The Jazz Museum in Harlem 104 East 126th Street New York, NY 10035
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
We Hope To See You There! Joey Morant (February 24)
New York, NY (February 22, 2005) The Harlem Speaks series of The Jazz Museum In Harlem, designed to give due recognition to musicians and others of great value to Harlem jazz, continues on alternate Thursdays.
This Thursday Executive Director Loren Schoenberg will be in dialogue with Joey Morant, trumpeter and member of the Harlem Blues & Jazz Band. Morant 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. Morant has worked with Ray Charles, George Benson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Art Blakey, The Hartford Symphony, Ruth Brown, James Brown, The Carolina Stompers and Metronome All-Stars of Charleston, S.C., and countless others. On February 24 Morant will discuss his life in the music, from Harlem to Paris, and share rich anecdotes for a live audience and the museum's archives.
On February 10, Willie Mack and John E. Johnson of the New Amsterdam Musical Association (NAMA) shared lessons learned over the years and commented on the future of the music. Last year, NAMA, originally conceived as a union for Black musicians, celebrated its one hundredth anniversary. Willie Mack enlightened the audience as he read from a journal encompassing a century of the organization’s fascinating history.
On January 27 Loren Schoenberg welcomed one of the country's most accomplished architects, Harlem's own Max Bond, who led a well-attended presentation in which he provided an informative discussion intersecting art, architecture and jazz.
The 2005 season opened on January 13 with bass great, Larry Ridley. Loren Schoenberg interviewed bassist extraordinaire Ridley, who shared tales of his life and career and delighted the audience with the mellow sounds of the bass as he played a few tunes.
The series, co-produced by the Jazz Museum in Harlem and Greg Thomas Associates, is 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.
The series is free to the public. Please call for reservations: 212 348-8300.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
We Hope To See You There! Joey Morant (February 24)
New York, NY (February 22, 2005) The Harlem Speaks series of The Jazz Museum In Harlem, designed to give due recognition to musicians and others of great value to Harlem jazz, continues on alternate Thursdays.
This Thursday Executive Director Loren Schoenberg will be in dialogue with Joey Morant, trumpeter and member of the Harlem Blues & Jazz Band. Morant 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. Morant has worked with Ray Charles, George Benson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Art Blakey, The Hartford Symphony, Ruth Brown, James Brown, The Carolina Stompers and Metronome All-Stars of Charleston, S.C., and countless others. On February 24 Morant will discuss his life in the music, from Harlem to Paris, and share rich anecdotes for a live audience and the museum's archives.
On February 10, Willie Mack and John E. Johnson of the New Amsterdam Musical Association (NAMA) shared lessons learned over the years and commented on the future of the music. Last year, NAMA, originally conceived as a union for Black musicians, celebrated its one hundredth anniversary. Willie Mack enlightened the audience as he read from a journal encompassing a century of the organization’s fascinating history.
On January 27 Loren Schoenberg welcomed one of the country's most accomplished architects, Harlem's own Max Bond, who led a well-attended presentation in which he provided an informative discussion intersecting art, architecture and jazz.
The 2005 season opened on January 13 with bass great, Larry Ridley. Loren Schoenberg interviewed bassist extraordinaire Ridley, who shared tales of his life and career and delighted the audience with the mellow sounds of the bass as he played a few tunes.
The series, co-produced by the Jazz Museum in Harlem and Greg Thomas Associates, is 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.
The series is free to the public. Please call for reservations: 212 348-8300.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
