FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11

Music Motif Art Show

Music Motif Art Show
The Dutot Museum, Main Street
No Admission Charge

ART ~ FOOD ~ WINE

Area artists submit their musically themed pieces in all types of media for judging by a panel of 3 jurors that changes every year.
more information HERE

Presbyterian Church of the Mountain
Admission Charge: $8.00

Calliope
Gina Bertucci - Flute
Barbara McMahon - Flute
Laura Goss - Bassoon

The Water Gap Players
Greg Back
Dennis Carrig
David Hymes

Anita Bondi and Friends
Anita Bondi
Stan Stewart
Susanne Wilson
Patti Posten
Heidi Minich
Stacy Nonnemacher
Susan Bradford
Michael Jones
Marlene' Druhan
Marci Molina
Amber Freda
Betsy Jackson
Claire Collins

Vicki Doney Trio
Vicki Doney - vocals and piano
Bill Washer - guitar
Alan Gaumer - trumpet

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12

Music Motif Art Show

Music Motif Art Show
The Dutot Museum, Main Street
No Admission Charge

ART ~ FOOD ~ WINE

Area artists submit their musically themed pieces in all types of media for judging by a panel of 3 jurors that changes every year.
more information HERE

Skip Wilkins

Skip Wilkins - piano
Dan Wilkins - saxophone
Paul Kendall - saxophones
Tom Kozic - guitar
Tony Marino - bass
Gary Rissmiller - drums

SKIP WILKINS BIOGRAPHY (Full Length)

Skip Wilkins was born and raised in eastern Massachusetts. He grew up in a musical home and began listening to jazz at a very early age. His father played drums locally, so Skip was able to interact with professional musicians as a small child. He first found his way to the stage in kindergarten and has not left the stage since. In many ways his earliest experiences have proved the most enduring. He learned to love singing and listening to subtle harmonies before entering school, taking particular delight in the Great American songbook repertoire of such composers as Richard Rodgers, George Gershwin and others of the first half of the twentieth century. Also drawn to syncopated rhythms and polyrhythms of jazz recordings that he heard at home, it is readily apparent that the seeds of his future style were already planted in pre-school. Many years later, a seasoned professional pianist, Skip is noted for his lyricism, fascination with harmonic color, boundless rhythmic energy, and interest in exploring songs from the Great American Songbook.

Sue Terry

Sue Terry - saxophone, clarinet, vocals
Nelson Hill - saxophone
Jesse Green - piano
Evan Gregor - bass
Bill Goodwin - drums

"Sweet" Sue Terry began her professional playing career at the age of sixteen, playing for church performances and musical theater. She began playing Jazz gigs while attending the Hartt School, a well-known music conservatory in Hartford. Though she was accepted as a Classical clarinetist, her secret agenda was to study with the late Jazz legend Jackie McLean, which she did for five years. The Hartt School elected her Alumna of the Year in 2001.

Bob Dorough

Bob Dorough - piano, voice
Zach Brock - violin
Steve Berger - guitar
Pat O'Leary - bass
Tom Whaley - drums

Born in the decidedly non-bustling Arkansas town of Cherry Hill and raised in Texas, Bob Dorough played clarinet in his high school band and earned a BA in Music from what is now North Texas University. Before that, three years with a Special Services Army Band had given him loads of valuable experience in both playing and arranging.

In 1949, Bob made a bee-line for New York, where he took classes at Columbia University, immersed himself in the city’s rapidly evolving jazz scene and took whatever musical jobs he could land. For two years, he toured with Sugar Ray Robinson as the ex-boxer’s musical director and often shared stages with notables like Armstrong, Hines and Basie. Later in Paris, Bob did five months as a singing pianist at the Mars Club and began what has proven to be a long musical association with Blossom Dearie.

Alex Gordon - baritone guitar
Jesse Green - piano
Daniel Gonzalez - drums

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JARO

Wolfgang Knittel - director, piano
Nelson Hill - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Jay Rattman, - enor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
Pat Turner - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute
Richard Barz - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo
Danny Cahn - trumpet
Pete Hyde - trumpet
Patrick Dorian - trumpet
Richard Chamberlain - trombone
Jim Daniels - bass trombone
John DiVivo - French horn
Paul Rostock - bass
Bob D'Aversa - drums
Judy Lincoln, vocals

Hosted by Phil Woods
Phil Woods - alto saxophone
Eric Doney - piano
Evan Gregor - bass
Bill Goodwin - drums
Additional participants will be announced from the stage

David Liebman

David Liebman - saxophone
Tim Hagans- trumpet
Vic Juris - guitar
Tony Marino - bass
Marko Marcinko - drums

David Liebman's artistic growth has always been intrinsically linked to maintaining a working group in order to frame each particular stage of his musical evolution. Liebman grew up musically in the 1960s, when groups led by Miles Davis and John Coltrane were his inspiration for playing jazz. Since those memorable days, Lieb understood that he had to have his own group, at all times. When he apprenticed with Miles and Elvin in the 70s, personnel remained relatively constant. Nowadays, this is not the case, except for a few well known artists who have the political and financial capability necessary to keep a group working. But no matter what the obstacles, David Liebman has continued to pursue his goal of keeping together a working group, as it is a necessary component of his musical life. 

Sherrie Maricle

Sherrie Maricle - drums, leader
Sharel Cassity - alto saxophone
Lynne Gruenewald - alto saxophone
Janelle Reichman - tenor saxophone
Erika VonKleist - tenor saxophone
Leigh Pilzer - baritone saxophone
Tanya Darby - lead trumpet
Jami Dauber - trumpet
Carol Morgan - trumpet
Nadje Noordhuis - trumpet
Deborah Weisz - trombone
Sara Jacovino - trombone
Leslie Havens - bass trombone
Tomoko Ohno - piano
Evan Gregor - bass

Hard-charging. Powerful. Immersed in the history of their craft and in total command of their instruments. That's The DIVA Jazz Orchestra - an ensemble of 15 extremely talented and versatile musicians who just happen to be women. They can't help it - they were born that way.

Headed by swinging drummer Sherrie Maricle, DIVA exudes the excitement and force found in the tradition of the historic big bands but with an eye towards today's progressive sound of originality and verve. With New York as their home base, DIVA performs all over the world playing contemporary, mainstream big band jazz composed and arranged to fit the individual personalities and styles of the musicians themselves. Audiences can expect to hear high-energy performances packed with unique improvisation, spontaneity and fun.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

COTA Jazz Mass

Church Service - No Admission Charge
Wolfgang Knittel - composer/conductor/orchestrator/piano
The Reverend Karen Nickels - worship leader
Teresa Marino - choral director
Robert Hartman - choral coordinator
Michele Bautier - vocal soloist
Bob Dorough - vocal soloist
Bonnie Childs - vocal soloist
Nelson Hill - saxophone
Pat Turner - saxophone
Richard Barz - saxophone
Jonathan Searfoss - trumpet, flugelhorn
Dan Wolfe - trumpet, flugelhorn
Patrick Dorian - trumpet, flugelhorn
Danny Cahn - trumpet, flugelhorn
Rick Chamberlain - trombone, euphonium
Jim Daniels - bass trombone, tuba
Spencer Reed - guitar
Tony Marino - bass
Bob D'Aversa - drums
Ed Hudak - percussion
Bud Nealy - percussion
The JazzMass Choir

Music Motif Art Show

Music Motif Art Show
The Dutot Museum, Main Street
No Admission Charge

Area artists submit their musically themed pieces in all types of media for judging by a panel of 3 jurors that changes every year.
more information HERE

Vicki Doney - vocals and piano
Nancy Reed - vocals and bass
Val Hawk - vocals and guitar

Chris Parker

Chris Parker - piano
Rob Thomas – violin
Tony Marino – bass
Marko Marcinko - drums

New York jazz pianist Chris Parker is a multi-faceted composer who has written for everything from small jazz groups and chamber ensembles to full symphony orchestra. He has an extensive list of original compositions and leads his own band that plays a mix of original latin, funky and straight ahead jazz tunes. Contemporary jazz greats Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer and Lyn Seaton have appeared with The Chris Parker Band

A multi-faceted composer who has written for everything from small jazz groups and chamber ensembles to full symphony orchestras, Parker infuses his music with eclectic sensibilities creating a rich aural palette that has garnered many fans in his native Northeast.
    

Directors:
Ryan Churchoe
Thomas Fadden
Lance Rauh

Compositions:

I Love Being Here With You by Peggy Lee
Arranged by David Springfield, Lydia Liebman, vocal

I Love You by Cole Porter
Arranged by Wayne Biushop

Flugelbird by Al Cohn
Reengraved by Phil Woods

Tea for Lou by Al Cohn
Reengraved by Phil Woods

Tune for T. D.
Composed and arranged by Matt Vashlishan

Souvenir,  Phil Woods, soloist
Composed and arranged by Benny Carter

A major thrust of COTA has always been to encourage and support the teaching of jazz music in area schools. The COTA Cats jazz ensemble, a big band comprised of area high school students and directed by area music educators Kyle Glaser, Tom Fadden and Lance Rauh, was founded in 1981 through the efforts of Phil Woods, and has now become an integral part of the COTA festival. Patrick Dorian, Professor of Music at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, organized and directed the group through its first 20 years of existence.

This year’s COTA festival proudly presents the 29th edition of the COTA Cats. Each COTA Cat receives thirty-plus hours of free instruction and interaction with professional musicians and composers. A majority of the music performed by the band is commissioned by the Celebration of the Arts, and features compositions by well-known composers/arrangers, COTA Cat alumni, and current COTA Cats.

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Brian Lynch

Brian Lynch - trumpet
Vincent Herring - alto saxophone
Alex Hoffman - tenor saxophone
Rob Schneiderman - piano
David Wong - bass
Pete Van Nostrand - drums

"This is the end of the century, and a lot of music has gone down," Brian Lynch said several years ago. "I think that to be a straight-ahead jazz musician now means drawing on a wider variety of things than 30 or 40 years ago. Not to play a little bit of this or a little bit of that, but to blend everything together into something that sounds good. It doesn't sound like pastiche or shifting styles; it's people with a lot of knowledge."
 
Few musicians embody this 21st century credo as profoundly as the 48-year-old trumpet master. A respected insider within both the hardcore bebop and Latin communities, he's as comfortable negotiating the complexities of clave with Afro-Caribbean pioneer Eddie Palmieri as swinging through advanced harmony with bebop maestro Phil Woods. He's worked in recent years with Buena Vista Social Club alumnus Barbarito Torres, dance remixer Joe Clausell, and the members of the influential Latin alternative group Yerba Buena. He arranges for Japanese pop star Mika Nakashima and producer Shinichi Osawa, has written string charts for Phil Woods, and has played with such pop luminaries as Maxwell, Prince, and Sheila E.

Evan Gregor

Evan Gregor - bass
David Liebman - saxophone
Jim Ridl - piano
Pete McCann - guitar
Ian Froman - drums

Born in 1983, Evan Gregor  began studying electric bass at age 13 and became exposed to jazz through the artistic community in Delaware Water Gap, PA. Early experience came  through groups at Lehigh and Moravian Universities, the  COTA Cats  (where he wrote his first big band music), and various professional  gigs during high school.

Evan received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music where he received awards for both performance and composition (his major.) While studying as an electric bass principle with Oscar Stagnaro, he represented the school at several notable jazz festivals and performed with various visiting artists- most notably Gary Burton’s retirement concert as a quartet with guitarist Pat Metheny. Teachers included  Ian Froman, Hal Crook, Phil Wilson, Herb Pomeroy, Dave Samuels, Greg Hopkins and many others. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2003, and received an M.A from William Paterson University on acoustic bass, studying with Steve LaSpina, Mulgrew Miller and Armen Donelian.  

Bill Goodwin0

Bill Goodwin - drums
Adam Niewood - saxophone
Steve Rudolph - piano
Chris Higgins - bass
Giacomo Gates - vocals

An almost completely self-taught drummer, Bill attributes his early interest in the drums to Shelly Manne's playing on the movie soundtrack of “The Man with the Golden Arm.” Before that he had taken piano lessons and studied the tenor saxophone. His father's extensive record collection gave him the opportunity to hear and learn songs, and he still hears the form of the music first.

From 1959 to the present, Goodwin has been a professional drummer, playing with the likes of Bill Evans, Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper, Jim Hall, George Shearing and Bobby Hutcherson, and singers such as June Christy, Joe Williams, Tony Bennett and Manhattan Transfer. The drum chair with Gary Burton brought him to the East Coast in 1969. After a three year stint with Burton's group Bill settled down in an old farmhouse in the Poconos and worked the resorts. It was there that he and bassist Steve Gilmore became a team. Goodwin, like Gilmore, is a charter member of The Phil Woods Quartet (now Quintet), joining at it's inception in February 1974.

Blue Sparks From Hell

C. T. Tucker - lead vocals
Timothy Carbone - violin, guitar, keyboards
Buck Dilly - guitar, keyboards
Andy Goessling - saxophone, guitar, mandolin
Rob Fenstermaker - bass
Terry Wetmore - drums

The Blue Sparks from Hell are currently celebrating 25 years of making their mark on the music world. They remain good friends and delight at every opportunity to perform the music that was brewed in a stewpot of originality from ingredients found in the shellac and vinyl of their youth.

The Blue Sparks began in 1977 when while performing at the Pittstown Inn. C.T Tucker, the bands founder and lead singer, touched a dangling light fixture above the stage, a short circuit ensued, causing Tucker to exclaim “Holy **#!! Blue Sparks from Hell!” and so named the band.