Larry Carlton.

Sax master Kirk

Whalum also

guests on this

album. This

quartet has

perfected the art of playing together without

getting in each other’s way. Perfect symmetry.

Bill Frisell-When You Wish Upon a

Star. Grammy award winning jazz guitarist

Frisell‘s tribute to

the movies and

TV include such

iconic themes as

Bonanza, Moon

River and the

theme from the

Godfather. His

innovative

arrangements

incorporate all

styles of music. (Continued on page 4.)

Dixieland Jam Band with Chris Williams. Wednesdays 7-8 PM beginning February

10th. Traditional NOLA jazz arrangements and improvisation.

Jazz Singing: Duets w/ guitar with Patti Stephens. Thursdays 6-8 PM beginning

March 17th. Learn melody, tone, phrasing and the simplicity of singing with a jazz

guitarist.

Jazz guitar idiom w/ Michael Anthony. Mondays beginning March 21st, 6-7:30 PM. Learn the fundamentals of jazz guitar from

this award winning guitarist.

Community Big Band w/ Aaron Lovato. Wednesdays 6-7:40 PM beginning April 6th. Big Band arrangements aimed at

helping the student develop a repatoire of jazz charts.

Jazz Improvisation w/ Micky Patten. Tuesdays 6-7:30 PM beginning March 29th. Improvisation basics including

harmony, rhythms and form.

Real Book Jam hosted by Lisa Nichols and Chris Williams. Every Saturday

10:30 AM-Noon and Noon to 1:30 PM. Your chance to play with others on all

levels. A great opportunity to learn from your peers. $5.00 drop in fee.

Latin Jazz Improvisation with Rodolfo Gonzales

Tuesdays 6-7:30 PM February 2nd- March

22ndh. A comprehensive

understanding of the main ingredients of Latin Jazz rhythms.

Lecture Series Experiments in Vocal

Improvisation w/ Diane Richardson,

former Assist. Chair of the Berklee Jazz Vocal Dept. & Joe Washek.

Thursdays 6-8 PM February 4th-March

10th. Learn about the history of Jazz vocals and the Jazz & Blues recording industry.

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Wes

Montgomery-One

Night in Indy

(featuring the Eddie

Higgins Trio) This

recently discovered

1959 recording of

the creator of west

coast jazz guitar

was recorded at the

Indianapolis Jazz Club and recently found its

way into the hands of producer Zev Feldman. It

is the only known recording of Montgomery and

Higgins playing together. Montgomery was an

influence for such iconic artists as George

Benson.

Cyrille

Aimee-Let’s Get

Lost. This

incredible vocalist

learned her craft in

Samois- sur-Seine

France listening to

Gypsy music and

singing and

traveling across

Europe. She took first prize at the Montruex

Jazz Festival and refused to perform anything

but jazz on the program Star Academy, France’s

version of Idol. She tours with Brazilian guitarist

Diego Figueiredo. This is her fourth album

since her debut in 2014. She is perfect in every

way.

Seth

MacFarlane-No One

Ever Tells You. If you

had the opportunity to

see the recent

broadcast of the

Sinatra 100th Birthday

tribute, then you know

this guy has the

chops. Known primarily for his comedy writing

and as creator of such programs as Family Guy

and the films Ted and 1000 Ways to Die in the

West, MacFarlane has teamed with fellow

Grammy nominee arranger and composer Joel

McNeely for this 17 track album, MacFarlane’s

third. Smooth, elegant and pure jazz.

Re-issues

John Coletrane-A Love Supreme-The

Complete Masters

This 3 CD set

celebrates the 50th

Anniversary of the

1965 release and

includes a concert

recorded in Paris. A

must have for any

jazz aficionado.

Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass-

Whipped Cream and Other Delights. Clearly

the sexiest album cover of the 60s and

delightfully refreshing take on jazz at the time.

Trumpeter Alpert, co-

founder of A&M

Records was an

innovator on many

levels. His

arrangements of A

Taste of Honey and

Tangerine are classic.

Ben Webster-The Complete

Recordings 1952-1959. A four disc set that

contains the totality of his first eight albums for

Verve; Tenor Sax Stylings, King of the Tenor

Sax, Music for Loving, …with Strings, Soulville,

Encounters (w/ Coleman Hawkins), The Soul

of… and Ben Webster and Associates. Lovingly

re-mastered, the

set includes some

of his finest

performances

including My

Funny Valentine,

Pennies from

Heaven and

Sophisticated

Lady.

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James

Newton’s music

can be found

practically

everywhere. His

compositions

range from sacred

music to

electronic, from

jazz to

symphonic. He

has composed for

ballet, modern

dance, and for

numerous

orchestras

throughout the world.

He has been voted the top jazz flutist an

unprecedented 23 years in a row in Downbeat

Magazine’s International Critic’s Poll and has

fellowships and grants from the Ford

Foundation, the Guggenheim and the

National Endowment for the Arts and awards

that include the Montreux Gran Prix Du Disque

and is recipient of Downbeats International

Critics Jazz Album of the year.

An educator at heart, Mr. Newton holds

a distinguished professorship at the University

of California at Los Angeles as well as UC

Irvine, the California Institute of Arts and Cal

State University Los Angeles.

He has composed an incredible amount

of music, with more than 50 albums to his credit

in a range of styles. A muti-instrumentalist, he

composes for instruments ranging from acoustic

bass to harp to drums and even composes for

instruments as exotic as the Koto, a traditional

Japanese stringed instrument and the Tabla, an

East Indian drum.

Mr. Newton continues to tour

internationally and divides his time between Los

Angeles and central New Mexico.

Now is the time to pick up your tickets

for the New Mexico Jazz Workshop’s Salsa,

Jazz and Blues Under the Stars concerts. A

ten show mini-pass can be had for $130.00 and

passes for all twenty shows are $260.00. Get a

discount on tickets by becoming a member of

the New Mexico Jazz Workshop. Student and

senior memberships start at just $30.00 and

every level of membership comes with great

perks like discounted tickets and show passes.

Even better, give a

jazzy gift with a

membership to

the New Mexico

Jazz Workshop,

tickets for a

show, mugs,

greeting cards,

posters and gift

certificates are

available

beginning at

just $3.00. Go to

http://shop.nmjazz.org/

The New Mexico Jazz Workshop

employs more local musicians than any other non-profit organization in New Mexico, and we are proud of that. New Mexico musicians are as talented, creative and proficient as any musicians worldwide.

When you or your organization are

planning an event, please consider employing New Mexico artists. You won’t be disappointed. .

For more information on New Mexico music or to find an artist for your event, visit the City of Albuquerque’s music portal ListenABQ.com or the New Mexico Music Commission’s music directory at http://www.newmexicomusic.org/resources/nm-music-directory/

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We lost a lot of great musicians over the

past few months, from rock icons like David

Bowie, Paul Kantner and Glen Frey to

Nashville journeyman guitarist Pete Huttlinger.

As always, we remember those most influential

to our art form.

Santa Fe guitarist Pat Burns passed

away on September 17th,

2015. Pat was an incredible

composer and guitarist who

played with almost

everyone in Santa Fe at one

time or another. His guitar

style was innovative but

always infused with New

Mexico style. He will be

sorely missed.

Jazz vocalist

Mark Murphy passed

away on October 22nd,

2015. He was 82.

Murphy is best known

for his scat vocal style.

He was discovered in

1953 by Sammy Davis

Jr. who helped him find

work as a vocalist and actor.

Jazz

composer and pianist

Paul Bley died on

January 3rd, 2016. His

piano style expanded

on the styles of Oscar

Peterson and Wynton

Kelly. Bley recorded

with Charlie Parker,

Charles Mingus, Art

Blakey and so many more. He was instrumental

in bringing electronic keyboards into jazz and

won a ton of accolades.

Otis Clay was a member of the Blues

Hall of Fame. He

passed away at the

age of 73 on January

8th, 2016. Born in rural

Mississippi he moved

to Chicago to pursue

his dream of singing in

a blues band. He was

nominated for a

Grammy in 2007 for

his album, Walk a Mile

in my Shoes.

Jerald

Lujan was a

staple in the

Albuquerque Jazz

community,

leading jam

sessions, teaching

young students the

nuances of Latin

Jazz and generally

playing guitar and

having a good time. Jerald passed away on

January 27th, 2016. His death leaves a huge

hole in the New Mexico Jazz community.

Jazz Appreciation Month Schedule

Saturday, April 2nd Cinema-The Girls in the

Band. Award winning documentary about the

history of female instrumentalists in Jazz from

the 1930s through today. Guild theater,

Albuquerque.

Friday, April 8th. UNM Jazz Festival concert.

Incredible ensemble musicians show off their

chops. Location TBD.

Satuday, April 9th-Kevin Eubanks Quartet

Journeyman guitarist Eubanks returns to

Albuquerque for a concert at the Kimo Theater

Albuquerque Film & Music Experience

present a Tribute to Nathan East. A

screening of the film For the Record

chronicalling the legendary bassist’s career

followed by a tribute concert and a performance

by Nathan East and friends.

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Come celebrate forty years with the New Mexico Jazz Workshop


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