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Please see "What's Happening" below.

 

Backstage view:  From Left: Brian Bennett on keyboards,  Arlen Asher with his many reed instruments, Michael Olivola on bass, and John Trentacosta on drums. 

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"To all our friends and loyal patrons of Jazz, I’d like to begin by thanking you all for the unrelenting support for the music and the great friendships we have made over the past six years.  It’s been a blast and I personally would like to thank Bumble Bee and BJ for taking the risk for this wonderful music we call “Jazz.” 

I’m not sure if we set any records, but we sure played some great music at Bumble Bee’s.  Those of you who have been around from the beginning can reminisce with me about some of the special guests that have come through over the years : Ali Ryerson, Giacomo Gates, Michael Morreale, Arlen Asher (The Jazz Experience), Jim Fox, Hillary Smith, Bobby Shew, John Tank, Brian Wingard, Larry Ham, Doug Lawrence, Howard Alden, Josh Breakstone,  Kevin Hays, and of course how can we ever forget the great Kenny Davern.  I’d also like to thank all the superior musicians of Northern New Mexico who have shared the stage with me." 

 

The last show at Bumble Bee's was June 13th with the fabulous Bobby Shew.  Filled to the rafters. 

 

 Please see "What's Happening" below.

 

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Why is George wearing a hard hat?  Just part of our on-going personnel safety procedures.  Let's walk down memory lane . . . . .  it all began four weeks ago; 5:30 in the afternoon, George decided that the tall tan metal cabinet in the production room needed to be moved away from the wall (and he was just the man to do it!).   Forget about moving things out of the way - heck - this would be easy.  Not remembering that a nice big old heavy CPU was sitting on top of that cabinet, George just heaved and hoed and got that cabinet moving.  Only one problem . . . the mounted speaker on the wall prevented the extremely heavy CPU from moving along with the cabinet.  Order of events:

Oh, by-the-way,  just who was the person to place that nice big old heavy CPU on top of the tall tan cabinet?  Yep, you guessed it - George!   All is now well - George is staple free - and wears his hard hat when required.                             

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 Mouth of Wonder and the Making of Samosas:

 

 

 

 

 

 

And . . . . Here's the recipe for Samosas:

Samosas, pan fried dumplings which are traditionally filled with a spiced potato and pea filling, served with a variety of chutneys and dips, are one of my favorite parts of an Indian meal. This dough is so easy to make and so versatile I can see using it with a great variety of fillings.

Ingredients for dough
2 cups flour (Maida Flour)
1 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoon olive oil
6 tablespoon water

Ingredients for filling
5 medium potatoes
4 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped
1 cup green peas
1 tablespoon ginger, grated
1 Serrano chili (finely chopped)
3 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon garam masala
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Oil for deep frying

Procedure for dough
Mix flour and salt in a bowl. Add 4 tablespoons oil and rub until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Slowly add about 6 tablespoons water and knead the dough for about 3 minutes or until it is smooth. Rub dough with oil. Cover it and set aside for 30 minutes or longer.

Procedure for filling
Boil, cool and peel the potatoes. Dice it into 1/4 inch size. Heat 4 tablespoons oil in saute pan over medium heat. Lower the heat and carefully put the onion. Stir fry until golden brown. Add peas, ginger, green chili, and fresh cilantro. Add diced potatoes, salt and all spices. Mix and cook on low heat for 3-4 minutes. Do not forget to stir while cooking.

Procedure for assembly + cooking
Knead the dough again. Divide it into about 10 balls. Roll each ball into a flat round shape about 5 inches in diameter. Cut it into half. Make the half into a cone by sticking seam together with a little water. Fill the cone with about 2 1/2 tablespoons of the potato mixture. Stick the top of the cone together with a little water. The seam should be about 1/4 inch (5 mm) wide. Repeat with all the dough balls.

Heat about 2 inches of oil for deep frying over a medium-low flame. When the oil is hot, carefully put in as many samosas as fit. Fry slowly, turning the samosas until they are golden brown and crisp. Drain excess oil and serve hot with a variety of dips chutneys and Raita.

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Free Admission - bring the family and friends - a blanket - picnic basket or food is available from Walter Burke Catering.  KSFR is the media sponsor and will host a Booth.  We would really like to have a BIG KSFR turnout; setup tables, chairs, blankets and we can picnic together! 

 

Lauren Camp (The Colors of Jazz) and John Rangel - Counterlines - Diego Arencon Quartet:  Thursday, July 2nd, 7:30 PM -Outpost Performance Space - 210 Yale SE -  Albuquerque - (505) 268-0044 - www.outpostspace.org 

 

 

 

 

 

July 10: John Trentacosta, drums; Lewis Winn, guitar; Michael Olivola, bass

July 17: John Trentacosta, drums; Dimi Disanti, guitar; Michael Olivola, bass

July 24: John Trentacosta, drums; Michael Anthony, guitar; Michael Olivola, bass

July 31: John Trentacosta, drums; John Maestas, guitar, Michael Olivola, bass

Blades’ Bistro is located in the Homestead Village Shopping Center, 221 Highway 165, Placitas, New Mexico 87043. For information phone 505-771-0695 or  www.bladesbistro.com.

 

 

Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art & Makii Masaru Fine Arts Gallery: (Yes, Tokyo, Japan) (Beanie Kaman - Something Cool) and Michael Freitas Wood will be showing their artwork August 20th through September 1st.

 

Artwork by Beanie Kaman  

 

 

 

 

 

                                                 

                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Debut On Schedule. . . . . .  Indigenous Foundation, hosted by Tara Gatewood (Isleta Pueblo & Navajo), debuted on Saturday, June 6th at 3:00pm.  A wonderful show with such a wide variety of music.  Congratulations, Tara. To read more about Tara, please see the June issue of One O One One. 

 

 

 

 

 

Mary-Charlotte's (The Radio Cafe) June 9th email from Bali (there with the Bali Art Project):  ". . . all is well here in Bali, it's really wonderful in so so many ways.  Our accomodations are incredible, we have big rooms, each is its own little bungalow with a porch.  We eat breakfast in a covered patio overlooking the rice paddies. The music classes are wonderful. The art classes are great too, but I'm not so gifted at art, so it's a little more challenging.  We start the dance tomorrow".

 

You may read more about the program at  vvwv.baliartproject.org.

 

 

Photos sent to us from Mary-Charlotte (more photos to come)

 

 

 

A scene on a busy street with cows grazing on the side of the road.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The view over the rice paddy from our breakfast area.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bryan Highhill (Operations) - home from performing with "Black Light Soul" in California.  (photo taken at  The Vault in Redlands).  There's a KSFR t-shirt behind that horn.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We just completed some in-depth conversations (Focus Groups) with KSFR producers, staff and listeners. We'll be telling you more about what we're learning in the weeks to come. One big issue we heard, though, is this:

 

While no one wants KSFR to sound "commercial," we heard time and again that listeners do want us to sound "professional." We're not college radio; we're Public Radio. To me, that translates into show preparation and a well-planned on air delivery. It's one thing to intentionally sound spontaneous, to be creative, to show your personality. It's another to rattle CD jewel boxes, talk on mic about a faulty CD player, or "Oops, I hit the wrong button...again." Accidentally played the wrong promo? Don't stop it in the middle and apologize. Let it play through; then run the correct one when you can. Listeners don't know, or care.

 

Radio should always move... forward. If you do make a mistake, keep going. It only sounds worse -- and the mistake lasts that much longer in the listener's mind -- when you go back and explain what happened.

 

Remember to stay "on mic" when you're on the air. Don't look around trying to locate something that should have been in front of you before you pushed the mic button. Want help with mic technique? Ask a staff member. Planning a phone interview? If you find it tricky, ask for help. Introducing your guest, followed by embarrassed silence (or calling his name over and over into the radio wilderness) when he isn't there, or the wrong switch is thrown, is probably one of KSFR's worst recurring moments. Argh.

 

As long as we're here, let's make great radio! More next month....

 

Dal

  

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Helga (jazz etcetera and Jazz a la Carta): is reading what she calls - "an incredible read" - "Accordian Crimes" by Annie Proulx.  This is an ambitious novel of Americana told through the device of an accordion brought to New Orleans in 1890 by a Sicilian immigrant.  The book provides the reader with a variety of colorful characters; the immigrant experience of Italians, Africans, Germans, Mexicans, French, Polish and Irish people.

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Linda  just finished reading:  "Mrs. Kimball" by  Jennifer Haigh.  Ken Kimble - the serial husband - is a strange and complex character.  He's a man who has no trouble attracting women and marrying them before they get to know him at all. Ken is a deceptive and very unlikeable man who is revealed in bits and pieces by the three women he marries.  First novel by Jennifer Haigh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Checkout Track #21:  "A Train, A Banjo, and A Chicken Wing" - love that title!

 

Editorial:  "As the title to WYNTON MARSALIS's fifth Blue Note release indicates, He and She is about that eternally compelling and most elemental of subjects: the relationship between a man and a woman. The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, trumpeter, and band leader, however, hasn't merely crafted a love story, but a life story -- a bittersweet rumination about the evanescence of life as well as the elusiveness of romance. Time is very much at the heart of He and She: the swift passage of time over the course of one's life, the mood-altering shifts of time within the duration of a song. It's an ambitious effort, combining spoken word and music, and Marsalis has given his quintet some formidable charts. The album is tempered with dashes of humor and plenty of swing. There's ease and elegance and more than a little wisdom in these grooves."

 

 

 

 

 

 

On June 29, 2009, Carmen Gallegos, Dolna Smithback and Judy Goldberg (Backroads and Youth Media Project) headed off to Mystic Seaport, Connecticut for an immersion into the history of American freedom and justice! We are most grateful to the Vessel Foundation for providing this opportunity to expand YMP’s involvement in youth leadership.

 

Judy states:  "Our team will join 40 students and teachers from the Global Youth Leadership Institute (GYLI) for an intensive learning experience on the tall ship Amistad. The ship was famous for its role in the Incident of 1839 when slaves overtook the vessel and instigated a long legal process leading to their freedom.

 

The YMP trio will record stories, sounds and impressions from the deck of Amistad, also known as the “Freedom Ship”. Thanks to an invitation from program founder John Braman of Santa Fe and Matt Nink, executive director of the Global Youth Leadership Institute, the YMP will participate in workshops about cultural diversity, religious pluralism and collaborative leadership development. We hope this will lead to a long-term relationship with GYLI. Listen to Carmen and Dolna’s interview and check http://youthmediaproject.org/wp/ for pieces from the Amistad!

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Santa Fe:  Extremely wonderful news for KSFR; the finalized City budget includes funding for the Station!  With so many of the City contracts being totally removed from the budget, we are fortunate to receive funds.  What a great show of support from Santa Fe.

 

Rhea Goodman has written an article for "The Essential Guide - Santa Fe & Taos - 2009-2010" - a publication that is found around town at hotels and gallaries.  The article is entitled "Santa F'Asian" (page 188).

 

New Cookbook Breaks into the Scene:  "The Mouth of Wonder Cookbook" by Stacy Pearl (Mouth of Wonder) has been published.  Stacy had a brilliant idea for the Spring Fund Drive - create her own cookbook based on recipes that she has given over the airways. An instant run-away best seller.  If you are interested in more information, please contact Linda@KSFR.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Photo Gallery:

 

 "Red Hot Horn"

  photo credit:  Ross Stephenson