The Toronto Star from Toronto, Ontario, Canada • 53

I a performcrcomposrr and not WHATS ON TONIGHT I Jtf' a A I t' I Kermit The rog will have to watch oede at Oscar time i Crowds flock to the box office for Chorus LincD2 Barbara Cook charms critic Gina MallciD3 4 A Rich will keep hl head down and thrash hU fleet ridemcn and aolobu (Sloe Marctu tenon Harry LtohL trumpet and Barry Kiner Plano) to the height at characteristic lightning tempo Bom Brant rated by trombonist Rob McConnell a the nine best other band In tha world of riml lar quality" Thia 22 plcce outfit In which no tew than 10 member are leader of their own amnll group I performing for tho seventh time al the orum Mot fluto recorded 3 catchy ditty back In IBM called Swln Hol Canadian country pop vato We man at tha Concord Tavern Tonight and tomor row 925 Bloor SL 535 0704 Th hard sound of two of biggest rock Bp Max Webster and Streetheart nil Maple Garden 8 pm MM 3mML 0 Rainbow Bridge Trading Company prtMjnU their ftrtt public show In evn yours tonight at the bu Lawrence Market Jarvis it noil Stanje how titled Birthday Party and Troths fc Rights a Toronto reggae band will gd It on at 9 pm Shepherd Bluet Th hit Irwtru mcntal now has to 200 recorded versions Including oo by Ella it gerald (Will she favor the compoaer with It?) Hoffman to a multkeed threat who can dip Into hl clawJcal background or rummage through the rock tradition for th bait mode of expressing himself Hell be pushed to creativity by a quintet that Includes the Impeccable guitarist Ed Rickert Sunday: The Greatest Jau Hand al noon a jazz anthology ith Don rank and Ron Collier at Toshlko Tabackln Big Band al 5 and Keith Jarrett at 830 pm Th Greatest Jaa Rand was organised by bmtart Bob Hag earl and trumpeter Yank Lawton 1 1 year ago with wealthy buff Dick Gibson as a kind uf financial godfa ther In th delivery room In lh years since the personnel of thia large (usually 9) group ha shifted as retire ment infirmity or death have taken their loll but that to not to suggest that what you'll hear from th UOJB It akin to the omeilms shaky output of the remaining New Orban origi nals Some like original member soprano saxophonist Bub Wilber ar enjoying more popularity now than Toshlko AklymhMew Tabackin rimullancou Dixieland festival fee DIE (W 3 inVWMMM WHum vv and It produces an earful of ound Manchurlan bom Akyoshl I the first woman In Jaxa history to arrange an entire library of musk and organize her own orchestra to Interpret IL Oscar Peterson heard fcllnw planlst AklywJil on a 1953 tour of Jipan ami recording that followed helped her to make the jump to the tlJk three year later It was in 1967 that she emerged CBC chokes on Python then kills it I By Brace Blackadar Toronto Star I oUowtng a rocky ride on the saw of what a I morally acceptable arid noL the CBC has I chosen io IB a Monty Python program that spoofs I Christianity It was scheduled for broadcast Sslur I dav night on The Entertainers radio series I our CBC executives reviewed the content and I dialogue of the minute (pedal which included 1 controversial skits from the famous and very wild I and crazy British comedy upcoming movie I called The Life Of Brian and decided II wa just oo I hot to handle I Although lh special ww Intended for the I outlet only where It was hoped less people would I hear IL th CBC braa said even that wa too con I txovenbl I A CBC statement said: Th Monty Python pro I gram planned for this Um wiB not be broadcast I It contained offensive material In terms of both language and religious aenrilivlty I spite effort to edit the material to conform to CBC I standards of good taste this proved impossible I without so destroying the film material a to make I the program Invalid Bee Gees won't be at CNE I The Bee Gees will not be at the CNE Grandstand I Aug 31 a originally announced The Star learned I yesterday I The CNE and the top pop group apparently could I nt come to an agreement on that datc Howewr I speculation to that the BGcea might still make II I to lh Garden Aug 31 Ballet director appointed Robert Johnston has been appointed administra tive director of th National IwUct Of Canada It was announced yesterday Johnston succeed Gerry Eldred who hat been appointed director and princi pal of the National Ballet School Johnston 49 hs been working for th Ontario government a deputy minister of culture here! Brace Blackadar reports at pace D10 Ing pare art by musicians most of Toronto vlbraphonlrt drammer rier whom are one third hl aga Sumo of Appleyard Hi tongue to just a fart the most famous name In jaa have and sharp at hl hands but It likely graduated from Herman Herds SpyroGyr likely to mean mucn to a Toronto audlenc unless It Include fans who hav aftuted Buffa lo bar looking for music usually de scribed a fusion a blending of fore with rock Organized there about four years ago th band ha performed In many Important UJL dub first album sold 200000 copies Kathryn Mote ba developed fan loyally equalled by few Toronto based muslctan In the part four or five year sine th clanjcly trained Oklahoma born flutist saxophonist established herself as a fixture In local dub or as featured rlolrt In front of big band Iler regular quartet Urne Lofsky lead guitar Richard lloinnw ba and Buff Allen drum offer a prectolon anting for wide ranging Mow original Humber Collet Jm Rand boaring lh unmistakable music print of veteran cumpottr Ron Comer Is Koud It was the first Canadian col ic band ever Invited to th 1977 Montreux erileal In SwlUc6 land th equlvak nt uf th annual Wurid Srlc uf Jaa As hear these youngsters lost any of their punch aturdsyt Moe Koffman Quintet al Buddy Rich and hl Rnd at 4 Bom lira rt and 12b itzgerald al 840 jun Buddy Rich ha been called th greatest technician of jaa drumming TV HIGHLIGHTS Relax with Nor by any of the human who i ear along the wy a Kermit and his friend (you anic the Great Gonzo Dr Teeth Rowlf the piano playing dog loyd the guitarist Zwt the mx man and Animal the drummer) bead (or Hollywood and stardom If ozzle get the lop war IU be the biggest (teal Gregory Itck In To Kill a Mocking Bird beat out rier OTodo In LauTcnc Of Arabia You my porcine angeL dwen every award there perhaps even a Nobd Prire But nut fur your role In The Muppet Movie Blame James rawley the director If you wh tell some dead pou in the pic ture and acme of them are yudr Hurry back Io the small screen you little pink ardudreM You belong there You reign over us alb Your slave Mikey Ella leads parade of jazz I until 1972 that a 18 plece bit band featurli her tenor saxophonist hus band Tabockln wa formed la Los An geles Th current unit feature Ell alumnus Britt Woodman on trombwie Bari grad John Heard on baa Mlnguj vet Jimmy Knepper on tromlxm and Durtcy trumpet flue gethorn star Bobby Shew Keith Jarrett is a plan plaver Tha period come there but not for any one who ha wx this musician per form In any of tho varied sellings that have established hl International reputation In th last 15 years Jar rett ha been quote as an opponent of th amplified electric rock muaic that Is irvarive among the turion adherents Yet hl for want of a better word mannrlm the weaving and bobbing on the piano Iwnch th high register ringing drumming on the piano slrlne nlurk Ing have combined to split th iiatcncr wrtrhrrs Into polarized ramp You Ilk him a loL or you Dn ranks and Roh Jan anthology your gucM and mine hat IhMe two will come up with All th above take place In the orum At tho Bandshell there will luring local tenuis Today Excelsior Jaa and at 1 51 verleaf Jaa Band at Jim Gallo Metro Stomr at Saturday: The Jaa Corporation at I Harvey Silver and his Itand at 3 and The Maple Leaf Jaa Band at 5 Sunday: Dr McJaz nt I The Climax Jaa Band at 3 and Jim Gallo way's "er Big Band at EntertalnmoNt By Robert Sutton Toronto Star Th Imported and domestic line up for th irst Ontario Jaa estival this weekend at Ontario I1aer orum to an attempt to nare a many lUten rr a pqssnJ by offering omdhlng for everyone ew fane have universal likes that would embrace all 13 grni appear ing today through Sunday but wltatevrr the era and It style the music should be predominantly high quality "We hojw It ulll become a Impor tant a the Neu port Jaa MtivaL" mvs John MaxwelL director general of Ontario Place Jaa fadlval area rarity In Toron to then a major outdoor event at Varrity Stadium a few summers back and Massey Hall offered a varied bill tort Labor Dy wrrkend so th appetite for jaa glut should be there Today: Humber College Jazz Rand at noon Kathryn Moms Quartet at Spyro Gyra at 4 Woody Herman Or cherira at Elb itzgerald at 830 pm Ella itzgerald Is the only artlxt ap pearing tun and It I fitting rite will clow lit show tonight and tomorrow for who could follow Lady itz? No one has come along to lopil th first lady of song and at fil ta gift fur wringing the lt rhythmic or har monic morsel from a tune remain unmatched Woody Herman It been fronting a big band since Over the year hsw liavVdwi Mk Ias hart ntimMmui teeth pulled and what alL but always and though hot competition vtt wLI shmra managed to keep up with the rteam fur (list title Rich remain the Idol of IJIm Iwobnows and utter youn line you woutd a lifdre You really murt awful ly glad be has uch a pkndid singing otee Dz also perform the great oul Bear Anima! and Sm The Esgle Jim Henson who invented the Mup pets and who produced the movie says uz is uw man uno make the Muppet funny And hels right Ox can acL sing get off a quick line and (as you well know) he good with his hands in Jim lien ton who started II all 25 year ago with Kermit The rog Thais two decade bqfore you cam along to quicken my pohew onlng song Rainbow Connection to almost a pretty as your But he ao you orednl fed threatened by him Kennit lire rog Piggy and ozdc Bear the magnified Muppets star on the big bcrccn at the Varsity 2 theatre Piggy my sweet it was wonderful But that ozzie Bear just steals The Muppet Movie from you and Kcrmy Bv Michael 1 lantos Toronto Star 'My darling You know I kj th memory a our meeting forked In my heart The Rockies may tumble Gibraltar may crumble but our love wM burn forev er ith a hard genHike flame jbjy JuOlMV? inWj VW WMM thin I must led voul about The Mutfrt Movie funny If cute wm iramuorted i wttn win joysna Itaul hair Il has om jealousy And I the (Beam nice songs And to borrow the tide where you and Kermirun to from one of them sometime It kwp each other across meadow a hi ffwreyii? my rtod fan here that slthout about will start beating down llw rank Oz to move door of the varsity a as soon I ask myself In an guhh jurt a little bit disappointed? Win they say to themselves I did that the magnified Mup) on the big screen wem as warm and cuddly as the little ones on the tube tn our living rooms? rhap I expected too much I was looking forward to a combination Mngtng la Th Rain Cittern Kane and Intolerance What I got was more tike GkJget TheGreat Race and Love Boat And that ozzie Bear Jwd steals the movie from you and Kermit The rog and everybody including the human who apfa ar a guest star Jerry Juhl and Jack Bum wroteomo silly corny jokes and ozzte get the best of them It really to pk ture even though you and Kermit ar supposed to the realtr LISTEN BISTER" I hear you singer Celtic Spirit There tart much to it lilat your rme or stimu late your mind tonight but maybe after a week at the office or factory Juri az If a mellow eay golng time you're look fog for there Celtic hplrit one hour special starring jobs Cameron the popular Cape Breton ring Canwf on who at one time wanted to be pri? to an affabto host wllh a great remect and fov for folksong from the part The muric Let Ins at 9 on Channel 5 Cameron slated to have hl own sum mer series too Authors the summer serie that took at the worn drou wya o( Canadian writer I hortrd by Juyce Davidson who al 7 JO on Channel 5 Interview puy wrlghtiUckSalutln lh history o( this ware Intrigues you there ar three program tonight dealing with th carnage and the bravery War Yean look at th BaHfo Of The ftetne tta I mammoth sea war that eventually kd the Ua I troop Into Japan lt' at 8 on Channel 22 World War II Gl Diary al 9J0 on Channel 17 show the bitter battle for Okinawa I Europe? The Mighty Continent at 10 on Qvannd I 19 describe how th Treaty Of VeraUlM wm I retaMixhed to prevent future wr It also hcw the I rise o( MusMdinl's ascist system in Italy I Th series A Horseman Riding By continues I 1143 on Channel Brace Blackadar co "WHAT ABOUT MY RIG SONG?" lggy my awed It wm marvellous Paul williams' and Kenny Aicher wrot some sutJe (or Tha Muppet Movte and your to the best rom the moment you spotted Ker mit In the crowd and started gar bling Never (Wore Never Again Iwm transported with both joy and and Kermit run toward WBw Its 7 lwk i rwwvAaT: I Jlk ws wk St I Ifta? mB i i is' i i fa iCV SUM hi I 4 I ft f'1 I Xj.