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Jazz at The Redmoor October 8-9th!
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UPCOMING SHOWS
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10/8/2009: Winard Harper Sextet
10/9/2009: Smooth Jazz Friday With Marvin Curry and DJ Perry Simmons
10/15/2009: Mike Wade Quintet
10/22/2009: Joshua Atkin Quartet
10/29/2009: Mike Wade Quintet
11/5/2009: Private Party; No Jazz
11/6/2009: Smooth Jazz Fundraiser with The Urban Jazz Coalition and Special Guest, Withrow High School
11/12/2009: Eddie Brookshire Quintet
11/13/2009: Smooth Jazz Friday TBA
11/19/2009: TBA
11/26/2009: Happy Thanksgiving! No Jazz!
12/3/2009: Wade Baker Jazz Collaboration
12/5/2009: An Evening with Wilbert Longmire
12/10/2009: Aurell Ray Quartet
12/17/2009: William Menefield |
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DOC B PRODUCTIONS
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Beginning in 1999, Doc B Productions
has been a leader in presenting live Jazz entertainment in the Midwest.
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Doc B Productions has presented some of the
leading National Jazz performers including David "Fathead" Newman,
Freddie Cole, Bennie Maupin, Azar Lawrence, Ronnie Laws, Larry Coryell, Billy Harper,
Gerald Albright, Marion Meadows, Gary Bartz, Buster Williams, Mandy Gaines, The Urban Jazz Coalition, Joey DeFrancesco, and Sonny Fortune among many others.
Doc B Productions
also has presented the very best in local jazz musicians, including
Mike Wade, Phil DeGreg, Randy Villars,
Wilbert Longmire, Mark Lomax, Edwin Bayard, Bruce
Menefield, William Menefield, Wayne Yeager, Pamela Mallory, Kathy Wade,
April Aloisio, Aurell Ray, Wade Baker, Anthony Lee, King "Fruitbowl"
Reeves, Charlie Wilson, Melvin Broach, and Mario Abney, among many others.
When Cincinnati thinks of Jazz, Doc B Productions is at the forefront!.
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THE REDMOOR:
THE EVENT HOUSE
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Beginning
in 1928, this Art Deco landmark has been entertaining guests with its
rich setting and unmistakable ambiance. From its origins as an
avant-garde theater to the exquisite backdrop it provides for today's
most memorable events, The Redmoor has endured as the cornerstone of one of Cincinnati's premier districts.
Today, with its state of the art acoustics, critically acclaimed food, and welcoming upscale environment, The Redmoor is the Tri-state's premier music venue and event house.
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HI Jazz Fans!
Welcome to the Doc B Productions newsletter for Jazz at The Redmoor! In this episode, information about jazz performances at The Redmoor, links to events, and websites are listed!
Highlights this week include the world renowned Winard Harper Sextet October 8th, and Smooth Jazz Friday October 9th. Wilbert Longmire returns December 5th!
In support of youth music, there is a Smooth Jazz Concert featuring The Urban Jazz Coalition and a very special guest at Withrow High School Friday November 6th. Details to follow!
Please forward this email to jazz fans who might enjoy the very best quality music and entertainment!
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3187 Linwood Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45208
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The Winard Harper Sextet Live At The Redmoor Thursday October 8th!
The Winard Harper Sextet will be Live at The Redmoor Thursday October 8, 2009 at 730pm.
Inspired by the
musicianship of greats such as Clifford Brown, Max Roach, Jackie
McLean, Cannonball Adderley, Dr. Billy Taylor, Art Blakey and Billy
Higgins, Harper has been the leader and musical inspiration for a
vibrant sextet for almost a decade. The group appears regularly all
over the United States from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. to
Yoshi's, the legendary West Coast jazz club. Although clearly the
dominant force behind this extraordinarily gifted ensemble, Harper has
surrounded himself with superbly talented young guardians of the jazz
tradition (including Lawrence Clark, Ameen Saleem, Josh Evans, Stacy
Dillard and Alioune Faye), who are as entertaining to watch as they are
to listen to.
Born in Baltimore in
1962, Winard had a natural affinity for drumming. He was encouraged to
play the drums by his father, who noticed him beating on cans when he
was three or four years old. At the age of five, Winard was developing
his skills and making guest appearances with his older brother Danny's
nightclub band. A turning point was reached when Winard heard a
recording of Clifford Brown and Max Roach. It was then that he was
irreversibly inspired to play jazz. "I was fascinated hearing Max do
the things he did playing with mallets and everything," he remembers.
"Early on," Harper continues, "I transcribed a
couple of Max solos, but I really just loved listening to him. He was a
big influence as well as Art Blakey, and more so than anybody, Billy
Higgins. The joy and the passion and his love of playing really made an
impact on me. I could see similarities between myself and him, and then
we became such great friends. A lot of the concept of my band was
inspired by Billy. A lot of the African influences and different
instruments I use in the band, Billy was always exploring as well."
Constantly
in reverence of his predecessors while remaining innovative in his own
right, Harper has become one of the most celebrated drummers in jazz.
He is a virtuoso on the drum set as well as the balafon, the West
African equivalent of the marimba. Critics have written that Winard is
as pleasing and entertaining to watch as he is to hear. "As tasteful a
drummer as one could ask for," according to Jeff Kaliss of JazzTimes.
Franz Matzner recently wrote in All About Jazz that the sextet's
performance "culminated in an evening of fireworks with a sustained
display of percussive pyrotechnics by Harper so rapid fire, so mind
bogglingly dexterous, and so expressively diverse, as to be truly
awe-inspiring." And in a Washington Post review, Mike Joyce said,
"Winard Harper's wonderfully orchestrated solos alone might have forced
a corpse to grin!"
Harper's first major gig was with Dexter Gordon
in 1982, and shortly thereafter with Johnny Griffin. It wasn't long
before his drumming skills captured the attention of Betty Carter. He
spent four years working with Ms. Carter's band, inevitably honing his
jazz-as-entertainment sense of showmanship.
Piadrum recording
artist Winard Harper is one of the hardest working drummers in jazz
today, not only leading his very exciting and hard-swinging sextet, but
also continuing as an in-demand sideman. When not touring with his
band, Harper continues to work and record with such artists such as Joe
Lovano, Avery Sharpe, Steve Turre, Wycliffe Gordon, Frank Wess, Ray
Bryant, and Jimmy Heath. His newest CD, Make It Happen, goes further
than any of his previous six releases to highlight his talent as
drummer, composer and bandleader.
And now the Winard Harper Sextet moves to a new
level of success. Not only is the band gaining increased air play
around the globe, they regularly appear in festivals, on jazz cruises,
in concert halls and in top jazz clubs, the Winard Harper Sextet is
doing their part to bring the power of jazz to audiences everywhere.
The response has been nothing short of remarkable. But then again, so
is Winard Harper.
Cover Charge for this outstanding show is only $12! Jazz Club Members $7. |
Smooth Jazz Friday with The Marvin Curry Group and DJ Perry Simmons Friday October 9th!
Smooth Jazz Friday At The Redmoor with The Marvin Curry Group And DJ Perry Simmons returns Friday October 9, 2009 at 730pm!
Have you missed the Smooth Jazz Friday events at The Redmoor the second Friday of every month?
Last month's Smooth Jazz Friday was huge! This one promises to be even bigger!!! True high quality entertainment for adults!
Combine
the Smooth Jazz sounds of The Marvin Curry Group with the neo-soul
and Old School musical renderings of the top DJ in the region, Perry
Simmons, at the premier venue for live music in the Cincinnati
Tri-state area, The Redmoor, and this promises to be a can't miss event!
Marvin Curry, a superb Trombonist, has had a long history of performing in the Cincinnati and Midwest Regions. He has performed in the Eddie Love Big Band, Bootsy Collins, Mike Wade, Reggie Calloway, and in the Jazz Heritage Orchestra.
He leads his quintet on this date with a great mix of contemporary jazz and neo soul from his new CD release!
DJ
Perry Simmons, one of the pre-eminent music maestros in the region, and
host of the very popular Saturday Night Block Party on Radio Station
MOJO 100.3, will be spinning the very best in Old School, and neo-soul
sounds starting at 1030pm!
The Happy Hour starts at 5pm! Free
admission until 6pm! The show starts at 730pm with the Smooth Jazz
sounds of The Marvin Curry Group. At 1030pm, DJ Perry Simmons takes
over, playing the very best in Old School and Neo-soul!
Cover
charge for this unique event is $7 until 10pm. After 10pm, the cover
charge is $10. If you arrive before 7pm, admission is free!
Jazz Club Members free until 10pm, $7 after 10pm!
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Mike Wade and The Ambassadors Live at The Redmoor Thursday October 15th!
Mike Wade and The Ambassadors will be live at The Redmoor October 15th, 2009 at 730pm!
Mike Wade,
currently the Band Director at Withrow High School, began his journey
with the trumpet during his preteen years. While a student at The Duke
Ellington School of Arts in Washington DC, he received a National
Symphony Scholarship to study with Symphony Trumpeters. Following a
year at Howard University, He completed his musical education with a
Bachelors in Music Education at Central State University on full
scholarship.
Professionally Mr Wade has been prolific in
performing, recording, composing, producing and arranging to his
credit. He has recorded three CD's under his name; "Standard Time", "The Broach Approach", and "Reality". A fourth CD is currently in Pre-Production, and will be available late 2009!
He has performed and/or recorded with an all-star list of musicians, including David "Fathead" Newman, Clark Terry, Gary Bartz,
Mulgrew Miller, Steve Wilson, Othello Molineaux, Bobby Watson, Don
Braden, Jon Hendricks and Annie Ross, Bill Lee, Craig Bailey, Billy
Hart, Bootsy Collins, Earth Wind and Fire, The O'Jays, Teddy Pendegrass, Reggie Calloway, Antoine Roney, and the Go Go group Experience Unlimited (EU).
Wade has performed on the Black Entertainment Telivision (BET) "Jazz Discovery" series, and his various groups have performed at numerous festivals and concerts around the country.
His
groups have opened for many touring jazz acts. Most notably, his sextet
opened for the acclaimed San Francisco Jazz Collective
with Joshua Redmon, Nicholas Payton, and Bobby Hutcherson during their
visit to the Tri-State in 2005. Observers and fans at the concert
agreed that the Mike Wade Sextet
was the best group on the stage that night! His small group, Standard
Time, won the Cincinnati Music Award (Cammy) for best jazz group in
1997.
Mike Wade's musical peers on the National jazz scene think very highly of his talents as well:
Steve
Wilson has said of Mike, "Mike Wade has secured his place among the
legacy of great trumpeters...people get ready!"
Mulgrew
Miller has said of Mike, "Mike Wade is a very exciting and creative jazz
trumpeter. He is also a very
charismatic bandleader. He is dedicated
and ambitious. It was a pleasure to
play with him".
Craig
Bailey has said of Mike, "Mike Wade is one the most inspiring musicians
of the new millennium. He has the fire
and energy that it takes to be a great leader as well as a great artist. His hustle ability on and off the horn will
take him to many new horizons. He is a
name not to forget, as well as a trumpet player not to miss."
In 1997, he was named one of the top ten unsigned brass players by Jazziz Magazine.
Playing with Mike on this date is Melvin Broach, Drums; George Simon, Guitar; Carlton Tolliver, Bass; and Charlie Schweitzer, Percussion
Cover charge for this unique show is $7; Jazz Club Members, CCM and SCPA students free! |
Parking At The Redmoor!
Parking for The Redmoor is PLENITIFUL! There is a driveway on the left side of the complex
that leads to a well-lit closed-circuit monitored area of approximately
90 spaces! All of the parking is off street and FREE!!!
Do
not worry about parking on the street, or in Mt Lookout Square; The
Redmoor has all the parking needed for your safe, peace of mind! |
This
weekly newsletter is designed to keep you informed about live jazz
happenings at The Redmoor. I hope you check us out on Thursday evenings
this summer for the best in jazz!
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Free Appetizer or Dessert with purchase of any 2 entrees!
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If
you purchase any two entrees, this coupon will entitle you to a free
appetizer! Print this coupon, and present it to your server during
Thursday Jazz at The Redmoor October 9, 2009 between 5-10pm! |
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Offer Expires: October 9, 2009
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