USA: Jazz @Rutgers 250: Music, Art and the Written Word Wed., March 2, 2016 4:30pm FREE

Jazz @Rutgers 250: Music, Art and the Written Word Wed., March 2, 2016 4:30pm FREE Photo by Ed Berger

Enjoy performances by the Leo Johnson Quartet and the NJPAC Jazz for Teens, an art exhibition by the Brodsky Center featuring the works on jazz by Faith Ringgold, an exhibition of the works of Walter Dean Myers, and other presentations by the New Jersey Center for the Book. This event is hosted by Rutgers Retired Faculty and Staff Advisory Council and cosponsored by The Jazz Institute, The Brodsky Center, The New Jersey Center for the Book, Rutgers University Libraries. Location: Newark Campus of Rutgers University Paul Robeson Center, Essex Room, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Newark, NJ. This event is free and open to the public.  Space is limited. RSVP early.

Participants: Leo Johnson who plays tenor sax came to Newark in the late '50s before joining the service and becoming a member of the U.S. Air Force Band in Europe. After his tour ended, he returned to Newark and has been a mainstay on the jazz scene ever since. These days, he fronts his own quartet, but in the past he has played in the bands of Specks Williams, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Bill Doggett, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff and Chico Mendoza. Johnson served as musical director of Little Jimmy Scott's band and also toured with organist Rhoda Scott, recording with her in Paris. He holds a BA in music performance and a master's in jazz history from Rutgers-Newark. Over the years, Johnson has also served as a mentor to many young musicians who either lived locally or came to the New York metropolitan area seeking a career in jazz, these artists include Cassandra Wilson, Winard and Phillip Harper, Terence Blanchard, Victor Jones, Andy McCloud, Dave Eubanks, Alan Watson and Regina Belle. Johnson has released two CDs in recent years: "It's About Time" and "Message to Mankind." He is the musical director of the Newark Jazz Elders, who were proclaimed in 2007, “New Jersey’s living legends jazz band” by Jon Corzine, then Governor of the State. NJPAC’s Teen Jazz Quartet, members of the PAC’s Jazz for Teens Program, which brings together 7th-12th grade instrumental and vocal students from diverse communities in the tri-state region (NJ/NY/PA) for multi-faceted, intensive instruction in jazz. The Music Director and faculty are professional touring musicians and teaching artists who mentor students in the time-honored tradition of the genre. The work of Faith Ringgold is the centerpiece of the art exhibition. She has received more than 75 awards, fellowships, citations and honors, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Fellowship for painting, two National Endowment for the Arts Awards (for painting and sculpture) and 23 honorary doctorates, one of which is from her alma mater The City College of New York. Ringgold is professor emeritus at the University of California in San Diego, California and is represented by ACA Galleries in New York City. Ringgold has close ties to Rutgers and to its Brodsky Center. Her first big survey exhibition was at the Zimmerli Art Museum; she has worked on projects at and with the Brodsky Center; she has received a Rutgers Honorary degree; and Rutgers gives one of her prints as the official gift to honorary degree recipients. For more than a decade the New Jersey Center for the Book (NJCB) has advanced a dynamic literacy agenda, championing its definition as the ability to read and write while extending it to include literacies rising in the 21st century. NJCB initiatives reach out to the richly diverse communities of our state, from those residing in our challenged inner cities to those in our outlying suburbs.  A number of their initiatives will also be on display. The work of Walter Dean Myers, collected posthumously, demonstrates that he is the centerpiece of the written word exhibition not only because he was a jazz enthusiast and supporter, but also because of the quality, uniqueness and intrinsic merit of what he produced as an author. A revolutionary thinker, he redefined the young African Americans male in literature and opened previously closed windows to their world. Critics have called him “one of the most important authors of young adult literature of our age.” He won the Coretta Scott King Award for African-American authors five times.  His 1988 novel Fallen Angels is one of the books most frequently challenged in the U.S. because of its adult language and its realistic depiction of the Vietnam War.  Myers was the third U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, appointed by the Library of Congress (LC) serving in 2012 and 2013.  In 2016 LC instituted the Walter Award in his honor, given annually to the Emerging Majority author whose work features a diverse main character or addresses diversity in a meaningful way. Timeline: 4:30-7:00 pm: Jazz performances in the Essex Room at the Robeson Center on the Rutgers Newark Campus 7:00--Refreshments plus exhibitions of art (the work of Faith Ringgold) & the written words (the works of Walter Dean Myers) and additional authors located in the Dana Library across the Norman Samuels Plaza from the Robeson Center.

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USA: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis -Abyssinian Mass (Blue Engine Records 2016)

 

In 2008, nine-time GRAMMY Award winner Wynton Marsalis was commissioned to write a piece commemorating the 200th anniversary of Harlem s Abyssinian Baptist Church. The result was a sacred celebration: a sweeping composition for a big band and 70-piece gospel choir. In 2013, award-winning recording artist Damien Sneed and his choir, Chorale Le Chateau, joined the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis on a 16-city, 19-show tour across the American south and into deep dialogue with the African American history. Now, The Abyssinian Mass Marsalis s first original recorded composition in six years documents this piece s immense power to make audiences clap their hands and sing along to its joyous spirituality, its profound swing, and its bluesy swagger.

This landmark double album also includes a new essay from renowned public intellectual Leon Wieseltier and a bonus DVD documentary that features performances, interviews, and insights into the process behind The Abyssinian Mass. The album s exploration of the African American experience places it in the tradition of Marsalis's Pulitzer Prize-winning composition and record Blood on the Fields. As The Abyssinian Mass reminds us, In this great land of ours, everyone has a place. No matter your faith or background, The Abyssinian Mass is a sprawling, soulful triumph and a swinging affirmation of just how good being human can feel.

GERMANY: Angelika Niescier & Florian Weber - NYC Five (Intakt 2016)

With their new album, alto player and bandleader Angelica Niescier and pianist and composer Florian Weber both from Cologne, Germany place themselves at the centre of the New York jazz scene.
Their quintet NYC FIVE is completed by three jazz musicians in great demand in the “Big Apple”: trumpeter Ralph Alessi, bassplayer Christopher Tordini and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. The quintet plays highly contemporary jazz with original tunes, distinctive arrangments, complex rhythms and expressive improvisations.
Laurence Donohue-Greene, editor at «The New York City Jazz Record» writes: "With this new dynamic quintet – Angelika, Florian, Ralph, Chris and Tyshawn present a unique aura of timelessness, as much influenced from decades past as about the present and future state of jazz, from New York and beyond." And: "Angelika’s distinctive tone shoots right through to the listener’s core."

1. The Barn Thing 08:28
2. And Over 10:20
3. Invaded 06:39
4. The Liquid Stone 07:31
5. Parsifal 06:21
6. Für Krefeld 08:06

Angelika Niescier: Saxophone
Ralph Alessi: Trumpet
Florian Weber: Piano
Christopher Tordini: Bass
Tyshawn Sorey: Drums

USA: Bill O’Connell And The Latin Jazz All-Stars "Heart Beat" CD Release Show Monday, April 25th @ Subrosa

Bill O’Connell And The Latin Jazz All-Stars

"Heart Beat" CD Release Show
Monday, April 25th
@ Subrosa
Shows at 7:30 and 9:30

Bill O'Connell-piano
Steve Slagle-sax and flute
Conrad Herwig-trombone
Luques Curtis- bass
Richie Barshay-drums
Roman Diaz-congas

Subrosa
63 Gansevoort St,
New York, NY 10014  (646) 240-4264 www.subrosanyc.com 

BILL O’CONNELL and the Latin Jazz All-Stars Heart Beat Conrad Herwig Steve Slagle Luques Curtis Richie Barshay Roman Diaz SAVANT SCD 2154   1.       Vertigo                                                                                                              6:57           (B. O’Connell)  (O’Connell Music)  SESAC 2.       The Eyes of a Child                                                                                           7:37           (B. O’Connell)  (O’Connell Music)  SESAC 3.       Awani                                                                                                               5:30           (B. O’Connell)  (O’Connell Music / Roman Diaz)  SESAC / BMI 4.       Waters of March                                                                                               6:50           (A.C. Jobim)  (Corcovado Music)  BMI 5.       Tabasco                                                                                                           4:38           (B. O’Connell)  (O’Connell Music)  SESAC 6.       ESP                                                                                                                  6:11           (W. Shorter)  (Miyako Music)  BMI 7.       Heart-Beat                                                                                                        7:11           (B. O’Connell)  (O’Connell Music)  SESAC 8.       Wake Up                                                                                                          4:31           (B. O’Connell)  (O’Connell Music)  SESAC 9.       Peace On Earth                                                                                                7:08           (B. O’Connell)  (O’Connell Music / Roman Diaz)  SESAC / BMI C  P 2016 SAVANT RECORDS, INC. (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED) Bill O’Connell – piano Conrad Herwig – trombone Steve Slagle – soprano (tr. 1, 4, 7), alto (tr. 3, 6, 8, 9) saxophones & flute (tr. 2 & 5) Luques Curtis – bass Richie Barshay – drums Roman Diaz – congas, percussion, bata drums (tr.  2 & 9), vocal (tr. 9) Melvis Santa – vocal (tr. 3, 6, 9) Diego Lopez & Clemente Medina – bata drums (tr. 2 & 9) All arrangements by Bill O’Connell Produced by Bill O’Connell Executive Producer: Joe Fields Engineered by Chris Sulit Recorded at Trading 8’s Music, Paramus, NJ on June 2 & 3, 2015 Mixed by Kevin Blackler at Blackler Mastering Photography: Sophie Solomon-O’Connell Bill O’Connell is a Steinway Artist Steve Slagle plays Yanagisawa Soprano Saxophone and Van Doren Reeds Conrad Herwig performs exclusively on Michael Rath trombones Luques Curtis plays D’Addario strings & appears courtesy of Truth Revolution Records Richie Barshay plays Canopus Drums, Remo Drumheads, Zildjian Cymbals and Vic Firth Sticks Roman Diaz plays Latin Percussion Conrad Herwig appears courtesy of Half Note Records Roman Diaz appears courtesy of Motema Music “Most of my contemporaries didn’t go down this path,” Bill O’Connell says, reflecting on his decision to immerse himself in the heady world of Latin jazz at the onset of his career as a keyboardist, composer and arranger. “But I saw the beauty in this music and it touched me on an emotional and intellectual level,” he adds. “So, four decades later, here I am.” Here as well are O’Connell’s devoted fans, primed to relish the latest offering by this man of many talents on Heart Beat, his fourth release for the Savant label. Always one to seek out new ways to express his music vision, the pianist has throughout his career embraced a broad stylistic swath of jazz, Latin and Brazilian idioms while experimenting with an equally diverse orchestral formats, from a duo to unconventional trio settings and ensembles of various sizes. His well-known resume includes long stints as keyboardist and arranger for the legendary Cuban conguero Mongo Santamaria and Puerto Rican flautist Dave Valentín as well as engagements with a diverse array of jazz and Latin artists, from saxophonists Sonny Rollins and Gato Barbieri to trumpeters Chet Baker and Jerry Gonzalez. On Heart Beat, the frontline of O’Connell’s handpicked Latin Jazz All-Stars more than lives up to its billing. Trombonist Conrad Herwig, a long-serving member of pianist Eddie Palmieri’s Latin jazz group, and has put his own stamp on the music via a series of critically-acclaimed The Latin Side of recordings which have given a Latin spin to the compositions of such luminaries as Herbie Hancock and John Coltrane. “I’ve gotten really tight with him since playing on his projects,” O’Connell says of his friend, a fellow music professor at Rutgers University. “He’s truly a virtuoso on the trombone with a beautiful sweet tone and very melodic ideas.” As for woodwind artist Steve Slagle, O’Connell has known him since the 1980s and has long been aware of his unique gifts. “He brings a unique voice to whatever he plays,” the leader comments, “very free but also swingin’.” The core rhythm section of bassist Luques Curtis, drummer Richie Barshay and Cuban conga drummer and percussionist Roman Diaz is perfectly suited to O’Connell’s overall concept. “Every member of my group needs to really know the vocabulary of both Latin and jazz idioms,” he states. “These guys all have a sensitive touch but can also express themselves dynamically.” The presence of these rhythm aces, plus vocalist Melvis Santa on three tracks, allows O’Connell to experiment with some heretofore seldom used elements – the rustic cadence of folkloric-rooted conga and batá drumming and the use of a coro (vocal chorus) to add a touch of mysticism.  The tracks, including seven originals by the leader, convey a wide range of sonic moods and rhythmic grooves. “Vertigo,” the compelling set opener, is an exhilarating example of O’Connell’s inherent curiosity and natural inventiveness at work. He starts the piece alone playing freely before diving into a robust, two-handed figure in 7. The results are arresting. “I’ve never considered myself an odd metered guy, but lately I’ve been doing it more,” he comments. “And, I’ve found that when I start writing in odd times, I internalize it more. When I play it, I play it. But when I write it, I really hear it.” “Eyes of a Child,” a trance-setting ballad, starts with a simple piano figure that O’Connell says is close in style to a batá cadence. “Anything you add a batá to has that spiritual vibe,” he notes. “And I love the combination of the trombone and flute. They blend very nicely.” “Awani” is a brisk-paced workout with both bebop and funky música tipica variants surging throughout. Diaz wrote the coro, allowing the Latin and jazz worlds to smoothly blend. The coro and hardcore Latin feel open the arrangement before it goes into a blues at the bridge. Then it alternates back and forth between the Latin and jazz. “Using a coro really opened it up for me,” O’Connell reminisces, ecstatic about the happy results. For Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “Waters of March,” an often recorded standard by the famed Brazilian composer, O’Connell’s approach was to slow down the catchy, simple melody and add some new harmony. “Tabasco,” another original that was originally recorded with Dave Valentín 25 years ago, was written in 5 but performed in 6 due to the flautist’s preference. “So, I’ve waited all this time to do it as I originally conceived it,” the pianist laughs. For Wayne Shorter’s “ESP,” O’Connell arranged it as a kind of as a round for the horns, alternating between a straight-ahead jazz and Latin feel. The session’s title tune, “Heart-Beat,” celebrates the role of the conga as the true pulse of Latin jazz. “The rest of us do other things while Roman holds down the fort,” the leader states. “He is a pure timekeeper but also a great soloist with really big ears. Here he really took care of business and played beautifully.” “Wake Up,” with its juicy chord changes and hypnotic rhythms, is an example of the kind of naturally appealing melodies the composer has crafted since the 1970s. The set closer, “Peace on Earth,” an homage to Obatalá, an Orisha (deity) in the Afro-Cuban of Santería religion, ends the session as dramatically as it began. “This is about my conscious awakening,” O’Connell admits. “I like mixing a message into the music if I’m feeling it. The vocal and batá drumming give it a spiritual personality. I’m not trying to change the world, just add something positive to it.” Addressing the evolution of a career that is convincingly summarized on Heart Beat, O’Connell muses about his journey as an artist. “There have been leaps and bounds along the way,” he notes. “That’s the beauty of having been in it for the long haul. And, ultimately, that’s the beauty of music; it can grow with you for your entire life.” -- Mark Holston Music critic and contributor, JAZZIZ and LATINO magazines

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GERMANY/USA: Lyle Mays Quartet - The Ludwingsburg Concert Live (2016)

This album is a live recording of a concert by Quincy Jones and his Orchestra that took place in Ludwigshafen in 1961. Quincy Jones orchestra was uncommonly superb. The ensemble consisted of a great deal of young talents, such as Freddie Hubbard and Benny Baily on trumpet, and Sahib Shihab on saxophone. Some jazz enthusiasts believe that this phase in Quincy Jones life was his best as a jazz musician.

CHILE/USA: Camila Meza- Traces (SUNNYSIDE 2016)

 

Vocalist/guitarist/composer CAMILA MEZA is a rarity, a glorious triptych of an artist. She possesses a gift for composing brilliant musical landscapes, a captivating, soulfully pure vocal instrument, and a consummate prowess on guitar, ablaze with irresistible melodies and improvisations. Camila Meza, originally from Santiago, Chile, has garnered rapt attention from her colleagues, the press, and audiences in South America, New York City, and internationally, for her distinctive ability in blending jazz with her broad musical world (that includes Latin American, Brazilian, folk and pop), and for the emotional depth of her music. This rising star on the global jazz scene has been described by The New York Times as, "a bright young singer and guitarist with an ear for music of both folkloric and pop intention," and called, "a natural multi-talent, an improvising singer-guitarist who is one of the finest in the world in both creative realms," by pianist Aaron Goldberg. He added that, "she unites North and South America in a multilingual mega-continent, a pangaea of swing and harmony." Being called to join your peers on stage and in the studio remains one of the true tests that any NYC jazz musician will face, and Camila has passed, summa cum laude, staying very busy as an in-demand side musician, working with the likes of Ryan Keberle, Fabian Almazan, Aaron Goldberg, Sachal Vasandani, and many others. On February 26, 2016 Sunnyside Records proudly releases Camila Meza's debut recording for the label (and her fourth overall), Traces, produced by Matt Pierson and featuring Shai Maestro, Matt Penman and Kendrick Scott, with special guests Bashiri Johnson, Sachal Vasandani and Jody Redhage.

At the inception of creating and crafting the music on Traces, Meza had a vivid dream of a seashore full of colorful, precious stones, each of them with their own size and particular design. She wandered through this beauty, wanting to carry every stone back home with her. But then she looked closer, and decided to take only the ones that she really loved, those that made her feel something special. "This dream was the beginning of my journey to the core of myself, getting closer to what moves me, accepting my own truth and embracing my intuition. This album represents the path traced, the moments, hopes and melodies that have marked my journey," said Meza. Traces is comprised of eight new original compositions, plus "Green Finch and Linnet Bird" (Sondheim), "Amazon Farewell" (Djavan), "Luchin" (Victor Jara) and "Little Person" (Jon Brion).

USA:Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble Pre-Release Concert April 30, 2016, at Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2/22/16

View Online with Photos and Audio:  http://mariahparkermusic.com/pressReleases/043016_throckmorton.html

Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble Performs at Throckmorton Theatre
Pre-Release Concert for Live Recording Project

Saturday, April 30, 2016, 8 PM

142 Throckmorton Theatre
142 Throckmorton Avenue
Mill Valley, California
Tix: $20 in advance, $25 at the door, $30 reserved seating
For more info, call 415-383-9600 or visit http://throckmortontheatre.org/event/mariah-parkers-indo-latin-jazz-ensemble/


Photo of Mariah Parker Indo Latin Jazz: Live in Concert cover
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Mariah Parker's multi-faceted approach to music blends the driving rhythmic syncopations of Latin jazz, the uplifting spirit of Eastern music, and the soul of flamenco.

This concert celebrates the pre-release of “Mariah Parker Indo Latin Jazz: Live in Concert,” a live recording project drawing on concerts at Yoshi's, Freight & Salvage, the Throckmorton Theatre, and TRI Studios. Timed to come out in the fall, this concert will be an opportunity for music lovers to purchase the CD prior to its official release. The band will perform original material from the CD along with premiering new compositions for an upcoming studio recording.

Featuring Mariah Parker (composer, piano, santur) and a stellar lineup of musicians including Paul McCandless (Grammy award-winning woodwind virtuoso with the groups Oregon and Paul Winter Consort), Matthew Montfort (pioneering guitarist with Ancient Future), Ian Dogole (global percussion), Brian Rice (Latin percussion), and Kash Killion (bass, cello). With special guest artist, percussionist Michaelle Goerlitz (Latin percussion).

"Parker and friends blend the rhythmic syncopations of Latin jazz music with the entrancing, asymmetrical meters of East Indian rhythms resulting in first-class world music. Intriguing melodies that draw musical inspiration from the tempos of Brazil, Cuba, India and Spain make for an uplifting serene yet passionate musical journey into an ideal world." - LATIN BEAT MAGAZINE

"Spicy tantalizing flamenco melodies cross pollinate with East Indian rhythms." - MAXIMUM INK MUSIC MAGAZINE


Video

Mariah Parker's Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble performs ’Samba in Seven' at Throckmorton Theatre:
http://youtu.be/ZZhEPGOag30
Bios

Mariah Parker (composition, piano, santur)


Mariah Parker. Hi-res photo for print by Ross Pelton (5 x 7 jpg, 2.3 MB): http://www.mariahparkermusic.com/images/mariah_piano_300dpi_5x7.jpg

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Mariah Parker is a composer and multi-instrumentalist whose main instruments are santur and piano. Her first instrument was the piano which she began playing at age 5. Later while working on her degree in music at UC Santa Cruz, where she collaborated with ethnomusicologist Fred Lieberman and Mickey Hart on the Planet Drum project, she fell in love with the sound of the santur when she heard it drifting across campus. She has performed in the US and Europe, and worked with many musicians of note including composer Pauline Oliveros and the late Zimbabwean composer Dumisani Maraire. She performs regularly with the innovative world music group Ancient Future.

Mariah Parker with santur (a Persian manual ancestor to the mechanical piano). Hi-res photo for print by Ross Pelton (5 x 4 jpg, 1.6 MB): http://www.ancient-future.com/images/mariah_santur_300dpi5x4.jpg

Matthew Montfort (Scalloped Fretboard Guitar)
Recently recognized as one of the world's 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists, Montfort is a pioneer of the scalloped fretboard guitar and the leader of the seminal world fusion music ensemble Ancient Future. He has performed concerts world wide, including at the Festival Internacional de la Guitarra on the golden coast of Spain near Barcelona and the Mumbai Festival at the Gateway of India in Bombay.

Paul McCandless (Reed Virtuoso)
During a distinguished career spanning three decades, Grammy-winning woodwind virtuoso Paul McCandless has brought a soaring lyricism to his playing and composing that has been integral to the ensemble sound of two seminal world music bands, the original Paul Winter Consort and the relentlessly innovative quartet, Oregon. A gifted multi-instrumentalist, McCandless has specialized in an unusually broad palette of single and double reed instruments that reflect his grounding in both classical and jazz disciplines.

Brian Rice (Latin Percussion)
Brian Rice is a highly acclaimed musician specializing in Latin, Afro-Cuban, and Brazilian percussion who performs with acts such as Mike Marshall with Choro Famoso and the Antionio Calogero Quartet featuring Paul McCandless and Mike Manring.

Ian Dogole (Global Percussion)
Ian Dogole is a bandleader, composer, and multi-percussionist who has recorded and performed with artists such as Hamza el Din, Tito La Rosa, Ancient Future, and Alex de Grassi on a wide variety of percussion instruments, including udu, cajon, hang, African talking drum, kalimbas, cymbals and dumbek.

Kash Killion (Bass, Cello)
Kash Killion plays cello, bass and assorted African and Middle Eastern stringed instruments, and has worked with Donald Byrd, George Cables, Billy Higgins, Cecil Taylor, John Zorn, Sun Ra, Butch Morris, George Lewis, Reggie Workman, and the Sun Ra Arkestra.

Michaelle Goerlitz (Latin Percussion)
A talented percussionist with a focus on Brazilian, Afro Cuban, Venezuelan and Peruvian rhythms, Michaelle has played, recorded and toured with Mark Levine, Wayne Wallace, Houston Pearson, Denise Perrier, Joan Jeanrenaud, the Pickpocket Ensemble, Samba Rio, Novo Tempo, Bossa 5-0, and many others.

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On Saturday, April 30, at 8 pm, Mariah Parker and her Indo Latin Jazz Ensemble will perform at Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley, California. The concert features Mariah Parker on piano and santur, Paul McCandless on woodwinds and horns, Matthew Montfort on guitars, Kash Killion on bass and cello, Ian Dogole on world percussion, and Brian Rice and Michaelle Goerlitz on Latin percussion. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, and $35 for reserved seating. Call 415-383-9600 or visit www.ThrockmortonTheatre.org for more information.