GLASS CITY JAZZFEST

Lineup: Each set is 1:15

12:00 pm ~ Brick Bar All-Stars Josh Silver on piano, Ray Parker on bass, Scott Kretzer on drums, with vocalists Kim Buehler, Deborah Gardner, Theresa Harris, and Lori Lefevre

1:35 pm ~ Latin Jazz Players of Lima, Ohio

3:10 pm ~ Larry Fuller Trio

4:45 pm ~ Joey Sommerville, Trumpet

6:20 pm ~ Lindsey Webster, Vocal

7: 50 pm ~ Marcus Johnson, Keyboards

The event includes a preamble of music being scheduled starting with free shows at Toledo Spirits on Aug. 23, and followed by other free ones on Aug. 24 at the Brick Bar, Aug. 25 at Peacock Cafe, and Aug. 26 at Ottawa Park. The only paid event connected to Glass City JazzFest will be a VIP show being scheduled for Aug. 27 at Lucille’s Jazz Lounge

 

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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager

This Jazz Voyager is still being very cautious about masking indoors and social distancing as the new B variants are cropping up around the world and are now hitting the shores of America. In light of these occurrences, today we are going to listen to the 1955 Ethel Ennis album recorded titled Lullabies For Losers that was released the same year on the Jubilee record label.

The cover was designed by Si Leichman, the liner notes were written by Mort Goode, and the photography by Charles Varon.

Track List | 37:32

  1. Love For Sale (Cole Porter) ~ 3:19
  2. Dreamer~Dreamer (Irving Caesar, Oskar Strauss) ~ 4:30
  3. Blue Prelude (Gordon Jenkins, Joe Bishop) ~ 3:00
  4. Off Shore (Leo Diamond, Michael H. Goldsen) ~ 3:55
  5. Casually (Alan McCarthy, Richard Freitas) ~ 3:57
  6. Hey Jacques (Eden Ahnez, Wayne Shanklin) ~ 3:03
  7. Lullaby For Losers (Robert Stringer) ~ 3:00
  8. Say It Ain’t So, Joe (Al Frisch, Kathleen G. Twomey, Fred Wise) ~ 2:58
  9. You Better Go Now (Bickley Reichner / Robert Graham) ~ 3:29
  10. Blue Willow (Vic Harrington) ~ 3:23
  11. Bon Voyage (DeSylva-Brown-Henderson) ~ 4:18
The Players
  • Ethel Ennis ~ Vocal
  • Hank Jones ~ Piano
  • Eddie Biggs ~ Guitar
  • Abie Baker ~ Double Bass
  • Kenny Clarke ~ Drums

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The Quarantined Jazz Voyager

As the virus is continuing to evolve the Jazz Voyager is staying close to home, especially since the country has lifted the masking mandate and it appears that everything is “back to normal”, even though it is not yet. Supply chain is still limiting production and delivery of items. As you travel around your city, state, country, and internationally please continue to be careful and protect yourself and others.

Carnaval is an album recorded Live Under The Sky in Denen Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan on July 30, 1978 by bassist Ron Carter, pianist Hank Jones, saxophonist Sadao Watanabe and drummer Tony Williams. The album was produced by Ed Michel and released five years later in 1983 on the Galaxy record label.

he art direction for the album was performed by Phil Carroll, the recording engineer was Jim Stern, mastered by George Horn, and the remix was done by Allen Sudduth.

Tracks | 43:18
  1. Chelsea Bridge (Billy Strayhorn) ~ 10:12
  2. Manhã de Carnaval (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) ~ 9:01
  3. I’m Old Fashioned (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) ~ 8:18
  4. Confirmation (Charlie Parker) ~ 6:40
  5. Moose the Mooche (Parker) ~ 8:05
Personnel
  • Ron Carter ~ bass
  • Hank Jones ~ piano
  • Sadao Watanabe ~ alto saxophone
  • Tony Williams ~ drums

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NORTH SEA JAZZ FESTIVAL

The Lineup: To give you an idea of who is performing. Check schedule on website for days, times and locations.

Randal Corsen; Celano Badenhorst Baggiani; Eric Vloeimans / Frank Woeste Quartet; Dragonfruit; Han; Mudita Quartet; Sebastian Floris; Joris Teepe; Cardiff Uni Big Band; Dulfer! Total Response; John McLaughlin; Nala Sinephro; Abe Rounds; Michelle David & The True-tones; Emma-Jean Thackray; Christone “Kingfish” Ingram; Mark Lettieri; Aki Takase; Bennink; Roaring Cats; AM.OK; Christian McBride and Inside Straight; Michael Mayo; Malcom Jiyane Tree-O; Melanie Charles; Jazz Focus Big Band; El Xyz De Son Bent Braam; Lady Blackbird; The Fearless Flyers; Icp Orchestra; N∆BOU; Tems; GURLS; Marion Rampal; John Engels; Dem Djago Fam; Melody Gardot; Thundercat; Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio; Sabrina Claudio; Tiwa Savage; Jacob Collier; Julian Lage; Fay Claassen; Snoh Aalegra; Eric Gales; Makaya McCraven; Linda Oh; Brandee Younger; Theo Croker; Lionel Loueke; Louis Cole; Nubya Garcia; Tigran Hamasyan; Stacey Kent; Archie Shepp; Gustavo Santaolalla; Lous and the Yakuza; Ledisi; Moses Sumney; Neal Francis; Eliades Ochoa.

Location Rotterdam Ahoy

Duration: 3:00 pm ~ 12:00 am

Venues: Nile, Maas, Congo Square, Amazon, Madeira, Missouri, Murrav, Venisei, Tigris, Central Park Stage, Hudson, Darling, Mississippi, Codarts Talent Stage, Mississippi Terrace

Tickets: Most categories are sold out.

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