LATIN JAZZ NIGHT FEBRUARY 8, HARRY ALLEN QUINTET with singer REBECCA KILGORE March 14, 2016

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1 O ffi c i a l P u b l i c a ti o n o f C h a r l o tt e C o u n t y J a z z S o c i e t y, I n c Volume 27, Issue 1. February March 2016 LATIN JAZZ NIGHT FEBRUARY 8, 2016 Steve Uscher s Tropical Jazz Group is known for serving up soft, elegant, tropical-flavored jazz with his frequent collaborator, Winnie Purple, on vocals and percussion. With a background in both classical and jazz guitar, Uscher enjoys a longstanding passion for the south of the border sounds of AfroCuban and Brazilian music. Joining are: Dan Miller on trumpet; Papo Valentin on Percussion; Daniel Navarro and Darrell Nutt, handling rhythmic duties on bass and drums, respectively. HARRY ALLEN QUINTET with singer REBECCA KILGORE March 14, 2016 New York tenor saxophonist Harry Allen and his quartet will appear at the March 14th Jazz Society concert with a special guest, vocalist Rebecca Kilgore. Allen, a Swing Bros. recording artist has over 30 recordings to his name. Harry has performed at jazz festivals and clubs worldwide, frequently touring the United States, Europe and Asia. He has performed with Rosemary Clooney, Ray Brown, Hank Jones, Frank Wess, Flip Phillips,Scott Hamilton, Harry Sweets Edison, Kenny Burrell, Herb Ellis, John Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, Gus Johnson, Terry Gibbs and Warren Vaché. He has recorded with Tony Bennett, Johnny Mandel, Ray Brown, Tommy Flanagan, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Jake Hanna and Al Foster among others. Rebecca Kilgore has over 40 recordings to her credit. Some of her most notable are with Dave Frishberg on piano. She regularly performs worldwide at jazz festivals, jazz parties and on jazz cruises. She is a frequent guest on National Public Radio s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion and with Michael Feinstein at Carnegie Hall. Concerts begin at 7 pm, at the Cultural Center Theater, 2280 Aaron St., Port Charlotte. Admission is FREE for CCJS members; $20 for non-members. Tickets are available at the box office starting at 6:30 pm on concert night or in advance through the box office at X 221. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

2 C h a r l o t t e C o u n t y J a z z S o c i e t y Diane Badalich Bob Cook John Harvey Diane & Larry Lowy Shirley & Bernard Ocarroll David O Fallon Ronald & Holli Roberts Sylvia Stuart Claudia & Dennis Sykora Michael & Susan Turner Harold Wilson Shirley & Bernard Adams Judy & Vince Anderson Barbara & Robert Barrett Carol & Hugo Berntsson Terry & Ennis Bisbano Steve Bjorkman Diane & Don Boesler Joan & James Bondick Bill Braatz Carol & Charlie Burnett Stephen Kaprelian & Billie Cohen John Campbell Doris Conboy Linda & Albert Corrao Shirley & Gerald Corrao Sandra Davidson Hilda Dillman Jeanne & Raymond Dion Judith & James DuMez Susan Earle Roland Edwards Alice Esposito Judith Falk Chris Brown & Jerry Fitzgerald Dean Fournier Ken & Ann Franckling Virginia & Charles Gemmell Dolores & John Giorgi Judi & Harvey Goldstein Steve Graettinger Jill & Phil Gray Mary & Kenneth Greulich Gretchen Hawkins & Robert Gray Howard Guralnick Mary Henriksen Deanna & Dan Housfeld Samantha Hultgren Elizabeth Hustman Barbara & Michael Hustman Gail & Jerry Johnson Linda Herendeen & John Johnson Anna Julian Edith Wellspring & Ronald Kannheiser Linda Duncan & Philip Katz Pam Koontz Carolyn & Jim Kellar Bonnie & Edson Kerschke Rudy Berndlmaler & Mike Land Judy & Jerry Lasman Moureen Larkin & Leonard Lewis Sandra & Dennis Lundberg Irene Rinke & Paul Mackey Donald Gopsill & George Mattie Kathleen McClay Barbara Mendillo Jane & Jack Moore Bob Mueller Carol & Robert Murray Mary & Vincent Muto Grayce Myers Marilyn & Philip Natoli Sharon & Ralph Oliver Julius Palermo Mike Parmalee James Peirce Arlevia & Harold Powell Jeff Powers Charlotte Quinn Annette & Thurm Rasmussen Carole & David Recchia Virginia & Ben Reehl Rudy Reinecke Richard Lund & Helen Reynolds Laura & Joe Salvo Mary Lou Salzmann Carol & John Schmuhl Maria & Edward Sconzo Jean Seyl Joan & Joseph Skowyra Nancy & Andrew Smith Barbara & Ray Steinwehe Tim Jeary & Mary Stumpf Joan & Phil Tirino Karen & Jack Traweek Lucy & Alfred Tyminski Diane Villano Jim & Ellie Waller Beverly & William Wareman Joyce Watkinson Agnes West Beverly & George Westacott William Wharton Gisele Couture & Jim Willsey Myrna & Steve Wishnick Lori Witteck Alice & Jim Zachos Ernestine & David Zipoy A REMINDER TO ALL SCHOOL BAND DIRECTORS All directors, middle school, high school and college students will be given a FREE pass to get into any CCJS concert. Please stop by the membership desk as you enter the theater with your ID for your free pass for the evening. 2

3 Charlotte County Jazz Society CCJS Supporters forget to take advantage of our CCJS list. Members and non-members alike can be notified of all Jazz Society events (concerts, jam sessions, jazz jams) as the dates approach. If you want to be on our list, please send your name and address to Connie at: Don't Hipster: ($15-$49) Steve Bjorkman Ellie & Jim Waller Beverly & George Westacott Bopper: ($50-$99) Doris Conboy Samantha Hultgren Anna Julian Several members have suggested they would rather get the newsletter by . If you would like to receive your In Tune by only, please send me an with your name and that statement. I will then remove you from the postal mailing list. Membership questions call Connie: Cool Cat: ($100-$249) Linda Duncan & Philip Katz Alice & Jim Zachos Big Band Swinger:($250-$499) Dean Fournier Avant-Garde: ($500 up) In Tune is published four times a year (Oct., Dec., Feb., and April). We welcome pertinent articles, letters and news items space permitting. Opinions expressed are those of the writers and not necessarily those of the CCJS. intunejazz@gmail.com If you would prefer to receive your In Tune by only, please send me an stating that. CCJS on the Web! Check the concert schedule Join the jazz society Preview upcoming concerts and events Find out where your favorite jazz artists are playing LIKE us on Facebook J S wingin s! J azz Jam Directions for Port Charlotte Golf Club: Take US 41 to the light at Conway Blvd. Turn east on Conway and follow for almost two miles until you see the sign on your right for the Port Charlotte Golf Club. Turn right at the sign onto Gleneagles Terrace, follow for about 100 yards to the club entrance. am sessions are on the LAST Sunday of these months (Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Apr) Jam Session for March will be on March 20. All jams will be held from 1-4 pm at the Port Charlotte Golf Club, Gleneagles Terrace. We re all about jazz. Come sit in or just sit and enjoy. Tickets are FREE for members, and $5 for non-members. Food and drinks are available for purchase. Call Fred Capitelli (941) for more information. Hotline (941) & 3

4 C h a r l o t t e C o u n t y J a z z S o c i e t y Jazz Legacy Big Band hits the mark The calendar added interesting twists to bandleader David Pruyn s top-flight Jazz Legacy Big Band return visit to the Charlotte County Jazz Society s concert series. The Monday, December 14 event in Port Charlotte fell two days after the centennial of Frank Sinatra s birth and 11 days before Christmas. Pruyn is one of Florida s most versatile musicians. He sings, he plays trumpet and plays drums, although he left the time-keeping on this gig to drummer Barry Smith. He spent more time than planned on the microphone due to the health-related absence of Sinatra vocal doppelganger Walt Andrus. The first set at the Charlotte Cultural Center primarily featured the big band and its guest vocalists performing material from Ol Blue Eyes songbook, much of it from his time with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra in the early 1940s at the start of his five-decade career. Highlights included trombonist Greg Nielsen s spotlight feature on All The Way, Pruyn s vocal interpretation of The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else and alto saxophonist Valerie Gillespie s feature on the Ray Noble composition I Hadn t Anyone Til You. Patricia Dean David Pruyn Guest vocalists Michelle Pruyn (Dave s wife), Michelle Amato and Suzy Park, who often work together as The Swing Sisters, joined the leader to reprise the sound of The Pied Pipers, with whom Sinatra performed and recorded during his years with the Dorsey band. Their takes on I ll Never Smile Again and The Pied Pipers first hit, Dream, were sublime as their voices blended exquisitely. The second half of the show was devoted to the music of the Stu Shelton season, including Happy Holidays and Let It Snow! (an odd wish for Florida perhaps) and a wonderful duet by the Pruyns on Baby, It s Cold Outside. David Pruyn also reprised two songs written by Mel Tormé The Christmas Song, a classic first recorded by Nat King Cole, and The Christmas Feeling. Pruyn performed the latter, lesserknown tune with just the spare backing of pianist Stan Collins. Park, Amato, M. Pruyn, D. Pruyn Valerie Gillespie The three guest singers each had solo spotlights that went far beyond the harmony duties required to get that The Pied Piper sound. Suzy Park was featured on the Ella Fitzgerald hit I ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm, Michelle Pruyn delivered a strong performance of Have Yourself a Very Merry Christmas, and Michelle Amato dug deep into Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Michelle Pruyn was also featured in a fine duet with pianist Collins on the holiday classic White Christmas. While vocals dominated much of the night, several strong instrumentals and formidable arrangements showcased the breadth of talent in Pruyn s Tampa Bay Area big band. The combined sound revealed a band that goes far beyond mere sight-reading of classic charts. Their collective ability to convey the nuances and dynamics of the music was quite something to behold. 4 Reprinted with permission from writer-photographer Ken Franckling s Jazz Notes blog.

5 C h a r l o t t e C o u n t y J a z z S o c i e t y International jazz in more ways than one The excellent and versatile Orlando-based drummer Eddie Metz Jr. brought his International Jazz Trio to Port Charlotte on Monday, January 11 for a concert with more foreign tinges than just the trio's membership. The band consists of Metz, Australian-born bassist and singer Nicki Parrott, and Italian-born pianist Rossano Sportiello. Metz tends to get top billing on Florida tours because he lives here, but it really is a trio of equals. All three players contribute mightily to the group's dynamic sound and tune selection. This was the band's third visit in five seasons to the Charlotte County Jazz Society's concert series. These musicians always seem to unearth more little-heard gems and swing the heck out of them with their playful camaraderie and astonishing technique. In addition to some standard fare from the jazz canon and the Great American Songbook, the evening also touched on some decidedly foreign material in terms of composers or inspirations. That added Austria, They opened with London-born pianist George Shearing's composition "She" before showcasing Sportiello on two Ellington-related tunes: "The Sunset and the Mockingbird" (from Duke's "The Queen's Suite") and Mercer Ellington's little-heard "John Hardy's Wife." Other Sportiello gems included his take on Erroll Garner's "Misty," and a classical fantasie in which Italian-born composer Domenico Scarlatti's "Sonata in A major" segued seamlessly into Shearing's "Lullaby of Birdland." The classically trained pianist also shared Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" and his customary Chopin medley, the latter as the concert closer. Rossano Sportiello Parrott's charming vocals and creative bass playing are always a crowd pleaser.her vocal features included the Dinah Washington hit "What a Difference a Day Made," "It's a Good Day," English composer Ray Noble's "The Very Thought of You" (sung in tribute to the late Natalie Cole), "La Vie en Rose" and her concert staple, the Peggy Lee hit "Fever." Her vocals also shined on the band's version of the Ray Charles R&B hit "Hallelujah, I Just Love Her So" (with Peggy Lee's "love him so" lyric variation). The evening's highlight, in terms of crowd response from the crowd of 350+, was a Sportiello solo piano segment that opened with a delicate exploration of "I Wish You Love." It sequed into several tunes from the Austria-based "The Sound of Music" soundtrack. After "Edelweiss," Metz and Parrott joined in for most of the exuberant final section, "Climb Every Mountain." Metz's drum wizardry was showcased on "Shoe Shine Boy," a Sammy Cahn-Saul Chaplin tune from the Count Basie songbook. In 1982, Metz spent six months as the drummer in the Basie Nicki Parrott band while he was still in college at William Paterson College. There's nothing like starting your career with the best. Decades later, Metz is still working with the best - and is one of Florida's most in-demand jazz drummers. Eddie Metz Jr. Rossano Sportiello, Nicki Parrott, Eddie Metz Jr. 5 Reprinted with permission from writer-photographer Ken Franckling s Jazz Notes blog.

6 C h a r l o t t e C o u n t y J a z z S o c i e t y Jazz At the Library-Free Concert-March 23 For the 10th year in a row, the Charlotte County Jazz Society, in collaboration with the Charlotte County Library System presents Jazz at the Library. The impromptu jazz concert at the Mid-County Regional Library is free to the public. Performing in this year's event will be vocalist Chris Brown, Matt Bokulic on piano, Chuck Parr on drums, Mike Parmelee on sax and flute, Carl McVicker on bass and Greg Nielson on trombone. The concert begins at 6 pm and lasts for an hour and maybe a few minutes more. Arriving a little early is recommended as seating is for 120 and usually fills up. The Mid-County Regional Library is located at 2050 Forest Nelson Blvd, Port Charlotte 33952, just east of US 41. Upon entering the front lobby area take an immediate right down the hallway to the last meeting room. Robert James Bob Guck, a long-time member and supporter of the Charlotte County Jazz Society passed away peacefully at home Tuesday, December 1, He had performed professionally as a bassist, playing both upright bass and bass guitar in several bands for many concerts, music festivals and recording engagements. For over 14 years, Bob was an active member and business administrator of the Church of the Open Door, maintaining global business functions in keeping with church vision and values to support church programs and ministries. The Charlotte County Public Schools Honor Band performed on Friday Jan. 8 at CPAC. Band directors choose the best of the best students from each of the seven secondary schools. Auditions were held at each of the schools. Clinicians for the evening were: Middle School-Mrs. Tamara Lewis from Sarasota and High School- Maestro Raffaele Ponti from the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra. The students spent the entire day in rehearsal and then performed at 7:30 pm to parents, school board officials, and the community. Sponsors for the evening included- Charlotte County Jazz Society, FAME- Friends for the Advancement of Music Education, Suncoast Schools Credit Union, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, and CCPS REMEMBER CCJS IN YOUR WILL Have you thought about leaving a gift for the Charlotte County Jazz Society in your will? Your gift, by way of a bequest, helps ensure that the Jazz Society can continue its mission of preserving, promoting and presenting live jazz music for the enjoyment of the public into the future. For more detailed information, please call the Jazz Hotline,

7 Charlotte County Jazz Society C A P F I R T E E D L L I Local Jazz Beat SwingThe Charlotte County Big Band INGROOV JAZZ QUARTET John Johnson, Director performs a Jazz Mass on December 13, 2015 and then on the first Sunday of each month starting January at 6:45 pm Hope Lutheran Church Hopewell Avenue (Gillot Blvd off 776, then first right on service road) Swingin on Mondays 7 pm Celebrating Big Band Leaders of the 1940s February 1 - Les & Larry Elgart March 7 - Ray Anthony April 4 - Maynard Ferguson For more information, Fred Capitelli for more INGROOV events The Charlotte County Jazz Society Wants to thank Artist Wanda Carter For donating at each concert & jam one of her many musical prints as a raffle item. T H E A T E R All proceeds going to CCJS Scholarship Fund Cultural Center of Charlotte County 2280 Aaron Street Port Charlotte, FL Box Office X 221 $12 Reserved seats in advance By phoning ex 221 JAZZ Monday thru Saturdays at The framed 5x7 prints feature musicians who have played for the CCJS over the past many years. We encourage you to support this raffle as well as the 50/50. JD S BISTRO AND GRILL 1951 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte. Mondays pianist Mickey Basil. 5 to 8 pm Tickets $1 for 1 $3 for 5 $5 for 10 Tuesdays Danny Sinoff Trio with Danny on piano & vocals, Sherrell McCants on bass and Joe Bilardo on drums. 6:30 to 9:30 pm Wednesdays Kitt and Mike Moran Quartet with Kitt on vocals, Mike on piano, Dominic Mancini on bass and Dane Hassan on drums. 6:30 to 9:30 pm Thursdays Patricia Dean Trio with Patricia Dean on drums & vocals, Stu Shelton on piano and Dave Trefethen on bass. 6:30 to 9:30 pm MEMBERSHIPS AVAILABLE SINGLE $50 - COUPLE $90 Fridays Danny Sinoff Trio with Danny on piano and vocals, Sherrell McCants on bass and Patricia Dean on drums. 6:30 to 10 pm 1 CONCERT COSTS $20 for non-members Saturdays Tony Boffa Jazz Quartet 6:30 to 10 pm Members get 7 Concerts, 7 Jams and other activities Membership card active for 1 year from the month that you join. Call ahead for reservations

8 P.O. Box Port Charlotte, Florida October 12 November 9 December 14 January 11 February 8 March 14 April Concert Season DOUBLE CONCERT PATRICIA DEAN & The STU SHELTON Trio The JIM MARTIN & DICK HAMILTON Quartet JERRY STAWSKI Jazz Sextet BIG BAND JAZZ NIGHT DAVE PRUYN and The Jazz Legacy Big Band - Sinatra Centennial Concert EDDIE METZ Jr. and the International Jazz Trio LATIN JAZZ NIGHT STEVE USCHER and his Tropical Jazz Band HARRY ALLEN Quintet with singer REBECCA KILGORE DOUBLE CONCERT DAVE MORGAN Quintet BOB ZOTTOLA Quartet C C JS 2015 Officers Dave Nims, President Ennis Bisbano, Vice-President Chris (Brown) Fitzgerald, Treasurer Naomi Purul, Secretary Directors Fred Capitelli, Jams Dan Cobb, Finance Jim Howarth, Finance John Johnson, Communications Pam Koontz, Board Development Mike Parmelee, Concert Coordinator Lynda Platt, Long-Range Planning Jerry Renirie, Historian Gerald Wilkins, Finance Tom Osborne, Business & Community Bobbie Gasparri, Honorary Director CCJS HOTLINE: