Unfortunately, it does not bear the happiest news...
THE WIZARD FROM WISCONSIN
Lester William Polsfuss (1915-2009)
THE INTERSTELLAR STELLAR
Robert Patterson (1935-2009)
EN OTRO NOTICIAS:
After losing the Jazz Bakery in May, now it seems the Dark Forces (whatever or whomever they may be) are giving chase to even PRIVATE jazz clubs. Case in point: David Anderson's Live at the Atelier salon in Mar Vista, which LA Citybeat's Kirk Silsbee called "one of the best" home jazz salons in Los Angeles. David himself sent us the specs:
Dear Friends,
The first (and only) concert (Tamir Hendelman Trio, Venice, Colbie Caillat) on May 17th, was fantastic...But, here's the rest of the story: a letter we just put up on our website and sent to our Atelier Artists:
You may have noticed that it's August, the opening concert (with the Tamir Hendelman Trio, Venice, Colbie Caillat) was in May, and we've been silent since. The reason? During the May 17 concert, we were visited by a wonderful officer from the Pacific Division of the L.A. Police Department. Apparently one or two of our neighbors on Ocean View Ave. have been consistently calling the police the day of every Atelier concert. Since the complainants are known to the police, but not to us (a fact that surprised the nice officer) we can only hope they come forward, reveal themselves, and we can work it out.
We are doing everything in our power to resolve this situation---it will probably mean calling the ticket price a donation, to reflect our 501C3 status; we have offered a bunch of creative parking alternatives to the neighborhood in the letter reprinted below.
Whatever it takes we're prepared to do. We've put a letter into each mailbox on the street (see below) asking for dialogue and clarity and, as always, inviting anyone on the street to the concerts free of charge. We have all the requisite licenses and dispensations to hold these events. Now, as the officer says, it's a "quality of life" issue. We're working with the city attorney on this; we hope to have resolution in a matter of two or three weeks, and if so will then offer a shortened 3-or-4-concert series for the late summer and fall.
We have more world-class artists wanting to play at the Atelier than we have time for this year---that's a good thing. We'll keep you posted as soon as we know anything. Please keep checking back, and thanks for your interest.
As for salons that are still holding equity, Mimi Melnick's Double M Jazz Salon is hosting an unmissable feast of talent next Sunday, August 23: bassist Roberto Miguel Miranda, woodwindist Charles Owens, drummer Sonship Theus and pianist Wayne Peet with Aubrey Seibert and Stephen Blake adding vocals and spoken word. For times and directions, email MImi at mmelnick@sbcglobal.net.
