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Jazz heats up CNY summer Straight-ahead, swing and fusion rings out from Manlius to Skaneateles By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer Variations of jazz, America’s most versatile musical art form, can be heard this month at venues across Central New York. Whether you favor straight-ahead improvising, danceable swing, mind-blowing be bop or free-form jazz-rock fusion, you can catch any number of area artists making the music here this summer. For instance, saxophonist John Spillett’s Jazz/Pop Duo performs every Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lemon Grass on Walton, 113 Walton St., in Syracuse’s Armory Square; 315-4754111; lemongrasscny.com. On Saturday, Aug. 26, from 3 to 6 p.m. Spillett’s SuperTrio will entertain at Anyela’s Vineyards, 2433 W. Lake Road, in Skaneateles. The threesome returns to Anyela’s at 3 p.m. Sept. 9, Oct. 7 and Nov. 11; 315685-3797; anyelasvineyards.com; johnspillett. com. Meanwhile, a new jazz series dubbed Jazz al fresco continues on the patio at the Seneca Street Brew Pub, in Manlius between
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CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE: The Instigators will improvise at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 20, at the Seneca Street Brew Pub in Manlius. Jazz vocalist Marianne Solivan will perform at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Timber Banks Persimmons Restaurant in Baldwinsville. Syracuse Area Music Award-winning jazz saxophonist John Spillett will entertain Friday evenings at Lemon Grass on Walton and Saturday afternoons Sept. 9 and Oct. 7 at Anyela’s Vineyards in Skaneateles. 1 and 4 p.m. every Sunday through Aug. 27. The Menikheim Family opened Seneca Street Brewpub in April 2016 in the old First Baptist Church of Manlius built in 1829 at 315 E. Seneca St., in Manlius. The lineup of performers includes Tres Guitars on Aug. 13, The Instigators Aug. 20 and the Latin Groove Connection Aug. 27. Admission
is free; 315-941-0457; senecastreetbrewpub.com/.
Rhythm-Airs in Camillus
The Rhythm-Airs big band continues its Wednesday-evening performances at the Camillus Elks Club, 6117 Newport Road, just north of the village of Camillus. Led by trumpeter Maureen Clum, the orchestra plays for dancers from 7 to 9 p.m. every Wednesday.
Admission costs $6 per person or $9 per couple; food and drinks available. For info, call the Lodge at 315672-3106. In Baldwinville, audiences are now enjoying “Jazz at Timber Banks” on Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m., at Persimmons Restaurant, at 3536 Timber Banks Parkway. The lineup features the finest area performers of
jazz, blues, funk, R&B, Americana, country swing, Latin crossover and contemporary pop on a schedule that runs through Sept. 12. The series is presented by CNY Jazz Central. The schedule features vocalist Scott Dennis and
friends Aug. 15, trumpeter Nick Fields’ Trio Aug. 22, singer Marianne Solivan Aug. 29, Vanessa Vacanti and The Jazz Mafia on Sept. 5 and vocalist Cherie Giraud Sept. 12; cnyjazz. org/jazz-at-timber-banks/; 315-635-8800.
Community discusses I-81 viaduct By Kathryne Rakowski
Members of the community gathered at North Syracuse Junior High School on Thursday, Aug. 10 to hear information and ask questions related to the I-81 viaduct project. The open house was hosted by the New York State Department of Transportation, and focused on Contract One, the first of eight contracts which will
be completed in two phases. With display boards, a video, and engineers available to answer questions, community members were able to learn more about the project and the positive changes it will have on the traffic, particularly commutes to and from downtown Syracuse, as well as access to the Watertown area. Contract One includes the widening of four bridg-
es, which will make travel more efficient, particularly aiding in diverting high speed traffic from downtown Syracuse to 481. Tenesha Murphy, I-81 community liaison & public information officer, explained the need to reconstruct the interchange between 481 and 81. “It’s important to widen the interchange to keep a high-speed connection” she i-81 l Page 2
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The New York State Department of Transportation recently hosted an open house to share information and address questions about I-81.
Edge Federal Credit Union donates painting to Clay Historical Association
The Edge Federal Credit Union, formerly the Liverpool Central School Credit Union purchased the property at 7545 Morgan Road to build a new credit union building. The property was formerly the farm of Royce “Jeff ” and Margaret Zogg who had owned the property since the 1930s. They had a very nice home and behind it they had built a beautiful big barn. It was painted
bright red and had a blue roof. The barn was repainted every few years and was a land mark on Morgan Road. Unfortunately, they had to take down the house and barn, in 2003, for the credit union to be built on that site location. Sandra Phillips, former teacher at Liverpool High School and credit union member painted the picture of the barn as
a remembrance of what was. This picture is being donated by the Edge F.C.U. Board to the Clay Historical Association to be on display in their museum at the Clay Historical Park at 4939 Route 31 in Clay. Theresa Lotito Camerino, on right, CEO of Edge F.C.U. presents the picture to Ruth Koch, president of C.H.A. Submitted photo
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