WJJ Newsletter

[Westchester Jazz Jam]

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In This Newsletter
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- Relocation to Isabella’s begins this week
- Letter of the Week


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Grand Reopening at Isabella’s
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We hope your summer was great. We hope the new location of the WJJ
serves you well in terms of convenience with location and parking,
great food, good fun, and most of all, lots of great playing
opportunity.

This week’s house band will consist of Mark Hagan on bass, Art Lillard
on drums & cymbals, and Dennis Winge on guitar.

Westchester Jazz Jam
Every Thursday
8 to 11 p.m.
www.westchesterjazzjam.com

Isabella’s
107 Main St.
Ossining, NY 10562
(914) 762-0068

FREE ADMISSION (one drink minimum please)


Westchester Magazine: “ ‘…an incredible opportunity to hear great
jazz…’ A revolving cast of characters...takes the stage for a few
hours during which anything from soaring sax solos to smooth guitars
can be heard.”

New York Times: “The Jams Go On[!] Jazz is making a comeback in
[Westchester] county after the loss of several local music sites. At
[Isabella’s], musicians can stop by and jam every Thursday...”

Examiner News: “’This place is awesome… you get the city away from the
city.’”




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Letter of the Week
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(btw thanks to Judi Schlessinger for submitting last week’s
“Suggestions for Revival of Jazz”)

Dear Bandleader

Thank you for your letter. I really do think you have an attitude
problem and do want a few requests played if you don't mind. What me
and my wife were thinking was:

-Any Keith Jarrett composition from his solo series. Please arrange
for full ensemble and nothing in 4/4 please.

-Mahavishnu Orchestra, Dance of the Maya and please have the guitar
player play John Mcglaughlin's solo from the live performance Nov. 16,
1972 at Chrysler Arena. My wife and I were at that show and
particularly liked his use of polyrhythmics. If you find it too
difficult you can leave out the feedback. Your choice.

-John Coltrane's duets with Pharaoh Sanders. I understand that their
use of atonality is not everyone's cup of tea, but my guests are
usually fond of high register tenor saxes.

-We thought a little Stravinsky would be nice. We particularly like
the Rite of Spring. If you want to use the sheet music it's OK. My
husband likes it about 1/4 note = 93 beats per minute.

-Then for the candle lighting ceremony, please learn Frank Zappa's
"The Great Wazoo". If you want to play it in the originally B flat,
that would be OK. And yes, cousin Jeannie does want to sing the
baritone sax solo. Please don't say no, it would hurt her feelings so.

-Finally we have built our own musical instruments (It's kind of a
hobby with us) and we would appreciate if you would use our
instruments. None of them are based upon a 12 tone scale or on common
harmonics, but our 5 year old son tells us it's not really that hard
to transpose once you understand the physics.

We would be happy to pay each member an extra $25 for any
inconvenience. Thank you and don't be late!

Mr. and Mrs. Snovly