2 hours from now u.s. President Donald Trump's Boyer's began their opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial last night Democratic Party House managers wound up their 3 days of arguments again hitting hard at the theme that if Mr Trump stays in office he will feel free to abuse his power that his chief executive he'll be convinced he can basically do whatever he wants without penalty lead house manager Adam Schiff says he expects the defense team to use well worn talking points to insist that the president never engage in a quid pro quo with Ukraine holding back u.s. Military aid as leverage in an effort to get political dirt on a potential election rival former Vice President Joe Biden the president said there was no quid pro quo the president said there was no quid pro quo I guess that's the end of the story this is a well known principle of criminal law that if the defendant says he didn't do it he couldn't have done it. We have a report from the a.p. As to McGuire lead house manager Adam Schiff in his wrap up of the prosecution's case against President Trump tells members of the Senate how they feel about Trump isn't the issue it doesn't matter whether you like it it doesn't matter what you dislike and what matters is whether. He is a danger to the country because he would do it again Oklahoma Senator James Lankford says he and other Republicans want to hear the president's defense which starts Saturday and after a Sunday off day continues Monday and Tuesday all we're going to try to do is listen for the next 3 days and so the White House arguments and they will make decisions there we've got so 16 hours of questions at the end of that to McGuire Washington in Turkey emergency officials today said the death toll from yesterday's strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey has climbed to 21 with more than 1000 people injured more news at the u.n. News dot com from Washington this is v.o.a. News health authorities in the United States are closely watching for new signs of the sometimes lethal corona virus in China the death toll stands at 41 with nearly 1300 confirmed cases spread across 29 provinces and cities 15 medical workers are among those who have been infected one Chinese doctor has died 2 cases of the infection have been identified here in the u.s. A.p. Correspondent Mike Rossiya has a report with officials in China now saying the number of people infected with a new virus has jumped officials in the u.s. Are urging calm a 2nd case has been reported in the u.s. a Chicago woman in her sixty's who was hospitalized in isolation after returning from China Dr Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health I don't think we should jump ahead and project what's going to happen you just got to take it one step at a time Meanwhile Australia announced its 1st case Saturday 3 cases in France are the 1st reported in Europe the new virus comes from a large family of what are known as coronaviruses I might cross Meanwhile in the Chinese city of New Han where it's believed the new virus originated authorities have tightened emergency rules to deal with the crisis with air and rail services in an out of who handle ready shutdown today most vehicles including private cars have been ordered out of the downtown area state media say that only authorized vehicles carrying supplies and other necessities would be allowed access to the city center all of this has cost cancellations for a host of China's planned Lunar New Year celebrations affecting millions of people . Australia celebrates its national day tomorrow it is an annual day of celebration but something else as well Phil Mercer reports reveal way from Sydney to many indigenous people January 26 1788 was the day when their land was taken by the British led by Captain off a Philip he was the commander of the 1st fleet of 11 British ships which arrived at Sydney Cove to signal the birth of the colony across the country Australia Day harbors so many emotions Angus sadness pride and celebration they'll be so cold invasion Day rallies as well as festivities and parties the government body that will denies these various community events the Australia Day Council set the highs and lows of history a commemorate States that was Phil Marshall reporting for Vo way from Sydney the Pentagon has revised upward the number of u.s. Troops diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries or concussions after Iran's missile attack on 2 Iraqi military bases earlier this month initially reporting no injuries a later report put the number at 11 that figure now has tripled to 34 more news on line at v.o.a. News dot com Gene Randall v.o.a. News. Hello my friend and welcome to another edition of jazz America here on v.o.a. One this is Russ Davis your host and each year to begin the year the gathering of jazz musicians professionals and fans of the jazz conference happens in New York I'll take you there. In the center of Manhattan the center of jazz if you want to look at it that way and many people do on the 13th and 14th of January hundreds of folks gathered at the Jazz at Lincoln Center complex to celebrate jazz look back at its glorious past celebrate the wonderful artists from the past and look forward to the future as well a number of panels happened where some of the greats of Jazz had a chance to give the folks their thoughts about what's going on in their careers and jazz in general and in the weeks to come I'll be sharing with you some of those panel discussions as well as one on one conversations I enjoyed with some of the artists that I met with there now to begin this edition of jazz America during which we will focus on jazz Congress Part one I also want to begin with a sad note and that is the passing of one of the great saxophonist in jazz history one of the great composers and band leaders to Jimmy Heath he passed away on Sunday the 19th of January and Georgia he had moved there after being born and Philadelphia and then making his way to New York City to begin his musical. Career in a big way as a leader as a great composer and a member of his family band the Heath Brothers I'll give you a little taste of everything that he created on this edition of jazz America and let's begin with one of his most famous compositions really recorded by hundreds and I do literally mean hundreds of different artists it's the Gingerbread Boy Jimi Heath's great composition and you'll learn more about his life and career but 1st let's hear his music with the Jimmy Heath quintet featuring went and Kelly and Kenny Burrell on guitar to began this set of music on v.o.a. Jazz America. It's. A. This is what most of us and you are listening to and enjoying jazz America with the one and only Russ Davis an original on the force of America. That's a song from just one of what seems like a dozen new projects in the last year from Wynton Marsalis with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in small combos as a side player as a composer for motion picture soundtracks and with respect to that aspect of what he's been working on these days that is music from the recent motion picture Motherless Brooklyn with blues walk Wynton Marsalis and appropriate that we play his music for you on this edition of jazz America because he was the center of attention for so much of the jazz Congress gathering in the Jazz at Lincoln Center complex which is his place of business. That's the multiple venue spot and the offices in which he works and the place in the clubs where he plays and Studios where he records it's just his place his home most of the time well he was there and I want to give you some of his music and we'll give you some of his thoughts in the future about the many projects he's involved in as he always is and now one of the things that happened at the Jazz Congress for 2020 an number of the panels focused on women and their activities in Jazz one of the most prominent women in jazz today is the leader of her band mc k.k. She is Jane Burnett the great flutist a multi instrumentalist I had a chance to sit down with her at Jazz Congress receivers here at the Jazz Congress 2020 in New York City and by chance who should sit next to me but Jane by net the leader of my k.k. And it's such a great joy to be able to chat with you and hang with you at this panel we've had a lot of fun head over here yes and thank you for helping me tear my phone up so save me some embarrassment I won't be able to explain that to the folks around the world most folks not me turn my phone up because I didn't know about it I went on to ask Jane but net to give me her basic story and she told me how she was born and raised in Toronto Canada and was a pianist 1st and then decided after hearing Charles Mingus playing for about 5 straight nights in Toronto that she just loved jazz and started learning more and more about it came to love making jazz and started dealing in New York with many different musicians played with men over the years but then went to Cuba and got together with some of the women there and created an all female band called Mickey. Ok Let's talk to her about that and 5 years ago lol I just felt that there was not so enough opportunities for many of the women that I was meeting in the conservatories because I was doing work in the conservatories $25.00 conservatories in Cuba so they have a organize music programs could be out of that you know at a jam session or at the Jazz Fest along I would see a lot of the girl sitting on the sidelines watching their boyfriends play and I'd be up there and I'd be playing and I'd say where's your violin or where is your this are and they will and it's a home in a side hole why wouldn't you why when you bring history Oh no no no he's playing so I've watched you know with this that for like quite a few years and it was we're only down in our 5th year we've just finished our 3rd recording which just came out a few weeks ago called on firm ground and. It's been and hasn't been easy road I'm going to give the folks a music from that brand new album right despairingly reference listen James and the leader of McKay gentlemen so great to talk to you and we'll talk some more Ok thank you Preston thank you and from that new album on firm ground terra firma Here's a rare and coin intro re United Jane Burnett and Macquarie carry on jazz America from below where one. Live. Talk about the ladies taken the lead that is the late great Betty Carter from the album the music never stops with the song Mrs b. C. And that leads me to tell you that at the Jazz Congress in New York City one of the very very special panels was the legacy of Betty Carter with folks like Rene Marie Benny Greene Didi Bridgewater Greg Hutchinson Curtis Lundy Christian McBride and Kenny Washington all talking about the lady that had meant so much of them and their careers and in their jazz lives there were some other great panels to celebrating Charlie Parker at 100 Dave Brubeck at 100 Barry Harris received the Bruce Lundvall visionary award and talking trumpets and conversation and music about Louis Satchmo Armstrong with a host a great trumpet players what Marsalis Bria scone Bergen a number of others so quite a time at Jazz Congress in celebration of classic greats of jazz history will do more of that with another look at the late great Jimmy Heath who just left us and his Heath Brothers Band but 1st I want to invite you to send me an email if you have a question a comment or maybe request for music whatever the case may be I'd love to hear from you and here is the email address to which you can write me I'll give it to you twice so write it down and get in touch it's jazz America at v o a News dot com bats jazz America the 2 words written as one word at that's the at sign v o a a and e. E. W. As dot com We heard earlier from Jane Burnett she was part of the sisterhood on stage panel on the 2nd day of Jazz Congress and during that panel all female artists with all female groups I brought up the question of should we simply just be saying. Musician instead of female pianist or male vocalist are etc And the women on the panel Some said yes just say musician and some said no we should continue to support women in a great way Well one of our listeners happened to be there on the spot will do Rivera from New York City who is also a jazz presenter at w b g o in New York City wrote to me to say great question comment at the sisterhood on stage panel I agree with Helen no women can use all the help they can get happy new year and she was speaking of Helen song who was on the panel Well speaking of sisters how about let's speak of Brothers let's once again salute the passing at the age of 93 of the great Jimmy Heath and he alongside his talented brothers Percy Heath on the bass and Albert to the Heath on the drums joined with Jimmy on tenor sax and a host of great players for their album as we were saying and here's the song The newest one. 7 Hong. If you come around. Please come. To love. Me. Maybe. The something. At the. Wrong. Place come. Along. That's another of a jazz greats who was all over the Jazz Congress this year as a matter of fact everywhere you turned you happened to see the face of Bridgewater as she was on 2 different panels the vocal jazz summit featuring Didi alongside Kurt Elling and she would Jordan and she was also part of the panel that celebrated the legacy of Betty Carter and here's another artist that was part of multiple panels at Jazz Congress he was one of the moderators for talking trumpets conversation and music about Louis Satchmo Armstrong and also one of the panelists for Dave Brubeck at 100 Here's John Faddis the great trumpeter with. From his album entitled. On Jazz America from v.o.a. One. Yes me and. Give me. Another current jazz great who attended jazz Congress this year trumpeter and vocalist Breo scone Berg former album with a twist and here is the late Claudio Rowe do you. That's the great Brazilian born trumpeter Claudio Rowe d.t.e. Who just passed away days ago at the age of 73 made his way from his home and personal to the USA follow his musical dreams Mission Accomplished was Moody's Asama from the album jazz turns samba with Heinrich mergence joining him on the harmonica next week we'll celebrate the Grammy Award winners in the jazz categories joining me then.

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