June 22, 2005
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]
KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL (Kingston, New York)
Planet Arts is pleased to announce the kick-off of the Kingston Jazz Festival (Down by the river in the Rondout section of Kingston, NY). The FREE event will take place on Sunday, June 26 - 2005. Non stop jazz will start at 12:00 noon and continue through 7:00 PM.
The ALL-STAR lineup includes: 12:00 PM The Groningen Art Ensemble In association with Hanze University (North Netherlands Conservatoire) Groningen, the Netherlands With Joris Teepe, Don Braden, Dena DeRose, Ron Jackson, Brian Lynch, Ralph Peterson.
1:30 PM The Renee Rosnes Quartet
2:45 PM The Jon Faddis Quartet (Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie)
3:45 to 4:15 PM (second stage) KJF Student Jazz Ensemble (New Young Lions) Sponsored by the Hudson Valley Friends of Jazz
4:15 PM The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Thad Jones legacy) with special guest Joe Lovano
5:15 to 5:45 PM (second Stage) KJF Student Jazz Ensemble (The River Jazz Quartet) Sponsored by the Hudson Valley Friends of Jazz
5:45 to 7:00 PM The Alex Torres Latin Jazz Orchestra
KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
RENEE ROSNES QUARTET
“…Rosnes has grown and matured into one of the finest pianists in jazz. Her playing is inventive, complex and always illuminating." Greg Sutherland, The Jazz Report
The extraordinary pianist and composer Renee Rosnes clearly enjoys the challenge and freedom of playing jazz in numerous formats. Rosnes grew up in Vancouver and began formal piano studies at age three, followed by violin lessons two years later. Her evident talents and love for music led her to the University of Toronto, where she was a Classical Performance student, and to on-the-job training on the Vancouver club circuit before she came to NYC in 1986 on a grant from the Canada Council of the Arts. Rosnes was soon tapped for a series of high-profile gigs with jazz masters such as Johnson, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, James Moody and others. Since her Blue Note debut in 1989, guests on subsequent releases reveal a veritable pantheon of jazz greats, including Herbie Hancock, Shorter, Henderson, Branford Marsalis, Chris Potter, Nicholas Payton, Jack DeJohnette and Christian McBride. She has earned three Junos (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Award) and two Jazz Report awards for Best Jazz Album for earlier Blue Note releases.
THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA – THAD JONES LEGACY
WITH SPECIAL GUEST – JOE LOVANO
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - 2005 GRAMMY Award winner
The New York Times has called the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra “one of New York's institutions," and The Village Voice said “there probably isn't a big band in the country that can rival the bullish precision of this one it takes risks, commissions new pieces, and has exceptional soloists in every section."
Founded as the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, the band was formed in 1966 by composer/trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis. For almost four decades the band has been in residence at the historic Village Vanguard nightclub in New York City, the world famous jazz cellar that gave it its name. The group continues to delight crowds at the New York club with their regular Monday night gig. The orchestra serves as a creative outlet for some of the nation's foremost performers, composers, and arrangers and their touring performances have brought big band jazz to every corner of the world. One of the driving forces behind the longevity and artistic excellence of this ensemble is a commitment to the original Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra precepts of sound and the nurturing and encouragement of creativity and experimentation in the creators, performers and listeners of jazz.
Joe Lovano
“It's fair to say that he’s one of the greatest musicians in jazz history."
Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
Joe Lovano was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1952, and began playing alto sax as a child. His father, tenor saxophonist Tony “Big T" Lovano, schooled Joe not only in the basics but in dynamics and interpretation, and regularly exposed him to jazz artists traveling through such as Sonny Stitt, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, Gene Ammons, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Upon graduation from high school he attended the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston where he met and began playing with such future collaborators as John Scofield, Bill Frisell, and Kenny Werner. Joe's first professional job after Berklee was with organist Lonnie Smith, which brought him to New York for his recording debut, followed by a stint with Brother Jack McDuff. This segued into a three year tour with the Woody Herman Thundering Herd from 1976 to 1979. After leaving the Herman Herd, Joe settled in New York City and joined the Mel Lewis Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) for its regular Monday night concert at the Village Vanguard, playing from 1980 to 1992 and recording six albums with the Orchestra. In addition he joined the Paul Motian band in 1981 and has worked with John Scofield, Herbie Hancock, Elvin Jones, Charlie Haden, Carla Bley, Bobby Hutcherson, Billy Higgins, Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell, Michel Petrucciani, Lee Konitz, Abbey Lincoln, Tom Harrell, McCoy Tyner, Jim Hall, Bob Brookmeyer and many more. The GRAMMY award winning artist receives regular honors in both Critic’s & Reader’s polls in Down Beat magazine.
JON FADDIS QUARTET – TRIBUTE TO DIZZY GILLESPIE
“...he's the best ever - including me!" Dizzy Gillespie
Jon Faddis was born in Oakland, California on July 24, 1953, and began playing the trumpet at the age of eight, inspired by an appearance of Louis Armstrong on the Ed Sullivan Show. Three years later, his trumpet teacher Bill Catahano (an alumnus of the Stan Kenton Band) turned Jon on to Dizzy Gillespie, with whom he subsequently appeared at the famed Jazz Workshop in San Francisco. Two days before his 18th birthday, Jon joined the Lionel Hampton Band as a featured soloist, and in the same year was invited to sit in with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band on one of their regular Monday night sessions at the Village Vanguard. Mr. Faddis toured and recorded with this band for four years and also studied at the Manhattan School of Music during this period. By the age of 20, Jon had become widely acclaimed by the critical press. Since then, Jon Faddis has become known throughout the world as one of the most innovative and inspiring jazz trumpeters of our time. He has an unfailing commitment to the education of young musicians and frequently conducts clinics and master classes to help the next generation of jazz musicians. In 1999, Jon was appointed Artist-in-Residence in the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, State University of New York, where he teaches in both the Brass and Jazz Programs.
ALEX TORRES LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Alex Torres y su Orquesta are a 12 piece salsa/merengue/Latin jazz band based in Amsterdam, New York. Formed more than 20 years ago, the group have performed their original material throughout North and South America. The group has released eight critically acclaimed CDs. The band's latest releases are “Punto de Vista" ("Point Of View") & “Mega Merengue Mix y Mucho Mas", both released in 2003.
PRODUCED BY Planet Arts in collaboration with the City of Kingston, New York
FESTIVAL INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS Kingston Visitors Center (845) 331-7517 (800) 331-1518
PROGRAM INFORMATION: Thomas Bellino Planet Arts (518) 945-2669 (917) 699-5339 www.PlanetArts.org
PORTIONS OF THIS FESTIVAL ARE SUPPORTED BY: The National Endowment for the Arts The New York State Council on the Arts The Aaron Copland Fund for Music
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]
KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL (Kingston, New York)
Planet Arts is pleased to announce the kick-off of the Kingston Jazz Festival (Down by the river in the Rondout section of Kingston, NY). The FREE event will take place on Sunday, June 26 - 2005. Non stop jazz will start at 12:00 noon and continue through 7:00 PM.
The ALL-STAR lineup includes: 12:00 PM The Groningen Art Ensemble In association with Hanze University (North Netherlands Conservatoire) Groningen, the Netherlands With Joris Teepe, Don Braden, Dena DeRose, Ron Jackson, Brian Lynch, Ralph Peterson.
1:30 PM The Renee Rosnes Quartet
2:45 PM The Jon Faddis Quartet (Tribute to Dizzy Gillespie)
3:45 to 4:15 PM (second stage) KJF Student Jazz Ensemble (New Young Lions) Sponsored by the Hudson Valley Friends of Jazz
4:15 PM The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra (Thad Jones legacy) with special guest Joe Lovano
5:15 to 5:45 PM (second Stage) KJF Student Jazz Ensemble (The River Jazz Quartet) Sponsored by the Hudson Valley Friends of Jazz
5:45 to 7:00 PM The Alex Torres Latin Jazz Orchestra
KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL
RENEE ROSNES QUARTET
“…Rosnes has grown and matured into one of the finest pianists in jazz. Her playing is inventive, complex and always illuminating." Greg Sutherland, The Jazz Report
The extraordinary pianist and composer Renee Rosnes clearly enjoys the challenge and freedom of playing jazz in numerous formats. Rosnes grew up in Vancouver and began formal piano studies at age three, followed by violin lessons two years later. Her evident talents and love for music led her to the University of Toronto, where she was a Classical Performance student, and to on-the-job training on the Vancouver club circuit before she came to NYC in 1986 on a grant from the Canada Council of the Arts. Rosnes was soon tapped for a series of high-profile gigs with jazz masters such as Johnson, Joe Henderson, Wayne Shorter, James Moody and others. Since her Blue Note debut in 1989, guests on subsequent releases reveal a veritable pantheon of jazz greats, including Herbie Hancock, Shorter, Henderson, Branford Marsalis, Chris Potter, Nicholas Payton, Jack DeJohnette and Christian McBride. She has earned three Junos (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy Award) and two Jazz Report awards for Best Jazz Album for earlier Blue Note releases.
THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA – THAD JONES LEGACY
WITH SPECIAL GUEST – JOE LOVANO
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra - 2005 GRAMMY Award winner
The New York Times has called the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra “one of New York's institutions," and The Village Voice said “there probably isn't a big band in the country that can rival the bullish precision of this one it takes risks, commissions new pieces, and has exceptional soloists in every section."
Founded as the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra, the band was formed in 1966 by composer/trumpeter Thad Jones and drummer Mel Lewis. For almost four decades the band has been in residence at the historic Village Vanguard nightclub in New York City, the world famous jazz cellar that gave it its name. The group continues to delight crowds at the New York club with their regular Monday night gig. The orchestra serves as a creative outlet for some of the nation's foremost performers, composers, and arrangers and their touring performances have brought big band jazz to every corner of the world. One of the driving forces behind the longevity and artistic excellence of this ensemble is a commitment to the original Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra precepts of sound and the nurturing and encouragement of creativity and experimentation in the creators, performers and listeners of jazz.
Joe Lovano
“It's fair to say that he’s one of the greatest musicians in jazz history."
Ben Ratliff, The New York Times
Joe Lovano was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1952, and began playing alto sax as a child. His father, tenor saxophonist Tony “Big T" Lovano, schooled Joe not only in the basics but in dynamics and interpretation, and regularly exposed him to jazz artists traveling through such as Sonny Stitt, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, Gene Ammons, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Upon graduation from high school he attended the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston where he met and began playing with such future collaborators as John Scofield, Bill Frisell, and Kenny Werner. Joe's first professional job after Berklee was with organist Lonnie Smith, which brought him to New York for his recording debut, followed by a stint with Brother Jack McDuff. This segued into a three year tour with the Woody Herman Thundering Herd from 1976 to 1979. After leaving the Herman Herd, Joe settled in New York City and joined the Mel Lewis Orchestra (now the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra) for its regular Monday night concert at the Village Vanguard, playing from 1980 to 1992 and recording six albums with the Orchestra. In addition he joined the Paul Motian band in 1981 and has worked with John Scofield, Herbie Hancock, Elvin Jones, Charlie Haden, Carla Bley, Bobby Hutcherson, Billy Higgins, Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell, Michel Petrucciani, Lee Konitz, Abbey Lincoln, Tom Harrell, McCoy Tyner, Jim Hall, Bob Brookmeyer and many more. The GRAMMY award winning artist receives regular honors in both Critic’s & Reader’s polls in Down Beat magazine.
JON FADDIS QUARTET – TRIBUTE TO DIZZY GILLESPIE
“...he's the best ever - including me!" Dizzy Gillespie
Jon Faddis was born in Oakland, California on July 24, 1953, and began playing the trumpet at the age of eight, inspired by an appearance of Louis Armstrong on the Ed Sullivan Show. Three years later, his trumpet teacher Bill Catahano (an alumnus of the Stan Kenton Band) turned Jon on to Dizzy Gillespie, with whom he subsequently appeared at the famed Jazz Workshop in San Francisco. Two days before his 18th birthday, Jon joined the Lionel Hampton Band as a featured soloist, and in the same year was invited to sit in with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band on one of their regular Monday night sessions at the Village Vanguard. Mr. Faddis toured and recorded with this band for four years and also studied at the Manhattan School of Music during this period. By the age of 20, Jon had become widely acclaimed by the critical press. Since then, Jon Faddis has become known throughout the world as one of the most innovative and inspiring jazz trumpeters of our time. He has an unfailing commitment to the education of young musicians and frequently conducts clinics and master classes to help the next generation of jazz musicians. In 1999, Jon was appointed Artist-in-Residence in the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, State University of New York, where he teaches in both the Brass and Jazz Programs.
ALEX TORRES LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Alex Torres y su Orquesta are a 12 piece salsa/merengue/Latin jazz band based in Amsterdam, New York. Formed more than 20 years ago, the group have performed their original material throughout North and South America. The group has released eight critically acclaimed CDs. The band's latest releases are “Punto de Vista" ("Point Of View") & “Mega Merengue Mix y Mucho Mas", both released in 2003.
PRODUCED BY Planet Arts in collaboration with the City of Kingston, New York
FESTIVAL INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS Kingston Visitors Center (845) 331-7517 (800) 331-1518
PROGRAM INFORMATION: Thomas Bellino Planet Arts (518) 945-2669 (917) 699-5339 www.PlanetArts.org
PORTIONS OF THIS FESTIVAL ARE SUPPORTED BY: The National Endowment for the Arts The New York State Council on the Arts The Aaron Copland Fund for Music
For more information contact All About Jazz.
