Here’s a great archival video from YouTube:It features Joe Lovano and Kenny Werner
with the Mel Lewis Orchestra
in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1985.

The piece is “Cherry Juice”,
and it’s part 2 = the last 8:57.

Enjoy!

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Live at Kitano Jazz Room
New York City

Friday, August 8th, and Saturday, August 9th

Kenny Werner (piano)
Jorge Roeder (bass)
Richie Barshay (drums/percussion)

2 Sets Nightly!
8:00 pm & 10:00 pm

Kitano’s New York Hotel
66 Park Avenue @ 38th Street
New York, NY, 10016
For reservation please call (212) 885-7119
or
Click This Link to get Instant Seats to see Kenny Werner at Kitano’s Jazz Room in New York City

 

“The Kitano Jazz Room is an intimate performance space in the Kitano Hotel, Park Ave &
E. 38th Street. Jazz the way Jazz should be upclose, comfortable, great natural acoustics.
Without a doubt the best place to hear live jazz, meet the musicians after the performance.
Once you experience Jazz at the Kitano, you will keep coming back for more”

Will we see you at Kitano’s?

Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.

To Your Effortless Mastery,

Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer

KennyWernerLive.com
and
ConsciousWorldMedia.com

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Kenny Werner Trio, Live at Litchfield Jazz Festival
Goshen Fairgrounds, Litchfield, Connecticut

Saturday, August 2nd
3:30 p.m.

Kenny Werner (piano)
Jorge Roeder (bass)
Richie Barshay (drums/percussion)

Click on this link for Directions to the Litchfield Jazz Festival
or
Click on this link for the rest of the World-Class Jazz Lineup at the 2008 Litchfield Jazz Festival

 

Will we see you at the Litchfield Jazz Festival on Saturday, August 2nd?

Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.

To Your Effortless Mastery,

Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer

KennyWernerLive.com
and
ConsciousWorldMedia.com

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Live at Dizzy’s Coca-Cola Jazz Club at Lincoln Center
New York City

Tuesday, July 22nd through Sunday, July 27th

Flora Purim (vocals)
Airto (drums, percussion and vocals)
Kenny Werner (piano)
Toninho Horta (guitar)
Mark Egan (bass)

2 Sets Nightly!
7:30 pm & 9:30 pm

Frederick P. Rose Hall - Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street, 5th Floor
New York, NY, 10023
For reservation please call 212 258-9595 or -9795
or visit www.jalc.org/dccc

 

Will we see you at Dizzy’s?

Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.

To Your Effortless Mastery,

Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer

KennyWernerLive.com
and
ConsciousWorldMedia.com

 

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Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Denmark

Copenhagen Jazz House
July 9th & 10th
21:30 (9:30 pm)

Niels Hemmingsens Gade 10
1153 København K
Denmark
Tel. 33 15 26 00

An All-Star Band!
Phil Woods (alto sax)
Bobby Watson (alto sax)
Benjamin Koppel (alto sax)
Kenny Werner (piano)
Pierre Boussaguet (bass)
and
Alex Riel (drums).

When Alex Riel goes on stage in Copenhagen Jazzhouse on July 9 and 10
it will be to celebrate his 50th anniversary as a professional drummer.
Throughout his career Alex has played with almost everybody in jazz –
–from local stars to international legends,
young and old, traditional and modern, European and American.

 

Copenhagen Jazz Festival = http://www.jazzfestival.dk/Start.aspx

The Copenhagen Jazz Festival is an annual event held in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen.
This 10-day event focuses on Jazz like no other jazz festival in the world.

Now in its 30th season, the festival fills the air with jazz in all its forms,
from bebop to fusion, swing and free jazz, at venues large and small throughout the city.

From Tivoli Gardens, to the Royal Theatre, The Operaen opera house,
The Royal Danish playhouse, the famed Copenhagen Jazz House and countless
small, intimate performace spaces, jazz fans can catch performances by the world’s top headliners.

There’s something for everyone, and many are free for all.

The number of concerts and performances have reached 850 in recent years.
Every year in the first half of July, Copenhagen expects more than a quarter of a million
visitors at this major annual event, no matter what the weather in Denmark may be like.

The Copenhagen Jazz Festival was founded in 1979 and takes place every summer for ten days, in early to mid July.

Most of the concerts and performances are free, only a select few
require admission (Copenhagen Jazz Festival program & tickets here).

The Copenhagen Jazz Festival makes sure that Copenhagen will be full of jazz music
and there is no set location to visit:
You will find performances in the smallest cafes, in the city parks,
along streets, in clubs and event centers.

Musicians who have performed at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival include
Sonny Rollins, Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Michel Petrucciani,
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Keith Jarrett, Dizzy Gillespie, John Scofield and many, many more…

Will we see you in Copenhagen?

Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.

To Your Effortless Mastery,

Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer

KennyWernerLive.com
and
ConsciousWorldMedia.com

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In this ongoing series of blog posts,
Kenny Werner answers questions
from Effortless Mastery students.

Get your questions answered
by sending an email
to the address at the end of this blog post.

This first question is from Bruce,
a member of our Effortless Mastery community.

—

“I have had your book Effortless Mastery for
about 2 years. I think its an excellent book.
I have gained some real insights and awareness from it.
However, there has been one problem.
When I get to the meditation part, the part about
the “I am Great” meditation, I get stuck there.
Why?
1.) I don’t think I’m great. I know I’m not great and the more I listen to
pro jazz guitarists the more I feel like I’m a non-pro.
2.) If I say “I am great”, I start feeling like I’m getting back on this
ego trip that I used to be on.
So please tell me this:
Why the “I am Great” meditation ?

Thanks
Bruce

Kenny’s Response to Bruce’s Question:

Hi Bruce:

The reason to assume you are great is that you want to conceive of music
as not being intimidating or difficult and assume that you are more than up to the task.
Saying you are great is a starting point. You proceed with the assumption
that this is yours to own. So many people, perhaps even you, start with
the sub-conscious assumption that they are worthless or unworthy.
That is equally unprovable, but it seems we are generally more comfortable
with negative assumptions then positive ones.
It is also not egotistic because the new view of the world that you are attempting
to elevate your vision to says you are great, but also learns to recognize everyone
around you as great. In my view this is closer to the truth than anything.
I hope that helps.

Kenny

What do you think?

Were you having any thoughts similiar to Bruce’s?

Feel free to leave your comments here!

To get your Effortless Mastery questions answered,
send an email to: kennywernerlive [AT] gmail [DOT] com.

Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.

To Your Effortless Mastery,

Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer

KennyWernerLive.com
and
ConsciousWorldMedia.com

P.S. Click on this Amazon link to purchase your own copy of Kenny Werner’s Effortless Mastery:

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Kenny was on tour in Europe at the end of June 2008.

Here’s one of the beautiful venue photos!

Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.

To Your Effortless Mastery,

Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer

KennyWernerLive.com
and
ConsciousWorldMedia.com

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Cape Cod Jazz Festival Features Kenny Werner Trio
Kenny Werner (piano)
Jorge Roeder (bass)
Richie Barshay (drums/percussion)

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008
8:30 p.m.

Click on this link for the Cape Cod Jazz Festival:
http://www.wequassett.com/jazz/

Address
Cape Cod Jazz Festival
On Pleasant Bay
Chatham, MA 02633

(508) 432-5400

Directions Directions from Boston (90 miles) Take Route 3 South, following signs for Cape Cod.
When you reach the Cape Cod Canal, go over the Sagamore Bridge onto Route 6 East.
Stay on Route 6 East to exit 11. At the end of the ramp turn left and go 25 yards to Pleasant Bay Road (your first left).
Proceed to the second stop sign; the entrance to Wequassett Inn will be directly ahead.

Will we see you in Cape Cod?

Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.

To Your Effortless Mastery,

Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer

KennyWernerLive.com
and
ConsciousWorldMedia.com

 

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Kenny Werner and Roseanna Vitro
Saturday, June 21st
WBGO.0rg 88.3 fm- Live Radio Remote begins at 2:00 pm
Performance begins at 4 pm
J&R Music World, 23 Park Row, 2nd Floor

Kenny Werner and Roseanna Vitro performing songs from the Delirium Blues Project
in a free live performance hosted by WBGO, Jazz88 FM.

Visit us at Park Row, between Beekman and Ann Streets,
one block south of City Hall and two blocks north of Fulton Street,
in Downtown New York.
J&R Music World
23 Park Row
New York, NY 10038
(across from City Hall Park)
Phone: 1-212-238-9000
Fax: 1-212-238-9191
Store Hours
Monday - Saturday: 9:00AM - 7:30PM EST
Sunday: 10:30AM - 6:30PM EST

Special Parking Offer
Get 2 free hours of parking at Ann Street Parking (located on Ann Street between Nassau and William Streets)

when you spend $100 or more (at J&R Music World)!

Please have your parking receipt validated by our store prior to picking up your car.

Subway Directions

 

* Take the number 2 or 3 train to the Park Place or Fulton Street station
* A or C train to the Broadway-Nassau Street station
* J or M train to Fulton Street
* R or W train to City Hall
* 4, 5, or 6 train to the Brooklyn Bridge station or Fulton Street station.

This talented duo have six critically acclaimed recordings together.

Join us for this special event of an intimate performance, just piano and voice.

Both Werner and Vitro have earned their jazz bona fides over 30-year careers marked by fearless originality,
distinguished collaborations, and multiple honors and awards. Longtime friends and musical partners in jazz
their Delirium Blues Project is a category-bending band, that has vocalist Vitro tapping her
Arkansas and Texas roots to deliver the goods on Delirium’s funk and blues material,
ranging from Tower of Power and Tracy Nelson to Joni Mitchell and Nina Simone.

Werner’s arrangements are aimed to “capture a spirit,” and vocalist, Vitro says, “There’s pure joy in singing these songs”.
“Part of the thrill was hearing this cool material through the prism of my friend and mentor, Kenny Werner,
and his approaches to it. So many of these songs reflect where many of us come from,
and — ironically — where we return, as we explore new creative terrain.” - allaboutjazz.com

Delirium Blues Project debut CD is Serve or Suffer.

Have you gotten your copy yet?

Click on the Amazon link below to Get Your Copy of the Delirium Blues Project CD with Kenny Werner and Roseanna Vitro:

Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.

To Your Effortless Mastery,

Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer

KennyWernerLive.com
and
ConsciousWorldMedia.com

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Kenny Werner, piano

with Special Guest Toots Thielemans (harmonica)

Antonio Sanchez (drums)

Scott Colley (bass)

 

The Iridium Jazz Club
1650 Broadway & 51st Street
New York, New York

June 18th–22nd, 2008

Two Shows Nightly
8:30 pm & 10:30 pm

Are we going to see you in New York City at the Iridium?

Thank you for being here as part of our Effortless Mastery Community.

To Your Effortless Mastery,

Kenny Werner
and
Dr. Andrew Colyer

KennyWernerLive.com
and
ConsciousWorldMedia.com

P.S. Click on this Amazon link to purchase your own copy of Kenny Werner’s Effortless Mastery:

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