Chuck Mangione News

Bassoonist and Olney native Ari Allal earned a master's degree at the University of Michigan.

Throughout the 1970s, Chuck Mangione was a celebrity. His purposely lightweight music was melodic pop that was upbeat, optimistic, and sometimes uplifting.

Nicole Laurenne grew up studying classical piano, playing jazz in a Tucson combo and fronting Blue Fur in Phoenix.

Rochesterians and Chuck Mangione fans remember Gerry Niewood, a Rochester native and 1970 Eastman School of Music graduate, as a master performer on the saxophone and dedicated to his craft.

Bob Sneider woke up in the early hours of Feb. 13 and saw images of a plane crash.

As football season begins and marching bands prepare to take the field at halftime, the bands from three Columbia County high schools are feeling the effects of the opening of the new Grovetown High.

A major tribute to the late Rochester-born saxophonist Gerry Niewood is, thankfully, in the works.

A major tribute to the late Rochester-born saxophonist Gerry Niewood is, thankfully, in the works.

A major tribute to the late Rochester-born saxophonist Gerry Niewood is, thankfully, in the works.

Scranton Jazz Festival, the fifth annual celebration of jazz with Chuck Mangione, Dave Samuels, Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage, the Ellington Legacy, Chris Tarry, Phil Markowitz, Bob Dorough, Marko Marcinko's Latin Jazz Quintet, the Absolute Trio, the Funk Filharmonik, Cathy Chemi, Steve Rudolph, Jazz Juice, the Festival Big Band and many more.

Scranton Jazz Festival, the fifth annual celebration of jazz with Chuck Mangione, Dave Samuels, Nilson Matta's Brazilian Voyage, the Ellington Legacy, Chris Tarry, Phil Markowitz, Bob Dorough, Marko Marcinko's Latin Jazz Quintet, the Absolute Trio, the Funk Filharmonik, Cathy Chemi, Steve Rudolph, Jazz Juice, the Festival Big Band and many more.

Dependent on urban R&B beats, Braun can only marginally be called jazz, but does own an appeal to the smooth music crowd that this produced recording will only reinforce.

BIRDLAND: Saxophonist Leo Konitz, who played on Miles Davis' "Birth of Cool," plays with his quartet, featuring Paul Motian on drums.

Friends of Music will conclude its 2008-2009 season with the annual performance in Kennett on Saturday, Aug.

Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Invites the Public to Enjoy the Essex County Free SummerMusic Concert Series By Office of the Essex County Executive 7/16/2009 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr.

With the possible exception of Miles Davis's Sketches of Spain , Mangione's Feels So Good did more for the flugelhorn than any other 20th century composition.

$32.25 for adults, $11.25 for children ages 5-17, free for children under 5. 863-5966, www.flynntix.org. • The dream-like instrumental trio Future Rock visits Club Metronome in Burlington with fellow Chicago musicians Orchard Lounge at 10 p.m. Thursday .

Michael Feinberg Evil Genius www.michaelfeinbergmusic.com To the uninitiated, jazz generally falls into one of two broad categories -- that which is readily accessible and that which isn't. That's an unsophisticated observation to be sure, but one with which many non-aficionados will likely concur.

When a marching band takes the field, the last thing members in the audience expect to hear is jazz.

The Friday night jazz shows at South Pasadena Music Center and Conservatory have been featuring some of the area's top talent, and this week is no exception with the David Tull Trio taking center stage.