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WINNING SPINS
By George K anzler
WO PIANISTS WHO HAVE PLIED
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their trade in the Big Apple for many
years, Junior Mance and Roger Davidson,
are the principals of the albums comprising this Winning Spins. Mance is a longtime veteran of the jazz scene, and one of
the few musicians still with us who performed with Charlie Parker. Davidson is
an eclectic player with roots in classical
and Brazilian music as well as jazz.
For My Fans, It's All About You, Junior
Mance (JunGlo Music), is presented as a
recording envoi, Mance's final such offering, dedicated to his longtime listeners.
After two solo tracks, it features the trio
with whom he's worked in recent years at
the Café Loup in Greenwich Village, with
the unusual instrumentation of piano with
violinist Michi Fuji and bassist Hidé
Tanaka. Except for the flag-waving closer,
the old Count Basie Band standard, "9:20
Special," tempos are medium slow to deliberately paced, with Mance adding bluesy
gravitas.
"Emily" opens as a meditative piano
solo, Mance crawling deep inside the
chords, treating the melody like a warm
bath. A solo "Home On the Range" brings
out the blues inflections buried in the
familiar tune, making it a jazz-blues
anthem. It is reprised by the trio later,
with the leader and violinist Fuji trading
ideas over the structure.
Two of the most impressive trio tracks
come from Miles Davis and Duke
Ellington. The former is represented by
one of the most popular tunes from Kind of
Blue, "All Blues." Mance and his cohorts
return the tune to its early, slow walking
tempo, moodily outlining the slightly mysterious modal feel of the piece, given further emphasis by Fuji's sustained long
bowing over repeating piano figures and a
bass solo maintaining the mood. A piece
from Ellington's Far East Suite, "Sunset
and the Mockingbird" follows; its romantic
exoticness is perfectly spotlighted by
Mance's very Dukish piano chords and
trills behind Fuji's vibrating, slithering
melody. The performance is a sustained
impressionistic sound portrait right down
to the final Ducal rumbles of the piano that
end it.
Long known as a pianist who mixes
blues and bop, Mance invests the
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Crusaders hit "Hard Times" with a deep
blues feel, including locked hand triplets
and soul jazz backing to Fuji's persuasive
solo. The violinist carries the swing of
"9:20 Special," with Mance joining in at the
climax for scintillating four-bar exchanges
to take it out.
Live at Caffé Vivaldi, Volume 3, Roger
Davidson (Soundbrush), is a collection of
16 solo performances by pianist Davidson,
the third such album recorded over the
course of a long-running gig at the
Manhattan club. Davidson is not shy about
displaying his fulsome classical technique
in these often virtuosic solo performances,
but he also exhibits a couple of very welcome attributes for a jazz musician: a vigorous embrace of rhythms and a penchant
for creating catchy, memorable melodies.
The tracks are three to five minutes long
and Davidson sustains momentum and
creativity throughout.
This robustly two-handed pianist has a
gift for warm-hearted ballads, from the
unabashedly romantic "Amazing You" to
the plush, tropically tinged "Amor
Brasileiro." Davidson's wife is Brazilian,
helping to explain his fondness for South
American rhythms and forms, which he
employs with practiced ease. The album
opens with a vigorous samba, "Alegria
Brasileira" and includes both bossa variations—"Bossa Para Vocé" and "Bossa Para
Celia"—as well as tunes that suggest tango
and other Latin American rhythms.
Some of his selections tweak memories
of other pieces, elusively on the suggestively 6/8 "Comment Je t'Aime," and quite blatantly on the peppy, high-stepping "Dia
Feliz," which borrows directly from the oft
quoted and adapted "(Back Home in)
Indiana." And he proves he can swing a
waltz on his "Entradecer." Two standards
round out the album. Cole Porter's "I Love
You" is given a tour de force at three different tempos, while "Autumn Leaves"
enjoys a rousing mid-tempo, totally twohanded rendition.
Roger Davidson has a release event
for his new album at Caffé Vivaldi on
April 5. Junior Mance plays materials
from For My Fans, It’s All About You
at Saint Peter’s Church April 13.
Mance cover photo by Roberto Cifarelli, Carter by David Katzenstein, Davidson by Janaina Moreira Farias.
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UPPER MANHATTAN
(Above 70th Street)
APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-5315300. www.apollotheater.org. Apr 1 8pm & 3
3pm: Charlie Parker’s Yardbird; 10: 8pm New
York City Jazz Festival feat The Real Gp; 14:
8pm Esperanza Spalding & Emily’s
D+Evolution; 22-23: 7:30pm Somi.
CASSANDRA’S JAZZ & GALLERY: 2256
7th Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts). 917-4352250.
www.cassandrasjazz.com.
Sets:
9&11pm except Sun 4pm, Mon 8pm-12am;
free adm except $20 Sun, $10 Fri-Sat. Sun:
Janice Marie Robinson & friends; Mon: Jam;
Tues: John Webber All-Stars; Wed: Donald
Smith & friends; Thurs: Jam w/Dr. Dwight Qrt;
Fri-Sat: Dr. Dwight Qrt w/spec guests.
CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet
92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.
com. 212-769-6969.
GIN FIZZ: 308 Lenox Av at 125th St. 2nd Fl.
212-289-2220. www.ginfizzharlem.com. Sets:
Wed
9&10:30pm,
Thurs 10pm,
Fri
7&10:30pm, Sat 10pm; $10 adm except free
Sat. Thurs: The Harlem Sessions by Marc
Cary; Sat: The Gin Fizz Harlem Dj Saturday
Night. Apr 1: Soul Understated feat Mavis
“Swan” Poole; 6: The Underground Qnt; 8:
Sweet Georgia Brown; 13: Vinnie Knight; 20:
The Underground Qnt; 28: Uptown Soul
Lounge.
MIST HARLEM: 46W 116th St (bet Lenox &
5th Av). www.mistharlem.com. 212-828-MIST.
1st Mon: 10am-12pm Open meeting by
Harlem Arts Alliance www.harlemaa.org 347735-4280. Apr 30: 7pm International Jazz Day
by The National Jazz Museum in Harlem feat
Jonathan Batiste & guests.
NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:
58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-3488300. www.jmih.org. 7-8:30pm, $10 don.
Tues: music & visual illustration series w/Tim
Porter, Joe Selly & Don Byron feat 04/5
Sound, Architecture & Music, 04/12 Urban
Design, Jazz & Creativity, 04/19 Jazz,
Baroque Design & Beyond, 04/26 Jazz &
Design as Global Forces. Apr 4: Desert Island
Discs w/Chris Potter; 21: Cannonball
Adderley/The 1950s by Christian McBride
feat Julian “Cannonball” Adderley; 28: AfroBeat/Fela Kuti & Tony Allen by Sam
Newsome feat Michael Veal.
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. Apr 5: Tulivu
w/Seasoned Elegance Trio; 12: Melissa
Slocum; 19: Kelvyn Bell; 26: Art Baron &
friends
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. Apr 1: Valentina
Marino; 2: 7-8pm Brandon Coleman Trio; 3: R,
8-11pm The Shrine Big Band; 4: New York
Jazz Workshop; 5: Elektrojazz; 6: 6-7pm Alan
Plachta; 7: 6-7pm Amp Trio, 7-8pm Three
Leaf, 8-9pm Giorgi Mikadze; 8: 6-7pm Tepa,
7-8pm LoveTet; 9: 6-7pm Sinan Bakir, 7-8pm
Moth To Flame; 10: R; 11: 6-7pm Braden
Smith; 14: 6-7pm Larry Corban Electric Trio;
15: 6-7pm Josiah Boornazian & Brandon
Sherman; 16: 6-7pm Alessandro Fadini Qrt, 78pm Alan Leatherman; 17: R; 19: 7-8pm
Amanda Sprecher; 20: 7-8pm Ignacio Cacace;
21: 7-8pm Three Leaf; 23: 7-8pm Sigmar
Matthiasson; 24: R; 28: Daniel Carter Band.
SILVANA: 300W 116th St at Frederick
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Douglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646692-4935. Sets: 6-8pm unless otherwise
noted. Free adm. Apr 1: 6-7pm Glauco Lima
Qrt, 7-8pm The Ullmann/McGorry Gp; 2: 67pm Jun Xiao, 7-8pm Candice Reyes; 3:
David Neves, 8-9pm Yotam Ben-Or; 4: 6-7pm
Takeshi Otani, 7-8pm Matt Snow Gp; 5: 67pm Low Key Qrt; 6: Elektrojazz, 8-9pm Dr.
Gonzo; 7: Ron Wilkins; 8: 6-7pm Oskar
Stenmark, 7-8pm The International Ens; 9:
Noshir Mody; 10: 6-7pm Mia Mac; 12: Aron
Caceres; 13: Nick Grinder Gp; 14: McBone's
Bones; 15: 6-7pm Andres Malagon Trio, 78pm Craig Yaremko Organ Trio; 16: 7-8pm
Dave Hassell Qnt; 17: Damian Cremisio Qrt;
19: Jim Piela Project; 20: Charlie Rhyner; 21:
Sebastian Cruz; 22: 6-7pm Tahira Clayton, 78pm Jure Pukl; 24: 7-8pm Jeff Mcgregor; 25:
7-8pm Yvonnick Prene; 26: Hsinwei Chiang;
27: Alex Woods; 28: Vitaly Golovnev; 29:
Jacob Varmus Qrt; 30: Valentina Marino.
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;
Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; FriSat 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 & guests;
Wed L 04/6&20 Lea DeLaria & House of
David, 04/13&27 Camille Thurman Qrt; Thurs
L Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L 04/1,8&22 John
Farnsworth Qrt, 04/15&29 Patience Higgins &
Sugar Hill Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal & friends;
Sun B Annette St. John Trio, L Willerm
Delisfort Qrt. Apr 1-3: Bobby Watson Qrt; 4-5:
R; 6-7: Charles Turner Qnt; 8-10: George
Coleman Qrt; 11-12: R; 13-14: Freddie
Hendrix Qrt; 15-17: JD Allen Qrt; 18-19: R;
20-21: Jim Snidero Qnt; 22-24: Jeremy Pelt
Qrt; 25-26: R; 27-28: Chris Turner; 29-May 1:
Vincent Herring Qnt feat Jon Faddis.
SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.
212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org. Bar
Thalia (BT). Fri: BT 8-11pm $5 adm
Experimental Jazz Party & Jam w/Mimi
Jones. Apr 1: 7pm Shunzo Ohno; 2: 7:30pm
Wooster Symphony w/Paquito D'Rivera; 3:
BT 7&8:30pm $5 Marcus Goldhaber & Mostly
Marcus feat Melissa Stylianou & Ron
Jackson; 17: 8pm Columbia University Jazz
Ensembles w/John Faddis; 23 7pm, 24
2,4&8pm: Columbia University Jazz Ensembles.
MID-TOWN MANHATTAN
(Between 35th & 69th Street)
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
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. Apr 1-2: Alicia Olatuja; 5-9: Pharoah
Sanders; 7: 6pm Joe Alterman Trio; 11: 7pm
Gabrielle Stravelli; 12-16: Karrin Allyson; 14:
6pm
Rob
Silverman
Qrt;
19-23:
Yellowjackets; 21: 6pm Tom Tallitsch; 24:
6pm The Matt & Brian Show; 26-30: Benny
Green Trio; 28: 6pm Bacha Mdzinarashvili.
CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-2477800. www.carnegiehall.org. Apr 6: 8pm Ines
Trickovic & friends.
CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &
14
3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. 646918-6189. Sets: unless otherwise noted Sun
Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 9pm, Mon-Sat E
7:30pm, L 9:30pm, Late Night (LN) 11pm.
Residencies (R): Sun L Brazilian Night w/Davi
Vieira; Mon African Night w/except 04/11 Kofo
The Wonderman; Tues L Open Jam by Bill
Todd. Apr 1: Devin Bing & the Secret Service,
L Noël Simoné Band of Friends, LN Matt
Malanowski Trio; 2: Emily Asher’s Garden
Party feat Michele Zayla, Nadje Noordhuis
Trio, Sean Cronin & Very Good, The New
Wonders, Happy Orchestra; 3: Romero, L R;
4: R; 5: PLS. Trio, L R; 6: Gracie Terzian, L
The Ted Chubb Band; 7: Carte Blanche, LN
Tomohiro Mori; 8: Big Fun(k) w/Don Braden &
Karl Latham, LN The Chardavoine Band; 9:
Sarah Elizabeth Charles, L Mike DiRubbo Qrt,
LN André Carvalho Gp; 10: Audrey Silver, L
R; 11: R w/Tosin & Afro-Groove Revival; 12:
George Spanos Intergalactic Nucleus Trio, L
R; 13: Thomas Galliano Qrt, L Jay Rodriguez
& James Genus; 14: closed; 15: Robby
Ameen & the Days in Night Band, LN Sergej
Avanesov 4tet; 16: Alí Bello & The Sweet
Wire Band, L Luiz Simas, LN Ada Pasternak;
17: The NY Jazz Flutet, L R; 18-19: R; 20:
Afro Bop Alliance, L Costas Baltazanis; 21:
Dan Greenblatt Gp, L Marcus Machado; 22:
Zem Audu, L Hans Lüdemann Trio Ivoire, LN
Aleks Fadini Gp feat Josiah Boornazian; 23:
Possibilities, L Candice Hoyes Qrt; 24:
Fernando Huergo Qnt, L R; 25: R; 26: Ross
Kratter Jazz Orch, L R; 27: Samuel Torres
Gp, L Jay Rodriguez & James Genus; 28:
Roxy Coss, L Svetlana & the Delancey Five,
LN Xinlu Chen Qnt; 29: Frank Catalano/Nir
Felder Qrt, LN The Isak Gaines Electric Qnt;
30: Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian Sxt.
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 SunWed $35, Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45, Students
$15-30; Late Nights Sessions Tues-Wed $5,
Thurs-Fri $10, Sat $20, Students Tues-Fri $5,
Sat $10; $10 min. Apr 1-3: 04/3 $40 Uhadi
feat Jazzmeia Horn; 4: Brubeck Institute Jazz
Qrt; 5-6: Ryan Kisor Qnt; 7-10: 04/10 $40
Tierney Sutton Band; 11: Manhattan School
of Music Jazz Orch; 12: North Carolina
Central University Jazz Ens dir by Ira
Wiggins; 13: Nancy Harms; 14-15: Edmar
Castaneda Trio w/spec guest Andrea Tierra;
16-17: Elio Villafranca; 18: Purchase Jazz
Orch dir by Jon Faddis & Todd Coolman
w/spec guest Gary Bartz; 19: $30 Jazz at
Lincoln Center Youth Orch; 20-23: Joe Locke
Qnt feat Kenny Washington; 24: Valery
Ponomarev Jazz Big Band; 25: Terell Stafford
& the Temple University Big Band w/spec
guest Ken Peplowski; 26-27: Ralph Peterson
Trio feat the Curtis Brothers; 28: Christian
Sands Trio; 29-May 1: Ulysses Owens, Jr. &
friends. Late Night Sessions w/Apr 1-3:
Brubeck Institute Jazz Qrt; 5-9: Gabe
Schnider; 12-16: Evan Sherman 04/12-13&15
w/Entourage, 04/14&16 w/Big Band; 19-23:
Camille Thurman & Darrell Green Trio; 26-30:
Jonathan Barber.
IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.
www.theiridium.com. Adm: $15/min, students
1/2 price 2nd set Sun&Tues-Thurs. Apr 19:
8:30pm $30/40 Bill Warfield & the Hell’s
Kitchen Jazz Orch feat Nicole Henry; 23:
8:30pm $20 Divinity Roxx; 26: 8:30pm $25
Hilary Kole; 28 8pm, 29 8&10pm: $25/35
Hypnotic Brass Ens.
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,
15
Mon free/$15 min, Tues free/$20 min, WedThurs $15/20 min, Fri-Sat $30/20 min.
Residencies (R): Sun Jazz Brunch 04/3&17
w/Ms. Blu, 04/10&24 w/Tony Middleton; Mon
Jam w/Iris Ornig; Tues: Chris Ziemba Solo.
Apr 1-2: Roger Kellaway Trio; 3-5: R; 6: Paul
Jost Qrt; 7: Carl Bartlett Jr. Qrt; 8-9: Don
Friedman/Peter Bernstein Qrt; 10-12: R; 13:
Toku/John di Martino Qrt; 14: Mary Foster
Conklin Qrt; 15: Carol Fredette Qrt; 16:
Barbara Fasano Qrt; 17-19: R; 20: Maya
Stoyanova Qrt; 21: Erena Terakubo Qrt; 22:
Joyce Breach Trio feat Jon Weber; 23:
Venessa Rubin Qrt; 24-26: R; 27: Vadim
Neselovskyi Trio feat Sara Serpa; 28: Jon
Gordon Qrt; 29-30: Donny McCaslin/Frank
Kimbrough Qrt.
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 Columbus
Cr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-2589800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).
Apr 1-2: RT 8pm Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch
w/Wynton Marsalis; 6: RT 7:30pm Steve Miller
w/Jimmie Vaughan; 8-9: RT 8pm Bill Charlap;
9: AR 7&9:30pm Steve Miller w/Jimmie
Vaughan; 13 7pm, 14 7&9pm: AR Michael
Feinstein; 14-16: RT 8pm Jazz at Lincoln
Center Orch w/Wynton Marsalis & Kate Davis;
15-16: AR 7&9:30pm Catherine Russell Band
w/Carolyn Leonhart & La Tanya Hall.
SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington
Av at 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saint
peters.org. 212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm
$5 adm International Women in Jazz Jam;
Wed: 1pm $10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday;
Sun: 5pm free Jazz Vespers. Apr 3: Birgitta
Flick Qrt; 6: Lou Caputo Not-So-Big-Band; 10:
Roosevelt Andre Credit & Choir; 13: Junior
Mance; 16: 12-9pm $35 adm International
Women in Jazz festival feat Grace Kelly, honoring Mercedes Ellington; 17: Emilio Teubal
Qrt; 20: Stan Rubin & Tigertown Five feat
Barry Bryson; 21: 7:30pm Duke Ellington
Society; 24: Giuseppe De Gregorio Qrt; 27:
Barry Harris.
TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).
Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-4971254. Sets: Sun-Mon&Wed 8-11pm, Thurs 911:30pm, Fri 9pm-1am, Sat 8-10:30pm, add
weekdays 9:40-11pm, Sat 11pm-1:30am.
Adm: Sun-Mon&Wed free/$5 min, Thurs-Sat
$10/10 min. Apr 9: Emi Takada Trio; 11: The
Highliners Qnt; 21: Scot Albertson Trio.
LOWER MANHATTAN
(Below 34th Street)
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. Apr 3: L Orlando le Fleming.
BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets:
Sun 8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:307:45pm, 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 Jonathan Kreisberg. Apr
1: Ben Monder; 2: Karl Latham; 3: R; 4: E
Dave Juarez, L Perry Beekman; 5: E Kyle
Moffatt, L Paul Jones; 6: E Arath Corral, L R;
7: E Bobby Katz, L Syberen Van Muenster; 8:
Ricardo Grilli; 9: Perry Smith; 10: R; 11: E
Rafal Sarnecki, L Dana Reedy; 12: E Caroline
Davis, L Andrew Gould; 13: E Flavio Silva, L
R; 14: E Yuto Kanazawa, L Matt Otto; 15:
16
Andrew Gould; 16: Sandro Albert; 17: R; 18:
E Tommy Holladay, L Chiara Izzi; 19: E Peter
Amos, L Nadav Peled; 20: E Paul Jubong
Lee, L R; 21: E Junbeom Kim, L Patrick
Cornelius; 22: Jack Wilkins; 23: Ben Eunson;
24: R; 25: E Mark Phillips, L Whitney James;
26: E Alicyn Yaffee, L Isaac Darche; 27: E
NanJo Lee, L R; 28: E Rodrigo Recabarren, L
Gioel Severini; 29: Paul Bollenback; 30: Or
Bareket.
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. Apr 1-3: Omar
Sosa Quarteto AfroCubano; 4: Jacob
Shulman w/spec guests David Liebman &
Ethan Iverson, 10:30pm Maurice “Mobetta”
Brown; 5-10: John Scofield Qrt feat John
Medeski; 11: Purchase Jazz Orch w/Todd
Coolman; 12-13: Phony Ppl w/spec guests,
10:30pm Mobb Deep & Phony Ppl; 14-17:
The Manhattan Transfer; 18: Joyce Moreno &
Kenny Werner; 19-24: Michel Camilo Trio
Latino; 25: Berklee Rainbow All-Stars feat Tia
Fuller; 26: McCoy Tyner Trio; 27-May 1:
Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham
Trio. Late Night Groove w/Apr 1: Lee Hogans;
2: Loud Apartment; 8: Freelance; 9: Darren
Lyons Gp; 15: Dahlia Dumont; 16: Matt
Dickey & Try This At Home; 22: Joe Pino Qrt;
23: Amalia Watty; 29: Underground Horns.
Sunday Brunch w/Apr 3: Sarah McKenzie; 10:
East Meets West feat Hiromi Suda Sxt; 17:
East Meets West feat Yoko Miwa Trio; 24:
East Meets West feat Martha Kato Ens.
CAFFE VIVALDI: 32 Jones St (bet Bleecker &
4th St). www.caffevivaldi.com. 212-691-7538.
Free adm. Sun: 1-3pm Jazz Brunch w/After
Hours, 9-11pm John Lander Trio. Apr 5: 7pm
Roger Davidson.
The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St at
Rutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2nd
Fri: 7:30&9:30pm $10 adm. Apr 8: Robert
Edwards Big Band + Vanessa Perea.
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. Apr
1: Lage Lung & LL4; 2: Kris Davis Qrt; 3:
Anna Webber & Simple Trio; 5: Tessa Souter
Trio, 9:30pm Vicki Burns Trio; 6: Martin Nevin
Gp, 9:30pm Sam Harris Trio; 7: Sofia Ribeiro
Trio; 8-9: Gilad Hekselman Zuperoctave; 10:
Olli Soikkeli; 11: Lainie Cooke; 12: Anthony
Smith/Michael Blanco Qrt, 9:30pm Michael
Blanco Qrt; 13: Eugenia Choe; 14: Igor
Lumpert & Innertextures; 15: Parks/Morgan/
Sorey; 16: Rowboat; 17: 6pm Sarah Bernstein
Qrt, 8:30pm Fabio Gouvea; 20: Noah
Garabedian & Big Butter and the Egg Men,
9:30pm Adam Hopkins Sxt; 21: Quinsin
Nachoff Trio, 9:30pm Jeremy Powell Qnt; 22:
Rhombal; 23: Jon Irabagon Trio; 24: Dave
Ambrosio Trio; 26: Ergo; 27: Rafal Sarnecki
Sxt, 9:30pm Kyle Nasser Qnt; 28: Arthur Vint
& Associates; 29: Nate Radley Qrt; 30: Marta
Sanchez Qnt.
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 04/5 Saul Rubin Zebtet;
Wed E Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned
Goold; Fri 9pm Gospel Queens; Sat N Greg
Glassman. Apr 1: E Corin Stiggall Qnt, L R +
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ARVARD PROFESSOR HENRY
Louis Gates hosts a popular series on
H
PBS, Finding Your Roots, on which he
interviews famous people and traces their
ancestry through genealogical research
and DNA analysis.
Regina Carter does the same thing
through music.
The Detroit-born violinist was awarded
a MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2006 and
has worked with a wide range of artists
from Aretha Franklin, Lauryn Hill and
Mary J. Blige, to Kenny Barron, Wynton
Marsalis, and her cousin, saxophonist
James Carter. She's on tour performing
selections from her 2014 CD, Southern
Comfort. The CD is a tribute to Carter's
grandfather who was a coal miner in
Appalachian Alabama, where Scot-Irish,
Native and African Americans cast down
their cultural buckets in the sonic soil.
She conducted family oral histories and
listened to field recordings of early gospel
music, Cajun fiddle tunes and coal miner
songs collected by folklorists Alan Lomax
and John Work III at the Library of
Congress. The result is a riveting reimagining of those mostly single-voiced, raw
recordings into an intelligently-designed
and improvisationally impressive disc that
is equally down-home and up-south, from
the Grand Ole Opry to Grand Boulevard.
"It was pretty amazing … to be transported back in time," Carter says. "That
was as close as I was going to get, other
than talking to him directly, to my grandfather."
The CD's 11 tracks form an intricate
musical quilt, from the Cajun-cadenced
"Blues de Basile," Gram Parson's steel
guitar-laced waltz, "Hickory Wind," and
the moody mid-tempo "See See Rider" to
the funkified "Trampin'" and "Honky
Tonkin'" and the coal-mined counterpoint
of "Shoo-Rye."
"I had a couple of people say to me, 'Oh,
you recorded a hillbilly record,'" Carter
says. "And I was totally offended by that
word. This is part of my history. This is my
family. I'm proud of them."
At first blush, you might be at odds to
find a link between Southern Comfort and
Carter's 2010 CD, Reverse Thread: her
powerful, Pan-African investigation of her
motherland ancestry. Though the CD features the incredible kora virtuoso, Yacouba
Sissoko, it is the accordion, which is also
found in the folk music of Lesotho, Ghana
and Gabon, that appears on the two CDs,
and highlights the power of cultural
assimilation.
"We share so many related instruments
throughout our cultures," Carter says. "I
played 'Cornbread Crumbled in Gravy'
[from Southern], at Birdland and a bunch
of tourists from Finland came up to me
said they recognized the melody. Other
people would say they came from this part
of the world, or this part of the south and
knew that song. You just see how connected we are."
Southern Comfort, Reverse Thread and
I'll Be Seeing You: A Sentimental Journey,
Carter's heart-rendered 2006 tribute to her
deceased mother, form a three-part encore
to Paganini after a Dream, her criticallyacclaimed 2003 CD she recorded playing
Niccolo Paganini’s legendary Guarneri violin known as the Cannon and featuring the
music of Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel
and Astor Piazzola.
The story of Carter's life-changing
encounter with the Cannon, which
Paganini willed to the city of Genoa in
1840, is the stuff of legend. Composer
Andrea Liberovici encouraged Carter to
travel to Genoa to play the instrument.
She endured grueling interrogations and
interviews before playing on the Cannon at
a post-9/11 concert at the city's Carlo
Felice Opera House where she received a
standing ovation. She was the first jazz
musician and the first African American to
play the revered violin.
"It was an amazing story and time,"
Carter fondly recalls. "The Cannon had a
powerful sound—a very deep sound. And
just to know that Paganini had touched it
and so many other violinists had played
that instrument. I feel that when you play
an instrument, a little bit of you gets left
behind on it and in it."
Carter was well-primed to leave her
mark on Paganini's instrument. A child
prodigy, she performed with the Detroit
Civic Orchestra, recorded and toured with
the 1970s R&B group Brainstorm and was
introduced to jazz when she heard JeanLuc Ponty and Stephane Grappelli at age
16. She attended the New England
Conservatory of Music, and earned her BA
in Music from Oakland University in
Rochester MI, where she serves as Artist
in Residence and will conduct a jazz workshop in June. As she sees it, she's not only
teaching jazz, she's teaching classical
music.
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S P O T L
ANNA WEBBER
CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ / APRIL 3
The current new creative improvised jazz era is in a great place with artists like
Brooklyn's Anna Webber at the forefront. A saxophonist and flutist originally from
British Columbia, Webber sits on the cutting edge while avoiding precipitous falls into
clichés or honking. Her signature sound rests on the thorny, restless, riveting arena
inspired by John Coltrane and Archie Shepp and, especially, her mentor George
Garzone. As literate as she is inventive, Webber holds degrees from McGill University
in Montreal, and dual Master's at the Manhattan School and the Jazz Institute Berlin.
Whether recording for the Skirl label, leading, or contributing compositions to various
small ensembles, she is a force to be reckoned with. Webber fronts her Simple Trio,
featuring rising star pianist Matt Mitchell, and the revered percussionist John
Hollenbeck. MGN
PHAROAH SANDERS
BIRDLAND / APRIL 5-9
When considering the titans of the tenor saxophone, the names Prez, Dexter and
Trane may come to mind. Equally important in this pantheon is Pharoah Sanders
whose mix of free jazz, African rhythms and hard bop is unparalleled. With time spent
as a sideman with Coltrane, Don Cherry and many others, Sanders' pedigree is incomparable, in a class all its own. Sanders has demonstrated his unique style on more
than 40 albums as a leader including 1969's Karma, which JazzTimes selected in 2012
as one of the “50 Most Important Tenor Saxophone Albums in Jazz History.” At age
75, Sanders shows no signs of slowing down and continues to be the free jazz force of
nature that audiences at Birdland will surely adore. EW
LEA DELARIA
SMOKE / APRIL 6 AND 20
The general public knows Lea DeLaria as one of the principal actors on the acclaimed
made for television prison drama Orange Is the New Black. Music listeners have been
appreciating DeLaria for a much longer period as a recording artist for the Sh-K Boom
label. She's a blues belter and hard swinging jazz vocalist, spinning tales of love
dashed to the rocks. In between serious video production, she'll head for two gigs at
Smoke to feed the singing side of her creative persona. DeLaria equally delights and
cajoles her audiences, employing a bawdy bravado of perhaps a boisterous style
inspired by Anita O'Day on steroids. Her band is not as well-known but pulls no
punches, comprising pianist Chris Zamba, bassist Dylan Shamat and drummer Aaron
Kimmel. MGN
JUMAANE SMITH
RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE / APRIL 8
A thrilling and exuberant voice on the trumpet, Jumaane Smith is a chameleonic
artist capable of anything from high-energy, hard-swinging jazz to more mellow R&Binfused endeavors. A onetime protégé of Wynton Marsalis and a current collaborator
of Michael Bublé, Smith has commanded respect and admiration from all walks of
music. Slowly but surely, he has begun to step into his own as a bandleader, notably
with the critically acclaimed I Only Have Eyes for You, an outing that saw the horn
maestro tackling standards with interpretations that draw in equal parts from pop
and jazz. Many lesser artists have tried and failed to fuse these worlds in artistically
satisfying ways; Smith is indeed a rare individual whose unique vision and chops
afford him crossover success paired with profound musical insights. SH
EHUD ASHERIE
MEZZROW / APRIL 12
Ehud Asherie is one of the most versatile pianists of his generation due to his ability
to play a wide range of jazz styles with authority, especially stride and swing. An
Israeli who was raised in the U.S., Asherie is primarily self-taught. He has consistently developed fresh approaches to standards, timeless jazz works and overlooked
gems on his recordings, while his inventive spirit makes him a player of choice by veterans like Ken Peplowski, Harry Allen and Grant Stewart. As a young man, he spent
many nights at Smalls playing in jam sessions into the wee hours, where he was mentored by the late pianist Frank Hewitt. Asherie performs songs from his new CD,
Shuffle Along, Eubie Blake's 1921 Broadway hit, along with clarinetist Evan
Christopher and vocalist Hilary Gardner. KD
By Ken Dryden, Ken Franckling, Seton Hawkins, Stephani
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Vinson photo by Jimmy Katz, NYSQ by Gene Jackson, McCaslin by Nick Chao.
L I G H T
THE MANHATTAN TRANSFER
BLUE NOTE / APRIL 14-17
The Manhattan Transfer, the first album by the vocal quartet, was released in late
1975. Over the last 40 years, the group has garnered ten Grammy Awards and numerous best-selling recordings. It has upheld and popularized the high musical standards
of jazz vocal group singing, especially vocalese: the challenging art of singing lyrics set
to recorded jazz solos. Nit-pickers might say that Lambert, Hendricks & Ross developed
and were the gold standard of vocalese, but The Manhattan Transfer has had more
impact in bringing the style to a mass audience. They carry on impeccably today,
despite the death of founder Tim Hauser in 2014. He's been replaced by Trist Curliss,
who joins veteran members Janis Siegel, Alan Paul and Cheryl Bentyne. GK
BILL O'CONNELL
SUBROSA / APRIL 25
Pianist Bill O'Connell is one of the more versatile pianists on the Latin jazz scene,
working over the years with Mongo Santamaria, Dave Valentin, Gato Barbieri, the Fort
Apache Band and most recently, trombonist Conrad Herwig's "Latin Side of" projects.
While O'Connell has mainstream touring credits with Chet Baker and Sonny Rollins,
among others, the predominant Latin side of his 40-year career makes him a natural
for Subrosa's Latin Jazz Monday series. O'Connell, a highly regarded composer and
arranger who always is pushing the stylistic envelope, is featured with his Latin Jazz
All-Stars, a sextet that released its latest CD, Heart Beat, in January on Savant.
O'Connell's band includes Herwig, saxophonist Steve Slagle, bassist Luques Curtis,
drummer Richie Barshay and Cuban conguero Roman Diaz. KF
WILL VINSON
JAZZ GALLERY / APRIL 26
A player at once sensitive and intensely resolute, saxophonist/composer, Will Vinson,
enters a new artistic dimension every time he plays. His creative harmonic expression
explores paths of receptivity and collaboration, while his rhythmic manipulation opens
his compositions to further spontaneity and discovery. In addition to his own projects
and recordings that have featured distinctive voices including Aaron Parks, Shai
Maestro, Ari Hoenig, Jeff Ballard, Mike Moreno, Kurt Rosenwinkel, and his criticallyacclaimed OWL trio, Vinson regularly collaborates with other artists of equal depth of
expression, including masters Gonzalo Rubacala and Miguel Zenón. He appeared on
Rubacala's Grammy-nominated records, Suite Caminos and Charlie (5Passion) and on
Zenón's Identities Are Changeable (Miel Music). His quintet features Moreno on guitar,
Maestro on piano, Matt Penman, bass and Ballard on drums. SJ
NEW YORK STANDARDS QUARTET
SMALLS / APRIL 28
Celebrating ten years together as a working band, the New York Standards Quartet
(NYSQ) plays their arrangements on a range of modern mainstream jazz as well as
originals. Their new CD for the British Whirlwind label sports the double (or triple)
entendre title Power of 10, but a previous recording, The New Straight Ahead, gives you
a clearer picture of their intent and purpose. Influenced by the hard bop/post-bop sound
from the Blue Note/Prestige record catalogues, NYSQ updates this approach to jazz
with a "new thing" concept from the stable of Impulse era 1960s artists à la Sonny
Rollins or John Coltrane. NYSQ is saxophonist Tim Armacost, pianist David Berkman,
bassist Michael Janisch and drummer Gene Jackson, veteran musicians who know
their stuff, inside and outside. MGN
DONNY McCASLIN
JAZZ AT KITANO / APRIL 29-30
Tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin's angular, intense and swinging sound has been
evolving for three decades. He is well known to modern jazz insiders, but found a
grander spotlight when his quintet backed pop singer-songwriter David Bowie on his
jazz-infused final recording project, Blackstar. McCaslin led the instrumental unit, but
was a sideman to conceptualist Bowie. This gig finds him in a prominent sideman role
with pianist Frank Kimbrough. The two men have worked together for more than 20
years on a range of musical adventures including Maria Schneider's Jazz Orchestra and
Ryan Truesdell's Gil Evans Project. At Jazz at Kitano, Kimbrough's quartet honors late
saxophonist Joe Henderson with its interpretations of his songbook. Bassist Jay
Anderson and drummer Billy Drummond round out the band. KF
ie Jones, George Kanzler, Michael G Nastos & Eric Wendell
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Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, N Craig Wuepper;
2: E Paul Nowinski Qnt, L Raphael D'lugoff
Qnt, N R; 3: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien &
FCBB, N R; 4: E Ben Patterson, L tba, N R; 5:
E Ai Murakami Qrt, L John Benitez, N Yoshi
Waki; 6: E R, L Groover Trio, N R; 7: E Toku,
L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N Ray Parker; 8: E Alex
Hoffman Qnt, L R + Mimi Jones, N Reid
Taylor; 9: E Tal Ronen, L Christopher McBride
& the Whole Proof, N R; 10: E R, L Gerry
Gibbs, N R; 11: E tba, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R;
12: E R, L Peter Brainin & the Latin Jazz
Workshop, N tba; 13: E R, L Harold Mabern
Trio, N R; 14: E tba, L Greg Glassman Qnt, N
tba; 15: E tba, L R + tba, N tba; 16: E-L tba, N
R; 17: E R, L tba, N R; 18: E tba, L George
Braith, N R; 19: E R, L-N tba; 20: E R, L The
Don Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, N R; 21: tba;
22: E Duane Eubanks Qnt, L R + tba, N tba;
23: E-L tba, N R; 24: E R, L tba, N R; 25: E-L
tba, N R; 26: E R, L Itai Kriss & Gato Gordo,
N John Benitez's Latin Bop; 27: E R, L tba, N
R; 28: tba; 29: E tba, L R + tba, N tba; 30: EL tba, N R.
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.
Apr 1: Jeff Taylor; 2: Maria Grant; 5: Guilhem
Flouzat & Portraits and Songs; 7: Christopher
Zuar Orch; 8-9: Lee Konitz Qrt; 12: Okkyung
Lee Trio; 14: Joe Dyson Gp; 15: Peter
Bernstein, Larry Goldings & Bill Stewart; 16:
Matt Brewer Gp; 21: Mentoring series
w/Aaron Parks Gp feat Joel Ross; 22-23:
weekend of solos feat 04/22 7:30pm Fabian
Almazan, 8:15pm Victor Gould, 9pm Kris
Davis, 04/23 7:30pm Aaron Parks, 8:15pm
Kris Davis, 9pm Luis Perdomo; 26: Will
Vinson Gp; 28: Linda Oh Qrt; 29: Mario
Castro; 30: Dayna Stephens.
JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &
Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:
7:30&9:30pm; Sun $30, Mon $25, Wed-Sat
$35. Residencies: Sun 1-3pm Jazz for Kids;
Mon (R) Mingus Monday feat Mingus Big
Band. Apr 1-3: 04/2 + 11:30pm Ravi Coltrane;
4: R; 5-10: 04/10 $35 The Bad Plus; 11: R;
12: $25 Pedro Giraudo Big Band; 13-17: Anat
Cohen Tnt; 18: R; 19-21: SFJAZZ Collective;
22-24: 04/22-23 $30 Patricia Barber Qrt; 25:
R; 26-27: $25 Avishai Cohen Qrt; 28-May 1:
Billy Hart Qrt.
JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette
St & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-9677555. Adm varies. Apr 6: 9:30pm Jeff Lederer
& Brooklyn Blowhards.
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. Apr 2: E Sonya
Perkins, L Vivian Reed; 5: L R; 6: L Kate
Chaston; 9: 1pm Michelle Lordi; 12: L R; 16:
E Steve Washington; 17: 4pm Jonathan
Karrant, L Wren Marie Harrington; 19: L R;
21: L Perez; 23: E Antoinette Montague; 26: L
R.
MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &
Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-4764346. Sets/adm: Early (E), Late (L), Night (N);
Sun E 7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, Mon E
7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12-1am, Tues E
7:30-10:30pm, L 11pm-12am, Wed E 7:3010:30pm, L 11pm-12:30am, Thurs E 7:309pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12-1:30am, 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 04/3&17 Pasquale
Grasso Solo 04/10&24 Saul Rubin Solo; Mon
E John Merrill w/guests, N Theo Hill; TuesWed L “Polite” Jam; Thurs E 04/7&21 Spike
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Wilner Solo, 04/14&21 Ehud Asherie Solo, N
Davis Whitfield; Fri E 04/1,15&29 Sacha
Perry Solo, 04/8&22 Ehud Asherie Solo, N
Johnny O'Neal; Sat E Spike Wilner w/guests.
Apr 1-2: Todd Coolman/Bill Mays; 3: Dayna
Stephens; 4: Lage Lund; 5: Dan Tepfer/Chris
Potter; 6: Myron Walden; 7: Don Friedman; 89: Gerald Clayton; 10: Emmett Cohen; 11:
Sullivan Fortner; 12: Ehud Asherie; 13: Sam
Yahel; 14: Mark Soskin; 15-16: Mike
LeDonne; 17: Randy Ingram; 18: Evan
Christopher; 19: Harvey Diamond; 20:
Dominick Faranacci; 21: Frank Amsellam; 2223: Andy Bey; 24: Ben Van Gelder; 25: Tardo
Hammer; 26: Champian Fulton; 27: Bryn
Roberts; 28: Jonathan Kreisberg; 29-30:
Michael Weiss.
NEW YORK CITY BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E
11th St (bet Bway & University). 212-2225159. www.bahainyc.org. Tues: 8&9:30pm
$10/15 adm. Apr 5: Hal Galper Trio; 12: Charli
Persip Big Band Super Sound.
NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square
Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.
www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2:15pm free adm Jazz
Brunch Trios. Apr 3: Roz Corral w/Pete
McCann & Lorin Cohen; 10: Double Bass,
Double Voice feat Emily Braden, Nancy
Harms & Steve Whipple; 17: Lainie Cooke;
24: Roz Corral w/Freddie Bryant & Neal
Miner.
SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th
Av. 212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:
1-3pm Sun; Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm,
Fri-Sat 4-7pm; Early (E) except Tues 7:3010pm, Tues E 7:30-9pm; Late (L) except Tues
10:30pm-1am, Tues 9:30pm-12am; Night (N)
Sun 1-3am, Mon 1-4am, Tues 12:30-3am,
Wed-Sat 1:30-4am; Jam following N. Adm
varies. Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclass by Marion Cowings, E Johnny O'Neal
Trio, N except 04/24 Hillel Salem; Mon L
except 04/25 Ari Hoenig, N 04/4&18 Jonathan
Michel, 04/11&25 Jonathan Barber; Tues N
Next Generation Sessions 04/5&19 w/Corey
Wallace DUBtet, 04/12&26 w/Kyle Poole &
friends; Wed N 04/6&20 w/Sanah Kadour,
04/13&27 w/Aaron Seeber; Thurs N Jam; Fri
PM Jam 04/1,15&29 w/Andrew Forman,
04/8&22 w/Tuomo Uusitalo; Sat PM Jam
04/2,16&30 w/Jonathan Thomas Trio,
04/9&23 w/Robert Edwards, N 04/2,16&30
w/Philip Harper, 04/9&23 w/Brooklyn Circle.
Apr 1: PM R, E Michael Weiss Qrt, L Philip
Harper Gp, N Lawrence Leathers Trio; 2: PM
R, E Hal Galper's Youngblood Qrt, L Philip
Harper Gp, N R; 3: 1pm R, PM Ai Murakami
Trio feat Sacha Perry, E R, L Saul Rubin Qrt,
N R; 4: E Matt Geraghty Qrt, L-N R; 5: E Ehud
Asherie Trio, L Theo Hill Trio, N R; 6: E Adam
Birnbaum Qnt, L Tommaso Cappellato Qrt, N
R; 7: E Adam Birnbaum Qnt, L Ken Fowser
Qnt, N R; 8: PM R, E Ralph Lalama & BopJuice, L Orrin Evans Gp, N Joe Farnsworth;
9: PM R, E Bill Moring & Way out East, L
Orrin Evans Gp, N R; 10: 1pm R, PM Eyal
Vilner Big Band, E R, L Fabien Mary Qnt, N
R; 11: E Glenn Zaleski Trio, L-N R; 12: E
Spike Wilner Trio, L The Smalls Legacy Band,
N R; 13: E Nate Radley Qnt, L Jared Gold
Trio, N R; 14: E Steve Davis Qnt, L Nick
Hempton Qrt, N R; 15: PM R, E Gregory
Tardy Trio, L Steve Davis Qnt, N Eric Wyatt
Qrt; 16: PM R, E Fukushi Tainaka Qrt, L Steve
Davis Qnt, N R; 17: 1pm R, PM Ai Murakami
Trio feat Sacha Perry, E R, L Behn Gillece Qrt,
N R; 18: E Avi Rothbard Trio, L-N R; 19: E
Jeremy Manasia Trio, L Abraham Burton Qrt,
N R; 20: E Myron Walden Gp, L Harold
Mabern Trio, N R; 21: E Richard Sussman
Qnt, L JC Stylles Qrt, N R; 22: PM R, E Bob
DeMeo Gp, L Melissa Aldana Qrt, N Joe
OME JAZZ SINGERS IMPRESS
you with their incredible voices which
S
are gifted with sounds that can only be
produced by the most exquisite musical
instruments. Others overwhelm us with
sheer emotional force. Tierney Sutton commands a fine musical instrument in her
voice, but it is not an overpowering one.
And she can invest a song with emotions
you never knew were there. But her
strongest suits are subtlety and intelligence. Sutton can take a song that you
assume you know everything about, like
"Get Happy," and give it a unique twist
that makes you hear it in a completely
new way.
While Sutton's approach to jazz is
unique and intelligent, unlike many
singers, she is no diva, imperiously reigning over her band and dictating every
nuance of her and their performances.
"The essence of jazz is collaboration,"
Sutton says from her home in California.
"Every jazz performance is more than the
sum of its parts." So she thinks of her
records as collaborative projects, not just
singer's albums. That's why she has a fairly unusual arrangement with the musicians she's worked with for more than two
decades. "We came up with a business
model," she says, "The Tierney Sutton
Band (TSB) is a corporation, with every
one of us [pianist Christian Jacobs, drummer Ray Brinker and bassists Trey Henry
and Kevin Axt] invested in the corporation
and final product. We've been incorporated
over ten years now and we consult together on everything. Like repertory, if someone doesn't like a piece, it doesn't get
played. I wanted the guys to be playing
music they loved; wanted them to shine
and enjoy the gigs. And it's been amazing
how much they all bring to the table."
The Tierney Sutton Band develops
arrangements in collaboration. Sutton says
she may suggest a song, then one of the
musicians may begin a vamp or play some
chords. For an example she sites "You Are
My Sunshine," reharmonized by Jacobs in
a minor key because, as she notes, it is
thought of as an upbeat song but when you
consider the last line, "'I hung my head and
cried.' There's a lot of pathos there, and the
minor key brings it out."
Sutton is also proud that one of the credos of the band is "we never do the same
show twice. We have over 150 arrangements to choose from and we're always
bringing new things in." They also like to
size up the audience, acoustics of the
venue and even the condition of the piano
in helping to determine their repertory for
the show. "In places we don't play often,
it's always great to feel you're serving
somebody.
"It's a very different band in the live
shows than on the recordings," she
explains. "The shows are much more
improvisational and we're always working
the new material in that we're going to
record. But every album is a kind of
moment and mood; it's important to realize
that whatever you're doing it's a moment
in time and you can't try to put the whole
kitchen sink on everything. My favorite
albums are of the moment and have a
mood throughout."
For instance, her latest offering, Paris
Sessions, is with the duo of TSB member
Axt on bass and the Parisian guitarist
Serge Merlaud. The original intent was to
record a couple of songs for Sutton's Joni
Mitchell project, After Blue, made without
her band. But they ended up recording a
whole CD, jettisoning tracks that did not
fit the mellow mood. "I decided I wanted a
real moody album," she says, "it's the one
album I've done that can get you to lower
your blood pressure."
Currently Sutton is performing some of
her music with big bands in occasional concerts as well as developing material on the
road with the TSB for an upcoming disc
devoted to the music of Sting. "We were
looking for someone related to jazz on some
deeper level so we can do what we do but
have it come together in an interesting
way. As it's turning out, Miles Davis is
inserting himself in a lot of the arrangements." She also hopes to do some dates
this summer with singer Kate McGarry
and her guitarist husband plus bassist Axt.
The Tierney Sutton Band appears
April 7-10 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola,
where their sets will probably include
some of the new Sting material they're
working on.
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Farnsworth; 23: PM R, E Lines Of Reason, L
Melissa Aldana Qrt, N R; 24: 1pm R, PM
George Gee Swing Orch, E R, L David
Gibson Qnt, N tba; 25: E Matt Pavolka &
Horns Band, L Joel Frahm Gp, N R; 26: E
Spike Wilner Trio, L Josh Evans Gp, N R; 27:
E Eliot Zigmund Gp, L Rob Garcia 4, N R; 28:
E David Berkman & The New York Standards
Qrt, L Craig Wuepper Qrt, N R; 29: PM R, E
Ray Gallon Trio, L Alex Sipiagin Qnt, N
Charles Ruggiero Qrt; 30: PM R, E Richie
Vitale Qnt, L Alex Sipiagin Qnt, N R.
The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestone
nyc.com. Adm varies. Sun&Tues-Sat:
8&10pm weekly residencies. Sun: 3pm
except 4pm 04/17 John Zorn & friends. Apr
1-3: Meg Okura; 5-10: Frank London; 12-17:
Andy Biskin; 18: 8pm John Zorn's Bagatelles;
19-24: Ned Rothenberg; 25: 8pm Richard
"Duck" Baker Solo; 26-May 1: Scott
Robinson.
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. Apr 1-3: Tom Harrell; 4:
R; 5-10: Harold Mabern Trio; 11: R; 12-17:
Scott Colley Qrt; 18: R; 19-24: Eric Reed Qrt;
26-May 1: Trio 3.
ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &
Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.
Sets: Early (E) 7pm except Sat 8pm +
9,11pm&12:30am except Fri 8pm, Mon +
2am. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun Tango
Trio & Milonga, Mon 10pm-2am Ron Affif
Trio, Tues 10pm Evolution Band + Jam
w/Igmar Thomas, Thurs 12am Roman Diaz
Midnight Rumba, Sat 8pm Misha Piatigorsky
Trio + Monika Oliveira & The Brasilians. Apr
4: 10pm-2am VandoJam feat Gary Smulyan;
8: Dimitri Vassilakis Qrt; 15: 10pm-1am Seth
Weaver Big Band feat Sveltana; 22: 8pm
Laura Andrea Leguía Afro-Peruvian Jazz
Orch, 10pm Gabriel Alegría Afro-Peruvian
Sxt, 12am Saxofón Criollo.
BROOKLYN
BAMCAFÉ: 30 Lafayette Av. 718-636-4100.
www.bam.org. Sets: 9pm free adm. Apr 15:
The New Cookers; 22: Kenyatta Beasley &
The Frank Foster Project; 23: E.J. Strickland
& Transient Beings.
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.
Apr 1: 10pm Big Lazy; 6: 8pm Andy Statman;
9: 8pm Lucian Ban Transylvianian Concert
w/Jorge Sylvester; 17: 7pm Jessica Fichot;
20: 8pm Tom Swafford & String Power; 21:
10pm Chris Speed Band feat Jesse Quarrto;
22: 8pm The Regional de NY, 10pm
Supermambo.
BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS: At Brooklyn College.
Campus Rd & Hillel Pl. 718-951-4500.
www.brooklyncenter.org. Apr 16: 8pm $35
adm Regina Carter & Southern Comfort.
BROOKLYN
CONSERVATORY
OF
MUSIC: 58 7th Av. www.bqcm.org. 718-6223300. 1st Fri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage. Apr
23: 8pm $10 adm Connection Works presents Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open series feat
Michel Gentile FLOW.
CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ CONSORTIUM: 718-569-1896. www.centralbrooklyn
jazzconsortium.org. Apr 15-May 15: Central
Brooklyn Jazz Festival.
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I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.
Sets: 8:30pm $15 don. Apr 1-2: Andrea
Parkins Duo & Trio; 9: Josh Sinton Solo,
9:15pm Jermiah Cymerman Solo, 10pm
Jeremiah Cymerman/Josh Sinton; 15: 8pm
Aaron Irwin Qrt, 9:30pm Weathervest; 16:
8pm Jay Rattman/Can Olgun, 9:30pm
Weathervest; 23: Joe Morris & Arcade; 28:
Aaron Irwin Trio & Jeff Davis Trectangle.
JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.
www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8:15&10:15pm $15
don. Apr 1: Ray Abrams Big Band feat
Tulivu.
SEEDS: 617 Vanderbilt Av. www.seedsbrook
lyn.org. Apr 19: 9pm $10 adm Jazz Gallery
Mentoring series w/Aaron Parks feat Joel
Ross.
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. Apr 5: E Frank Basile Sxt, L-N John
Yao & His 17-piece Instrument; 6: E Horse
Tors, L Gabriel Zucker, N Adam O’ Farrill &
Guy Mintus; 7: 8pm Jazz Gallery Mentoring
series w/Aaron Parks feat Joel Ross; 8: 8pm
Take Off Collective, 8:45pm Rosa, N Marko
Djordjevic & Sveti; 10: E-L Muzik Export
Association; 11: L Jure Pukl Qrt w/spec
guest Melissa Aldana; 12: E $8 Matt Kelly
Qrt, L Window; 13: 8pm University of
Queensland Big Band feat Randy Brecker;
14: E $12 David Fiuczynski w/spec guest
Rudresh Mahanthappa, L Patrick Brennan &
transparency kestra, N Trout Cake; 15: E
Vinegar Mother, L Kate Yeager; 18: E
DownPly; 19: E-L Shai Maestro; 20: $8 L
Alon Yavnai; 25: E Berta Moreno Qnt feat
Shai Maestro & Jason Rigby; 27: E $8
Bumgardner/Gillingham/Parks Trio; L Filipe
Duarte Gp, N Craig Brann; 28: L Ziv Ravitz.
SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at
Jefferson Av. www.sistasplace.org. 718-3981766. Sets: 9&10:30pm adm. Apr 2: Awa
Sangho; 8: Tribute to Randy Weston; 9:
Anthony Wonsey; 16: Sistas' Place Jazz
Festival & Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival
feat 04/16 Don Braden & Vanessa Rubin,
04/22 Brandon Sanders, 04/23 Vincent
Chancey All-Stars, 04/30 Ahmed Abdullah &
Diaspora feat Donald Smith.
WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367
Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-3841654. 10pm-2am. Fri: free adm/2 drink min
Jam w/Gerry Eastman Qnt & friends. Apr 1530: Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival.
CONNECTICUT
The 9th NOTE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB:
15 Bank St. Stamford. www.the9thnote.com.
203-504-8828. Apr 9: 9pm Jimmy Cobb Qrt;
14: 8pm Jumaane Smith; 20: 8pm George
Gee Swing Orch; 23: 9pm George Coleman
Qrt; 29: 9pm Ralph Peterson Trio &
Triangular III.
RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.
Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.
203-438-5795. Sets: 8pm. Apr 8: Jumaane
Smith; 10: Christian McBride Trio.
The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old Lyme
Inn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.
www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30pm.
Apr 1: Bobby Broom Trio; 2: Allan Harris; 7:
8pm Dr. Lonnie Smith; 8: Matt Baker Trio; 9:
Eddie Allen Qnt; 15: Renee Rosnes Qrt; 16:
Manuel Valera Trio; 22: Transient Beings;
23: Karrin Allyson; 24: 8pm Delfeayo
Marsalis; 29: Christian Sands Trio; 30: Dave
Liebman Expansions Qnt.
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Gary Walker, “Morning Jazz Host”, WBGO, 88.3 FM/wbgo.org
PETER BERNSTEIN TRIO
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH / APRIL 2
Guitarist Peter Bernstein has been part of the New York jazz scene for more than
two decades. His considerable talents have been heard alongside Joshua Redman,
Diana Krall, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Cobb and Lou Donaldson. He is documented on
more than 80 recordings, including several with organ great Dr. Lonnie Smith and
five with Melvin Rhyne who worked with Wes Montgomery. Bernstein's own organ
trio, with Larry Goldings and Bill Stewart, was hailed as the best of the last decade
by the New York Times. In this setting, Bernstein takes pride in deconstructing a
Miles Davis or Thelonious Monk tune, expressing himself with an economy of
lines—with stunning results. In Newark, the guitarist with organist Mike
LeDonne and drummer Willie Jones III won't be beholden to any particular era.
THE COOKERS
TRUMPETS / APRIL 8
Everything old is new again. For musicians true to the jazz canon, that's what the
creative mind is about. What happens when you get seven like minds together, each
with a unique voice, collectively amassing over 250 years of experience with Art
Blakey, Max Roach, Charles Lloyd, Herbie Hancock and Lee Morgan? Nate Chinen
of the New York Times says, "a dream team of forward leaning hard bop!" The
Cookers are drummer Billy Hart, bassist Cecil McBee, pianist George Cables, alto
saxophonist Jaleel Shaw, tenor saxophonist Billy Harper and trumpeters Eddie
Henderson and David Weiss. As Weiss says of the group, "The process of rehearsing this music and then performing or recording it is an amazing experience with
surprises at every turn." A band like this doesn't just push play, they come to play.
MICHEL CAMILO
NJPAC / APRIL 17
Pianist Michel Camilo's work is familiar to both jazz and classical fans. He can display warp-speed runs, on classics like "I Got Rhythm," "Caravan," "Take Five" or
"Love for Sale," then move things to a delicate hush on a silky ballad. Camilo's performance with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, Rhapsody in Blue (Telarc), is an
awesome demonstration of technique and touch in a large setting. On Solo (Telarc),
Camilo shows he keeps his ears open, whether interpreting standards, Brazilian
music or his own inventive originals. As Camilo says of the solo experience, "I start
quietly, to attract the listener into the music. Once they're with me, they're in for
the whole ride." For this solo ride, expect the piano to collapse in defeat.
BERNARD PURDIE
SHANGHAI JAZZ / APRIL 29
Growing up as the 11th of 15 children, drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie knew
early he'd have to bang the drum loudly to be heard. Those early attempts at attention resulted in Purdie becoming a star of jazz, soul and rock, appearing on more
than 3,000 recordings. His funky soul beat has provided the shuffle-boil to albums
by Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Steely Dan, Larry Coryell, Joe Cocker, Hall &
Oates, Herbie Mann, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, among countless others. His
book, Let The Drums Speak (Prettymedia) is a primer for all who desire to put the
rhythm in the riff. Purdie's Soul to Jazz and Soul to Jazz II recordings (Act) are full
of the fatback rhythms he's known for. Expect some Purdie good cookin' with his
trio in Madison.
Bernstein photo by Jordi Suol.
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NEW YORK STATE
FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.
www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. $20
don suggested. Sets: 7pm, Sun 10am-2pm
Brunch (B). Apr 9: The Cookers; 13: Jazz
Sessions at The Falcon Underground
w/Doug Weiss; 17: Ed Palermo; 24: B The
Saints of Swing.
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. Apr 16: 12-10pm free adm Queens Jazz
Over Ground Spring Jazz Fest.
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.
WESTCHESTER
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199N
Columbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon.
www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. 2nd Sun:
5:15-9pm $25 adm Second Sunday Jazz
series. Apr 10: Antoinette Montague.
NEW JERSEY
CAPE MAY
EXIT ZERO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL: Cape May. www.exit0jazzfest.com.
888-943-1864. Apr 22-24: 04/22 6pm Pedrito
Martinez Gp, Joey Alexander, Brian Betz Qrt
feat Behn Gillece, Ameranouche, Lisa Fischer
Grand Baton, Son Little, Frank Bey, 04/23
12pm René Marie, Breckerville, Sofia Rei,
John Scofield/Joe Lovano Qrt, Pat Metheny &
Ron Carter, Lee Fields & the Expressions,
Ameranouche, Nadjah Nicole, Brother
Joscephus & the Love Revolution, High &
Mighty Brass Band, 04/24 Amina Figarova
Sxt, Breckerville, Joanna Pascale, High &
Mighty Brass Band, Sofia Rei, Lee Fields &
the Expressions.
ESSEX
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W
Market St. Newark. www.bethanynewark.
org. 973-623-8161. Apr 2: 6-7:30pm Jazz
Vespers feat Peter Bernstein Gp.
DORTHAAN’S PLACE: At Nico Kitchen + Bar
in NJPAC. 1 Center St. Newark. 888-4665722. www.njpac.org. Apr 10: 12pm $45/15
adm Jazz Brunch feat Freddy Cole Qrt.
DUKE’S SOUTHERN TABLE: 11 Clinton St.
Newark. www.dukesnewark.com. 862-7635757. Sun: 1-4pm, Wed 7-10:30pm, Fri-Sat:
7:30-11:30pm. Apr 1: Russ Nolan; 2:
Lawrence Qualls; 3: Carrie Jackson; 6: Open
Mic w/the Brick City Soul Collective; 8: Pat
Van Dyke; 9: Carlos Francis; 10: Andre
Barnes; 15: John Bauers; 17: Vanessa Perea;
20: Open Mic w/the Brick City Soul Collective;
22: Ted Chubb; 23: Walter Christopher; 24:
Erin & The Project; 29: Pat Van Dyke; 30:
Matt Kane.
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NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.
www.njpac.org. Apr 9: 6&8:30pm $50-70 adm
Lea DeLaria; 17: 4&7pm $55 Michel Camilo
Solo; 22: 8pm $15 PoemJazz feat Robert
Pinsky & Laurence Hobgood; 23: 12:30pm
WBGO Kids Jazz Concert feat Don Braden.
SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973313-2787. www.sopacnow.org.
Apr 5:
7:30pm $5 adm Seton Hall University Faculty
Jazz Ens; 17: 7pm $15 James Gibbs III; 24:
7pm $15 Radam Schwartz; 30: 8pm $45-65
Juan de Marcos & The Afro-Cuban All Stars
feat Members of the Buena Vista Social Club.
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. Apr
1: Michael Lington; 2: Paul Abler; 3: 3-6pm
Peter Furlan Qnt & the Rockland Youth Jazz
Ens w/guest Duane Eubanks, 7:30pm Scott
Reeves Jazz Orch; 5: 7pm Jazz House Kids
Chica Power!; 8: The Cookers; 9: Mike Longo
Funk Band; 16: Dee Lucas; 22: Enrico
Granafei Qrt.
WBGO: 54 Park Pl. Newark. www.wbgo.org.
973-624-8880.
MIDDLESEX
The NEW BRUNSWICK JAZZ PROJECT:
www.nbjp.org.
MONMOUTH
COUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St.
Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732842-9000. Apr 6: 7:30pm The Manhattan
Transfer & Take 6; 16: 8pm Esperanza
Spalding & Emily's D+Evolution.
MORRIS
BICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights
Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Concerts 89:30pm. www.njjs.org. $15/18 adm. Apr 11:
Marlene verPlanck Trio feat Warren Vaché;
25: Carrie Jackson, Nancy Nelson & Sandy
Sasso.
MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 100
South St. Morristown. www.mayoarts.org.
973-539-8008. Apr 1: 8pm $150-79 adm
Yanni; 8: 8pm $89-39 The Manhattan
Transfer Meets Take 6.
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. Tues: except
04/19 John Korba; Apr 1: Grover Kemble/
Jerry Vezza Trio; 15: Rob Paparozzi Gp; 16:
SaRon Crenshaw Qrt; 23: Geoff Galante Trio;
29: Bernard “Pretty” Purdie Trio.
OCEAN
OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.
Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.
$18/22 adm. www.njjs.org. Concerts: 89:30pm. Apr 13: Glenn Crytzer & Savoy
Seven.
PASSAIC
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300
Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973720-2371. Apr 17: 4pm Bill Charlap Trio; 23:
8pm City of Poets w/Cédric Hanriot, Jason
Palmer & Donny McCaslin.
PENNSYLVANIA
DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware Water
ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE
By Elzy Kolb
Serious whimsy
Saxophonist/clarinetist Jeff Lederer
tends to get interested in a theme, then
delve wholeheartedly into reading,
researching and exploring the topic and
discovering ways to express what he's
learned through his music. "It's the best
thing to do as a young musician—follow
your interests," Lederer says.
Jeff Lederer, Joe’s Pub
This time around, Lederer has convened
a band called the Brooklyn Blowhards to
present a collection of traditional sea
shanties re-envisioned through an Albert
Ayler-tinted filter. The project was
inspired in part by a 1950s-vintage
Folkways recording of shanties by the
Foc'sle Singers, an a cappella group that
included Greenwich Village folk stalwarts
such as Dave Van Ronk and Paul Clayton.
"[Trumpeter/cornetist] Kirk Knuffke
brought over the Foc'sle Songs and
Shanties CD; he was enamored with it.
That got me into nautical music. I was
learning more every day," Lederer
explains. He cites drummer Matt Wilson
as the project's first point of connection to
Ayler: During his high school years, Wilson
was blasting Ayler's Love Cry, and his
mother commented, "I like that one; it
reminds me of sea shanties."
The remark hit a chord with Lederer.
"Ayler's music has always struck me as
folkloric and very direct, not anxiety ridden." Following this "direct but circuitous
path of circles within circles," the saxophonist decided it was time to get more
familiar with Moby Dick. "I read it in my
younger life—boring," he declares. "This
time it was revelatory. It's a book about
everything in life—hubris, humility, triumph, disaster, the terror of the sea, all
the things I wanted to bring to the project."
Lederer admits that there's more than
an undercurrent of light-heartedness and
humor in his approach, a trait he shares
with Wilson. "Matt creates musical
moments that begin as a joke and after a
minute or two turn into really deep music.
We begin at the ridiculous and try to get to
the sublime, and that does happen quite a
bit, I'm happy to say. You start with an
outrageous proposition and stick with it
until you find something profound inside
it—like the absurd proposition of chasing a
white whale." And lest Lederer should
begin to sound as if he's taking himself too
seriously, he points out, "There's no question—we go overboard!"
With the new Brooklyn Blowhards CD
coming out this month on the Little i Music
label, Lederer is looking into chartering a
boat and playing the shanties at whaling
museums along the Atlantic coast, a concept similar to a promo tour of museums he
did to celebrate his earlier recording with
the Shakers n' Bakers project. In the
meantime, landlubbers can join Lederer
and Blowhards including Wilson, Knuffke,
drummer/percussionist Allison Miller,
singer Mary Larose, saxophonist Jon
Irabagon and others in celebrating the CD
release at Joe's Pub April 6.
Melissa Slocum, Rendall Memorial Presbyterian Church
Moving to the front
Bassist Melissa Slocum's rich background encompasses a lifetime of learning
and multiple degrees in several musical
genres. However, she especially cherishes
the lessons she picked up on the bandstand. "I love classical; I grew up learning
classical, but when I heard jazz, to me it
was alive. Classical is beautiful and great,
but it didn't seem alive to me."
When she arrived in New York three
decades ago, she aimed to become an indemand sideman. Stints with Art Blakey,
Leon Thomas, Hank Jones, Dee Dee
Bridgewater, the Diva Jazz Orchestra,
Frank Wess, and others leave no doubt
that she's achieved her goal. "I've been fortunate to play with the greats, and try to
remember them in my music," Slocum
says. "I developed my approach to music
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Lederer photo by Rob Lowell.
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ANOTHER REASON... continued from page 25
mers: Charli Persip was a champion of
mine, and I miss Art Blakey every day."
She values tips from trumpeter Woody
Shaw: "He was on a whole other level from
me. He'd let me know if I played something
he thought was interesting. That gave me
something to build on; his feedback helped
me grow."
Slocum recalls that the band leaders she
played with were all pretty tough. "But I
like being in a situation where a lot is
demanded from me. I like to get out there
on the edge, to find out what my mind, body
and heart can do. That's where the heart,
the life, is for me—how far can you go?"
Countless people have heard Slocum
perform in symphony orchestras and in the
pit bands of hit Broadway shows such as
Phantom of the Opera. However, very few
have had the opportunity to catch her playing her own music, a situation she hopes to
remedy soon.
While working with multi-instrumentalist Howard Johnson over the years,
Slocum often had "let's put a band together" conversations with her HoJo Five colleagues, pianist Carlton Holmes and
drummer JT Lewis. "It's been a work in
progress for a long time," she says, but the
threesome will be joined by saxophonist
Jay Rodriguez to play a concert produced
by trombonist Craig Harris on April 12 at
midday at Harlem's Rendall Memorial
Presbyterian Church.
"I appreciate this opportunity to explore
being a band leader a little bit," Slocum
says. "As a bass player, I find it a challenge
to be the leader—I'm standing in the back,
trying to front the band. I hope to develop
something little by little. Mingus was my
main idol; that's why I always wanted to
try to lead a band; I want to confront the
obstacles."
Besides original material by Slocum,
Holmes and Lewis, the gig will include
some Charles Mingus compositions to
honor the legendary bassist in his birthday
month, as well as material by trombonist
Melba Liston. "I played in Melba Liston's
band when I was first in New York. I was
just a baby; I was star-struck by Melba and
wanted to explore her music. Not many
people play her tunes, and I love them so
much."
Grace Kelly, IWJ festival at Saint Peter’s Church
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In good hands
Saxophonist Grace Kelly just moved to
the Big Apple in December and she's excited to be performing at one of the jazz community's celebrated annual events, the
International Women in Jazz Festival, at
one of the music's most cherished locations: Saint Peter's Church.
"Anything to do with women's initiatives and creating a community of women
is something I want to be part of, and I'm
looking forward to hearing more and learning as much as I can about the IWJ's goals
and mission," Kelly says. "I'm honored that
they asked me and I'm looking forward to
playing in such a beautiful, historic
venue."
Kelly will present a mix of originals and
standards, including material from her
new CD, Trying to Figure It Out (Pazz). "I
like to play familiar tunes, though they'll
be 'Graceified,' I always put my own spin
on everything." To do that, Kelly harks
back to lessons learned from jazz elders
such as saxophonists Phil Woods, Frank
Morgan and Lee Konitz. "I'm so lucky our
paths crossed and they saw something in
me and wanted to help teach me." Though
Kelly had done her homework, literally,
listening to records and transcribing solos,
"It was a whole different ball game to
stand next to them and play. I learned
about the roots of the music and I learned
to make it my own."
Woods, in particular, was a stern
taskmaster. "It was a dream to stand next
to my idol and play his originals and my
originals. It was exhilarating and nerveracking. He always let me know if I wasn't
cutting it, he never sugar-coated anything," Kelly recalls.
She took the lessons to heart and, at 23,
the alto player is enjoying a remarkably
full schedule. For starters, she's a regular
in Jon Batiste's Stay Human band on The
Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Michael
Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch mystery novels, has come out as a fan of Kelly's
playing, mentioning her in his books, and
writing a role for her in the Amazon TV
series Bosch. She has even contributed to
the soundtrack for the show. And there's a
full slate of festival gigs to look forward to
in the coming months.
Kelly hopes that her success will be a
beacon for the next generation of young
girls who want to play jazz. "One of my joys
is not only performing, but doing education. Sometimes really young girls come to
my gigs, 12 or 14 years old, and say that I
inspire them," she says happily. Kelly
remembers jazz events from her past.
"When I was 12 or 13, a lot of times it was
me, 14 boys and a faculty that was all men.
I'm glad the girls coming up now have
more role models on horns—there's no reason the young girls shouldn't be able to
HOT FLASHES
By Seton Hawkins
The Jazz Cruise Artist Spotlight
One of the brightest lights in jazz today,
trumpeter, vocalist and bandleader Bria
Skonberg delivers thrilling horn work and
high-spirited vocals in performances and
critically acclaimed albums, winning her a
devoted audience and placing her as one of
the most promising and exciting trumpet
stars on the scene. Though particularly
renowned for her work in hot jazz,
Skonberg is a thoroughly versatile and
broad-minded musician, whose shows
draw on a tremendous array of popular
music.
Bria Skonberg
As a co-founder of the New York Hot
Jazz Festival and of the forthcoming New
York Hot Jazz Camp, Skonberg is also a
driving force in the hot jazz revival that
has been fomenting in New York City and
developing among its younger musicians.
Indeed, finding innovative means of
reaching audiences and celebrating the
music has always been central to
Skonberg's efforts, leading her to branch
out from strictly performer and into presenter and educator duties. Perhaps most
exciting, this coming May she and vocalist
Molly Ryan will launch the New York Hot
Jazz Camp—a week-long intensive for
adult students looking to develop their
chops and gain experience in the style—
and will be joined by a top-shelf faculty
that includes Catherine Russell, Jon-Erik
Kellso, Vincent Gardner and Dan
Levinson.
For Skonberg, the camp honors her own
experiences of coming into jazz as a youth
and studying at jazz camps on the West
Coast. "For me, launching this camp was
only a matter of time," she explains. "When
I was a teenager I was sponsored by a local
jazz society in British Columbia to attend a
summer camp in California and it was a
profoundly important experience in my
life. With this camp, we want to bring that
same energy to the East Coast and we'll be
using a similar format: throughout each
day there will be sectional training, time
for one-on-one lessons, and time to play in
bands with the other students."
Drawing on the talents of an incredible
faculty, Skonberg and Ryan will assemble
six bands, comprising 48 students from
around the United States, to jam, perform
and network with one another. The week
of activities will conclude with a student
performance at Iridium on May 22, followed by faculty performances at Birdland.
Throughout it all, Skonberg hopes to
engender the same sense of community
that defined the camps she attended. "You
become a family over the course of the
week," she explains. "The students are
challenged to do their best and try new
music, but it's a safe environment and
everyone learns from one another."
An ideal artist to appear on the
January 28-February 4, 2017 Marcus
Miller-curated Jazz Cruise, Skonberg is
excited for the opportunity next year.
"Events like these are truly immersive,
and sort of a 360-experience for connecting
with your fans and bringing them into your
process," notes Skonberg. "There's a huge
opportunity to build new relationships
over the course of the cruise that will hopefully continue on."
To learn more about Bria Skonberg and
the New York Hot Jazz Camp, visit
www.nyhotjazzcamp.com. To find out more
about The Jazz Cruise or to make a reservation, visit www.thejazzcruise.com.
Education Events, Album Releases,
and International Jazz Day
Versatile trumpeter Shunzo Ohno
releases ReNew, his 16th album as a
leader, and will celebrate with a performance at Symphony Space on April 1.
Drawing on a wide range of styles, the
album focuses on the recovery of Japan following the 2011 tsunami and features a
wide array of extraordinary talents in jazz.
Go to www.symphonyspace.org to find out
more.
The innovative New York-based string
ensemble Sirius Quartet release their
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FRESH TAKES
By Nathan Kamal, student at The New School
NATIVE OF SAPPORO JAPAN,
alto saxophonist Erena Terakubo's
A
young ambitions were quickly recognized
and cultivated and, at 18, the wunderkind
made her first record, North Bird, with
Kenny Barron, Christian McBride, Lee
Pearson and Peter Bernstein. Subsequent
album collaborators included Ron Carter
and Jimmy Cobb. The altoist moved to the
states in 2011 when she was selected as a
Berklee Presidential Scholar.
Terakubo's signature approach to the
alto is her bright tone and her highly punctuated phrasing.
This month she showcases her quartet
at Jazz at Kitano. Her performance follows
the debut of A Time for Love, her first U.S.
release, and her fourth overall. A Time for
Love features more good company: pianist
David Hazeltine, bassist David 'Happy'
Williams and drummer Lewis Nash. The
album indulges Terakubo's passion for jazz
standard adaptation. But in the heart of
the album is "88," which she composed as a
HOT FLASHES...
sophomore album Paths Become Lines on
April 8 and will present a launch concert at
the cell on April 13. To purchase tickets
visit www.thecelltheatre.org.
On April 1 at Roulette, the innovative
drummer and bandleader William
Hooker pays tribute to literary titan
James Baldwin with "EVIDENCE: The
Baldwin Suite," a genre-defying work that
features performances by dancer Kimani
Fowlin, guitarists Tor Snyder and Jesse
Henry, pianist Mark Hennen, trumpeter
Matt Lavelle, rapper AkuStyx and Hooker.
Check www.roulette.org for details.
The Local 802 American Federation of
Musicians has launched Jazz Mentors, a
series that connects rising artists with
established veterans of the industry in discussions on the business side of music.
Featuring forum discussions that are open
to the public, the initiative aims to educate
musicians on audience development, professional growth and financial stability.
The next event, on April 28, will take place
at the union's Club Room. Learn more at
www.local802afm.org.
Master saxophonist Sam Newsome
continues his performance and lecture
series at the National Jazz Museum in
Harlem, offering Afro-Beat: Fela Kuti and
Tony Allen April 28, taking an in-depth
look at African-inspired jazz and jazz
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Martinez photo by Martin Cohen.
tribute to Japanese producer Yasohachi
"88" Itoh.
As her first U.S. release, A Time for
Love carries special weight. "I am really
fortunate to release my album in the states
this time," she says. "I make so much effort
to record great standards."
The Erena
Terakubo
Q u a r t e t
with pianist
Don Friedman, bassist
Harvie S and
drummer
T o n y
Je f f e r s on ,
performs
on April 21
at Jazz at
Kitano.
musicians who create from an African sensibility. Find out more at www.jazzmuseu
minharlem.org.
April 30 marks International Jazz
Day, and venues throughout the world will
be offering specially curated events in celebration of the occasion. Special events will
take place throughout all five boroughs of
New York City and a full listing may be
found at www.jazzday.com.
Exit Zero Jazz Festival
Cape May's Exit Zero Jazz Festival
returns April 22-24 and hosts a remarkable line-up of artists including Motéma
artists Pedrito Martinez, Joey Alexander
and Rene Marie, Joe Lovano, John
Scofield, Amina Figarova, Ron Carter,
and many more. See a full schedule online
at www.exit0jazzfest.com/.
Rene Marie
Pedrito Martinez
BRIDGE CROSSINGS
By Cary Tone
MODERN SOUND SEARCHER,
Rob Brown is truly a saxophonist,
composer beyond category. His three
decade long collaborations with William
Parker, Matthew Shipp, Hamid Drake
among other boundary pushing improvisors
is a portrait of an artist in modern music.
Q. Do you remember what the transition
felt like when you moved to NYC from Boston?
A. I was 22 when I got to NYC. I was still
in school but I felt like I had graduated
from Boston. Boston felt like the world of
school, teachers and students, while New
York was the real world and real music
world. A world with much more diversity of
all types and where I gained experience and
understanding from being around working
musicians and other artists who were not
part of that system.
Q. Tell us something
about your associations
with Matthew Shipp
and William Parker?
A. Matthew Shipp
and I go back to our time
in Boston, early 80s.
Our own musical conceptions were always
quite different, but our
music and thinking
were very intertwined in
those formative years. He had a big influence
on me at that time. We developed a deep musical rapport that is now ingrained. We can
always play together. William Parker has had
a huge impact on my music and life. I've been
playing steadily with him for 30 years. He
never ceases to amaze me. ...
For the complete interview, visit our
website: www.hothousejazz.com.
A
TROMBONIST PAPO VAZQUEZ IS A
highly creative, versatile composer and
band leader who was looking for a new
sound. "What I was interested in creating
was a new brand of jazz," Vazquez
explains. "I wanted to break away from
Latin jazz, which was mostly Afro-Cuban
jazz." Vazquez's music is Afro-Puerto Rican
jazz and, as such, a tribute to the magic of
improvisation.
Vazquez, 58, has used his experience of
playing, touring and recording with giants
such as Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente and
Hilton Ruiz to hone his own voice, influenced by the Puerto Rican musical genres
bomba and plena. With all those influences,
"you make a mofongo," he says, referring to
the popular Afro-Puerto Rican plantain
dish. "A new mofongo, with the blues, the
bomba and the clave."
...Vazquez, who is also drawn to Hermeto
Pascoal and Sonny Rollins, believes in history, knowledge and spirituality. "When
you come with the wrong intention in
music, God leaves the stage," Vazquez says.
"And when the holy spirit leaves, the magic
goes away too."
For the complete interview, visit our
website: www.hothousejazz.com.
The Mighty Pirates
Troubadours
is
at
Hostos Center for the
Performing Arts on
April 30. The band features Willie Williams,
Rick
Germanson,
Dezron Douglas, Joel
Mateo, Gabo Lugo and
Reinaldo de Jesus with
special guests Jerry
Medina and Joe Locke.
LISTINGS...continued from page 24
Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-4242000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat
7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): Thurs
Jam w/Bill Washer & friends. Apr 1: Skip &
Dan Wilkins Gp; 2: Kim Parker & friends; 3:
Bob Leive & the Wooster Street Trolley Band;
7: R; 8: Denny Carrig & friends; 9: Dave
Liebman Expansions; 10: Stephanie Nilles &
Zach Brock; 14: R; 15: Bill Warfield & the Hells
Kitchen Funk Orch feat Nicole Henry; 16:
Nellie McKay; 17: Luiz Simas & Su Terry; 21:
R; 22: The Jost Project; 23: Marc Mommaas &
Nikolaj Hess; 24: Dan Wilkins Gp; 25: 7:3010:30pm Deer Head Inn Jazz Orch; 28: R; 29:
Martin Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola & Ed Laub;
30: Nancy & Spencer Reed.
Rob Brown preforms with different
outfits April 2, 4 and 6 at Clemente
Soto Vélez during the Arts For Art's
Spring Evolving Festival.
HOSTOS: 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St.
www.hostos.cuny.edu. Bronx. 718-518-4455.
Apr 9: 10:30am workshop + 11:30am The
Villalobos Brothers; 30: 7:30pm Papo
Vazquez & The Mighty Pirates Troubadors
w/spec guests Jerry Medina & Joe Locke.
PAPASITO: 223 Dyckman St. 212-544-0001.
Sat: 1-4pm Latin Jazz Brunch w/Paul Carlon
Latin Jazz Trio.
SUBROSA: 63 Gansevoort St (bet Washington
& Greenwich Sts). www.subrosanyc.com.
212-997-4555. Mon: 8&10pm Latin Jazz
Monday feat 04/4 Cristina Morrison, 04/18
Chembo Corniel Qnt, 04/25 Bill O’Connell &
The Latin Jazz All-Stars.
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.
Herb Gardner told me: "The Smith Street Society Jazz Band had a Sunday night concert
to play in Syracuse, NY. Since we were split up on different jobs the night before, we all flew
in separately. 'Deacon Jim' Lawyer was particularly looking forward to an exceptionally luxurious flight, since he'd booked one that promised X-7 service to Syracuse. When we went to
pick him up at the airport he was nowhere to be found. The girl at the counter explained that
X-7 service means it doesn't fly on Sundays."
Todd Barkan asked Dexter Gordon what kind of guy Thelonious Monk was. Dexter
mused, "Monk was not exactly the boy next door."
CARTER...
"We think classical music and we automatically think Beethoven, Bach and all
the European composers," she says. "But
every culture has its classical music. You
go to India, there's a strong, beautiful tradition of classical music. But they don't
think 'European.' They think of their own
music. Jazz is our classical music. It's our
treasure."
Regina Carter's Southern Comfort
with bassist Chris Lightcap, guitarist
Marvin Sewell, accordionist Will
Holshouser and drummer Satoshi
Takeishi is at the Brooklyn Center for
the Performing Arts April 16.
ANOTHER REASON...
play whatever they want."
Catch Kelly in action at The
International Women in Jazz Festival
2016, April 16 at Saint Peter's Church.
Mercedes Ellington is this year's honoree
at the annual fund-raiser, which offers a
full day of events, performances and jams
(see the full schedule at http://www.inter
nationalwomeninjazz.org/).
A Moment You Missed by
Fran Kaufman Hot House
Contributing Photographer
It was hard to tell whether more vocalists were
on the program or in the audience when the
music world came together to pay tribute to
Mark Murphy at Saint Peter's Church on Mar.
14 at a memorial organized by Ari Silverstein.
And it was difficult to make a photograph without bumping into another photographer! Here,
vocalist Kurt Elling adjusts his microphone
and the extraordinary Sheila Jordan, a lifelong friend of Murphy, sound checks.
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