Sanofi-Aventis Jazzfest - NJ

[jonathanjazz]

New Jersey Jazz Society Presents
Sanofi-Aventis Jazzfest 2006
Madison, NJ
http://www.njjs.org/
Preliminary Schedule of Performers
Performance times will be posted later. Stay tuned!

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Saturday, June 10

Dreyfuss Auditorium
Bill Charlap Trio
Jackie Cain Ensemble
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Tent
Kit McClure Big Band
Ed Polcer Sextet (Ed Polcer-cornet, Kenny Davern-clarinet, Tom Artin-Trombone, Johnny Varro-piano, Frank Tate-bass, Joe Ascione-drums), plus 11-year old violinist Jonathan Russell
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Aerobics Room
Howard Alden/Gene Bertoncini Duo
Barry Harris/Earl May Duo
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Sunday, June 11

Dreyfuss Auditorium
Kenny Davern/Bucky Pizzarelli Quartet
Roberta Gambarini w/ Howard Alden-guitar and John Burr-bass
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Tent
Harry Allen Quartet w/ Warren Vaché
Ben Riley's Monk Legacy Septet
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Aerobics Room
Johnny Varro/Frank Tate Duo
Stephane Wrembel and the Hot Club of New York
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[frank m]

I'm always aghast at how the New Jersey folk support jazz the way they do. We come from the same ethnic stock, eat the ssame food, have pretty much the same background. Yet I live in a jazz desert, about the same distance from Manhattan, whlle they support a number of jazz clubs with big names and small, and have regular concerts by jazz greats. The New Jersey Jazz society is a fine active group, while two such groups have gone belly up here on Lon g Island. Puzzle. More power to them. If you live in NJ and don't support them, you're doing both them and jazz a disservice.

[Pete C]

Will they be distributing free Ambien?

[jonathanjazz]

Originally Posted by Pete C

Will they be distributing free Ambien?

They are indeed primarily a trad jazz kind of bunch. But if you give some of these folks a shot you may be surprised how hot and mixed the sound can be.

Kenny Davern and Ed Polcer especially (and most of the others generally) don't just try to recreate the old 78's. They use the standards to keep making things new.

Gambarini/Alden/Burr should also be a great combination.

[Mike Schwartz]

Originally Posted by jonathanjazz

They are indeed primarily a trad jazz kind of bunch. But if you give some of these folks a shot you may be surprised how hot and mixed the sound can be.

Kenny Davern and Ed Polcer especially (and most of the others generally) don't just try to recreate the old 78's. They use the standards to keep making things new.

Gambarini/Alden/Burr should also be a great combination.

*Reynolds* rebuttle to follow;-))

[Pete C]

Jonathan, my remark was a reference to the fact that the sponsor is the manufacturer of Ambien. No slight intended.

I'm a great fan of their product!

[jonathanjazz]

Pete C, no prob, though I fear what your reaction may have been if the sponsor was the maker viagra or cialis...

Come to think of it, most of the audience for traditional jazz is of an age where those products may be more popular...

And alas I have also been to traditional jazz events where any form of medicinals would have been welcome.