"Swing for Life" Jan. 18 features swing dance lessons and music by the UW Jazz Ensembles

This University of Wyoming event popped up on Facebook today:

Friday Night Fever is partnering with the Jazz Advocates of Wyoming, the Swing Dance Club, and ASUW to bring a Swing for Life event on Jan. 18 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. 

There will be swing dancing lessons provided by the Swing Club and live ‘20s style swing music provided by the University of Wyoming Jazz ensembles. Free food will also be available at the event. The Jazz Advocates of Wyoming and the Swing Dance Club plan to give any optional donations collected at the event to I Love Life and The American Cancer Research Fund organizations.

Read all about it here. 

"Color of Sound" exhibition at Gallery 234 blends jazz, hip hop and martial arts

From a UW press release:

An exhibition that mixes art, music videos and event photography can be seen Nov. 5-9 in Gallery 234 in the University of Wyoming Union. A reception for the show is scheduled Thursday, Nov. 8, from 6-9 p.m.

“Color of Sound” is a partnership between Shaolin Jazz and University of Wyoming students. Invited artists have been asked to include jazz, hip hop and martial arts themes in their work.

Shaolin Jazz blends the vocals of the rap group Wu-Tang Clan with jazz instrumental sounds. Their musical genre includes rap, rock, soul and jazz influences.

The Student Activities Council, Gallery 234 and the Wyoming Arts Council sponsor this event. Individuals needing assistance to attend this event should contact the Campus Activities Center at (307) 766-6340. For more information, visit www.uwyo.edu/cac.

Photo: Shaolin Jazz mixes modern rap vocals with traditional jazz influences.

Wyoming Jazz Ensemble performs with Eric Reed Trio in Laramie and in New York City

From a UW press release:

The Wyoming Jazz Ensemble, the University of Wyoming's premiere jazz group, will perform a public concert during the Festival of Winds Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the College of Arts & Sciences auditorium.

Tickets cost $7.50 for adults and $5.50 for students and senior citizens. Tickets are available at http://www.uwyo.edu/finearts/ or by calling (307) 766-6666.

Directed by Associate Professor of Music Scott Turpen, the concert will feature the acclaimed jazz group, the Eric Reed Trio. Following the UW concert, the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble will travel to New York City for another performance with the Eric Reed Trio at the Jazz at Lincoln Center. The performances will take place at "Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola" Monday, Feb. 20. For more information, go to http://www.jalc.org/

Reed, who has taught at Juilliard School of Music, has performed with such artists as Wynton Marsalis, Quincy Jones and Patti Labelle. Reed, credited with more than 20 recordings, is now in residence with the Ebony Repertory Theatre of Los Angeles. Reed is musical director of Regina Taylor's Crowns.

"This is a great opportunity for our UW students to perform in a landmark venue with some of the genre's finest artists," Turpen says.

This is the second year the ensemble has been invited to perform in the "Big Apple." Last year, the group performed with trombonist Steve Turre at the jazz club "Smoke."  

Photo: Eric Reed will perform with the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble, Thursday, Feb. 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the Arts & Sciences auditorium.

Kinser Jazz Festival next week in Casper

2012 Kinser Jazz Festival from Casper College on Vimeo.

Maceo Parker performs Jan. 7 at Center for the Arts in Jackson

Maceo Parker performs on Saturday, Jan. 7, 7:30-9 pm in the Center Theater at the Center for the Arts in Jackson. Reserved seats are $25 and $35.

Info: “Quite simply, there is no better living showman than Maceo Parker. Catching one of the alto sax maestro's marathon three-hour shows is a truly transcendent experience for any fan of funk, jazz, hip-hop, R&B and soul: His performances are never disappointing, always worth the money, and a funky, funky good time.”

Tickets: https://boxoffice.jhcenterforthearts.org/2000/maxshop.exe?STORE=CFA&PG=99&LINKTO=EVENT_969

JH Weekly interviews Robert Pinsky in lead-up to May 14 Teton County Library event

Robert Pinsky photo by Scott Davidson

Great interview with former U.S. Poet Laureate and "civic poet" Robert Pinsky in the 4/20 JH Weekly. On May 14, the Teton County Library Foundation will present a "Page to the Podium" reading and lecture with Pinsky. Tickets are free and available today at the library. Pinsky now is a professor at Boston University and the poetry editor for the online magazine Slate. He also is founder of the Favorite Poem Project. To read the entire interview, go to Planet News Article -- American music, American voices

Deadline approaching for WAC performing arts fellowships in music composition

The postmark deadline for the 2011 performing arts fellowships in music composition is April 25, 2011. Just 11 days away and counting!

The Wyoming Arts Council welcomes Wyoming composers in all musical genres to submit work for the competition. Application and guidelines are available at http://wyoarts.state.wy.us/Artists/Performing.aspx

This year's judges:

·                     Forest Greenough, a Fort Collins, Colo., performer and composer in classical music and jazz

·                     Christopher Guillot, a composer, musician and recording engineer from Denver

For more info, contact Michael Shay at the Wyoming Arts Council at 307-777-5234 or mshay@state.wy.us.

Jazz innovator Steve Turre joins Wyoming Jazz Ensemble for concerts in Laramie and New York City

From a UW press release:

The Wyoming Jazz Ensemble, the University of Wyoming's premiere jazz group, will present a public concert during the Festival of Winds at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the UW Arts and Sciences auditorium.

Tickets cost $7 for general admission and $5 for senior citizens and students. For tickets and information call (307)766-6666 or go online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts .

Directed by Scott Turpen, the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble regularly earns the highest ratings at national jazz festivals, and much acclaim for accompanying some of the biggest names in jazz music.

The concert will feature Downbeat Award-winning trombonist Steve Turre. One of the world's preeminent jazz innovators, Turre has consistently won both the readers' and critics' polls in "JazzTimes," "Downbeat," and "Jazziz" for Best Trombone and for Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist (shells).

Turre has released several recordings and worked with a diverse list of musicians from the jazz, Latin and pop worlds, including Ray Charles, Woody Shaw, Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie, McCoy Tyner, J.J. Johnson, Herbie Hancock, Lester Bowie, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Van Morrison, Pharoah Sanders, Horace Silver, Max Roach and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

Turre also has been a member of NBC's Saturday Night Live Band since 1984.

Following the performance on campus, the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble will fly to New York City for two performances with Turre at the famous jazz club, Smoke, Monday, Feb. 21.

"This is a great opportunity for UW students to perform in a huge venue with an artist of Turre's caliber," Turpen says.

Photo: The Wyoming Jazz Ensemble will present a public concert during the Festival of Winds at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the University of Wyoming Arts and Sciences auditorium.

44th annual Kinser Jazz Festival Feb. 8-9 at Casper College

The 44th Annual Kinser Jazz Festival at Casper College will host more than 60 middle and high school vocal and instrumental groups during the two-day festival Feb. 8 and 9.

Each group will have 30 minutes to set up, perform and tear down. Each 30-minute performance will include a brief clinic with an adjudicator. Following the public performance each group will receive written comments, rating scores (if required), and a digital video recording of its performance and a 30-minute private clinic with an adjudicator.

There are six adjudicators for this year’s festival – three vocal and three instrumental. The vocal adjudicators are Ayo Awosika, Robert Lawrence, and Kelsey Shiba. The instrumental adjudicators are John Davis, Tyler Gilmore, and Andrew Stonerock.

Instrumental groups scheduled to perform on Tuesday, Feb. 8 are:

o Jazz Ensemble, Campbell County High School, 7:30 a.m.
o GMS Jazz Band, Glenrock Middle School, 8 a.m.
o Jazz II, Green River High School, 8:30 a.m.
o Jazz Ensemble, Kelly Walsh High School, 9 a.m.
o Jazz Band II, Cheyenne East High School, 9:30 a.m.
o CY Jazz Band, CY Middle School, 10 a.m.
o Latin Jazz Ensemble, Riverton High School, 10:30 a.m.
o CHS Jazz Band, Cody High School, 11 a.m.
o Casper College Jazz Ensemble, 11:30 a.m.
o GHS Jazz Band, Glenrock High School, noon
o Jazz Band I, Cheyenne East High School, 12:30 p.m.
o Concert Orchestra, Johnson County High School, 1 p.m.
o Riverton Jazz Ensemble, Riverton High School, 1:30 p.m.
o Jazz I, Green River High School, 2 p.m.
o South High Orchestra, Cheyenne South High School, 2:30 p.m.

Vocal groups scheduled to perform on Tuesday, Feb. 8 are:

o Crescendos, Campbell County High School, 8 a.m.
o Happenstance, Douglas High School, 8:30 a.m.
o Harmony, Campbell County High School, 9:30 a.m.
o Hamilton Boulevard, Douglas High School, 10 a.m.
o East High Singers, Cheyenne East High School, 10:30 a.m.
o A Capella, Kelly Walsh High School, 11 a.m.
o Jazz Choir, Riverton High School, 11:30 a.m.
o Vocalocity, Billings, Mont. Catholic High School, 12:30 p.m.
o Casper College Contemporary Singers, 1 p.m.
o Concert Choir, Kelly Walsh High School, 1:30 p.m.
o Plainsman Singers, Laramie High School, 2 p.m.
o New Attitude, Glenrock High School, 2:30 p.m.

Instrumental groups scheduled to perform on Wednesday, Feb. 9 are:

o Jazz Ensemble, Riverton Middle School, 8 a.m.
o Jazz Band, Cheyenne South High School, 8:30 a.m.
o Jazz Ensemble, Natrona County High School, 9 a.m.
o Comet Combo, Dean Morgan Middle School, 9:30 a.m.
o Jazz Band, Wheatland High School, 10 a.m.
o Indian Jazz, Cheyenne Central High School, 10:30 a.m.
o Warrior Jazz, Twin Spruce Junior High School, 11 a.m.
o Casper College Jazz Ensemble, 11:30 a.m.
o University of Wyoming Lab School Jazz Band, noon
o Sage Valley Jazz, Sage Valley High School, 12:30 p.m.
o Pinedale Jazz Band I, Pinedale High School, 1 p.m.
o Jazz Combo, Natrona County High School, 1:30 p.m.
o CCHS Jazz Combo, Cheyenne Central High School, 2 p.m.
o Jazz Band, Big Horn High School, 2:30 p.m.
o Jazz Ensemble, Niobrara County High School, 3 p.m.
o Tiger Jazz Orchestra, Rock Springs High School, 3:30 p.m.
o Jazz Katz, Douglas Middle School, 4 p.m.
o Jazz Ensemble, Buffalo High School, 4:30 p.m.
o Jazz Band, Sheridan High School, 5 p.m.

Vocal groups scheduled to perform on Wednesday, Feb. 9 are:

o Encore, Kelly Walsh High School, 8 a.m.
o Balladiers, Buffalo High School, 8:30 a.m.
o 7th St. Swing, Twin Spruce Junior High School, 9 a.m.
o Mixed Jazz Choir, Rock Springs High School, 9:30 a.m.
o Jazz Choir, Pinedale High School, 10 a.m.
o NC Harmony, Natrona County High School, 11 a.m.
o Cantabile, Kelly Walsh High School, 11:30 a.m.
o Jazzco, Rawlins High School, noon
o Show Choir, Casper Classical Academy, 12:30 p.m.
o Casper College Contemporary Singers, 1 p.m.
o Vocal Jazz, McCormick Junior High School, 1:30 p.m.
o Select Choir, Twin Spruce Junior High School, 2 p.m.
o Entertainers, Wheatland High School, 2:30 p.m.
o Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Natrona County High School, 3 p.m.
o Erocne, Powell High School, 3:30 p.m.
o Centralaires, Cheyenne Central High School, 4 p.m.

The vocal groups will perform in the Roberts Commons Ballroom, located in the Roberts Commons Cafeteria, while the instrumental groups will perform in Durham Recital Hall, located in the Aley Fine Arts Center. All junior, middle and high school performances are free and open to the public

Combining the artistry of food and music at Casper College

From a Casper College press release:

Mardi Gras-inspired dishes will be served at the next Casper College Ethnic Dinner on Thursday, Jan. 27, in the Roberts Commons Cafeteria from 5-6:30 p.m.

The Mardi Gras celebration will feature chicken and andouille jambalaya, crawfish court bouillon, okra etouffee, gazebo garden gumbo, confetti chopped salad, red beans and rice, ratatouille, and bananas foster for dessert.

The dinner will feature live music to promote the upcoming Kinser Jazz Festival Feb. 8 and 9 at Casper College.

Advance tickets for the Mardi Gras ethnic dinner will be sold through Friday, Jan. 21 at a cost of $8.50 each. Tickets will also be available at the door for $11 for adults, $7 for ages 6 through 12, and free for children five and under. Tax will be added to all ticket purchases. Because dinners often sell out, advanced ticket purchases are highly recommended.

Tickets may be purchased at the Accounting and Financial Management Office, located in the Leisinger Administration Building, Room 103; the Roberts Commons Cafeteria; and the coffee bars in the Leisinger Administration Building and the Wold Physical Science Center. Cash is accepted at all locations and credit cards are accepted at the cafeteria and coffee bars.

The final two dinners in this year's series will be traditional Jewish dishes featured in conjunction with the Casper College Humanities Festival on February 24, and Hungarian with a special presentation by the Casper College Forensics team on April 14.

The ethnic dinner series is sponsored by the Casper College Diversity Committee, and is presented by Sodexo Campus Dining under Justin Dreslinski with the menu composed by Chef Josh Kronberg.

Kinser Jazz Festival tickets now on sale for Grammy-winning Yellowjackets

From a Casper College press release:

Tickets are now on sale for the Casper College Kinser Jazz Festival concert featuring the jazz-instrumental group Yellowjackets on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

The two-time Grammy Award-winning Yellowjackets, first formed in 1977, now feature original members Russell Ferrante (keyboards) and Jimmy Haslip (bass), along with Bob Mintzer (saxophone) and Will Kennedy (drums).

The group's 2008 album "Lifecycle" was nominated for Best Contemporary Jazz Album and Ferrante was nominated for Best Instrumental Composer for the track "Claire's Closet" at the 2009 Grammy Awards. The group won a Grammy in 1986 for Best R&B Instrumental Performance and again in 1988 for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.

"Yellowjackets is known for the group's blending of jazz and funk, and are considered to be among the premier working jazz bands. We are thrilled to have the group as the headline act for this concert,* said
Jerome Fleg, jazz festival director.

Opening for Yellowjackets will be the Wyoming All-State Jazz Band, under the direction of Erik Applegate, jazz bassist and composer.

The Kinser Jazz Festival, now in its 44th year, provides a setting for high school and junior high/middle school band and choir ensembles to perform in a noncompetitive setting over a two-day period, according to Fleg.

Tickets for the Tuesday night concert featuring Yellowjackets are $15 each and may be purchased by calling the Casper College Music Department at 307-268-2606.

In photo (l to r): Russell Ferrante, keyboards; Bob Mintzer, saxophone; Jimmy Haslip, bass; Will Kennedy, drums.

FMI: Jerome Fleg, Casper College: 268-2246, jfleg@caspercollege.edu

Double-bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons performs at UW Nov. 17

From a UW press release:

Double-bassist Renaud Garcia-Fons, joined by guitar and percussion, will perform at the University of Wyoming at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 17, in the Fine Arts concert hall.

Tickets for the Cultural Programs concert cost $20 for the public and $17 for students and senior citizens. To buy tickets, call (307) 766-6666 or go to the Web site at www.uwyo.edu/finearts/tickets .

"The music includes Celtic, tango, Andalusian folk, African, Latin American and Indian traditions, although Garcia-Fons describes it as ‘Mediterranean rim, Latin America, flamenco, and jazz'," says Cedric Reverand, UW Cultural Programs director. "When we first heard the trio, we thought they came from Brazil. This is jazz, with the polyrhythms one would expect, but with a melodic richness and harmonic inventiveness that listeners may well find surprising."

Garcia-Fons has had rigorous training in classical music, receiving an advanced degree from the Conservatoire da la Ville de Paris. US magazine commends Garcia-Fons for "command of orchestration, and profound skills as an instrumentalist," which "place him in an echelon truly deserving the accolade of ‘genius.'"

Photo: Renaud Garcia-Fons leads a jazz trio in a performance Wednesday, Nov. 17, at the University of Wyoming.

Going to be in New York City In January? Free tickets available for Jazz at Lincoln Center

The National Endowment for the Arts and Jazz at Lincoln Center announced today that free tickets are available for the January 11, 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert. Tickets can be reserved online or in person at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Box Office, located at Broadway at 60th Street, ground floor, open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., as well as Sundays, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Limit two tickets per person.

The 2011 NEA Jazz Masters are Hubert Laws, David Liebman, Johnny Mandel, and the Marsalis Family—Ellis Marsalis, Jr., Branford Marsalis, Wynton Marsalis, Delfeayo Marsalis, and Jason Marsalis. In addition, the 2011 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Award for Jazz Advocacy is awarded to Orrin Keepnews. Go to http://jalc.org/concerts/details309a.asp?EventID=2504 for more information.

The 2011 NEA Jazz Masters Awards Ceremony & Concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Rose Theater at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center at Broadway at 60th Street and feature the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis in a program dedicated to the honorees’ works. Joining the orchestra will be several of the honorees performing, including Mr. Liebman, Mr. Laws, and the Marsalis Family. The evening also will feature video tributes to each of the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters.

The awards ceremony and concert will be broadcast live on WBGO Jazz 88.3FM based in Newark, New Jersey, and Sirius/XM Satellite Radio's Real Jazz Channel 70. WBGO also will audio stream the event live on their website at wbgo.org.

Prior to the concert, the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters and their fellow NEA Jazz Masters will gather for a group photo opportunity. Members of the press who want to attend the concert or who would like to participate in the photo opportunity must reserve a place in advance. Please contact Liz Stark (202-682-5744 or starke@arts.gov).

In addition to the awards ceremony and concert, the 2011 NEA Jazz Masters will participate in a panel discussion exploring their careers, moderated by A. B. Spellman. The panel will take place on Monday, January 10, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. in the Varis-Leichtman Studio at Jazz at Lincoln Center at Broadway at 60th Street. The event is free and seating is open to the public on a first come, first served basis.

Jazz artist Stefon Harris performs at UW

From a UW press release:

Grammy-nominated jazz artist, Stefon Harris, will perform Thursday and Friday, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.

Harris will first appear with the UW jazz ensemble Thursday, Sept. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the College of Arts & Sciences auditorium.

His second appearance, part of the fall Cultural Programs' concert series, is with his ensemble, Blackout, Friday, Oct. 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center concert hall.

Tickets for Thursday's performance cost $10 for the public, $6 for students and $7 for senior citizens. Tickets for Friday's performance cost $25 for the public, $21 for students and senior citizens. Tickets can be purchased online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts or call (307) 766-6666.

Tickets are also available at the Wyoming Union information desk and Fine Arts box office. Their hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and one hour before each scheduled performance.

UW Director of Cultural Programs Cedric Reverand said, "We are pleased to welcome Harris back in a special residency project." Harris will appear as part of the Cultural Programs' series featuring world-renowned performers.

Harris' first three CDs were nominated for Grammy awards, with the second and third nominated for Best Jazz Album and Best Jazz Instrumental Solo. His first CD was named "Best Jazz CD" of the year by Newsweek.

Seattle jazz band Jubilee and UW a capella group The Bettys perform at UW Sept. 24-25

Seattle-based band, Jubilee, will team with the Bettys, UW's women's a capella group, Saturday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. in the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture auditorium to raise awareness about what ordinary citizens can do to fight human trafficking.

Jubilee will also perform an evening of Brazilian jazz with UW performers from the Luso Brazilian Club and UW music professor Rubia Santos at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at The Gardens in the lower level of the Wyoming Union.

Both performances are free and open to the public and are funded by ASUW.

Jubilee is a collective of five abolitionists/musicians who use the stage and merchandise table to raise awareness and funds to fight modern slavery and support those recovering from its effects. Jubilee strives to be a mouthpiece for the millions of human beings under the bondage of modern slavery.

Jubilee spokesperson Curtis Romjue said 27 million men, women and children around the world are forced to lead lives as slaves. Although this exploitation is often not called slavery, the conditions are the same. People are sold like objects, forced to work for little or no pay and are at the mercy of their 'employers'.

Sponsors for the UW event include ASUW, Amnesty International, the Good Mule Project, Wyoming Law Students for Equal Justice, the UW Provost's Office, Campus Ventures, the Luso Brazilian Club and the UW Women's Studies Program.

Questions about Jubilee's UW visit can be directed to Mark Peterson at markpete@uwyo.edu or (307) 766-2054. Romjue can be contacted at (903) 472-9092 or visit http://www.livejubilee.org/ and www.myspace.com/livejubilee.

Photo: Seattle-based band, Jubilee, will team with the Bettys, UW's women's a capella group, Saturday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m. in the College of Agriculture Auditorium to raise awareness about what ordinary citizens can do to fight human trafficking.

Cyrus Chesnut opens UW fall concert series

From a UW press release:

Jazz musician Cyrus Chestnut will start the University of Wyoming Cultural Programs fall concert series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, in the Fine Arts Center concert hall in Laramie.

Tickets cost $22 for the public and $18 for students and senior citizens. Tickets can be purchased online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts or call (307) 766-6666. Tickets are also available at the Wyoming Union information desk and Fine Arts box office. The Fine Arts box office hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and one hour before each scheduled performance.

According to the New York Times, "His brand of crisp articulation and blues-inflected harmony evokes another era . . . multifaceted and dynamic." Playing a funky brand of jazz that blends blues, R&B and even rock and roll, he has a CD devoted entirely to Elvis hits.

Chestnut began his career as a gospel pianist for the Mount Calvary Star Baptist Church in Baltimore beginning at the age of six. After graduating from the Peabody Institute, which he entered at the age of nine, and the Berklee College of Music, he became a sideman for such jazz legends as Wynton Marsalis, Dizzy Gillespie, Terence Blanchard, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Isaac Hayes, James Carter and Betty Carter.

He is now an established soloist with several top-selling CDs to his credit. He can boast that he has not only played with Count Basie, but he has also played Count Basie in Robert Altman's flim, "Kansas City."

Photo: Jazz musician Cyrus Chestnut will launch the UW Cultural Programs fall concert series Friday, Sept. 10, at 7:30 p.m. (UW Cultural Programs)

Wyoming Public Media expands jazz and classical networks

From a Wyoming Public Media press release:

Wyoming Public Media's Classical Wyoming and Jazz Wyoming networks expanded this week with the addition of service to Thermopolis, Riverton and much of north-central Wyoming on KUWT 91.3 FM Thermopolis and to Cheyenne over KUWR 91.9 FM.

The transmitters are now broadcasting Classical Wyoming on their digital HD-2 signal and Jazz Wyoming on HD-3.

"Several years ago Wyoming Public Media invested in the digital conversion of its statewide network of transmitters," says Program Director Roger Adams. "This allowed us to launch all-classical and all-jazz networks using digital HD (hybrid digital) technology. We have added service to more areas of the state."

Classical Wyoming provides the classics 24 hours daily with news headlines from the BBC each hour. It is now available at:

Casper -- On an HD radio, KUWC 91.3-2;
Cheyenne -- On an HD radio, KUWR 91.9-2;
Jackson -- On an HD radio, KUWJ 90.3-2;
Laramie -- On any radio, KUWY 88.5 FM and on an HD radio KUWR 91.9-2;
Rock Springs -- On any radio, KZUW 88.5 FM;
Thermopolis/Riverton -- On an HD radio, KUWT 91.3-2.
Anywhere -- Streaming online at www.classicalwyoming.org.

Jazz Wyoming offers jazz 24 hours daily with National Public Radio news headlines at the top of each hour. It is available at:

Casper -- On an HD radio, KUWC 91.3-3;
Cheyenne -- On an HD radio, KUWR 91.9-3;
Laramie -- On any radio, KUWL 90.1 FM and on an HD radio, KUWR 91.9-3;
Thermopolis /Riverton -- On an HD radio, KUWT 91.3-3;
Anywhere -- Streaming online at www.jazzwyoming.org.

Information about HD radio and suggestions on radio models (portable, tabletop, auto and component) and program schedules for Classical Wyoming and Jazz Wyoming are on WPM's Web site: http://www.wyomingpublicradio.net/.

Wyoming Public Media is a service of the University of Wyoming. For more information, call Adams at (307) 766-3587, e-mail radams@uwyo.edu.

Take 6 to headline Kinser Jazz Festival Feb. 9

A cappella powerhouse Take 6 are the winners of 10 GRAMMY Awards, 10 Dove Awards, one Soul Train Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations. The influential sextet – Mark Kibble, Claude V. McKnight III, Dr. Cedric Dent, David Thomas, Alvin Chea and Joey Kibble – headlines the 2010 Kinser Jazz Festival at Casper College.

Their recent album. The Standard, showcases a new jazz-influenced approach for the group.

“While we sing lyrics that always exemplify our spiritual and moral convictions, what we really are at the core is a jazz vocal group,” says David Thomas, a member of the Take 6 lineup since 1985. “So we decided to do an album of jazz standards, a record that will stand up as the jazz vocal album for all time.”

Take 6 co-founder Claude McKnight also stands behind the ambitious claim. “We go into every project saying it will be the best,” he says. “At least the best we’ve ever done, and depending on the concept or the genre, it may be the best that’s ever been done by anyone. When we take on a project or step into a new phase of our career, we’re not afraid to say, ‘Hey, let’s move some mountains.’”

General Admission tickets to the Take 6 concert on Tuesday, February 9, 7:30 p.m., in the John F. Welsh auditorium at Natrona County High School are $15 each and are available by calling (307) 268-2021.

For all you jazz lovers out there

From an NEA press release:

NEA Jazz Masters Award Ceremony and Concert to Be Heard Worldwide

Audiences are encouraged to listen online on Tuesday, January 12, 2010, at 7:30 p.m EST (5:30 p.m. MST)

This year's NEA Jazz Masters award ceremony and concert will have unprecedented reach--the program will be heard on terrestrial and satellite radio as well as online. WBGO Jazz 88.3FM based in Newark, New Jersey and Sirius/XM Satellite Radio's Real Jazz Channel 70 will broadcast the event live with WBGO's Gary Walker and Sirius/XM's Mark Ruffin as co-hosts. In addition, WBGO and NPR Music will audio stream the event live on their websites at http://www.wbgo.org and http://www.npr.org/music.

For the entire press release, visit http://www.arts.gov/news/news10/2010-NEA-Jazz-Masters-broadcast.html

Yellowstone Jazz ALIVE!

Jeff Troxel

Yellowstone Jazz ALIVE!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

free concert

Location: http://www.codycafe.com/Businesses/detail.asp?iData=445&iCat=852&iChannel=18&nChannel=Businesses in Cody featuring:

Jeff Troxel& Parker Brown

6:00 - 9:00 PM

call for dinner reservations

307 587-5555