[JPL] The Jazz Session #21: Gene Bertoncini

[Jason Crane]

Hello friends,

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THE JAZZ SESSION

-- THE JAZZ SESSION #21: GENE BERTONCINI. Jason Crane interviews  
guitarist Gene Bertoncini. Raised in the Bronx, Bertoncini began his  
musical education at an early age, encouraged by his parents. He  
studied architecture at Notre Dame before deciding on a life of  
music. That decision was a smart one — Bertoncini has since performed  
with the Metropolitan Opera orchestra, the Benny Goodman Sextet, Tony  
Bennett, Buddy Rich, Wayne Shorter, Burt Bacharach, Michel LeGrand  
and many others. He’s also on the faculty at the Tritone Jazz Camp  
(tritonejazz.com). All the selections in this show are taken from  
Bertoncini’s recording Acoustic Romance (Sons of Sound, 2003),  
featuring drummer Akira Tana and bassist Rufus Reid.

<http://thejazzsession.com/2007/07/16/the-jazz-session-21-gene- 
bertoncini/>

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THE GUIDE @ THE ISLAND PACKET

I used to work at the Island Packet, the newspaper of Hilton Head  
Island. My good friend Jeff Vrabel now edits The Guide, the paper's  
weekly entertainment magazine. This week's issue featured my  
interview with singer Marlene Ver Planck:

<http://www.islandpacket.com/entertainment/guide/music/story/ 
6586692p-5864869c.html>

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TJS CAUSE OF THE MONTH

In May, I was asking you to support Bloggers for a Cure. That seemed  
like such a good idea that I’ve decided to launch a regular feature,  
The Jazz Session Cause of the Month. This month, it’s the Music Maker  
Relief Foundation.

Music Maker Relief Foundation, Inc. helps the true pioneers and  
forgotten heroes of Southern music gain recognition and meet their  
day-to-day needs. They present these musical traditions to the world  
so American culture will flourish and be preserved for future  
generations. Their criteria for recipients are that they be rooted in  
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OTHER NEWS

I've started a new site at <http://rocbike.com> focused on bicycle  
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That's the update. I'll talk to you again next week.

Thanks again for being part of my little world. I'm glad to have you  
in it.

Peace and love.

See you on the scene,

Jason

--
Jason Crane
Host, The Jazz Session
jason at thejazzsession.com
<http://thejazzsession.com>
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About the show: The Jazz Session

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