30 Years of Jazz Forum Celebrated
Mark Morganelli founder of Jazz Forum celebrates his 30th year
30 Years of Jazz Forum Celebrated
By Deardra Shuler
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Lambert, Hendricks & Ross started out in 1958/1959. Their first album, “Sing A Song with
One of 17 children, Hendricks began singing at 7 years of age in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio. Living 5 houses down from Art Tatum, he started working with Art at age 9. When he was 12, Art got Jon a job at the Waiters and Bellman's Club, an after hours club where Art accompanied him on piano for 2 years. “All the music I learned, I learned from Art even though I never learned to read music,” remarked Jon who formed a collaboration with vocalist Dave Lambert wherein they re-recorded the song “Four Brothers,” in 1957, later joining up with Annie Ross giving birth to Lambert, Hendricks and Ross as a full-time act.
'What we are going to do at the June 22 concert is debut the Lambert, Hendricks and Ross redo. That same week Annie Ross and I are being honored by ASCAP. We debuted our redo at
“We are starting the June 22nd show with
“I have been teaching for 8 years at the University of Toledo as a distinguished professor of Jazz Studies,” said Jon who believes that anyone involved with the medium of jazz programming should treat the jazz art form like the culture that it is. “For example, Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven have been dead 400 years, so why should the fact that Dizzy is not here, Duke Ellington is not here, Miles is not here, keep them off the air,” remarked Jon. “Seems to me that is motivation to keep their music on the air. You cannot treat art forms like they are contemporary only. People are going to get old and leave here and if they have done something of any merit, those who remain, have to play those people’s music to keep them alive. Jazz is the most vital art form on the planet and should be shown respect. It's America's art form, white or black,” said Hendricks with great emotion while encouraging all to come out on June 22 to help celebrate Jazz Forum's 30th Anniversary.
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