tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33962814383127823262024-03-04T23:13:53.822-05:00The Topic is JazzHeard Tuesday evenings at 6:00 on CJAM 99.1FM "The Topic is Jazz" features not only the music of the Masters, but also emerging talent on both the national and local scene. Here you'll find weekly playlists as well as a calendar of upcoming shows in and around Windsor and Detroit. We also stream on line at CJAM.CATodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.comBlogger177125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-59505900883059462842011-06-28T18:01:00.002-04:002011-06-28T18:46:27.117-04:00Songs for a Summer Evening! June 28thCount Basie - Splanky<br />Freddie Hubbard - Blues by Five<br />Gene Harris - Bird's Idea<br />Hiromi - Now or Never<br />Alex Pangman - You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me<br />Search Engine - A Night in Tunisia<br />Cannonball Adderley with Bill Evans - Waltz for Debby<br />Corea/Clarke/White (Return to Forever IV) - Hackensack<br />Count Basie - Makin'WhoopeeTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-78982996653520023222011-06-21T17:57:00.004-04:002011-06-21T18:44:55.729-04:00Songs for the SolsticeCount Basie - Splanky<br />Bryan Carter - At The Crack of Dawn<br />Sonny Rollins - St Thomas<br />Jerry Granelli - Bones<br />Brad Shepik - Marburg<br />The New Gary Burton Trio - Late Night Sunrise<br />Return to Forever - On Green Dolphin Street<br />Melvin Jones - The Jug-or-Not<br />Count Basie - Makin' WhoopeeTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-15494438111686888792011-06-14T18:04:00.002-04:002011-06-14T18:52:40.742-04:00The Songs You Heard on the 14thCount Basie - Splanky<br />Alphonse Mouzon - Birds on a Wire<br />Ranee Lee - Oh Lady, Be Good<br />Grant Green - Jean De Fleur<br />Milt Jackson - What A Difference A Day Made<br />The Alex Goodman Quintet - Changes<br />Russell Malone - Flirt<br />Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane - I Never Knew<br />Bob Mamet - At Play<br />Joe Lovano - Powerhouse<br />Oliver Jones - Waltzing MatildaTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-71629460534090732102011-06-07T18:03:00.002-04:002011-06-07T18:40:03.762-04:00Playlist from June 7thCount Basie - Splanky<br />Melvin Jones - Funkytown Shuffle<br />The John Brown Trio - I'm Beginning to See the Light<br />Brad Shepik - Across the Way<br />Alphonse Mouzon - Harlem Blues<br />Rebirth Brass Band - Why Your Feet Hurt<br />James Mcrae - Three Friends<br />The Alex Goodman Quintet - Tristano Bach<br />Alphonse Mouzon - More Miles in the Sky<br />Count Basie - Makin' WhoopeeTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-51068503964038096222011-06-02T15:40:00.004-04:002011-06-02T15:49:09.236-04:00Jesse Palter to play Cliff Bell's<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQoCahzXRNrbkRUFr5Te84Z2pRmnPiZmX8tLaDhyphenhyphenMS2SUWE1TiF-7JGAGsTv0ld8uMrkMF9jZnHTrXgMqKdR2B6CbP5VsArJOhnQaNjgcST2tgtAOHBCv4XdLn27VxmUcpU-ri6QnNCYN/s1600/jesse+palter.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQoCahzXRNrbkRUFr5Te84Z2pRmnPiZmX8tLaDhyphenhyphenMS2SUWE1TiF-7JGAGsTv0ld8uMrkMF9jZnHTrXgMqKdR2B6CbP5VsArJOhnQaNjgcST2tgtAOHBCv4XdLn27VxmUcpU-ri6QnNCYN/s400/jesse+palter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613711863960826482" /></a><br />Detroit native Jesse Palter returns home for a one night engagement at Cliff Bell's. Make plans to catch this set on June 25th. I was fortunate enough to see her play the Pyramid stage at the 2009 Detroit Jazz Festival and this is a terrific opportunity to enjoy her performance in the intimate surroundings of Cliff Bell's. Don't miss this show!Todd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-62521906222235770492011-06-02T15:34:00.004-04:002011-06-02T15:38:36.635-04:00Palmer Woods Jazz Fest<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoToCRLJejUPsCn4QvA_uh7Ufg7LgpfTT85zwhNgxH7wJf7CZKVnSIzhYJzDG1VQhNJZA0FMxLl6Cya4JK19viy1p-EjtGCY1eNzKIFYCmNea37W-V7oSo1wdi1795sAu5ucy6xl_SD-RZ/s1600/Barefield_1858.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoToCRLJejUPsCn4QvA_uh7Ufg7LgpfTT85zwhNgxH7wJf7CZKVnSIzhYJzDG1VQhNJZA0FMxLl6Cya4JK19viy1p-EjtGCY1eNzKIFYCmNea37W-V7oSo1wdi1795sAu5ucy6xl_SD-RZ/s200/Barefield_1858.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613708341258848162" /></a><br />The last weekend in June, June 24, 25 and 26, Palmer Woods Music in Homes JAZZ in the WOODS festival presents three summer performances featuring diverse styles ranging from Afro-Caribbean to bebop and beyond. The music is inspired by the sounds and rhythms from north and south of the equator, Africa, the heartbeat of Jazz Town Detroit, and from the creative composing and improvisational skills of some of our area's great talents. The concerts for June are held beneath a tent under the stars and sunshine in the gardens of one such very cool home. Built in 1939 for Tom Bormans (founder of the Farmer Jack grocery), the home is one of the treasures of the Streamline Moderne movement. Concert attendees can dance and sway to the grooves of Orquesta La Inspiracion on Friday night (8pm), A. Spencer Barefield Quintet on Saturday night (8pm) and Marion Hayden's Legacy Ensemble on Sunday afternoon (2pm). They can also tour the home and learn about it from our Palmer Woods historian or architect Daniel Redstone, son of famed architect Louis Redstone who designed the home. Each concert includes a buffet of delicious, fresh foods, desserts and beverages. <br />Tickets — $35 or groups of six or more for $30 each can be purchased online at palmerwoods.org or by calling 313-891-2514. Buy two tickets to each concert and get one ticket free. The location of the home is provided to ticket holders. The concerts are special opportunities to hear world-class musicians who have Detroit-based roots and are internationally recognized.Todd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-29758449067448914382011-05-31T18:04:00.002-04:002011-05-31T18:51:40.999-04:00Songs from the 31st!What a cooker of a day today. Here's what I played to cool things down<br />Count Basie - Splanky<br />David Leonhardt - In The Still of the Night<br />Zoot Sims - Someone To Watch Over Me<br />Amanda Tosoff - Good Bye Grey Sky<br />Anita O'Day - It Don't Mean a Thing<br />Herbie Hancock - Survival of the Fittest<br />Dean Pallen - Strathcona Park<br />Terrence Blanchard - Sidney<br />Count Basie - Makin' WhoopieTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-145065329448958112011-05-17T18:24:00.002-04:002011-05-17T18:59:13.574-04:00What I Played on the 17thCount Basie - Splanky<br />Chick Corea - Oblivion<br />Joey Defrancesco/Jimmy Smith - I've Got My Mojo Workin'<br />Cory Weeds - Juicy Lucy<br />Maynard Ferguson - My Sister<br />Christopher Plock - Blue Skies<br />Pierre Leduc - Soya<br />Carmen McRae - You're Looking at Me<br />Count Basie - Makin' WhoopeeTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-37980784174518882452011-05-11T09:15:00.002-04:002011-05-11T09:16:34.606-04:00Rayse Biggs plays the Dirty Dog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWeWWDu-3Om_ssPi37gQHobAKo7VMthBFgbUPaD_H5CiqFGjdt3vwES1PA7W5qkbNv4DVtOOdKRtHp9lMXZW4uTKcGddbzBXf9fmEyrPoEP5_8Qjo5dPlh719pQPReOYSC96r8JwPcUzU/s1600/RAYSE2.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWeWWDu-3Om_ssPi37gQHobAKo7VMthBFgbUPaD_H5CiqFGjdt3vwES1PA7W5qkbNv4DVtOOdKRtHp9lMXZW4uTKcGddbzBXf9fmEyrPoEP5_8Qjo5dPlh719pQPReOYSC96r8JwPcUzU/s400/RAYSE2.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5605446767981311730" /></a><br />Tonight thru SaturdayTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-35372148379175960382011-05-10T18:38:00.002-04:002011-05-10T18:44:36.084-04:00Tuesday, May 10thCount Basie - Splanky<br />Hank Jones and Oliver Jones - Groove Merchant<br />Dean Pallen - Strathcona Park<br />Irvin Mayfield - Mardi Gras Second Line<br />Linnzi Zaorski - Blue Skies<br />David Friesen - Serenade<br />Krisanne Crowell - Stuck on You<br />Dave LeFebvre - A Nordic Tale<br />Jeff "Tain" Watts - Goldaze<br />Willie Nelson/Wynton Marsalis - Hallelujah I Love Her SoTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-84024032723912351742011-05-04T12:57:00.004-04:002011-05-04T12:59:40.190-04:00This is Going to be a Busy Weekend!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenV0ukJT2fkqK_bMJI_-WzbyazbT5aoaO_snH0mHJG2n994Kl8zbbRhpxgr1IEKYpbY0aiaVRgpun_PpNHBm3UWw5WqGhyMSE6Hmxpzz4gE-z_xJIOGZ1t77sOiUyUzMkKfgreM-ArIn9/s1600/DonMayberry.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphenV0ukJT2fkqK_bMJI_-WzbyazbT5aoaO_snH0mHJG2n994Kl8zbbRhpxgr1IEKYpbY0aiaVRgpun_PpNHBm3UWw5WqGhyMSE6Hmxpzz4gE-z_xJIOGZ1t77sOiUyUzMkKfgreM-ArIn9/s400/DonMayberry.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602906713905874850" /></a><br />Lot's going on for the Mother's Day Weekend.<br />Baker's Keyboard Lounge<br />Friday - Al Mckenzie Trio<br />Saturday - Remembering Don Mayberry (pictured)<br />for Baker's 77th Anniversary!<br /><br />Cliff Bell's<br />Friday - The Desean Jones Quartet<br />Saturday - Mike Jellick<br /><br />Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe<br />Wednesday thru Saturday - Stanley JordanTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-58727515607732005432011-05-04T12:53:00.002-04:002011-05-04T12:54:20.146-04:00Worth Checking Out<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUeNdRhoHZ8n7KO_gAdRzk1frgF6iFjiRHRE1uURRGYG7TWZ4lor1UgOSY32ZDEIi_vsaruLWjJgXJiZx3adL-i7gecMEl2Y9JWjJY9PkAI-zoJ1Uu-6SrcEjD2qq3O4qXuLuQfiRqB6u/s1600/CHOPS.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 169px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMUeNdRhoHZ8n7KO_gAdRzk1frgF6iFjiRHRE1uURRGYG7TWZ4lor1UgOSY32ZDEIi_vsaruLWjJgXJiZx3adL-i7gecMEl2Y9JWjJY9PkAI-zoJ1Uu-6SrcEjD2qq3O4qXuLuQfiRqB6u/s400/CHOPS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5602905217138017122" /></a><br />Film Documentary "CHOPS" with music by Ricio Fruge<br />MSU Community Music Center (next door to the Bonstelle Theater)<br />3408 Woodward Avenue, <br />(313) 578-9716<br /><br />Wednesday, May 11, 2011<br />"CHOPS" takes audiences inside the Essentially Ellington Festival, a national high school jazz<br />band competition hosted by Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Before the film, guests can tour the MSU Community Music Center, learn about jazz education opportunities and meet Ricio Fruge, one of the film's stars. There will be light refreshments and popcorn.Todd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-326631961997213062011-05-03T18:15:00.004-04:002011-05-03T18:51:43.297-04:00Here is What You Heard on the 3rdCount Basie - Splanky<br />Roberto Occhipinti - Herbie's Mood<br />Brad Turner Quartet - Small Wonder<br />Jeff "Tain" Watts - Family<br />Laura Kahle - 20/20 Vision<br />Jane Bunnett - Mambo Shin Shin<br />Dinah Washington - I'll Close My Eyes<br />Jazz Pistols - Sex in a Pan<br />Barbara Morrison - Things Ain't What They Used To Be<br />Herbie Hancock - The Eye of the Hurricane<br />The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra - Captain BillTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-43687026190119356462011-04-19T18:02:00.002-04:002011-04-19T18:42:28.020-04:00Playlist from April 19thCount Basie - Splanky<br />Bob Erlendson - Kay-Yea-Ate<br />Carlo De Rosa - Headbanger's Bawl<br />Wayne Goins - Choppin' Wood<br />Jazz Pistols - Superstring<br />Robert Hurst - Forty Four<br />Alex Pangman - A Hundred Years From Today<br />Jonathan Kreisberg - Twenty One<br />Michelle Gregoire - DiversityTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-85569166393859484002011-04-12T18:12:00.002-04:002011-04-12T18:51:35.425-04:00What You Heard on the 12th!Count Basie - Splanky<br />Joe Lovano - Powerhouse *<br />Michelle Gregoire - Dichotomy<br />Dave Brubeck - Pick Up Sticks *<br />Karl Schwonik - The Dean<br />Anat Cohen - Jitterbug Waltz *<br />Gary Burton - Anthem *<br />Ivan Lins - E De Deus *<br />Peter Hum - Take The High Road<br />* Booked to play the 2011 Detroit Jazz FestTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-38253636955948321582011-04-01T10:05:00.002-04:002011-04-01T10:12:00.489-04:00Don't Miss This!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwH-gdaXlyaVEaW3yP8qbMdEfvHYDdiP-zfn_4nAMApcbRl7GpZR0HJ8E_S1_MUBY-mKPXUbtgtY0AU_nNffQ7lAsJomerPA6ZuIvL2y82uaTdGXx4aODUVyQJwKcykODJ-e6wYHAOzeuj/s1600/jeff-tain-watts11.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwH-gdaXlyaVEaW3yP8qbMdEfvHYDdiP-zfn_4nAMApcbRl7GpZR0HJ8E_S1_MUBY-mKPXUbtgtY0AU_nNffQ7lAsJomerPA6ZuIvL2y82uaTdGXx4aODUVyQJwKcykODJ-e6wYHAOzeuj/s400/jeff-tain-watts11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590616842658946658" /></a><br />The Detroit International Jazz Festival presents 2011 Artist in Residence Jeff "Tain" Watts with the WSU Big Band, Tuesday, April 12th at Cliff Bell's. The intimate surroundings at Cliff Bell's will provide the perfect setting for this session. Tickets are only $8 and the show is slated to start at 7 PM.Todd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-15586570296657207902011-03-29T08:54:00.001-04:002011-03-29T08:56:15.482-04:00What's on This Weekend!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9CykUVNcsJ1qSNf4O0P6YNtdHFhlGM8nQoMMhxpfn40JauZIwiYPSUZLI7KPh2U8KFjDo90Nc9hZ8UnCRlGv4EyHkqZgqVlsuT6Pj2fNLNiPtqjZHhT2RKEFC8T7fFGDSfnQ5XVA3n6B/s1600/bill+heid.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9CykUVNcsJ1qSNf4O0P6YNtdHFhlGM8nQoMMhxpfn40JauZIwiYPSUZLI7KPh2U8KFjDo90Nc9hZ8UnCRlGv4EyHkqZgqVlsuT6Pj2fNLNiPtqjZHhT2RKEFC8T7fFGDSfnQ5XVA3n6B/s400/bill+heid.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589484870607719458" /></a><br />Baker's Keyboard Lounge<br />Friday - Al Mckenzie Trio featuring Penny Wells<br />Saturday - Johnny Trudell Quartet<br /><br />Cliff Bell's<br />Friday and Saturday<br />Bill Heid Trio (pictured)<br /><br />Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe<br />Wednesday thru Saturday<br />Bobby LyleTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-85019202767586907922011-03-22T18:00:00.002-04:002011-03-22T18:51:09.580-04:00Here's What You Heard on the 22ndCount Basie - Splanky<br />Thad Jones - Blue Room<br />Kenny Burrell - Wavy Gravy<br />Hank Jones and Oliver Jones - Groove Merchant<br />Dave Young Quintet - Oscar Pettiford<br />Christopher Plock - I've Got The World on a String<br />The Andrew Scott Quartet - Salute to the Band Box<br />Brandi Disterheft - Sketches of Belief<br />Jazz Men of Detroit - Cotton Tail<br />Joe Coughlin - I Love Being Here With YouTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-85728600014335990902011-03-18T11:45:00.002-04:002011-03-18T11:50:34.939-04:00Now This is a Great Idea!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1ZV4jD2gnpOdoKEb0wsBYc204PCYDwVnpx2nJVBV4fF_1_aMkHgfLBn1rH67-qzWaZ4I8v0IWz6fNqNpczgS91y2fRCL14zMIjCYKLqYzawmHqM0XF-1wTnHtbQSv30as3WSBWpsKn9v/s1600/Hurst_Robert.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju1ZV4jD2gnpOdoKEb0wsBYc204PCYDwVnpx2nJVBV4fF_1_aMkHgfLBn1rH67-qzWaZ4I8v0IWz6fNqNpczgS91y2fRCL14zMIjCYKLqYzawmHqM0XF-1wTnHtbQSv30as3WSBWpsKn9v/s400/Hurst_Robert.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5585447903232827890" /></a><br />Five-time Grammy Award winning bassist Robert Hurst will make strings sing with Kresge Arts Fellow guitarist A. Spencer Barefield for two performances on Saturday, March 26 in a spacious French Eclectic style home built in 1928 in Detroit's historic Palmer Woods neighborhood. <br /><br />The first, a free concert for invited children, including students from the Detroit Public Schools and Sphinx Prep Academy, will be held at 4 pm. The ticketed event, part of the Palmer Woods Music in Homes series, begins at 8 pm. Tickets for the evening concert — $35 each or groups of six or more for $30 each — include a reception with culinary delights and can be purchased online at palmerwoods.org or by calling 313-891-2514. The location of the home is provided to ticketholders.Todd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-87371340361780982212011-03-16T22:03:00.003-04:002011-03-16T22:08:03.272-04:00What's Going On This Weekend!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4BcphgGEI2VEryrai7VojwLPV3CvbD1uBHzTJsv-5tazqfpy_I-Thrmh0AsRWwtEZtOpo4KTva4VabKwwkrzyCrcF2vHdzSIUQ8MMlDWvBc8ZAT2zoaI56uME3xItAXAO-gmwfZmEHWN/s1600/sheryl+bailey.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk4BcphgGEI2VEryrai7VojwLPV3CvbD1uBHzTJsv-5tazqfpy_I-Thrmh0AsRWwtEZtOpo4KTva4VabKwwkrzyCrcF2vHdzSIUQ8MMlDWvBc8ZAT2zoaI56uME3xItAXAO-gmwfZmEHWN/s320/sheryl+bailey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584864854172639938" /></a><br />Baker's Keyboard Lounge<br />Friday - Vincent Bowen Quartet<br />Saturday - First Flight<br /><br />Cliff Bell's<br />Friday - Thaddeus Dixon Quartet<br />Saturday - From New York The Sheryl Bailey 3 (pictured)<br /><br />Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe<br />Wednesday thru Saturday<br />Johnnie BassettTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-36480318632478271312011-03-15T19:32:00.003-04:002011-03-15T19:39:30.128-04:00Henry Grimes and A. Spencer Barefield to Play N'Namdi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZaXD3MbSTmPBomAh4HKFayp7Kg2zn2pQnozF7GNr93x3CHLEtNL-no2mrjr1nlRc_FN0WfrJPZBV4Qfnzg01ICPGtanKZCjJKHroBpluopGj8FT2g_C1Uqy-7SWrA1s13PnRMmV9rDOg/s1600/spencer+barefield.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvZaXD3MbSTmPBomAh4HKFayp7Kg2zn2pQnozF7GNr93x3CHLEtNL-no2mrjr1nlRc_FN0WfrJPZBV4Qfnzg01ICPGtanKZCjJKHroBpluopGj8FT2g_C1Uqy-7SWrA1s13PnRMmV9rDOg/s200/spencer+barefield.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584455480591929970" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-tT7a7thA9W8NO3uRDyQUXct_vOUzBPX0NtKf0sGsPFmCP38sIwGkmKiK0JBZwJvF1L9-UltdsJ8QSNFlbfEtCFpVUvEMabiG6vPUmFCQUUKi1iP6bfKyffu6JjAPfkrNbRBKnWrRcsK/s1600/henry+grimes.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 182px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh-tT7a7thA9W8NO3uRDyQUXct_vOUzBPX0NtKf0sGsPFmCP38sIwGkmKiK0JBZwJvF1L9-UltdsJ8QSNFlbfEtCFpVUvEMabiG6vPUmFCQUUKi1iP6bfKyffu6JjAPfkrNbRBKnWrRcsK/s200/henry+grimes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584455298817218834" /></a><br />A couple of very fine musicians are joining forces this weekend for what could be one of the best shows in Detroit this year. Bassist Henry Grimes and Detroit icon Spencer Barefield will play two shows this Saturday, March 19th at the N'Namdi Center, 52 East Forest at Woodward. Tickets are $25 or $40 for both sets.Todd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-59893281932002330052011-03-15T18:03:00.003-04:002011-03-15T18:50:39.157-04:00Playlist for Tuesday, March 15thYes, I've changed time slots from Saturday to Tuesday night. Please make a point of joining me every Tuesday at 6 PM on CJAM 99.1 FM<br /><br />Here's what I played this week!<br /><br />Count Basie - Splanky<br />Marcus Miller - Blast!<br />Dave Brubeck Quartet (In Memory of Joe Morello) - Kathy's Waltz<br />Karl Schwonik - The Dean<br />Peter Hum - Sojourner's Truth<br />Marty Williams - On a Clear Day<br />Matt Savage - You Are Here<br />Frank Butrey - Boisterous Voiceterous<br />Diana Krall - From This Moment OnTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-18793344682983460382011-02-23T16:33:00.004-05:002011-02-24T09:21:06.208-05:00In Honour of Black History MonthI came across this forward that was written by Dr Martin Luther King for the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1964. It was thought for many years that Dr King gave this address to open the festival, when in fact it was published in the program. It's remarkable.<br /><br />"God has brought many things out of oppression. He has endowed his creatures with the capacity to create - and from this capacity has flowed the sweet songs of sorrow and joy that have allowed man to cope with his environment and many different situations. Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life's difficulties, and if you think for a moment, you will realize that they take the hardest realities of life and put them into music, only to come out with some new hope or sense of triumph. This is triumphant music. Modern Jazz has continued in this tradition, singing the songs of a more complicated urban existence. When life itself offers no order and meaning, the musician creates an order and meaning from the sounds of the earth which flow through his instrument.<br /><br />It is no wonder that so much of the search for identity among American Negroes was championed by Jazz musicians. Long before the modern essayists and scholars wrote of "racial identity" as a problem for a multi-racial world, musicians were returning to their roots to affirm that which was stirring within their souls. Much of the power of our Freedom Movement in the United States has come from this music. It has strengthened us with its sweet rhythms when courage began to fail. It has calmed us with its rich harmonies when spirits were down. And now, Jazz is exported to the world. For in the particular struggle of the Negro in America there is something akin to the universal struggle of modern man. Everybody has the Blues. Everybody longs for meaning. Everybody needs to love and be loved. Everybody needs to clap hands and be happy. Everybody longs for faith.<br /><br />In music, especially this broad category called Jazz, there is a stepping stone towards all of these."Todd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-15186981479287408552011-02-23T15:27:00.002-05:002011-02-23T15:57:12.229-05:00George Shearing Passed Away February 14th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOaHG1W9PiZSLGw-9t72CvqS5yVw-a-AQ00NhVtIOvAtvfPzdgp6VIDg9tDvGwUhyDggIcBv9TYIrjZz3C_9j7CqtpV8DZUve2072ErpK0d0_j2yyN9u18RnmycvCFqK7ZdMDcJGUHLJX/s1600/shearing.bmp"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOaHG1W9PiZSLGw-9t72CvqS5yVw-a-AQ00NhVtIOvAtvfPzdgp6VIDg9tDvGwUhyDggIcBv9TYIrjZz3C_9j7CqtpV8DZUve2072ErpK0d0_j2yyN9u18RnmycvCFqK7ZdMDcJGUHLJX/s320/shearing.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576991961433615410" /></a><br />My first introduction to George Shearing was a recording he made with Carmen McRae called "Two for the Road". I nearly wore it out and to this day I can turn the worst of days around simply by giving it a listen. His touch, his ability to interpret a tune and his great talent for "locked hands" technique, playing parallel melodies with two hands truly set him apart.Todd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396281438312782326.post-63010479885914511362011-02-23T13:55:00.003-05:002011-02-23T13:58:42.373-05:00Here's What's Up! (Feb 23rd thru 26th)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zNY4P6OBPkvzgTuwDKs2yMb1nhadKEo97fg4DwjxH5J6jiFS0qw7NvsIOEVsG4J0nHoLyeTi3UOAxmwNOLr3qbYJPjSWUgZx21kW5pXAa7cPhsHsgfr7zQLFPcnLbHV0pICdVcxvs_da/s1600/duane+parham"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2zNY4P6OBPkvzgTuwDKs2yMb1nhadKEo97fg4DwjxH5J6jiFS0qw7NvsIOEVsG4J0nHoLyeTi3UOAxmwNOLr3qbYJPjSWUgZx21kW5pXAa7cPhsHsgfr7zQLFPcnLbHV0pICdVcxvs_da/s320/duane+parham" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576961284451810370" /></a><br />Baker's Keyboard Lounge<br />Friday and Saturday<br />Duane Parham Sax Appeal (pictured)<br /><br />Cliff Bell's<br />Friday - Paul Keller Trio<br />Saturday - Vincent Chandler Plus<br /><br />Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe<br />Wednesday thru Saturday<br />Cliff Monear QuartetTodd Frabahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05028118158070279617noreply@blogger.com0