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Few players have made the splash in the archival jazz game as Zev Feldman, who has discovered many lost jazz gems (and a little Fool's Gold) and shown how these issues can be events when packaged properly with good artwork and notes.  This fortnight's show looks at two of his recent productions and two historical albums in the Latin Idiom.  Did the jazz detective uncover more classics, or did his deductions go awry?  Tune in to find out.  Cal Tjader – CATCH THE GROVE; Wes Montgomery – MAXIMUM SWING; Ramsey Lewis – GOING LATIN; Grant Green -THE LATIN BIT.

If you love jazz and live in the Triangle, you know Al Strong. The two-time Grammy-nominated trumpet player, composer, recording artist, mentor, and educator spoke with Six Count at Duke University’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on October 4, 2023. 

Al is the co-founder of the Art of Cool Project, a nonprofit that hosts a jazz education summer camp and the Art of Cool Music Festival. 

The Washington, D.C. native is a graduate of the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, the only public high school in the Capitol that provides dual curriculum in college-preparatory academics and pre-professional arts training.

Al holds a bachelor’s degree in jazz studies from North Carolina Central University, where he leads the program’s trumpet studio, and a master’s in jazz performance and pedagogy from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. 

The musician has performed internationally at the Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada, the North Sea Jazz Festival in the Netherlands, and the Peru Jazz Festival in Lima, among others. His shows have headlined the Blue Note Jazz Festival and Winter Fest in New York City, as well as D.C.’s Blues Alley Jazz Festival.

Al’s career has included performances and recordings with Aretha Franklin, the Count Basie Orchestra, and the Hamiltones. He has also served as music director for the rapper Rakim, and performed with former rapper Eric Roberson (also known as Erro) and hip hop duo the Foreign Exchange.

Al and Six Count host and producer Xara Wilde were invited to speak at a class about jazz in the Triangle. The course’s instructor, Peter Burke, manages the local jazz blog Locavore Jazz. Thank you, Peter, for the opportunity! 

Music credits

This episode features a live recording of Al Strong performing with the Rebecca Kleinmann Latin Jazz Quintet at Beyu Caffee on January 7, 2023. The performers that evening included Rebecca Kleinmann on flutes and vocals, Stephen Anderson on keys, Andy Kleindienst on bass, Gastón Reggio on drums, and Brevan Hampden on congas and other percussion. 

This season features the songs “Forged in Rhythm” and “Callous & Kind” by Keenan McKenzie & The Riffers (2017), used by Six Count with permission from the artist. 

Support the show

If you’d like to support Six Count for GivingTuesday, you can make a gift on DonorBox or Venmo @thexarawilde. Follow Six Count on Instagram at @sixcountpodcast and Xara Wilde on Facebook and Instagram @thexarawilde.

How to listen

You can find Six Count on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other listening app. The series also airs on taintradio.org, an online jazz radio station based in North Carolina, on Sundays at 6:00 p.m. and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. EST. 

Gregg Gelb is a saxophonist and clarinetist, bandleader, and educator based in the Triangle. 

On this episode, the musician shares about his latest work with La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet, “The Latin Jazz Dance Suite,” which his group debuted at Magnetic Sound Studios in Durham on June 23. The quintet comprises Ramon Ortiz and Beverly Botsford on percussion, Steve Anderson on keys, and Andy Kleindienst on bass. 

Since moving to Raleigh in 1979, Gregg has collaborated with and formed an array of groups, including Group Sax, the Gregg Gelb Swing Band, the Second Line Stompers, and others.

An arranger and composer, he’s has written more than 250 charts for his eight-piece band and 50 charts for his big band. 

Gregg also mentors advanced student musicians as the director of the Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble in Raleigh. Under his leadership the ensemble has been selected seven times to the finals of the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition & Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

In addition to teaching in public schools, Gregg has served as an interim assistant professor of jazz at Francis Marion University, UNC Greensboro, North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and institutions in the North Carolina Community Colleges System. 

The musician is now an adjunct jazz and classical music professor at Central Carolina Community College, and he teaches private lessons.

Follow Gregg: 

• Spotify
• Facebook
• Instagram

Music credit

This episode features the songs “New Normal,” from the album The Latin Jazz Pandemic Suite (2022) by La Fiesta Latin Jazz Quintet, and “Four D” from the album Road Trip (2016) by the Gregg Gelb Jazz Quartet, featuring Christopher Gelb on drums, Thomas Linger on piano, Charlton Provatas on bass, and Gregg Gelb on tenor sax. 

This season features the songs “Forged in Rhythm” and “Callous & Kind” by Keenan McKenzie & The Riffers (2017), used by Six Count with permission from the artist. 

How to listen

You can find Six Count on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other listening app! The series also airs on taintradio.org, an online jazz radio station based in North Carolina, on Sundays at 6:00 p.m. and Fridays at 8:00 p.m. EST. 

Support the show

If you’d like to support Six Count, you can make a gift on DonorBox or Venmo @thexarawilde. Follow Six Count on Instagram at @sixcountpodcast and Xara Wilde on Facebook and Instagram @thexarawilde.

On this week's show, we... 

• spend quality time with new records from Jenny Lewis, Foo Fighters & Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 
• bid adieu to the iconic Astrud Gilberto & the legendary Tina Turner 
• celebrate 45 years of my all-time favorite record - Bruce Springsteen's Darkness on the Edge of Town 

All this & much, much less!

Debts No Honest Man Can Pay started in 2003 at WHFR-FM (Dearborn, MI), moved to WGWG-FM (Boiling Springs, NC) in 2006 & Plaza Midwood Community Radio (Charlotte, NC) in 2012, with a brief pit-stop at WLFM-FM (Appleton, WI) in 2004.

Talking With A Guitar Legend

#guitarlegend #juancarlosquintero #latinjazz #latinguitar  #newmusic

Guitar legend Juan Carlos Quintero has recently signed a management deal with longtime business associate Amy Worthington of Inner Knot Records. “Juan Carlos is that rare musician that not only excels in the performance and writing space, but who also has an innate understanding of business, and in particular, the business of music,” states Amy. “I am excited to build on our 20+ year history and formalize a management role for such a talent. The aim is to combine our music business acumen and to continue expanding his brand footprint while promoting a ramped-up touring schedule. Juan Carlos is born to be on the road-we are keen to working together to ensure he continues his robust release schedule of incredible music and to bring it live to audiences across the globe.”

Website: https://www.juancarlosquintero.com/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juancarlosquintero/

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GABRIEL GONZALEZ is a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter and leader of a new break-out collective of world class musicians embodying the truth of the Los Angeles Latin experience –  La Verdad.  Since 2015 Gonzalez has also been a lead singer for Boogaloo Assassins, the famed 12-piece Latin Boogaloo, Salsa, and Latin Soul band with whom Gonzalez  is about to release a new album.

Since the beginning of his career as a child performer in Mexican films, Gonzalez (also known as Gabrielito) established himself as a notable actor and singer on both stage and screen.  In addition to appearing in Allison Anders’ classic indie film Mi Vida Loca, Gonzalez also toured with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical In the Heights.
 
This ARTLAWS podcast interview was recorded live at the Circo De Los Muertos concert at Sofitel Los Angeles in Beverly hills.

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Russ Hewitt- Chasing Horizons

Latin Jazz Guitarist and Author of "Contemporary Latin Jazz Guitar" Neff Irizary joins us.

INTRO

With pianist Greg Kane

1min - "Prince is the teacher", and why the 1980s needs more respect. Funk as social commentary.

3min - Covering Sign 'O' The Times,  audiophiles, working with jazz musicians and having no fear.

5mins30s - Seeing Prince after hours at the Garage in Glasgow.

7mins - Near misses with Wendy and Lisa, Bobby McFerrin and Paisley Park.

With vocalist Pat Kane

10mins - Musical background, jazz heritage, hearing Prince for the first time and the ambition of 1999.

13mins30s - the 80s as the era of 'half-punk, half synthesizer'. 

15mins - the influence of 1986 album Parade on the band, and its 'majestic landscapes'.

17mins - The Family album, Prince's side projects and Eric Leeds ('the best funk saxophonist ever').

18mins45s - Sign O The Times: 'his sense of taste, and his choices are incredible'. Prince's phrasing and genius.

23mins - Horn riffs and discord in Prince's music, Alphabet street and arrangements in jazz, pop and soul.

26mins - the musical work and career of Clare Fischer and Rufusized by Chaka Khan.

28mins30s - Prince's solo piano and microphone work, Pat's favourite eras of Prince and reflection on his late career. 

32mins30s - Acoustic album The Truth and solo piano album One Nite Alone.

33mins30s - Money Don't Matter 2Nite and Diamonds & Pearls (big band version on Bandzilla).

35mins - Music as protest, social commentary and rebellion in Prince's music.

36mins30s - Prince as the 'link' in African American roots music.

37mins30s - Gett Off: "Jazz is the preacher, but funk is the teacher" and the Pharaoh Saunders mode.

38mins - Funk like an elephants foot, George Clinton and musical theories.

39mins - Creating a zone of freedom for black artists, and The Work.

41mins30s - Creating tracks and new songs forming organically at jam sessions.

43mins - Memories of musical celebrations at Paisley Park with Prince.

45mins - Hoping to work with Quincy Jones at the height of their fame in the 1980s (and recording at Paisley Park).

47mins - Jamming with Stevie Wonder and D'Angelo.

49mins - Pat asks a Prince fan for thoughts on his untimely death.

56mins - Funk revivals, snap bass and Pop Life.

58mins - A Prince cover the band are ashamed of! And 80s nights at Butlins.

60mins - What question would Pat ask Prince if he were still alive today?

How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!

The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.

LINKS

Please follow me on Instagram and Facebook if you'd like to interact with the show on social media.

Email me at: bleazas@hotmail.com if you have any ideas for future episodes, or if you'd like to share any feedback on the show. 

#prince4ever #love4oneanother

Rubén Valtierra joins Dave and Ethan for the second half of his interview on the heels of the new Weird Al tour. While discussing playing keyboard with Weird Al,  Rubén takes the listening audience through a typical day on tour, tells ghost stories, and even names his favorite and least favorite songs to perform.

Dave and Ethan are once again joined by Rubén Valtierra - Weird Al's hilarious longtime keyboard player! Rubén discusses what to expect from the new Weird Al tour as well as how he prepares for the tour. Rubén also talks about how he's been keeping busy between tours, who he thinks should play him in the new Weird Al biopic, and what Emo Philips is really like off-stage.

Terence Toy started spinning house tracks in the early 80s, back when the genre was progressing through major east coast cities with velocity. The late New York house DJ David Bryant was a mentor to Terence and turned him on to the deep, funky sound of the underground scene. Bryant’s perceptive advice to Terence was, “to be really successful in this business, these are the grooves to play.” Terence never looked back.

To the benefit of his audience, Terence brings to his turntables his experience as a trained musician. He’s a skilled drummer, he reads music and was a member of his high school band. He understands music theory and is an expert at reconstructing verses, bridges and breaks. Terence is also an accomplished composer and producer of house music, including deep house, R&B house, gospel house, Afro-Cuban rhythms and Afro-tech.

His roots embody the styles of New Jersey swing to the Miami sound to Chicago warehouse; the beats and tempos speak to him. Soulful-vocal-house and straight-ahead jazz have always moved him equally.

Click the links below to listen to the tracks we played on our episode with Terence, plus a few more including Terence's musical response to George Floyd and the story about it.

http://www.terencetoy.com/

• https://soundcloud.com/terencetoy/i-want-you-ill-atmospherics-seeks-refuge-afro-latin-house-mix?si=ebce5c48cbff4b1aac39c875bf2042c8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
• https://soundcloud.com/terencetoy/terence-toy-feat-louis-hale-lets-get-jousey-isr-remix 
• https://soundcloud.com/terencetoy-music/terence-toy-love-is-losing
• https://soundcloud.com/terencetoy/shot-of-your-love-illatmospherices-seeks-refuge-remix?si=ebce5c48cbff4b1aac39c875bf2042c8&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
• https://soundcloud.com/terencetoy/thinkgeorge-floyd
  https://www.randomlengthsnews.com/archives/2020/06/26/think-george-floyd/28993

For this special holiday episode Nick and Sebastian talk to the one and only Angel Subero, professor of trombone at the Boston Conservatory and Berklee College of Music about being summoned by John Williams, his favorite warmup on a hangover and why he loves Christmas so much.

Also introducing special features with Patreon: www.patreon.com/tromboneretreat

Learn more about the Trombone Retreat and upcoming festival here: linktr.ee/tromboneretreat

Hosted by Sebastian Vera - @js.vera (instagram) @sebastianvera (twitter) and Nick Schwartz - @basstrombone444 (instagram)

Produced and edited by Sebastian Vera

Music: Firehorse: Mvt 1 - Trot by Steven Verhelst performed live by Brian Santero, Sebastian Vera and Nick Schwartz

Sleigh bells: https://freesound.org/people/GowlerMusic/sounds/265458/

Also introducing special features with Patreon: www.patreon.com/tromboneretreat

Learn more about the Trombone Retreat and upcoming festival here: linktr.ee/tromboneretreat

Hosted by Sebastian Vera - @js.vera (insta) and Nick Schwartz - @basstrombone444 (insta)

Produced and edited by Sebastian Vera

Music: Firehorse: Mvt 1 - Trot by Steven Verhelst performed live by Brian Santero, Sebastian Vera and Nick Schwartz

Thank you to our season sponsor Houghton Horns: www.houghtonhorns.com

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In this episode of the MFM Speaks Out, Dawoud Kringle interviews master pianist, composer, producer, music educator, music activist, and MFM Advisory Committee Member Arturo O'Farrill. The podcast began with a discussion of O'Farrill's work with Chico O'Farrill, Harry Belafonte, and Dizzy Gilespie. O'Farrill talked about the evolution of Latin Jazz and the problems inherent in musical genres, and his work as a composer and as a collaborator with multi-disciplinary projects, such as his work with various dance companies. The dialogue explored his recent CD release  and collaboration with Dr. Cornel West "Four Questions,"and how Dr. West inspired O'Farrill. Finally, the topics of his involvement with Musicians For Musicians, music activism, his spiritual philosophies on music, and the spiritual and social responsibilities of the musician / artist were discussed in detail. 

Visit Arturo O'Farrill at http://www.arturoofarrill.com/

The following music featured in this episode is provided courtesy of Arturo OFarrill. All tracks are from his newest release "Four Questions"

Opening track: "Cacophonous," by Arturo O'Farrill and the Latin Jazz Orchestra.

Middle track: "Baby Jack'" (excerpt) by Arturo O'Farrill and the Latin Jazz Orchestra.

Ending track: "Amidst the Fire and the Whirlwind"  by Arturo O'Farrill and the Latin Jazz Orchestra

Credits
Producer and host: Dawoud Kringle
Publisher: Musicians For Musicians (MFM), Inc. and Sohrab Saadat Ladjvardi
Technical support: Adam Reifsteck
Links
Be sure to follow and tag MFM on Facebook ([https://www.facebook.com/M4M.org/] and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mfm\_association/).

In this episode, we talk with the legendary jazz guitarist Steve Khan. Steve has been listed as one of the top 22 jazz guitarists of all time and has an extensive recording career in many genres. Steve has recorded and appeared with the likes of Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Chaka Khan, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, and the list goes on. Steve Has been focused in the later part of his career in latin jazz and has been called "The Voice Of Guitar In Latin Jazz". 

Naia are a sensational four-piece band emerging onto the London jazz scene. An eclectic fusion of Latin, funk and neo-soul defines their sound, with live performances that never fail to get the audience up and moving.

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Freedom - Naia
• Ersatz Bossa (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Eletrosamba - Quincas Moreira
• Dancebroom Riddim - Konrad OldMoney
• You Had To Be - E's Jammy Jams
• Sour Tennessee Red (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Jazzeton - Quincas Moreira
• Love or Lust - Quincas Moreira
• Say - Naia
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

EP 15
Los 10 Discos de la década

Jeremy y Felipe escogieron sus 10 discos favoritos del 2010 al 2019. Hay de todo: rock, timba, música popular brasileña, rap, electrónica, pop, y por supuesto jazz latino.
Comenten sus discos favoritos en Facebook e Instagram!

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Living in Barcelona, Arema Arega is a musician, composer, artist and designer of unquestionable talent.

In this episode we appreciate her huge and diverse artistic output as she tells us a little bit of her story.

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LOVE THE PODCAST? HELP US TO KEEP MAKING IT

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Aldo Lopez Gavilán

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF2UgqIFsrY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCVzcRO9Ips

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Juan Antonio Leyva and Magda Rosa Galván

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf1uVKWqp1I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNjOkoCevNc

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Tensei:

https://open.spotify.com/track/2rgo9OkAWr3i8EGx0Yv0VN?si=JwMEpVMMSXKb_AGRtJWDig

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Josh One

https://open.spotify.com/track/6QW3uPdEn2T8viLVJuP0c6?si=PsE8blJ_Rx68NoYqE8ftBg

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Bahama Soul Club

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2xcyMeQhPSRjXrSVZDkVGo?si=zTkJgVagQdSbXsGmzgpInA

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Born74

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4FByi10zu6yu27wfRJ5ptv

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Music in this episode:

• Play Song - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Blue Bossa-My Feeling - Arema Arega & Born74
• Danzon De Pasion (Sting) - Jimmy Fontanez/Media Right Productions
• One Life - Patrick Patrikios
• Latin Lover - Quincas Moreira
• Jazzeton - Quincas Moreira
• Natural Jazz (Theremix) Arema Arega
• Sour Tennessee Red (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players
• Dancebroom Riddim - Konrad OldMoney
• Da Jazz Blues - Doug Maxwell/Media Right Productions
• Love Or Lust - Quincas Moreira
• Wherever You Are - Arema Arega
• Dixie Outlandish (Sting) - John Deley and the 41 Players

"VJC Q&T podcast host Russell Schmidt (Director, Valley Jazz Cooperative) has known jazz trumpeter/composer/educator Tito Carrillo for more than twenty years and has had the privilege of sharing a bandstand with him periodically during that time. Tito is a leading musician on the Chicago jazz scene and an Associate Professor of Jazz Trumpet at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

In the midst of performing a series of concerts together in Arizona in mid-April 2019, Tito sat down with Russ to record the very first Questions and Tangents podcast. Their wide-ranging conversation delved into the relationship between performing and teaching, the importance of musical communication, the nature of creativity, and even the value of liner notes in this digital age.

Learn more about Tito Carrillo here:
https://music.illinois.edu/faculty/tito-carrillo

Listen to Tito Carrillo perform Thelonious Monk’s Rhythm-a-Ning here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5xNdzbFM5g

Purchase Tito Carrillo’s debut recording, Opening Statement, here:
http://originarts.com/recordings/recording.php?TitleID=82603

Learn more about some of the artists mentioned in the podcast here:
Clifford Brown – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Brown
Ryan Cohan – http://ryancohan.com/
Celia Cruz – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celia_Cruz
Miles Davis – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis
Paquito D’Rivera – https://paquitodrivera.com/
Jon Faddis – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Faddis
Kenny Garrett – http://www.kennygarrett.com/
Adolph “Bud” Herseth – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolph_Herseth
Freddie Hubbard – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddie_Hubbard
Wynton Marsalis – https://wyntonmarsalis.org/
Nicholas Payton – http://www.nicholaspayton.com/
Tito Puente – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tito_Puente
Claudio Roditi – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Roditi
Woody Shaw – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Shaw
Willie Thomas – https://www.jazzeveryone.com/
Immanuel Wilkins – http://www.immanuelwilkins.com/music
Miguel Zenón – https://miguelzenon.com/
El Gran Combo – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pell%C3%ADn_Rodr%C3%ADguez#El_Gran_Combo

Purchase recordings by Russell Schmidt here:
https://www.amazon.com/Russell-Schmidt/e/B001LHCGMG/digital/ref=ntt_mp3_rdr?_encoding=UTF8&sn=d

Thanks for listening!

PLEASE SUBSCRIBE & RATE THIS EPISODE!

Learn more about the Valley Jazz Cooperative here: valleyjazz.org

Listen to music by VJC Q&T host Russell Schmidt here: YouTube

Social Media:

Facebook - @ValleyJazzCooperative

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Pianist/composer/educator Russell Schmidt has performed with such celebrated artists as Carl Allen, Michael Brecker, Eddie Daniels, Joe Lovano, Gerry Mulligan, Lucas Pino, Arturo Sandoval, and Clark Terry. He has also served as a keyboard soloist with more than 30 professional orchestras, including performances with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center and the San Francisco Symphony. Among his recordings as a leader are Anachromysticism (2012), which highlights Russell’s wide-ranging efforts as a jazz composer, Jazz Triptych, Volume I – The Sacred (2018), a collection of hymns and spirituals reimagined in the jazz language, and his most recent recording, the companion album Jazz Triptych, Volume II – The Secular (2019).

After a distinguished career in academia, Russell joined Music Serving The Word in June 2014 as Coordinator of Education, founding MSW’s Valley Jazz Cooperative program in 2016. Previously, he served as Director of Jazz Studies at Bowling Green State University and the University of Utah. He also held faculty appointments at Northern Arizona University, the University of North Carolina–Asheville, and the Eastman School of Music, where he co-conducted the Eastman Studio Orchestra. A student of Rayburn Wright, Russell holds two degrees from Eastman.

The Questions & Tangents podcast is produced by Caleb Kilian for the Valley Jazz Cooperative, an outreach of MSW Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization.