Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Danny Hull: Musically This Week Vol XV, No 43

Hello friends.  Setting the record for the latest invitation ever...

Tuesday, 7/16 at Milkie's Elmwood     
Larry Covelli, tenor saxophone   
7:00 - 10:00
Patty Flaherty, vocals     Craig Kastelnik, Hammond B-3 
Larry Covelli, tenor saxophone     Patty Flaherty, vocals     Craig Kastelnik, Hammond B-3    Ralph Fava, guitar     your host, drum set
Can I quote my father here?  Considering the above referenced personnel, if you don't make this hit tonight, "you need your head examined".  My dad would say that.  "Brainless"  was another one, whether it be a reference to one of my many human failings, or that of a fellow driver.  But really - Larry Covelli with Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik, all in town this week only?  Sometimes the stars do align.  Join us in air conditioned comfort.  Milkie's on Elmwood is at the intersection of West Utica & Elmwood Avenue.  882-5881

Wednesday, 7/17 at Hennepin Gazebo, Lewiston    
The Upstate Express
 7:00 - 9:00
The Upstate Express
Ronnie Corsaro - piano & arrangements     Tim Clarke - trumpet     Ricky Fleming - trombone     Russ D'Alba & Kenny Kuriscak - saxophones     Wayne Moose - bass     yours truly - drum set
Rained out last week, but there's no sign of the evil precip this week...  Ronnie's summer tradition begins in earnest.  Skillfully orchestrated arrangements, inventive soloists, and music you can tap a toe to.  A free concert series thanks to Ronnie's connections with the moneyed politicos...  Please join us.

Thursday, 7/18 at Russell Park in Akron 
Laurie Bordonaro, vocals  
    12:00 - 1:00

Laurie Bordonaro, vocals     George Kane, guitar     Wayne Moose, bass     your correspondent, drum set
Laurie is fearless isn't she?  It's now time to try something completely different.  There is no breathing guitarist that is more sensitive than George Thomas Kane.  And Wayne Moose is not only an accomplished bassist, but he does a mean impersonation of Opie Taylor.   As an added bonus, the legendary Guy's Subs is strategically located on the very boundary of Russell Park.  If you've made the trip to Mayberry, & you haven't stopped at Guy's, you've wasted a trip.

Friday, 7/19 at Wegman's Niagara Falls Blvd   
The Dave Scott Trio
  5:00 - 7:00
The Dave Scott Trio
Dave Scott keeps it real.  He welcomes the challenge of leading a guitar trio.  Think about that.  No one else is comping for you, and the only other soloists are your bassist and your drummer (God help you...)  And further, Dave never looks at a lead sheet to get him get through a tune.  That's impressive.  OK, it's easy for me to wax philosophic.  I don't have to negotiate chord changes.  But I've worked with world class musicians who need that music stand.  Not Dave.  He plays without a net.  And that is musicianship.

Sunday, 7/21 at Old Falls Street USA
Bobby Jones, piano
:00 - 5:002
Bobby Jones, piano     Jerry Livingston, bass     dh, drum set
On Old Falls Street directly across from the new NCCC Culinary Arts Center.

Upcoming at Milkie's Elmwood
Tuesday, 7/23 Jay Bianchi & Gary Keller
Tuesday, 7/30 Mike Costley
Tuesday, 8/6 Mike Kaupa
Tuesday, 8/13 Kenny Kuriscak & Tim Clarke
Tuesday, 8/27 trioPAYAZZO plus 2
Tuesday, 10/15 Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik

links...

It's both, but I appreciate the sentiment...
It ain't the heat, it's the humility.
 - Yogi Berra

Health,
Hope,
Dialogue,
Respect,
Tolerance,
Friendships,
dan
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Sunday, July 7, 2013

Danny Hull: Musically This Week Vol XV, No 42

Hello friends.  This week and next...

Today, 7/7 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery     2:00 - 4:30
Cindy Miller, vocals     Lisa Hasselback, piano     Wayne Moose, bass     your correspondent, drum set
As of 11:45 this morning, we're still on.  Skies will be overcast, but rain has been removed from the forecast until later tonight.  You've heard Cindy at all three of our Tuesday venues, but the larger Art Gallery audience will now hear just how extraordinary she is.  Thanks to the generosity of Stan Lipsey and the efforts of contractor Don Metz, we likely hold claim to the longest running free jazz series in the country, if not the world over.  I have a tiny bit of inside information that I'll risk sharing, at the expense of publicizing a confidence: The Buffalo News has not been the sole sponsor of this long-running, free concert series.  Stan Lipsey himself has contributed a significant amount of his own money over these last thirty-plus years in order to offer this outstanding cultural event to his community.  And as to his contribution, the jazz series is only the proverbial tip of the iceberg.  His leadership and generosity were essential to the restoration of the Frank Lloyd Martin House restoration.  Thank you Stan, for your vision, your leadership, and your philanthropy.  Enjoy your well-earned retirement, and know that your community is indebted to you for your benefaction and your tireless energy.

Tuesday, 7/9 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
Wednesday, 7/10 at Hennepin Gazebo, Lewiston     7:00 - 9:00
The Upstate Express
Ronnie Corsaro - piano & arrangements     Tim Clarke - trumpet     John Hasselback, Jr - trombone     Russ D'Alba & Kenny Kuriscak - saxophones     Wayne Moose - bass     your host - drum set
Ronnie's summer concert series begins at Milkie's this week and then goes for six consecutive Wednesdays at the gazebo in Lewiston.  If you're not inclined to transit the Grand Island bridges, then a visit to Milkie's Elmwood this Tuesday is your only recourse.  And really, with few exceptions, where can you hear a septet such as this one?  Skillfully orchestrated arrangements, inventive soloists, and music you can tap a toe to: The Upstate Express...  Milkie's on Elmwood is at the intersection of West Utica & Elmwood Avenue.  882-5881

next Sunday, 7/14 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery     2:00 - 4:30
Mike Costley, vocals     Bobby Militello, saxophone & flute     Bobby Jones, piano     Chuck Buffamonte, guitar     Bill Staebell, bass     dh, drum set
A Buffalo success story comes home.  Now an established artist in LA and Palm Springs, Mike's formative years took place on the varied and sundry stages of our Niagara Frontier.  There was a time when musicians and singers could make a living in Buffalo.  Mike Costley, Anne Fadale, Dick Fadale, Bobby Jones, Bobby Militello, Patty Flaherty, and a host of others owned this town in the 70's.  But since finding opportunity and a wider audience in Los Angeles, Mike has gone on to appear with the likes of Tony Bennett, Keely Smith, Jerry Vale, Glen Campbell, Vic Damone, and Jack Jones.  The feelings will most certainly run deep next Sunday when Mike reconvenes with long-time friends Militello and Jones, and performs again for his original home town audience.

next Tuesday, 7/16 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
Larry Covelli, tenor saxophone     Patty Flaherty, vocals     Craig Kastelnik, Hammond B-3     Chuck Buffamonte, guitar     your host, drum set

Upcoming at Milkie's Elmwood
Tuesday, 7/23 Jay Bianchi & Gary Keller
Tuesday, 7/30 Mike Costley
Tuesday, 8/6 Mike Kaupa
Tuesday, 8/13 Kenny Kuriscak & Tim Clarke
Tuesday, 8/27 trioPAYAZZO plus 2
Tuesday, 10/15 Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik

links...

Do you think they're cutting the Instrumental Music programs in Holland?

To persevere...
I think I just put one foot in front of the other and wasn't discouraged by setbacks.  There are an awful lot of great musicians out there.  It's about hanging in there, working hard, and being ready for a break when and if it occurs.  That's really all you can do.  Work hard and hope you get lucky.
 - saxophonist David Sanborn

Health,
Hope,
Dialogue,
Respect for life,
Tolerance,
Friendships,
dan
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Danny Hull: Musically This Week Vol XV, No 41

Hello friends.  Here's this week's invitation.

Tuesday, 7/2 at Milkie's Elmwood  
Vince Ercolomento, tenor saxophone
   7:00 - 10:00
Vince Ercolomento, tenor saxophone     Joe Chiappone, guitar     Peter Chwazik, bass     your host, drum set
I need your help with this if you can make it.  Here's the deal: If we have a full house, Mike Milkie doesn't care what planet the musicians are from.  But when I bring in cats from out of town, and we don't draw, I hear about it.  Since this gig's inception, my simple philosophy has been to present accomplished musicians playing creative, indigenous music.  Build it, and they will come.  But I'm not responsible for paying the bills at Milkie's Elmwood.  The curious dynamic here is directly related to human nature.  When we book a local favorite, we get an audience.  Simple.  But if our guest artists don't have a local following because, well, they're not local, we need our faithful to have our back.  Of the three names above, you probably know who Vince Ercolomento is.  If you're a tenor player, you definitely do, because you have high regard for your esteemed colleague.  Vince is an old school powerhouse - think Hank Mobley or George Coleman (who Vince studied with by the way).  His sound and his fearless improvisations are the stuff of legend in his native Rochester.  Ithaca's Peter Chwazik has done our gig before, but way back at our curiously lit Main Street location.  And Joe Chiappone I'll meet for the first time this Tuesday.  True, there's comfort in the familiar.  But there's inspiration in that which is new.  We do hope you'll join us.  Milkie's on Elmwood is at the intersection of West Utica & Elmwood Avenue.  882-5881

Sunday, 7/7 at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery  
   2:00 - 4:30
Cindy Miller, vocals     Lisa Hasselback, piano     Wayne Moose, bass     your correspondent, drum set
I just checked.  The forecast for next Sunday calls for a 20% chance of precipitation, and a 100% guarantee of inspired vocals from a diminutive, hard-swinging singer.  You've heard Cindy at all three of our Tuesday venues, but the larger Art Gallery audience will now hear just how extraordinary she is.  Thanks to the generosity of Stan Lipsey and the efforts of contractor Don Metz, we likely hold claim to the longest running free jazz series in the country, if not the world over.  I have a tiny bit of inside information that I'll risk sharing, at the expense of publicizing a confidence: The Buffalo News has not been the sole sponsor of this free concert series.  Stan Lipsey himself has contributed a significant amount of his own money over these last thirty-plus years in order to offer this outstanding cultural event to his community.  And as to his contribution, the jazz series is only the proverbial tip of the iceberg.  His leadership and generosity were essential to the restoration of the Frank Lloyd Martin House restoration.  Thank you Stan, for your vision, your leadership, and your philanthropy.  Enjoy your well-earned retirement, and know that your community is indebted to you for your benefaction and your tireless energy.

next at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
The Upstate Express
Ronnie Corsaro - piano & arrangements     Tim Clarke - trumpet     John Hasselback, Jr - trombone     Russ D'Alba & Kenny Kuriscak - saxophones     Wayne Moose - bass     your host - drum set

Upcoming at Milkie's Elmwood
Tuesday, 7/16 Larry Covelli, Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik
Tuesday, 7/23 Jay Bianchi & Gary Keller
Tuesday, 7/30 Mike Costley
Tuesday, 8/6 Mike Kaupa
Tuesday, 8/13 Kenny Kuriscak & Tim Clarke
Tuesday, 8/27 trioPAYAZZO plus 2
Tuesday, 10/15 Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik



links...

July 4, 1776...
I am well aware of the toil and blood and treasure it will cost us to maintain this declaration, and support and defend these states.  Yet through all the gloom I see the rays of ravishing light and glory.  I can see that the end is worth all the means.  This is our day of deliverance.
 - John Adams

Health,
Hope,
Dialogue,
Respect for life,
Tolerance,
Friendships,
dan
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Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Danny Hull: Musically This Week Vol XV, No 40

Hello friends.  This week...

Tuesday, 6/25 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
Russ Carere, Sr - saxophone & flute     James Vincent Calabrese - piano     Buddy Fadale - bass     your host - drum set
The patriarch is the headliner this week, but we could easily bill the night as "An Evening With the Careres".  Russ has invited his good friends Jim Calabrese & Buddy Fadale to start things off, but word is that the larger Carere Clan is going to contribute as the show proceeds.  Proof that "the family that plays together, stays together"...  Can you join us?  An extended family of friends and listeners will make for an exceptional evening of energy, camaraderie, and an in-the-moment rendering of our indigenous musical art form.  Milkie's on Elmwood is at the intersection of West Utica & Elmwood Avenue.  882-5881

Wednesday, 6/26 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:15 - 9:15
Buffalo Brass open rehearsal [[SORRY 6/26 CANCELED]]
These biweekly Wednesday rehearsals are starting to take on a life of their own.  We're drawing an audience, and listeners are getting an inside audit as to how a big band develops its group sound and identity.  Feel free to stop in.

next Tuesday, 7/2 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
Vince Ercolomento, tenor saxophone     Joe Chiappone, guitar     Peter Chwazik, bass     your host, drum set

Upcoming at Milkie's Elmwood
Tuesday, 7/9 The Upstate Express
Tuesday, 7/16 Patty Flaherty, Craig Kastelnik, & Larry Covelli
Tuesday, 7/23 Jay Bianchi
Tuesday, 7/30 Mike Costley
Tuesday, 8/13 Kenny Kuriscak & Tim Clarke
Tuesday, 8/27 trioPAYAZZO plus 2
Tuesday, 10/15 Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik

links...

So live it to its fullest...
Summer's lease hath all too short a date.
 - William Shakespeare

Health,
Hope,
Dialogue,
Respect for life,
Tolerance,
Friendships,
dan
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Sunday, June 16, 2013

Danny Hull: Musically This Week Vol XV, No 39

Hello friends.  This week...

Tuesday, 6/18 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
The Western New York Jazz Orchestra
Dave Kayne - piano, arranger, composer
Jim Bohm, Mark Filsinger, Joe Martino, Paul Wos - trumpets
Dave DeWitt, John Hasselback, Alan Jaenecke, Lon Gormley, Brian Poulan - trombones
Brian Tervo, Craig Incontro, Ken Kuriscak, Ken Witman, Chris Peracciny - saxes
Mike Moser - guitar
Cameron Kayne - bass
your host - drum set
The above, ladies & gentlemen, is a big band appearing this Tuesday at Milkie's Elmwood.  Need I say more?  OK, more...  The Western New York Jazz Orchestra is a living, playing  actualization of Dave Kayne's body of work.  Every composition, save one tune by trombonist Dave DeWitt, is from the fertile, musical mind of Dave Kayne.  You'll hear standards you know, all artistically arranged by Dave, and you'll hear music written and arranged only for this band.  If you want a table in the main room, you should plan to get there early.  This same band had an overflow crowd at the Iris in June of 2011, and that's a big room.  There's free parking in the bank lot on Elmwood.  And a dollar buys you a parking spot in a metered lot directly across the street from the club on West Utica.  We could not have planned a more exciting way to kick off the summer of 2013.  We hope to see you.  Milkie's on Elmwood is at the intersection of West Utica & Elmwood Avenue.  882-5881

Friday, 6/21 at Wegman's Dick Rd     6:00 - 8:00
The Magpies
George Kane, guitar     Tim Clarke, trumpet     John Werick, bass     your correspondent, drum set
Dinner with The Magpies...  OK, so it's not the Roycroft.  But you can't get dinner for six bucks at the Roycroft either.  If you are one to haunt the busy intersection of George Urban & Dick Rd come dinnertime Friday, you know where to find us.

next Tuesday, 6/25 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
Russ Carere, Sr - saxophone & flute     James Vincent Calabrese - piano     Buddy "don't call me John" Fadale - bass     your host - drum set

Upcoming at Milkie's Elmwood
Tuesday, 7/2 Vince Ercolomento
Tuesday, 7/9 The Upstate Express
Tuesday, 7/16 Larry Covelli
Tuesday, 7/23 Doug Stone
Tuesday, 7/30 Mike Costley
Tuesday, 8/13 Kenny Kuriscak & Tim Clarke
Tuesday, 8/27 trioPAYAZZO plus 2
Tuesday, 10/15 Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik

links...

Just like his heart, presuming he has one...
It's very easy to blame an inanimate object.
 - George Kollitides, CEO of Freedom Group - The "Freedom" Group owns the firearms maker that produces the assault weapon used at Sandy Hook Elementary.  Pathetic...

Health,
Hope,
Dialogue,
Respect for life,
Tolerance,
Friendships,
dan
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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Danny Hull: Musically This Week Vol XV, No 38

Hello friends.  This week...

Tuesday, 6/11 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
Barbara Jean, vocals

Barbara Jean, vocals     Michael T. Jones, piano     Cameron Kayne, bass     your host, drum set
Small world...  Just last night I played an alumni gathering at SUNY Fredonia, and got talking to a 1963 music department graduate.  Ms. Harp (who plays trumpet - insert your own word-play joke here.) is from Jamestown, and she seemed to know every musician from her home town.  Knowing none of whom she mentioned, I asked "Do you know Barbara Jean?"  And Ms. Harp's eyes lit up.  "I love Barbara Jean!  She writes her own tunes you know.  Her husband Steve is a keyboard player..."  And if Ms. Harp didn't then get interrupted by another 1963 celebrant, I might still be hearing the praise and history of this week's featured guest.  The truth is, we love her too.  She's a sweet, genuine fellow musician with a cherry-eyed view of the world.  Her singing style is direct and unaffected, which is pretty much another way of describing Barbara Jean herself.  No bravado, no affectation, no insecure attempt to divert your attention from the song to her...  She's simply a treasure and a joy to know.  And yes - she writes her own material.  Clever lyrics, singable melodies (obviously), and a harmonic concept out the Great American Songbook.  If you've heard her at our venue, or at the Art Gallery, or at the Lewiston Jazz Festival, then you know what I mean.  If this will be your first time, you'll love her too.  Fellow musicians, bring your horn.  Milkie's on Elmwood is at the intersection of West Utica & Elmwood Avenue.  882-5881

Wednesday, 6/12 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:15 - 9:15
Buffalo Brass Open Rehearsal
I think it's the location and the intimacy.  We're starting to get the open rehearsal audience that we didn't get at the Iris.  And when you put "intimacy", "big band", and "rehearsal" in the same sentence, it makes for an interesting experience for the listener.  If you get there early enough, you can secure a bar stool a mere two feet from the rhythm section.  Powerful.

next Tuesday, 6/18 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
The Western New York Jazz Orchestra

Upcoming at Milkie's Elmwood
Tuesday, 6/25 Russ Carere, Sr
Tuesday, 7/2 Vince Ercolomento
Tuesday, 7/9 The Upstate Express
Tuesday, 7/16 trioPAYAZZO Ainse que Deux
Tuesday, 7/23 Doug Stone
Tuesday, 7/30 Mike Costley
Tuesday, 8/13 Kenny Kuriscak & Tim Clarke
Tuesday, 10/15 Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik

links...

Cheery-eyed optimism...
Today is the best day of the week.
 - Barbara Jean

Health,
Hope,
Dialogue,
Respect,
Tolerance,
Friendships,
dan
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Monday, June 3, 2013

Danny Hull: Musically This Week Vol XV, No 37

Hello friends.  This week...

Tuesday, 6/4 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
Russ D'Alba, saxophone     George Kane, guitar     Wayne Moose, bass     your host, drum set
A reprise!  Usually, when we invite Russ D'Alba to do our gig, he'll contemplate, and then come up with a rhythm section we haven't tried before.  Russ is a smart guy, and he likes to challenge himself.  But once you've spoiled yourself with the musicianship that guitarist George Kane and bassist Wayne Moose bring to the bandstand, it's hard to look away.  This quartet did a date together back in June, and Russell's call was to do it again.  So we honor his muse, and present Russ in his preferred company.  Join us if you can, bring your horn, sit-in, and help us keep the music in the air.  Milkie's on Elmwood is at the intersection of West Utica & Elmwood Avenue.  882-5881

next Tuesday, 6/11 at Milkie's Elmwood     7:00 - 10:00
Barbara Jean, vocals     Michael T. Jones, piano     Cameron Kayne, bass     your host, drum set

Upcoming at Milkie's Elmwood
Tuesday, 6/25 Russ Carere, Sr
Tuesday, 6/18 Western New York Jazz Orchestra
Tuesday, 7/2 Vince Ercolomento
Tuesday, 7/9 The Upstate Express
Tuesday, 7/16 trioPAYAZZO Ainse que Deux
Tuesday, 7/23 Doug Stone
Tuesday, 7/30 Mike Costley
Tuesday, 8/13 Kenny Kuriscak & Tim Clarke
Tuesday, 10/15 Patty Flaherty & Craig Kastelnik

links...

the seasons' fountain of youth...
What is one to say about June, the time of perfect young summer, the fulfillment of the promise of the earlier months, and with as yet no sign to remind one that its fresh young beauty will ever fade.
 - Gertrude Jekyll

Health,
Hope,
Dialogue,
Respect,
Tolerance,
Friendships,
dan
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