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3 SCENE he big news on Buffal o lastmonthwasthe appear - of three of jazz' gr eatest musi c ians on th e ir ;ct i ve instruments . he four noght engage ment of th e Elvm Jon es tet at the Tr a lfamador e Cafe not only proved that o os stoll in top form, but that Buffal o is will mg op po rt bog name co nt empor ary Jaz z. Except for orst show on Thur sda y no ght (due to a fowled up noon) the band was on for e. he great DIZzy Gill espi e will play thP Stat ler's ot own Room th r ough Apnl 4; and Sonny Rollms 3 conce rt at U.B. Mar ch 26. Some words about · perf ormanc es next month . lso at the Statl er wer e Bucky Ptzzarel!t & R oy tdge. Each was supe rb . Sp1der Martm 's sets wer e op one nted for the room and I mi ssed hi s f or mer 1 mer Virgtl Day . he Tr a lfamador e cont1nued the ir week -e nd jazz th e best in loc al group s, & Ja ck Dam e/ 's con t1nue s oe place to be on Tu es . and Sun. noght s . Th e New ' was stoll on residence at Papagayo. Bou rbon St . offe r ed Jazz Wed . & Sat . ni ght s. -OR'S COLUMN d loke to thank all of you that came out to hear 1 Jones last month. I hope you enjoyed the music, you carr be assured that we will continue to bring ome contemporary jazz groups . ·he fact that Jones' Quartet only played one set show has drawn some cnticism. We didn't know he played the first show that his poli cy is to play set straight through without a break . Some were an hour and some went for two . As near as I j tell, audience parti c ipation played a major role e length of the shows . Both Elvin & McCoy Tyner w this pol icy . As the over - used cliche goes - ve "paid their dues" andprefertofollowthis con- format to keep the attentoon and energy levels tantly climbing. Many clubs useawarm-upgroup , ve somply couldn't afford it . In the future, for Elvin lcCoy, we will if possible . ' egarding future concerts- it is always advisable oy lo ckets in advanc e. Th e re was pl enty of room for ? shows, but we hadtoturnpeopleaway on the last ts. Advance purchase assures you admission . s, of cou. rse, are forst come first serve - so Je as early as po ssible. Also, we' II be c utting o on the number of tickets sold to make th e cl ub ? comfortable. lvin said that it was one of the best engagements has had. "First clas s club and first class l e" he said, and he asked me to thank all who ode d. f it was your first time to the Tralfamadore- great jazz to be heard every weekend. welcome your comments. Write the BJR office . B.W. ML I 63 llJ z ::> r- !9 a: ft >- z z 0 (/) One of th e most excitong performers on th e jazz scene today os saxophonost Sonny Fortune. Whol e his maon onstrument is alto sax, he's equally profocient on soprano and flute. Sonny worked with the Mongo Santamaria Band before joining McCoy Tyner's group that included Calvin Hill & Alphonse Mouzon . He recorded three albums with Tyner, then went with Buddy Rich for a short tome beofre getting the call from Miles Davi s whom he joined in 1974 . During Miles' many br eaks: Fortune worked as a leader with his own groups on the East coast. Hos associatoon with Davis ended in April of 1975, paving the way for him to tour with h1s own qu 1 ntet. Sonny's group consists of musicians f ea tur ed on his two albums as a leader . Trumpeter Charf esSullo- van, on fact, has a fin e album of his own on St ra ta - East titled "Gen esis". Kenny Barron or John Hi cks alt erna t e on poano , as both ar e in great demand else· wher e. Barron has three discs of his own on Mus e and is a longtime member of th e Yusef Lat eef Quart et: Hocks was the original pianos! with Charl es Tolliver s Music Incorporated. His usual bass / dr ums team is Wayne Dockery & Chip Lyl e, fineyoungmusicianswho add a good deal to the group's colorful , per cu ssiv e, ompassooned sound .. When not soloing, Sonny adds some extra percussoon as well, showing Santamaria's n

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3 SCENE he big news on Buffal o lastmonthwasthe appear -

of three of jazz' greatest musi c ians on the ir ;ct i ve instruments . he four noght engagement of th e Elvm Jones tet at the Tralfamadore Cafe not only proved that o os stoll in top form, but that Buffal o is will mg opport bog name contemporary Jaz z . Except for ors t show on Thursda y no ght (due to a fow led up noon) th e band was on fore. he great DIZzy Gillespie will play thP Stat ler's otown Room th r ough Apnl 4; and Sonny Rollms 3 conce rt at U .B . March 26. Some words about · performances next month . lso at th e Statl er were Bucky Ptzzarel!t & Roy tdge. Each was supe rb . Sp1der Martm 's set s were op onented for the room and I mi ssed hi s former 1mer Virgtl Day. he Tra lfamadore cont1nued their week -end jazz th e best in loc al groups, & Jack Dam e/ 's cont1nue s oe place to be on Tues . and Sun. noghts . Th e New ' wa s stoll on r esidence at Papagayo. B ourbon St. offe r ed Jazz Wed . & Sat . ni ght s.

-OR'S COLUMN d loke to thank all of you that came out to hear

1 Jones last month. I hope you enjoyed the music, you carr be assured that we will continue to bring ome contemporary jazz groups . ·he fact that Jones' Quartet only played one set show has drawn some cnticism. We didn't know he played the first show that his poli cy is to play

set straight through without a break . Some were an hour and some went for two . As near as I

j tell, audience parti c ipation played a major role e length of the shows . Both Elvin & McCoy Tyner w this pol icy . As the over - used cliche goes -ve "paid their dues" andprefertofollowthis con­format to keep the attentoon and energy levels

tantly climbing. Many clubs useawarm-upgroup, ve somply couldn't afford it . In the future, for Elvin lcCoy, we will if possible . 'egarding future concerts- it is always advisable oy lo ckets in advance. Th ere was pl enty of room for ? shows, but we hadtoturnpeopleaway on the last ts. Advance purchase assures you admission . s, of cou.rse, are forst come first serve - so Je as early as possible. Also, we' II be cutting o on the number of tickets sold to make th e cl ub ? comfortable. lvin said that it was one of the best engagements ~roup has had. "First clas s club and first class le" he said, and he asked me to thank all who ode d. f it was your first time to the Tralfamadore­~·s great jazz to be heard every weekend. ~e welcome your comments. Write the BJR office .

B .W.

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63 llJ z ::> r- !9 ? ~ a: ft >-z z 0 (/)

One of th e most excitong performers on the jazz scene today os saxophonost Sonny Fortune. Whol e his maon onstrument is alto sax, he's equally profo c ient on soprano and flute.

Sonny worked with the Mongo Santamaria Band before joining McCoy Tyner's group that included Calvin Hill & Alphonse Mouzon . He recorded three albums with Tyner, then went with Buddy Rich for a short tome beofre getting the call from Miles Davi s whom he joined in 1974 . During Miles' many break s : Fortune worked as a leader with his own groups on the East coast. Hos associatoon with Davis ended in April of 1975, paving the way for him to tour with h1s own qu 1 ntet.

Sonny's group consists of musicians f eatured on his two albums as a leader . Trumpeter CharfesSullo­van, on fact, has a fine album of his own on St ra ta ­East titled "Genesis". Kenny Barron or John Hi cks alternat e on poano , as both are in great demand else· where. Barron has three discs of his own on Muse and is a longtime member of the Yusef Lateef Quartet: Hocks was the original pianos! with Charl es Tollivers Music Incorporated. His usual bass/ dr ums team is Wayne Dockery & Chip Lyl e, fineyoungmusicianswho add a good deal to the group's colorful , percu ssive, ompassooned sound .. When not soloing, Sonny adds some extra percussoon as well, showing Santamaria's

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influence. Sonny Fortune wi II appear at the T ralfamadore Cafe

Fri., Sat. & Sunday, April 23-25. Its part of the BJR Concert Series. There'll be two shows nightly at 9 & 12, with two sets per show. Tickets are $4, available at the Cafe & Record Runner.

A week earlier, the Tralfamadore is presenting New York Mary, an excellent jazz/ rock group made up of former members of the Maynard Ferguson Band . Shows wi II be at 9 & 12, Thurs . thru Sun., Apri I 15-18. See the ad in this issue.

At the Statler this month you'll find the likes of Dizzy Gillespie, Gap Mangione & Earl Hines, none of which needs an introduction.

How's that for a month of Jazz!

Illustration of Sonny Fortune by Sabrina Mayberry Smith.

SELECT DISCS

SONNY FORTUNE w/ McCoy Tyner Sahara- Mil estone 9039 Song for my Lady- Mile . 9044 Song of the New World - Mi I e. 9049 w/ Miles Davis Big Fun- Col . 32866 Get Up With It- Col . 33236 Agharta - Col. As a Leader

. Long Before our Mothers Cried - Strata East Awakening - Horizon 704

NEW YORK MARY

New York Mary - Arista 1019

EARL HINES Another Monday Date- Prestiqe 24043 At the Village Vanguard w/ Eidridge - Xanadu 10 Grand Reumon- Tnp 5557 Tea for Two- Black Li on 112 Live in Buffalo - lmprov (soon to be r elease<

BUFFALO NEWS Buffalo's pub I ic radio station, WBFO, conducts it

second fundraising drive from Apri 14- 10. The statio programs a great many hours of jazz weekly rangin from Sidney Bechet to Coltrane to the Art Ensembl of Chi cago . Tune in at88.7 FM and pl edge your suppor' To quote Elvin Jones "our artform (jazz) needs thi kind of publi c support ."

John Hunt, of BJR & WBFO fame, is spinning jaz discs at Birdie's 19th Hol e on Monday nights . Drop b and say hello, from 7- 10, on All en St ., just east< Mulligan 's brick bar .

The Buffal o Jazz Ensembl e presents a Sprin Festival Concert seri es at McKinl ey Auditorium, 150 Elmwood, April 11 & 25, The Sunday concerts wi II b held at 4 :30 PM and word is that there'll besom special guest stars! The BJE will also do a benef concert for WBFO on April 10 at the Fillmore Roorr SUNYAB .

The Shore Coffee House at the Church in the Shore line, 200 Niagara St . , f eatures live entertainment i

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•pen mike format. Jazz musi cians are invited to ' by alternate Saturday eves., 8- 12. Coffee, tea admission are free. Phone 842-0854.

:ORO NEWS 31 ue Note has announced that "twofers" of pre­•sly uni ssued sessions by McCoy Tyner and Elvin es will be out soon, as well as one from Ja ck1e _ean.

Correspondents -Rochester- Jtm Lant ok Syracuse - Jerry Stabii e Toronto- Hal Htll

Address correspondence to: Buffal o Jazz Report 1335 Main St ree t Buffalo, New York 14209 (71 6) 883-3909 , Ext. 11

® 1976 - Buffalo Jazz Report :oming soon from Gene Per la 's PM records i s a ! with Pat & Joe LaBarbera. Peri a wi II be on bass 1 Toronto's Doug Ril ey on piano . The Savoy Catalogue is being re-issued by Ari sta ords. The first batch will be along any time now .

No port1 on of th1s publicat1on may be reproducr>d with out wn tten consent from th e publt sher. C1rcula\ton- 15,000 PRINTED IN U.S.A.

or/Publisher- Bill Wahl lnbutors - Tom Alabi so, Lou1s Bradshaw, B ill ecker, Paul Gresham, John Hunt, Leroy Jones.

tecotding~:~ Mazzone, John Osborn, Paula Wahl.

;trator - Chn sttne Enqla Eber *Denotes small labels or imports. They are avai I able generally throuqh Cavaqes and Record Runner in

~.t lb~lff thit 11~811~t~ ! New York Mary april 15-18; thurs. thru sun.

An Exciting Jazz/ Rock Group featuring Former Members of the Maynard Ferguson Band.

next ifs the

Sonny Fortune Quintet april23 -25 fri. , sat. , sun.

Fonner Reedman with McCoy Tyner & Miles Davis- Here with Charles Sullivan on Trumpet.

tickets $4 per show- shows at 9 & 12 nightly 2 JetJ' per J'how

Tickets - at the Tralfamadore & Record Runner; Wing Jazz in Toronto. N.Y. Mary Tickets also at Norton Ticket Office.

Attendance is Limited - Advance Purchase is Suggested.

', 2610 . t t 836-9678 ralfamadore ca1e ma1n s ree at fillmore

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DIZZY GILLESPIE "bahiana"

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51 University Plaza Mon.-Sat. 9:30-9:00

716-837-2322 All Charges

Buffalo ; ·sam's, Wing Jazz and Jazz & Blues Centre 1n Toronto . If you can't find them, write BJR.

BETHLEHEM The most recent r e-issues .from th e Bethlehem

vaults are discs by HERBIE MANN & CHARLIE SHAVERS.

Early Mann (6011) is culled from four quartet dates recorded in 1954; back when Mann was play1ng Jazz . Most of the tracks f ea ture guitan st Joe Puma . Herbi e plays tenor sax on The Influential Mr. Cohn . Very ni ce musi c. Well r ecorded.

The Most lnttmate (6005) by Charlt e Shavers fpa­tures his trumpet stylings overafullstringorchestra . It's a set of light ballads . The ten tun es are all j az z standards. B .W.

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BILLY HARPER - BLACK SAINT - BLACK SA l 0001 *

This is the first rel ease from Italy's new Bl ; Saint records . The Billy Harper Quintet wasrecor in July of last year in Paris. Whil e not up to his p vious Capra Black (Strata-East), it's a good recc Onl y three tunes are heard, and pianist Joe Bon impresses me th e most on each. Harper & trumpE Virgil Jones perform well, despite a few accept< mistakes in ensemble passages. Bassist David Frie is another standout. I quite enjoy Billy's Croc Ballet, heard previously on Lee Morgan' s last reco ing. Despite the few flaws - I I ike it. No doubt, will too if you like Harpers work. B

BLUE NOTE TWOFERS A hot one is THE THIRD WORLD by pian

HERBIE NICHOLS (LA845-H2). This trio music"' recorded in '55 & '56 and is more modern than m< of today's recordings. Nichols was a great writer well, all but one tune here were his . The co-compo! of Lady Stngs the Blues (Billy Hoi iday) died in H having received almost no recognition . These gr• r ecordings are a must, especially if you're into Me or early Cecil Taylor .

S1des from '53 & '57 areoutfeatunng LEE KONI & GERRY MULLIGAN REVELATION (LA532-f presents the alto/ baritone team with such notables Zoot Sims & Chet Baker in five and eight piece settino Many good moments are found here .

BLOWIN' SESSIONS by COL TRANE/GRIFFI MOBLEY (LA521-H2) is the return of some gn tenor sax music that's been toolongunavailable . Sic one & two feature the three named above, previou: released as Blowing Session (BN 1559). Griff in super. Record two is a re-issue of Blowin' in Fr. Chicago (BN 1549) featuring tenor men John Gilmc & Clifford Jordan. Both sessions were done in 19! A treat. B .W.

THE VISITORS- MOTHERLAND - MUSE 5094 This is the fourth album from the Grubbs Brothel

and is right up there with the rest of them . While t~ are cousins of John Coltrane , their sound reminds 1 of Jackie Mclean's recent work & Buffalo's o Birthright. The music is modal and lyrical with ciE alto -tenor ensembles. The rhythm section of ~ Bonner, John Lee & Victor Lewis is bright, full< together, and the soloists perform with feeling c creativity. Good ingredients- a good record. B .

KENO DUKE - CREST OF THE WAVE - TRIDEI' TRS-501

It's always refreshing hea ring acoustic instrumen amidst the increasing predominance of electronics today's music. Keno Duke, a drummer who deserv• more recognition, has put together an album of wei written, well-executed jazz with assistance fro George Coleman-tenor sax, Frank Strozier-alto sa: flute, Harold Mabern-acoustic piano, and LisleAtki, son-acoustic bass. Crest of the Wave shows Duke be a most able song writer and arranger besid• being a fine drummer. J .l

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FLORA PURIM - OPEN YOUR EYES YOU CAN FLY -MILESTONE 9065

As the liner notes suggest, this is an album of celebration for vocalist Flora Purim . (The releas e of this album occurred just after Flora's recent release from prison) The music r efl ect s happiness, posit1ve direction and her musical association with Chick Corea. The personnel on Open Your Eyes .. . include George Duke, Airto, Ndugu, Alphonso Johnson, David Amaro and Hermeto Pascoal - an extremely tight rhythm section complimenting Flora's vocals . The album waxes a bit too sweet at times but if you 're into the light, lyrical latin sound, this LP shouldbe yours.

J.H .

DIZZY GILLESPIE - BAHIANA- PABLO Here's two records of beautiful music from the

trumpet great. He's in the company of a septet full of well versed musicians, such as Roger Glenn (flute & vibes) Al ex Gafa & Michael Howell (guitars) and drummer Mickey Roker - his long standing associate. The music is Latin tinged and easy going throughout. The lengthy tunes leave plenty of solo space. All of side four is donated to a sweet version of Dizzy's Olinga - a tune often done by Mi It Jackson. Very pleasant listening. B .W.

PLAS JOHNSON - THE BLUES - CONCORD 15 Contrary to the title , this set is notal I blues . Plas

blows his way through ballads and popular tunes as well, but it is on the blues tracks that the tenor man shines. Variety, however, makes for a balanced pro ­gram, and Plas ' sextet delivers with a full, matured sound . He's with Concord stalwarts such as Ray Brown , Herb E IIi s & Jake Hanna, and two newcomers -Bobbye Hall on congas and pianist Mike Melovin . I especially dig that Parking Lot Blues! B.W.

MILE DAVIS - AGHARTA - COLUMBIA PG 33967 Exciting live music from Miles recorded in Feb­

ruary of '75 in Japan . Davis' trumpet is heard less than pr~viously: the Yamaha organ is rapid ly becom­ing his favorite fascination. Of note is the superb soprano and alto sax and flute work of Sonny Fortune who shines along with the rest of M iles' steady, young rhythm section. Agharta proves beyond a doubt that Miles is still Miles. J.H.

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Mother Necessity Jazz Workshop

14 Queen Street, E. Toronto

from 8-12 p.m. Telephone: (416) 368 - 097

April 1, 2, 3 ·Jim Blackley Quintet; 4 ·Mother Necessit Big Bond; 6, 7 • Chino (Bruce Pennycook); 8, 9, 10. Gor

Williamson Trio; 11 • M. N. Big Bond; 13,14. lorne Kellet Quartet; 15, 16, 17 ·Ted Moses; 18 • M. N. Big Bar

20, 21 • John Swan Quintet; 22, 23, 24 • Mike Malone Quintet; 25 ·Humber Co llege Big Bond; 27,28 ·Marty

Moreii / Gory Morgon; 29, 30, May 1 • Dove McMurdo Quint<

JOE HENDERSON - BLACK MIRACLE - MILESTDr 9066

As with the recent Rol lins release, I gasped wh reading the personnel on the album . Some of t "disco -heavies" are here such as Oscar Brashe Geo . Bohanon & Harvey Mason. But, l1ke Roll ins, J hasn ' t flipped out. There's some funkymusi c here,t ds done w1th creativity in true Henderson form . Ar check his sweet version of Stev1e Wonders My Chet Amour, and a return of Joe's own Gazelle. In sho an album with commercial possibiliti es, but no down for old Henderson fans. Hopefully, the jazzm who've gone to Disco will be influenced by Joe Sonny ' s efforts. B .W.

DAVID DIGGS- SUPERCOOK - INSTANT JOY S-100 Supercook is the first album by David Diggs,

relatively new addition to the young, thriving big b scene . Diggs is versatile as well as talented . He cor posed, arranged and produced the album besides pia ing piano, electric piano and drums . Crusaders gt tarist Larry Carlton is worth noting for his soloir Availabl e at $5 from lnternat1onal Record Servi< Box 383, La Puente, Cal1f. 91747 . J.H.

KENNY BARRON - LUCIFER - MUSE MR 50 Lucifer is a more rhythmicallyorientedsoundth

I had expected from Kenny Barron. As was the ca for all of the time he has been with Yusef Late Barron 's piano work is tasteful and techni cally ace rate. This is his third album as a l eader and utilizes acoustic piano, electric piano and the star ard com pi i ment of electroni c keyboards . Char. Sullivan on trumpet and Billy Hart on drums standouts . J .H.

COLLIN WALCOTT - CLOUD DANCE - ECM 1C An East Indian atmosphere prevai Is on this del

album by Oregon's tabla/ sitarist . The choice of Jc Abercrombie, Dave Ho II and & Jack DeJohnette "' indeed a good one, blending in the ingredients modern jazz . In true ECM tradition, the recording impeccable. Most of the pieces are short with Wal e heavily featured, but often in duets with the other mu! cians. Recommended to those who enJOY Oregon & i Paul Winter Consort. B.W.

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14 & 28 Dr. Jazz 15, 16, 17, 18 New York Mary 23. 24, 25 Sonny Fortune 30, 1 Coal itian

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tralfamadore cafe 2610 main street

N-LUC PONTY - AURORA- ATLANTIC SO 18163 liolinist Jean-Luc Panty offers his second release !l.tlantic as a group leader. He has been recognized erhaps the finest on "jazz viol in" (Downbeat polls), recently was playing in the shadows of John aughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. This al­demonstrates that his recognition is well deserved

1e is once again emerging as the prominent force iol in . It is much more polished than his previous ase Upon the Wings of Music. His group is com­dy different except for Patrice Rushen on key­ds. This young pianist is given much more room hew her talent -- whi ch is superb . Guitarist •I Struermer (note h1s acoustic work on Renai­ce), Tom Fowler on bass and Norman Fearring­Jn drums complete the quintet. The tunes on th e T1 are varied, and nice to relax to. T.M.

: BILL EVANS TRIO - SINCE WE MET- FANTASY 501 rhe open1ng grooves gi ve no indication that Since Met was recorded live at the Village Vanguard; her way of saying this r ecording is very high ity . Musi cally, B11/ Evans has never sounded ?r, espec1ally in the company of longtime com­ons Edd1e Gomez on bass and Marty Morrell on ns. Smce We Met expresses a feelmg that pian1st Evans has become a great deal more assertive in style and will probably cont1nue to grow and ngthen musically as long as he cont1nues to play.

J.H.

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Donation $2 - All Proceeds to WBFO

ELLA AND OSCAR - PABLO Both Ella Fitzgerald & Oscar Peterson have been

given many recording dates recently by Pablo's (ex­verve) Norman Granz. What more can be said except that this is an intimate duo outing from two of jazz ' established greats . Of course it's good. B.W.

THE NEW PHIL WOODS ALBUM - RCA BGLI-1391 Dynamite! Its not the hot Woods of Musique Du

Bois (a great album on Muse). nor the plush Woods -as heard on his recent outing with Legrand. A happy medium it is, with thealtosaxophonist'squartetjoined by a top flight orchestra on most of the tunes . Phi I arranged and conducted, leaving no doubt that he's the man forthejob. Verytasty .l tsmostlyWoods originals, but then there's noteworthy versions of the jazz stand­ard Body and Soul, and pop singer Janis la01's gorgeous At Seventeen. Clearly the best from Woods since the above-mentioned Muse disc . B.W.

KENNY WHEELER - GNU HIGH - ECM 1069 Kenny Wheeler, a native of St. Catherine's, Ontario ,

is probably best known for his work in the avant garde realm with Anthony Braxton . Other credits are stints with Maynard Ferguson & Johnny Dankworth . Gnu High presents him as a leader with Keith Jarrett, Dave Holland & Jack DeJohnette. The three compositions · are his own, Kenny is heard only on flugelhorn, an.d the music is straight forward, unique, very listenable and often introspect ive. Its a relaxing and satisfy1ng album, and worth your attention. Wheeler is undoubt­ably in charge, while in the companyofthree of 70's­jazz ' best. B.W.

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toronto Bourbon St. - See ad above . Basin St. (above Bourbon) - Olive Brown Apri I 5- 17. George's Spaghetti House- Moe Koffman April 5-10; Bernie Senensky 12-17; Brian Browne 19-24; Koffman

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GAP MANGIONE april 6-18

EARL HINES

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Shows Tues. -Sun. from 9 PM ~.N~ cover Free parking in the Statler garage. ~ -

The Stotler Hilton a W. D. Hassett enterprise

26-May 1; Alvin Pall May 3-8 . Bourbon St. - Sunday sessions from 6:30 vari ous groups . Moth er Necessity Jazz Workshop- see ad th1s issue.

Albert's Hall, The Brunswick, 481 Bloor St. , West ­Monday - Wednesday - Kid Bast ien; Thursday - Satur ­day - Jim Abercrombi e. Chez Moi, 30 Hayden St. , - Saturday Afternoon -Silverleaf Jazzmen. Church Street Community Centre, 519 Church Street. Friday Night - Silverleaf Jazzmen. D.J. 's Bar, Hydro Building, University & Coll ege. Si x nigh"s a week - Climax Jazz Band . Executive Restaurant, 254 Egl inton Ave .. East - Satur ­days 2- 6 pm - John Dela Trio. Inn on the Park, Leslie & Egl inton Ave . . East - Satur ­day matinees - various groups . Malloney 's, 85 Grenvi li e Street . Saturday afternoons­Climax Jazz Band . The Music Gallery, 30 St. Patri ck Street. Tuesday, Friday & Saturday at 9 pm -concerts with CCMC plus others. Thursday nights - open r ehearsals . Saturday afternoons 3- 6 pm - Stu Broomer , B i ll Smith , Larry Dubin . A Space, 85 St. Ni cholas St. - April 10 at 9 pm & Apnl 11 at 3 pm - Oliver Lake and Joseph Bowi e. Phone 929 -5065 f or info .

roche1ter Spectrum - Eastman Jazz Faculty Quintet -Sunday, Apri I 18 at Cutl er Student Uni on (adj . to Memonal Art Gallery). Ti ckets $1 .50, shows at8, 9:30& 11 PM .

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Dine & Dance 9-1 No Cover

Eastman Jazz Ensemble - Mon . . Apri I 19 at 8 P Eastman Theat re . Free & open to the publ 1c. Monroe Commumty College - Tues . . Apnl 6 at 8 National Jazz Ens. feat . J1 mmy Knepper , Bill Good Joe Romano, etc . Montice llo Res t. - Spi de r Martin Apr il 5-24, Cl Wayne & Joe Puma Apri I 26 - May 15. Win e Pres s - Auracle April 11 - 14 .

Jyracu1e Casa Di Lisa - 1625 Eri e Blvd ., 472 - 9866 - J Farnsworth Wed.; Straight Life Tri o- Thurs.; P Mortenson - Fn .; Strai ght Life -Sat .; AnnFarnsw - Sun . Spirit of 35 - Carri er Circl e- 463 - 3535 - Dave~ ion' s Funk 'n Jazz Band - Wed ., Fri . & Sat. t Farnsworth - 5- 8 PM on Wed. , Thurs. & Fri . All n j'azz and breakfast every F n . and Sat . unti I 6, Under the Stone - Skaneatl as Steam - Tues .; 5! Parts - Thurs. Dinkier Motor Inn - 1100 James St. - 472 - 6961 -. Maheu thru May 1st . Orpheus - Butternut St. . - Spare Parts - Sun . and T1 English Inn - Hawl ey at Cr ouseave. Marcus CL Tri o F r i. , Sat. & Sun . WONO FM 107.4 - all night Jazz broadcast Mon. Sat. 1 - 6 AM .

Ithaca- 1- 607- 273- 8866 Unicorn - 328 E . State St . - Apri I 10 - Ron Car April 15- Airto & Flora Purim ; April 30th (tenta1 Dizzy Gillespi e; (date not set) Jean-Luc Pont