March 2016 - Hot House Jazz Guide

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March 2016
Birdland
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Melissa Aldana
Sherman Irby
Philip Catherine
Ryan Keberle and Catharsis
Jazz at Kitano
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DANIEL SCHNYDER
BRIDGETTE A. WIMBERLY
LAWRENCE BROWNLEE
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WINNING SPINS
By George K anzler
HEN WE THINK OF AFRO-LATIN
jazz, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the
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Caribbean come to mind, while South
American jazz usually signals Brazil.
However, the South American music on
these Winning Spins is mostly rooted in
the Spanish-speaking part of that continent, and two musicians on each of the
albums hail from there.
Tenor saxophonist Melissa Aldana, who
has a new trio CD out this month, was
raised in Santiago Chile, as was her
bassist, Pablo Menares. In an album ranging across musical styles from the continent, trombonist Ryan Keberle's quintet
includes singer Camila Meza from Chile
and Peruvian bassist Jorge Roeder.
German drummer Jochen Rueckert rounds
out Aldana's trio while Keberle's band is
completed by trumpeter Mike Rodriguez
and drummer Eric Doob.
Back
Home,
Melissa
Aldana
(Wommusic), is the tenor saxophonist's
third album in the demanding tenor-bassdrums trio format. Although she won't
turn 28 until late this year, she already
has racked up an impressive string of
accomplishments, having won the
Thelonious Monk Competition for saxophonists in 2013 and winning tenor sax
honors in the latest Hot House Jazz Fan
Decision Awards.
After attending Berklee College of
Music at Danilo Pérez's urging, Aldana,
the daughter and granddaughter of
Chilean saxophonists, joined the Big Apple
jazz scene five years ago. Unlike her earlier trio albums, Back Home emphasizes
originals, with four from Aldana and two
each from Menares and Rueckert, with
Kurt Weill's ballad standard, "My Ship," a
tenderly reflective duet by tenor and bass,
rounding out the CD.
While Aldana's trio is firmly rooted in a
mainstream-modern jazz tradition pioneered by Sonny Rollins and continued
today by the likes of Mark Turner and her
fellow South American Ivo Perlman, her
music partakes of the rhythms of her continent, from the frenetic dance beats to the
folkloric mix of such time signatures as 3/4
and 6/8, a combination heard on Menares'
highly lyrical "Desde la Lluvia (From the
Rain)."
Aldana employs an eclectic array of
tones and strategies on her saxophone,
staying in a high, keening range over
rolling rhythms on her "Alegria
(Happiness)," teasing out squirrelly notes
and squawks on Menares' "En Otre Lugar
(Somewhere Else)" and conjuring up rum-
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bling, heavy tones on Rueckert's "Servant
#2." Besides Aldana’s malleable tone, her
trio also provides variety with multiple
rhythms, tempos and time signatures, an
approach perfectly highlighted on the
album's final three numbers, all Aldana
originals. "Before You" has a perky, folksy
theme over definite rhythm patterns;
"Time" mixes percussion timbres varying
from gongs to toms, with a hauntingly
familiar theme, and "Back Home" includes
a delightful series of exchanges between
sax and drums played with hands, brushes
and sticks.
Azul Infinito, Ryan Keberle & Catharsis
(Greenleaf), comes from a trombonist originally from the Pacific Northwest. But,
since arriving in New York in 1999,
Keberle has become a mainstay of several
big bands as well as playing South
American jazz with musicians from that
continent, including a Colombian folk-jazz
band in 2006-7 that he remembers here
with his chart of Sebastian Cruz's folkloric
"Cancion Mandala" with Meza singing the
composer's lyrics.
On past Catharsis albums, Meza has
been confined to wordless singing, integrated into the horn section of trombone
and trumpet. But here she essays two
English lyrics by Manca Miro on Keberle
originals, two in Spanish and one in
Portuguese, and also adds her vocal tones
to the other three tracks. One of Keberle's
tunes is dedicated to Brazilian Ivan Lins,
"Quintessence," a gentle samba featuring
outstanding solos from the leader and
trumpeter Rodriguez, while Lins' livelier
bossa/samba "Mandala" closes out the
album.
Some tracks by Keberle explore unfamiliar South American dance grooves, like
the Argentine chacarera 3/4, the 6/8 of "I
Thought I Knew" with its pulsing
polyrhythms, and "Mr. Azul," an AfroColombian bullerengue (cumbia fertility
dance) featuring bassist Roeder and scintillating exchanges and trades by the two
horns and voice. There are also art songs,
like "Pedro Giraudo's "She Sleeps Alone",
a Colombian zamba with an operatic ranging vocal, and the CD's longest cut,
"Eternity of an Instant (for Emilio Sola)," a
largely through-composed episodic tango
piece that includes fine horn solos.
Ryan Keberle & Catharsis celebrate
the release of Azul Infinito at Jazz
Standard on March 15. Melissa Aldana
Trio has a CD release gig for Back
Home at Birdland March 30 and 31.
Keberle and Catharsis cover photo by John Rogers, Catherine by Jos L Kneapen, Aldana from Fran Kaufman.
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CLUBS & HALLS
UPPER MANHATTAN
(Above 70th Street)
SUPPORT THE JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM
www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org
92Y: 1395 Lexington Av at 92nd St. 212-4155500. www.92y.org. Mar 1: 8pm Béla Fleck &
Abigail Washburn; 19 8pm, 20 2&7pm, 21
2&7:30pm: Billy Stritch feat Cy Coleman’s
Broadway scores w/Debby Boone, La Tanya
Hall, Nicolas King & Gabrielle Stravelli.
449 LA: 449 Lenox Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts).
212-234-3298. Sun: 4-7pm Patio Jazz; Thurs:
1-3:30pm Jazz & Dessert; Fri-Sat: 8:30pm.
ALL SOULS CHURCH: 1157 Lexington Av at
80th St. 212-535-5530. www.allsoulsnyc.org.
Mar 20: 5-6pm free adm Rufus Reid/Aaron
Goldberg.
ANNEX: Hargrave House. 111W 71st St (bet
Columbus & Amsterdam Avs). 212-580-0888.
Fri: 7-10:30pm $10 adm Open Mic w/Frank
Owens.
APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-5315300. www.apollotheater.org. Mar 12: 10pm
$20 adm/10 min Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead
feat DJ Hard Hittin' Harry.
BEMELMANS: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St at
Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600.
Sun except 03/27: 9pm-12am Tony DeSare.
BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7th
Avs). www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-2810777. Fri-Sat: 8&10pm $20 don Bill Saxton
Bebop Band.
BILLIE’S
BLACK
RESTAURANT
&
LOUNGE: 271W 119th St (bet St. Nicholas Av
& Frederick Douglass Blvd). 212-280-2248.
www.billiesblack.com. Sun: 4-7pm Nikita White
Band. Mar 5&19: 8pm Lady Got Chops Fest
feat 03/5 Pamela Hamilton Band, 03/19 Karyn
Smith & Grrlz Nite Out Band.
CAFÉ CARLYLE: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St
at Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-7441600. Mon: 8:45pm Woody Allen & Eddy
Davis New Orleans Jazz Band.
CASSANDRA’S JAZZ & GALLERY: 2256 7th
Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts). 917-435-2250.
www.cassandrasjazz.com. Sun: 4pm $20 don
Janice Marie Robinson & friends feat Lady Got
Chops Fest 03/13 w/Noel Simone Wippler,
03/20 w/Whitney Marchelle; Mon 8pm-12am
Jam; Wed: 8&10pm $10 Donald Smith &
friends; Thurs: 8-11pm $5/1 drink min Jam
w/Dr. Dwight Qrt; Fri-Sat: 9&11pm $10 Dr.
Dwight Qrt w/spec guests 03/11 feat
Angeleisha Rodgers Band, 03/25-26 feat T.K.
Blue.
CHÉRI: 231 Lenox Av (bet 121st & 122nd Sts).
www.cheriharlem.com. 212-662-4374. Sets:
Sun 12-3pm, Fri-Sat 8-11pm. Sun: Brunch feat
Lady Leah; Fri: Débora Watts Brazilian Jazz
Trio; Sat: Parisianisme Serenade Lady Leah
Trio.
CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet
92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.
com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);
Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm,
L 9:30pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L
11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L
12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios unless
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otherwise noted. L Jam. Residencies: Sun E
Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly Green Duet;
Mon Jon Weiss; Tues Marc Devine; Wed E
Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown; Thurs
L Kazu; Sat L T. Kash. Mar 3: Steve Elmer; 4:
Kate Cosco; 5: Sonelius Smith; 10: Jordan
Piper; 11: Michika Fukumori; 12: Mike
Lattimore; 17: Dan Furman; 18: Denton
Darien; 19: Justin Lees; 24: Lauren Lee; 25:
Joel Forrester; 26: Kayo Hiraki; 31: John Lang.
GIN FIZZ: 308 Lenox Av at 125th St. 2nd Fl.
212-289-2220. www.ginfizzharlem.com. Sets:
Wed 8:30&10pm, Thurs 10pm, Fri 9:30&
11pm. Thurs: The Harlem Sessions by Marc
Cary. Mar 2: Bill Saxton Qrt; 4: Soul
Understated feat Mavis “Swan” Pool; 9: The
“4/4-24/7” Qnt; 11: Laurin Talese; 16: David
Gibson Qrt; 18: Fay Victor; 23: The “4/4-24/7”
Qnt.
GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.
310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).
www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.
Sets: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm unless otherwise
noted. Mar 5: $15/20 Harold Mabern Qrt; 10:
Winard Harper; 18: Michael Mwenso & the
Shakes; 19: $20 Ben Williams Sound Effect;
24: Dominick Farinacci; 26: $15/20 Warren
Wolf.
HARLEM ON FIFTH: 2150 5th Av (bet 131st &
132nd Sts). www.harlemonfifth.com. 212-2345600. Fri: Lady Got Chops Fest feat 03/4 6pm
IWJ Jam, 8pm Nadia Washington Ens, 03/11
6pm Angeleisha Rodgers w/Jasmin Song &
friends, 9pm Pamela Hamilton Band, 03/18
9pm Andrea Brachfeld Qnt & guest Lynette
Washington, 03/25 7pm Pucci Amanda Jhones
Qrt, 9:30pm Claudia Hayden.
HARLEM STAGE: At Aaron Davis Hall. 150
Convent Av at W135th St. 212-281-9240.
www.harlemstage.org. Mar 2: 7:30pm Jazz
Now series feat Kwami Coleman Trio.
HOME SWEET HARLEM: 1528 Amsterdam Av
(bet 135th & 136th). 212-926-9616. Thurs
except
03/10&24:
6:30-9:30pm
Chris
Johansen Trio.
LE CHÉILE: 839 181st St (bet Cabrini &
Pinehurst Blvds). www.lecheilenyc.com. 212740-3111. Wed: 8-11pm WaHi Wednesday
Jazz Jam w/Louise Rogers & Mark Kross.
LIME LEAF: 128W 72nd St (bet Columbus &
Amsterdam Avs). 212-501-7800. Tues-Thurs:
7-10pm. Tues: Martin Reuter Band; Wed: Julie
Grahm; Thurs: Emma Larsson.
MANNA HOUSE: 338E 106th St (bet 1st & 2nd
Avs). www.mannahousejazz.org. 212-7228223. Mar 6: 4-6pm $10-15 adm Lady Got
Chops Fest feat Andrea Brachfeld & Phoenix
Rising.
NABE HARLEM UNDERGROUND: 2367
Frederick Douglass Blvd at 127th St. 646-3704008. www.nabeunderground.com. Mon: 711pm free adm/2 drink min Jam w/Patience
Higgins Trio feat Berta Indeed.
NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:
58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-3488300. www.jmih.org. Free adm. Events: 78:30pm. Mar 3: Daniel Schnyder & Dave
Taylor; 15&22: Desert Island Discs w/Vijay Iyer
03/15, w/Steve Coleman 03/22; 24: Classic
Recordings w/Loren Schoenberg; 31: Jazz
from an African Perspective w/Sam Newsome.
PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Blvd at 121st St. www.parisbluesharlem.com.
212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5-8pm, Jam
9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: 1st&3rd La Banda
Ramirez, 2nd Lucious Conway & Motown
Review w/Terri Lowe, 4th Guest Band; Mon: E
Niki Rubin & Warren G Trio + John Cooksey &
Spontaneous Combustion; Tues: Al Black
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w/Annette Bland McCoy & the Sultans of Soul;
Wed: Les Goodson & the Intergalatic Soul
Jazz Band; Thurs: E Patty Murry Mint Julip +
Tyrone Govan & Top Secret; Fri: Melvin Vines
& the Harlem Jazz Machine; Sat: alternate
between The 69th Street Band/The Antoine
Dowdell Gp.
PARLOR ENTERTAINMENT: 555 Edgecombe Av at 160th St. #3F. 212-781-6595.
Sun: 3:30pm free adm w/Marjorie Eliot, Bob
Cunningham, Sedric Choukroun & spec
guests.
RENDALL MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN:
59W 137th St, #61 (bet Malcom X Blvd & 5th
Av). 212-283-2928. www.welcometoharlem
calendar.com Tues: 12-1:45pm $15 adm
Harlem Afternoon Jazz series w/Craig Harris.
Mar 8: feat T.K. Blue Qrt.
RYAN’S DAUGHTER: 350E 85th St (bet 1st &
2nd Avs). www.ryansdaughternyc.com. 212628-2613. Thurs: 8-11pm Josh Marcum &
Gene Bertoncini.
SETTEPANI: 196 Lenox Av at 120th St. 917492-4806. www.settepani.com. Sun&Thurs: 710pm. Sun: Keyed Up series.
SHOWMAN’S: 375W 125th St at Morningside.
www.showmansjazzclub.com. 212-864-8941.
SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd
(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.
www.shrinenyc.com. Sets: 6-8pm unless otherwise noted. Free adm. Residency (R): Sun
5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid. Mar 1: The Tom Blatt
Project; 2: Ivan Srdjanovic Alternate Current;
5: B.J. Jansen; 6: R, 8-11pm The Shrine Big
Band; 7: New York Jazz Workshop; 8: Hsinwei
Chiang, 8-9pm Yumi Ito; 10: 8-9pm Gloria
Isaiah; 12: 6-7pm Nich Mueller; 13: R; 15:
Terry “Doc” Handy; 16:
6-7pm Shelby
Sangdahl, 7-8pm Craig Brann; 17: 6-7pm
Ayumi Ishito, 7-8pm The Alpha Band; 19:
Noshir Mody Sxt; 20: R; 21: Walter
Fischbacher Trio feat Alita Moses; 22: Luis
Gonzalez Trio; 23: Andy Winter Jam Band; 25:
The James Labrosse Collective; 27: R, 8-9pm
Sivan Arbel, 9-10pm Rachel Terrien; 28: 78pm Jan Sturiale; 29: Damian Allegretti Trio;
30: Peter Lenz; 31: 7-8pm Claudia Hayden.
SILVANA: 300W 116th St at Frederick Douglass
Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935.
Sets: 6-8pm unless otherwise noted. Free
adm. Mar 1: Sergej Avanesov; 2: Harry Smith
Qnt; 3: John Eckert; 4: Short Memory; 5:
Kadawa Jazz; 6: 8-10pm Blu Cha Cha; 7:
Leonard Thompson Trio; 9: Jae Young Jeong;
10: Art Baron & friends; 11: Shawn Rhoades;
12: Moth To Flame; 13: 6-7pm Three Bananas;
14: 6-7pm Andrew Kushnir Trio; 15: Shoko
Igarashi; 16: Nick Grinder Gp; 17: Geoffe
Burke; 18: Sigmar Matthiasson; 20: Jeff
Morrison Qrt; 21: Jim Piela Project; 22:
Tsuyoshi Yamamoto; 23: Luis Gonzalez Trio;
24: Andres Rotmistrovky; 25: 6-7 Craig Brann,
7-8pm The International Ens; 26: Rodrigo
Bonelli Spt; 27: 6-7pm Jan Sturiale, 7-9pm
Chris Beaudry; 28: 6-7pm Norihiro Kikuta Trio,
7-8pm Jon Sheckler Trio; 29: Joe Breidenstine
Qnt.
SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway
(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.
www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late (L),
Brunch (B); Mon E 7&9pm, L 10:30pm; TuesThurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sat E
7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; Sun B
11:30am,1&2:30pm, E 7,9&10:30pm, L
11:30pm. Adm/min vary. Residencies: (R) Mon
E Captain Black Big Band, L Smoke Jam; (R)
Tues E Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt, L
Emmett Cohen Organ Trio; Wed L 03/2,16&30
Lea Delaria & House of David, 03/9&23 Lady
Got Chops Fest feat Camille Thurman Qrt;
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Thurs L Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L 03/4&18
John Farnsworth Qrt, 03/11&25 Patience
Higgins & Sugar Hill Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal
& friends; Sun B Annette St. John Trio, L
Willerm Delisfort Qrt. Mar 1: R; 2-3: Jacques
Lesure Qrt; 4-6: Javon Jackson Qrt w/spec
guest Louis Hayes; 7-8: R; 9-10: Marquis Hill
Blacktet; 11-13: Carl Allen; 14-15: R; 16-17:
Ulysses Owens Jr. & The New Century Jazz
Qnt; 18-20: Harold Mabern 7&9pm w/spec
guest Kurt Elling; 21-22: R; 23-24: Charles
Turner; 25-27: The Cookers; 28-29: R; 30-31:
Cynthia Scott Qnt.
SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & West
End Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbar
nyc.com. Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise
noted. Residencies: Wed except 03/2
Electrikana, Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Sugar Bar
All Star Band. Mar 5: 9pm Irini Res & the Jazz
Mix; 11: Doug White Qnt; 18: Rob Silverman;
25: 8:30pm Abe Ovadia Trio.
SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.
212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org. Bar
Thalia (BT). Fri: 8-11pm BT $5 adm
Experimental Jazz Party & Jam w/Mimi Jones;
1st Sun 7&8:30pm BT $5 Mostly Marcus
w/Marcus Goldhaber feat 03/6 Tessa Souter &
Tony Romano. Mar 10: 7:30pm $12/6 Horace
Mann Middle Division Band Students, Upper
Division Bands & Jazz Ens; 27: 7pm $25/10
The New York Jazzharmonic.
UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY: 160 Central Park
W at 76th St. 212-595-1658. www.4thu.org.
Mar 30: 6pm Tribute to Ettore Stratta.
The UPTOWN LOUNGE: 1576 3rd Av (bet
88th & 89th Sts). www.uptownloungenyc.com.
212-828-1388. Tues: 7-10pm Justin Lees Jazz
Trio.
The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av
at 107th St. www.thewestendlounge.com. 212531-4859. www.vtyjazz.com/917-882-9539.
Mar 27: 4-7pm $25 adm/1 drink min Sunday
Serenade series feat Sonny Fortune Qrt.
MID-TOWN MANHATTAN
(Between 35th & 69th Street)
AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM: 2 Lincoln
Sq on Columbus Av (bet 65th & 66th Sts).
www.folkartmuseum.org. 212-595-9533. Free
adm. Wed: 2-3pm free adm Bill Wurtzel & Jay
Leonhart w/Sharon Fisher.
B. B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL: 237W
42nd St (bet 7&8th Avs). 212-997-4144.
www.bbkingblues.com. Lucille’s Grill (LG). Mar
18: 8pm LG $15/20 adm Vladimir Cetkar Spt;
21: 1:30pm The New York Jazz Scene
www.mmnycjazz.com w/Marcus Miller feat
John Pizzarelli Qrt.
BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).
212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:
8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun
6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun 6pm
except 03/6 Birdland Jazz Party w/Carole
Bufford, 9pm Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz
Orch; Mon 9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party;
Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald & Louis
Armstrong Eternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm
Birdland Big Band by Tommy Igoe; Sat 6pm
Barbara Carroll. Mar 1-2: Molly Ringwald,
10pm Carole Bufford; 3-5: Molly Ringwald; 3:
6pm Peter Mazza Trio; 6: Purchase Latin Jazz
Orch; 8-12: Marcus Roberts Trio; 10: Julie Kelly;
15-16: Steve Smith Groove Blue Organ Trio; 1719: Eric Alexander Organ Qrt; 21: 7pm Natalie
Douglas; 22: The New York Jazz Scene
15
Etienne Charles; 22-26: The Tristano Project;
24: 6pm Marissa Mulder; 28: 7pm Brad
Simmons, Eric Yves Garcia & Matt Baker; 29:
9:30pm Marcus Miller Allstars; 30-31: Melissa
Aldana Trio; 31: 6pm Dena DeRose.
DIAMOND HORSESHOE: At Paramount Hotel.
235W 46th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs). 212-7067448. www.nycparamount.com. Mar 21: 8pm
The New York Jazz Scene www.mmnyc
jazz.com w/Marcus Miller feat Aaron Parks,
Eric Harland, Gretchen Parlato & Gregoire
Maret.
CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-2477800. www.carnegiehall.org. Mar 19: 9pm
(Zankel Hall) $44-52 adm Randy Weston &
African Rhythms; 30: 8pm (Stern Auditorial)
Dianne Reeves, (Weill Recital Hall) $35-15
Michael Kanan w/spec guest Jane Monheit.
CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd & 3rd
Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. 646-9186189. Sets: unless otherwise noted
7:30&9:30pm. Residencies (R): Sun 7:30pm
Emily Braden, 9pm Davi Vieira; Tues 7:30pm
Hal Galper & Youngbloods Qrt, 9:30pm Jam
w/Bill Todd. Mar 1: R; 2: Vadim Neselovskyi
Trio; 3: Sofia Ribeiro Gp; 4: Cocomama; 5:
Steve Kroon Sxt; 6&8: R; 9: Norbert Stachel &
LehCats; 10: Dirk Quinn Band; 12: Ari Hoenig;
13&15: R; 18: Robby Ameen & the Days in
Night Band; 19: Alí Bello & The Sweet Wire
Band; 20&22: R; 25-26: Richard Bona Gp;
27&29: R; 30: Grupo Los Santos; 31: Svetlana
& the Delancey Five.
DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @
Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St. 5th
Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets:
7:30&9:30pm, Late Night Sessions 11:30pm
Tues-Sat. Adm: unless otherwise noted
Sun&Tues-Thurs $35, Mon $30, Fri $40, Sat
$45, Student $25, Late Nights $5-20; $10 min.
Mar 1: Gerald Clayton Trio; 2: Tia Fuller Qrt; 36: $40 03/3 Willie Jones III Qnt; 7: $35 William
Paterson University Jazz Orch & Ensembles
w/spec guest Randy Brecker; 8: $30 Christie
Dashiell Qrt, 9:30pm Shenel Johns Qrt; 9-10:
$30 03/9 Helen Sung Qrt; 11: Linda Oh 5; 1213: Dr. Michael White Qrt; 14: $35 New York
Youth Symphony w/spec guest Jon Faddis; 15:
$30 Sinne Eeg; 16-17: $30 03/16 Audrey
Shakir; 18-20: $40 03/18 Walter Blanding; 21:
Rob Rodriguez Trio; 22: $30 Juilliard Jazz
Ensembles; 23: Alex Sipiagin Qnt; 24-27: $40
03/24 Sherman Irby & Momentum; 28: $35
Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz
Orch; 29: Amina Figarova Sxt; 30-31: Brubecks
Play Brubeck. Late Night Sessions w/Mar 1-5:
Lucas Pino; 8-12: Alexander Claffy Trio; 15-19:
Evan Sherman 03/15-16&18 & Entourage,
03/17&19 & Entourage Big Band; 21: The New
York Jazz Scene www.mmnycjazz.com
w/Marcus Miller feat Bruce Harris Band; 22-26:
Emmet Cohen; 29-30: Glenn Zaleski Trio; 31Apr 1-2: Brubeck Institute Jazz Qrt.
FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW: 254W 54th St,
Cellar (bet Bway & 8th Av). 646-476-3551.
www.54below.com. Mar 5: 9:30pm Peggy King
& The All-Star Jazz Trio; 26: Nicole Henry.
FLÛTE MIDTOWN: 205W 54th St (bet Bway &
7th Av). 212-265-5169. www.flutebar.com.
Wed: 7-10pm. Mar 2: Michael Sheridan; 9: Lois
Bruno; 16: Dorian Devins; 23: Amy Rivard; 30:
Yaala Ballin.
IGUANA RESTAURANT: 240W 54th St at
Bway. www.iguananyc.com. 212-765-5454.
Mon-Tues: 8-11pm Vince Giordano & The
Nighthawks.
IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.
www.theiridium.com. Sets & adm unless otherwise noted: 8:30&10:30pm, $25 adm/15 min.
16
Mar 1: 8:30pm Mark Miller & Sean Harkness;
15-19: $30/40 John Patitucci Electric Guitar
Qrt; 24: 8:30pm $30/45 Aziza Miller & friends.
JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets & adm: Sun
12-2:30pm, Mon 8-11:30pm, Tues 8-11pm,
Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet,
Mon-Tues free/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $15/20
min, Fri-Sat $30/20 min. Residencies (R): Sun
Jazz Brunch 03/6&20 w/Ms. Blu, 03/13&27
w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam w/Iris Ornig; Tues
Solo 03/1&29 w/Micah Thomas, 03/8&22
w/Mikhail Romanov. Mar 1: R; 2: Larry
Newcomb Qrt; 3: Clarence Penn Qrt; 4-5:
George Cables Trio; 6-8: R; 9: Jack Wilkins
Trio; 10: Tom Pappas & Barry Levitt Trio; 11-12:
Philip Catherine Trio; 13-14: R; 15: tba; 16: Ms
Blu Qrt; 17: A Mighty Good Thing feat Luis
Bonilla & Amadis Dunkel; 18: Frank Kimbrough
Trio; 19: Michael Blake Qrt; 20-22: R; 23:
Janice Friedman Trio; 24: Diane Monroe/Tony
Miceli Duo & friends; 25: Brazil, Europe & USA
Connection feat Nilson Matta & John
Snauwaert; 26: Frank Kimbrough w/spec guest
N. W. ; 27-29: R; 30: Chris Ziemba Qrt; 31:
Valentina Marino Qnt.
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 Columbus
Cr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-2589800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).
Mar 4-5: 7&9:30pm AR The Magic of Benny
Goodman feat Christian Sands, Sammy Miller,
Joel Ross & spec guests Peter & Will
Anderson, Patrick Bartley & Janelle Reichman;
7: RT 7pm Young People's Chorus of NYC; 1819: AR 7&9:30pm Aaron Diehl.
LEXINGTON HOTEL: 511 Lexington Av at 48th
St. www.lexingtonhotelnyc.com. 212-204-2318.
Tues-Fri: 6-8pm The New York Jazz Workshop.
LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of Greater
New York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th &
9th Sts). 212-245-4802. www.jazzfounda
tion.org/what-we-do/monday-night-jam-series.
Mon: 7-9:30pm Lady Got Chops Fest feat
Monday Night Jam presented by Jazz
Foundation of America.
MORGAN LIBRARY: 225 Madison Av at 36th
St.
www.themorgan.org/programs/sundayafternoon-jazz. 212-685-0008. Fri: 6:308:30pm Friday Evening Jazz w/The New
School.
The NATIONAL: 557 Lexington Av at 50th St.
212-715-2400. www.thenationalnyc.com. Sun:
6-10pm. Mar 6: Pete O'Connell; 13: Robert
Whaley; 20: Rosalyn McClore.
NATSUMI RESTAURANT: 226W 50th St (bet
8th & Bway). www.natsuminyc.com. 212-2582988. Tues: 6-8pm Joe Cohn Organ Trio.
NEW YORK YANKEE STEAK: 7W 51st St (bet
5th&6th Avs). 646-307-7910. www.nyy
steak.com. Sun: 12-3pm Brunch w/Rick Bogart
Trio.
OPIA: At Renaissance New York Hotel: 130 E
57th St at Lexington Av. 212-688-3939.
www.opiarestaurant.com. Sat: 8:30-11:30pm
free adm. Mar 5&19: Alex Minasian.
PERA MEDITERRANEAN BRASSERIE: 303
Madison Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts). 212-8786301. www.peranyc.com. Sat: 6:30-10pm free
adm. Mar 5: The Blue Vipers of Brooklyn; 12:
Tin Pan; 19: Padam Swing; 26: Jazz
Manouche.
The PLAZA HOTEL: 768 5th Av at Central Park
S. 212-759-3000. www.theplaza.com. Wed:
8:30-11:30pm free adm Kat Gang.
RAINBOW ROOM: 30 Rockefeller Plaza. 65th
Fl. www.rainbowroom.com. 212-632-5000.
Sun: 11am-3:30pm Brunch $125 adm; Fri:
7:30-11:30pm $250. Mar 4: JC Hopkins Biggish
Band; 11: George Gee Orch; 13: Dandy
Wellington.
SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av
at 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.
212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7-9:30pm $5 adm
Lady Got Chops Fest feat International Women
in Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm $10 don Midtown Jazz
at Midday; Sun: 5pm free adm Jazz Vespers.
Mar 2: Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers; 6: Matt
Holman + The Tenth Muse; 9: Sarah Partridge;
13: Magos Herrera/Luis Perdomo/Hans
Glawischnig/Alex Kautz; 16: Alex Leonard; 17:
7:30pm Duke Ellington Society; 18: 7-10:30pm
Cobi Narita’s B’day; 20: Timo Vollbrecht Qnt;
27: Ike Sturm + Evergreen; 30: Russ Kassoff.
SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St
(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-2629554. Sets: Sun&Wed 8pm, Mon-Tues&Thurs
8:30pm, Fri-Sat 9:30pm. Residencies (R): Mon
Swingadelic; Tues George Gee Swing Orch;
Wed Stan Rubin Orch w/Joe Politi. Mar 1-2: R;
3: Vanessa Trouble & Red Hot Swing; 4: Ron
Sunshine Orch; 5: closed; 6: Professor
Cunningham; 7-9: R; 10: Vanessa Trouble Red
Hot Swing; 11-12: Maulers; 13: Felix & The
Cats; 14-16: R; 17: Professor Cunningham; 18:
George Gee Orch; 19: Maulers; 20: Felix & The
Cats; 21-23: R; 24: Professor Cunningham; 25:
George Gee Orch; 26: Swingadelic; 27:
Vanessa Trouble & Red Hot Swing; 28-30: R;
31: Vanessa Trouble & Red Hot Swing.
TGI FRIDAY’S: 677 Lexington Av at 56th St.
212-339-8858. www.tgifridays.com. Sun: 69pm Marc Devine Trio.
TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).
Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254.
Sets: Sun-Mon&Wed 8-11pm, Thurs 911:30pm, Fri 9pm-1am, Sat 8-10:30pm, Late
(L) weekdays 9:40-11pm, Sat 11pm-1:30am.
Adm: Sun-Mon&Wed free/$5 min, Thurs-Sat
$10/10 min. Mar 1: William Stevens Trio, L
Dave Parker Trio; 2: Linda Presgrave, 3: Emi
Takada; 4: Jae Yong Jeong; 5: The Highliners,
L Yuko Togami Trio; 6: Alan Kwan Duo; 7: Ken
Kobayashi; 8: Xinlu Chen Duo, L Shoko
Igarashi Trio; 9: Michael Gallant Trio; 10:
Yacine Boulares Trio; 11: 8-8:45pm Shyouhei
Yam, 9pm Takenori Nishiuchi; 12: Daniel
Bennett Gp, L Craig Brann Trio; 13: Kengo
Yamada; 14: Kaori Saiki Duo; 15: tba, L James
Delano Duo; 16: Isak Gaines Duo; 17: Scot
Albertson; 18: Kuni Mikami Trio; 19: Standard
Procedures, L Paul Lee Trio; 20: Takaaki
Otomo, L Eric Plaks Trio; 21: Dorian Devins
Trio; 22: Jan Sturiale Duo, L Jun Xiao Trio; 23:
tba, L George Dulin Duo; 24: Annie Chen Trio;
25: Takenori Nishiuchi; 26: Yuko Ito Trio, L
Yusuke Seki; 27: Kengo Yamada; 28: Yako
Eicher; 29: Yoonmi Choi Trio, L Rebecca
Sullivan Duo; 30: Ayumi Ishito Trio; 31: Senri
Oe.
WALDORF ASTORIA: 301 Park Av (bet 49th &
50th Sts). www.waldorfnewyork.com. 212-3553000. Mar 20-23: The New York Jazz Scene
03/20 7pm Welcome party & show, 7:30pm
Emmet Cohen Trio, 9pm Jane Monheit.
LOWER MANHATTAN
(Below 34th Street)
5C CULTURAL CENTER & CAFÉ: 68 Av C at
5th St. www.5cculturalcenter.org. 212-4775993. Mar 4-5&18: Lady Got Chops Fest feat
03/4 8pm Shosh-Ke Rayzl, 9pm Meari Nam &
Endea Owens, 03/5 8pm Sheryl Bailey Trio,
9:30pm Arlee Leonard, 03/18 7pm Trudi Silver,
8pm Carol Sudhalter Qrt, 10pm Sue
Maskaleris.
11TH STREET BAR: 510E 11th St (bet Av A &
B). www.11thstbar.com. 212-982-3929. Mon: 811pm Richard Clements & Murray Wall Jazz
Express.
55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).
212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early (E)
7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm, Late (L)
10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1st Thurs: E
Ami Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe; 2nd Fri: E
Tessa Souter; last Fri: E Kendra Shank. Mar 26:
E Roz Corral Qrt.
ABC NO RIO: 156 Rivington St (bet Clinton &
Suffolk Sts). www.abcnorio.org. 212-254-3697.
Sun: 7pm $5 don C.O.M.A. series 2 sets + open
session. Mar 6: Trio Pakava + Bonnie Kane
Ens; 13: no show; 20: Dikko Faust Ens + Bonnie
Barnett/Hal Onserud; 27: Cécile Broche/
Francois Grillot + Nick Demopoulos.
ALL THINGS PROJECT: At Neighborhood
Church. 269 Bleecker St. 212-691-1770.
www.allthingsproject.net. 1st Fri: 8&9:30pm free
adm. Mar 4: Rob Clearfield/Caroline Davis.
ANALOGUE: 19W 8th St (bet 5th Av & McDougal
St). www.analoguenyc.com. 212-432-0200.
Sets: 7:30-10:30pm free adm. Sun: Stefano
Doglioni Trio; Mon: Renaud Penand Trio feat
Pasquale Grasso.
ARTHUR’S TAVERN: 57 Grove St. 212-6756879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. Sets: 710pm. Sun: Creole Cooking; Mon: Grove Street
Stompers feat Joe Licari; Tues: Yuichi
Hirakawa; Wed: Eve Silber; Thurs-Sat: Eri
Yamamoto Trio.
B FLAT: Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin &
White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970. Mon
8-11pm & Wed 8:30-11:30pm: Jordan Young
Trio.
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BACK ROOM: 102 Norfolk St (bet Delancey &
Rivington Sts). www.backroomnyc.com. 212228-5098. Mon: 9pm-12:30am feat Svetlana &
The Delancey Five.
BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-5295945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun
8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm,
Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&
11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/set
except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, E
free. Trios unless otherwise noted. Mon-Thurs:
E Emerging Artists series; Mon: L Vocal
Mondays series. Residencies (R): Sun Peter
Mazza, Wed L except 03/2 Jonathan
Kreisberg. Mar 1: E Kyle Moffatt, L JC Stylles;
2: E Prawit Siriwat, L Rafal Sarnecki; 3: E
Bobby Katz, L Kevin Clark; 4: Oscar Penas; 5:
Freddie Bryant; 6: R; 7: E Dave Juarez, L Nora
McCarthy; 8: E Benno Marmur, L Alex
Goodman; 9: E Arath Corral, L R; 10: E
Junbeom Kim, L Benjamin Bryden; 11:
Pasquale Grasso; 12: Jostein Gulbrandsen;
13: R; 14: E Tommy Holladay, L Les Grant; 15:
E Chris Beaudry, L Alex Levine; 16: E Flavio
Silva, L R; 17: E Yuto Kanazawa, L Hendrik
Meurkens; 18: Adam Larson; 19: Leslie
Pintchik; 20: R; 21: E Rafal Sarnecki, L Dida
Pelled; 22: E Peter Amos, L Yotam Silberstein;
23: E NanJo Lee, L R; 24: E Sam Zerna, L Tim
Armacost; 25: Erez Barnoy; 26: Michael
Valeanu; 27: R; 28: E Mark Phillips, L Tammy
Scheffer; 29: E Alicyn Yaffee, L Hashem
Assadullahi; 30: E Paul Jubong Lee, L R; 31: E
Rodrigo Recabarren, L Brandon Coleman.
BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6th
Av. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.
Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am Late Night
Groove series & Sun 11:30am&1:30pm
Sunday Brunch. Adm varies. Mar 1: McCoy
Tyner Trio w/spec guest Gary Bartz; 2-3: Talib
Kweli w/Live Band; 4-6: Ivan Neville Piano
Sessions; 7-9: Jimmy Heath; 10-13: Roy
Haynes Band w/spec guest Pat Metheny; 14:
Ameen Saleem; 15-20: Roy Hargrove; 21:
Gianluca Pellerito Qnt, 10:30pm Morley; 22:
1:30pm The New York Jazz Scene
Cyrille Aimée; 22-27: Patti Austin; 28: The
James Moody Jazz Scholarship of New
Jersey; 29-30: Wallace Roney w/Lenny White
& Buster Williams; 31-Apr 3: Omar Sosa
Quarteto AfroCubano. Late Night Groove
series w/Mar 4: Jeremy Dutton & Wayfarer; 5:
Farah Siraj; 11: Mauricio de Souza; 18: Colin
Cannon; 19: Shari Pine; 25: SuCh; 26: Deej &
Sonic Revolution. Sunday Brunch w/Mar 6:
Nicole Zuraitis; 13: Steven Feifke; 20: Alex
Sipiagin & his NYU Jazz Ens; 27: Juilliard Jazz
Brunch.
CAFÉ LOUP: 105W 13th St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).
212-255-4746. www.cafeloupnyc.com. Sun:
12:30-3:30pm Jazz Brunch w/Steve LaSpina
Trio w/Ron Affif & Matthew Fries, 6:30-9:30pm
Junior Mance, Hide Tanaka & Michi Fuji Trio.
CAFE NOCTAMBULO: At Pangea. 178 2nd Av
(bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-995-0900.
www.cafenoctambulo.com. $20 adm/20 min
unless otherwise noted. Tues: 7-10pm Eric
Comstock. Mar 4: 7&9pm $20/15 min Emilio
Modeste Qnt; 19: 8pm George Stella; 23: 8pm
Ken Greves; 26: 7&9pm $30/20 min Mark
Nadler.
CAFFE VIVALDI: 32 Jones St (bet Bleecker &
4th St). www.caffevivaldi.com. 212-691-7538.
Free adm. Sun: 9-11pm John Lander Trio.
CAPITAL GRILLE: 120 Bway (at Pine &
Nassau). www.thecapitalgrille.com. 212-3741811. Free adm. Fri: 6:30-10pm Richard
Russo Qrt.
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CITY WINERY: 155 Varick St (bet Spring &
Vandam Sts). www.citywinery.com. 212-6080555. Mar 13: 11am-2pm Klezmer Brunch
w/Victor Prieto.
CLUB ROOM: At The Soho Grand Hotel. 310W
Bway. www.sohogrand.com. 212-965-3000.
Wed: 8pm-12am Chris Norton.
CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ: 29 Cornelia St.
212-989-9319. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.
Sets unless otherwise noted: Sun&Mon-Thurs
8:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Mar
1: 6pm Kira Daglio Fine Qrt, 8pm Andrea
Wolper Qrt, 9:30pm Jay Clayton; 2: Mario
Pavone; 3: Lorin Cohen Gp, 9:30pm Yvonnick
Prene Qrt; 4: Jason Rigby Detroit Cleveland
Trio; 5: Petros Klampanis & Contextual; 6: The
Reunion Project; 8: Klazz-Ma-Tazz, 9:30pm
Matt Panyides; 9: Jeff Davis & Dragon Father
Band, 9:30pm Sebastian Noelle Qrt; 10: Ben
Monder & Andrew Cyrille; 11: 6pm Keri
Johnsrud, 9pm Jacob Sacks Qrt; 12: Tony
Malaby Qrt; 13: Satoshi Kataoka Qrt; 15: Marta
Sanchez Qnt, 9:30pm Simona Premazi; 16:
Aubrey Johnson Sxt, 9:30pm Leala Cyr Gp;
17: Matt Brewer Qrt; 19: Michael Bates; 22:
Elliot Sharp; 23: Gerald Cleaver & Giovanni
Guidi Qrt; 25-26: Tyshawn Sorey Trio; 28: Roz
Corral Trio; 29: Robin Verheyen NY Qrt; 30:
Loren Stillman; 31: Alex Conde Qrt, 9:30pm
Dan Rufolo Trio.
The CUPPING ROOM CAFE: 359W Bway
(bet Broome & Grand Sts). 212-925-2898.
www.cuppingroomcafe.com. Sat 8-11pm. Mar
5: Chloe Perrier; 12&19: JudiMarie Canterino;
19: Mal Stein.
The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (bet
Madison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.the
cuttingroomnyc.com. Mar 8: 7:30pm $20/25
adm Frank Vignola Trio.
The DJANGO: At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of the
Americas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc.
com. 212-519-6600. Sets: Wed 9pm-12:30pm;
Thurs 10p-1:30am; Fri 8-10pm 10:30pm-2am,
Late (L) 10:30pm-2am; Sat 8-11pm. Mar 2-3:
Yotom Silberstein; 4: L Brian Newman; 9-12:
Stephane Wrembel; 11: L Michael Arenella;
16-19: Brian Charette; 18: L Brian Newman;
23-24, 25 L & 26: Ed Cherry Trio; 30-31: tba.
DOMA NA ROHU: 17 Perry St at 7th Av. 212929-4339. www.domanyc.com. $10 min. Wed:
7:30&9pm, Sat: 8&9:15pm. Mar 5: Gabe Valle
Trio feat Chloe Borthwick; 9: Scrubboard
Serenaders; 19: Sweet Megg & the Wayfarers.
DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 Monroe
St (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-4730043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com. Sun:
6pm In-Store shows. Mar 20: Ross Hammond.
DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-7771157. www.dromnyc.com. Mar 1: 7:30pm free
adm Silver Arrow Band; 2: 8,9&10pm $10
Kama Mundo; 9: 7:30pm $15 Reza Khan;
15&29: 7:30pm free Silver Arrow Band; 31:
8pm $15 Joaquin Pozo.
The EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich &
Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-4319750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars feat Jon-Erik
Kellso & friends.
FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-6756056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.
Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late
(L), Night (N); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am; Mon
E 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues-Wed E 7pm,
L 9pm, N 12:30am; Thurs&Sat E 7pm, L 10pm,
N 1:30am; Fri E 6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N
1:30am. Ev N: Jam. Residencies (R): Sun E
Terry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N Brandon
Lewis & Renee Cruz; Mon N Billy Kaye;
Tues E except 03/1 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed
E except 03/2 Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1,
N Ned Goold; Fri 9pm Gospel Queens; Sat N
Greg Glassman. Mar 1: E Tadataka Unno Trio,
L Peter Brainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop, N
Craig Wuepper; 2: E Greg Murphy Trio, L
Groover Trio, N R; 3: E Maniacs of the Fourth
Dimension, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N Yoshi Waki;
4: E Carlos Cuevas Trio, L R + Jared
Gold/Dave Gibson, N Todd Herbert; 5: E
Roman Skakun Qnt, L Raphael D'lugoff Qnt, N
R; 6: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB, N
R; 7: E Francois Nnang, L Outspoken, N R; 8:
E R, L Cocomama, N Ray Parker; 9: E R, L
Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 10: E Katsuko
Tanaka Trio, L Greg Glassman Qnt, N Avi
Rothbard; 11: E Caroline Davis, L R + tba, N
Alexi David; 12: E Steve Blum Trio, L Zaccai
Curtis, N R; 13: E R, L Curtis Nowosad, N R;
14: E tba, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 15: E R, L-N
tba; 16: E R, L The Don Hahn/Mike Camacho
Band, N R; 17: tba; 18: E tba, L R + tba, N tba;
19: E-L tba, N R; 20: E R, L tba, N R; 21: E tba,
L George Braith, N R; 22: E R, L-N tba; 23: E
R, L Adison Evans Qnt, N R; 24: E tba, L
P.O.D, N tba; 25: E tba, L R + Tro Roberts NuJive 5, N tba; 26: E-L tba, N R; 27: E R, L tba,
N R; 28: E-L tba, N R; 29: E R, L Itai Kriss &
Gato Gordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 30:
E R, L tba, N R; 31: E tba, L Point of Departure,
N tba.
The FILLMORE ROOM: 146 10th Av. 212-9217772. www.fillmoreroom.com. Mon: 7-10pm
$15/10 adm www.bigbandmonday.com Glenn
Crytzer Orch.
GIORGIO’S OF GRAMERCY: 27E 21st St (bet
Bway & Park Avs). 212-477-0007. www.gior
giosofgramercy.com. Mon: 7:30-10:30pm
Lawrence Clark Trio or Lauren Desberg Trio.
GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46
Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-2424770. www.greenwichhouse.org. Mar 27: 8pm
Richard Sussman Ens.
HIGHLINE BALLROOM: 431W 16th St (bet
9th & 10th Avs). www.highlineballroom.com.
212-414-5994. Mar 1: 8pm $30-45 adm
António Zambujo; 13: 12:30pm $22-30 Brunch
w/The DoDo Orch; 20: 12:30pm $22-30
Brunch w/Beverly Taki Band; 31: 8&10:30pm
$35-65 Hiromi & The Trio Project.
HOTEL CHANTELLE: 92 Ludlow St (bet
Broome & Delancey Sts). 212-254-9100.
www.hotelchantelle.com. Sun Brunch 11-4pm:
Martina & The Ladybugs; Tues 8-11:45pm &
Sat Brunch 12-4pm: Dandy Wellington Band.
JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.
www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets:
7:30&9:30pm $15/10 adm, $22/12 Fri-Sat. Mar
1: Bryn Roberts/Lage Lund; 3: Rotem Sivan
Trio; 4-5: Steve Lehman Qnt; 10: Lívio
Almeida; 11: Michael Rodriguez; 12: Mark
Guiliana Jazz Qrt; 17: Tomoko Omura Roots
Qnt; 18-19: $20-40 Jazz Gallery’s 20th
anniversary feat Tillery; 24-25: tba; 26: Henry
Cole Trio; 31: Cory Smyth Solo.
JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &
Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:
7:30&9:30pm; Sun&Thurs $30, Mon-Wed $25,
Fri-Sat $35. Residencies: Sun 1-3pm Jazz for
Kids; Mon (R) Mingus Monday feat Mingus Big
Band. Mar 1-2: Chris Bergson Band; 3-6: $30
03/4-5 Alfredo Rodriguez Trio w/spec guest
Ganavya Doraiswamy; 7: R; 8-9: Joey
Calderazzo Band; 10-13: Steve Kuhn Trio; 14:
R; 15: Ryan Keberle & Catharsis; 16: Thana
Alexa; 17-20: $30 03/18-19 Vinicius Cantuaria
Qnt; 21: R; 22-23: $30 Michael Formanek Ens;
24-27: $30 03/25-26 Guillermo Klein y Los
Guachos; 28: R; 29-Apr 3: +11:30pm 04/2 Ravi
Coltrane & The Void.
JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St
& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.
Adm varies. Mar 6: 7pm $15 adm William
Hooker Solo; 14: 7:30pm $15 Marika Hughes
& Bottom Heavy.
JOHN L. TISHMAN AUDITORIUM: At New
School.
63
5th
Av.
Room
U100.
www.events.newschool.edu. 212-229-5630.
Mar 30: 7pm Dave Douglas & The Westerlies.
KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33
University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.
www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:
9pm-2am. Mar 4-5: Mark Soskin/Harvie S; 1112: Jon Davis/Gianluca Renzi; 18-19: Matthew
Fries; 25-26: Russ Kassoff/Jay Anderson.
LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St at
Thompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com. 212796-0741. Adm varies. Mar 4: 7:30pm $25
adm Marc Ribot & Los Cubanos Postizos; 13:
8pm $22 Kneedelus feat Kneebody &
Daedelus; 14: 10pm $15 Jim Black Trio.
METROPOLITAN ROOM: 34W 22nd St (bet.
5th & 6th Avs). www.metropolitanroom.com.
212-206-0440. Sets unless otherwise noted:
Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 9:30pm. Residency
(R): Tues L Annie Ross. Mar 2: E Ron Dabney
& Barry Levitt Jazz Qrt; 4: E Alex Leonard, L
Suzzanne Douglas; 5: E Luiz Simas; 6: 4pm
Artie Thompson; 8: L R; 12: 4pm Janice &
Vinnie Zummo, E Maria Guida Qrt, 11:30pm
Niles Thomas; 15: L R; 18: L John Minnock;
21: L Florencia Cuenca & Jaime Lozano;
22&29: L R; 31: L Melanie Goerlitz & The
Bianco Martinis.
MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av & Waverly
Pl).
www.mezzrow.com.
646-476-4346.
Sets/adm: Early (E), Late (L), Night (N); Sun E
7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, Mon&Wed E 7:309pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12-1:30am, Tues E
7:30-10:30pm, L 10:30pm-12:30am, Thurs E
7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12-1am, Fri-Sat
E 7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12:30-2am;
adm E free except Tues $20, L $20, N $10.
Residencies: Sun E 03/6&20 Pasquale Grasso
Solo, 03/13&27 Saul Rubin Solo; Mon E John
Merrill w/guests, N Theo Hill; Tues L Lady Got
Chops Fest feat Jam Adi Meyerson & Miki
Yamanaka; Wed N Sarah Slonim; Thurs E
Spike Wilner Solo, N Davis Whitfield; Fri E
03/4&18 Ehud Asherie Solo, 03/11&25 Sacha
Perry Solo, N Johnny O'Neal; Sat E Spike
Wilner w/guests, N 03/5&19 Anthony Wonsey,
03/12&26 Jon Davis. Mar 1: Claudia
Acuña; 2: Ray Gallon/David Wong; 3: Rick
Germanson/Gerald Cannon; 4-5: Curtis
Lundy/Donald Vega; 6: Ed Laub Trio; 7: Dave
Stryker Trio; 8: JD Walter/Jim Ridl; 9: Marcus
McLaurine/Lou
Rainone;
10:
Oran
Etkin/Sullivan Fortner; 11-12: Don Friedman
Trio; 13-14: Yotam Silberstein Trio; 15: Marion
Cowings; 16: Aaron Parks Trio; 17: Leon
Parker Trio; 18-19: Hod O'Brien/Daryl Johns;
20: Roni Ben-Hur/Harvie S; 21: Mike
Moreno/Jon Cowherd; 22: Holly Hofmann/Mike
Wofford Duo; 23: Chris Pattishall/Neal Caine;
24: Victor Gould; 25-26: Jonny King Trio; 27:
Diego Figueiredo; 28: David Hazeltine; 29:
Evan Christopher/Ehud Asherie.
MILANO’S BAR: 51E Houston St (bet Mott &
Mulberry Sts). 212-226-8844. Thurs 2-5pm:
Carol & Company.
NEW YORK CITY BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E
11th St (bet Bway & University). 212-2225159. www.bahainyc.org. Tues: 8&9:30pm
$10/15 adm. Mar 8: Lou Caputo’s Little Big
Band; 15: Mike Longo Trio; 22: Jay D'Amico
Gp; 29: Russ Kassoff Big Band w/Catherine
Dupuis.
NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square
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S P O T L
SVETLANA AND THE DELANCEY FIVE
THE BACK ROOM / EVERY MONDAY
Hot jazz and swing are the proudly self-proclaimed labels of this combo that brings a
good times vibe redolent of the pre-bop era. Almost as surprising as the fact that the
group's eponymous leader, Svetlana Shmulyian, is a Russian who sings with a slight
accent, is that the Delancey Five is one of the very few bands in New York with not
just one, but two regular gigs. Besides playing every Monday night at one of
Manhattan's last homes of a speakeasy, The Back Room, behind Ratner's Deli on
Delancey Street, the band also has started a residence on Wednesdays at Bedford
Hall. To hear what creates the appeal leading to these shows, check out their Night at
the Speakeasy (OA2 Records), featuring ebullient guest star Wycliffe Gordon on trombone and vocals. GK
LORIN COHEN
CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ / MARCH 3
The considerable talents of bassist Lorin Cohen go beyond the noble, sophisticated
techniques he employs. A longstanding member of Chicago's modern mainstream jazz
scene, in NYC since 2012, Cohen has also performed alongside heavyweights Joe
Locke, Monty Alexander, Houston Person, Victor Lewis and the fine pianist Ryan
Cohan, Cohen's cousin. He has represented the U.S. State Department on a tour in
Asia, crossed over into the stage version of Jersey Boys, the production Motown: The
Musical, and the contemporary groove, hip-hop laced ensemble Vertikal. Cohen is currently working on a master's degree at Queens College, while his debut CD as a
leader, Home (Origin), was issued in May. Here he’s joined by the acclaimed saxophonist Jon Irabagon, pianist Jeremy Manasia and drummer Brevan Hampden. MGN
ROB CLEARFIELD WITH CAROLINE DAVIS
NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH / MARCH 4
Wielding a variety of chordal instruments from keyboards to guitars, young Rob
Clearfield brings his talents to NYC from Chicago, courtesy of their formidable new
jazz scene. Alongside the excellent alto saxophonist Caroline Davis, Clearfield has collaborated with recording artists on the independent Ears & Eyes label, and notable
Chi-Town progressives Matt Ulery, Zach Brock, Fareed Haque, Grazyna Auguscik and
Greg Ward. From classical music, liturgical church or gospel songs to modern electric,
rock or ethnic fusion, groove and funk, Clearfield has a broad acoustic and electric
palette to paint both bright and dark musical colors. His trio CD, Islands, will be
released this spring. Clearfield, on piano, and Davis welcome several guest performers including bassist Sam Weber and others to be announced. MGN
SIMONA PREMAZZI
THE SIDE DOOR / MARCH 4
A fearless modernist composer and improviser with a deeply romantic lyricism at her
core, pianist Simona Premazzi is one of the most fascinating and creative pianists in
New York today. Capable of dizzying musical turns that can switch on a dime from
hard-swinging Coltrane Quartet-inspired readings of standards, to spiky Monk-ish
piano tics, to richly harmonized ballad work, Premazzi consistently delivers a remarkable array of surprising aural delights to her listeners. Nowhere is this more apparent
than on her most recent release, The Lucid Dreamer, a thoroughly innovative outing
that perfectly balances the traditional with the novel. At The Side Door, Premazzi is
in stellar company, as saxophonist Dayna Stephens, bassist Joe Martin and drummer
Adam Arruda join her for what promises to be an exceptional evening of music. SH
STEPHANE WREMBEL
THE DJANGO / MARCH 9-12
Guitarist Stephane Wrembel's style easily fits into the category of Gypsy jazz but his
expert command of the guitar suggests a more diverse and stately style. While the
swinging sounds of hot jazz are apparent in his playing, Wrembel's tone suggests hints
of world music and contemporary classical music. Since his debut with 2002's
Introducing Stephane Wrembel, Wrembel has crafted a technique that is constantly
looking forward and aiming to reach new and exciting heights. Many luminaries outside of the world of music have taken note of his talents with director Woody Allen
calling upon his artistry for the soundtracks to his films Vicky Christina Barcelona
and Midnight in Paris. Wrembel's virtuosity is sure to delight The Django. EW
By Ken Dryden, Yvonne Ervin, Seton Hawkins, Stephanie
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Slevana photo by Luba Fayngerslish, Premazzi by Antonio Porcar.
L I G H T
JIMMY HEATH
BLUE NOTE / MARCH 7-9
Saxophonist and composer Jimmy Heath doesn't turn 90 until late October but he'll be
celebrating all year, including this run with his 18-piece big band. Like the other nonagenarian commemorating his birthday at the Blue Note this week, Roy Haynes, Heath
performs and lives with the verve and vigor of a musician half his age. Heath brings
his band back to the club where they recorded his first live big band album, the 2015
release Togetherness (Jazz Legacy Productions). Some of the original personnel are on
stage including saxophonist Charles Davis, just seven years Heath's junior, along with
a bunch of relative youngsters including pianist Michael Weiss, bassist David Wong,
saxophonists Mark Gross and Gary Smulyan and trumpeters Greg Gisbert, Frank
Greene and Freddie Hendrix. YE
CARL ALLEN
SMOKE / MARCH 11-13
A seasoned veteran who has appeared on hundreds of recordings, drummer Carl Allen
began gaining attention when he was recruited to be Freddie Hubbard's musical director. Since then, he has recorded a number of CDs as a leader and played a pivotal role
in groups led by Jackie McLean, Art Farmer, Benny Green and Christian McBride.
Allen's diverse roots in gospel, R&B and jazz are evident in his playing and he pushes
his bandmates to a higher level. He also deserves wider recognition as a composer and
arranger. His band, The Art of Elvin, is dedicated to the music of two influences: Art
Blakey and Elvin Jones. Trumpeter Freddie Hendrix, saxophonist Keith Loftis, pianist
Donald Vega and bassist Yasushi Nakamura join Allen for this tribute. KD
JON DAVIS
KNICKERBOCKER / MARCH 11-12, SMALLS / MARCH 14
One of the most talented jazz piano players anywhere, many listeners likely still have
not appreciated Jon Davis as a top-drawer artist. His exceptional 2015 release, Moving
Right Along (Posi-Tone), did turn many heads and ears toward his facile, literate, completely listenable style. NYC native Davis is an unsung hero over the decades, backing
singers, working regularly with drummer George Schuller and bassist Ray Parker,
accompanying large and small ensembles, while asserting his mastery and inventive
melodic approach. The original material Davis offers is precious, while his unique
arrangements on standards are simply captivating. Davis performs in duet at the
Knickerbocker with bassist Gianluca Rienzi; and Smalls at a CD release party for
Changes Over Time with bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Ross Pederson. MGN
ROSS HAMMOND
SPECTRUM / MARCH 20, BARBÈS / MARCH 23
New York City has slept on the extraordinary talent that is guitarist Ross Hammond.
Hailing from Sacramento, Hammond draws in equal doses from straight ahead jazz,
experimental sounds, folk music, blues, and even more broadly from traditions around
the world. As he returns to the East Coast, Hammond is joined by his longtime friend,
percussionist and tabla virtuoso Sameer Gupta. After nearly two-decade friendship
and collaboration, these two artists navigate the 10,000-mile distance that separates
Gupta's Indian classical training with Hammond's jazz and Appalachian-inspired sensibilities. The results find them discovering ample and rich common ground, developing a musical relationship that benefits from the best of both worlds, and seamlessly
creates a sound that is endlessly delightful, lyrical and hypnotic. SH
MICHAEL KANAN
CARNEGIE HALL / MARCH 30
Few contemporary artists possess the sensitivity and intuition of pianist/composer,
Michael Kanan. From innovative intro voicings to rhythmically reactive comping, he
plays with a compelling devotion to the nuance of every moment. Kanan's legacy of
artistic inquiry has allowed him to play all over the world with such visionaries as
Mark Turner, Kurt Rosenwinkel and Ben Street. His longest interlude, however, features a treasured musical partnership with Grammy-nominated vocalist Jane
Monheit, for whom he has acted as both accompanist and arranger since 2001. His
appearance at Carnegie Hall marks a significant moment for Kanan who, for the first
time in his career, is joined by both Monheit and his current trio featuring Greg
Ruggiero on guitar and Neal Miner on bass. SJ
e Jones, George Kanzler, Michael G Nastos & Eric Wendell
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Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.
www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-2541200. Sun: 12:30&2:15pm free adm Jazz
Brunch Trios. Mar 6: Roz Corral w/Paul
Bollenback/Rusty Holloway; 13: Richard
Lanham; 20: Roz Corral w/Ron Affif/Paul Gill;
27: Andrea Wolper.
NUBLU: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-3751500. www.nublu.net. Mar 20: 9:30pm Nora
McCarthy & The People of Peace Qnt.
NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (bet
Avs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-7809386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues: 9pm
Latin Jazz feat 1st Tues Chembo Corniel, 2nd
Tues Bronx Conxión, 5th Tues Willie Martinez
& La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: All That - Hip Hop
Poetry & Jazz; 1st Sat: $15 adm Puddin’ Jazz
series + Jam; last Sun: Bobby Sanabria & New
School Afro-Cuban Jazz Band.
PEGU CLUB: 77W Houston St (bet W Bway &
Wooster St). 2nd Fl. www.peguclub.com. 212473-PEGU. Sun: 6:30-9:30pm free adm Glenn
Crytzer & Pegu Club All Stars.
PIANOS: 158 Ludlow St at Stanton. 212-5053733. www.pianosnyc.com. Fri: 8-10pm
Cabinet Makers.
RED ROOM: At KGB Bar. 85E 4th St (bet 2nd Av
& Bowery). www.redroomnyc.com. 212-7870155. Mar 31: 9pm-12am free adm/2 drink min
Michael Arenella & Dreamland Orch.
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at E
Houston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.
212-477-4155. Mar 10: 8:30pm Julian Lage.
RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART: 150W 17th St.
www.rubinmuseum.org/harlem.
212-6205000X344. Mar 2: 7pm $25/22.50 adm Indro
Roy-Chowdhury & Richard Bennett; 25: 78:30pm $18/20 Ches Smith, Craig Taborn &
Mat Maneri.
RUE B: 188 Ave B (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212358-1700. www.ruebnyc.com. Sets: 8:30,
9:30&10:45pm. Sun: Brooks Hartell Trio; Mon:
Richie Vitale Trio; Tues: Jeff Loomis Trio; Wed:
Tim Regusis Trio; Thurs: Miriam Waks; Fri:
Frank Valdez Trio; Sat: Gabriel Jordokovsky
Trio.
SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.
212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:
Afternoon (PM), Early (E), Late (L), Night (N);
Sun 1-3pm, PM 4:30-7pm, E 7:30-10pm, L
10:30pm-1am, N 1-3am; Mon E 7:30-10pm, L
10:30pm-1am, N 1-4am; Tues E 7:30-9pm, L
9:30pm-12am, N 12:30-3am, Wed-Thurs E
7:30-10pm, L 10:30pm-1am, N 1:30-4am; FriSat PM 4-7pm, E 7:30-10pm, L 10:30pm-1am,
N 1:30-4am. Jam following N. Adm varies.
Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclass
by Marion Cowings, N Hillel Salem; Mon L Ari
Hoenig, N 03/7&21 Jonathan Michel,
03/14&28 Jonathan Barber; Tues E except
03/1 Spike Wilner Qrt, N 03/1,15&29 Kyle
Poole & friends, 03/8&22 Corey Wallace
DUBtet; Wed N 03/2,16&30 Aaron Seeber,
03/9&23 Sanah Kadoura Band; Fri PM Jam
03/4&18 w/Andrew Forman, 03/11&25
w/Tuomo Uusitalo Trio, N 03/4&25 Joe
Farnsworth, 03/11&18 Jovan Alexandre; Sat
PM Jam except 03/19 w/Jonathan Thomas
Trio, N
03/5&19 w/Philip Harper Qnt,
03/12&26 w/Brooklyn Circle. Mar 1: E Ehud
Asherie Trio, L Theo Hill Gp, N R; 2: E Troy
Roberts Qrt, L Wayne Escoffery Gp, N R; 3: E
Joris Teepe Qnt, L Wayne Escoffery Gp, N
Tyler Clibbon; 4: PM R, E Tardo Hammer Trio,
L Michael Olatuja Qnt, N R; 5: PM R, E Hayes
Greenfield Qrt, L Michael Olatuja Qnt, N R; 6:
1pm R, PM Ai Murakami Trio feat Sacha Perry,
E Michela Lerman Tap dance show, L Grant
Stewart Gp, N R; 7: E Justin Mullens Oct, L-N
R; 8: E R, L Theo Hill Gp, N R; 9: E Miguel
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Zenon Qrt, L Mark Zaleski Sxt, N R; 10: E
Miguel Zenon Qrt, L Ken Fowser Qnt, N tba;
11: PM R, E David Schnitter Qrt, L Neal Smith
Gp, N R; 12: PM R, E Cory Weeds Qnt, L Neal
Smith Gp, N R; 13: 1pm R, PM Ai Murakami
Trio feat Sacha Perry, E Falkner Evans Qnt, L
Bruce Harris Sxt, N R; 14: E Jon Davis Trio, LN R; 15: E R, L Abraham Burton Qrt, N R; 16:
E Gilad Hekselman Trio, L Harold Mabern Trio,
N R; 17: E Gilad Hekselman Trio, L Nick
Hempton Qrt, N tba; 18: PM R, E Ralph
Lalama & Bop-Juice, L Ethan Iverson Qrt, N R;
19: PM Robert Edwards, E Chris Byars Sxt, L
Ethan Iverson Qrt, N R; 20: 1pm R, PM Frank
Kohl Qrt, E Johnny O'Neal Trio, L Behn Gillece
Qnt, N R; 21: E Leon Parker Duo, L-N R; 22: E
R, L Lucas Pino Nnt, N R; 23: E Will Vinson
Qnt, L Michele Polga Qrt, N R; 24: E Will
Vinson Qnt, L Tacuma Bradley Gp, N tba; 25:
PM R, E Lew Tabackin Trio, L Paul Nedzela
Gp, N R; 26: PM R, E Lew Tabackin Trio, L
Paul Nedzela Qnt, N R; 27: 1pm R, PM George
Gee Swing Orch, E Johnny O'Neal Trio, L Ned
Goold Qrt, N R; 28: E Steve Williams Trio, L-N
R; 29: E R, L Josh Evans Gp, N R; 30: E The
Swing Machine, L Ed Cherry Trio, N R; 31: E
Andy Farber Qnt, L Carlos Abadie Qnt, N tba.
SPECTRUM NYC: 121 Ludlow St 2nd Fl (bet
Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-5470.
www.spectrumnyc.com. Mar 20: 3-4:30pm
Ross Hammond.
The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.
com. Adm varies. Sun&Tues-Sat: 8&10pm
weekly residencies. Sun: 3pm John Zorn &
friends. Mar 1-6: Matt Mitchell Qrt; 8-13:
International Contemporary Ens; 15-20:
Angelica Sanchez; 22-27: Mark Feldman; 29Apr 3: Meg Okura.
TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:
199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212220-1460. Mar 3: 8pm $45/50 adm Highlights
in Jazz series Salute to Paquito D’Rivera feat
Peter & Will Anderson, Ken Peplowski, Paquito
D’Rivera Qnt w/Diego Urcola; 5&19: 7:30pm
$25 Monk in Motion feat 03/5 Veronica Swift,
03/19 Vuyo Sotashe.
TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park & Lexington
Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060.
Wed: 11pm-2am Jam w/Rob Duguay & Low
Key Trio.
VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11th
St. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.
Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: Mon-Thurs $30/1
drink min. Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz
Orch. Mar 1-6: Myra Melford; 7: R; 8-13: Bill
Frisell & Thomas Morgan Duo; 14: R; 15-20:
Bill Frisell; 21: R; 22-27: Fred Hersch Trio; 28:
R; 29-Apr 3: Tom Harrell.
WALKER’S: 16N Moore St at Varick. 212-9410142. www.walkerstribeca.com. Sun: 8-11pm
Duos.
WESTBETH COMMUNITY ROOM: 55
Bethune St (bet West & Washington Sts).
www.westbeth.org.
646-691-4330.
Sun:
11:30am $20 adm Lady Got Chops Fest feat
Shekere Class w/Madeleine Yayodele Nelson.
WOW CAFE THEATER: 59-61E 4th St (bet
Bowery & 2nd Av). 4th Fl. 917-725-1482.
www.wowcafe.org. Mar 10-12&17-19: 7pm
$10/20 adm Ghosts Appearing through the
Sound, an Abbey Lincoln Tribute feat Kosi.
ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &
Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.
Residencies: Sun 9pm-12am Emilio Solla
Tango Band, Mon 10pm-2am Ron Affif Trio,
Tues 10pm $15 Evolution Band + Jam
w/Igmar Thomas, Thurs 11pm&12am $15
Roman Diaz Midnight Rumba, Sat
CONSUMMATE ARTIST WHO HAS
played with Chet Baker, Dexter
A
Gordon, Toots Thielemans, Buddy Guy and
Larry Coryell, master guitarist Philip
Catherine has enjoyed a stalwart career as
both a leader and a collaborator. Indeed, it
is easy to see why Catherine has been one
of Europe's most beloved guitarists for
more than five decades: armed with formidable technique that can tackle anything
from Reinhardt-inspired hot jazz to blazing
fusion runs, Catherine never succumbs to
shredding, instead placing beautifully lyrical lines and sensitive ensemble work at a
premium.
While not a stranger to the United
States, Catherine deserves a far higher
place in the jazz consciousness stateside
and his forthcoming tour with bassist
Martin Wind is a must-see for any lover of
this artform.
Catherine's love for music and broadminded approach to jazz date back to his
earliest encounters. Born in London and
raised in Belgium, Catherine grew up in a
musical household, discovering the guitar
as a young boy. "One day I heard a French
singer
named
Georges
Brassens,"
Catherine recalls. "His music was the first
time I heard a guitar; as until then I had
never noticed the instrument. Brassens
was singing these very nice melodies and
accompanying himself with the guitar and
I loved it. So I went to a shop and asked my
parents to buy me a guitar. I began to
learn chords and tunes with my teacher
and, as I played chords, he would begin to
improvise, which fascinated me."
Concurrently, the innovations in hard
bop of the mid-1950s were on full display
in Belgium and as Catherine's lessons continued, he was also treated to the repertoire of Art Blakey and the Jazz
Messengers, courtesy of a group of amateur musicians who lived down the street.
"I listened to this music that people like
Horace Silver and Hank Mobley were writing and I was quickly interested,"
Catherine recalls. "I also began hearing
the Modern Jazz Quartet, Erroll Garner
and, of course, Django Reinhardt. I really
fell in love with Django's later playing
when he was influenced by bebop and was
playing with clarinetist Hubert Rostaing."
Catherine's talents flowered in this rich
musical environment. As the 1960s
entered, he began to perform more widely
with both European and American artists
whenever he could take breaks from
school. "I stayed in school studying until I
was 27. So, I could only get out of school on
holidays to tour," Catherine notes. "But
even so, I began playing with organist Lou
Bennett and toured with him in 1964. We
even opened up for Thelonious Monk in
Holland, which I was able to do because I
was on a one-week holiday from school!"
Even as his career progressed and deepened with these opportunities, Catherine
notes that he still viewed music as his
hobby and didn't plan to become a professional. However, in 1970 violin star JeanLuc Ponty, riding high on the acclaim from
his work with Frank Zappa, wrote to
Catherine and invited him to join his quintet. Receiving that invitation, Catherine
set aside his thesis work and set down the
path of a professional musician.
The opportunity with Ponty brought
additional acclaim to Catherine, and his
career blossomed: the 1970s brought him
into extraordinary collaborations with
altoist Charlie Mariano, guitarist Larry
Coryell and more. The 1980s saw him in a
standing engagement with Chet Baker.
Throughout all of this, Catherine's solo
career and discography began to grow and
develop.
With early albums like Streams,
September Man and Guitars, Catherine
showed a versatile and endlessly creative
musical vision and a willingness to take
risks, as well as a refusal to be easily cast
into any particular genre mold. That creative spirit would remain a hallmark of his
playing in the ensuing decades, enabling
him to fit seamlessly into a remarkable
host of ensembles and settings.
Catherine's forthcoming tour with
bassist Martin Wind continues a wonderful collaboration between the two artists
that has existed for several years, after one
false start. "Martin phoned me about 20
years ago, because he wanted to do some
music with me," Catherine notes.
"However, I was playing with NielsHenning Ørsted Pedersen at the time and
we couldn't make it work at that moment.
However, years later Siggi Loch, who runs
the ACT Music label in Germany, phoned
me to tell me he thought Martin and I
would make a very interesting duo and
asked if I'd like to make that record. I said
'yes,' and that's how our collaboration
Catherine photo by J Lepage.
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10,11:30pm&1am Monika Oliveira & The
Brasilians. Mar 2: 8&10pm Valery Ponomarev
Sxt; 3: 8&9:30pm Emilio Valdes Qrt; 4:
10pm&12am Gregorio Uribe Big Band; 5: 8pm
The Livio Almeida Brazilian Dectet; 7: 10pm2am VandoJam feat Steve Wilson; 9: 9pm Jam
w/Sheriff Bob; 11: 8pm $25 George Mraz,
10pm&12am Valery Ponomarev & Our Father
Who Art Blakey Big Band; 12: 8pm $25 George
Mraz Trio; 16: 8,10pm&12am Art Lilliard &
Heavenly Big Band; 18: 10pm $20, 11:30pm
$15, 1am $10 Svetlana Shmulyian & Seth
Weaver's Big Band; 22&29: 7-10pm Stan
Rubin & Tigertown Five feat Barry Bryson; 30:
9&11pm Eddie Allen Aggregation Big Band;
31: 8&9:30pm David Weiss Sxt.
BRONX
AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com. 1st Wed
8&9:30pm $15/25 adm Linda's Jazz Nights.
Mar 2: Peter Bernstein/Rale Micic.
G-BAR: 579 Grand Concourse at 149th St. 718402-6996. www.gbarnyc.com. 1st Thurs: 610pm Dakota Macleod.
PREGONES THEATER: 571 Walton Av. 718585-1202.
www.pregonesprtt.org.
Sets:
8pm/$15 adm; Sun 3pm/free. Mar 5:
Timbalaye w/Ralph Irizarry; 12: The Lady Got
Chops Fest feat D.O.M.E. w/ArcoIris Sandoval
& Mimi Jones; 13: Dayramir Gonzalez; 19:
Steve Oquendo Latin Jazz Orch; 20: Carlos
Cuevas/Michael Blanco.
UNIVERSITY OF THE STREETS: 2381
Belmont Av. 2nd Fl. www.university
ofthestreets.org. 212-254-9300. Sat: 9pm12am $10 don Jam w/Rob Anderson Qrt.
BROOKLYN
40 KNOTS BAR: 200 Columbia St. 917-7331054. www.40knotsbar.com. Sun: 5-8pm Carol
& Company.
61 LOCAL: 61 Bergen St. www.61local.com.
347-763-6624. Mar 6: 7pm $10 adm Rosalyn
McClore.
65FEN: 65 Fenimore St. www.65fenmusic
series.tumblr.com. Mon: 9&10pm $10 don
65Fen Music series. Mar 7: Forbes Graham/
Daniel Levin, 10pm Sierpe; 14: Michael Foster
& Richard Kamerman, 10pm Brandon
Seabrook Trio; 21: Sam Ospovat Solo, 10pm
Kim Cass Solo; 28: Anaïs Maviel/Lathan
Hardy/John Murchisonm, 10pm Miriam Atkin.
440 GALLERY: 440 Sixth Av. 718-499-3844.
www.440gallery.com. 1st Sun: 4:40pm $5 don
Michel Gentile feat Me, Myself and Eye. Mar 6:
Andrew Drury.
ACQUA SANTA: 556 Driggs Av. 718-384-9695.
ww.acquasanta.com. Mar 4&18: 7:30-9:30pm
Tamuz Nissim Trio.
BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope.
www.barbesbrooklyn.com.
718-965-9177.
Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel;
Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic Soul
Party; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors.
Mar 23: Ross Hammond.
BOUDOIR: 135 Atlantic Av. 347-227-8337.
www.boudoirbk.com. Mon: 7:30pm. Mar 7:
Benito Gonzales & Myron Walden; 14: Michael
Valeanu & Robinson; 21: Guilhem Flouzat &
Tony Tixier; 28: Jon Cowherd & Yvonnick
Prene.
BRANDED SALOON: 603 Vanderblit Av. 718484-8704. www.brandedsaloon.com. Mar 3: 89pm Tamuz Nissim & George Nazos Duet.
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BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: At Brooklyn College.
Campus Rd & Hillel Pl. www.brooklyn
center.org. 718-951-4500. Mar 19: 8pm $35
adm Robert Glasper Trio.
BROOKLYN COLONY: 274 4th Av. 718-2220280. www.brooklyncolony.com. Mar 19: 9pm
Lady Got Chops Fest feat Regina Bonelli &
Band.
BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:
58 7th Av. www.bqcm.org. 718-622-3300. 1st
Fri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage. Mar 12: 8pm
$10 adm Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open series feat
Scott Colley & Joel Frahm w/Works; 19: 8pm
$10 adm The Morris/Webber Big Band.
BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St at
Nostrand Av. www.sankofaaban.com. 917704-9237. Fri-Sat: 8:30m $30 adm incl 1 drink
Brownstone Jazz. Fri-Sat: 11pm-1am Open
Mic w/Eric Lemon & BJ Ens. Mar 12-13: Lady
Got Chops Fest feat 03/12 8:30pm Pucci
Amanda Jhones Qrt, 03/13 3pm Keisha St.
Joan w/Lisa Liu.
The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.
www.drawingroommusic.com. Sets: 7pm/$20
adm. Mar 6: Margi Gianquinto w/Michael
Kanan; 20: Gene Bertoncini.
FIREHOUSE SPACE: 246 Frost St. 917-7097799. www.thefirehousespace.org. Mar 12:
8pm $10 adm Desvelo.
FOR MY SWEET: 1103 Fulton St. 347-7704735. Mon except 03/14: 7-11pm $10 adm Bill
Jacobs Ens. Mar 14: 8pm Lady Got Chops
Fest feat Endea Owens Band.
FREDDY’S BAR: 627 5th Av (bet 17th & 18th
Sts). www.freddysbar.com. 718-768-0131. Mar
6: 4-7pm Sasha Dobson; 11: 9pm Hush Point,
10pm Aaron Irwin Trio; 15: 8-10pm Blue Steel;
20: 9-11 Jam w/Flea Circus; 22: 8:30-11pm On
the Way Out.
HOPE & ANCHOR: 347 Van Brunt St. 718-2370276.
www.hopeandanchorredhook.com.
Wed: 7:30-10:30pm Jam w/Ray Scro Qrt.
I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.
Sets: 8:30pm $15 don. Mar 11: Steve
Baczkowski/William Parker; 19: Joe Morris; 23:
Lena Bloch Qrt.
IL PORTO: 37 Washington Av. 718-624-0954.
www.ilportobrooklyn.com. Thurs-Sat: 7-10pm
Keyed Up series w/Charlie Apicella & Iron City.
JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.
www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8:15&10:15pm.
KORZO RESTAURANT & BAR: 667 5th Av
(bet 19th & 20th Sts). 718-499-1199.
www.facebook.com/konceptions.
Tues:
9&10:30pm $10 don/$10 min Konceptions
Music series by James Carney. Mar 1: Nate
Radley, 10:30pm Josh Deutsch; 8: David
Bryant Trio, 10:30pm Ramon Lopez, Omar
Tamez & Angelica Sanchez; 15: James Carney
Qrt, 10:30pm Curtis MacDonald Qrt; 22: Eva
Novoa & Ditmas Qrt, 10:30pm Brandon
Seabrook Band; 29: Mike McGinnis Road Trip,
10:30pm Curtis Hasselbring, James Carney.
MANHATTAN INN: 632 Manhattan Av.
www.manhattaninn.com. 718-383-0885. Wed:
7-10pm Tuomo Uusitalo/Tim Norton.
MUCHMORE’S: 2 Havemeyer St. Williamsburg. www.muchmoresnyc.com. 718-5763222. $10 don. Mar 1: 11pm OutNow Music
Nights series feat Sinton/Goldberger Duo; 2: 79pm Lady Got Chops Fest feat Musique Libre
Femmes w/Cheryl Pyle, Jamie Baum, Nora
McCarthy, Claire Daly, Shayna Dulberger.
NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-7798455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Mar 3:
9:30pm Magos Herrera feat Ivan “Melon”
Lewis Qrt.
F YOU'VE SEEN THE JAZZ AT
Lincoln Center Orchestra in the last
Idecade,
it's a good bet you've noticed the
larger-than-life Sherman Irby upfront in
the saxophone section. He's the one who
envelopes his alto sax with a grizzly bear
embrace, making the instrument look
almost toy-like in his hands. A superb
musician who has a soulful, fluid sound
and an innate sense of swing, his bellowing laugh and cheerful persona are just
two other reasons to enjoy this affable
personality.
Growing up in Tuscaloosa, gospel and
blues made up the predominant music of
his childhood. He didn't take up formal
training until he was about 12. "I played
with the reverend James Cleveland (King
of Gospel Music) when I was in high school
and that was a strong pull on me early on."
Then he was smitten. "I heard Grover
Washington Jr. My aunt had Mister
Magic, Grover was everywhere. I just
decided, 'the alto please.'" He started practicing; copying Washington's solos and
those of another popular altoist, David
Sanborn. Then he heard Charlie Parker.
"That changed my whole vibe. I heard
him on a radio station from the University
of Alabama playing 'The 52nd Street
Theme' and that just blew my mind. I had
never heard alto played like that." Irby's
education was starting to find its historical
context. "In high school, I liked Paul
Desmond; I was studying classical saxophone and there was something about his
sound—that is what I affiliated with jazz
until I heard Bird."
The altoist attended Clark Atlanta
University and studied saxophone with Dr.
James Patterson and he expanded his
musical palette, listening to Cannonball
Adderley. "Yeah, I mean who doesn't play
alto and love Cannonball Adderley. He's
the man. I like the swing feel that he plays.
The way he uses harmonies, especially
after he played with Miles and Trane."
While in college in Atlanta, Irby saw
altoist Jackie McLean at a festival at
Piedmont Park and met him and his son
Rene, a drummer, after the show. "Rene
was so cool with me. We walked around
town, he told me a bunch of stories and we
had a real understanding. Jackie gave me
a book with his warm-ups that I still use; I
teach it to kids today. A warm-up that really changed my sound."
Irby graduated Clark at the end of
1991. "I had my degree in music education, but I didn't want to teach at the time.
I thought that if I started at a school band
program, I would probably still be there 30
years later." He worked as a valet parking
cars in Atlanta, trying to find work on off
hours. Bassist Tarus Mateen was playing
with pianist Johnny O'Neal and suggested
that Irby come by their gig and try out for
the band.
"So I came and Johnny said, 'You are
part of the band.' That was a step in my
education. In many ways it was my first
true working gig. This was 1992 and
Atlanta was starting to change for jazz
musicians—places started closing up.
Jeff's Jazz, that was a great jazz club in
Atlanta, closed down; Johnny left for New
York and I needed work, so a friend of
mine called me and told me about the
cruise ships. I went down to Florida and I
started working for Carnival Cruise
Lines."
Irby used this time to hone his skills,
study tunes and to make valuable contacts
with other musicians. He saved some
money, determined to leave the cruise
ships and make his way to New York.
"I came to New York with no gig and
was completely broke within two weeks. I
heard musicians at Smalls and got in and
started playing and started to get a reputation. We were playing off each other's
tunes. It was a real learning and sharing of
information that was going on there."
By 1994, he had caught the ear of trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, who enlisted Irby
for some gigs. In 1995, Irby was invited to
join the prestigious Jazz at Lincoln Center
Orchestra. "It was something else. There is
nothing like it in the world. We played
music from all different styles. You find
out how great this music is by playing all
the different scores."
Irby played at JALC for two and a half
years before leaving to join Roy Hargrove's
band. "Then I started to do more things on
my own. I was with Blue Note Records for
a while." He played Latin jazz with Papo
Vasquez's Mighty Pirate Troubadours and
then had a brief stint in Elvin Jones' group
before the venerated trap master passed
away in 2004.
Irby has returned to JALC and is
presently on a European and Australian
tour with the orchestra. "Not only are you
playing with the best musicians in the
world, most of whom have been leaders in
their own right, but we all come together to
Sherman Irby photo by Frank Stewart.
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SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl.
www.shapeshifterlab.com.
646-820-9452.
Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E)
7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm; $10
adm. Mar 3: N $15 Jon Burr Qnt; 4: L
Madrugada y Más, N $8 ASM Has Too Many
Hands; 6: E Joe Fiedler Trio, L Microscopic
Spt, N $20 Andy Biskin & 16 Tons; 8: E Seth
Weaver Big Band, L Erica Seguine/Shannon
Baker Jazz Orch, N $15 Big Beat; 9: L $5 Isak
Gaines Gp; 10: E The Black Lodge; 11: E Grüt,
L Bright Dog Red; 13: E Earprint, L Diametric,
N Zack Clarke Trio; 15: E Robert Sabin Dectet,
L-N John Yao & His 17-piece Instrument; 16: L
Loop 2.4.3’s Time-Machine_music, N $15
Meier-Perla-Windfeld; 17: E $8 On Ka'a Davis,
L-N Ole Mathisen Outlier Ens & Take Off
Collective; 18: L The Victor; 20: 7:30pm Kyle
Saulnier; 22: E Tyler Luppi, L Pravin
Thompson, N $8 Jeff Miles; 23: E $8 LehCats,
L Chris Biesterfeldt Qrt, N $8 Jan
Sturiale/Marco Panascia; 25: L SkiM, N
Gordon Grdina; 28: 8pm Antenna; 29: L $8 Jim
Piela Gp; 30: E Christine Tobin Duo, L Phil
Robson & Icicle Architects, N Craig Brann; 31:
E Piktor & Metamorphosis, L-N $15 Emily Kohl
& Danny Green Trio.
SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at Jefferson
Av. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:
9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Mar 5: Mavis “Swan”
Poole & Jeremy “Bean” Clemons; 12: Carla
Cook; 19: Lady Got Chops Fest feat Yuni
Mojica & Jazzmeia Horn; 26: Lil Phillips.
SOUTH OXFORD SPACE: 138 S Oxford St.
718-398-3078. Mar 4: 8pm $15 adm Bertha
Hope Trio.
STOP TIME BAR: 1223 Bedford Av. 718-2301212. www.stoptimebar.com. Sun-Wed: 811pm, Thurs-Sat: 9:30pm-1:30am. Sun: 811pm Jam w/Tuomo Uusitalo Trio; Mon: 7:3010:30pm Vocal Jam w/Lafayette Harris; Tues:
8-11pm Joel Forrester Solo.
THREES BREWING: 333 Douglass St. 718522-2110. www.threesbrewing.com. Mar 13:
8pm $15 adm Three Concentric Sections XII
feat Greg Ward, 9pm Angela Morris, 10pm
Roman Filieu.
CONNECTICUT
The 9th NOTE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 15
Bank St. Stamford. www.the9thnote.com. 203504-8828. Sun&Tues-Sat. Mar 9: Svetlana.
FUJI OF JAPAN RESTAURANT & BAR: 111
Old Kings Hwy North. Darien. 203-655-4995.
www.fujiofjapan.com. Thurs: 6:30-9pm Music
Thursdays series feat Nicole Pasternak or
Maria Tiscia. Mar 6: 5:30-8:30pm free adm/$10
adm Dee Cassella Qrt.
PIZZERIA LAURETANO: 291 Greenwood Av.
Bethel. www.pizzerialauretano.com. 203-7921500. Sun: 6-8pm $15 adm/10 min. Mar 6: Trio
Shalva.
The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old Lyme
Inn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.
www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30pm.
Mar 4: Simona Premazzi & Outspoken; 5:
Jacques Lesure; 10: Fred Hersch Trio; 11:
Mark Zalesk Band; 12: Orrin Evans Trio; 18:
Mike Moreno; 19: Jeb Patton; 25-26: Ravi
Coltrane.
NEW YORK STATE
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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE
By Elzy Kolb
Sign o' the times
Vocalist Veronica Swift always knew
she belonged in the family business. She
was just nine when she made her singing
debut, belting out "I Love Being Here with
You" from the bandstand of New York's
Jazz Standard with her parents, singer
Stephanie Nakasian and pianist Hod
O'Brien. "I never looked back," Swift
declares.
The 21-year-old says that she never
went through a rebellious phase and her
parents never pushed her to practice trumpet, piano or voice. "It's a way of life for me
that I acquired naturally from day one and
I welcomed it."
Swift's discipline and drive have served
her well, taking her to the Young Razzcals
Jazz Project, the Telluride Jazz Festival
All-Star Band and the Governor's School
for the Arts in Virginia. Now she's a scholarship student at the University of Miami
Frost School of Music and first runner-up
at the 2015 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition. "The Monk
competition changed my opinion about
where I'm going in my career," she says.
Though the young singer was excited to
meet icons Quincy Jones and Herbie
Hancock ("I've been transcribing them my
whole life!"), the other contestants also
made a big impression. "Meeting people
from around the world who know this
music, who are my age was amazing. I
always thought I had something to prove,
but there I felt I didn't have to prove anything. I didn't feel any pressure, for the
first time. I was just there to play, to make
music with some kickass musicians, so
people can feel something."
Going into the competition's final
round, Swift made a bold choice to switch
her material in response to the terrorist
attacks in Paris, which took place just days
before. Instead of performing "Darn that
Dream," she opted to do "This Bitter
Earth." "I never did the tune before, but
it's applicable to our times," she explains.
"There was so much negative energy out
there and I hoped to share my feelings. I
didn't go to win or gain points, I wanted to
touch people. I just felt it was right to follow my instincts."
As soon as she graduates from college in
December, Swift intends to follow her
instincts straight to New York. But in the
meantime, listeners will have a chance to
check her out March 5 at Monk in Motion:
The Next Phase of Jazz at the BMCC
Tribeca Performing Arts Center. Swift,
who counts Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee and
June Christy among her faves, will present
material she sang at the Monk contest;
songs from her upcoming CD, Lonely
Woman, set for release early this year; and
"obscure standards most people don't
know. And if you come to my show you're
going to hear some vocalese. I want to give
people a taste of the sound I'm trying to
facilitate."
Also high on her to-do list: Swift aims to
hang out and jam more often with her dad,
Hod O'Brien. "We don't really jam together. We practice for gigs, but I jam all the
time with his friends, like Bob Dorough
and Bob Mover." Who knows, maybe Swift
will show up to help her dad celebrate his
80th birthday at Mezzrow March 18-19.
Veronica Swift, Tribeca PAC
All in the family
The
self-described
"trumpetess"
Angeleisha Rodgers first played the Lady
Got Chops festival two years ago, soon
after she moved to the Big Apple from
Virginia. The festival's producer, and 2015
Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Hero,
bassist Kim Clarke invited her to be part of
a funky tribute to George Duke. "It was my
induction," Rodgers recalls with a laugh. "I
had to show what I was made of; it was like
'let the little kid step up.' It was my first
time playing with Kim and now I'm accepted like family."
Rodgers will be fronting a band for the
festival this time around, featuring pianist
Caili O'Doherty (the NPR Jazz Critics Poll
rated her recently released album, Padme,
2015's best debut recording); bassist Adi
Myerson (host of Mezzrow's Tuesday jams)
and BMI and JALC award winning drummer Lucianna Padmore.
The March 11 gig, at Harlem on Fifth,
also features second-generation jazz
maven JasminSong Braith, daughter of
saxophonist George Braith. Listeners can
expect straight-ahead jazz and standards,
along with some originals by Rodgers and
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Braith. Rodgers describes her own compositions as "flavored with gospel and funk,"
courtesy of her Virginia upbringing. She
also finds inspiration in R&B tunes, such
as Ledisi's "Alright." Listening to the song
reminds Rodgers that "life has its ups and
downs, but you keep putting one foot in
front of the other, keep breathing, and
you'll be all right."
Angeleisha Rodgers, Harlem on Fifth
The festival, which honors Women's
History Month, has a special meaning for
Rodgers. After getting pushback from one
of her professors about her choice of instrument, Rodgers says, "I was determined to
find a trumpet player who's done what I'm
attempting to do." Her research brought
her to the self-styled trumpetiste Clora
Bryant, who began gigging in the 1940s
and continued till health issues forced her
to put down her horn more than a half century later. Now 88, Bryant has continued
to sing, conduct master classes and lecture
on jazz in recent years.
Rodgers interviewed Bryant and several of her bandmates and wrote her grad
school thesis on the trumpet trailblazer
and, in the process, "branched into a whole
avenue of music I didn't know about,
women's history in particular. I'm pushing
after a dream, like Clora Bryant did. It lit
a fire, made me determined to stay open
and keep learning," Rodgers reveals. "I'm a
baton runner, so to speak. It's been handed
to me and I get to run and hand it on to the
next one."
Rodgers may not have to look very far to
discover who gets the baton next—it could
be her one-year-old daughter, Allise, who
was just eight months old when she began
repeating rhythm patterns her mother
tapped out and could make sounds on the
flugelhorn before she could walk. A video
of the little one in action has had more
than 35,000 views. "It's going to be interesting to see how she naturally blossoms.
I'm going to let her take the lead on it," her
proud mother says.
The 14th annual Lady Got Chops
Festival includes dozens of gigs throughout
March in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens,
the Bronx, Westchester County, Long
Island, Connecticut and New Jersey,
including highlights such as singer
Whitney Marchelle's birthday gig March
20 at Cassandra's in Harlem. Check out
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Rodgers photo by Keith Rogers.
http://ladygotchops.com/14fest.html for a
full schedule.
It takes two
San Diego-based flutist Holly Hofmann
toured regularly with the great bassist Ray
Brown and she took to heart a piece of his
advice: "Ray said you should always think
about the audience you're trying to court,
otherwise you should just stick to playing
by yourself in your garage," she recalls.
"Ray lived in the real world—the material
you choose has to be right for you, but you
have to think about the listener, too."
Hofmann, who is comfortable fronting
everything from a duo to a 40-piece orchestra with strings, always has her ear out for
great material. While her repertoire
includes the Great American Songbook,
Latin and Brazilian tunes and familiar
pieces by the likes of Gershwin and Monk,
"There are new standards by composers
still living and writing, like Kenny Barron,
Tom Harrell and Donnie McCaslin," she
points out.
She's also intrigued by the intersection
of jazz and pop. "People are discovering
well-written compositions in other genres
and making them into jazz." She cites John
Hollenbeck, the Bad Plus and Brad
Mehldau as among those doing it well.
"People are always surprised to hear I love
John Mayer. He has amazing harmonic
and compositional knowledge for a pop
star. There's often pretty limited writing
and orchestrating range from the pop guys,
their harmonies are pretty basic. But the
standards are really changing as far as
what a standard is."
For her upcoming duo gig at Mezzrow
March 22, she expects to play some tunes
written by John Clayton and Anthony
Wilson for her most recent recording, Low
Life: The Alto Flute Project (Capri), as well
as some originals. "I'll do some things by
New York piano players like Kenny Barron
and Pete Malinverni and maybe 'Tempus
Fugit,' by Bud Powell. It's unexpected for a
duo and we take it real fast."
Holly Hofmann, Mezzrow
Though she usually goes into a duo gig
with a good idea of what she intends to
play, that's subject to change once she gets
a read on the audience. Hofmann keeps a
master list of tunes she can delve into if
HOT FLASHES
By Seton Hawkins
Musician-Host's Corner
The name Marcus Miller conjures up
many images: a virtuoso electric bassist, a
remarkable multi-instrumentalist, a master composer, a producer and studio master who helped usher in some of the best
records of Miles Davis' 1980s period, a
visionary bandleader whose own records
defy genre and delight ears. However, the
image of a gregarious host taking patrons
on guided personalized tours of New York
City's jazz scene might not immediately
spring to mind. But that all changes March
20-23 as Marcus Miller hosts The New
York Jazz Scene with Marcus Miller, a specially curated guided tour of some of the
city's top clubs, featuring private concerts,
personalized events and more, all hosted
and led by the legendary bassist himself.
The idea for this tour came to Miller as
he became more deeply engaged in another
innovative presenting model: The Jazz
Cruise. "You see, we've been doing these
jazz cruises, which we do every year and
present to about 2,200 serious jazz fans on
the ship," Miller explains. "Through speaking with the people, we began to realize
that many of the fans, as much as they love
jazz, had never been to Jazz Central: New
York City. We asked them why not and
many of them noted that they were intimidated; the size of the scene and the number
of clubs meant they didn't know where
they'd go. So I got the idea that as a native
New Yorker and jazz musician, I could
show you where to go and what to see."
Miller's concept seems correct: with nearly
150 patrons joining the inaugural outing,
Miller and his team are able to secure private performances at top-flight venues for
this lucky group.
Miller's involvement with jazz cruises,
dating back nearly a decade, have indeed
given him a remarkable insight into connecting deeply with audiences, developing
new artistic collaborations and discovering
new and innovative means to attract people to the art form. "The first time I went
on a jazz cruise, I had a great time," he
notes. "The people who come on these are
there for one thing only: great jazz. As I got
more involved—initially as a host on a
smooth jazz cruise—I started developing
new ideas. What about participating more
on the straight ahead jazz cruise? What
about starting a contemporary jazz cruise?
What about educating people about the differences among the styles? I really got into
it and enjoyed it and in particular I found
I enjoyed interacting with the people."
Indeed, for an artist whose 1980s and
1990s career was defined heavily by studio
work, this new model marks a far more
public role for Miller than his earlier
career allowed. "Times are different now,
they're more interactive," he explains. "I've
been traveling and on the road and meeting the people I've been making music for
all my life and it's been changing me and
my music. I think it's a change for the better and I'm embracing it."
The interactive model that Miller has
embraced has indeed led to remarkable
career changes for him and has inspired
other artists to approach this model too.
Miller notes that for him, the jazz cruise
model and its interactive nature inspired
him to open up more to his audiences on
the road, telling them the stories behind
his compositions and letting the listeners
into the music more. He also notes that for
other musicians, his involvement in the
jazz cruises led them to be willing to try it
out. "Many artists were skeptical at first,"
he laughs. "But now, my phone is ringing
constantly with people wanting to join in!"
To learn more about The New York Jazz
Scene with Marcus Miller, visit
www.mmnycjazz.com.
Marcus Miller
Tributes, CD releases and more
On March 10-13, the celebrated Steve
Kuhn Trio releases his At This Time…
with sets at Jazz Standard. Learn more at
www.jazzstandard.com.
Violin master Mark Feldman hosts a
residency at The Stone March 22-27. His
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FRESH TAKES
By Nathan Kamal, student at The New School
HIS MONTH, PIANIST KWAMI
Coleman showcases his trio at Harlem
T
Stage. A Harlem native, Coleman's works
channel the music and sounds of his hometown. His trio, which features Vicente
Archer on bass and Marcus Gilmore on
drums, combines the interplay of modern
piano trio music with an emphasis on
melodic piano parts. His forthcoming
album Local Music, is set to release this
spring.
Coleman's output as a composer is
informed by his scholarly work as a musicologist and as a professor of music at
NYU. "I don't like parsing traditions, like
making one into a 'classical tradition,' and
one into a 'jazz tradition.' That's not the
way I grew up hearing music." Coleman
emphasizes a holistic approach to listening
in which traditions are secondary to the
flow of new ideas. "I see tradition as a
series of references that are built on historical events. Tradition is not doctrine."
Coleman's scholarship takes an ongoing
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varied set of performances will include
appearances by Sylvie Courvoisier, Gary
Versace, Drew Gress, Tom Rainey, Ingrid
Laubrock and more. See a full schedule at
www.thestonenyc.com.
On March 30 at the Universalist
Society, Pat Philips hosts a memorial tribute to and remembrance of her late husband, the “Pioneer of Crossover,” pianist,
composer and conductor Ettore Stratta,
Carol Sudhalter
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Coleman photo by Idris Solomon.
interest in the music and influence of Miles
Davis. His father, a pianist who studied
briefly under Bud Powell, was immersed in
the New York jazz scene in the era of John
Coltrane and Davis. "These musicians
never felt far away. Miles' music to me
always felt intimate and close. It sounded
almost familial in that
way."
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Coleman
Trio
with
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Archer
on
bass
and
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Gilmore on
drums is at
H a r l e m
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on
March 2.
who passed away in 2015. The event
begins at 6 p.m. and will offer a number of
remembrances and musical performances.
Email [email protected] for more
details.
Women's History Month
The 14th annual Lady Got Chops festival runs throughout March in celebration
of Women's History Month. Venues in the
metropolitan area participate, presenting
a wonderful array of artists including
Camille Thurman, Mimi Jones, Kim
Clarke, Carol Sudhalter, Yunie Mojica,
Jazzmeia Horn, Angeleisha Rodgers,
Bertha Hope and more. Visit www.ladygotchops. com/14fest.html. for complete
schedule and list of participating venues
and musicians.
On March 19, Jazz at Lincoln Center
will host Jazz Girls Day, inviting promising young women from high schools in the
area to jam together, train with celebrated
women in jazz and gain specialized
ensemble coaching. Learn more at
academy.jazz.org.
The National Jazz Museum in Harlem
will host a special event on March 24 celebrating vocal legend Mahalia Jackson,
with a particular focus on her work on the
seminal Ellington recording Black, Brown
and Beige. See more details at
www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org.
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VINCENT HERRING
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH / MARCH 5
Vincent Herring's early saxophone studies on the West Coast would lead to New York
where he expressed his musical talents working as a street musician after a day's work
selling computer software. Music quickly won out over machines as Herring hooked up
with the Lionel Hampton Band, eventually developing a partnership with Nat
Adderley and, later, with drummer Louis Hayes in the Cannonball Legacy Band.
Herring also worked with Dizzy Gillespie, Art Blakey, Cedar Walton, Mingus Big Band
and Nancy Wilson. His own recordings, including Night and Day and The Uptown
Shuffle (Smoke Sessions), express a comfort with Cole Porter, Gershwin, Cannonball
and Cedar Walton, while showing his considerable talents as a composer. Herring's
sweet, soulful approach sanctifies with his quartet for a go to meetin' night in Newark.
THE HOT SARDINES
McCARTER THEATRE / MARCH 12
It's a great American success story worthy of the cinema. A New York City actor meets
a Parisian-born writer at an open jam session and from there The Hot Sardines were
born. Bandleader "Bibs" Palazzo, singer Miz Elizabeth and their powerhouse musicians fuse the musical influences of New York, Paris and New Orleans. The result is
a trip back to the 20s, 30s and 40s, paying forward tunes from Fats Waller, Count
Basie, Thelonious Monk, Django Reinhardt, Billie Holiday, the Andrew Sisters and
more. On its debut recording, The Hot Sardines (Decca), the group displays a marriage of early American jazz with a mischievous twist of French culture, where washboard meets Waller, the group lives up to their "hot" name. There's even a tap dancer!
MIKE RODRIGUEZ
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY / MARCH 14
Growing up in Florida, Mike Rodriguez was attracted to the trumpet after listening to
Freddie Hubbard records and watching Dizzy Gillespie on television with his father, a
drummer. Early lessons from Arturo Sandoval and a teenage encounter with Wynton
Marsalis set in motion his musical path. Rodriguez would develop his skills with Eric
Reed's small group, the Toshiko Akiyoshi Jazz Orchestra, Joe Lovano and Charlie
Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, a diversity of styles Rodriguez says are "invaluable to my playing today." In addition to his own recordings, Rodriguez has teamed up
with his pianist brother Robert. Their latest CD, Impromptu (Criss Cross), just nominated for a Grammy, is a mix of rhumba rhythms and bebop. Rodriguez joins the NJCU
faculty trio of pianist Allen Farnham, bassist Andy Eulau and drummer Tim Horner.
KARL LATHAM
SHANGHAI JAZZ / MARCH 18
DownBeat describes Karl Latham as a "technically and conceptually skilled drummer." Latham's diversity has played out on stages and studios with Clark Terry, Dizzy
Gillespie Alumni All-Stars, Dave Stryker, The Shirelles and Johnny and Edgar
Winter. Feet move when Latham teams up with saxophonist Don Braden for a Big
Funk date. Latham's musical relationship with bassist Mark Egan interpreted
Icelandic singer Bjork's tunes on Constellations (Double Moon). Unit 1 (Wavetone),
with Egan and guitarist John Hart, expressed Monk, Miles and standards, resulting
in one of JazzTimes' top recordings of 2013. Bringing past to present, Latham's new
release, Living Standards (Unseen Rain), has the drummer, Egan and guitarist Vic
Juris doing the Beatles, Blind Faith, Jefferson Airplane, Pink Floyd and Neal Young.
The Hot Sardines photo by LeAnn Mueller.
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NEW JERSEY BY COUNTY
BERGEN
PUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM: 20 Puffin Way.
Teaneck. www.puffinculturalforum.org. 201836-8923. Mar 26: 8pm Lady Got Chops Fest
feat Lena Bloch/Roberta Piket Duo.
ESSEX
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W
Market
St.
Newark.
www.bethany
newark.org. 973-623-8161. Mar 5: 6-7:30pm
Jazz Vespers feat Vincent Herring Qrt.
DUKE’S SOUTHERN TABLE: 11 Clinton St.
Newark. www.dukesnewark.com. 862-7635757. Sun: 1-4pm, Fri-Sat: 7:30-11:30pm.
Mar 4: Craig Yaremko; 5: Peter Lin & The
Lintet feat Winard Harper; 6: Carrie Jackson;
11: Pat Van Dyke feat Lezlie Harrison; 12:
Rich Polatchek; 13: Pat Tandy w/Charlie
Apicela & Iron City; 18: Matt Chertkoff; 19:
Brevan Hampden; 20: Flavuh; 25: La
Madrugada; 26: Radam Schwartz.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: 40S
Fullerton Av. Montclair. 973-744-6560.
www.outpostintheburbs.org. Mar 13: 3-5pm
$10 adm Spiritual Drumming Workshops by
Richard Reiter.
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.
www.njpac.org. Mar 16: 6-10pm WBGO’s
Champion of Jazz feat Joey Alexander,
7:30pm 30th Anniversary of Felix Hernandez
and Rhythm Revue.
NEWARK SYMPHONY HALL: 1020 Broad
St. Newark. www.newarksymphonyhall.org.
201-507-8900. Mar 29: 11am Sarah Vaughan
“Commemorative Forever ® Stamp” ceremony feat Mount Zion Baptist Church Choir,
NJPAC Jazz for Teen Ens w/Jazzmeia Horn,
Carrie Jackson, Melba Moore Trio.
RICALTON’S: 19 Valley St. South Orange.
www.ricaltons.com. 973-763-1006. Tues:
7:30-10:30pm Greg Bufford Trio.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY: 350 Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr Blvd. Newark. Mar 2: 4:30-9pm
free adm Jazz @Rutgers 250 w/Music, Art
and the Written Word feat Leo Johnson Qrt
w/the NJPAC Jazz for Teens.
SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Mar 5: 8pm
Regina Carter & Southern Comfort; 13: 7pm
Theo Walentiny; 18: 8pm Sarah Partridge; 22:
7:30pm Celebration of Slide Hampton.
SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.
West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-7367899. Free adm. Thurs: 8-11pm John Lee Trio
w/spec guests. Mar 7&21: 8-10pm Glenn
Franke's BigBand.
TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets:
unless otherwise noted 7:30&9pm, Fri-Sat
8&10pm, closed Mon-Tues. Adm varies. Mar
4: Ron Aprea & Angela DeNiro Qnt; 5: Oleg
Frish Qrt w/spec guest Roseanna Vitro; 11:
Joel Zelnik Trio w/Annette Sanders; 12:
Tribute to Whitney & Phyliss; 19: Jeree Wade;
25: Bob Kaye Trio; 25: Meier/Perla/ Windfeld
Trio; 26: Dave Stryker Trio; 30: Diane Moser’s
Composers Big Band w/guest Linda Miksza.
HUDSON
McGINLEY SQUARE PUB: 755 Montgomery
St. Jersey City. 347-408-5194. Tues: 7:3010pm free adm Neil Johnson & Matt
Panayides Duo.
MOORE’S LOUNGE: 189 Monticello Av.
Jersey City. 201-332-4309. Fri: 8:30pm-12am
free adm/no min Jam by Winard Harper &
Rosalind Grant. 1st Sun: 6-10pm Winard
Harper, Jeli Posse & spec guests.
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NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY: 2039
Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City. www.njcu.edu.
201-200-2000. Mar 14: 7:30pm free adm Mike
Rodriguez.
MERCER
CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.
Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10
min. www.jazztrenton.com. Mar 5: James
Stewart; 12: Andre Mutcherson; 19: Sylvia
Cuenca; 26: Women in Jazz.
MCCARTER THEATRE: 91 University Pl.
Princeton. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.
Mar 12: 8pm The Hot Sardines.
MIDDLESEX
DELTA’S RESTAURANT: 19 Dennis St. New
Brunswick. www.deltasrestaurant.com. 732249-1515. Sets: 6:30-10:30pm. 1st Sat:
Dakota Macleod. Mar 26: Maurício de Souza
& Bossa Brasil® feat Anton Denner.
DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.
www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri:
6:30-9:30pm free adm. Mar 4: Danielle
Illario/Kevin Hill; 11: Vanessa Perea Duo; 18:
Kristina Koller/Misha Josephs; 25: Vanessa
Perea Duo.
ESQUINA LATINA: 25 Liberty St. New
Brunswick.
www.esquinalatinarestaurant.
com. 732-543-1630. Wed: 7-10pm free adm.
Mar 2: Vanessa Perea Gp; 16: Carrie Jackson
Gp.
GARDEN STATE ALE HOUSE: 378 George
St. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com.
732-543-2408. Tues: 8-11pm w/9:30pm Jam.
Mar 8: Audrey Betsey Welber Gp; 22:
Christina Nigro Gp.
HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.
www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com.
732-8731234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm. Mar 3: Akiko
Qrt; 10: Virginia Mayhew Qrt; 17: Sylvia
Cuenca Qrt; 24: Camille Thurman Qrt.
TUMULTY’S: 361 George St. New Brunswick.
www.tumultys.com. 732-545-6205. Tues: 811pm w/9:30pm Jam. Mar 1: Alexis Morrast
Gp; 15: The Wright Trio; 29: Mimi Jones Gp.
MORRIS
BICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights
Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Concerts 89:30pm. www.njjs.org. $15/18 adm. Mar 7:
Big Bix Beiderbecke B’day Bash feat Dan
Levinson w/Mike Davis & Andy Schumm; 21:
Midiri Brothers & Danny Tobias.
BIRCHWOOD MANOR: 111 N Jefferson Rd.
Whippany. www.birchwoodmanor.com. 973887-1414. Mar 6: 12-5pm $5/35 adm Pee
Wee Russell Memorial Stomp www.njjs.org
feat Jon-Erik Kellso & EarRegulars Plus,
Dennis Lichtman & Brain Cloud, Warren
Vaché Qnt, Michael Hashim & Widespread
Depression
SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.
Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, WedThurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:30pm, Sat
6:30&8:45pm. Closed Mon. Mar 1: John
Korba; 4: John Zweig Trio; 5: “King” Solomon
Hicks Qrt; 8: John Korba; 11: Jerry Vivino Qrt;
18: Karl Latham Trio; 25: Brynn Stanley Trio.
OCEAN
OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.
Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.
$18/22 adm. www.njjs.org. Concerts: 89:30pm. Mar 9: Big Bix Beiderbecke B’day
Bash feat Dan Levinson w/Mike Davis & Andy
Schumm.
PASSAIC
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300
Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973720-2371. Mar 6: 4pm Randy Brecker.
SOMERSET
WATCHUNG ARTS CENTER: 18 Stirling Rd.
Watchung. www.watchungarts.org. 908-7530190. Mar 4: 8pm JaZZ in the Gallery feat Rio
Clemente w/spec guest Annette Sanders.
UNION
VAN GOGH’S EAR CAFÉ: 1017 Stuyvesant
Av. Union. www.vangoghsearcafe.com. 908810-1844. Sun: 8-11pm $4 adm. Mar 6: Dave
Hessel Qrt.
WARREN
RUTHERFURD HALL: 1686-R Rte 517.
Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurd
hall.org. Mar 20: 3-5pm $25/20 adm Jazz at
the Rutherfurd feat Warren Wolf Qrt.
PENNSYLVANIA
CHRIS’ JAZZ CAFE: 1421 Sansom St.
Philadelphia. www.chrisjazzcafe.com. 215-5683131. Sets: unless otherwise noted Tues-Wed
7&10pm, Thurs-Sat 8,10& 11:30pm. Mar 1:
Triple T's, 10pm Drew Johnson; 2: Drew
Nugent & The Midnight Society, 10pm Jessica
Cantone; 3: Tim Brey; 4: John Vanore, 11:30pm
Louis Pettinelli Jazz Gp; 5: Ben Williams,
11:30pm Sam Bishoff Trio; 7: Chris Oatts; 8:
Wataru Niimori, 10pm Chris Simonini; 9: Jake
Kaplan, 10pm Chien Chien Qrt; 10: 7pm
Elizabeth Ross, 10pm Stacie Krawecki; 11:
Dave Liebman; 12: Eldar Djangirov; 18: Luke
O'Reilly; 19: Don Braden; 23: Sinne Eeg; 24:
Pete McCann; 25: Darryl Yokley; 26: Pat
Martino.
DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware Water
Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-4242000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, FriSat 7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R):
Thurs Jam w/Bill Washer & friends. Mar 3: R;
4: The Reunion Project feat Chico Pinheiro,
Felipe Salles; 5: Phil Markowitz; 6: Bill
Charlap; 10: R; 11: The Bojaira Project; 12:
Bob Dorough; 13: Julie Kelly Qrt; 17: R; 18:
Matt Hoffman & Harry Allen; 19: Sinne Eeg;
20: Martin Wind, Phillip Catherine & Matt
Wilson; 24: R; 25: The John Abercrombie/Rob Scheps Qrt; 26: Michael Stephans &
Strings feat Vic Juris, Steve Cardenas &
Jerome Harris; 27: closed; 28: 7:30-10:30pm
Deer Head Inn Jazz Orch.
For complete daily updated listing
with “sort by” options, by artist,
location, time or day, go to our
website
www.hothousejazz.com.
Hot House is not responsible for any
errors in the listings which may have
occured from late changes or incorrect
information supplied to us. Please call
the venues or check website for up to
date calendars.
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B A C K S T A G E PA S S
JAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROW
Bill Crow's books " Jazz Anecdotes" and " From Birdland to Broadway" can be
found at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com
along with many interesting photos and links.
John Simon once reminded Phil Woods that an old high school buddy of his, Dave Poe, had
taken some lessons with Phil. He told Phil that Poe had subsequently become a pilot for
United Airlines. Without missing a beat, Phil said, "It pays to have friends in high places."
The Grand Island, Nebraska, Independent reported that a suspicious package recently
resulted in the evacuation of approximately 900 students and staff members from Walnut
Middle School. Capt. Robert Falldorf of the Grand Island Police Department said a staff
member spotted the box in the band room, but could not recall seeing it there before. The
staff member did not think the box looked like it held any kind of band instrument. The fire
department opened the box and discovered it indeed contained a dangerous object… an
accordion.
CATHERINE...
started." The resulting album, New Folks,
indeed served as proof of a vital, lyrical
and fascinating pairing, showing an
extraordinary simpatico between the two
artists.
Catherine and Wind will be joined by
drummer Matt Wilson, in what promises
to be an extraordinary gathering of three
masters. "This particular trio will be new
for me," Catherine notes, "and I am very
excited for it!"
Philip Catherine and bassist
Martin Wind with Matt Wilson on
drums perform at Jazz at the Kitano
on March 11 and 12 as well as at the
Deer Head Inn in PA on March 20.
IRBY...
do this. In a big band, you're trying to find
your space within the groove with everybody else, so we achieve a common goal of
Peace and Love. Most of us actually
arrange and write a great deal of the music
for the band. Right now I am trying to finish my ballet based on Dante's Divine
Comedy. I started it in 2013 and we performed the first act, The Inferno, in 2013.
Now I'm working on the next two acts:
Purgatory and Paradise."
When he returns from Europe, Irby will
perform at Dizzy's, starting on his 48th
birthday, with his band Momentum,
including trombonist Vincent Gardner.
"It's an unusual style because it has an
alto and trombone and I like the way that
works. I'm going to stick with this band."
Sherman Irby and Momentum with
trombonist Vincent Gardner, pianist
Eric Reed, bassist Gerald Cannon and
Willie Jones III on drums play at
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola March 24-27.
ANOTHER REASON...
she decides to switch direction on a
moment's notice. She says that ability to
turn on a dime is possible thanks to her
long musical and personal partnership
with pianist Mike Wofford. "We've been
married for 15 years and played together
for 25 years before that, which makes for a
seamless musical experience," she
explains. "Mike accompanies like a dream,
whether it's just the two of us or the 40 of
us. He breathes with the horn players and
singers and orchestrates as he plays.
People expect a piano and flute duo to
sound like chamber music, but with us it's
not that at all—there's a complete rhythm
section in Mike's left hand."
A Moment You Missed by
Fran Kaufman Hot House
Contributing Photographer
On Feb. 4, I attended the rehearsal for
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Jazz for Young
People Concert, Who Is Sinatra? Host
Allen Harris and vocalist Kenny
Washington certainly seemed glad to be
on stage together in the Rose Theater.
Andy Farber's big band provided the
instrumentals.
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BRIDGE CROSSINGS
By Cary Tone
ASON RIGBY, A SAXOPHONIST
known for his compelling inside-outside
J
improvisations, appears and records with
his own quartet and is featured on dozens
of CDs by his peers including recent releases by the Detroit-Cleveland Trio with
Cameron Brown and Gerald Cleaver, and
the Mark Guiliana Quartet. He's an active
teacher both privately and at CCNY
Harlem.
Q. In a few words tell me the first thing
that comes to mind when you hear these
four saxophonists: 1) Ornette 2) Coltrane
3) Henderson 4) Rollins.
A. You chose probably four of the most
important saxophonists to me. The thousands of hours I've spent listening to them
has formed my artistic foundation and
taught me the language of music in a profound way. It's a challenge to say only a
few words... Ornette Coleman—raw blues
and confidence. A poetic improviser who
exudes jovial playfulness and deep sorrow.
John Coltrane—creative visionary and
fearless explorer. I have so many thoughts
about Coltrane. Listening to him makes
me feel like coming home; makes me think
of the truly wonderful and beautiful things
in the world—oceans, blazing sunsets,
starry skies. Joe Henderson—freewheeling
groove monster. My favorite Joe record is
Live in Japan from 1971—he's possessed
and dealing serious fire. His ability to float
with swirls of notes and then land on his
feet with some of the deepest groove is
astounding. Sonny Rollins—gigantic vocal
sound spinning endless streams of beauty.
My first jazz record was his Volume One on
Blue Note—one of my favorite tracks of all
time is "How Are Things in Glocca Morra."
Sonny has such wit, humor and intelligence. Just thinking of him makes me
smile.
Q. I recently discovered a saxophonist I
had never heard before, Rudolph Johnson.
Is there an unknown or relatively
unknown jazz musician alive or not who
you dig?
A. I can't say that I've recently discovered an unknown player, but there are
some musicians who I think deserve wider
recognition. The alto saxophonist Jon
Gordon kills me every time I hear him.
Billy Pierce is another saxophonist who I
was really into for a while. I love Jamey
Haddad—the incredible drummer. The
alto saxophonist Billy Drewes is another
bright light of improvisational creativity!
Mike Holober is a seriously badass pianist,
not even mentioning his composing and
arranging. Lately, the musician that's
been destroying me is the pianist Russ
Lossing. We have a collective trio with Jeff
Davis called Heavy Merge.
“As soon as I heard that
first Sonny Rollins record
when I was 10 years old...I
wanted to climb inside the
speakers and merge into Max
Roach's cymbals.”
Q. At what moment did you begin to
think of yourself as a jazz musician?
A. Ha! As soon as I heard that first
Sonny Rollins record when I was 10 years
old! It wasn't so much as thinking I was a
jazz musician, it was more of deeply identifying with what I was hearing—so much
so that I wanted to climb inside the speakers and merge into Max Roach's cymbals.
Q. What's a piece of advice you regularly give your music students about the jazz
life? (or the best advice anyone has ever
given you?)
A. I focus a lot on personal sound and
working to develop one's own individual
voice. I heard a great interview with Sam
Rivers where he discusses creating his own
scales and his own exercises based on what
he liked, all in an effort to develop his own
sound. The jazz life? Everyone finds their
own way to carve out an existence. Being
open-minded, humble and intrepid can't
hurt.
Jason Rigby and the DetroitCleveland Trio with Cameron Brown,
bass, and Gerald Cleaver on drums
are at the Cornelia Street Café on
March 4.
For the complete interview, visit our
website: www.hothousejazz.com.
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LISTINGS...continued on page 26
76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-3595476. www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm free
adm Quintets w/Mark Hagan except 03/16 &
feat artists + Jam. Mar 2: Art Barron/Rick
Kriska; 9: Matt Haviland/Matt Garrison; 16:
Andrew Beals; 23: Bill Mobley/Rob Scheps;
30: Andy Gravish/Andy Farber.
The DAUTAJ: 36 Oakland Ave. Warwick. 845986-3666. www.thedautaj.com. Free adm.
Sat: 7:30-11:30pm Richard Wiggins. 1st Sun:
7-8:30pm NY Swing Exchange Band.
FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.
www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. $20
don suggested. Sets: 7pm, if opening act (Op)
8pm main act. Mar 11: Miguel Zenon Qrt, Op
Peter & Will Anderson Trio; 12: John Tropea
Band; 20: Sheila Jordan & Jay Clayton.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF
PHILLIPSTOWN: 10 Academy St. Cold
Spring. www.presbychurchcoldspring.org.
845-265-3220. 3rd Sat: 5:30pm free adm
Jazz Vespers. Mar 19: Rob Scheps Qrt feat
Sheila Jordan.
QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. www.quinns
beacon.com. Mon: 8pm free adm Monday
Night Jazz Sessions. Mar 6: 8pm Marc Ribot.
The ROSENDALE CAFE: 434 Main St.
Rosendale. www.rosendalecafe.com. 845658-9048. Mar 12: 8pm $20 adm Frank
Vignola, Matt Flinner & Gary Mazzaroppi.
TURNING POINT CAFÉ: 468 Piermont Av.
Piermont. www.turningpointcafe.com. 845359-1089. Mon: 8-11:30pm $5 adm Monday
Jam by John Richmond.
QUEENS
FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 Northern
Blvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.
718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 6pm Clinic, 7pm
Jam.
JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. St
Albans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-5252387. Last Sat: 8&10pm $15 adm incl
snacks/beverage feat Ed Jackson Qrt.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM:
34-56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274.
www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Sun&Sat 125pm, Tues-Fri 10am-5pm: $10 adm Guided
Tours of Louis Armstrong House.
QUEENS LIBRARY LANGSTON HUGHES:
100-01 Northern Blvd. Corona. 718-6511100. www.queenslibrary.org. Mar 12: 1pm
Lady Got Chops Fest feat Bertha Hope,
Monnette Sudler & friends, 3pm Aqua Ninjaz
Band.
WESTCHESTER
ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. New
Rochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.
com. 914-654-6549. Mar 4: 7-10:30pm free
adm/2 drink min Victor LaGamma Trio.
BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &
Esther
St.
Peekskill.
914-737-1701.
www.beanrunnercafe.com.
Fri-Sat:
810:30pm $10 adm. Sat: Lady Got Chops Fest
feat 03/5 Mala Waldron Qrt w/Lena Bloch,
03/12 Miki Hayama Trio, 03/19 Kim Clarke
Qrt, 03/26 Camille Thurman Qrt; 18: Frank
Kohl Qrt.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199N
Columbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon.
www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. 2nd Sun: 69pm $25/17 adm Second Sunday Jazz series.
Mar 13: Julius Rodriguez.
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LATIN LISTINGS...
free adm. Sun: Son Radical; Mon: Saul Noda
y Sus Invitados; Tues-Wed: Ariacne Trujillo y
su banda; Thurs-Fri: Gerardo Contino y los
Habaneros.
LOWER
BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6th
Av. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.
See page 18.
DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-7771157. www.dromnyc.com. See page 18.
FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-6756056. www.fatcatmusic.org. See page 18.
HIGHLINE BALLROOM: 431W 16th St (bet
9th & 10th Avs). www.highlineballroom.com.
212-414-5994. See page 19.
JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &
Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212576-2232. See page 19.
The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St at
Rutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2nd
Fri: 7:30&9:30pm $10 adm. Mar 11: Manuel
Valera & New Cuban Express.
LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St at
Thompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.
212-796-0741. See page 19.
MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &
Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-4764346. See page 19.
NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St
(bet Avs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212780-9386/212-505-8183. See page 22.
RUE B: 188 Ave B (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212358-1700. www.ruebnyc.com. See page 22.
SOBS: 200 Varick St. www.sobs.com. 212-2434940. Sets: 8&10pm $10/15 adm. Mar 4:
Habana Sax; 11: Chico Alvarez w/Conjunto
Sabor; 12: Fulsa; 25: Mala Rodriguez.
SUBROSA: 63 Gansevoort St (bet Washington
& Greenwich Sts). www.subrosanyc.com.
212-997-4555. Sets: unless otherwise noted
8&10pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Mon Latin
Jazz Monday, Sat 11pm except 03/19 Habana
Nights. Mar 1: 7:30&9:30pm “Un Amor” Los
Cintron; 4-5: Jorge Villamizar; 7: Dayramir
Gonzalez; 10: Katy Diaz & Chris Hierro; 11:
8:30pm Irka Mateo y La Tirindanga
“Palenquera”; 14: Mitch Frohman Latin Jazz
Qrt; 15: Canto Al Caribe feat Anissa Gathers;
20: 8:30pm Kimberly Nichole; 21-23: Dayme
Arocena; 24: Flaco Navaja & the Razor
Blades; 31: Carlitos Padron.
ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &
Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.
See page 22.
BRONX
LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: At Lehman College. 250 Bedford
Park
Blvd
W.
718-960-8833.
www.lehmancen ter.org. Mar 19: 8pm $50-65
adm Ismael Miranda/Andy Montañez
PREGONES THEATER: 571 Walton Av. 718585-1202. www.pregonesprtt.org. See page
24.
WILLIE’S STEAKHOUSE: 1832 Westchester
Av. 718-822-9697. Wed: 8pm-12am.
BROOKLYN
CUBANA SOCIAL: 70 N 6th St. 718-7823334. www.cubanasocial.com. Sets: 8pm12am. Thurs-Fri: Afro Latin Jazz; Sat:
Throwback Afro-Latin Roots; 1st Sat: 10pm4am Salsa & Timba Band.
TH E L AT I N S I D E
O F HOT HO U S E
By Emilie Pons
UBAN
PIANIST
ALFREDO
Rodriguez sometimes imagines he is a
C
painter while he is playing. "I try to paint
with my notes, with my ideas," he says.
Rodriguez embodies limitless creativity. "If
you think the ocean, you will play the
ocean. If you think the human behavior,
you will play like that."
This month, the 30-year-old pianist, who
moved to the U.S. in 2009 as Quincy
Jones's mentee, is releasing his third
album, Tocororo. It encompasses his roots
along with his flying and traveling, he says.
The tocororo is the national bird of Cuba
and it's "also the colors of our country,"
Rodriguez adds. "The tocororo dies if caged.
It's also a metaphor for my story. I came
here looking for freedom." Moving to the
United States has allowed the pianist to
share his music with audiences who may
not have heard him in Cuba, he says.
Tocororo, coproduced with Jones, is a
cultural potpourri featuring Cameroonian
vocalist and bassist Richard Bona,
Lebanese trumpet player Ibrahim Maalouf,
flamenco singer Antonio Liana, Indian
vocalist Ganavya Doraiswamy and the
French-Cuban duo Ibeyi.
The album was also recorded with
Rodriguez's childhood friends Michael
Olivera on drums and El Negron on bass.
"This new album is a continuation,"
Rodriguez explains. "It's a continued process
of expressing myself and just trying to be
around people that I admire and learn from."
A continuum is also what characterizes
Rodriguez's belonging to a tradition of
breathtaking Cuban pianists and composers, the likes of Bola de Nieve, Ernesto
Lecuona, or Ignacio Cervantes. "We have
had a very strong piano tradition for so
many years and many great Cuban
pianists making great music," Rodriguez
explains. "We are trying to continue that
tradition. It doesn't happen with so many
instruments in my country."
That tradition has resulted in an explosion of successful contemporary Cuban
pianists such as David Virelles, Fabian
Almazan, Aruan Ortiz, Dayramil Gonzalez
and Osamany Paredes. And that plethora
of Cuban talents living abroad has contributed to creating a "new Cuban culture
outside of Cuba," Rodriguez explains. But
apparently, not all international Cubans'
first language is Spanish—sometimes it is
simply music. "Every day we improvise,"
Rodriguez says. "This is what I do with music
also. With the music it is so much easier for
me because I feel this is my first language."
Without any separation between his
music and his life, Rodriguez, in the spirit
of jazz, revels in translating every moment
musically. "I sit at the piano and play what
I am living at the time," he says. "The live
concert is what really gives us the opportucontinued on page 39
UPPER
LENOX SAPHIRE: 341 Lenox Av at 127th Tues:
7-11pm free adm Mambo Jaambo.
PAPASITO: 223 Dyckman St. 212-544-0001. Sat:
1-4pm Latin Jazz Brunch w/Paul Carlon Latin
Jazz Trio.
SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd
(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.
www.shrinenyc.com. See page 14.
SILVANA: 300W 116th St at Frederick Douglass
Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935.
See page 14.
MIDTOWN
BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).
212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. See
page 15.
CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd & 3rd
Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. 646-9186189. See page 16.
DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @
Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St. 5th
Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. See page 16.
GUANTANAMERA: 939 8th Av. 212-262-5354.
www.guantanamerany.com. Sets: Sun 9pm,
Mon-Wed &Fri 8:30pm, Thurs&Sat 9:30pm;
37
2751 Broadway NYC, NY (btw 105th & 106th)
www.smokejazz.com 212.864.6662
sets at 7, 9 & 10:30PM + Late Night
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
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LATIN LISTINGS...
CONNECTICUT
The PALACE THEATRE: 61 Atlantic St.
Stamford. www.palacestamford.org. 203-5173418. Mar 18: 8pm $25 adm Bobby Sanabria &
Quarteto Aché.
RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.
Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org. 203438-5795. Mar 20: 8pm $30 adm Habana Sax.
WESTPORT ARTS CENTER: 51 Riverside Av.
Westport. www.westportartscenter.org. 203222-7070. Mar 6: 3-5pm $10-30 adm La Voz
de Tres.
NEW JERSEY
DORTHAAN’S PLACE: At Nico Kitchen + Bar
in NJPAC. 1 Center St. Newark. 888-4665722. www.njpac.org. Mar 6: 12pm $45/15
adm Jazz Brunch feat Bobby Sanabria &
Quarteto Aché.
DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware Water
Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-4242000. See page 33.
QUEENS
QUEENS LIBRARY EAST ELMHURST: 9506 Astoria Blvd. www.queenslibrary.org. 718424-2619. Mar 12: 1:30pm Lady Got Chops
Fest feat Annette Aquilar & Stringbeans.
TERRAZA 7 TRAIN CAFÉ: 40-19 Gleane St.
Elmhurst. www.terrazacafe.com. 718-8039602. Sets: unless otherwise noted 9:30pm $7
adm. Sun: $5 adm Jam.
LATIN SIDE..
nity to let go completely and just be who
we are. Also the beauty about the live concert is that it will be different every time."
Ultimately, Rodriguez's goal is to cultivate authenticity. "What really moves me
is when you create something very spontaneous," he explains. "And you make mistakes. It's the same as we do with our life."
The Alfredo Rodriguez Trio performs
at the Jazz Standard March 3-6 with
special guest Ganavya Doraiswamy.
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March 2016 - Hot House Jazz Guide

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