Stanley Maxwell

Happy 80th birthday to Jimmy Page, born today in London, England. You can watch videos of us covering seven of Led Zeppelin’s nine albums - their first four albums, "Houses of the Holy," "Physical Graffiti," and "Presence" - on YouTube here:
https://m.youtube.com/user/andychatfield/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=1

Listening to jazz on WPKN Community Radio.

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Listening to “Jazz After Hours” on PRX.

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last weekend, Sarah LeMieux's "Jazz for the End of the World" performed in Hartford, Connecticut as part the Hartford Public Library's Baby Grand Jazz Series. Watch on YouTube now to celebrate International Jazz Day: https://www.youtube.com/live/z-jUHAzRCJg?feature=share&t=640 cc: The First Church of Christ in Hartford The Hartford Jazz Society WWUH

This Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 3pm in Hartford!

ＨＰＬ Ｂａｂｙ Ｇｒａｎｄ Ｊａｚｚ
@ Ｃｅｎｔｅｒ Ｃｈｕｒｃｈ
𝚂𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚢, 𝙰𝚙𝚛𝚒𝚕 𝟸𝟹𝚛𝚍, 𝟹𝙿𝙼
✨𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗠𝗶𝗲𝘂𝘅'𝘀 “𝗝𝗮𝘇𝘇 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱”✨

“Sarah LeMieux composes for instruments normally associated with classical music...with an advanced sense of harmony and counterpoint. Her ensemble plays with studied confidence and grace, and they're in no rush; songs lope along in round, swing-heavy grooves..the smoky-voiced LeMieux spins the musical language of jazz and blues into something wholly unique and tantalizingly genre-busting.” — Hartford Courant

”LeMieux plays with the contrast between a clear jazz lilt and a gritty, growling blueswoman, coming across classy and unhinged at the same time.” — The Hartford Advocate

𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗠𝗶𝗲𝘂𝘅 - vocals, guitar, composition
𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 - piano
𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁 𝗗𝘄𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘇𝘆𝗸 - bass
𝗔𝗻𝗱𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 - drums

Hartford Public Library’s 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 𝐵𝒶𝒷𝓎 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒥𝒶𝓏𝓏 series is held on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝟯 𝗽.𝗺. from 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟯𝗿𝗱 at Center Church-First Church of Christ In Hartford UCC (675 Main Street). Seating is first come, first seated, starting at 𝟮 𝗽.𝗺. Concerts are 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 to the public and no registration is required. All shows will also be streamed on our 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 page and 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲 channel.

👉 Find the full lineup of 𝐵𝒶𝒷𝓎 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒥𝒶𝓏𝓏 performances @ https://bit.ly/BabyGrandJazz2023

🎤𝐵𝒶𝒷𝓎 𝒢𝓇𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒥𝒶𝓏𝓏 is sponsored by the 𝗞𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and produced in partnership with The Hartford Jazz Society and WWUH 𝟵𝟭.𝟯 𝗙𝗠.

Sad to learn of Wayne Shorter's passing, he was certainly an icon of jazz saxophone.
Here with another music icon, Jaco Pastorius...
Weather Report
Beacon Theater
2.2.80
📸 © Bob Minkin Photography

Listening to "Introducing Wayne Shorter" (1960)

Rest in peace Wayne Shorter (1933-2023).

Today in 1973: "The Dark Side of the Moon" was released.

April 23: Sarah LeMieux’s “Jazz for the End of the World” is a conceptual project that finds themes of the apocalypse in jazz standards like “How Long Has This Been Going On?” and “Willow, Weep for Me.” Lemieux is the vocalist and guitarist...and Andy Chatfield, whose other area bands include The Usual Lebowskis, The Future Heavies and Stanley Maxwell, is on drums.

The Hartford Public Library's Baby Grand Jazz Series is supported by The Hartford Jazz Society and WWUH. Hartford Public Access Television, Inc. films and broadcasts the performances.

Hartford Public Library reveals slate for 2023 Baby Grand Jazz series The 2023 Baby Grand Jazz concert series at Hartford Public Library will feature 16 different acts and a variety of jazz styles. The concerts can be attended in person or viewed via streams on the library's page or YouTube channel.

What do you think about this festival lineup from drummer Andy Chatfield?

Herbie Hancock and his band on Danish TV, 1976 Herbie Hancock and his band perform cuts from the albums “Man-Child” and “Secrets”:1. Hang Up Your Hang Ups (from Man-Child, 1975)2. Gentle Thoughts (from Se...

Today in 2001: we performed at Desmond's Tavern in New York.

Today in 2002: we played at Connecticut's Old State House in Hartford, Connecticut for the first time as part of their Lunchtime Summer Concert Series. We return to the venue this Friday, August 19, 2022 at Noon for another free lunchtime summer concert to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this performance.

Listening to The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: The Basement Tapes Complete

Frank Zappa Family Sells His Soul!
Frank Zappa’s Estate, Including His Catalog and ‘The Vault,’ Acquired by Universal Music Group
Deal between Zappa Family Trust and UMG includes publishing and the rights to the legendary rocker’s name and likeness!

Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone has the story (www.rollingstone.com)
Universal Music Group has agreed to a deal with Frank Zappa’s family to acquire the legendary rocker-composer’s entire estate, including his prolific catalog, film archive, publishing rights and his enormous “Vault” of unreleased material.
The agreement between Universal Music Publishing Group, Universal Music Enterprises — which has distributed Zappa’s posthumous releases for the past decade — and the Zappa Family Trust also includes the rights to Zappa’s name and unmistakable likeness. Terms of the deal were not revealed.
“Ten years ago, [Frank’s late widow] Gail Zappa partnered with UMe to bring Frank Zappa’s music into the digital era and help expand the Frank Zappa business around the world, setting in motion a fruitful partnership that has resulted in exponential growth,” the Zappa Family Trust said in a statement Thursday.

“Together over the last decade we made Frank’s vast catalog of music available for streaming and download, reissued many of his pivotal albums on vinyl, created a slew of exciting archival releases and expansive box sets, including a series celebrating FZ’s legendary Halloween concerts, and were nominated for a Grammy for the 200 Motels (The Suites) orchestral album. UMG have more than proven their passion for Frank’s art and so the entire Zappa family – Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva – is thrilled to pass the baton to the new forever stewards for all things Frank Zappa. Old and new fans will get more of what they want – more Frank Zappa music for years to come.”

The acquisition marks a “full circle moment” for Zappa’s catalog, as he released the Mothers of Inventions’ classic 1966 debut Freak Out! on Verve Records; that label now resides under the UMG umbrella. “More than five decades later and we know that his music and legacy will be in the best possible hands for generations to come,” the Zappa Family Trust added.

The UMG agreement has the approval of all four of Zappa’s children — Moon, Dweezil, Ahmet and Diva — despite the family feud that flared up in 2016 over the estate following Gail’s death in Oct. 2015. Three years earlier, in 2012, Gail and UMG struck a deal to bring Zappa’s catalog to streaming services, as well as distributing reissues and a steady stream of unheard material plucked from “The Vault” storage facility where Zappa’s studio recordings, live tapes and films reside.
“It has been a privilege to work with the Zappa family to release Frank Zappa’s music around the world, grow his audience, and protect his legacy for the past decade,” UMe President & CEO Bruce Resnikoff said in a statement.

“Zappa was a pioneering, visionary artist who created an incredible body of work and we are incredibly proud that Gail, and now his children, have entrusted us with his important legacy. We will continue to develop innovative ways to celebrate his vast and influential catalog for both longtime fans and those just discovering his genius. As a prolific artist well ahead of his time, Frank Zappa was constantly creating and recording and he left behind a treasure trove of extraordinary still-unreleased music and video in his Vault that will help us usher in the next era of Frank Zappa fans.”
Recent releases by UMG and the Zappa Family Trust include a deep-dive into the Mothers’ 200 Hotels, a recent live box set boasting three Rust Belt-area concerts from the mid-Seventies, Zappa’s final U.S. gig in 1988, the complete release of the Mothers’ famed Fillmore East shows in 1971 and the soundtrack to the acclaimed Alex Winter-directed Zappa documentary.

Happy 80th birthday to Paul McCartney!

Today in 2001: we performed at the ESPN X-Trials at Lake Compounce Amusement Park in Bristol, Connecticut. This photo ran in The Bristol Press. X Games

Today in 1972: the Grateful Dead finished a 22 date tour of Europe at the Lyceum Theatre in London, England.

Happy 81st birthday to Bob Dylan. Next up: his fifth studio album, "Bringing It All Back Home" (1965).

This week, Home Brew with Matthew James & Ryan Roberts kicks off with Julian Sherwood's Palace

Christian F. Lawrence aka OPUS brings us The Mindsnap Music segment featuring Ceschi Ramos and Steve Rodgers

From The " Losers With a Dream' with Lisa Lampanelli podcast:
Comedian Beau McDowell

Featuring:
No Mind
The Unfinished Story
If Not, When?
Bleeding Egos
Stanley Maxwell

Photo Finish
Ringo Starr, Drummer
"We were a small business at the time the Beatles came in, and then we found ourselves with a 93,000 cymbal back order, just because of Ringo Starr." Armand Zildjian

Today in 1972: the Grateful Dead kicked off a 22 date tour of Europe at the Wembley Empire Pool in London, England.

I feel old…

Today in 2009: this version of us performing "No Good Reasons" by bassist Mark Crino was posted to YouTube.

Stanley Maxwell - No Good Reason - at Positronic Design's Scorpion Bowl III "No Good Reason" is an original rocking jazz piece by Stanley Maxwell, performed here in the Roots'ellar, downstairs from Positronic Design in Holyoke, MA. F...

Today in 1969: The Beatles finished recording sessions at Apple Studio in London for their twelfth studio album "Let It Be." Watch us perform seventeen of the tunes that The Beatles performed during the documentary about those sessions, "Get Back" (2021), with special guests. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWzK1ZZYEYrAwc1wdewYOAtEKWLZuI473

Started reading "Get Back" (2021).