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Please see a recent video of our lecture in August at Baldwin Public Library exploring the jump and swing jazz of the 40s and 50s: <a href="https://vimeo.com/72376467" class="enhancr2_7f88b99b-4281-edb5-ba48-e6855ad27612" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60118">Jazz Lecture Series with RJ Spangler</a><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60138"><br></div><div id="enhancr2_7f88b99b-4281-edb5-ba48-e6855ad27612" class="yahoo-link-enhancr-card ymail-preserve-class ymail-preserve-style" style="max-width:400px;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;" contenteditable="false" data-url="https://vimeo.com/72376467" data-type="yenhancr" data-category="video" data-embed-url="https://player.vimeo.com/video/72376467?autoplay=1&badge=0&byline=0&title=0&portrait=0" data-size="medium" dir="ltr"> <a href="https://vimeo.com/72376467" style="text-decoration:none !important; color: #000 !important;" class="yahoo-enhancr-cardlink" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60379"> <table class="card-wrapper yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="max-width:400px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60378"> <tbody id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60377"><tr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60376"> <td width="400" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60375"> <table class="card yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" style="max-width:400px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60374"> <tbody id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60373"><tr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60372"> <td class="card-primary-image-cell" style="background:#000 url('https://s.yimg.com/vv//api/res/1.2/BIlH8yczYdgY4hFOltjYNw--/YXBwaWQ9bWFpbDtmaT1maWxsO2g9MjAwO3c9NDAw/http://i.vimeocdn.com/video/446220361_295x166.jpg.cf.jpg') no-repeat center center;background-size:cover;height:200px;position:relative;" background="https://s.yimg.com/vv//api/res/1.2/BIlH8yczYdgY4hFOltjYNw--/YXBwaWQ9bWFpbDtmaT1maWxsO2g9MjAwO3c9NDAw/http://i.vimeocdn.com/video/446220361_295x166.jpg.cf.jpg" bgcolor="#000000" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60371"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:400px;height:218px;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;"><v:fill type="frame" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/vv//api/res/1.2/BIlH8yczYdgY4hFOltjYNw--/YXBwaWQ9bWFpbDtmaT1maWxsO2g9MjAwO3c9NDAw/http://i.vimeocdn.com/video/446220361_295x166.jpg.cf.jpg"/></v:rect><![endif]--> <table class="yahoo-ignore-table" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" valign="top" style="width:100%;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60370"> <tbody id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60369"><tr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60368"> <td style="background:transparent url('https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/12/overlay-tile.png') repeat left top;height:200px;" background="https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/12/overlay-tile.png" bgcolor="transparent" valign="top" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60367"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><v:rect fill="true" stroke="false" style="width:400px;height:218px;position:absolute;top:-18px;left:0;"><v:fill type="pattern" color="#000000" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/12/overlay-tile.png"/><v:textbox inset="0,0,20px,0"><![endif]--> <table class="yahoo-ignore-table" height="185" style="width:100%;height:185px;min-height:185px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60366"> <tbody id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60365"><tr id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60364"> <td class="card-richInfo2" style="text-align:left;text-align:left;padding:15px 0 0 15px;vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td class="card-actions" style="text-align:right;padding:15px 15px 0 0;vertical-align:top;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60363"> <div class="card-share-container"></div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <!--[if gte mso 9]></v:textbox></v:rect><![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <table class="card-info yahoo-ignore-table" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="background:#fff;position:relative;z-index:2;width:95%;max-width:380px;border:1px solid #e0e4e9;border-bottom:3px solid #00b3ec;margin-top:-40px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:16px 0 16px 12px;vertical-align:top;"> <img class="card-object-1 yahoo-ignore-inline-image ymail-preserve-class" src="https://s.yimg.com/nq/storm/assets/enhancrV2/23/logos/vimeo.png" height="32" style="min-width:32px;border:1px solid #e0e4e9;margin-top:3px;" data-id="b44d3eb5-e0aa-be4b-a39d-086e84f48bfd"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:16px 12px;width:99%;"> <h2 class="card-title" style="font-size: 16px; line-height:19px; margin:0 0 4px 0;font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;word-break:break-word;">Jazz Lecture Series with RJ Spangler</h2> <div class="card-description" style="font-size:11px;line-height:15px;color:#999;word-break:break-word;"></div> </td> <td style="text-align:right;padding:16px 12px 16px 0;"> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </a></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60439"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_59745"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60053">About the program and performers:</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60054"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60055"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60056">RJ Spangler speaks about the history of Detroit's jazz & blues roots and performs musical examples with an all-star band. RJ is a graduate of GPS, class of '75! </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60057">About Larry: Born & raised in Aliquippa, Penn.,near Pittsburgh in 1947, where he got his start playing jazz, showing the ropes to his friend, jazz guitar great George Benson. Smith moved to New York where he played with some big names such as organist Shirley Scott, drummer Joe Chambers and multi-saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk. For years, Smith bounced around from New York to New Jersey to Detroit (where he sunk roots after his mother moved here) and back.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60058"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60298">Larry had a special relationship with one the all-time great sax players - Sonny Stitt. Sonny knew & encouraged Larry going back to his teenage years, when passing through Pennsylvania. This lead to Larry touring with Sonny as a regular member of his group. Quite an honer for a man that plays the same instrument as the leader!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60299"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60300"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60301">In Detroit he lead his own bands & also played in Detroit jazz master Roy Brooks Artistic Truth band. Larry has a reputation as an old-school keeper of the bebop flame and a killer when it comes to the blues. As Charles Latimer said in the Metro Time "his specialty is ballads. He shuts his eyes, hunches his shoulders, and holds his saxophone like a prom date. The ballads are so touching they'd make the devil cry."</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60302"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60303"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60304">Larry appears as a special guest on James Carter's 1996 Conversin' with the Elders & Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge disc, released in 2004. He has also toured with the queen of soul, Aretha Franklin. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60305"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60306"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60307">Drummer RJ Spangler has appeared on over 60 recordings and has toured the US, Canada & Europe quite a few times. He lectures on Detroit jazz & blues history and beyond his trio, he leads the Planet D Nonet swing band as well as a blues band. His latest release is "This Is What We Do" w/ the RJ Spangler on the Eastlawn label.</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60308"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60309"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60310">Guitarist Oliver Nevels is another veteran player whom has recorded & toured nationally with organist Charles Earland, appearing on two of his CDs, including "I Ain't Jivin' I'm Jammin" for the legendary Muse label. He also toured with organist Richard "Groove" Holmes. </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60310"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60311">Bassist Greg Cook is a Detroit main stay, having proven himself playing with the top of Detroit's jazz scene: Geri Allen, Roy Brooks & Marcus Belgrave & many others. He toured Europe with soul great Bettye LeVette and held down the bass chair in Rat Pack show for countless performances. </div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60312"><br></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_59918" style="display: block;"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_59917"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_59916"><div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_59915"><div id="yiv8810178469"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_59914"><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_59913"><div id="yiv8810178469yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_4768"><div style="margin-top: 0.1em; margin-bottom: 0.1em;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60154">RJ Spangler can be contacted at rjspd9@gmail.com</div><div style="margin-top: 0.1em; margin-bottom: 0.1em;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60155"><br id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60156"></div><div style="margin-top: 0.1em; margin-bottom: 0.1em;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60157">Presented by Jazz Foundation of America</div><div style="margin-top: 0.1em; margin-bottom: 0.1em;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473776310755_60158">http://www.jazzfoundation.org/</div></div></div></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>