Champions of Jazz Gala Program 2013

November 6, 2013

New Jersey Perf or ming Ar ts Center

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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 at 7:30pm NEWARK PUBLIC RADIO , INC. PRESENTS

WBGO CHAMPIONS OF JAZZ 2013 Honoring

CEPHAS BOWLES

T HE T HELONIOUS MONK INST IT UT E OF JAZZ Eve nt Chair STEPHEN N. IFSHIN

AMY NILES WBGO Acting President & CEO

Program Melis s a Aldana - s ax Mike Clark - drums Daryl Johns - bas s Ray Vega - trumpet Michael Wolff - piano Hypnotic Bras s Ens emble

Chris tian McBride & Ins ide Straight ~ Carl Allen - drums Chris tian McBride - bas s Chris tian Sands - piano Jaleel Shaw - s ax Warren Wolf - vibes

Kenny Barron & Gretchen Parlato Newark Arts High Q uartet with gues t Don Braden Jaz z Hous e Kids Ens emble

Afte r the pro g ra m, sta y a nd g e t do wn a t the

Rhythm Revue Dance Party with Felix Hernandez Mus ic Director Michael Wolff

Creative Cons ultant Chris tian McBride

Stage Manager Carl Schmehl

Program Producer Brandy Wood

Gala Coordinator Jennifer Spiegler

Development John Newcott

There will not be an intermis s ion during this performance.

Pleas e turn off all cell phones , alarms , and other electronic devices .

Ne w Je rs e y Pe rforming Arts Ce nte r Victoria The ate r

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WBGO BOARD OF TRUSTEES Christo pher Allegaert Ro n Blatt Milvia Burns Mindy Co hen Albert V. DeLeo n Brenda Feliciano Grego ry Flo yd Steven Greenberg Ro n Hartenbaum Diane Hill, Ph.D. Alan D. Ho ltz Stephen N. Ifshin Steven R. Kamen Henry Mauermeyer D. Nico las Miceli Timo thy L. Po rter Do ro thy K. Ro binso n Kingsley Y. So so o

WBGO WOULD LIKE TO THANK Laurie A. Carter, Mark Chernichaw, Bo b Co stas, Pam Davis, Miriam Do zier, J.B. Dyas, Grant Gardner, Maxine Go rdo n, Stephen N. Ifshin, Lynn Irby Jackso n, Karen Kennedy, Karen Mo o re, Ho lly Wallace, Cheryl Guess, To m Terreri , Mo nique Tho resz, Teddy Tucker, The Apawamis Club in Rye, NY, Chase, Jazz Ho use Kids, The Kitano Ho tel , Mio netto USA, Mo rriso n Ho tel Gallery, No nesuch Reco rds, Old Lyme Inn ,Leanne Schanzer Pro mo tio ns Inc., Sho p Wine & Dine, The Side Do o r Jazz Club at The Old Lyme Inn, United Airlines, Michael Weintro b Pho to graphy

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HONOREES CEPHAS BOWLES Cephas Bo wles, a pro ud Newark native with a no table reputatio n in public radio , will be ho no red fo r his 20 years o f leadership at WBGO. Cephas’ career in radio spans 40 years, beg inning at CBS News in New Yo rk City in 1974 as Assistant Pro ducer fo r Spectrum. In 1978, he mo ved to Tucso n, Arizo na to wo rk fo r KUAT, ultimately serving as the Radio Statio n Manag er there fro m 1983 thro ug h 1990, as well as the University o f Arizo na’s Acting Directo r o f the Divisio n o f Media Studies. Cephas also served o n a number o f po licy and pro g rammatic co mmittees and adviso ry bo ards fo r the City o f Tucso n, the University o f Arizo na, NPR, and the Co rpo ratio n fo r Public Bro adcasting . He was a co -fo under o f Blacks in Public Bro adcasting , and a lo ng standing co mmittee member o f the Tucso n Co mmunity Fo undatio n. Cephas relo cated to Newark in 1993 taking o ver as General Manag er at WBGO, and was named President and CEO in 2009.

A staunch advo cate fo r public radio bo th lo cally and natio nally, Cephas’ co ntributio ns to the viability and g ro wth o f WBGO led to the statio n beco ming the leading jazz radio statio n in the United States, and arg uably the wo rld. Under his leadership, WBGO became the primary jazz co ntent pro ducer fo r NPR. Cephas led the charg e fo r capital impro vements to the statio n’s headquarters in Newark, as well as the Sig nal Impro vement Pro ject, which invo lved installing a new transmitter and antenna ato p 4 Times Square in New Yo rk City. Wo rking with the Newark Public Radio , Inc. Bo ard o f Trustees and a determined staff, WBGO’s annual o perating budg et mo re than do ubled and staff size increased sig nificantly.

Cephas served o n the bo ard o f directo rs o f Natio nal Public Radio , Inc. where he was the Chairman o f the Investment and Administratio n/Finance Co mmittees. He serves as a lo ng standing member o f the Newark Reg io nal Business Partnership Bo ard o f Directo rs, and is a bo ard member o f the Syracuse University Jazz Appreciatio n So ciety. Since January 2002, he has served o n the zo ning bo ard o f adjustment fo r the to wn o f Do ver, New Jersey. Previo usly, Bo wles served o n the Bo ards o f the Natio nal Jazz Museum in Harlem and the Newark Arts Co uncil.

In 1998, The Star-Ledger, New Jersey's mo st pro minent newspaper, named Cephas o ne o f the States' mo st influential arts leaders. In 1997, City News, a leading New Jersey-based weekly newspaper, named him o ne o f the 100 mo st impo rtant New Jersey arts leaders. During the co urse o f his tenure, Bo wles has been a recipient o f many awards and ho no rs in suppo rt o f his wo rk at and fo r jazz, public radio and Newark.

Cephas ho lds a Bachelo r o f Science Deg ree in Radio -Televisio n Bro adcasting fro m Syracuse University and a Master o f Business Administratio n fro m the University o f Arizo na. He is a g raduate o f Newark’s Barring er Hig h Scho o l.

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HONOREES THE THELONIOUS MONK INSTITUTE OF JAZZ The Thelo nio us Mo nk Institute o f Jazz, a no npro fit educatio n o rg anizatio n, was fo unded in 1986 by the Mo nk family and the late o pera sing er Maria Fisher. Its missio n is to o ffer the wo rld's mo st pro mising yo ung musicians co lleg e level training by internatio nally acclaimed jazz masters and to present public scho o l-based jazz educatio n pro g rams fo r yo ung peo ple aro und the wo rld. Their pro g rams are o ffered free o f charg e to the students and scho o ls, and enco urag e children to develo p imag inative thinking , creativity, curio sity, a po sitive self-imag e, and a respect fo r their o wn and o thers' cultural heritag e.

Since 1989, the Institute has g o ne into public scho o ls, intro ducing millio ns o f yo ung peo ple to jazz and its rich histo ry. Their Jazz in the Classro o m pro g ram pro vides daily music instructio n and instrument training sessio ns fo r public scho o l students in Lo s Ang eles, New Orleans, and Washing to n, DC, alo ng with master classes and assembly pro g rams fo r tens o f tho usands o f students in urban, rural, and remo te areas o f the co untry. One hundred percent o f students in the instrument training pro g rams g raduate fro m hig h scho o l and mo re than 90% g o o n to co lleg e.

Leading jazz musicians and educato rs teach and serve as ro le mo dels, helping students enhance their creativity and self-esteem.

The Institute bring s reno wned jazz musicians and educato rs into 11 public perfo rming arts hig h scho o ls aro und the United States to pro vide intensive jazz training . Thro ug h this perfo rmancebased pro g ram, g ifted music students receive instructio n in co mpo sitio n, theo ry, impro visatio n, histo ry, and styles, preparing them to attend leading co lleg e, university, and co nservato ry music pro g rams. The pro g ram is o ffered in Chicag o , Dallas, Ho usto n, Lo s Ang eles, Miami, New Orleans, New Yo rk City, Washing to n, DC and here in Newark at Arts Hig h Scho o l.

The Thelo nio us Mo nk Internatio nal Jazz Co mpetitio n is co nsidered the wo rld's mo st prestig io us jazz co mpetitio n, reco g nized fo r disco vering the next g eneratio n o f jazz masters.

Fo cusing o n a different instrument each year, the co mpetitio n's all-star judg ing panel has included Quincy Jo nes, Hug h Masekela, Steve Turre, Christian McBride, Diana Krall, Pat Metheny, Ro y Haynes, Branfo rd Marsalis, Ro y Harg ro ve, Marian McPartland and many o thers.

The hig h-pro file annual event has launched the careers o f Marcus Ro berts, Jo shua Redman, Chris Po tter, Jacky Terrasso n, Jo ey De Francesco , Ben Williams, Jane Mo nheit, and Tierney Sutto n, to name a few. The 2013 winner is a featured perfo rmer to nig ht, saxo pho nist Melissa Aldana.

The United Natio ns Educatio nal, Scientific and Cultural Org anizatio n (UNESCO) desig nated April 30 as Internatio nal Jazz Day (IJD) in o rder to hig hlig ht jazz and its diplo matic ro le o f uniting peo ple in all co rners o f the g lo be. As the lead no npro fit o rg anizatio n charg ed with planning and pro mo ting this annual celebratio n, UNESCO and the Institute presented three hig hpro file pro g rams featuring do zens o f wo rld-reno wned artists fo r the inaug ural IJD in 2012: a daylo ng celebratio n in Paris at UNESCO wo rld headquarters; a sunrise co ncert in New Orleans' Co ng o Square; and a sunrise co ncert at the United Natio ns General Assembly Hall in New Yo rk City. Istanbul, Turkey served as the 2013 Glo bal Ho st City and presented a series o f jazz educatio n pro g rams, master classes and perfo rmances with wo rld-reno wned musicians.

WBGO’s Vice President o f Co ntent, Jo sh Jackso n, repo rted fro m New Orleans in 2012 and fro m Istanbul this year.

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WHO'S WHO Melissa Aldana Aldana is a 24 year o ld teno r saxo pho nist & co mpo ser bo rn in Chile. She received the Berklee Presidential Scho larship in 20 0 7. In Sept. 20 13, Aldana became the first female instrumentalist to win first prize at the Thelo nio us Mo nk Institute’s annual jazz co mpetitio n in the 27 year histo ry o f the event! Melissa recently wo n the Altazo r Award in Chile fo r best Jazz reco rd o f 20 10 – 20 12.

Carl Allen Artistic Directo r o f Jazz Studies at Juilliard since 20 0 8 . Carl has been the drummer o f cho ice fo r many jazz and po p artists including: Benny Go lso n, Freddie Hubbard, Jennifer Ho lliday, Sammy Davis Jr., Branfo rd Marsalis, James Mo o dy and Lena Ho rne. Allen is the co -fo under o f Big Apple Pro ductio ns, leads the quintet, Carl Allen and New Spirit and is co -leader o f the AllenWhitaker Pro ject.

Kenny Barron The Philadelphia native has appeared o n hundreds o f reco rdings and is co nsidered o ne o f the mo st impo rtant & influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebo p era. Named an NEA Jazz Master in 20 10 , Kenny is a multiple-Grammy® no minee. As co mpo ser, arranger, bandleader and educato r (pro fesso r at Rutgers University fro m 19 73-20 0 0 ) his sense o f style & grace is unparalleled amo ng jazz pianists.

Don Braden A multi-instrumentalist adept at many musical situatio ns including: his o wn bands, big bands, co mmissio ned wo rks, pro ducing, arranging, film & televisio n sco ring and educatio nal clinics, Braden has served as Music Directo r o f bo th the Litchfield Jazz Camp & NJPAC's Wells Fargo Jazz fo r Teens fo r o ver 13 years. Braden was recently appo inted Co o rdinato r o f Jazz Studies at Mo ntclair State University.

Mike Clark Reco gnized as o ne o f America’s fo remo st jazz & funk drummers since his wo rk with Herbie Hanco ck in the early 19 70 ’s, Mike’s beats with The Headhunters are so me o f the mo st sampled in hip ho p. Clark also has a sterling reputatio n as a jazz drummer. Check o ut his recent wo rk with Wo lff & Clark Expeditio n and his reco rdings as a leader. Mike regularly gives clinics and has bo o ks & DVD’s o n drumming.

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WHO'S WHO Felix Hernandez Felix Hernandez's Rhythm Revue, New Yo rk's first radio sho w devo ted exclusively to "classic" so ul and R&B, premiered o n WBGO in 19 8 6 where it airs every Saturday fro m 10 am-2pm o n 8 8 .3 FM. Felix ho sts his Rhythm Revue Dance Party at the Ro seland Ballro o m, where it's been held since 19 9 2. Felix also ho sts free summer dances at parks in NYC spo nso red by the City Parks Fo undatio n.

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble Hypno tic Brass Ensemble are eight bro thers fro m the so uth side o f Chicago who se family asso ciatio ns included: the musical ho tho use o f 19 40 ’s St. Lo uis and Sun Ra in the 19 50 ’s. Once o ut o f scho o l, they bro ught their musicianship, jazz ro o ts & hip ho p sensibilities to gether. Their skills as co mpo sers helped define their so und while gigs with Mo s Def & Erykah Badu increased their pro file.

Jazz House Kids Ensemble Jazz Ho use Kids is a co mmunity-based arts o rganizatio n, in Mo ntclair, New Jersey, with a missio n to pro vide year-ro und musical, educatio nal, and cultural pro grams to students in grades K-12, teachers, adults, and families fro m diverse backgro unds. The ensemble this evening featured: Mario Fabrizio o n Drums, Esteban Castro o n Piano , Jaco b Mo rris o n Bass, and Zo e Obadia o n Alto Saxo pho ne.

Daryl Johns Jo hns, a rising jazz star, was a semi-finalist in the 20 0 9 Thelo nio us Mo nk Internatio nal Bass Co mpetitio n. Jo hns was awarded "Best So lo ist" and "Best Original So ng" in Do wnbeat Magazines 20 10 33rd Annual Student Music Awards and was WBGO's Jazz Star o f To mo rro w at the 20 11 Champio ns o f Jazz Gala at Linco ln Center. He attended bo th the NJPAC Jazz fo r Teens and Jazz Ho use Kids pro grams.

Christian McBride Bassist, co mpo ser, arranger, Grammy® Award-winning reco rding artist, educato r, curato r and administrato r, McBride has been o ne o f the mo st impo rtant and o mnipresent figures in the jazz wo rld fo r o ver 20 years. He has appeared with just abo ut every musician imaginable in the wo rlds o f jazz, R&B and po p. He currently fro nts 3 bands: his Trio , Big Band and his quintet, Inside Straight.

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WHO'S WHO Newark Arts High Quartet Arts High Scho o l o pened its do o rs to students in September 19 31 as the first o f its kind in the United States. No table graduates include Sarah Vaughan, Melba Mo o re, Co nnie Francis, Wayne Sho rter, Wo o dy Shaw and Savio n Glo ver. The quartet, under the directio n o f The Mo nk Institute’s J.B. Dyas, includes: Rahsaan Pickett – guitar, Galo Inga – piano , Jo seph Quiles – bass, Derek Fykes – drums.

Gretchen Parlato Gretchen was the first place winner o f the Thelo nio us Mo nk Internatio nal Jazz Vo cals Co mpetitio n in 20 0 4. The Do wnbeat Critics Po ll named her Rising Star Female Vo calist in 20 0 7, ’0 8 , ’0 9 and ’11 and the Jazz Times critics vo ted her as # 1 Female Vo calist in 20 11. Her reco rding Lo st & Fo und was # 1 o n the list o f several publicatio ns and radio statio ns in 20 11. Her latest CD/DVD is Live in NYC.

Christian Sands Sands is an emerging fo rce in jazz piano who takes a fresh lo o k at the language o f jazz: stride, swing, bebo p, pro gressive, fusio n, Brazilian and Afro -Cuban. Sands’ mature presence elevates the qualities o f the Christian McBride Trio . As a pianist and co mpo ser, Sands po ssesses an extensive vo cabulary which allo ws him to play and write in almo st any style.

Jaleel Shaw Shaw grew up in Philadelphia and his mento rs included: Odean Po pe & Gro ver Washingto n Jr. After graduating fro m Berklee, the alto saxo pho nist received a scho larship to the Manhattan Scho o l o f Music where he go t his Masters in 20 0 2. Shaw has taught at Temple University & the New Scho o l in NYC. He primarily perfo rms with: The Ro y Haynes Quartet, the Mingus Big Band, and his o wn Quartet & Quintet.

Ray Vega A native o f the So uth Bro nx, this exciting trumpeter, percussio nist, co mpo ser, and arranger’s co nsiderable perfo rmance/reco rding credits include: Tito Puente, Ray Baretto , Mo ngo Santamaria, Jo e Henderso n, Lio nel Hampto n, Mel To rme, Paquito D’Rivera & Arturo Sando val. In additio n to his busy sideman and teaching schedule, Vega fro nts The Ray Vega Quintet (bebo p & beyo nd), and a Latin Jazz Quintet.

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WHO'S WHO Warren Wolf Wo lf was trained fro m the age o f three o n the vibrapho ne, marimba, drums, and piano . He studied classical music fo r eight years, eventually attending Berklee where he became an instructo r after graduatio n. Wo lf is currently the drummer o f cho ice fo r alto saxo pho nist Tia Fuller, and has several reco rdings o ut as a leader.

He is co nsidered o ne o f the great new vo ices o f the vibes.

Michael Wolf f A brilliant pianist, co mpo ser, pro ducer, vo calist, acto r & educato r, Wo lff has played with Cal Tjader, Canno nball Adderley and So nny Ro llins. He was also musical directo r fo r Nancy Wilso n and The Arsenio Hall Sho w. His spirited perfo rmances are well do cumented with his bands Impure Tho ughts and Wo lff & Clark Expeditio n.

Wo lff currently teaches at the New Scho o l.

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PHOTOS FROM WBGO GALA 2012

Amir ?uestlo ve Tho mpso n (drummer o f The Ro o ts) with 20 13 ho no ree Cephas Bo wles

WBGO Acting President and CEO Amy Niles with 20 0 9 ho no ree Paquito D'Rivera, pho to by Fran Kaufman

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PHOTOS FROM WBGO GALA 2012

?uestlo ve and 20 12 ho no ree Bo bby McFerrin clo se the sho w

WBGO Bo ard o f Trustees Chair, Steve Ifshin gets a kiss fro m ho st o f Afterno o n Jazz and The Blues Ho ur, Michael Bo urne

Maxine Go rdo n and Marcus Printup during rehearsals, pho to by Fran Kaufman

20 12 ho no ree Bruce Lundvall with Cephas Bo wles

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ABOUT WBGO WBGO is a 24/7/365 jaz z fes tival that you can carry in your pocket anywhere in the world. It is a global gathering place, with a community focus on Newark, NJ. The organiz ation’s mis s ion, to champion jaz z and pres ent news to a worldwide audience through radio, other technologies and events , has lead to a vis ion for becoming the jaz z portal for everyone who enjoys America’s original art forms of jaz z , blues and R&B. th

Six months away from celebrating its 35 annivers ary, Newark Public Radio/WBGO Jaz z 88.3 FM, the world's preeminent, publicly-s upported jaz z and news radio s tation, proudly s its in the heart of downtown Newark s erving as the city's beacon for mus ic and news .

WBGO kicks off its Fall/Winter s eas on with an exciting s eries of mus ic, educational and cultural events while the s tation's award-winning News Department continues to provide in-depth, often exclus ive, coverage of Newark and beyond.

The WBGO News Department, which has won more than 60 Public Radio News Directors awards s ince the late '90s and countles s other honors throughout the years , continues to provide in-depth reports through it daily news cas ts and regular news programs . The s tation provided full coverage on the recent Senate Election and was on hand to congratulate and report on Mayor Cory Booker, who will become the State's firs t African-American Senator. The news team als o will lead the coverage of the General Election on Tues day, November 5. Hos ted by Andrew Meyer, coverage begins at 8:00 pm and the s tation will have reporters at all campaign headquarters .

Newark Today , the monthly call-in s how hos ted by Andrew Meyer continues to pres ent gues ts from the local, county and s tate level talking about is s ues affecting Newark. WBGO 's News Department was cited by the Wall Street Journal (O ctober 10, 2013) as one of the platforms on which Mayor Booker s hared his pas s ion to bring a Whole Foods s tore to Newark to fulfill his promis e to provide more fres h food for the city. The Whole Foods Store is s lated to open in Newark in 2016. WBGO covered the th announcement of the new s tore, and always in the forefront, the focus of the O ctober 10 Newark Today was , coincidentally, hunger and nutrition.

WBGO Journal, the half-hour hard-hitting, informative and fun news magaz ine, airs every Friday at 7:30 pm and has recently covered the dangers of driving while texting, the documentary on the legendary s ongwriter Doc Pomus , Newark's new Teachers Village project, jitney bus s ervice and more.

The award-winning Conversations with Allan Wolper and SportsJam with Doug Doyle air each Tues day and Wednes day night res pectively at 7:30 pm. From Jaz z drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts to World Series Champion Willie Wils on, who played high s chool bas eball in Summit, SportsJam and its gues ts often s how a connection between jaz z and s ports , but always provide a unique peek at the s ports s cene in Newark and beyond.

And, of cours e, there's the mus ic on WBGO , the s ource where lis teners around the world turn to hear the bes t of Jaz z , Blues , Latin and R & B from legendary and emerging artis ts . Highlighting the s tation's pas s ion and dedication to jaz z not only on air, but als o in the neighborhoods and city's s urrounding its Newark headquarters are key components to the s tation's mis s ion.

WBGO has its hands on the puls e of all things jaz z - from s tellar gallery exhibits where jaz z meets art to live mus ic events around the area to building a new generation of jaz z fans through free children's concerts .

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Celebrating the 20 s eas on of the Kids Jaz z Concert Series , WBGO not only pres ents top jaz z and blues artis ts in performances tailor made for young people, but with the generous s upport of The Agnes Varis Trus t, provides trans portation as s is tance for organiz ations working with youth in Es s ex County. Well aware that s ome parents are not able to bring their children to concerts , even free ones , and groups that work with families on weekends cannot always afford bus es , WBGO created the Trans portation Fund to alleviate this barrier by giving groups funding to rent bus es and provide a day of cultural enrichment for more kids .

The WBGO Art Gallery pres ents s ome of the bes t Jaz z art in the area, featuring local and regional artis ts , many with national followings . The current exhibition, on dis play through December 31, is One More Time, Once: Photography by Tony Graves and George Wirt with photographs , large prints and colorful murals from the inaugural 2012 TD James Moody Democracy of Jaz z Fes tival.

WBGO again partners with NJPAC to co-pres ent the TD James Moody Democracy of Jaz z Fes tival, named after Newark's legendary tenor s axophonis t. Now in its s econd year, the fes tival pres ents s even days of concerts , panels and works hops November 4 - 10.

Partnering with Gateway 2 for the s econd year to bring free concerts to downtown Newark, WBGO produces the monthly Gateway Concert Series , acros s from Newark Penn Station, at noon on Wednes days . The s eries continues on December 4, with the Steve Nels on Trio led by the vibraphonis t from Pitts burgh whos e New Jers ey ties include receiving undergraduate and graduate degrees from Rutgers and teaching at Princeton.

The brainchild of an urban think tank whos e members united in Newark to affect change after the riots of 1967, WBGO 's s eas oned team continues to lead the way in the pres entation of in-depth news and the bes t jaz z parties - on and off the air - as it remains the perfect beacon to s hine the light on Newark and beyond.

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