LOOKING AHEAD
Special Events on the Vancouver Music Scene

May/ June 1990

Brazilian
Superstar

Milton
Nascimento
Opening Night
ilton Nascimento brings forth a Baudelairean vision, an insight into
beauty, and with it, a vague metaphysical sense and feeling . His mournful
wailings come from deep within the mysteries of the church and grottoes
at sundown. He sings of the pains of his ancestors. The music speaks of
his motherland 's dreams; Brazilian feasts and folklore, its people and
their hearts." - Artur de Tavola, 0 Globo
Milton Nascimento is one of the most remarkable artists in the world. In his music
there are influences from every continent and many eras: the Beatles, jazz, bossa nova,
Gregorian chants, Andean flutes , Latin American nueva cancion, Portuguese fado ,
Minas Gerais folk tunes, African rhythms , Villa Lobos - all fused into a wholly singular
style.
During a career that has spanned more than 20 years, Nascimento ' s deep! y moving
music and rich, astonishing voice have captivated audiences from Rio de Janeiro to
Tokyo to Paris to Buenos Aires to New York. Among his fans are jazz luminaries Herbie
Hancock, Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter and George Duke, all of whom have collaborated
with the Brazilian singer/songwriter.
Sarah Vaughan covered threeNascimentotunes on her 1987 Brazilian Romance LP
and the Manhattan Transfer recorded "Viola Violar" on their Grammy Award-winning
Brasil album. David Byrne chose two Nascimento songs ("S an Vincente" and "Anima") •
for his hit Brazilian sampler Brazilian Classics/: Beliza Tropical.
Nascimento's acclaimed '88 Columbia debut album Yauarete included Herbie
Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Paul Simon and Quincy Jones as guests and introduced the
Brazilian star to a mainstream North American audience for the first time. Also in
'88, Milton kicked off the first episode of David Sanborn's NBC "Night Music"
show with a moving performance and appeared on Showtime cable channel 's "Coast
to Coast" hosted by Herbie Hancock.
Over the years, Nascimento has become Brazil's most popular musician and a
major international star. He's also become something of a political leader, singing

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Joseph Jarman/Thurman Barker, Bobby
Watson, Jazz Fest Previews, Films & More!

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Thurman
Barker/
Joseph
Jarman
Tom Lee Music Hall
May 12 • 8 PM • $12

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as an array of bells,
gongs and "little
instruments".
Thurman
Barker and Joseph
Jarman play
conceptually
challenging, arresting
music. This wi ll be a
rare opportunity to
hear these artists in
such an intimate
situation.

After leaving Blakey, Watson
formed a band with pianist
Mulgrew Mi ller, bassist Curtis
Lundy and drummer Kenny
Washington and recorded
Beatitudes, their first album
together, in 1983 . The quartet was
expanded to a sextet with vibist
Steve Nelson and percussionist
Dom Um Romao for the
subsequent album Jewel.
Watson's astonishing
adaptability has been heard with
many other ensembles, large and
small. These cover an
extraordinarily broad spectrum
including Charlie Persip's
Superband, the adventurous and
improvisational 29th Street
Saxophone Quartet, George
Coleman's hard-bop group, Sam
River's Winds of Manhattan, and
even Panama Francis and the
Savoy Sultans.

jazz
avant garde meet for an evening
Joseph
of extraordinary music.
Jarman:
Self described "house
"Music is a
drummer for the new music",
language that
Thurman Barker has worked
can be spoken
many different
with many of the biggest names in
ways."
creative music including Sam
Rivers, Cecil Taylor and Anthony
Braxton. Multi-instrumentalist
classical studies,
Joseph Jarman is best known as
Barker developed a concept of
a member of the Art Ensemble of
controlled freedom, freedom with
Chicago. He is one of the most
discipline, that has made him one
fiercely creative players in the
of the most in demand players in
world today.
creative music for a quarter of a
Drummer/percussionist
century.
Thurman Barker became
Born in Little Rock,
interested in the drums in high
Arkansas in 193 7, Joseph Jarman
school. His parents sent him to
was raised in Chicago. Returning
study twice a week at the
Arts Club Revue
home in 1965 after military
American Conservatory of Music,
Theatre
service, Jarman was drawn to the
where he worked on snare drum
music of the AACM. There he met May13•8PM•$18
and music theory, then graduated
Roscoe Mitchell, Famoudou Don
to the drum kit. Early influences
Moye, Malachi Favors and Lester
were records he listened to by
Bowie. Together they formed the
Cozy Cole ("Topsy"), the
The multi-talented Bobby
Art Ensemble of Chicago, a
Cannonball Adderley Sextet and
Bobby Watson:
Watson
is one of the most
radical
band
of
saxophones,
flutes,
Oscar Peterson with Louie
Soaring alto sax ... echoes
important
young
alto
saxophonists
' clarinets, trumpet, bass and
Bellson.
of
Bird, Johnny Hodges
to emerge in the 1980s. His
percussion that mixed elements of
His association with
and Cannonball.
contributions to one of Art
music and political theatre into a
Chicago's AACM (Association
Blakey's youngest Jazz
unique chemistry of collective
for the Advancement of Creative
In 1988, Watson signed with
Messengers line-ups have brought
improvisation, individual
Musicians) began in '64 when he
the highly touted Blue Note record
him international acclaim.
expression and group discipline.
was still in high school. A school
label. His debut recording, No
Born in Lawrence, Kansas in
Jarman
has
recorded
over
50
mate (the son of AACM founder
Question About It, showcased his
albums with the Art Ensemble, but 1953, Watson first studied piano
Muha! Richard Abrams) told
talents to a much wider audience.
and clarinet before taking up the
maintains that "music is a
Barker of an experimental group
In fact, Watson has now
tenor and alto saxophones in high
language that can be spoken many
that his father rehearsed every
established a unique voice with his
school.
After studying at the
ways",
a
philosophy
which
has
led
Monday night. His first rehearsal
raw emotional power, bebop
University of Miami, Watson
him into many and varied creative
with them introduced him to
virtuosity, melodic grace and
graduated with a degree in music
situations. He collaborates
Abrams, Joseph Jarman, Braxton,
rhythmic grit. Watson's searing
composition.
regularly
with
dancers
and
visual
Lester Bowie, Roscoe Mitchell
signature sound - with it's echoes
Arriving in New York in '76,
artists, and incorporates these
and Henry Threadgill.
of Bird, Hodges and Cannonball one of his first gigs was with
elements fearlessly into his own
At first confused by Muhal's
is likewise singular.
guitarist Roland Prince and
solo performances.
instructions to "just play what you
For his Vancouver debut,
drummer Billy Higgins. Watson's
Beyond his finesse with
hear but don't give me any time or
Watson is joined by Victor Lewis
fiery alto soon caught the attention
woodwind instruments, Jarman
beat", Barker began investigating
drums, Edward Simon piano,
of drummer Art Blakey and, in
plays a variety of percussion
the music of drummers Tony
Carroll Dashiell bass and Melton
1978, he began a four and a half
instruments including vibes,
Willliams and Elvin Jones. He
Mustafa trumpet.
year stay as a Jazz Messenger.
marimba and balophone, as well
could hear freedom within form in
their music. Combined with his
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Bobby
Watson
and
Horizon
Expanding
Horizons

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Jazz Festival Sneak Previews·
du Maurier Ltd. International Jazz Festival Vancouver June 22 - July 2, 1990

Johnny
Winter
Commodore • 10 PM
June 26 • $20
Blazing, guitar-powered

\I blues! Lean and ferocious music
Scott Hamilton: Music
that comes on swinging
and never stops.

Concord
All-Stars
Playhouse • 8 PM
June 23 • $20
From Concord Records ... An
evening of distinguished mainstream jazz. Featuring ... Harry
"Sweets" Edison ... truly one of
the all time great trumpeters ... he's
known for his distinctive sound
and irresistible personal eloquence. He's enhanced the vocal
artistry of Billie Holiday, Sarah
Vaughan and Nat King Cole, and
has been featured in the big bands
of Buddy Rich, Quincy Jones and
Nelson Riddle. His recording with
Ben Webster is a classic ... Monty
Alexander's early piano playing
drew comparisons to the great
Oscar Peterson and Ahmad Jamal,
but he quickly established his own
style. Fusing the folk influences of
his native Caribbean homeland
with the jazz tradition, Alexander
has a reputation as one of the
world's finest pianists ...
Saxophonist Scott Hamilton
possesses one of the biggest,
warmest tenor sounds since Ben
Webster and Coleman Hawkins.
He has played with such greats as
Benny Carter, Rosemary Clooney,
and Roy Eldr;dge ... Music that
comes on swinging and never
stops, the Concord All-Stars!
Featuring Canadian jazz great
Terry Clarke - drums and Ed Wise
- bass.

Looking Ahead

Johnny Winter: Blazing
guitar-powered blues.

... an American music legend. A
recording artist for almost 30
years, guitarist Johnny Winter
burst from the Texas bar scene in
the late '60s to become an

Jazz On Film
Pacific Cinematheque
June 19-21, 1990
Coastal Jazz and Blues
Society and Pacific
Cinematheque present three
special evenings of jazz on film.

Tuesday June 19
7 PM Bertrand Tavernier's
Round Midnight, featuring an
Academy A ward nominated
performance by Dexter Gordon.
9 PM Bruce Weber's Let's Get
Lost, a beautiful black and white
tribute to Chet Baker,
encompassing the trumpeter's
world of hard drugs and cool
passion. L.A. based film
collector Mark Cantor will
introduce four programs
especially constructed for
Vancouver audiences.

Wednesday, June 20
7 PM Good Morning Blues:
60 Years of Blues on Film.
Highlights the rural blues
tradition . . . rare footage of Son
House, Lightnin' Hopkins and
Howlin' Wolf .. . traces the rise
of urban styles, featuring
vocalists like Ida Cox and Bessie
Smith, postwar hipsters Louis
Jordan and Big Joe Turner, and
guitarists like Buddy Guy and
B.B.King.

9 PM Harlem Shout: The
Black Entertainers. Cotton
Club and the Apollo Theatre
regulars Ellington, Basie, Cab
Calloway and Benny Carter,
the Harlem scene of the '30s
and '40s boasted an rich
tradition of novelty entertainers,
from pianist Fats Waller to the
dance styles of "Bojangles"
Robinson and The Nicholas
Brothers.

Thursday, June 21
7 PM Swing It, Sister: Great
Jazz Vocalists. It's hard to
picture much of today's popular
music without the likes of Ella
Fitzgerald, Billy Holiday, Anita
O' Day and Sarah Vaughan.
Also included are Nat "King"
Cole, Mel Torme, Lambert,
Hendricks and Ross and more.
9:30 PM Jazz Impressions:
The Giants of Jazz. From Bird,
Django and Monk through the
hard bop of Blakey and Lee
Morgan, the explorations of
Coltrane, Mingus, Dolphy,
Rahsaan Roland Kirk and Sun
Ra ... also, Oscar Peterson and
West Coast cool-jazzers like Art
Pepper and Chet Baker.

archetypal guitar hero. Johnny
became a professional musician at ·
age 14, when he and his keyboardwizard brother Edgar formed
Johnny and the Jammers in their
home town of Beaumont, Texas.
They were a phenomenon, winning
talent shows and eventually a
recording contract. Their first single,
"Schoolday Blues", was released
when Johnny was just 15! In 1968,
Rolling Stone magazine made him
an overnight celebrity with a cover
story. Winter signed with Columbia
Records and released a series of
classic blues LPs. His latest record,
Winter of '88 (MCA), is contemporary blues firmly rooted in tradition.
Winter has stuck to his guns and
never stopped rocking.

Milton Nascimento
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against apartheid and injustice,
defending the rainforests and
environment, aud having his tune
"Coracao de Estudante" used as the
theme song of the Brazilian
movement for democracy in 1985.
Mi/tons is _Nascimento ' s
current recording for CBS. It's a
great musical testament from the
man Pat Metheny calls " ... my
musical idol ... he is the greatest; he
is above criticism, fantastic ... it's
impossible to measure the emotion."
We agree. Expect a special
evening - the opening night launch
of the 1990 du Maurier Ltd.
International Jazz Festival with the
Vancouver debut of Milton
Nascimento and his all-Brazilian
band. Be there!
Tickets are $27.50, $24.50,
$20.50. On sale now at all Ticketmaster locations, Black Swan
Records, Highlife Records and
through the Coastal Jazz and Blues
Society office.
Charge by phone: 280-4444

Ticket Discounts! On all CJBS concerts for Jazz Friends and Students.
Available only through the Jazz Hotline 682-0706.
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The Third
Annual
Celebration
of Sound
Art Exhibit

Glass Slipper Benefit
Fri. & Sat. • June 1, 2
9 PM - 1 AM • $1 O at the door
Glass Slipper
185 East 11th Ave. (at Main)

6 BANDS! Chief Feature, Garbo's Hat, Jade, Lunar Adventures,
Roger Baird & Sirius Ensemble, Taylor/Kane Explosion.

June 19 - July 5
Community Arts
Council Gallery
837 Davie Street
Opening Reception
June19 • 8 - 10PM
Free Admission
Paul Plim ley - Solo Piano
Once again, Coastal Jazz and Blues
Society is proud to present an exhibit
featuring work by some of Vancouver ' s finest artists.
Celebration of Sound has
become a yearly event which explores
the connection between the visual arts
and musical expression. Artists to be
featured include Cindy Caird, Rod
Filbrandt, Rod Heinz, Marlene
Madison, Cynthia Nugent, Shelly
Schaffer, Diane Simpson, Larry
Svirchev and Lindsay Young. The
work includes oil paintings,
watercolors , animation, sculpture and
photography.
We thank Joe Warnock and Dee
Dee Smith for their invaluable
contributions to the exhibit. Larry
Svirchev acknowledges the assistance
of Abbott & Tincombe
Photographic Services, 2028 West
4th Ave. , Vancouver (736-0171 ).
In addition to a collection of
music-influenced paintings and
sculpture on the lower floor, the
upper gallery will feature a
retrospective of jazz happenings in
Vancouver over the last forty years,
including photographs, posters, news
clippings and other memorabilia.
While viewing the jazz art, enjoy the
art of jazz as performed by Paul
Plimley. Paul is a talented composer
and certainly one of Canada' s finest
and most adventurous pianists. Paul
will perform a free concert at the
opening reception.
Art! Jazz! Refreshmrnts!
Plan to be there.
Curated by Jeffrey Turner.

Slip into something ...
Celebrate Vancouver 's creative music scene and cantribute to a fund to upgrade the comfort and
aesthetics of the Glass Slipper.
Coastal Jazz and Blues Society and New Orchestra Workshop are hosting a benefit featuring six
of Vancouver ' s most dynamic creative music groups. Three bands will perform each night beginning
at 9 PM. Refreshments will be available.
All proceeds will be used to purchase new furniture , including comfortable chairs and tables, to
make 'The Slipper" a better fit fo r audiences. The community plans to use the Gl ass Sli pper on a
regular basis for the presentation of local, national and international performing artists.
Plans are in the air to design an interior which reflects the creativity and personality of the
contemporary jazz and new music community. A few bucks are needed to buy material s and
supplies, so come down , dig the sounds, and help create a space for you and the night and the music.

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Jazz Festival Pass
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Become a Jazz Friend before June 1, 1990 and you ' ll be
eligible for the draw for a pass to all Festival shows at the
Commodore, Vancouver East Cultural Centre and Western
Front (Value $360). In addition, all Jazz Friends receive
discounts on tickets for year-round productions and on
Festival passes for one year.
(See "Jazz Friend" below for details.)

Last Call For Festival
Volunteers!
We still require Festival
volunteers in a variety of areas
including Staging,
Transportation,
Communications/Office and
Hospitality. Please contact
Jeffrey Turner by April 30.
Meetings for all crews will be
held in May.

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To become a Jazz Friend, send your donation by personal cheque or money
order payable to Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, 435 West Hastings Street, 2nd
Floor, Vancouver, B.C. V6B 1L4.
Donation Enclosed:
• $50 Contributor (I Jazz Pass Entry)

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• $100 Sponsor (2 Entries)
• $1000 Lifetime (10 Entries)

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For supporting the music, Jazz Friends receive a tax receipt, special discounts on tickets &
passes for concerts and festival events, and a chance to win a pass to all Commodore, VECC
and Western Front shows during the 1990 Jazz Festival. (Value $360) Draw date: June 1, 1990. 1

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