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101 years old
NorthEastCoast
United States
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lyrics for 'Cheap Indigo' c.1986 #7 /
Hey #7, call me when you get here!, A
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My father placed me in front of a
stereo after i was born,...he decided i should be
a Musician...was raised up on
Bach/Beethoven/Bruckner/& all the rest of those
Boyz. He thought Birgit Neilson was cool...I had a
lot of trouble digging her, but wanted to please
my old man.
The 'pleasing thing' ended the 1st time I heard
James Brown & the Famous Flames on the Radio doing
'O Baby, Don't you Weep!'...I was 11 & had begun
sneaking off to listen to AM Top40...(kept it from
my old man)...& decided that I wanted to sound
like James not Birgit.
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I snuck into UVM when I was 19,...joined all the
vocal groups, got all the solos...so when Herr
Conductor found out I wasn't a student-legit,...he
let me stay ( I would like to thank Dr. Francis
Weinrich )....studied voice w/ Alice Cody & piano
w/ Luba Johnson.
I was drowning the accidental discovery of my
boyfriend-w/a-friend?-in-the-bushes, @ the
HarborHideAway, when the director of Admissions
for New England Conservatory sat next to me. I
would like to thank Bill Mahan for discovering
me,auditioning me,& going to bat for me...he said
to the judges @ the Pipes that I was his "LONG
SHOT!"....I am Bill, I promise.
I faked my way through every audition @ NEC by
memorizing all alto1,2,/soprano1,2 parts...I
garnered a reputation for being a monster
SIGHTREADER....very big in the classical
world!...I still cannot sightread & would like to
apologize for being so ruthless.
The 1st time I ever saw Carnegie Hall was from the
Stage looking out....lots of Red Velvet...lots of
Crystal Chandeliers & shiney Brass. the 1st
recording i ever did was Berlioz/Romeo&Juliet w/
the BSO on DeutcheGramophone....ok....ok...so I
was only in the Choir.
I did a double major in Early
Music/Lieder&Oratorio, & 3rd Stream, under Ray
DeVol, Gerri Martin & Ran Blake......
....played w/ Joe Pass & Larry Coryell
I was discovered @NEC by Tony Cennamo
("Creation on a mortal level is
difficult to come by. Alida Rohr is a creator of
song styling....who will be heard from; who must
be heard from." T.Cennamo/WBUR Boston)
while performing w/Jon Davis @ a 3rd Stream
'Tribute to Billy Holiday'
Concert.("Perhaps the nicest surprise
was an absolutely riveting "Good Morning Heartache
by pianist Jon Davis & singer Alida."
M.Rowland/the REAL Paper,Boston/'78)
VOOF,contact me if you read this!!!where R U
anyhow???
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The man whose name I kept, was responsible for
teaching me to be a serious musician.....also
introduced me to Frank Z.,,which was ostensibly
the END of my classical career & the beginning of
the treacherous journey of a Classical-Defector!!
(quick!!!....get the net.) D# (Carla Bley
Band/Modern Lovers) taught me to be a serious
Jazzer. Lowell Skinner Davison (contemporary of
Ornette Coleman) taught me to play 'OUT'. Tony
Cennema almost got me signed w/a great Indie Lable
but I was too stupid & didn't JUMP!!! Nii Narku
from Accra,Ghana taught me everything African, &
Pedro Ito taught me everything
Brazilian.........the rest is history.
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I did a duo w/ Jonny{'Jaco Pastorius -
Curtain Call',& Jaco w/' Brian Melvin Trio -
'Standards Zone','Nightfood
','JazzStreet'} Davis
("...something remarkable happens when you (Alida)
& Jon(Davis), play together.....I get the same
king of feeling when I listen to other duos that
seem to be born in Heaven ~ accompanists ~
Pavoratti had John Worsman & Billie Holiday had
Teddy Wilson,...Ella had Tommy Flanagan & You
(Alida) have Jon Davis!" Ron Dellachiesa,
"Musicamerica"/WGBH,Boston)
& have had 4 bands:
the ARB aka Sophie & the Abusers ~ Stuar
tHamm on Bass, BruceArnold
on guitar, Boh on Drums & M.Moss on sax
the Jugular ~ Orin on guitar, M.Nowak on
percussion, Butchy on Bass & Ricky Ianuzzi on
traps
Umbata Cameleon Band ~ Nii Narku on Afican drums &
percussion, Michael Rivard (Club Delf) on
Bass
& WeatherOutpost12
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