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Justin Echols will perform at 5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame‘s Jazz Depot, 111 E. First Street (Upper Level) in Tulsa, OK.
After spending the winter at New York City’s Carlyle Hotel playing the piano, Justin Echols will bring his first-hand experience from the cabaret scene, paying tribute to the legendary vocalist/ pianist Bobby Short.
General admission is $15 or $10 for seniors and students. Front-row table seating is available for $20 per person.
Tickets may be purchased on the day of the show. Doors will open at 4 p.m. For more information, call (918) 281-8600.
The 2010 Angel City Jazz Festival – Los Angeles’ only non-commercial jazz and new-music festival – will be held on Oct. 2-9, 2010, organizers announced in a news release.
The weeklong festival will be held at six venues in the city, combining music, film, art, dance, poetry and food with two world premieres. Featured artists at the 2010 Angel Music Festival include The John Abercrombie Quartet, Nels Cline’s DIRTY BABY, The Ravi Coltrane / Ralph Alessi Quintet, Henry Grimes and Friends, Wadada Leo Smith’s Golden Quartet with Vijay Iyer, Myra Melford’s Trio, The Sons of Champignon (Tim Berne, Jim Black and Nels Cline) and many others.
Bandleader, composer and improviser Kurt Rosenwinkel collaborates with Portugal’s Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos for his upcoming release, Kurt Rosenwinkel & OJM: Our Secret World. The project is to be released on the Wommusic label on Sept. 7, 2010.
The Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos (OJM) is a Portugal-based big band with an impressive track record of collaborative projects, ranging from Portology with Lee Konitz and Ohad Talmor, over Orquestra Jazz de Matosinhos Invites Chris Cheek, featuring the acclaimed American saxophonist, to performances with Maria Rita – the highly successful and critically acclaimed daughter of Elis Regina.
Kurt Rosenwinkel & OJM: Our Secret World took place over a 6-day period in September 2009.
“We had three days of rehearsal which were totally intense – 12-hour rehearsals with almost no breaks,” Rosenwinkel said in a news release. “What made the whole project work was the attitude and enthusiasm of all the musicians. I really felt that everybody was supporting me, supporting the music, and really giving their best. It was a great challenge for them and they rose to the occasion. The spirit that was present during the whole thing was just beautiful.”
Philadelphia native Rosenwinkel studied at Berklee in Boston and gained his first formative professional experiences in bands led by Gary Burton and Paul Motian. Following his early albums East Coast Love Affair and Intuit came four highly regarded discs on the Verve label: The Enemies of Energy, The Next Step, Heartcore and Deep Song. In particular, Heartcore, produced by rapper Q-Tip (formerly of A Tribe Called Quest), revealed Rosenwinkel’s openness to sonic exploration beyond jazz. He now lives in Berlin, Germany, and heads the guitar department as a tenured professor at the Jazz Institute of Berlin.
Muskogee Little Theatre continues the August musical comedy production, “The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” this weekend. Ticket prices are $14 for adults and $10 for students. Show times are at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, and Saturday, Aug. 14, 2010. Six kids face off in the battle of their lives. The competition is intense. The words are outrageous. Let the spelling (and the singing) begin! Three adults adjudicate the proceedings: a nostalgic former spelling bee winner, a midly insane Vice Principle and The Official Comfort Councilor completing his community service to the State of New York. Both tender and sardonic, this hilarious Tony Award-winning musical of overachievers angst brings you inside the spelling championship to end them all. This show is recommended for all ages. Before every performance of “The 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” four audience volunteers are recruited to participate on-stage as guest spellers. Each new foursome guarantees a new set of hilarious and unexpected experiences. The willing contestants are chosen through pre-show lobby interviews and questionnaire.
Potential guest spellers should arrive at the theatre 45 minutes prior to curtain. The show is co-sponsored by Rotary Club of Muskogee and MyPro’s. All productions at Muskogee Little Theatre are presented with the assistance of The Oklahoma Arts Council. For more information, go to www.muskogeelittletheatre.comor call (918) 816-0688.
Black Liberated Arts Center (BLAC) Inc. of Oklahoma City, OK recently announced headliners for the upcoming 2010-11 season of performing arts and a new venue for ongoing performances. “Beginning this year, most of BLAC Inc.’s performances will be held at Frederick A. Douglass High School auditorium, said Anita Arnold, BLAC Inc. executive director. “However, the Soul Food Dinner Theater performances will continue to be held at the downtown Petroleum Club. The beautiful 1,200-seat auditorium fits our needs, as well as any other venue in the city, and it is conveniently located. In our 40th anniversary year, it is appropriate that we celebrate it by launching our 2010-11 season at Douglass.” The African Children’s Choir will open the season at Fredrick A. Douglass High School auditorium on Nov. 7, 2010, and Ailey II Dance Company of New York will perform at the auditorium on March 26, 2011. Grammy Award -winning jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum will headline the Soul Food Dinner series in a show, “Kirk Whalum Plays Donnie Hathaway” on Jan. 15, 2010, at the Petroleum Club in Oklahoma City.
Kirk Whalum
“We are excited about our partnership at Douglass High School that includes professional development programs, performances and so much more,” Arnold said. “This is part of how we intend to continue our service to the community. BLAC, Inc. is offering a special Early Bird subscription to the 2010-11 season. It is our way of offering savings on advanced ticket purchases.” The performances are partially funded through the Oklahoma Arts Council. For more information, call BLAC Inc. at (405) 524-3800.
According to a recent news release, recording artist Gerald Wilson will be included in two upcoming documentaries — the first about Cab Calloway, produced by ARTE France and expected to air in America on PBS, and the other about Los Angeles’ storied Million Dollar Theater. Wilson is best known in the music community as a premier composer, trumpeter, arranger, bandleader and educator. His work has supported some of the greatest names in jazz including Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Charles, Bobby Darin, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Benny Carter, Nancy Wilson, Sarah Vaughn and Ray Charles, as well as a scorer for motion pictures and television shows such as Otto Preminger’s “Anatomy of a Murder” and ABC’s variety program “The Red Foxx Show.” Wilson also scored a top-40 pop hit with El Chicano’s version of his song “Viva Torado” in 1971. Recently, Wilson was in the studio recording new material for his sixth release for the Mack Avenue Records label (which is yet to be titled), a follow up to 2009’sDetroit. Wilson has earned seven Grammy nominations, a recent NAACP Image Award nomination, a NARAS President’s Merit Award, top Big Band and Composer/Arranger honors in the Downbeat International Critics Poll, the NEA American Jazz Masters Fellowship, two American Jazz Awards for Best Arranger and Best Big Band, and currently his masterpieces are ensconced in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. His love for jazz and his 30 year educational career in teaching music also earned him the Teacher of the Year award at UCLA in 2008. Most recently, The Gerald Wilson Orchestra’sDetroit(Mack Avenue, 2009) won Record of the Year at the 2010 JazzWeek Awards. Despite earning such various accolades throughout his career, his road to success hasn’t always been easy. At 91 years old, Wilson has struggled through more than nine decades of opposition to contribute to the fight for civil rights and to share his passion for music with the world. Born in 1918 into a hotbed of racial tension in Shelby, Miss., Wilson was sent by his mother to live with family in Detroit, where his musical talents afforded him the opportunity to attend the performing arts school, Cass Tech High School, a school that was second only to Juilliard at the time. As Wilson will tell you, this is where his musical career truly began. Wilson’s passion to incorporate his art into his selfless crusade for civil rights has remained paramount in his life and has touched the lives in countless cultures and countries around the world. When asking this humble legend about his great successes, Wilson, who will be 92 years old this September, responds with sincere humility, “I just try to be a person worthy of being a part of this great art form.”
Tulsa music legend David Teegarden (known to fans as David T.) and his quartet returns to the Jazz Depot, 111 E. First St. (Upper Level) in Tulsa, OK, at 5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010.
The Grammy award-winning artist (in 1981 for “Against the Wind” with Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band) has worked with superstars J.J. Cale, Eric Clapton and Joe Walsh. Sunday’s show will feature Kenny Quinn on piano, Mike Moore on trumpet, Bucky Young on bass, and David T on drums, along with special guest vocalist Chuck Cissel.
General admission tickets are $15 or $10 for seniors and students. Front-row seating is available for $20 per person. For more information, call the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame at (918) 281-8600. Tickets can be purchased online at MyTicketOffice.com or at the door the night of the event. Doors will open at 4 p.m.
David T will be selling his “Live at the Jazz Depot” CD from last summer’s concert for $15 each. Attendees can pick them up in the Gallery at the Depot during and after the concert.
Robert WilsonofthelegendaryGAPBandwillheadlinetheTimelessMusicFestival,anexcitingnew Jazz,Jokes and Funk Jam event, at 8 p.m. Saturday,Aug. 28, 2010, at theRose Bowl Event Center, 419E.11thSt.in Tulsa, OK.
ThelineupalsoincludesthepopularcomedianMelanieComarcho,bestknownforher performancesonHBO’sShaquilleO’NealAll–StarComedyJam,theKatt Williams Tourandthe MartinLawrence1stAmendmentTour;andHiddenBeachrecordingartist,saxophonistMike Phillips,whohastouredwithStevie WonderandPrinceanddedicateshisjustreleasedthird albumM.P.3.tothelategreatWaymanTisdale, the TulsanativeNBAAll–Starandpopular contemporaryjazzbassist who helped Phillips sign his original deal with Hidden Beach.
WhiletheGAPBandfeaturingRobertandhisbrothersCharlieandRonnieWilsonwere namedafterGreenwood,ArcherandPineStreetsinTulsa,thegroupbrokethroughtoitsbiggest success aftertheymovedtoLos Angeles and hooked up with producerLonnieSimmons. 1979’s“Shake”wasthefirstofseveralhigh–energy,synth-andbass–heavypartyanthems, followed by“Burn Rubber (WhyYou WannaHurt MeBad)”and theoft–sampled “YouDropped aBombonMe.”TodaytheGapBandstillbringsthepartytopackedhousesworldwide,andthe groupwasrecentlyhonoredwiththisyear’sBMIIconAwardfortheir“enduringinfluenceon generationsofmusicmakers.”Attherootofthegroup’sinfluentialstyleliesRobert’svivacious basswork,whichanchorstheband’sgrooveandprovidesthefoundationforhisCharlie’s synth- bass parts.
Camarcho’sTVappearancesinclude“TheBrianMcKnightShow”onCW, “The Sarah Silverman Project”on ComedyCentral,“Comics Unleashed”on CW, “OneMicStand”on BET,“TheNewDefComedyJam”onHBO,“TheJamieFoxxShow”(WarnerBros.),“The Chris Rock Show” (HBO) and “TheTom JoynerShow”on ABC.
AnativeofMountVernon, N.Y.,PhillipsmadehisNYCdebutatWilson’s Nightclubin 1993,whichledtoaseriesofsessionandsidemanjobsinjazz,R&Bandrap. Eventually,heattractedthe attentionofHiddenBeach,whichsignedhimandputhimonthe roadin2001openingforJillScott.Hisdebut albumYouHaveReachedMikePhillips,was released in 2002, followed byUncommon Denominator in 2005.
Formoreinformation and VIP tickets, call (918) 295–0066.
Open auditions for Heller Theatre’s “And the Winner Is” by Mitch Albom will convene from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, July 26, 2010 at Henthorne Performing Arts Center, 4825 S. Quaker in Tulsa, OK. If needed, callbacks will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 29, 2010. “And the Winner Is” tells the comic story of Tyler Johnes, a self-obsessed movie star, who is finally nominated for an Oscar, only to die the night before the awards. Outraged at his bad luck and determined to know if he wins, he bargains with a heavenly gatekeeper to return to earth for the big night. Along the way, he drags his agent, his acting rival, his bombshell girlfriend and his ex-wife into the journey, in a wildly twisting tale of Hollywood, the afterlife, and how we are judged. Written by Mitch Albom, the writer of “Tuesdays with Morrie” and “The Five People You Meet in Heaven,” this is a quirky, heartfelt and slightly wicked tale of life, death and sacrifice. Characters needed are: One woman – age 20s-30s; one woman – age 30s-40s; two men – age 30s-40s; and two men – age 30s-60s, one with an Irish accent. Performances are Sept. 24-25, 28, 2010, and at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-2, 2010, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010. For more information, call (918) 746-5065 or visitwww.hellertheatre.com.
Sand Springs Community Theatre will have callbacks for the six women’s roles for the production “Steel Magnolias” at 7 p.m. Thurs., July 29, 2010, at Charles Page High School Auditorium, 500 N. Adams Road, Sand Springs, OK. The auditions were July 23-24, 2010. The rehearsals will begin early August. Production dates are at 8 p.m. Sept. 9-11, 2010. and 2 p.m. matinee on Sept 12, 2010. Sidney Hunt will be directing the show, and she chaired the auditions. Her e-mail address issnhunt1@cox.net. The play all takes place in the home beauty shop of Truvy. Characters include Truvy Jones – owner of the beauty shop; Annelle Dupuy-Desoto – Beauty shop assistant. Late teens / early 20s; Clairee Belcher – Widow of former mayor. Grande dame.; Shelby Eatenton-Latcherie – ( 25ish) Pretty and popular young lady; central character of the story, daughter of M’Lynn; M’Lynn Eatenton – Mother of Shelby, socially prominent career woman; and Ouiser (pronounced “Weezer”) Boudreaux – Wealthy curmudgeon. Acerbic but loveable. The production is set in Truvy’s beauty salon in Chinquapin, La., where all the ladies who are “anybody” come to have their hair done. Helped by her eager new assistant, Annelle (who is not sure whether or not she is still married), the outspoken, wise-cracking Truvy dispenses shampoos and free advice to the town’s rich older curmudgeon, Ouiser, (“I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a bad mood for forty years”); an eccentric millionaire, Miss Clairee, who has a raging sweet tooth; and the local social leader, M’Lynn, whose daughter, Shelby (the prettiest girl in town), is about to marry a “good ole boy.” Filled with hilarious repartee and not a few acerbic but humorously revealing verbal collisions, the play moves toward tragedy when, in the second act, the spunky Shelby (who is a diabetic) risks pregnancy and forfeits her life. The sudden realization of their mortality affects the others, but also draws on the underlying strength — and love — which give the play, and its characters, the special quality to make them truly touching, funny and marvelously amiable company in good times and bad. For more information, call (918) 246-2196.
