The finale of this season's “Live From Blue Lake" radio concert series is June 19th at 10 p.m. with Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings playing the arrangements and transcriptions by pianist James DaPogny of music from the 1930's when jazz pioneers Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver as well as a young Duke Ellington began to explore sections of instruments, enlarging the instrumentation of the classic jazz ensemble. At 10 pieces Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings is the largest jazz ensemble “Live From Blue Lake," now wrapping up its second season, ever presented.
The grant Blue Lake Public Radio receives from the Holland Area Arts Council and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs to produce this series stipulates an emphasis in booking bands from Michigan. Last year Blue Lake focused on west Michigan musicians including The Western Jazz Quartet from Kalamazoo, bassist Paul Keller who grew up in East Grand Rapids, Dr. John Hair's Quintet and Sweet Willie Singleton's Quintet featuring the late saxophonist Mel Dalton (both bands from Grand Rapids). Additionally, saxophonist Wess “Warmdaddy" Anderson, Wynton Marsalis's alto saxophonist for decades, led a trio live on the air celebrating his new position at Michigan State University.
This year we've continued to bring you live jazz from area musicians with Michael Doyle and Evidence featuring West Michigan Jazz Society “Jazz Musician of the Year" Steve Talaga, yet Blue Lake also invited musicians from the University of Michigan faculty to the airwaves: pianist Geri Allen, bassist Robert Hurst and, finally, pianist/arranger/scholar and historian James Dapogny. This May “Live From Blue Lake" brought you an international ensemble co-led by New York trombonist Steve Swell and Berlin-based woodwind virtuoso Gebhard Ullmann with Little Jimmy Scott's music director, bassist Hilliard Green, and the legendary jazz drummer Barry Altschul.
None of this programming would be possible without the corporate support of Mack Avenue Records, a Detroit based jazz record label featuring music by George Shearing, Terry Gibbs and the Gerald Wilson Orchestra as well as local favorites and up and coming Michigan musicians.
Please join us via FM or the Internet Thursday, June 19th at 10 p.m. for the conclusion of this year's “Live From Blue Lake" with Phil Olgilvie's Rhythm Kings.
The grant Blue Lake Public Radio receives from the Holland Area Arts Council and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs to produce this series stipulates an emphasis in booking bands from Michigan. Last year Blue Lake focused on west Michigan musicians including The Western Jazz Quartet from Kalamazoo, bassist Paul Keller who grew up in East Grand Rapids, Dr. John Hair's Quintet and Sweet Willie Singleton's Quintet featuring the late saxophonist Mel Dalton (both bands from Grand Rapids). Additionally, saxophonist Wess “Warmdaddy" Anderson, Wynton Marsalis's alto saxophonist for decades, led a trio live on the air celebrating his new position at Michigan State University.
This year we've continued to bring you live jazz from area musicians with Michael Doyle and Evidence featuring West Michigan Jazz Society “Jazz Musician of the Year" Steve Talaga, yet Blue Lake also invited musicians from the University of Michigan faculty to the airwaves: pianist Geri Allen, bassist Robert Hurst and, finally, pianist/arranger/scholar and historian James Dapogny. This May “Live From Blue Lake" brought you an international ensemble co-led by New York trombonist Steve Swell and Berlin-based woodwind virtuoso Gebhard Ullmann with Little Jimmy Scott's music director, bassist Hilliard Green, and the legendary jazz drummer Barry Altschul.
None of this programming would be possible without the corporate support of Mack Avenue Records, a Detroit based jazz record label featuring music by George Shearing, Terry Gibbs and the Gerald Wilson Orchestra as well as local favorites and up and coming Michigan musicians.
Please join us via FM or the Internet Thursday, June 19th at 10 p.m. for the conclusion of this year's “Live From Blue Lake" with Phil Olgilvie's Rhythm Kings.
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