{"id":5637,"date":"2014-04-05T08:56:48","date_gmt":"2014-04-05T15:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=5637"},"modified":"2014-04-05T15:47:13","modified_gmt":"2014-04-05T22:47:13","slug":"iola-brubeck-service-brubeck-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2014\/04\/iola-brubeck-service-brubeck-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Iola Brubeck Service, Brubeck Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=&#8221;k1mg19EMmafmh7S2A2p1F4l4e0vsHMKl&#8221;]<br \/>\nThe family of Mrs. Dave Brubeck has announced that there will be a small memorial observance in Wilton, Connecticut on April 21. Iola Brubeck died on March 12 at the age of 90, 14 months following the death of her husband. In a letter, their oldest son Darius pointed out that next week\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Brubeck Festival at New York\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Lincoln Center will be a tribute to both of his parents. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There is a wonderful exhibition already in place, including almost-life-size photos of Iola and Dave working on projects together. We especially look forward to Jazz At Lincoln Center\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s staging of <em>The Real Ambassadors<\/em>, which features some of Dave\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s greatest songs with Iola\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s lyrics and script and we are really pleased that her creative contribution to Dave\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s career is shown as integral to his achievements.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Brubecks-Armstrong.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Brubecks-Armstrong.jpg\" alt=\"Brubecks, Armstrong\" width=\"247\" height=\"204\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5638\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/jalc.org\/press\/jazz-at-lincoln-centers-dave-brubeck-festival-april-7-13-2014\"target=\"_blank\">Here is a link<\/a> to Jazz at Lincoln Center: And <a href=\"http:\/\/video.pbs.org\/video\/2365209307\/\"target=\"_blank\">this is a link to a short video<\/a> about the festival.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Lincoln Center schedule calls for the Brubeck Brothers Quartet&#151;trombonist and bassist Chris, drummer Danny, pianist Chuck Lamb and guitarist Mike DeMicco&#151;to play at Dizzy&#8217;s Club Monday and Tuesday evenings. Darius on piano, Chris, Dan and the British saxophonist Dave O\u00e2\u20ac\u2122Higgins will play on April 9 and April 13 as part of the festival. <\/p>\n<p>As for <em>The Real Ambassadors<\/em>, here are three pieces from the 1961 recording with Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Louis Armstrong and Carmen McRae singing Iola&#8217;s lyrics.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yUgohNKyxak\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><p>And here is the Brubeck Quartet with the main theme:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F2MUKLzRaDA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><p><font size=\"4\">Have a good weekend.<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[contextly_auto_sidebar id=&#8221;k1mg19EMmafmh7S2A2p1F4l4e0vsHMKl&#8221;] The family of Mrs. Dave Brubeck has announced that there will be a small memorial observance in Wilton, Connecticut on April 21. Iola Brubeck died on March 12 at the age of 90, 14 months following the death of her husband. 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