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| Zoot Fest 2011 Sunday November 13, 2011 Zoot Fest 2011 is a major fundraising event to benefit the Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection and its important outreach initiatives, including the ESU Jazz Synergy Series and Library Alive Concerts. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the COTA Fund for Young Musicians for COTA CampJazz. The event honors the lives and music of saxophone legends Zoot Sims and Al Cohn, and this year will feature a remembrance of the jazz loft scene in NYC in the late fifties and early sixties, especially the infamous digs of acclaimed Life magazine photographer W. Eugene Smith at 821 Sixth Avenue where Smith made his incredible photos and historic tape recordings. Zoot and Al were frequent visitors to this infamous location in the Village. Sam Stephenson, author of The Jazz Loft Project book will give a multi-media presentation to kick off the event. We've invited several "denizens" who frequented that and other NYC lofts during that time period: Phil Woods, Bob Dorough, Bill Crow, Lew Tabackin, Hod O'Brien, and Ronnie Free. They will tell their stories about the lofts, and then participate in a "Jazz Jam á la Zoot" hosted by Bill Goodwin, with surprise guests. Finally, the Grammy-nominated COTA Festival Orchestra will close the afternoon in a swinging style with a "Library Alive Big Band Jam, " performing the charts of Al Cohn and other composers and arrangers taken from the music inventory of ESU's Al Cohn Memorial Jazz Collection. Seating is limited – advance purchase is required. The $50 per person admission fee includes the program plus a lunch buffet with drinks, desserts and other refreshments. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Jazz News :: home page |