Cambridge Jazz Festival 2015 Program

THE RON SAVAGE TRIO feat. NNENNA FREELON TOTH BROS. - EGUIE CASTRILLO - JOANNE BRACKEEN - LASZLO GARDONY A TRIBUTE TO BILLIE HOLIDAY

7/262015 A TRIBUTE CONCERT TO

BILLIE HOLIDAY

///////////////////////////////////////2ND /////////////////////////////////ANNUAL ////////////////////////////CAMBRIDGE ////////////////////////JAZZ FESTIVAL ft. NNEENA FREELON & RON SAVAGE

CAMBRIDGE

UNIVERSITY PARK AT MIT Y PARK COMMONS SIDNEY///////////UNIVERSIT STREET, CAMBRIDGE

FEST

JA 12-6PM ZZ FREE! SECOND ANNUAL

/////////////////////////////SIDNEY STREET /////////////////////////////CAMBRIDGE MA

JULY 26TH 2015 12-6PM FOOD! FUN! FESTIVITIES! http://www.cambridgejazzfestival.org

PROUD SPONSOR OF THE CAMBRIDGE JAZZ FESTIVAL THE HYM INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC is a Boston-based real estate company that focuses on the acquisition, development and management of complicated mixed-use urban projects with major residential, commercial and retail components.

HYM and its principals have a long and successful track record in planning, permitting, financing, constructing and managing complicated mixed-use developments in both Boston and Cambridge. HYM engages all stakeholders including landowners, local businesses, municipal departments, state agencies and elected officials. HYM is currently active on four major projects in the Boston and Cambridge areas that encompass over 9M sq ft of development.

For over 35 years, HYM’s principals have been working on real estate ventures in the Boston, New York and Washington, DC corridor. HYM has broad and strong working relationships with elected city officials, city staff, and neighborhood organizations in Boston, Cambridge and Somerville as well as the State of Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and other key agencies.

///////////////////////////CJF WELCOME

WELCOME TO THE 2nd Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival! We’re very pleased to be able to provide our community this day of great, FREE jazz that attracts such a diverse audience of jazz lovers, while also raising funds to provide college scholarships for aspiring musicians in Cambridge through the Johnny Hodges Scholarship Fund. Today, we’ll also announce the winners of the 2015 ‘Cammy’ Awards, which gives recognition to individuals who work to improve the lives of our young people.

Through this annual signature event, we are able to fulfill our mission: to entertain and inform the community about the uniquely American Art of jazz through exceptional live performances, and to provide inspiration and scholarships to young music students.

We could not do this without the financial contributions and in-kind services we’ve received from our generous sponsors and individual donors; the leadership and strategic guidance of our Board and Honorary Board members; the enthusiastic involvement of City of Cambridge and the local business community; the many dedicated volunteers who’ve donated so much of their time; and, last but not least, Forest City, who has provided the perfect venue - University Park Commons at M.I.T. On behalf of our Board, I’m extending a heartfelt thank-you to everyone who has contributed to the success of this year’s festival and also to those of you who have come out to enjoy the performances today. If you like what you see (and hear) and want to make it possible for the Festival to become a permanent institution in the cultural life of our city, please visit www.cambridgejazzfestival.org to find out how you can get involved with a contribution that will help next year’s 3rd Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival to be an even more wonderful event.

–Patricia Washington, Board Chair of the Cambridge Jazz Festival

CJF BOARD MEMBERS

CJF FOUNDING MEMBERS

PATRICIA WASHINGTON Chair

RON SAVAGE Co-Founder

RICHARD THORNE Vice Chair

LARRY WARD C0-Founder

DEBORAH AVANT Treasurer LARRY WARD Executive Director DAWN ANDERSON JAMME CHANTLER ROBERT COOPER FERNA PHILLIPS

MARI BADGER ELIZABETH BARTLE DONNA DEANGELIS ALESSANDRA FIX KATHY KOSINSKI

RON SAVAGE

RICK KOSINSKI

CHERYL WATSON FISHER

CAIA LEE

CJF HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS TERRI LYNE CARRINGTON MARJORIE DECKER ROBERT HURLBUT CARRIE GUSCOTT DAVID MAHER DENISE JILLSON ROBIN LAPIDUS ALEXANDRA LEE GAIL ROBERTS CHARLES OGLETREE ELAINE THORNE JASON WEEKS JULIETTE C. MAYERS

CO-FOUNDERS AND HOSTS\\\\\\\\\\

RON SAVAGE & LARRY WARD, from their first two hour meeting that was supposed to last only 30 minutes, they knew they were destined to bring a jazz festival to Cambridge.

They have combined Ron’s professional music experience and Larry’s organizing skills to co-produce the first Cambridge jazz festival. They understand the importance and history of jazz and are on a journey to create a culture of jazz in Cambridge that is sustainable beyond an annual jazz festival.

BRENDA ANN HENRY BROWN, an ordained minister and pastor at the Massachusetts Avenue Baptist Church (MABC) in Cambridge, Reverend Henry-Brown is also the Executive Director of the Project Manna Program at MABC. She has chaired the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Scholarship Committee and served as co-chair for the Patient and Family Advisory Council at Dana Farber/ Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

ERIC JACKSON is the host of Boston Radio’s best known jazz program Eric in the Evening, which airs on 89.7 WGBH Friday through Sunday, 9PM to 12 midnight and gestures the best jazz, in-depth looks at great artists and live interviews from the WGBH studios.

Jackson also hosts live broadcasts from Scullers, Boston’s number one jazz club.

2014 CAMMY AWARD RECIPIENTS

THE CAMMY is the prestigious award given to individuals who have influence the lives of young adults.These recipients have demonstrated their commitment, dedication, and have given an inordinate amount of time to the various causes and concerns of young people. Each year, Cambridge Jazz Festival acknowledges those who are truly unsung heroes.

GALLUCCIO & WATSON, LLP is a proud sponsor of the 2014 Cambridge Jazz Festival Cammy Award.

Left to Right: Eva Martin Blythe, Executive Director of YWCA, Robert Hurlbut, Executive Director of Cambridge Community Foundation, Ron Savage, Founder, Ron Savage Institute for Music.

Not Pictured: Richard Rossi, Cambridge City Manager

THE JOHNNY HODGES FUND\\\\\\\\\\

THE CAMBRIDGE JAZZ FESTIVAL proudly sponsors The Johnny Hodges Fund, a scholarship designed to support the musical aspirations of Cambridge students. All proceeds from the festival in excess of costs go to support the Fund. You can also give to the Fund directly through a donation.

The Fund honors Cambridge native Johnny Hodges (July 25, 1906-May 11, 1970). Hodges played with Duke Ellington’s big band and is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant jazz saxophonists of all time.

All donations are fully tax-deductible. To donate directly to the fund, you can give securely online. Visit our website for more information. You can also send a gift to: The Johnny Hodges Fund Cambridge Jazz Festival 859 Massachusetts Ave. #6 Cambridge, MA 02139 www.cambridgejazzfestival.org cambridgejazzfestival@gmail.com

////////////VOLUNTEERS & VENDORS ////VOLUNTEERS DAWN ANDERSON

YOKO KOWATA

PHOTO/VIDEO COORDINATOR

PR COORDINATOR

DEENA ANDERSON

ROBIN LAPIDUS

STAGE DIRECTOR

DAY OF FESTIVAL MANAGER

PAUL ANDERSON

CAIA LEE

ASSISTANT TO DIRECTOR

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

DEBORAH J AVANT

RON SAVAGE

PROGRAM BOOK, BANNERS AND TREASURER

MUSIC DIRECTOR

CUBA BIRNBAUM

MYESHA SLAUGHTER

SECURITY COORDINATOR

VIP COORDINATOR

ROBERT COOPER

ANGELA WARD

PR COORDINATOR

SPECIAL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES

ALESSANDRA FIX

LARRY WARD

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

FUNDRAISER

KATHY KOSINSKI

PAT WASHINGTON

VENDOR COORDINATOR

CHAIR OF THE CJF BOARD

RICK KOSINSKI VENDOR COORDINATOR

////VENDORS AFRICAN LOVE

SANTE MOBILE CAFE

BARBECUE CREW

TEMPORARY BODY ART TATTOO

BLESSING OVERFLOW

TERI YUMMY

BLUE OASIS

THELONIOUS MONKFISH

DEL’S LEMONADE

TOUCHES WITH BRUSHES

DESIGNS BY MALIKA

TRILL FOODS

MIDDLE EAST

WE BRING IT TO YOU

RHYTHM ‘N WRAPS

WOODBURNING CRAFTS

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR GENEROUS VOLUNTEERS! WE COULDN’T HAVE MADE CJF 2015 HAPPEN WITHOUT YOU.

Don’t forget to donate to keep the Cambridge Jazz Festival FREE! HTTP:// W W W.CAMBRIDGE JA ZZFESTIVAL.ORG/BECOME-A-PATRON

$$$

Cambridge Jazz Festival is a 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to educating through jazz and providing scholarships. All proceeds from the festival in excess of costs go to support the Johnny Hodges Fund. All donations are tax-deductible.

EXHIBITIONS PROGRAMS MUSEUM STORE

Welcome!

MIT Museum Open Daily Central Square Cultural District 265 Mass. Ave. Cambridge

///////////////////////SCHEDULE & MAP 12:00PM THE TÓTH BROTHERS 1:00PM EGUIE CASTRILLO 2:00PM JOANNE BRACKEEN 3:15PM LASZLO GARDONY 4:45PM RON SAVAGE TRIO FT. NNENNA FREELON

THE TÓTH BROTHERS\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Sometimes fans wonder how The Tóth Brothers came up with such an usual name for their band…well, that actually is their name, which comes from their Hungarian father…and from their Trinidadian mother, they have inherited and appreciation for the distinctive sounds of the Caribbean. With Alexander a bass player and Anthony a drummer, they are unique in the jazz world – a rhythm section who are also brothers, and as such, are consequently able to fuse a seamless communication that produces a fresh and engaging musical sound.

///////////////////////EGUIE CASTRILLO

Grammy Award winner percussionist Eguie Castrillo has sizzled stages around the world with the infectious rhythm and electrifying performances of his mambo / latin jazz / salsa bands. His Mambo Mania Tour sold out New York’s Carnegie Hall.

An engaging showman, Eguie has performed and recorded with world music figures such as: Tito Puente, Donna Summer, Steve Winwood , KC and the Sunshine Band, Celia Cruz and Michael Brecker. He has toured extensively with the Arturo Sandoval Band, and also conducts music clinics and workshop tours around the world.

Eguie will be performing with his truly international “Latin Jazz Connection”, which features the new conga sensation Takafumi Nikaido from Japan, the outstanding young saxophonist Edmar Colón from Puerto Rico, the great bass player Flávio Lira from Brazil and the very talented and swingy pianist Santiago Bosch from Venezuela.

JOANNE BRACKEEN\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

JoAnne Brackeen, who’s become known as a ‘musical Picasso’, has been called “a visionary of extraordinary depth” by Tony Bennett, and “a pianist-composer of phenomenal capacity” by the legendary Bill Evans, is consistently ranked by critics as one of the best jazz pianists in the world.

Her writing is remarkable for its creativity, stylistic range, emotional depth, and whimsical spirit. Her playing is “virtuosic and wholly unpredictable, dense and richly detailed, rhythmically advanced and consistently, effortlessly swinging.”

She started out playing bebop in the 1950’s with the likes of Dexter Gordon and Charles Lloyd. In 1969 she ‘broke the glass ceiling’ as the first woman in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, then played with Joe Henderson and Stan Getz before leading her own groups and touring around the world as a solo performer.

Joanne has recorded 25 albums as the lead performer and has truly arrived at the cutting edge of elegance and accomplishment. She has often been described as the twenty-first century jazz genius. To witness her in performance is to be enchanted by the whole history and future of jazz.

//////////////////////LASZLO GARDONY

Laszlo Gardony, who originally studied at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in Budapest is a critically acclaimed artist who has brought his soulful improvisations and compositions to audiences in 24 countries and is a former first prize winner at the Great American Jazz Piano Competition, Gardony has been featured with the Boston Pops, the Utah Symphony and The Smithsonian Institute’s “Beyond Category” Traveling Duke Ellington Exhibit, and performed with David “Fathead” Newman, Eddie Gomez’ Per and Randy Brecker.

He has been praised by Dave Brubeck for his “fluid pianism” and by The New York Times for the “uniformly high quality of his compositions, harmonic complexity and emotional content”.

Jazz Review has put him in “the highest pantheon of performers” All About Jazz Magazine found him to be “on par with Bill Evans”.

More than a gifted improviser, Gardony is a cagey musical architect who understands that “shape is paramount. Without shape, regardless of what you create in your solo piano playing, it’s not going to connect. The idea is to transcend the sense that here is a pianist and here is a listener. It’s more of a joint journey.”

NNENNA FREELON\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

THE HEADLINER FOR THE CAMBRIDGE JAZZ FESTIVAL, Cambridge native Nnenna Freelon has performed with jazz legends Ray Charles, Ellis Marsalis, Al Jarreau, George Benson, Earl Klugh and Ramsey Lewis. She is winner of the Billie Holiday Award from the Academie du Jazz and the Eubie Blake Award from the Cultural Crossroads Center in New York, and has been nominated twice as “Lady of Soul” by the Soul Train Awards.

Nnenna has also dedicated herself to educating young people about jazz. She toured the US for four years as the National Spokesperson for Partners in Education. Her “One Child at a Time” (from her “Soulcall” album), which she wrote to bring greater attention to the needs of children’s education in the arts, has become an anthem for countless organizations, including the United Way. At the 43rd annual GRAMMY Awards telecast from Los Angeles, she inspired an enthusiastic standing ovation from 20,000 music industry insiders and other celebrities when she took to the stage. She receives similar reaction for her ongoing concerts, television and special event performances such as the prestigious headline spot for ActionAID, Sir Elton John’s International AIDS fundraiser.

Recently, Nnenna triumphed in composer Laura Karpman’s undertaking of Langston Hughes’ “Ask Your Mama” at The Apollo Theater and at an astounding Hollywood Bowl concert with opera superstar Jessye Norman and the indie phenom band The Roots. She also wowed audiences at SRO shows at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival with the Duke Ellington inspired “Dreaming The Duke,” with classical star Harolyn Blackwell and popjazz-crossover pianist Mike Garson.

///////////////////////RON SAVAGE TRIO

DRUMMER RON SAVAGE is the chair of the Ensemble Department at the Berklee College of Music, and is a Co-Founder of the Cambridge Jazz Festival. Ron and his trio will be collaborating with Nnenna Freelon to perform a salute to Billie Holiday at this year’s Festival.

Ron has previously performed with Ms. Freelon, and also Art Farmer, Christian McBride, Marian McPartland, Mark Whitfield, James Williams, Phil Woods, and Joe Zawinul and the Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra and has made recordings with Christopher Hollyday, Cecilia Smith, and Patrice Williamson.

His work with the Johnny Hodges Scholarship fund is only the latest evolution of his dedication to bring education and opportunities to young musicians. He is also founder of Abundant Life Music Instruction, which currently provides lessons on half a dozen instruments to 40 students, 30 weeks a year, with families paying as they are able. Savage and his wife, Lois, hold fundraising events and seek out sponsorships to provide for ALMI’s operating expenses.

Forest City congratulates the Cambridge Jazz Festival on its return this year, and wishes continued success for the future!

Connecting, supporting, illuminating, watching, guiding, loving, catalyzing a better Cambridge Learn more at cambridgecf.org

CAMBRIDGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Harvard University proudly extends its congratulations to the Cambridge Jazz Festival for its second summer festival.

Proud Supporters of the Cambridge Jazz Festival

gail@gailroberts.com / gailroberts.com / 617 245-4044 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage

The City of Cambridge wishes the Cambridge Jazz Festival continued success in bringing great jazz music to our community!

330 Mount Auburn Street | Cambridge, MA 02138

THE LAW OFFICES OF DENNIS A. BENZAN 689 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE, MA 02139 We are a proud sponsor of the 2nd Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival and wish everyone a Happy, Fun, and Safe Summer!

Congratulations Cambridge Jazz Festival on your second summer! We are looking forward to the 3rd Annual Cambridge Jazz Festival in 2016.

BANNER SPONSORS\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

2015

ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH

CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC LIBRARY

EASTERN BANK

GALLUCCIO & WATSON LLP

IRVING HOUSE AT HARVARD

NORMANDY REAL ESTATE PARTNERS

RON SAVAGE MUSIC ACADEMY

THE AVANT FAMILY

THE NEWPOST BOSTON

THELONIUS MONKFISH

THE THORNE FAMILY AND THE YOUNG

SKITZ INVESTMENT CLUB TWENTY|20 TWINING

ZILDJIAN SOUND LEGACY

////////////////////////////////SPONSORS

THANK YOU! 4 BURGERS

BEANTOWN CAMBRIDGE ARTS

CENTRAL SQ. BUSINESS ASSN.

CITY OF CAMBRIDGE

CLEAR CHANNEL DEEP EDDY EASTERN BANK FOREST CITY GAIL ROBERTS

GALLUCCIO & WATSON, LLP

HARVARD UNIVERSITY HEINEKEN

HYM INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC

MIDDLE EAST MIT

NORMANDY REAL ESTATE PARTNERS

THELONIOUS MONKFISH

TWENTY | 20

TWINING PROPERTIES

WALTER BEASLEY LESSONS

SPECIAL THANKS\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Deborah Anderson Janice Barnes Beantown Minka vanBeuzekom Black Ink Rachel Bliss Grace Cantor Jan Devereux Maryann Doiron Michelle and Imani Entzminger EventBrite Campaign Donors Cari Hoffman and Bob Steininger Lisa Israel Lee and Elaine Jacobs Kickstart Campaign Donors Rosaline Lowe Michael Owu Jamila Phillips Pasquale & Ortenzia Rullo Josh Sheldon The Taibi Family Henry & Stacy Talbert Charitable Foundation Deborah Tucker Angela Ward Larry & Mutsuko Ward Donna Watson Mary Woodbury Mary Yntema The Young Skitz Investment Club

THELONIOUS MONKFISH IS A PROUD SUPPORTER OF THE 2015 CAMBRIDGE JAZZ FESTIVAL

NEXT YEAR

CJF

2016

PROGRAM DESIGN BY ALEXANDER ARMAND RIBEIRO NALLY

W W W. A L E X N A L LY. C O M

SEE YOU