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Jazz Station Gallery, Part 3: Arnaldo DeSouteiro
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Sarah Wise live in NY, June 5
Don't miss singer/songwriter Sarah Wise performing @ Caffe Vivaldi (32 Jones St., NY) on June 5, featuring keyboard master Cliff Carter, one of my idols since his CTI sessions with David Matthews (on the legendary "Dune" album), Idris Muhammad (on the dancefloor hit "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This"), John Blair ("We Belong Together") and so many others. Top class pop music!
Airto & Eyedentity live @ LACMA, June 7
Airto Moreira with Eyedentity
Saturday, June 7, 2014 | 5 pm
One of the world's greatest percussionists teams up with the Eyedentity act led by Diana Moreira (yes, the daughter of Airto & Flora Purim) and Krishna Booker (son of bassist Walter Booker).
A FREE concert @ LACMA, Hancock Park
5905 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles
E-mail: publicinfo@lacma.org
http://www.lacma.org/
Presented as part of "Latin Sounds" taking place every Saturday from May 24 to August 30. Check out the full schedule of upcoming concerts.
Centrally located between the beach and downtown Los Angeles, LACMA (Los Angeles County Museum of Art) features artwork covering the expanse of art history—from ancient to contemporary—and the globe.
Since its inception in 1965, LACMA has been devoted to collecting works of art that span both history and geography and represent Los Angeles's uniquely diverse population. Today, the museum features particularly strong collections of Asian, Latin American, European, and American art, as well as a contemporary museum on its campus. With this expanded space for contemporary art, innovative collaborations with artists, and an ongoing Transformation project, LACMA is creating a truly modern lens through which to view its rich encyclopedic collection.
Parking is available in the Pritzker Parking Garage, located on Sixth Street just east of Fairfax Avenue and in the lot at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Spaulding Avenue. The charge is $10 and may be prepaid at all Ticket Offices.
The museum is accessible through Los Angeles Metro Transit. To find the best route for you, please visit
http://www.metro.net/default.asp
Media support for the Latin Sounds series is provided by KKJZ FM 88.1.
Mindi Abair opens the Newport Beach Jazz Fest this Friday, celebrating the release of "Wild Heart"
Join us for the CD release party of Mindi Abair's "Wild Heart" at the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival this Friday, May 30th!
Special guests Booker T Jones and Elliot Yamin
1107 Jamboree Rd
Newport Beach 92660
http://www.festivals.hyattconcerts.com/artists/mindi-abair-with-booker-t-elliot-yamin/
Southern California's most famous Smooth Jazz Festival returns to the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach on May 30 + 31 & June 1, 2014
Fri. May 30 (Back Bay Ampitheater Kick-Off)
Mindi Abair with Special Guests Booker T & Elliot Yamin
Sat. May 31
Brian McKnight, Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns ft. Mindi Abair, Gerald Albright & Richard Elliot, Spyro Gyra, Vincent Ingala & Jonathan Fritzen, Generation NeXt ft. Nicholas Cole, Lin Rountree & Lebron
Sun. June 1
Chaka Khan, Jazz Attack ft. Rick Braun, Euge Groove & Peter White, Bobby Caldwell, The Sax Pack, Down to the Bone
Box Set CD of the Month - "Freddie Hubbard: Keep Your Soul Together/Polar AC/Skagly"
Box Set CD of the Month
Freddie Hubbard: "Keep Your Soul Together/Polar AC/Skagly" (CTI/Columbia/BGO) 2014
This Beat Goes On release (catalog #1144, released April 2014 in the UK and May 2014 in the USA) features 3 entire LPs by my personal favorite trumpeter.
Remastered by Andrew Thompson @ Sound Performance (London, UK)
Liner notes by Mojo columnist Charles Waring.
Disc 1 (78:56 minutes)
Tracks 1 to 4 are the album "Keep Your Soul Together" – released 1973 on CTI Records as CTI 6036
Tracks 5 to 9 are the album "Polar AC" – released November 1975 on CTI Records as CTI 6056
Disc 2 (41:24 minutes):
Tracks 1 to 5 are the album "Skagly" – released 1980 on Columbia Records as FC 36418
A trio of 70's Freddie Hubbard – all packaged together in a 2-CD set by the UK label BGO (Beat Goes Public). First up is "Keep Your Soul Together" – Freddie at the peak of his 70's powers – and his fifth & last "official" CTI album, recorded in October 1973 after the ground-breaking "Red Clay," the wild "Straight Life," the Grammy-winning "First Light" and the elegant "Sky Dive." The record follows strongly in the mood that Freddie set under Creed Taylor's guidance, but with some differences: no strings, no brass section, and, last but not least, Hubbard was finally allowed to use his touring band, which consisted of George Cables (Fender Rhodes), Kent Brinkley (bass), the late Ralph Penland (drums), Juno Lewis (percussion), Aurell Ray (electric guitar) and Junior Cook (tenor sax) on four long, drawn out tracks done with lots of electricity in the rhythms, and a very cosmic approach to the solos, with Ron Carter overdubbing on a couple of tunes. The groove is funky, yet easy, featuring playing that's very open and very soulful. Titles include "Keep Your Soul Together", the hard-bop gem "Spirits Of Trane", "Destiny's Children", and the haunting ballad "Brigitte," dedicated to Freddie's wife and later re-recorded on "The Love Connection" with a lush Claus Ogerman score.
"Polar AC" is warm and wonderful work from Freddie Hubbard – a killer of a previously unreleased out-takes selection that Creed Taylor decided to release in 1975, after the trumpeter had already left CTI. The selection got a bit more of a human heart than some of the more cosmic sessions Freddie cut at the time – a bit more contemplative and introspective, but no less open-minded and electrically charged. The assortment of players is all top-shelf – with Billy Cobham, Airto, Lenny White, Jack DeJohnette, George Cables, Hubert Laws, and George Benson all backing Freddie up on the set – and titles include great takes on two Bob James-arranged Philly hymns by Thom Bell & Linda Creed: "People Make the World Go Round" (that Freddie had recorded as a sideman for Milt Jackson's "Sunflower," but this time features Airto's percussion combined with Lenny White's muscular broken-beats) and "Betcha By Golly Wow" (made a hit by The Stylistics, with Airto on drums) plus Nat Adderley's "Naturally" (from the "Sky Dive" sessions, but with Keith Jarrett's piano deleted from the mix due to contractual reasons; when the complete "Sky Dive" was reissued on CD for the first time in the USA, Jarrett's piano was restored to the track) and "Son of Sky Dive", with Junior Cook shining on the tenor sax. Cedar Walton's "Polar AC" (aka "Fantasy In D"), originally arranged by Don Sebesky for the "First Light" sessions, received a lot of airplay at that time.
"Skagly" (recorded for Columbia in December 1979, originally released in 1980 and reissued for the first time on CD by Wounded Bird in 2009) has a title that reads like a typo, but this low-budget album's a great set of smooth fusion from Freddie Hubbard; self-produced, and almost a summation of all the styles he'd mastered in the 70's. The session's never too over the top or too ambitious – just features Freddie working with a hip group in a laidback setting – blowing lean and mellow lines that almost take him back to his best CTI funk. The group features Billy Childs on keyboards, Larry Klein on bass, Art Pepper's long time associate Carl Burnett on drums, Hadley Caliman on tenor sax & flute, plus special guest work by George Duke (overdubbing Hohner clavinet on the title track to add a special spice), Philip Ranelin (trombone), Jeff Baxter (electric guitar) and Brazilian percussion hero Paulinho Da Costa. Titles include two Hubbard's originals ("Skagly" and "Happiness Is Now"), Child's "Rustic Celebration" and my personal favorite track, Klein's "Cascais". A tender rendition of Michel Legrand's famous ballad "The Summer Knows," from the "Summer of '42" movie soundtrack, completes the repertoire.
Tonight, "Goddess Wednesdays" @ Kitchen 305 in Miami w/ DJ Hana and the Zhantra Dancers
Join us tonight at Kitchen 305 for a non stop evening! Doors open at 530pm for All You Can Eat Lobster for $38, includes soup or salad and two sides! Then the Debbie Taylor Band at 8pm, followed by Goddess Night hosted by Candy Girl Alexandra and DJ HANA spinning all night!
They also have the Neon Flow Party Zhantra Dancers performing live... plus, the Miami Heat Playoffs Watch Party at 830pm!
Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort
16701 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida
RSVP 305-749-2110.
Jazz Station Gallery 2: Arnaldo DeSouteiro
Blu-ray of the Month: "7th Etapa Festival"
Blu-ray of the Month
Various Artists: "7º Festival Etapa de Música de Arte" (Etapa)
Filmed in August 2013, released in May 2014
Featuring: João Carlos Martins, Romero Lubambo, Gangorra, Cristóvão Bastos, Osmar Milito, Ithamara Koorax & Hermeto Pascoal
LA Killing Kittens Is Getting In Bed with Sanctum, this Saturday, May 31
Saturday 31 May, Killing Kittens is getting in bed with Sanctum. Prepare for something beautiful. Carpe Noctem!
www.lakittens.com
www.sanctumclub.com
Summer is upon us and Helios has awakened. Sanctum Club has a very special evening planned Saturday, May 31st in a private residence in the Hollywood Hills replete with fire, water and unbridled eroticism. This is an intimate affair for the beautiful amongst us. We look forward to sharing this experience with those ready to celebrate with passion. www.sanctumclub.com
SACD of the Month - "Diana Krall: The Look of Love"
SCAD of the Month
Diana Krall: "The Look of Love" (Verve)
Arranged & Conducted by Claus Ogerman
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Recorded & Mixed by Al Schmitt
Art Direction: Hollis King
Design: Isabelle Wong
Cover Photo: Bruce Weber
Photos In Car: Jane Shirek
Photo Production: Donna Ranieri
Featuring: Diana Krall (vocals & acoustic piano), John Pisano, Dori Caymmi & Romero Lubambo (acoustic guitar), Christian McBride (acoustic bass), Jeff Hamilton & Peter Erskine (drums), Russel Malone (electric guitar), Luis Conte & Paulinho da Costa (percussion), London Symphony Orchestra and Los Angeles Session Orchestra
Fusion CD Reissue of the Month - "Cannonball Adderley: The Black Messiah"
Fusion CD Reissue of the Month
Cannonball Adderley: "The Black Messiah" (Capitol/Real Gone Music) 1972/2014
CD Release Date: May 10, 2014 (RGM-0247)
Original LP Issue: 1972 (Capitol SWBO-846)
Recorded live at the Troubador (West Hollywood, California) in August 3-9, 1971
Contains 12-page booklet with pictures and new liner notes by Bill Kopp (former Chief Editor Scope Magazine)
Produced by David Axelrod & Cannonball Adderley for Heavy Axe / Junat Prods.
Recording Engineer: Al Coury
Photos: Gary Zlozower & James Lewis
Design: Roy Kohara
Art Direction: John Ho
Reissue Produced by Gordon Anderson
CD Liner Notes & Design: Bill Kopp
Remastered by Maria Triana @ Battery Studios (NYC, NY, USA)
Featuring: Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), Nat Adderley (cornet & vocals), George Duke (Wurlitzer electric piano), Walter Booker (acoustic bass), Roy McCurdy (drums), Airto Moreira (percussion & vocal effects).
Special Guests: Mike Deasy (electric guitar & vocals), Alvin Batiste (clarinet), Ernie Watts (flute & tenor sax), Buck Clarke (congas)
MC: Rick Holmes
A "new" block in NY: The "Miles Davis Way"
Definitely not in a "Silent Way" anymore. On Miles' 88th birthday, 77th Street btw. Riverside and West End was renamed Miles Davis Way in his honor! Many fans and musicians attended: Vince Wilburn Jr., Wallace Roney, Mike Clark, Jason Miles, Buster Williams, Jimmy Cobb and George Cables, among many others.
Details: http://7online.com/78687/
Single of the Month - "Ron Carter: Anything Goes"
7" Single of the Month (pic sleeve)
Ron Carter: "Anything Goes / Big Fro" (CTI/Kudu)
Recorded, Mixed & Edited by Rudy Van Gelder @ Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA)
Arranged & Conducted by David Matthews
Photo: Alen MacWeeney
Design: Bob Ciano
Featuring: Ron Carter (acoustic bass & piccolo bass), Jimmy Madison [Big Fro] & Steve Gadd [Anything Goes] (drums), Don Grolnick (Fender Rhodes), Richard Tee (organ), Eric Gale (electric guitar), Hubert Laws (flutes), Arthur Jenkins, George Devens & Ralph MacDonald (percussion), David Sanborn & Phil Woods (alto sax), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Barry Rogers (trombone), Alan Rubin & Randy Brecker (trumpets), Maeretha Stewart, Marilyn Jackson & Patti Austin (backing vocals)
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Book of the Month - "Hermeto Pascoal"
Paulo Petrini: "Hermeto Pascoal, musicalmente falando...volume 1" (Ed. Sinergia)
CD Reissue of the Month - "Montreux Summit 2"
CD Reissue of the Month
CBS Jazz All Stars: "Montreux Summit Volume 2" (Columbia/Wounded Bird)
Produced by Jay Chattaway
Associate Producer: Joe Jorgensen
Executive Producer: Bob James
Recording Engineers: David Richards, Joe Jorgensen & Doug Epstein
Mixed by Joe Jorgensen
Mastered by Vladimir Meller
Cover Illustration:Seymour Chwast
Design: Paula Scher
Photos: Giuseppe Pino & Charisse Taylor
Liner Notes: Mort Goode
Featuring: Bob James, George Duke, Hubert Laws, Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, Alphonso Johnson, Gordon Johnson, Billy Cobham, Billy Brooks, Woody Shaw, Maynard Ferguson, Slide Hampton, Bobbi Humphrey, Eric Gale, Steve Khan, Bob Militello, Tys van Leer, Peter Erskine, Ralph MacDonald et al
Vinyl Reissue of the Month - "Freddie Hubbard: First Light"
Vinyl Reissue of the Month (Numbered limited edition of 2000 copies)
Freddie Hubbard: "First Light" (CTI) 1971/2014
Rating: ***** (musical performance & remastering)
Recorded & Mixed by Rudy Van Gelder
Vinyl Remastering by Bernie Grundman
Cover Photo: Pete Turner
Liner Photo: Dean Brown
Arranged & Conducted by Don Sebesky
Featuring: Freddie Hubbard (flugelhorn & trumpet), Richard Wyands (electric piano), Ron Carter (acoustic bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Airto Moreira (percussion), Phil Kraus (vibes, bells & percussion), George Benson (electric guitar), Hubert Laws (flute), David Nadien (concertmaster).
Freddie Hubbard's "First Light" -- recorded on September 14 & 16, 1971, released in January 1972 and that received a Grammy Award in 1973 as "Best Jazz Album of The Year" -- remains my personal favorite among the many great albums recorded by my personal favorite trumpet player.
It was Hubbrad's third album for CTI, following the no less amazing "Red Clay" and "Straight Life," but the first one to put him in a large orchestral setting, conceived by Creed Taylor and genius arranger Don Sebesky. "The result is a masterpiece of textured sound, gorgeously far-flung charts, sweet, tight grooves, a subtle mystic feel, and some of Hubbard's most exciting playing ever," jazz historian Thom Jurek wrote on All Music Guide.
This awesome 180g audiophile-grade vinyl 33rpm LP reissue, remastered by Bernie Grundman and pressed at Pallas for ORG Music, sounds as good as Van Gelder's original LP release. It also preserves the original gatefold cover format, designed by CTI's art director at that time, my dear friend Bob Ciano. "Red Clay" had been previously reissued by ORG as a 2-LP set at 45pm speed (more details here: http://jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com.br/2014/04/vinyl-reissue-of-month-freddie-hubbard.html)
But there's a big mistake in the front cover stamp (click on the image to enlarge), though: Herbie Hancock didn't take part of the "First Light" sessions, he doesn't plays a single note in the entire album. The only keyboardist is the extremely underrated Richard Wyands (that plays Fender Rhodes throughout the LP and has a single solo spot on the last track, Bernstein's sublime "Lonely Town"), a pianist who had previously recorded as a sideman for CTI on Kenny Burrell's "God Bless The Child."
On this fabulous pressing, mastered from the original tapes with utmost care, the sonic intricacies of the knotty architecture comes to fore. The results are ravishing, each note memorable.
Blu-Spec CD of the Month - "Lonnie Smith: Mama Wailer"
Lonnie Smith: "Mama Wailer" (Kudu) 1971/2013
**** (musical performance)
*** (remastering)
Recorded & Mixed by Rudy Van Gelder @ Van Gelder Studio (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA) on July 14 and 15, 1971
Arranged by Lonnie Smith & Grover Washington, Jr
Featuring: Lonnie Smith (Hammond organ, Hohner clavinet, vocal effects), Ron Carter (electric bass & acoustic bass), Chuck Rainey (electric bass), Billy Cobham (drums), Airto Moreira (percussion, caxixi), Richard Pratt (congas), William King (bongos), Robert Lowe, George Davis & Jimmy Ponder (electric guitar), Danny Moore (trumpet, flugelhorn), Marvin Cabell (tenor sax), Dave Hubbard (tenor sax), Robert Lowe, Grover Washington, Jr. (flute & tenor sax)
A text by CTI/Kudu's connoisseur Doug Payne follows:
If Lonnie Smith considers himself "the doctor of groove," then Mama Wailer is certainly his doctoral thesis. This 1971 record was only the second of Creed Taylor's Kudu productions and, surprisingly, the only Kudu or CTI session Lonnie Smith ever participated in. But the record has become a jazz-funk classic; one of the rarest of rare grooves and still highly sought after by young dancers and DJs alike.
All in all, it's a superb collection of long, exploratory ideas on the nature of groove and the real "turning point" in Lonnie Smith's musical thinking.
Only six short years before, Lonnie Smith got his start in music when George Benson handpicked him to man the Hammond B-3 in the guitarist's first group. Benson and company also backed Smith on the organist's solo debut, Finger-Lickin' Good (Columbia-1967).
By 1967, Lonnie had joined Lou Donaldson's band, creating one of the bop saxophonist's most popular groups and yielding such acid-jazz classics as "Alligator Boogaloo" and "Peepin." Lou Donaldson secured a recording contract for Lonnie Smith at Blue Note records, where the organist waxed four fine slices of Hammond B-3 soul (and one live session from the period that was released many years later). When Francis Wolf left Blue Note, Lonnie left too. Famed producer Creed Taylor tapped the soulful funk organist right away for Mama Wailer.
By this time, Smith was gradually emerging from the chock-a-block funk and R&B settings of his Blue Note days and beginning to explore a keyboard's potential to enhance or color the grooves. Larry Young had also begun doing this a few years earlier. By the time of Mama Wailer, Young was already charting the subversive territories of Lifetime. Smith, on the other hand, seemed more of a rhythmic colorist, one intent upon communicating through the groove. Mama Wailer is one of his first experiments in this direction.
Indeed, the title track begins the record without any organ to be heard at all. Smith takes a giant leap of faith, comping and soloing with the limited capabilities of the clavinet, an electronic keyboard that sounds dulled and drained of any resonance whatsoever. Still, Smith stretches the instrument's limitations and delivers a strong, thoroughly affecting urban funk. The ostinato riff is carried by the horns and highlighted by Marvin Cabell's urbane tenor solo and Robert Lowe's metallic guitar.
Smith's own feature, "Hola Muneca" follows. If there is such a thing as funky drone, this is it. First performed by Smith in 1967 on his Columbia debut, this new version is funk in the raga sense. Smith slices and dices the groove rather imaginatively here on his more familiar organ, offering more of a signature sound than he has ever displayed before. He hints at something avant garde while clearly never distracting from what might move your feet.
Carole King's "I Feel The Earth Move" follows. This song and others from the writer's landmark album Tapestry (Ode – 1971) really did shake the earth back in 1971. There were certainly few places in America you could go that summer without being totally aware of this album and all the hits it generated. Here, Grover Washington, Jr., treats the organist to a highly charged funk arrangement, propelled by the electric bass of Chuck Rainey. Note the poetic tremors Smith employs here and the way he really makes the ground swell.
The album's centerpiece is surely "Stand," one of the bold social statements from Sly And The Family Stone's monumental album of the same name (Epic – 1969). Originally, Lonnie's version took up a full side of an LP. But he made every minute count, sculpting a panoramic view of urban America. In a great tribute to the song's author, Sly Stone, Lonnie Smith treats us to a summer day in the ghetto. He gives the main theme a nervous beat, then grinds the funk to a slow burn for the solos – which find the organist weaving in and out of spots featuring Grover Washington's tenor and Jimmy Ponder's guitar. Then, just as suddenly, a sort of chase ensues, driven by Ron Carter's hot-as-asphalt electric bass (astute listeners might recognize how Smith revisited this section in his own "Jimi Meets Miles" from 1994's Foxy Lady). Grover yields to a scorching solo that wends into a stoned groove from Ponder's guitar and finally segues into the kaleidoscopic finale of Smith's solo. A masterpiece of social groove.
Lonnie Smith seemed to disappear after Mama Wailer. His next record, Afrodesia (Groove Merchant), didn't appear until 1975. Similar in many ways to Mama Wailer, Afrodesia offered long, exploratory funk vamps and adroit contributions from Smith, George Benson and tenor titan Joe Lovano very early in his career.
While at Groove Merchant (and later, LRC), Smith – like fellow organist and occasional musical partner, Jimmy McGriff – participated in nearly a half dozen of Brad Baker's disco orchestras, playing an arsenal of synthesizers, electric keyboards and adding his own brand of vocals to some of the more insinuating dancefloor classics of the disco age.
By the early 1980s, Lonnie Smith had become turbaned and called himself "the Doctor." But Dr. Lonnie Smith disappeared from records again. Disco died and his style of soul seemed to fall out of favor in the ultra-conservative Reagan era. Smith relocated to South Florida, where he still resides, and to this day has contributed mightily to the local scene, playing and recording prolifically (and with increased authority) with such local talent as Terry Myers, Turk Mauro and Jesse Jones, Jr.
As the 1990s dawned, acid jazz broke open and many of Lonnie Smith's old records, like Mama Wailer, were suddenly highly-prized collector's items. People were grooving to Lonnie again. He toured extensively in acid jazz groupings and resumed recording in such soul-jazz collectives as the Jazz Funk Masters (P-Vine), Chartbusters (Prestige), Secret Agent Men (Paddle Wheel) and the Essence All Stars (Hip Bop).
Dr. Lonnie Smith also re-ignited his own recording career in the 1990s, waxing some of the finest work he's ever done. So far there's been The Turbanator (32 Jazz – 1991) and the exceptional trios for his John Coltrane tribute, Afro Blue (Venus – 1993), and the awesome Jimi Hendrix tributes Purple Haze (Venus – 1994) and Foxy Lady (Venus – 1995). He continues to record and tour the world extensively with Lou Donaldson and has become, even at this point in his career, a first-call session man in New York for a variety of organ dates.
However, Mama Wailer endures as the cornerstone in Dr. Lonnie Smith's journey to the groove.
- Douglas Payne
Memorial Day Weekend in Miami w/ DJ Hana
Today, Newport Beachside Hotel & Resort Memorial Day Weekend party starts at 2pm with DJ Hana. And it will be hot! Beach & Poool Party with drink & food specials while catching some rays or watching todays sports games.
16701 Collins Ave
Ph: (305) 749-2110 ext. 1095
Fusion CD of the Month - "Machine Mass: INTI"
Fusion CD of the Month
Machine Mass: "INTI" (MoonJune) 2014
Rating: **** (musical performance & sound quality)
Produced by Machine Mass
Recorded @ Red Rock Recording Studios (Saylorsburg, PA, USA), on October 10, 2012
Recording engineer: Kent Heckman
Mixed and mastered by Jon Wilkinson
Executive Producer: Leonardo Pavkovic
Liner notes: John Kelman
Design, Graphics & Photos: Elisabeth Waltregny
Featuring: Michel Delville (electric guitar, Roland GR09, electronics), Tony Bianco (drums, loops, percussion), Dave Liebman (soprano & tenor saxophones, wooden flute) with Sara Twelde (vocals on Track 7, "The Secret Place")
Highlights: an intriguing and extremely creative rendition of Joe Zawinul's "In A Silent Way" (yes, the now "classic" tune that the late Austrian genius composed for Miles Davis, with Liebman playing wooden flutes blended with Delville's sitar), Bianco's tribute to "(Charles)Lloyd", "The Secret Place," "Elisabeth" and the title track "INTI."
Much more than just a meeting of modern progressive jazz heavyweights, Machine Mass's "INTI" witnesses the seamless cohesion of extraordinary creativity fusing with technology. Reformed with renowned modern jazz legend, Dave Liebman, Machine Mass (formerly known as Machine Mass Trio) utilizes rhythmically-complex loops "on the fly," while fusing their spontaneous interactions into a group dynamic that challenges music-making convention in the broadest sense.... and the results are spellbinding.
Recorded live in the studio with no overdubs (in just one afternoon, no less!), this monumental session bears witness to three seasoned musicians in top form -- producing music that is fresh, challenging, profound and moving. Rules are acknowledged and rules are discarded, and the resulting sonic bouillabaisse, Inti, signals some truly exciting new directions for progressive music!
Machine Mass' leader, Michel Delville was born in Liege, Belgium. He has been performing and composing alternative music since the mid-1980s. His most recent projects include the internationally acclaimed Nu-Rock-Jazz quintet The Wrong Object (founded in 2003), a band which has collaborated with luminaries of British jazz such as Elton Dean, Harry Beckett and Annie Whitehead, and toured extensively throughout Europe. Their latest studio album, Stories from the Shed, has generated countless raving reviews in such leading publications as Jazzwise, Guitar Player, Musica Jazz and All About Jazz. In 2010, he created the trio douBt with Alex Maguire and Tony Bianco. Other recent bands and projects include Belgian-Swiss punk-jazz combo TZGIV, Belgo-Dutch rock quintet The Moving Tones, Alex Maguire Sextet, and Comicoperando (tribute project to the great Robert Wyatt; feat. Chris Cutler, Dagmar Krause and Karen Mantler).
Anthony 'Tony' Bianco was born in New York City. He has played and recorded with some of the most influential musicians of the international jazz scene, such as Dave Liebman, Evan Parker, Paul Dunmall, Elton Dean, Alex von Schlippenbach, Simon Picard, Reggie Workman, Paul Rutherford, Keith Tippett, Paul Rogers, Elliot Levine, Marcio Mattos, Luther Thomas, Jay Oliver and John Edwards. The sheer diversity of his discography reflects his need to be "loose and tense, free and strict" combine the sounds of straight and free jazz, closed and open form. His most recent releases include douBt's debut album Never Pet a Burning Dog (with Alex Maguire and Michel Delville), "Vesuvius" (Alex von Schlippenbach/Paul Dunmall/Paul Rogers/Tony Bianco), "Line Ish" (Tony Bianco/Dave Liebman/Tony Marino) and "In a Western Sense," as well as the more groovy and post-Milesian experiments of "Free Beat" (with the late Elton Dean, and John Wilkinson) and "Monkey Dance" (feat. Dave Liebman).
Dave Liebman is a living jazz legend whose list of album appearances is a "who's who" list of the greatest modern jazz luminaries over the last five-plus decades. In a storied career which started back in 1967 (with his "Open Sky" trio, starting a long-standing musical affiliation with the great jazz drummer, Bob Moses), Dave has appeared as a band member or featured sideman with Miles Davis, John Abercrombie, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Eddie Gomez, Wayne Shorter, Ritchie Beirach, the Quest quartet and many more. Dave has traveled the world, many times, as an ambassador of jazz, both as a performer and an instructor. He has received numerous awards, has been inducted into the Hall of Fame of the International Association of Jazz Educators and was twice nominated for Grammys. His list of accomplishments is staggering (far too extensive to list here!) ... to view a more comprehensive biography of the incredible body of work amassed by Dave Liebman, CLICK HERE.
Today, "Sunday Service LA" w/ DJ Angeline
Today, May 25 @ Lexington Social House (1718 Vine St, Hollywood, CA, US)
Mixology Presents "Sunday Service LA: Music Is Our Religion"
SUMMER IS NEAR AND LA'S MOST INTIMATE & EXCLUSIVE DAY PARTY IS BACK!
Brunch & House Music Patio 11am till 6pm with my dear friend and SuperDJ Angeline Smirnoff.
Also featuring: Mark Lewis, Terence Toy, Jesse Brooks, Caroline Posada, Jeff Bomb & Holly Adams
Incredible vibe, great people, top DJs.
Champagne Brunch, vinyl only patio and a digital ultra lounge
BRUNCH AND BOTTLE SERVICE RESERVATIONS PLEASE CALL (323) 461-1700
OR EMAIL: INFO@SUNDAYSERVICELA.COM
Order tickets via Eventbrite:
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/sunday-service-la-tickets-11690154567?aff=efbevent
$5.00 pre-sale $10.00 @ Door
(DJ Angeline)
Vocal CD of the Month - "Susan Clynes: Life Is..."
Vocal CD of the Month
Susan Clynes: "Life Is..." (MoonJune) 2014
Produced & Composed by Susan Clynes.
Liner Notes: Sid Smith
Featuring: Susan Clynes (vocals, piano), Simon Lenski (cello), Pierre Mottet (bass), Nico Chkifi (drums)
The NY-based label MoonJune Records is releasing the international debut of the multi-talented pianist, vocalist and composer, Susan Clynes. On her second album ever (and Susan's sparkling U.S. debut), she showcases her evocative, compelling stylings (on both vocals and piano), in a set that is as diverse and genre-eclipsing as it is emotive and powerful.After teasing listeners with a guest vocal appearance on The Wong Object's "After The Exhibition" (featured on the track, "Glass Cubes," penned by her husband, Antoine Guenet), Susan's talents are featured, front and center, on this inspired performance.There's an almost telepathic synergy to the musicians' performances that emerges, as acute listeners will quickly discern. The music is bold, adventurous and unafraid to tread anywhere.
Susan Clynes is a Belgian singer, pianist and songwriter who is forging her own path in music. After taking classical & jazz piano lessons and attending jazz workshops while in high school, Susan chose to follow her heart: shunning a more traditional course of university studies and career path in order to study music composition, and earning a Master's Degree at the Ghent Conservatory.
In the early stages of this pursuit, Susan released her first (and only previous) album -- a piano trio effort, 2005's "Sugar For A Dream." It was the momentum of this album and her dreams of becoming a famous songwriter (in the commercial / alternative vein) that propelled her through Ghent. While she is clearly an accomplished performer, with a style all her own, songwriting remains her passion: "I want to make music that bridges the different worlds of songwriting and instrumentals of compositions and improvisation. I want to talk to the heart but not forget there's also the mind."
She is clearly a risk-taker, but also one who embraces and savors each opportunity that presents itself; life is too short to entertain notions of fear or intimidation. A positive, upbeat person, and an intelligent, articulate artist.
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Join us for the World Premiere of Mindi Abair's upcoming release "Wild Heart"
Btw, speaking of great female saxophonists, catch the world premiere of Mindi Abair's upcoming album, "Wild Heart," exclusively on SmoothJazz.com with Sandy Shore.
Saturday, May 24th @ 10am
Enjoy a track by track presentation of this unleashed and plugged-in project where Mindi blends her passion for pop with her rock roots and jazz journey, featuring amazing special guests including Gregg Allman, Aerosmith's Joe Perry, Jim Peterik, Booker T., Trombone Shorty, Keb' Mo' and more!
Tune in and let Mindi tell you personally about how wild her heart is and how rewarding it was to collaborate and record "Wild Heart" for HeadsUp Records, a milestone in her solo career.
SmoothJazz.com has the exclusive World Premier of the album on May 24th. You can purchase the CD in advance now in the Listening Loft, and on iTunes and MindiAbair.com! Available everywhere Tuesday, May 27th, 2014!
Melissa Aldana's eagerly awaited album comes out in the U.S. this Saturday, May 24
Jazz saxophonist Melissa Aldana is set to release her first record for Concord Music Group this Saturday, June 24, 2014. The self-titled album "Melissa Aldana & Crash Trio" is the first recording of the three band mates together – Aldana, bassist Pablo Menares and drummer Francisco Mela. Recorded at Sear Sound Recording Studio in New York, the album consists of originals written by all three band members and includes two covers – the Harry Warren classic "You're My Everything" and Thelonious Monk's haunting "Ask Me Now."
Speaking on this new album Aldana says, "Pablo Menares & Francisco Mela both help bring a unique perspective to playing in the saxophone trio format. Our approach is very much coming from the core of the Jazz Tradition, not least from contemporary musicians such as Kurt Rosenwinkel & Mark Turner, but with Mela being from Cuba and Pablo and I both from Chile, there is no question there is a flavor of that as well."
In September 2013, Melissa became the first female instrumentalist and first South American ever to win the prestigious Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition. Judges for the competition included Jane Ira Bloom, Branford Marsalis, Jimmy Heath, Wayne Shorter and Bobby Watson. In addition to a scholarship to the Monk Institute, Melissa won a recording contract with Concord Music Group.
Born in 1988, Aldana began to play the saxophone as soon as she was able. She was taught by her father Marcos Aldana, who was also a renowned jazz saxophonist and sought out teacher in their hometown of Santiago, Chile. By age 13, Melissa was frequenting the jazz clubs in Santiago with her father and by 16 was headlining the Club de Jazz de Santiago, which, at the time, was the center of the Chilean jazz community. In 2005, with help from Panamanian jazz pianist Danilo Pérez, she procured auditions at the Berklee School of Music and the New England Conservatory. She was accepted into both and chose to attend Berklee, from which she graduated in 2009.
After graduating, Melissa immediately moved to New York. With the help of mentor, the legendary George Coleman, and former teacher Greg Osby, among many others, Melissa recorded two albums Free Fall (2010) and Second Cycle (2012) for Osby's Inner Circle Music label, and quickly became a vital part of the New York jazz scene. She has since performed in such prestigious venues as the Blue Note, Lincoln Center and Smalls. After a 2013 performance at the Jazz Gallery, The New York Times touted, "…she moved toward a kind of music (including 'First Cycle,' from her new record) that really felt like the current moment in jazz…Ms. Aldana worked over short motifs, using the full range of her instrument, articulating long and fast lines. But she also condensed her phrases into great wipes of sound up and down the horn, and clamped into the rhythm…She wasn't just exhibiting her own voice but embodying it…"
Pablo Menares is one of the most important bass players in Chile. His bass playing is considered to be elegant, musical and lyric, while firmly rooted in swing and polyrhythmic concepts. Menares has performed and/or recorded with all the leading jazz musicians in Chile and has also performed at major jazz festivals all over South America. Since moving to New York City in 2009 he has become a sought after bass player for both Jazz and Latin music. He has performed in many of NYC's most notable jazz clubs including Lincoln Center, Jazz Gallery, Smoke, Smalls Jazz Club, Fat Cat, 55 Bar and world famous venue Carnegie Hall. He has performed with such jazz luminaries as Sam Yahel, Arturo O'Farrill, Randy Brecker, Aaron Goldberg, Greg Hutchinson, Claudia Acuña, among others; and has toured throughout North America, becoming an increasingly important presence in the jazz and Latin music scene.
Francisco Mela is a favorite among jazz's elite instrumentalist, including Joe Lovano, Kenny Barron and McCoy Tuner, all of whom cite his charisma, sophistication and life-affirming spirit as an extension of his incredible talents as a composer and drummer. Born in 1968 in Bayamo, Cuba, Mela moved to Boston in 2000 to pursue a degree from Berklee College of Music. Since then, he's made quite a name for himself by becoming an integral part of Joe Lovano's quartet, joining McCoy Tyner's trio and developing himself as a band leader. Mela has released three albums, all receiving compelling critical acclaim. His latest project, Cuban Safari, is an amalgamation of his favorite bands that inspired him to become a drummer – Miles Davis' fusion group featuring Chick Corea and Keith Jarrett, Weather Report, and the Latin- jazz super group Irakere.
Nikki Armstrong live @ The River Club
Nikki Armstrong & Friends! An evening of Blues/rock and R&B featuring Mark Brandenburg, Lee Marvin and Charlie Stewart. And guests sitting in!
Tomorrow night, May 24 @ The River Club (11 Burd St, Nyack, New York).
NYC Block Party Unveiling of "Miles Davis Way" on May 26 - Free & Open To The Public
Miles Davis remains the only so-called jazz artist ever to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Join us and special guests for the unveiling of #MilesDavisWay in NYC on May 26! West 77th Street on MIles' 88th Birthday. 12 Noon To 2:30pm - 312 West 77th Street (Between Riverside & West End).
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"Jazz: No Language Required" Bloggers Tour Showcases 100 Years of Music
The "Jazz: No Language Required" Bloggers Tour is being presented by the Mutual Musicians Foundation International (MMFI) and is designed to utilize the social media avenues (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, etc.) to build awareness of the upcoming 100th year celebration (2017) of the Mutual Musicians Foundation in American history, Thursday and Friday, June 19th and the 20th, 2014. All events are free and open to the public.
Six national bloggers and bloggers locally are scheduled to participate in the tour. "The tour is the first of a series of events over the next three years leading up to our global centennial celebration that is certain to bring jazz and music lovers from all parts of the globe," said Anita J. Dixon, Executive Director of the MMFI.
Thursday, June 19th
The Three Square Miles: Tour of the Origins of Swing
10:00 to Noon-Tour begins at the Mutual Musicians Foundation 1823 Highland Ave.
Tour of 18th & Vine and 12th St. Historic Jazz district to include the Mutual Musicians Foundation National Historic Landmark. Here we will hear from the Freedom Network Foundation who installed free wifi for three blocks, bringing jazz to the urban core's youth and the importance of "bridging the digital divide" which preserves the art form in the land of its origins.
The Books of Bird
5:30 to 7:30pm
Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center-3700 Blue Parkway, KCMO
Stanley Crouch, noted New York Times Jazz critic and author for over 40 years has written a book entitled "Kansas City Lighting: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker along with local professor Chuck Haddix of the University of Missouri Marr Sound Archive who wrote a book entitled: "Bird: The Life and Music of Charlie Parker. These two have agreed to occupy the same stage and discuss one of the most prolific innovators of jazz to come out of Kansas City.
Friday, June 20th
Mutual Musicians Foundation 1823 Highland Ave. KCMO
National Panel Discussion
What Happened to the Black Musicians Local Unions?
The public will view the Mutual Musicians Foundation's documentary, "Still Jammin'" on the rise and demise of Local 627 in American history, talk with musicians who remember the union in their lives and hear from Local 34/627 American Federation of Musicians director Dick Albrecht, American Federation of Musicians National Representative Paul Frank, renown bassist Dr. Larry Ridley on a panel discussing the future of jazz. In addition, we will introduce the youth of the American Heritage Music Apprenticeship Program. (This event will be filmed for archival of the 100th year celebration)
Please RSVP to: www.mutualmusiciansfoundation.org
or at anita@mutualmusicians.org
Instrumental Jazz CD of the Month - "Goldings, Bernstein & Stewart: Ramshackle Serenade"
Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart: "Ramshackle Serenade" (Pirouet)
Rating: ***** (musical performance and sonic quality)
Produced by Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein & Bill Stewart
Recorded December 17, 2013 - Mixed February 8 & 9, 2014
Recorded & Mixed by Jason Seizer @ Kyberg Studio, Oberhaching
Mastered by Christoph Stickel @ MSM-Studios, Munich, Germany
Cover Design & Photos: Konstantin Kern
Featuring: Larry Goldings (Hammond organ), Peter Bernstein (electric guitar) & Bill Stewart (drums)
Highlights: the standard "Sweet and Lovely," an extremely subtle jazzy version -- totally unexpected & musically surprising -- of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Luiza," Horace Silver's ballad "Peace" (the best rendition since Chet Baker's version for Enja), and Goldings' tribute to "(Max) Roach."
This trio is an unusual camaraderie of world-class players, three of the world's best players in the current jazz scene. From the moment you first hear the trio you can sense the deep respect the musicians have for one another. Three musicians who never make a big deal about what they are up to, thereby generating an infectious strength through their extraordinarily subtle control of all the musical parts.
Their intensely sensual music grooves and glistens. With the trio's extensive use of the music's dynamic possibilities, the passion and joy of this amazingly versatile instrumental lineup (keyboardist Goldings focused on the Hammond organ) is there for all to hear. Sophisticated music - just let yourself go, and enjoy. Give yourself the pleasure & enchantement of several repeated listenings of "Luiza." So far one of the best releases of the year.
Larry Goldings, Peter Berstein, and Bill Stewart are an extraordinary team. Here you have everything that the traditional "organ trio" (organ, guitar, and drums) has to offer - exciting grooves, rich, tasty, sumptuous sounds. The trio members are among the strongest musical personalities of their generation.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1968, Larry Goldings has made lush, funky, bluesy, expressive music as well as attempted freer explorations in jazz with the likes of Maceo Parker, John Scofield, Steve Gadd and Jack DeJohnette. Born in Des Moines (Iowa) in 1966, Bill Stewart has worked with Joe Lovano and Dave Holland, and, like Goldings, has worked with Maceo Parker and John Scofield (albeit not at the same time). Stewart has recorded a CD under his own name, "Incandescence", for Pirouet. The album features Larry Goldings and pianist Kevin Hays, and was lauded by the press.
Peter Bernstein, a New York City native, has worked with such diverse musician as Diana Krall, Lee Konitz, Roy Hargrove, and Brad Mehldau. He is one of the most versatile and on-demand guitarists on the world scene. Originally he studied piano and then switched to guitar at the age of 13. His precise and melodically sensitive play was highlighted by no less than the great guitarist Jim Hall. After having performed concerts with him in the 90's, Bernstein extoled Hall as "the most impressive guitarist" he had ever heard.
Anna Mjöll live @ Vibrato, May 24
(pic by Barbara Porter)
One of our favorite singers, Icelandic Jazz Princess Anna Mjöll will be back tomorrow night @ Herb Alpert's classy Vibrato in Bel Air, California.
Saturday, May 24, 2014, 9pm.
This event is a near-guaranteed sellout, timely reservations are strongly recommended.
Call (310) 474-9400.
Herb Alpert's Vibrato Grill Jazz
2930 Beverly Glen Circle, Los Angeles 90077
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When two of the most unpopular and least trusted candidates for President of the United States become the nominees of the two major parties, some ugliness is bound to happen. One of those candidates Donald Trump has ratcheted up the ugliness at his rallies by encouraging his supporters to physically abuse protesters. And some of those supporters gleefully followed his urging. Trump has done much to lower the bar of political discourse and common decency on the campaign trail.
But some protesters have responded in kind. Recently, they have egged, spat on, shoved and punched Trump supporters. Some snatched campaign caps from the heads of Trump fans and burned them. Others engaged in random acts of destruction by smashing several cars. Their defenders claim that Trump is to blame. I would agree… but only in part. Trump created an atmosphere in which violence was condoned. But that does not ethically justify the counter-violence.
As a follower of Jesus I condemn all violence against people, excusing none of it. I don't expect those who don't have faith in Jesus to follow his example or heed his words, as much as I want them to do so. Still, as one who confesses Jesus as Lord, I reject responding to Trumpian abuse with anti-Trump abuse. I think all violence on the stage Trump has built is wrong in and of itself and I further believe nothing good is likely to come of it.
But let me be clear about exactly what I am condemning.
I do not sweepingly condemn all protests that involve property damage. Indeed, I would call attention to Jesus' protest in the Temple. His prophetic demonstration against the profiteers in that place of worship involved more than shouted words. He knocked over tables, spilling the money of the businessmen all over the place. Jesus chased off the animals that were being sold, causing chaos and likely property loss. But the words and the disruptive deeds of Jesus were closely related and powerfully conveyed his message.
Any acts of property damage must be tactical, serving a broader aim, for them to be rightly regarded as truly meaningful. Otherwise they deserve to be viewed as self-indulgent, gratuitous destruction. Random wreckage doesn't help protesters make a point. It creates an inarticulate mess that distracts from any legitimate point that otherwise might be made. If there is no clear message carried by the property damage then the perpetrators will be seen as nothing more than rioters.
Something meaningful was being said when peace activists cut through security fences, entered a nuclear facility, splashed human blood on walls, and sprayed spray-painting messages reading "Woe to an Empire of Blood, " "Disarm Transform, " and, "The Fruit of Justice is Peace." When protesters took hammers and beat the cones of warheads, damaging them, the culturally literate among us recalled the biblical words about "beating swords into plowshears." Words and actions walked hand in hand, reinforcing one another to foster a more powerful presentation of the anti-war point being made.
But when protestors violently frail about at a Trump rally, their message –whatever it might be- is lost. I would say the same of the Black Bloc who show up at otherwise peaceful demonstrations. I agree with Chris Hedges who labeled them as "the cancer of the Occupy movement" who "confuse acts of petty vandalism and a repellent cynicism with revolution." Those who indulge in confrontation without content and destruction without a discernable message are no better than the undercover cops who coax protesters to break store windows or damage cars and then arrest them. The destruction plays into the hands of the very forces that the protestors oppose.
Of course the anti-Trump violence has its defenders who contend the assaults are "logical." While the violent actions of the anti-Trump protesters may have been virtually inevitable, they are not "logical." Or ethical. Or wise. The violence response is not justifiable simply because Trump is not a typical politician and the political divide is not just more of what we have seen for decades. Yes, Trump is worse than what we have seen in our lifetime. He deserves opposition. But the need for opposition is not a warrant for violence.
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Do you have updates to the instructions for the Mendocino Quilt and Pillow patterns?
I purchased a Mendocino Quilt Kit last week from "Fashionable Fabrics" and have been making my templates for the quilt. I notice that there is a significant jump from the size of template E ( a roughly 4″x4″ shape) to template F (roughly 6″x 6″ shape). Template G is a wonky 5″x 5″.
Template H looks sized to fit template G.
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This week's Historical Sew Fortnightly challenge was all about changing the shape of the human body.
I decided to make a 16th century bodied petticoat to wear in lieu of a corset. I do have a nice wool one but sometimes it's just to hot for wool!
One thing I wanted to try with this project was hem stiffening. I was inspired by these two articles on stiffened hems (1) (2). Now, I didn't get quite as amazing results as these ladies did but I can tell it makes a difference!
The skirt I used was too long so I sandwiched 3" of felt between the hem allowance and the skirt. It actually gives a nice shape for a lower/middle class. I have high hopes for trying it in a less drapey material such as taffeta!
As far as the bodice shaping, I did the same 6 bone layout as in my grey wool kirtle. There is some slight curvature in the bust but it still does a great job and you won't be able to tell under another layer. Plus it's so much more comfortable with out all the extra boning I'd need to get a perfectly flat bust.
This piece was designed to be an undergarment, but now that I see it with my chemise from challenge #9, it looks very cute and generic peasant-y. The skirt does gape in the front so I'll need an apron or something but I'm getting excited!
Wonderful location to use for a historical costume shoot. One can almost imagine that you were on the steps of a Renaissance era Italian villa.


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Two Brothers' Oktoberfest gives Aurora a taste of Germany
By David Sharos
| The Beacon-News |
Warrenville resident Bill Voda, a performer with the Happy Wanderers German band was among the performers Sunday at Two Brothers Roundhouse in Aurora Sunday for the sixth-annual Oktoberfest celebration. (David Sharos/Beacon-News)
Despite what seems to be a contradiction in terms, Germany's famous Oktoberfest officially began Sunday, in September.
With the party already starting thousands of miles away, Two Brothers in Aurora held their own Oktoberfest beer and food festival Sunday giving visitors full access to the 70,000-square-feet of space at the 205 N. Broadway brewery and restaurant.
Co-owner Jason Ebel said this was the sixth-annual festival, which usually draws 3,000 to 4,000 people who pay no admission cost.
"We just want people to come and enjoy some entertainment, some authentic German food and, of course, beer," Ebel said, adding that the event was a "call back to my own heritage."
Food included a German sausage platter, house-made beer brazen pretzels, pork schnitzel and classic German sauerbraten.
Ebel said three special beers would be rolled out for the first time Sunday, including Vienna, Dunkel dark, and Zwickelbier lagers along with three other German beers already in the Two Brothers' product line.
"We are offering these new beers for the first time, along with our Atom Smasher Oktoberfest-style lager, our Twenty-Plus pilsner lager and the Ebel's Weiss Hefeweizen we have been making already," Ebel said. "In our distillery, we even made some peach schnapps that we're going to be serving only today."
Entertainment included music from a beer choir, live German music as well as a men's and women's stein-holding contest, games, and prizes.
Jay Johansmeier and his wife Deb from Campton Hills were among the first to arrive Sunday and called the event, "the next best thing to being in Germany."
"This is our second time here, and the venue is big and open, and there is lot of music and great beer," Deb Johansmeier said. "Everyone is German today."
"For me, the food pairing with the beer is the best," Jay Johansmeier added. "My parents were German, but we grew up in a small town in Iowa and never celebrated there like this."
Bill Lay of Crystal Lake said Sunday's visit was one back to his hometown where he grew up and that he too was celebrating his German heritage.
"I've always felt a love for this place [at Two Brothers] and I grew up eating German food that my grandparents made," Lay said. "People are just drawn to this regardless of their heritage — the food and beer pairing is a killer combo."
Warrenville resident Bill Voda was among the members of the first group scheduled to perform Sunday, the Happy Wanderers.
Voda said he has been performing in his authentic German costume for 25 years and that the allure of Oktoberfest "is the socializing."
"People like to come out and hear the music, and enjoy the beer and food," he said. "This is sort of like St. Patrick's Day, where people come whether they are Irish or not. The good thing about Oktoberfest is that it last weeks, not just a day."
Many visitors came in costume, including Julie Schumacher of Aurora who said she bought her traditional German outfit in Germany.
"I bought this when I was there studying abroad and got it at their spring fest," she said. "This is the first time I've worn it to an Oktoberfest event — I usually wear it at Halloween."
Schumacher said her plan Sunday was to eat some authentic style pretzels as well as some sauerbraten, and that she also planned to check out a few of the contests.
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"I'm going to enter the costume contest as well as the stein holding contest," she said. "I've haven't been practicing holding my arm out with a weight. I'm just going to power through on adrenaline."
Naperville's Vanessa and Mike Patocka were buying their first round of beers at a serving counter and said they weren't planning to compete in anything.
"I used to come here when it was owned by Walter Payton, and I'm glad there is no conflict today with this event and the Bears' game," Mike said. "We're going to eat some bratwurst and sauerkraut and see how many beers we can sample."
"I don't know if I'm going to try and keep up with the guys, but for me — the beer is my favorite thing," Vanessa added. "It's just going to be a fun afternoon."
Naperville's Vanessa and Mike Patocka order their first round of beer Sunday at the sixth-annual Oktoberfest held in Aurora at the Two Brothers Roundhouse. The event offered German food, music, games and a number of specially brewed beers. (David Sharos/Beacon-News)

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New Fujitsu UHF RFID Technology Implemented at Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel for Advanced Inventory Monitoring
FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. , Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including peripherals, biometric security solutions and digital media solutions, today announced that the luxurious new Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada is using the new Fujitsu WT-A511 UHF-Band RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags to more accurately manage its inventory of 10,000 employee uniforms and 25,000 bathrobes, towels, tablecloths, sheets and other linens. The advanced tracking system enables the Fairmont Pacific Rim staff to quickly and accurately monitor its outgoing and incoming laundry while significantly reducing the costs of replacing missing items and the operational costs associated with a manual tracking process.
"When dealing with an external commercial laundry facility, previous experience in the hotel industry has taught us that inevitably, items go missing. Often these items are never recovered, forcing the hotel to purchase replacements. What's more, manual tracking processes is time-consuming and inaccurate," said Randy Zupanski , general manager of the 377-room Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel. "One of our hotel's points of difference is the leading-edge technology we offer and the Fujitsu UHF RFID tags extend this to include housekeeping – our largest department and one that is often overlooked. We anticipate that the RFID will provide unmatched accuracy and efficiency, plus a significant return on investment by reducing costs."
The soft and flexible Fujitsu UHF RFID tags are extremely durable, able to withstand hundreds of washings, the harsh chemicals associated with dry cleaning, temperatures of 250 degrees Fahrenheit for drying and 400 degrees Fahrenheit for ironing, along with the pressure of uniform pressing machines. UHF RFID systems are capable of scanning hundreds of articles simultaneously in seconds with a reading range of up to six feet. The Fujitsu UHF RFID tags represent a significant cost-saving solution compared to bar codes and other RFID systems, which require single garment processing. In addition, the Fujitsu UHF RFID tag is less than two inches long – about the size of a shirt stay. When sewn or heat-sealed into garments, the small, flexible, unobtrusive tags are virtually unnoticeable.
"The new UHF RFID tags exemplify the Fujitsu methodology of applying its cutting edge technologies to develop breakthrough solutions that address real world needs. In this case, there is increasing demand for cost effective garment inventory management systems that are technically superior to existing ones," said Vic Herring , vice president of sales and business development, Advanced Technology Group, Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. "Working with Foundation Logic Systems, we integrated the UHF RFID solution that meets industry demands by lowering costs associated with managing more than 35,000 uniforms and linens in a single hotel."
Foundation Logic Systems integrates the Fujitsu flexible RFID tags into Fairmont Pacific Rim uniforms and linens, which also interface with various hotel data systems to provide a comprehensive view of inventory for more efficient tracking and streamlined operations.
About Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc.
Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. offers a wide variety of products including retail point of sales terminals, self checkout systems, kiosks, digital media solutions, palm vein biometric authentication technology, Ethernet switches, RFID tags and bill dispensers – with sales, service and engineering support throughout the United States . Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. is headquartered with operations and product development at 25902 Towne Centre Drive, Foothill Ranch, CA. 92610. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or visit us at: www.fujitsufrontechna.com
About Fujitsu Frontech Limited
As part of the Fujitsu Group, Fujitsu Frontech Limited ties people and IT together through the development, manufacture and sale of front-end technology such as ATMs, operation branch, POS and totalizator terminals, and public display devices. Fujitsu Frontech also delivers related software, system integration and outsourcing as part of its total solutions offerings. The company supports the security sector by offering products incorporating Fujitsu's latest palm vein authentication technology, and is actively involved in the development of key technologies in various fields, with a current focus on color electronic paper and RFID systems. For more information, please visit: www.frontech.fujitsu.com/en/
About Foundation LogicSystems
Foundation LogicSystems has developed programs that track day-to-day usage, location, and transactions and provides historical data on all uniforms, linens and terry. Now internal employees and department heads and outside vendors can be held accountable for company property.
The Uniform Manager – Tracks garments and other items assigned to employees from receiving, to assignment, and through cleaning and repair. By using The Uniform Manager, users will realize a substantial decrease in lost garments, as well as a substantial decrease in yearly purchases.
The Linen Manager – Tracks all sheets, towels, bedspreads and tablecloths from their assigned location, through the laundry, and then back to storage and re-assignment. The system removes the possibility that linens are incorrectly counted and then lost in the cleaning process. It also provides a real-time picture of how much inventory is on every floor, and actual requirements are based on occupancy levels.
Foundation LogicSystems has its headquarters at 6400 Canoga Avenue, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. For more information about Foundation LogicSystems, call us at 877-815-6442 or visit us at www.foundlogic.com.
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Specsavers Bromley has been praised once again for their exemplary standards of customer service from a recent customer.
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Justice Everywhere
Director: Ross Kauffman
In the recent past, wild tigers roamed the forest all across the Asian continent. Now, because of deforestation and hunting, the tigers' range has shrunk to just a few select areas in India and far eastern Russia. The world population of all tigers of any species has dropped from over one hundred thousand down to around four thousand. Academy Award-winning documentarian Ross Kauffman (Born Into Brothels) begins his new film, Tigerland, with these facts in order to impress upon us the urgency with which conservationists are working to save the tigers.
Tigerland focuses primarily on the work of two groups of conservationists, one in Russia's far eastern regions and the other in India. Russian scientist Pavel Fomenko works for the World Wildlife Fund and leads a team trying to gather more data on the tigers' lives and to relocate one who ventures too close to human populations near Russia's Bikin National Park. In India, four generations of the Sankhala family work in the forest service protecting tiger preserves and educating visitors about the flora and fauna living there. The film cuts back and forth between the two regions somewhat abruptly, but always with an eye toward telling a complete story about conservation in each part of the world.
The Sankhala family inherited their work from their late patriarch, the pioneering Indian conservationist Kailash Sankhala. The continued survival of the tiger in India is due largely to Kailash's work. When he began with forest service, hunting tigers was the common pastime of the upper class. Leaders bragged of killing hundreds and thousands in their lifetimes. Kailash catalogued the animal's population decline and lobbied the government to save the animals. He convinced Prime Minister Indira Ghandi, and together, they established the first preserves in the country. In the film we learn of his lifetime of faithful work, that is now carried on by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Pavel Fomenko came of age as the Soviet Union was collapsing. Desperate for any economic resource, Russian citizens turned to exploiting the natural environment for resources to collect and sell. Tiger poaching proved profitable, so armed protection squads had to be formed to fight for the tigers. Those efforts continue. If the Sankhala family's story is one of cooperation between activists and the government, Fomenko's is a cautionary tale about what happens when the government is in chaos and is unable to protect its vulnerable lands and peoples.
The inherent brutality of the tiger is never out of focus in Tigerland. The animal's strength and power is essential to its identity, and conservationists themselves are ever in danger and do fall prey to the beasts from time to time. The tiger's power deserves our respect, our awe, and when we ascertain the animal in the fullness of its beauty and strength, only then are we able to protect it fully.
Written by- Elijah Davidson
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To set the stage for understanding Northeast Ohio's role in the State and the nation, Team NEO's Jacob Duritsky explained that the 18-county region accounts for approximately 40% of Ohio's overall economy with $212 billion annually (as of 2012); includes 4.32 million people with 1.94 million workers; covers 5 metropolitan areas (Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Lorain, and Youngstown); and represents the 15th largest market in the US.
Cleveland faces some significant challenges, which Team NEO is identifying as it updates a 2014 study for The Cleveland Foundation. The US overall labor force has grown more than 9 times faster than the labor force here in the region; there are 160,000 fewer people in the workforce today in NEO than in 2008. In addition, Cleveland's BA attainment rate (the rate at which people attain Bachelor of Arts degrees from 4-year colleges) is 25%, compared to other growing cities where the rate is more than 30%. Moving forward into the future, 65% of all jobs will require post-secondary credentialing, meaning there is a misalignment of the degrees offered in the region and employers' needs. In particular, 15 of 18 in-demand occupations are misaligned, meaning only 3 fields have the talent they need to move ahead.
Case's Dean of Engineering, Jeff Duerk asked the crowd to think of the University 10 years ago: "International students were probably 2%. Today, they make up 14-15%," he said. His predecessor never traveled outside Ohio, he told the room, "but in the past 5 years I've been in 15 countries—touching based with alumni, business partners, and entrepreneurs.
"What makes America unique is that it's the creative engine that makes the US the leader of the world," he said. "It's the ability of a person to move his job from one city to another; it's the opportunity—the concept that people who work hard can actually do well for their families. The US is a meritocracy, where people who work hard get higher and higher [on the socioeconomic ladder] and get what they deserve.
"The facility encourages people to take ideas in their heads and see what the market thinks about them—will they sell? It's open to everyone and definitely an asset to add to list of Cleveland's WOW factors," Duerk said.
The Brookings Institution's Dany Bahar told the crowd there are 3 main issues with international talent as a regional economic driver.
First, he said, migrants have the ability to leave and go to other cities and expand markets—and we want them to come here to do that. Second, immigrants are entrepreneurs who create jobs. And third, their diversity of skills spreads and creates knowledge.
Team NEO's Duritsky said that what attracts internationals to an area is business fundamentals. "They want a place that's inclusive, that has an element of openness and opportunity," he said, "but we could do more." He noted that it's against the law in Ohio to put government dollars into a company, but other states have gotten around their own such laws and Ohio needs to figure out how, lest we lose out.
The report is also looking for policy perspectives. "We don't have a building inventory [of what's available], we have aging infrastructure, we have talent we can't get to jobs (center city to Solon)," he noted. So, they are beginning to look at existing bus routes, at how to upskill existing talent, and everything in between.
"The elephant in room, however," interjected Bahar, "is the immensely broken immigration system in the US. There is a huge talent pool already here that could be exploited if we could fix the system." He noted that employers are not willing to pay the price for the H-1B visa process and he lamented the fact that the system doesn't break down skills, but rather uses a one-size-fits-all approach. "Canada and Australia make it easy for migrants to work there," he said.
Duerk agreed the process was problematic and noted that Case had hired a person to help students navigate the US immigration system and to work with employers to get funding to do so.


Evans plays the cocky and macho police officer, Bill, in this Trip Cullman production.
'Lobby Hero' runs at the Hayes Theater through May 13. 240 W. 44th St., 2st.com.
High professional standards, personal integrity and good intentions run hand in hand with compromising situations, deceit and negligence in Kenneth Lonergan's 2001 comedic drama "Lobby Hero," which is now making its Broadway premiere with film actors Michael Cera ("Superbad") and Chris Evans ("Captain America").
The solid production (directed by Trip Cullman, "Significant Other") marks the kickoff of Second Stage Theater's long-delayed takeover of Broadway's intimate Helen Hayes Theater, which has been meticulously refurbished for the occasion.
Second Stage is now the fourth nonprofit company operating both Broadway and Off-Broadway facilities (in addition to Lincoln Center Theater, Roundabout and Manhattan Theatre Club), lending it more presence and prestige.
"Lobby Hero" centers on the well-meaning but passive and socially awkward Jeff (Cera, using his characteristically nebbish persona), a slacker in his late 20s who is currently working as a graveyard-shift security guard at a Manhattan residential building after getting kicked out of the Navy for smoking pot.
William (Brian Tyree Henry, aggressive in tone), his direct supervisor, has taken Jeff under his wing and offered him advice, but that has not stopped Jeff from shamelessly sleeping on the job. "They feel safe. They don't know I'm sleeping," Jeff insists.
They are paid occasional visits by the cocky and macho police officer Bill (Evans, in an excellent performance) and his trainee partner Dawn (Bel Powley, evoking insecurity), who is struggling to assert herself on the job.
Despite a slow start and an abrupt ending, the play takes on an absorbing quality with the news that William's brother has been accused of participating in a brutal murder, which brings out the complexities in the four uniformed characters. It also contains many funny moments and themes (harassment, crisis management, social mobility) that are relevant to working professionals.
Future programming at the Hayes will include Young Jean Lee's "Straight White Men" and a remount of the recent Off-Broadway revival of Harvey Fierstein's "Torch Song." Considering that the theater was recently serving as a place for long-running shows like "Rock of Ages" and "The 39 Steps" to quietly downsize, the Second Stage acquisition should be welcomed by New York theatergoers — and "Lobby Hero" is a fine way to inaugurate it.


Though some pups can fit in your pocket, other canines can grow to absolutely staggering sizes. Here are some of the largest dog breeds in the world.
Dogs come in all shapes and sizes so naturally, some will be bigger than others.
Bernese Mountain Dogs can weigh up to 115 pounds and usually measure about 25 to 27 inches at the shoulder.
Great Danes can be taller than people.
Mastiffs are an ancient breed of enormous dogs.
Saint Bernards weigh between 120 and 180 pounds.
Dogs have been bred over millennia to be perfect companions, and there's a huge amount of variation between breeds. Though some pups may be small enough to fit in your pocket, many canines can grow to absolutely staggering sizes.
Here are some of the largest dog breeds in the world.
The Scottish Deerhound was born to stalk prey.
This breed is loosely related to the Greyhound, according to the AKC. However, Scottish Deerhounds are much larger and stronger than Greyhounds and can stand up to 32 inches at the shoulder. They have a stately appearance and can be a bit stubborn when it comes to training, but they are quite loyal to their owners and gentle with people.
The Leonberger looks like a shaggy lion.
A male Leonberger can easily reach heights of up to 31 inches at the shoulder and weigh as much as 170 pounds, according to the AKC. They are usually friendly, love to romp with their owners, and are among the most trainable of dog breeds.
However, their long, lion-like coats require a fair amount of upkeep and should be brushed daily.
Newfoundlands are sweet and devoted dogs.
Newfoundlands usually measure in at 28 inches at the shoulder and weigh between 100 and 150 pounds, per the AKC. Though they are strikingly large, "Newfies" are renowned for their friendliness and gentle nature towards children.
They are also very trainable and usually aim to please their owners above all else.
Saint Bernards are playful and inquisitive.
The AKC advised that many families use Saint Bernards as "nanny dogs" for children due to their patient and protective natures. These giants were bred in the Swiss Alps and stand a minimum of 27 inches at the shoulder, with most weighing between 120 and 180 pounds.
Though their fluffy coat may look like it requires constant upkeep, owners of Saint Bernards can usually get away with the occasional bath and weekly brushing.
Great Pyrenees look a bit like polar bears.
Great Pyrenees are massive dogs that are known for being intelligent, patient, and calm. The AKC estimates that most Great Pyrenees weigh between 80 and 100 pounds and stand at least 27 inches at the shoulder. They were originally bred to be working dogs on snowy sheep farms, but today they are usually encountered as loving family pets. Despite its large size, the Great Pyrenees is normally an extremely calm and mellow companion.
Bullmastiffs are brave but gentle giants.
According to the AKC, the Bullmastiff is the result of crosses between Bulldogs and Mastiffs. They stand around 27 inches at the shoulder and usually weigh between 100 and 130 pounds. Training and socialization as a puppy are very important, as this lovable breed can also be quite stubborn in adulthood.
Neapolitan Mastiffs are loyal dogs with loose, wrinkly skin.
These canines were bred to be intimidating guard dogs, and they certainly fit the bill - the average Neapolitan Mastiff stands between 26 and 31 inches at the shoulder and can weigh up to 150 pounds, per the AKC. They've been around since the days of Ancient Rome and love to spend time with their owners, though they are wary of strangers.
Bernese Mountain Dogs are good-natured working dogs.
Bernese Mountain Dogs are huge, hairy, and sturdy dogs that can weigh up to 115 pounds and usually measure about 25 to 27 inches at the shoulder, according to the AKC.
They were bred in Switzerland to be working dogs and are known for their warm, friendly natures. These dogs are a good fit for families because they tend to be extra gentle with kids, but might not be a great choice for anyone averse to dog hair - Bernese Mountain Dogs shed quite a bit.
Black Russian Terriers are shaggy working dogs.
These imposing canines hail from Siberia and can weigh between 80 and 140 pounds, according to the AKC. Black Russian Terriers are also quite tall, typically standing between 27 and 30 inches at the shoulder.
Though they may look intimidating, these dogs are usually quite loyal to their owners. However, Black Russian Terriers are known to be cool to strangers, as they were bred to be guard dogs.
Afghan Hounds are regal-looking giants.
The first thing most people notice about Afghan Hounds is their long, silky coats. Though it may look glamorous, that thick coat is actually meant to help the dog survive the in the cold mountains of Afghanistan.
These dogs can easily reach heights of 25 inches at the shoulder, but some can stand as tall as 27 inches, according to the AKC. Afghan Hounds typically weigh between 50 and 60 pounds and need daily bushing to avoid tangling their thick coats.
The Dogue de Bordeaux is a French breed with a Bulldog-like head.
This brawny breed originally hails from France and typically weigh around 110 pounds, according to the AKC. Males usually measure about 2 feet tall at the shoulder, while females can grow even taller. Dogues de Bordeaux are affectionate and loyal, but can be stubborn if not properly trained as puppies.
Because of their stocky build, this breed should be kept from running up and down stairs in order to limit the risk of joint damage. The wrinkles around their face also need special attention and cleaning, as they can become irritated and infected if allowed to remain damp or dirty.
The Irish Wolfhound is the tallest dog breed in the world.
The Irish Wolfhound is a towering canine that can easily reach a height of 3 feet at the shoulder and can weigh up to 180 pounds, according to the American Kennel Club (AKC).
Irish Wolfhounds were originally bred as hunting or guard dogs by the ancient peoples of Ireland, but today are extremely serene and friendly companions. They are considered to be an extremely intelligent and emotionally sensitive breed, which makes them well-suited to therapy work.
The AKC suggests that mastiffs have been about as long as civilization itself. These huge canines stand at at least 30 inches at the shoulder and can weigh as much as 230 pounds, making them heavier than many adult humans.
Though they certainly look imposing, mastiffs are incredibly loyal to their families and can be very loving. They do drool quite a bit but require minimal grooming.
The Cane Corso is an Italian breed bred to be a bodyguard.
Though it may not be as well-known as the Mastiff, the Cane Corso is an ancient Roman breed with a name that loosely translates to "bodyguard dog," according to the AKC.
These canines are smart, trainable and usually stand around 28 inches at the shoulder. Their weight is proportionate to their height and can vary greatly from dog to dog. They don't require much grooming, but proper socialization and training from puppyhood is essential.
Great Danes are renowned for their staggering proportions.
Great Danes are known for being among the largest dogs in the world. In fact, the AKC revealed that when they stand on their hind legs, Great Danes are usually taller than most people. The typical Dane measures in at about 32 inches tall at the shoulder and can weigh up to 175 pounds. They have a sweet nature but are quick to defend their territory and family when threatened.


Does Blossom end rot always start at the Blossom or can it start on the sides and move to the bottom? Here is a little better picture. It seems the black areas are rotten. I looked for pests but did not see any.


There is a recent increase in interest of Bayesian analysis, see for example our systematic searches in the fields of psychology, educational research and the field of psychotraumotology and PTSD.
However, little effort has been made thus far to directly incorporate background knowledge via the prior distribution into the analyses. This process might be especially useful in the context of latent growth mixture modeling when one or more of the latent groups are expected to be relatively small due to what we refer to as limited data. We argue that the use of Bayesian statistics has great advantages in limited data situations, but only if background knowledge can be incorporated into the analysis via prior distributions.
We highlight these advantages through a dataset including patients with burn injuries and analyze trajectories of posttraumatic stress symptoms using the Bayesian framework following the steps of the WAMBS-checklist.
In the included example, we illustrate how to obtain background information using previous literature based on a systematic literature search and by using expert knowledge. Finally, we show how to translate this knowledge into prior distributions and we illustrate the importance of conducting a prior sensitivity analysis.
We put all the relevant information needed to replicate our findings, including the systematic review data, all the R-scripts, Mplus code and, logbooks, the example data, and much more, on the Open Science Framework (OSF; see https://osf.io/vk4be).
Miranda focuses on the psychological and biological responses to traumatic stress. Research includes randomized controlled trials on the effects of debriefing of early trauma interventions, and psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy.


Facts Haryana is a state in Indian continent which is more famous for agriculture and other religious fairs and festivals. The Haryana Fair of any sort is more known because of their depiction in the historical and cultural importance of the region and more so played by the locals in their typical local style. So, one of the most notable fair is Dehati Mela which is celebrated every year.
The Dehati Mela is a festival celebrated in Ladana city of Kaithal District, Haryana and is celebrated with much gaiety and joy. The same depicts more about the religious and culture importance of the state and many people from nearby areas ensure to visit the place by wearing traditional folk dresses and one can also see many stalls being put up which sells important items viz Utensils, Garments, Decorative items, Food items, toys and many other important items. Many trading personnel from different parts of the country also come here for their sales promotion campaign.
Dehati Mela is one of the famous fairs of Haryana and is celebrated in Haryana every year with joy and merriment. People show their tradition's importance and cultural values they possess. This Mela goes for about a week every year and many tourists from all parts of the world make it a point to visit the fair without fail every year. The Government of Haryana also takes active part in promoting the fair as a tourist attraction. Music, dances and fireworks also form a major part of the function. The fair is promoted by Haryana Government through announcement made to several tourist attractive packages.


Put your pink wine on ice. Really.
You know what's good? Rosé on ice is what's good.
Big prismatic cubes clinking musically as you absentmindedly swirl the glass around.
Calm thyself, wine snob: It's summer. It's rosé. It's all going to be okay.
If there is a problem here it's just that, like those doomed polar ice caps, these cubes are gonna melt in the sun. (You're drinking your rosé outside on a lounge-y chair or patch of grass somewhere in the sun, right? You should be.). Melting ice means watery wine, and nobody wants that.
But what if the ice wasn't melting mere H2O but...rosé itself?
What if you froze some rosé in ice cube trays? And then added a few of the resultant frosty pink ice cubes back into your rosé?
Well, then you would have always-cold, never-diluted rosé, global warming would be reversed, and all obstacles to extreme personal fulfillment eradicated.
Is your brain exploding with wonder and gratitude and happiness? Are you experiencing that floaty feeling you sometimes get after reading the Science Times section of The New York Times, where everything you know about the world has changed, and you're looking at the universe in an entirely new way?
Frozen wine ice cubes will do that to a person.
Can you do this with white wine? Sure. A light, easy-drinking, cheap and chillable red? Why not? Is it a good idea to subject your finest 1947 Latour to the deep freeze? Of course not.
But frozen rosé works like magic and we endorse it and you should do it.