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WINNING SPINS By George Kanzler FTER THE BIG ERA, SOME lad, "Blue Gardenia," and Kevin brings a of the cravings for an orchestral sound Johnny Hartman vibe to Billy Eckstine's "I inA jazz were assuaged by the rise of the Just Want to Talk About You," in an Hammond B3 organ in the post-bop, hard arrangement that accentuates the orches- bop years. Smaller, often neighborhood tral tones of Pat's B3. clubs, could fill the room with a B3 trio, the Presence, and the big keyboard emulating the depth and Captain Black (Smoke Sessions, sonorities of a much bigger ensemble. 2018), presents a streamlined nonet ver- Meanwhile, big bands never went away, sion of the big band that Orrin founded a many flourishing as once-a-week or once-a- decade ago in Philadelphia, his hometown, month attractions at venues that usually to showcase and celebrate that city's jazz featured B3 combos. Many of these "big talent. Although now the pianist for high bands" were pared down , profile trio , Orrin continues nonets or tentets that functioned as mini- to be a staunch champion of the big bands. This Winning Spins features an Philadelphia jazz scene, as this album innovative B3 organ player in mostly trio proves. It was recorded live at two neigh- settings that emphasize the orchestral pos- borhood clubs: SOUTH Kitchen & Jazz sibilities of the instrument, and a slimmed- Parlor and Chris' Jazz Café. down-to-nonet big band that plays regular- Listeners seeking finesse won't find it ly at Philadelphia clubs. on this exuberant recording bristling with In the Moment, Pat Bianchi (Savant, rambunctious, dueling ensemble passages 2018), is anchored by Pat's working trio of and boisterous, raise-the-roof solos. Tunes the leader's organ, Paul Bollenback's gui- and arrangements are all by band mem- tar and Byron Landham's drums. Paul is bers, with trumpeters John Raymond and subbed by Peter Bernstein and Pat Josh Lawrence also contributing charts for Martino on one track each, while Carmen two of Orrin's three originals. Trombonist Intorre, Jr. takes over the drum chair on David Gibson's "The Scythe" blasts out of four tracks. Joe Locke's vibes replace gui- the gate with raucous ensembles and solos tar on three tracks, and the late Kevin from tenor saxist Troy Roberts, Josh, Mahogany sings with organ and drums on David and Orrin, whose choppy block another. chords evoke Monk. Tandem soloing, led Pat and Paul create a panoramic, multi- by Troy, and wild free passages seem layered sonic palette with the B3 and elec- inspired by on fellow tric, device-laden . And they venture —and only non-participant—Eric way beyond the get down, boogaloo and Revis' "Question," also arranged by Josh. deep groove music associated with the Orrin introduces his own "Flip the Script" "chicken shack" school of B3 music. That with hesitant chords soon overwhelmed by exploration pervades the record, nowhere brass jabs as a jagged, jumpy theme more so than on the Gil Evans- emerges, the piece ramping up with Caleb "Time of the Barracudas"—titled Curtis’ alto sax trading with Troy's tenor, a "Barracudas (General Assembly)"—the shout chorus with piano breaks and a stut- album's longest cut: a spacey, electronics tering, drum breaks-filled coda. An audi- spiked track that has a psychedelic late ence clap-along introduces Troy's "Trams," 1960s-early 1970s vibe. The two also romp a tune with a swashbuckling groove and through a surprisingly fast, Byron's sticks- wah-wah brass-enveloping solos before driven version of Willie Nelson's ballad Orrin and Troy trade solos over a final, "Crazy," create some bluesy unison lines repeated band riff. Orrin's "Answer" is the on Pat's "No Expectations" and give a nod closest thing to a ballad here, but builds to to on Stevie Wonder's "Don't You a searing climax. His "When It Comes" Worry 'Bout a Thing." The three tracks appears twice in short versions—is it the with Joe's vibes joining Pat's B3 and band's theme?—that feature his piano, but Carmen's drums tackle repertoire rarely overall this is a very democratic band, essayed by organs. Chick Corea's gnarly spreading solos and compositions among "Humpty Dumpty" introduces the unison the members. chords and tight mass sound that marks the B3-vibes marriage. It returns on the Pat Bianchi brings a with closing two numbers, a spaced-out take on Paul Bollenback, Joe Locke and Byron 's "Fall" and a bright, jaun- Landham to Jazz Standard Jan. 30. ty run through 's "Four in Orrin Evans leads a at Smoke One." Pat Martino, in whose band Pat Jazz and Supper Club with Josh plays, guests on "Mr. PM," written by the Lawrence, Wheeler Curtis, Ben Wolfe leader. Peter is on board for a soulful bal- and Ralph Peterson, Jr., Jan. 11-13.

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UPPER (Above 70th Street) AMERICAN LEGION POST: 248W 132nd St (bet 7th & 8th Avs). 212-283-9701. www. colchasyoungharlempost398.com. Sun, atler- native Wed & Thurs: 6:30-10:30pm Jam. BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7th Avs). www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-281- 0777. Fri-Sat: 8&10pm $20 don Bill Saxton Band. The CECIL: 210W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-866-1262. www.thececilharlem.com. Fri-Sat: 11pm Jam. 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 10pm-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 except Mon&Thurs . L Jam. Residencies: Sun E Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Benno Marmur; Mon Mark Hagan; Tues Marc Devine; Wed E Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown; Thurs L Nathan Brown; Fri L Robbie Lee; Sat L T. Kash. Jan 3: Noriko Kamo; 4: Carol Sudhalter; 5: Denton Darien; 10: Rob Block; 11: Dan Furman; 12: Alan Rosenthal; 17: Equilibrium Jazz Gp; 18: Alan Chaubert; 19: Justin Lees; 24: Matt Baker; 25: Roland Temple; 26: Joe Bonacci; 31: DiDi Grooves. GIN FIZZ: 308 Malcolm X Blvd at 125th St. 2nd Fl. www.ginfizzharlem.com. 212-289-5550. Fri: 7-8&8:30-9:30pm. Jan 4: Todd Herbert feat Cynthia Soriano; 11: Salima Rah; 18: Tony Hewitt; 25: Darnell White. GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster. 310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts). www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001. GREATER CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH: 55W 124th St (bet Malcolm X Blvd & 5th Av). 212-348-6132. www.harlemjazzboxx.com. Tues 12pm $15 adm & Fri 7pm $20: Jazz series. HAN DYNASTY RESTAURANT: 215W 85th St (bet Bway & Amsterdam Avs). 212-858- 9060. www.handynasty.net/uws. Thurs: 6- 8pm free adm Steve Wirts Qrt w/spec guests. LENOX COFFEE: 60W 129th St at Lenox Av. 646-833-7839. www.lenoxcoffee.com. Sun: 5- 7pm Keyed Up feat Ilya Lushtak Trio. LENOX SAPHIRE: 341 Lenox Av at 127th St. Thurs: 11pm-4am Keyed Up series w/Phil Young Oct. MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222. www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: 7:30&9pm, Thurs-Sat 7:30&9:30pm. Residencies (R): Sun Singer Meets Saxophonist feat Christopher McBride w/guest; Tues Minton's Legacy Jam by Joe Graziosi; Wed Antonio Ciacca & Swing Society; Thurs series by Luisito Quintero & spec guest. Jan 4: “King” Solomon Hicks; 5: Dawn Jones Trio w/spec guest Wallance Roney; 12: J.C. Hopkins & The Biggish Band; 18: “King” Solomon Hicks; 26: J.C. Hopkins & The Biggish Band.

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MIST HARLEM: 46W 116th St (bet Lenox & 5th Av). www.mistharlem.com. 646-738-3043. Fri: 10pm-2am $10 adm Harlem Late Night Jazz. NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM: 58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348- 8300. www.jmih.org. PARIS : 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd at 121st St. 917-257-7831. www.paris bluesharlem.webs.com. Sets/adm: Early (E) 5-9pm, Jam 9pm-1am/free. Sun: E Double G & the Possee, 9pm La Banda Ramirez; Mon: Antoine; Tues: Charles Davis Trio; Wed: Les Goodson & the Intergalatic Soul ; Thurs: Tyrone Govan & Der Secret; Fri: Tiger & Beautiful Journey Band; Sat: Tom & The 69th Street Band. 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 unless otherwise noted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Residencies (R): Sun E-L Jam; 1st Sun 8- 11pm The Shrine Big Band. Jan 3: E Rebecca Chubay, L Jacob Varmus Trio; 6: R; 8: E-L Anton Delecca Qnt, 8-9pm Pravin Thompson; 11: E Josiah Boornazian, 7- 8:30pm John Morrison; 13: R; 17: L Andy Bianco Qrt; 20: R; 26: E-L NY Jazz Force; 27: R. SILVANA: 300W 116th St at Frederick Douglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646- 692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Jan 3: E-L Crown Heights Qrt; 4: E Alex Laurenzi Duo; 5: E Josiah Boornazian; 7: 8-9pm Emiliano Lasansky; 8: L Kenny Cha Gp; 9&11: E Nicholas DiMaria Qrt; 13: E Francesco Amenta; 16: L Torganic Produce; 17: E-L Zocalo Brass; 18: E Joe Pino Qnt, L New Path; 20: L Maiko Hata Trio; 21: E Gil Schwartz Duo; 22: E Today's Unicorn, 8-9pm Pravin Thompson; 24: E-L Satie Qrt. SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway (bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662. www.smokejazz.com. Set: Early (E), Late (L); Mon E 7&9pm, L 10:30pm; Tues 7,9& 10:30pm; Wed E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm; Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sun E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; adm/ min vary. Residencies: Sun L except 01/6 Giveton Gelin Qnt; Mon (R) E Qrt, L The Smoke by Vincent Herring; Tues (R) except 01/1 Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt; Wed (R) except 01/2 E Lezlie Harrison, L Emmet Cohen ; Thurs L except 01/3&10 Isaiah J. Thompson Qrt; Fri L except 01/4 Johnny O’Neal & guests; Sat L The Harlem Sessions by Marc Cary. Jan 1-6: John Coltrane festival feat Harold Mabern Qrt 01/1-2, Qnt III feat Steve Turre & Larry Willis 01/3-6, L except 01/6 The Harlem Sessions by Marc Cary; 7-9: R; 10: David Wess Sxt; 11-13: Orrin Evans Qnt; 14-16: R; 17: David Hazeltine Qrt; 18-20: Al Foster B’day celeb; 21-23: R; 24: Ugonna Okegwo Qrt; 25-26: Antonio Hart Qnt; 27: Alexis Cole; 28-30: R; 31: John Farnsworth Sxt. SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & West End Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com. Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted. Residencies: Wed Electrikana; Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Sugar Bar All Star Band. Jan 5: 9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix; 11: Rob Silverman Qrt; 18: 8&9:30pm $20 Joe Bonacci feat Tina Fabrique; 19: $15 Jason Abraham; 25: Jr. Trio. SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St. 212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org. Bar Thalia (BT). Jan 5: 9pm BT free adm Tamuz Nissim/George Nazos; 23: 8pm

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$29/35 Sofia Ribeiro; 25 7pm & 26 8pm: $10- Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St. 45 ALJO + = Fela. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ adm unless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm, 11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun-Wed $35, Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10 min. Jan 1: MID-TOWN MANHATTAN closed; 2: Queen Esther; 3: Jumaane Smith; 4: Patrick Bartley; 5: Christian Sands Qrt; 6: (Between 35th & 69th Street) $30 Christian Sands Trio; 7: 7:30pm closed, 9pm $30 Michela Marino Lerman; 8: 9:30pm BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). $30 Alphonso Horne & Gotham Kings; 9: 212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Bird- Corcoron Holt Qnt; 10: Ralph Peterson & land Theater (BT). Sets: Early (E) 5:30pm Aggregate Prime; 11: Hamilton de Holanda & except Sun 6pm & Mon 7pm; Late friends; 12-13: Igor Butman & The Moscow 8:30&11pm, except Sun (L) 9&11pm & Mon Jazz Orch; 14: The Ellis Marsalis internation- 9:30pm; BT E 7pm except Sun 7:30pm, Late al Competition feat Ben Paterson, (L) 9:45pm except Mon 8:30pm. Residencies: Rina Yamazaki & Isaiah J. Thompson; 15: $30 Sun (R) except 01/6 L Arturo O’Farrill & The André Mehmari Trio w/spec guest Rogerio Afro Latin Jazz Orch; Mon Jim Caruso Cast Boccato; 16: Oberlin Jazz Ens; Party; Wed E David Ostwald & Louis 17-20: & the Rafael Armstrong Eternity Band; Fri E The Birdland Piccolotto de Lima Chamber Project; 21: The Big Band; Sat E except 01/5 Eric Comstock. Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth Orch; 22: Tatiana Jan 1: Greg Ruvolo Big Band Collective; 1-2: Eva-Marie; 23: Sharón Clark Qrt; 24-27: The BT Gabrielle Stravelli; 2-5: Kurt Elling; 3-4: Cookers; 28: Valery Ponomarev & Our Father BT Frank Catalano Qrt; 3: E Ulysses Owens Who Art Blakey Big Band; 29: $30 Andy Jr.; 5: E Matthew Whitaker Trio, BT Veronica Milne & Unison feat La Tanya Hall; 30: David Swift/Emmet Cohen Trio; 6: 5:30pm John Gibson Orch w/Shenel Johns; 31-Feb 3: 01/31 Beasley Monk'estra, 8:30&11pm Maria $40, 02/3 $30 Ulysses Owens, Jr. feat Theo Schneider Orch, BT Melissa Aldana Qnt; 7: E Bleckmann, Alicia Olatuja & René Marie. Late Marcus Roberts & The Modern Jazz Night Sessions w/Jan 2-5: Mariel Bildsten; 8: Generation, BT 5:30pm , L Alicia tba; 9-12: Marty Jaffe; 15-16: Jason Curry; Olatuja; 8-12: Marcus Roberts & The Modern 17-19: Nate Sparks Big Band; 22-26: Jazz Generation; 8: BT Lauren Kinhan; 9-12: Immanuel Wilkins; 29-Feb 2: Curtis BT Tedd Firth Trio feat guest Tom Wopat 01/9, Nowosad. Laura Osnes 01/10, Marilyn Maye 01/11, FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW: 254W 54th St, Brian Stokes Mitchell 01/12; 10: E Roberta Cellar (bet Bway & 8th Av). 646-476-3551. Donnay & the Prohibition Mob Band; 13: E www.54below.com. Jan 15: 9:30pm 5th The Evolution 4et, L R, BT E Steve Slagle Avenue Jazz Trio. A.M. Qrt; 14: BT L Nancy Harms; 15-19: HILTON NEW YORK: 1335 Avenue of the Monty Alexander; 16-17: BT Darrell Grant & Americas at 53rd St. www.hilton.com. 212- Black Art @25 Qrt; 17: E Misha Piatigorsky; 586-7000. New York Suite 4th Fl (NYS), 18-19: BT Allan Harris; 20: E Mark Gross, L R, Regent Parlor 2nd Fl (RP). Jan 5-6: APAP feat BT E Dezron Douglas Qnt; 22-26: Ann 01/5 NYS 11am Alexis Cole, 11:30am Laila Hampton Callaway; 22: BT Kelly Green Trio; Biali, 12pm Allan Harris, 12:30pm Duchess, 23-26: BT Qnt; 24: E David 1pm Banjo Nickaru & Western Scooches, Bixler Auction Project feat Arturo O' Farrill; 1:30pm Quiana Lynell, 2pm Sam Reider & 27: E George Gee Orch, L R; 29-Feb 2: John Human Hands, 2:30pm Allison Adams Pizzarelli Big Band; 29: BT E Jonathan Tucker, 3pm Royal Bopsters, 3:30pm Greg Karrant; 30-Feb 2: BT Ken Peplowski Qrt. Lewis Organ Monk, 4:30pm eMPathia Jazz Duo feat Mafalda Minnozzi & Paul Ricci, 5pm CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247- 7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Jan 10: 8pm at Mauricio de Souza & Bossa Brazil, 5:30pm Weill Hall ; 12: 9pm at Zankel Hall Michelle Coltrane, 6:30pm Shana Tucker, Oded Lev-Ari & Anat Cohen Tnt. 7pm Razia Said, 7:30pm Jenny Oaks Baker & Family Four, 8pm Boogie Kings, 8:30pm EJ CENTER BAR: 10 Columbus Cr, 4th Fl. 212- Decker, 9pm Jenny Oaks Baker & Family 823-9482. www.centerbarnyc.com. Tues-Fri: Four, 01/6 11am NYS Shana Tucker, 11:30am 6-10pm Janice Friedman Solo. NYS Duchess, 12pm NYS Allan Harris, CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd & 12:30pm NYS Diego Figueiredo, Ken 3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. Peplowski & Chiara Izzi, 1pm NYS Cathy 646-918-6189. Residencies (R): Fri 6pm Segal Garcia, 1:30pm NYS Mauricio de Chloé Perrier & French Heart; Sat 4&6pm Souza & Bossa Brazil, 2pm NYS Gloria Yael & Gabriel. Jan 2: 6:30&8:30pm Gabriel Reuben/Marty Ashby, 2:30pm NYS Brandon Hermida New Ens; 4: R, 8&10pm Richard Goldberg, 3pm NYS Svetlana & The Delancey Bona; 5: R, 8pm Barbara Martinez; 6: 6:30pm Five, RP Toni Harris, 3:30pm NYS EJ Decker, Julie E & Alex Blake w/spec guest Yoichi RP Iqua & Adegoke Colson, 4pm RP Audrey Uzeki; 9: 6:30pm Audrey Silver; 10: 7pm Silver, 4:30pm NYS Ty Stevens & SoulJaazz, Darren Lyons Gp, 9:30pm Aimée Allen; 11: R, RP Ron Jackson, 5pm NYS Fantine, RP 8pm Maria Alejandra Rodriguez; 12: R; 13: Lucia Jackson, 5:30pm NYS Shirazette & 4&6pm Julie Eigenberg & Richard Miller; 17: Sonic WallPaper, RP John Gray & The Jazz 6pm Emilie Surtees, 8pm Ross Kratter Jazz Thieves, 6pm NYS Brianna Thomas, RP Orch; 18: R, 8pm Mario Abney & The Abney Allyson Briggs Fleur Seule, 6:30pm NYS Effect; 19: R, 8pm The New York Sammy Figueroa & Latin Jazz Explosion, RP Nightingales; 20: 4&6pm Julie Eigenberg & Steve Sandberg, 7pm NYS Quiana Lynell, RP Richard Miller; 25: R, 8pm Violette; 26: R; 27: Marianne Meringolo, 7:30pm NYS eMPathia 4&6pm Yael & Gabriel; 31: 6pm Emilie Jazz Duo feat Mafalda Minnozzi & Paul Ricci, Surtees, 8pm Ross Kratter Qrt. RP Perez, 8pm NYS Marie Chain, RP Jay DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM: At Lincoln Hoggard & Harlem Hieroglyphs Qnt, 8:30pm Center. Bway at 62nd St. www.lincolncenter. RP Hanka G, 9pm RP Dan Sheenan. org/atrium. 212-875-5350. Thurs: 7:30pm free IGUANA RESTAURANT: 240W 54th St at adm Target Free Thursdays series. Jan 3: Bway. www.iguananyc.com. 212-765-5454. Etienne Charles & Creole Soul; 10: Burnt Mon-Tues: 8-11pm Vince Giordano & The Sugar The Arkestra Chamber. Nighthawks. DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @ The IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-

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2121. www.theiridium.com. Jan 5: 9:30pm The SOUND BITE RESTAURANT: 737 9th Av $40 adm Susan Werner/Ann Hampton (bet 49th & 50th Sts). 917-409-5868. www.the Calloway; 6: 7:30pm $30 APAP feat Frank soundbiterestaurant.com. Sets: Sun- Vignola & Hot Trio. Mon&Thurs: 6-9pm; Fri-Sat Early 7&9pm, JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212- Late (L) 10:30pm-12:30am. Mon&Thurs, Fri- 885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun Sat L: Jam. Jan 4: Sounds of A&R; 5: Alex 12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8- Minasian Trio; 6: Harry Miller; 11: Willie 9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $45 buffet, Mon-Tues Martinez Qrt; 12: Emily Braden Qrt; 13: free/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $18/$20 min, Fri- Bruce Edwards; 18: Peter Fish Acoustic Gp; Sat $34/$20 min. Residencies: Sun (R) Jazz 19: Barbara King & The Spirit of Jazz; 20: Brunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon (R) Jam by Jonathan Elbaz; 25: Danny Mixon Trio; 26: Iris Ornig; Tues Emerging Artists series. Jan Taeko; 27: Jamie Fox. 1: closed; 2: Yayoi Ikawa Trio; 3: Joe Pino Qrt; SPOONFED NYC: 331W 51st St (bet 8th & 9th 4: Chip White Dedications Qnt; 5: Ed Laub avs). 646-368-1854. www.spoonfednyc.com. Trio; 6-7: R; 8: Junko Sakai Qrt; 9: Bobby Jan 2: 8:30&10pm $10 min Chris Crocco & Katz Qrt; 10: Steve Sandberg Qrt; 11: Harry FLUID. Allen Qrt; 12: John Menegon Qrt w/spec SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St guest Teri Roiger; 13-14: R; 15: closed; 16: (bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212- Takaaki Otomo Trio; 17: Tobias Meinhart Qnt; 262-9554. Sets/adm: Sun-Thurs 8:30- 18-19: Steve Wilson Trio; 20-21: R; 22: John 11:30pm/$15; Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am/$20. Davidian Qrt; 23: Stephane Spira Qrt; 24: Residencies: Mon Swingadelic; Tues George Erika Matsuo Sxt; 25: Christine Correa Trio; 26: Roni Ben-Hur Trio; 27-28: R; 29: Claire Gee Swinging’ Dance Band; Wed Stan Rubin Daly Qrt; 30: Libby York Qrt; 31: Linus Orch w/Joe Politi. Wyrsch Qnt. TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497- JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258- 1254. Jan 6: 8-11pm free/$5 min Bill Stevens 9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT). Trio; 13 8-11pm free/$5 min & 17 9-11:30pm Jan 8: RT 7pm Memorial for ; $10/10 min: Linda Presgrave Qrt. 11-12: RT 8pm The Jazz at Lincoln Center YAMAHA ARTIST SERVICES: 689 5th Av at Orch w/ & the National 54th St. 212-339-9995. www.yamaha.com. Symphony of Romania; 26: AR Jan 5: APAP feat 1pm La Tanya Hall & Andy 7&9:30pm & Golden Qnt. Milne, 1:30pm Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, 2pm Andy Milne & Unison, 2:30pm Richie Goods LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of Greater New York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th & The Goods Project, 3pm Chano & 9th Sts). www.jazzfoundation.org. 212-245- Domínguez, 3:30pm Michael Olatuja & Lagos 4802. Every other Mon: 7-9:30pm Jazz Pepper Soup. Foundation of America feat Jam. Jan 29: 5:30pm Benefit for The Union Emergency Relief Fun feat Not So Big Band. LOWER MANHATTAN MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St (bet 6th & 7th Avs). 3rd Fl. 212-302-4011. www. (Below 34th Street) michikostudios.com. 2nd Wed: 8-10:30pm $20/15 adm Lew Tabackin Trio. 11TH STREET BAR: 510E 11th St (bet Av A & NEW YORK SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL CUL- B). www.11thstbar.com. 212-982-3929. Mon: TURE: 2W 64th St at Central Park West. www.nysec.org. 212-874-5210. Jan 18: 7pm 8pm Keyed Up feat Jam w/Murray Wall. Sari Kessler w/John Wilmeth Trio. 55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs). 212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early PETER JAY SHARP THEATER: 155W 65th St (bet Amsterdam & Bway). 212-769-7406. (E) 7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm. 1st www.juilliard.edu. Jan 23: 7:30pm $20/10 Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1st Thurs: E Amy adm Chris Crenshaw & Victor Goines Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe; 2nd Thurs: E w/Juilliard Jazz Orch. Nicole Zuraitis; 2nd Fri: E Tessa Souter; 3rd Sun: E Ray Anderson & Pocket ; RESIDENCE INN TIMES SQUARE: 1033 6th Av at 39th St. 212-768-0007. Tues: 7:30- last Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri: E Kendra 10:30pm free adm Daniel Bennett Gp. Shank. 75 CLUB: At the Bogardus Mansion. 75 Murray The RUM HOUSE: 228W 47th St (bet Bway & St (bet W Bway & Greenwich St). 212-268- 8th Av). www.edisonrumhouse.com. 646- 1746. www.the75clubnyc.com. Sets: Tues- 490-6924. Mon: 10pm-2am Terry Waldo & Wed 7-11pm; Thurs-Sat 8&9:30pm. Rum House Jass Band. Jan 3&31: 9:30pm- Residencies: Tues except 01/22 Ehud 12:30am Lou Caputo & Company. Asherie Solo; Wed Tardo Hammer + Jam; RUSSIAN SAMOVAR: 256W 52nd St (bet Thurs Peter Lietch New Life Orch. Jan 4-5: Bway & 8th Av). www.russiansamovar.com. Jay Hoggard & Harlem Hieroglyphs Qnt; 11: 212-757-0168. Sun: 3-8pm. Jan 6: Frank Billy Easley Qrt; 12: Warren Vaché Qrt Senior Trio; 13: Stacey Haughton Trio; 20: w/Tardo Hammer; 18: Jerry Weldon Qrt; 19: Carlos Dias Trio; 27: Valentina Marino Trio. Bruce Harris Qrt; 22: Gabriele Donati; 25: SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at Michael Kanan Trio; 26: Clovis Nicolas Qrt. 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). 212-935-2200. www.saintpeters.org. Sun: 6pm free adm ARTHUR’S TAVERN: 57 Grove St. 212-675- Jazz Vespers; Wed: 1pm $10 don Midday 6879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. Sets: 7- Jazz Midtown; 1st Mon: 7:30pm $5 adm 10pm. Sun: Creole Cooking; Mon: Grove International Jam. Jan 2: Street Stompers feat Joe Licari; Tues: Yuichi Geoffrey Keezer/Gillian Margot; 6: Ike Sturm Hirakawa; Wed: Eve Silber; Thurs-Sat: Eri Ens; 9: Mauricio de Souza Bossa Brasil; 13: Yamamoto Trio. Juan Diego Villalobos & Immigrantet Qrt; 16: BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway & Daryl Sherman/Harvie S; 17: 7:30pm University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222- www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org Duke 5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Jan 22: Ellington Society; 20: / Dave Chamberlain & Band of Bones feat Fabian Almazan; 23: Art Lillard & Heavenly Steve Turre, Steve Davis & Antoinette Big Band; 27: Juan Diego Villalobos/Luis Montague. Perdomo; 30: Takaaki Otomo Trio. BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-

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5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun CITY VINEYARD & WINE GARDEN: At Pier 8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm, 26. 233 West St (bet Hubert & N Moore Sts). Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30& www.citywinery.com. 212-608-0555. Jan 1: 11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/set 8pm Mariposa. except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, E CITY WINERY: 155 Varick St (bet Spring & free. Trios. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists Vandam Sts). www.citywinery.com. 212-608- series; Mon: L Vocal Mondays series. 0555. Jan 1: 11am Brunch feat Paul Residencies (R): Sun except 01/6 Peter Shapiro's Ribs & Brisket Revue w/spec Mazza; Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Jan 1: E guest Frank London; 2: 8pm LaRita Gaskins; Will Rako, L Larry Corban; 2: E tba, L R; 3: E 9: 8pm Emilie Surtees. Juan Munguia, L Pasquale Grasso; 4: Jeff The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (bet Miles; 5: Michael Valeanu; 6: R; 7: E Dan Madison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.the Pappalardo, L Melissa Stylianou; 8: E cuttingroomnyc.com. Jan 19: 9:30pm Jocelyn Gould, L Sound Underground; 9: E $25/35 adm . Elijah Shiffer, L R; 10: E Andrew Kushnir, L DIEGO: At The Public Hotel. 215 Chrystie St. Nadav Remez; 11: Caroline Davis; 12: Nelson (bet E Houston & Stanton Sts). 212-735-6000. Riveros; 13: R; 14: E Ryan Hernandez, L Les www.publichotels.com. Wed: 7-10pm Jazz & Grant; 15: E Will Rako, L Luke Schwartz; 16: Cocktails; Thurs: 7:30-10pm Brooklyn E Olin Clark, L R; 17: E Andrew Pereira, L Caravan. Kevin B Clark; 18: Tom Beckham; 19: Jerome Sabbagh; 20: R; 21: E Stephen Boegehold, L DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 Monroe E.J. Decker; 22: E Alec Aldred, L Daan Kleijn; St (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473- 23: E Artur Akhmetov, L R; 24: E Elijah 0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com. Shiffer, L Nicola Caminiti; 25: Freddie Bryant; Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Jan 6: 6pm Jorge 26: Jostein Gulbrandsen; 27: R; 28: E Jhoe Nuno/Aron Namenwirth Trio, 7pm Will Gar, L Nora McCarthy; 29: E Yuma Uesaka, L Greene Trio; 13: 6pm Dissipated; 20: 6pm Arun Luthra; 30: E Rico Jones, L R; 31: E Matana Roberts/Darius Jones, 7pm RaaDie. Juan Munguia, L Jon Irabagon. DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777- 1157. www.dromnyc.com. Jan 8&22: 7:30pm The BITTER END: 147 Bleecker St (bet Thompson & LaGuardia). 212-673-7030. free adm Silver Arrow Band. www.bitterend.com. Jan 5-6&11-12: Winter The EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich & JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest.com feat Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431- 01/5 7pm Leyla McCalla, 8:20pm Delvon 9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars feat Jon-Erik Lamarr, 9:40pm Donna Grantis, 11pm Kiran Kellso & friends. Ahluwalia Band feat Rez Abbasi, 01/6 FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675- 12:20am Zig Zag Trio, 01/11 7:20pm Kevin 6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min. Bowers & Nova, 8:40pm Blick Bassy, 10pm Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late Arnaud Dolmen Tonbé Lévé w/Maria Grand, (L), Night (N); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am; Mon 11:20pm Yosvany Terry & Baptiste Trotignon, E 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues E 7pm, L 01/12 12:40am Florian Pellissier Qnt, 2am 9pm, N 12:30am; Wed 7pm, L 9pm, N Jacques Schwartz-Bart Hazzan. 12:30am; Thurs 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri 6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sat E 7pm, BLACK CAT LES: 172 Rivington St (bet L 10pm, N 1:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E Attorney & Clinton Sts). 646-918-7711. Terry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N The www.blackcatles.com. Jan 13: 6pm Patrick Program; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E except Bartley. 01/1 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E except 01/2 BLUE NOTE : 131W 3rd St at 6th Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri L Av. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com. The Supreme Queens; Sat N Greg Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am Late Glassman. Jan 1: E Sharif Zaben Qnt, L Willie Night Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pm Martinez y la Familia, N Craig Wuepper; 2: E Sunday Brunch. Adm varies. Jan 1-6: Chris Steve Ash, L Groover Trio, N R; 3: E Ed Botti; 7: 8pm The Baylor Project, 10:30pm Cherry Trio, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N Paul Francisco Mela; 8-9: Ben Williams & friends; Nowinski; 4: E Tad Shull, L R + Jared 10-13: Big Band; 14: tba; 15-20: Gold/Dave Gibson, N Will Terrill; 5: E Rafael ; 21-23: Keyon Harrold; 24-27: Mondeagudo & Music Connection, L The Orch; 28: Toots Raphael D'lugof Qnt, N R; 6: E R, 8:30pm Thielemans tribute feat Kenny Werner & Jade Synstelien & FCBB, N R; 7: E Evan Grégoire Maret; 29-30: tba; 31: Hypnotic Shinners, L Behn Gillece, N R; 8: E R, L Peter Brass Ens. Late Night Groove w/Jan 5: Brainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop; 9: E R, L Butcher Brown; 11: IET Band w/spec guests; Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 10: E Caroline 12: Ezra Collective. Sunday Brunch w/Jan 6: Davis, L Greg Glassman Qnt; 11: E Todd Allison Adams Tucker; 13: Pedro Giraudo Big Herbert, L R + Antoine Drye; 12: E Sin Band; 20: Jeff Andrews Trio; 27: Daniel Fronteras, L Troy Roberts, N R; 13: E R, L Bennett Gp. Marcos Valera, N R; 14: L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; BALLROOM: 6 Delancey St (bet 15: E R; 16: E R, L The Don Hahn/Mike Bowery & Chrystie St). 212-533-2111. Camacho Band, N R; 18: L R; 19: N R; 20: www.boweryballroom.com. Jan 11-13: E&N R; 21: L George Braith, N R; 22: E R; 23: Winter JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest. E&N R; 25: L R; 26: N R; 27: E&N R; 28: N R; com feat 01/11 7:40pm Ezra Collective, 9pm 29: E R, L Itai Kriss & Gato Gordo, N John Makaya McCraven, 10:20pm Meshell Benitez's Latin Bop; 30: E&N R. Ndegeocello/Jeff Parker, 11:40pm ÌFÉ, 01/12 FLATIRON LOUNGE: 37W 19th St (bet 5th & 1am Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, 7pm Casey 6th Avs). www.flatironlounge.com. 212-727- Benjamin aka DJ Stutzmcgee spins, 7:40pm 7741. Sun 6:30-9:30pm Glenn Crytzer All Blaque Dynamite & The Murder Angels, 9pm Stars w/guests. Justin Brown NYEUSI feat spec guest The FLATIRON ROOM: 37W 26th St (bet 6th Georgia Anne Muldrow, 10:20pm James Av & Bway). www.theflatironroom.com. 212- Poyser feat spec guest Bilal, 11:40pm Roy 725-3860. Mon: 6-10pm Susan Tobocman Hargrove Tribute, 01/13 1am Chris Dave & Qrt. The Drumhedz w/spec guest Thundercat. HARI NYC The TREEHOUSE: 140W 30th St The CELL: 338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). 3d Fl (bet 6th & 7th Avs). 212-465-0606. 646-861-2253. www.thecelltheatre.org. Jan 12: 7pm Svetlana & The Delancey Five. continued on page 20

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instrumentalist Morgan Guerin, vocalist Debo Ray and DJ/rapper Kassa Overall, who also has played drums with Geri. Formed two years ago, with a forthcom- ing CD to be released in May, Social Science features thematic content of a political nature. "There were these themes that were coming up that made me feel like it was time for me to do a socially—and politically—conscious album," Terri Lyne says. "I sort of tinkered in that area before, but never for a full project like this. There's a song I wrote after the [2016] election called "The Waiting Game." Another song called "Bells" features Malcolm-Jamal Warner doing spoken word that's about police brutality. And there's another song called "Trapped in a Dream," about the prison system, and there's [a song] addressing women and gender issues." Last year at the first Jazz Congress at Jazz at Lincoln Center, Terri Lyne spoke on a panel dealing with jazz and gender, moderated by author and journalist Michelle Mercer. That same year, Terri Lyne became a member of the We Have Voice Collective, composed of musicians, performers, scholars and intellectuals from diverse backgrounds, banded together to HREE-TIME GRAMMY AWARD- deal with issues of inequality in jazz which Twinning drummer, bandleader, pro- include sexual harassment and bullying. ducer and educator Terri Lyne And last October, she founded the Berklee Carrington's amazing four decades-long Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice. career started when she was a card-carry- Serving as its Artistic Director, Terri Lyne ing member of the musician's union in created the institute to combat gender dis- Boston, Massachusetts, at 10 years old. parity in jazz. "The institute is not a She studied with the great drummer Alan women's institute," she says, "it's an insti- Dawson, earned a scholarship to Berklee tute for women and men who want to have College of Music when she was 11, then a different future." moved to New York and began playing She was inspired to start this organiza- with many jazz greats including Clark tion after listening to what her students Terry, , , Stan endured in a male-dominated jazz environ- Getz, and Wayne Shorter. ment. "I was horrified at the stories and Terri Lyne was house drummer for "The experiences that they shared with me," she Arsenio Hall Show," and her eight record- says. "I've had a great career [even though ings as a leader—from her 1989 debut I've had some gender and equity issues], Real Life Story (Verve Forecast Records) but I couldn't coast and sail on that fact, to her 2015 release Perfection (Motéma), without trying to help the young people with saxophonist/bass clarinetist David that I meet and teach." Murray and pianist and friend, the late Terri Lyne has taught at Berklee for 13 —span the spectrum of jazz, years, and has mentored dozens of stu- world music and R&B. dents, including fellow alumnus, bassist, All those genres converge when Terri composer and singer , Lyne brings her ensemble Social Science to who was one-third of the ACE trio along (Le) Poisson Rouge for a return engage- with Terri Lyne and Geri, who passed ment during 's Winter away last year. "The only thing that makes Jazzfest. Led by Terri Lyne's dynamic me a 'mentor' to Esperanza is my years of drumming, a vigorous blend of Tony experience—I have at last 20 more years of Williams' power and Jack DeJohnette's experience than her," Terri Lyne says. "I finesse, the group's core members include look at her as a musical equal. We learn pianist , who recorded on from each other. She's an extremely gifted Terri Lyne's 2013 Duke Ellington tribute and intellectual person. Part of what keeps CD : Provocative in Blue, me current is how I interact with my stu- and guitarist Matt Stevens, who played on dents, and with other young musicians. her Mosaic Project tour. "I felt this energy There's no hierarchy in jazz." and vibe between the two of them," Terri The combination of Terri Lyne's wide- Lyne says. "I wanted to put them together ranging musical interests and her ability and feature them and collaborate with to express herself across a number of them." The group also includes multi- continued on page 29

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VANESSA RUBIN MEZZROW / JANUARY 4-5 Vocalist Vanessa Rubin's venerable tone sashays and saunters as much as it glides and strides. Vanessa's style and phrasing is a beautiful patchwork of jazz, soul and Motown-era pop that excites and entices. In 1982, the Cleveland native made her way to New York, and began performing at notable clubs such as Sweet Basil and the Village Vanguard and subsequently played with a who's who of jazz royalty including and Lionel Hampton. Since the 1992 release of her debut album Soul Eyes, Vanessa has shown finesse in making jazz standards her own. For her shows at Mezzrow, Vanessa is joined by her trio and features selections from her upcoming release The Dream Is You: Vanessa Rubin Sings Tadd Dameron, the first all-vocal recording of Dameron's music. EW JOEL HARRISON ORCHESTRA SLOPE LOUNGE / JANUARY 7 During a fruitful career spanning four decades, electric guitarist Joel Harrison has been working on his contemporary original music almost exclusively, while employing a diverse grouping of musicians. From Far East to West, using Midwest and fusion stylings, Joel has made his mark stretching boundaries and challenging stereotypes. Revisiting his 2013 project Infinite Possibility, he fronts a 20-piece orchestra for the concept of "America at War," that includes curveball time signatures, down home , improvisation and tender music. Some of the all-stars careening through the charts are trumpeters Seneca Black and Ingrid Jensen, trombonist Curtis Hasselbring, saxophonists Jon Irabagon and Lisa Parrot, bassist Gregg August, drum- mer Jared Schonig and conductor Matt Holman. MGN

TED ROSENTHAL MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE / JANUARY 9-10 AND 12-13 Pianist, band leader and composer, Ted Rosenthal has been recognized as one of the best of his generation. But for the past two years, Ted has been hard at work on "Dear Erich," an original jazz opera based on 200 forgotten letters written by his German grandmother to his father after he fled to Chicago before Kristallnacht. Translated fol- lowing his father's death, the letters inspired Ted to bring his grandparents' story to life in a unique musical setting, commissioned by The New York City Opera. With a cast of 15 characters and 11 instrumentalists, including , two reed players, two trumpeters and a , Ted explains the opera is "loosely in the vein of Porgy & Bess," and has previewed some of the music for jazz audiences. KD

JIMMY HEATH BIG BAND BLUE NOTE / JANUARY 10-13 The oldest active member of the original bebop generation, tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath turned 92 in October. He led his first big band—one that included tenor saxo- phonists John Coltrane and —in Philadelphia in the late 1940s. He was the middle brother of the Heath Brothers (also a band the three co-led in the latter 20th Century) along with bassist Percy (now deceased) and drummer Albert "Tootie." Jimmy forged a personal, emotionally direct style on tenor that staked a post-bop ter- ritory between Coltrane and . At this gig he leads a big band with trum- pets Frank Greene, Freddie Hendrix, Mike Rodriguez and Michael Mossman; trom- bones John Mosca, Steve Davis, Ron Wilkins and Doug Purviance; reeds Antonio Hart, Mark Gross, Bobby Lavell, Sam Dillon and Gary Smulyan; pianist Jeb Patton; bassist David Wong; and drummer Evan Sherman. GK LISA HILTON WEILL RECITAL HALL AT CARNEGIE HALL / JANUARY 10 Pianist-composer Lisa Hilton's sixth annual visit to Weill Hall is a CD release concert for her latest recording Oasis on her Ruby Slippers label but she also shares some longtime favorites. This 21st recording project was designed to create a sense of refuge or renewal from a world in turmoil. Little did Lisa know when preparing the materi- al last winter that she would need that emotional oasis herself during a two-week evacuation as the massive Woolsey fire threatened her Malibu home. Lisa is an impressionistic painter with sound, offering beautiful tunes whose melodies vividly capture the mood of their titles. On this CD and at this concert, she's joined by two simpatico players, on bass and Mark Whitfield, Jr. on drums. KF

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STACY DILLARD THE SIDE DOOR / JANUARY 11 Sanctified by the late Roy Hargrove as "a one-of-a-kind musician," saxophone player and composer Stacy Dillard plays with a mastery of the music's lineage and a curios- ity of today's artistic landscape. Wee hours often beckon Stacy onto the bandstand at Smalls, Fat Cat or Smoke Jazz and Supper Club, ribbons of syncopated melodies escaping his horn as he performs alongside like-minded artists who, over the years, have included Roy himself, Winard Harper, Cindy Blackmon, Lenny White, Wycliffe Gordon, Stephon Harris, Ernestine Anderson, Terrell Stafford, , , , Victor Lewis, Steve Wilson, Johnny O'Neal, Antonio Hart, Russell Malone and Lewis Nash. Stacy's current projects include cPhyve, cPhour and The Other Side. His trio features Ryan Berg on bass and Sanah Kadoura on drums. SJ PATIENCE HIGGINS & THE SUGAR HILL QUARTET FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / JANUARY 13 Among the very best veterans who double or triple (or more) on woodwind instru- ments, Patience Higgins is in the top tier alongside Howard Johnson, Pat Patrick and few others. He has worked with Duke Ellington, and Orchestras, countless Broadway pit bands, the late Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, tap dancer Savion Glover and many others. A native of South Carolina and longtime resident of NYC—and Grammy Award winner with DeeDee Bridgewater—Higgins is a notable expert playing flute and baritone sax. An oral/African American historian and storytelling griot as much as a musician, Patience flies under the fame radar, which is unfortunate, for his talent is unparalleled. Pianist Marcus Persiani, drummer David F. Gibson and a rotating bassist rounds out the SHQ. MGN NANCY HARMS BIRDLAND THEATER / JANUARY 14 A singer whose roots run deep in the tradition, Nancy Harms loves the American pop- ular song, but her upcoming show focuses on Maestro Duke Ellington. A native of Minnesota who received her Music Education degree without a scholarship, Nancy Harms earned diplomas through the schools of Hard Knocks and Determination. Though her recent project SHE has focused on original songwriting, adopting musi- cians from , Nancy delves deep into Ellington at Night, the title of her 2016 CD on Gazelle records and follow-up to In the Indigo and Dreams in Apartments. She tends to be compellingly charming while weaving her spell of words into a unified whole. Pianist Jon Weber, bassist Steve Whipple and drummer Carmen Intorre, Jr. provide the backing as Nancy does Duke. MGN

RONI BEN-HUR ZINC BAR / JANUARY 14 AND JAZZ AT KITANO / JANUARY 26 A beloved fixture in the city's performing and education scene, guitarist Roni Ben-Hur has for decades charmed New York with his beautifully fluid playing, crisp melodic lines and gorgeously polished tone. Noted for his mastery in both straight ahead jazz as well as in Brazilian musical styles, Roni has also forged exceptional collaborative relationships with a number of similarly versatile artists. One such relationship that stands out—his pairing with bassist Harvie S—received thoroughly deserved acco- lades in 2018 for the duo's delicate and thoughtful album Introspection. That thought- ful chemistry is on full display as Roni and Harvie reunite at Zinc Bar on Jan. 14 with drummer Sylvia Cuenca, and at Jazz at Kitano on Jan. 26 with drummer Victor Lewis. SH

RON CARTER WITH EMMET COHEN TRIO VILLAGE VANGUARD / JANUARY 15-20 Generations apart, Emmet Cohen and have more in common than listen- ers might realize. As part of his Master Legacy Series, the young pianist and compos- er routinely invites some of his most influential mentors to join him in the studio and on the bandstand to share in musical experiences that are at once master classes and unbound explorations of the music. For his first weeklong appearance , Emmet invites NEA Jazz Master and legend of the art form Ron Carter to join his trio that also features drummer Evan Sherman. Having recently released the album component for part two of the series, that spotlights Ron—part one spotlights master drummer Jimmy Cobb—Emmet seeks to uncover existing connections and create brand new ones. SJ

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LISTINGS...continued from page 16 11:20pm Butcher Brown, 01/13 12:40am Now vs Now. www.harinyc.com. Jan 18: 9pm $20 adm MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av & Jimmy Halperin/Lena Bloch Qrt. Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476- JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl. 4346. Sets/adm: 8-10:30pm, Late (L) 11pm- www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets/ 1am except Fri-Sat 11pm-2am/adm varies. adm: 7:30&9:30pm $10, $25/15 Fri-Sat. Jan 4: Residencies: Mon L Pasquale Grasso; Tues L Immanuel Wilkins Qrt; 5: 6pm free adm Jam w/Naama Gheber 01/8&22, w/Lucy Honoring Jazz Gallery award recipients Yeghiazaryan 01/15&29; Thurs L Spike Wilner Kassa Overall, Shai Maestro & Camila Meza; w/spec guest; Sat 01/5&19 Jonny Davis, 7: Tim Berne/Matt Mitchell; 8: Lex Korten Qrt 01/12&26 Anthony Wonsey. Jan 1: closed; 2: +; 9: Jen Shyu & Jade Tongue; 10: Jure Pukl George Burton; 3: Art Hirahara Trio; 4-5: & Doubtless + 1; 11-12: Darcy James Argue Vanessa Rubin; 6: John Chin Qnt; 7: Geoff & Secret Society; 17: Jazz Composers' Keezer Trio; 8: Tessa Souter Trio; 9: Joel showcase; 18: Kassa Overall feat Jason Frahm Trio; 10: Sheila Jordan Trio; 11: tba, L Moran; 20: tba; 24: Giverton Gelin Qnt; 25-26: Miki Yamanaka; 12: tba; 13: Alex Norris Trio; tba; 28: Anna Webber Sxt; 31: Ches Smith 14: Harvey Diamond/Cameron Brown; 15: New Qrt. Andrea Volper Trio; 16: 3Divas; 17: Nate JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park & Radley/Gary Versace; 18-19: David Hezeltine Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212- Trio; 20: Zaid Nasser; 21: Joey Brown; 22: Liz 576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Rosa Qrt; 23: Stefano Doglioni Trio, L 7:30-8:30&9:30-10:30pm/$30; Sun 2-3pm/ Sullivan Fortner; 24: Ed Cherry Trio; 25: Peter free. Residencies: Sun 2pm Jazz For Kids Martin, L Ben Paterson; 26: Peter Martin; 27: Sunday Lunch feat Jazz Standard Youth David O’Rourke Trio; 28: Teri Roiger Qrt; 29: Orch; Mon (R) Mingus Monday feat Mingus Hilary Gardner/Ehud Asherie; 30: Ron Big Band. Jan 1: Jonathan Barber & Vision McClure Trio; 31: Leon Parker. Ahead; 2-3: ; 4: $35 Stefon MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE: 36 Harris & Blackout feat Casey Benjamin; 5: Battery Pl at 1st Pl. www.mjhnyc.org. 646- Dafnis Prieto Big Band; 6: Camila Meza & the 437-4336. Jan 9-10&12 7:30pm, 13 1pm: Jazz Nectar Orch; 7: R; 8-13: $35 01/9-13 Bill Opera “Dear Erich” by Ted Rosenthal. Charlap Solo 01/8, Duo w/Jon Faddis 01/9, NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St Trio 01/10-13 w/spec guest Tom Harrell 01/11, (bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770. 1st Houston Person 01/12; 14: R; 15: Michael Fri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Project Leonhart Orch; 16: E.J. Strickland Qnt; 17- www.allthingsproject.org. 20: $35 Qnt; 21: R; 22-27: The NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCE $35 01/24-27 Vijay Iyer Trio 01/22-23, Sxt SPACE: 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488. 01/24-26, & Ritual Ens 01/27; 28: R; 29: www.newschool.edu/jazz. Tues-Sat: 8:30pm Nabaté Isles & Eclectic Excursions; 30: Pat The Stone at the New School. Jan 2-5: Herbie Bianchi Qrt; 31-Feb 3: 02/1-2 $35 Jimmy Nichols; 8-12: Craig Tabor; 15-19: Kris Davis; Cobb 90th B’day Celeb. 22: Layale Chaker; 23-26: Jen Shyu; 29-Feb 2: Yarn/Wire. At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St JOE’S PUB: NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555. Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal. Adm varies. Jan 4: 7pm $20 adm Michael www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212- Mayo + Anna & Elizabeth; 7: 9:30pm $15 254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm Jazz Paris Combo & Nachito Herrera; 23: 7pm $30 Brunch Trios. Jan 6: Roz Corral w/Ed Cherry Stephane Wrembel. & Harvie S; 13: Erli Perez; 20: Roz Corral KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33 w/Jim Ridl & Lorin Cohen; 27: Melissa University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490. Hamilton. www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat: NUBLU 62: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212- 9pm-1am. 375-1500. www.nublu.net. Jan 6: 9pm (LE) POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St at LehCats. Thompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com. NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10th 212-796-0741. Adm varies. Jan 4-7&9-12: Sts). www.nublu.net. Jan 3: 8&9pm KIN Winter JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest. Organ Trio; 5-6: Winter JazzFest NYC com feat 01/4 7:30pm Meshell Ndegeocello www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/5 7:20pm opening by Belal, 01/5 6:30pm Ralph Reut Regev & R*Time, 8:40pm BigYuki, 10pm Peterson & The Messenger Legacy, 7:50pm Cleaver, Cline & Ochs, 11:20pm Kassa Meshell Ndegeocello, 9:10pm Richard Bona, Overall BLUESWAMINI, 01/6 12:40am Ray 01/6 7pm Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Angry; 6: 7pm Craig Harris Brown Butterfly; Jazz Orch & spec guests Marc Ribot, Samora 7: Winter JazzFest NYC www.winterjazz Pinderhughes & Toshi Reagon, 01/7 7pm The fest.com feat 8:15pm Unfold Ordinary Mind; Bad Plus + feat the E- 8: 8pm Juan Carmona; 9: 7pm Nublu Orch, Collective + Terri Lyne Carrington & Social 8:30pm Brian Jackson, 10pm Silver, 11:30pm Science, 01/9 7pm Ezra Collective, Yussef Theo Croker Qrt; 10: 1-4am Oceanvs Dayes, Yazmin Lacey & Emma-Jean Orientalis & Ilhan Ersahin; 10-13: Winter Thackray, 01/10 8pm w/Pharoah JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest.com feat Sanders & spec guests, 01/11 6:20pm 01/10 8pm Chris Bruce, Jebin Bruni, Michael Formanek & Very Practical Trio, Abraham Rounds opening by Tawiah, 01/11 7:40pm Shai Maestro Trio, 9pm Ralph Alessi 7:40pm Angel Bat Dawid & The Brotherhood, Qnt, 01/12 6:20pm Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn, 9pm Mikel Patrick Avery, 10:20pm Ben LaMar 7:40pm Mathias Eick, 9pm Billy Hart Qrt. Gay, 11:40pm Joshua Abrams & Natural Information Society, 01/12 1am Jam, 7:40pm : 217E Houston St # A Jeremy Cunningham, 9pm RESAVOIR, (bet Essex & Ludlow Sts). 212-260-4700. 10:20pm Akenya, 11:40pm The JuJu www.mercuryloungenyc.com. Jan 11-13: Exchange, 01/13 1am Jam; 15: French Winter JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest. Quarter feat 8pm Enzo Carniel, 9pm Jacques com feat 01/11 8pm Melanie Charles & Make Schwartz-Bart, 11pm Bibi Tanga; 19: Jazz Trill Again, 9:20pm James Francies & 11pm&1am Hess is More; 31: 8pm Jessica KINETIC, 10:40pm Marcus Strickland & Twi- Ackerley, 8:40pm Xander Naylor Sound Life, 01/12 12am Brandon Coleman, 1:20am Machine, 9:30pm Louis de Mieulle. Jazze Belle, 7:20pm Tawiah, 8:40pm Kandace Springs, 10pm Takuya Kuroda, continued on page 22

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In 2016, Romero celebrated his 30th anniversary playing in Trio da Paz, a proj- ect he co-founded with bassist Nilson Matta and percussionist Duduka da Fonseca. He explains, "I knew Nilson very well. The last year before I came to New ROMERO York, Nilson played bass with me every day. We set up this trip together, we start- ed preparing and putting money together to travel. Duduka was already in New LUBAMBO York; I saw him once at a jazz club in Rio Crossing Borders and he said, 'You have to go to New York.' When we came here, we called him and got By Ken Dryden together and it was great." Although they all work on individual OMERO LUBAMBO IS ONE OF projects, the trio still plays together. Rtoday's most sought after guitarists, "We've done two weeks at Dizzy's every thanks to his lyrical playing and versatili- summer since 2005 and we've had Claudio ty. A native of Rio De Janeiro, Romero was Roditi, Harry Allen and Maucha Adnet as exposed to music by several family mem- guests the last four years. It's hard to put bers who sang or played instruments. the three together to find dates, but it's After classical piano lessons, he picked up very special since we're not playing every the guitar in his teens. Romero's ability day." and wide exposure to music boosted his in- There are several recordings by Romero demand status. in the works. "Recently I did an album "The bands in Brazil played Motown, with an idol, Edu Lobo, in Brazil. We did a jazz, Brazilian music, Cuban music, project two years ago with saxophonist boleros and everything," Romero notes. "It Mauro Senise and last year we won a was basically for people, partying and Grammy for the best Latin Brazilian CD dancing. It was very nice for me to have a Dos Navegantes. The next one is coming vision of music, every aspect and influence out in June. I have a duo with pianist Peter of the music. There was pop music, we Martin called "New Orleans Meets Rio." played a lot of Beatles; I loved that." He's lived a lot in New Orleans and I'm Romero's life was transformed when he from Rio, so we play music from New discovered jazz. "I wanted to hear Wes Orleans, Rio and everything in between. Montgomery, George Benson or ," We're going to record that as a duo." he says. "I managed to get some LPs and Romero is excited about his upcoming started studying by myself at home, listen- concerts at Dizzy's. "It's hard to get budg- ing to recordings and learning with mas- ets to record an orchestra, even a string ters. I still do that today." quartet and horns. This will be strings, The guitarist's associations with skilled backing vocalists from his early days per- continued on page 29 forming carried over into his professional career, including a long working relation- ship with Dianne Reeves that began in 1996. "We were invited to play together in a concert in Brazil," he says. "It was me, Dianne, , Ivan Lins and Cesar Camargo Mariano. Right after we came back, she was record- ing an album called Bridges. I participated in it with Billy Childs, Reginald Veal, Mulgrew Miller, Brian Blade, Terri Lyne Carrington and so many great musicians. The producer was , Dianne's cousin. George taught me so much in terms of production, how to be calm and do your best in the studio. After that, I do every- thing I can with Dianne." Romero also started playing with two gifted Brazilian singers, Luciana Souza and Leny Andrade, recording several CDs with each of them. His desire to play with vocalists brought an unexpected dividend: his marriage to Pamela Driggs. "I met her when I went to record an album with her band Brasilia. I love her—her voice, her singing and everything. We do things together whenever we can."

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LISTINGS...continued from page 20 Camille Bertault, 8:55pm Enzo Carniel, 9:50pm Fred Nardin/Jon Boutellier US Qrt, NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (bet 10:45pm Arnaud Dolmen, 11:40pm Florian Avs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780- Pellissier Qnt & Roger Raspail; 15: E Steve 9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues: $10 Nelson, L tba, N R; 16: E Adam Larson, L adm Latin Jazz feat 01/8 Bronx Conexión, Harold Mabern, N R; 17: E Jay Rodriguez, L 01/15 Willie Martinez & La Familia Sxt; 1st Gerald Cleaver, N tba; 18: E Eddie Allen, L Wed: $13 All That - Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz; Scott Wendholt, N tba; 19: PM Vanisha 1st Sat: $15 Banana Puddin’ Jazz series feat Gould, E Eddie Allen, L Scott Wendholt, N Rome Neal + Jam. tba; 20: PM Fima, E Angela Roberts, L-N tba; PORCHLIGHT BAR: 271 11th Av (bet 27th & 21: E Craig Handy, L Mike Troy, N R; 22: E 28th Sts). www.porchlightbar.com. 212-981- Steve Nelson, L tba, N R; 23: E Steve Fiefke, 6188. Mon: 6-9pm free adm Keyed Up series. L Jill McCaron, N R; 24: E Joey Cavaseno, L Carlos Abadie, N tba; 25-26: E Mike DiRubbo, PUBLIC HOTEL NEW YORK: 215 Chrystie St (bet E Houston & Stanton Sts). 212-735-6000. L Philip Dizak, N tba; 27: E Mark Sherman, L www.publichotels.com. Wed: 9pm Alex JC Stylles, N Ben Zweig; 28: E tba, L Abe Minasian Trio. Burton, N R; 30: E Peter Bendler, L Charles Blenzig, N R; 31: E Davy Mooney, L Rob PUBLIC ARTS: 215 Chrystie St (bet E Houston Garcia, N tba. & Stanton Sts). 212-735-6000. www.face book.com/publicartsnyc. Jan 11-13: Winter SOBS: 200 Varick St. www.sobs.com. 212-243- JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest.com feat 4940. Jan 11-12: Winter JazzFest NYC 01/11 6pm Mathis Picard, 7:10pm Sasha www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/11 tba, 01/12 Masakowski, 8:20pm Hailey Tuck, 9:30pm 6:40pm Fay Victor & Mutations for Justice, Alphonso Horne & Gotham Kings, 10:55pm 8pm Anteloper, 9:20pm Nubya Garcia, Rhythm Future Qrt, 01/12 12:15am Howard 10:40pm Mark de Clive-Lowe. Fishman, 6pm Evan Christopher & SOHO PLAYHOUSE: 15 Vandam St (bet Varick Road, 7:10pm Cynthia Sayer & Joyride Band, St & 6th Av). 212-691-1555. www.sohoplay 8:20pm Nellie McKay Solo, 9:30pm Tatiana house.com. Jan 11-13: Winter JazzFest NYC Eva-Marie & the Avalon Jazz Band, 10:55pm www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/11 6:40pm Jamie Saft Qrt, 8pm Subtle Degrees feat Julien Labro/Olli Soikeli Qrt, 01/13 12:15am Travis Laplante & Gerald Cleaver, 9:20pm Pasquale Grasso. The Messthetics, 10:40pm Miles Okazaki, RALPH PUCCI: 44W 18th St (bet 5th & 6th 01/12 12am Susan Alcorn, 7pm Lea Bertucci, Avs). Jan 31: 6pm www.jazzhousekids.org 8:20pm Jen Shyu Solo, 9:40pm Irreversible 973-744-2258 Jazz House Kids fundraising Entanglements, 11pm Jon Irabagon, 01/13 concert & conversation feat Christian 12:20am Stephanie Richards Take The Neon McBride & Laurie Anderson. Lights. 196 Allen St at E ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: SUBCULTURE: 45 Bleecker St at Lafayette St. Houston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com. www.subculturenewyork.com. 212-533-5470. 212-477-4155. Thurs: 9pm-12am Ethan Jan 5-6&11-13: Winter JazzFest NYC Eubanks & Detroit Grease. www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/5 6pm Ghost ROXY HOTEL: 2 Av of the Americas at Walker Train Orch, 7:20pm Joel Ross, 8:40pm Theo St. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-519-6600. Bleckmann & The Westerlies, 10pm Melissa Jan 4: 8pm Svetlana & The Delancey Five. Aldana, 11:20pm Alfredo Rodriguez & SHEEN CENTER: 18 Bleecker St at Elizabeth Pedrito Martinez, 01/6 12:40am Pedrito St. www.sheencenter.org. 212-925-2812. Jan Martinez Gp, 01/11 7pm Matthew Stevens 5&10-12: Winter JazzFest NYC www.winter Trio, 8:20pm Nate Wood fOUR, 9:40pm Aaron jazzfest.com feat 01/5 6:20pm Marta Sanchez Parks, 11pm Amirtha Kidambi Elder Ones, Qnt, 7:40pm Amir Elsaffar & Rivers of 01/12 12:20am Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Sound, 9pm Edmar Castañeda Qrt, 10:20pm SCOPE, 6:40pm Tuomo & Markus feat Ben Wendel, 01/10 8pm Manfred Eicher + Verneri Pohjola, 8pm Jenny Scheinman & David Virelles/, 01/11 6pm Allison Miller’s Parlour Game, 9:20pm Big Heart Machine, 7:20pm Alexis Cuadrado Liebman, Rudolph & Drake, 10:40pm Allison Gp, 8:40pm Mary Halvorson Code Girl, 10pm Miller & Carmen Staaf, 01/13 12am JD Allen Domi & JD Beck, 11:20pm Louis Cole Big Encounters David Murray, 1:20am Kassa Band, 01/12 7pm Sisterhood of Swing, Overall Trio feat Mark Shim. 8:20pm Pocket Science, 9:40pm Impressions TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park & of Pepper Round Robin, 11pm Amina Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646- Claudine Myers & Generations 4. 524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Keyed Up series SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av. feat Rob Duguay & Low Key Trio + spec 212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets: guests. Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm, VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11th Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am, St. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com. Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies. Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $35/1 drink min. Residencies (R): Mon N except 01/14 Jon Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch. Jan Elbaz; Tues N Malik McLaurine; Wed N 1-6: Fred Hersch; 7: R; 8-13: Steel House; 14: 01/2,16&30 Davis Whitfield, 01/9&23 Micah R; 15-20: Emmet Cohen Trio w/Ron Carter; Thomas. Jan 1: E Spike Wilner, L tba, N R; 2: 21: R; 22-27: Donny McCaslin Qrt; 28: R; 29- E Julian Shore, L Andrew Gould, N R; 3: E Feb 3: Billy Hart Qrt. Camille Thurman, L tba, N Jonathan Thomas; ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson & 4: E , L George Colligan, N tba; 5: Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com. PM Alex Forndelli Qrt, E David Weiss, L Residency: Sun 9pm Zinc Tango Trio. Jan 2: George Colligan, N tba; 6: E Geoff Keezer, L 9pm-1am VandoJam feat Caroline Davis; 5-6: Richie Vitale, N Alon Near; 7: E Ari Hoenig, L Winter JazzFest NYC www.winterjazz Joe Farnsworth, N R; 8: E Greg Tardy, L Abe fest.com feat 01/5 6:40pm Roxy Coss Qnt, Burton, N R; 9: E Will Vinson, L Hendrik 8pm Dave Liebman & Expansions Gp, Meurkens, N R; 10: E tba, L Dave Stryker, N 9:20pm Bria Skonberg, 10:40pm , Aaron Seeber; 11: E John Bailey, L Sharel 01/6 12am Ashley Henry, 1:20am Cassity, N tba; 12: PM Nick Masters, E John & Sung with Words; 6: 4-6:45pm Another Bailey, L Sharel Cassity, N tba; 13: PM Reid Sunday Serenade 917-882-9539/www.vty Taylor, E Gabrielle Stravelli, L tba, N Ben jazz.com $25 adm tribute to McCoy Tyner Sweig; 14: E-L French Quarter feat 8pm continued on page 24

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-*" -", Ê 9Ê / NEW JERSEY JAZZ By Don Jay Smith

JAY LEONHART RUTHERFURD HALL / JANUARY 6 AND CHAMBER 43 / JANUARY 13 Jazz fans know that Jay Leonhart is a wonderfully talented bass player, but he also is a superb singer, a delightful raconteur and a very clever songwriter. JazzTimes wrote that Jay "is the Fred Astaire of jazz" because he makes his virtuosity seem effortless. Named Outstanding Bassist in the Recording Industry three times, he has been a fix- ture on the New York jazz scene for decades. With more than a dozen solo albums, he has performed with a wide array of artists including Frank Sinatra, Bucky Pizzarelli, Marian McPartland, and Sting. Jay keeps audiences swinging and laugh- ing with his hilariously brilliant songs which the New York Times praised for their "jousting wit with fluid bebop-flavored melodies." His band includes the superb pianist Tomoko Ohno.

“KING” SOLOMON HICKS SHANGHAI JAZZ / JANUARY 11 AND SOPAC / JANUARY 27 With a talent that belies his young age of 24, “King” Solomon Hicks received his first guitar lessons from his mom at age 6. A product of Jazzmobile's educational programs, Solomon started playing at New York City's Cotton Club at 13 and is still a regular. His musical styles include jazz, blues, gospel, funk and Afro-Cuban, and he was the 2017 Hot House Jazz Guide winner for "Rising Male Star." As a young player, Solomon strives to bridge the generational gap with his music, mixing blues and jazz to include standards, contemporary tunes and originals. The very musical singer/guitarist has already been featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, Blues Blast magazine, New Jersey Jazz Society's Jersey Jazz and American Music on PBS.

WARREN VACHÉ HOPEWELL VALLEY BISTRO & INN / JANUARY 17 Hosted by music professor and pianist Phil Orr, the Inn presents cornetist Warren Vaché for its Jazz on Broad series. Most often called a swing player, in reality Warren draws on all styles of music from Louis Armstrong to Roy Eldridge. The New York Times praised his "dazzling cornet explosion" and Jazzspot wrote that "Warren is as solid a player as you can find today." Warren has paid his dues, working in a variety of settings including polka bands, ensembles, big bands, Broadway pit bands and jazz groups, all of which have earned him fans around the world. He appears with guitarist Flip Peters, pianist Phil Orr and bassist Alex Gressel. He also brings his trio at Shanghai Jazz Jan. 2. DAVE LEIBMAN DEER HEAD INN / JANUARY 26 Downbeat magazine called Dave Leibman "among the most important saxophonists in contemporary music" for good reason. With a career spanning almost 50 years, Dave earned his reputation playing alongside Miles Davis, , Chick Corea, John McLaughlin and McCoy Tyner. Appearing on more than 500 recordings, he has amassed an impressive list of accolades including the prestigious NEA Jazz Master and Jazz Educators Network Legends in Jazz. He has been nominated for several Grammy Awards, won JazzTimes and Downbeat Critics Polls and been named Jazzman of the Year from All About Jazz; he also was inducted into the Jazz Educators Hall of Fame. Always an innovator, Dave continues to balance the Davis- Coltrane tradition with groundbreaking ideas and original compositions. He appears with guitarist Vaughn Stoffey, bassist Gene Perla and drummer Ian Froman.

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LISTINGS...continued from page 22 IL PORTO: 37 Washington Av. 718-624-0954. feat Joe Ford, Josh Evans, Benito Gonzalez; www.ilportobrooklyn.com. Thurs-Sat: 7-10pm 7: 7:30&9pm Jimmy Bruno Trio; 10: Keyed Up feat Charlie Apicella & Iron City. 7:30&9pm Billy Harper Qnt; 11-13: Winter JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776. JazzFest NYC www.winterjazzfest.com feat www.fortgreenecouncil.org/jazz966. Fri: 8& 01/11 6:40pm Ingrid Jensen, 8pm Maria 9:45pm $15 don. Jan 11: Napoleon Revels- Grand DiaTribe, 9:20pm Borderlands Trio, Bey Nu Mo Swing. 10:40pm Artifacts Trio, 01/12 12am The NuJu NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779- 4tet, 1:20am Tomas Fujiwara & Triple Double, 8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Adm: $25. 7:20pm Guy Mintus Trio + Roopa Jan 15: 7:30pm Black String; 30: 7pm The Mahadevan, 8:40pm Camille Bertault, 10pm Stone feat John Medeski. Amina Figarova, 11:20pm Gilad Hekselman ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av. & ZuperOctave, 01/13 12:40am Arnaud www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Sets: 8pm. Dolmen & Maria Kim Grand; 14: 7:30&9pm Jan 5: $35 adm /Thomas Morgan; Roni Ben-Hur/Harvie S Trio; 16: 7:30&9pm 30: $18 Nick Dunston. Freddie Hendrix; 19: 7:30&9pm Tommy SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl. Campbell Trio; 21: 7:30&9pm Strings www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-820-9452. Attached feat Vic Juris, Ron Affif, Jack Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E) Wilkins, Paul Bollenback; 24: 7:30&9pm 7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm/$10. Andrea Brachfeld; 25: 7:30&9pm Bruce Jan 3: E Elevate Ens, L the Jazz Marlonius Barth Trio; 27: 4-6:45pm Another Sunday Qrt; 4: E Anna May, L $12 Binghamton Serenade 917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com Vibrations; 6: E Kendrick Scott Oracle, L $25 adm feat Rene McLean Qnt; 28: $20/25 Ben Wendel High Heart; 7: E Kojo 7:30&9pm Paul Bollenback Trio; 31: 8&10pm Roney/Malick Koly/Emilio Modeste/Mekhi Jerry Bergonzi. Boone/Camille Thurman/ Jr./ Jordan Ji Young/Antoine Roney; 8: 8:30pm $12 Matt Forker Sxt; 10: $15 E Joyshanti BRONX w/Anais Maviel, 8pm Mara Rosenbloom Flyways; 15: E ArtFul Soul; 18: L SnapDragon; 23: $15/12 E Silent film w/ MAMAJUANA CAFE: 3233 East Tremont Av. www.mamajuanacafebronx.com. 718-824- William Hooker Solo, 8:30pm William Hooker 8400. Tues: 8-9&10-11pm Steven Oquendo Qrt; 24: E Huizi-Zhang Solo, 8pm Shane Latin Jazz Band. Hagan Solo, 8:45pm Juliette Shipp, 9:45pm Dave Drake; 30: E Guy Moskovich Qnt, 8pm OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH: 627 E 187th St. Jan 27: 4-6pm free adm Mary $8 Jonah Goldstein Trio; 31: E Ali Zagame. Ann McSweeney w/spec guest Elio SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at Jefferson Villafranca. Av. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat: 9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Jan 5: Reggie Woods; 12: Fransico Mora Catlett & AfroHorn; 19: BROOKLYN Brandon Sanders; 26: Dick Griffin. The SLOPE LOUNGE: 837 Union St. www. theslopelounge.com. 347-889-5005. Mon: 8- 11pm Big Band Jazz. Jan 7: Joel Harrison 440 GALLERY: 440 Sixth Av. 718-499-3844. Jazz Orch; 14: Michael Sarian; 21: Neal www.440gallery.com. Jan 20: 4:40pm $5 don Kirkwood Big Band; 28: NYSQ + Big Band. Me, Myself and Eye feat Briggan Krauss. VELVET LOUNGE: 174 Bway. 718-302-4427. BAR CHORD: 1008 Cortelyou Rd. 347-240- www.velvetbrooklyn.com. Tues: 9pm-12am 6033. www.barchordnyc.com. Sun: 9pm Key Up series Jam. Jan 8: Sivan Arbel Gp; Cortelyou Jam. 15: Rob Duguay & Low Key Trio; 22: Alex BAR LUNÀTICO: 486 Halsey St. 718-513-0339. Minasian Trio; 29: Lyndon Harewood Trio. www.barlunatico.com. Sun: 2pm Keyed Up WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367 feat Gospel Brunch. Jan 8: 8pm Aruán Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384- Ortiz/Don Byron; 28: 8:30pm Ajoyo feat 1654. $10 adm. Residency: Sat 10pm Jam Yacine Boulares. w/Gerry Eastman & friends. Jan 3: 9pm Eric BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope. Ballard; 5: 10-11pm Kevin Quinn; 6: 9-11pm www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177. Rosemary Minkler Trio; 10: 9-11pm Bayo Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel; Fayemi; 11: 8:30-9:30pm Alina Engibaryan; Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic Soul 12: 10pm-12am Aaron Bahr Spt; 13: 9-11pm Party; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors. Bobby Lane Qnt; 17: 9-11pm Yogev Shetrit Jan 3: 10pm Sveta Kundish/Patrick Farrell. Trio; 18: 8:30-9:30pm Adam Briere Torganic Produce Trio; 24: 9-11pm Alicyn Yaffee Band; BLUEBIRD BROOKLYN: 504 Flatbush Av. 718-484-9494. www.bluebirdbrooklyn.com. 25: 8:30-9:30pm Amanda Ekery 26: 10pm- Wed: 9pm Keyed Up feat Nest sessions by 12am Yeager/Despommier; 27: 9-11pm Perry Smith. Santiago Leibson Go Trio. BROOKLYN BAZAAR: 150 Greenpoint Av. www.bkbazaar.com. Jan 31: 8:30pm Wolf Eyes w/Gretchen Gonzales & Aaron Dilloway. BROOKLYN STELL: 319 Frost St. 888-929- 7849. Jan 9: 8pm Winter JazzFest NYC INFINITY HALL: 32 Front St. Hartford. 860- www.winterjazzfest.com feat Medeski Martin 560-7757. www.infinityhall.com. Jan 26: 8pm & Wood w/Alarm Will Sound. $44-74 adm Jane Monheit. BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St at PALACE THEATER/POLI CLUB: 100 East Nostrand Av. 917-704-9237. https://www. Main St. Waterbury. 203-346-2000. www. ticketweb.com/events/org/203803. Fri-Sat: palacetheaterct.org. Sets: 7&9pm. Jan 4: $39 9pm-12:30am Jazz Fish Fry fest. adm Jaimoe & Jasssz Band; 18: $27 COUNTING ROOM: 44 Berry St. 718-599-1860. Champian Fulton Trio. www.countingroom.com. Sun: 4-7pm Keyed The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old Lyme Up feat The Cafe Society. Inn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886. IBEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com. www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm. Jan 19: 8-10:30pm Aaron Irwin Sxt, 9:30pm Jan 4: Ed Cherry Trio; 5: Caroline Davis Qnt; Bryan Murray/Dan Monaghan. continued on page 30

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE

By Elzy Kolb

World of Sound laboration. It was strikingly different from MMA-JEAN THACKRAY'S ATTR- anything she'd heard before, but it res- action to is practically bone- onated immediately. "It was not straight- Edeep: She grew up in Yorkshire, England, ahead; it was my first exposure to some- a region known for its more-than-a-centu- thing more orchestral, a sound so different ry-old tradition of coal miners forming from swing," she muses. "The universe community brass bands. "It's part of every- granted me access to that sound world." one's consciousness," she notes. When it Soon all of her pocket money went to came time to choose an instrument for bargain-basement buys from the record mandatory primary school music lessons, store's jazz section, but delving into the Emma-Jean had no doubt what she want- genre was pretty much a solitary pursuit ed: "The trumpet was shiny, loud and the till Emma-Jean joined the school jazz band most fun thing to play," she says, recalling at 16. "[I thought], 'Other people listen to that though she was just 8 years old, she this! I thought it was just me.' I made a lot was immediately able to create a sound of new friends who don't think I'm weird for with it. listening to this," she reveals with a laugh. Now London-based, Emma-Jean has built quite a reputation in the United Kingdom as a trumpeter and composer, with two EPs as a leader. The versatile musician sings, teaches and knows her way around a variety of instruments; plus, she has a full range of recording, produc- tion and postproduction skills. Her 2018 EP Ley Lines (Vinyl Factory), showcases the breadth of her abilities. On this collection of original material, Emma- Jean plays all the instruments and han- dles the mixing and production duties. In the works for a year—from penning the first tune through pressing—the record was hers alone. "The only time it was touched by anyone else was mastering," she says. "It's a very self-contained femi- nist project: Women can play drums. Women can mix. It was cathartic; I could do things at my own pace. I like working with others, that's my favorite way, but I don't always get to decide the pace, and there are always compromises. This time, I locked myself in the studio. I could be in my own company, and the music is literal- ly what I imagined." She notes, "I'm someone who likes to Emma-Jean Thackray, (Le) Poisson Rouge wear a lot of hats, and express myself in different ways such as being a producer or Though Emma-Jean's parents weren't mixing for different artists." Emma-Jean musical, they encouraged their kids to have recently finished a year-long collaboration fun with music, and made sure they had with the London Symphony Orchestra, has access to instruments. "I had a cheap guitar worked with chamber ensembles and is that I taught myself to play from records," looking forward to an upcoming extended she says. "I figured out stuff by listening," residency in Brazil. "I like the variety. I a technique that also paid off when she had like lots of ways of expression that can a turn at her brother's drum set. come together in a strong, singular voice Discovering jazz came about almost by that's immediately recognizable as me." accident. In the process of learning The trumpeter is about to make her "Concierto de Aranjuez," a tune popular stateside debut at (Le) Poisson Rouge on with the local brass bands, Emma-Jean Jan. 9, part of the UK Jazz Showcase at downloaded the Miles Davis/Gil Evans this year's Winter Jazzfest. Listeners can rendition from their Sketches of Spain col- continued on page 26

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ANOTHER REASON... continued from page 25 chance to check out each one of them in action. check out Emma-Jean on trumpet, vocals Troy's quartet is his favorite outlet for and electronics, along with her London trying out new compositions and arrange- band Walrus. They present mix of materi- ments. The main focus is originals and al from her EPs, brand-new compositions "quirky arrangements of standards," he and more. She's looking forward to her says. "We do show tunes, things that are first visit to the Big Apple: "I'm hoping to rarely played." He's also turned his atten- listen to as much music as I possibly can. I tion to jazz-style arrangements of pop hits, hope it will be a completely jam-packed such as Sting's "Consider Me Gone," and musical week." Burt Bacharach's "Close to You." "I've always been a Burt fan," he says. Three's the charm "Sometimes the most familiar versions of Tenor saxophonist Troy Roberts keeps his songs can sound a little cheesy. But the good company—he's a mainstay of ensem- melodies are strong and they have very bles fronted by organist Joey DeFrancesco cool forms. They sound so easy listening and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts. He's also but are difficult to play—there are always appeared with Aretha Franklin, Van strange, specific things in there." He con- Morrison, Dave Douglas, Christian Mc- tinues, "That's my goal as a composer—to Bride, Orrin Evans and Wayne Shorter, write something that's quirky and chal- and has shared the stage with the likes of lenging to musicians, but something people Esperanza Spalding, Dee Dee Bridge- who don't know anything about music can water, Kurt Elling and Gregory Porter. love. I try to write like that for my quartet." In addition to presenting material from the band's 2017 release, Tales & Tones, the foursome debuts brand-new compositions and arrangements at the Deer Head Inn on Jan. 11, premiering pieces it aims to record this year. Joining Troy on the band- stand are pianist Silvano Monasterios, drummer Jimmy Macbride and special guest, Los Angeles-based bassist Eric England. The saxophonist describes Troy Roberts' Nu-Jive—his electric ensemble—as his longtime focus. With several recordings available, including 2018's Perspective (Inner Circle Music), the band has estab- lished a worldwide following. "I went to Ukraine with Joey DeFrancesco a while back, and Nu-Jive fans from Ukraine and Russia showed up asking for autographs. I was blown away," he says. Eric and Silvano are also on hand Jan. 12, when Nu-Jive hits the stage at Fat Cat, along with guitarist Tim Jago and drummer David Chiverton, both Miami- based artists. "It's a great and grooving band," Troy says. "They're my brothers; they know the music inside and out. They read what I write and make music of it. It's Troy Roberts, Deer Head Inn & Fat Cat difficult music—it's hard to get subs for this band." Over the course of his busy and varied An organ trio is the latest addition to life in jazz to date, Troy has garnered three Troy's lineup of creative endeavors. "The Downbeat magazine jazz soloist awards, a trio developed from learning to love that couple of Grammy nominations, and a sound from one of my bosses—Joey semi-finalist slot in the Thelonious Monk DeFrancesco," he explains. International Jazz Saxophone Competi- Catch Troy's organ trio at Dizzy's Club tion. But no matter how full his playing Coca-Cola Feb. 6, with organist Pat and touring schedule is, Troy always finds Bianchi, drummer Rudy Royston and spe- time to create his own music. "I love com- cial guest, tenor saxophonist Christ Potter. posing; it's a great outlet for me," he notes. "Chris has always been one of my heroes," Currently, the Australia-born saxophonist Troy declares. Expect to hear new tunes at is channeling so much inspiration from so the gig, which is a homecoming of sorts: many directions that it takes three bands Dizzy's is the first New York club Troy to play it all and, in the next few weeks, lis- played, on his first trip to the Big Apple in teners in the tristate area will have a 2009.

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HOT FLASHES

By Seton Hawkins

Artists Talk Inspirations: musical guidance, career advice—even Frank Catalano relationship guidance. "To say that he's an LASHING A BURLY TENOR SAXO- inspiration to me would be an understate- phone sound, a fiery virtuosic playing ment," Frank notes. styleF and an adventurous spirit that has Indeed, the influence and imprint of Von found him performing in settings ranging Freeman can be felt in Frank's own play- from Charles Earland-inspired soul jazz to ing, and Frank has certainly noted the les- fusion-driven retellings of Coltrane's A sons learned. "For me, the first thing of Love Supreme, Frank Catalano is a thor- Von's playing is his time," he explains. oughly versatile figure. Hailing from "Von could play a cappella saxophone for an Chicago's jazz scene, Frank seems to hour, and you'd still feel the pulse. I realize embody the city's unique musical spirit, now, at 41, that the time gets into you so drawing on its many traditions and fusing that whether you're in funk, pop, blues or them into a singularly joyful sound. straight ahead settings, that internalized Perhaps it is no wonder then that Frank sense of time is there with you." cites the late Von Freeman, one of Von's almost preternaturally melodic Chicago's most influential and beloved playing and singular articulation also can artists, as a primary inspiration. be felt in Frank's playing. "Von had a loos- er way of sliding into notes and shaping them," Frank recalls. "That, along with his sense of time, is something you don't really get to learn in a classroom. You don't have to play as precisely as a lot of people think you do. Obviously, your lines have to be executed well, but I think a lot of saxo- phone students need to study Von's approach to tonguing notes. His notes have a whole life to them beyond the air he's breathing into them." As Frank's career began to take off, he even got to give thanks to his mentor with a duo album, You Talkin' To Me?! (Delmark Records, 2000). Sharing the recording space and horn frontline with Von on the record was, to Frank, a tremendous honor. "I know a lot of people had asked him to record with them, but he usually said no," Frank explains. "He was not about acco- lades, and he wasn't worried about getting on as many records as possible, so I was worried he'd say 'no' when I asked him." Luckily, Von agreed immediately, and the resulting recording highlighted both artists in top form. The album also represented to Frank almost a graduation from his initial Frank Catalano studies with Von, signaling a new phase in their musical relationship. Frank's relationship with Von dates Most recently, Von appeared again in back 30 years, as the elder saxophonist spirit on Frank's 2016 release Bye Bye allowed Frank, then aged 10, to sit in with Blackbird (Ropeadope Records), a record him at Andy's Jazz Club. "I asked him if I that serves as a tribute both to Von and to could take saxophone lessons with him," Eddie Harris. To that, the question of how Frank recalls. "He said 'no,' and told me to pay tribute to such an iconic and singu- instead to come back, sit in and play." The connection forged eventually became lar artist came to mind. "It would be dumb almost familial, with Von taking on a of me to try to mimic Von," Frank explains. grandfatherly role in Frank's life, providing "So I tried to pick songs that I remem- continued on page 28

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FRESH TAKES

By Nick Dunston

AXOPHONIST AND COMPOSER completely true to who I am as a musician Patrick Bartley, Jr. is a pioneering and a person." Svoice in New York's jazz scene. A prolific sideman, he's played with artists from Catch Patrick Bartley, Jr.'s J- Wynton Marsalis to Jon Batiste. However, MUSIC Pocket Band play at Black Cat to get a more complete sense of his artistry, LES on Jan. 13 (open jam session to one must take a look at the J-MUSIC follow). Ensemble and the J-MUSIC Pocket Band. Speaking of these bands, Patrick says "J- MUSIC Ensemble brings together the worlds of jazz and modern Japanese music. The Pocket Band has a stronger emphasis on the acoustic jazz sound, focusing on video game music repertoire and treating the songs as jazz standards." Patrick continues, "My first memorable musical experiences were from playing video games and watching Japanese ani- mation. Music from the black church, hip hop and R&B stuck out to me and would inevitably become an important part of my development as a jazz musician as well. I formed this band after years of putting my love for this music on the back burner, later realizing I needed to do this in order to be

HOT FLASHES... well. I wanted to take the good vibes and continued from page 27 good spirit of his playing, and put it onto bered fondly from my time with him. The my own recording. I will always be grateful title track is one that Von and I used to to him," Frank notes. "Thinking of him, I play together all the time, and it's one of only have love and fond memories." my favorite songs. In the bridge, I tried to Frank Catalano performs at Birdland incorporate changes that he liked, and I Jazz Club, Jan. 3-4. For more informa- added a Chicago-style blues ending to it as tion, visit catalanomusic.com. Jazz Congress, APAP, Winter Jazzfest The APAP conference runs Jan. 4-8, offering a wide range of professional devel- opment opportunities, lectures and panel discussions for the industry. For more details, visit www.apap365.org/conference. The Jazz Congress returns to Jazz at Lincoln Center Jan. 7 and 8. Expert panels delve into social topics like race and cul- ture, representation in the music and pro- moting safe spaces in the industry, while industry-leaning topics are explored in panels covering online jazz education methods, pitching strategies, fundraising and more. Learn more and register at www.jazzcongress.org. Meshell Ndegeocello, Billy Hart, Bilal, Bria Skonberg, David Murray, Gary Bartz, Pharoah Sanders, Mary Halvorson, JD Allen and many more Meshell Ndegeocello grace the stage at the annual Winter continued on page 29

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BACKSTAGE PASS

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. Playing tenor at the Vanguard, Scott Robinson had on a grey jacket covered with Japanese calligraphy in different bright , while the rest of the band was mostly wear- ing dark blue blazers. Scott's jacket was one of his wife's handmade outfits, which he always wears when performing. Scott stood up to play a solo and Gary Smulyan, seated next to him, was very enthusi- astic about it. When Scott sat back down, Gary leaned over and said, "Must take a lot of air to blow that thing as loud as that jacket!"

CARRINGTON... jazz orchestra, I'm thinking of recording continued from page 17 and doing concerts with it." styles, inventions and dimensions speaks Live shows are regularly recorded at to her multi-directional approach to music Dizzy's, so Romero is hopeful: "I'm going to —an approach she feels is apropos of the talk to the engineer there to see if it can 21st Century. "Now is a fantastic time in become a live CD, that would be the easi- jazz, because of people mixing genres est thing to do. I like live performances." together," she says. "Jazz has become quite multi-directional, and I think that's excit- Romero Lubambo and Rafael ing. I gravitate towards musicians who Piccolotto perform de Lima Chamber think the same way." Orchestra Project at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola Jan. 17-20. Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science, featuring Aaron Parks, Matt Stevens, Debo Ray, Morgan Guerin HOT FLASHES... and Kassa Overall, performs at (Le) continued from page 28 Poisson Rouge, Jan. 7. Jazzfest, with events running Jan. 5-12. For a full schedule of events and the LUBAMBO... marathon, visit http://www.winterjazz continued from page 21 fest.com. horns and a Brazilian rhythm section. Rafael Piccolotto de Lima wrote me to ask Remembering Roy Hargrove if I would be interested in doing something Trumpet legend Roy Hargrove is together. I sent him a lot of the stuff that remembered in a celebration at Jazz at he's orchestrating for the whole band and Lincoln Center on Jan. 8. The event is open it's going to be very interesting. Songs I've to the public with first come, first served already played before in a trio or as a solo seating, and features reflections on Roy by guitarist are going to be nice with his friends paired with music performed by arrangements. I want this to be the begin- collaborators of his. Find out more by visit- ning of a lot of things with this chamber ing www.jazz.org.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House Contributing Photographer Debriefing after their first set at the Jazz Standard on Dec. 14, Brazilian vocalist and composer Luciana Souza with bassist and guitarist Chico Pinheiro take a break in the Green Room. The first set featured music from Luciana's new CD The Book of Longing whose title refers to Leonard Cohen’s poetry collection, of the same title, as well as works based on the poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Christina Rossetti, Elizabeth Bishop and Emily Dickinson.

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LISTINGS...continued from page 24 : 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973- 11: Stacy Dillard Trio; 12: Craig Brann Qnt; 744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. 18: Josh Lawrence Qrt; 19: Darryl Yokley HUDSON Qnt; 25: Ben Wolfe Qrt; 26: Phred Mileski & The BRIGHTSIDE TAVERN: 141 Bright St. friends. Jersey City. www.brightsidetavern.com. 201- 435-1234. Mon: 8pm Keyed Up feat Brightside Tavern Trio. LONG ISLAND MOORE’S LOUNGE: 189 Monticello Av. Jersey City. 201-332-4309. Sun: 6:30pm Keyed Up feat Meet the artist series. 1742 Sag Harbor Tpke. Sag MERCER BAY BURGER: 1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 Scotch Harbor. 631-899-3915. www.bayburger.com. Rd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/series Thurs: 7-9pm Keyed Up series Jam. jazz. 609-392-6409. Jan 2: 7:30pm Nate BRIDGEHAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Phillips; 6: 3pm Steve Sandbe/Rob Thomas; 2539 Montauk Hwy. Bridgehampton. 11: 8pm Rick Fiori Trio; 12: 2pm Alex www.bridgehamptonhistoricalsociety.org. Laurenzi Qrt; 13: 3pm Luiz Simas; 20: 3pm 631-537-1088. Jan 30: 7:30pm $25/15 adm Alex Otey. Parlor Jazz series feat Dallas Vietty. CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St. GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor. Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609- www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060. 695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10 The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. Stony min. www.jazztrenton.com. Jan 5: Lynn Brook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org. Riley; 12: Winard Harper; 19: Landham Bros; Sets: 7-9:30pm. Jan 9: Jam feat The Jazz Loft 26: James Stewart. Trio; 17: Rich Iacona Band Little Big Band; HOPEWELL VALLEY BISTRO & INN: 15 23: Jam feat The Jazz Loft Trio. East Broad St. Hopewell. 609-466-9889. TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008. www.hopewellbistro.com. Thurs: 6-9pm/ www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7- $15/5 don Jazz On Broad. Jan 3: Doris Spear 11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Jan 3: Sabori; 6: w/Phil Orr & more; 10: Houston Person; 17: Take Four Band; 13: Bob Lepley; 18: Thom Warren Vaché; 24: John Bianculli Trio; 31: Penn Nnt; 27: Jam by Bob Lepley Trio. Tim Brent Trio. UNION CANTINA: 40 Bowden Sq. Southampton. www.unioncantina.net. 621- MIDDLESEX 377-3500. www.thejamsession.org. Thurs: 8- CHAMBER 43: 427 Raritan Av. Highland Park. 9pm Jam. Jan 3: 7-8pm Iris Ornig Qrt; 10: www.chamber43.com. 732-354-3047. Jan 13: Billy Drewes/Alex Sipiagin Qrt; 17: Billy 3-5:30pm $15-7.50 adm Tomoko Ohno Trio Drewes Qrt; 24: Oscar Feldman Qnt; 31: feat Jay Leonhart. Jeremy Powell Qrt. DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick. www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30- 9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jan 4: Stephen Fuller NEW JERSEY Duo; 11: Alex Collins Duo; 18: Nancy & Spencer Reed Duo; 25: Tamuz Nissum Duo. GEORGE STREET ALE HOUSE: 378 George BERGEN St. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com. PUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM: 20 Puffin Way. 732-543-2408. The New Brunswick Jazz Teaneck. www.puffinculturalforum.org. 201- Project/www.nbjp.org. Tues: 8-11pm Emer- 836-8923. Jan 19: 8pm $10 don Roberta ging Artists + Jam. Jan 8: Grady Barber Gp; Picket. 15: Ilan Eisenzweig Gp; 22: Charlie Barber ESSEX Gp; 29: Will Comerr Gp. BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Market HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick. St. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973- www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873- 623-8161. Jan 5: 6-7:30pm Jazz Vespers feat 1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The New Christian McBride. Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jan 3: Ted Chubb Qrt; 10: Antoine Drye Qrt; 17: 3 CLEMENT’S PLACE: At Rutgers University. 15 Washington St. Newark. 3rd Thurs: 5:30-7pm Divas; 24: Rob Edwards Qrt; 31: Myron Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens, 7:30-9:30pm Jam Walden Qrt. by James Austin, Jr. TAVERN ON GEORGE: 361 George St. New Brunswick. www.tavernongeorge.com. 732- ELEVEN CLINTON: 11 Clinton St. Newark. 862-234-2269. www.elevenclinton.com. 545-6205. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The New Sets/adm: Sun 1-4pm, Fri-Sat 7:30-11:30pm/ Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jan free. Jan 4: Pat Van Dyke; 6: tba; 11: Craig 2: Lucy Yeghiazaryan Trio; 9: Sharp Radway Brann; 12: Jamale Davis; 13: Kate Curran; Trio; 16: Victor Jones Trio; 23: JC Stylles Trio; 18: Joe Taino; 19: Ted Chubb; 20: Pat Tandy; 30: Brian Charette Trio. 25: Matt Kane; 26: Melanie Schultz; 27: MORRIS Jackie Jones. SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973- GATEWAY CENTER 2: 2 Gateway Center. 283- 822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm. 299 Market St. Newark. 973-624-8880. Jan 2: Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed- 12-1pm Dezron Douglas & Black Lion. Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:35pm, Sat SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313- 6:15&8:35pm. Closed Mon. Jan 2: Warren 2787. www.sopacnow.org. Sets/adm: Vaché; 11: “King” Solomon Hicks; 19: Rob 7pm/$20. Jan 20: MPack; 27: “King” Solomon Paparozzi & Bobby Harden Experience; 31: Hicks. Glauco Lima Qrt. SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd. WARREN West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736- RUTHERFURD HALL: 1686 Rte 517. 7899. Free adm. Sun: 2-5pm Brunch Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurd w/Curtis Lundy Ens; Thurs: 8pm-12am John hall.org. Jan 6: 3-5pm $25/20 adm feat Jay Lee & friends. Jan 7&21: 8-10pm Glenn Leonhart Qrt. Franke's BigBand. continued on page 32

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F YOU HAD NOT HEARD THE drummer Maurício de Souza, chances areI you missed an important memo that was written in 1932 by the carioca compos- er Noel Rosa. "O samba," he wrote, "A prontidão e outras bossas são nossas coisas; são coisas nossas." ("Samba, readi- ness and other trends are our things; are things from us.") You may also have missed an addendum written, this time, in 1959. This one was called Bim Bom, the first ever bossa nova song by João Gilberto and it featured the great Milton Banana laying down that iconic Brasilian groove on drums. Apparently the legendary Joe Morello got the memo and so, when Maurício arrived in New York years later and auditioned to be his student in 1997, Joe signed him on immediately. The young Maurício has never looked back, "except to pay my dues," he says. "I swaying hips, with the subtle inflections was not the first drummer to bring bossa and accents of jazz all woven in and out of nova to the U.S. That honor went to the rhythmic propulsion of his music. But Milton. I also knew it was going to be hard. to describe it as such gives the impression But I figured that I was a Brasilian in New of overcooking, when in fact Maurício's York; I knew how to play soccer and I could Bossa Brasil project is a masterpiece of play the drums and now I was a student of subtlety. the great drummer who was part of the A measure of his mastery of his instru- famous Quartet, right?" ment is discernable not only in the com- Learning the famous rhyme "'Five, six, plexities of a signature favorite—Hermeto pickup sticks' is just what I did. And off I Pascoal's "Bebê"—but in the growing body went," he says, laughing. But while he was of original work that finally found its way in demand at first, it wasn't for his onto Five Roads (Pitoca Music, 2018). "It's Brasilian drumming—although that did all about honoring my tradition and the help. Initially, Maurício had to put aside magical five-beat rhythm that drives my his bossa nova shuffle in favor of rock, music," Maurício says about the music fusion and even heavy metal until the that's an exquisite balance of composition Brasilian gigs started to come fast and and improvisation, individuality and tradi- furious around the year 2000. tion impressively maintained throughout a The millennium also heralded the com- breathtaking nine-song album that defines ing together of Maurício's first group. not only where he came from, but where Loyal as ever to the quirky back beat that he's heading. was in his blood, he decided to form Bossa Brasil. Here There (Pulsa Music, 2010) Maurício de Souza's Bossa Brasil® provided a glimpse into Maurício's sound releases Five Roads with a perform- world, one that was a mellifluous melding ance on Jan. 9 for Midday Jazz of bossa nova, as seductive as a dancer's Midtown at Saint Peter's Church.

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LISTINGS...continued from page 30 JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. St Albans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-525- 2387. Last Sat: 8-11pm. 8&10pm $20 adm incl NEW YORK STATE snacks/beverage feat Ed Jackson Qrt. JAMAICA CENTER OF ARTS & LEARN- ING: 161-04 Jamaica Av. Jamaica. The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro. www.jcal.org. 718-658-7400. 2nd Thurs: 8pm www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. $10 adm Thursday Night Jazz series. Sets/adm: 8pm, Sun 11am Brunch (B); $20 LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM: 34- don suggested. Falcon Underground (FU). 56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274. Jan 3: Latin Jazz Express, FU Pete Levin www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Sun&Sat 12- Organ Trio; 4: KJ Denhert & The New York 5pm, Tues-Fri 10am-5pm: $10 adm Guided Unit; 6: Marvin Bugalu Smith Trio; 9: 7pm FU Tours of Louis Armstrong House. Jazz Sessions; 26: 11am-3pm free adm The SANDWICH BAR: 33-01 Ditmars Blvd. Steven Feifke & the Highland Middle and Astoria. 718-777-1078. Tues: 7pm Keyed Up High School Jazz Ensembles + the Hudson feat Sam Trapchak/Matt Smith. Valley Youth Jazz Orch; 31: Leni Stern SIDETRACKS: 4508 Queens Blvd. Sunnyside. African Trio. www.sidetracksny.com. 718-786-3570. Tues: LYDIA’S CAFE: 7 Old US Hwy 209. Stone 8-11pm Fintan O’Neill Trio w/guest. Ridge. www.lydias-cafe.com. 845-687-6373. TERRAZA 7: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst. Sets: 7-10pm. Jan 5: Roland Vasquez Sxt; 19: www.terraza7.com. 718-803-9602. Sun: Jimmy Madison & friends. 9:30pm-2am $7 adm Jam w/John Benitez Trio. MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway. Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845- 535-3143. Sets: unless otherwise noted Sun WESTCHESTER 6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm. Jan 6: $15 adm Tania Grubbs Qrt; 11: $20 Erik Lawrence Qrt w/Marya Lawrence; 12: $30 Joe Locke/Jeff ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. New “Tain” Watts; 13: $15 Lisa Maxwell w/Sarah Rochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant. Jane Cion; 20: $15 Sarah Partridge Qrt; 25: com. 914-654-6549. $20 Mark Soskin Trio. BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division & MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE: 1000 Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701. Mountain Rest Rd. New Paltz. 855-883-3798. www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8- www.mohonk.com. Jan 11-14: WBGO 10:30pm $15 adm. Jan 5: Gerry Malkin Qnt; www.wbgo.org Jazz on the Mountain feat 12: Eric Person/Bob Meyer/Cameron Brown 01/11 9pm Trio, 01/12 10:30am Trio; 19: Daniel Rivera Band; 25: Hazen Helen Sung, 3pm Don Braden & Earth, Wind, Street Qnt; 26: Alex Smith Trio. and Wonder, 9pm Catherine Russell/Rob FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199N Paparozzi, 01/13 10:30am Scott Robinson Columbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon. Qrt & Tenormore, 3pm Duduka da Fonseca & www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. 2nd Sun: All Stars, 9pm Singers Jam by 5:15-9pm $25 adm Second Sunday Jazz Janis Siegel & John DiMartino, 01/14 series. Jan 13: Patience Higgins. 10:30am Parlor Games Jam. JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631- SENATE GARAGE: 4 N Front St. Kingston. 1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: Sun www.senategarage.com. 845-802-5900. Jan 4&6pm; Fri-Sat 7&9:30pm. Jan 4-5: Toshiko 11: 7:30&9pm $25 adm Jazzstock series Akiyoshi & Lew Tabackin Qrt; 6: Maucha www.jazzstock.com feat John Menegon Qrt Adnet/Helio Alves, 8-10pm Jam w/David w/spec guest Teri Roiger. Janeway Trio; 11-12: tba; 13: Neal Spitzer Gp; TURNING POINT CAFÉ: 468 Piermont Av. 18-19: Jason Miles Qnt; 20: David Weiss Sxt; Piermont. www.turningpointcafe.com. 845- 25-26: Eric Alexander Qrt; 27: Empathia Duo 359-1089. Mon: 8-11:30pm $5 adm Monday + Rogerio Boccato. Jam by John Richmond. Hot House is not responsible for any errors PENNSYLVANIA in the listings which may have occured from late changes or incorrect information DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware Water supplied to us. Please call the venues or Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424- 2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat check websites for up to date calendars. 7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): Thurs Jam w/Bill Washer & friends. Jan 3: R; 4: Erin McClelland Band; 5: Noah Haidu feat Billy Hart; 6: Bill Goodwin Qrt; 10: R; 11: Troy Roberts Qrt; 12: Greg Abate Qrt; 13: Riverside Rhythm Big Band; 17: R; 18: Tamuz Nissim Trio; 19: Walt Bibinger/Gary Mazzaroppi; 20: Ron Bogart Qrt; 24: R; 25: Kavita Shah; 26: Stoffey/Liebman/Perla/ Froman; 27: Dave & Marti Lantz; 28: 7:30- 10:30pm The Water Gap Jazz Orch; 31: R. QUEENS

DOMINIES: 34-07 30th Av. Long Island City. 718-728-1834. Sun: 9pm Keyed Up feat Trampleman. FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 Northern Blvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org. 718-463-7700. Jan 9: 7pm $10 adm Jam w/Carol Sudhalter.

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