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~ This Issue ~
Featured
Interview Part Two: Jazz
Pianist & Presbyterian minister
Bill Carter continues
his thoughts about Jazz, spirituality, and jazzing
it up in the
church! Read
Interview here! Featured
Article: "Celebrate
And Be Jazzed".
"Listen to your life. See it for the fathomless
mystery that it is...touch, taste, smell your way to
the holy and hidden heart of it because in the last
analysis all moments are key moments, and life
itself is grace ".... Read
more here!
Jazz Ed! Fresh ideas on Jazz, Theory, and Improvisation! This month
David
Arivett continues offering lessons, "Jazz Yer
Blues" with new examples from Herbie Hancock and
Jeff Lorber. These free lessons are for helping you
integrate more jazzy voicings and changes into your
blues playing! Visit
here
CJA member Bassist Todd Johnson has two excellent free
lessons for bass players
located
here!
New
Christian Musicians Directory
Here is
a directory that will list contact info on Artists,
Composers, Producers, Studios, Instrumentalists, ect.
This is a convenient way for you to be contacted by
potential clients who are interested in your
services, as well as encourage connecting and even
collaborating with other Christian Musicians. If you
want to be included in this list or want to check visit
here!
New Featured
Tracks on Smooth Pizzazz!
A
wonderful song with Ray
Charles singing and
teaming up with,
"Take 6" is
being featured on Smooth Pizzazz in memory of the
legendary musician. The title of the track is,
"My Friend".
CJA
Network members saxophonist
Greg Vail
and guitarist
Ric Flauding join
keyboardist/composer David
Arivett on
one of David's tunes and the results are absolutely
delightful! The title of the track is,
"Gratitude Mood".
CJA
Member and Veteran Jazz Pianist Ray
Lyon has
a very beautiful reharmonized spacious jazz
anthem setting of, "Jesus Christ The Apple
Tree". This simple Shaker lyric features powerful performances by vocalist Valerie Z and Ray
Lyon!
Legendary rock
guitarist
Rick Derringer
is now a Christian and has
released a Smooth Jazz CD! Hear
some of his tracks featured on Smooth Pizzazz Radio! Rick was the guitarist for
the smash 60's hit, "Hang On Sloopy" and
later, "Rock 'n Roll Hootchie Coo".
Another
satisfied listener!
"I
just happened upon your internet radio station by
searching for Christian jazz on the web.
I have listened to
the one hour a week that my local Christian radio
station plays Christian jazz and longed for more
of the same. I LOVE your stations selection
of jazz and the combo of
inspirational music and jazz is great. So, I
wanted you to know that I appreciate what you are
putting out here for the listeners and, myself in
particular and I want to encourage you to continue
for many, many years to come. Thank you so
much."
Sincerely,
Karen
Christian
Jazz Artists Compilation CD! Mark
Mclure (Saxophonist/Arranger) shares, "I've
really been enjoying the CD you sent me! It's been a
mainstay in my car stereo for the past three weeks.
There are some really creative and tasty cuts on it.
I'm pleasantly surprised and gratified to see such
an interest in jazz in the Christian community!"
Great new
hot jazz arrangements
of Hymns!
CJA
Network compilation CD featuring members playing
Jazz arrangements of Hymns! 16 great renditions of
Hymns served up in a wide variety of flavors! To
hear audio excerpts or to purchase this CD visit
here!
Great as a Christmas gift! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Welcome
New CJA Network Members! Guitarist
Jay
Leach
has worked or recorded with Roy Orbison, Barry
Manilow, Gladys Knight, John Denver, The Pointer
Sisters, Michael McDonald, Bonnie Raitt, and Kirk
Whalum. Movie
soundtracks include Mars Attacks, Trip to Bountiful,
Down and Out in Beverly Hills, and many more! Leach
gathers a handful of the genre's finest Christian
musicians -- Justo Almario, Abe Laboriel, Alex Acuna,
and Kirk Whalum -- for an eclectic praise-and-jam
session on his CD, "Beyond Words",
providing scripture to meditate on in the liner
notes as one listens to a blend of electric funk and
string-section-enhanced acoustic solos. Bassist
Todd
Johnson
is recognized as a pioneer of the six-string bass.
With his custom Yamaha six-string bass, equipped
with a midi pick-up, Johnson uses an innovative
technique where he plays chord changes and bass
lines simultaneously. Bass Player magazine's Ed
Friedland says, "Todd can simultaneously swing
like Ray Brown and accompany like organist Jimmy
Smith." In
addition to his work with the Ron Escheté Trio,
Johnson has performed and recorded with other
artists, including Mike Stern, Dave Weckl, Scott
Henderson, Plas Johnson, Sam Most, Joe LaBarbera,
Poncho Sanchez, Paul Humphrey, and Frank Gambale.
Johnson sees his talents as a gift to continually
enhance and develop. Chuck
Yamek
is one of today’s hottest
musical innovators of Contemporary Jazz Guitar. His
critically acclaimed CD, “Feels So Right”, has
received airplay on over 100 Radio Stations and
Internet Music sites around the world. As a player
in demand, he has worked with professional musicians
from bands such as Eric Clapton, Tower of Power,
Three Dog Night, Bob Seeger, Little Feat, David Lee
Roth, The Moody Blues, The Temptations and Wild
Cherry. With
his versatility to play guitar in any music genre,
Chuck’s performances can also be experienced
during his global tours with his renowned guitar
clinics and concerts that are sought after by
musicians and non-musicians of all ages. Aaron
Weitekamp's
musical
pursuits have been many and varied. His musical
experiences range from jazz bass player,
accompanist, copyist, conductor, producer, and
composer. Following
college, he spent two years in Nashville, Tennesee,
where he studied with award-winning Nashville arranger
Ron Huff. That is when he began to develop a love and
skill for commercial arranging. He has continued to
prove his expertise for arranging.
Aaron has teamed up with Jeff Anderson to form
AnderKamp Music, a print music publishing company,
which now counts in its catalog over 50 of Aaron's
arrangements. Aaron's film scoring, jazz and choral
works have received recognition in national
competitions.. David
Pray
is a multi-instrumentalist, playing bass, guitar, and
keys. Traveling the world over most of his life
David's music reflects the global cultures he
witnessed and fuses various ethnic instruments with
memorable hooks that include a mix of Jazz, Pop,
Latin, and World music. The David Pray Jazz Trio was
birthed with sax player Bill Garfield and Jeff Weshe
on drums.
Make
sure that you visit the CJA page and listen to the great music from
these new members! We are very proud to have so many
talented Jazz artists be part of the CJA!
Visit
the CJA page here
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CJA
Network New & Notable!
CJA
Member and Veteran Jazz Pianist
Ray
Lyon has
a very beautiful reharmonized spacious jazz anthem
setting of, "Jesus Christ The Apple Tree".
Visit his site for a free
download
( limited time!)
Saxaphonist
Gary
Meggs recently
played with his band Ezekial 3:18. Gary reports
that,"We had a great time a Solomon's Porch (
Christian Jazz Restaurant). The people were
wonderful and energetic. The food is as good as you
can get. Really a fabulous place. The owners are
really working for the Lord. I urge everyone to
support Soloman's Porch".
Jazz
Duo
Riley & Richburg will
be playing at "SIPP'S" Café Saturday,
November 13, 2004
8:00pm (301) 203-8311 for ticket information
www.sippscafe.com
Kim
Jordan has
a brand new CD release, "Full Circle".
More information can be found here!
Producer/Keyboardists
David Diggs string
arrangements are featured on Jonathan Butler's
Praise CD release for Maranatha! In addition
David and his group & Jazzwerk played Oct. 13 at
Biola University "Music At Noon" concerts.
David also produced
many of the songs for Pat Boone's 50th anniversary
CD!!
Jazz
Pianist/Composer
Chuck Marohnic will
be presenting on November 11, 2004, a performance of
jazz arranged hymns and a clinic entitled," How
to Use Creative Improvised Music, Serving the Word
in the Worship Service". This
clinic/performance will be the first of several
offered by different artists to the students of the
Claremont School of Theology in the Los Angeles, CA
area!
Pianist
Bradley Sowash
has a new CD release - "For the Beauty of the
Earth". This is the final release in Bradley's
trilogy of hymns and spirituals for solo jazz piano!
Bradley also has just released the companion sheet
music book to his "When The Saints Go
Marching" CD! Check it all out
here!
Denver
& The Mile High Orchestra have
completed their Christmas CD, "Timeless
Christmas" and is now available here!
Singer
Jaimee
Paul
recently
performed at
F.
Scott's, (one of the premiere jazz spots in
Nashville. Joining her there was Leonard Wolf on
piano ... Dave Webb on bass ... and Leif Shires on
trumpet!
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As you can see Christian
Jazz Artists are very busy celebrating their gifts!
We are jazzed about
life...
We are jazzed about God!
Celebrate today and savor
the music!
"Just
imagine: a joyful Jesus! Haven't we had enough of grim
religion?"
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Swing
a New Song to the Lord!
Excellent
printed collection of jazz arrangements of
congregational music from over a dozen prominent jazz
composers and arrangers! Check it out here!
Resources
for Jazz Worship
THE
JAZZ HYMNAL BY CHUCK
MAROHNIC
Thought
provoking, yet highly singable jazz material for use
in the Sanctuary!
Preview
them here
Songs
Of David Jazz Worship Songs & Charts
Preview
them here
New Resources
for Jazz Worship!
Our
Jazz Worship Page is the place to get the very best
charts for your church band or Orchestra anywhere on
the Internet! Fresh new material to preview as well
as "jazzed up" Hymn arrangements are
available!
Big
Band ~ Ensembles ~ Praise Band
Interested
in learning more about Jazz theory, technique, or
improvisation? Want to learn how to develop your ear
and transcribe music? Visit the Jazz Ed page for a
one stop collection including material from some of
the top musicians in Jazz! Books, Charts,
CD's, DVD's, Videos, Midi files and more here!
Free CJA
Downloads!
Saxophonist
Greg Vail and guitarist Ric Flauding team up with
keyboardist David Arivett on one of David's tunes and
the results are absolutely delightful! Hear it and download
"Gratitude
Mood" here!
Each month we have free
downloads, Mp3's, midi files, and charts. Plus,
we have all the great articles and interviews
from past newsletters for you to read!
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Yogi
Berra explains Jazz!
Interviewer: Can you explain jazz?
Yogi: I can't, but I will.
90% of all jazz is half
improvisation. The other half is the part people play
while others are playing something they never played
with anyone who played that part. So if you play the
wrong part, its right. If you play the right part, it
might be right if you play it wrong enough. But if
you play it too right, it's wrong.
Interviewer: I don't understand.
Yogi: Anyone who understands jazz knows that you can't understand it. It's too complicated. That's
what's so simple about it.
Interviewer: Do you understand it?
Yogi: No. That's why I can explain it. If I
understood it, I wouldn't know anything about it.
Interviewer: Are there any great jazz players alive
today?
Yogi: No. All the great jazz players alive today are
dead. Except for the ones that are still alive. But
so many of them are dead, that the ones that are still
alive are dying to be like the ones that are dead.
Some would kill for it.
Interviewer: What is syncopation?
Yogi: That's when the note that you should hear now
happens either before or after you hear it. In jazz,
you don't hear notes when they happen because that
would be some other type of music. Other types of
music can be jazz, but only if they're the same as
something different from those other kinds.
Interviewer: Now I really don't understand.
Yogi: I haven't taught you enough for you to not
understand jazz that well.
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"There are many reasons for the failure to comprehend Christ's teaching...but the chief cause which has engendered all these misconceptions is this: that Christ's teaching is considered to be such as can be accepted, or not accepted, without changing one's life."
- Leo Tolstoy
Each
Day a Lifetime!
Never
burden yourself by looking far ahead. Always live one
day at a time. If you can do this, you will live like
children, birds and flowers. For them each day is a
life time. Every day unfolds new joy, new hope, even
if every day may have brought you new shadows and new
nightfall. Every day you may have broken down in guilt
and failure. Every day may have shown you your
helplessness a thousand fold. Yet each new day brings
new sun, new air, and new grace.
- Eberhard
Arnold
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