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Betty MacDonald
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"Hosting Late Night Jazz
on WDST FM for more than a decade, earned Betty the title of Jazz Connection For The Hudson Valley." |
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 Betty
MacDonald is well known throughout the Hudson Valley as a jazz
performer and for her many years as host of jazz radio programs on
WDST and WAMC. In her 16 years as a programmer she had
opportunity to interview jazz legends Dave Brubeck, Sonny Rollins,
Dizzy Gillespie, Carmen McRae, Jack DeJohnette, Pat Metheny, Joe
Williams, Marian McPartland, and Nancy Wilson.
Betty recently released her second CD "Dream Come True", co
produced with guitarist-composer, Joe Beck featuring an all star
lineup with Warren Bernhardt, Mike Mainieri, Jay Anderson, Dennis
Mackrel, and Peter O'Brien. The album is comprised of some jazz
standards near and dear to her heart, with original compositions of
her own and those of Beck and Bernhardt.
Betty’s eclectic spirit has made her part of the Marc Black Band,
Iabas, (Brazilian music), Winston Grennan’s Ska Rock Band, Critical
Theory, (world music group), and Peggy Stern’s samba/salsa band,
Estrella.
Betty’s music has taken her abroad to jazz festivals in Russia,
India, and Turkey and she was a featured artist in festivals in New
York City, Kansas City, Catskill, and Kingston. She has shared the
stage with Dave Brubeck, David Darling, Ed Summerlin, Maxine
Sullivan, Howard Johnson, Jimmy Cobb, Sheilah Jordan, Roswell Rudd,
and Karl Berger to mention a few.
In addition to spreading the sound of jazz, Betty has a busy
schedule performing in concert, teaching privately, and conducting
workshops teaching improvisation. She was chosen to be a member of
the Wall of Fame at her high school in Olean, NY, as Musician of the
Year by the Ulster County Arts Council, and a documentary of her
career is being made by Joy Hopkins Hausman and eminent film maker,
Burrill Crohn. Betty is presently recording a duo CD with Joe Beck,
working on a revival of her Red Hot Mamas concert with featured
vocalists, Rene Bailey and Lillie Howard, and working on a project
to release her Billie Holiday Tribute. |
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Performances "Betty has
thrilled audiences from Santa Fe to India
with her intimate and energetic stage presence." |
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Music Festivals
Bitej International Song Festival
Jazz String Summit, NYC
Kansas City Women's Jazz Festival
Red Hot Mama Jazz Cruise
Jazz Yatra India
Tulip Festival, Albany, NY
Pepsi Jazz Fest in the Park, Western NY
Jazz Up the Hudson, Catskill, NY
Betty has performed with ...
John Abercrombie
Jay Anderson
Joe Beck
Karl Berger
Warren Bernhardt
Marc Black
Carla Bley
Dave Brubeck
Kenny Burrell
Jimmy Cobb
David Darling
Jack DeJohnette
Mark Egan |
Eric Erickson
Joe Giardullo
Winston Grennan
Dave Holland
Howard Johnson
Sheila Jordan
Tony Levin
Mike Mainieri
Pat Metheny
Maxine Sullivan
Ed Summerlin
Happy Traum |
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Recordings, as a solo artist:
"Dream Come True"
CD release 2005
Co-produced with Joe Beck
Featuring Warren Bernhardt, Mike Mainieri, Jay Anderson,
Dennis Mackrel & Peter O'Brien
"Soulful" CD and Cassette release 1996
Co-produced with Warren Bernhardt
"Standard Elegance"
"S'Jazz"
"Waltzing In The Sagebrush"
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Discography
The Peace Church Concerts,
Karl Berger
Woodstock Moods & Moments
3/4 For Piano & Orchestra, Carla Bley
Three Gypsies, Casse Culver
I Sing My Songs For You, Philip Jarrell
Debutante, Willie Tyson
American Stranger, Happy Traum
Sweet Sorcery, Cathy Winter/Betsy Rose
Gravity, Joe Giardullo
The Marc Black Band, Marc Black
And I Love You, Abraham Wilson
Flying On The Wings Of Heaven, Judi Bachrach
Beautiful Animal Run, Marc Black
Come Home: Landscapes Of The Heart, Andy Bryner
Feel It, Ritual Motion
Alternative Woodstock & Pillowface, Abba Rage
Iabas Traditional Brasilian Band, Emilia
Biancardi
The Shadow Of The Moon, Eric Erickson
Veil Of Fog, Marc Black
Stroke of Genius, Marc Black |
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