[JPL] Live From Blue Lake, 6-19, 10 p.m. Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings

[Lazaro Vega]

The finale of this season's "Live From Blue Lake" radio concert series
is June 19th at 10 p.m. with Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings playing the
arrangements and transcriptions by pianist James DaPogny of music from
the 1930's when jazz pioneers Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver as
well as a young Duke Ellington began to explore sections of
instruments, enlarging the instrumentation of the classic jazz
ensemble.  At 10 pieces Phil Ogilvie's Rhythm Kings is the largest
jazz ensemble "Live From Blue Lake," now wrapping up its second
season, ever presented.

The grant Blue Lake Public Radio receives from the Holland Area Arts
Council and the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs to
produce this series stipulates an emphasis in booking bands from
Michigan. Last year Blue Lake focused on west Michigan musicians
including The Western Jazz Quartet from Kalamazoo, bassist Paul Keller
who grew up in East Grand Rapids, Dr. John Hair's Quintet and Sweet
Willie Singleton's Quintet featuring the late saxophonist Mel Dalton
(both bands from Grand Rapids). Additionally, saxophonist Wess
"Warmdaddy" Anderson, Wynton Marsalis's alto saxophonist for decades,
led a trio live on the air celebrating his new position at Michigan
State University.

This year we've continued to bring you live jazz from area musicians
with Michael Doyle and Evidence featuring West Michigan Jazz Society
"Jazz Musician of the Year" Steve Talaga, yet Blue Lake also invited
musicians from the University of Michigan faculty to the airwaves:
pianist Geri Allen, bassist Robert Hurst and, finally,
pianist/arranger/scholar and historian James Dapogny. This May "Live
>From Blue Lake" brought you an international ensemble co-led by New
York trombonist Steve Swell and Berlin-based woodwind virtuoso Gebhard
Ullmann with Little Jimmy Scott's music director, bassist Hilliard
Green, and the legendary jazz drummer Barry Altschul.

None of this programming would be possible without the corporate
support of Mack Avenue Records, a Detroit based jazz record label
featuring music by George Shearing, Terry Gibbs and the Gerald Wilson
Orchestra as well as local favorites and up and coming Michigan
musicians. "The Road to Great Music, www.mackavenue.com".  Also see
www.dirtydogjazz.com for Mack Avenue owner Gretchen Valade's new Gross
Point Farms jazz/diner club. (313) 882-5299.

Please join us via FM or the Internet Thursday, June 19th at 10 p.m.
for the conclusion of this year's "Live From Blue Lake" with Phil
Olgilvie's Rhythm Kings (www.porkjazz.com ).

www.bluelake.org/radio