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Thank you to all our faithful listeners who have helped make our podcast a big success! This month features two Jazz Orchestras! Featured players include Phil Woods, Ed Callé, Gary Brown and Jason Carder. Larry Coryell & Kenny Drew Jr supply an exquisite duet tribute to Hank Jones, George Grosman pays homage to Sidney Bechet & much more! At the end of the show we pay our own tribute to the late bassist/composer/friend Frank Capek and Gers Yowell, the saxophonist whose story we told in our second episode. Every number is a gem! Thanks for all the shares, likes and for spreading the word. :) Enjoy!!

Pictured: George Grosman (photo by Greg King)

Host: Kenny MacKenzie 

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1. Introduction - Kenny
(download our theme song "In Control" on iTunes!)


2. "Read My Lips" - South Florida Jazz Orchestra (Miami, FL)     websiteChuck Bergeron - director, bass;
Trumpet: Jason Carder, Greg Gisbert, Alex Norris, Augie Haas
Alto Saxes: Gary Keller, Gary Lindsay,
Tenor/Baritone saxes: Ed Calle, Ken Mattis, Mike Brignola
Trombones: Dante Luciani, John Kricker, Joanna Sabater
Bass trombone: Jennifer Wharton
Piano: Martin Bejerano
Drums: John Yarling
Timbales: Raymer Olalde; Congas: Roberto Quintero

from the album "Trumpet Summit".

Purchase at Amazon or iTunes!



3. "Pasajé Tennessee" - Jamie Ousley (Hallandale, FL)      website

Jamie Ousley - double bass, Phillip Strange - piano,
Johnny Mendoza - Violin, mandolin, quatro, marracas
Larry Marshall - drums

from the album "Back Home".

Purchase at Amazon, CD Baby or iTunes!



4. Announcements - Kenny
(background music from the album "Second Chances" by Allison Paris)


5. "Feeling His Groove" - Jose Valentino  (Tampa, FL)      Facebook

Jose Valentino Ruiz - vocals, flute, sax, bass, guitar, rhodes
Jonathan Thomas - drums
Benny Maldonado - congas


From the album "Messiah"



6. "Goodbye Mr. Jones" - Larry Coryell & Kenny Drew Jr (Tampa, FL)     Kenny's website

Larry Coryell - guitar
Kenny Drew Jr. - piano

From the album "Duality", courtesy of Random Act Records (website).

Purchase album at Amazon or CD Baby!



7. Announcements - Kenny(background music from the album KMT I by Kenny MacKenzie Trio)



8. "Sidney Fandango" - George Grosman & Bohemian Swing (Orlando, FL)     website

George Grosman - guitar, Brandon Walker - soprano sax,
Ian MacGillivray - trumpet, David MacDougall - drums,
Rachel Melas - bass, Refael Keren - accordian


from the album "Sidney, Mon Ami".
Purchase cd at Amazon, CD Baby or iTunes!


9. "Birth Without Violence" - Gary Wofsey and the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (Alford, FL)     website
Trumpet/Flugelhorn: Gary Wofsey (solo), Moose Foyer, Laurie Frink, Bob Freeberg
Alto Saxes: Phil Woods (solo)
Flute/Tenor/Baritone saxes: Gary Brown, Dick Oates, Ronnie Cuber
Trombones: Bob Carlson, Joe Letizia
Piano/Electric Piano: Mike Abene
Guitar: Melanie MacQuarrie
Bass: Paul Adamy
Drums: Jim Mola
Timbales/congas/perc: Bob Merigliano

from the album "Kef's Pool".

Purchase vinyl lp at Amazon!
10. Announcements - Kenny(background music from the album "Live From the Warehouse" by Dot Wilder)


11. "Blues for L.T." - Gers Yowell Quartet (Ormond Beach, FL)

Gers Yowell - EWI, Kenny MacKenzie - piano
Frank Capek - bass, Frankie Capek - drums

recorded October 21, 2011 ~ PC Jazz exclusive.
In memoriam: Frank Capek and Gers Yowell.


12. Closing Announcements - Kenny
Palm Coast Jazz closing theme by Seven Octaves.produced by Kenny MacKenzie

If you are a jazz musician residing in Florida with quality recordings of your original music (new or old) and would like to submit for future podcasts, please contact us at palmcoastjazz@gmail.com

All recordings and compositions are the property of their respective performers and composers, all rights reserved. This podcast copyright 2013 Kenny MacKenzie. All rights reserved.

Bill Doyle's Top 10 Jazz Albums

Drummer Bill Doyle and his sweet red Gretsch kit '09

We continue our postings of individual lists from our popular Top 50 Jazz Albums List with Palm Coast's own Bill Doyle. Bill has been keeping things swinging through thick and thin in NE Florida since 2004 with his own trio. He began playing drums at 12, studying under some serious cats including Larry Rosen from the Dave Grusin band; working in the New York/New Jersey area with some of it's top jazz, pop and society musicians. He managed to maintain a part-time music career while becoming quite successful full-time in marketing.

Nowadays Bill is a high-profile musician in St. Augustine, Palm Coast, Daytona Beach and more, performing with stellar musicians like Ray Guiser and Cheryl Page; and especially with his crowd-drawing trio, featuring Don Durkee on piano and Frank Capek on bass. His top 10 jazz albums list is an exposition in exquisite taste!

1. Woody Herman - 1964  When my Dad ,who was a musician,first brought this home I was in awe and could not stop playing it and tried to master playing along with the up tempo tunes.Great charts, great solos and Jake Hanna knew how to push a big band.

2. Dave Brubeck - Time Out My role model as a drummer was Joe Morello (R.I.P.). His skill set and ability to be totally musical was unbelievable. I tried to imitate him in every way. Hah! That's a joke.

3. Lambert, Hendricks and Ross - The Hottest New Group in Jazz  Just too cool and from this I learned to appreciate scat.

4. Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um  Timeless, could have been recorded yesterday.

5. Joe Morello - It's About Time  Again, I loved Joe. This was a straight-ahead jazz album with some very cool work with Phil Woods, Gary Burton and Joe.

6. Jazz Crusaders - Live at the Light House 1966  I can listen to this for hours. Joe Sample grooves as does Wayne Henderson.

7. Sinatra and Basie  Big fan of both.

8. Ella and Basie  Big fan of Ella, too.

9. John Coltrane - Blue Train  He's just too good with Lee Morgan, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones to boot!

10. Tie with all the other great work with great artists!



Thanks Bill for the list and for keeping jazz thriving in PC! You can check out more of Bill at his youtube channel, and below is a video of the Bill Doyle Trio + 2 (Pete Gemski - valve trombone; Larry Dickson - baritone sax) performing at the Three Dogs Grille this past February; they're playing Frank Capek's original "Abba". - PCJ

Bill Doyle Trio @ Three Dogs Grille 1/18/12

Bill Doyle

This Saturday marked the return of live jazz bands in Palm Coast! For three savored hours, the Bill Doyle Trio worked through their perfect mix of easy-going straight-ahead jazz, uptempo hardbop and some jazzy bossas.

(l-r) Frank Capek, Don Durkee, Bill Doyle

All three members of the group are from right here in Palm Coast. Bandleader Bill Doyle keeping solid grooves on drums; Frank Capek, a composer regularly featured on our podcasts, was on bass and Don Durkee provided everything you'd want from a jazz pianist - sturdy block-chord harmonies, rich melodic lines and impressively fast licks.

Some of the art on display at Three Dogs Grille

All of this took place at Palm Coast's much anticipated new venue - Three Dogs Grille; a gastropub run by two chefs of distinction, Bob Plugge and Barry Markey. These men insist on bringing some much-needed fine-art atmosphere into PC - all fresh food, a constantly intriguing and delicious menu that is updated often, as is the amazing art on the walls, courtesy of the Hollingsworth Gallery. Add to this the best jazz in the region - and you've got something so many residents have been yearning for - a classy yet homey, cool hang.

Cookin'

This was evidenced by a full-house all night, and even more folks wandering in after the show, saying "Aw, we missed it??" Some highlights were "C Note Jam" by Count Basie and "Like Someone in Love" by Jimmy van Heusen. The crowd, obviously delighting in their plates & beverages, applauded enthusiastically for every song.

Amy Alysia 'sat in' for a few numbers!

A nice surprise for the last set (and perhaps some much-needed consolation for Denver Broncos fans), was the impromptu appearance of Amy Alysia, who wowed the audience with "God Bless the Child" and a refreshing take on the Gershwin standard "Summertime". We caught the later on video and will post it on our Facebook page tonight!

"Summertime..."

The Three Dogs Grille will be having solo jazz artists on Wednesdays, and larger bands on Saturdays. Coming up this Wednesday will be another artist featured on our Podcasts, blues/jazz singer/guitarist George Grosman from Orlando. The Bill Doyle Trio will return on Saturday February 18th.

If you have been missing the earthy yet chic vibe of places like the West Village in NYC, or Boston, or Chicago or even Atlanta - come support this venue, click on their name above and "like" them on Facebook - and be kept in the know about new happenings in Palm Coast. A fine evening! - PCJ

Palm Coast Jazz Episode 3 11-2011

Hello! - because of increased popularity, we'll be hosting the podcast here on the blog as well as Podomatic! If you go to Podomatic to listen to us and find we've used all our monthly bandwidth there (100GB!) - just come here for the very same show. Just click on the title above, and it will open in a new tab. There's no exciting waveform to look at, but we'll try to make up for it with pictures & album covers. This is not our latest podcast below - but Episode 3 from November. Episode 5 comes out Wednesday January 4th. All the best! - PCJ

Hosts: Allison Paris and Kenny MacKenzie

1 - Introduction - Allison, Kenny

John Ricci

 


















2 - "Mode Time" - John Ricci (Jacksonville, FL) website

John Ricci - tenor sax, composer; Joshua Bowlus - piano,
Billy Thornton - bass. Peter Miles - drums,
from the cd "Holding Time"
click to buy at CD Baby

2. "Delphie" - The Cook Trio (Orlando, FL) website

Jason Cook - guitar, Kyle Jones - bass, Ian Cook - guitar
from the cd "Moonlight"
click to buy at Itunes

3 - Announcements - Kenny

(background music from album "Second Chances" by Allison Paris)

4 - "Mambo" - Jim Bryer (Ponce Inlet, FL) website

Jim Bryer - composer, guitar and programming

George Grosman

5 - "Little Darlin'" - George Grosman (Orlando, FL) website

George Grosman - vocals, guitar, composer; Anthony Panacci - piano
Rachel Melas - bass, Dave McDougall - drums
from the upcoming album "Water and Wine"
click to buy George's cds at CD Baby

6 - Announcements - Allison

7 - Live recording from Abe Alam (Orlando, FL) website

Abe Alam - guitar, Herman Raulerson - guitar
Mike Humphries - bass, Mason Fox - drums

Scott Mariash & Larry Nader at the
Labor Day Concert - courtesy of
Heather Nader

8 - Live recording from Sid Blair & the St. Augustine Jazz Society All-Stars website

Sid Blair - tenor saxophone, Kenny MacKenzie - piano
Larry Nader - bass, Scott Mariash - drums
recorded Labor Day 2011 at the Plaza de la Constitucion

9 - "Frank's Waltz" - Frank Capek Trio (Palm Coast, FL) website

Frank Capek - bass, composer; Kenny MacKenzie - piano
Frankie Capek - drums
recorded live to 2-track in Palm Coast, Summer 2011

10 - Closing Announcements - Kenny, Allison

(Palm Coast Jazz Closing Theme by Seven Octaves)

If you are a jazz musician in Florida with quality recordings of your original music and would like to submit for future podcasts, please contact us at palmcoastjazz@gmail.com.

All recordings and compositions are the property of their respective performers and composers, all rights reserved. This podcast copyright 2011 Kenny MacKenzie. All rights reserved. Please contact for broadcast version.

Palm Coast Podcast to Launch Soon!

Our first podcast is almost complete! Episode 1 will feature jazz music from two Palm Coast residents, as well as a few from Ormond Beach, Daytona and even Orlando. The lineup includes Ray Guiser, Mark Chiriboga, Frank Capek and Robert Harris - and the styles are a pleasant mix of contemporary jazz, straight-ahead and top-notch smooth. There's so much talent around - can't fit it all in one show!


If you're a NE Florida jazz musician or know one with original music on a studio-quality recording, contact us at palmcoastjazz@gmail if you'd like to be considered for an upcoming podcast. We'll even stretch the boundaries a little if it's good stuff!


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Don't forget to tell your jazz-loving friends about us - and go catch some live music! Thanks for stopping by - Kenny