September begins our 4th season.......
Posted on September 1, 2010 with 1 comment
September 1, 2010
It’s hard to believe that we are entering the 4th season of Jazzway 6004 in September 2010. We’ve really grown and evolved since we first started in June 2007 with my tribute to the great Billie Holiday. We never expected Jazzway 6004 to take off the way it did and we’ve struggled to keep up and learn how to make it better, more efficient and to get the word out. Although it’s been a huge amount of work and organization, and continues to be, the series remains a true labor of love for us.
As a not-for –profit, even in a small venue, we are committed to offering musicians an honorable wage for their skilled and heartfelt performances - a tribute to their hard work, experience and dedication to their craft. I believe we’ve had some measure of success in bringing new audiences to jazz – some folks who may have previously stayed away from jazz because they thought they needed a set of previously developed skills to appreciate the genre. One of our many goals has been to offer every demographic, every experience level, students, musicians, music lovers and anyone with mind and heart open to music appreciation, a place to come together, relax, socialize, listen and appreciate this music and these wonderful musicians. In short, we’ve tried to construct a nurturing musical community.
I hope to see all of you back this year and look forward to many new faces as well. We plan to continue to offer the best in local jazz and some outstanding national and regional artists as well. Thank you to all the musicians, volunteers and patrons – YOU are responsible for making Jazzway 6004 the wonderful environment it is!
A NOTE TO SUBMITTING ARTISTS: Our selection committee will be selecting our artists for the 4th season, within the next two weeks, so if you are interested in submitting a package, we will have instructions posted on our blog in the next few days. We already have dozens of submittals, (somewhere around 85!) and very few slots, so please don’t be discouraged if you don’t get selected this year because there’s a good chance you’ll be considered for the next season. We are also trying to expand our presentations to other venues around town, so there may be additional opportunities there.
What we have coming up : We are opening the 4th season of Jazzway on September 25th with one of the best up and coming jazz vocalist on the scene, the young and dynamic, Rachael Price. I became a fan of Rachael’s several years ago and have been hounding our mutual acquaintance Warren Wolf (vibraphonist, drummer, and pianist extraordinaire – he plays piano regularly for Rachael) to bring her to Jazzway 6004, ever since. I think she has one of the most clearly identifiable and unique sounds I’ve heard in a very long time. Every time I play her music for friends, they say – WOW, what a voice – WHO is that? I believe you’ll be seeing her pick up Grammys in the future and we are very fortunate to have her visit us in Baltimore and perform in our intimate space - up close and personal.
In October we have scheduled The Creative Alliance “Art to Dine For” Benefit on Saturday October 9th at 6:00 PM. Our theme is Rebirth of the Cool! And we’ll be featuring music and cuisine from the 1960’s with dishes from Mastering the Art of French Cooking (released in 1961) and an array of cool and pop jazz from the 1960’s including tunes by Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Dave Brubeck, Nat Adderly, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Horace Silver and Burt Bacharach. Tickets must be purchased through the Creative Alliance at www.creativealliance.org
Check the website frequently because we will be adding new shows very soon!
My best,
Marianne