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Where To Go & Who To See Since 1982 looked from other instruments. “Since I was always tall for my age—I’m six foot six JOHN FEDCHOCK: now—I was intrigued by the trombone and was able to play the entire range of the Honoring tradition instrument earlier than most kids because of my height and reach.” By George Kanzler Two significant encounters pointed John toward what would become his career. When he was 12, an uncle gave him an album by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He was bowled over by Tommy’s playing: “His sound was incredible, otherworldly, and I was also impressed by how tight the big band was. I even tried to transcribe the arrangements to figure out how they worked.” Then, when he was in high school, the Woody Herman big band gave a concert at the school. “They played tunes by Chick Corea, John Coltrane, The Beatles,” remembers John, “showing me that big band jazz wasn’t just something from another era but could be as contempo- rary as any other kind of jazz.” John never forgot his admiration for Woody as he pursued his education at The Ohio State University and the Eastman School of Music. After graduation he land- ed his dream job with Woody, not only anchoring the trombone section but also serving as musical director and arranger ROMBONIST JOHN FEDCHOCK, for the band for seven years. “We toured 48 Tnow 63, belongs to the last generation or more weeks a year, so basically we lived of big band jazz musicians who traveled on the road, on the bus and in hotels,” the the road on buses. He toured with Woody trombonist says. Woody was not an Herman’s Thundering Herd from 1980 arranger, but he always knew what he until 1987, and after he settled in New wanted from his arrangers. Though he York he formed his own big band, the John never told them what to do, he would tell Fedchock New York Big Band, which cur- them when what they did was not his rently has released five recordings and is sound, since he had a definite idea of what still intermittently active. However, John’s his band’s sound should be. latest CD, Into the Shadows (Summit), When John left the road and settled in which he is celebrating with a virtual New York, the big band ethos was part of release video concert this month, is by his his blood, so he formed the John Fedchock NY Sextet. New York Big Band, recruiting for its “I model the sextet on classic quintets ranks from the myriad jazz musicians who and sextets of the [post-swing] era,” John call the New York-area home. says. Album tracks reference everyone At the same time, John continued to from Art Blakey (“Alpha Dog,” a Blakey develop his technique and mastery of the shuffle) to Richie Powell’s work for the trombone. “It’s called the instrument clos- Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet (“I est to the human voice,” he says, “and that Should Care” as scintillating hard bop). sound makes it unique. The sound comes There’s also a “Nature Boy” eschewing the before the notes, and every trombonist has usual ballad treatment for a swinging 12/8. his own personal sound. After Tommy For John, the sextet allows him to bring Dorsey, I was into Urbie Green’s sound.” some of the strategies of big band arrang- Since then, he’s also been influenced by ing into a more flexible and open format, such trombonists as Slide Hampton and with more individual space for soloists. Curtis Fuller, plus J.J. Johnson, specifical- Joining him in the sextet are Scott ly citing the album Stan Getz and J.J. Wendholt, trumpet and flugelhorn; Walt Johnson at the Opera House for rare exam- Weiskopf, tenor saxophone; Allen ples of J.J.’s extended improvisations. Farnham, piano; David Finck, bass, and Eric Halvorson, drums. The John Fedchock NY Sextet CD John grew up in what he calls “a non- release concert for Into the Shadows musical family” in Cleveland. In middle takes place March 21, part of William school he tried out for band and was fasci- Paterson University’s Jazz Room at nated by how different the trombone Home virtual concert series.

2 Blake cover photo by Jimmy Katz, Fedchock cover by Christopher Drukker. Fedchock photo this page by Sanja Antic.

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The Pause Refreshes: Making music with octogenarians George Coleman and Portinho was a “dream come true” for Brandi. “You don’t BRANDI DISTERHEFT always get that level of musicianship and support,” she muses. “George’s approach is By Elzy Kolb ‘Anything I can do to help.’ Portinho is gen- tle and diplomatic, very nurturing. At HE PANDEMIC PAUSE APPEARS times he’s very reserved, then you feel this Tto be winding down far sooner than force behind you. That’s why he’s known as Brandi Disterheft expected. When the the James Brown of Brazilian funk shutdown began, “I thought it would last samba!” five years, I was budgeting for the worst,” Despite the pause, Brandi has been says the Canada-born, New York-based “surprisingly busy,” composing, practicing, bassist, singer and composer. “I’m opti- focusing on videos and publicity for mistic now. I hope New York will recover Surfboard, working with a Zoom student quickly, and hope people will come back. It and more. “I miss going out, seeing friends, could be a wonderful playground for young hearing peers, hooting and hollering in the artists coming into the city.” audience,” she says. “As a bass player in According to Brandi, developing an “exit New York, I was working practically every strategy” is crucial as we look forward to night, but now I’ve had the time to buckle easing our way out of the pandemic era down and practice every day, trying on into a changed world. “I’m anxious about new repertoire, setting goals.” reopening, getting back to the grind, back Brandi’s been working on a wish list of to the hustle. I want to be ahead of the personnel and projects. “Lately I’ve been game when the time comes,” she notes. thinking I want to play with Russell Part of her plan includes finally getting a Malone,” she reveals. “He’s so funny. I love chance to officially celebrate her latest his music and respect him. He was so kind recording, Surfboard (Justin Time), which to me at jams in Toronto years ago.” came out at the end of 2020. “An album New Orleans-based singer and guitarist release is a good stepping stone to gigs,” Albanie Falletta is another name that pops Brandi muses. up in conversation. “I’ve been trying to do She describes Surfboard, her fifth CD, everything on my own, but it would be nice as “My interpretation of Brazilian jazz,” to put two brains together. I’d like to com- comprising originals, compositions by fel- pose for two voices and two instruments low bassists such as Oscar Pettiford and with another singer/player. I like to com- , standards, and seldom-heard pose music and would like to collaborate on pieces by Brazilian masters Antonio Carlos lyrics,” Brandi continues. “The writers in Jobim and Moacir Santos. Pianist Klaus the Great American Songbook did that all Mueller and drummer Portinho round out the time. I’d love to get together with some- Brandi’s trio, and NEA Jazz Master one like Albanie Falletta for a weekly col- George Coleman appears as a special guest. laboration to bang out some tunes.” Pianist Harold Mabern, who toured This month, Brandi is looking forward with the bassist after playing on her 2016 to debuting some of her recent composi- album, Blue Canvas, introduced Brandi to tions March 29 at Smalls Jazz Club, with the legendary saxophonist. “Harold and saxophonist Vincent Herring, pianist George grew up together in Memphis. It’s Anthony Wonsey, and drummer Joe so generous of these great giants to share Farnsworth. The foursome also plans to the music,” she says. “Seeing George play present several compositions by Cedar live drew me to him: He plays with such Walton. “Joe and Vincent both played with dexterity, prowess, power and speed. At him. Vincent is amazing, he doesn’t make the same time he’s so relaxed—he makes a mistake, even when reading through an everyone else sound like a Jamey original for the first time. His attention to Aebersold record!” detail is astounding, that’s probably why Cedar loved him.”

Brandi Disterheft plays Smalls Jazz Club March 29. Limited reservations may be available, in addition to the concert livestream at www.smallslive. com. She’s also set to play every Tuesday in March at The Flatiron Room, half of a duo with Anthony Wonsey. Check her website (www.brandidisterheft.com/news- item/47/brandis-club-live-7pm-show) for additional streams from Brandi’s Club Live.

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me, ‘My idea is trying to have people who are lesser known as leaders step into the JOHNATHAN forefront.’” But in spite of the release, Johnathan maintains an awareness of the BLAKE’S project as a cooperative ensemble. “They contributed so much to that record, not just with their playing but their composi- Vibe Expansion tions—their entire approach,” he says. “It felt like a very tight-knit group.” For Johnathan, the emergence of Trion By Stephanie Jones felt like a quick transition from distinct expressions to intuitive band. “We jelled,” FTER MORE THAN 20 YEARS ON he says. “I didn’t know how far out we Athe New York scene, Johnathan could take it—how much we could stretch Blake continues refining his craft. The the music. It wasn’t really until we started drummer and composer elevates his playing that I realized, Wow, I can go in so expression by creating disruptive contexts many different directions with this band. for spontaneity. “I really enjoy that free- We don’t have to play ’50s and ’60s dom of exploring the unknown,” he says, straight-ahead jazz. We can play some- “when anywhere each [band member] thing very free or some more Afrobeat decides to go, we can go in an instant, and stuff. It felt great to be able to document it’s cool.” that point in my career.” A longtime drummer for legendary lead- The moment documented, Johnathan ers Tom Harrell and , the shifted his creative energy toward a new prolific artist came up alongside creative sound. That summer, he called bassist guidance from his father, violinist and Dezron Douglas and pianist David composer John Blake, Jr. At their home in Virelles, his former bandmates from Ravi Philadelphia, John facilitated a deeply per- Coltrane’s quartet, and rounded out the sonal connection to music early in quintet with voices from the new genera- Johnathan’s development. In recent years, tion: young Blue Note artists saxophonist he’s further evolved his father’s commit- continued on page 11 ment to honest self-expression, assembling new projects that compel him to stretch and explore. Both his trio with bassist Linda May Han Oh and saxophonist Chris Potter, and his Pentad quintet have allowed Johnathan to nurture his dual artistries as leader and collaborator. “My approach to the [trio] record was, I just want us to go in and play, and whatever happens happens. And I felt like that record is a really honest representation of where we were at that time. It was no holds barred—just going for it.” Putting together the project that would become the 2019 release Trion, Johnathan sought a collaborative approach among fel- low risk-takers. He’d become familiar with Chris’ playing during their time together in the Mingus Big Band back in the ’90s. When acclaimed photographer and arts patron Jimmy Katz approached the drum- mer about releasing a trio project under his label, Giant Step Arts, Johnathan immediately thought of Linda as a bass player whom he trusted to be harmonically driven and wildly inventive. “She’s such a consummate professional,” he says. “She has great time, great harmony. And I thought, Man, this could really work.” The three artists began playing gigs at The Jazz Gallery under the name BOP— for Blake, Oh and Potter. Though Johnathan had come to consider the proj- ect a collective, Jimmy had requested he record the album as a leader. “He said to

6 Blake photo by Jimmy Katz.

ADRIAN opportunity for composing, arranging and recording offered by all the newly abun- CUNNINGHAM: dant free time. “I called Rachel Domber at Arbors Records, pitched the idea of a Making the Most of the Lockdown recording coming out of the pandemic, and she was all for it. Although unsure how it By Don Jay Smith would work since we couldn’t record in a studio, she gave her blessing. From there, I spent the next few weeks writing original tunes. It was something positive to focus on in uncertain times.” Out of that first composition, “It’s Alright,” has come a full-blown release from Professor Cunningham and His Old School, appropriately named The Lockdown Blues. The titles of Adrian’s originals are all reflective of the situation, including “A Quarantine Love Song,” “Sittin’ at Home, Drinkin’ Alone,” “Six Feet is Too Far From You,” “I’m Broke and She’s Gone,” “Lindy Hopper’s Lament,” and “Gimme a Sheet of that Sweet Sweet TP.” Versions of the Duke Ellington classic “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” and the traditional “Over in the Gloryland” round out the collection. HEN 2020 BEGAN, ADRIAN Produced by Bill Moss, the CD includes WCunningham was looking forward to trumpeter Jon Challoner, guitarist John a banner year. His recording Adrian Merrill, trombonist Dani Alonso, pianist Cunningham & His Friends Play Lerner & Alberto Pibiri, bassist Jim Robertson and Loewe (Arbors Records) had been just drummer Marti Elias. Their ability to released to great reviews, including record from home underscores how far Downbeat magazine’s assessment of it as technology has come. “We were fortunate “a straight-ahead jazz gem.” Featuring in so many ways,” Adrian notes. “First, pianist Fred Hersch, bassist John Hébert having a great engineer like Bill Moss was and drummer Eric McPherson, along with critical. He walked us through the process special guests trumpeter Randy Brecker and was always there to help us with the and trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, the best way to get a good sound. Second, album garnered a lot of airplay, and because the band has been together for so Adrian and his septet had more bookings long, we knew how we sounded. It gave us than ever. the necessary energy to make it as good as “Things were looking amazing,” the it is.” multi-instrumentalist and composer But there were still challenges: For recalls. “We had just come back from instance, Alberto had to plan his recording Thailand, and at the end of March we were times carefully to avoid noisy disruptions headed for a European tour.” Adrian and from a nearby Long Island train station. his bandmates went from ebullience to Originally from Australia and now liv- despondency in just a couple of weeks. “At ing in New York, Adrian has been called first I didn’t think that the crisis would “the Down Under sax star” by the Wall last but then the gigs began to get can- Street Journal and “Indispensable to New celed. Day after day, I was getting emails York’s jazz scene,” by Hot House Jazz with another date gone until my calendar Magazine, which awarded him the Fans was empty and I was left wondering what Decision Jazz Award for Saxophone. He to do.” The situation looked grim, as ven- has performed with a long list of jazz lumi- ues everywhere shuttered. naries including Wynton Marsalis, Jon But he maintained an upbeat attitude Batiste, Jeff Hamilton, and Vince and came to terms with the changes pretty Giordano and the Nighthawks. quickly. “I was walking through Central Fluent in traditional and modern gen- Park when a song just popped into my res, Adrian sums up his perspective by not- head,” he says. “Looking for something ing, “Jazz is one language just with differ- positive in a bad situation, I finished the ent accents.” Fortunately for us, he has song and I shared it with my band. continued to speak despite the pandemic. Recognizing that there was no way we could get together to play it, we decided to Adrian Cunningham celebrates the record remotely. So we did, and released release of The Lockdown Blues with a the video online. Despite our putting it March 26 virtual concert featuring together so quickly, it sounded pretty Professor Cunningham and His Old good.” School. On April 1st, he will perform With that, Adrian saw the unique live at Shanghai Jazz in Madison, NJ.

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7:30pm Harlem After Dark, Unplugged feat recurrent online events Allan Harris https://www.facebook.com/theallanharrisband DAILY 8:30pm Newvelle Online Listening Session Mark Morganelli https://mailchi.mp/newvelle-records/listeningses https://www.facebook.com/mark.morganelli sion?mc_cid=5b67c68e33&mc_eid=cdda309883

7pm Jay Leonhart https://www.facebook.com/jay.leonhart.33 Wednesdays

7:30pm Over the Hump w/Janice Friedman MONDAY-FRIDAY https://www.facebook.com/janicefriedmanmusic/ live 5pm Alternative Venues For Jazz https://www.facebook.com/groups/altvenuesfor 8pm WaHi Wednesday Jazz Hang jazz https://www.facebook.com/mark.kross.3

6pm Jazz in the Afternoon w/Mike Greensill https://www.facebook.com/mike.greensill Thursdays

12pm A Closer Listen w/Seton Hawkins & WEEKLY Yunie Mojica https://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy Sundays 6pm It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere w/John 2:30pm The Songbook Sessions w/Glenn Pizzarelli Crytzer Qrt https://www.facebook.com/johnpizzarelliofficial https://www.glenncrytzer.com/livestream 7:30pm In The Moment series w/Ken 5pm Champian Fulton Peplowski & Glenn Zaleski https://www.facebook.com/champianfulton https://www.facebook.com/ken.peplowski Rossano Sportiello’s Live at the Flat Live From Dizzy’s Club in Greenwich Village w/spec guest https://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1000130 14915972 Fridays 6pm Music on the Inside feat Music While We're Inside hosted by Antoinette Montague w/spec guests 6pm Ginetta Vendetta https://www.musicontheinside.org https://www.facebook.com/ginetta.silvi

7pm Kat Edmonson 7:30pm Friday Night Jazz “at” Kismat https://www.facebook.com/katedmonsonmusic https://www.facebook.com/kismatbar

8pm Acute Inflections https://www.facebook.com/acuteinflections Saturdays

1pm Jazz Vocal Repertoire Hang w/Marian- ne Solivan Mondays https://www.facebook.com/groups/1373847377120 45 7:30pm Emmet Cohen Trio Live From Emmet’s 2:30pm Covid Comfort & Beyond concert https://www.facebook.com/heyemmet series w/Larry & Jake Newcomb https://www.facebook.com/larrynewcombgui tarmethod Tuesdays 6pm Monika Herzig 12pm A Closer Listen w/Seton Hawkins & https://fb.me/e/2WnKop52d Yunie Mojica https://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub 5:30pm 72andsong series w/Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano 6pm Ginetta Vendetta https://www.facebook.com/eric.comstock1 https://www.facebook.com/ginetta.silvi 9pm Tamir Hendelman http://www.tamirhendelman.com

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MARCH LISTINGS **The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 W. Marlboro, NY. www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. **The FLATIRON ROOM: 37 W 26th St. (bet *outdoor weather permitting 6th Ave. & Bway.). NYC. 212-725-3860. **indoor subject to COVID regulations www.theflatironroom.com. Sets: Sun&Tues- Thurs 6-9pm; Fri-Sat 6-10pm. Sun: “King” ADRIAN CUNNINGHAM: https://www.face Solomon Hicks; Tues: Brandi Disterheft book.com/adrian.cunningham.14. Mar 26: Duo; Wed: Susan Tobocman Duo; Thurs: 7pm livestream Professor Cunningham & Miss Maybell & The Jazz Age; Fri: Yael Dray His Old School. Trio; Sat: except 03/6 The Blicker Blues ALTERNATIVE GUITAR SUMMIT: Band. www.alternativeguitarsummitcamp.com/ FLUSHING TOWN HALL: http://www.flush ags-online. Mar 6-7: online camp feat 03/6 ingtownhall.org/all-virtual-events. Mar 10: 10:30am Masterclass (MC) w/Adam Levy & 7pm online Jam w/Carol Sudhalter. Sheryl Bailey, 12:30pm MC w/Nels Cline & FRIDAYS AT FIVE: https://www.sfjazz.org/fri Joel Harrison, 2:30pm MC w/Adam Rogers & daysatfive. Fri: 5pm online. Mar 5: Laurie Mike Stern, 4:30pm MC w/Bill Frisell, 7:30pm Anderson & Tammy Hall; 12: ACS Trio; 19: Ben Monder & Adam Rogers, 03/7 10:30am w/Terence MC w/Joel Harrison & Mike Stern, 12:30pm Blanchard, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Kronos MC w/Nels Cline, 2:30pm MC w/Ben Monder, Qrt, Members of SFJAZZ Collective & more; 4:30pm MC w/Adam Rogers & Sheryl Bailey; 26: Jane Monheit. 20: 8pm Honoring Pat Martino feat Adam HARLEM AFTER DARK, UNPLUGGED Rogers & Peter Bernstein + Dave Stryker & FEAT ALLAN HARRIS: https://www.face Paul Bollenback + Rez Abbasi & Jeff Miles + book.com/theallanharrisband. 1st Fri: 2pm Oz Noy & Nir Felder + Sheryl Bailey & Ed online. Cherry + Joel Harrison Solo + spec guest HARTFORD JAZZ SOCIETY: http://hartford Kurt Rosenwinkel Solo; 21: 2pm Nguyen Le jazzsociety.com/events. Online. Mar 6 2pm-7 + Nels Cline + Michael Gregory Jackson + 2pm: Greg Abate Qrt; 8: 7-8:30pm Rich Wolfgang Muthspiel + Mary Halvorson Goldstein & Organ Trio; 14: 3-4pm Kyoko w/Tomas Fujiwara + Henry Kaiser + Anthony Oyobe Qrt; 20: 6:30-8:30pm Atla & Matt Pirog. DeChamplain; 21: 3-4pm Jimmy Gavagan AN DIE MUSIK: https://andiemusiklive.com. Ens; 28: 3-4pm New England Jazz Ens. Livestream: $10 adm. Mar 6: 3pm Bill Heid Trio; 7: 3pm Renee Tannenbaum Trio; 12: JACKSON ROOM: https://www.jackson 7pm Alex Brown & Victor Provost; 21: 7pm room.com. Last Sat: 8:30pm $10 adm 3D Jazz Trio. livestream Ed Jackson Qrt. BAR BAYEUX: https://barbayeux.com. Wed: 8- JAMAICA CENTER FOR ARTS AND 11pm livestream free adm Keyed Up series. LEARNING: https://www.jcal.org/thursday- Mar 3: Melissa Aldana Qrt; 10: Marta night-jazz. Mar 11: 7pm livestream Amirtha Sanchez Qnt; 17: Adam Nussbaum & the Kidambi. Lead Belly Project; 24: Marcus Strickland; JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: https://jazz 31: Johnathan Blake. atlincolncenter.squarespace.com/virtual- season. Mar 26: 7:30pm $20 adm virtual The BIRDLAND: https://www.birdlandjazz.com. Mar 20: East Coast Jazz Festival online feat Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch w/Wynton 5pm David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Marsalis, Chris Crenshaw, Melanie Charles, Eternity Band + Ken Peplowski & Rossano Shenel Johns & Ashley Pezzotti. Sportiello Duo, 7pm Ben Allison, Ted Nash & JAZZ FORUM @ HOME: https://www.face Steve Cardeans + Champian Fulton Qrt, 9pm book.com/jazzforumclub/live. Thurs: 7- Houston Person Qrt + Veronica Swift 7:30pm livestream. Mar 4: Alan Broadbent w/Emmet Cohen Trio. Trio; 11: Brecker Plays Rovatti; 18: Hendrik Meurkens & Paul Bollenback; 20: 8-9:15pm BLUES ALLEY: http://www.bluesalley.com. 8pm: livestream. Mar 1: Dave Kline Band; 8: $15 adm Kenny Barron Trio; 25: James Dani Cortaza; 15: Feedel Band; 20: East Weidman. Coast Jazz Festival feat 6pm Miki Yamana- The JAZZ GALLERY: https://www.jazz ka, 8pm Eri Yamamoto, 10pm Yoko Miwa. gallery.org. Sets: Mon 6pm online Lockdown Sessions; Thurs 7:30&9:30pm livestream. *BODEGUITA: 6 Suydam St. Brooklyn. www.bodeguitabar.com. Thurs: 6-9pm Mar 1: In Conversation w/Miguel Zenón feat Gotham Yardbird Sanctuary feat Rie John Scofield; 4: Now Vs. Now; 8: Nortonk, Yamaguchi-Borden (except 03/11 feat Ai Kyle Saunier, Gian Slater, Desmond White; Murakami) w/guests. Mar 4: Kazu Pf, Steve 11: Antonio Sanchez; 18: Nir Felder; 25: Arta Whipple & Ned Goold; 11: Chris Flory & Lee Jekabsone. Hudson; 18: Greg Glassman & Matt Clifford; JAZZ HOUSE KiDS: https://www.facebook. 25: Julia Banholzer & Reid Taylor. com/jazzhousekids. Mar 18 5pm, 31 8pm: livestream Ralph Pucci Annual Jazz Set feat CHRIS’ JAZZ CAFE: https://www.chrisjazz cafe.com. Livestream. Mar 1: 7pm Chris conversation with Christian McBride Aschman Electric Qrt; 20: East Coast Jazz w/guest Wynton Marsalis. Festival feat 6pm Alex Claffy Qrt w/Sonny JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM: http://jazzmu Step, 8pm The New Ari Hoenig Trio, 10pm seuminharlem.org. Online. Mar 2: Desert Orrin Evans Qrt w/spec guest Immanuel Island Discs feat Camille Thurman; 16: 2pm Wilkins. Music on the Brain w/Helen Sung; 23: 7pm Jazz and Social Justice feat tba. DACAMERA: https://www.dacamera.com. Mar 23: 8pm online Aaron Diehl. JAZZ WAHI: https://jazzwahi.org/vocal-series. Mar 4: 8pm online Jazz Wahi Vocal series **DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware Water Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570- feat Louise Rogers & Mark Kross. 424-2000. Sets/adm: Sun 5-7pm, free; Fri-Sat JAZZAID LIVE: At the Banyan Bowl. 6&8pm, Fri $10/Sat $15; $20 min/seat. Mar https://jazzaid.eduvision.tv/liveevents. Mar 19: Hot Takes Trio; 20: Lew Tabackin Trio; 13: 8pm livestream Joey Alexander Trio. 21: Nancy Reed Solo; 26: The 3D Trio; 27: JAZZVOICE.COM: https://www.jazzvoice. Nancy & Spencer Reed; 28: Walt Bibinger com. Online masterclasses. Mar 2: 9pm Solo. Sachal Vasandani; 7: 3pm Gretchen Parlato; 21: 3pm Dominique Eade; 29: 9pm Alexis Cole.

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KARRIN ALLYSON: https://karrin.com. 3rd SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: Sun: 4pm online. https://smokejazz.com. Fri-Sat: 8pm **KEYSTONE KORNER BALTIMORE: 1350 livestream. Lancaster St. Baltimore, MD. 410-946-6726. SOAPBOX GALLERY: https://www.soapbox www.keystonekornerbaltimore.com. Also gallery.org. 8-9pm: livestream. Mar 2: David livestream. Mar 20: East Coast Jazz Festival Berkman; 3: David Kikoski & Boris Kozlov feat 5pm Obasi Akoto Oceanic Jazz Orch + Duo; 4: Spin Cycle; 5: Misha Piatigorsky & Jean Carn & Company, 7pm Cyrus Chestnut Benny Benack III; 9: Paul Jost Qrt; 11: & Affirmation, 9pm Big Chief Donald Kendra Shank Trio; 13: Steve Sandberg; 16: Harrison Band; 28: 6:30pm Bill Warfield & Steve Cardenas; 17: Jim Ridl; 19: Hayes The Hell's Kitchen Funk Orch. Greenfield & Dean Johnson Duo; 20: Chris Morrissey; 21: Sylvie Courvoisier/Ned **MARTINSVILLE TAVERN: 1979 Washing- Rothenberg/Gerald Cleaver; 23: Michael ton Valley Rd. Martinsville, NJ. 732-563- Feinberg; 24: Zach Brock; 25: Marcos 1717. www.martinsvilletavern.com. Wed: Varela, Lex Korten, Mark Whitfield Jr Trio; 5:30pm Chris DeVito & Greg Grispart. 26: Dan Blake. **MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway. Nyack, NY. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. SOPAC: https://www.sopacnow.org/events. 845-535-3143. Mar 6: 3&8pm online Claudia Acuña. METROPOLITANZOOM: https://metropolitan *TERRAZA 7: 40-19 Gleane St. Queens. 718- zoom.com. Mar 20: 7-8:30pm livestream 803-9602. www.terraza7.com. Carrie Jackson. **TOMI JAZZ: 239 E 53rd St. (bet 2nd & 3rd **MINTON’S PLAYHOUSE: 206 W 118th St. Aves.). Lower level. NYC. 646-497-1254. (bet St. Nicholas Ave. & Adam Clayton www.tomijazz.com. Powell Blvd.). www.mintonsharlem.com. VILLAGE VANGUARD ONLINE: https: 212-243-2222. //www.villagevanguard.com. Fri-Sat: 9pm MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM: https://www. livestream. montclairartmuseum.org/events/museum- VOCAL JAZZ JAM: https://www.facebook. events/mam-after-hours-art-meets-jazz. Mar com/jocelynmedinamusic. Sun: 6-9pm 11: 7pm free adm online Art Meets Jazz online Vocal Jazz Jam by Jocelyn Medina w/Isaiah J. Thompson. w/spec guest + 7pm jam. Mar 7: Florencia NJPAC: https://www.njpac.org. 7pm: online. Begue + Federico Lechner; 14: Sivan Arbel. Mar 9: Jazz couples by Dorthaan Kirk feat WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: Paquito D’Rivera & Brenda Feliciano, T.S. https://www.wpunj.edu/wppresents/jazz- Monk & Gale Monk, Adegoke Steve Colson room-series. 4pm: livestream Jazz Room & Iqua Colson; 16: Duet on Social Justice by Series at Home. Mar 7: Johnathan Blake’s Christian McBride w/Nikki Giovanni. Pentad; 21: John Fedchock’s New York Sxt. PREGONES/PRTT: https://www.facebook. WINTER JAZZ FEST: https://www.winterjazz com/pregonesprtt. Mar 1-29: March is Music fest.com. Online: 7pm. Mar 10: Fertile online feat 03/1 7:30pm Desmar Guevara, Ground by Niama Safia Sandy feat Matana 03/13 8pm Alejandro “Alex” García Roberts w/guest tba; 11: Jazz & Gender Talk AfroMantra, 03/20 8pm Yasser Tejeda & series by Sarah Elizabeth Charles. Palotré, 03/27 8pm Hommy Ramos’ Hot House is not responsible for any inaccuracies in Trombeatz. the listings which may have occured from late changes RAMSEY LEWIS: https://www.stageit.com. or pandemic related closures. Please check websites Last Sat: 2pm online Ramsey Lewis pres- for up to date calendars. ents Saturday Salon. ROULETTE: https://www.roulette.org. 8pm: livestream. Mar 4: Elliott Sharp & SysOrk; 5: Tomas Fujiwara w/Meshell Ndegeocello; 27: Sign-up for our E-ALERT at www.hothousejazz.com and Immanuel Wilkins. be the 1st to know when the latest Hot House SCULLERS JAZZ CLUB: https://scullers is available online. jazz.com. 7:30pm: online. Mar 6: Jeremy Pelt; 12: Soweto Kinch; 13: Greg Abate & SUBSCRIBE TO Tim Ray; 20: East Coast Jazz Festival feat 6pm Christian Sands, 8pm Keyon Harrolds, 10pm Tia Fuller. SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison, NJ. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. SHAPESHIFTER LAB: https://www. shapeshifterlab.com. Livestream. Mar 6: 5pm Take Off Collective; 7: 6pm Thana Alexa. **SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183 W 10th St. (bet Here’s your chance to celebrate New York Jazz 7th Ave. & W 4th St.). Basement. NYC. 212- and receive Hot House by mail. Fill out the coupon 252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Also livestream. Sets: 5&7pm. Mar 1: Evan below and send with check or money order for $37, Sherman; 2: Abraham Burton; 3: Francisco ($39 for Canada, $50 for foreign subscribers), or Mela; 4: Sam Newsome; 5: Jeremy Dutton; get your subscription online at www.hothouse- 6: Keyon Harrold; 7: Alan Broadbent; 8: Ethan Iverson; 9: Bruce Harris; 10: Jerome jazz.com and we’ll send you HOT HOUSE maga- Sabbagh; 11: Rachel Z; 12: Wayne zine at the start of each month. That’s twelve Escoffery; 13: Jeremy Pelt; 14: Miki issues of Hot House magazine delivered to you by Yamanaka; 15: Joe Farnsworth; 16: Frank first class mail. Lacy; 17: George Burton; 18: Ed Cherry; 19: Brandon Sanders; 20: East Coast Jazz

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JAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROW Bill Crow's books "Jazz Anecdotes" and "From Birdland to Broadway" can be found at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com along with many interesting photos and links. Giacomo Gates told me he did an outdoor festival in Chesterfield, Maryland about twen- ty years ago. Keter Betts was in the rhythm section. Giacomo had a young lady with him that he said “was an okay singer, and gorgeous.” He had her sit in on “All of Me,” singing the melody while he sang a vocalise to Illinois Jacquet's recorded solo. When they finished the tune, for a comedic punch, Giacomo turned to the girl and licked her cheek. Everyone laughed and applauded as she walked off stage. Keter Betts looked at Giacomo, grinned and said, "Say man, don't do that in front of my bass!"

BLAKE...continued from page 6 standing. “That relationship with melody Immanuel Wilkins and vibraphonist Joel is something I look for, and I hadn’t really Ross. He dubbed the new ensemble found it in the up-and-coming younger Pentab. After a successful hit at the players. It’s more intellectual, very Village Vanguard, Pentad headed into the heady—a lot of notes and not a lot of studio to record the band’s forthcoming breathing. With these two, they really sing release. melodies.” While he knew that Dezron and In his pursuit of pushing his own David—as well as Kris Davis who per- artistry in new directions, Johnathan has formed for part of their week at the found that generational cross-pollination Vanguard—would take the music where it goes both ways. “I would hip them to cer- wanted to go, Johnathan was delighted to tain records and, in turn, they’d be hipping observe how well Immanuel and Joel could me to new music from their generation intuit the same melodic nuance and spon- that I hadn’t known to check out,” he says. taneity the older players had come to mas- “I feel like I’ve learned quite a bit from ter. “They’re very mature—way past their them, and I hope that they’ve learned from years—with the way they play,” he says. me, too.” Johnathan first performed with the young instrumentalists during a Smalls Johnathan Blake’s Pentad, featur- Jazz Club gig he co-led with Dezron: “I ing Dezron Douglas on bass, Kris thought, Wow, they’re really bringing Davis on piano, Immanuel Wilkins on something different.” Part of the substance alto saxophone and Joel Ross on of their sound, Johnathan posits, derives vibraphone, livestreams March 7 from from close attention they’ve paid to what’s William Paterson’s Jazz Room Series come before them. Johnathan believes that at Home; his trio livestreams from Bar Joel and Immanuel coming up in Chicago Bayeux (www.facebook.com/ bar- and Philly, respectively, only enhances bayeux) March 31. their highly sophisticated melodic under-

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House

Contributing Photographer Digging in my archive while waiting and hoping for the quarantine to be over and for live music to come back. Life certainly isn’t the same without it. Here, drummer and trum- peter-flugelhornist Mark Morganelli seem as if they are solving the problems of the world at the Yamaha Artist Services Piano Salon in New York. Victor was about to play a WBGO radio members’ event with pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Mark, who runs the very successful Jazz Forum in Tarrytown, was among the guests.

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STAY-IN TUNES Late Winter New CD Releases

Professor Cunningham & His Old School Lockdown Blues (Arbors Records, January 15) Adrian Cunningham, clarinet, sax & vocals; Jonathan Challoner, trumpet; Dani Alonso, trombone; Alberto Pibiri, piano; John Merrill, guitar; Jim Robertson, bass; Marti Elias, drums.

Jakob Bro Uma Elmo (ECM Records, February 21) Jakob Bro, guitar; Arve Henriksen, trumpet & piccolo trumpet; Jorge Rossy, drums.

Bruce Brown Death Of Expertise (Triangle7, February 26) Bruce Brown, vocals; John Harkins, piano; Brendan Clarke, bass; Andrew Dickeson, drums; Steve Brien, guitar; Steve Crum, trumpet; Glen Berger, sax & alto flute.

Joe Chambers Samba de Maracatu (Blue Note Records, February 26) Brad Merritt, piano & synth; Steve Haines, bass; Joe Chambers, drums, vibes & percussion; with guests Stephanie Jordan, vocals & MC Parrain, rap vocals.

Dave Stryker Baker's Circle (Strikezone Records, March 5) Dave Stryker, guitar; Walter Smith III, tenor sax; Jared Gold, organ; McClenty Hunter, drums; Mayra Casales, percussion.

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Hailey Brinnel I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles (Outside in Music//Next Level, March 5) Hailey Brinnel, vocals, trombone & arrangements; Andrew Carson, trumpet; Sam Bishoff, clarinet; Silas Irvine, piano; Dariel Peniazek, guitar; Joe Plowman, bass; Dan Monaghan, drums.

Brian Charette Power From The Air (SteepleChase, March 12) Brian Charette, B3; Itai Kriss, flute; Mike DiRubbo, alto sax; Kenny Brooks, tenor sax; Karel Ruzicka, bass clarinet; Brian Fishler, drums.

Charles Lloyd & The Marvels Tone Poem (Blue Note Records, March 12) Charles Lloyd, tenor sax & alto flute; Bill Frisell, guitar; Reuben Rogers, bass; Eric Harland, drums; Greg Leisz, steel guitar.

Harold Danko Spring Garden (SteepleChase, March 12) Harold Danko, piano; Rich Perry, tenor sax; Jay Anderson, bass; Jeff Hirshfield, drums.

Reggie Quinerly New York Nowhere (Redefinition Records, March 12) Antoine Drye, trumpet; John Ellis, tenor sax; John Chin, piano; Sean Conly, bass; Reggie Quinerly, drums.

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Andrew Van Tassel Shape-Shifter (Brooklyn Jazz Underground Records, March 19) Andrew Van Tassel, alto & soprano sax & effects; Michael Mayo, vocals; Lucas Hahn, piano; Alex Goodman, guitar; Rick Rosato, bass; Kush Abadey, drums; Alex Van Gils, electronics.

Behn Gillece Still Doing Our Thing (Posi-Tone Records, March 19) Behn Gillece, vibes; Art Hirahara, piano; Boris Kozlov, bass; Rudy Royston, drums; Nicole Glover, sax.

Greg Skaff Polaris (SMK Jazz, March 19) Greg Skaff, guitar; Ron Carter, bass; Albert "Tootie" Heath, drums.

Michael Wolff Live @ Vitellos (Sunnyside Records, March 19th) Mark Isham, trumpet; Michael Wolff, piano; John. B Williams, bass; Mike Clark, drums.

Veronica Swift This Bitter Earth (Mack Avenue Records, March 19) Veronica Swift, vocals; Emmet Cohen, piano; Yasushi Nakamura, bass; Bryan Carter, drums; Aaron Johnson, alto sax, bass flute & flute; Armand Hirsch, guitar; Steven Feifke, Ryan Paternite, Will Wakefield, Stone Robinson Elementary School Choir & Walton Middle School Girls Choir, background vocals; Lavina Pavlish & Meitar Forkosh, violin; Andrew Griffin, viola; Susan D. Mandel, cello.

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Daniele Germani A Congregation of Folks (GleAM Records, March 26) Daniele Germani, sax; Justin Salisbury, piano; Giuseppe Cucchiara, bass; Jongkuk Kim, drums.

Dr. Lonnie Smith Breathe (Blue Note Records, March 26) John Ellis, tenor sax; Jason Marshall, baritone sax; Sean Jones, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Dr. Lonnie Smith, organ; Jonathan Kreisberg, guitar; Johnathan Blake, drums; Richard Bravo, percussion; Alicia Olatuja & Iggy Pop, vocals.

Jihye Lee Orchestra Daring Mind (Motéma, March 26) Jihye Lee, composition & arrangements; Sean Jones, guest artist, trumpet; Ben Kono, Rob Wilkerson, Quinsin Nachoff, Jeremy Powell & Carl Maraghi, reeds; Brian Pareschi, John Lake & Alex Norris, trumpet; Mike Fahie, Alan Ferber, Nick Grinder, Mark Patterson & Jennifer Wharton, trombone; Adam Birnbaum & Haeun Joo, piano; Sebastian Noelle, guitar; Evan Gregor, bass; Mark Ferber, drums.

Jim Snidero Live at the Deer Head Inn (Savant Records, March 26th) Jim Snidero, alto sax; Orrin Evans, piano; Peter Washington, bass; Joe Farnsworth, drums.

15 IT'S TIME FOR A PARADIGM SHIFT IN HOW WE PERCEIVE THE HISTORY AND ORIGINS OF JAZZ Afro Brazilian Ketu Candomble has powerful parallel evolution to grooves, phrasings in solos and composi- tions in Jazz history. This is one more reason to go back and look again, at the master innovators, and understand where they were coming from, and the concepts they were working with.

“The splang a lang cymbal jazz ride can be found embedded in BRAVUM. That is the whole swing era ...” Andrew Scott Potter

Katatau Jack Joao Potter Olodum Bons Ritmos Artist

The late Bira Reis , Pelorinho icon and mentor to Bons Ritmos about Ketu Candomble

Joplin, Jelly Roll, Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives, Ellington, Tatum,James P. Johnson, Basie, Miles, Trane, Wayne and many more, all can be found in the Jazket series. youtube search: "Jazket, Andrew Scott Potter, All Chapters Combined" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eo7NNuHGa_M&t=982s “ BATA (not Cuban "Bata” ) can go inside any good jazz ballad that has some kind of groove ...” Andrew Scott Potter No one has gone this deep into the connections of Ketu Candomble and the history of Jazz, and you can never listen to Jazz the same way again if you perceive the reality of what Andrew Scott Potter has discovered. “You could fit a Ketu Candomble rhythm to all the cuts on "Kind Of Blue" by Miles Davis “... Andrew Scott Potter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26i3bVsz508 For any name Jazz musician, the sidemen who back them up, the working jazz players and students, this will inform you of things that are already in you that you have been playing. It will solidify concepts you are dealing with. For listeners, critics and promoters, it will give you a fundimental understanding of the blue print of the foundations of jazz, and blues, funk, rock and hip hop.

“ Louis Armstrong used a cadence that is very much like OPANIJE on much of the phrasings in his soloing on his classic “Hot Fives” records ..." Andrew Scott Potter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdlvgrjRwtI&t=679s

The CD, from the Bons Ritmos Youtube channel, Jazz Standards / Afro Brazilian Rhythms, is a great example of how these cadences fit with jazz standards, the grooves, the phrases in solos and phrases in compositions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzu6KOrvFTM&t=88s

For shows featuring jazz standards with Ketu Candomble, clinics about Ketu rhythms as foundation to jazz grooves, Afro Brazilian dance, contact [email protected]