Thursday, September 24, 2009

LIVE in Melbourne


Victoriana Gaye and her band have a new CD out and she will perform at La Niche this Friday in Fitzroy. That's on the corner of Smith and Gertrude Streets in the Collingwood-Fitzroy section of Melbourne. La Niche is at 73 Smith Street. The venue is free and, this promises to be a nice little show on a Friday night. Not to be missed!

Eddie Locke, Jazz Drummer, Dies

Edward 'Eddie' Locke Photo by Henri Hershfeld

Another major contributor to the ever evolving world of Jazz has passed on this month......

Edward “Eddie” Locke, a jazz drummer whose 60-year career included long associations with trumpeter Roy Eldridge and tenor saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, died September 7, 2009, at the age of 79. Prominent in New York's jazz scene since the 1950s, he performed with some of the giants of jazz history, and helped to create many memorable recordings. He can also be seen as a young musician in the widely reprinted photograph A Great Day in Harlem, which depicted a veritable Who’s Who of jazz in 1958.

Mr. Locke was born in Detroit on August 2, 1930, the youngest of four sons, and was mostly self-taught. He was a part of the fertile Detroit jazz scene in the late ‘40s and ‘50s, and with Oliver Jackson he developed a variety act called “Bop and Locke” in which both young drummers also danced and sang. After some local success, they were booked at The Apollo Theatre in 1954, and moved to New York City.

Mentored by Basie drummer “Papa” Jo Jones, Eddie Locke soon became well established in New York, landing a job at the famed jazz club The Metropole. In 1958 he joined the Roy Eldridge Band. He played with Coleman Hawkins and Eldridge through the '60s, with Hawkins until his death in 1969. During the 1970s, he worked with Eldridge at Jimmy Ryan's, and was the house drummer at Ryan's for the better part of 15 years, until the club closed in the early '80s.

Among the many other notable musicians he has worked with are: Roland Hanna, Ray Bryant, Red Allen, Teddy Wilson, Tyree Glen, Kenny Burrell, Earl Hines, Warren Vache and The Earl May Quartet. His work is heard on many recordings, and his television credits include The Tonight Show, Dial M for Music and The Mike Douglas Show.

More recently, Eddie Locke continued to perform and tour, and was a teacher who helped and encouraged a new generation of jazz artists. For many years he was also a much loved music teacher at The Trevor Day School in New York City. His personal photo collection including many of Coleman Hawkins and Roy Eldridge, was purchased by Columbia University and is housed in the Library's Rare Book and Manuscript Collection.

Mr. Locke is survived by his two sons, Edward Locke and Jeffrey Locke, and two grandsons, Jeffersen Carver Locke, and Gunnar Livingston Locke, all of Hawaii, and
his companion Mary Ellen Healy, of Ramsey, New Jersey.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Return to Forever Returns! New York Metro Area


Return to Forever Revisited: Chick Corea, Stanley Clark& Lenny White
Tue., Sept. 29 - 8:00 PM

RETURN TO FOREVER returns Live at BergenPAC!! Return to Forever, the jazz supergroup

featuring Chick Corea (keys), Stanley Clarke (bass) and Lenny White (drums) unite again after a triumphant reunion year with Return to Forever. Don’t miss this powerful journey of three masters through an acoustic, electric, funky and rock fusion of jazz like no other.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Stephan Crump Coming to New York!


Sat Sep 12

9:00PM & 10:30PM STEPHAN CRUMP'S ROSETTA TRIO

(Liberty Ellman, acoustic guitar; Jamie Fox, acoustic guitar; Stephan Crump, acoustic bass & compositions)

Memphis-bred bassist/composer Stephan Crump is among the latest generation of up-and-coming players on the NYC jazz scene. As a longtime sideman with adventurous jazz composers Vijay Iyer and Joel Harrison as well as singer-songwriters like Lucy Kaplansky and Jen Chapin, he has become known for the elegance and purposeful groove of his acoustic and electric bass playing. As a composer, he is emerging as a singular voice, avoiding obvious routes yet always finding honesty and lyricism. After many years of varied collaboration with critically-acclaimed guitarists Jamie Fox and Liberty Ellman (in both of whose groups he performs), Crump brought together this all-string chamber trio for the first time in 2005 to record an album of pieces written in the aftermath of 9/11. That album, Rosetta, was released in 2006 and greeted with inclusion on multiple top ten lists and other ecstatic reviews for its narrative depth and outstanding performances. Fresh out of the studio for their Cornelia St. performance, the trio will include tunes from Rosetta with emphasis on brand new material just recorded for their next release, including an extended work commissioned by the 92nd St. Y and NY Guitar Festival.

“Here is a string ensemble for the new century!” Donald Elfman, AllAboutJazz-NY

Ron Carter in Harlem


Ron Carter on the cover and discussing his new book on Jazz

Save the Date:

The Abyssinian Men's Ministry presents an evening with legendary Jazz bassist and icon Ron Carter, here at Abyssinian on Thursday October 1st at 7:00pm. Join Ron and his very special celebrity guest as they discuss his new book, "Finding the Right Notes", a very thoughtful, insightful diary of his musical journey with such greats as: Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, and Wayne Shorter. Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet one of our true musical legends and have a copy of his book signed. Doors open at 6:00.

Date: Thursday October 1st

Time: 7:00-9:30, (doors open at 6:00)

Location: 132 West 138th Street (Lenox-Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd)

MTA: #2,3, C or B

212-862-7474 ext O



Men's Ministry
Abyssinian Baptist Church

Manouche A Trois LIVE in Melbourne!


Don't miss this exciting Trio at the LA NICHE Cafe in Fitzroy this Friday!

La Niche Cafe
73 Smith Street
Fitzroy / Melbourne
(03) 9416 - 3439

La Niche is the place with a friendly atmosphere, great music and an authentic Friday night 'apero,' for Jazz music on a Friday evening. See you there!!!

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Duduka Da Fonseca Quintet Band in New York


DUDUKA DA FONSECA QUINTET

They Are:

ANAT COHEN - SAXES & CLARINET
GUILHERME MONTEIRO - GUITARS
HELIO ALVES - PIANO
LEONARDO CIOGLIA - BASS
DUDUKA DA FONSECA - DRUMS

SEPTEMBER 29TH, 30TH & OCTOBER 1ST

APPEARING AT ZINC BAR 82 WEST THIRD STREET ( BETWEEN SULLIVAN & THOMPSON STREETS )
GREENWICH VILLAGE, NYC
212-477-9462 ZINCBAR.COM
SETS AT 9:30 , 11 PM , 1 AM
http://www.zincbar.com/


"DUDUKA IS A FANTASTIC DRUMMER, HE HAS WORKED WITH ME AND I LOVE THE WAY HE PLAYS"
ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM , RIO DE JANEIRO , SPRING 94

"DUDUKA DA FONSECA HAS DONE FOR THE BRAZILIAN JAZZ DRUMMING, WHAT KENNY CLARKE HAS DONE FOR THE JAZZ DRUMMING IN AMERICA"
DOM SALVADOR (BRAZILIAN PIANO LEGEND)

"SUPERB WHEN IT COMES TO SHIFTING GEARS AND COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES, THE DRUMMER HAS LONG BEEN THE GO-TO PERCUSSIONIST FOR THOSE NYC IMPROVISERS ROMPING THROUGH BRAZILIAN MODES. HIS NEW SAMBA JAZZ IN BLACK AND WHITE GETS JIGGY ON PURPOSE, ESSAYING HORTA, PASCOAL AND JOBIM WITH GLEE AND APLOMB"
JIM MACNIE, VILLAGE VOICE