James Moody Festival, Sarah Vaughan Vocal Competition Honor Jersey Greats Posted 4/9/2012

In the spirit of Newark, N.J.’s jazz heyday, the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) and WBGO-FM 88.3 have announced plans for the upcoming James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival. The tribute to the late saxophonist is set to run October 15–21 and will take place at NJPAC and various local venues around Newark.

“Newark was home to [James],” said Moody’s widow Linda, though the saxophonist was not born there. “He made that clear to people all over the world. He loved this city.”

NJPAC President and CEO John Schreiber, a longtime friend of Moody’s and a New Jersey native, appointed bassist Christian McBride as artistic director of the event. “I had no idea that John had been keeping track of all the things I had been doing off the stage,” McBride said. “I told him I would be so honored to do this.”

Festival production vet George Wein added, “What Moody did for jazz was that he brought joy to the music. Whenever you went to see James Moody you felt happy, because he was happy.”

The weeklong festival is catapulted by two headlining events. The first performance, “For Love Of Moody: A Jazz Celebration,” will feature such artists as George Benson, The Manhattan Transfer, David Sanborn, Kenny Barron, Jon Faddis, Jimmy Heath, Todd Coolman, Renee Rosnes and McBride. The second headlining act, “Miles Davis And Gil Evans: Still Ahead,” is an all-star recreation of the classic recordings Porgy And Bess, Sketches Of Spain, and Miles Ahead, all of which will feature McBride, Terence Blanchard, Sean Jones, Peter Erskine and Howard Johnson. Other highlights include a musical adaptation of the children’s book A Good Night For Ghosts by student music workshop Jazz House Kids, and the start of a monthly jazz brunch.

The first annual Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition, presented as part of NJPAC’s Jazz Roots Series, also honors a renowned Newark native and rounds out the week’s festivities.

The Moody celebration and vocal competition undoubtedly mark the restoration of jazz in the city. According to Newark Public Radio President and CEO Cephas Bowles, “Jazz never really left Newark. But what a jazz festival will do is galvanize the city. It will show that Newark is the cultural center of the state, that all kinds of art forms can thrive and survive in this city, and that this is a livable city with options. It helps with the cultural literacy of the people—not just the city of Newark, but the state as well.”

Linda Moody also expressed her enthusiasm for working with Schreiber on the project. “He has so much integrity and he’s just a fabulous guy,” Moody said. “I’m thrilled that he’s excited about doing this in my husband’s name.”

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Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat Brings World-Class Jazz to the Heart of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY – April 30, 2010 This June, Heart of Brooklyn and WBGO 88.3 FM present the return of Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat! The month-long celebration features jazz performances at six of Brooklyn’s most cherished cultural institutions, with something for jazz lovers of all ages. All events are family-friendly and free, or free with admission. Started in 2007, Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat is a unique collaboration between eight esteemed non-profits working together to bring jazz musicians, singers and artists from around the globe to Brooklyn, which is home to 16% of WBGO’s listeners. The series celebrates Brooklyn’s diversity through both indoor and outdoor concerts, dances, interviews and more. Jazz Brooklyn’s Beat presents performances in some of the borough’s most vibrant venues: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, Prospect Park and Prospect Park Zoo. From Samba with the Sea Lions at Prospect Park Zoo to a Rhythm Revue Family Dance Party with DJ Felix Hernandez at Grand Army Plaza, Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat entertains thousands of Brooklyn residents and visitors with some of the most prominent jazz artists of the day. Additional performers include alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, gypsy jazz guitarist Stephane Wrembel, and pianist and composer Helen Sung, as well as a conversation with jazz photographer Hank O’Neal. Festival schedule: Saturday, June 5 – 12pm Samba with the Sea Lions, Prospect Park Zoo Free with Admission Thursday, June 10 – 7pm Conversations in Jazz: Hank O’Neal, Brooklyn Public Library’s Dweck Center Free Saturday, June 12 – 1:30 & 2:30pm Stephane Wrembel – The Django Experiment (Part of BBG’s Centennial Bee-Day Celebration), Brooklyn Botanic Garden Free Saturday, June 19 – 1 & 2pm Helen Sung Group with Guest Vocalist Carolyn Leonhart, Brooklyn Children’s Museum Free with Admission Saturday, June 26 – 4pm Rhythm Revue with Felix Hernandez, Prospect Park’s Grand Army Plaza Free

Sunday, June 27 – 3pm Sunday Jazz Session, Jaleel Shaw Quartet, Brooklyn Museum Free with Admission For more information, visit www.heartofbrooklyn.org/jazz or www.wbgo.org/brooklyn, or follow @heartofbklyn on Twitter. Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat is presented by TD Bank. Additional support is provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts and the Heart of Brooklyn member institutions. WBGO/Jazz88 is a publicly supported, cultural institution that champions jazz, an American art form, and presents news to a worldwide audience through radio, other technologies and events. Based in Newark, New Jersey, WBGO reaches 400,000 weekly listeners on air at 88.3FM in the Newark/New York City metropolitan area, plus many more globally through mobile devices and online at www.wbgo.org. WBGO produces nationally syndicated programs such as JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater, and is NPR’s primary station-based jazz producer. WBGO is supported by 17,000 donors, is a recipient of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts’ Certificate of Excellence and Major Impacts Arts Organization awards, and has received the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s My Source Impact Communication Grant. Esquire.com recently called WBGO “the best jazz station on planet Earth.” Heart of Brooklyn (HOB) is a partnership of the leading cultural institutions located near Grand Army Plaza in central Brooklyn. Founded in 2001 by Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Children's Museum, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, Prospect Park Alliance, and Prospect Park Zoo, this partnership is dedicated to promoting its unique cultural campus as a "must-see" destination to a diverse audience in Brooklyn and beyond. Heart of Brooklyn encourages tourism and learning by making its world-class collections and historic treasures more visible and accessible. As an integral part of Brooklyn's renaissance, Heart of Brooklyn is committed to strengthening the future of its neighborhoods.

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ADDRESS: 145 Brooklyn Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11213

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Harpist Brandee Younger, a versatile artist whose style defies genres and labels, will play Brooklyn Children’s Museum on Father’s Day weekend for a family-friendly Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat performance. This event will be part of a day-long celebration of jazz for Father's Day and Juneteenth weekend at Brooklyn Children’s Museum. This event is part of Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat, co-produced by WBGO, Heart of Brooklyn (HOB) and HOB Member Institutions. Learn more at http://heartofbrooklyn.org/jazz.

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Celebrated trumpeter Jeremy Pelt performs with his quintet. Presented in conjunction with WBGO Jazz 88.3FM and Heart of Brooklyn as part of Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat. Free with Museum admission. Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat is co-produced by WBGO, Heart of Brooklyn (HOB) and HOB Member Institutions. Learn more at http://heartofbrooklyn.org/jazz.

When: Thursday, June 28 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Where: Brooklyn Museum - 200 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238

Admission: Free with museum admission (suggested; $12 adults, $8 students; free to Members and children under 12)

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Jazz: Brooklyn's Beat Returns to Prospect Heights The six-concert series includes everything from samba-ing sea lions at the zoo to swing lessons at the library to a dance party under the Grand Army Plaza arch.

By Amy Sara Clark June 6, 2012

Ah June. For Prospect Heighters it means strawberries at the farmer’s market, roses at the Botanic Garden and open-air jazz all over the neighborhood.

This last neighborhood perk is courtesy of Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat, an annual series of concerts that takes place at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn Children’s Museum,Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Public Library, Prospect Park and the Prospect Park Zoo.

The six-concert event was started in 2007 by Heart of Brooklyn, a partnership of the six cultural institutions listed above, and the radio station WBGO.

This year’s events began last weekend at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s June Jubilee, where The Chuck Braman Quartet performed.

It continues on Saturday, June 9, with Samba with the Sea Lions at the Prospect Park Zoo from noon to 2 p.m.

Will Beebe and Stella, the zoo’s veteran fountain swimmers really dance?

Sort of, said Denise McClean, Prospect Park Zoo’s director. Back in 2007, the pair spent a month studying the classic art of Samba.

“They rock from one flipper to the other, a happy behavior that looks like dancing,” McClean said. “They seem to like it a lot.”

Here’s the rest of the month’s line-up:

Samba with the Sea Lions at the Prospect Park Zoo

Saturday, June 9 – 12:00pm

Free with Admission ($8 adults, $6 seniors 65+, $5 for children ages 3–12)

Brandee Younger at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum

Saturday, June 16 – 1:30pm

Free with Admission ($7.50)

Katie Thiroux Quartet at the Brooklyn Public Library’s Plaza

Wednesday, June 20 – 7:00pm (swing dance lessons at 6:30pm)

Free

Felix Hernandez Rhythm Revue Dance Party at Grand Army Plaza

Saturday, June 23 – 4:00-7:00pm

Free

Jeremy Pelt Quintet at Brooklyn Museum

Thursday, June 28 – 7:00pm

Free with Admission ($12 adults, $8 students and senior citizens, suggested)

Spare Times for Children for June 8-14 By LAUREL GRAEBER

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‘Samba With the Sea Lions’ (Saturday) Yes, you read it right. Beebe and Stella, the limber sea lions at the Prospect Park Zoo, will groove to a Latin beat at this event, featuring the music of Samba New York!, a Brazilian drum ensemble. And zoo visitors will be invited to join the samba line — on dry land, of course — at the celebration, part of Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat, a monthlong music series in central Brooklyn. At noon and 2 p.m., Prospect Park Zoo, 450 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, (718) 399-7339, prospectparkzoo.com; heartofbrooklyn.org/jazz. Free with zoo admission: $8; $6 for 65+; $5 for ages 3 to 12; free for under 3 and for members of the Wildlife Conservation Society and the radio station WGBO.

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Jeremy Pelt (Thursday) Mr. Pelt, a savvy and proficient postbop trumpeter, brings a small group to the Brooklyn Museum, to close out its neighborhood concert series Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat. At 7 p.m., Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, at Prospect Park, Brooklyn, (718) 638-5000, brooklynmuseum.org; free, but reservations are recommended. (Chinen)

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One of Felix Hernandez'famous 'Rhythm Revue'dance parties ishappening this Saturday,June 23 at Prospect Park'sGrand Army Plaza (atBailey Fountain), as partof the series Jazz:

Brooklyn's Beat.

WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM and Heart of Brooklyn aresponsoring the event. Felix Hernandez is WBGO'sRhythm Review host (and a Brooklynite).

In 1991, Felix did his first Rhythm Revue Dance Party atTramps in New York City. The party moved to theRoseland Ballroom, where it's been held since 1992.Felix's mix of classic soul, disco and funk consistentlydraws a crowd of 2,500 to 3,500 dancers.

Council Member Letitia James will help kick off the eventat 4 p.m. The party goes on till 7 p.m. All ages invited.

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Walter’s World: Weekend Picks- Dance, Jazz and Theater Posted on June 28, 2012 | Leave a comment

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This weekend there is cultural events taking place all around the city. We have cutting edge dance taking place in Brooklyn.

Traditional flamenco downtown, theater uptown and jazz just over the bridge. Here are a few of the many events happening in our community and across town.

The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center will present PEEKS, an informal showcase of works in progress on Thursday June 28 at 7pm. The performance will take place at the Church of St Luke and St Matthew located at 520 Clinton Avenue in Brooklyn. The showcase will highlight the works of Gierre Godley, Shannon Marbra, Jeremy McQueen and Betheny Merola. For more information call 718 875 9710 or visit www.thelmahill.com

Jazz: Brooklyn’s Beat, a unique partnership between Heart of Brooklyn and WBGO Jazz 88.3 featuring an eclectic mix of free and low-cost jazz performances at six of Brooklyn’s favorite cultural institutions, concludes with the Jeremy Pelt Quintet this Thursday, June 28, at 7:00 pm at the Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway. The concert is free to members of WBGO and the host venue; with Museum Admission ($12 adults, $8 students and senior citizens, suggested). For more information, please visit www.heartofbrooklyn.org/jazz or www.wbgo.org/brooklyn, or follow @heartofbrooklyn and @wbgo on Twitter (hashtag: #JazzBklynsBeat).

Alegrias En La Nacional Presents A Night In Andalucia on Saturday June 30 at 239 West 14 Street. It is the last opportunity to see Madrid based flamenco artists Sonia Fernandez and Ismael De La Rosa. The ticket price is $20 student receive a $5 discount with ID. Come out and see great dance and enjoy tapas, sangria, wine and beer. Showtimes are 8:30 and 10:45pm for reservations call 917 667 2695.

Tony Award winner George Faison’s new Equity showcase production of Accept “Except” LGBT NY continues it’s run on selected dates through Sunday, July 8th. Accept “Except” LGBT NY, was written by Karimah and directed by Faison. The play is about the struggle for justice in America from slavery to modern-day Gay rights.

The production stars Ceez Liive and Tryee Young as two gay twenty year olds running from the violent mobs, a male from the plantation era (18th Century) and a female from the penitentiary era (21st Century). Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Faison Firehouse Box Office at 212 665 7698. For credit card purchases call Smarttix at 212 868 4444 or online at SMARTTIX.COM

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KPCC and Vermont Public Radio led public radio news rooms in PRNDI’s three-tieredcontest honoring outstanding local news coverage.

In the competition among stations with the largest news staffs, KPCC in Pasadena,Calif., and VPR each won four first-place prizes. Top winners in other divisions includedWBGO in Newark, N.J.; Wyoming Public Radio; KLCC in Eugene, Oregon; andWCAI in Woods Hole, Mass., each of which won at least three PRNDI awards.

In Division A, comprising stations with five or more full-time news staffers, VermontPublic Radio took four top prizes for its coverage of the devastation caused byHurricane Irene. Two of three first-place awards presented to WBGO in Division Brecognized its reporting on the hurricane. Wyoming Public Radio also snagged threefirst-place awards in Division B, which includes stations with three or four full-timejournalists.

KLCC and WCAI each picked up three awards in Division C, which includes stationswith full-time news staffs of one or two.

In Division D, reserved for students, WFUV in New York City brought home twofirst-place and two second-place awards, sweeping half of the awards given in thesmall division.

First-place PRNDI awards were presented to a total of 30 stations across 16 categories:

Breaking News — Division A: KPCC, Pasadena, Calif.; Division B: WBGO, Newark,N.J.; Division C: KLCC, Eugene, Ore.

Spot News — Division A: WHYY, Philadelphia; Division B: WBFO, Buffalo, N.Y.; DivisionC: KLCC; Division D: WFUV, New York City.

Continuing Coverage — Division A: Vermont Public Radio; Division B: WBGO;Division C: WFIU, Bloomington, Ind.

Newscast — Division A: WVXU, Cincinnati; Division B: WBFO; Division D: WFUV.

Best Writing — Division A: Fronteras, Southwest Region; Division B: WBGO; DivisionC: KVNO, Omaha, Neb.

Multimedia Presentation — Division A: Vermont Public Radio; Division B: Prairie PublicRadio, N.D.; Division C: KRCC, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Call-in program — Division A: KUOW, Seattle; Division B: KERA, Dallas; Division C:Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Fort Wayne.

News/public affairs program — Division A: Vermont Public Radio; Division B: WyomingPublic Radio; Division C: KRCC.

Commentary — Division A: Vermont Public Radio; Division B: WFDD, Winston-Salem,N.C.; Division C: KLCC.

Documentary — Division A: WBUR, Boston; Division B: WVTF, Roanoke, Va.; DivisionC: WYSO, Yellow Springs, Ohio.

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Series — Division A: KPCC; Division B: Alabama Public Radio; Division C: WKNO,Memphis, Tenn.

Soft Feature — Division A: Chicago Public Radio/WBEZ; Division B: Wyoming PublicRadio; Division C: WPSU, State College, Pa.; Division D: Iowa Public Radio.

Use of Sound — Division A: KPCC; Division B: Nashville Public Radio; Division C:WCAI.

Interview — Division A: KPCC; Division B: WFDD; Division C: WCAI.

News Feature — Division A: WYNC, New York City; Division B: Nashville Public Radio;Division C: WFIU.

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WBGO-FM's (88.3) new showcase for emerging jazz artists, the jazz bee, is now being broadcast digitally 24 hours aday at 88.3 HD-2 and through wbgo.org.

"Jazz music is evolving continuously, and we're always looking for, listening to and championing new music andartists to share with our audience," said WBGO president and general manager Cephas Bowles in a statement.

The jazz bee primarily plays new releases by young and emerging artists as well as tracks by established jazz icons.This format offers listeners the chance to hear rising jazz stars before they become household names, and makesconnections between new sounds and the jazz tradition.

The channel, funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with additional support from WBGO members, isalso a featured stream at nprmusic.org and will be syndicated to stations nationwide through the Public RadioExchange.

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WBGO Kids Jazz: Fall 2012

WBGO’s Kid’s Jazz Concert Series returns this fall bringing jazz to children. It provides opportunities tolearn about the distinct qualities of jazz, and why it’s a reflection of our community! All concerts begin at12:30ppm and last for about one hour. Arrive 30 minutes early to ensure seating. All shows are free.Adults must be accompanied by a child. There are four concerts in total during October – two of whichare in Newark.

Mauricio de Souza @ Clinton Elementary SchoolSaturday, October 6Brazilian Jazz: When Cool New York Meets Tropical BrazilDrummer Mauricio de Souza will explain how American jazz influenced Brazilian music and how the twowere combined to create Bossa Nova. Musicians will demonstrate how their instruments work & fit intothe music. They will perform examples of Bossa Nova, Samba & Baiao & explain where these stylesoriginated. Kids can clap to the various rhythms & talk about the composers.

Maurice Chestnut @ Newark Symphony HallSaturday October 13Jazz & Tap!This performance will feature musicians along with tap dancer Maurice Chestnut. Chestnut will danceand explain how jazz and tap blend together.

Antonio Hart @ Newark MuseumSaturday, October 20In the Mood for MoodySaxophonist Antonio Hart presents a tribute to the late saxophonist and Newark native, James Moodywith songs and instruments showcasing Moody’s versatility as a musician. This program is part of theTD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival.

Lakecia Benjamin @ SOPACSaturday October 27Jump and Shout for JazzThis program will explore the role jazz has played in people’s lives. While it is a very sophisticated music,it also has served as entertainment and dance music for generations. Benjamin will explain four basicjazz rhythms: the stomp clap, shuffle beat, swing pattern and the modern funk beat. Throughout theprogram she will demonstrate how these rhythms are integrated into the styles of the past and today.

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Drop that mop and get your kids over to one or all of WBGO Jazz Radio 88.3FM free Saturday afternoon "Kids Jazz" programs this October. The

18-year-old series resumes Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at Newark Symphony Hall and continues every Saturday this month at different locations in the city or

its suburbs.

Jazz is America's premiere contribution to world culture and Newark based station WBGO is America's premiere jazz broadcaster. It's also a premiere

cultural and civic institution with an art gallery, in studio live broadcasts, media sponsorships of area jazz festivals, and not incidentally, it has a

crackerjack news department.

Behind much of this outreach is WBGO stalwart Dorthaan Kirk, the station's special events and programs coordinator, and a key player in the Newark

cultural scene and at the station since the 1970s.

Kirk talked about the "WBGO Kids Jazz" series: "This program is designed to introduce young people to jazz," he said. "My main focus is not the big name

jazz star; it's presenting a program young people can understand."

Each season — there is also a spring edition which starts in April 2012 — each of the one hour programs explore a given instrument, style or component

of jazz. This season the main themes are the jazz organ, song, Latin jazz and expressing emotion in jazz.

This season, as with all the previous programs I have attended, count on your kids being totally involved and totally happy. You, too.

"People like to be involved," Kirk said. "I try to have diversity and always include one program of vocals; everybody relates to the human voice."

To that vocal end, jazz singer Allan Harris will present "Songs for Kids to Swing By," on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the University Height Charter School at

Bethany Baptist Church in Newark. Harris and his trio have a program of jazz classics planned: "Take the A Train," "Sittin' and Rockin'," "Caravan," and

"Straighten Up and Fly Right," among others. "Everyone is going to join in on 'What A Wonderful World' at the end," Kirk said.

Expect to hear and learn about scat, vocalized jazz improvisation, too.

'WBGO Kids Jazz' Series: Four Concerts — ForParents, TooJazz Radio 88.3 FM's popular series resumes Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

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To that New Jersey end, the program begins with famed Newark native daughter organist Rhoda Scott, back home after years living and performing in

Europe, and includes Maplewood's Marcus Printup and his group on Oct. 29.

Scott, here to study at Rutgers-Newark famed Jazz Institute, will look at the many personalities of the organ, from gospel, rock, jazz and — perfect timing

for post season baseball — the ball park and the skating rink.

Note to grown up Rhoda Scott fans: There will be many opportunities to hear Rhoda later this fall with a live broadcast over WBGO on November 4, an

organ jam at the home of the organ jam — Newark Symphony Hall on Nov. 5 and a program of sacred music at Bethany Baptist Church on Nov. 6.

As to trumpeter Printup, he will be at the Newark Museum on Saturday, Oct. 29 with "Jazz Is Feeling." The trumpet, along with guitar, is one of jazz's most

expressive instruments; it's close to the human voice in timbre and emotive potential — think about how Louis Armstrong's singing and trumpet playing are

really the same voice, calling and responding.

Printup will be asking kids to call out emotions and the musicians will respond instrumentally.

Jazz is all about multiple rhythms and cultural inclusion. Brothers Zaccai, piano, and Luques Curtis, bass, Grammy nominee and winner respectively, bring

in the sounds and beats of Afro-Caribbean Latin Jazz on Oct. 22 at the Maplewood Middle School.

Parents, jazz is not a hootenanny — start practicing clapping on beats two and four instead of the downbeat.

More important, go to any or all of the concerts and try to arrive at each venue at noon; the free tickets are given out on a first come, first served basis,

and seating can't be guaranteed. "It's really important to create a jazz audience for tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow," Kirk said. "It has to start some

place and this is our contribution."

Admission to the WBGO "Kids Jazz" is free, but you must have a child with you to get in. The average kids age skews young, but the program works for

all ages. For complete schedule and venue locations, see www.wbgo.org.

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Twice a year, WBGO 88.3 makesit its mission to get kids beboppin’ and scatting with its Kids

Jazz Concert Series.Profressional jazz musiciansentertain and teach families aboutthe distinct and cultural qualitiesof jazz. My family has enjoyed theconcerts held at MAM.

On October 6 at 12:30 pm,the Fall Series concerts kick off atClinton Elementary School inMaplewood withdrummer Mauricio de Souza.Here’s the info, as well, as theother WBGO Kids Jazz ConcertSeries concerts this fall:

Mauricio de Souza on Saturday, October 6 at Clinton Elementary School, 27

Berkshire Road, Maplewood, NJ

Drummer Mauricio de Souza will explain how American jazz influenced Brazilian music andhow the two were combined to create Bossa Nova. Musicians will demonstrate how theirinstruments work & fit into the music. They will perform examples of Bossa Nova, Samba &Baiao & explain where these styles originated. Kids can clap to the various rhythms & talkabout the composers.

Maurice Chestnut on Saturday, October 13 at Newark Symphony Hall,1020 Broad

Street, Newark, NJ

This performance will feature musicians along with tap dancer Maurice Chestnut. Chestnutwill dance and explain how jazz and tap blend together.

Antonio Hart on Saturday, October 20 at New Jersey Performing Arts Center

(NJPAC), Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street, Newark, NJ

Saxophonist Antonio Hart presents a tribute to the late saxophonist and Newark native,James Moody with songs and instruments showcasing Moody’s versatility as a musician.

Lakecia Benjamin on Saturday, October 27 at SOPAC, 1 SOPAC Way, South Orange,

NJ

This program will explore the role jazz has played in people’s lives. While it is a verysophisticated music, it also has served as entertainment and dance music for generations.Benjamin will explain four basic jazz rhythms: the stomp clap, shuffle beat, swing pattern andthe modern funk beat. Throughout the program she will demonstrate how these rhythms areintegrated into the styles of the past and today.

All concerts begin at 12:30 PM, and last for approximately one hour. Tickets are handed outin the lobby of each venue on the day of performance only and on a first-come, first-servedbasis. The concerts are free and open to the general public. Adults must be accompanied bya child. Please arrive 30 minutes early to ensure seating.

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October 5, 2012 WBGO (New York City) VP Programming and Production: Thurston Briscoe Past Influence: New York's jazz hub, WBGO has long showcased jazz trumpeter Terrence Blanchard and his many collaborators - from Robert Glasper to Aaron Parks to Lizz Wright - who've gone on to launch successful careers in their own right. Esperanza Spaulding and The Bad Plus also got some of their first spins on the station's airwaves. In April 2008, WBGO teamed with New York's famed jazz club The Village Vanguard for its long-running concert series. "Jazz doesn't have the greatest visual representation in other parts of the media, so when you start to add that live element you start to get a whiff of what makes it great," says Briscoe. Current Projects: "The Checkout," an hour-long program that airs Tuesday evenings profiling new jazz artists who've yet to break big. The series has also aired live at venues like Boston's Berklee College of Music and New York's 92Y Tribeca. WBGO also streamed the Newport Jazz Festival in early August on its FM station as well as its HD2 sibling The Jazz Bee. Breakout Picks: The Three Cohens (siblings Yuval, Anat and Avishai) have been in heavy rotation on WBGO and a featured act from the station's coverage of Newport Jazz. Anat Cohen's other trio, Three Clarinets, has also been heavily favored for their Artie Shaw-goes-to-the-beach blend of samba and Swing-era woodwind harmonies. Read more at http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/record-labels/how-npr-breaks-new-music-five-member-stations-1007972992.story?page=3#cox0Uk7G0XCRl8Yy.99

Trumpeting Newark James Moody Jazz Festival to take over city 8:16 PM, Oct 10, 2012 |

George Benson is among the performers at 'For Love of Moody: A Jazz Celebration, ' taking place Oct. 19 at Prudential Hall. Written by

Richard Skelly

JAMES MOODY DEMOCRACY OF JAZZ FESTIVAL

When, where: Oct. 15-21 at various venues in the city of Newark

Info: www.njpac.org for a complete listing of Democracy of Jazz Festival events

The first James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, organized by some astute

programmers at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, is held Oct. 15-21 at

various venues in the city of Newark.

For those who remember the excitement of the Hammond B-3 organ jams that used to

cap off the Newark Jazz Festivals of the 1990s, this newly organized festival is indeed a

welcome one. Several key concerts will be held at NJPAC’s Prudential Hall, including

“For Love of Moody: A Jazz Celebration” on Oct. 19 featuring Jon Faddis, Kenny Barron,

George Benson and the Manhattan Transfer, among others, as well as a show slated for

Sat. Oct. 20, same venue, “Miles Davis and Gil Evans: Still Ahead,” an all-star re-

creation of the original Gil Evans arrangements of the classic Miles Davis albums,

“Porgy and Bess,’’ “Sketches of Spain’’ and “Miles Ahead.’’ The Saturday show will

showcase Rutgers-educated trumpeter Terence Blanchard, bassist Christian McBride,

drummer Peter Erskine and others.

An assortment of other shows are being held at the Newark Museum, the Rutgers

Institute of Jazz Studies, Bethany Baptist Church and the country’s top jazz radio station,

WBGO-FM, located on Park Place. Point your web browser to www.njpac.org for a

complete listing of Democracy of Jazz Festival events.

Fall jazz and blues

Can’t wait ’til next weekend to get your jazz and blues fix? Check out events going on in

Trenton tomorrow: the Orrin Evans Quartet at the Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic St., at

3 p.m., and then guitarist and bandleader Joe Zook and Blues DeLuxe at the Ellarslie

Mansion in Cadwalader Park at 7:30 p.m. A complete list of Trenton Fall Jazz and Blues

Festival events, where many shows are free, is posted online at

www.bringbacktrenton.com.

'Love For Levon' notebook

Last week’s “Love for Levon” concert, held Oct. 3 at the IZOD Center at the

Meadowlands, was a resounding success, with every performer enjoying great sound —

or so it seemed anyway -- from our vantage point in the press box, perhaps 100 yards

up from the stage.

As one who knew and interviewed Levon Helm five or six times over the years since the

early ’90s, it was important to me that I be at the “Love for Levon” extravaganza, a

fundraiser to preserve Helm’s home studio and spacious plot of land it sits on in

Woodstock, N.Y. Helm, who died in April, reportedly left his estate with upwards of $1

million in debt, just how, we are not privy to, either through medical bills for throat cancer

treatments or business deals negotiated on his behalf that ran awry. As David Bromberg

put it, “Levon wasn’t the type of person who was gonna let a little debt get in the way of

him focusing on his music and his lifestyle.”

The IZOD Center was three-quarters full with fans, many of whom had never been to an

intimate “Ramble” at Helm’s home studio, [which he started in 2004 to offset medical

expenses] but rather, were just attracted by the talent lineup. Performers included Joan

Osborne, David Bromberg, Grace Potter, Jakob Dylan, John Mayer, Allen Toussaint,

Jorma Kaukonen, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples, John Hiatt, the folk-rockers My

Morning Jacket, sacred steel wizard Robert Randolph and singer Joe Walsh, as well as

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters. Song selections consisted of songs that Helm sang or had a

role in writing while with The Band, his highly influential 1960s-’70s era group.

Thankfully, the Band’s keyboardist, Garth Hudson, was in attendance at the concert, and

he offered up spry keyboard treatments with Dierks Bentley on “Chest Fever” and John

Prine’s rendering of Bob Dylan’s classic, “When I Paint My Masterpiece.” The only other

surviving member of The Band is Robbie Robertson, who is based in California but

visited Helm in March while he was hospitalized in New York City. Helm’s daughter,

Amy, was in attendance and sang beautifully throughout the show, as was his son-in-

law, tenor saxophonist Jay Collins, both a part of Helm’s Midnight Ramble band.

Potter, accompanied by the Levon Helm Band, offered up a soul-stirring version of “I

Shall Be Released,” and Joe Walsh and Robert Randolph brought the crowd to its feet

with their take on “Cripple Creek.” Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters joined My Morning Jacket

at the end of the concert for a spirited take on “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”

Waters’ comments were touching, as he came out with a red golf cap Helm gave to him

when Pink Floyd was on tour with the band in Germany in 1990. “He said to me, there in

the lobby of the Intercontinental Hotel in Munich, ‘Roger, I really like your style. I want

you to have my hat.’ ” Waters explained to the audience that he treasures this red cap

given to him by Helm all those years ago and only wears it on special occasions.

The only thing the concert could have benefited from, logistics-wise, would have been a

video screen to the side of the stage so that patrons in the back and some sides of the

arena could see in greater detail who was soloing and what was going on, on stage. But

I’m happy to report the entire concert was video-taped with a professional, three camera

job, so I expect more details on a “Love for Levon” DVD release, perhaps as early as

next spring. We promise to keep you posted here.

Richard Skelly hosts the “Low-Budget Blues Program,’’ 8-10 p.m.

Thursdays on WRSU, 88.7 FM,

Rutgers University www.nj.com/wrsu

Trumpeting Newark James Moody Jazz Festival to take over city 8:16 PM, Oct 10, 2012 |

George Benson is among the performers at 'For Love of Moody: A Jazz Celebration, ' taking place Oct. 19 at Prudential Hall. Written by

Richard Skelly

JAMES MOODY DEMOCRACY OF JAZZ FESTIVAL

When, where: Oct. 15-21 at various venues in the city of Newark

Info: www.njpac.org for a complete listing of Democracy of Jazz Festival events

The first James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, organized by some astute

programmers at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, is held Oct. 15-21 at

various venues in the city of Newark.

For those who remember the excitement of the Hammond B-3 organ jams that used to

cap off the Newark Jazz Festivals of the 1990s, this newly organized festival is indeed a

welcome one. Several key concerts will be held at NJPAC’s Prudential Hall, including

“For Love of Moody: A Jazz Celebration” on Oct. 19 featuring Jon Faddis, Kenny Barron,

George Benson and the Manhattan Transfer, among others, as well as a show slated for

Sat. Oct. 20, same venue, “Miles Davis and Gil Evans: Still Ahead,” an all-star re-

creation of the original Gil Evans arrangements of the classic Miles Davis albums,

“Porgy and Bess,’’ “Sketches of Spain’’ and “Miles Ahead.’’ The Saturday show will

showcase Rutgers-educated trumpeter Terence Blanchard, bassist Christian McBride,

drummer Peter Erskine and others.

An assortment of other shows are being held at the Newark Museum, the Rutgers

Institute of Jazz Studies, Bethany Baptist Church and the country’s top jazz radio station,

WBGO-FM, located on Park Place. Point your web browser to www.njpac.org for a

complete listing of Democracy of Jazz Festival events.

Fall jazz and blues

Can’t wait ’til next weekend to get your jazz and blues fix? Check out events going on in

Trenton tomorrow: the Orrin Evans Quartet at the Candlelight Lounge, 24 Passaic St., at

3 p.m., and then guitarist and bandleader Joe Zook and Blues DeLuxe at the Ellarslie

Mansion in Cadwalader Park at 7:30 p.m. A complete list of Trenton Fall Jazz and Blues

Festival events, where many shows are free, is posted online at

www.bringbacktrenton.com.

'Love For Levon' notebook

Last week’s “Love for Levon” concert, held Oct. 3 at the IZOD Center at the

Meadowlands, was a resounding success, with every performer enjoying great sound —

or so it seemed anyway -- from our vantage point in the press box, perhaps 100 yards

up from the stage.

As one who knew and interviewed Levon Helm five or six times over the years since the

early ’90s, it was important to me that I be at the “Love for Levon” extravaganza, a

fundraiser to preserve Helm’s home studio and spacious plot of land it sits on in

Woodstock, N.Y. Helm, who died in April, reportedly left his estate with upwards of $1

million in debt, just how, we are not privy to, either through medical bills for throat cancer

treatments or business deals negotiated on his behalf that ran awry. As David Bromberg

put it, “Levon wasn’t the type of person who was gonna let a little debt get in the way of

him focusing on his music and his lifestyle.”

The IZOD Center was three-quarters full with fans, many of whom had never been to an

intimate “Ramble” at Helm’s home studio, [which he started in 2004 to offset medical

expenses] but rather, were just attracted by the talent lineup. Performers included Joan

Osborne, David Bromberg, Grace Potter, Jakob Dylan, John Mayer, Allen Toussaint,

Jorma Kaukonen, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples, John Hiatt, the folk-rockers My

Morning Jacket, sacred steel wizard Robert Randolph and singer Joe Walsh, as well as

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters. Song selections consisted of songs that Helm sang or had a

role in writing while with The Band, his highly influential 1960s-’70s era group.

Thankfully, the Band’s keyboardist, Garth Hudson, was in attendance at the concert, and

he offered up spry keyboard treatments with Dierks Bentley on “Chest Fever” and John

Prine’s rendering of Bob Dylan’s classic, “When I Paint My Masterpiece.” The only other

surviving member of The Band is Robbie Robertson, who is based in California but

visited Helm in March while he was hospitalized in New York City. Helm’s daughter,

Amy, was in attendance and sang beautifully throughout the show, as was his son-in-

law, tenor saxophonist Jay Collins, both a part of Helm’s Midnight Ramble band.

Potter, accompanied by the Levon Helm Band, offered up a soul-stirring version of “I

Shall Be Released,” and Joe Walsh and Robert Randolph brought the crowd to its feet

with their take on “Cripple Creek.” Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters joined My Morning Jacket

at the end of the concert for a spirited take on “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”

Waters’ comments were touching, as he came out with a red golf cap Helm gave to him

when Pink Floyd was on tour with the band in Germany in 1990. “He said to me, there in

the lobby of the Intercontinental Hotel in Munich, ‘Roger, I really like your style. I want

you to have my hat.’ ” Waters explained to the audience that he treasures this red cap

given to him by Helm all those years ago and only wears it on special occasions.

The only thing the concert could have benefited from, logistics-wise, would have been a

video screen to the side of the stage so that patrons in the back and some sides of the

arena could see in greater detail who was soloing and what was going on, on stage. But

I’m happy to report the entire concert was video-taped with a professional, three camera

job, so I expect more details on a “Love for Levon” DVD release, perhaps as early as

next spring. We promise to keep you posted here.

Richard Skelly hosts the “Low-Budget Blues Program,’’ 8-10 p.m.

Thursdays on WRSU, 88.7 FM,

Rutgers University www.nj.com/wrsu

TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival Comes to Newark Posted on October 12, 2012

Newark is getting its first major jazz festival in 15 years starting Monday with the TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, which will run from Oct. 15-21. President and CEO of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) John Schreiber and President and CEO of radio station WBGO Cephas Bowles, who have helped organize the event, told NJ Today Managing Editor Mike Schneider about the upcoming festival and what it means for the city.

The festival’s namesake was a major player in the jazz world. “James Moody was a real hero of jazz. He was a great saxophone player, he was a composer, he was a leader, but mostly he was a great human being,” Schreiber explained. “Moody was the kind of guy that when you met him he would kiss you on both cheeks and give you a big hug immediately so he was a terrific human being.”

Bowles added that Moody was from Newark, “someone who was a hero and helped to elevate the jazz art form and to showcase Newark.”

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Newark used to have a jazz festival, but it phased itself out, according to Bowles. “The stars didn’t align themselves correctly until one John Schreiber was brought into the New Jersey Performing Arts Center,” he said. “I give him credit for helping to resurrect this festival.”

Schreiber said he has known Bowles for 20 years and when he came to NJPAC he told Bowles Newark needed a jazz festival that showcased music like WBGO.

The festival is meant to highlight jazz music and musicians. “What John and NJPAC as well as WBGO are trying to do is make people aware that this is a wonderful art form founded here in the United States and celebrated in Newark for everyone,” Bowles said.

In addition to showcasing jazz, the festival will also highlight Newark. “We want to get people in the habit of coming downtown to Newark, going to the Newark Museum, coming to the arts center, going to the Rock and all the great institutions that are in the city,” Schreiber said.

The festival includes free concerts that start Monday at Bethany Baptist Church. For more information, visit the festival website.

Gateway to the Arts: Newark's Case for Crossing Over

CULTURE CITY October 14, 2012, 11:07 p.m. ET

By PIA CATTON

Cassandra Giraldo for The Wall Street Journal

The New Jersey Performing Art Center in downtown Newark.

If you heard that a concert hall with sparkling acoustics was boosting its

programming, you might want to check it out. Its new jazz festival might be

more incentive. And you might even want to support its effort to present a new

musical to every fourth-grader in public and charter schools in the city.

Only the "city" isn't New York. It's Newark.

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center largely exists outside even the

peripheral vision of New Yorkers, mainly because of the mental barrier to

crossing state lines for anything other than a flight (or race day at Monmouth

Park).

Cassandra Giraldo for The Wall Street Journal

John Schreiber of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center

But the journey—roughly the same effort as getting to the Brooklyn Academy of

Music—wasn't the only problem. The venue wasn't programming its nearly

3,000-seat main stage during the better part of the week. So simply adding

more shows to the lineup was one of the first items on the to-do list of president

and CEO John Schreiber, who took over in July 2011. "There was a canard out

there that people didn't want to come to Newark during the week. That's not

true," he said during an interview in his office. "The Prudential Center proves it

every time the Devils play on Tuesday night."

Over the summer, the theory was put to the test when people flocked to the

venue on weeknights (mainly Tuesdays and Wednesdays) for the live

broadcasts of "America's Got Talent." Will performing arts have the same

effect? In Mr. Schreiber's view, it would be a dereliction of duty to not find out.

"Every night those stages aren't lit is a lost opportunity for us to build

community," he said. "A performing-arts center best realizes its mission when it

is open and engaging audiences."

During Mr. Schreiber's first year in Newark, he has added about 30% more

curtains to the coming season and focused on the broader goal of building

communities. He came to the job well-positioned to do both. For 4½ years, he

managed the social action and advocacy campaigns for films generated by

Participant Media, the Los Angeles-based entertainment company that

specializes in issue-driven projects like "An Inconvenient Truth." Prior to that,

he was a protégé of the renown jazz presenter George Wein, who established

the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.

This week, his multilayered efforts will be in evidence when NJPAC and

Newark's radio station WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM launch the inaugural edition of the

TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, in honor of the alto saxophone

player who was raised in Newark and died in 2010.

The "Democracy of Jazz" part of the title was inspired by Moody's humanism—

and the fact that for jazz to work, a certain type of equality is necessary:

"People really have to listen to each other, respect each other. It's a true

collaboration," said Mr. Schreiber.

Performances began over the weekend with shows in clubs, and on

Wednesday, NJPAC will host a gala concert for Jazz House Kids, Newark's 10-

year-old organization that provides year-round arts programs for families.

Things turn starry on Friday with a concert featuring guitarist George Benson,

bassist Christian McBride, sax player David Sanborn and more in celebration

of James Moody. Then on Saturday night, trumpeter Terence Blanchard

headlines a concert that will replicate three Miles Davis albums arranged by Gil

Evans: "Porgy and Bess," "Sketches of Spain" and "Miles Ahead." "These are

the albums that many people fell in love with jazz to," said Mr. Schreiber.

The first Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition will be on

Sunday, named for the great singer who hailed from Newark and whose career

took off after winning a competition in 1942 at the Apollo Theater. The effort

here is to find up-and-coming singers who embody the tradition of Vaughan's

swinging style. The five finalists—Alexis Cole, Ashleigh Smith, Cyrille Aimée,

Hilary Kole and Sandra Booke—have been culled from an online voting

process and will perform for a $5,000 prize and a spot in a 2013 concert.

While the contest seeks to raise awareness of new jazz practitioners, another

effort aims to raise a new generation of fans. NJPAC is presenting a new jazz

musical, "Magic Tree House: A Night in New Orleans," based on a story in the

Magic Tree House series of children's books by Mary Pope Osborne. Mr.

Schreiber, whose three young children had read the books, noticed that in one

book, the main characters time travel to New Orleans and meet a 15-year-old

Louis Armstrong; and wouldn't a stage version be a good way to introduce jazz

to a younger set?

When he got the job at NJPAC, he had a place to present the show. During the

festival, the musical—whose creators include composer Allen Toussaint—will

premiere for paying audiences, but as part of NJPAC's educational efforts, it

will be presented free for every fourth-grader in Newark schools throughout the

fall.

It is part and parcel of reaching out, finding audiences and giving them such a

great time, they want to come back. Even if they're 10 years old. Even if they're

not taking the train from Manhattan.

Write to Pia Catton at pia.catton@wsj.com

A version of this article appeared October 15, 2012, on page A24 in the U.S. edition of The Wall Street Journal,

with the headline: Gateway to the Arts: Newark's Case for Crossing Over.

Jazz Listings for Oct. 19-25 Published: October 18, 2012

Jazz The TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival (Friday through Sunday) Named in honor of the saxophonist James Moody, who died in 2010, this new festival is a joint presentation of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and WBGO (88.3 FM), with title sponsorship from TD Bank. Among the highlights are “For the Love of Moody,” a concert on Friday at 8 p.m. featuring the Manhattan Transfer, the guitarist George Benson and the saxophonists David Sanborn and Jimmy Heath, among others; “Miles Davis and Gill Evans: Still Ahead,” a repertory concert on Saturday at 8 p.m. with Terence Blanchard on trumpet, Vince Mendoza conducting and Christian McBride, the festival’s artistic director, on bass; and, on Sunday at 3 p.m., the first edition of a Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. (Vaughan, like Moody, was one of Newark’s brightest stars.) A full schedule is at njpac.org. New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, Newark, (888) 466-5722, njpac.org; varying prices. (Nate Chinen)

Revitalizing Newark Through Jazz Friday, October 19, 2012

By SCOTT GURIAN : Assistant Producer

Performers at A Night In New Orleans, a jazz musical staged for all Newark fourth graders as part of the TD James

Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival. (Scott Gurian/WNYC)

It seems like all the talk surrounding Newark, New Jersey, is bad news — high crime

rate, budget woes or its failing schools. But before the Second World War, it was an

industrial powerhouse and a cultural hub. Musicians like Fats Waller and Sarah

Vaughan got their start in the Brick City, and Duke Ellington once called it “the best

place to listen to black music.” Today, that musical legacy is on the rebound, and should

get a big bounce with a new jazz festival taking place this week, drawing attention to

Newark’s burgeoning music scene.

The TD James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival, co-sponsored by the New Jersey

Performing Arts Center and WBGO radio, was created to honor the memory of the late,

legendary jazz saxophonist and longtime Newark resident James Moody, and to bring

jazz music to new audiences. NJPAC President John Schreiber says part of the reason for

the festival is to help revitalize the city’s urban core.

“Newark has been challenged in many ways economically, over the last forty years,” he

said, “and I see a jazz festival as a way to celebrate our past but also, hopefully, reset the

page for an even brighter jazz future.”

The festival also aims to make jazz accessible to everyone. Many of its events are free for

the public, with venues including local jazz clubs, an office building and a Baptist church.

Among the performances is a jazz musical presented to all Newark fourth graders, based

upon a book by author Mary Pope Osborne about a young Louis Armstrong. “We feel

like this is a stimulant for children to want to learn more about jazz music and their own

potential for performing on stage, as musicians, in whatever capacity appeals to them,”

she said.

The Democracy of Jazz festival continues through the weekend with concerts by

performers including George Benson, Christian McBride and The Manhattan Transfer.

On Sunday, playing off the popularity of American Idol, judges will choose the winner in

the inaugural Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. Organizers are

hoping to make this festival an annual event that puts Newark back on the region’s

cultural map.

October-25th-2012, 08:42 PM #1 McClairPR

WBGO Champions of Jazz Honors Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall & Hogan Lovells

WBGO Champions of Jazz Gala Honors Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall and Hogan Lovells November 7 at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Bobby McFerrin & Friends

Bobby McFerrin & Friends, featuring Joe Alterman, Cyrus Chestnut, Paquito D’Rivera, Al Foster, Gil Goldstein, Joe Lovano, Richard Marx, Marcus Printup,

Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson and More to Perform at Benefit in Celebration of Jazz NEWARK, NJ, October 25, 2012 – Multi-Grammy winning vocalist Bobby McFerrin, legendary record executive Bruce Lundvall and the pioneering global law firm Hogan Lovells will be honored for their contributions to jazz at WBGO 88.3 FM’s eighth annual Champions of Jazz on Wednesday, November 7, at 7:30 pm at The Allen Room in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York City. The event pays tribute to organizations and individuals who have augmented and elevated the jazz idiom through their professional work, artistry, educational activities and philanthropy. Bobby McFerrin & Friends, featuring Joe Alterman, Cyrus Chestnut, Paquito D’Rivera, Al Foster, Gil Goldstein, Joe Lovano, Richard Marx, Marcus Printup, Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson and other special guests, will celebrate the honorees and the music of WBGO at the Champions of Jazz benefit. In addition to the Gala, there will be a pre-concert reception and dinner at Porter House New York at 5:00 pm and a cocktail hour at The Atrium at 6:30 pm. Tickets range from $500 for the cocktail hour and concert seating to a $50, 000 package including seating for 10 at the dinner, concert and VIP after-party plus on-air spots, brand presence at the Gala and more. For information on tickets and packages, visit WBGO.org/benefit, write to events@wbgo.org or call (973) 624.8880, ext. 269. Proceeds from the Champions of Jazz Benefit enable WBGO, via 88.3 FM and wbgo.org, to continue the production of programming that is vital to both public radio and jazz. “We are celebrating the talent and work of Bobby and Bruce, and we’re thrilled to bring together these amazing, multi-talented artists to pay homage to the diverse styles and

sheer greatness of our honorees, ” said Amy Niles, the event producer and WBGO’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. This year’s honorees are as dynamic and diverse as the music. Born in 1950, Bobby McFerrin grew up in California, played piano and concentrated on his voice after he was discovered by the vocalese master Jon Hendricks. He made his debut in the early 80s during the “Young Lions” period. After he released his self-titled debut in 1984, he garnered critical acclaim for his jazz-based/genre-crossing, four-octave vocal excursions and body percussion. He then started recording and performing solo. In 1988, he scored his biggest hit to date, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy, ” which earned him four Grammy awards that year, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Since then, he’s released many recordings that encompass jazz, classical and world music styles. His wide-ranging array of collaborators includes Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, The New York Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, David Byrne and Cyndi Lauper. In 1994, he became a conductor and was named creative director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and developed a program called CONNECT (Chamber Orchestra’s Neighborhood Network of Education, Curriculum and Teachers). His latest release is “Vocabularies.” When we look back at the greatest jazz recordings of the past 50-plus years, chances are we will find the name Bruce Lundvall, Chairman Emeritus of Blue Note Records, listed on the recordings. Born in 1935, the New Jersey native and Bucknell University alumnus virtually oversaw the resurgence of jazz in the 80s. In the 70s at Columbia Records, Lundvall worked as A&R executive with Dexter Gordon, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter; was largely responsible for the momentous 1979 Havana Jam concerts in Cuba, and signed Wynton Marsalis to the label. In 1982, he was in charge of the Elektra Musician label, where he worked with Ron Carter, Bobby McFerrin and the Thelonious Sphere Monk band, Sphere. In 1984, he launched the pop label Manhattan records, and re-launched the historic Blue Note label. He brought many of today’s brightest jazz stars to that label, including Stanley Jordan, Greg Osby, Jacky Terrasson, Joe Lovano, Eliane Elias, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones. He also won a Grammy for the original soundtrack recording of August Wilson's Broadway play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, a platinum album and four Grammy Awards for Bobby McFerrin, one Grammy for Dexter Gordon, and for the motion picture soundtrack to the movie Round Midnight. Lundvall’s philanthropic activities include Chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); Chairman of the Country Music Association (CMA); Director of the National Association of Recording Artists and Science (NARAS); Director of the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia Research and most recently, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. He also helped establish the industry-wide non-profit advocacy group Jazz Alliance International in 1999. He was named Chairman Emeritus of Blue Note Records in 2010, and received the Gershwin Award in 2010. For over 100 years, the global law firm, Hogan Lovells has reigned supreme as one of the most comprehensive and diverse legal conglomerates on the planet, as a global legal practice that helps corporations, financial institutions, and governmental entities across

the spectrum of their critical business and legal issues globally and locally, with over 2, 300 lawyers operating out of more than 40 offices in the United States, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. The firm has an extensive reach into the world’s commercial and financial centers, expertise in government regulations, litigation and arbitration, corporate, finance, and intellectual property, and access to a significant depth of knowledge and resource in many major industry sectors including hotels and leisure, telecommunications, media and technology, energy and natural resources, infrastructure, financial services, life sciences and healthcare, consumer, and real estate. Hogan Lovells became a top 10 global legal services provider in 2010 through an unprecedented merger of two firms with international credentials, U.S.-based firm Hogan & Hartson and European-based firm Lovells. Modern-day Hogan Lovells carries on the tradition of excellence established by the founders and further builds on their legacy. Past benefit honorees include: Herb Alpert, Arthur H. Barnes, Dave Brubeck, Paquito D’Rivera, Downbeat Magazine, Ahmet Ertegun, Lorraine Gordon, Jimmy Heath, Phoebe Jacobs, Jazz Foundation of America, JazzSet, Abbey Lincoln, Tommy LiPuma, Marian McPartland, James Moody, The Star-Ledger, Dr. Billy Taylor, George Wein and Nancy Wilson. Past Performers have included Natalie Cole, Jimmy Heath, Joe Lovano, Danilo Perez, and Lizz Wright. ABOUT WBGO Founded in 1979, Newark Public Radio, Inc. is a publicly supported cultural institution that champions jazz at WBGO 88.3 FM in Newark, New Jersey and worldwide via wbgo.org. WBGO is the recognized world leader in jazz radio and one of the most respected jazz presenters in the country, and offers award-winning news and innovative children’s programs. Beyond reaching 400, 000 weekly listeners (including 17, 000 contributing members) on air, online and via mobile devices, WBGO presents live broadcasts from prestigious jazz venues and produces acclaimed programs for NPR heard by millions. WBGO is Jazz Week magazine’s 2010 Major Market Station of the Year.

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WBGO Champions of Jazz Honors Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall & Hogan Lovells WBGO Champions of Jazz Gala Honors Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall and Hogan Lovells November 7 at Jazz at Lincoln Center Bobby McFerrin & Friends Bobby McFerrin & Friends, featuring Joe Alterman, Cyrus Chestnut, Paquito D’Rivera, Al Foster, Gil Goldstein, Joe Lovano, Richard Marx, Marcus Printup, Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson and More to Perform at Benefit in Celebration of Jazz NEWARK, NJ, October 25, 2012 – Multi-Grammy winning vocalist Bobby McFerrin, legendary record executive Bruce Lundvall and the pioneering global law firm Hogan Lovells will be honored for their contributions to jazz at WBGO 88.3 FM’s eighth annual Champions of Jazz on Wednesday, November 7, at 7:30 pm at The Allen Room in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York City. The event pays tribute to organizations and individuals who have augmented and elevated the jazz idiom through their professional work, artistry, educational activities and philanthropy. Bobby McFerrin & Friends, featuring Joe Alterman, Cyrus Chestnut, Paquito D’Rivera, Al Foster, Gil Goldstein, Joe Lovano, Richard Marx, Marcus Printup, Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson and other special guests, will celebrate the honorees and the music of WBGO at the Champions of Jazz benefit. In addition to the Gala, there will be a pre-concert reception and dinner at Porter House New York at 5:00 pm and a cocktail hour at The Atrium at 6:30 pm. Tickets range from $500 for the cocktail hour and concert seating to a $50, 000 package including seating for 10 at the dinner, concert and VIP after-party plus on-air spots, brand presence at the Gala and more. For information on tickets and packages, visit WBGO.org/benefit, write to events@wbgo.org or call (973) 624.8880, ext. 269. Proceeds from the Champions of Jazz Benefit enable WBGO, via 88.3 FM and wbgo.org, to continue the production of programming that is vital to both public radio and jazz. “We are celebrating the talent and work of Bobby and Bruce, and we’re thrilled to bring together these amazing, multi-talented artists to pay homage to the diverse styles and sheer greatness of our honorees, ” said Amy Niles, the event producer and WBGO’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. “ This year’s honorees are as dynamic and diverse as the music. Born in 1950, Bobby McFerrin grew up in California, played piano and concentrated on his voice after he was discovered by the vocalese master Jon Hendricks. He made his debut in the early 80s during the “Young Lions” period. After he released his self-titled debut in 1984, he

garnered critical acclaim for his jazz-based/genre-crossing, four-octave vocal excursions and body percussion. He then started recording and performing solo. In 1988, he scored his biggest hit to date, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy, ” which earned him four Grammy awards that year, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Since then, he’s released many recordings that encompass jazz, classical and world music styles. His wide-ranging array of collaborators includes Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, The New York Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, David Byrne and Cyndi Lauper. In 1994, he became a conductor and was named creative director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and developed a program called CONNECT (Chamber Orchestra’s Neighborhood Network of Education, Curriculum and Teachers). His latest release is “Vocabularies.” When we look back at the greatest jazz recordings of the past 50-plus years, chances are we will find the name Bruce Lundvall, Chairman Emeritus of Blue Note Records, listed on the recordings. Born in 1935, the New Jersey native and Bucknell University alumnus virtually oversaw the resurgence of jazz in the 80s. In the 70s at Columbia Records, Lundvall worked as A&R executive with Dexter Gordon, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter; was largely responsible for the momentous 1979 Havana Jam concerts in Cuba, and signed Wynton Marsalis to the label. In 1982, he was in charge of the Elektra Musician label, where he worked with Ron Carter, Bobby McFerrin and the Thelonious Sphere Monk band, Sphere. In 1984, he launched the pop label Manhattan records, and re-launched the historic Blue Note label. He brought many of today’s brightest jazz stars to that label, including Stanley Jordan, Greg Osby, Jacky Terrasson, Joe Lovano, Eliane Elias, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones. He also won a Grammy for the original soundtrack recording of August Wilson's Broadway play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, a platinum album and four Grammy Awards for Bobby McFerrin, one Grammy for Dexter Gordon, and for the motion picture soundtrack to the movie Round Midnight. Lundvall’s philanthropic activities include Chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); Chairman of the Country Music Association (CMA); Director of the National Association of Recording Artists and Science (NARAS); Director of the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia Research and most recently, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. He also helped establish the industry-wide non-profit advocacy group Jazz Alliance International in 1999. He was named Chairman Emeritus of Blue Note Records in 2010, and received the Gershwin Award in 2010. For over 100 years, the global law firm, Hogan Lovells has reigned supreme as one of the most comprehensive and diverse legal conglomerates on the planet, as a global legal practice that helps corporations, financial institutions, and governmental entities across the spectrum of their critical business and legal issues globally and locally, with over 2, 300 lawyers operating out of more than 40 offices in the United States, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. The firm has an extensive reach into the world’s commercial and financial centers, expertise in government regulations, litigation and arbitration, corporate, finance, and intellectual property, and access to a significant depth of knowledge and resource in many major industry sectors including hotels and leisure, telecommunications, media and technology, energy and natural resources, infrastructure,

financial services, life sciences and healthcare, consumer, and real estate. Hogan Lovells became a top 10 global legal services provider in 2010 through an unprecedented merger of two firms with international credentials, U.S.-based firm Hogan & Hartson and European-based firm Lovells. Modern-day Hogan Lovells carries on the tradition of excellence established by the founders and further builds on their legacy. Past benefit honorees include: Herb Alpert, Arthur H. Barnes, Dave Brubeck, Paquito D’Rivera, Downbeat Magazine, Ahmet Ertegun, Lorraine Gordon, Jimmy Heath, Phoebe Jacobs, Jazz Foundation of America, JazzSet, Abbey Lincoln, Tommy LiPuma, Marian McPartland, James Moody, The Star-Ledger, Dr. Billy Taylor, George Wein and Nancy Wilson. Past Performers have included Natalie Cole, Jimmy Heath, Joe Lovano, Danilo Perez, and Lizz Wright. ABOUT WBGO Founded in 1979, Newark Public Radio, Inc. is a publicly supported cultural institution that champions jazz at WBGO 88.3 FM in Newark, New Jersey and worldwide via wbgo.org. WBGO is the recognized world leader in jazz radio and one of the most respected jazz presenters in the country, and offers award-winning news and innovative children’s programs. Beyond reaching 400, 000 weekly listeners (including 17, 000 contributing members) on air, online and via mobile devices, WBGO presents live broadcasts from prestigious jazz venues and produces acclaimed programs for NPR heard by millions. WBGO is Jazz Week magazine’s 2010 Major Market Station of the Year. # # #

WBGO Champions of Jazz Honors Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall & Hogan Lovells

WBGO Champions of Jazz Gala Honors Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall and Hogan Lovells November 7 at Jazz at Lincoln Center

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PRLog (Press Release) - Oct 25, 2012 - NEWARK, NJ – Multi-Grammy winning vocalist Bobby McFerrin, legendary record executive Bruce Lundvall and the pioneering global law firm Hogan Lovells will be honored for their contributions to jazz at WBGO 88.3 FM’s eighth annual Champions of Jazz on Wednesday, November 7, at 7:30 pm at The Allen Room in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall, New York City. The event pays tribute to organizations and individuals who have augmented and elevated the jazz idiom through their professional work, artistry, educational activities and philanthropy. Bobby McFerrin & Friends, featuring Joe Alterman, Cyrus Chestnut, Paquito D’Rivera, Al Foster, Gil Goldstein, Joe Lovano, Richard Marx, Marcus Printup, Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson and other special guests, will celebrate the honorees and the music of WBGO at the Champions of Jazz benefit. In addition to the Gala, there will be a pre-concert reception and dinner at Porter House New York at 5:00 pm and a cocktail hour at The Atrium at 6:30 pm. Tickets range from $500 for the cocktail hour and concert seating to a $50, 000 package including seating for 10 at the dinner, concert and VIP after-party plus on-air spots, brand presence at the Gala and more. For information on tickets and packages, visit WBGO.org/benefit, write to events@wbgo.org or call (973) 624.8880, ext. 269. Proceeds from the Champions of Jazz Benefit enable WBGO, via 88.3 FM and wbgo.org, to continue the production of programming that is vital to both public radio and jazz. “We are celebrating the talent and work of Bobby and Bruce, and we’re thrilled to bring together these amazing, multi-talented artists to pay homage to the diverse styles and sheer greatness of our honorees, ” said Amy Niles, the event producer and WBGO’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. This year’s honorees are as dynamic and diverse as the music. Born in 1950, Bobby McFerrin grew up in California, played piano and concentrated on his voice after he was discovered by the vocalese master Jon Hendricks. He made his debut in the early 80s during the “Young Lions” period. After he released his self-titled debut in 1984, he garnered critical acclaim for his jazz-based/genre-crossing, four-octave vocal excursions and body percussion. He then started recording and performing solo. In 1988, he scored his biggest hit to date, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy, ” which earned him four Grammy awards that year, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Since then, he’s released many recordings that encompass jazz, classical and world music styles. His wide-ranging array of collaborators includes Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, The New York Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, David Byrne and Cyndi Lauper. In 1994, he became a conductor and was named creative director of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and developed a program called CONNECT (Chamber Orchestra’s Neighborhood Network of Education, Curriculum and Teachers). His latest release is “Vocabularies.” When we look back at the greatest jazz recordings of the past 50-plus years, chances are we will find the name Bruce Lundvall, Chairman Emeritus of Blue Note Records, listed on the recordings. Born in 1935, the New Jersey native and Bucknell University alumnus virtually oversaw the resurgence of jazz in the 80s. In the 70s at Columbia Records, Lundvall worked as A&R executive with Dexter Gordon, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter; was largely responsible for the momentous 1979 Havana Jam concerts in Cuba, and signed Wynton Marsalis to the label. In 1982, he was in charge of the Elektra Musician label, where he worked with Ron Carter, Bobby McFerrin and the Thelonious Sphere Monk band, Sphere. In 1984, he launched the pop label Manhattan records, and re-launched the historic Blue Note label. He brought many of today’s brightest jazz stars to that label, including Stanley Jordan, Greg Osby, Jacky Terrasson, Joe Lovano, Eliane Elias, Dianne Reeves, Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones. He also won a Grammy for the original soundtrack recording of August Wilson's Broadway play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,

a platinum album and four Grammy Awards for Bobby McFerrin, one Grammy for Dexter Gordon, and for the motion picture soundtrack to the movie Round Midnight. Lundvall’s philanthropic activities include Chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); Chairman of the Country Music Association (CMA); Director of the National Association of Recording Artists and Science (NARAS); Director of the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia Research and most recently, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. He also helped establish the industry-wide non-profit advocacy group Jazz Alliance International in 1999. He was named Chairman Emeritus of Blue Note Records in 2010, and received the Gershwin Award in 2010. For over 100 years, the global law firm, Hogan Lovells has reigned supreme as one of the most comprehensive and diverse legal conglomerates on the planet, as a global legal practice that helps corporations, financial institutions, and governmental entities across the spectrum of their critical business and legal issues globally and locally, with over 2, 300 lawyers operating out of more than 40 offices in the United States, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Asia. The firm has an extensive reach into the world’s commercial and financial centers, expertise in government regulations, litigation and arbitration, corporate, finance, and intellectual property, and access to a significant depth of knowledge and resource in many major industry sectors including hotels and leisure, telecommunications, media and technology, energy and natural resources, infrastructure, financial services, life sciences and healthcare, consumer, and real estate. Hogan Lovells became a top 10 global legal services provider in 2010 through an unprecedented merger of two firms with international credentials, U.S.-based firm Hogan & Hartson and European-based firm Lovells. Modern-day Hogan Lovells carries on the tradition of excellence established by the founders and further builds on their legacy. Past benefit honorees include: Herb Alpert, Arthur H. Barnes, Dave Brubeck, Paquito D’Rivera, Downbeat Magazine, Ahmet Ertegun, Lorraine Gordon, Jimmy Heath, Phoebe Jacobs, Jazz Foundation of America, JazzSet, Abbey Lincoln, Tommy LiPuma, Marian McPartland, James Moody, The Star-Ledger, Dr. Billy Taylor, George Wein and Nancy Wilson. Past Performers have included Natalie Cole, Jimmy Heath, Joe Lovano, Danilo Perez, and Lizz Wright. ABOUT WBGO Founded in 1979, Newark Public Radio, Inc. is a publicly supported cultural institution that champions jazz at WBGO 88.3 FM in Newark, New Jersey and worldwide via wbgo.org. WBGO is the recognized world leader in jazz radio and one of the most respected jazz presenters in the country, and offers award-winning news and innovative children’s programs. Beyond reaching 400, 000 weekly listeners (including 17, 000 contributing members) on air, online and via mobile devices, WBGO presents live broadcasts from prestigious jazz venues and produces acclaimed programs for NPR heard by millions. WBGO is Jazz Week magazine’s 2010 Major Market Station of the Year. --- End ---

WBGO Champions Of Jazz Honors Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall & Hogan Lovells SOURCE: CAROLYN MCCLAIR PUBLIC RELATIONS, Published: 2012-10-26

WBGO Champions of Jazz Gala Honors Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall and Hogan

Lovells November 7 at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Bobby McFerrin & Friends, featuring Joe Alterman, Cyrus Chestnut, Paquito D’Rivera,

Al Foster, Gil Goldstein, Joe Lovano, Richard Marx, Marcus Printup, Ahmir ?uestlove

Thompson and More to Perform at Benefit in Celebration of Jazz

NEWARK, NJ: Multi-Grammy winning vocalist Bobby McFerrin, legendary record executive

Bruce Lundvall and the pioneering global law firm Hogan Lovells will be honored for their

contributions to jazz at WBGO 88.3 FM’s eighth annual Champions of Jazz on Wednesday,

November 7, at 7:30 pm at The Allen Room in Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose

Hall, New York City. The event pays tribute to organizations and individuals who have

augmented and elevated the jazz idiom through their professional work, artistry, educational

activities and philanthropy.

Bobby McFerrin & Friends, featuring Joe Alterman, Cyrus Chestnut, Paquito D’Rivera, Al

Foster, Gil Goldstein, Joe Lovano, Richard Marx, Marcus Printup, Ahmir ?uestlove

Thompson and other special guests, will celebrate the honorees and the music of WBGO at

the Champions of Jazz benefit.

In addition to the Gala, there will be a pre-concert reception and dinner at Porter House New

York at 5:00 pm and a cocktail hour at The Atrium at 6:30 pm. Tickets range from $500 for

the cocktail hour and concert seating to a $50, 000 package including seating for 10 at the

dinner, concert and VIP after-party plus on-air spots, brand presence at the Gala and more.

For information on tickets and packages, visit WBGO.org/benefit, write to events@wbgo.org

or call (973) 624.8880, ext. 269. Proceeds from the Champions of Jazz Benefit enable

WBGO, via 88.3 FM and wbgo.org, to continue the production of programming that is vital to

both public radio and jazz.

“We are celebrating the talent and work of Bobby and Bruce, and we’re thrilled to bring

together these amazing, multi-talented artists to pay homage to the diverse styles and sheer

greatness of our honorees," said Amy Niles, the event producer and WBGO’s Senior Vice

President and Chief Operating Officer."

This year’s honorees are as dynamic and diverse as the music. Born in 1950, Bobby

McFerrin grew up in California, played piano and concentrated on his voice after he was

discovered by the vocalese master Jon Hendricks. He made his debut in the early 80s during

the “Young Lions” period. After he released his self-titled debut in 1984, he garnered critical

acclaim for his jazz-based/genre-crossing, four-octave vocal excursions and body

percussion. He then started recording and performing solo. In 1988, he scored his biggest hit

to date, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy, ” which earned him four Grammy awards that year,

including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Since then, he’s released many

recordings that encompass jazz, classical and world music styles. His wide-ranging array of

collaborators includes Wynton Marsalis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, The

New York Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, David Byrne and Cyndi Lauper.

In 1994, he became a conductor and was named creative director of the St. Paul Chamber

Orchestra and developed a program called CONNECT (Chamber Orchestra’s Neighborhood

Network of Education, Curriculum and Teachers). His latest release is “Vocabularies.”

When we look back at the greatest jazz recordings of the past 50-plus years, chances are we

will find the name Bruce Lundvall, Chairman Emeritus of Blue Note Records, listed on the

recordings. Born in 1935, the New Jersey native and Bucknell University alumnus virtually

oversaw the resurgence of jazz in the 80s. In the 70s at Columbia Records, Lundvall worked

as A&R executive with Dexter Gordon, Weather Report, Herbie Hancock and Wayne

Shorter; was largely responsible for the momentous 1979 Havana Jam concerts in Cuba,

and signed Wynton Marsalis to the label. In 1982, he was in charge of the Elektra Musician

label, where he worked with Ron Carter, Bobby McFerrin and the Thelonious Sphere Monk

band, Sphere. In 1984, he launched the pop label Manhattan records, and re-launched the

historic Blue Note label. He brought many of today’s brightest jazz stars to that label,

including Stanley Jordan, Greg Osby, Jacky Terrasson, Joe Lovano, Eliane Elias, Dianne

Reeves, Cassandra Wilson and Norah Jones. He also won a Grammy for the original

soundtrack recording of August Wilson's Broadway play Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, a

platinum album and four Grammy Awards for Bobby McFerrin, one Grammy for Dexter

Gordon, and for the motion picture soundtrack to the movie Round Midnight. Lundvall’s

philanthropic activities include Chairman of the Recording Industry Association of America

(RIAA); Chairman of the Country Music Association (CMA); Director of the National

Association of Recording Artists and Science (NARAS); Director of the T.J. Martell

Foundation for Leukemia Research and most recently, the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. He

also helped establish the industry-wide non-profit advocacy group Jazz Alliance International

in 1999. He was named Chairman Emeritus of Blue Note Records in 2010, and received the

Gershwin Award in 2010.

For over 100 years, the global law firm, Hogan Lovells has reigned supreme as one of the

most comprehensive and diverse legal conglomerates on the planet, as a global legal

practice that helps corporations, financial institutions, and governmental entities across the

spectrum of their critical business and legal issues globally and locally, with over 2, 300

lawyers operating out of more than 40 offices in the United States, Europe, Latin America,

the Middle East, and Asia. The firm has an extensive reach into the world’s commercial and

financial centers, expertise in government regulations, litigation and arbitration, corporate,

finance, and intellectual property, and access to a significant depth of knowledge and

resource in many major industry sectors including hotels and leisure, telecommunications,

media and technology, energy and natural resources, infrastructure, financial services, life

sciences and healthcare, consumer, and real estate. Hogan Lovells became a top 10 global

legal services provider in 2010 through an unprecedented merger of two firms with

international credentials, U.S.-based firm Hogan & Hartson and European-based firm

Lovells. Modern-day Hogan Lovells carries on the tradition of excellence established by the

founders and further builds on their legacy.

Past benefit honorees include: Herb Alpert, Arthur H. Barnes, Dave Brubeck, Paquito

D’Rivera, Downbeat Magazine, Ahmet Ertegun, Lorraine Gordon, Jimmy Heath, Phoebe

Jacobs, Jazz Foundation of America, JazzSet, Abbey Lincoln, Tommy LiPuma, Marian

McPartland, James Moody, The Star-Ledger, Dr. Billy Taylor, George Wein and Nancy

Wilson. Past Performers have included Natalie Cole, Jimmy Heath, Joe Lovano, Danilo

Perez, and Lizz Wright.

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10/26/12

WBGO to Honor Bobby McFerrin, Bruce Lundvall

JALC event Nov. 7 to also feature Lovano, D’Rivera, ?uestlove, others By Jeff Tamarkin

Newark, N.J., jazz radio station WBGO will honor singer Bobby McFerrin, record executive Bruce Lundvall and the law firm Hogan Lovells at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. The station’s eighth annual Champions of Jazz benefit event takes place Nov. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at venues Allen Room. According to a WBGO press release, “The event pays tribute to organizations and individuals who have augmented and elevated the jazz idiom through their professional work, artistry, educational activities and philanthropy.” McFerrin will perform, accompanied by Joe Alterman, Cyrus Chestnut, Paquito D'Rivera, Al Foster, Gil Goldstein, Joe Lovano, Richard Marx, Marcus Printup, Ahmir ?uestlove Thompson and others. In addition to the Gala, there will be a pre-concert reception and dinner at Porter House New York at 5 p.m. and a cocktail hour at the Atrium at 6:30 p.m. Tickets range from $500 for the cocktail hour and concert seating to a $50,000 package. For information on tickets and packages, visit WBGO Benefit, write to events@wbgo.org or call (973) 624.8880, ext. 269. Proceeds from the Champions of Jazz Benefit enable WBGO, via 88.3 FM and wbgo.org.

Carol Friedman

Bobby McFerrin