September 24, 2003

Deidre Rodman Quintet Featured On Idaho's Jazz Station Radio Special, Jeff Fox To Host

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In anticipation of their appearance with the College of Southern Idaho Jazz Summit on Saturday, Oct. 11, Idaho’s Jazz Station has prepared a one-hour radio special, featuring the Deidre Rodman Quintet. “The Deidre Rodman Quintet Special” will be heard at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5 and at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7.   The Deidre Rodman Quintet Special is hosted and produced by national jazz radio host Jeff Fox. Fox is also the chair of the English department at the College of Southern Idaho. He is the morning host from 8a.m.-noon weekdays on Idaho’s Jazz Station. Fox is joined on the program by event spokesperson Brent Jensen. The College of Southern Idaho jazz program will introduce its new CSI Jazz Summit Seminar series with a performance by the Deidre Rodman Quintet on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003 in the O'Leary Junior High School Auditorium. A jazz master class will be presented at 3 p.m. followed by an evening concert at 8 p.m. Both events are open to the public free of charge. Donations to the CSI jazz program and the O'Leary Junior High band program will be gladly accepted at the door. For additional information about this event contact Jensen at (208) 732-6765 or bjensen@csi.edu. An Idaho native, 32-year-old pianist/composer Deidre Rodman moved to New York in 1997 after receiving a master's degree in jazz studies from the University of North Texas. Her quintet, which includes Tony Malaby on tenor saxophone, Russ Johnson on trumpet, Bob Bowen on bass and Mark Ferber on drums, released its first recording on Sunnyside in August 2001 (Sun Is Us) to enthusiastic reviews, and was followed by a successful tour. On Rodman's new release, Simple Stories, the quintet is joined by vocalist Luciana Souza and The Neighborhood School Children's Choir, with the composer's vocals and melodies rounding out the mix. Rodman's other musical activities include recording and touring with Roy Nathanson and the Jazz Passengers and directing/arranging Darius de Haas' Lincoln Center premiere of So This is Love: Variations on Strayhorn and its follow-up recording (Daydream) which was awarded the 2002 Bistro Award for Recording of the Year. She has also worked with Deborah Harry on the soundtrack for Pie in the Sky: The Brigid Berlin Story, a Venice Film Festival entry. Rodman has also appeared on the Conan O'Brien Show and Live with Regis & Kelly with Elvis Costello, who deemed her "a wonderful pianist and delicate composer with a truly unique voice." The CSI Jazz Summit Seminars are an ongoing series of jazz workshops and concerts that will be presented periodically throughout the academic year. The series, under the guidance of CSI jazz studies director Jensen, will bring high caliber jazz musicians and educators to the Magic Valley area for master classes and concert presentations. The Deidre Rodman Quintet's 2003 Tour will conclude Monday, Oct. 20 at the Jazz Gallery in New York City. For additional information on Rodman and her music, please visit her Web site at www.deidrerodman.com.            Idaho’s Jazz Station includes KBSU-AM 730, Boise; KEZJ- AM 1450, Twin Falls; and KBSK-FM 89.9, McCall. From Boise State University, Boise State Radio includes NPR News 91, KBSU-Arts & Cultural Programming, and Idaho’s Jazz Station. http://radio.boisestate.edu. -30- Contact Jim East Associate General Manager, Network Programming Voice: 208-947-5659 Fax:  208-344-663 jeast@boisestate.edu Media Contact Kathleen Craven Boise State communications and marketing 208 426-3275