September
2016
JAZZSCOPE
JAZZSCOPE is issued monthly by the Central Illinois Jazz Society
UPCOMING CIJS
CONCERTS
Landmark Recreation
Center
6:00 - 8:30 pm
September 18
John Miller & the Romaniacs
October 16
Preston Jackson & Friends feat.
Judy Page
441 E. High Point Dr. Peoria IL 61614-2243
September 2016 Issue #9
!! IMPORTANT MESSAGE RE: THE JAZZSCOPE !!
STARTING JANUARY 2017, we will discontinue individual mailing of our
newsletter as IT JUST COSTS TOO MUCH (printing costs, time spent
processing, etc.). We are encouraging everyone to enter your email on our
website CIJS.ORG so we can start sending you our information through email.
We are working on a postcard mailing program to replace the newsletter in an
effort keep alerting you to our upcoming concerts and programs. All other
information will be available on the website CIJS.ORG. We will have some
paper copies available at our monthly concerts. We apologize for any
inconvenience this may cause. Thank you in advance for your patience and
continued support for live Jazz in Central Illinois.
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November 20
Illinois Central Jazz Train
Concert Review
By John Cheek
The CIJS House Band, under the direction of saxophonist Larry Harms, kicked off the night with I Will
Wait For You and followed up with The Nearness Of You, a ballad featuring Dr. Matt Buzcko on trumpet.
The band picked things up with Herbie Mann’s Memphis Underground, with its funky rock beat and a killer
alto solo by Toby Thomas, a House Band regular who is leaving Peoria this month for new adventures in
Montana. We’ll miss Toby and his great talent. Drummer Cory Flanigan gave us a nice solo over Jon BylerDann’s bass line, and Jon returned the favor with solo over crisp drumming by Cory. Charlie Parker’s
Yardbird Suite was a hit with the crowd, with great bebop solos by the horn players as well as Billy Cook on
guitar. The burner of the night was Cherokee, which Larry opened with a rubato cadenza. Fingers were flying
on all of the solos, but the real treat was watching Cory and Jon set the high energy beat for the entire song.
The Latin tune for the set was Yesterdays, and the band closed the set with Europa, in tribute to the late Jane
Lady and her enduring commitment to live Jazz in Central Illinois.
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All CIJS concerts take place at Landmark Recreation Center, 3225 North Dries Lane, Peoria,
IL (in the Starting Gate Banquet Room). There is a full menu available
for your dining pleasure. Enjoy jazz, drinks and eats at each concert!
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Noteworthy
♪ We were all saddened with the passing of Jane R. Lady on August 20, 2016. Jane was the President of the Central Illinois
Jazz Society from 1990 until 2010, when she moved to Milwaukee to be near her son, Doug Lady, the founder of the Jazz
Society. Jane was a passionate supporter of jazz and a driving force for the Jazz Society and the jazz scene throughout
Central Illinois. Memorial donations for Jane Lady may be made to the Central Illinois Jazz Society (through www.cijs.org)
or to the Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressivia Association (IFOPA), a research organization devoted to finding a cure of a
disease which afflicts Jane’s great-granddaughter, Raina (through www.rainashines.org). Our thoughts are with Doug Lady
and his family at this time of great loss. We will all miss Jane and are very grateful for everything that she did for the Jazz
Society and for jazz for many years.
♪ John Miller and the Romaniacs will perform as the guest group for the Jazz Society’s September 18 program. The
Romaniacs play a “gypsy jazz” style of music, based on that played by Django Reinhardt. John Miller leads the Romaniacs
on guitar. Joining John are Randy Emmert on bass, Joe Park on guitar, and Larry Harms on clarinet and soprano sax.
John Miller and the Romaniacs will begin their set at 7:15 p.m. The Central Illinois Jazz Society House Band, led by
Larry Harms, will open the night with the first set at 6:00 p.m.
♪ We thank The Sally Weisenburg Trio for being our Jazz Society Guest Group for the August concert. The Trio presented
a wide range of styles as Sally sang some “good music” for the Jazz Society. Sally sang and also played keyboards and
keyboard bass, while husband, Don Berbaum was on guitar, and Tony Corpus played drums. We welcomed them for their
first appearance at the Landmark – they were with us some years ago at Jumer’s.
♪ We thank Maureen O’Haenny and Ellen Monteith for serving as our MCs for the August program. We also thank Andy
Bussan, Beth Bussan, Tom Howard and Ray Ellington for helping with the concert. Thanks to Bill Duncan for providing
outstanding sound for our monthly programs and for the CEFCU Stage Summer Jazz concerts.
One Night Stands
September 10
The Brazilionaires
Rhythm Kitchen
8:00-11:00 pm
September 16
Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project
Decatur Arts in Central Park
5:00-7:00 pm
September 17
Ramsey Lewis Quartet/PSO
Peoria Civic Center Theater
8:00 pm
September 23-25
Al Sears Jazz Festival
Western Illinois University (Macomb)
[email protected]
309-837-4855
October 6
Kevin Hart & the Vibe Tribe
Pekin Public Library
6:30-7:30 pm
October 26
Chris Foreman
Dingledine Music Center—Bradley
University
7:00 pm
The Central Illinois Jazz Society would like to thank the following members for their support:
New Members: Glenn & Julie Zipp
Renewals: Harriette Reichert
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Ongoing Jazz
Tuesday, Friday
Ben & Kate
Jim’s Steak House, Downtown
7:30 pm - 1:00 am
Tuesday
Various jazz groups
Tony Roma’s in the Chateau (BL)
6:00-9:00 pm
Wednesday
Various jazz groups
Jim’s Steak House, Downtown
7:30 pm - 1:00 am
Wednesday
Bob Bishop
Sky Harbor
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Wednesday (1st of month)
CIJO
Fieldhouse @ Campus Towne
7:00-9:00 pm
Wednesday (2nd of month))
Paul Weddle & Jason Hattermann
Bernardi’s North (Dunlap)
6:30-9:30 pm
Thursday
Knox College Cherry St. Combo
Fat Fish Pub (G)
8:00 pm - midnight
Thursday, Saturday
Paul Weddle & Jason Hattermann
Jim’s Steak House, Downtown
7:15-11:00 pm
Friday
Contemporary Arts Center
Various jazz groups
5.30-7.30 pm
Friday
David Hoffman and Friends
Two25 (Mark Twain Hotel)
5:00-7:30 pm
Friday/Saturday
Various jazz groups
JazzUpfront (downtown Bloomington) 8:00-11:00 pm
Saturday
Bob Bishop
Sky Harbor
7:00-10:00 pm
Sunday
Jazz Vespers Service w/
David Hoffman and Friends
Westminster Presbyterian Church
4:00 pm
Saturday (1st, 2nd, and last of month)
Steve Degenford & Judy Page
Two25 (Mark Twain Hotel)
7:00-9:00 pm
Sunday
Ed Kaizer
Weaver Ridge Country Club
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
The Sally Weisenburg Trio was featured at the August concert, with Sally on keys, Don Berbaum on guitar, and Tony Corpus on drums. The set kicked off with Ruth Brown’s Mama He Treat Your Daughter
Mean, followed by the familiar Mambo Italiano, first recorded by Rosemary Clooney. In tribute to her
youth growing up along Route 66 in Missouri, Sally and the band next gave a great rendition of Get Your
Kicks On Route 66. They slowed things down a bit for Rainy Night In Georgia, a wonderful soul ballad released in 1969 by Brook Benton, and then moved on to the best song title of the night – Is You Is Or Is You
Aint’ My Baby – getting us into the R&B mood. Some Delta Blues was next on the menu, with It’s My Own
Fault – a traditional guitar blues tune written by John Lee Hooker and recorded famously by BB King. Don
switched to a hollow-body guitar and channeled a lot of BB King during is great guitar solo. Tony’s tight
bossa drum rhythms on Carlos Jobim’s Girl From Impanema took us to Brazil, which was especially timely
since the Rio 2016 Olympics were having their closing ceremony that night and Impanema (a neighborhood
in Rio) featured prominently in the Olympics. Sally and the band closed their set with Next Time You See
Me, Things Won’t Be The Same, a boogie woogie style tune that had out toes tappin’. All in all, it was a
great night of live music ranging from Jazz standard to Delta Blues to a little Rock & Roll, with some great
Latin tunes here and there too. A smorgasbord of music with a little something for everyone!
JOIN THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS JAZZ SOCIETY memberships are tax deductible! For information contact:
Dick Marsho 692.5330 * Ellen Monteith 229.1067
Robert Cannon 243.1582 * Maureen O’ Haenny 691.4516 * Jake Jacobsen 685.6307
Tom Howard 696.8155 * Ray Ellington 472.5881 * Bill Duncan 253.8532 * Andy Bussan 686.0467 * John Cheek 256.6191
Connect with CIJS online!
www.peoriajazz.com www.cijs.org [email protected]
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
CIJS House Band
6:00 p.m.
John Miller & the Romaniacs
7:15 p.m.
LANDMARK RECREATION CENTER
Starting Gate Banquet Room
3225 Dries Ln * Peoria, Illinois
$7.00 Donation for Non-Members/$5.00 Donation for Members
Thanks to Associate Members:
Joanna Roberts, William & Joan Flowers, Gene Foster, Harry & Mary
Plate, J.C. Kline, Tom & Julie Harkless, Dick Marsho, Jane Lady,
Roger Cunningham, 89.1 FM & 103.5 FM WGLT, Lloyd & Bonnie
Hedges, Jean Johnson, Tom & Debbie Howard, Norma & Ray
Ellington, Craig Russo, William & Lydia Hohulin, Craig & Kathy
Fenton, Kidder Music Service, Robert & Linda Cannon, Lucy
McCrea, Clark & Wilma Christiansen, Alan & Carol Hedeman,
Rexford Dance Studio, Hedy Elliott-Gardner, Ray & Jan Pierce,
Diane Scoma, Greg & Jodi Peine, Jake & Sally Jacobsen, Sharon &
John Amdall, Carroll Besing, Andy & Beth Busssan, Brandon &
Sandra Velde
David Hoffman is now offering instruction in:
wglt.org
* trumpet, cornet & trombone
* piano
* jazz improvisation on any instrument
* computer music
Phone: 309-361-0310
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.davidhoffmanjazz.com