Announcing the Boise Jazz Society 2009-10 Membership Drive and Subscription Series
Boise Jazz Society membership at $95.40
includes your season ticket to all 3 concerts
Join us by subscribing and enjoy 3 wonderful evenings of exquisite jazz—
featuring artists of international stature—right here in Boise!
The Benny Green Trio
- Sunday, September 13, 2009
- Boise Jazz Society Concert
- Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; Concert starts at 7 p.m.
- Esther's Place, Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, Boise
- Tickets: $45
Benny Green, veteran of bands led by drummer Art Blakey and bassist Ray Brown and a leader for more than a decade, is some piano player. Green has it all: a sensitive touch, stunning technical command, a gift for ear-pleasing phrases, and a sturdy sense of swing. Benny’s jazz style has evolved through the years. Early on, he embraced boppers such as Bud Powell and Elmo Hope. Then came a bluesy period where blues-and-jazz funkmeisters Bobby Timmons and Gene Harris moved him. Today, Green reveals the influence of swing-rooted Oscar Peterson, his latest way of building drama in his world of jazz.
bennygreenmusic.com
The Dena DeRose Trio
- Sunday, February 21, 2010
- Boise Jazz Society Concert
- Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; Concert starts at 7 p.m.
- Esther's Place, Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, Boise
- Tickets: $45
"The most creative & compelling singer-pianist since Shirley Horn," that’s exactly how Joe Siegel described Dena DeRose. She not only awes her audience and music critics with her facility on the piano and her vocal talent, but "…she exudes joy...what soul!" Dena and her trio have developed a hard-swinging and dynamic sound that audiences really dig. From U.S. clubs like the Blue Note, Jazz Standard, and the Kennedy Center to Body and Soul in Tokyo, the Jazz Center in Istanbul, and Alexander Platz in Rome, she delivers "…vivid and exciting demonstrations of how innovative her musical concepts are".
denaderose.com
Martin Taylor
- Sunday, March 28, 2010
- Boise Jazz Society Concert
- Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; Concert starts at 7 p.m.
- Esther's Place, Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy, Boise
- Tickets: $45
Internationally recognized, Martin Taylor has established a inimitable style and world reputation as the foremost exponent of solo, jazz guitar playing. Completely self taught, he is admired and often imitated by guitarists all over the world. Performing in the concert halls of Europe, North America, Japan, Asia, and Australasia, Martin always dazzles audiences with his virtuosity, emotion, humor, and strong stage presence. In 1999 he was made an Honorary Doctor of the University of the West of Scotland and in 2002 he was appointed MBE "For Services To Jazz Music." When not touring he divides his time between his homes in France and Scotland where he writes music for TV and film.
It's easy to become a member!
Just download the 2009-2010 season flyer/membership application, fill out the form at the bottom of the page, and send it in with your check ($95.40 per person, payable to Boise Jazz Society) to:
Boise Jazz Society
Dept. of Music
Boise State University
1910 University Dr.
Boise, ID 83725-1560
Boise Jazz Society presents
Jazz Extra and 2009-2010 Membership Kickoff Concert
Deidre Rodman
- Thursday, July 23, 2009
- Boise Blue Note
- Belgravia Building at 461 Main Street
- Doors open at 6:15 p.m.; Concert starts at 7 p.m.
- No–host bar available. Snacks provided.
- Seating Limited to 40
- 2009-2010 Boise Jazz Society members: $20
An Idaho native, pianist/composer Deidre Rodman moved to New York and immediately found musical synchronicity with a number of players from the downtown scene, including Roy Nathanson of the Jazz Passengers where they co-hosted a weekly band night at the Knitting Factory. Deidre’s played on the album and touring production of his critically-acclaimed Fire at Keaton's Bar and Grill, which included vocalists Elvis Costello, Debbie Harry, and Darius de Haas.
Darius De Haas sought Deidre’s musical direction, piano prowess and arranging skills for his Lincoln Center premiere of So This is Love: Variations on Strayhorn, which the New York Times hailed as "extraordinary". Jazz Times called Daydream, the follow-up recording, "one of the finest Strayhorn salutes ever captured on disc", and the album went on to win the 2002 Bistro Award for Recording of the Year.
Meanwhile, Rodman collaborated with Debbie Harry on a version of the song "All the Way" for the soundtrack of Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story, which won a coveted AFI Fest Documentary Award. Elvis Costello, with whom Rodman appeared on The Conan O’Brien Show and Live with Regis, has deemed her "a wonderful pianist and delicate composer with a truly unique voice".
Rodman formed her jazz quintet in 1999, and her first Sunnyside recording, Sun is Us, was released in August 2001 to enthusiastic reviews. On their next release, Simple Stories, the quintet was joined by vocalist Luciana Souza and The Neighborhood School Children’s Choir, with the composer’s vocals and melodica rounding out the mix. The Washington Post described it as "crisp and sweet as a bite out of a Fuji apple". She added to the Sunnyside catalogue yet again in 2006 with Twin Falls, a duo record with renowned jazz electric bassist Steve Swallow.
A project very close to Deidre's heart is The Lascivious Biddies, a genre-defying all-female quartet which performs originals and standards-to-be.
Here’s a little sample: Inside White (mp3)
To buy or learn more about Deidre's jazz cds, please visit the Sunnyside Records website. http://www.deidrerodman.com/
http://www.myspace.com/deidrerodman
Brent Jensen
Check out Brent’s new CD with Bill Anschell, We Couldn't Agree More, on Origin records.
Along with his usual artistic aplomb, I think it’s some of Brent’s most soulful playing to date.
http://www.myspace.com/bjensenjazz
Aaron Miller
Finally, just check out Aaron’s playing on YouTube:
Just Squeeze Me
Cherokee - Sunnyside of the Street
Emily Braden Trio
David Hale and the "Live at the Linen" folks present the Emily Braden Trio.
- Friday, July 10, 2009
- The Linen Building, 1402 West Grove Street
- 7 p.m.
- $15 at the door.
For more details go to: thelinenbuilding.com/emily.htm
