BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//artsboston.org//NONSGML iCalcreator 2.6// VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Calendar of artsboston.org X-WR-CALDESC:In this calendar you will find information about events that y ou did save X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130519T212817CEST-393076Eu82@artsboston.org DTSTAMP:20130519T192817Z CATEGORIES:Personal CLASS:EVENT DESCRIPTION:Event Name: John Payne Quartet joined by the “Born Again” 3 5-member John Payne Music Center Saxophone Choir\nEvent Url: http://www.ar tsboston.org/event/detail/441218139/John_Payne_Quartet_joined_by_the_Born_ Again_35member_John_Payne_Music_Center_Saxophone_Choir\nEvent Date Begin: 2011-05-03\nEvent Date End: 2011-05-03\n\nJohn Payne Quartet joined by the &ldquo\;Born Again&rdquo\; 35-member John Payne Music Center Saxophone Ch oir\, under the direction of Duncan Martin. Tuesday\, May 3rd\, sets at 8 pm & 9:30 pm. Tickets: $10. Ryles Jazz Club\, 212 Hampshire St.\, Cambr idge. For advance tickets and information: 617-876-9330 or www.ryles.com. \n\nFor one night only\, the John Payne Music Center (JPMC) Saxophone Choi r will rise up and be &ldquo\;Born Again\,&rdquo\; participating in this y ear's Greater Boston's Jazz Week '11. The Sax Choir\, led by arranger\, c onductor\, and sax mentor Duncan Martin\, will provide the accompanying so undscape for JPMC's founder John Payne (on soprano\, alto\, and tenor sax) and his Quartet\, with Adam Feldman on piano\, Peter Tillotson on bass\, and Rick Klane on drums.\n\nThe last time the Sax Choir graced Boston-are a clubs was in November 2006. Before then\, from September 1980 on\, the Sax Choir had been very active\, making five TV appearances and performing regularly at various venues around town\, including Regattabar\, Scullers \, the old Oxford Ale House\, the old Tam O' Shanter\, and Ryles Jazz Club . During that stretch of time\, the Sax Choir rubbed elbows with the like s of Livingston Taylor\, Aretha Franklin\, and on two occasions with soon- to-be-elected President Bill Clinton\, who even sat in with them in 1992\, when they performed at a Democratic fundraiser at the Boston Park Plaza H otel.\n\nThe Sax Choir is made up of alums and the current student body at the John Payne Music Center (JPMC). Highly acclaimed sax player John Pay ne founded this music center\, based in Brookline MA\, because he firmly b elieved in the importance of providing competent\, caring musical instruct ion to students of all ages with the clear intention of not only increasin g musical ability but also maximizing musical enjoyment. JPMC has been go ing strong since the early '80's\, with many students evolving into profes sional musicians.\n\nFor the &ldquo\;Born Again&rdquo\; concert to be held during this year's Jazz Week\, the Sax Choir will be providing support to soloist John Payne and his Quartet\, who will be performing works by Phil Woods\, Victor Feldman\, Mike Mainieri\, Stevie Wonder\, and Harold Maber n. They will also perform two original tunes: 'Gringo Salso' by John Payne and 'Silver Lining' by Duncan Martin as well as Martin's lush arrangement of the spiritual 'Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen.' The choir will in clude the following 35 players:\nAlto 1 section: \nAsa Ericsdotter\, Miri am Hyman\, Emma MacAllister\, Laurie Mass\, Sandra Pilotto\, Robert Saper\ , Eleanor Shavell\, Janelle Slobodkin\;\nAlto 2 section: \nJill Altshuler (mother of section mate Zack Altshuler)\, Zack Altshuler (son of section mate Jill Altshuler)\, Rebecca Bradeen\, Tim Brenner\, Jason Chari\, Amand ine Crespy\, Paul Foisy\, Daniel Gorton\, Nancy Gutmann\, Richard Winter\, Thomas Wucherpfennig\;\nTenor 1 section: \nRon Brunelle\, John Clippinge r\, Joe Moynihan\, Martha Osler\, Marianne Rooney\;\nTenor 2 section: \nC hip Benson\, Jeffrey Berstein\, Harvey Cox\, Heather Hermann\, John Mruk\, Ed Musman\, Bob Tumposky\, Lynn Tibbetts\;\nBaritone section: \nJohn Fier ke\, Dennis Hart\, Noam Levine.\n\nThe impetus to reconvene the Sax Choir after a four and a half year hiatus is Jazz Week &ndash\; and for all inte nts and purposes\, the &ldquo\;Born Again&rdquo\; concert is a one shot de al. But then again\, one should never say never again\, since the Sax Cho ir is indeed a force to reckon with! The power surge from this concert ma y then make it impossible to put the genie back in the vintage bottle!\n\n Further background information:\n\nJohn Payne (founder of the John Payne M usic Center (JPMC)) has over two decades of teaching experience (25\,000+ lessons under his belt) and especially enjoys teaching complete beginners and improvisation. Payne has played with Bonnie Raitt (on her &ldquo\;Giv e It Up&rdquo\; album\, and on tour)\, Van Morrison (played on &ldquo\;Ast ral Weeks\,&rdquo\; voted by Rolling Stone Magazine in 1980's as one of th e top ten rock albums of the last twenty years)\, and appearances with Phe obe Snow\, David Bromberg\, Michael Franks\, Leon Redbone\, Noel Stookey\, and Maria Muldaur. He has appeared many times on national television inc luding an appearance with Bonnie Raitt on Saturday Night Live\, Phoebe Sno w on the Tonight Show\, Don Kirschner's Rock Concert\, and Midnight Specia l. Payne has released three albums under his own name on major labels\, a nd has played nationally and locally for over thirty years. He was voted best Boston-area jazz band by Boston Magazine and nominated best clarineti st in the Playboy jazz poll. His instruments are saxophone\, clarinet\, a nd flute. Payne is a cum laude graduate of Harvard University\, with a BA in philosophy.\n\nDuncan Martin (director of the JPMC Saxophone Choir) ha s been playing jazz in the New England area for forty years\, starting at age thirteen in a five-horn dance band at the New Bedford Yacht Club. Thr oughout his high school and college years\, Martin founded and co-lead man y concert bands performing in a variety of styles. While studying at Berk lee College of Music\, he formed his Duncan Martin Quintet\, which continu es to perform commercial engagements to this day\, as well as his funk ban d Sambar. Martin has been a life-long music educator\, affiliated with sc hools such as the Westborough (MA) Elementary and Junior High Schools and the Harvey Finstein School of Music. He has also been teaching saxophone\ , flute\, clarinet\, and recorder\, as well as theory classes and jazz ens embles\, at the John Payne Music Center since its inception in the early ' 80's. Martin has served as the conductor and arranger for the JPMC Saxoph one Choir during all this time. For the last 10 years he has also been pl aying with the Shimon Ben-Shir Group who appear regularly at Ryles\, Acton Jazz Café\;\, and Jazz in the Square. The group has released 3 alb ums\, 'Shades&rdquo\;\, 'Ways&rdquo\;\, and this month\, 'Encounters'. Ma rtin performs on saxophone\, clarinet\, and flute. He has a BA in Music f rom BU\, and is a magna cum laude graduate of Berklee's Music Education pr ogram.\n\nThe John Payne Music Center is located at 9A Station St.\, Brook line\, MA 02445. For more information on JPMC\, visit www.jpmc.us or call 617-277-3438. JPMC invites anyone interested to come and sit in on an en semble session\, with the first one free for non-beginners.\n\nFor more in formation on Greater Boston's Jazz Week '11\, log on to www.jazzboston.org /about/jazzweek2011.asp.\n\nStart time: 8 pm & 9:30 pm DTSTART:20110503T000000 DTEND:20110503T000000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:John Payne Quartet joined by the “Born Again” 35-member John Pa yne Music Center Saxophone Choir TRANSP:TRANSPARENT END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR