News Release
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May 25, 2006
Jazz at the Bistro Continues Downtown
Broadcast on Idaho's Jazz Station
Jazz at the Bistro on BSU Radio continues for the fourth year, starting June
1. As part of First Thursday events downtown, throughout the summer Idaho�s
Jazz Station and the Brick Oven Bistro are presenting the concerts featuring
The Billy Mitchell/John Jones Jazz Band, Chuck Smith with New Trio Plus, the
Brad Peters Sextet and special guest artist Denise Perrrier with the Frim
Fram Fellas. Hosting the events will be Idaho�s First Lady of Jazz and host
of �Jazz Straight Ahead� on Idaho�s Jazz Station, Janie Harris. Jazz at the
Bistro is scheduled for 6-9 p.m. June 1, July 6, Aug. 3 and Sept. 7, with
the 7-8 p.m. hour broadcast live on Idaho�s Jazz Station.
June 1 will feature Billy Mitchell and the John Jones Jazz Band.
July 6 will feature Chuck Smith and New Trio Plus.
Aug. 3 will feature the Brad Peters Sextet.
Sept. 7 will feature special guest artist Denise Perrier with the Frim Fram
Fellas.
Billy Mitchell came from a musical family in Montana. After graduating from
the University of Montana, Mitchell moved to Boise and started to raise his
family. His love of jazz always kept him within jazz circles and performing.
With the addition of Gene Harris to Boise�s jazz mix in the late 70s, Billy
started his long association with Harris. Although a banker by day, his
first love has always been jazz performance and education. He has performed
every year at the Gene Harris Jazz Festival and is a regular at the Swing N
Dixie Jazz Jamboree in Sun Valley. He also performs with the Capital City
Jazz Band. He has performed with such notable jazz artists as Red Holloway,
Paul Tillotson, Ernie Watts, Arturo Sandoval and Chuck Mangione.
Boise resident Chuck Smith is active throughout the Northwest as both a jazz
pianist and a music educator. He currently works as a music educator in the
Boise schools and as an adjunct piano faculty at Boise State University.
Smith performed throughout the world as musical director for Paul Anka for
eight years. He conducted for Anka at many notable functions, including
appearances at the Reagan White House and with the Atlanta Symphony. As a
pianist, Smith has played with the Jazz Under the Stars series, the
Riverside Jazz Orchestra and a host of other jazz artists. His recordings
include �New Territory,� an on-going project he co-leads with Sandon Mayhew,
and �Baker Sings Out,� a project he arranged and recorded for Jeff Baker.
Denise Perrier is an actress, cabaret singer and one of the premier Jazz
vocalists in the San Francisco Bay Area. She performs regularly at the
better clubs, restaurants, cabarets, and festivals around town and around
the country. Critics write: �Artistic integrity is the aspect of the
sincerity you hear in Denise�s singing. She does very little scat singing,
if any. That kind of exhibitionism (�Look what I can do�) is foreign to her
style,� and �The lady is a class act.�
�Jazz Straight Ahead� with Janie Harris is heard every Saturday at 8 p.m. on
KBSU-FM and every Sunday at 11 a.m. on Idaho�s Jazz Station.
Idaho�s Jazz Station is a service of Boise State Radio and airs in
partnership with the College of Southern Idaho on KEZJ-AM 1450, Twin Falls.
Idaho�s Jazz Station is also heard on KBSU-AM 730, Boise and KBSK-FM 89.9
McCall. Visit Boise State Radio at
http://radio.boisestate.edu.
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Contact: Jim East, Associate General Manager, Network Programming,
Boise State Radio, (208) 947-5659,
jeast@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
May is �Return to Learn� month at Boise State University. �Return to Learn� is a campuswide effort to provide information for those who may be considering taking classes from the university and help them learn about the best options for returning to school and earning a degree. For more information call (208) 562-3127 or click returntolearn.boisestate.edu.
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Last reviewed on Wednesday, January 03, 2007