The New Mexico Jazz Workshop is

celebrating 40 years in 2016 and all year long

we will be bringing you great shows, fabulous

events and opportunities and honoring those

people who have made us what we are today.

Find out more on page three.

The New

Mexico Wine &

Jazz Festival

kicks off Labor Day

weekend,

September 5th, 6th

& 7th in the grand

ballroom of Isleta

Resort & Casino.

New Mexico’s top

vineyards will offer

up samples of their greatest creations

accompanied by some of New Mexico’s

legendary Jazz artists. Scheduled to perform are

The Bert Dalton Trio, Jazz a la Carte, Sid

Fendly, John Cousins, Carla van Blake and

more. See the complete schedule on page six.

Music a la

Mode is an integrated

arts day camp for kids in

pre-K through fifth

grade. Holly Glister and

Alexa Grodner return to

the New Mexico Jazz

Workshop to present

this series of children’s

day camps held on APS

holidays. The first is

scheduled for Monday, September 7th, Labor

Day 2015 and will be a one day camp about all

the things that come from the soil and give us

sustenance. Children ages 4-11 are invited to

take part in this thoughtful and fun learning

environment where together they will explore

music, art, cooking, theater and crafts. Call

Education Coordinator Elena Maietta at 505-

255-9798 ext 3 to register.

New Mexico’s Jerry Lopez will be in

performance at the Lensic Theater for two

nights in Santa Fe beginning on Thursday night,

September 24th

with Santa Fe

and the Fat

City Horns.

This is the

band in Las

Vegas Nevada

that is a must

see for visitors

to Sin City. On

Friday,

September 25th

Mr. Lopez

performs in the

annual Jerry

Lopez& Friends

concert. Both

events benefit

the National

Latino

Behavioral

Health Association. Each year this show sells

out so get your tickets early. Go to

http://tickets.ticketssantafe.org/single/EventDetai

l.aspx?p=2178 to purchase tickets.

Fall Adult Education Schedule

In this issue

Jazz Legend Dave Grusin

New Jazz Releases

NMJW Celebrates 40

Years

Adult education classes begin this

September. Choose from great vocal classes

like Vocal Percussion and Jazz Singing or

something that really swings like Jazz Ensemble

or Latin Jazz Improvisation. See a complete

class schedule on page seven.

Concert Corazon, a benefit for the

Children’s Grief Center of New Mexico will

feature three great bands on Sunday September

27th. There will be performances by the

Memphis P-Tails, Joanie Cere and Combo

Special and Hillary Smith and the Brethren. The

CGC provides special support services for

Children who have suffered the death of a loved

one. Doors open at 1:00 PM and there will be

food and cool stuff for the kids. Tickets are

available at

https://holdmyticket.com/checkout/event/214527

The Cool Yule Community Concert

scheduled for Sunday, November 29th at 3:00

PM at the Kimo Theater in Albuquerque and will

feature the Albuquerque Jazz Orchestra, Hillary

Smith and the On Q Chorus. Nobody

does Christmas like the New Mexico

Jazz Workshop. Don’t miss this!

Make plans to join the New

Mexico Jazz Workshop for a trip to

Havana, Cuba in spring of 2016.

Central Holidays West will take us on

a six day/seven night tour of Havana,

Cuba. Scheduled travel dates are

from March 16th through March 21st,

2016. This is the trip of a lifetime.

Don’t miss it. To register and for a

complete itinerary, go

tohttp://www.nmjazz.org/cuba-

2016.aspx

YOUTH EDUCATION

Our Roots of Jazz program is currently in its twentieth 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

Can you believe it? For the past four

decades the New Mexico Jazz Workshop has

been bringing great Jazz to New Mexico and

keeping Jazz alive through its education

programs for youth and adults.

Over the past 40 years, the NMJW has

brought you performances from Jazz giants like

Art Pepper, Dexter Gordon, Diana Krall, Ramsey

Lewis, Kevin Eubanks and many more.

Our education programs have grown

from a handful of lessons to great programs like

The Roots of Jazz, Empowerment through

Music, Real Book Jam, The Jazz Intensive and

an incredible array of adult education programs

that allow people the opportunity to find their

music.

Beginning now and continuing

throughout 2016, the New Mexico Jazz

Workshop will be celebrating in a big way, with

concerts, special events and a 40th anniversary

blowout planned for Spring of 2016.

We are also 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

nmjazzbook@gmail.com.

Our new

education

coordinator is Elena Maietta. She comes to us

with an incredible resume that includes an MA in

Choral Conducting, A BA in Vocal Performance

is an experienced professional, working as First

Soprano with the New Mexico Symphonic

Chorus, and with the On Q Chorus in

Albuquerque.

She is a National Hispanic Scholar, and

winner of the Delta Omicron Memorial Music

Scholarship from Ohio State University. She’s

even directed a little theater. We are very

fortunate to have her as part of our staff.

We have also brought on board Linda

Schab who will be interning for us this year and

handling the marketing for the NMJW. She is

pursuing her Masters in International Marketing

Management and is well traveled, studying at

the Berlin School of Economics and at Angela

Ruskin University at Cambridge.

Charlie Hayden

passed away in July of

2014, and this is his final

gift to us. It completes

his collaboration with

pianist Gonzalo

Rubalcaba that began in

1986.

Hayden was not only a legendary bass

player who worked with great artists like Ornett

Coleman, John Coltrane and Chet Baker. It was

his seminal work with Keith Jarrett in the late

60s and early 70s that brought him to

prominence an a brilliant arranger.

The music on this CD is amazing and

truly encompasses Hayden’s best work as a

composer, arranger and player.

This is

Ramsey Lewis’

80th CD. Amazing

work from a man

who helped make

jazz mainstream

with hits like The In

Crowd and Hang

on Sloopy.

For this release he has re-recorded

some old tracks from his 1974 Sun Goddess CD

and paired them with five new original tunes. His

gift for turning pop tunes into jazz standards

continues with new arrangements of Stevie

Wonder’s Livin’ for the City and the Stylistics

Betch By Golly Wow.

Nils

returns with

his latest CD

Alley Cat.

The German

born guitarist,

moved to LA in

the mid 80s

and began

working as a

session

guitarist for

everyone from the Temptations to Rick Braun.

His breakout CD, Blue Planet featured

George Benson (with whom he co- wrote Keep

Rollin’ for Benson’s 1998 Stand Together CD),

Nathan East and Gerald Albright. In 2004, his

massive crossover hit Pacific Coast Highway

brought him into view as not only a talented

guitarist but as a brilliant songwriter, producer

and arranger.

Yes, that Billy Vera. Before he found

fame as the backdrop to Alex Keaton’s marriage

proposal on the TV Show, Vera was long known

as a player in

the music

industry. He

wrote for songs

for Dolly

Parton, Ricky

Nelson and

Barbara Lewis,

He is an actor (The Doors), producer (Lou

Rawls) and his breakout hit At This Moment was

recently recorded by Michael Buble.

This 2013 release has been just been

re-released on the Varese Sarabande label and

is worth a listen. It features classic R&B tunes

including Since I Fell for You and Cherry

arranged for big band. Vera continues to tour

with his Big Band.

Rock Candy Funk Party is not your

father’s jazz, taking classic 70s and 80’s funk,

R&B and Jazz and putting a new spin on it

energetic, vibrant

and features blues

journeyman Joe

Bonamassa,

bassist Mike Merrit,

guitarist Ron de

Jesus and drummer

Tal Bergman who

also produced the

CD

There are

also great guest performances by Randy

Brecker, James Campagnola and Renaldo Neto

(sax) and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons, This CD was

made for the pure fun of playing music and a

must have for your collection.

The holidays are just around the

corner. Give a Jazzy gift with a membership to

the New Mexico Jazz Workshop or something

from our store. Mugs, greeting cards, posters

and gift certificates are available beginning at

just $3.00. Go to http://shop.nmjazz.org/

And don’t forget to support our local

artists in New Mexico. 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://newmexicomusic.org/directory/

Dave Grusin is a Grammy and

Academy Award winning composer. Over the

past thirty years he has scored countless films

beginning in the 1960s with The Graduate which

won an Oscar for director Mike Nichols.

He worked in television throughout most

of the late 60s and early 70s for television,

conducting the Andy Williams orchestra

composing iconic television themes for shows

like Baretta, St. Elsewhere and the Wild, Wild

West.

In 1976, he created GRP Records with

partner Larry Rosen and brought jazz to the

forefront of American music. GRP introduced the

world to great artists like Jon Lucien, Chick

Corea, Diane Schurr and Spyro Gyra. In 1982,

the company went digital, pioneering what would

become the standard for today’s music library.

Grusin has worked with nearly every

major artist on earth including James Taylor,

Paul Simon, Quincy Jones, Billy Joel, Patti

Austin…the list goes on and on.

Born in Littleton Colorado and educated

at UC Boulder, he has never lost his love for the

clean air and high mountains of the southwest.

He currently splits his time between Los

Angeles, where he continues to work in film and

Santa Fe where he makes his home. He

continues to contribute to music and works

frequently with New Mexico artists, helping them

to establish themselves in the film and television

community. Photo by Bruce Dulap.

The New Mexico Jazz Workshop’s fall

adult education programs have been

announced. Now’s the time to pick up that

instrument, tune up your voice or sharpen your

sight reading skills or even take on a new skill.

Register online at http://www.nmjazz.org/adult-

ed-registration.aspx

Community Big Band with Aaron Lovato.

Wednesdays September 9-November 10th, 6:30-

8:00 PM. Learn how to successfully negotiate

big band arrangements and sharpen your

reading skills.

Steel Drums with Frank Leto. Tuesdays &

Thursdays September 15th-October 17th 6:30-

8:00 PM. Become part of a steel band and learn

the music of Trinidad & Tobago.

Jazz Improv with Micky Patten. Mondays 6-

7:30 PM September 21-October 25th. Strengthen

your improve skills and learn the fundamentals

of rhythm, harmony & dynamics.

Latin Jazz Improvisation with Rodolfo

Gonzales Tuesdays 6-7:30 PM September 22nd-

November 10th. A comprehensive understanding

of the main ingredients of Latin Jazz rhythms.

Jazz Ensemble with Tony Cesarano.

Tuesdays 7:45-9:15 PM. Explores the art of jazz

ensemble and develops improvisational

technique.

Jazz Singing with Patty Stephens Thursdays

6-8 PM September 24th-November 10th. Develop

your vocal chops while exploring style, form

arrangements and interpretation.

Hand Percussion with Romeo Carrido

Mondays 6-7:30 PM November 2nd to December

7th. The techniques of the rhythms and poly

rhythms of Cuba, Puerto Rico and Brazil are

studied.

Real Book Jam with Lisa Nichols and Chris

Williams. Saturdays 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.

For details on all of our classes go to

http://nmjazz.org/life-long-learners.aspx

We are sad to discover that Toronto drummer Archie Alleyne passed away June

8th, 2015 at the age of 82. He played with some legendary artists including Billie

Holiday, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Stan Getz and Ben Webster.

In 1967 he fell asleep at the wheel on the way home from a gig and the resulting

car accident left him unable to continue playing drums. It wasn't until 1982 when

he was able to fight back from his injuries that he began playing Jazz again. During

his hiatus from music he opened up a five star restaurant in Toronto. Upon his

return to music, he led the way in the Toronto Jazz scene. He will be missed.

Jazz giant Ornette Coleman passed away on July 11th in

his Manhatten home. He was 85. Born in Fort Worth,

Texas, the self-taught saxman is credited with liberating

jazz from conventional harmony.

He took improvisation to a whole new level. His

creative genius affected musicians from all levels

including Jerry Garcia, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson.

He reinvented himself yet again in the mid 1970s, going

electric. His honors include a Pulitzer Prize, two

Guggenheims, numerous honorary doctorates and a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master

honor.

Drumstick pioneer Vic Firth had died at the age of 85. Fed

up with the lackluster quality of drumsticks which had not

evolved since the 1920s, he revolutionized the industry,

customizing skick for individual players. Firth first got the

idea that drumsticks needed to be re-designed while playing

with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He founded his

company in 1963 with the idea that drumsticks should be

configured to give it a response to the drums and the

cymbals. “Its shape has an effect on the quality of the sound

and even slight variations in the manufacturing process can

greatly influence the result”, he said in an interview in 1988. News of his death garnerd great responses

from drummers on every level.

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