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WINNING SPINS By George Kanzler WO PIANISTS IN THE PRIME OF time suspending style of the late Shirley their careers bring fresh ideas to their Horn. Tlatest albums, featured in this Winning Gillian delivers her own lyrics on the Spins. Both reach beyond the usual piano pair's collaborative song, "You Stay with trio format—one by collaborating with a Me," and reveals her prowess as a scat vocalist on half the tracks, the other by set- singer on the bubbly "Guanajuato," anoth- ting his piano in the context of a swinging er collaboration with improvised sextet. exchanges over a percolating Latin On My Way to You, The Geoffrey rhythm. Keezer Trio featuring Gillian Margot Geoffrey's playing throughout the (MarKeez Records), affirms Geoffrey's sta- album is refreshingly devoid of clichés and tus as one of the most innovative, creative often surprisingly unclassifiable. pianists working in the jazz modern main- I Never Knew, The John Colianni stream today. He is joined by a versatile Sextet (Patuxent Music), is a buoyantly rhythm section of bassist Mike Pope and swinging album with John leading a mus- drummer Lee Perrson. They lock into a cular sextet featuring two tenor saxes, swinging, swaying waltz version of Stevie John David Simon and Grant Stewart, Wonder's "These Three Words," along with guitarist Matt Chertkoff, a gospel-pop tune in the soundtrack of bassist Ralph Hamperian and drummer Spike Lee's film Jungle Fever. It's the kind Bernard Linette. The Sammy Kahn title of audacious reimagining of a song that tune opens with a Sinatra/Count Basie marks Geoffrey's approach to others' mate- swing vibe, John's piano sharing the rial throughout the album. 's melody and solos with the saxes. There's a psychedelic ballad "May This Be Love" is swinging-the-classics approach to recast in the double-time rhythmic frame Beethoven's "Fur Elise," Matt joining the of John Coltrane's "Dear Lord," Lee chan- saxes and John in the solo sequence. neling the polyrhythms of Trane's drum- John creates an interwoven fabric mer Elvin Jones. throughout Duke Ellington's "I Didn't Geoffrey manages to reinvent one of the Know About You," solos bobbing out of the most familiar standards, Jerome Kern's "All continuing stream of melody. Like the Things You Are," with a radical rehar- Geoffrey, John includes a singular Monk monization and amorphous, sidling tune, here "Little Rootie Tootie," taken at a approach to the melody before the trio shifts Monkian mid-tempo and adding Ralph's into more driving beats as it morphs the pizzicato bass to the solo rounds. He solos track into Earth, Wind & Fire's "Serpentine arco on John's " for Naomi," a rocking Fire." Thelonious Monk's "Brilliant backbeat blues with solos all around, Corners" begins with Geoffrey conjuring including from drummer Bernard. ominous Monk-like theme phrases before a 's "Achtung" is a swift drum'n'bass funky interlude of Miles Davis' barnburner with sprightly piano runs, and "On the Corner" gives way to faster, close- John David's "See Saw," a rocking riff to-the-theme piano improvising. tune. Most fetching is John's "Sunset in A solo piano Beatles' "Across the Santa Fe," an easy, heartbeat tempo ballad Universe" begins the closing track elegia- etched by unison piano and guitar in a nod cally, then the rhythm section joins for a to the famous George Shearing Quintet slow "," the John sound. Each tenor sax gets a solo spot Lennon melody shadowed circumspectly before John's climactic arpeggios take it to rather than ever stated. the Shearing-style close. Interspersed with the piano trio tracks are ones featuring Gillian. She has an inti- Geoffrey Keezer brings his trio to mate, smoky voice that delivers lyrics with The Side Door on July 7 and performs emotional precision. She and Geoffrey cre- at Mezzrow in duos, July 1 through 5, ate a seamless version of the Roberta Flack with , Steve Wilson, signature hit "The First Time Ever I Saw , Gillian Margot and Your Face," Gillian floating through long, Donny McCaslin respectively. The legato lines in a somnolent tempo. The two, John Colianni Sextet is at Birdland, with the trio and strings (from Geoffrey's July 2 and at Saint Peter’s Church, synth keyboard), stretch the parameters of July 11. His trio is at Mezzrow, July the title song, by Michel Legrand and Alan 18. and Marilyn Bergman, in homage to the

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UPPER MANHATTAN (Above 70th Street) 1395 Lexington Av at 92nd St. 212-415- 92Y:5500. www.92y.org. Jul 17-19&24-26: 7:30pm Jazz in July series feat 07/17 $65 adm Mary Stallings, Warren Vaché, Steve Wilson, James Chirillo, Todd Coolman, Dennis Mackrel, Ted Rosenthal & Bill Charlap, 07/18 $70 Dick Hyman, Rossano Sportiello, Aaron Diehl, Bill Charlap, Ken Peplowski, Chuck Redd, Peter Bernstein, & Kenny Washington, 07/19 $70 Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap, Terell Stafford, Harry Allen, Gary Smulyan, Sandy Stewart, Sean Smith & Bill Stewart, 07/24 $65 Jon Faddis, Jimmy Greene, Renee Rosnes, Bill Charlap, Peter Washington, Kenny Washington & Daniel Sadownick, 07/25 $70 René Marie, Jeremy Pelt, Jon Gordon, Melissa Aldana, Pete McGuinness, Bill Charlap, Peter Washington & Kenny Washington, 07/26 $55 Houston Person, Melba Joyce, Eddie Allen, Rodney Jones, Lafayette Harris, Mike LeDonne, Bill Charlap, Peter Washington & Kenny Washington. 449 Lenox Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts). 449212-234-3298. LA: Sun: 4-7pm Patio Jazz; Thurs: 1-3:30pm Jazz & Dessert; Fri-Sat: 8:30pm. 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7th BILL’SAvs). PLACE: www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-281- 0777. Fri-Sat: 8&10pm $20 don Bill Saxton Band. At Minton's Playhouse. 210W The118th CECIL: St (bet St. Nicholas Av & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-866-1262. www.thececilharlem.com. Sat: 12-4pm Jackie West Jazz Band. 2485 Bway (bet CLEOPATRA’S92nd & 93rd Sts). NEEDLE: 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 unless otherwise noted. L Jam. Residencies: Sun E Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly Green; Mon Jon Weiss; Tues Marc Devine; Wed E Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown; Thurs L Kazu; Fri L Robbie Lee; Sat L T. Kash. Jul 5: Hiroshi Yamazaki; 6: Robert Rocker; 7: Satchamo Mannan Qrt; 12: Joel Forrester; 13: Uri Zelig Duet; 14: Soneliu Smith; 19: Frank Russo Light House all Stars; 20: Dona Carter; 21: Alan Rosenthal; 26: Roland Temple; 27: Ken Simon; 28: Kayo Hiraki. 308 Malcolm X Blvd at 125th St. 2nd GINFl. FIZZ: www.ginfizzharlem.com. 212-289-2220. Jul 20: 7-8&8:30-9:30pm 917-863-7854 Onyie Nwachukwu Band. At Red Rooster. GINNY’S310 Lenox SUPPER Av (bet CLUB: 125th & 126th Sts). www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001. Sets/adm: 7&9pm $15/20. Jul 5: Pedrito Martinez; 6: Jordan Pettay; 7: Alphonso Horne & Gotham Kings. Riverside Dr & W120nd St. GRANT’Swww.jazzmobile.org. TOMB: 212-866-4900. Free adm. Wed: 7-8:30pm. Jul 11: Houston

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Person; 18: Ray Mantilla & High Voltage; 25: Qrt. GREATER55W 124th CALVARY St (bet Malcolm BAPTIST X Blvd CHURCH: & 5th Av). 212-348-6132. www.harlemjazzboxx.com. Tues 12pm $15 adm & Fri 7pm $20: Jazz series. Jul 3: Tony Lewis Qrt. 341 Lenox Av at 127th St. LENOXThurs: SAPHIRE: 11pm-4am Keyed Up series w/Phil Young Oct. 122nd St at MARCUSManhattan GARVEY Av. www.jazzmobile.org. PARK: 212-866- 4900. Free adm. Fri: 7-8:15pm. Jul 6: Louis Hayes Qrt; 13: Jeremy Pelt Qrt; 20: Wycliffe Gordon; 27: Valerie Capers. 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av MINTON’S:& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222. www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: 7:30&9pm, Thurs-Sat 7:30&9:30pm. Residency (R): Sun 7:30&9pm Singer Meets Saxophonist feat Christopher McBride w/guest. Jul 1: R w/Shilpa Ananth; 3: Syndee Winters & Suite Assembly; 5: Xiomara Laugart; 6: Steve Carrington, 10:30pm Dynamic Duo X Power Trio; 8: R w/Lezlie Harrison; 13: Glen David Andrew; 14: JC Hopkins Biggish Band feat Judi Johnson & “King” Solomon Hicks; 15: R w/Alexis Morrast; 22: R w/Emily Braden; 25: David Bryant & Quintessence; 27: Ross Kratter Qrt; 28: Mala Waldon; 29: R w/Queen Esther. 46W 116th St (bet Lenox & 5th MISTAv). HARLEM: www.mistharlem.com. 646-738-3043. Fri: 10pm-2am $10 adm Harlem Late Night Jazz. NATIONAL58W 129th JAZZ St at MUSEUM Malcolm X INBlvd. HARLEM: 212-348- 8300. www.jmih.org. NEW107W AMSTERDAM 130th St (bet MUSIC Lenox ASSOCIATION: & Adam Clayton Powel Blvds). 347-712-8568. Mon: 7-11pm $5/15 adm Jam. 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. PARISBlvd BLUES: at 121st St. 917-257-7831. www.paris bluesharlem.webs.com. Sets: Early (E) 5- 9pm, Jam 9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: E Double G & the Possee, 9pm La Banda Ramirez; Mon: Keyed Up feat John Cooksey Qrt; Tues: Charles Davis Trio; Wed: Les Goodson & the Intergalatic Soul Jazz Band; Thurs: Tyrone Govan & Der Secret; Fri: Tiger & Beautiful Journey Band; Sat: Tom & The 69th Street Band. 196 Lenox Av at 120th St. 917- SETTEPANI:492-4806. www.settepani.com. Thurs: 7- 10pm Keyed Up series. 375W 125th St at Morningside. SHOWMAN’S:www.showmansjazzclub.com. 212-864-8941. 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd SHRINE:(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807. www.shrinenyc.com. Sets: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Residencies (R): Sun 6-8pm Jam w/Andrew Kushnir; 1st Sun 8-10pm The Shrine Big Band. Jul 1: R; 3: L Brandon Douthitt; 6: L JLF Trio; 7: E Arun Luthra/Andy Sugg; 8: R; 13: L Juan Carlos Polo; 14: E Tom Kessler Trio; 15: R; 17: E Takeshi Otani Band; 19: E Ramiro Barrios Trio; 20: E Joe Pino Qnt; 22&29: R. 300W 116th St at Frederick SILVANA:Douglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646- 692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Jul 1: E George Crotty; 2: 6-10pm Forces in Motion; 3: E Takeshi Otani Band; 5: E-L James Borowsky; 6: E Xiongguan Zhang & the New England Qrt, L Karen Tennison; 7: E Jonathan Heagle; 10: E Tom Kessler Trio; 12: E-L Slide Appeal; 13: E Joe Pino Qnt; 14: E Jocelyn Shannon Qrt, L Joe Melnicove; 15: E

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Ramiro Barrios; 17: E David Love Trio; 18: E 6th Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts). Secret Mall; 19: E-L Rock Ciccarone; 21: L BRYANTwww.bryantpark.org. PARK: 212-768-4242. Mon- The Rodrigo Bonelli & Guilherme Dias Thurs & 07/6 12:30-2:30pm, Fri except 07/6 2- Gomes; 25: L Offshore Qnt; 26: E-L 4pm: Piano in the Park. Jul 2-6: Larry Ham; 9- Manhattan Bones; 28: L Juan Carlos Polo. 13: Jon Weber; 16-20: Daryl Sherman; 23-27: Dan Manjovi; 30-Aug 3: Isaac ben Ayala. SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway (bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662. : 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247- www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late 7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Jul 27: 8pm $10- (L); Sun,Wed&Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 50 adm Sean Jones, Wycliffe Gordon & 11:45pm; Mon 7,9&10:30pm; Tues&Thurs E Dianne Reeves w/NYO Jazz. 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri E 7,9&10:30pm, 120W L 11:45pm&12:45am; adm/min vary. CHRIST69th St& ST. (bet STEPHEN’S Bway & CHURCH: Columbus Av). Residencies: Sun L Willerm Delisfort Qrt; www.csschurch.org. 212-787-2755. Jul 28: Mon (R) ; Tues (R) Mike 7pm www.chelseaopera.org Anne Phillips LeDonne & Groover Qrt; Wed (R) E Lezlie feat What Are We Doing To Our World? Harrison, L Emmet Cohen Organ Trio; Thurs 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd & L Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L SaRon Crenshaw CLUB3rd BONAFIDE: Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. Band; Sat L The Harlem Sessions by Marc 646-918-6189. Jul 5: 8pm Yuka Mito; 6: Cary. Jul 1: E Charles Tolliver & Music Inc; 2- 7:30pm Maria Alejandra Rodriguez; 8: 8pm 4: R; 5: E Sammy Figueroa & LaRita Gaskins; 12: 6pm Emilie Surtees, 8pm Explosion; 6-8: E Qrt; 9-11: Mark Berman Trio; 15: 6:30pm Chloé Perrier R; 12: E Michelle Walker; 13-15: E Sonny & French Heart, 8:30pm Violette; 18: 7pm Fortune Qrt; 16-18: R; 19: E Freddie Bryant Dheepa Chari; 20: 7:30pm Maria Alejandra Qrt; 20-22: E Eric Reed Qnt; 23-25: R; 26: E Rodriguez; 25: 8pm Audrey Silver Band; 26: Alemay Fernandez; 27-29: E Orrins Evans 8pm Mark Berman Trio; 27: 7:30pm Emilie Qrt; 30-31: R. Surtees, 9pm New York Nightingales. 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & West DAMROSCH PARK: 62nd St (bet Columbus & SUGAREnd Av). BAR: 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com. Amsterdam Avs). 212-721-6500. www.mid Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted. summernightswing.org. 7-10pm: $17/25 adm Residency: Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Sugar Midsummer Night Swing. Jul 6: Naomi & Bar All Star Band. Jul 6: $15 Nat Adderley Handsome Devils; 11: Brianna Thomas Band Trio; 7: 9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix; 11: w/guest Frank Senior; 14: Harlem Electrikana; 14: Jason Abraham; 18: Rob Renaissance Orch feat Tulivu. Silverman Qrt; 20: 8&9:30pm $15 Joe At Jazz @ Bonacci; 25: Electrikana. DIZZY’SLincoln CLUB Center. COCA-COLA 10 Columbus : Cr at 60th St. 2537 Bway at 95th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ adm SYMPHONY212-864-5400. SPACE: www.symphonyspace.org. Jul unless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm, 27: 9-11pm @ Bar Thalia free adm The Chip 11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun-Wed $35, Shelton Peace Time Ens. Thurs-Fri $40, Sat $45; $10 min. Jul 1: $40 158W 72nd St (bet Bway & Columbus). Jeff "Tain" Watts Travel Band; 2-9: closed; 10: TRIAD:www.stage72.com. 212-362-2590. Adm $30 Michael Pignéguy & Awakenings Ens varies + 2 drink/min. Jul 12: 9:30pm The feat Dominick Farinacci; 11 9:30pm & 12: Claudia Acuña; 13-15: Roni Ben-Hur w/spec Swingaroos; 22: 4pm Khemestry & The guest Joyce Moreno; 16: $30 Jon Gordon Harlem Society; 26: 7pm Rose Colella. Qrt; 17-19: Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame Festival The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av. feat 07/17 Tribute to Jimmie Blanton, 07/18 212-531-4759. www.thewestendlounge.com. Shenel Johns/Vuyo Sotashe, 07/19 Freddy Jul 6: 8-9pm $10 adm The NY Jazz Flutet; 15: Cole Qrt; 20-22: $45 07/20 Jon Faddis Qrt; 23: 4-6:45pm Another Sunday Serenade 917- The Descendants; 24-25: Stanley Cowell Qnt; 882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com $25 adm tribute 26-29: $45 07/26-27, $40 07/29 Catherine to feat Billy Harper Qnt. Russell; 30: $30 Lakecia Benjamin Qrt; 31: Gabe Schnider. Late Night w/Jul 3-7: closed; 10-14: Evan Sherman 07/10-11&13 MID-TOWN MANHATTAN w/Entourage, 07/12&14 Big Band; 17-21: Michela Marino Lerman; 24-28: Vanisha (Between 35th & 69th Street) Gould; 31-Aug 4: Ryan Slatko. 240W 54th St at IGUANABway. www.iguananyc.com. RESTAURANT: 212-765-5454. BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). Mon-Tues: 8-11pm Vince Giordano & The 212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets: Nighthawks. Early (E) 6pm except Mon 7pm; 8:30&11pm, 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582- except Sun 9&11pm & Mon 9:30pm. Adm The2121. IRIDIUM: www.theiridium.com. Jul 6: 8&10pm varies. Residencies: Sun except 07/15 (R) $27.50 Frank Gambale; 16: 8pm $25 Ed Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orch; Palermo Big Band; 17: 8pm $25/35 Brandon Mon 9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party; Wed “Taz” Niederauer; 18: 8:30pm $25/35 Jaimoe 5:30-7pm David Ostwald & Louis Armstrong & Jasssz Band; 19: 8pm $25/35 Brandon Eternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm The Birdland Big “Taz” Niederauer; 20-21: 8pm $25 Gil Parris Band; Sat E Polly Gibbons. Jul 1: E Larry w/Jessie Lambiase & spec guest; 26: 8pm Fuller Trio, L R; 2: E John Colianni Sxt; 3-7: $27.50/37.50 Patrick Moraz. Veronica Swift w/Emmet Cohen Trio; 5: E 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212- Emmet Cohen Trio; 8: E David Damiani & The JAZZ885-7119. AT KITANO: www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun No Vacancy Orch w/spec guest Renee 12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8- Olstead, L R; 9: E Gunhild Carling; 10-15: The 9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $45 buffet, Mon-Tues Django Reinhardt NY Festival w/spec guest free/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $18/$20 min, Fri- 07/10-12 Veronica Swift, 07/13-14 Edmar Sat $34/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun Jazz Castaneda, 07/15 Romero Lubambo; 15: E Brunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam by Iris Carol Sloane; 17-21: Tommy Igoe Sxt; 19: E Ornig; Tues Michika Fukumori Solo. Jul 1-3: Augie Haas; 22: E Paul Marinaro w/Shelia R; 4: no jazz; 5: Jack Wilkins Trio; 6: Chip Jordan, L R; 24-28: The Birdland Big Band; White Dedications Sxt; 7: Mike DiRubbo Qrt; 26: E Pucci Amanda Jhones; 29: E Memo 8-10: R; 11: Stephanie Nakasian; 12: Melissa Acevedo, L R; 31-Aug 4: John Pizzarelli Hamilton Qrt; 13: Ed Laub Qrt; 14: Vanessa w/Jessica Molaskey. Rubin Qrt; 15-17: R; 18: Alemay Fernandez

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Qrt; 19: Noah Haidu Qrt w/spec guest Sharel Rayes; 15: Yoshiki Miura Trio; 16: L Wishing Cassity; 20: Peter & Will Anderson; 21: Tony On Star, N Tomoko Yanagita Duo; 17: L Abel Middleton; 22-24: R; 25: Scott Morgan Qrt; Mireles Qrt, N Karen Tennison Duo; 18: L 26: Art Lande Qrt; 27: Helio Alves Trio; 28: Akemi Yamada Trio, N Richard Thai Duo; 19: Joyce Breach Trio; 29-31: R. E Miho Sasaki Trio, L Linda Presgrave Qrt; Associated Musicians of Greater 20: Kuni Mikami Trio; 21: E Akihiro Yamamoto LOCALNew York802: Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th Trio, L Standard Procedures, N Sharp Tree; & 9th Sts). 212-245-4802. www.jazzfounda 22: Adam Hahan Trio; 23: L Atsushi Ouchi tion.org/what-we-do/monday-night-jam- Trio, N Juan Carlos Polo Duo; 24: L Jonathan series. Mon: 7-9:30pm Monday Night Jam Tossano Trio, N Yiyoko Yamakawa Duo; 25: L presented by Jazz Foundation of America. John Marino Trio, N Yuto Kanazawa Duo; 26: 149W 46th St (bet 6th & E Jasper Dutz Duo, L Senri Oe; 27: Takenori MICHIKO7th Avs). STUDIOS: 3rd Fl. 212-302-4011. www. Nishiuchi Qrt; 28: E Kathryn Alllyn Duo, L michikostudios.com. 2nd Wed: 8-10:30pm Richard Thai Trio, N Paul Lee Trio; 29: Kengo $20/15 adm Lew Tabackin Trio. Jul 13: 7:30- Yamada Qnt; 30: L Andrew Kushnir Trio, N 10:30pm Jocelyn Medina Qrt. Kazuki Yamanaka Duo; 31: L Eric Plaks Trio, 228W 47th St (bet Bway & N Ryoji Ray Daike Duo. The8th RUM Av). HOUSE: www.edisonrumhouse.com. 646- 490-6924. Sets: 9:30pm-12:30am, Mon 10pm- 2am. Sun: Candy Shop Boys; Mon: Terry LOWER MANHATTAN Waldo & Rum House Jass Band. Jul 7: 9:30pm-12:30am Lou Caputo & Company. (Below 34th Street) RUSSIAN SAMOVAR: 256W 52nd St (bet Bway & 8th Av). www.russiansamovar.com. 510E 11th St (bet Av A & 212-757-0168. Sun: 3-7pm Jazz Brunch. Jul 11THB). STREET www.11thstbar.com. BAR: 212-982-3929. Mon: 1: Nobuyuki Yamasaki Band; 8: Boncellia 8pm Keyed Up feat Jam w/Murray Wall. Lewis Trio; 15: Rome Neal Trio; 22: Satish 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs). Robinson/Deborah Davis Qrt; 29: Gloria 55 212-929-9883.BAR: www.55bar.com. Sets: Early Anderson & friends. (E) 7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm, Late SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at (L) 10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1st 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org. Thurs: E Amy Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe; 212-935-2200. Sun: 5pm free adm Jazz 2nd Thurs: E Nicole Zuraitis; 2nd Fri: E Tessa Vespers; Wed: 1pm $10 don Midday Jazz Souter; last Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri: E Midtown. Jul 1: Jamie Reynolds; 4: no jazz; Kendra Shank. Jul 1: L Masayasu 8: T.K. Blue; 11: John Colianni Sxt; 15: Ken Tzboguchi/Scott Reeves Qrt; 2: L Tom Simon; 18: David White Big Band; 22: Guarna; 12: L Pete McCann Qnt; 25: L The Melissa Stylianou; 25: Karen Oberlin/Sean Charettes Meet Hoenig. Harkness; 29: Ike Sturm. At the Bogardus Mansion. 75 Murray SCANDINAVIA HOUSE: 58 Park Av (bet 37th 75 StCLUB: (bet W Bway & Greenwich St). 212-268- & 38th Sts). www.scandinaviahouse.org. 1746. www.the75clubnyc.com. Wilbur Ware 212-879-9779. Thurs: 7pm $15/10 adm Institute presents Wilbur’s Warehouse Summer Jazz series. Jul 12: Anni Rorke; 19: www.wilburwareinstitute.com. Jul 1: 6pm- Oskar Stenmark Qrt. 12am Richard Wyands B’day celeb. Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St SWING(bet 846: & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212- B FLAT: Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin 262-9554. Sets/adm: Sun-Thurs 8:30- & White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970. 11:30pm/$15, Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am/$20. Sets: Mon 8-11pm, Wed 8:30-11:30pm, Sat Residencies (R): Mon Swingadelic; George 10pm-12am. Mon&Wed: except 07/4 Jordan Gee Swing Orch; Wed Stan Rubin Orch Young Trio. Jul 7: Nobuki Takamen Trio; 14: w/Joe Politi. Jul 1: Harlem Renaissance Orch Takeshi Asai Trio; 21: Kent Thompson Trio; feat Tulivu; 2-4: R; 5: The Swing Barons; 6: 28: Takeshi Asai Trio. Ron Sunshine Orch; 7: Crescent City BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway & Maulers; 8: Harlem Renaissance Orch feat University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222- Tulivu; 9-11: R; 12: Kevin Blancq Big Band; 5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Jul 17: 13: George Gee Swing Orch; 14: Crescent Mike Longo & NY State of the Art Jazz Ens City Maulers; 15: Fleur Seule Latin Big Band; w/Ira Hawkins; 24: Jabbo Ware & the We, Me 16-18: R; 19: Vanessa Trouble Red Hot and Them Orch. Swing; 20-21: Swingadelic; 22: Sarah Hayes BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529- & Swing Society; 23-25: R; 26: Vanessa 5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun Trouble Red Hot Swing; 27: George Gee 8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm, Swing Orch; 28: Gordon Webster & friends; Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30& 29: Felix & The Cats; 30-31: R. 11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/set 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, E TOMILower JAZZ: level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497- free. Trios. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists 1254. Sets: Early (E), Late (L), Night (N); Sun series; Mon: L Vocal Mondays series. 8-11pm; Mon-Wed L 8-11pm, N 11pm- Residencies (R): Sun Peter Mazza, Wed L 12:30am; Thurs E 7-8:30pm, L 9-11:30pm; Fri Jonathan Kreisberg. Jul 1: R; 2: E David 9pm-1am; Sat E 6-7:30pm, L 8-10:30pm, N Leon, L Laura Campisi; 3: E Jonah Udall, L 11pm-1:30am. Adm: Sun-Wed free/$5 min, Grant Gordy; 4: E Cole Davis, L R; 5: E Thurs-Sat $10/10 min. Jul 1: Bill Stevens Trio; Vaughn Stoffey, L Dave Pietro; 6: Pat 2: L Miyoko Yamakawa Duo, N Nicholas Brust Bianchi; 7: Jerome Sabbagh; 8: R; 9: E AJ Duo; 3: L Dorian Devins Trio, N Alex Kushnir, L Valentina Marino; 10: E Joey Hamburger Duo; 4: closed; 5: E Abel Mireles Lamb, L Flavio Silva; 11: E Julphan Qrt, L John Marino Trio; 6: Sharp Tree; 7: E Tilapornputt, L R; 12: E Luke Schwartz, L Ken Kobayashi Trio, L The Highliners, N Tony Mata; 13: Ben Sher; 14: Rotem Sivan; Craig Brann Trio; 8: Linda Presgrave Qrt; 9: L 15: R; 16: E Ryan Hernandez, L Anna Andrew Licata Trio, N Marcio Garcia Duo; 10: Kolchina; 17: E Elijah Shiffer, L David L Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio, N Keri Johnsrud Manley; 18: E Paul Jubong Lee, L R; 19: E Duo; 11: L Michael Gallant Trio, N Paul Lee Vaughn Stoffey, L Tomoko Omura; 20: Nadav Duo; 12: E Yuko Togami Trio, L Greg Merritt Remez; 21: Warren Chiasson; 22: R; 23: E Trio; 13: Takenori Nishiuchi Qrt; 14: E Rocco tba, L Diana Perez; 24: E Luke Schwartz, L John Trio, L Daniel Bennett Trio, N Candice Alicyn Yaffee; 25: E Julphan Tilapornputt, L

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R; 26: E David Stern, L Tommaso Gambini; Mingus, N R; 3: E Kyoko Oyobe, L Willie 27: Jonathan Saraga; 28: Uri Gurvich; 29: R; Martinez y la Familia, N Yoshi Waki; 4: E 30: E Ryan Hernandez, L Nora McCarthy; 31: Oscar Williams, L Groover Trio, N R; 5: E E Andrew Pereira, L Steve Bloom. FKAjazz aka. Samir Zarif, L Saul Rubin 147 Bleecker St (bet Zebtet, N Paul Nowinski; 6: E Joel Fass Qrt, TheThompson BITTER & END: LaGuardia). 212-673-7030. L R + Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, N Will Terrill; www.bitterend.com. Jul 1: 6:45-7:45pm Art 7: E Ivan Renta Qnt, L Raphael D'lugoff Qnt, Lilliard & Heavenly Big Band. N R; 8: E R, L Lafayette Harris, N R; 9: E 131W 3rd St at 6th Harold O'Neal, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 10: E R, BLUEAv. NOTE 212-475-8592. JAZZ CLUB: www.bluenotejazz.com. L John Benitez, N Richard Padron Latin Jam; Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am Late 11: E R, L Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 12: E Ed Night Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pm Cherry Trio, L Greg Glassman Qnt, N Avi Sunday Brunch. Adm varies. Jul 1: Lettuce; Rothbard; 13: E Dan Aran, L R + Organ Monk, 2: Pilc Moutin Hoenig Trio; 3-8: Lee Ritenour; N Ray Gallon; 14: E Anthony Ware, L 9: Qnt; 10-11: MonoNeon & Lawrence Clark, N R; 15: E R, L Steve Hall, N friends; 12-15: Cassandra Wilson; 16: R; 16: L George Braith, N R; 17: E R, L Wallace Roney Qnt; 17-22: Earl Klugh; 23: Roberto Quintero Salsa Band; 18: E R, L Don The Afro Cuban All-Star Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, N R; 19: L POD; Experience; 24-29: Dizzy Gillespie All-Star 20: L R + Eric Wheeler; 21: L Mimi Jones, N Big Band; 30-31: McCoy Tyner. Late Night R; 22: E&N R; 23: N R; 24: E R; 25: E&N R; 26: Groove w/Jul 6: IET Band & spec guests; 13- E Nichole Glover; 27: L R; 28: N R; 29: E R, L 14: Louis Cato & friends; 21: The Soul JD Allen, N R; 30: N R; 31: E R, L Itai Kriss & Rebels. Sunday Brunch w/Jul 1: The Gato Gordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop. Ladybugs; 8: Combo Nuvo w/spec guest 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl. Tom Scott; 15: Alex Conde Trio; 22: Charlie JAZZwww.jazzgallery.org. GALLERY: 646-494-3625. Sets/ Apicella & Iron City; 29: Yuko Ito Qnt feat adm: 7:30&9:30pm $10, $25/15 Fri-Sat. Jul Romero Lubambo. 12: JK Kim Qrt; 13: Victor Provost; 14: Pedro Giraudo; 18: Caleb Curtis; 19: Brandon CHURCH41 STREET White St SCHOOL (bet Church OF St MUSIC & Bway). & Ross/Tsutomu Takeishi; 20: Aaron Shragge/ ART:212-571-7290. www.churchstreetschool.org. Ben Monder; 21-22: James Francies; 26-27: Fri: 6pm Keyed Up feat The Hang. Lee Konitz/Dan Tepfer; 31: Steve Lehman. 29 116E 27th St (bet Park & CORNELIACornelia St. STREET www.corneliastreetcafe.com. UNDERGROUND: JAZZLexington STANDARD: Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212- 212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted: 576-2232. www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576- Sun-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri-Sat 8:30&10pm. 2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Adm varies. Jul 1: 6pm Lisa Hoppe & Third 7:30&9:30pm/$30; Sun Brunch (B) 12- Reality, 8pm Sara L'Abriola, 9:30pm The 1:30pm/$10, $35 all-inclusive. Residencies Bailsmen; 2: 8:30pm Amram & Co; 3: 8pm (R): Sun B The Smokestack Brunch; Mon Mamiko Watanabe, 9:30pm Gordon Grdina; Mingus Monday feat . Jul 1: 5: 8pm Yoav Eshed Qnt, 9:30pm Andy Bianco Grant Green, Jr., B w/Adi Meyerson; 2: R; 3: Qrt; 6: 6pm Nick Brust Qnt feat Katya, $25 Steve Kroon Spt; 4-8: $35 George 8:30&10pm Jason Yeager/Randal Despom- Coleman Qnt; 8: B w/Alex Goodman; 9: R; mier Qrt; 7: 6pm ArcoIris Sandoval, 10: Matt Penman Gp; 11-15: Dr. Lonnie Smith 8:30&10pm Yotam Silberstein Qrt; 8: 8pm Trio w/Alicia Olatuja 07/13-14; 15: B w/Jared Alon Benjamini, 9:30pm Roy Ben Yosef; 9: Gold; 16: R; 17-18: Michael Leonhart Orch 6pm Joe Pino Organ Trio; 10: 8pm Evan feat ; 19-22: $35 Pat Martino Trio + Francis Sxt, 9:30pm Juan Camilo Sanchez; Horns; 22: B w/Jon Thomas; 23: R; 24: $25 11: 6pm Zappa::Ana Choired Taste, 8pm Nick Bill O'Connell Jazz Latin Qrt; 25: $25 New Sanders Trio, 9:30pm Kevin Sun; 12: 6pm Faces; 26-29: $35 07/27-28 Sean Clapis & Bad Idea, 9:30pm Peter Qrt; 29: B w/Adam Larson; 30: R; 31-Aug 1: Brendler Qrt; 13: Jacob Sacks; 14: Jeff Davis Harold López-Nussa Trio. & Tone Collector; 15: Flavio Silva; 16: 6pm At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St Smashing Humans. JOE’S& Astor PUB: Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555. The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (bet Adm varies. Jul 1: 8:30pm Nickel and Dime Madison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.the OPS; 2: 7pm Simeon Marsalis/Chris cuttingroomnyc.com. Jul 10: 7:30pm $30/40 Pattishall; 8: 9:30pm William Popp & adm Louis Prima Jr. & the Witnesses. Calloway’s Salon; 20: 7pm Jeff Franzel; 29: DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 Monroe 12:30pm Danny Lipsitz & The Brass Tacks. St (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473- 158 Bleecker St at 0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com. LE Thompson POISSON St. ROUGE: www.lepoissonrouge.com. Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. 212-796-0741. Adm varies. Set: 8pm. Jul 2: The EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich & Carolina Eyck/Theo Bleckmann; 17: Scott Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431- Metzger, Skerik, Stanton Moore & Andy 9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars feat Jon-Erik Hess; 19: Samora Pinderhughes; 26: Grace Kellso & friends. Kelly. FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675- 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av & 6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min. MEZZROW:Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476- Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late 4346. Sets/adm: 8-10:30pm, Late (L) 11pm- (L), Night (N); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am; Mon close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun L John E 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues E 7pm, L Merrill & friends; Mon L Pasquale Grasso; 9pm, N 12:30am; Wed 7pm, L 9pm, N Tues L Jam w/Miki Yamanaka/Adi Meyerson; 12:30am; Thurs 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri Wed L Pete Malinverni; Thurs L Spike Wilner 6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sat E 7pm, w/spec guest. Jul 1-5: Geoffrey Keezer Duo L 10pm, N 1:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E w/07/1 Ingrid Jensen, 07/2 Steve Wilson, 07/3 Terry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N The Robin Eubanks, 07/4 Gillian Margot, 07/5 Program; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E except Donny McCaslin; 6: Harry Allen Trio; 7: Harry 07/3 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E except 07/4 Allen Trio, L Theo Hill; 8: Larry Ham Trio; 9: Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri L Emmet Cohen; 10: Liz Rosa; 11: Nate The Supreme Queens; Sat N Greg Radley/Gary Versace; 12: JD Walter/Jim Glassman. Jul 1: E R, 8:30pm Jade Ridl; 13: Rodney Green Trio; 14: Rodney Synstelien & FCBB, N R; 2: E Camila Celin, L Alexi David & Three Or four Shades of continued on page 20

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ROM AN EARLY AGE, VOCALIST Claudia Acuña realized her ear Fworked in way that's similar to an identic memory. She could remember lines and chord progressions and recreate with her voice what she heard guitars and horns playing. As a young singer in Santiago, Chile with no access to music programs in private institutions, Claudia relied exclu- sively on what she did have at her dispos- al—the records. "I grabbed every tool that I could," she says. Deriving a strategy from pure listening, she would take her favorite recordings from Bill Evans and Erroll Garner, search inputs. Sometimes Claudia took a while to for each track's corresponding lyrics, then interpret and understand every piece of create her own vocal arrangement around Abbey's advice, but when she observed the existing recording. "The arrangement, Abbey performing, that's when everything per se, or the recording was not made for would click into focus. me," she says. "It was almost like jumping "She said this to me once, and then I in to accompany the recording. So that saw her perform and it was a click: The made me dig into harmonies and see how I only difference between my instrument could fit the melody or improvise around and another instrument is that we have what was already done." the power of words," says Claudia. "Even As a result of her early ear training, though we play melodies, the difference Claudia developed into a sensitive musi- between me and a saxophone player is that cian who approaches space, time and har- most likely I'm going to be singing lyrics. mony in a receptive way. And when she We're storytellers. We're not just singing a traveled to New York to play professional- beautiful melody; the words are powerful ly, she found herself among myriad artists and they exist for a reason." who approached the music with equal sen- Another important lesson Claudia sitivity. gleaned from her interactions with Abbey Her upcoming performance pays tribute is the importance of conviction. Growing to one of those artists—the person who up with parents who challenged her devo- would become her mentor and beloved tion to a career in music, Claudia under- friend: Abbey Lincoln. "To many singers, stood the power of inner strength from a Abbey became an icon," Claudia says. "To young age. But when she began her infor- me, she was someone who always sang mal apprenticeship with Abbey, she found according to the message that she wanted a confidant whose own convictions had a to give. And after the greats before her— profound influence on Claudia's artistry. Ella and Carmen McRae and Billie—she "She taught you to hold your own and to and Betty [Carter] were the people that stand for what you believe," Claudia says, were around, and I was very honored and "regardless of what people think, regard- blessed that I became someone she consid- less of where the business is going. If you ered a friend." have a vision and you believe in something Today Claudia's known for her unique strongly, then you need to stand for it." ability to interpret a song, connecting with Claudia's challenge—in addition to the the listener on a variety of levels. But as a Herculean task of sorting through Abbey's young singer hitting the session scene, she repertoire—has been striking a creative spent many nights hanging around Abbey, balance between honoring Abbey's legacy listening not only to her music but to her continued on page 29

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BARRY HARRIS VILLAGE VANGUARD / JULY 3-8 One of the major bop stylists who left Detroit for greener pastures in , pianist is still going strong at age 88. Barry's impressive discography includes recordings with greats like Coleman Hawkins, Cannonball Adderley, Wes Montgomery and Dexter Gordon, but he has focused on leading his own trio since the early 1970s. His rich harmonic gifts and formidable bop vocabulary make him instant- ly recognizable, while his repertoire extends into swing and popular songs of earlier decades, with an occasional nod to the virtuoso Art Tatum heard in his improvisations. He's recorded infrequently in recent years, so don't miss the opportunity to hear him in person. Veteran bassist Ray Drummond and another frequent collaborator, drum- mer Leroy Williams, join Barry for this extended booking. KD EMMET COHEN BIRDLAND / JULY 3-7 Pianist Emmet Cohen is as multi-faceted a young performer as you'll find on the world's jazz scene today. He is an artful player and composer, and a talented accom- panist. The first two editions of his Masters Legacy Series of CDs were features for drummer Jimmy Cobb and bassist Ron Carter and Emmet has more coming with sax- ophonists and George Coleman and drummer Tootie Heath. During these five nights, his trio with bassist Peter Washington and drummer Evan Sherman backs frequent collaborator Veronica Swift. The bebopping singer, now 24, was the runner-up in 2015's Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition. Emmet's trio also performs an early evening set at Birdland before Veronica's shows July 5; at Mezzrow the 9th; and at the Litchfield Jazz Festival the 29th. KF URI CAINE TRIO ZINC BAR / JULY 6 Uri Caine is a musician who knows no bounds. Whether performing with his acoustic trio, his jazz-meets-hip-hop group group Bedrock or as a solo, Uri is an artist who excels in the miscellany of the modern musician. While his output consists of 30+ releases as a leader, his work as a sideman has graced the albums of everyone from multi-instrumentalist Don Byron to saxophonist John Zorn. As a composer, the Seattle Chamber Players, the Philadelphia Orchestra and others have commissioned Uri and he received a Grammy nomination for "Best Classical Crossover Album" for The Othello Syndrome. For his show at Zinc Bar, Uri is accompanied by bassist Mark Helias and drummer Ben Perowsky as they perform selections from Uri's most recent release Calibrated Thickness (816 Music). EW ALMA MICIC´ ´ WATERFRONT PARK for JAZZ FORUM / JULY 11 Intuitive bounce and tender lyricism are two of many facets that characterize Alma Micic's´ ´ distinctive sound. The Serbian-born vocalist has been a fixture on the New York scene for the past two decades, after graduating from Berklee in 1995. Her sub- tlety and understatement have allowed her sound to stretch across bandstands all over the country and around the world and earned her the Cleo Laine Award for Outstanding Musicianship and the BRIO Award from the New York Arts Council. After releasing three critically-acclaimed albums as a leader, Alma recently celebrat- ed her fourth CD, titled That Old Feeling (Whaling City Sound, 2017). Her band fea- tures her husband Rale Micic´ ´ on guitar, Tom Beckham on vibraphone, George Delancey on bass and Steve Johns on drums. SJ

MICHAEL LEONHART / JULY 17-18 Creativity has coursed through Michael Leonhart's musical narrative since he was a child. Cited as the youngest Grammy recipient in history when he was 17, the trum- peter, composer and band leader has played a central role in enhancing the sounds of such icons as , Karrin Allyson, Wu-Tang Clan and , among other artists. A perennial evolution of sound allows Michael to appear at notable ven- ues in New York and around the world. The release of his forthcoming record presents the Michael Leonhart Orchestra featuring guitarist Nels Cline and includes a range of original selections and arrangements, offering listeners interpretations from some of New York's most innovative and beloved artists, such as Philip Dizack, John Ellis, Sarah Schoenbeck and Richie Goods. SJ By Ken Dryden, Ken Franckling, Seton Hawkins, Stephanie Jones 18 Leonhart photo by Frank Jerke, Micic´ ´ by Josephine Solimene, Silver by Janis Wilkins. 193398_HH_July_0 6/25/18 12:30 PM Page 19

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IMMANUEL WILKINS SMALLS JAZZ CLUB / JULY 20-21 From first note to final phrase, each of saxophone player Immanuel Wilkins' solos is an invocation. In deliberate virtuosic lines, he summons an entire lineage to deliver a sound and sensory that's uniquely his. Growing up in Philadelphia, he encountered the music as a kind of birthright and he began playing in local churches, gaining expe- rience and momentum. Now a first-call sax player making a name for himself on the New York scene, Immanuel has performed all over the world with such varied and expressive artists as Gretchen Parlato, Solange Knowles, Jason Moran, Bob Dylan and The Count Basie Orchestra, among many others. His quartet features Micah Thomas on piano, Darryl Johns on bass and Kweku Sumbry on drums. SJ INGRID JENSEN JAZZ FORUM / JULY 22 Trumpeter Ingrid Jensen, one of a remarkable generation of talented jazz musicians from Canada's west coast, has been a staple of the Big Apple, and global, jazz scene for over three decades. She's worked extensively in the innovative big bands of Maria Schneider and Darcy James Argue, as well as her saxophonist sister Christine's orchestra. She has led her own combos, including an organ trio, and recorded and toured with such leaders as Matt Wilson, Geoffrey Keezer and in 's Mosaic Project. Ingrid and Christine released an adventurous quintet album, Infinitude (Whirlwind), last year with Ingrid on EFX and melodica as well as . At Jazz Forum she's featured in the quintet of saxophonist Gerry Malkin. Ingrid also appears in duo with pianist Geoffrey Keezer at Mezzrow on July 1. GK AUDREY SILVER CLUB BONAFIDE / JULY 25 While it has already been extensively praised by many critics, it nevertheless bears constant repetition: Audrey Silver's voice is exquisite. Warm and inviting, pairing a velvet-laden timbre with impeccable phrasing, Audrey's vocal technique is a case study in making extraordinary artistry seem effortless. Adding to that, Audrey also has proven time and again to be exceedingly adept at playing to her vocal strengths, compiling a mixed songbook of original works, well-selected standards, and lesser- known fare that she imbues with an unforgettable musical fingerprint. At Club Bonafide, she is joined by pianist Jon Cowherd, trumpeter Alex Pope Norris, bassist Paul Beaudry and drummer Anthony Pinciotti. For fans of Jo Stafford, Sheila Horn or Frank Sinatra, Audrey Silver proves essential listening, and is not to be missed. SH ALEMAY FERNANDEZ SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB / JULY 26 Loose, playful phrasing grounded in a solid connection to time allows Alemay Fernandez freedom to explore spontaneous melodies as she interprets every lyric she delivers. Known as one of Singapore's most beloved entertainers, the singer and com- poser recently released to critical acclaim, Hard to Imagine (2016), her first album of original music. A strong, versatile expression has allowed Alemay to collaborate with such artists as Gregory Porter, The Count Basie Orchestra, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, Lewis Nash and Randy Brecker, among many others. As supportive an artist as she is expressive, Alemay hosts the weekly radio show "All That Jazz" which airs weeknights in Singapore. Her band features Greg Hutchinson on drums, with pianist and bassist not yet announced at press time; she is also at Jazz at Kitano July 18. SJ ART LANDE JAZZ AT KITANO / JULY 26 Known as one of the early period pioneering ECM artists via his ensemble Rubisa Patrol, pianist Art Lande has forged a career over six decades as a distinctive, yet sub- tle, performer. A native of New York, he has lived in San Francisco, Seattle, Switzerland and currently resides in Boulder, Colo. where he teaches at Naropa. He prefers solo and small group formats; and despite a lack of notoriety, he has a sub- stantial and pleasing discography including collaborations with Jan Garbarek, Gary Peacock and Paul McCandless, interpretations of Thelonious Monk, children's songs, and many original works, among them his recent efforts: While She Sleeps and A Field Guide to Sleep. Art plays what he calls "unstandards" with a quartet of saxophonist Bruce Williamson, bassist Dean Johnson and drummer Dru Heller. MGN ephanie Jones, George Kanzler, Michael G Nastos & Eric Wendell 19 193398_HH_July_0 6/25/18 12:30 PM Page 20

continued from page 16 Qnt, N R; 7: PM Julieta Eugenio, E Eliot Green Trio, L Barak Mori; 15: Neal Kirkwood Zigmund Qrt, L Amanda Sedgwick Qnt, N R; Trio; 16: Jamale Davis/Mferghu; 17: Naama 8: 1pm-PM R, E Nick Hempton Band, L JC Gheber Trio; 18: John Colianni Trio; 19: Stylles Organ Qrt, N R; 9: E Ari Hoenig Trio, Monte Croft Trio; 20-21: Ken Peplowski; 22: L Jonathan Michel Qnt, N R; 10: E Charles 4:30-7pm Alphonso Horne/Chris Pattishall, Blenzig Gp, L Gp, N R; 11: E Avi 8pm Barbara Rosene Trio; 23: Harvey Rothbard Qrt, L Neal Caine Qnt, N Jovan Diamond/; 24: Alex Wintz Alexandre Collective; 12: E Itamar Borochov Trio; 25: Ron McClure; 26: Maucha Qrt, L Tal Ronen Qrt, N Davis Whitfield; 13: E Adnet/David Feldman; 27-28: Luis Perdomo; The Tom Guarna Aggregate, L Duane 29: Behn Gillece Trio; 30: Ed Cherry; 31: Eubanks Qnt, N R; 14: PM Nicole Glover Trio, Sasha Dobson. E Dave Stryker Qrt, L Duane Eubanks Qnt, N 269 Bleecker St R; 15: 1pm-PM R, E Ralph Lalama Bop-Juice, NEIGHBORHOOD(bet Jones & Cornelia CHURCH: Sts). 212-691-1770. 1st L Josh Bruneau Gp, N R; 16: E tba, L Clifford Fri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Project Barbaro Gp, N R; 17: E Tommy Campbell & www.allthingsproject.org. Jul 6: Ricard Grilli Vocal-Eyes, L Robert Edwards Gp, N R; 18: E Qrt. Mike Moreno Qrt, L Harold Mabern Trio, N Aaron Seeber; 19: E Mike Moreno Qrt, L The NEW SCHOOL55W 13th JAZZ St, 5th PERFORMANCE Fl. 212-229-5488. Carlos Abadie Qnt, N Giveton Gelin; 20: E Itai www.newschool.edu/jazz.SPACE: Tues-Sat: 8:30pm Kriss & Telavana, L Immanuel Wilkins Qrt, N The Stone at the New School. Jul 5-7: Eyal R; 21: PM Leo Yucht, E Maoz; 10-14: Gyan Riley; 17-21: Matt Qnt, L Immanuel Wilkins Qrt, N R; 22: 1pm- Hollenberg; 24-28: Annie Gosfield; 31-Aug 4: PM R, E Grant Stewart Qrt, L Bruce Harris Michaël Attias. Qnt, N R; 23: E Kennci 4, L Joe Farnsworth Gp, N R; 24: E Steve Nelson Qrt, L Frank NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square Lacy Gp, N R; 25: E Andrew Gould Qrt, L Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal. Willerm Delisfort Project, N Mike Troy; 26: E www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212- Scott Wendholt/Adam Kolker Qrt, L Tim 254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm Jazz Hegarty Band, N Jonathan Thomas; 27: E Brunch Trios. Jul 1&8: no jazz; 15: Roz Corral Steve Williams Qrt, L Joe Dyson Qnt, N R; 28: w/Jim Ridl & Paul Gill; 22: Roz Corral w/Ed PM Ben Barnett Qrt, E Tim Hagans Qnt, L Joe Cherry & Paul Gill; 29: Paul Jost. Dyson Qnt, N R; 29: 1pm-PM R, E Alex NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10th Hoffman Qnt, L Jerry Weldon Qrt, N R; 30: E Sts). www.nublu.net. Jul 7: 11pm&1am Theo Jonathan Barber Qnt, L Joel Frahm Trio, N R; Croker; 26: 10pm Sexmbo Summer. 31: E Ian Hendrickson-Smith Qrt, L Abraham NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (bet Burton Qrt, N R. Avs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780- 119E 27th St (bet Park & 9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. 1st Wed: TURNMILL:Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646- $13 All That - Poetry & Jazz; 1st Sat: 524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Keyed Up series $15 Banana Puddin’ Jazz series feat Rome feat Late Night Jam. Neal + Jam. Jul 3: $10 adm Latin Jazz feat Chembo Corniel. 178 7th Av S at 11th VILLAGESt. 212-255-4037. VANGUARD: www.villagevanguard.com. PANGEA: 178 2nd Av (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212- Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $30/1 drink min. 995-0900. www.pangeanyc.com. Jul 27: 7- Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch. Jul 8:15pm MJ Territo Trio. 1: Qnt; 2: R; 3-8: Barry Harris PORCHLIGHT BAR: 271 11th Av (bet 27th & Trio; 9: R; 10-15: Russell Malone Qrt; 16: R; 28th Sts). www.porchlightbar.com. 212-981- 17-22: Thumbscrew; 23: R; 24-29: Fred 6188. Mon: 6-9pm free adm Keyed Up series. Hersch Trio; 30: R; 31-Aug 5: Gerald Clayton ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at E Qnt. Houston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com. 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson & 212-477-4155. Jul 15: 8:30pm Jesse Peterson ZINCSullivan). BAR: 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com. Qrt; 17: 7pm As Is feat Alan & Stacey Residencies: Sun 9pm Zinc Tango Trio; Sat Schulman. 10pm Monika Oliveira & The Brasilians. Jul RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART: 150W 17th St (bet 2: 8&10pm Randy Johnston Trio; 4: 10pm- 6th & 7th Avs). www.rubinmuseum.org. 212- 2am VandoJam feat Dmitry Baevsky; 6: 620-5000X344. Jul 27: 7-8:30pm $28/30 adm 7&8:30pm Uri Caine Trio; 11: 8&10pm Janis Adam Rudolph & Go: Organic Chamber Siegel/Lauren Kinhan w/spec guest Kate Orch. McGarry; 12: 7&8:30pm & The RUSS & DAUGHTERS CAFE: 127 Orchard St Days in the Night Band; 19: 7:30&9pm JD (bet Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-475- Allen; 20: 7&8:30pm Paul Beaudry Ens; 21: 4880. www.russanddaughterscafe.com. Last 8pm Trio; 26: 7&8:30pm Thurs: 8pm free adm The Stone at Russ & David Virelles. Daughters Cafe. Jul 26: Tim Sparks. 183W 10th St at 7th Av. SMALLS212-252-5091. JAZZ CLUB: www.smallslive.com. Sets: Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm, BRONX Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am, Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies. Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclass NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: 2900 by Marion Cowings, PM Sacha Perry Trio, N Southern Blvd. www.nybg.org. 718-817-8700. 07/1,15&29 Jon Beshay, 07/8&22 Hillel Sets: 7-8:30pm $48/43 adm. Jul 13: Brianna Salem; Mon-Tues N After-hours Jam; Fri N Thomas Band feat Patrick Bartley, Jr. & 07/6&20 Corey Wallace, 07/13&27 JD Allen; Bruce Harris w/spec guest Wycliffe Gordon; Sat N 07/7&21 Brooklyn Circle, 07/14&28 27: Dominick Farinacci & the Catskill Jazz Philip Harper. Jul 1: 1pm-PM R, E Chris Factory Collective. Byars Sxt, L David Gibson Qnt, N R; 2: E Van Cortlandt Anthony Pinciotti Qrt, L Joe Farnsworth Gp, ROCKWOODPark. www.bronxartsensemble.org/718-601- DRIVE CIRCLE: N R; 3: E Spike Wilner Qrt, L Josh Evans Qnt, 7399. Free adm. 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"I didn't have much depth of knowledge of singers or repertoire," she admits. For years, her only jazz listening was three cassettes she owned, by Sarah, Ella and Cleo Laine. "That lack of knowledge was a source of consternation to the many jazz musicians I met," René continued. "They'd be sitting around talking about a musician or singer I'd never heard. But I learned very early on not to pretend to know what they were talking about because you don't learn that way. I would tell them, so they could inform me." At the same time as she was learning more about jazz and jazz singers, René was also honing her songwriting skills, even though some of her friends thought she should explore more of the standard reper- toire. "They said they could understand where that club owner who didn't want me to do my songs was coming from, but I said, 'What about all those songs these instru- mentalists write and play on their gigs and records?' Singers are at the low end of the totem pole in jazz, we don't get the respect as musicians that instrumentalists do." But René has persisted, performing and recording her own compositions, as she did on her most recent Motéma album, Sounds HILE STILL EARLY IN HER SIN- of Red. She wrote all the songs on the ging career, around the turn of the album, displaying the wide scope of her Wmillennium, René Marie was preparing talents and interests. The songs range original songs for an upcoming album and from torchy first-person accounts of performed them at a jazz club with her women's emotional life to socially con- band. scious ones like "This Is (Not) A Protest "The club owner came to me and said Song." It is a 180-degree turnaround from that my songs were turning his stomach," her last album, 2013's I Wanna Be Evil: she said. "He said that nobody wanted to With Love to (Motéma). hear my own music. He pointed to pictures "We were talking about singers whose of Ella and Sarah and Carmen up on the songs I liked when I joked that I ought to wall and said 'How do you think these do a whole Eartha Kitt album. It wasn't a singers got where they did? They sang the joke to the label, and I had so much fun great standards.' But I thought, if I die doing that music. My personality changed, who is going to sing these songs? So, we and I wanted to be evil. I think I couldn't went on the second night and did our songs have been any younger [she was close to again. Luckily a jazz critic from a local 60] and done it like I did." paper was there and he liked our music, so And what about a new album, does she the club owner stopped complaining." have anything in the works? "Life catches It was a model case of how persistence up with you," she said. "I moved back to pays off, but it was by no means the first. Virginia to help my mother, who is 92 and René spent the first two and a half decades still lives alone. I've got a lot of original of her adult life as a wife, mother and bank songs: I seem to get more prolific as I get employee. She didn't start singing until older. I'm having trouble finding time to she was in her forties, and she didn't have finish them and getting them into an extensive knowledge of jazz or classic rehearsals with my band. My goal is to pop music. She was living in Denver and record all my originals. Someone pointed began singing locally with a quartet. out that most of my songs aren't love "My was-bund [her term for her first songs, so maybe my goal should be to write spouse] was very opposed to what I was more love songs. But what did Paul doing and said, 'Stop singing or get out.' I McCartney write: 'Who needs another love couldn't stop so I got out, moved to song?'" Richmond [she had grown up in Virginia] and kept singing." René Marie sings with a jazz septet René signed with the MaxJazz label and led by Bill Charlap at the Jazz in July made four albums from 2000 to 2005. But series’ Leonard Bernstein: Jazz on the she didn't know much about the music she Town at the 92Y on July 25. was dedicating herself to.

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continued from page 20 Gashford Guillaume & Creole Fusion Ens; 10: L Jonathan Saraga Sxt; 13: $8 E Corey WAVE HILL: 675W 252nd St. 718-549-3200. Thuro, 7:30pm Aaron Rubinstein & Wendy www.wavehill.org. Jul 11: 7-8pm Sunset Eisenberg; 18: E Drew Kaboom, 8pm Wednesdays series feat Slavic Soul Party. LegenDerry; 20: L Kevin Quinn & Protocol; 26: E Feeding Goats, L sum(titles). BROOKLYN 1583 Fulton St. 504-292- TOHMA’S3605. Jul PLACE: 30: 8pm Tulivu & Seasoned Elegance Trio. BAR CHORD: 1008 Cortelyou Rd. 347-240- 367 6033. www.barchordnyc.com. Sun: 9pm WILLIAMSBURGBedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. MUSIC CENTER: 718-384- Cortelyou Jam; Mon: 8pm Keyed Up series. 1654. $10 adm. Residency: Fri 10pm Gerry 486 Halsey St. 718-513-0339. Eastman & friends + 11:30pm Jam. Jul 7: 10- BARwww.barlunatico.com. LUNÀTICO: Sets: 8:30-11pm. Sun: 11pm Nick Masters, 11pm-12am David 2pm Keyed Up feat Gospel Brunch. Jul 10: Stern; 8: 9-10pm Mani & the Wildflowers, Ourida; 21: Jim Campilongo Trio; 24: Tom 10:30-11:30pm Joel Viera, 11pm-12am David McDermott; 30: Jamie Baum Qrt. Stern; 12: 9-10pm Nick DiMaria, Kazuhiro 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope. Odagiri; 13: 10:30pm-12am Kazuhiro BARBÈS:www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177. Odagiri; 14: 7-9:30pm Georgeta Seserman, Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel; 10pm-12:30am Mark Dillon; 15: 9-10pm Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic Soul Dominic Carioti, 10pm-12:30am Mark Dillon; Party; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors. 22: 7-8pm Mykola Shevelov, 9-10pm 504 Flatbush Av. Nikkiesha McLeod. BLUEBIRD718-484-9494. BROOKLYN: www.bluebirdbrooklyn.com. Wed: 9pm Keyed Up feat Nest sessions by Perry Smith. CONNECTICUT BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St at Nostrand Av. 917-704-9237. https://www. Goshen. ticketweb.com/events/org/203803. Fri-Sat: GOSHENwww.litchfieldjazzfest.org. FAIRGROUNDS: 860-361-6285. Jul 9pm-12:30am Jazz Fish Fry fest. 28-29: Litchfield Jazz Festival feat 07/28 1pm HAPPYLUCKY NO 1: 734 Nostrand Av. 347- Yoko Miwa Trio, 2:45pm Zaccai Curtis & 295-0961. www.appyluckyno1.com. Jul 28: Litchfield Jazz Orch, 4:30pm Trio da Paz, 8&9pm Stephen Gauci/Cooper Moore + Lena 6:15pm Dan Brubeck & friends, 8:30pm Jeff Bloch Trio. "Tain" Watts Trio, 07/29 Kris Allen Trio, 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com. 1:45pm Doug Munro & La Pompe Attack, I-BEAM:Jul 20: 8:30pm $15 don Luca Soul Trio. 3:30pm Orrin Evans, 5:45pm Emmet Cohen 37 Washington Av. 718-624-0954. Trio w/Jimmy Cobb, 7:30pm Jane Bunnett & IL www.ilportobrooklyn.com. PORTO: Thurs-Sat: 7- Maqueque. 10pm Keyed Up feat Charlie Apicella & Iron 100 East Main St. City. PALACEWaterbury. THEATER: www.palacetheaterct.org. 203- 667 5th Av 346-2000. Jul 13: 8-9:30pm Giacomo Gates. KORZO(bet 19thRESTAURANT & 20th Sts).& BAR: 718-499-1199. 80 East Ridge. www.facebook.com/konceptions. Tues: 9& RIDGEFIELDRidgefield. PLAYHOUSE: www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org. 10:30pm $10 don/$10 min Konceptions 203-438-5795. Jul 18: 8pm Little Feat. Music series by James Carney. Jul 3: no jazz; At Old Lyme 10: 9pm Dave Allen Trio, 10:30pm Hank TheInn. SIDE 85 Lyme DOOR St. JAZZ Old Lyme.CLUB: 860-434-0886. Roberts Sxt; 17: 9pm Manabu Kitada Trio, www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm. 10:30pm tba; 24: 9pm Kirk Knuffke/Ben Jul 6: Dayramir Gonzales Qrt; 7: Geoffrey Goldberg Qrt, 10:30pm ; Keezer Trio; 13: Donald Vega Trio; 14: Ken 31: 9pm Marty Erlich Rites Qrt, 10:30pm tba. Peplowski Qrt; 20-21: Jimmy Greene Qrt; 27: 304 Bridge St. 718- New Faces; 28: Frank Lacy Sxt. METROTECH488-8200. Sets: COMMON: 12-2pm free adm. Jul 12: Amalgarhythm w/Kris Davis & Terri Lyne Carrington; 26: feat the E- LONG ISLAND Collective. 80N 6th St. 646-779- NATIONAL8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. SAWDUST: Sets: 7pm. BAY BURGER: 1742 Sag Harbor Tpke. Sag Jul 9: $15 adm The Odd Hawk Orch; 13: $25 Harbor. 631-899-3915. www.bayburger.com. Sinkane; 25: $25 The Stone feat Laura Thurs: 7-9pm Keyed Up series Jam. Ortman. HECKSCHER PARK: 1 Heckscher State Pkwy, At East Islip. www.thecoltranehome.org. Jul 21: ONKingsborough STAGE AT Community KINGSBOROUGH: College. 2001 12-10:30pm Coltrane day feat Joe Lovano Oriental Blvd. 718-368-5596. www. Classic Qrt + Michelle Coltrane + Dave onstageatkingsborough.org. Sat: 8pm free Diamond. adm Hot Summer Nights series. Jul 7: GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor. Duchess; 14: Professor Cunningham & His www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060. Old School; 21: Jumaane Smith; 28: Jason ets: Sun 12-3pm Brunch (B) + 6-9pm; Prover & Sneak Thievery Orch. Mon&Wed-Sat 7-11pm. Residencies: Sun B Danny Marx Duo; Mon Robert LePley. ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av. www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Jul 12: 8pm PATCHOGUE THEATRE FOR THE PER- $15/20 adm Brandon Lopez/Steve Baczkow- FORMING ARTS: 71 E Main St. Patchogue. ski. www.patchoguetheatre.org. 631-207-1313. 18 Whitwell Pl. Sets: 8pm. Jul 1: $35-65 adm Sergio Mendes; SHAPESHIFTERwww.shapeshifterlab.com. LAB: 646-820-9452. 14: $25-55 Judy Carmichael; 27: $25-65 Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E) Preservation Hall Jazz Band. 7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm; $10 TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008. adm. Jul 1: E Dave Kain Gp, 8pm Paul www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7- Francis & Paul on Paul feat Chris Bacas; 6: 11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Jul 4: closed; E $8 John Melendez/Annie Nikunen Qnt, L 15: Interplay Jazz Orch; 22: Bob Lepley Trio; $15 Noshir Mody Ens; 8: 8pm $20/25 An 29: Jam by Bob Lepley & Frank Bellucci. Evening of Jazz, Art and Poetry feat continued on page 24

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- * " - " , Ê 9 Ê / NEW JERSEY JAZZ By special correspondent, Stephanie Jones RADAM SCHWARTZ IDEAL LOUNGE / JULY 3 A thoughtful, melodic player, Hammond B3 master and composer Radam Schwartz has been a fixture on the metropolitan music scene for more than 30 years. Loose groove and reflexive intuition have allowed the artist and educator to play with a cross section of legendary artists, from Eddie Lockjaw Davis to David Fathead Newman, and collaborate with such like-minded contemporaries as Bruce Williams and Cecil Brooks III, among many others. Radam's passion to preserve the music and push forward the momentum has compelled him to pursue teaching positions at Jazz House Kids, Montclair State University and Rutgers Newark. Among multiple record- ings he's released as a leader, Organized (1995) was awarded an enduring position in the "B3 Bible" as one of the essential organ albums of all time. VICTOR PROVOST JAZZ CLUB / JULY 14 More than a technical virtuoso, Victor Provost is a master at crafting evocative solos rich in harmonic exploration and lyricism. The steel pannist and composer combines innate rhythmic sensibility with a receptive and curious ear. A native of Saint John in the Virgin Islands, Victor began playing piano at a young age, but quickly gravi- tated toward the bright percussive allure of the steel pan. His range of ability and appetite for musical exploration has allowed him to collaborate with equally innova- tive artists, including Paquito D'Rivera, Ben Williams, , Etienne Charles, Wycliffe Gordon, Ron Blake and Nicholas Payton. Victor's recently released Bright Eyes (Sunnyside, 2017) offers a collection of original compositions that reflect myriad influences on his sound and depict new phases in his personal life. MARC CARY NEWARK MUSEUM / JULY 19 Distinctive in its vastness, Marc Cary's sound comprises contributions and expres- sions that span generations and stretch across nearly every continent. Though a New Yorker by birth, the piano and Fender Rhodes player and composer saturates sophis- ticated harmonic and rhythmic ideas with soul and bounce of his D.C. upbringing. An artist who seeks inspiration from the source, Marc has spent time traveling to select regions and countries in Africa, tracing melodic origins of the blues for some of his ambitious recording projects. He has earned multiple Grammy nominations for his work and has played with such prolific and varied artists as , Tarus Mateen, the late Betty Carter, Lauryn Hill and Erykah Badu. His band features Duane Eubanks, trumpet; Dan Chimielenski, bass; and Diego Ramirez, drums. SVETLANA AND THE DELANCEY FIVE MORRIS MUSEUM / JULY 19 Listeners might find themselves slipping into their dancing shoes when they come out to hear Svetlana and the Delancey Five. Delivering a dizzying mix of original compo- sitions and arrangements of selections from eras past, the six-piece ensemble capti- vates audiences from under the white lights of notable New York stages and band- stands across the country and around the world. Each member's energy lends itself to spontaneous tendencies and interactive performances. Since its inception in 2011, the collective has released multiple albums to critical acclaim. Its vintage-inspired reper- toire appeals to listeners, dancers and casual club-goers. The band features Svetlana Shmulyian on vocals, Michael Hashim on saxophone, Charlie Caranicas on trumpet, Rob Garcia on drums, Willerm Delisfort on piano and Endea Owens on bass.

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continued from page 22 min. www.jazztrenton.com. Jul 7: Josh Lee; 14: Julian Pressley; 21: Stafford Hunter; 28: NEW JERSEY Monnette Sudler. 15 HOPEWELLEast Broad VALLEY St. Hopewell. BISTRO 609-466-9889. & INN: www.hopewellbistro.com. Jul 5&12: 6-9pm BERGEN $15 adm Jazz On Broad feat Darla Rich Qrt. ENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY: 31 Engle St. Englewood. www.englewoodlibrary.org. MIDDLESEX 201-568-2215. Jul 5: 7:30-9:30pm Hilliard 78 Albany St. New Brunswick. Greene/TK Blue Qrt. DUEwww.duemarinj.com. MARI: 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30- 17 Bennett Rd. Englewood. 9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick Jazz IDEAL201-567-8707. LODGE: Jul 3: 7:30-11pm Jam Project/www.nbjp.org. Jul 13: Marianne w/Radam Schwartz Trio. Solivan Duo; 20: Molly Mason Duo; 27: 595 River Rd. Edgewater. 201-945- James Popik/Jenn Starr. ORAMA:2020. www.orama.com. Thurs: 7:30pm Keyed 378 George Up feat Curtis Lundy Ens. GEORGESt. New STREET Brunswick. ALE www.gsalehouse.com. HOUSE: 20 Puffin Way. 732-543-2408. The New Brunswick Jazz PUFFINTeaneck. CULTURAL www.puffinculturalforum.org. FORUM: 201- Project/www.nbjp.org. Tues: 8-11pm Emer- 836-8923. Jul 14: 8pm Koehler & Kelly; 13: ging Artists + Jam. Jul 10: Mike Noordzy Trio; 7pm Toney Jackson & Vinnie Cutro Trio. 17: Jared Clifton Gp; 24: Zach Lorelli Qrt; 31: Chelsea Hughey Qrt. ESSEX 473 Wachtung Av. HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick. BROOKDALEBloomfield. 973-783-9595. PARK: Jul 27: 7:30pm www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873- free adm Jazz Under the Stars feat Nicholas 1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The New King Qrt & Alex Bugnon. Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jul 11 Clinton St. Newark. 12: Erena Terakubo Qrt; 19: Alexis Morrast ELEVEN862-234-2269. CLINTON: www.elevenclinton.com. Sun: Qrt; 26: Ralph LaLama Qrt. 1-4pm; Fri-Sat: 7:30-11:30pm. Free adm. Jul PELZMAN PARK: Tappen St. Avenel. 1: Carrie Jackson; 6: Matt Chertkoff; 7: http://www.woodbridgeartsnj.org/second- Andrae Murchison; 8: Pat Tandy; 13: Pat Van friday-jazz.html. 7:30pm: Second Friday Dyke; 14: Jamale Davis; 15: Candice Reyes; Jazz. Jul 13: Danny Mixon Qrt w/spec guest 20: Ted Chubb; 21: Flavuh; 22: Vanessa Antoinette Montague. Perea; 27: LaQuin & The Family Tree Band; TAVERN ON GEORGE: 361 George St. New 28: Craig Brann; 29: Stephen Fuller. Brunswick. www.tavernongeorge.com. 732- 49 Washington St. 545-6205. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The New NEWARKNewark. www.newarkmuseum.org. MUSEUM: 973-596- Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jul 6550. Thurs: 12:15-1:45pm Jazz in the 11: Benito Gonzalez Trio; 18: Jerry Weldon Garden series. Jul 12: Mark Gross + Strings; Trio; 24: Najwa Parkins Trio. 19: Marc Cary; 26: Bobby Sanabria. MONMOUTH 34 S Valley Rd. MOONSTRUCK: 517 Lake Ave. Asbury Park. SUZYQUE’SWest Orange. BBQ www.suzyques.com. & BAR: 973-736- 732-988-0123. www.moonstrucknj.com. Jul 7899. Free adm. Sun: 2-5pm Brunch 13: 6-10pm Maurício de Souza Trio. w/Curtis Lundy Ens; Thurs: 8pm-12am John MORRIS Lee & friends. Jul 9&23: 8-10pm Glenn 6 Normandy Heights Franke's BigBand. BICKFORDRd. Morristown. THEATRE: 973-971-3706. www.morris 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973- museum.org/jazz-showcase. Sets: 7:30-9pm TRUMPETS:744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets: $18/20 adm. Jul 12: Danny Bacher All-Star 7:30-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 8-11pm/adm varies. Band; 19: $20/25 Svetlana & the Delancey Jul 6: James Weidman Rhythm Keepers; 14: Five; 26: $20/25 The Antoinette Montague Victor Provost. Experience w/spec guest Ken Peplowski. HUDSON SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973- 141 Bright St. 822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm. TheJersey BRIGHTSIDE City. www.brightsidetavern.com. TAVERN: 201- Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed- 435-1234. Mon: 8pm Keyed Up feat Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:35pm, Sat Brightside Tavern Trio. 6:15&8:35pm. Closed Mon. Tues except 07/3: John Korba Trio. Jul 1-5: closed; 6: Rob HUDSON RIVERFRONT1500 PERFORMING Harbor Bld. Popparozzi; 7: Champian Fulton; 11: Warren ARTSWeehawken. CENTER: 201-716-4540. www.hrpac.org. Vaché; 12: Matt King Qrt; 13-14: Jul 25: 7pm Radio Jarocho & Zenen Zeferino. 6:15&8:45pm Freddy Cole; 18: Don 55 Riverwalk Pl, West New Sheldon's Sinatra Jukebox w/spec guest PORTYork. IMPERIAL: Thurs: 6-8pm Sunset Music series. Jul Anette Sanders; 19: Jim Saltzman Qrt; 20: 5: Christine Spero/Elliot Spero + Trinidad S.O.A.R.; 21: Alex Wintz; 25: Dan Crisci; 26: North + Erik Lawrence/Ariance Trujillo; 19: Olli Soikkeli/Cesar Garabini; 27: Professor Steel Impres-sions + Karl Latham/Mark Adrian Cunningham Qrt; 28: Helio Alves. Peterson/Aaron Thompson + Mark PASSAIC Sganga/Nanny Assis. 300 WILLIAMPompton PATERSON Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. UNIVERSITY: 973- MERCER 101 Scotch 720-2371. Sets: 7:30pm. Jul 16: The Jazz 1867Rd. SANCTUARY Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/series AT EWING: Workshop Faculty feat James Weidman; 17: jazz. 609-392-6409. Jul 7: 8pm Luiz Simas; Ken Peplowski/Diego Figueiredo; 18: Pete 15: 3pm Wendy Zoffer Gp; 16: 8pm Doris McGuinness w/Big Beat; 19: Angelica Spears; 18: 8pm Michelle Lordi; 19: 8pm Sanchez Trio; 20: The Heath Brothers Qrt Jonathan Kirschner; 20: 8pm Joe Holt/ w/Antonio Hart. Danny Tobias; 21: 8pm Minas Duo; 22: UNION 7:30pm The Jazz Thieves; 25: 8pm Demetria DOWNTOWN WESTFIELD: Westfield. Bailey. www.westfieldtoday.com/jazzfestival. 908- 24 Passaic St. 789-9444. Tues: 7-9pm free adm. Jul 3: Greg CANDLELIGHTTrenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. LOUNGE: 609- Murphy & The Murphtet; 10: David 695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10 Leonhardt. continued on page 30

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE

By Elzy Kolb

Picture this with all the musicians, some of them "I love listening to music where you can stretching back to college days at North almost see a movie in your mind while lis- Texas State University. tening," guitarist Pete McCann says. Each band member has appeared on When it comes to his own music, there's a more than one of Pete's five previous good chance that movie includes some albums. The nine McCann originals on his scenes from the New Jersey-based musi- new recording display his disparate influ- cian's home state of Wisconsin. "The open ences as well as his unique voice; the tunes spaces, fields, trees and lakes, that's never are also a showcase for the spirit and musi- far from my mind." cal telepathy that exists among these fre- quent collaborators. Pete notes that he's a slow composer and wants to continue to savor playing the material from Pay for It on the Other Side for a while before tackling another record- ing project. However, "I feel a strong pull to write for a singer for my next record. That's the ultimate color palette, there are so many different ways to go, so many avenues, endless possibilities," explains the guitarist who has worked with Janis Pete McCann, 55 Bar Siegel, Melissa Stylianou, Jane Irving, Nor is the amalgam of music Pete heard Bayot Kelsey and others. "I don't write while growing up. He recalls checking out lyrics, but I will have to go down that road albums from the public library—always if I do a singer project," Pete continues. "A the permitted maximum of six at a time— lot of musicians are fond of poetry. I want and getting so excited about discovering to jump on that train and figure it out." the music, he'd play the records for friends Join Pete and his band at the 55 Bar on over the phone. July 12, as they celebrate the release of "There's a movie moment right there," Pay for It on the Other Side. Pete declares with a laugh. "Listening to Coltrane or Miles or for the first time, those were life-changing experi- ences. I miss the social thing of going to someone's house to listen to records together." Besides playing guitar in church and in high school jazz band, Pete absorbed an eclectic mix of hard rock, 20th Century classical, his father's beloved country- western, plus jazz-rock fusion by John Abercrombie, , , Pat Shenel Johns, Caramoor Festival Metheny, and others. The spirits of our ancestors "Mix 'em together, pour in a drop of Singers and arrangers Shenel Johns paint and that's me. It all seeps into my and Vuyo Sotashe have worked on numer- own style," the guitarist muses. "No matter ous projects together and share a diverse what you do, you are who your influences range of musical interests, but knew they are, it all comes out in your sound, your were on to something special when they writing, how you improvise. 'Sometimes it began workshopping the music of vocalists takes a long time to play like yourself,' as Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba. Shenel Miles put it." has done Simone's repertoire for a long Pete has gathered a band of kindred time, while the South African-born Vuyo is spirits to play on his new release, Pay for "well-versed in Miriam Makeba's music It on the Other Side (McCannic), including and is bringing a subgenre of South alto saxophonist John O'Gallagher, African music to New York," Shenel says. pianist, keyboardist and accordionist They've presented some portions of Henry Hey, bassist Matt Clohesy and their collaboration at the Jazz at Lincoln drummer Mark Farber. "I love these musi- Center-produced Sessions at the Circle cians, they're all great at more than one series, but since then have expanded the style and very open-minded; I seek that concept into and evening of music they're out." He enjoys long-lasting relationships continued on page 26

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ANOTHER REASON... continued from page 25 place. I loved to hear the music all night calling A Revolutionary Friendship: The long, but after I saw that man, I sneaked Music of Miriam Makeba and Nina back into the house, so my mother would- Simone. n't know I had been out there." The two legendary vocalists were known for their political commitment: Makeba was exiled from her homeland of South Africa for more than 30 years; Simone was a civil rights activist. Each had a crossover appeal into pop and world music which helped to spread their mes- sage far and wide. The two became friends and performed together, including at Carnegie Hall. "Their lives were dedicated to unifica- Melba Joyce, 92Y tion and equality and they went crazy because of it and got sane again. Their When it comes to performing the blues, struggle is portrayed in their music," she got plenty of feedback from veterans of Shenel explains. "Playing this concert is the genre when she understudied for almost like a dream: I've studied their Carrie Smith, Linda Hopkins and Ruth music for so long and it's been great to Brown during the original Broadway pro- find like-minded people with the same duction of Black and Blue. (Melba later mission." headed the international tour in the lead- Among the material chosen for the con- ing role.) cert is "Westwind," which Simone and "I thought I could sing the blues pretty Makeba performed together: "Pata Pata," a well, but every time I did something they hit for Makeba that reached #12 on the thought wasn't right, they'd correct me. Billboard chart in the U.S., and signature Sometimes they'd say 'uh-uh,' or just grunt tunes by Simone such as "Four Women" and I knew I had some work to do," Melba and "Please Don't Let Me Be says. "Today, people tell me they're going Misunderstood." to be blues singers, but I don't know about Shenel describes the challenge the that: You really have to live it. It's really a material presents: "I've listened to process." 'Mississippi Goddam' on repeat, thinking Melba is happy to demonstrate how it of how much emotion there is behind this should be done at the upcoming concert one song and wondering: How am I going Blues in the Night. She’s in good company to sing this song, in this way?" To get to the with saxophonist Houston Person, trum- heart of the feeling, the singer "pulls from peter Eddie Allen, guitarist Rodney Jones, what's happening now, the political strug- pianists Lafayette Harris and Bill gle, the shootings that have been happen- Charlap, organist Mike LeDonne, bassist ing. It's frustrating and frightening, but Peter Washington and drummer Kenny inspirational and as artists it fuels us." Washington. Shenel hasn't released an album as a It's the first collaboration for Melba and leader, but she has recorded with Dominic Houston, known for his empathetic work Farinacci, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ronnie with vocalists. The set list is evolving but Burrage and Eddie Palmieri. But, she is likely to include Stanley Turrentine's says, "If Vuyo is interested in recording "Sugar," and "I Worry About You," a this, I'd do it in a heartbeat." The two have favorite of baritone vocalist Arthur worked together in a variety of different Prysock who recorded several versions, bands, including a Billie Holiday project. including one with Count Basie. "I've had Shenel and Vuyo, along with their the song in the back of my head for a long "young, fresh, passionate band," perform time, then I heard Brianna Thomas do it A Revolutionary Friendship: The Music of recently and decided it's time," Melba Miriam Makeba and Nina Simone in its notes. entirety for the first time on July 21 at the The Blues in the Night concert on July Caramoor Jazz Festival in Katonah, 26 wraps up the annual Jazz in July series N.Y. at the 92Y, aka the 92nd Street Y. Blues is truth "This music has a spirit of its own that's Though she's primarily known as a jazz going to play and play and play: Jazz is for- singer, if anyone knows her way around ever," Melba declares. "Jazz would not the blues, it's Melba Joyce, who heard the exist without the blues. I'm teaching an music spilling out of a juke joint across the introduction to world music at Medgar street from her childhood home in Dallas. Evers College and you can hear the blues She slept on the porch in warm weather in the chords of the African music I play for and some of her recollections from that the students. It's so clear and so plain: time would be right at home in blues lyrics, There is no doubt the blues came from such as seeing a man stumbling out of the Africa music. There are the same changes club with his throat cut. in church music and spiritual music, in "I saw all kinds of stuff happen in that church, the only difference is the lyric."

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HOT FLASHES

By Seton Hawkins

Artist Talks Inspirations: Lesedi, a key inspiration to his musical Lesedi Ntsane projects lies in another iconic figure of Black Consciousness in South Africa: N APRIL 2017, A REMARKABLE Steve Biko, whose writings he encountered reunion was to take place as trumpeter in college. Lesedi felt a resonance between HughI Masekela was set to join his onetime the thoughts of Steve Biko in the 1970s bandmate Abdullah Ibrahim to revisit the and the societal issues faced by South music of their classic ensemble the Jazz Africa in the early 2000s. Epistles in a performance at Town Hall. "Steve Biko was inspired by the frustra- Due to an injury, Hugh was forced to with- tion of really seeing what it would take for draw on short notice. What might have actual progress to occur," Lesedi explains. proven a disaster was ultimately saved by "His only form of protest was to write, and the eleventh-hour addition of South for him the only way forward was to speak African trumpeter Lesedi Ntsane to the truth." For Biko, speaking the truth ensemble, who filled Hugh's seat by pro- required articulating a vision for South viding his own incredible takes on the Africa, one that addressed apartheid and material. expressed a plan for what a different nation would have to look like. "Taking it to the 2000s, it was really relevant because the mandate that Mandela gave us when he came out of prison was 'let's figure it out,'" Lesedi explains. "It conflicted with what Steve Biko had been writing about. We cannot just figure it out. Certain fun- damental changes have to be part of the society. We inherited our narratives and byproducts of the struggle, and we've had to find a way to move forward. We found ourselves isolated, frustrated in finding a way of making things right, without hav- ing fundamental changes being imple- mented in the society. We had the respon- sibility of shaping our lives on our own." Artistically, this imprint is readily apparent in Lesedi's musical vision, articu- lated first in the Azanian People's Movement ensemble, later the Congress of African People. "Steve Biko is telling us that we have to be the change that we want to see in our society, we cannot rely on the government or institutions to do that," he notes. "When I created the Azanian People's Movement, the whole idea was to document our history and pre- serve it through music." Soon though, the ensemble's name would change, as its con- ceptual underpinnings would expand, and Lesedi Ntsane the Congress of African People was born. In July, Lesedi joins The Descendants, a Hearing Lesedi's masterful playing, it is collective sextet of New York-based artists easy to see why he was the first call. And hailing from South Africa, Kenya and in learning of the inspirations that guide Tunisia, to premiere the ensemble in a per- his own work and artistry, one can see formance at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. The even more clearly how the connection runs evening honors July's centennial of Nelson deep. Indeed, the Jazz Epistles were held Mandela's birth. "I don't think there's any- as one of the core groups of a rising Black body else who's going to be like him ever Consciousness movement in South Africa again," Lesedi explains. "To give up his that utilized jazz in its message. For continued on page 28

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FRESH TAKES

By Nick Dunston

ASSIST AND COMPOSER ADI Meyerson is certainly a familiar face Bassist Adi Meyerson plays brunch onB the New York jazz scene, one who leads at Jazz Standard on July 1 in celebra- her own band with relative frequency. As tion of her debut album Where We she celebrates her first album as a leader, Stand with Freddie Hendrix trumpet; Where We Stand, Adi comments "I don't Camille Thurman, saxophone; Mike think there's a time where I felt fully 100% King, piano and Kush Abadey on ready to put out my music; there's always a drums. little bit of self-doubt that creeps in. With that being said, I did come to a point where I've been performing with more or less the same band for two years and playing some of the music enough to feel confident that we have created something worth sharing." Adi also lets us in on her perspective as a composer, saying, "This may sound strange, but with some of these tunes I have reached a point where I just treat them as tunes and not give them that much weight just because I wrote them. I look at them like playing standards or someone else's music and approach the situation by trying to be as musical and creative as pos- sible, without all that pressure of it being 'mine.'"

HOT FLASHES... Lesedi Ntsane performs with The continued from page 27 Descendants featuring Melanie Scholtz on vocals, Yacine Boularès on tenor saxo- phone, Aaron Rimbui on piano, Zwelakhe- Duma Bell le Pere on bass and Kesivan Naidoo on drums on July 23 at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. To learn more, visit www.lesedintsane.com. Festivals and Events The Django Festival Allstars are build- ing upon their well-received Carnegie Hall appearance in May, embarking on a nation- al tour in July that begins with a weeklong residency at Birdland July 10-15. Dorado Schmitt, his sons Samson and Amati, accordionist Ludovic Beier and violinist Pierre Blanchard all reprise their per- formance, joined at Birdland by special guests Veronica Swift, Edmar Castaneda and Romero Lubambo. Learn more by vis- iting www.birdlandjazz.com. July 21 marks the Fourth Annual Coltrane Day at Heckscher Park in Huntington. The day promises an array of workshops, arts and crafts, and music with headlining performances by Michelle Coltrane, Joe Lovano and more. The Michelle Coltrane event also serves to highlight the charita- life, sacrifice the right to raise his children, ble work undertaken by its organizers, The all for the sake of the nation. We are his Coltrane Home based in Dix Hills. To learn grandchildren, and we come together to more about this celebration and the orga- celebrate him and the commitment that he nization's mission, visit www.thecoltrane made." home.org.

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BACKSTAGE PASS

JAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROW Bill Crow's books "Jazz Anecdotes" and "From Birdland to Broadway" can be found at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com along with many interesting photos and links. Record producer John Simon told me that he took up the baritone horn in Junior High School. He said that after a couple of months on the horn his tone suddenly got really lousy. The teacher struggled with him, telling him to put more wind into it, to blow harder. Weeks later, exasperated, the teacher ran a hose through the horn and a ping pong ball came out. John's guess is that it was the work of some school band prankster. The good part was, because he'd had to blow so hard for a while, he developed a nice big tone. John says he recommends the Ping Pong Ball Tone Production Method.

ACUÑA... As she approaches the eighth anniver- continued from page 17 sary of Abbey's passing, Claudia reflects on how Abbey's music has influenced the and expression and preserving her own direction she has taken her own craft, and artistic identity within Abbey's music. on the spirit of her upcoming performance: She's pored over countless repertoire selec- "I'm just trying to celebrate her birthday, tions and continues to work through her legacy and the inspiration that she is arrangements whenever she has a free and always will be." moment, which is rare for the busy artist. "I already have five songs and I have to Claudia Acuña: A Tribute to Abbey pick another five, and I'm just like 'Ah!!'" Lincoln features Pablo Vergara on she exclaims. piano, Juancho Herrera on guitar, "In the beginning, when I thought about Carlos Henderson on bass and Obed that balance, I didn't really get as deeply Calvaire on drums at Dizzy's Club into the thought as I've been getting the Coca-Cola, July 11-12. past couple weeks. As I'm digging into her music, memories are coming back: Conversations, things I'm now remember- LATIN SIDE... ing because maybe I ran into a note that continued from page 31 she wrote or a song that we talked down." One way Claudia seeks to achieve such He may as well have also added: "And a balance is by choosing repertoire that we played with absolute heart and soul." reflects how she feels about today's social unrest. "Abbey was very proactive and out- The Bill O'Connell Jazz Latin spoken," she says. "Right now, I feel the Quartet, with Craig Handy, saxo- world, and this country, is going through phone; Lincoln Goines, bass; Richie so many things. How can I pick from that, Barshay, drums; special guests that also represents how I feel today? So, Andrea Brachfeld, flute and Dan at this point, I'm sort of letting the songs Carillo on guitar, performs on July 24 pick me." at Jazz Standard.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House Contributing Photographer I haven’t seen (right) and Russell Malone together since they toured for their beautiful 2003 Telarc recording, Jazz at the Bistro. But here they were, together again for the next time, at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola on June 2, as they arrived for Benny’s trio gig. No, Russell wasn’t on the bandstand, but he sure was an appre- ciative member of the sold-out audience. Hey, guys, how about a repeat performance?

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continued from page 24 120 Maverick MAVERICKRd. Woodstock. CONCERT www.maverickconcerts.org. HALL: MONDO: 426 Springfield Av. Summit. 908-301- 845-679-8348. Sets: 8pm $5-40 adm. Jul 7: 1285. www.mondosummit.com. Jul 14: 8- Bill Charlap Trio; 28: Kitt Potter Jazz Qnt. 10pm $20 adm Maurício de Souza & Bossa Brasil® feat Andrew Beals. 6093 Main St. MOUNTAINTannersville. TOP www.mountaintoplibrary.org. LIBRARY: WARREN 518-589-5707. Jul 13: 8-9:30pm $20 don RUTHERFURD HALL: 1686 Rte 517. Camille Thurman. Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurd 330 Main St. Beacon. 845-202-7447. hall.org. Jul 27: 7:30pm $35/40 adm Jazz QUINN’S:www.quinnsbeacon.com. Mon: 8pm free Summer series feat Pat Longo & Hollywood adm Monday Night Jazz Sessions. Jul 9: East Coast Big Band. Pete McCann Qrt. 468 Piermont Av. NEW YORK STATE TURNINGPiermont. POINT www.turningpointcafe.com. CAFÉ: 845- 359-1089. Mon: 8-11:30pm $5 adm Monday Jam by John Richmond. 11 Spring St. ATLASNewburgh. INDUSTRIES: www.atlasnewburgh.com. 845- 391-8855. Jazz at Atlas series. Jul 21: 8pm PENNSYLVANIA $20 adm Ted Daniel & International Brass & Membrane Corps Ens. BEACON YOGA: 464 Main St. Beacon. 845- 742-8494. www.seeksacredspace.com. Jul 7: DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware Water 8pm $10 adm James Keepnews Solo. Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424- 2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro. 7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): Thurs www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. Jam w/Bill Washer & friends. Jul 1: Patrick Sets/adm: 8pm, Sun 11am Bunch (B); $20 McGee; 5: R; 6: Adison Evans Qrt; 7: don suggested. Falcon Underground (FU). Roseanna Vitro & The Southern Roots Band; Jul 1: B Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis, 8pm Jean- 8: Bill Charlap Solo; 12: R; 13: Steve Michel Pilc/Ari Hoenig; 4: closed; 5: Andy Sandberg Qrt; 14: Giacomo Gates Trio; 15: Stack & American Soup; 5: Bill Warfield & the Vicki Doney Qrt; 19: R; 20: Eric Mintel Qrt; Hell's Kitchen Orch; 11: 7pm FU Jazz 21: Carrie Jackson & Jazzin' All Stars; 22: Sessions, 8pm Latin Jazz Express; 15: B Big Stephen Fuller Qrt; 26: R; 27: Co-op Bop; 28: Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis, 8pm Tisziji Muñoz/ La Tanya Hall & the Andy Milne Trio; 29: Dave Marilyn Crispell; 19: FU 7pm bigBANG; 22: B & Marti Lantz; 30: 7:30-10:30pm Matt Saints of Swing, 8pm Randy Ingram/Drew Vashlishan & The Water Gap Jazz Orch. Gress; 23: FU Tribal Harmonies w/spec guest David Amram; 29: Svetlana & New York City Swing Collective. At Bard College. 60 Manor QUEENS FISHERAv. Annandale-on-Hudson. CENTER: 845-758-7900. www.fishercenter.bard.edu. Sets: 8-10pm $25 adm. Jul 5: Aurora Nealand & Royal 34-07 30th Av. Long Island City. Roses; 12: Gordon Au & Grand Street DOMINIES:718-728-1834. Sun: 9pm Keyed Up feat Stompers; 19: Bria Skonberg; 26: Brian Trampleman. Carpenter & Ghost Train Orch. FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 Northern HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER: 477 Main Blvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org. St. Beacon. www.howlandculturalcenter. org. 718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10 adm Jam 845-831-4988. Jul 28: 8pm $20 adm Mike w/Carol Sudhalter. Pride Trio. JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. St KAATERSKILL UNITED METHODIST Albans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-525- CHURCH: 5936 Main St. Tannersville. 518- 2387. Last Sat: 8&10pm $15 adm incl 589-5787. www.kaaterskillumc.org. Jul 15: snacks/beverage feat Ed Jackson Qrt. 11:30am-1pm $10 don Brianna Thomas & Camille Thurman w/Chris Washburne. JAMAICA CENTER OF ARTS & LEARN- ING: 161-04 Jamaica Av. Jamaica. LAST CHANCE TAVERN: 6009 Main St. www.jcal.org. 718-658-7400. Jul 7: 7pm Tannersville. www.lastchanceonline.com. $20/15 adm Randy Weston & African 518-589-6424. Jul 14: 12-1pm $10 don Rhythms Qrt. Brianna Thomas & Camille Thurman Bands, 34- 8-11pm $20 adm Brianna Thomas. LOUIS56 ARMSTRONG 107th St. Corona. HOUSE MUSEUM: 718-478-8274. LYDIA’S CAFE: 7 Old US Hwy 209. Stone www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Sun&Sat 12- Ridge. www.lydias-cafe.com. 845-687-6373. 5pm, Tues-Fri 10am-5pm: $10 adm Guided Sets: 7-10pm. Jul 7: Being Human; 14: Rick Tours of Louis Armstrong House. Jul 4&14: Altman Qrt; 28: Cloudbust. 2-5pm Hot Jazz/Cool Garden feat 07/4 Terell MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway. Stafford, 07/14 Byron Stripling. Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845- 33-01 Ditmars Blvd. 535-3143. Sets: unless otherwise noted Sun TheAstoria. SANDWICH 718-777-1078. BAR: Tues: 7pm Keyed Up 6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm. Jul 1-5: closed; 6: feat Matt Smith. $15 adm Erik Lawrence w/spec guest Marya Lawrence; 7: $20 Bill O’Connell Trio; 13: $15 Michael Rabinowitz Qrt; 15: $15 Judi Marie Canterino; 20: $20 Joey Saylor Qrt; 21: $15 WESTCHESTER Heather Bennett Qnt; 22: $15 Natasha Dimarco & Al Dimarco Trio; 27: $15 Mike Fahn Qrt; 28: $15 /Tomoko ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. New Ohno. continued on page 32

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HERE IS AN EASY FLUIDITY about the pianism of Bill O'Connell. And,T in case you missed it because of all the years he played in various ensembles, he finally provided an opportunity to fall prey to this magical fluidity when he recorded his only solo piano CD, Monk's Cha Cha — Live at the Carnegie-Farian Room (Savant, 2017). This solo perform- ance provides a measure of the man and his music. Rarely has one heard a pianist play with bite, erudition, an impish sense of humor, and with such tumbao—that sin- sounds so completely singular that he con- gle- and multi-celled tresillo pattern that sidered titling the album Naked. The forms the rhythmic basis of the ostinato music here is marked by long unbroken bassline in Cuban son-based music which melodic lines with his right hand and tum- includes son montuno, mambo, salsa and bao with his left, combined in a vivid, poet- Latin jazz. It's like listening to a piano ic whole. What is also significant is the played as a conga drum. In Bill's case, all way in which he decorates a simple phrase, of this comes with his singular voice that not as ornament for ornament's sake but echoes a deep profundity with a childlike as an expression of deeply felt emotion. sense of fun rolled into melody, harmony This poetry of feeling also informs and rhythm. everything on Jazz Latin (Savant, 2018). It was this amalgamation that first "Goodbye My Friend," a eulogy for his attracted the musical cognoscenti to Bill. friend and drummer Kim Plainfield is the Among them was Mongo Santamaria who icing on the cake of this recording with hired Bill for his almost mythical salsa Lincoln Goines on bass and Robby Ameen band in 1977. Not long after, many other on drums. The song has an intimacy and important musicians took notice; among an emotional intensity that is almost them were Chet Baker, and scorching, and it is classic Bill. Much of the with whom Bill toured the U.S. and burning humanism that comes through in Europe. Other great musicians such as Bill's music has to do with having lived a guitarist , bassist Charles life completely immersed in a world as a Famborough and the Latin jazz flutist musical introvert and a miniaturist. All of also inducted Bill into their this reaches its highest pinnacle on bands. Choosing Bill was easy; not only "Goodbye My Friend." was his pianism breathtaking, he was a "Playing with Robby and Lincoln, two of remarkable composer. In fact, Bill's compo- my closest friends and great virtuosos on sition "Oasis" became one of the pieces of their instruments, was very special to me," music most requested of Dave Valentin Bill says of the CD. "Everything came so wherever he performed. easily; the music just flowed spontaneous- "Yeah, I've done a few things in my ly. And, yes, speaking of 'Goodbye My time," he says with typical modesty, Friend,' Kim's death was particularly "always spreading the gospel of jazz." painful. He was…well, I loved him like a Although Bill has recorded on scores of brother. Also, as we were all jazz musi- albums since the late 1970s, to hear him on cians together, I thought let's send him to Monk’s Cha Cha is special. Here Bill's his better place in true jazz fashion, with music is stripped bare and he appears as second-line funk as well." himself in a genre-defining fashion, and he continued on page 29

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