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For Immediate Release: August 1, 2007
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem announces a thrilling array of public programming during the month of August 2007, from its weekly adult education classes, Jazz for Curious Listenersand a two-part live concert series at the Harlem School of the Arts, Swingin’ Summer Jazz, to its bi-weekly interview series Harlem Speaks,and two very special film events at the Museum of the City of New York.
Whether you are young or an elder, a native New Yorker or a visitor from abroad, a lover of hot improvisation or cool jazz, in August 2007 you’ll find something just right for you, at an unbeatable price . . . we promise! You’ll also meet some of the coolest people who happen to be in New York!
Every event below is free!
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
JAZZ for CURIOUS LISTENERS
7:00 pm | At the Harlem School of the Arts
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem proudly continues its free adult jazz course, JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS, with a month long focus on the legendary CHARLIE “Bird” PARKER! Co-founder of the revolutionary style called bebop, Parker was deeply rooted in the blues-drenched environment of Kansas City (both Kansas and Missouri). This class will focus on Parker’s early, formative years in the Midwest territory, which laid a foundation for his stylistic dominance and influence in years to follow.
Topics for the subsequent discussions of Parker’s life and legacy will include:
Bird meets Dizzy Gillespie
Bird Talks: The Interviews
Rare recordings
Classes are Tuesdays, 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m., and will be led by the Museum's Executive Director Loren Schoenberg and guest instructors.
The location is the Harlem School of the Arts, 645 St. Nicholas Avenue (off 141st Street).
To register: http://www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org/curious.html.
Transportation:
Buses – M3, M18
Subways – A, C, D, B, to 145th Street
Thursday, August 9, 2007
HARLEM SPEAKS
Wilmer Wise, trumpeter
6:30 pm | at the Jazz Museum offices ( 104 East 126th St., betw. Park and Lexington)
call 212-348-8300 to RSVP
FREE
Harlem Speaks welcomes long-time friend of the jazz museum, Wilmer Wise, a Philadelphia-bred trumpet king. One of the foremost freelance trumpeters of modern times, Wise is a respected classical player who grew up in and around the jazz scene of 1950s Philly, where in his teen years he befriended the lost-now found bassist, Henry Grimes. He’s played for Sony Classical, on Weather Report’s I Sing the Body Electric, on Philip Glass’s Kundun recording, and in numerous Broadway pit orchestras. He’s been a mentor to Wynton Marsalis for several decades.
Don’t miss his discussion of his own evolution from being a “trumpet player” to a “trumpet playing musician” to a “Person” for whom family took precedence over music, and much more!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
SWINGIN’ SUMMER JAZZ
Melba Joyce, Vocalist
6:00 pm | At the Harlem School of the Arts
Melba Joyce, the first guest ever of the jazz museum’s Harlem Speaks series, will again launch the maiden voyage of a museum program, this time an intimate, hard-swinging, smoothly swaying summer performance series in the heart of Harlem’s Hamilton Heights. Usually, Joyce is touring with her own small ensemble or with the Count Basie Orchestra under the leadership of another Harlem Speaks guest, Bill Hughes. So don’t miss this rare treat—for free—of one of Harlem’s best musical treasures coming home to sing just for you!
The location is the Harlem School of the Arts, 645 St. Nicholas Avenue (off 141st Street), and the program runs until 8pm.
Transportation:
Buses – M3, M18
Subways – A, C, D, B, to 145th Street
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Jazz Film Shows
2 pm | Museum of the City of New York
For several years now, Loren Schoenberg has hosted insightful sessions on jazz and film at the Museum of the City of New York. The tradition continues with clips capturing moments in the development of a notable jazz style: The Birth of the Cool: Jazz from 1947 – 57.
Was cool jazz a response to the heated black American music of bebop? How does Miles Davis fit into both schools? Does Lennie Tristano hold the same place of reverence in the cool school as Thelonious Monk with bebop?
These are only a few of the topics of what may prove to be the most insightful jazz film discussion yet.
Location: MCNY, 1220 Fifth Avenue (off 103rd)
For more info: 212 534-1672 x3395
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
JAZZ for CURIOUS LISTENERS
7:00 pm | At the Harlem School of the Arts
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s free adult jazz course, JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS, continues it’s a month long focus on the legendary CHARLIE “Bird” PARKER! Along with Dizzy Gillespie, Parker was the co-founder of the revolutionary style called bebop. This class will detail the early years of one of the most fecund musical partnerships in the history of American music, plus you’ll hear the actual music that caused such a fuss in the midst of the Swing Era.
Topics for the subsequent discussions of Parker’s life and legacy will include:
Bird Talks: The Interviews
Rare recordings
Classes are Tuesdays, 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m., and will be led by the Museum's Executive Director Loren Schoenberg and guest instructors.
The location is the Harlem School of the Arts, 645 St. Nicholas Avenue (off 141st Street).
To register: http://www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org/curious.html.
Transportation:
Buses – M3, M18
Subways – A, C, D, B, to 145th Street
Saturday, August 18, 2007
SWINGIN’ SUMMER JAZZ
Keith Loftis Quartet
6:00 pm | At the Harlem School of the Arts
Tenor and soprano saxophonist Keith Loftis brings an ensemble of youthful musicians to Harlem to blaze a trail for the future direction of jazz. If the young musicians hold the key to the future of the jazz idiom—ultimately they do—then we invite you to come and witness the future now!
You’ll agree that the music is in good hands!
The location is the Harlem School of the Arts, 645 St. Nicholas Avenue (off 141st Street).
Transportation:
Buses – M3, M18
Subways – A, C, D, B, to 145th Street
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
JAZZ for CURIOUS LISTENERS
7:00 pm | At the Harlem School of the Arts
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s free adult jazz course, JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS, continues it’s a month long focus on the legendary CHARLIE “Bird” PARKER.
If Clint Eastwood’s Bird is the only depiction you’ve ever seen of Charlie Parker, you’re in for a big surprise! That Parker was an intelligent, sensitive man will become clear by listening to these special interviews obtained by the research of Loren Schoenberg. The sources of his thunderous technique will also be revealed.
Topics for the further discussions of Parker’s life and legacy will include:
Rare recordings
Classes are Tuesdays, 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m., and will be led by the Museum's Executive Director Loren Schoenberg and guest instructors.
The location is the Harlem School of the Arts, 645 St. Nicholas Avenue (off 141st Street).
To register: http://www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org/curious.html.
Transportation:
Buses – M3, M18
Subways – A, C, D, B, to 145th Street
Thursday, August 23, 2007
HARLEM SPEAKS
Earl May, Bassist
6:30 pm | at the Jazz Museum offices
call 212-348-8300 to RSVP
FREE
Earl May began his career in 1949 in New York City, and honed his craft in places like Minton's Playhouse with musicians such as Lester Young and Mercer Ellington. He was also a protege of the legendary Charles Mingus.
Earl joined the Billy Taylor Trio in 1951, appearing regularly in such clubs as the Hickory House, Birdland and the Downbeat Club. During this period, Earl also worked with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, and recorded the classic "Lush Life" with John Coltrane. Earl left the Billy Taylor Trio in 1959, to form his own group and act as musical director and arranger for Gloria Lynne. During the mid-sixties Earl took up the electric bass and led a quartet at the New York City Playboy Club. The Earl May Quartet rapidly became the epitome of great music in the New York club scene. Over the years Earl has performed or recorded with Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Foster, Cab Calloway, Tommy Flanagan, Linda Hopkins, Doc Cheatum, Charles Brown, Jon Hendricks, Marlena Shaw, Ruth Brown, Winard Harper and Phyllis Hyman. He is currently featured with the Barry Harris Trio.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
Jazz Film Shows
2 pm | Museum of the City of New York
What better topic for the Executive Director of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem to discuss with accompanying film clips than “Harlem Jazz”? As a fulcrum of the music’s development, from the days of stride piano romps through the Swing and bebop periods, and beyond, Harlem represents the best of jazz creativity.
Come see and hear the sounds of jazz as heard and viewed through the prism of Harlem, and discover how a sense of place shaped the development of the jazz idiom.
Location: MCNY, 1220 Fifth Avenue (off 103rd)
For more info: 212 534-1672 x3395
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
JAZZ for CURIOUS LISTENERS
7:00 pm | At the Harlem School of the Arts
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem’s free adult jazz course, JAZZ FOR CURIOUS LISTENERS, concludes month long focus on the legendary CHARLIE “Bird” PARKER with a session on his rare recordings, held on the eve what would have been Parker’s 87th birthday.
You’ll surely hear some live Bird, where he stretches out, not confined to the 3-minute limit of records. Look for saxophonist and Executive Director Schoenberg to get to the heart of what made Charlie Parker so very special.
Classes are Tuesdays, 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m., and will be led by the Museum's Executive Director Loren Schoenberg and guest instructors.
The location is the Harlem School of the Arts, 645 St. Nicholas Avenue (off 141st Street).
To register: http://www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org/curious.html.
Transportation:
Buses – M3, M18
Subways – A, C, D, B, to 145th Street
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