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F YOU WERE TO CONSTRUCT A Iprototype for a hard-working, New York jazz musician, the Harlem-born, Brooklyn- based pianist, organist, bandleader and educator Danny Mixon would be the model. In the five decades he's been on the scene, he played with the brightest stars in the business, including Frank Foster, Charles Mingus, Yuseff Lateef, Pharoah Sanders, Betty Carter, Kenny Dorham, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Cecil Payne. Danny replaced Bobby Timmons in Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, and was musi- cal director at Harlem's famed Lenox the piano sparingly, and his trademark Lounge until its 2012 closing. Danny, keyboard prowess slowly made its way whose latest recording, Pass it On, came back to Danny's fingers. "I started playing out in 2015, was a student of piano master songs that I knew by heart," he notes, "and Sir Roland Hanna. there were a lot of things that as a pianist Often expressing his moving and mod- I needed to work on, like scales and chords ern pianism in the trio and organ quartet … So all of that helped me to start playing formats, Danny has worked a multitude of the piano again." gigs in recent years. He could be found at On August 10, 11 and 13, listeners can The New School as an adjunct professor, hear the fruits of Mixon's pianistic wood- appearing with vocalist Antoinette shedding when he performs outdoors at Montague in New Jersey, busy with the the Piano in Bryant Park (PIBP) series in Jazz Foundation of America, and fronting Manhattan, in a rare solo setting. A popu- his organ quartet at Showman's Jazz Club lar performance program in the city for two in Harlem. Then COVID-19 shut every- decades, PIBP has showcased the city's thing down. Danny recalls wondering, finest stride, ragtime and modern jazz "Where in the world are we going?" pianists. Other jazz piano greats, including "People starving. People on the food Terry Waldo and Russ Kassoff among oth- lines. How am I going to pay my rent? I ers, also will appear in the midday events. didn't know what was going to be the next The program's return will no doubt be move by the government. There were welcomed by music lovers starved for the protests in the cities. It was [the fear of] live performances that disappeared during the unknown. There was a lot going on, the COVD-19 quarantine. Listeners are mentally," the pianist reveals. encouraged to wear masks and practice For the first time in his life, Danny social distancing while enjoying Danny’s went months without a gig. Quarantined potpourri of original compositions and at home, he fell into the kind of funk you standards. "It's part of my character and wouldn't wish on a musician: the funk of chemistry to play different styles of music," inactivity, brought on by the mental he says. "I like a little funk, the bossa nova, fatigue of dealing with the unfamiliar and the waltz, different meters … So I'm going unpredictable times that lay ahead. "I was- to demonstrate my ability to do all of that, n't motivated to touch my piano," he and make people smile, make people heal, muses. "I had no feeling for it. The only make people's spirit come up." thing I had a feeling for was the melodica. When the virus is brought to bay, and It was my best friend." things return to some altered form of nor- A handheld instrument developed in malcy, Danny hopes that hunger for live the '50s, the melodica combines a small music will be a boon for the jazz communi- keyboard with a mouthpiece. It's often ty, and will inspire a deeper appreciation heard in genres like folk, world and pop for the music. "I hope that jazz comes back music, with Brazilian composer Hermento harder than ever," he muses. "I hope that Pascoal, Jamaican reggae star Augustus people come out and support the music and Pablo and jazz pianist Jon Batiste among the musicians, and the young people who the melodica's well-known performers. "I are playing. And I'd like the clubs to be would pick it up when I was watching TV," more respectful to the musicians and pro- Danny explains. "I saw a commercial I mote them. That's what I'd like to see." Iiked, and figured out the chords for the ear training, the melody to learn the lines Danny Mixon plays lunchtime con- and the rhythm. That got me going." certs at Bryant Park August 10, 11 A month and a half later, he returned to and 13.

2 Cole cover photo by Alfie Goodrich, Mixon by Melanie Futorian. 3 the rhythm tracks himself, then played sax MARK MORGANELLI over it. We've had Bob James, Karrin Man on Wire Allyson, Jimmy Greene, a great lineup." The Jazz Forum's third anniversary cel- By Elzy Kolb ebration went online, with Mark and gui- tarist Roni Ben-Hur, bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Tony Jefferson mask- ing up and taking the stage for the only live stream so far from the empty club. "We got about 6,500 views for that," Mark points out. "People are interested. We got about 10,000 each for Donald Harrison and Bob James." Mark and Ellen produce weekly Jazz Forum @ Home blog posts and e-blasts with news, photos and links to video clips of past club performances. The tag line says it all: Because music sustains us. They've instituted a fund-raising campaign, Jazz Together, to stay connected to OME PEOPLE COMPLAIN OF the community and support jazz musicians. Sboredom and too much time on their Just before this interview, sponsors hands. Mark Morganelli is not among pulled the plug on Mark's long-running them. In pre-pandemic times, he was a series of free summer concerts held in perpetual motion machine, figuring out county parks. "I had 25 acts booked lineups for his Jazz Forum club in already, I had banners made," he laments. Tarrytown, working with visual artists for With New York's Stage 4 reopening regula- exhibitions in the venue, planning outdoor tions mandating gatherings of no more concert series and special events, looking than 50 people, "We'd have had to make it ahead to the next project, the next year, a ticketed event. It wouldn't be feasible—a the next challenge. And practicing, practic- crowd of 700 to 1,200 is usual for each of ing, practicing. our outdoor concerts," he says. "This is the It's different these days. The first time in 35 years we haven't had a free Westchester County-based multi-instru- summer series." mentalist (trumpet, flugelhorn, piano), A few days later, state officials declared composer, arranger, producer and entre- that the Jazz Forum must remain closed. preneur is still busy, still generating lists Mark's still waiting. By press time, and lineups, still talking to sponsors and there was no final decision on whether a drawing up contracts. But now a lot of deci- series of outdoor gigs in Sleepy Hollow fea- sions are out of his hands. It's not up to turing Mark's Brazilian Trio with Eddie just Mark and his wife and partner, Ellen Monteiro and Nanny Assis, would go off as Prior, to determine how many of their care- planned. fully plotted events, programs and per- Each day starts with music, with Mark formances will actually come to fruition. playing trumpet or flugelhorn or piano, As we scheduled this interview, Mark recording a short clip he shares on was waiting to find out if the club—closed Facebook. "That's my morning music, I since Friday, March 13—could reopen, if post it every day, usually by 7 a.m. It's a his summer concert series was a go, if minute or so, just playing the melody of a upcoming gigs with his trio would stay on beautiful tune, a standard, something from the calendar. the Great American Songbook, maybe But waiting isn't the same as doing something Brazilian or an original. It's a nothing. In recent months Mark's energy salve to the spirit," the multi-instrumen- level seems to have ratcheted up, as he talist says. While recognizing all that's strategizes ways to keep the shuttered happening in the world, Mark's sense of Jazz Forum viable and visible. He has run humor shows no sign of flagging. He's the metrics of opening with a smaller audi- recently penned a pair of topical originals: ence. He learned more than he'd ever "COVID Blues" and "Corona Calypso." imagined about crowd flow, air flow, social "We gotta stay sane," he advises. distancing, between-set sanitation. He worries, "Will people come out? I want to Check out the weekly live streams open, but it's got to be safe. People have to every Thursday at 7 p.m. at www.face feel safe." book.com/jazzforumclub; find info on He's turned his focus to a variety of web upcoming gigs, Jazz Forum member- initiatives, including Facebook streaming ship, Jazz Forum @ Home blog, Jazz a live performance from a musician's home Together campaign and other initia- each Saturday. "It takes us 10 to 20 hours tives at jazzforumarts.org; Mark a week to prepare for each remote perform- Morganelli’s daily music posts are ance," Mark notes. "Donald Harrison available at www.facebook.com/mark. streamed from New Orleans. He recorded morganelli.

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Since leaving the military, she has recorded several critically acclaimed CDs and performed at many of the world's best- known venues, including The Carlyle, Carnegie Hall, Birdland, Jazz at Lincoln Center and the Blue Note. Not only has she built an enthusiastic and loyal fan base, she has been recognized by critics as a superb jazz singer. Jonathan Schwartz called her "one of the great voic- es of today" and New York Times critic Stephen Holder praised her singing as "exquisite." A passionate and popular teacher, NYONE WHO ENJOYS SINGING, Alexis heads the jazz vocal program at Awhether on stage or just in the shower, SUNY Purchase College. "I get a lot of joy may want to check out JazzVoice.com, an from teaching and I'm so happy to give all extensive program created by acclaimed of these great artists the opportunity to vocalist Alexis Cole. Billed as an online reach students," she notes. "Just as I write jazz vocal education community, a song or sing a line, working with stu- JazzVoice.com offers regular programs dents to create their own authentic inter- designed to foster artistic growth in the pretations is making art." craft and art of making music. In addition to booking private lessons, A well-worn proverb reminds us that JazzVoice.com offers three tiers of mem- "necessity is the mother of invention," and bership starting at $15 a month. "I don't the pandemic has given Alexis plenty of want to exclude anybody, so we've priced time and inspiration to let her creativity the various programs to be extremely take over. She explains, "I had to complete affordable," Alexis says. "Depending on the semester teaching online and had their membership, people can attend our great success with it. At the same time, I weekly Zoom master classes, participate in realized that my colleagues were also weekly skills-building workshops, and dip doing online teaching, and would be home into our program archives." for a while. So it seemed as though JazzVoice.com even offers a monthly JazzVoice was an idea meant to be. I just networking hang with working profession- needed to decide that it was right for me, als and the roster of online teachers. and after several days of thinking I bought Upcoming master classes include: the domain and haven't looked back." Catherine Russell, August 4; Vanessa Alexis recruited many of the singers she Rubin, August 12; Jay Clayton, August 23; knows to become online instructors, offer- and Sheila Jordan, September 2. ing master classes, private lessons and Upcoming professional development ses- small group instruction. The online faculty sions include Building Your Fan Base, includes Cyrille Aimée, Nicole Henry, Crafting Your Message, and Ask a Pro, Karrin Allyson, Paul Jost, Catherine with recording engineer Katherine Miller. Russell, Tierney Sutton, John Proulx and Also on the lineup are workshops such many more. as Jam Session Etiquette, with Jocelyn The award-winning vocalist Jane Medina; How to Make a Melody Your Own, Monheit jumped at the chance to be a part with John Proulx; and Phrasing Math, an of JazzVoice.com. "I think what Alexis is improv session with Michele Weir. building is a truly valuable resource for With the world confronting the reality singers of all ages and skill levels, and I'm of a new normal, JazzVoice.com has found thrilled to be involved from the ground a way to offer the community of jazz floor," Jane says. "We're a deeply connect- singers a rich and vibrant educational ed community as vocalists, and to have a resource that brings together amateurs place to come together and learn from each and professionals in a compelling and other, even with interpreters where need- enjoyable way. Alexis sums it up perfectly, ed, is a huge gift in this new normal." saying, "In this difficult time, Growing up in Florida, Alexis discov- [JazzVoice.com] is a balm to come together ered her love for jazz while at the New continued on page 10

6 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

DAILY 7:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Club https://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub Mark Morganelli https://www.facebook.com/mark.morganelli 8:30pm Virtual Birdland feat Arturo O'Farrill & Rossano Sportiello the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013 https://www.facebook.com/birdlandjazzclub 014915972 Mondays 6pm Ginetta Vendetta https://www.facebook.com/ginetta.silvi 12:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Swing University https://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy 7pm Jay Leonhart https://www.facebook.com/jay.leonhart.33 1pm Fred Hersch at Home https://www.patreon.com/fredhersch MONDAY-FRIDAY 3pm Gunhild Carling Trombone Q&A https://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub 5pm Alternative Venues For Jazz https://www.facebook.com/groups/altvenuesfor 4pm JALC Master Class jazz https://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy

6pm Mike Greensill 7pm Paul Brown Monday Night Jazz with https://www.facebook.com/mike.greensill special guest https://www.facebook.com/HartfordJazzSociety WEEKLY 7:30pm Emmet Cohen Trio Live From Emmet’s Sundays https://www.facebook.com/heyemmet

12pm Bria Skonberg uplifting songs, sto- 9pm Skain’s Domain A Conversation with ries and singalongs Wynton Marsalis https://www.facebook.com/briamusic https://www.facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter

3pm Gunhild Carling in the Garden Tuesdays https://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub Byron Stripling, Bobby Floyd & Andy 12pm Live From Dizzy’s A Closer Listen Woodson with Seton Hawkins https://www.facebook.com/jazzartsgroup https://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub

4pm Ben Rosenblum 3pm Gunhild Carling Trumpet Q&A https://www.facebook.com/benrosenblummusic https://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub NJPAC @ home feat Tunes on Tuesdays 5pm Champian Fulton https://www.facebook.com/njpac https://www.facebook.com/champianfulton/?tn- str=k*F Rachel Therrien 7:30pm Harlem After Dark, Unplugged Series https://www.facebook.com/events/6094743165870 Cross That River feat Allan Harris 12 https://www.facebook.com/theallanharrisband

6pm Vocal Jazz Jam by Jocelyn Medina 8:30pm Newvelle Online Listening Session with special guest https://mailchi.mp/newvelle-records/listeningses https://www.facebook.com/jocelynmedinamusic sion?mc_cid=5b67c68e33&mc_eid=cdda309883 Music on the Inside feat Music While We're Inside hosted by Antoinette Montague Wednesdays with special guests https://www.musicontheinside.org 8:30am From The Vaults archival concert published 7pm Acute Inflections https://www.youtube.com/user/jazzatlincolncenter https://www.facebook.com/acuteinflections Kate Edmonson 12:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Conversations with https://www.facebook.com/katedmonsonmusic Wynton Alexa Tarantino & Steven Feifke pre- https://www.instagram.com/jazzdotorg concert conversation + 8pm concert https://www.crowdcast.io/stevenandalexa 3pm JALC Master Class https://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy

7 5pm Bria Skonberg uplifting songs, sto- https://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub ries and singalongs Jazz Brunch with Renaud Penant https://www.facebook.com/briamusic https://www.renaudpenant.com Jazz Vocal Repertoire Hang 5:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Swing University https://www.facebook.com/groups/1373847377120 https://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy 45

6pm Gunhild Carling Singalong 2pm Harlem After Dark, Unplugged Series https://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub Cross That River feat Allan Harris https://www.facebook.com/theallanharrisband 8pm WaHi Wednesday Jazz Hang https://www.facebook.com/mark.kross.3 2:30pm Larry & Jake Newcomb https://www.facebook.com/larrynewcombgui 9pm Acute Inflections tarmethod https://www.instagram.com/acuteinflections Chloe Perrier Chloe Perrier on the Grass https://www.facebook.com/chloe.perrier https://www.facebook.com/chloe.perrier 4pm Monty Alexander Reminiscing in Riddim Thursdays https://www.facebook.com/officialmontyalexander

12pm Live From Dizzy’s A Closer Listen 5:30pm Eric Comstock & Barbara Fasano with Seton Hawkins present 72andsong series https://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy https://www.facebook.com/eric.comstock1

1pm Gunhild Carling Family 7:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Club https://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub https://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub

3pm Gunhild Carling 9pm Yoko Miwa https://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub https://www.facebook.com/yokomiwapiano Tamir Hendelman Solo 7:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Club http://www.tamirhendelman.com https://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub

9pm Kelly Green & Luca Soul Duo https://www.facebook.com/kellygreenjazz AUGUST LISTINGS * outdoor weather permitting 9:30pm The Well-Rounded Musician with Alexa Tarantino ** indoor https://www.facebook.com/jazzatlincolncenter ART IS LIVE: https://www.artislive.net/con certs. 5pm: online. *BICKFORD THEATRE: At Morris Museum. 6 Fridays Normandy Heights Rd. Morristown, NJ. 973- 971-3706. www.morrismuseum.org/jazz. Aug 12:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Swing University 6: 7:30pm rain date 08/7 Don Braden w/Karl https://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy Latham & Big Fun(k). BLUE NOTE AT HOME: https://www. 3pm Kevin Hays Facebook Live series bluenotelive.com. Online. https://www.facebook.com/kevinhaysmusic *BRYANT PARK: 6th Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts), NYC. www.bryantpark.org. 212-768-4242. Mon-Tues&Thurs: 12:30-2:30pm. Aug 3-4&6: 4pm JALC Master Class Victor Lin; 10-11&13: Danny Mixon; 17- https://www.facebook.com/jalcjazzacademy 18&20: Dan Manjovi; 24-25&27: Frank Owens; 31-Sep 1&3: Terry Waldo. 5pm Monika Herzig & Peter Kienle *CARAMOOR CENTER FOR MUSIC AND https://www.facebook.com/monika.herzig.35 THE ARTS: 149 Girdle Ridge Rd. Katonah, NY. 914-232-1252. www.caramoor.org. Aug 1: 6pm Gunhild Carling Piano Chat 7pm $30 adm rain date 08/2 Charles Turner & https://www.facebook.com/gunhildcarlingfanclub Uptown Swing. CLUB PATIO: https://www.facebook.com /groups/391044977898950/wp/234054640625 7pm Lizzie Thomas 5199. Sun: 4pm online feat Orrin Evans https://www.facebook.com/lizziethejazzsinger w/spec guests. Aug 2: Vince Ector & Matthew Parrish; 9: Nasheet Waits & Luques 7:30pm Live From Dizzy’s Club Curtis; 16: Alex Claffy & Justin Faulkner; 23: https://www.facebook.com/dizzysclub Johnathan Blake & Madison Rast; 30: Ari Hoenig & Kevin Arthur. 8pm Hang @ Home with Christian McBride **DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware + Melissa Walker Water Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570- https://www.facebook.com/jazzhousekids 424-2000. Sets/adm: Sun 5pm free; Fri-Sat 6&8pm $10; $20 min/seat. Residency (R): Sun Nancy Reed. Aug 1: Eric Mintel Qrt; 2: 9pm Yoko Miwa R; 7: Esteban Castro Trio; 8: Michele https://www.facebook.com/yokomiwapiano Bautier; 9: R; 10: 7-9pm $10 COTA feat Bill Goodwin Trio w/spec guest Peter Bernstein; Saturdays 14: Joanie Samra & Spencer Reed; 15: 3Divas; 16: R; 21: B.D. Lenz Qrt; 22: Steve 1pm Gunhild Carling Family Sandberg Trio; 23: R; 28: Erin McClelland

8 Trio; 29: Adison Evans; 30: R. The EARLY SET: https://www.facebook.com/ gabriellestravellimusic. Wed: 6pm online feat Grabrielle Stravelli w/guest. Aug 5: Dena DeRose; 12: Nanny Assis; 19: Cheryl Bentyne; 26: Catherine Russell. EMME KEMP’S HOME SPUN SUNDAYS: https://theonchannel.com. Aug 23: 8pm online. *The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro, NY. www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. Sets: 6&8pm. Aug 2: Kenny Werner Trio; 9: Lederer, Saft, Fonda & Sorgen. 13: Joe Lovano & Bob Meyer. Check website. FLUSHING TOWN HALL: http://www.flush ingtownhall.org/virtual-jazz-jam. 718-463- 7700. Aug 12: 7pm $10 adm online Jam w/Carol Sudhalter. JAZZ FORUM @ HOME: https://www.face book.com/jazzforumclub/live. Thurs: 7pm online. Aug 6: Alexis Cole; 13: Vincent Herring; 20: Bob James; 27: Donald Harrison. The JAZZ GALLERY: https://www.jazz gallery.org. 646-494-3625. Online. Aug 6: 8pm Ben Williams; 13: 8pm The Curtis Brothers; 20: 8pm Miguel Zenón, Matt Penman & Obed Calvaire. Check website. JAZZMOBILE SUMMERFEST: 212-866-4900. www.jazzmobile.org. Check website. JAZZVOICE.COM: https://www.jazzvoice. com. Online masterclasses. Aug 4: 2pm Catherine Russell; 12: 9pm Vanessa Rubin; 23: 11am Jay Clayton. **KEYSTONE KORNER BALTIMORE: 1350 Lancaster St. Baltimore, MD. 410-946-6726. www.keystonekornerbaltimore.com. Sets/ adm: Sun 5&7:30pm; Fri-Sat 7:30&9:30pm; $15-35. Aug 8-9: Nicholas Payton; 12: 7:30pm Craig Alston Qnt; 13-16: Cyrus Chestnut; 21-23: Christian Sands Trio; 28- 30: Dee Dee Bridgewater. *MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway. Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845- 535-3143. Contact club. *MILEA ESTATE VINEYARD: 450 Hollow Rd. Staatsburg, NY. www.mileaestatevineyard. com. 845-266-0384. Sat: 4-6pm except 08/15 Acute Inflections. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS: https://www.arts.gov/news/2020/virtual-con cert-celebrates-2020-nea-jazz-masters- august-20-2020. Aug 20: 8pm online NEA Jazz Masters concert honoring Dorthaan Kirk, Bobby McFerrin, Roscoe Mitchell & Reggie Workman w/MC Dee Dee Bridgewater. *SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison, NJ. www.shanghaijazz.com. Check website. SMALLSLIVE JAZZ CLUB: https://www.smalls live.com. 4:45pm: online. Aug 1: Brandon Lee Lewis’ Program of Deprogramming; 2: Julius Rodriguez Trio; 3: Christopher McBride & The Whole Proof; 4: Melissa Aldana Gp; 5: John Chin Trio; 6: Fred Hersch Jazz Get Away Gp; 7: Charles Ruggiero Gp; 8: Camille Thurman Gp; 9: Carlos Abadie Qrt feat Naama Gheber; 10: Joe Farnsworth Gp; 11: Steve Nelson Qrt; 12: tba; 13: E.J. Strickland Home of Jazz In The Poconos for over 60 years! Qnt; 14: Eric Wyatt Qrt; 15: Dana Hawking Gp; 16: Neal Smith Gp; 17: Jason Marshall Gp; 18: Spike Wilner Trio; 19: Brooklyn Circle; 20: tba; 21: Mike Rodriguez Qnt; 22: Philip Harper Gp; 23: Roxy Coss Gp; 24: Winard Harper Gp; 25: Palladium; 26: tba; 27: Alex Sipiagin Qrt; 28: tba; 29: Jon-Erik Kellso Gp. SOAPBOX GALLERY: https://www.soapbox Jazz-Dinner-Lodging Packages for 2 starting gallery.org. 8pm: online. Aug 4: David Bixler & Trio Incognito; 7: David Berkman; 9: Arco at $189 . Call 570.424.2000 or visit continued on page 10 www.deerheadinn.com 5 Main Street, Delaware Water Gap, PA 9 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. Jim Hall and I once played a gig with Lee Konitz out on Long Island. I was living on West 20th Street, and I owned a Volkswagen, so I told Jim I would drive him to the gig. Jim and his wife Jane were living in a second floor apartment on West 11th Street at the time. There was never a parking spot on that block, so I told Jim I would pull into the fire plug space in front of his building, run in and buzz his buzzer, and wait for him in the car. Jim didn’t want to keep me waiting, so he had his hat and coat on, and his guitar sitting next to his amplifier near the door. As soon as he heard the buzzer he grabbed them both and ran out into the hall. He never made it to the stairway. The power cord on his amp was still plugged into the wall socket, and when he hit the end of the cord, it brought him up short. The sudden jolt pulled the cord loose from the amp, and it also looped around one of the tubes and crushed it. Jim came down to my car laughing and crying at the same time. Fortunately, there was an electric store in the Village where we were able to replace the tube and reattach the power cord, and we made it to the gig on time.

COLE...continued from page 6 *TAVERN ON GEORGE: 361 George St. New Brunswick, NJ. www.tavernongeorge.com. around something we all love that gives 732-545-6205. Sun 4-7pm & Thurs 7-10pm: life meaning." And so it is. free adm The New Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Aug 2: Dom Palombi Trio; 6: Eddie Allen Trio; 9: Mike Bond Trio; JazzVoice.com's master class fea- 13: James Austin, Jr. Trio; 16: tba; 20: Lucy tures Catherine Russell August 4, Yeghiazaryan Trio; 23: tba; 27: Nat Adderley, Vanessa Rubin August 12, and Jay Jr. Trio; 30: tba. Clayton August 23. Catch Alexis at The UPTOWN SUMMER JAZZ SERIES: Jazz Forum online August 6 and https://www.facebook.com/mark.kross.3. Sat 7pm: online. Aug 1: Matthew McDonald August 29 when she presents her & Noriko Ueda; 8: Fernando García Band; "Virtually Yours" concert on Zoom. 15: Bruce Edwards; 22: Brandi Disterheft Trio. VILLAGE VANGUARD ONLINE: https: LISTINGS...continued from page 9 //www.villagevanguard.com. Fri-Sat: 9pm online. Aug 1: Fred Hersch Trio; 7-8: Bill Iris Sandoval & Marty Kenney; 19: Gabriel Frisell Trio; 21-22: Andrew Cyrille Qrt; 28-29: Guerrero Solo; 21: Hayes Greenfield & Dean David Murray & Lafayette Gilchrist Duo. Johnson; 22: Emilio Teubal Trio; 25: Gib Veconi; 29: Jim Ridl Trio; 30: Jane Irving & Kevin Hailey. Hot House is not responsible for any errors *STEAKHOUSE 85 PATIO: 85 Church St. in the listings which may have occured from New Brunswick, NJ. Aug 1: 7-1pm free adm late changes. Please check websites for up The New Brunswick Jazz Project/ www.nbjp.org feat Chris DeVito Duo. to date calendars.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House Contributing Photographer Gratitude is the word that most comes to mind when I think of the generosity of jazz musicians. The coron- avirus lockdown has robbed players of their liveli- hoods. But they continue to make music, most of them from their homes. I am grateful for all those who have come to me via my computer. Among them, Allan Harris, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Sullivan Fortner, Jay Leonhart, Cyrus Chestnut, Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Alvester Garnett and Dezron Douglas. Standing in for all of them in this photo are pianist Dan Tepfer and bassist Linda May Han Oh, who recently brightened my day from their living rooms.

10 STAY-IN TUNES August New CD Releases

Matt Ulery Pollinator (Woolgathering Records, August 4th) James Davis, trumpet; Dustin Laurenzi, tenor sax; Steve Duncan, trombone; Paul Bedal, piano; Quin Kirchner, drums; Matt Ulery, sousaphone.

Jesse Fischer Resilience (August 7th) Jesse Fischer, piano; Christian Scott Atunde Adjuah, trumpet; Becca Stevens & Sarah Elizabeth Charles, vocals; Grégoire Maret, harmonica; Morgan Guerin, tenor sax, EWI & drums; Mino Cinélu, percussion.

Dave Pietro Hypersphere (ArtistShare, August 7th) Dave Pietro, alto, soprano & C melody sax & flute; Alex Sipiagin, trumpet & flugelhorn; Ryan Keberle, trombone; Gary Versace, piano, Fender Rhodes & Hammond B3 organ; Johannes Weidenmueller, bass; Johnathan Blake, drums; Rogerio Boccato, percussion.

Immanuel Wilkins Omega (Blue Note Records, August 7th) Immanuel Wilkins, alto sax; Micah Thomas, piano; Daryl Johns, bass; Kweku Sumbry, drums.

11 Bill Frisell Valentine (Blue Note Records, August 14th) Bill Frisell, guitar; Thomas Morgan, bass; Rudy Royston, drums.

John Hollenbeck Songs You Like a Lot (Flexatonic Records, August 14th) John Hollenbeck, drums & conducting; Kate McGarry & Theo Bleckmann, vocals; Gary Versace, piano & organ; Frankfurt Radio Big Band.

Kemuel Roig Genesis (August 14th) Kemuel Roig, piano, keyboard & percussion; Lowell Ringel, bass; Hilario Bell, drums & percussion; Jose "Majito" Aguilera, percussion; Randy Brecker & Julio Padron, trumpet; Chris Potter & Ed Calle, tenor sax; Alain Perez & Joel Hernandez, vocals; Milton Sesenton conducting Mercy Brass.

Scott Lee Streaming (SteepleChase, August 15th) Scott Lee, bass; Yago Vazquez, piano; Jeff Hirshfield, drums.

12 Allegra Levy Lose My Number (SteepleChase, August 15th) Allegra Levy, vocals; Carmen Staaf, piano; Carmen Rothwell, bass; Colleen Clark, drums; John McNeil, trumpet; Pierre Dørge, ukulele.

The Radam Schwartz Organ Big Band Message From Groove and GW (Arabesque Records AJ220, August 15th) Ted Chubb, Ben Hankle, James Cage & Lee Hogans, trumpet; Anthony Ware & Danny Raycraft, alto sax; Abel Mireles & Gene Ghee, tenor sax; Ben Kovacs, baritone sax; Peter Lin & Andrae Murchison, trombone; Radam Schwartz, organ; Charlie Sigler, guitar; David F. Gibson, drums.

Martin Wind White Noise (Laika Records, August 20th) Martin Wind, bass; Philip Catherine, guitar; Ack van Rooyen, flugelhorn.

Gregg August Dialogues on Race, Vol. 1 (Iacuessa Records, August 21st) Gregg August, bass; John Bailey, trumpet; JD Allen, tenor sax; John Ellis, soprano sax; Rafi Malkiel, trombone; Luis Perdomo, piano; Mauricio Herrera, Latin percussion; Donald Edwards, drums; Frank Lacy, Shelley Washington & Forest Van Dyke, vocals; Wayne Smith, narration.

13 Teodross Avery Harlem Stories: The Music of Thelonious Monk (WJ3 Records, August 21st) Teodross Avery, soprano & tenor sax; Anthony Wonsey & DD Jackson, piano; Corcoran Holt, bass; Willie Jones III & Marvin "Bugalu" Smith, drums; Allakoi Peete, percussion.

John Beasley MONK'estra MONK'estra Plays John Beasley (Mack Avenue Records, August 21st) John Beasley, piano, synthesizer, Fender Rhodes & conducting; Bob Sheppard, Danny Janklow, Chris Lewis, Tom Peterson, Adam Schroeder, Tom Luer, Hubert Laws & Ralph Moore, sax & woodwind; Wendell Kelly, Ryan Dragon, Ido Meshulam, Steve Hughes & Francisco Torres, trombone; Bijon Watson, Kye Palmer, James Ford, Brian Swartz & Rashawn Ross, trumpet; Steve Tavaglione, synthesizer; Joey DeFrancesco, Hammond B3 organ; Benjamin Shepherd & John Patitucci, bass; Ulysses Owens, Jr. & Vinnie Colaiuta, drums; Terreon Gully, drums & percussion; Grégoire Maret, harmonica; Joey De Leon, conga; Jubilant Sykes, vocals.

Marcos Valle Marcos Valle JID 003 (Jazz Is Dead, August 21st) Marcos Valle, Fender Rhodes & vocals; Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Hammond B3, alto & baritone sax, guitar, marimba, synthesizer, mel- lotron, flute & percussion; Patricia Alvi & Loren Oden, vocals; Aaron Serfaty & Malachi Morehead, drums.

Billy Childs Acceptance (Mack Avenue Records, August 28th) Billy Childs, piano; Steve Wilson, sax; Hans Glawischnig, bass; Eric Harland, drums; Elena Pinderhughes, flute; Alicia Olatuja, Aubrey Johnson & Sara Gazarek, vocals; Rogerio Boccato & Munyungo Jackson, percussion.

14 Tomoko Omura Branches Vol. 1 (Outside In Music, August 28th) Tomoko Omura, violin; Jeff Miles, guitar; Glenn Zaleski, piano; Pablo Menares, bass; Jay Sawyer, drums.

Gregory Porter All Rise (Blue Note Records, August 28th) Gregory Porter, vocals; Troy Miller, drums, percussion, marimba, piano & claps; Emanuel Harrold, drums; Jahmal Nichols, Chris Hill & Anton Davidyants, bass; Chip Crawford, piano, Rhodes & moog bass; Ondre Pivec, Hammond organ; Chris Storr & Tom Rees-Roberts, trumpet; Keyon Harrold, flugel & trumpet; Jim Hunt & James Gardiner-Bateman, tenor sax; Andrew Ross, alto sax; Graeme Blevins, baritone sax; Tivon Pennicott, tenor & soprano sax; Trevor Mires, trombone; Miles Bould, conga & percussion; Femi Temowo, guitar; Oli Rockberger, claps; Choir; London London Symphony Orchestra Strings.

Manuel Valera New Cuban Express Big Band José Martí En Nueva York (Greenleaf Music, August 28th) Camila Meza & Sofia Rei, vocals; John Walsh, Brian Pareschi, Michael Rodriguez, David Smith & Alex Norris, trumpet; Michael Thomas, Roman Filiu, Joel Frahm, Charles Pillow & Andrew Gutauskas, sax; Matt McDonald, John Yao, Andy Clausen & Jeff Nelson, trombone; Manuel Valera, piano; Alex Goodman, guitar; Ricky Rodriguez, bass; Jimmy Macbride, drums; Samuel Torres & Mauricio Herrera, percussion.

Matt Wilson Quartet Hug (Palmetto, August 28th) Jeff Lederer, sax & vocals; Kirk Knuffke, cornet & vocals; Chris Lightcap, bass & vocals; Matt Wilson, drums, xylophone & vocals.