Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 September 1983 — Page 10

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No. 169 in a series

By BOB WOMACK SR.

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MJQ cornin' to Purdue

ft le» ' ^ A \\I>V WHITE. JIMMY COE And PAT HOLLAND Andy White, popular director of the All-City High School .la// Band, an award-winning aggregation is shown (left) receiving an award himself from Ms. Pat Holland, co-owner ot the now famous Place To Play night club often called the "Jazz Capitol of The City.” The club celebrated it’s First Anniversary on Labor Day. \No spotlighted in the (center) is Jimmy Coe, prominent bandleader. The action took place during the Indiana Black 1 \po\s 13th Annual ‘Shower of Stars,’ celebration. (Photo by

Clem Tigg*).

Cab Calloway to open 1983-84 Sunday night 'Pops' series here

Superstar Cab Calloway,

one of the greatest entertainers of this century, will celebrate his 'Sth birthday with the Indianapolis Symphony Or chest! a under the direction of Lrich Kunzel, in the debut 1WO-84 “Sunday Night Pops,” series. The program will be held this Sunday. September ll, in C lowes Memorial Hal) on the campus ot Butler University,

beginning at 7 :30 p.m. The scries will be the first

ot eight concerts featuring top artists in the music profession. Among Cab’s singing selections will be two songs from “Porgy and Bess”: “It Ain’t Necessarily So” and “There’s a Boat That’s Leavin' Soon For New York;” “Good Time C harlie’s Got The Blues;” “Stormy Weather;” “St. James Infirmary Blues;” “Minnie The Moodier;” and “When The Saints Go

Marchin* In.”

Also the orchestral selections to be performed by Maestro Kun/el and the ISO include “Rossini’s Overture !o William Tell,” Tchaikovsky’s Capriceio Italien, Op. 45. Suite From Chariots of I ire by Vangelis,” and a Gershwin piedley including “Swanee,” “The Man I 1 ove” and “Strike Up

The Band.”

Born in Rochester, New York, on Christmas night, 1907, Cab (short for Cabell) Calloway received most of his education in Baltimore, but the bright lights of the entertainment world lured him from his studies at Cranne Law School in Chi-

MODERN JAZZ QUARTET

phone using VISA or MasterCard call: (317) 494-3940. TID-BITS: Recently, superstar Michael Jackson visited Voila, a swank Los Angeles night club, and when the disc-jockey played his hit record, “Beat It,*’ eight dudes and chicks begged him to dance to it. However, he begged off, but the fans carried him to the dance floor, where he really got down! And the crowd cheer-ed....Co-star Mr. T. gained 15 pounds during the “ATcam’s” summer break, and now he’s fighting to unpack it. The macho-man of the famous weekly TV series is dieting, fasting one day a

C AB CALLOWAY

cago to lead a jazz band at Harlem’s Cotton Club in

1929.

It was there that he first composed, sand and made famous his “Minnie The Moodier” lament. The title of “King of Hi-De-Ho” was bestowed on him as a result ol a happy accident. Facing a large audience, he fumbled his lyrics, but recovered by singing out loud and clear, the first thing that came to his mind, “Hi-De-Ho!” The delighted assemblage took up the chant and has bee i singing along ever since. Calloway is a veteran of records, radio and films including “The Singing Kid” with Al Jolson, “Stormy Weather” with Lena Horne, “St. Louis Blues” with Nat King Cole, “The Cincinnati Kid” with the late Steve McQueen and The Blues Brothers...A limited number of single tickets are available at the Clowes box-office. Call (317) 923-2500 further

information.

The Modern Jazz Quartet (MJQ) is together again for a tour of limited engagements. Its only Indiana appearance will be at Purdue University, We.st Lafayette, Ind., beginning at 8 p.m. Sept. 17 in Loeb Playhouse as a special event presented by Purdue Convocations. The Quartet consisting of Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, John Lewis and Connie Kay have reunited after a nineyear split. The group has been called one of the truly legendary musical aggregations in the history of modern music. The MJQ “idea” began as the rhythm-section (drums, bass, piano plus vibraharp) of Dizzy Gillespie’s second big band when, in 1951, four of the ex-sidemen recorded together as a quartet. They essentially grew out of the quasi-jam session format. This turned out to be so successful that the four gigged as a unit in a few New York jazz clubs. The original members were Lewis on piano, Jackson on vibraharp. Heath on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums. In 1955, Clarke left the group and was replaced by Kay. The basic goal of the quartet was to create more of its own material with less dependence on the standard ‘pop’ fare. For 22 years they

play ed to rave reviews, but in 1974, the cats announced that the group would disband. After their “Last Concert,” at Avery Fisher Hall in New York each dude went his own way. The group reunited briefly in 1976, for some midwestern concerts and then in the fall of 1981, the MJQ once again gathered forces for a reunion working in Japan as well as playing concerts in San Francisco and New York. The 1982-83. concert season brings the quartet back to full-time including a limited number of college gigs...Tickets are $12.00 for the public and S 10.00 for Purdue students with passports marked - “full-fee privileges.” For more information, call: Purdue Convocations, (317) 4949712. To order tickets by

Soul Hit Singles Musician is new

Paige's Music vice-president

1. “Cold Blooded.” Rick

James (Cordy)

2. “Get It Right.” Aretha

Franklin (Arista)

3. “Just Be Good To Me.” The S.O.S. Band (Tabu) 4. “Don’t You Get So Mad,” Jeffrev Osborne

(A&M)

5. “I Can Make You Dance.’ /app (Warner

Bros.)

6. “Choosy Lovers,” The Isley Bros. (T-Neck) 7. “Tonight I Celebrate My Love,” Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack (Capitol) 8. “Freak-A-Zoid,” Midnight Star (Solar) 9. “Rockit,” Herbie Hancock (Columbia) 10. “Is This The End,” New Edition (Streetwise) ’MUSICAL NEWSin As a public service [venture. Bob Womack Sr., Editor of the Recorder Entertainment Dept, is asking all musicians, performers, music buffs, producers, laymen and members of the Arts, who are regular patrons of the various local night ■spots where - “live entertainment,” is being spot[lighted to inform him of [what's happening, in the [way of the Arts. Why ; mot, drop Mr. Womack a jline? No telephone calls [please. Address: 2901 N. Tacoma Ave. Zip: 46218 and staff reserve the it to edit all musical sent to the departit....Thanks.

Arlen “Ike” Eichman has been promoted to vice president, and also he becomes a member of the Board of Directors of Paige’s Music, according to a recent announcement by company President Warner Paige III. As vice president and general manger, Eichman will continue to oversee Paige’s musical instruments and printed music divisions in their four stores in Fort Wayne, Terre Haute and here. “Ike’s seven years of industrious and innovative leadership is a great source of pride for Paige’s Music,” Paige commented. “We’re sure that both he and the organization will continue to progress through his work.” As an accomplished trombonist, he plays with the Al Cobine Big Band and has toured with Henry Mancini, Johnny Mathis, Andy Williams, Burt Bacharach, and the one and only Sammy Davis Jr. Eichman received his undergraduate degree from Bethany College in Kansas, and earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in music from Indiana University. A native of Kansas, Eichman resides in Indianapolis with his wife, Barbara, who is a junior in the Indiana University School of Medicine..Established in 1871, at Terre Haute, Paige’s serves a fivestate area.

Jazi Club presenting Cal Collins The Indianapolis Jazz Club (IJC) will feature Cal Collins, widely known as one of the nation’s top jazz guitarists along with his all-star quartet in concert on Sept. 25 at the Holiday Inn West (Speedway). The session will begin at 1:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. Advance tickets: $5.00 and at the door: $6.00. Collins was born in Indiana and raised on a farm near Medora and he still maintains a permanent residence in Dillsboro. His Hoosier roots are deep and strong. National acclaim came in 1976, when he was discovered simultaneously by Concord Jazz Records and Benny Goodman. He became Goodman’s regular guitarist and toured with him for three years. During that time, he appeared with Goodman on national TV several times and also at major jazz festivals. He cut a critically acclaimed solo album for Concord Jazz and a quintet album under his own leadership for the Famous Door label. Today, Collins tours with the Concord Jazz Super Band, an all-star sextet that has made world tours. In between, he takes occasional club gigs, such as those at the Hummingbird here and also appears at festivals like the WNOP Jazzfest at Stone See JAZZ CHIB, Page 11

TALENTED DANCER: Judith Jameson, formerly of “Sophisticated Ladies,” fame will appear at The Children’s Museum on Sat., Sept. 24. Showtime: 7 p.m. Ms. Jameson, will be spotlighted along with the Joseph Holmes’ “Chance To Dance,” Theatrical troupe from Chicago. (See stdfy). famous dancers coming to museum

Things keep staying alive at The Children’s Museum with some Saturday night dance fever on September 24. Eight members of Chicago’s nationally-known Joseph Holmes Dance Theater will perform in the Museum’s Lilly Theater at 7 p.m. Holmes, who trained with Alvin Ailey and established and directed Ailey’s Repertory Dance Theater, returned to his native Chicago in 1974,

HERPES CURE? The second episode dealing with the dreaded disease Herpes will be aired Sunday on Tony Brown’s Journal, 5 p.m., on Channel 20, WFYI. In this installment, the program focuses on an unorthodox treatment method utilizing BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluence), a powerful and effective antioxidant commonly used in foods. Physicist Dark Pearson (left) and chemist Sandy Shaw (right), authors of the best-selling nutrition hook “Life Extension,’* explain how BHT works. Tony Brown’s Journal is sponsored by Pepsi-Cola.

to begin his own dance company. The dancers performing at the Museum are part of Holmes’ ‘Chance To Dance,’ troupe, featuring teenagers aspiring to professional dance careers. The unique performance is designed for the “lay” dance audience. The program opens with dancers exercising, and uses live narration throughout. The leaping, gymnastic company performs ballet, afro, jazz, folk and modern dance to several musical forms, including classical, jazz, blues, ethnic and popular. Tickets are $3.50 and available at the Museum box-office a half-hour before showtime or by mailing a check made payable to the Children’s Museum to: “Chance To Dance,” The Children’s Museum, P.O. Box 3000, Indianapolis, IN 46206. Reger Whittaker at Clowes Hall September 26 Roger Whittaker, one of England’s most successful international stars, returns to the city Monday, Sept. 26 for an 8 p.m. performance at Clowes Hall on the Butler SeeinilfTMW,N|en

AWARDS CEREMONY: Roy Ayres, vibraphonist, Bobbi Humphrey, flutist and Blue Lovett of the popular Columbia recording group, the Manhattans are spotlighted at the recent “Annual Parents Appreciation Day,” luncheon of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Early Childhood Development Center in New York City. The three artists received awards for their support of the organization. Reading from (left). Executive Director Ernest

Massenburg, Assistant Director for Social Service Essie Edmiston, Columbia Records Director of Artist Development/ Press Sandra Trim-DaCosta, Ms. Humphrey, Ayres, Blue Lovett, keynote speaker Gil Noble of ABC-TV’s “Like It Is,” Controller Ronald Lambe, Assistant Director of Education Ruth Cherry and Assistant Director of Administration Ronald Douglas.

week, doing exercises on the set and running every day. Incidentally, the “A-Team” blasted to the top of the ratings in England faster than any show ever. It hit No. 1 after just two episodes.... Believe Me.! Aretha Franklin, currently riding high on her smash-hit record single “Get It Right,” found on the Arista label will be among the headliners along with Midnight star when they invade the Market Square Arena Sept. 11.... Also superstar Lionel Richie, and the Pointer Sisters will appear together at the Arena on Sept. 28. IN CLOSING, we leave these lines: Life Insurance Is A Plan That Keeps You Poor All Your Life So You Can Die Rich.... And “That’s The Black Trut-h!”....Believe Me!

5" TOP ARTS SCHOOL: ''Where Dreams Debut,'* is a behind-the-scenes look at superstars in the making at North Carolina School of the Arts. Join Jean Stapleton, Isaac Stern and Gregory Peck for a unique portrait of what Helen Hayes describes as the best place in the country to train for a career in the performing arts .The program will be aired Monday, Sept. 26 at 8 p.m., over WFYI, Channel 20. Check for local listing. (See story).

‘Where Dreams Debuf on PBS September 26

Armatrading is in comic strip Joan Armatrading, the British singer/songwriter normally known for her brooding rock melodies and her insight into the darker side of human relations, has shown up in an unexpected role - as a character in an English comic-strip. Miss Armatrading, who’s currently on a worldwide tour in support of her new A&M LP, “The Key,” collects comic books as a hobby. So when Britain’s Channel 4 taped a TV special on Joan, they shot it at the office of the publisher of Joan’s favoroite comic, “The Bea-

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A few months later, she was surprised to receive a copy in which she’d been incorporated in the plot (a small girl in one strip wins a chance to meet Joan in a radio station contest). Said Joan, who has sold oyer seven million records worldwide and is considered a superstar in countries from Denmark to Australia, “It was the highlight of my career.”

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— The University of North Carolina Center for Public Television announced that its new production, “Where Dreams Debut,” has been accepted for part-time broadcast by the Public Broadcasting Service. Funded by a grant from R.J. Reynolds Industries, the program will be telecast at 8 p.m. on Monday, September 26 on Public Television sta-

tions throughout the country. (Check WFYI, Channel 20 for local listings). “We’re delighted with PBS’s decision,” says John W. “Jake” Dunlop, director of the Center. “This is an important program to us and to R.J. Reynolds.Industries, but most of all, it’s an opportunity for people throughout the nation to see this wonderful documentary about the North Carolina

School of the Arts.” Located in Winston-Salem, N.C., the School of the Arts is unique among performing arts schools, it is the only state-supported school of its kind in the country. “Where Dreams Debut,” is a behindthe the-scenes look at this school which actress Helen Hayes describes as the best place in the U.S. to train for a career in the performing arts.

Firsts for WNOP iazzfest

NEWPORT, KY— When the 2-day WNOP Jazzfest blows into Harrison, Ohio’s Stone Valley this coming Saturday, Sept. 10 and Sunday, Sept. 11, beginning at 12 (noon) until 9 p.m., both days the patrons will be treated to many firsts during the 9-hour concerts each day. First, there have been no changes in the previously announced roster of artists to appear. And all local and national groups will appear as announced. Included among the artists being spotlighted are: Jon Hendricks & Co., Jimmy Witherspoon, Hank Crawford, Pavilion Music Co., Bluebird Jazz Band, and Stanley Turrentine. Also Rare Silk, Jimmy Smith, James Moody, Cal Collins, Ted des Plantes and His Buddies. Hank Crawford, the hardblowing tenor saxophonist, on Saturday will be featured with the Pavilion Music Company. The exciting big band will serve as an excellent foil for Crawford’s jazz-blues oriented playing. Another Saturday treat promises to be “Spoons,” or Mr. Jimmy Witherspoon, singing his Chicago-style blues backed by the Jimmy McGary Quintet. Opening at 12 (noon) with the traditional Bluebird Jazz Band, Saturday’s WNOP Jazzfest promises to run the quantlet from traditional to Swing to Blues to Be Bop to Comedy, with perhaps the nation's

best vocal group, Jon Hendricks & Company thrown into the mix. All in all, a Saturday to remember. Not to be outdone by the Saturday show, the Sunday, Sept. II WNOP Jazzfest promises even more to the jazz fan. For example, Jimmy Smith, perhaps the definitive organist in jazz today, will feature the great saxophonist James Moody, in a set that should long be remembered. And, to dispel many rumors, Stanley Turrentine will be appearing with his own quartet, while Rare

Silk is coming to the fest with its entire recording group. Also new this year will be the large stage borrowed from the Ohio Valley Jazz Festival, enabling the entire 9-hours each day to flow smoothly. A real first for the WNOP Jazzfest may be the ticket price - $5.00 or $8.00 for a 2-day ticket - and the price includes free parking if the ticket(s) is purchased in advance. In today’s entertainment economy, Jazzfes pricing is unheard of. Fo. more information, call, (513) 321-6688. (B.W.).

Performing arts instructions set

The Mizpah/Performing Arts Academy (M/PAA) will begin its second year of class instructions in designated categories of the performing arts on Monday, September 19, at the Ebenezer Baptist Church, 1901 North Harding Street. The Adademy was organized when a group of Indianapolis citizens saw the urgent need for inner city youth and adults to learn and appreciate the fine arts. The M/PAA is a not-for-profit organization under the leadership of religious and secular personalities dedicated to the advancement and development of talents of inner city residents and increasing the appreciation

of such talents by the community as a whole. While the M/PAA has its roots in the true and free expression of the Black Church, it is not limited to race, creed, nationality or religion and welcomes alt persons interested in participating and learning about the fine arts. The Academy and its board of directors are proud of the fine teaching staff who are all professional instructors in their respective fields. Registrations are currently being accepted for the following classes: Aerobics, Basic Yoga, French, Tap and Modern Jazz Dance, Voice, Piano, Music Appreciation, See rmomum, Page u

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