THE JAZZ SOJA      

                                We’re Marchin’ in the Army of the Groove!

                                         Vol 3 Issue 2 May-June 2008

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                       A Newsletter of the Southeastern Organization for Jazz Arts

                                                          a 501C3 non-profit, Arts and Education Organization

                                     _{^{Do you Dream in Jazz?}} 

In this issue:

Noteworthy Regional Jazz News:

• THE TIPITINA'S FOUNDATION
• Musicians' Co-Op Now Open in Baton Rouge 

Noteworthy National Jazz News:

• "Jazz For Peace"

Jazz on the Mental Brainwaves

• African-American Entertainment in Atlanta
• America's Jazz Heritage 
• Jazz Books For Children
• Jazz CDs for Grades K-6
• Educational Jazz Kits for Children
• Websites with learning activities, lessons

         and information for young people and teachers 

 

SOJA's Travel Web Site

List of sites with Jazz Fest info
 

Where to go for local Jazz information?

 

Jazz on the local Radio Airwaves

 

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Summer Jazz Events

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 The Sunday "Jazz in the Home" Series for

  June 15th, 2008  5:00pm to 8:00pm.

The featured artist will be Takana Miyamoto and Friends
The address is 1533 Haven Crest Drive,
Powder Springs, GA 30127.

Event Donation will be $20.

Beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Directions: Take I-20 W exit and turn right on
Exit 44 (GA-6, Thornton Rd, Austell)
Drive 9.4 miles and Bear onto Florence Rd SW;
street becomes Corner Rd SW
Turn onto Echo Mill Dr SW
Turn onto Haven Crest Dr SW

Parking along the street will be fine. There will be a sign directing attendees to go around the left side of the garage to the rear of the house and access the basement from a marked door.

RSVP’s can be done at posey.miller@comcast.net
or 770-439-3067.


 

See: First Sunday Jazz Series and Artist Spotlight pages

 

For reservations and guest list placement for the

First Sunday Jazz Series June 1st event

                                  or

if you would like to host a Jazz Soiree in your home

contact Mary Jo

(404) 378-6778  email: majos@mindspring.com





 

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           Best Kept Local Secrets


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          Our group, One Leg Up, plays Acoustic Swing and Gypsy Jazz

 

                                   in the spirit of Django Reinhardt.

For the Django fanatics, there is not a finer gypsy jazz band than One Leg Up.

(Hunter Pope Mountain Xpress, Jun 7, 2006) One Leg Up--John Stineman
(guitar & vocal), Jim Tanner (guitar), Daniel Coolik (mandolin, guitar, &
electric mandolin), Mike Guzalak (clarinet, tenor saxophone, & vocal), Cary Fridley

(bass & vocal), and teve Trismen (violin)--released their first album Gypsy Blue in 2004.

About their first record, Vintage Guitar Magazine wrote One Leg Up plays Gypsy
jazz with conviction... the solos come fast and furious from their two solo
guitarists, mandolinist, and clarinetist. That same year they accompanied
Spanish gypsy jazz guitarist Pere Soto while he toured the U.S. May, 2005, they
did a concert/book show with Michael Dregni author of the new acclaimed
biography Django: The Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend. Also, in that year,
their live version of Tico Tico was put on WNCW-FM's Crowd Around the Mic

Volume 9, a compilation of the best music recorded live on WNCW that year.

Their second record, Pere Lachaise, released on Bastille Day of 2006 found

One Leg Up playing in an energetic yet new direction. Though the album contains

elements from their first, such as a few Django Reinhardt compositions and some

jazz tunes for the Tin Pan Alley days,this new album welcomes the addition of

Cary Fridley on bass and vocals, some electric guitar and mandolin work, and

newly fashioned, fresh arrangements of lesser known standards.

One Leg Up works within the gypsy jazz instrumentation and framework while
bringing different styles of jazz, Latin, and original music into their
identity. They perform through out the Southeast U.S. at festivals, concerts,
clubs, dance events, and any place where the music lovers appreciate the
sensual energy of a tight jazz ensemble.

One Leg Up, from Asheville, NC, plays a mixture of gypsy jazz, Latin, swing,
modern jazz, and original compositions. Performing together since 2003, One Leg
Up became the house band at Cafe Soleli in Asheville. During their eighteen
month engagement at the Cafe, the group gathered an enthusiastic fan base of
music lovers, dancers and fellow musicians, and developed their tight, rhythmic
acoustic style of jazz that is ready for any concert hall, festival stage or
swing dance.

One Leg Up's originality also stems from the group being collective
stars. Like an astute big band, One Leg Up's musicians are equally luminescent.
At any moment, a violin, mandolin, or clarinet would take center stage, creating a
stir usually reserved for a newly arrived brew. Also, the twin guitars of John
Stineman and Jim Tanner revamped those bygone Django chords first strummed in
pre-WWII Parisian clubs. And they can sing. Bassist Cary Fridley's voice crisply
cut through the mental fog created by the fresh beer, and guitarist Stineman
delicately rendered the ode of patient love in Exactly Like You. My only
complaint was having to leave.

Hunter Pope, Mountain Xpress: Review of One Leg Up at the French Broad Brewery
Tasting Room, March 8, 2006, "One Leg Up is a ticket back in time to 1930s Paris

and the glory years of Django Reinhardt. Listening to their music, you can taste the

red wine, relish the glamour of the City of Lights, and feel the deep vibe of Gypsy jazz.

Vas-y! Vas-y!"

 

• Please view our website, www.onelegupjazz.com or our Myspace page,
• www.myspace.com/onelegup, and consider us as entertainment for your special events.

 Mark Dove is the host of "Sounds of Jazz"

Mark Dove, who recently became a member of SOJA’s advisory board, is the host of "Sounds of Jazz" which broadcasts from Gainesville, Ga on Brenau University’s Eclectic 89.1 WBCX "Straight Ahead Saturday Nights" from 6PM to midnight. He also is the host of "Café Jazz" which focuses on jazz vocalists and stylists. The "Café Jazz" airs Mondays from 6PM to 8PM.

Mark is a lifelong resident of the Hall County area and began his music fetish at a very early age.

He was exposed to the music of Ray Charles, Little Richard, Fats Domino through his parents and

 loved Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts scores as a kid. His parents bought him a record player one

fateful Christmas morning and that set off a fascination with music and recordings that continue

to this day. His record collection has grown to around 5,000 to 7,000 titles – LPs and CDs –

about half being jazz.

Mark’s previous radio station experience has been stints at WMLB AM 1170 in Cumming and oldies Lake 102 in Buford. About 5 or 6 years ago he finally found an outlet for his jazz interests when WBCX station manager Scott Fugate took him on as the host of the "Sounds of Jazz" show on the "Straight Ahead Saturday Night" daypart and he’s been "in the airchair" on Saturday nights ever since. He’s since had the pleasure to talk not only to some of Atlanta’s finest jazz talent on his show but he’s interviewed the likes of Kurt Elling, Janis Siegel, Tierney Sutton, Charles Lloyd, Maria Schneider, Lynne Arriale, and Bill Charlap.

 Yes, jazz does exist on the airwaves outside of Atlanta so the next time you’re in Northeast Georgia on a Saturday night – listen to Northeast Georgia’s King of Swing as he "puts the jazz

back into jazz" on Eclectic 89.1. You won’t be sorry!

Mark Dove
"Sounds of Jazz"
"Cafe Jazz"
Eclectic 89.1 WBCX
http://www.brenau.edu/about/wbcx

 

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The Etowah Jazz Society

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The Etowah Jazz Society (EJS) was formed in April of 2002 as a not-for-profit organization by

a group of dedicated local area musicians who love to perform a wide variety of music, ranging from Big Band-era classics to jazz standards to Broadway and pop hits.

EJS is comprised of some 17 players from all walks of life who live in the local and surrounding communities.


 

Etowah: to associate the group with a regional icon. The Etowah River is a well-known local

landmark that slowly meanders through our lovely and historic community.

 

The Mission of The Etowah Jazz Society (EJS)

 

• To provide it's members an outlet to perform and improve their musical skills
• To provide performances of quality, enjoyable, and meaningful music
• To provide the community with musical experiences not provided by other organizations
• To encourage interest in music and other cultural activities
• To support the performing arts by participating in community events
• To represent our community as goodwill ambassadors

 

To contact and more information:

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