Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Dick Collins was born Richard Harrison Collins on July 19, 1924 in Seattle, Washington into a musical family where several of his parents and grandparents were professional musicians. He attended Mills College in 1946–47, where he studied music formally under Darius Milhaud, and moved with Milhaud to Paris, France for the next academic year. As a student at Mills, he first met Dave Brubeck, and while in Paris he played with Hubert Fol and Kenny Clarke.
Returning to the States he landed in San Francisco, California where he began playing with Brubeck in his Bay Area-based octet, then completed his bachelor’s degree in music at San Francisco State College. In the 1950s he performed and recorded with Charlie Barnet, Charlie Mariano, Nat Pierce, Paul Desmond, Cal Tjader, and Woody Herman. By 1957 Dick was working with Les Brown, an association that continued for nearly a decade that included worldwide tours.
In 1965, Collins took a position as a music librarian, which he held through 1967, and took a second position from 1971 to 1986, mostly receding from active performance. In later years, he still occasionally performed live or recorded, including with Nat Pierce, Mary Ann McCall, and Woody Herman.
Trumpeter Dick Collins transitioned on April 19, 2016 in Hesperia, California, at the age of 91.
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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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Daily Dose Of Jazz…
Lyle “Rusty” Dedrick was born on July 12, 1918 in Delevan, New York. His first call to jazz came when he was in a music store in Buffalo, New York and heard a Louis Armstrong record. So taken was he that he bought the record, then returned home to save money for a record player. After brief studies at Fredonia State Teachers College, he spent a two-year jazz apprenticeship working with the band known as “Mr. And Mrs. Swing,” the Red Norvo/Mildred Bailey Orchestra, featuring the arrangements of a young Eddie Sauter.
He followed this with two stints with Claude Thornhill (1941-42 and 1946-47) and the chance to play a book by Gil Evans. This experience, plus private studies with Paul Creston and Stefan Wolpe, were good preparation for a long career in the New York City jazz commercial music field.
His credits included writing and/or playing with Maxine Sullivan, Lee Wiley, Lionel Hampton and others, along with radio and television studio work with Arthur Godfrey, Ed Sullivan, Sid Ceasar and more. At the same time, Rusty was recording his own LPs.
In 1971 Dedrick joined the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music as Director of Jazz Studies. He guest conducted many all-county high school jazz bands, as well as the prestigious American Jazz Orchestra. Swing and bebop jazz trumpeter, arranger, composer and educator Rusty Dedrick, who recorded three albums as a leader, transitioned on December 25, 2009 in Summitville, New York
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MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL
AKIKO TSURUGA QUARTET
Raised in Osaka, Japan, this talented musician began studying the organ at the age of three, at the famed Yamaha Music School. After discovering her passion for jazz very early on in her musical journey, Akiko launched her career immediately after graduating from the Osaka College of Music. While living and playing in Osaka, she performed with several world- renowned jazz musicians from the United States.
WALLACE RONEY JR.
JAZZ HOUSE alum by the talented young trumpeter Wallace Roney, Jr. opens the evening as he continues to forge new paths on the legacy of his late parents Geri Allen and Wallace Roney, Sr.
Actual Showtime: 6:00 pm~9:00 pm | Rain Date: July 28, 2022
~ No Tickets Required | Suggested Donation: $10
~ Beach and Lawn Chairs: Welcomed
~ Pop-Up Tents: Prohibited
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JAZZMEIA HORN & TERENCE BLANCHARD
Friday, August 26, 2022 | 7:00 pm ~ 9:00 pm
Jazzmeia Horn and Her Noble Force / Calvin Booker On Tap & Friends
Saturday, August 27, 2022 | 3:00 pm ~ 7:00 pm
Terence Blanchard featuring the E-Collective and Turtle Island Quartet / Buster Williams & Something More / NIKARA presents Black Wall Street / Vuyo Sotashe
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