NJJS Calendar Thursday & Friday <strong>June</strong> 5 & 6 2008 “<strong>Jazz</strong> Crossroads” American Federation of <strong>Jazz</strong> Societies Conference/ Morristown see www.AFJS.org; call 310-831-3372 or email president @AFJS.org Friday <strong>June</strong> 6 2008 Free Concert (<strong>Jazz</strong>fest) Drew University/ Madison see p 8 Saturday & Sunday <strong>June</strong> 7 – 8 2008 JAZZFEST Drew University/ Madison see pp 2, 8, 50 & ad p 3 Monday <strong>June</strong> 9 2008 JAZZFEST Afterglow Concert with Dan Levinson et al The Bickford Theater Morristown see p 52 Watch for info on upcoming Member Meetings, Film Series, and <strong>Jazz</strong>Feast in Princeton. Dates TBA. <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong><strong>Jazz</strong>Society Prez Sez By Andrea Tyson President, NJJS Talk about kicking off the summer with a bang — let’s go to a jazz festival! What better way to start it off than at our own <strong>Jazz</strong>fest at Drew U. in Madison <strong>June</strong> 6–8? Bring your lawn chairs and picnic baskets and set them up on the grassy area near our huge tent, or buy your food right by the tent (so you won’t miss any music); or hang out in the air-conditioned venues. Bring the kids, grandkids (all free 16 and under), kick back and relax listening and/or dancing to the wonderful musicians we have assembled for your pleasure. Rain does not cancel — we’re covered — the show will go on under the tent and indoors. We’ve got a big tent and dance floors for the larger bands, and two wonderful indoor, air-conditioned venues for the smaller groups. Please bring your friends. It’s a super get-together and we hope you take advantage. Drew is centrally located, easy to get to by mass transit and the event is a real bargain. See the ad on page 3 or visit www.njjs.org to see the line-up and ticket details. We’ll also have our CDs for sale. For your convenience you can let Jack Sinkway (jongsinkway@ verizon.net) know which titles you want ahead of time by viewing our inventory at www.njjs.org, and he’ll have them ready for you at <strong>Jazz</strong>fest. We’re ordering in some new ones, too. If you’re checking into the Hyatt Morristown (with very reasonable festival rates) on Friday, come on Making the scene: Maximum saxman Gerry Cappuccio and trombone ace Chase Acito are all smiles following the April 23 NJJS screening in Chatham of Anita O’Day: The Life of a <strong>Jazz</strong> Singer. Proving once again that the hippest cats show up at NJJS events, and have the coolest experiences! And did we mention they’re members? Photo by Linda Lobdell. Tell them you saw it in <strong>Jersey</strong> <strong>Jazz</strong>! NJJS Bulletin Board over to Drew for a free concert that evening as our festival will begin with the three NJ IAJE Awardwinning high school jazz band champions. What you will hear will give you reason to believe we’ve got a whole new generation of great jazz musicians on the horizon. ■ As the summer progresses, I’m sure you will be going to hear lots of outdoor jazz. One of those places could be 27 Mix Restaurant & Bar at 27 Halsey Street in <strong>New</strong>ark (www.27mix.com), a very short walking distance from NJPAC with convenient parking in the rear or across the street. One recent evening, Elliott and I parked on Halsey Street, walked over to NJPAC to hear Eldar and Dave Brubeck, and then walked back over and found a little tucked-away gem of a patio hotspot (music doesn’t stop due to rain — there is an indoor area prepared for such an eventuality). Carrie Jackson and Her <strong>Jazz</strong>in’ All-Stars were creating quite a stir and the audience loved it. If you’re at NJPAC for a concert, walk over after the concert for a drink and music. By the way, Eldar and his band provided the perfect intro for the Dave Brubeck experience at NJPAC. Dave Brubeck is still quite the pianist and enthralled the audience so much that he left the stage with a standing ovation. See Sandy Ingham’s review of this show on page 43. ■ Sunday, April 27, we had a wonderful audience show up for the NJJS-co-sponsored Bucky Pizzarelli, Ed Laub and James Chirillo Phil Schaap, radio host, jazz historian, music producer, will be a guest luminary at <strong>Jazz</strong> Crossroads 2008, the annual conference of the American Federation of <strong>Jazz</strong> societies, this year held <strong>June</strong> 5 & 6 in conjunction with our <strong>Jazz</strong>fest. For more information visit www.AFJS.org. <strong>Jazz</strong> in the Garden has a 40+-year history at the <strong>New</strong>ark Museum. NJJS will have a presence this summer at many or most of the Thursday afternoon concerts. Come see us! View the line-up on page 49 or at newarkmuseum.org. Just $3; FREE for Museum members. <strong>June</strong> 19 - Aug 7. Got E-mail? Some special offers for NJJS members are late-breaking — so please send your e-mail address to <strong>New</strong><strong>Jersey</strong><strong>Jazz</strong>@aol.com. 2 ___________________________________ <strong>June</strong> 2008 continued on page 53
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