Fall 2014

ove that Jazz is the theme of this year’s jazz concert series presented by the Gold Coast Jazz Society. This year’s concerts include jazzy Broadway tunes, big band music, piano jazz, Be-bop and more. Celebrating our 24th year of presenting jazz in the community, the Gold Coast Jazz Society is providing yet another season of nationally renowned jazz talent in the annual classic jazz concert series presented at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The 2014-2015 jazz series includes seven concerts featuring international jazz stars as well as outstanding regional and local jazz talent. All concerts begin at 7:45pm and we’ll will be providing either a pre-show wine and jazz lecture or lobby entertainment. All of our concerts occur in the intimate Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW 5th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. Full season subscriptions are available for $245 per person and Jazz Trio subscriptions (3 concerts of your choice) are available for $110 per person by calling the Gold Coast Jazz Society at 954-524-0805. Single tickets for each concert are available at the Broward Center’s AutoNation Box Office at 800-745-3000 (Ticketmaster) or online at www.browardcenter.org or www.goldcoastjazz.org. Student and teacher tickets are $10 with valid ID. If you become a member of the Gold Coast Jazz

Society, you’ll get a discount on Full Season subscriptions and single tickets. The ever popular Bill Allred Classic Jazz Band with Jazz Comes Up the River…From Bourbon Street to the Big Bands will open the series on November 12. This fiery jazz ensemble, under the direction of veteran jazz musician, Bill Allred, will wow you with a night ranging from New Orleans classics to big band favorites. On December 10, the nationally acclaimed jazz pianist,

Bill Charlap and his Trio come to town. One of the world’s premier jazz pianists, Charlap has performed and recorded with many leading artists of our time, ranging from jazz masters Phil Woods and Wynton Marsalis to singers Tony Bennett and Barbara Streisand. Since 1997, he has led the Bill Charlap Trio with bassists Peter Washington and drummer

Kenny Washington, now recognized as one of the leading groups in jazz. Jazz Meets Broadway on January 14 with renowned jazz vocalist Janis Siegel and the Shelly Berg Trio. Ms. Siegel is a founding member of the 9-time Grammy Award winning group, The Manhattan Transfer and will treat listeners to an evening of jazzy Broadway favorites. A Gold Coast Jazz favorite, the stellar jazz pianist Shelly Berg and his trio of Chuck Bergeron on bass and John Yarling on drums will accompany Ms. Siegel. Berg is also a Grammy nominated jazz artist and Dean of the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. One of the most prominent and renowned musicians of our time, Arturo Sandoval, will join forces with the

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inside this issuePresident's Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Special Jazz Event w/Tony DeSare . . . . . . . 8

Membership Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Upcoming Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Funding for this organization is provided in part by the Broward County Board of County Commissioners as recommended by the Broward Cultural Council.

Love That Jazz...

hile still a young art form by world standards, our precious American music of jazz is over a century old now and has had to survive the passing of its pioneers and early masters. Fortunately new generations of creative artists have always come forward, finding inspiration in the legacy of the great jazz legends and updating the music to speak to their own special time, place, and circumstances. This balance of continuity and reinvention keeps the music alive and relevant and sustains our faith that jazz will keep swinging long into the future. At Gold Coast Jazz Society, we see that future in the young people who benefit from our educational programs—elementary school kids improving their academic skills through the

innovative JazzSLAM program, older kids learning to jam with the pros at our First Friday Jazz Jams, and the very talented student musicians supported by our Jeanette Russell scholarships. So we know the future of jazz is bright. Still, this past summer was a sad one, as we lost so many true musical giants. Pianist and composer Horace Silver, the great bassist Charlie Haden, Little Jimmy Scott and his sweet contralto have all gone silent. Lionel Ferbos, who was blowing his trumpet loud and clear in the French Quarter at 103, has finally left to join Gabriel’s band. And Kenny Drew, Jr., who gave a majestic solo piano concert for us in the Amaturo Theater a few years back, has also left us far too soon. Closer to home a quieter giant of jazz, our dear friend, and founder of Gold Coast Jazz, Fred Ruffner died on August 12th. Fred was a renaissance man and a paragon of what we now call “the greatest generation.” A World War II veteran, he was a man of letters, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and—among many other interests and talents—a hard-core jazz aficionado. I cherish the years I spent with Fred on the GCJS board. He set the highest standards of integrity and artistry. No matter what else we undertook he insisted that a series of top-notch concerts could never be compromised. And he led by example, leaving behind an inspiring legacy in his second hometown of Fort Lauderdale, as a founder of the Broward Public Library foundation, a generous champion of the Bonnet House and so many other local treasures, and the visionary who built a sorely needed home for jazz here some 23 years ago. Just as we count on the young jazz players of today to carry the music forward, it now falls on all of us to carry on Fred’s mission, to keep Gold Coast Jazz alive and thriving through our memberships, our subscriptions, our advocacy, our volunteer work, our donations, and—most importantly—our attendance (with family and friends!) to savor the music he so loved. I thank you all for your support, as we take up the challenge. Gold Coast Jazz Society is stronger than ever, and with world-class artists like Arturo Sandoval, Bill Charlap, Janis Siegel & Shelly Berg, Bill Allred, Mike Longo, Michael Kaeshammer, and Dr. Lonnie Smith coming to our stage, I know our founder would be proud.

OfficersTim Ingham

President

Richard Goldstein, M.D.

Senior Vice President

Buzz Lamb

Vice President

Sheila Bechert

Vice President

Roberta Young

Secretary/Treasurer

DirectorsEd DeChant

Stu Grant

Jason Hainsworth

Jack Loving

Andrea McGee

James Maus

Buzz Merritt

Miguel Ramirez

Matthew Rocco

Michelle Tuggle

Founding President Frederick J. Ruffner, Jr.

GCJS StaffPamella R. Dearden

Executive Director

Judy Murfin

Business Manager

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the annual Key West Literary Seminar. For a year in the early '90s Ruffner was publisher of Gold Coast Magazine, and focused on the cultural life of South Florida and contributions of local philanthropic organizations and their leaders. As founding president of the Friends of Las Olas, he worked for the beautification of Las Olas Blvd. and promoted the adoption of the wave motif which has been carried out on AIA as well. Ruffner also founded the Phileas Society to celebrate the Bicentennial of Christopher Columbus at local venues.With his wife Mary, who predeceased him, he hosted numerous cultural and philanthropic events during their years at Manga Reva, their Francis Abreu-designed house on the New River. All these activities were made possible by Ruffner's success as the founder of Gale Research Co., one of the leading reference publishers for libraries in the world, with more than 400 employees and 1,000 titles in print, including a small office in Fort Lauderdale. Much of the books' content forms the backbone of electronic products widely used today, according to a former officer of Gale, which was sold in 1986 for $66 million. He and his son Peter then founded the reference publisher Omnigraphics, with offices in Detroit. Ruffner is survived by his son Frederick G. Ruffner, III, founder of Avanti Press, Peter E. Ruffner, who continues to lead Omnigraphics, and his granddaughters, Zoe, Jessa, and Isabella. A memorial service was held on September 20th at Grosse Pointe Memorial Church in Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, and a celebration of his life is planned in Fort Lauderdale.

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Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr., philanthropist, publisher and longtime Fort Lauderdale resident, died August 12 in Grosse Pointe, MI, following a long illness. He had just turned 88. Best-known in Florida as the leader of cultural organizations that reflected his professional and personal interest in books, libraries and jazz, he initially founded the Friends of the Fort Lauderdale Library and led support for the bond issue that resulted in the

construction of the Main Library and expansion of the County Library System. He also founded the Gold Coast Jazz Society in 1992. In the '90s he extended the outreach of the Society through the Bonnet House Jazz Fest held on the grounds of the Bartlett Estate. Other ongoing cultural organizations that Ruffner launched and supported include: the Broward Public Library Foundation which continues to present an annual book and author event known as Lit/Live, and Literary Landmarks Register, launched at Bahia Mar in honor of John D. MacDonald and since adopted by the American Library Association, resulting in over a hundred landmarks nationwide. Florida Center for the Book, the first affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, was another book- focused organization he sponsored, as was the Fontaneda Society, a group of rare book collectors who supported the Bienes Center for the Literary Arts (now the Museum for the Modern Book). One of Ruffner's earliest organizations was the Council for Florida Libraries which conducted a statewide book and author festival, and writing workshops; it lives on through

In Memorial to Frederick G. Ruffner, Jr. – Rosemary Jones

Don’t forget that the Gold Coast Jazz Society can provide music for any occasion.

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• Fundraising events • Concert series, festivals and fairs

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South Florida Jazz Orchestra for An Evening with Arturo Sandoval on February 13. Sandoval’s virtuosic technical ability and his brilliant multi-faceted style will amaze you. This nine-time Grammy winner was the 2013 recipient of the Presidential Medal of

Freedom. The musicians of the SFJO are some of the most experienced professionals in the country, having performed and toured with many of the greatest artists in Jazz and Popular music. These musicians’ careers include tenure with the Big Bands of Woody Herman, Buddy Rich, and Maynard Ferguson, and artists from Stan Getz, Dave Grusin, and James Moody to Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, and Joe Williams. It will be a New Orleans Mardi Gras party again on March 13 with Michael Kaeshammer and his smokin’ piano and vocals. This young vibrant Canadian import is a veritable “triple-threat,” blessed with piano virtuosity, vocal ability, and charisma. “Kaeshammer has piano technique to burn, and has an acrobatic way with a grand piano,” says John Terauds of the Toronto Star. He continues to surprise audiences and inspire awe with his elaborate arrangements and improvisations. A true showman, his high octane performance and masterful abilities have earned him international acclaim. April 8 marks the return of The Mighty B3 with jazz organ legend, Dr. Lonnie Smith. A local jazz fixture

in Fort Lauderdale in his early days, Smith is an unparalleled musician, composer, performer and recording artist. For over five decades he has mastered the Hammond B-3 organ and has been featured on over seventy albums. He has

also recorded and performed with a virtual “Who’s Who” of the jazz world. His “A” list trio includes Jonathan Kreisberg and Johnathan Blake. Wrapping up the season on May 13 is a concert featuring jazz pianist Mike Longo and members of the Gold Coast Jazz Society Band in Bebop and Beyond. Longo was discovered in Fort Lauderdale by Cannonball Adderley. He went on to study and record with Oscar Peterson and was Dizzy Gillespie’s arranger for twenty-two years. Guitarist and Gold Coast Jazz Society Music Director, Martin Hand will lead the band for this concert. To purchase a subscription call 954-524-0805. For single concert tickets call the AutoNation Box Office at 800-745-3000 (Ticketmaster) or www.browardcenter.org or www.goldcoastjazz.org.

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Join us before the November, January and April jazz concerts for a wine tasting and lively jazz talk with local expert Lyn Farmer at 7:00pm

RSVP @ 954-524-0805

On December 10 in the Amaturo Lobby at 6:30pm enjoy holiday music by the New River Middle School Jazz Band

Back by popular demand, the Gold Coast Jazz Society will be partnering with the Lifelong

Learning Institute at Nova Southeastern University to present a series of four jazz lectures this year.

All That Jazz 2014-2015Presented by Gold Coast Jazz Society

Monday, November 3, 201410:00 AM - 11:30 AM Speaker: Dr. Chuck Bergeron

Monday, December 1, 2014 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Speaker: Dr. Charles Caputo

Monday, January 12, 201512:30 AM - 2:00 p.m. Speaker: Nicole Yarling

Monday, February 9, 201510:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Speaker: Dr. Charles Caputo

All of the jazz lectures take place at Nova’s Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI), University Park

Plaza, 3424 South University Drive, Davie, Florida 33328. For information about joining the Lifelong

Learning Institute call 954-262-8471.

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Student Jazz Musicians...COME JAM WITH US!!!

Jan. 9 • Feb. 20 • Mar. 6

Apr. 10 • May 1 • June 5

7:30pm – 9:30pm

ArtServe

1350 E. Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale

For info: 954-524-0805

Open to all student jazz musicians to come and jam!

old Coast Jazz Welcomes New Board Members

The Gold Coast Jazz Society is pleased to announce the appointment of two new members to the Board of Directors, Matthew Rocco and Miguel Ramirez.

MATTHEW ROCCO M.B.A., J.D.Matthew is on the faculty of Broward College serves as the Coordinator of Corporate Training for the Institute of Economic Development for the college. In his position Matthew promotes lifelong learning and improving the workforce skills of the citizens of Broward County and South Florida. He works extensively in the community to develop training contracts, partnerships and the delivery of other college services.

MIGUEL RAMIREZMiguel is a member of the Office of Advancement and Broward College Foundation, working directly with students, faculty staff and the community. He designs, plans and supports major college-wide student and community special events and activities. We thank these new board members for their willingness to serve.

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It’s been another great year for the Gold Coast Jazz Society’s Jeanette M. Russell Jazz Scholarship program. This was our 12th year for the scholarship competition and we had another stellar group of students compete. Thirty students were selected by our scholarship committee to receive scholarship awards. Awards were based upon financial need and artistic merit. Since 2002, the Gold Coast Jazz Society has awarded over $350,000 in scholarships to qualified students thanks to a bequest from the estate of Jeanette Russell. This year’s scholarships were awarded from the Jeanette M. Russell Scholarship program and a donation from the Robert G. Friedman Foundation. Both Jeanette Russell and Robert Friedman were avid jazz fans and their love of jazz lives on through their planned gifts for the Society’s jazz scholarship program. Over the summer, students attended jazz camps at Baldwin Wallace University, Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony/ Sierra Nevada College, Centrum/Port Townsend, Washington, Jamey Aebersold Jazz Workshop/University of Kentucky, Monterey Jazz Festival, New York Jazz Symposium/Snow College, Northern Illinois University and the Young Musicians Camp/University of Miami. Students enjoyed a wide variety of jazz experiences. Scholarship awardee, Anthony Hervey, travelled to Japan as a part of the Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation Jazz Orchestra and will also perform at this year’s Monterey Jazz Festival in September. Students from Dillard High School’s Center for the Arts who received a jazz scholarship include: Christian Cummings, Sax; Sydney Henry, Drums; Anthony Hervey, Trumpet; Gabrielle Hervey, Sax; Nigel Hervey, Sax; Jake Pardo, Guitar; Donovan Perry, Trumpet; Henry Ulett, Piano. Students from the New World School of the Arts include: Roberto Acosta, Jr., Piano; Joshua Bermudez, Guitar; Tyler Goodman, Sax, Clarinet, and Piano; Ricardo Guerra, Drums; Cristian Hernandez, Bass; Michael Howe, Sax; Alexander Larionova, Trombone; Joseph Miller, Sax; Max Rubi, Trumpet; Cassius Torres, Trombone; Victor Valdes, Drums and Francis Zamora, Trombone. Parkway Middle School student, Brandon Richardson, Trombone, also received a scholarship award. The following students are receiving a scholarship for tuition assistance to attend a college or university to study jazz: Zachary Auslander, Guitar, Berklee College of Music; Matthew Falgowski, Piano, University of North Florida; Markus Howell, Sax, Michigan State University; Zachary McKinney, Drums, Michigan State University; Jake Ricke, Bass, Florida State University; Carla Robinson, Piano, Northern Illinois University; Franchesca Romeo, Piano, Michigan State University and Ben Stocker, Sax, Michigan State University. We applaud the efforts of these talented students to pursue their interest in jazz.

The Gold Coast Jazz Society would like to thank the family of Mr. Robert Friedman for their support of our organization’s scholarship awards. Thanks to a donation from the Robert G. Friedman Foundation, five college students have received tuition assistance for the coming year.

I had a wonderful experience at Centrum this past summer. It was by far the best camp I have been to. I learned a lot and saw some of the greatest combinations of musicians in the world. I would like to thank Gold Coast for supporting me and many other young jazz musicians.

- Jake Pardo

Jazz camp was an eye opening experience that allowed me to hone my skills and develop my musicality among some of the greatest young jazz musicians in the country. During my week stay at Centrum, I discovered a whole community of jazz musicians around the country and the world that are just like me. I wouldn't have been able to attend this wonderful workshop if it wasn't for the help of the Gold Coast Jazz Society and their generous contribution towards my studies.

- Francis Zamora

I am very grateful to the Gold Coast Jazz Society for the opportunity to attend the renowned Brubeck Summer Jazz Colony 2014. I was one of only 28 musicians chosen worldwide for this amazing week-long experience at Sierra Nevada College in Nevada. Were it not for Gold Coast, I would not have been able to attend, even though the

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audition process is very competitive. To play with and learn from musicians of such a high caliber, and to come to the attention of master teachers is something that I don't take for granted.

- Max Holm

I will be attending Northern Illinois University this fall to study jazz piano. Being an out of state student I grudgingly look forward to out of state fees. However, I am very grateful that the Gold Coast scholarship will

be aiding me as I march forward on this path of jazz.- Carla Robinson

I would like to thank you all for opportunity and experience you have given to me and my family. To travel, meet and make new friends is a blessing and something I will carry with me always. The faculty and members of Snow College in Utah treated us with kindness and patience, and the professors gave good advice. I want to thank you again for the privilege you have given me and my family, helping me to "pace myself." I can't wait till next year. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

- Donovan Perry

I have been granted many opportunities through the Gold Coast Jazz Society. I can remember clearly my sophomore year of high school when my school's jazz combo opened for the guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli. Backstage I was able to meet one of my heroes and even have a little lesson with him. I have had the amazing opportunity to travel to various summer camps because of the scholarships they provide for many young ambitious high school musicians. At these camps I had the opportunity to study with the likes of guitarist Julian Lage, pianist Benny Green, and bassist extraordinaire John Clayton. All of these experiences, of meeting my heroes and studying with some of them, have really helped shape the musician I am today. This would be impossible without the Gold Coast Jazz Society. On that note, thanks GCJS, you are all forever in my heart.

- Zachary Auslander

My experience at the Jamey Aebersold camp in Louisville Kentucky was an incredible experience. I have never been to a camp of that nature before and I have to say that it was a great first experience at that kind of camp. The people there are incredibly nice and helpful. The teachers knew their craft and were very helpful when I didn’t quite understand something fully. The teachers, as well as Jamey himself, were very approachable. Any question or comment I had at any time I could tell them. enjoyed the camp and the people I met there very much and I will go again sometime in the near future.

- Joseph Miller

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the scholarship committee for the music scholarship. I attended the second session of the Jamey Aebersold workshop. I learned a lot of things that not only helped with my improvisation, but with my ability to play my instrument as well. There was a lot of freedom, which made it enjoyable too. The University of Louisville had a huge, beautiful campus which allowed for an amazing experience!

- Tyler Goodman

I was very happy to receive the Gold Coast Scholarship. I choose to go to the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami. I enjoyed with professionals such as Dr. Ed Maina who exposed me to different concepts of Jazz. I thank the Gold Coast Jazz Society for this great experience.

- Brandon Richardson

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Special Jazz Event!

Tony DeSareGet ready for a star-studded evening of great food, fun and jazz on Friday, January 30 at Hugh’s Culinary. One More for the Road a special fund raising evening presented by the Gold Coast Jazz Society. Event Co-Chairs Sheila Bechert and Buzz Lamb with the help of Pam MacEwan at Hugh’s Culinary are planning an exciting jazz evening for you and your guests. This fabulous evening will include cocktails, dinner and an intimate jazz show with the amazing pianist and vocalist Tony DeSare.

There are four ways to reserve your seat for this fabulous jazz evening by purchasing a single ticket or purchasing an entire table.

Standard admission - $139 per person(includes complimentary wine or beer, assigned seating, hors d’oeuvres, dinner and jazz show.)

VIP admission - $169 per person(includes first row table seating, a bottle of

champagne for your table, commemorative group photo with Tony DeSare, dinner, jazz show and After-

party “Meet and Greet”

VIP Table/Special Reserved - $1050 per tableTable of six. First row table. Limited number of

tables available.

Standard Admission/Special Reserved - $1150 per table

Table of eight.

Seating for this special intimate evening of jazz is limited so purchase your admission or table early by calling the Gold Coast Jazz Office at 954-524-0805. Proceeds will benefit the GCJS’s innovative artistic, education and outreach programs.

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“DeSare belongs to a group of

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–USA Today

He’s “an engaging singer, with a

warm, clear, mellifluous voice and

some real stage charisma,”

–MSNBC

“Rising Star” Male Vocalist

–Downbeat Magazine Critic’s Poll

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Recently the Gold Coast Jazz Society conducted an on-line fundraising campaign to raise monies to support this year’s JazzSLAM in-school presentations. With the help of a matching grant from the Business for the Arts Broward and the BBX Capital Foundation, we realized $2868 for JazzSLAM. The JazzSLAM Quartet will be presenting the program in twenty-five local elementary schools during the coming school year. Thank you to the following people who helped us with this special on-line campaign. Francie Bishop-Good, Debbie Casnoff, Wendy Frank, William French, Tim Ingham, Cynthia Moore Lois O’Gorman, Bobby Ramirez, Sally Robbins, Katharine Ryan, Lois Saint Surin, Bob Schumer, Susan Stocker, Holly Strawbridge, Elizabeth Veszi, Roberta Young and Linda Zinn. Funding support for the program has been provided by the State of Florida, Community Foundation of Broward, Power2Give, Business for the Arts Broward and Broward Co. Public Schools (SEAS Program)., Publix Super Markets Charities, Children's Opportunity Group, and the Jazz Education Network (JEN).

JazzSLAM Thanks Donors from Power2Give

Thank you to the Jazz Education Programs Sponsors

Mari Mennel-Bell and the other members of the JazzSLAM Quartet said “farewell” to long-time guitarist and vocalist Bob Hanni. Bob will still be performing at local venues but has retired from the JazzSLAM Quartet. Bill Coleman, a guitarist and vocalist from the Palm Beach area, was welcomed as the newest member of the quartet.

Don Mosley, Orlando Machado, Mari Mennel-Bell, Bill Coleman

JazzSLAM QuartetWelcomes New Member

The Gold Coast Jazz Society gratefully acknowledges the following individuals, corporations, and foundations who have donated $40 - $1000 from July 1, 2014 as aGOLD COAST JAZZ SOCIETY 2014-2015 member of theGold Coast Jazz Society.

CORPORATE MEMBERS American National BankMorganStanley/ James & Michelle Maus

PLATINUM JAZZ CLUBRick & Dianne AlexanderSheila BechertWill & Jane DavisonDavid & Pam Ehret Theo & Connie FolzRichard & Susan GoldsteinRichard InghamSky InghamTim Ingham & Julie PabstJack & Susan LovingSally RobbinsJean RohrbaughBernice SchwenkeSteve & Carole ScottRoberta Young

GOLD JAZZ CLUBSheila Bechert & Joe Della RattaSam MorrisonRussell Sexton

BENEFACTOR Gary & Peggy ButtsJohn & Traudy GrandeBeth HollandDeborah & Leigh KerrMarie MorrisJeannine RichardsGrafton Sieber & Adrienne Clingan

Betty ThorntonWilliam WebbSteve & Nora Weiss

PATRONWilliam AbelmanRobert & Susan AstorGail Ballweg

Doni BaumanGary BraistedCharles & Sue BrandonEleanor M. ChaneyJulia CilentiLeonard & Barbara CohanMary & Ernest ConstantinoLee ContiniPam Dearden –in memory of Ralph Dearden

Ed & Ona DeChantJack DeinhardtDorothy DuffyGeorge & Johnnie GlantzDennis & Sharon HoralJohn & Lisa KeefeMark & Marsha KirmseMaryAnn KofoedMike & Elinor LaupheimerSusan LochrieKurt & Anita LoebPaul & Sally LoreeAntoinette MancusoPriscilla Marotta & Robert McDonald

Jerry & Harriet MehlMari Mennel-BellFred & Ursula MenkesKen & Elaine MonsonHerbert & Estella MoriartyJudith NeiwirthEd & Carla NelsonFrederic & Jessica OlefsonPeter Palin & Linda BolithoRoland & Barbara ParentLee & Sher PattersonBobby Rodriguez OrchestraJames Ruppe & Anita MangelsFran SchefflerErik & Joan SchotJoel ShapiroStanley & Marcia SilverGlenn & Caren SingerMike & Jean SmithEdward & Betty SorensonRichard & Joyce StewartKenneth & Sandy TateOnofre & Jane TorresPeter & Elizabeth Veszi

DUALRobert & Diane BartonTom & Mary BechtRichard & Bea BlacksbergJohn Brown & Sonya MayoPaul & Phyllis ChudnowJohn & Mary CoonsRalph & Mary DeBaise

Stan & Cynthia DmitrenkoPeter Ducker & Suzanne WathneJames & Lynn DuncanHelen Elkiss & Philip TiemannEllen & David GendalAndrew & Susan HagenThomas & Patricia HoeckerPatricia HydeMariann Jensen & Bill PfenningerMichael & Elinor LaupheimerAndrea LindgrenRoger & Bonnie NewmanWilliam & Sylvia NewmanWilliam NyquistDan & Betty O’ConnorDon & Barbara PayneJesse & Doris Penn Jan & Margaret PetersonGlenn & Caren SingerEdward & Betty SorensonLee & Dorothy StarkMike & Susan StockerRon & Nita TeeterBill & Joan ThomasMichael & Ruby UlettJack & Janet Weins

INDIVIDUALPatricia BakerThomas Baker Christine BeamishAlbert BermanCynthia BuellPaulina CayiaSylvia ChilliSandy Cohn –in memory of Ches Cheslock

Doris CotnoirBeth DalyMonya DowdellBonnie ElliottCamma EnrightDan FitzgeraldBrenda FrancoLeslie FroelichEleanor GriffinRichard JalbertRobert KeltieVictoria KirbyMarilyn KneelandSteve LevineBeverley McGinleyJoan NicroLois O’GormanElaine L. PolackEileen PrusCheryl RetchinHugh Root

Elaine RosenbergDrazia RubensteinSuzanne RutzkeEmily SatteePhyllis ScantleburyJune ScottDottie ShepherdPaul SimpsonSusan SpraggLee TatemRita TierneyCarmen VitanzaBarbara WellsNancy WheelerKristi WoodsNicole Yarling

LIFETIME MEMBERSJoe & Wini AmaturoBeverly BermanMichael & Dianne BienesPaul & Judy BonevacPaulina CayiaDon & Pat CollinsBarbara CooperJean & Carol FitzgeraldRichard & Susan GoldsteinFrank GramlingRichard & Barbara GruberSandy HansonTim Ingham & Julie PabstJan Amis JessupMichael & Gail KaplanBuzz & Cheryl LambEd & Catherine LozickArthur & Ann MeyerJan MoranSamuel MorrisonRon & Judy MurfinJames OppenheimerSally RobbinsJean RohrbaughLenny & Jeannette SchnurmacherBernice SchwenkeBetty ThorntonDave & Jeanne VillariTony von ElbeBill & Jane von RutenbergEthel Wilson

We apologize for any omissions due to print deadline.

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Calendar of EventsMAINSTAGE CONCERTSNovember 12 Bill Allred Jazz Band- Amaturo Theater - 7:45pm - Pre-show wine & jazz talkDecember 10 Bill Charlap Trio - Amaturo Theater - 7:45pm - Pre-show entertainment - NRMS Jazz BandJanuary 14 Janis Siegel & Shelly Berg Trio - Amaturo Theater - 7:45pm - Pre-show wine & jazz talkFebruary 13 Arturo Sandoval & SFJO - Amaturo Theater - 7:45pm - Tentative post show Meet & GreetMarch 13 Michael Kaeshammer Trio - Amaturo Theater - 7:45pm - Post Show Meet & GreetApril 8 Dr Lonnie Smith Trio - Amaturo Theater - 7:45pm Pre-show wine & jazz talkMay 13 Mike Longo & GCJS Band - Amaturo Theater - 7:45pm - Pre-show entertainment

EVENTS & ACTIVITIESNovember 5 VIP Members Only Reception - Lauderdale Yacht Club - 6:00pm - 8:00pm January 30 One More For the Road w/Tony DeSare Cocktails/auction/dinner/show @ Hugh’s CulinaryFebruary 26 Black History Month Reception - Broward College Downtown Campus 6pm - 8:30pmFriday Jazz Jams ArtServe Auditorium - 7:30pm - 9:30pm (Jan. 9 • Feb. 20 • March 6 • April 10 • May 1 • June 5)Jazz Lecture @ NSU Lifelong Learning Institute - (Nov. 3 • Dec. 1 • Jan. 12 • Feb. 9)

FREE COMMUNITY CONCERTS & EVENTSJanuary 10 Jazz Reflections - GCJS Band Quartet - Coral Springs Museum of Art @ 3pm

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMMarch 2 Jeanette M Russell Jazz Scholarship Application Deadline - 5pmApril 25 Jeanette M Russell Jazz Scholarship Competition - location TBA

GOLD COAST JAZZ SOCIETY BANDMarch 6, 2015 Jazz Concert - Sunrise Civic Theater - 7:30pm - call theater for tickets

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Gold Coast Jazz Society’s 2014-2015 Season of Jazz

Thank You to This Season’sSponsors and Contributors

Robert G. Friedman Foundation • Frank Pace Foundation

Harold & Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust • Jeanette M. Russell Trust

Mary Porter Fund of the Community Foundation of Broward

Members of the Gold Coast Jazz Society

media group

November 12, 2014Bill Allred Classic Jazz BandJazz Comes Up the River......From Bourbon Street to the Big Bands

December 10, 2014Bill Charlap TrioAmerican Popular Song

March 13, 2015Michael Kaeshammer TrioSmokin’ Piano

April 8, 2015Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio

The Mighty B3

February 13, 2015Arturo Sandoval &

the South Florida Jazz OrchestraAn Evening With Arturo Sandoval

January 14, 2015Janis Siegel & the Shelly Berg TrioJazz Meets Broadway

TICKETS:AutoNation Box Office

800-745-3000 (Ticketmaster)

May 13, 2015Mike Longo, Jazz Pianist & GCJS Band/Martin Hand, Music DirectorBebop and Beyond