Everybody Eats When They Come To My House

Hello Jazz Friends!

THANK YOU!

NMJW would like to thank you for coming to CLUB RIO! We have a wonderful evening, and it's all because of YOU. We made some money for our Youth Education Programs  and have a great time dancing to the Brazilian sounds of Frank Leto's PANdemonium, accompanied by  the jaw-dropping Odara Dance Company! You HAD to be there!

LOOKING for GREAT GIFTS

for the HOLIDAYS?! 

We have a great selection of auction items available that we didn't sell at Club Rio. You don't have to bid. Just BUY NOW by calling NMJW!

Here are a few items to whet your appetite: 

NUTCRACKER ON THE ROCKS $68 -- SOLD

4 tickets to Keshet Dance Company's 16th Annual Holiday Show, Nutcracker

on the Rocks, "Suite 16", at the National Hispanic Cultural

Center on Sunday, December 2nd at 6:00 PM.

NMJW  SUMMER CONCERT SERIES -- $125

Full Pass to our Summer Music Festival (19 shows). 

TAOS IN PACKAGE -- $275

2 nights lodging, double-occupancy at the Historic Taos Inn

(Sunday - Thursday only, excluding all major holidays & special

events. Also, lunch and dinner for two at Doc Martin's Restaurant

plus 2 Combination tickets to the five Taos museums

valid through September, 2013) including dinner for two at the

KTAOS Solar Center.

Visit the page on our website for more items! 

HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY! 

We know that Thanksgiving means different things to different people. We want to share our favorite thing about Thanksgiving. . .  MUSIC! Here's a short playlist (in no way comprehensive, just a fun list, folks) to get you through this holiday. We hope you have a great and safe gathering with friends and family. 

King Curtis-- Memphis Soul Stew

Lee Morgan -- Cornbread

Cab Calloway-- Everybody Eats When They Come to My House

The Eptones -- Sweet Tater Pie

Booker T and the MGs -- Soul Dressing 

New Beats -- Bread and Butter 

Louis Prima -- Angelina Zooma Zooma

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong -- Frim Fram Sauce

Shiny!

Our Carnival beads are here! Our Carnival beads are here! Colorful strings of plastic beads are synonymous with Mardis Gras in New Orleans and yet, Carnival goes by many, many names, so we'll be tossing them at Club Rio! Besides-- who doesn't live shiny things?

Can you believe these beads used to be shinier. And, made of Czech glass! If you look around, you can find vintage Czech beads made exclusively for Mardis Gras. The photo below are newly manufactured beads, made in the tradition.

White Fox Bead Company

Throwing beads is a relatively late addition to Carnival-- around the late 1800s. It was Krewe Rex that made bead throwing popular in the 1920s. Today, beads are as colorful as the rainbow, but the traditional Mardi Gras beads were purple (to symbolize justice and the color of royalty), green (for faith)  and the color gold signifies power. These colors were dedicated at the 1892 New Orleans Mardis Gras appropriately themed, "The Symbolism of Color." Today, the tradition continues for all of us revelers to enjoy!

A Carnival for All Seasons

Hello Jazz Friends!

We're getting ready for Club Rio our gala event. The Carnival of Brazil is known for it scantily clad revellers, however there are other ways to celebrate the spirit and energy of Carnival. As we explore the idea of carnival, we're considering the many ways cultures celebrate. Today, we'd like to consider the Carnevale di Venezia. The Carnival of Venice was first recorded in 13th Century.  Masks, cloaks, gloves are trademarks of the Venetian Carnival. Though the participants are fully-clothed, they are no less intriguing. You might consider wearing a Venetian-style mask and costume, when you come to Club Rio! Happy costume-hunting!

CARNEVALE di VENEZIA

Venice Carnival 2012 - Venetian Masks

                                                                                                                       
CLUB RIO -- 
CLICK HERE to buy your tickets for CLUB RIO!

Pinterest is a pinboard-style social photo sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, hobbies, and more. Users can browse other pinboards for inspiration, 're-pin' images to their own collections or 'like' photos. Pinterest's mission is to "connect everyone in the world through the 'things' they find interesting.'

We're using Pinterest to help YOU come up with great costume ideas for CLUB RIO!

Enjoy! 

Carnival STYLE!

New MexicoJazz Workshop presents

CLUB RIO: 

An Evening in the Spirit of Carnival

Saturday, November 10th @ 7pm - 11pm

Sandia Resort and Casino 

Silent Auction, Mask-making, Dancing, Card Reading, Brazilian Cuisine, Chocolate Tasting by Choco Canyon Artisan Chocolate. 

Music by PANdemonium, the Odara Dance Ensemble

Not quite ready for Winter? Neither is New Mexico Jazz Workshop! You won't want to miss a night charged with the same energy and spice of NMJW's Salsa Under the Stars, as the music, food and dance transports you to the balmy climes of Rio de Janeiro. Get ready for a journey to Rio at the most festive time of the year- -Carnival.

CARNIVAL STYLE: 

Each week, leading up the MAIN EVENT, we will spotlight an aspect of Carnival Style.  Let's look at COSTUME.Carnival is a time to SHINE. Consider wearing colors you might not normally wear, even on a night out on the town. The whole point is to STAND OUT, consider your personal style and GO FOR IT. CLICK HERE to take a look at this Pinterest link. You're bound to see something that inspires you to create your own version! If this doesn't inspire you. 

Carnival without revealing ALL! 

Think Carnival, and instantly a young woman dressing in little more that a bedazzled bathing suit with a feather headdress comes to mind! 

But, you don't have to reveal all to go to Carnival!

Imagine your version of Marie Antoinette, encrusted in glitter. Take a look at a trailer for Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette  to get an idea of the scale of Carnival style among the aristocracy before the French Revolution! 

Men can get in on the fun, too! Think EPIC!

 
Hieronymus Carl Friedrich von Münchhausen

(11 May 1720 - 22 February 1797) 

Münchhausen was a German nobleman and a famous recounter of tall tales. HCF von M was immortalized by Terry Gillian in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. Add a little glitter to this outfit and you're good to GO. Take a look at this fun smash-up-- Baron Munchausen meets Christopher Nolan. CLICK HERE.

Sticking with a nautical theme, take a look at this great blog we found, created by Afshin Tavakoli for FLAMINGO, featuring a heightened sense of style, while remaining sensible. CLICK HERE to view.

Welcome to Club Rio!

New Mexico Jazz Workshop presents

CLUB RIO: An Evening in the Spirit of Carnival

Saturday, November 10th @ 7pm – 11pm

SandiaResort and Casino

Silent Auction, Mask-making, Dancing, Card Reading, Brazilian Cuisine,

Music by PANdemonium, the Odara Dance Ensemble,  Costume Contest,

Chocolate Tasting with Choco Canyon Artisan Chocolate and more!

  

Albuquerque—New Mexico Jazz Workshop is pleased to present an evening in the spirit and excitement of Rio de Janeiro during Carnival. Welcome to Club Rio: An Evening in the Spirit of Carnival, a gala benefitting the New Mexico Jazz Workshop’s youth education programs.  CLUB RIO: An Evening in the Spirit of Carnival, Saturday, November 10th @ 7pm – 11pm, Sandia Resort and Casino. Tickets are $75 per guest. 10-top tables and sponsorship tables may be purchased at a reduced rate. Visit our website www.nmjazz.org for more information. Tickets are also available online at www.eventbrite.com or by calling NMJW at 505-255-9798.

Not quite ready for Winter? Neither is New Mexico Jazz Workshop! You won’t want to miss a night charged with the same energy and spice of NMJW’s Salsa Under the Stars as the music, food and dance transports you to the balmy climes of Rio de Janeiro. Get ready for a journey to Rio at the most festive time of the year- -Carnival.

Adopted from the pagan festival of Saturnalia by the Roman Catholic faith, the word carnival comes from carmelevare meaning to literally, “remove” or “raise” meat as a form of abstaining, from selected earthly pleasures in observation of Lent. Every year since 1753, forty-six days before Easter, observers of Lent have prepared for lavish celebrations, and none greater than Carnival in Brazil.

“Last year we journeyed to Havana,” said Maud Beenhouwer, Executive Director of New Mexico Jazz Workshop. “You can expect even bigger thrills at Club Rio. We’ll have everything Carnival has to offer except the floats!”

Beenhouwer added that Club Rio will feature some of the most celebrated aspects of a trip to Carnival. “Frank Leto and his band, PANdemonium will play authentic Brazilian music all evening long.” Said Beenhouwer. To complement the traditional sambas, the Odara Dance Ensemble, in full sparkling regalia, will perform choreographed dance numbers, and encourage the audience to join in the fun. A silent auction, Craft-a-mask table, colorful beads a-la Mardis Gras, and a Chocolate tasting provided by Choco Canyon Artisan Chocolate are all part of the fun at Club Rio.

Fun is definitely the main purpose of the night, but its aim is two-fold. “We’re not only presenting authentic music and dance at Club Rio, we are also featuring the young musicians of our Youth Honor Band Program,” Beenhouwer said. “This event helps raise much-needed funds for all of our education programs.” Beenhouwer added that money raised from the Club Rio silent auction goes directly to the NMJW’s South Valley Band Project, and Empowerment Through Music, a program that helps incarcerated youth discover their potential through electronic music.

“We’re very proud of our community programming,” Beenhouwer said. “We’d like to see them continue for many years to come, and our annual gala event helps make this possible.”

For information about Club Rio, including the dinner menu, please visit nmjazz.org. CLUB RIO: An Evening in the Spirit of Carnival, Saturday, November 10th @ 7pm – 11pm, Sandia Resort and Casino. Tickets are $75 per guest. 10-top tables and sponsorship tables may be purchased at a reduced rate. Visit our website www.nmjazz.org for more information. Tickets are also available online at www.eventbrite.com or by calling NMJW at 505-255-9798.