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WO LEADING STRING PLAYERS dards choices as well as his facility on a with impressive career credits get auto- variety of guitars: electric, acoustic, nylon biographicallyT reflective on their latest and steel string, and electric bass. albums, the subjects of this Winning Spins. Nicholas, who hadn't played with Kevin Longtime, now retired, Tonight Show host before this session, fits right in with the Jay Leno's bandleader, guitarist Kevin East Coast band, conjuring a breadth of Eubanks, reflects on his life on both tones and colors from his open trumpet. American coasts, with different bands and His solo on the post-bop swinger "Time approaches, while bassist Linda May Han Line" prances brightly, while he brings a Oh, a veteran member of Dave Douglas' flamenco tinge and thick low notes to the Quintet and Pat Metheny's new quartet, atmospheric "Watercolors," especially in draws on her musical and life's journeys an empathetic duet with Kevin's steel from Malaysia and Australia to America. string guitar. East West Time Line, Kevin Eubanks "Poet" begins with a long duet between (Mack Avenue), includes five originals by Orrin's Fender Rhodes and Kevin's electric the leader, played by an East Coast contin- guitar, the two switching to piano and gent anchored by bassist Dave Holland nylon string guitar as Dave and Tain join and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, with for a more uptempo second half. Tain kicks trumpeter Nicholas Payton added on four up the energy level on "Carnival," a quin- tracks and keyboardist Orrin Evans on tet piece with piano, trumpet and Kevin on three. The last five pieces, all versions of nylon string guitar, while the final East jazz or pop standards, feature a West Coast quintet tune, "Something About Coast group with, in various combinations, Nothing," finds Orrin back on Fender drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith; percus- Rhodes and Kevin on electric guitar in a sionist Mino Cinelu; bassist Rene Camacho swirling, circular piece anchored by Dave's and saxophonist Bill Pierce. repeated bass line, the band engaged in Kevin displays his versatility both in collective and tandem soloing. his wide-ranging originals and astute stan- The influence of Latin rhythms on West Coast jazz comes out on two tracks by the California band: Duke Ellington's "Take the Coltrane" is cast as a mambo, Kevin's electric guitar adding to the percussive clavé feel, and Ray Bryant's "Cubano Chant," Kevin alternating electric and acoustic guitars, Bill rising ethereally on soprano sax. Kevin doubles on steel string guitar and electric bass on his variations on Chick Corea's "Captain Senor Mouse," with just the two percussionists. The quartet, sans Mino, does a fast, faithful version of the Marvin Gaye classic, "What's Going On" and Bill returns to tenor sax for a sumptu- ously lyrical guitar, sax and bass limning of "My One and Only Love." Walk Against Wind, Linda May Han Oh (Biophilia Records), features the bassist's quartet with tenor saxophonist Ben Wendel, guitarist Matthew Stevens and drummer Justin Brown. The all-origi- nal program draws from Linda's personal and musical heritage, including, on the twisty "Perpluzzle," a return to the electric bass and singing (wordless here) she used in Australian pop-rock cover bands. Encounters with film and filmmakers inspire "Fire Dancer," based on Brazilian torch dancers and adding Fabian Almazan's keyboards, and "Western," a sprightly, sardonic homage to spaghetti westerns. The title tune is a sonic repre- continued on page 29

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UPPER MANHATTAN (Above 70th Street) 92Y: 1395 Lexington Av at 92nd St. 212-415- 5500. www.92y.org. Apr 8: 8pm Paquito D’Rivera. AARON DAVIS HALL: At City College. 138 Convent Av at W133rd St. www.adhat ccny.org. 212-650-6900. Apr 28: 7pm $20/10 adm Onaje Allan Gumbs Trio Plus w/spec guests Abiodun Oyewole & Mem Nahadr. APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-531- 5300. www.apollotheater.org. Apr 7: 10pm $29 adm Charenee Wade; 8: 10pm $20 Theo Croker; 9: 8pm $43-89 New York City Jazz Festival feat Stefon Harris & Sonic Creed. BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7th Avs). www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212- 281-0777. Fri-Sat: 8&10pm $20 don Bill Saxton Bebop Band. CAVATAPPO: 1712 1st Av (bet 88th & 89th Sts). www.cavatappo.com. 212-987-9260. Sets/adm: Mon 7-10pm free adm Roger Lent Solo; Tues 8-10pm $10; Thurs 9-11pm $10; Sat Brunch 12:30-3:30pm free feat Gabrielle Stravelli. Apr 4: Duchess Trio; 11: Bucky Pizzarelli Trio; 13: Mike DiRubbo Trio; 18: Jam w/Mike Sailors; 20: Nicki Parrott w/Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo; 25: Dennis Joseph Trio; 27: Emily Braden Trio. CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet 92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny. com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L); Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8- 9pm, L 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 Duets. L Jam. Residencies: Sun E Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly Green Duet; Mon Jon Weiss; Tues Marc Devine; Wed E Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown; Thurs L Kazu; Fri L Ben Zweig; Sat L T. Kash. Apr 1: Masami Ishikawa; 6: Matt Baker; 7: Joel Forrester; 8: Justin Lees; 13: Keith Ingham; 14: Uri Zelig; 15: Brandon Sanders; 20: Nicholas Masters; 21: Julie Bluestone; 22: Phil Briggs Latin Gp; 27: Bob Albanese; 28: Robert Rocker; 29: Mike Lattimore. FARAFINA CAFÉ & LOUNGE HARLEM: 1813 Amsterdam Av (bet 149th & 150th Sts). www.farafinacafeloungeharlem.com. 212- 281-2445. Mon: 7:30&9:30pm $10 adm Allan Harris. Fri-Sat: 11pm-4am Keyed Up series. Apr 1,15&21: 8:30-11pm Jazz In The Heightzz. GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster. 310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts). www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001. Apr 15: 7:30&9:30pm Eyal Vilner Big Band. HARLEM STAGE: At Aaron Davis Hall. 150 Convent Av at W135th St. 212-281-9240. www.harlemstage.org. Apr 20: 7:30pm free adm Cécile McLorin Salvant & Sullivan Fortner. MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC: 120 Claremont Av & 122nd St. 212-749-2802. www.msmnyc.edu. Apr 13: 7:30pm Dave Liebman B’day celeb w/Justin DiCioccio feat MSM Jazz Ens & guests Dave Liebman & Phil Markowitz.

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MILLER THEATRE: At Columbia University. 2960 Bway at 116th St. 212-854-7799. www.millertheatre.com. Apr 1: 8pm $25-45 adm SFJAZZ Collective. MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222. www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Sun 6:30- 10pm, Fri-Sat 7-10:30pm, Sat-Sun 12-3pm Brunch (B). Sun: Singer Meets Saxophonist. Apr 7: Jovan Alexandre; 8: B Glenn Crytzer; 9: B Benny Benack III; 14: Emily Braden; 22: B Glenn Crytzer; 29: B Richard Padron, 7pm Alex Claffy. NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM: 58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348- 8300. www.jmih.org. 7-8:30pm $10 don. Apr 1: 2pm Ellington & Strayhorn Jam; 4: 7pm Isaiah J. Thompson Qnt; 15: 3:30pm Vinyasa Jazz Flow; 30: 11am International Jazz Day. PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd at 121st St. www.parisbluesharlem.com. 212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5-9pm, Jam 9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: E Double G & the Possee, 9pm 1st&3rd La Banda Ramirez, last Elliot Pineiro & Sumbaswing. Mon: Keyed Up series w/John Cooksey Qrt; Tues: The Sultans of Soul; Wed: Les Goodson & the Intergalatic Soul Jazz Band; Thurs: Tyrone Govan & Top Secret; Fri: tba; Sat: alternate The 69th Street Band/The Antoine Dowdell Gp. SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd (bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807. www.shrinenyc.com. Sets: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Residency (R): Sun 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid. Apr 2: R; 3: E-L Thomas Roberts Trio; 4: E-L Andrew Schiller; 5: E Marcos Toledo Araujo Jazz Guitar Trio; 6: E Hazel Leon Qrt, L Marika Galea Qrt; 7: L Kama Linden; 9: R; 10: E-L Clement Piezanowski Qrt & friends; 11: E Elise Wood Duo; 12: E Nick Semenykhin Trio, L Joe Pino Qnt; 13: E Alina Engibaryan, L Matt Skepasts; 14: E Stuart Mack Qnt; 16: R; 18: E Andrew Skepasts Qrt, L Timothy Talaver; 20: E Alan Leatherman; 22: E Freshtones, L Andrew McGowan Trio; 23: R; 26: E-L D.K's Session; 27: E Juan Carlos Polo; 30: 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. Apr 1: E Clockwork Trio, L OddFellow; 3: E-L Julio Botti & the South American Jazz Project; 4: E Elise Wood Duo, L Thomas Roberts Trio, 8- 9pm Pearring Sound; 5: E Florian Klinger Gp, L Jacob Varmus Qrt; 6: E-L Ron Wilkins; 9: E- L Julphan Tilapornputt; 10: E Marika Galea Qrt; 11: E-L Clement Piezanowski Qrt & friends; 12: E Leo Kim, L Kari Antila NY Gp; 13: E-L Peter Brainin; 16: E David Kardas, 8- 9pm Phillipe Lemm Trio; 18: E Joe Pino Qnt, L Kenny Shanker, 8-9pm Alex Castro Oct; 19: E Marcos Toledo Jazz Guitar Trio; 20: E-L Glenn Makos; 22: E Rina Komai; 26: L Chris Clark Trio; 27: E-L Linus Wyrsch, 8-9pm The Cabinetmakers; 30: E Josiah Boornazian. SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway (bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662. www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late (L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon E 7&9pm, L 10:30pm; Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm &12:45am; Adm/min vary. Residencies: Sun B Annette St. John Trio, L Willerm Delisfort Qrt; Mon (R) E Vincent Herring Qrt, L Smoke Jam; Tues (R) E Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt, L Emmet Cohen Organ Trio; Wed (R) E Lezlie Harrison, L Mel Davis B-3 Trio; Thurs L

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Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L 04/7&21 Patience Higgins & Sugar Hill Qrt, 04/14&28 John Farnsworth Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal & friends. Apr 1-2: Azar Lawrence Qnt; 3-5: R; 6: Emmet Cohen Trio; 7-9: Orrin Evans; 10- 12: R; 13: Duane Eubanks Qnt; 14-16: Harold Mabern/Eric Alexander; 17-19: R; 20: Reuben Wilson Trio; 21-23: Steve Turre Qnt feat Jimmy Cobb; 24-26: R; 27: Fleurine; 28-30: Bobby Watson Qrt. ST PHILIP’S CHURCH: 204W 134th St at Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. 917-882- 9539/www.vtyjazz.com. Apr 2: 3:30-6:30pm $25 adm Sunday Serenade series feat Tribute To El Comandante Mario Rivera w/Ivan Renta. SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & West End Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbar nyc.com. Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless other- wise noted. Residencies: Wed except 04/5 Electrikana; Thurs Open Mic w/Sugar Bar All Star Band. Apr 1: 9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix; 14: Rob Silverman Qrt; 21: 8&9:30pm $15 Joe Bonacci feat Ty Stephens. SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St. 212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org. Bar Thalia (BT). Apr 7: 9pm BT Rale Micic's Guitar x 2 series; 15: 9pm BT Jamie Baum Duo; 16: 7pm BT Hendrik Helmer Trio; 22: 9pm BT Justin Lees Jazz; 23: 7pm BT Jay Rattman & The Mini-monic w/spec guests Jim Saporito & Harrison Hollingsworth; 28: 9pm BT Rale Micic's Guitar x 2 series. MID-TOWN MANHATTAN (Between 35th & 69th Street) ALICE TULLY HALL: 1941 Bway (65th St bet Bway & Amsterdam). 212-671-4050. www.lin colncenter.org. Apr 6: 7:30pm $30 adm The Music of Wynton Marsalis w/Juilliard Jazz Orch cond by Wynton Marsalis. BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). 212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets: 8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun 6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun 9pm (R) Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orch; Mon 9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party; Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald & Louis Armstrong Eternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm Birdland Big Band by Rob Middleton & Glenn Drewes; Sat 6pm except 04/15 Veronica Swift. Apr 1: Eliane Elias; 2: R; 4-8: Yellowjackets; 6: 6pm Taeko; 9: R; 11-15: Kevin Eubanks Qrt; 13: 6pm Geoffrey Keezer Trio w/Gillian Margot; 15: 5:30pm Remembering Barbara Carroll w/Jay Leonhart, Bill Charlap, Renee Rosnes, Ken Peplowski, Eric Comstock, Bucky Pizzarelli & Sandy Stewart; 16: 6pm Memorial Concert for Peter Haidu feat Noah Haidu Qrt, 9pm R; 18-22: Ann Hampton Callaway; 20: 6pm Matt Baker Trio w/spec guest Veronica Swift; 23: R; 25-29: Jane Monheit; 27: 6pm Nuci Nebieridze Qnt w/spec guest Arun Luthra; 30: 6pm Scott Morgan Qnt, 9pm R. CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247- 7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Apr 1: 9pm $45/53 adm @ Zankel Hall Donny McCaslin. CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. 646- 918-6189. Sets: Early (E) 7:30pm, Late (L) 9:30pm, Late Night (N) 11pm. Apr 1: E Andrew Van Tasse, L Im So Maleek; 2: E The Lords of Liechtenstein & Kristin Rebecca; 6: E Taulant Mehmeti Project, L Ayman Boujlida Qrt; 7: E Nitzan Gavrieli Trio, L-N 3D Rhythm Of Life; 8: E Allegra Levy, L Ty Stephens & the SoulJaazz; 9: E Chuño; 13: E Ross Kratter Jazz Orch, L Costas Baltazanis; 14: L Ray Zepeda Qrt Plus; 15: E Cheikh Ndoye & friends, L-N The Chardavoine Band; 20: E

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Duke Guillaume & The Power Of Praise Band, L Bobby Spellman & Revenge of the Cool Nnt; 21: E-L Orange Pekoe; 22: L Steve Adelson, Chieli Minucci, Frank Bellucci Stick- Tet; 26: E Rico Yuzen Qrt; 28: L Irka Mateo y La Tirindanga; 30: E Laura Dubin Trio. DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @ Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St. 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. Apr 1-2: $30 04/2 Diva Jazz Orch w/Brianna Thomas; 3: $30 Danilo Brito; 4: Chuck Redd; 5-9: $45 04/6-7, $40 04/9 Christian McBride Big Band; 10: Bobby Sanabria & Manhattan School of Music Afro-Cuban Jazz Orch; 11-16: Christian McBride & New Jawn; 17: Todd Coolman & Purchase Jazz Orch; 18: $30 Jaleel Shaw Qrt; 19-20: $30 04/19 Robert Rodriguez feat Claudia Acuña; 21-22: $45 Slide Hampton B’day celeb w/Frank Basile; 23: Alan Broadbent; 24: $40 The Temple University Jazz Band w/spec guests Sachal Vasandani, Danny Janklow & Terell Stafford; 25: $30 Lauren Sevian; 26: closed; 27: Christian Sands Qrt; 28-30: Ulysses Owens, Jr. & friends. Late Night Sessions w/Apr 4-8: Evan Sherman 04/4 Entourage, 04/5-8 Big Band; 11-15: tba; 18-22: Corey Wilcox; 25&27-29: Citizens of Blues. FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW: 254W 54th St, Cellar (bet Bway & 8th Av). 646-476-3551. www.54below.com. Apr 13: 9:30pm Benny Benack III. IGUANA RESTAURANT: 240W 54th St at Bway. www.iguananyc.com. 212-765-5454. Mon-Tues: 8-11pm Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks. IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121. www.theiridium.com. Sets: 8:30pm. Apr 4: $25/35 adm Levin Brothers w/opening by Steve Adelson; 10: $25 Ed Palermo Big Band; 13-14: $35/45 Tuck & Patti; 17: $20/25 Frank Vignola; 18: $25 Victor Lesser; 23: $25/35 Jaimoe's Jasssz Band; 25: $25/35 Polly Gibbons. JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212- 885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun 12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8- 9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet, Mon-Tues free/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $17/$20 min, Fri- Sat $32/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun Jazz Brunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam w/Iris Ornig; Tues Ben Rosenblum Solo. Apr 1: Judy Niemack/Dan Tepfer Duo; 2-4: R; 5: Rob Duguay & Songevity Trio; 6: Maria Guida Qrt; 7-8: Newklear Music Tribute To Sonny Rollins feat Joel Frahm; 9-11: R; 12: Nancy Reed Trio; 13: Jonathan Karrant; 14: Lynette Washington & Dennis Bell Jazz NY; 15: Carol Fredette; 16-18: R; 19: Tobias Meinhart Qnt; 20: Teri Roiger Qrt; 21: Bob Dorough Trio; 22: Kendra Shank; 23-25: R; 26: Kathleen Landis Trio; 27: Yuko Ito Qrt; 28-29: Roseanna Vitro; 30: R. JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258- 9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT). Apr 5 7pm, 6 7&9pm: AR Michael Feinstein w/Tedd Firth Big Band & spec guests Denzal Sinclaire, Loston Harris & Carol Woods; 7-8: 7pm $35 adm RT Buddy Rich Centenial feat Ali Jackson & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch w/Wynton Marsalis; 26: 7pm $150/200 RT gala Ella at 100-Forever The First Lady of Song feat Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch w/Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Renée Fleming, Roberta Gambarini, Diana Krall, Alison Krauss, Marilyn Maye, Audra McDonald, Cécile McLorin Salvant/Sullivan Fortner, Camille Thurman & Kenny

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Washington; 27-29: 8pm RT centennial of Ella BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway & Fitzgerald feat Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222- w/Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Washington & 5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Apr 11: Roberta Gambarini. Bill Warfield Funk Band; 18: Cynthia Hilts & MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St (bet 6th & Lyric Fury; 25: Ray Blue Ens. 7th Avs). 3rd Fl. 212-302-4011. www. BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212- live.michikostudios.com. Apr 5: 8-10:30pm 529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: $20 adm Lew Tabackin Trio; 7: 7pm Sun 8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30- Iconoclast. 7:45pm, Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington 7:30,9:30& 11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 Av at 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saint drink min/set except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink peters.org. 212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm min/set, E free. Trios unless otherwise noted. $5 adm International Women in Jazz Jam; Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; Mon: L Wed: 1pm $10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; Vocal Mondays series. Residencies (R): Sun Sun: 5pm free adm Jazz Vespers. Apr 2: except 04/16 Peter Mazza, Wed L Jonathan Catherine Russell/Ike Sturm; 5: Judy Kreisberg. Apr 1: Howard Paul; 2: R; 3: E Niemack Trio; 9: Jazz Passion w/Andy Paul Jubong Lee, L Vanisha Arleen Gould; 4: Tecson; 12: no music; 16: Evergreen; 19: Bob E Prawit Siriwat, L Tal Yahalom; 5: E Tommy Dorough; 20: 7:30pm Duke Ellington Society Holladay, L R; 6: E Jeff Miles, L Yotam www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org feat David Silberstein; 7: Ben Monder; 8: Joe Giglio; 9: Hajdu; 23: Nadje Noordhuis/James Shipp/ R; 10: E Mark Phillips, L Laura Angyal; 11: E Maeve Gilchrist, 6:30-9pm Jam w/Mike Forfia Sam Zerna, L Paul Jones; 12: E Andrew Trio; 26: Lou Caputo & Not-So-Big Band; 29: Shillito, L R; 13: E Flavio Silva, L Jon 1-9pm $35 International Women in Jazz fest Irabagon; 14: Nick Moran; 15: Paul feat Becky Kilgore/Nicki Parrott; 30: Jeff Bollenback; 16: Daniel Weiss; 17: E David Lederer. Kuhn, L Marianne Solivan; 18: E Sagi STEINWAY HALL: 1133 6th Av bet 44th & Kaufman, L Mike Bono; 19: E Alicyn Yaffee, L 45th Sts. www.steinwayhall.com. 212-246- R; 20: E NanJo Lee, L Alex Sipiagin; 21: Alex 1100. Apr 1: 7pm Concert for a Cure Goodman; 22: Jeff McLaughlin; 23: R; 24: E www.gofundme.com/concertforacure feat Alan Kwan, L Laura Campisi; 25: E Dan Paul Jones & Jason Yeager w/spec guests Hartig, L Daniel Weiss; 26: E Leandro Steve Wilson, Frank Kimbrough, Kevin Hays, Pellegrino, L R; 27: E Bobby Katz, L Steve Marcello Pellitteri & Dany Weller. Herberman; 28: Pete Zimmer; 29: Ben TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). Eunson; 30: R. Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497- 1254. Sets: Sun 8-11pm; Mon&Wed L 8- BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Tues E 8-9:20pm, L 55 Lexington Av at E25th St. (bet Lexington & 9:40-11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Thurs 9- 3rd Avs). www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac. 646- 11:30pm; Fri 9pm-1am; Sat E 6-7:30pm, L 8- 312-5073. Apr 7: 8pm $15-35 adm Vince 10:30pm, N 11pm-1:30am. Adm: Sun-Wed Giordano & The Nighthawks. free/$5 min, Thurs-Sat $10/10 min. Apr 1: E BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6th Noriko Yuzen, L The Highliners, N Harry Av. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com. Smith Trio; 2: Ken Kobayashi; 3: L Akemi Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am Late Yamada Trio, N Taeko Omura Duo; 4: E tba, Night Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pm L Audra Mariel Duo, N Jun Xiao Duo; 5: L Sunday Brunch. Adm varies. Apr 1-2: Stanley Jhoe Garay Duo, N Arthur Sadowsky Duo; 6: Clarke/Ron Carter Duo w/spec guest Russell Greg Merritt Trio; 7: Craig Brann Trio; 8: E Malone; 3: Sean Jones Berklee College Of Kathryn Allyn Duo, L Greg DeAngelis, N tba; Music Sxt; 4-9: Stanley Clarke Band; 10: 9: The Truthseekers; 10: L Andrew Shilito, N Deborah Davis Benefit concert; 11: Bobby Jasper Dutz Duo; 11: E Mariela Versola, L Deitch Band w/Nigel Hall & Adam Deitch; 12: John Tyler Jonathan Duo, N Yuto Kanazawa The Dizzy Gillespie™ Afro Cuban Duo; 12: L Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, N Alan Kwan; Experience; 13-16: Kenny Garrett Qnt; 17: 13: Benjamin Serveray; 14: Takenori McCoy Tyner feat Gary Bartz; 18-19: James Nishiuch; 15: E Sharp Tree Trio, L Standard Carter; 20-23: Arturo Sandoval; 24: Purchase Procedures, N Paul Lee Trio; 16: closed; 17: Jazz Orch w/Todd Coolman & Jon Faddis feat L Bill Stevens Trio, N Kenny Brooks Duo; 18: Steve Davis; 25-30: Duke Ellington Orch. E-L tba, N Song Yi Jeon Duo; 19: L Michael Late Night Groove w/Apr 15: Chris Grallant Trio, N Raquel Rivera Duo; 20: Linda McClenney; 21: Prodigy. Sunday Brunch Presgrave; 21: Kuni Mikami Trio; 22: E tba, L w/Apr 2: Combo Nuvo; 9: East Meets West Daniel Bennett Gp, N tba; 23: David Love feat Erena Terakubo; 16: East Meets West Duo; 24: L Wishing On Stars Trio, N Nicholas feat Shunzo Ohno; 23: East Meets West feat Brust Duo; 25: E Cesar Haas Costa, L tba, N 11:30am Mao Soné, 1:30pm Yoko Miwa Trio; Richard Thai Duo; 26: L Abel Mireles Trio, N 30: East Meets West feat Meg Okura & The Kana Miamoto Duo; 27: Hiroko Kanauchi Trio; Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ens. 28: Takenori Nishiuchi; 29: E Ali Bello Duo, L- The BOGARDUS MANSION: 75 Murray St. N tba; 30: Kengo Yamada. 212-268-1746. Apr 1: 7:30&9pm $30 adm The TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7th Celebrating Slide Hampton feat Steve Turre, Avs). www.thetownhall.org. 212-840-2824. Steve Davis, George Coleman, Kamau Apr 27: 8pm $37-127 adm Abdullah Ibrahim & Adelifu, Kenny Barron, Rufus Reid & Victor Ekaya and Hugh Masekela. Lewis. The CAVE: At St. George’s. 209E 16th St at Rutherford Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. Apr LOWER MANHATTAN 20: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm David Liebman. CORNELIA STREET UNDERGROUND: 29 (Below 34th Street) Cornelia St. www.corneliastreetcafe.com. 212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted: 55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs). Sun 8:30&10pm, Mon-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri- 212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. 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a ballad originally, but I made it more Latin." Teri also wrote vocalese lyrics to renowned solos from earlier versions of three tunes: Ella Fitzgerald's take on "Them There Eyes;" and saxophonist Lester Young's improvs on "(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance" and "Fine and Mellow," Teri explains, "It was fun for me, I love singing other people's solos. It's chal- lenging, and I like to keep great solos alive and in the airways." The "Fine and Mellow" solo is taken from a version Billie and Lester did together on a 1957 televi- sion show, The Sound of Jazz. "Lester gets up and takes this laid-back solo and she loves it, you can tell by the way she looks at him," Teri points out. With her new album launching this month, Teri has already begun turning over ideas for her next project. One possi- bility is a second volume of Abbey Lincoln's compositions (Teri's third recording, Dear Abbey, was a favorite with critics when it came out in 2012). "I do Abbey's music all the time, I feel like she's an extension of INGER TERI ROIGER HAS BEEN Billie Holiday in her phrasing and in her immersed in music since she began material." Other possibilities include pianoS lessons at age 5. With years of study, albums focusing on Nina Simone, countless gigs, hundreds of arrangements, Thelonious Monk, or Billy Strayhorn. "I and scores of events she's produced under had the idea of doing a Billie (Holiday) and her belt, she still has a very clear memory Billy (Strayhorn) project for a while, but of the first time she heard Billie Holiday. that got discarded," Teri says with a laugh. Teri was still living in her native "There are so many great tunes, I have to Minnesota and her piano teacher at the live a long time since there's so many I time, Butch Thompson (who later became want to do." A Prairie Home Companion mainstay), It's almost certain that Teri will turn heard her sing and suggested she get some her attention back to the piano in a more Billie Holiday records. focused way than she has in quite a while. "When I listened to Billie, her expres- Though she still plays regularly for stu- sion and emotion immediately took over dents and accompanies them at showcases my existence," Teri recalls, still sounding and the like, her voice has been her main awed. "Of course, I fell in love with Monk, instrument for years. Teri is planning on Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and others undertaking an intensive course of study while on my path, but most of all, it's later this spring and already has a teacher always been her." in mind. "I need that sometimes for moti- April 7 marks the 102nd anniversary of vation and discipline. That's the only way Billie's birth and Teri is celebrating the to get things done, to just say, 'Here, help date with the release of her fourth CD as a me.' I want to know more and play better. leader, Ghost of Yesterday: Shades of Lady I'm curious what I could be doing a year Day (Dot Time). The album comprises a from now on piano. dozen tunes written by, inspired by and "As a jazz musician, things keep shift- popularized by the iconic vocalist, includ- ing and changing. You get new ideas as ing a couple from her final recording, Lady you get deeper into the music. Things take in Satin. "Her singing is so honest on that on a different meaning and you're commu- record, you can hear the life she had lived nicating different feelings," she muses. in her singing," Teri observes. "She had an incredible life, though short. You can hear Teri Roiger celebrates the release of all the joy, the deep blues, all of the Ghost of Yesterday: Shades of Lady extremes of emotion." Day at Jazz at Kitano on April 20. She Besides arranging or co-arranging (with also appears at Senate Garage in her husband, bassist John Menegon) half Kingston NY, April 6; and at of the tunes, Teri also wrote words to the Maureen's Jazz Cellar, in Nyack, April seldom-heard Leroy Johnson composition 8. Pianist Wayne Hawkins, bassist and "Lady Day," which saxophonist David arranger John Menegon, and drummer "Fathead" Newman brought to her atten- Steve Williams will be on hand for all tion. "He thought it should have lyrics and three gigs; there's a possibility of that I should write them. It was written as special guests for the Kingston date.

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continued from page 16 JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park & Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212- Silberstein Qrt; 9: Dance of Fury, 10pm 576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Gabriel Vicéns Sxt; 11: Steve Sandberg & 7:30&9:30pm; $30 except Mon-Wed $25. Alaya; 12: Brandon Seabrook Trio; 13: Anat Residencies: Sun 1:30-3pm Jazz for Kids; Fort Qrt; 14-15: Tony Malaby Qrt; 15: 6pm Mon (R) Mingus Monday feat Mingus Big Audrey Silver; 16: Nadav Remez, 10pm Eden Band; Tues (R) Mobetta Tuesdays feat Ladin Gp; 18: Kind Folk; 20: Crump, Laubrock Maurice “Mobetta” Brown. Apr 1-2: Chano & Smythe; 21: Chris Dingman Trio; 22: Dominguez Qrt; 3-4: R; 5: Chris Bergson Aubrey Johnson Gp; 23: Helio Alves Qrt; 24: Band; 6-9: $35 04/7-8 Randy Weston B’day 8:30pm Amanda Ferguson; 26: Mareike celeb feat TK Blue w/special guests 04/6 Wiening Qnt, 9:30pm Tobias Meinhart Qnt; Candido Camero & Min Xiao Feng, 04/7 27: Tom Chang Qrt; 28: Tomas Fujiwara & Howard Johnson, 04/8 Hassan Gnawa, 04/9 The Hook Up; 29: 6pm Albert Marques Trio, Saliou Sousso & Tampani; 10-11: R; 12: Mike 9&10:30pm Lage Lund Qrt; 30: Yuhan Su. McGinnis/Art Lande/Steve Swallow; 13-16: DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 Monroe Billy Childs Qrt; 17-18: R; 19: Linda May Han St (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473- Oh Gp; 20-23: $35 04/21-22 Joey 0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com. Sun: DeFrancesco & The People; 24: R celeb 6pm In-Store shows. Charles Mingus B’day; 25: R; 26: Pedro The EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich & Giraudo Big Band; 27-30: Jimmy Greene. Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431- JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette 9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars feat Jon-Erik St & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967- Kellso & friends. 7555. Adm varies. Apr 9: 9:30pm Michael FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675- Mwenso’s Melting Pot series feat Brianna 6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min. Thomas. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33 (L), Night (N); E 7pm except Sun-Mon&Fri University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490. 6pm; L 9pm except Thurs&Sat 10pm, Fri add www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat: 10:30pm; N 1:30am except Sun 1am, Mon- 9pm-1am. Apr 7-8: Ronny Whyte/Boots Wed 12:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E Terry Maleson; 14-15: Jon Davis; 21-22: Luis Waldo & Gotham City Band, N Brandon Lewis Bonilla Trio; 28-29: Michael Wolff/Kenny & Renee Cruz; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E Davis/Allison Miller. except 04/4 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St at Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri L Thompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com. The Supreme Queens; Sat N Greg Glassman. 212-796-0741. Adm varies. Apr 1: 8pm Misha Apr 1: E Michael Louis Smith Organ Trio, L Piatigorsky & The Sketchy Orkestra; 8: Raphael D'lugoff Qnt, N R; 2: E R, 8:30pm 7:30pm $17/22 adm Kneebody. Jade Synstelien & FCBB, N R; 3: E Behn Gillece, N R; 4: E Bruce Harris, L Pablo METROPOLITAN ROOM: 34W 22nd St (bet. Bencid Salsa Band, N Ray Parker; 5: E R, L 5th & 6th Avs). www.metropolitanroom.com. Groover Trio, N R; 6: E Tyler Blanton Qnt, L 212-206-0440. Sets unless otherwise noted: Saul Rubin Zebtet, N Tadataka Unno; 7: E Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 9:30pm. Residency Eiko Rikuhashi & La Descarga Band, L R + (R): Tues L Annie Ross. Apr 1: L John Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, N Ray Gallon; 8: E Minnock; 4: L R; 8: 4pm John Tansey; 9: E Adam Klipple, L Ricky Rodriguez Sxt, N R; 9: Sky Covington; 11: E Jorge Altamirano, L R; E R, L Dialo House, N R; 10: E Ned Goold 15: E Joan Minor; 18: E Yvette Norwood- Qrt, N R; 11: E R, L Peter Brainin & the Latin Tiger, L R; 19: E Ria Curley & NeoSoul Jazz; Jazz Workshop, N Craig Wuepper; 12: E R, L 21: L Terri Klausner, Ty Stephens & Valarie Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 13: L Greg Pettiford; 25: L R; 30: L Pat Braxton. Glassman Qnt; 14: L R; 15: L Bruce Williams MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av & & Ted Chubb Band, N R; 16: E&N R; 17: E Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476- George Braith, N R; 18: E R; 19: E R, L The 4346. Sets/adm: Early 8-10:30pm, Late (L) Don Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, N R; 20: E 11pm-close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun L The Flail; 21: L R + Countryfied; 22: N R; 23: John Merrill & friends; Mon L 04/3&17 Sacha E&N R; 24: N R; 25: E R, L Itai Kriss & Gato Perry, 04/10&24 Pasquale Grasso; Tues L Gordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 26: E R, Jam w/Miki Yamanaka & Adi Meyerson; Wed L N; 27: L Greg Diamond & Amalgama; 28: L L Tony Hewitt & Pete Malinverni; Thurs L R; 29: N R; 30: E&N R. Spike Wilner w/spec guest; Fri L Johnny O'Neal. Apr 1: Steve Davis Trio, L Anthony GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46 Wonsey; 2: Myron Walden & Jon Cowherd & Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212- String Qrt; 3: Lafayette Harris/Lonnie Plaxico; 242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. Apr 5: 4: Kevin Hays/Magos Herrera; 5: Franck 7:30pm $15 Sound It Out series w/Bobby Amsallem/Matt Penman; 6: Helen Sung Trio; Avey + Matt Holman & Tenth Muse; 8: 8pm 7: Mike Rodriguez Trio; 8: Eddie Gomez Trio, $20 Creative Music Studio feat Richard L Jon Davis; 9: 3-6pm SmallsLIVE workshop Teitelbaum Qrt; 13: 8pm $15 adm Uncharted feat Jeremy Pelt, 8pm Kiyoshi Kitagawa Trio; series w/Sofía Rei; 19: 8pm $18 Sound It Out 10: Harold O'Neal/Gregoire Maret; 11: series w/Eivind Opsvik & Overseas; 22: 8pm Fleurine w/Lee Konitz; 12: Yotam Silberstein $15 Sound It Out series w/Anna Webber & Trio; 13: Julian Shore Trio; 14-15: Todd Simple Trio; 27: 8pm $25 Uncharted series Coolman Trio; 15: L Emmet Cohen; 16: w/Dan Tepfer/Aaron Diehl. Donald Vega/David J. Grossman; 17: Chris JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl. Pattishall; 18: Hilary Gardner/Ehud Asherie; www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets: 19-22: Denny Zeitlin 04/19-20 Solo, 04/21-22 7:30&9:30pm $15/10 adm, $22/12 Fri-Sat. Trio; 22: L Ehud Asherie; 23: 3-6pm Apr 1: Andy Milne & Dapp Theory w/spec SmallsLIVE workshop feat Cyrille Aimée, 8pm guests; 4: $22/$12 Shai Maestro Art feat Mark tba; 24: Elise Wood Qrt; 25: Uri Caine/Mark Turner; 5: Brooklyn Raga Massive; 6: Peyton Helias; 26: Andy Laverne Qrt; 27: Steve Pleninger & Biotonic; 7-8: Marcus Gilmore; LaSpina Trio; 28-29: Alan Broadbent Trio; 30: 12: Cory Smythe & Tyker Gilmore; 13: Jeremy Pelt. Amirtha Kidambi; 14-15: Adam O’Farrill; 19: Randy Ingram/Drew Gress Duo; 20: Miles NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker Okazaki; 21-22: Oliver Lake Big Band 27: St (bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770. Bryan & The Aardvarks; 29: Jason Rigby. 1st Fri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Project continued on page 22

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INCE HE WENT ON THE ROAD AT age 20 with trombonist J. J. Johnson 40 yearsS ago, Billy Childs has gone from piano sideman and budding arranger to a multi- ple award-winning composer with four Grammy awards, dozens of orchestra and chamber commissions and collaborators from Yo-Yo Ma to Sting. Now, nearly 25 years after his final straight-ahead album Duke University and the American Brass, on Windham Hill, Portrait of a Player, Lyris and Ying quartets, among two dozen Billy has returned to his roots with Rebirth in all. He says his most rewarding was (Mack Avenue). "The Voices of Angels," a 45-minute canta- "I've been involved in a lot of projects ta for chorus, orchestra and two soloists for that were kind of quasi-jazz but also had the Los Angeles Master Chorale, per- classical elements, or singer songwriter formed in 2005. projects like the Laura Nyro CD. I've also "I took as the text poems written by done kind of loftier commissions like my children from the Terezin concentration jazz chamber project and I've done a lot of camp from the collection 'I Never Saw classical commissions. It's been a while Another Butterfly.' I set them to music and since I've done a recording that was just arranged that the darkest, most despairing straight up jazz, like I had done years and music was at the beginning and by the end years ago for Windham Hill," Billy says, it was life affirming and hopeful. It was the referring to his four releases on the label best thing I've ever done, I think. It took between 1988 and 1993. me about a year to write." "Those albums are out of print and a lot On top of all those commissions, Childs of people haven't heard that chapter of my is a four-time Grammy Award winner and career. So I thought I would record some of his original compositions and arrange- those songs again cast in a new light with ments have garnered him an additional these incredible players." The musicians in ten nominations as well as the 2013 Doris his quartet are saxophonist Steve Wilson, Duke Performing Artist Award and a bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009. Eric Harland. Rebirth also has appear- "Whenever you're recognized by your ances from trombonist Ido Meshulam, per- peers, it's meaningful. People who say that cussionist Rogerio Boccato, vocalist Alicia awards don't mean anything - they're Olatuja and singer and composer Claudia lying. But no award means more than Acuña who sings on and contributed the another. It's like parents talking about second half of the title tune. their kids, you know." "Part of the song was something we His most recent honor is being named were going to use on Claudia's album president of Chamber Music America, a Rhythm of Life in 2000; it was this beauti- first for a jazz musician. "CMA has a New ful melody Claudia wrote but it ended up Works for Jazz Composers Grant that is a not being on the album," Billy recalls. "I significant amount of money. It's a great thought it would be great on this new way to tie jazz to classical music," he says. album but I needed to compose a first part. "I feel like classical music and jazz coming Claudia was going through a lot of life together just makes it stronger. I think changes and when I asked her to be on this CMA is a great organization because they album, it was something she looked at as are the only service organization doing kind of a rebirth. When we were recording, things to help chamber musicians of all on one of the breaks, we just came up with genres." the title. It's also a rebirth of me recon- necting with my straight-ahead jazz roots The Billy Childs Quartet CD release and reconnecting with the people who gig for Rebirth is at Jazz Standard enjoyed that music." April 13-16 with Steve Wilson on alto Billy has received orchestral and cham- saxophone (except 4/13), Donny ber commissions from the Los Angeles McCaslin on tenor saxophone (4/13 Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony only), Hans Glawischnig, bass and Ari Orchestra, Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Hoenig, drums.

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MICROSCOPIC SEPTET SMALLS / APRIL 2 and THE FALCON / APRIL 6 It's a rarity to find a contemporary small jazz ensemble that embraces tradition weld- ed onto original compositions with a robust sense of humor quite like the Microscopic Septet. Saxophonist Phillip Johnston and pianist Joel Forrester and their merry group have been forging joyful yet goofy music for the past four decades, to the delight of audiences. Post tackling the music of Thelonious Monk and memorable CDs titled Take the Z Train, Beauty Based on Science and Lobster Leaps In, with a 14-year break, the Micro's are back with a new approach on their Cuneiform CD Been Up So Long It Looks Like Down to Me: The Micros Play the Blues. Saxophonists Don Davis, Mike Hashim and Dave Sewelson, bassist Dave Hofstra and drummer Richard Dworkin round out the band. MGN DUCHESS CAVATAPPO / APRIL 4 To move jazz forward in all its forms, you must dig deep into the past. That's just what singers Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner and Melissa Stylianou do when blending their solo talents into gorgeous three-part harmony. The result is a brilliant vocal trio called Duchess, whose sound draws much from two vintage inspirations: the Boswell Sisters and the Andrews Sisters. These three singers artfully combine exquisite Oded Lev-Ari arrangements, both group and individual spotlights and saucy senses of humor. Their just-released second CD, Laughing at Life, puts their fresh sound on a wide range of jazz and Great American Songbook material. Pianist Michael Cabe, bassist Matt Aronoff and drummer Aaron Kimmel support Duchess for this performance. KF FRANCK AMSALLEM MEZZROW / APRIL 5 A pianist of uncommon depth and vision, Franck Amsallem has created his personal vision of jazz that parallels comparison to no one else. What he has accomplished on his own is astonishing when you listen deeply as he is an individualistic artist that takes expressionism to heart. While diverse, his centerpiece is within a modal two- handed harmonic approach that accents both rhythmic and melodic ideas surround- ing a great imagination. With multiple commissions, recordings and tours around the world to his credit, Franck has a wealth of knowledge and experience to tap into while making unique excursions on standards or inventing his own original composed solo, trio, ensemble, big band or orchestral music. He also has considerable background as a singer. Franck will be joined by bassist Matt Penman. MGN ADRIAN CUNNINGHAM HIGHLIGHTS IN JAZZ at TRIBECA PAC / APRIL 6 A welcome musical gift from Australia, multi-reed master Adrian Cunningham has spent the past decade proving himself indispensable to New York's jazz scene. A gift- ed clarinetist capable of tackling New Orleans-style jazz, and a tenor saxophonist who guides the instrument through breathy swing era ballads or grittier hard bop outings with equal facility, Adrian has become a first-call collaborator with artists ranging from Vince Giordano to Chris Potter. As a leader, Adrian has developed a variety of projects, including the trad jazz-styled Professor Cunningham and His Old School and the modernist Adrian Cunningham Quartet. At this Jack Kleinsinger’s series, Adrian will prove he's an artist to watch for in banjo virtuoso Cynthia Sayer's Joyride Band as they headline a program dedicated to celebrating women in jazz, also featuring René Marie and Leonieke Scheuble. SH JAMES CARTER BLUE NOTE / APRIL 18-19 The beautiful sonority that James Carter achieves with the saxophone is unlike any- one of his generation. Whether out front as a leader or appearing as a sideman on the records of Cyrus Chestnut, Herbie Hancock or Julius Hemphill, James has demon- strated a style that splashes, delights, provokes and insights. A Detroit native, James began to play the saxophone at age 11. In 1988 he gained a considerable boost in the jazz community when he began to perform with Lester Bowie. In 2002, James com- posed Concerto for Saxophones and Orchestra, a commission he received from The Detroit Symphony Orchestra which was met with acclaim. His most recent release was 2011's At the Crossroads, with the website Audiophile Audition stating in its review, "James Carter is a monster saxophone virtuoso who is willing to get down and dirty with his organ trio." EW By Ken Dryden, Ken Franckling, Seton Hawkins, Stephanie 20 Broadbent photo by Tony Kellers, Carter by Vincent Soyez, Duchess by Shervin Lainez, Microscopic Septet by Greg Cristman 180253_HH_April_0 3/23/17 2:31 PM Page 21

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LISANNE TREMBLAY SHAPESHIFTER LAB / APRIL 20 and KD'S / APRIL 28 Although still a relatively recent transplant to the New York area, the Quebecoise vio- linist Lisanne Tremblay has developed a tremendous array of fans and collaborators, including Greg Osby and Danilo Perez. Her debut release Violinization sheds light onto why: A gifted improviser with a highly unconventional yet utterly arresting melodic gift, Lisanne puts the full expressive powers of the violin on display and makes a com- pelling case for the instrument's broader inclusion in modern jazz. Since relocating to New York, Lisanne has embarked on a tremendous new project, Ecdyses, which con- tinues and even expands her cross-genre explorations, while drawing upon a growing circle of like-minded colleagues including drummer EJ Strickland and guitarist Liberty Ellman, some of whom join her at performances at ShapeShifter Lab and at KD's. SH ALAN BROADBENT DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA / APRIL 23 A lyrical, inventive pianist, Alan Broadbent is known for creating richly textured rehar- monizations of standards without losing sight of the source melodies. Alan left his native New Zealand in 1966 to attend Berklee School of Music on scholarship while simultaneously studying with Lennie Tristano. His long career has included stints with Woody Herman, Chet Baker, Irene Kral and Bud Shank, along with serving in the late Charlie Haden's Quartet West. A gifted arranger as well, Broadbent has written charts for Marian McPartland, Scott Hamilton, Shirley Horn and Natalie Cole. In recent years, Alan has focused more on solo recordings and piano trios, since he treasures the intimacy of a trio. Joining him for his 70th birthday celebration is bassist Harvie S and drummer Billy Mintz, plus some surprise special guests. KD LAURA CAMPISI BAR NEXT DOOR / APRIL 24 When Laura Campisi takes the stage, chances are she's not certain which direction the music will follow; but she's fully aware of each moment's turn. Her conversational lyri- cism compels the singer and composer toward playful and intuitive phrasing, at times reducing harmony to its most potent delivery. Laura's penchant for affecting vocal lines to sound more like a horn or guitar invites spontaneity and adds texture. She's an inter- national ambassador of jazz and has graced Avery Fisher Hall's celebrated bandstand. In 2013 Laura began collaborating with New York's Pakistani cultural community, cre- ating an open artistic forum for Pakistani, American and Italian music and musicians. She also has immersed herself in traditional Sufi compositions in Sanskrit and Punjabi music. Her trio includes Freddie Bryant and Jason Barney. SJ BILL STEWART VILLAGE VANGUARD / APRIL 25-30 Sensitive, intuitive, hard-swinging and innovative: Each of those words reflects a res- onating component of Bill Stewart's musicianship. Drummer, composer and modern music legend, he plays with a technique that inspired an entire generation of young drummers—a soulful refinement from attack to decay. His recording and touring résumé includes John Scofield, Larry Goldings, Joe Henderson, Charlie Haden, James Moody, Kevin Hays, Pete Bernstein and Joshua Redman. But amid countless record- ings as a leader that feature piano, Bill always has been fascinated by the tenor/bass/drums trio that has captivated Vanguard audiences since the 1950s. A chance to experiment with filling and leaving space, in a way that's arguably starker than playing with a chordal instrument, rouses his spontaneous sensibilities. His trio features Walter Smith III and Larry Grenadier. SJ ABDULLAH IBRAHIM and HUGH MASEKELA TOWN HALL / APRIL 27 Billed as The Jazz Epistles, this concert on the anniversary of South African Independence Day reunites two giants of the country's modern music, pianist Abdullah Ibrahim and trumpeter Hugh Masekela, to recreate a historic album they made in 1959 as Dollar Brand's (then Ibrahim's name) Jazz Epistles. Abdullah, 82, and Hugh, 78, were pioneers of Township Jazz, a uniquely South African iteration, in Soweto in apartheid-era South Africa. Abdullah has reconvened the latest edition of his mid-size Ekaya Chamber Ensemble to play the album's original music with Hugh, who also sings and plays flugelhorn and trumpet. The ensemble features saxophonists Lance Bryant, Cleave Guyton Jr. and Marshall MacDonald; brass player Andre Murchison; bassist-cellist Noah Jackson and drummer Will Terrill. GK nie Jones, George Kanzler, Michael G Nastos & Eric Wendell ristman. 21 180253_HH_April_0 3/23/17 2:31 PM Page 22

continued from page 18 Sylvie Courvoisier & Ches Smith; 18-23: www.allthingsproject.com. Apr 7: Sergio Wadada Leo Smith; 25-30: Chuck Bettis. Krakowski Trio. SUBROSA: 63 Gansevoort St (bet Washington NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square & Greenwich Sts). www.subrosanyc.com. Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal. 212-997-4555. Sets: unless otherwise noted www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212- 8&10pm, Tues 7&9pm. Residencies (R): Tues 254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm Jazz except 04/4 Pedrito Martinez; Thurs 6pm Brunch Trios. Apr 2: Michelle Walker; 9: Cuba Caliente Afterwork Happy Hour Marilyn Kleinberg; 16: Andrea Wolper; 23: w/Gerardo Contino; Sat 11pm Habana Nights Aimee Allen; 30: Linda Ciofalo. 04/1,8,15&29 w/Gerardo Contino Y Los NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St Habaneros, 04/22 w/Los Hacheros. Apr 1: (bet Avs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212- Gonzalo Grau Y La Clave Secreta, 11pm R; 6: 780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues: R; 7-8: Albita; 8: 11pm R; 11&13: R; 14: $10 adm Latin Jazz feat 1st Tues Chembo 7:30&9:30pm Decora; 15: 11pm R; 18&20: R; Corniel, 2nd Tues Bronx Conxión, 3rd Tues 17: Eddie Palmieri w/spec guest Joe Locke; Willie Martinez & La Familia Sxt; Apr 1: $15 21: Supermambo tribute to Cheo Feliciano Banana Puddin’ Jazz series w/Rome Neal feat Jeremy Bosch; 22: Gregorio Uribe, 11pm feat John Di Martino + Jam; 5: $13 All That - R; 24: Eddie Palmieri; 25&27: R; 28: Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz. 7:30&9:30pm Nito Mestre; 29: Sofia Rei, 11pm R. ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at E Houston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com. TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 212-477-4155. Apr 11: 10pm Anat Fort/Noa 199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212- Fort; 12: 8:30-9:30pm Sandy Cressman Trio 220-1460. Apr 6: 8pm $45/50 adm Highlights & Natalie Cressman. in Jazz series feat Cynthia Sayer & Joyride Band w/Adrian Cunningham + René Marie Gp SHEEN CENTER: 18 Bleecker St @ Elizabeth St. www.sheencenter.org. 212-925-2812. $35 + Leonieke Scheuble. adm Apr 14: 8pm George Winston; 21: VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11th 7:30pm Requinte Trio w/spec guest Randy St. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com. Brecker. Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $30/1 drink min. Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch. Apr SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av. 212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets: 1-2: Peter Bernstein; 3: R; 4-9: Eric Reed Qrt; Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm, 10: R; 11-16: Tom Harrell Qnt; 17: R; 18-23: Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am, Scott Colley Qrt; 24: R; 25-30: Bill Stewart Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies. Trio. Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclass ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson & by Marion Cowings, PM Ai Murakami Trio feat Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com. Sacha Perry; Mon N 04/3&17 Jonathan Residencies: Sun 9pm-12am Tango feat Barber, 04/10&24 Jonathan Michel; Thurs N Fernando Otero; Mon 10pm-2am Ron Affif 04/6&20 Sarah Slonim, 04/13&27 Jonathan Trio; Tues 11pm Evolution Jam by Revive Thomas; Sat PM Jam, N 04/1,15&29 Music; Thurs 11pm&12am Roman Diaz Brooklyn Circle, 04/8&22 Philip Harper. Apr Midnight Rumba; Sat 10,11:30pm&1am 1: E Bob DeMeo Qrt, L George Colligan Qnt, Monika Oliveira & The Brasilians. Apr 3: 7:30- N R; 2: 1pm-PM R, E The Microscopic Spt, L 9:30pm Lainie Cooke, 10pm VandoJam feat Alex Norris Qnt, N tba; 3: E Sam Dillon Qrt, L Todd Bashore. tba, N R; 4: E Frank Lacy Gp, L-N tba; 5: E Josh Davis Trio, L Alexander Claffy Qnt, N tba; 6: E Pierre Christophe/Joel Frahm/Joe BRONX Martin Trio, L Roxy Coss Qnt, N R; 7: E Tom Dempsey & Tim Ferguson Qrt, L Noah Preminger Qrt, N tba; 8: E Fukushi Tainaka HOSTOS: 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St. Qnt, L Noah Preminger Qrt, N R; 9: 1pm-PM www.hostos.cuny.edu. 718-518-4455. Apr 20- R, E Johnny O'Neal Trio, L Ian Hendrickson- 22: Tito Puente Retrospective feat 04/20 Smith Qrt, N tba; 10: E Arcoiris Sandoval 7:30pm Film screening Tito Puente–the King Sonic Asylum Qnt, L tba, N R; 11: E Ehud of Latin Music, 04/21 6pm Joe Conzo Sr., Asherie Trio, L-N tba; 12: E Tyler Blanton Qrt, 7:30pm Carlos Henríquez & friends, 04/22 L Dave Baron Qrt, N Aaron Seeber; 13: E 11:30am Carlos Henríquez, 1:30pm Sam Yahel Trio, L Brandon Sanders Qnt, N R; Workshop w/José Madera, John “Dandy” 14: E Ralph Lalama & Bop-Juice, L Philip Rodríguez & Annette Aguilar, 3:30pm Don’t Harper Qnt, N tba; 15: E Chris Byars Gp, L Call it Salsa moderated by Loren Philip Harper Qnt, N R; 16: 1pm-PM R, E Schoenherg, 6pm Joe Conzo Sr., 7:30pm The Michael Pedicin Qnt, L Grant Stewart Qrt, N Mambo Legends. tba; 17: E Mark Sherman Qnt, L tba, N R; 18: E Lucas Pino Nnt, L-N tba; 19: E Hailey Niswanger Qrt, L Harold Mabern Trio, N tba; BROOKLYN 20: E Thomas Marriott Qrt, L Nick Hempton Band, N R; 21: E Scott Neumann & Spin 65FEN: 65 Fenimore St. www.65fenmusic Cycle, L Rob Scheps Core-tet, N tba; 22: E series.tumblr.com. Mon: Early (E) 9pm, Late Behn Gillece Qrt, L Rob Scheps Core-tet, N (L) 10pm $10 don 65Fen Music series. Apr 3: R; 23: 1pm-PM R, E Johnny O'Neal Trio, L E Mara Mayer Solo, L Pravin Thompson LM Fabien Mary Qnt, N Sarah Slonim; 24: E Duo; 10: E Luke Stewart/Jaimie Branch, L Craig Brann Qnt, L Ari Hoenig Gp, N R; 25: E Red Metal; 17: E Inzalo Ye Langa, L tba; 24: Steve Nelson Gp, L-N tba; 26: E Tim E Anna Roberts-Gevalt, L Bev Grant. Armacost Qrt, L Sam Raderman Qrt, N Aaron 440 GALLERY: 440 Sixth Av. 718-499-3844. Seeber; 27: E Sanah Kadoura Gp, L Carlos www.440gallery.com. Apr 2: 4:40pm $5 don Abadie Qnt, N R; 28: E David Bixler Qnt, L Me, Myself and Eye feat Sam Newsome. tba, N Joe Farnsworth; 29: E Andy Farber BAMCAFÉ: 30 Lafayette Av. 718-636-4100. Sxt, L tba, N R; 30: 1pm-PM R, E tba, L Joe www.bam.org. Apr 14: 9-10pm free adm Magnarelli Qrt, N tba. Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival www.cbjc The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestone jazz.org feat The New Cookers; 15: 9pm Alvin nyc. com. Adm varies. Tues-Sun: 8&10pm Flythe. weekly residencies. Apr 1-2: Steven BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope. Bernstein; 4-9: Greg Cohen; 11-16: Jeremiah www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177. Cymerman; 17: 8:30pm Michael Nicolas, continued on page 24

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/ NEW JERSEY JAZZ Gary Walker, “Morning Jazz Host”, WBGO, 88.3 FM/wbgo.org JOHN PIZZARELLI BICKFORD THEATRE / APRIL 1 It's amazing how many things he can do with seven strings. For guitarist and vocal- ist John Pizzarelli it might be the Great American Songbook, something he takes great pride in reinvigorating. It might be a Jobim nugget, a Joni Mitchell classic or something plucked from the Lennon/McCartney catalog, each time indelibly stamped with John's expression of blazing guitar lines, singing each story as if he wrote it. On record, John has saluted Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Bossa Nova, Rodgers & Hart and Duke Ellington, also adding his musical wit to recordings of James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Rosemary Clooney and Roberta Flack. It's a sense memory that serves him well, delighting audiences every time he takes the stage. John and his quartet put a fresh coat on standards you thought you knew. RONNIE CUBER TRUMPETS / APRIL 19 Baritone saxophonist Ronnie Cuber's style can be hard to pin down. It's a big, beefy sound that he's shown playing with Horace Silver, Eric Clapton, Dr. John and in trib- ute to fellow bari player Gerry Mulligan. Ronnie uses any opportunity to create pow- erful, passionate solos, pulling from a deep well of experience with George Benson, Slide Hampton, Woody Herman, the Mingus Big Band and Eddie Palmieri. From his vast catalog, a recording like Ronnie (Steeplechase) displays a master's versatility on music from Miles Davis, Clifford Brown, Charlie Parker, Freddie Hubbard, Jerome Kern and Gabor Szabo. His playing can be on fire one moment, a beautiful ballad line the next. Ronnie wears two hats in Montclair, as featured soloist both with the West Milford High School Jazz Ensemble and the One More Once Big Band. CHARNETT MOFFETT EXIT 0 JAZZFEST / APRIL 21 Bassist Charnett Moffett was first a disciple of his father Charles who drummed with the legendary Ornette Coleman. For Charnett, this early entry provided true freedom to explore classic jazz, free jazz, bop, classical and world music, leading to an inde- fatigable career alongside Wynton Marsalis, Art Blakey, Ornette Coleman, Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves, Dizzy Gillespie and countless others who savored how "Net Man" masterfully enhanced their sound. Described as having "jaw dropping virtuosi- ty" by JAZZIZ, Charnett's greatest display might be his recording The Bridge - Solo Bass Works (Motéma) where he masterfully uncovers new expression in the music of Ellington, Lennon/McCartney, Mingus and Monk. His Nettwork Trio features Brian Jackson and Jeff "Tain" Watts for no-holds-barred freedom in the groove. WAYNE SHORTER NJPAC / APRIL 23 The New York Times declared saxophonist Wayne Shorter "the most important living composer in jazz." Wayne's career as a leader, guesting with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and as a major contributor with Miles Davis and Weather Report, leads not to an attitude of historical reverence but rather a "without a net" approach to what lies ahead. The real magic of seeing a Wayne Shorter performance is the com- munal relationship with his band—pianist Danilo Perez, bassist John Patitucci and drummer Brian Blade—as they approach each moment with an "I dare you" attitude, with fascinating results in the performance and numerous surprising smiles from the places they've taken themselves. As part of the Wayne Shorter Weekend, the band will be joined by longtime Shorter compatriot, the iconic Herbie Hancock.

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continued from page 22 ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av. Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel; www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Apr 4: 8pm Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic Soul Matt Mitchell/Tim Berne. Party; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors. SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl. Apr 1: 8pm Lucian Ban & Mat Maneri; 2: 7pm www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-820-9452. Uncivilized. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E) BEDFORD STUYVESANT RESTORA- 7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm; $10 TION CORP: Restoration Plaza. 1368 adm. Apr 2: E $15 Be Steadwell; 7 8-9pm&N, Fulton St. 718-569-1896. Apr 1&29: Central 8 5-7pm workshop, 8-9pm&N: $15-35 Human Brooklyn Jazz Festival www.cbjcjazz.org feat Element; 14: E $8 On Ka'a Davis; 17: E Rags 04/1 meet artists feat Benito Gonzalez Trio, to Ragas, L Enrico Bergamini, N Clemens 04/29 1-5pm Youth Jazz Jamboree/Wellness Grassmann; 18: E Vinnie Sperrazza Trio, L Day, Youth Jazz Ensembles/Health Care. Moppa Elliott & Advancing on a Wild Pitch; BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL: 209 19: E Oddfellows, L Daryl's Trifecta; 20: E Joralemon St. www.brooklyn-usa.org. 718- Summer Ludlow Qnt feat Luca Chesney, L 467-1527. Apr 18: 4-8:30pm Central Brooklyn Joao Martins Qrt, N Lisanne Tremblay; 23: N Jazz Festival www.cbjcjazz.org feat Ali Hotep $12 Annie Chen Oct; 25: 7-9pm $15-25 the & City Link. Anomylos Ens; 26: E Mike Baggetta, L BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE PER- Jeremy Udden; 30: E Movement and FORMING ARTS: At Brooklyn College. Location. Campus Rd & Hillel Pl. 718-951-4500. SIR D’S LOUNGE: 837 Union St. 718-623- www.brooklyncenter.org. Apr 22: 8pm $36-55 9065. www.facebook.com/Sirdslounge. Mon: adm Patti Austin. 8-11pm Monday Night Big Band Jazz. Apr 24: BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC: Scott Reeves/Jay Brandford Tnt. 58 7th Av. www.bqcm.org. 718-622-3300. 1st SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at Jefferson Fri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage. Apr 1: 7:30pm Av. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat: $15 Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open series feat 9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Apr 1: Eric Daniel Kelly & Rakonto. Person/Bryan Carrott Band; 8: Neil Clarke; BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 128 15,21-22&29: Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival Pierrepont St. www.brooklynhistory.org. 718- www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/15 Charles Tolliver, 222-4111. Apr 26: 5:30-8:30pm Central 04/21 8-11pm Rachiim Ausar-Sahu feat A Brooklyn Jazz Festival www.cbjcjazz.org feat Suite For Malcolm, 04/22 Craig Harris, 04/29 Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame Induction and Ahmed Abdullah & Diaspora. Awards Ceremony w/inductees H. Mattathias WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367 Pearson, Larry Ridley, awardees Kim Clarke, Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384- Jasmine Morris. 1654. Fri: 10pm-2am free adm/2 drink min BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St at Gerry Eastman Qnt w/spec guests + Jam. Apr Nostrand Av. 917-704-9237. Fri-Sat: 8:30m 14-15: Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival $30 adm incl 1 drink Brownstone Jazz. Apr 1: www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/15 9pm Rogiérs; 20: Eric Lemons Trio w/Patience Higgins & 8pm Zack O'Farrill & The Liberté Big Band; Kathryn Farmer; 7-8: Eric Lemons BSJ Ens; 22: 10pm Jackie Gage; 30: 9pm Fuck Squad. 14-15 Lafayette Harris Trio; 21: Barbara King & BSJ Ens; 22: BSJ Ens; 23: 3-6pm Carol Sudhalter Trio; 28: Eric Lemon Trio w/Marion CONNECTICUT Cowings; 29: BSJ Ens. The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3. FIREHOUSE 12: 47 Crown St. New Haven. www.drawingroommusic.com. Sets: 7pm. Apr 203-785-0468. www.firehouse12.com. Fri: 8: $10 adm Vadim Neselovskyi; 16: $20 Gene 8:30pm $20 adm, 10pm $15. Apr 7: Bertoncini; 22: $20 Marc Schwartz; 28: $15 Webber/Mitchell/Hollenbeck; 8-9: Wadada Lena Bloch Trio. Leo Smith feat Create festival feat 04/8 12- EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH: 279 2pm Seminar, 7pm Lamar Smith + New Dalta Lafayette Av at Washington Av. 718-622- Ahkri + Mbira/Mibira/RedKoral Qrt/Jesse 1107. www.ebcconnects.com. Apr 23 3-5pm Gilbert + RedKoral Qrt + RedKoral Qrt/ $20 adm Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival Anthony Davis + Wadada Leo Smith & www.cbjcjazz.org feat Jazz Vespers w/Benny Golden Qnt/Jesse Gilbert, 04/9 12-2pm Russell. Seminar, 7pm Wadada Leo Smith + The I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com. Crystal Sxt + Wadada Leo Smith & Golden $15 don. Apr 3: 9:30pm Nate Wooley Solo; 8: Qnt/Jesse Gilbert; 14: Ralph Peterson & 8:30pm Susan Alcorn & Sylvie Courvoisier. TriAngular III Trio; 21: Michaël Attias Qrt; 29: JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776. Anthony Braxton Spt. www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8:15&10:15pm $15 RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge. don. Apr 14&28: Central Brooklyn Jazz Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org. Festival www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/28 Jeff 203-438-5795. Apr 15: 8pm Chris Brubeck King Band. w/Triple Play. KD'S: 408 Rogers Av. Apr 14&28: 7:30-9:30pm The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old Lyme $5 adm Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival Inn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886. www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/14 Jon Menges, www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm. 04/28 Lisanne Tremblay. Apr 1: Ricky Ford; 7: Emmet Cohen Trio; 8: KORZO RESTAURANT & BAR: 667 5th Av Gregory Maret Qrt; 14: Noah Preminger; 15: (bet 19th & 20th Sts). 718-499-1199. Linda May Han Oh Gp; 21: Lehcats; 22: Joe www.facebook.com/konceptions. Tues: Early Locke Trio; 27: Feya Faku; 28-29: TS Monk. (E) 9, Late (L) 10:30pm $10 don/$10 min Konceptions Music series by James Carney. Apr 4: E Rich Halley, L Rosetta Trio; 11: E LONG ISLAND James Carnet Qrt, L Ingrid Laubrock; 18: E Michaël Attias Qrt; 25: L Sean Moran & Sun The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. Stony Tiger. Brook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org. PEREZ JAZZ: 71 Ocean Pkwy #2J. 917-757- Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10, 1901, [email protected]. Apr 9: 8pm $5 Jam w/FM Band. 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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE

By Elzy Kolb

Everlasting love poser's intent and has the right feeling. Although she doesn't get to the Big Once Sandy gets the go-ahead, she concep- Apple very often, each visit is a homecom- tualizes a story and structure and puts it ing of sorts for Bay Area vocalist and com- into words. Next, she double-checks the poser Sandy Cressman. The Bronx-born language and grammar with a native singer spent some of her pre-school years speaker of Portuguese. "It's a cool process, here and coming back keeps her in touch like puzzle-making," Sandy explains. with her roots. "I still feel like New York is "Sometimes someone points out, 'In where I'm from; being there, experiencing Portuguese, we wouldn't say it this way,' it, helps me understand my parents," she and revising the grammar could require muses. reworking and revisiting the lyrics. It would send me down a different path sometimes." Entre Amigos features regional styles from several areas of the country. "Brazilian music isn't all about samba and bossa nova," she points out. Besides span- ning the miles with her song choices, the album also crosses generations, featuring musicians from the venerable Antonio Adolfo to the youthful Ian Faquini, plus Ray Obiedo, Dennis Chambers, Jovino Santos Neto, the Frevo star Spok and Sandy's husband, trombonist Jeff Sandy Cressman, Rockwood Music Hall Cressman, renowned for his work with Carlos Santana and others. Her musical roots extend even farther The CD was a longtime work in afield: Brazilian music has been her love progress. Though she recorded "Ela É" in since first listen. From youthful enthusi- 2010, Sandy says she really dug in around asm ignited by Sergio Mendes, to being 2013, when her younger daughter, dancer "floored" when a classmate performed a Julianna Cressman, went to college. Brazilian tune at school, to picking up tips (Sandy's other daughter is trombonist and homemade cassettes from Marcus Natalie Cressman, now a New Yorker her- Silva when she sang with the vocal group self.) Once the nest was empty, Sandy says Pastiche: Sandy was hooked. She discov- she pondered, "Who do I want to be musi- ered the music of Ivan Lins by hearing one cally. Who do I want to be, period?!" of his recordings played over the sound Brazilian music—and finishing Entre system between sets at a Pat Metheny con- Amigos—figured in the answer to her cert at Berkeley's Greek Theater. "I hiked questions. all the way down to the sound booth to find Join Sandy in celebrating the release out what it was." of Entre Amigos at Rockwood Music The Brazilian singer/songwriter Djavan Hall on April 12; her band includes was another ear-opener. "I couldn't believe trombonist Natalie Cressman, drummer it; the music was so great. It was so funky Vanderlei Pereira, pianist Vitor Goncalves with great chord changes, groove and and others. melody." Since 1999, Sandy has released three albums of Brazilian music as a Eight is enough leader, including the new Entre Amigos What becomes a legend most? How (Cressman Music), for which she con- about a two-night 85th birthday celebra- tributed lyrics for each of the ten tunes, tion presenting the too-rarely heard music and music for half of them. The CD of a smokin' band? That's what's in the includes "Ela É," the first song she wrote in works to honor trombonist and NEA Jazz Portuguese; Sandy learned the language so Master Slide Hampton on his milestone she could perform the music more authen- birthday, when the Slide Hampton Octet tically. directed by Frank Basile appears at Writing words for existing music is a Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, April 21 and multistep process for the vocalist. She 22, playing material written for the origi- aims to get the composer's approval of con- nal midcentury octet. cept for her lyrics, making sure that what A few years back, Frank, a baritone sax- she hears in the song jibes with the com- ophonist as well as an arranger and com- continued on page 26

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ANOTHER REASON...continued from page 25 Sam Dillon on tenor, Bruce Harris and poser, wanted to polish his arranging Tony Kadlek on trumpets, Ryan Keberle chops and decided transcribing Slide's and Marshall Gilkes on trombone, David tunes from the octet's many albums would Wong on bass and Charles Ruggiero on be a good exercise. "I heard the records and drums; his father, drummer Vinnie thought it would be great to play these," Ruggiero, also played in Slide's octet. Frank explains. "I worked with Slide when "Charles grew up listening to this music— he was conductor of the Dizzy Gillespie All- now he's playing the music his father Star Big Band for several years; it was played," Frank notes. great to have that experience. Slide was "I always want to do the music justice, playing amazingly and a great conductor to play to the best of my ability—but I in front of the band, too." want to do that any time. This is a special The original octet charts no longer exist, thing, I want to do justice for a hero, but so before taking on the project, Frank says, also want to relax and treat it like any- "I wanted Slide's blessing. It's his music. I thing else. Some of the things Slide wrote invited him to rehearsals; he was enthusi- for brass are pretty taxing. He's a virtuoso astic; he loved hearing the music again." who wrote parts with virtuosos in mind. Since then, Frank has transcribed 25 So, you have to concentrate, have your tunes, about a third of the octet's reper- chops in good shape and play with intent." toire, and he intends to keep going. "At the beginning, I figured out what to transcribe Bass is the place by what had the most meat, what had voic- The legendary bassist and composer ings I could learn from. At this point, I'm Charles Mingus would have turned 95 thinking of balance of the ensemble and this month and, even 38 years after his soloists." death, he remains a musical force to be reckoned with. "If Charles was alive now and in New York, he would take over the jazz scene—his music would still work. Put Charles back in a band at 95 and he would still sound great," bassist Mike Richmond declares.

Frank Basile and Slide Hampton

Charles Mingus

Frank Basile, Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola For the birthday celebration, Frank is planning to present some Hampton origi- nals along with his arrangements of stan- dards and blues, and at least one of his suites. "There's a lot of energy, the music is Mike Richmond, Jazz Standard vibrant, swinging; it's all really beautiful. We'll follow the road map as recorded, but Mike's immersion in Mingus' music goes the solos will be improvised. It will be a way back. In his late teens, he often drove blend of old and new," Franks says. Slide to New York from his native Philadelphia plans to be in the house both nights and to hear his idol play; reading magazine there's talk of special guests being on interviews with Mingus shaped Mike's hand. approach to his instrument; his first Big Founded in 1959, Slide's octet featured Apple gig was opening for the legendary legendary players including George bassist at the Village Gate. To this day, Coleman, Freddie Hubbard, Booker Little, Mingus' influence makes itself felt: Mike and Charlie Persip. The original octet plays cello on his newly released CD of gigged steadily for several years. "It was Oscar Pettiford compositions, The a well-oiled machine," Frank muses. Pendulum (SteepleChase), and explains The lineup for the birthday gig includes continued on page 29

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HOT FLASHES

By Seton Hawkins Celebrations and Centennials 017 IS A REMARKABLE YEAR IN the story of jazz, marking the centenni- als2 of legends like Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Rich, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie andindeed of recorded jazz itself. At Jazz at Lincoln Center, Ella Fitzgerald's centennial is celebrated this month. On April 26, JALC's annual gala, Ann Hampton Callaway, hosted by Harry Connick Jr. and featuring Birdland performances by Renee Fleming, Diana Krall, Marilyn Maye, Audra McDonald, Cecile McLorin Salvant and others, will focus on the life and impact of this musical legend. In addition to her work on the gala, Roberta Gambarini—one of today's most Ulysses Owens, remarkable scions of Ella's artistic tradi- Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola tion—will keep the hall swinging through her performances of classic Ella repertoire The drum visionary Ulysses Owens with the JALC Orchestra April 27-29. For brings a unique Ella tribute to Dizzy's more details, visit www.jazz.org. Club Coca-Cola April 28-30. "She is a talent that is literally always unfolding to me," Ulysses notes. "I am incredibly excited about my tribute to Ella with a special and curated concept that I hope will showcase 'All Sides of Ella'!"

Ella Fitzgerald

Roberta Gambarini, JALC Buddy Rich Ella Fitzgerald-themed events are scheduled throughout the city, as many more artists honor her achievements and influence. Master vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway commemorates The Ella Century at Birdland April 18-22. "Ella Fitzgerald was a necessary miracle: her Ali Jackson, JALC voice, spirit and musicality sent ripples of joy throughout the 79 years of her lifetime Other celebrations continue throughout and continue to inspire and uplift music the month and into May. At JALC April 7- lovers everywhere," Ann notes. "She was 8, drummer Ali Jackson honors the 100th every bit the musician her instrumentalist birthday of a musical hero of his, Buddy collaborators were and her ability to be in Rich, whom he describes as "a big, brazen the moment whether skyrocketing into and effervescent drummer of ferocity, gymnastic scat or caressing a tender ballad velocity, passion and ardor for jazz" who was always a thing of beauty. I can't imag- "will always be a beacon for enthusiasm ine my life without Ella and can't wait to and individuality in our music." Visit celebrate her centennial wherever I go." www.jazz.org to learn more. For tickets, go to www.birdlandjazz.com. continued on page 28

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FRESH TAKES

By Nick Dunston

AXOPHONIST AND COMPOSER I can't wait to bring it back and debut it Hailey Niswanger is leading a quartet all." atS Smalls Jazz Club this month, and, hav- ing just spent a few months in Ethiopia, Hailey Niswanger performs at Hailey's multi-genre sound is flourishing. Smalls Jazz Club on April 19. It'll be exciting to see how her unique expe- riences inform her music. On her first encounters in Ethiopia, Hailey recalls, "I came and was completely welcomed as part of the family. In the U.S. people are generally more closed off, but in Ethiopia, everyone is looking out for one another. I don't speak the language, but that hasn't detracted from creating a loving bond." She continues, "I wanted to go to another culture, to not know everything, to root myself in a place and create meaning- ful relationships." These experiences are also proving to be fruitful on a musical level. On that, Hailey says "I've written more music in these past few months than I have in the last five years. It all just flows out so naturally now.

HOT FLASHES... New Releases, Jazz Education and continued from page 27 New Projects Pianist Joe Bushkin, who would have The fascinating, often complex, and turned 100 last November, will be remem- under-explored history of Italy's relation- bered with a Highlights in Jazz show May ship to jazz finally gets a fuller examina- 4 at Tribeca PAC. The engaging trum- tion with the publication of Jazz Italian peter, vocalist and bandleader Bob Style: From Its Origins in New Orleans to Merrill—Joe's son-in-law and frequent col- Fascist Italy and Sinatra by Anna laborator—will provide top-notch direction Harwell Celenza. Exploring topics rang- for the show. Aimed at highlighting Joe's ing from the deep ties of Italian-American extraordinary versatility and musical artists to the music's creation, to the range, the set will feature Harry Allen, music's subsequent rise to popularity and Wycliffe Gordon, Nicki Parrott, Warren adoption in Italy itself, Jazz Italian Style is Vaché, Spike Wilner and more. The out- a must-read for any aficionado of the pouring of artistic talents speaks to the music's history. special impact of this tremendous artist Swing University at JALC begins its and the esteem in which he was held. "Joe spring term this month, with classes Bushkin played with effortless grace and including Duke Ellington, taught by Loren crystalline touch," Spike explains. "He was Schoenberg, and Jazz Vocalists: The First a consummate pianist and accompanist 100 Years, taught by Catherine Russell and universally respected by his peers. He will run through June. For more informa- was the epitome of taste and swing." tion, visit www.jazz.org/swingu. Tenor sax and flute master Lew Tabackin and his trio holds a monthly residence at Michiko Studios, well- known for its rehearsal studio space. The first Wednesday of the month Lew per- forms with Boris Kozlov on bass and Mark Taylor, drums. For more information, visit Joe Bushkin www.michikostudios.com. and Bob Merrill Columbia University's Center for Spike Wilner, Jazz Studies hosts The Future of Jazz Tribeca PAC continued on page 35

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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. At a concert with Bill Wurtzel, Jay Leonhart was singing his signature song, "Me and Lenny." It's about Jay flying first class to LA and finding himself seated next to Leonard Bernstein, and how they became friends, but he never heard from Lenny since then. In the middle of the song, Jay's cell phone ringer went off. Bill said "Must be Lenny." He got a laugh from the audience and saved an awkward moment. On another occasion the same duo was playing at a restaurant. On a break they were served one meal with a glass of wine. Jay asked if they could have two straws. The waiter got the message and brought food for two.

WINNING SPINS...continued from page 4 plays Birdland, April 11-15. The Linda sentation of one of mime Marcel Marceau's May Han Oh Quartet with Rudy most famous routines: walking against a Royston on drums has CD release gigs fierce oncoming wind. Memories of an for Walk Against Wind at The Side anchovy and rice dish from Malaysia yield Door in Old Lyme on April 15—Gilad "Ikan Bilis," with Linda on electric bass. Hekselman replacing Matthew on gui- She also doubles electric and acoustic tar—and at Jazz Standard on April 19. basses on "Midnight," again adding ANOTHER REASON...continued from page 26 Fabian's keyboards. Throughout the album, Linda's bass dominates to a large degree, that he picked up the smaller instrument both in its prominence in the ensemble— because of Mingus' close relationship with her ensemble writing and orchestral sensi- Pettiford, an avid proponent of the cello. bility make the quartet sound much larg- It's fitting that after Mingus passed in er—and as a versatile, lyrical solo voice. 1979, his widow, Sue Mingus, asked Mike Her solos on the ballad "Mother Reason" to take over bass duties in the Mingus and "Lucid Lullabye" persist in memory. Dynasty band. These days, he and Boris And she moves the band to create indelible Kozlov share bass spot in the lineup of the renditions of her more esoteric tunes, like Mingus Big Band and Mingus Orchestra, the stuttering "Speech Impediment," coax- which rule the bandstand at Jazz ing out a pleading tenor sax solo from Ben Standard most Monday nights. After and rolling rhythms from the group. Her stints with Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Gil solo on the title tune, beginning in a collec- Evans, Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, tive ensemble semi-maelstrom and ending Jack DeJohnette, Dizzy Gillespie and a cappella, is alone worth the price of countless others, Mike doesn't hesitate to admission to this consistently engaging, rank the Mingus gig as among his original album. favorites, even after playing the music for 37 years. "It's still very exciting. The Kevin Eubanks with Dave Holland, whole band feels that way, you can feel the Nicholas Payton and Jeff "Tain" Watts, continued on page 34

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House Contributing Photographer In the early days of Jazz at Lincoln Center, in the 1990s, when the official designation was the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (becoming a full member of the Lincoln Center family, in 1996), I was privileged to attend a rehearsal as Wynton Marsalis presided at an off-site studio (their own space was still a dream). Marsalis sat down at the piano to get across what he was expecting as the orchestra assembled. Unpacking on his left, drummer Lewis Nash, and on saxophone behind the column, Joe Temperley, who, until his pass- ing this year, was an esteemed member of the band.

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continued from page 24 SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973- Chiasson; 20: Rich Iacona & The Bad Little 313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Apr 23: 7pm Big Band; 27: Interplay Jazz Orch; 29: Eli John Lee & friends. Yamin Qrt. TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973- LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-POST: 720 744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Adm Northern Blvd. Brookville. www.liu.edu/post. varies. Apr 1: 8-11pm Dave Stryker Qrt; 2: 2- www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-2895. Apr 22: 5pm Peter Furlan & Mr. Gone w/Rockland 8pm New York Voices; 30: 7pm Jazz at Youth Jazz Ens, 7:30-10:30pm Scott Reeves Lincoln Center Orch w/Wynton Marsalis. Jazz Orch; 15: 8-11pm The Royal Bopsters TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008. feat Sheila Jordan; 19: Ronnie Cuber. www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7- 11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Apr 2: Eric Berg HUDSON Qrt; 5: Lawrence Clark Trio; 6: Sabori; 7: NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY: 2039 Brow Shoe Jazz Qrt; 8: Chris Covais & Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City. www.njcu.edu. friends; 9: Kevin Clarke Duo; 12: Dominic 201-200-2000. Apr 10: 7:30pm Walt Weiskopf Duval Jr. & Chris Ziembi; 13: Latin Rhythms & NJCU Jazz Ens w/guest Chris Byars. w/Jose Trombone; 14: Spike Wilner; 15: Ryan MERCER Berg Gp; 16: John Restrepo Band; 19: 1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 Scotch Talisman Gypsy Jazz; 21: John Ray Spt; 22: Rd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/series Thom Penn Nnt; 23: Interplay Jazz Orch; 27: jazz. 609-392-6409. Apr 1: 8pm Joe Holt; 2: Mambo Loco; 28: Brooklyn Circle; 29: 3pm Luiz Simas. Reggae Jazz Qrt. CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St. Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609- 695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10 NEW JERSEY min. www.jazztrenton.com. Apr 1: Orrin Evans Qrt; 8: Lawrence Clark; 15: Pat Tandy. BERGEN PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Fine Hall. 304 BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: Washington Rd. Princeton. 609-258-4200. 30 N Van Brunt St. Englewood. 201-227- www.princeton.edu/music. Apr 27: 7:30pm 1030. www.bergenpac.org. Apr 21: 8pm Willy free adm Jazz Vocal Collective I & II w/spec Chirino. guest Darmon Meader. CAPE MAY MIDDLESEX EXIT ZERO INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FES- DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick. TIVAL: Cape May. www.exit0jazzfest.com. www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 888-943-1864. Apr 21-23: festival feat 04/21 6:30-9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick Brianna Thomas, Charnett Moffett & Nettwork Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Apr 7: Misha Trio, Daisy Castro, Maceo Parker w/the Ray Josephs Duo; 14: Marianne Solivan Duo; 21: Charles Orch & The Raelettes, Philly Gumbo, Mike Bond Duo; 28: Kate Curran Duo. Stooges Brass Band, 04/22 Brian Betz/Denis GARDEN STATE ALE HOUSE: 378 George DiBlasio Qrt, Brianna Thomas, Charnett St. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com. Moffett, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Daisy 732-543-2408. Tues: 8pm + 9:30pm Jam free Castro, Kenny Barron, Michael Pedicin, Philly adm The New Brunswick Jazz Project/ Gumbo, PhillyBloco, Robert Glasper www.nbjp.org feat Emerging Artists. Apr 4: Experiment, Sonny Knight & The Lakers, Ryan Permaul Band; 11: John Kirshner; 18: Stooges Brass Band, 04/23 Brian Betz/Denis Benjamin Weise Gp; 25: tba. DiBlasio Qrt, Christian Sands Trio, Daisy HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick. Castro, Freddie Hendrix, PhillyBloco, Sonny www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873- Knight & The Lakers. 1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The New ESSEX Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Apr 6: BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Lee Hogans Qrt; 13: Stafford Hunter Qrt; 20: Market St. Newark. www.bethany- Vivian Sessoms Qrt; 27: Matt Kane Qrt. newark.org. 973-623-8161. Apr 1: 6-7:30pm INC RESTAURANT: 302 George St. New Jazz Vespers feat Brandee Younger. Brunswick. www.increstaurant.com. 732-640- DLV LOUNGE: 300 Bloomfield Av. Montclair. 0553. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The New 973-783-6988. Apr 7: 8-11pm Scot Albertson Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Apr 5: Qrt; 15: 9pm-12am Carol Deminski. Robert Landham Qrt; 12: JC Stylles Trio; 19: DORTHAAN’S PLACE: At Nico Kitchen + Bar Anthony Nelson Trio; 26: Joe Magnarelli Trio. in NJPAC. 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466- STATE THEATRE: 15 Livingston Av. New 5722. www.njpac.org. Apr 2: 11am&1pm Brunswick. www.statetheatrenj.org. 732-246- $45/15 adm Jazz Brunch w/Bucky 7469. Apr 4: 10:30am&8pm Hypnotic Brass Pizzarelli/Ed Laub Duo. Ens. GATEWAY CENTER 2: 2 Gateway Center. 283-299 Market St. Newark. 973-624-8880. MONMOUTH COUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St. Apr 5: 12-1pm Lakecia Benjamin. Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732- LUNA STAGE: 555 Valley Rd. West Orange. 842-9000. Sets: 8pm. Apr 11: $199-50 adm 973-395-5551. www.lunastage.org. Apr 30: Tony Bennett; 21: $20 Ella & Louis feat Byron 7pm Don Braden. Stripling & Marva Hicks w/New Jersey NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN- Symphony Orch & Lee Musiker. TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722. www.njpac.org. Apr 7: 8pm Here Is the Place, MORRIS Our City feat Adegoke Steve Colson; 8: BICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights 1:30pm WBGO Children’s concert feat Dion Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Sets: 7:30pm. Parson; 20-23: Wayne Shorter weekend feat Apr 1: John Pizzarelli Qrt; 3: Two Sides of 04/20 7pm Wallace Roney Orch, 04/21 Scott Joplin feat Richard Dowling & Jeff 7:30pm Emmet Cohen Trio + Cécile McLorin Barnhart. Salvant w/Sullivan Fortner, 04/22 8pm Wayne MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 100 Shorter w/Christian McBride, Rachel Z, Joe South St. Morristown. www.mayoarts.org. Lovano, Steve Wilson, Omar Hakim & Manolo 973-539-8008. Apr 20: 8pm $59-29 adm Joey Badrena, 04/23 3pm Christian McBride/ Alexander. a Esperanza Spalding, 7pm Gretchen Parlato + SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973- Wayne Shorter Qrt & spec guest Herbie 822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm. Hancock. continued on page 31

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continued from page 30 beacon.com. Sets: 8pm. Mon: free adm Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed- Monday Night Jazz Sessions. Apr 3: Joe Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:30pm, Sat Fiedler; 20: Jacob Bernz/Rob Scheps/Jeff 6:30&8:45pm. Closed Mon. Tues except Haynes. 04/18 John Korba. Apr 1: Keith Ingham Trio; SENATE GARAGE: 4 N Front St. Kingston. 7: Champian Fulton Trio; 8: Dion Parson; 13: www.senategarage.com. 845-802-5900. Bucky Pizzarelli Qrt feat Aaron Weinstein; 14: 7:30&9pm $15 adm Jazzstock series “King” Solomon Hicks; 15: SaRon Crenshaw www.jazzstock.com. Apr 6: Teri Roiger Qrt Qrt; 19: Nicki Parrott Trio; 21: Herb w/Jay Collins; 15: Joe Lovano. Woodson; 23: 3-5:30pm NJJS Jazz Social TURNING POINT CAFÉ: 468 Piermont Av. feat Betty Comora; 28: Bobby Harden; 29: Piermont. www.turningpointcafe.com. 845- Nat Adderley Jr. Trio. 359-1089. Mon: 8-11:30pm $5 adm Monday OCEAN Jam by John Richmond. OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr. WOODSTOCK PLAYHOUSE: 103 Mill Hill Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu. Rd. Woodstock. www.woodstockplayhouse. www.njjs.org. Apr 12: 8-9:30pm $18/22 adm org. 845-679-6900. Apr 21: 7:30pm Jazzstock Stephanie Trick. feat Joey Alexander Trio. PASSAIC WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300 Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973- PENNSYVANIA 720-2371. Apr 30: 4pm Rhythm Future Qrt. UNION CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL: 1600 DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware Water Martine Av. Scotch Plains. 908-889-1600. Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424- www.unioncatholic.org. Apr 29: 8-10pm $25 2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri- adm A One Night Jazz Festival benefit to St. Sat 7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): Joseph’s Social Service Center 800-383- Thurs Jam w/Bill Washer & friends. Apr 1: 3006X1 feat Marlene Verplanck, Ben Eric Mintel Qrt; 2: Mitchell Cheng Trio; 6: R; 7: Cassara, Jan Findlay w/Geoff Gallante, Jerry Vivino; 8: Bob Dorough Trio; 9: Tomoko Ono, Greg Bufford, Rick Crane & Stephanie Nilles/Zach Brock Duo; 13: R; 14: Todd Bashore. Phyllis Blanford Qnt; 15: Noah Haidu; 16: UNION COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS closed; 20: R; 21: Bill Goodwin & friends; 22: CENTER: 1601 Irving St. Rahway. 732-499- Jim Snidero Qrt w/spec guest Jimmy Cobb; 8226. www.ucpac.org. Apr 9: 7-9pm Bossa 23: Alex Leonard/Paul Rostock Trio; 24: 7:30- Brasil®. 10:30pm Water Gap Jazz Orch dir by Matt WARREN Vashlishan; 27: R; 28: The NEEMA Band; 29: RUTHERFURD HALL: 1686-R Rte 517. 3Divas w/spec guest John Manzari; 30: Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurd Moravian College Jazz Band. hall.org. Apr 23: 3-5pm $25/20 adm Jazz at the Rutherfurd feat Tony DeSare. QUEENS NEW YORK STATE FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 Northern Blvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org. 76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359- 718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10 adm Jam 5476. www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm free w/Carol Sudhalter. Apr 30: 12-10pm free The adm Quintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists + Queens Jazz OverGround Jazz Fest feat 6pm Jam. Apr 5: Rob Scheps; 12: Andy Farber & Rose Ellis Qrt, 6:30pm Joey Johnson Qnt, Mark Patterson; 19: Tim Armacost; 26: 7:15pm Hashem Assadullahi & Standard Spencer Macleish. Deviation Trio, 7:45pm Rafal Sarnecki Sxt, BARD COLLEGE: 60 Manor Av. Annandale-on- 8:30pm Daisuke Abe Qrt, 9pm Brian Woodruff Hudson. www.fishercenter.bard.edu. 845- Sxt +1 w/Vicki Burns. 758-7900. Apr 14: 7:30-9:30pm $25 adm LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM: Evan Christopher/Yohan Giaume. 34-56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274. FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro. www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Sun&Sat 12- www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. $20 5pm, Tues-Fri 10am-5pm: $10 adm Guided don suggested. Sets: 7-10pm. Falcon Tours of Louis Armstrong House. Underground (FU). Apr 1: Ed Palermo Big QUEENS LIBRARY LANGSTON HUGHES: Band Cosmic Debris; 2: David Weiss & Point 100-01 Northern Blvd. Corona. 718-651- of Departure; 6: The Microscopic Spt, FU 1100. www.queenslibrary.org. Apr 1: 2-4pm Andy Stack & American Soup; 9: Tom Carol Sudhalter & Astoria Big Band. Dempsey/Tim Ferguson Waltz New; 12: FU TERRAZA 7 TRAIN CAFÉ: 40-19 Gleane St. Jam Jazz Sessions; 13: McGuiness, Lande & Elmhurst. www.terrazacafe.com. 718-803- Swallow; 15: Larry Coryell Tribute & 9602. Sun: 9pm $5 adm Jam w/John Benitez Celebration; 20: FU bigBANG; 23: Scott Trio; 3rd Thurs: 9:30pm $7 Victor Prieto. Apr Petito’s “io”; 27: “What Do You Want To 21: 9pm Russ Nolan & Collectivo de Say?”; 28: FU Everything Turned to Color; 30: Mayorga. Noah Haidu Qrt. HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER: 477 Main St. Beacon. www.howlandculturalcenter. org. 845-831-4988. Apr 20: 8pm $20 adm Karl WESTCHESTER Berger/Ingrid Sertso Qnt. MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bdwy. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199N Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845- Columbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon. 535-3143. Sets/adm: unless otherwise noted www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. Apr 9: 5:15- 8&9:30pm $15. Apr 1: Robert Rodriguez Trio; 9pm $25 adm Second Sunday Jazz series 7: Paul Meyers & World on a String Trio; 8: feat Bobby Sanabria Multivers Spt. Teri Roiger Qrt; 14: $20 Geoffrey Keezer feat PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: At Gillian Margot; 19: 9pm Tom Marriot Qrt; 21: Purchase College. 735 Anderson Hill Rd. Ron Vincent & friends; 22: Andy Laverne; 28: Purchase. www.artscenter.org. 914-251- Lee Greene Qrt; 29: John Hart Qrt; 30: 6pm 6200. Apr 29: 8pm A Tribute to Sonny Rollins The E V Band. feat Ravi Coltrane, James Carter, Joe Lovano QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. www.quinns & Jimmy Heath.

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S DOMINICAN WRITER JULIA Alvarez explained at a reading at Harlem'sA Sugar Hill Children's Museum of Art & Storytelling at the beginning of March: When you lose your stories, you lose your soul. Folklore is the soul of a country. In the case of music, folkloric music is the musical history and soul of a country. New York-based singer Sofía Rei has decided to honor the musical history of South America, along with its soul, by pay- ing tribute to the South American folkloric tradition in her latest album El Gavilán (The Hawk). The title is a reference to a piece composed by Chilean visual artist, performer and activist Violeta Parra, whose song "Gracias a la Vida" ("Thank you to Life"), many people, worldwide, have heard. "Violeta Parra was the first Latin American artist who did a solo exhibition at focused, unconventional and, at times, the Louvre," Argentina-born Sofía explains. delirious vision: Trained as a classical In 1964 Violeta exhibited some of her oil singer, she can use her voice operatically, paintings, wire sculptures and arpilleras but she is also an accomplished jazz per- almost decade before Chile was taken by a former and improviser. And it is the first military dictatorship. "She was a singer time Sofía has recorded electronic sounds. and a composer; a folklorist and an ethno- "I create layers of my own vocals that musicologist," Sofía adds. "She was very form the structure of what I am doing," she important for rescuing so many musical says. "There is no bass; there are no drums. traditions of Chile." She then reinvented You're not trying to replace them, but hope- them and created something essential for fully you don't miss them either. It's just Latin American culture, which was the vocals layering. Each of these layers has its New Song movement. own life. They have enough harmonic con- The legacy of Violeta also lies in her per- tent, rhythmic content or counterpoint. It sonality. "More than anything else, she was was very fun to piece them together." a very brave woman," Sofía says. "She was Sofía met Marc while she was working really truthful to herself. She was really with John Zorn's vocal a cappella quartet strong. So many people consider her the Mycale in 2009. But Marc and she played mother of Latin American music." 2017 is for the first time in 2013 with John's Song the 100th anniversary of Violeta's birth and Project. Angel Parra, Violeta's grandson, is Sofía is more than prepared for this cele- also on Sofía's album El Gavilán. bration since she and guitarist Marc Ribot performed for a Parra tribute in Colombia Sofía Rei, on voices, loops, effects, last May. charango and percussion, performs at Sofía's album features eight tunes, all The Greenwich House on April 13 with Parra compositions. Songs such as "Arriba Jessy Maillard on guitar and saz bass, quemando el Sol" and "El Gavilán" trans- for her project, Umbral. She also plays late the authenticity, rawness, urgency and at Subrosa on April 29, for the release uneasiness of Violeta's titanesque journey; of her album El Gavilán, with Marc yet in paying tribute to Violeta, Sofía also Ribot on guitars and Jorge Glem, cua- continues establishing her own unique, tro.

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ENNY ZEITLIN BEGAN HIS MUSI- Chicago jazz clubs and staying out all cal career—alongside his career in psy- night immersed in the music; the excite- chiatry—inD the early 1960s. Whether play- ment of being able to play with better and ing solo, trio, acoustic or electric, Denny better players; how my parents supported remains one of the most articulate and sin- my involvement by going to jazz clubs in gular keyboard voices in the annals of NYC and bringing back messages from improvised music. He has released several some of my idols on cocktail napkins. recorded masterpieces but any chance to Q- You've presented workshops on hear him live should not be missed. Unlocking the Creative Impulse: The Psychology of Improvisation, and have worked with many artists over the years. Are there any recurring themes in your psychotherapy with them? A- The most common obstacles to enter- ing a "flow" state where the spark of cre- ativity is most easily ignited are a fear of loss of control; fear of failure; and guilt about being successful. Q- You've lived multiple lives as a musi- cal artist, psychiatrist, professor (at UCSF). Did you continue to play profes- sionally while you were studying medicine at Johns Hopkins? How have you kept a balance between these demanding worlds? A- A big gift from my parents was their support of my wish to have a dual career in medicine and music. The challenge has been balance. All choices involve some compromise; I've tried to maintain my focus on what feels like the "heart" of music and psychiatry. Although the path of pre-medical studies in college, medical school and then specialty training in psy- chiatry was demanding, I always found ways to keep developing as a musician. There was time for gigs, some formal study of composition, and always good luck in finding great players, like Gary Bartz and Billy Hart in Baltimore when I was at John Hopkins. Q- A couple of bebop heavyweights I believe you played with in the late 1950s were Johnny Griffin and Ira Sullivan. Is that when you mastered that language? Q- You've been playing music nearly continued on page 34 since birth. Do you recollect what drew you to music as a child? A- Both parents were musical and “The most common obsta- played the family Steinway. I remember cles to entering a "flow" being drawn to the sound and crawling up on their laps and putting my little hands state where the spark of on theirs, going along for the ride kines- thetically. It seemed magical. creativity is most easily Q- What memories or musicians stand out from when you were a teenager start- ignited are a fear of loss of ing to play gigs in and around Chicago where you're from? control; fear of failure; and A- Playing Dixieland part of my first guilt about being year in high school, but quickly gravitating into bebop; forming my own trio, The Cool successful.” Tones, and playing gigs at parties and

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BRIDGE CROSSINGS... ally create an equilateral triangle of great continued from page 33 flexibility, mutuality and stability. With A- My college years (1956-60) at the musicians of the caliber of Buster and University of Illinois in Champaign were Matt, the music is truly wide open and con- particularly formative, playing with people stantly evolving. like Joe Farrell, Jack McDuff and Wes Q- What interests you most at this Montgomery locally, and in Chicago with moment in your evolution as a musician? folks like Johnny Griffin, Ira Sullivan, Bob A- Being open to new growth; being Cranshaw and Wilbur Ware. All those gigs more and more present in performance; and jam sessions helped me grow as a and remembering to be profoundly grateful musician. to have music in my life. Q- You're a wine connoisseur. Have you a favorite country to drink wine in? You're having a wine party. Three musicians “There is something who'd be on the top of your invite list? wonderfully limitless A- My wife Josephine and I have been wine collectors since the 60s and have and challenging about gone through different phases of "favorite" countries. We have broad tastes, but cur- being onstage or in the rently lean more to California and French wine. Buster, Matt and master drummer studio by myself. In George Marsh would be at the top of the invitation list—we've shared some amaz- many ways, this is the ing wine adventures on the road and in the studio. They all have great palates most intensely personal and sensibilities. musical statement.” Denny Zeitlin is at Mezzrow April 19-22, as a solo the first two nights Q- Tell me something about influences and joined by Buster Williams & Matt and mentorship in both your life as a musi- Wilson on April 20-22. cian and doctor? A- In both careers, there have been many people whom I have admired, been ANOTHER REASON... inspired and influenced by, studied with, continued from page 29 and in one instance, mentored by. I'm electricity in the air." grateful for the broad exposure to so many Mike will be on hand at the Standard on experts and innovators. Billy Taylor, Bill April 24, for a special birthday celebration Evans and George Russell were important of the music of the bass clef colossus, fea- musicians who believed in my music and turing both the big band and the orchestra, encouraged me at several important points as well as speakers, an exhibition of in my career. Their basic message to trust Mingus memorabilia and very likely some my music and do my own thing was surprises. "Sue Mingus is very creative and extremely supportive. There were parallel last minute-ish, and she comes up with a people in psychiatry, including a 30-year lot of great ideas," Mike explains. mentorship with Joseph Weiss, a psychia- Mingus wrote a lot of political and trist and psycho-analyst who developed a protest music, much of which continues to major approach to psychotherapy called be timely. "It could be a real political Control-Mastery Theory. evening," Mike notes. "As we're playing Q- You'll be playing both solo and trio that material, the band is practically in a with Buster Williams and Matt Wilson at trance, we're very emotional about it and Mezzrow this month. Talk about these set- we take the audience to the same place. tings. Sometimes we're almost crying from the A- There is something wonderfully lim- emotion—to still be playing those political itless and challenging about being onstage songs these days." But Mingus was or in the studio by myself. In many ways, renowned for his wit as well as his social this is the most intensely personal musical consciousness: "You really have to listen to statement. I hope to be open to the the lyrics, he used double entendres, sar- moment, drawing on the worlds of jazz, casm and down-home humor to make his classical, rock, funk and avant-garde, and point." allowing the music to go where it wants. Trumpeter Jack Walrath, who played But I've also been involved in trio perform- with Mingus during the 1970s is also a reg- ance since high school, powerfully attract- ular at the Monday night gigs, and he's the ed to the combination of piano, bass and only Mingus band alumnus scheduled to drums, and have recorded most frequently play at the birthday celebration. The line- in this format. The piano, a "string-cus- up also includes Alex Foster, Frank Lacy, sion" instrument, has an affinity for both Ron Blake, Wayne Escoffery, Conrad bass and drums, and all three together ide- Herwig, John Clarke and many others.

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HOT FLASHES...continued from page 28 Discography on April 28 and 29, aimed at highlighting J-DISC, a free online discog- raphy project currently underway to cata- logue accurate discographic information for scholars and music fans. Find out more at http://jazz.columbia.edu/. April 29 is the annual International Women in Jazz all day festival at Saint Peter’s Church, featuring Becky Kilgore and Nicki Parrott as headliners. Check www.internationalwomeninjazz.org for tickets. April 30 marks International Jazz Day. Curated by the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, the day offers concerts and educational events happening throughout the world. While an all-star concert is webcasted throughout the day, local live events in the New York City area also take place as a part of the global cele- bration. For a full listing, visit www.jazz day.com. Our own copy editor, Yvonne Ervin, is preparing to host a trip to NYC to visit the famous jazz clubs and attend the JALC Essentially Ellington contest May 10- 14. The trip is a fundraiser for the Tucson Jazz Institute Ellington Band which heads to the contest again for the eighth year in a row—they've made the final three almost as many times. For more information, email [email protected]

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