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The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035 www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org Harlem Speaks Jazz Series Resumes in 2005 Larry Ridley (January 13) Max Bond (January 27) Willie Mack (February 10) Joey Morant (February 24) New York, NY (January 11, 2005) Swing into the New Year with The Jazz Museum in Harlem and four standard bearers who keep the legacy of jazz alive! The Harlem Speaks series, designed to give due recognition to musicians and others of great value to Harlem jazz, continues on alternate Thursdays with bass great, Larry Ridley on January 13, 2005, followed by a discussion with one of the country's most accomplished architects, Harlem's own Max Bond, on January 27th. This set of four honorees is rounded out by saxophonist Willie Mack of the New Amsterdam Musical Association on February 10th and trumpeter Joey Morant on February 24th. Larry Ridley, a Schomburg Center artist-in-residence, was originally scheduled to appear in Harlem Speaks in October 2004, but a brief ailment caused a postponement. The Jazz Museum in Harlem is pleased that Mr. Ridley, one of the top jazz educators in the nation, will now engage Executive Director Loren Schoenberg in a wide-ranging discussion on his career and the future of jazz in Harlem and elsewhere for the first session of 2005. Bassist Extraordinaire Larry Ridley, one of the pioneers of collegiate jazz education, is an inductee of the International Association for Jazz Education and the Downbeat Magazine Jazz Education Halls of Fame and a recipient of the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation "Living Legacy Jazz Award". He has performed internationally and recorded with some of the greatest jazz musicians the world has known. During his career, he has performed with, among many others, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Sonny Rollins, Clark Terry and Horace Silver. Mr. Ridley's broad experience and sense of historical context serves as a firm foundation for his teaching. Ridley is Professor of Music, Emeritus at Rutgers University and is the primary architect of their undergraduate and graduate performance degrees in Jazz. Professor Ridley maintains an active performance career as the leader of the Jazz Legacy Ensemble that performs a diverse repertoire of the many periods and styles of jazz. In addition to being Jazz Artist in Residence at the New York Public Library's Harlem based Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, he is also the Executive Director of the African American Jazz Caucus, Inc., the cornerstone affiliate of the International Association for Jazz Education. Architect Max Bond is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished African-American architects of the 20th century. After attaining a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Harvard in Architecture, Bond worked in Paris on buildings designed by the famed Swiss-born designer, Le Corbusier. He has designed in Ghana and Zimbabwe; laid out the designs for the Martin Luther King Center memorial; and his firm, Davis Brody Bond, will serve as the associate architects to bring the World Trade Center memorial project’s “Reflecting Absence” to realization. A jazz aesthetic informs Bonds’ approach to life and architecture. Last year, the New Amsterdam Musical Association (NAMA), originally conceived as a union for black musicians, celebrated its one hundredth anniversary. Today, after a revitalization movement by a dedicated group of volunteer members, NAMA offers jam sessions, free performances, space for rehearsals and fundraisers, and music lessons for all ages, all in Central Harlem. Willie Mack, 72, is the group’s premier teacher, and practices what he preaches on the tenor saxophone. Mr. Mack will share lessons learned over the years and comment on the future of the music. Joey Morant, trumpeter and member of the Harlem Blues & Jazz Band, has been hailed for his ability to capture the light and serious sides of "Pops," Louis Armstrong, yes; yet he is as well known in Harlem, especially at Showman's, where he's a regular, for playing a bent horn in the manner of Dizzy Gillespie. The 2003 Harlem Jazz & Music Festival Instrumentalist of the Year, Morant was recently featured on vocalist Lainie Cooke’s recording, Here's to Life, for his own flavorful styling. He'll discuss his life in the music, from Harlem to Paris, and share rich anecdotes for a live audience and the museum's archives. The series, co-produced by the Jazz Museum in Harlem and Greg Thomas Associates, will be held at the offices of the Jazz Museum in Harlem, located at 104 East 126th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues, from 6:30pm-8:00pm, on alternate Thursdays, beginning on January 13, 2005 until February 24th. The series is free to the public. Please call for reservations: 212 348-8300. | |||
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Mahogany Books Literary Jazz Happy Hour- Phase I to be held April 27, 2005 at D'Jangos on the Parkway, Dallas, Texas and Literary Jazz Brunch- Phase II to be held on May 22, 2005 at Billy G's Jazz Restaurant in Dallas, Texas. This is an event where local authors in the DFW area can showcase their books and listen to live Jazz music and open mic poetry. The Event is being held to promote the online bookstore's website. www.mahoganybooks.com http://www.mahoganybooks.com/l-jazz-tanner.jpg
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