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NOVEMBER 2016—ISSUE 175 YOUR FREE GUIDE TO THE NYC JAZZ SCENE NYCJAZZRECORD.COM JOHN BRIAN FINN GIL CLARK CHARETTE VON EYBEN EVANS Managing Editor: Laurence Donohue-Greene Editorial Director & Production Manager: Andrey Henkin To Contact: The New York City Jazz Record 66 Mt. Airy Road East NOVEMBER 2016—ISSUE 175 Croton-on-Hudson, NY 10520 United States Phone/Fax: 212-568-9628 New York@Night 4 Laurence Donohue-Greene: Interview : John Clark 6 by anders griffen [email protected] Andrey Henkin: [email protected] Artist Feature : Brian Charette 7 by ken dryden General Inquiries: [email protected] On The Cover : Maria Schneider 8 by john pietaro Advertising: [email protected] Encore : Finn Von Eyben by clifford allen Calendar: 10 [email protected] VOXNews: Lest We Forget : Gil Evans 10 by eric wendell [email protected] LAbel Spotlight : Setola di Maiale by ken waxman US Subscription rates: 12 issues, $40 11 Canada Subscription rates: 12 issues, $45 International Subscription rates: 12 issues, $50 For subscription assistance, send check, cash or VOXNEWS 11 by suzanne lorge money order to the address above or email [email protected] Festival Report Staff Writers 12 David R. Adler, Clifford Allen, Duck Baker, Fred Bouchard, CD Reviews Stuart Broomer, Thomas Conrad, 14 Ken Dryden, Donald Elfman, Philip Freeman, Kurt Gottschalk, Tom Greenland, Anders Griffen, Miscellany 33 Alex Henderson, Marcia Hillman, Terrell Holmes, Robert Iannapollo, Suzanne Lorge, Marc Medwin, Event Calendar 34 Ken Micallef, Russ Musto, John Pietaro, Joel Roberts, John Sharpe, Elliott Simon, Andrew Vélez, Ken Waxman Contributing Writers Robert Bush, Laurel Gross, George Kanzler, Matthew Kassel, Mark Keresman It is fascinating that two disparate American events both take place in November with Election Contributing Photographers Day and Thanksgiving. One brings people together while the other divides them. And while Peter Gannushkin, Alan Nahigian, both involve turkeys, only one set volunteers for the job. Susan O’Connor, Bruce Phillips, John Rogers, Jack Vartoogian No matter if you are Democrat, Republican or third partier, carnivore, pescatarian or vegan, if you are reading this you would vote for a ballot proposal for more jazz everywhere. You Fact-checker Nate Dorward could run for city council or simply go out any night of the week and take in one of the myriad shows happening throughout the city. There is bandleader/composer Maria Schneider (On The Cover), doing her annual Thanksgiving run at Jazz Standard, veteran French horn player John Clark (Interview) celebrating the release of his new album at Rockwood Music Hall and organ player Brian Charette (Artist Feature) leading bands at 55Bar and Smalls. Not full yet? Check out our CD Reviews for more tasty platters on offer and our Event Calendar for side dishes galore. Seriously though, jazz has always been in the forefront of political and social consciousness since its inception so we encourage you to make your voice heard on Nov. 8th. nycjazzrecord.com On The Cover: Maria Schneider (photo © Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos) Corrections: In last month’s NY@Night, Tim Berne and John Hébert both previously recorded with Paul Motian. All rights reserved. Reproduction without permission strictly prohibited. All material copyrights property of the authors. 2 NOVEMBER 2016 | THE NEW YORK CITY JAZZ RECORD NOVEMBER 2016 WWW.BLUENOTEJAZZ.COM CHICK COREA 75TH Birthday Celebration November 2 - 3 November 11 - 13 November 20 Three Quartets Flamenco Heart Chick Corea Ft. Steve Gadd, Eddie Gomez, Ben Solomon November 16 - 17 & Gonzalo Rubalcaba November 4 - 6 Chick Corea Big Band November 22 - 23 The Leprechaun Band Ft. Trondheim Jazz Orchestra Ft. 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Judging members in the ‘70s), a month-long series of concerts from the turnout on the first of three “Marathon 7pm! was held at the Community Church of New York on Nights” (Oct. 13th), the bill drew both veteran jazz Friday nights. A rare performance from the trio of people and a younger, more adventurously dressed trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith, reed player Dwight bunch—though the free admission may have been Andrews and vibraphonist Bobby Naughton (Oct. a factor. Staged in the open, sloping Stoop; dark, 14th) started by reaching back towards a primal, intimate Artist Studio; and capacious Ballroom; the massed openness in the vaulted Midtown East space. event featured nine dissimilar groups in overlapping This particular trio was formed in the mid ‘70s when sets. Bria Skonberg’s trad-jazz outfit showcased her Smith was living and teaching in New Haven and fine trumpet playing and sultry singing. In a more recorded albums for ECM, Moers, Nessa and Black mainstream vein were trumpeter Kenyatta Beasley’s Saint. The title cut from their ECM LP Divine Love was hardbop-tinged quintet and saxophonist Jason This Month! first on the bill and bridged unaccompanied flickers Marshall’s organ trio (which covered Babyface). Bassist and darts with resolute, pastoral ensemble sections, Ben Allison’s quartet with trumpeter Jeremy Pelt was Live! Smith often brash and crackling with an explosive, sparked by Steve Cardenas’ cagey guitar. Taylor TUE HABIBI KINGS 8:00PM dug-deep phraseology. Written as a solo piece for McFerrin and Marcus Gilmore ad-libbed a series of 11/1 ALL NIGHT! Naughton, “Changes” moved from undamped clangs keyboard/drum duets laden with off-kilter beats and to chords, an appeal to empiricism and discovering an rave-style soundscapes. In the hardly-strictly category WED CONAL FOWKES TRIO 7:30PM instrument’s possibilities through tinkering and were the enigmatic and melismatic singer/songwriter 11/2 BEN PATERSON 10PM caressing. The vibraphonist recalled Monk and Paul Krystle Warren and Inyang Bassey, a superbly gifted Bley—pianistic without being pianistic—and Smith, and soulful vocalist backed by lean/clean guitarist THU DAVID GIBSON QUINTET 7:30PM 11/3 IAN HENDRICKSON-SMITH 10PM afterwards, opined, “the vibraphone is a beautiful Binky Griptite. Michael Leonhart’s giant orchestra put instrument because you have to slow down and hear on the best party, mashing-up Spinal Tap’s “Big FRI KEN FOWSER QUINTET 7:30PM it.” As a closer the trio performed “Truth”, corkscrewed Bottom” with Ornette Coleman’s “Lonely Woman”. 11/4 CHRIS NORTON 10:30PM brassy fanfare leading to collective tart brays from Tenor saxophonist David Murray’s quartet provided a unit sounding much larger than its three parts, the rousing finale, which included an extended avant- SAT JOEL WENHARDT TRIO 7:30PM —Clifford Allen jazz reading of “Body and Soul”. —Tom Greenland 11/5 EVAN SHERMAN BIG BAND 10:30PM TUES JON REGEN & 8PM 11/8 THE IMPOSTERS TIL LATE! M WED JON REGEN & 8PM O C . 11/9 THE IMPOSTERS TIL LATE! C Y N S THU WAYNE TUCKER 7:30PM R E 11/10 CHRIS NORTON 10PM G O R N FRI KEN FOWSER QUINTET 7:30PM H O N J 11/11 A FLOR DE TOLOACHE 10:30PM / I S G R I E H SAT G CARLOS ABADIE QUINTET 7:30PM A O N R 11/12 CHINO PONS 10:30PM N N A H L O A J Wadada Leo Smith @ Community Church of New York Bria Skonberg @ BRIC JazzFest WED PHILIP DIZACK 7:30PM 11/16 MARK WHITFIELD 10PM At heart, and as diverse as the contexts that surround Darcy James Argue’s release party at National him might be, drummer Ches Smith is a rock drummer. Sawdust (Oct. 2nd) for Real Enemies, his new Secret THU ANTOINE DRYE 7:30PM There’s nothing wrong with that—in fact, a drummer Society album addressing the prevalence of 11/17 CLAFFY 10PM who can focus on the beat while able to sight-read conspiratorial thinking in current society, couldn’t FRI KEN FOWSER QUINTET 7:30PM complex notation is rara avis indeed. As he wrapped up have been more topical. At a time when people’s trust 11/18 CARTE BLANCHE 10:30PM a week at The Stone, which included electro-acoustic in government/big business is at an all-time low, music and a Haitian drumming ensemble, Smith Argue’s music speaks—with a 18-piece musical bang— SAT NICK HEMPTON 7:30PM convened an expanded These Arches for two sets (Oct. to our darkest fears of the organized powers-that-be. 11/19 PAT VAN DYKE 10:30PM 1st). In this guise, the band featured regular conscripts Argue lurked over his ‘co-conspirators’ like a well- in guitarist Mary Halvorson, electric bassist Devin tailored undertaker, beating out the motley odd- Hoff and accordion player-electronic artist Andrea metered themes with deft flicks of his wrist, the Parkins, along with alto saxophonist Tim Berne and musicians stretched across the stage in two broad rows FRI KEN FOWSER 7:30PM trumpeter Steven Bernstein.