from Jazzinstitut Darmstadt ....

28 November 2017

Jeremy Pelt / Scotland
Andrew Gilbert talks to the trumpeter Jeremy Pelt about the need to be involved in education of the next generation of jazz musicians, about his new band which he sees as a steady working band, as well as about being part of a band being the real education in jazz ( San José Mercury News ). --- Jim Gilchrist talks to the guitarist Haftor Medbøe about plans to document the history of jazz in Scotland, about the work of the Edinburgh Jazz Archive and about possible funding for the plans ( The Scotsman). [NB: The Jazzinstitut Darmstadt is mentioned in this article as well.]

29 November 2016

... what else ...
Howard Reich remembers the singer Lena Horne on her centennial ( Chicago Tribune).
 --- Katie Nicholson reports about the termination of bassist Steve Kirby's position as a professor at Berklee College due to students' harassment complaints ( CBC). Kevin Rolleson reports about more accusations against Steve Kirby during his time as a professor at the University of Manitoba ( Winnipeg Free Press).
 --- Eric L. Wesson Sr. reflects about the future for the American Jazz Museum ( The Call).
 --- The Swedish promoter Jonas Bernholm is one of the recipients of the 2018 Keeping the Blues Alive Awards ( VintageVinylNews).
 --- Ernie Paik talks to the bassist Rusty Holloway ( The Pulse).
 --- Herbert Grönemeyer and Peter Urban send their regards for the 80th birthday of the German concert promoter Karsten Jahnke ( Hamburger Abendblatt).
 --- The bassist Esperanza Spalding talks about her new album which she recorded in 77 straight hours in September ( CBS News).
 --- Benedikt Sartorius reports about a live recording by music of the composer Julius Eastman who had died in 1990, now released for the first time on CD ( Der Bund).
 --- AJ Dehany talks to the bassist Reid Anderson about changes in the band The Bad Plus ( London Jazz News).
 --- Ethan Iverson reflects about his (and Fred Hersch's) teacher Sophia Rosoff ( Do the Math).
 --- Eva-Maria Huber reports about dissent about the ownership of the historic German MPS studio and its inventory ( Schwarzwälder Bote ).
 --- Lewis Porter explains how Dizzy Gillespie's intro and coda to a his recording of Thelonious Monk 's "'Round Midnight" became an integral part of the piece for many musicians, Monk himself included ( WBGO).
 --- Lily O'Brien talks to the singer Kurt Elling ( San Francisco Classical Voice).
 --- Andrew Gilbert focuses on jazz education in San Francisco ( San Francisco Classical Voice ).

Obituaries
We learned of the passing of the radio DJ Helen Borgers at the age of 60 ( Long Beach Press-Telegram, Los Angeles Times), the baritone saxophonist Sol Schlinger at the age of 91 ( JazzWax), the Canadian pianist Al Neil at the age of 93 ( CBC), the drummer Ben Riley at the age of 84 ( WBGO, Do the Math), the saxophonist Mel Martin at the age of 76 ( KQED), the singer Della Reese at the age of 86 ( Deadline Hollywood, Variety, The Root), the producer George Avakian at the age of 98 ( New York Times, Dippermouth, National Post), the singer Jon Hendricks at the age of 96 ( New York Times, NPR, Washington Post, New York Daily News, The Guardian [1], The Guardian [2], BR-Klassik, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ), the saxophonist John Alexander at the age of 69 ( WFAE), the pianist John Coates at the age of 79 ( Times-Tribune), the soul singer Wayne Cochran at the age of 78 ( Rolling Stone), the promoter Jerry Gilotti at the age of 80 ( WVXU), as well as the basketball player and son of drummer Big Sid Catlett, Sid Catlett, at the age of 69 ( New York Times).

Last Week at the Jazzinstitut
Doris Schröder curated a small exhibition by photos which Werner Manshold made of the workshop of sculptor Detlef Kraft whose "Little Walter" stands in front of the Jazzinstitut. For the opening at the start of last week's jam session in the Jazzinstitut's concert space, Doris had an on-stage conversation with both Manshold and Kraft ( OpenGallery).

Arndt Weidler has been overseeing the final preparations for next January's DAZZ festival, a 10-day festival all over town and involving all major Darmstadt locations for jazz featuring both local and international artists. The program is available online (DAZZ ).

The German pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach will be stopping by at the Jazzinstitut on Friday 8 December with his trio (Evan Parker, saxophone, Paul Lytton, drums). Schlippenbach is a regular at our concert space, and while we involved him and the other musicians in jazz talks about their own perspectives before, we plan to focus the short JazzTalk between sets this time on the influence of Thelonious Monk on Schlippenbach both as a pianist and composer ( Konzerte im Jazzinstitut ).

Wolfram Knauer's book on "Duke Ellington" ( Reclam) has been reviewed by Wolfgang Sandner (FAZ, print edition) and recommended ("our Christmas recommendations" by Ulrich Stock (Die Zeit, print edition). Jürgen Schwab produced a 30-minute feature about the book ( hr2 radio).

We read ... Jan J. Mulder's "The Jazz Repertoire. A Survey". The review of these and other books can be found on the book review page of our website.

Wolfram Knauers Buch über "Duke Ellington" ( Reclam) wurde von Wolfgang Sandner (FAZ, Printausgabe) besprochen und (unter der Rubrik "Weihnachtsempfehlungen") von Ulrich Stock gelobt (Die Zeit, Printausgabe). Jürgen Schwab produzierte eine 30-minütige Sendung über das Buch ( hr2).

We read ... Jan J. Mulder's "The Jazz Repertoire. A Survey". The review of these and other books can be found on the book review page of our website.