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6 IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD may2008MORE ABOUTTHE JAZZ GREATSGeri AllenBill Frisell This renowned guitarist’s career spans more than 25 years, and hisprojects have explored American music ranging from country to folk, blues to jazz,as well as Brazilian, Greek and Malian.Geri Allen An American post bop jazz pianist, Geri Allen has been described as“a jazz pianist who dares to follow an unmarked road.” She was the fi rst recipientof Soul Train’s Lady of Soul Award for jazz album of the year for Twenty-One, andwas the fi rst woman to win the Danish Jazzpar prize.Harry Allen A world-class tenor saxophone jazz soloist, Harry Allen has overthirty recordings to his name. He has performed with Rosemary Clooney, RayBrown, Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Flip Phillips, among others.Christian Scott This trumpeter from New Orleans is one of the brightest jazzstars to emerge in the last few years. He is known for his warm tone and ability tomake notes that sound unlike a trumpet.James Moody Serenading lovers for over six decades, this saxophone masteris best known for his hit “Moody’s Mood for Love,” an improvisational based on“I’m in the Mood for Love.” He played be-bop with Dizzy Gillespie, recorded withMilt Jackson and worked with Mike Longo.Don Byron As clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and social critic, heredefi nes every genre of music he plays. Rooted in jazz he is still adventurous inhis style having recorded klezmer music, hard rock and metal, and a rapper track.About the Rochester International Jazz Festival Founded in 2002 – attendance at theFestival has grown from 15,000 the fi rst year to more than 120,000 in year six – attractingmusic lovers from around the U.S. and the world. John Nugent, Co-producer and ArtisticDirector, and Marc Iacona, Co-producer and Executive Director, consistently deliver a multidimensionalfestival with something for everyone. From legendary performers and familiarfavorites – to rising stars and new discoveries – this is a festival that navigates all genresof creative improvised music from all corners of the world. www.rochesterjazz.comSPOTLIGHT ON A WXXI BUSINESS PARTNERThe SummitFederal Credit Union“ We strongly believe in givingback to the communities we servein the form of contributions,sponsorships, charitabledonations, serving members ofmodest means, serving theunderserved and the unbanked.”—Randy Saltzman,Vice President of Marketing andBusiness RelationshipsThe Summit Federal Credit Union is a not-for-profi t member-owned fi nancialcooperative with more than $400 million in assets and 52,000 active members.As a full-service organization with nine local branches, they offer a wide array ofaffordable fi nancial products and services. Founded in 1941 as The RochesterTelephone Employees Credit Union, their name changed to The Summit in themid 1980’s.Randy Saltzman, Vice President of Marketing and Business Relationships,explained the distinguishing benefi ts of The Summit: “Unlike banks, credit unionsare not for profi t. We return profi ts back to our members every day in the form ofhigher rates on savings, lower loan rates and low/no fees for services. We offera confi dential fi nancial counseling service to help members who are in fi nancialdistress or who need help with money management, budgeting, credit, and debtissues. Our staff also volunteers in the United Way’s CASH/VITA program that helpslocal low-income residents prepare their taxes at no cost and receive the EarnedIncome Tax Credit.”Youth Financial Education is one of the core missions at The Summit.“WXXI’s new Biz Kid$ TV program fi t perfectly into our mission and we’re proudto be an underwriter,” added Randy Saltzman. “Because Biz Kid$ appeals to bothkids and their parents, our underwriting complements our local promotional TVschedules and reaches a different audience than we might target in the market oncommercial broadcast stations.”Membership in The Summit Federal Credit Union is open to family membersof current Summit members, those who work for one of their 500 member companies,plus individuals who live, work, worship, volunteer, or attend school in theCity of Rochester, Town of Henrietta or City of Geneva.www.summitfcu.org
may2008IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD7Local Teens Present TheirMini-Documentaries at aFree Public ScreeningQ&AJohn OverlanExecutive Directorof Broadcast ProductionIn 2005 WXXI, the University of Rochester Medical Center and The RoadworkFor Success In Young Adulthood launched Raising 100,000 Voices, a nationaloutreach initiative designed to encourage young adults to share, throughvideo, community issues they face as emerging adults. The outreach effortwas such a success that funding continued, and the project partners arepleased to host the third public screening of a whole new crop of Raising100,000 Voices mini-documentaries on Friday, May 9, 2008 at 6 p.m.at the Rochester City School District – Wilson Foundation Academy(formerly Madison High School) at 200 Genesee Street. The event is freeand open to the public, but seating is limited. Call (585) 258-0278 to makeyour reservation.In November 2005 and again in 2006,15-24 year olds were invited toparticipate in a fi lm project designed to help in understanding and communicatingthe needs and assets of the community from the point of view of thoseemerging into adulthood. They were given digital video cameras and asked toproduce 3-minute documentaries on topics that matter to them. Over 70 fi lmswere produced and screened in June 2006 and April 2007. This year a newgroup of teens were invited by twelve participating organizations to producea video project and join some returning fi lmmakers. There are over 30 videosthat will be screened at the May 9 premiere. To view prior years’ videos visithttp://www.wxxi.org/education/raising100kvoices/. This year’s videos will beavailable for viewing at the same web address after the May 9 premiere.Participating organizations include: ArtPeace, Inc., Charles SettlementHouse, Inc., The Community Place of Greater Rochester, Dazzle School of Visualand Performing Arts, Inc., Grace Community Village, Inc., Teens AdvocatingNonviolence of Parsells Avenue Community Church, Youth Voice One Vision,RCTV-15, Baden Street Settlement House, Mt. Hope Family Center, Writers &Books, and the Youth and Justice Program at the Water Tower Academy.This project is funded, in part, by the Marie C. and Joseph C. Wilson Foundation, andsponsored by WXXI, University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry,Roadwork for Success in Young Adulthood and Rochester City School District.MEMBERCARD PLUS BENEFIT OF THE MONTHRochesterPhilharmonic OrchestraEastman Theatre108 East Avenue(585) 454-2100Valid for 2-for-1admission during themonth of May 2008Excluding Yo Yo Ma;subject to availability;some restrictions may apply.Be sure to check out the RPO’s ad on page 26 for detailson guests coming to town!John Overlan is the producer of the RochesterInternational Jazz Festival series, premiering Sunday,May 4 at 7 p.m. on WXXI-TV and, Thursday, May 1 at6 p.m. and Saturday, May 3 at 3 p.m. on WRUR 88.5.As Executive Director he is responsible for productionactivities of the television division across all platforms,and manages production activities for studio, remoteand field programs. John is also the senior producer/director of Assignment: The World, and producer ofOnStage and Second Opinion.Q. What was your favorite act to shoot duringthe 2007 Rochester International Jazz Festival,and why?A. They were all great! But my favorite probablywas Bill Frisell. First, he is an absolutely greatguitarist. He makes it sing! The sounds anddeviations he can make it pass through areamazing. And, on top of that, he is a genuinely niceguy. Great to work with, fun to talk to... providinga great insight into his creative process. But all ofthe Jazz programs are fun to produce and direct.I’ve wanted to do more performance programmingfor some time and The Rochester International JazzFestival has offered great opportunities to do so.Q. How do you prepare for the productionprior to shooting?A. We came up with a completely new way ofproducing a concert for the fi rst year of the JazzFestival. We shoot each performance “fi lm-style”with multiple cameras. Each camera was given anassignment—what kind of shots to capture andwhere the camera could go. And then, at least inyear one, turned it lose. We then took the entireconcert with fi ve video streams into our editingsystem and put the show together in post-production.In year two, we added communicationsinto the mix so that the director could see all thecameras and “call” the show. This produced adirector’s track that we included into the edit andsped up the entire editing process. That’s thetechnical end of it... on the editorial side; I researcheach of the artists and their music to familiarizemyself with their work and storylines. Then,working with other producers, I come up with aninterview plan, line of questioning and all of that.The idea is to prepare yourself as much as possibleso then when the inevitable “surprises” of a liverecording occur, you can handle them becauseeverything else is going along smoothly.
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