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WINNING SPINS By George Kanzler

WO STRING PLAYERS, WILL Turtle Island String Quartet since 2018. Sellenraad, a guitarist, and Gabe On In Flight, guitarist Adam Rogers, Terracciano,T a violinist, helm albums that bassist Matt Pavolka and drummer Mark adventurously embrace post-bop in a very Ferber join Gabe; trumpeter Mike contemporary way, both through their Rodriguez is on hand for two tracks, and often-striking originals, and the unique alto saxophonist Dave Pietro plays on four tones and textures created by their of the CD's six pieces. Most of tunes—all ensembles. written by Gabe—are suite-like or multi- Greene Street Vol. 1, from Will themed. Sellenraad (Deko Music), expands its Gabe has a rich, thick sound on violin, sonic palette electronically not only often playing across strings for chordal, through the leader's electric guitar, but rath er than single note, effects. He favors also with EFX, including loops, used on the darker, lower registers of his instru- three tracks by bassist Rene Hart. ment, suggesting jazz tenor sax more than Drummer Eric McPherson adds to the sin- trumpet or guitar. There is an expressive gular sounds of the CD with a kit that lyricism in his ballad playing, especially on often favors metallic, echoey textures. Will his captivating "When I'm in Your Arms is a versatile guitarist who can peal long, Once More," aptly described as a "song wafting single notes, as he does behind without words," wherein his violin sings Rene's bass solo on Eric's "Future," or rapturously. The hornless quartet delivers embellish a melody with thick, strummed that track and "Way Off," another ballad chords, as on James Williams' catchy that morphs into swing. Dave and Mike "Alter Ego." That piece is given a spacey add their horns on "In Flight" and "Alfie's frame, the tune wrapped in long intro and Lullaby." The former begins as a long, outro electronic warbling featuring EFX floating semi-rubato theme from guitar loops. and violin that opens up to a 15/8 clave The band stretches out on most of the beat for an Afro-Latin round of solos. CD's six tracks, with only Will's ballad Oliver Nelson's "Alfie's Theme" and Victor "Melancholy" clocking in under 4 minutes; Young's "Lullaby of the Leaves" are the the rest range 6½ to 9½ minutes each. The inspiration for the latter, Gabe employing trio covers 's "Deluge" in a violin, sax and trumpet like a big ba nd soli spirited fashion at odds with the title's section. His formidable outing kicks off a implications, Eric's jaunty rhythms accent- round of swinging from the horns trading ing Will's and Rene's solos before he rides fours, plus contributions from Adam and out the piece with his own statement. Matt. "Pundit," written "as a reflection of Another original from Will, "Little Girl," political pundits who change their opinions finds him repeating a climbing phrase over and narratives on a dime," unleashes Eric's rolling beats, then alternating light Gabe's skittering upper register as he and dark passages in his arresting solo. prances over patty-caking rhythms from Rene's "Allegorical" closes things exotical- Mark with Adam and Matt. Gabe and Dave ly, beginning with rattling martial drum- exchange solos in shifting tempos that rise ming, electronic scrapes and EFX loops to a cymbal crashing climax. Featuring before it settles into a theme plucked by Dave, "Case in Point" is a funky groove guitar and bass. The martial beats are sub- tune with a violin-guitar-sax front line, sumed by a Latin-tinged rhythm for solos and a change of pace solo from Gabe that by Will and Rene, before a loopy rubato begins with a chorus of just violin and bass. coda. On this album, Will, Rene and Eric Will Sellenraad's trio, with Eric reimagine the sound and contours of the McPherson on drums and Ben Street traditional guitar-bass-drums trio into on bass, is at Mezzrow, March 15. something fresh and new. Gabe Terracciano leads a trio, with Gabe Terracciano makes his debut as Josh Dunn on guitar and Ian a leader with In Flight, (Red Piano). A Hutchison on bass, at Anyway Cafe in classically trained violinist who has the East Village March 16, and focused on nonclassical genres, he has kept appears with Arthur Vint & a foot in that world as a member of the Associates at Barbès March 26.

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UPPER (Above 70th Street) 854 181st St (bet Cabrini Blvd & 181Pinehurst CABRINI: Av). 212-923-2233. www.181 cabrininewyork.com. Mar 8: 5-7pm free adm Washington Heights Jazz Festival www.jazz wahi.com/jazzfest feat Annette Aguilar's Latin . 449 Lenox Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts). 449212-234-3298. LA: Sun: 1-3:30&4-7pm Patio Jazz; Thurs: 1-3:30pm Jazz & Dessert; Fri-Sat: 8:30pm. 248W 132nd St AMERICAN(bet 7th & 8th LEGION Avs). 212-283-9701. POST: Sun, atler- native Wed & Thurs: 6:30-10:30pm Jam. Hargrave House. 111W 71st St (bet ANNEX:Columbus & Amsterdam Avs). 212-580-0888. Fri: 7:30-10:30pm $10 adm Open Mic w/Frank Owens. 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7th BILL’SAvs). PLACE: www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-281- 0777. Fri-Sat: 8&10pm $20 don Bill Saxton Bebop Band. At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St CAFÉat Madison.CARLYLE: www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744- 1600. Mon: 8:45pm Woody Allen & Eddy Davis Jazz Band. 308 Malcolm X Blvd at 125th St. 2nd GINFl. FIZZ: www.ginfizzharlem.com. 347-329-0167. Sets: 8&9:15pm. Mar 6: Rob Fulton; 20: Lizzie Thomas; 27: Miss Maybell & The Jazz Age Artistes. At Red Rooster. GINNY’S310 Lenox SUPPER Av (bet CLUB: 125th & 126th Sts). www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001. Sets: Thurs 7&9pm; Fri-Sat 8pm. Mar 5: Taína Asili; 6: Harlem Blues Project; 12: Bohio Music; 19: Pedro Martinez; 21: Evan Sherman Big Band; 26: Pedro Martinez; 27: Mathis Sound Orch; 28: Allan Harris. At Aaron Davis Hall. 150 HARLEMConvent STAGE: Av at W135th St. 212-281-9240. www.harlemstage.org. Mar 20: 7:30-10pm $25 adm Miguel Zenón & the Manhattan School of Music LatinX Jazz Orch. 603 Ft. Washington Av. 212-795-8633. KISMAT:www.kismatindiannyc.com. Mar 6&8: free adm Washington Heights Jazz Festival www.jazzwahi.com/jazzfest feat 03/6 7- 10:30pm The Festival All-Stars, 03/8 12-2pm Jazz Brunch w/Meg Okura & Tim Harrison. 839 181st St (bet Cabrini & LE Pinehurst CHÉILE: Blvds). www.lecheilenyc.com. 212-740-3111. Wed: 7-11pm WaHi Wednes- day Jam. Mar 5&7: Washington Heights Jazz Festival www.jazzwahi.com/jazzfest feat 03/5 8-9:30pm $20 adm The Royal Bopsters, 03/7 $12.50 11am-12pm Louise Rogers' Jazz for Kids, 12:30-1:20pm Jake Chapman's Fun House, 1:40-2:30pm The Eddy Khaimovich Project, 2:50-3:40pm Carol Morgan Qrt, 4- 4:50pm Gabriel Vicéns Ens, 5:10-6pm Tomohiro Mori Trio, 6:30-7:20pm Gottfried Stoger's Dreamhunter, 7:45-8:35pm Max Pollak's Rumbatap, 9-9:50pm Blue Food Blues Band, 10:10-11pm Berta Moreno's Tumaini.

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341 Lenox Av at 127th St. LENOXwww.lenoxsaphireharlem.com. SAPHIRE: 212-866- 9700. Thurs: 8-11pm Keyed Up series w/Phil Young Oct. At Columbia University. 2960 MILLERBway THEATRE: at 116th St. 212-854-7799. www.miller theatre.com. Mar 7: 8pm $25 adm Anat Cohen Quartetinho; 31: 6pm & . 206W 118th St (bet MINTON’SSt. Nicholas PLAYHOUSE: Av & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). www.mintonsharlem.com. 212-243- 2222. Sets: 7:30& 9:30pm; Sun Brunch (B) 12pm. Residencies: Sun B Dennis Hernandez Trio; Thurs Jazzmobile; Sat except 03/14 JC Hopkins Biggish Band. Mar 5: Lynette Washington; 6: Wayne Tucker, 11pm Bartolomeo; 13: Irwin Hall; 19: Jeremy Pelt Qrt; 20: Mark Whitfield; 26: Danny Mixon Qrt; 27: Binky Griptite. 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. Mar 3: 7pm free adm That Doctors’ Dad can Blow! feat Dr. Karinn Glover & Hugh Glover; 7: 2pm $10 First Saturday Jam w/David Durrah; 8: 2pm Jazz Power Initiative’s Intergenerational Jam; 10: 7pm $10 Jazz and Social Justice, A Salon with Music feat Kassa Overall; 12: 7pm $10 ADICHIE & Jungle International Band; 14: 3:3pm $15 Move and Groove, Vinyasa Jazz Flow; 17: 7pm free James Carter. NEW107W AMSTERDAM 130th St (bet MUSIC Lenox ASSOCIATION: & Adam Clayton Powel Blvds). 347-712-8568. www.nama harlem.org. Mon: 7-11pm $5/15 adm Jam. 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. PARISBlvd BLUES:at 121st St. 347-852-2866/212-222-9878. Sets/adm: 9pm-1am, Sun + 5-9pm; free. 9:30- 11pm feat Al Black. Sun: 5pm Double G & the Posse, 9pm 1st&3rd Lombro, 2nd,4th&5th Double G; Mon: Keyed Up feat John Cooksey Spontaneous Combustion; Tues: Antoine Dowdell Gp; Wed: Les Goodson & the Intergalactic Soul Jazz Band; Thurs: Chiemi & the Chiemistry Set; Fri: tba; Sat: 69th Street Band. 555 Edge- PARLORcombe Av ENTERTAINMENT: at 160th St. #3F. 212-781-6595. Sun: 3:30pm free adm Marjorie Eliot Band & spec guests. 2835 Frederick Douglass PATBlvdRICK'S at 151st. PLACE: www.patricksplaceharlem.com. 212-491-7800. Sets: 6pm. Mar 9&20: Lady Got Chops festival www.ladygotchops.com feat 03/9 Bertha Hope, 03/20 Annette St John. Below B Squared Harlem. 271W ROOM119th 623: St (bet Frederick Douglass & St Nick Blvds). www.b2harlem.com/room623. www. room623.eventbrite.com. 212-280-2248. Sets /adm: Sun 6-9pm $12/$15 min; Wed 8-11pm $12/$10 min; Fri Early (E) 7&8:30pm $15/$15 min, Late (L) 10pm-1am $20. Residencies: Sun Vocal Jazz Jam by Jocelyn Medina; Wed The Harlem Jazz Session w/Peter Brainin & friends; Fri E The Early Set, L The Late Set w/Marcus Goldhaber. Mar 1: Rose Ellis; 6: E Andrea Brachfeld Trio, L Sarah Hanahan Trio; 8: Frank Senior; 13: E Norbert Stachel's Lehcats, L Yuval Amihai Trio; 15: Christine Tobin; 20: E New Bojaira Flamenco Jazz, L Hyuna Park Trio; 22: Olivia Chindamo; 27: E Joe Pino Qnt, L Todd Herbert Trio; 29: Vicki Burns. SCHOMBURG CENTER 515 FOR Malcolm RESEARCH X Blvd. 212-491-2200.IN BLACK CULTURE: Mar 30: 7-9:30pm Firey String Sistas!

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196 Lenox Av at 120th St. 917- SETTEPANI:492-4806. www.settepani.com. Mar 26: 9pm- MID-TOWN MANHATTAN 12am Rob Scheps Core-tet. 375W 125th St at Morningside. SHOWMANS:212-864-8941. (Between 35th & 69th Street) 2271 Adam Clayton Powe ll Jr. Blvd SHRINE:(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807. AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM: 2 Lincoln www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwise Sq on Columbus Av (bet 65th & 66th Sts). noted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. www.folkartmuseum.org. 212-595-9533. Residencies (R): Sun E-L Jam w/Andrew Wed: 2-3pm free adm Bill Wurtzel Trio. Kushnir; 1st Sun 8-10pm The Shrine Big BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). Band. Mar 1: R; 2: 8-10pm Wayfaring 212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets: Strangers; 3: E-L Walter Cano; 7: E-L Peyton 8:30&11pm; Early (E) 5:30pm except Mon Pleninger's Biotonic; 8: R; 10: 9-10pm Real 7pm. Residencies: Sun (R) Arturo O’Farrill & Stormin Norman; 12: E-L Emitime Qrt; 14: E The Afro Latin Jazz Orch; Wed E David Griffin Ross Qrt; 15: R; 19: E Damien Pratt; Ostwald’s Eternity Band; 22: R; 26: E-L Craig Yaremko Organ Trio; 27: Fri E The Birdland Big Band; Sat E Eric 8-9pm Moon Sugar; 28: L The Jade Comstock & Sean Smith w/spec guest Collective; 29: R, 8-9pm Hong’s Voices; 30: E- Barbara Fasano. Mar 1: E David DeJesus & L Takeshi Otani Band. The Purchase Latin Jazz Orch + R; 3-7: John 300W 116th St at Frederick Pizzarelli & The Swing 7; 5: E Erena Terakubo SILVANA:Douglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646- & Nana Qnt; 8: R; 10-14: Qrt; 692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early 12: E Michelle Lordi Qrt; 15: E David Berger (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Mar 1: 8-9pm Jazz Orch + R; 17-21: The Yellowjackets; 19: Adam Moezinia Folk Element Trio; 2: E-L E Vitaly Golovnev; 22: E George Gee Orch + Jakob Ebers; 4: 10pm-12am John Colonna; R; 24-28: Curtis Stigers Qnt; 26: E Ronny 5: E-L Dan Loomis; 6: E-L Michael Sarian Whyte Qrt; 29: E The Swingaroos + R; 30: E Acoustic Qrt; 7: E-L Brasil Trio +1; 8: 10pm- Kenn Boisinger; 31-Apr 4: . 12am Ravi Campbell; 10: E-L Emitime; 12: E- 315W 44th St (bet 8th L Paul Francis; 13: E-L Trio Incognito; 15: BIRDLAND& 9th Avs). THEATER: www.birdlandjazz.com. 212-581- 10pm-12am The Chaos Theory; 16: 9pm- 3080. Sets: Early (E) 7pm; Late (L) 9:45pm 12am Jazz in Harlem Late Night Series; 18: except Mon 8:30pm. Mar 1: L Mafalda 10pm-12am Jamhattan; 19: E-L 4Pac; 20: 8- Minnozzi; 2: L Isaac ben Ayala Trio; 3: E Staci 9pm Alex Mejia; 26: E-L Jack Davis; 28: E-L Griesbach; 4: Ken Peplowski Qrt; 5-7: Beegie Matthew Schwartz Qnt. Adair & Monica Ramey; 8: E Miguel Zenón SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway Berklee Qnt; 9: L Andy Farber Qnt; 11: L (bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662. Antonio Ciacca Qnt; 12-14: Steve Wilson & www.smokejazz.com. Set: Early (E), Late (L); Sun-Mon&Thurs E 7&9pm, L 10:30pm; Tues The Analog Band; 15: L Jinjoo Yoo Trio; 18: 7,9&10:30pm; Wed E 7,9&10:30pm, L Alejandro Aviles; 19-21: Larry Fuller Trio; 22: E 11:45pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm Andy Bey Qrt, L Augie Haas; 23: L Ricky &12:45am; adm/min vary. Residencies: Sun Alexander feat ; 25: Jazz Vocal L Nicole Glover Trio; Mon (R) E Vincent Mania Series w/Janis Siegel & Lauren Herring Qrt except 03/16 David Hazeltine Qrt, Kinhan; 26: E Nick Finzer; 27-28: E Carol L The New ; Tues (R) Mike Sloane; 30: L Diego Figueiredo. LeDonne’s Groover Qrt; Wed L Karlea Lynné CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247- except 03/4 Emmet Cohen; Thurs L except 7800. www.carnegiehall.org . Mar 14: Stern 03/12 Marc Cary & The Harlem Sessions; Fri Auditorium 8pm $17-90 adm Angélique L Lezlie Harrison; Sat L Johnny O’Neal Trio. Kidjo; 21: Zankel Hall 9pm $39-49 Kurt Mar 1: Russell Malone; 2-3: R; 4: Bruce Rosenwinkel. Harris Sxt; 5-8: Eric Reed Qnt; 9-10: R; 11: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd & Caili O’Doherty Qrt feat Antonio Hart; 12-15: CLUB3rd BONAFIDE: Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. George Coleman Qrt w/spec guest Al Foster; 646-918-6189. Mar 5: 8pm Emilie Surtees; 6: 16-17: R; 18: Charles Turner & Uptown 8pm Violette; 7: 7pm Young Sinatra feat Tony Swing; 19-22: Qrt; 23-24: R; DiMeglio, 9pm Barbara Martinez; 8: 5pm Yael 25: Adam Birnbaum Trio feat Al Foster; 26- & Gabriel; 12: 8pm Emilie Surtees; 13: 29: Nat ’King’ Cole B’day tribute feat Nicolas 7:30pm The New York Nightingales; 14: 6pm Bearde & ; 30-31: R. Yael & Gabriel; 14: 8pm Barbara Martinez; SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & West 21: 7pm Young Sinatra feat Tony DiMeglio; End Av). www.sugarbarnyc.com. 212-579-0222. 22: 5pm Julie E. & Alex Blake w/spec guest Sets/adm: 8pm/$10 unless otherwise noted. Yoichi Uzeki; 26: 8pm Marie-Paule Franke; Residency: Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Sugar 27: 9pm Violette; 29: 5pm Yael & Gabriel. Bar All Star Band. Mar 6: $15 Kym Hampton; At Lincoln 7: 9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix; 21: Zamb Up; DAVIDCenter. RUBENSTEIN Bway at 62nd St. ATRIUM: www.lincolncenter. 28: Rob Silverman Qrt. org/atrium. 212-875-5350. Mar 20: 7:30pm SYLVIA’S: 328 Malcolm X Blvd @ 127th St. 212- free adm Target Free Thursdays series feat 996-0660. www.sylviasrestaurant.com. 2nd Andrea Brachfeld’s . &4th Wed: 6:30-9:30pm Janice Marie Robinson & friends. DIZZY’S CLUB: At Jazz @ Lincoln Center. 10 2537 Bway at 95th St. Columbus Cr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. SYMPHONY212-864-5400. SPACE: www.symphonyspace.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/adm unless otherwise Bar Thalia (BT). Mar 6: 8pm $38-65 adm noted: 7:30&9:30pm, 11:30pm Late Night Squirrel Nut Zippers & New Orleans Sound Sessions; Sun-Wed $35, Thurs-Fri $40, Sat of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, BT 9pm free $45; $10 min. Mar 1: Helen Sung Qnt; 2: $40 Chip Shelton Peacetime Ens; 7: BT 9pm free 7:30pm, $30 9:30pm Jean Ramirez; 20: BT 9pm free Elisabeth Youth Orch; 3: $40 Ray Vega Qnt w/spec guest Lohninger; 29: BT 7pm free Tunes at Thalia. Sherman Irby; 4: $40 Carlos Henriquez & Elio 158W 72nd St (bet Villafranca; 5: Mambo Legends Orch; 6-8: TheBway TRIAD & Columbus). THEATER: www.triadnyc.com. 212- Kenny Rampton; 9: $40 7:30pm, $30 9:30pm 362-2590. 2 drink/min. Mar 13: 9:30pm New York Youth Symphony Jazz Band w/Steve Dexter Porter; 20: 7pm Suzanna Ross, Wilson; 10: Pacific Jazz Ambassadors w/spec 9:30pm Jay Daniels; 21: 3pm Carrie Jackson; guest Joel Ross; 11-12: Lakecia Benjamin; 22: 8pm Suzanne Lorie. 13-15: Camille Thurman & Darrell Green Trio;

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16: Dani de Morón, Yotam Silberstein & At Hotel Edison. 228W 47th Agustín Diassera; 17-18: Judy Carmichael Qrt TheSt RUM (bet HOUSE: Bway & 8th Av). 646-490-6924. w/spec guest Ken Peplowski; 19-22: DIVA www.edisonrumhouse.com. Mar 9&23: Jazz Orch; 23: Ball State University Jazz Lab 9:30pm Lou Caputo & Company. Ens w/spec guest Ingrid Jensen; 24: 7:30pm 256W 52nd St (bet Rachel Therrien Qrt, 9:30pm Yoko Miwa Trio; RUSSIANBway & 8th SAMOVAR: Av). www.russiansamovar.com. 25: $30 Melanie Charles; 26-29: 03/26-27 $45 212-757-0168. Sun: 3-7pm Lady Got Chops Duduka da Fonseca & Helio Alves feat festival www.ladygotchops.com feat 03/1 Maucha Adnet; 30: Ellen Rowe Oct; 31: Michicka Fukumori Trio, 03/8 Boncellia Lewis Jazz Ensembles. Late Night Trio, 03/15 Nabuko w/Swinging Cats, 03/22 Sessions w/tba. Annette St. John Trio, 03/29 Kim Clarke Trio. FEINSTEIN’S/54 BELOW: 254W 54th St, 619 Lexington Av at Cellar (bet Bway & 8th Av). 646-476-3551. SAINT54th PETER’S St. (Citicorp CHURCH: Bld). 212-935-2200. www.54below.com. $25 min. Mar 11: 9:30pm www.saintpeters.org. Sun: 6pm free adm $25-60 adm Josephine Beavers w/Ed Jazz Vespers; Wed: 1pm $10 don Midday Vodicka Qnt; 13-14: 7pm $45-95 Maurice Jazz Midtown; 1st Mon: 7:30pm $5 adm Hines & DIVA Jazz Orch. International Women in Jazz Jam. Mar 1: 939 8th Av. 212-262-5354. Melissa Stylianou & Ike Sturm; 2: 7pm free GUANTANAMERA:www.guantanamerany.com. Reverso; 4: Melissa Stylianou Trio; 8: Ralph 240W 54th St at Alessi & Jon Irabagon; 11: Gene Marlow IGUANABway. www.iguananyc.com. RESTAURANT: 212-765-5454. Heritage Ens; 15: J.J. Wright Trio; 18: Valerie Mon-Tues: 8-11pm Vince Giordano & The Capers & John Robinson; 22: Melissa Nighthawks. Stylianou/Godwin Louis Qnt; 25: Daryl 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582- Sherman & Mike Renzi; 29: LIU Post The2121. IRIDIUM: www.theiridium.com. Sets: 8:30pm. Women’s Choir & Long Island Sound Vocal Mar 6: Joe McGinty & The Loser’s Lounge; Jazz. 19: Lao Tizer Band; 29-30: Roy Ayers. SONY HALL: 235W 46th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs). 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212- www.sonyhall.com. 212-997-5123. Sets: JAZZ885-7119. AT KITANO: www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun 8pm. Mar 3: Eric Johnson; 28: Paris Combo. 12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8- SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St 9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $45 buffet, Mon-Tues (bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212- free/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $20/$20 min, Fri- 262-9554. Sets/adm: Sun-Thurs 8:30- Sat $35/$20 min. Residencies: Sun (R) Jazz 11:30pm/$15; Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am/$20. Brunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon (R) Jam by Residencies (R): Mon 5:30-7:30pm Kevin Iris Ornig; Tues Emerging Artists series. Mar Blancq Swinging Big Band w/Whitney 1-2: R; 3: Talia Rubenstein Qrt; 4: Monday Marchelle 03/23, except 03/30 The Jacks, Michiru Trio; 5 Celine Randolph Qrt; 6-7: 8:30pm Swingadelic; Tues George Gee Martin Wind Trio w/spec guest; 8-9: R; 10: Swing Dance Band; Wed Stan Rubin Orch Klia Vandever Qrt; 11: Audrey Silver Qnt; 12: w/Joe Politi; Thurs Stephen Santoro Orch. no jazz; 13-14: Lew Tabackin Qrt; 15-16: R; Mar 1: Robert Edwards Big Band; 2-5: R; 6: 17: Marta Sanchez Qrt; 18: Iris Ornig Qnt; 19: Ron Sunshine Swing Band; 7: City Rhythm Cory Weeds Qrt; 20-21: Kendra Shank Trio Orch; 8: Vanessa Trouble & Red Hot Swing; 03/20, Qrt 03/21; 22-23: R; 24: Erena 9-12: R; 13: George Gee Swing Dance Band; Terakubo Qrt; 25: Trio; 26: Ms 14-15: Professor Cunningham & his Old Blu & Blusical City Qnt; 27: Chika Toyoda Qrt School; 16-19: R; 20: Ron Sunshine Swing w/spec guest Lewis Nash; 28: Mike Clark Band; 21: 6pm Brian Davis, 9:30pm Trio; 29-30: R; 31: Dabin Ryo Qrt. Swingadelic; 22: Rick Bogart American Cafe 10 Columbus Orch; 23-26: R; 27: George Gee Swing Dance JAZZCr at AT 60th LINCOLN St. 5th Fl. CENTER: www.jalc.org. 212-258- Band; 28: Fleur Seule; 29: Robert Edwards 9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT). Big Band; 30-31 R. Mar 6-7: AR 7&9:30pm Jazzmeia Horn; 21: TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). RT 1&3pm Who is Dave Brubeck w/The Jazz Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497- at Lincoln Center Orch; 27-28: AR 7&9:30pm 1254. Mar 1: 7-9:30pm Bill Stevens; 8&19: 7- Ambrose Akinmusire’s Large Ens feat Jack 9:30pm Linda Presgrave Qrt. DeJohnette, & . At Kaufman MERKINCenter. CONCERT 129W 67th HALL: St (bet Bway & LOWER MANHATTAN Amsterdam). www.kaufmanmusiccenter. org. 212-501-3330. Mar 12: 7pm $100-75 adm (Below 34th Street) Fahir Atakoglu. METRO BAPTIST CHURCH: 410W 40th St (bet 9th & 10th Avs). 212-594-4464. 5C CULTURAL CENTER & CAFÉ: 68 Av C at www.mbcnyc.org. Mar 20: 7:30pm $29/15 5th St. 212-477-5993. Mar 1: Lady Got Chops adm Abby London-Crawford celebrating festival www.ladygotchops.com feat Susan Women Composers feat Deathblow + Kramer Duo. Musique Libre Femmes + Stephanie Griffin 11TH STREET BAR: 510E 11th St (bet Av A & Ens. B). www.11thstbar.com. 212-982-3929. Mon: 8pm Keyed Up feat Jam w/Murray Wall. MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St (bet 6th & 7th Avs). 3rd Fl. 212-302-4011. www. 55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs). michikostudios.com. 2nd Wed: 8-10:30pm 212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early $20/15 adm Lew Tabackin Trio. Mar 13: 8- (E) 7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm, Late 10pm $20 Richard Tabnik Qrt. 10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1st Thurs: E 2E 61st St at 5th Av. 212-838- Amy Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe; 2nd The8000. PIERRE: www.thepierreny.com. Thurs-Sat: 6:30- Thurs: E Nicole Zuraitis; 2nd Fri: E Tessa 9:30pm Antonio Ciacca. Souter; 3rd Sun: E & Pocket Brass Band; last Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri: E At Marriott Vacation. 33W 37th Kendra Shank. PULSESt (bet CLUB: 5th & 6th Avs). 212-448-1024. Sets: Tues-Thurs 5-8pm. Tues: Charlie Apicella & ANYWAY CAFE: 34E 2nd St at 2nd Av. 212- Iron City; Wed: Latin Sounds; Thurs: Peter 533-3412. www.anywaycafe.com. Mar 16: 8- Manes & The Keys. 11pm Gabe Terracciano Trio.

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57 Grove St. 212-675- Midwest; 25: West Village Word feat Ronnie ARTHUR’S6879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. TAVERN: Sets: 7- Burrage, Elliot Levin/John Blum/Jackson 10pm. Sun: Creole Cooking; Mon: Grove Krall; 27: E Sasha Dobson, L Steven Street Stompers feat Joe Licari; Tues: Yuichi Carrington Qrt; 28: 6pm & E Ted Brown Qnt, Hirakawa; Wed: Eve Silber; Thurs-Sat: Eri L Chris McCarthy. Yamamoto Trio. At Pangea. 178 2nd Av Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin CAFE(bet NOCTAMBULO: 11th & 12th Sts). 212-995-0900. B FLAT:& White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970. www.cafenoctambulo.com. $20/min. Mar 6: Sets: Mon 8-11pm, Wed 8:30-11:30pm, Sat 7-8:30pm $20 adm Mary Foster Conklin; 21: 10pm-12am. Mon&Wed: Jordan Young Trio. 12-2:30pm Jazz Brunch feat Gregory Toroian Mar 7: Mamiko Taira Trio; 14: Takeshi Asai Trio; Trio; 27: 9:30-11pm $15 Jazz Bastards. 21: Chihiro Tainaka Trio; 28: Takeshi Asai Trio. 115 Macdougal St at Minetta 53E 11th St (bet Bway & CAFELn. www.cafewha.com. WHAT?: 212-254-3706. Mon 8- BAUniversity).HA’Í CENTER: www.bahainyc.org. 212-222- 11pm www.ladygotchops.com Lady Got 5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Mar 2: Chops festival feat Felicia M Collins. Jorge Sylivester & ACE; 10: Mike Longo's NY 303 Broome St (bet Forsyth & State of the Art Jazz Ens w/Ira Hawkins; 24: CANARYEldridge CLUB: Sts). www.canaryclubnyc.com. Tues- Lou Caputo Not So Big Band. Sat: 9pm free adm. Mar 6: Michael Feinberg + 129 McDougal St. 212-529- Dana Hawkins; 10: Boat Band Organ Trio; 18: BAR5945. NEXT www.lalanternacaffe.com. DOOR: Sets: Sun Darius Christian; 26: Michael Feinberg Qnt. 8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm, 338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30& The646-861-2253. CELL: www.thecelltheatre.org. 11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/set 44E 32nd St (bet except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, E TheMadison CUTTING & Park ROOM:Av). 212-691-1900. www.the free. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; cuttingroomnyc.com. Mar 3: 7:30pm Casey Mon: L Vocal Mondays series. Residency: Sun Abrams; 8: 7pm David Chamberlain & Band except 03/8 Peter Mazza. Mar 1: R; 2: E Panas of Bones; 20: 9:30pm Spigame Big Band Athanatos, L Bogna Kicinska; 3: E Owen Music w/Victor Jones. Chen, L Jon Irabagon; 4: E Lisa Hoppe, L At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of the Jonathan Kreisberg; 5: E Adam Cordero, L TheAmericas DJANGO: at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc. Kevin Clark; 6: Jeff Barone; 7: Faton Macula; com. 212-519-6600. 8: tba; 9: E Andrew Cheng, L Brenda Earle; 10: E tba, L Daniel Eli Weiss; 11: E Olin Clark, L DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 Monroe Jonathan Kreisberg; 12: E Ryan Hernandez, St (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473- L Aki Ishiguro; 13: Ricardo Grilli; 14: Alex 0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com. Wintz; 15: R; 16: E Lorenzo Bisogno, L Carlota Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Gurascier; 17: E Helena Kay, L Andy Bianco; The EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich & 18: E Juan Munguia, L Dave Stryker; 19: E Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431- Noah Becker, L Flavio Silva; 20: Jerome 9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars feat Jon-Erik Sabbagh; 21: Ed Cherry; 22: R; 23: E Alex Kellso & friends. Ramirez, L Perry Beekman; 24: E Erich FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675- Jonhnson, L Grant Gordy; 25: E Pamai 6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min. Chirdkiatisak, L Olli Soikkeli; 26: E Matt Wolfe, Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late L Sebastian Noelle; 27: Perry Smith; 28: (L), Night (N); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am; Mon Jocelyn Marie Gould; 29: R; 30: E Lorenzo E 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues-Wed E 7pm, Bisogno, L Michelle Walker; 31: E Jake L 9pm, N 12:30am; Thurs 7pm, L 10pm, N Richter, L Andrew Kushnir. 1:30am; Fri 6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; 131W 3rd St at 6th Sat E 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am. Residencies BLUEAv. NOTE 212-475-8592. JAZZ CLUB: www.bluenotejazz.com. (R): Sun E Terry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am Late Night The Program; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E except Groove series; Sun 11:30am&1:30pm Sunday 03/3 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E except 03/4 Brunch. Adm varies. Mar 1: GZA’s Live Band; Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri L 2: Sheléa; 3-4: Cindy Blackman Santana Qrt; The Supreme ; Sat N Greg Glassman. 5-8: Abdullah Ibrahim & Ekaya; 9: Kenneth Mar 1: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien's FCBB, N Whalum; 10-15: Christian Scott aTunde R; 2: E Ben Patterson Duo, L Keith Brown, N Adjuah; 16-18: Will Calhoun’s Totem Ens; 19- R; 3: E Yuval Amihai, L 3, N Alexi 22: Roy Haynes; 23-25: Will Calhoun’s Mali David; 4: E Ai Murakami Qnt, L Anthony Ware, Project feat Cheick T’Diane Seck; 26-29: Lee N R; 5: E Jordan Pettay, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, Ritenour; 30: Braxton Cook; 31-Apr 5: David N Yoshi Waki; 6: E Corin Stiggall Qnt, L R + Sanborn Qnt. Late Night Groove w/Mar 6: Jared Gold/Dave Gibson, N Ray Parker; 7: E Justin Jones; 13: Sarah Elizabeth Charles; 14: Quintero’s Latin Jazz Project, L Raphael Melanie Charles; 20-21: Jaleel Shaw; 27-28: D'Lugoff Qnt, N R; 8: E R, L David Weiss Sxt, Marquis Hill. Sunday Brunch w/Mar 1: Reza N R; 9: L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 10: E R, L Peter Khan; 8: NYU Jazz Alumni Brunch feat Joe Brainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop; 11: E R, L Alterman Trio; 15: Charlie Apicella & Iron City; Joe Farnsworth Trio, N R; 12: E Theo Hill, L 22: tba; 29: Chloe Feoranzo. Greg Glassman Qnt; 13: L R; 14: L POD, N R; 15 Barrow St (bet Bleeker & 15: E&N R; 16: L George Braith, N R; 17: E R; CAFÉWest BOHEMIA: 4th Sts). www.cafebohemianyc.com. 18: E R, L Don Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, N 212-691-6127. Sets/adm unless otherwise R; 20: L R; 21: N R; 22: E&N R; 23: N R; 24: E noted: Early (E) 8pm, Late (L) 10pm/$20. R; 25: E&N R; 27: L R; 28: N R; 29: E&N R; 30: Residencies: Mon 7pm Hot Club w/Matthew N R; 31: E R, L Itai Kriss & Gato Gordo, N John “Fat Cat” Rivera; Wed 03/4&18 7&9pm $25 Benitez's Latin Bop. Watts Workshop feat Jeff “Tain” Watts; Fri 12- GREENWICH HOUSE: 46 Barrow St (bet 7th 3am Bohemia After Dark Jam by the Av S & W 4th St). www.greenwichhouse. org. Bohemia Allstars. Mar 3: E $15 Pasquale 212-242-4770. Mar 5: 7:30pm $15 adm Sound Grasso Solo; 6: E $25 Jim Kweskin, L Anna It Out series feat Ryan Ferreira Trio + Jaimie Kolchina Duo; 7: E Cheryl Richards Qrt, L Branch & Jason Nazary Duo. The Enigmatics feat Russell Hall; 10: E $15 HONEYBEE’S: 95 Av A, 2nd Fl (bet 6th & 7th Pasquale Grasso Solo; 13: E Doves in the Sts). www.honeybeesnyc.com. 212-614- Mansion, L Elsa Nilsson Trio; 14: E Ken 6818. Sun: 7pm Glenn Crytzer All Star Qrt. Kobayashi World Music Qrt, L Chris Crocco 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl. & Fluid; 15: 6pm Andrea Wolper Trio; 20: E JAZZwww.jazzgallery.org. 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Jon called. I didn't know all the words. That was my baptism of fire." Another time, Carol was in the audience at the Village Vanguard during an LH&R performance, when Jon brought her up to sing a couple of tunes by herself. As she left the bandstand, Vanguard founder and owner Max Gordon offered her a two-week run opening for Oscar Peterson. The vocal- ist remembers thinking: "I get to sing every night, t hen sit down and listen to Oscar Peterson, and I'll get paid for it?!" Soon after, critics discovered her abili- ties during a "New Stars" program at Newport, and their glowing assessments ensured that her Vanguard debut drew crowds. "That, and Oscar Peterson," Carol observes dryly. She says she set a record as the singer who played the Vanguard most often, including a seven-week run with the ground-breakin g comedian Lenny Bruce. "That was just one of the things that hap- pened along the way. He was so loaded most of the time you couldn't have a con- versation," Carol recalls. "The audience was full of cops, waiting for him to say something they could arrest him for." Early on, Peterson introduced Carol to , whom she describes as sweet and supportive. "She was a genius, equal to the best solois ts of her era." Carol muses, "She was a horn, not a singer. Ella went to such a place of concentration, there was a light you could see in her face and her body, you could feel it across the foot- lights. I saw it happen and it was amazing to watch her dedication and focus." Audiences felt it too, and frequently would- n't let Ella leave the stage with fewer than six encores. AZZ FANS SHOULD BE DELIGHT- Once, while waiting together for a ed to hear that vocalist Carol Sloane flight, Carol asked Ella if she had a Jhas an autobiography in the works. A 75- favorite song. The vocal icon began to sing minute interview is too brief to provide her response: 's more than just a tantalizing glimpse into "Something to Live For." "I joined in. We her almost seven decades-long creative were in the VIP airport lounge, and I was career, and her encounters with the singing with Ella Fitzgerald. I couldn't famous, the fabulous and the notorious. believe it." Carol breaks into the verse, "I've been shuffling around this mortal illustrating Ella's phrasing. "I thought, Is coil for a long time," notes the vivacious this God's way of saying this is as good as octogenarian, who made her pro singing it gets?" debut at age 14 with a society dance band, Carmen McRae was another of Carol's gigs for which she earned $9 a night. The inspirations and influences. "She often next decade involved a lot of dues paying, sang at the Half Note, and I sat there every including an extended stint on the road night taking notes. She had a texture I with Larry Elgart's orchestra, among other hadn't heard from the other ladies. She ensembles, punctuated by secretarial had a reputation for being tough, very hard temping whenever singing opportunities on musicians. The woman I knew was very slowed down. generous and sweet. She was both regal heard her perform as an and down to earth." opening act in Pittsburgh. He was Carol still likes to hang and "keep track impressed, and asked her to learn the of what other singers are doing," pointing Lambert, Hendricks and Ross book so she out that she lives just a 30-minute drive could sub for . "I did that a cou- from the clubs in Boston. She advises ple of times," Carol recalls. "The first time younger singers, "Don't lose your compass. was at Pep's in . Duke Don't forget those who came before and Ellington's 'Cottontail' was the first tune continued on page 29

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BRANFORD MARSALIS RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE / MARCH 1 Branford Marsalis has proved himself in many ways since he started leading his own quartet in 1986. Honored as an NEA Jazz Master in 2011, Branford is a mature, inven- tive soloist on both tenor and soprano saxophone and a gifted composer who is constant- ly searching for new avenues. He is also a team leader who gets the best out of his musi- cians, invi ting them to contribute originals and suggest compositions, while also featur- ing them generously during a performance. Branford's most recent CD, The Secret Between the Shadow and the Soul (Marsalis Music), has a diverse mix of music that is full of surprises. Branford's decade-old quartet—including pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and drummer Justin Faulkner—joins him on this gig. KD

JOHN SCOFIELD EMELIN THEATRE / MARCH 5 It's rare for any musicians beyond pianists or some acoustic guitarists to play solo. An electric guitarist who has always been a group player, makes another bold move in his multifaceted career by taking to the stage sans rhythm section or accompanying soloists. After years as a leading artist, work with , col- laborations with and Medeski Martin & Wood, concept albums, and many successful artistic and commercial endeavors, now Sco steps out to parallel what has done as a solo artist. His fluid, distinct, rambling and clear sound should be ever present. He's also played his share of acoustic guitar. Fans should relish Sco's indi- vidualistic efforts, while others might discover yet another side of his artistr y, as he's always exploring new vistas. MGN

JUSTIN JONES BLUE NOTE / MARCH 6 A young artist who embraces a range of musical traditions, Justin Jones invites rhyth- mic inspiration to help sculpt his sound. The alto and soprano player, composer and multi-instrumentalist has created a unique place for himself on the New York scene among like-minded collaborators, including Talib Kweli, Theo Croker and the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. Justin's invitatio nal expression stokes audience energy, serving to expand and elevate the intimate relationship between artist and listener. Seeming to take his time developing an idea on the bandstand, Justin communicates with his fel- low artists through a combination of musical cues and collective—at times, innate— of-the-moment decision making. His quartet features Sean Mason on piano, Jason Clotter on bass and Jaylen Petinaud on drums. SJ KANDACE SPRINGS JAZZ STANDARD / MARCH 12-15 For more than a decade, Kandace Springs has been enchanting audiences and listeners with her voice, her piano playing and an inclusive artistry that reflects her depth of skills and her range of creativity. Hailing from one of music's most important hubs for emerging talents, the Nashville-born artist and composer welcomes influences and expressions from different, mingling traditions into her original sound. Master-level phrasing pervades her live sets, and her stylistic openness has prompted collaborations with Karriem Riggins, the legendary Roy Hargrove and her father, Scat Springs, whose vocals appear on Kandace's 2018 Blue Note recording, Indigo. Her debut performance at Jazz Standard—with bassist Aneesa Strings and drummer Taylor Moore—features selec tions from her sophomore release, The Women Who Raised Me (Blue Note). SJ

FAHIR ATAKOGLU MERKIN HALL / MARCH 12 It's not a stretch to call pianist Fahir Atakoglu the McCoy Tyner of modern and contem- porary Turkish jazz. He is a dazzling virtuoso player with expansive ideas and chops to burn. While his technique is staggering, he's not lacking in soul or sophisticated style. Dedicated to refugees, this project is part of a "Music of Hope" tour featuring a 16-piece string ense mble conducted by Saadi Zain, playing new compositions emphasizing Turkish, Syrian and Palestinian songs or poems. Saxophonist Bob Franceschini, drum- mer Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, bassist Armando Gola, and vocalists Estrella Acosta and Letizia Gambi express these collective interpretations of unity and love. Though Fahir has released a handful of CDs as a leader, appeared on numerous well-received recordings and toured extensively, this project could be his magnum opus. MGN

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RYAN KISOR SMALLS JAZZ CLUB / MARCH 13-14 Trumpeter Ryan Kisor's seamless and nuanced performance technique sets him apart from his contemporaries. Since he began playing the trumpet at age 4, Ryan has culti- vated a style that embraces rich trumpet lineages as well as new and exciting sonic frontiers. Said style brought him early acclaim in 1990, when he won first prize at the Institute's inaugural Louis Armstrong Trumpet Competition. Since then, Ryan has graced the stage and studio with luminaries such as and , to name a few. As a leader and longstanding member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Ryan continues to show his dedication to the rich history of jazz. At Smalls he brings his group comprised of pianist Spike Wilner, saxophonist Joel Frahm, bassist Paul Gill and drummer Jason Brown. EW ART BARON AND THE DUKE'S MEN HIGHLIGHTS IN JAZZ AT TRIBECA PAC / MARCH 19 Trombonist Art Baron's musical comfort zone encompasses playing the likes of didgeri- doo, conch shell, alto and bass recorder, penny whistle and tuba during stints with , , , , the Kamikaze Ground Crew and others. The trombonist has a winning stage presence, engaging audiences with his ability to share the music he loves along with its history. When barely in his 20s, he played with , and since then has occasionally convened the ensemble Art Baron and the Duke's Men, often including other Ellington alumni. For this "Ellington Everlasting" concert, Bill Easley (saxophone, clarinet, flute), (drums), Bill Crow (bass), James Weidman (piano), Mark H ynes (saxophone) and Ira Hawkins (vocals) join Art in paying tribute to the maestro. EK

KENDRA SHANK JAZZ AT KITANO / MARCH 20-21 After arriving in New York more than two decades ago, Kendra Shank quickly estab- lished herself as an adventurous and fearless jazz singer, willing to tackle a wide range of material and approaches not normally essayed by other vocalists. To that repertoire she brings a distinctive, clear voice that can sound as cozy with a Sondheim ballad as a vintage blues. H er voice can be -winsome limning the old chestnut "I'll Be Seeing You," or stingingly tart, as on her definitive Abbey Lincoln tribute album, A Spirit Free (Challenge). At Kitano she's joined by longtime collaborators pianist Frank Kimbrough and bassist Dean Johnson, plus saxophonist Billy Drewes added on March 21. Kendra also has resumed her regular last Friday of the month gig at 55 Bar. GK

MELANIE CHARLES DIZZY'S CLUB / MARCH 25 Deep-rooted and uncompromising, vocalist and composer Melanie Charles has emerged as one of the live music scene's most sophisticated song interpreters. On any night, lis- teners might find Melanie bending lyrics around a chorus of "Misty" or sitting in a groove, mic in hand, while her ears, mind and body dissolve into her musical surround- ings. Melanie's commitment to cultivating her individualism while evolving the music emerges in a range of settings, including on her 2017 self-produced mixtape The Girl with the Green Shoes. Her collaborators have included Laura Izibor, Nicola Conte and Jean Grae. Together with Marc Cary, piano; Barry Stephenson, bass, and Diego Joaquin Ramirez, drums, Melanie pays tribute to one of her heroes: artist, activist and icon Abbey Lincoln. In addition to Dizzy’s she also appears at Blue Note on March 14. SJ

BRANDEE YOUNGER & DEZRON DOUGLAS MILLER THEATRE / MARCH 31 Longtime collaborators and first-call artists Brandee Younger and Dezron Douglas have been influencing each other's expressions for the better part of the past decade. A shared commitment to preservation and exploration allows the harpist and bassist to develop and refine new sounds between them, both as players and composers. Brandee's 2019 self-release Soul Awakening creates a strong, sophisticated musical atmosphere primed for spontaneity that's centered around deep, resonating groove— an identity that emerged, in part, as the result of Dezron's contributions as player and producer. Dezron's genre-defiant 2019 self-release Black Lion received critical acclaim, including a recent JazzTimes review praising him as an artist of "versatility and musi- cal depth." Their duo performance features new interpretations and original works from both artists. SJ zler, Elzy Kolb, Michael G Nastos & Eric Wendell dberg, Springs by Robby Klein. 19 208195_HH_March.qxp_0 2/24/20 2:01 PM Page 20

LISTINGS...continued from page 16 269 Bleecker St NEIGHBORHOOD(bet Jones & Cornelia CHURCH: Sts). 212-691-1770. 1st 7:30&9:30pm. Mar 3-7: Tyshawn Sorey Sxt; Fri: 8&9:30pm free a dm All Things Project 12: Fabrizio Sotti Qrt; 13: Harish Raghavan; www.allthingsproject.org. Mar 6: Rudolph/ 14: 25th Anniv celeb feat Melvis Santa; 19: Gomes/Biolcati. Martin Nevin feat Akie Bermiss; 20-21: 25th Anniv celeb feat Jen Shyu; 25: Claudia Qnt; The NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCE – 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488. 26: Arta Jekabsone; 28-29: . www.newschool.edu/jazz.SPACE: Tues-Sat: 8:30- JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park & 9:30pm The Stone at the New School. Mar 3- Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212- 7: Miles Okazaki; 10-14: Lisa Bielawa; 24-28: 576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Matt Hollenberg; 31-Apr 4: Jim Black. 7:30-8:30&9:30-10:30pm/$30; Sun 2-3pm/ free. Residencies: Sun 2pm Jazz For Kids NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square Sunday Lunch feat Jazz Standard Youth Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal. Orch; Mon (R) Mingus Monday feat Mingus www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212- Big Band. Mar 1: $35 George Coleman Qnt; 254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm Jazz 2: R; 3-4: Lionel Loueke Trio; 5-8: $35 03/6-7 Brunch Trios. Mar 1: tba; 8: Roz Corrall Dafnis Prieto Sxt; 9: R; 10-11: Kate McGarry w/Roni Ben-Hur & Paul Gill; 15: 12:30pm Roz & What To Wear In The Dark; 12-15: Kandace Corral, 2:15pm Annual Mark Murphy Springs; 16: R; 17: Orch; Remembrance w/spec guests; 22: Jay 18: Josh Lawrence & Lost Works; 19-20: $35 Leonhart & Tomoko Ohno Duo; 29: Cynthia NEC 50th Anniv feat 03/19 NEC All-Stars, Soriano. 03/20 Dominique Eade & Duo; NUBLU 62: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 21-22: $35 Claudia Acuña; 23: R; 24-25: www.nublu.net. Mar 25: 9pm Pablo Pasquale Grasso Trio; 26-29: $35 03/27-28 Lanouguere Qnt; 27: 8pm Dave Sewelson Jimmy Greene Qnt; 30: R; 31: Duchess. Qrt. At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10th JOE’S& Astor PUB: Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967- Sts). www.nublu.net. Mar 9: 8:30pm Julius 7555. Adm varies. Mar 4: 7pm Tarek Yamani Rodriguez; 12: 8pm Adam Holzman & Brave Trio; 7: 11:30pm Yemen Blues; 12-13: 7pm New World; 28: 8pm Uri Gurvich & E-Folk. Elina Duni; 14: 7pm Roberto Fonseca; 27: NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (bet 7pm Michael Olatuja, 9:30pm Dayramir Avs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780- González. 9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Tues: $10 33 adm Latin Jazz feat 03/3 Chembo Corniel, KNICKERBOCKERUniversity Pl at 9thBAR St. & 212-228-8490. GRILL: 03/10 Latin Jazz Big Band Night, 03/17 Willie www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat: Martinez & La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: $13 All 9pm-1am. Mar 4: Albert Ahlf & Mike That - Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz. Mar 7: $15 Roninson; 11: Nicholas Augustus Duo; 18: Lady Got Chops festival www.lady Nico Slater & Dominic Lamorte. gotchops.com feat Rome Neal Banana 158 Bleecker St at Puddin’ w/Leonieke Scheuble & Gabrielle (LE)Thompson POISSON St. ROUGE: www.lepoissonrouge.com. Garo + Jam. 212-796-0741. Adm varies. Mar 9: 8pm $75-45 ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at E adm LaChanze ; 11: 8pm $15 Jeff Parker; 15: Houston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com. 8pm $15 Mezerg; 29: 8pm $35 Los Aurora. 212-477-4155. Thurs: 8pm Ethan Eubanks & 1W 29th Grease. Mar 20: 7pm Aubrey MARBLESt at 5th COLLEGIATE Av. www.marblechurch.org. CHURCH: 212- Johnson; 31: 8:30pm Alex Weitz, 10pm 686-2770. Mar 11: 6:15-7:15pm Jazz Vespers Mathis Picard. feat Chris Whittaker w/Nicole Zuraitis; 18: ROXY HOTEL: 2 Av of the Americas at Walker 7pm www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org The St. www.roxyhotelnyc. com. 212-519-6600. Duke Ellington Society feat tba. RUBIN MUSEUM OF ART: 150W 17th St (bet 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av & 6th & 7th Avs). www.rubinmuseum.org. 212- MEZZROW:Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476- 620-5000X344. Mar 27: 7-8:30pm Jog Blues. 4346. Sets/adm: 7:30-10pm, Late (L) : 127 Orchard St 10:30pm-1am except Fri-Sat 10:30pm-2am; RUSS(bet & Delancey DAUGHTERS & Rivington CAFE Sts). 212-475- adm varies. Residencies: Mon L Pasquale 4880. www.russanddaughterscafe.com. Last Grasso; Thurs L Spike Wilner. Mar 1: Ben Thurs: 8pm free adm The Stone at Russ & Waltzer Trio; 2: Craig Brann Qrt; 3: Hilary Daughters Cafe. Mar 26: Paul Shapiro. Gardner Trio, L Naama Gheber Trio; 4: Peter SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av. Mazza Trio; 5: Will & Peter Anderson Trio; 6- 212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets: 7: Danny Grissett; 8: Ed Laub & Linus Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am, Wyrsch; 9: Sheila Jordan Trio; 10: Christine Night (N) 1-4am; N After-Hours; adm varies. Tobin Trio, L Vanessa Perea Trio; 11-12: Steve Residencies: Sun N 03/1&15 David Gibson, Davis Trio; 13: Kirk Lightsey Qrt, L Ilya 03/8&22 Hillel Salem, 03/29 Asaf Yuria; Mon N Lushtak Trio; 14: Kirk Lightsey Qrt; 15: Will 03/2,16&30 Ben Barnett, 03/9&23 Sean Sellenraad Trio, L John Merrill Trio; 16: Alan Mason; Tues N 03/3,24&31 Jon Elbaz, Broadbent Trio; 17: Roz Corral Trio, L Vanisha 03/10&17 Malik McLaurine; Thurs N 03/5&19 Gould Trio; 18: Russ Lossing Trio; 19: Taru Alexander, 03/12 Wallace Roney Jr., Lafayette Harris Trio; 20: Norman Simmons 03/26 Palladium; Fri 03/6 Philip Harper, Trio, L Mathis Picard Trio; 21: Norman 03/13&20 Corey Wallace DUBtet, 03/27 Eric Simmons Trio, L John Chin Trio; 22: Behn Wyatt; Sat N 03/7&21 Circle, Gillece Trio, L Chris Flory Trio; 23: Mike 03/14&28 Mimi Jones & The Lab Session. LeDonne & John Webber; 24: Libby York Trio, Mar 1: E Ralph Lalama & Bop-Juice, L L Lucy Yeghiazaryan Trio; 25: Dan Cray; 26: Charles Owens Trio; 2: E Jonathan Michel Robert Redd Trio; 27-28: Ray Gallon & Peter Gp, L Joe Farnsworth Gp; 3: E Justin Washington; 29: Hila Kulik Trio; 30: Ben Robinson Qrt, L Jon Beshay Qrt; 4: E Scott Paterson Trio; 31: Roseanna Vitro Qrt. Neumann & Tom Christensen’s Spin Cycle, L NATIONAL ARTS CLUB: 15 Gramercy Park Michael Wang Qnt, N Andrew Kushnir; 5: E South. www.nationalartsclub.org. 212-475- Ben Allison Qrt, L Marantz Gp, N Taru 3424. Mar 23: 9pm Fine & Mellow feat Brandee Younger. continued on page 22

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that we've developed, and we're implement- ing them and using them as a springboard." He reveals with a laugh: "I was able to isolate a few things that I recognized and thought, 'Wow, I guess I actually am pro- cessing some of these things that I work on,' though I never think that way in the moment. So I could see, in some sense, I had reached the goal of being able to process these things organically, to play them in the moment spontaneously—or something in that direction conceptually— N A VARIETY OF INTERVIEWS FOR without a predetermined goal of imple- different outlets, Steve Wilson fre- menting a particular device at a particular quentlyI refers to the alto as the most chal- moment." lenging of saxophones. Throughout his cel- Spontaneity seems to follow Wilson ebrated career—leading Wilsonian's wherever he wanders, including into the Grain, and collaborating with countless studio. JMI producers Steve Mandel and J luminaries including Chick Corea, Maria Cohn approached Steve to interpret a col- Schneider, , Nicholas lection of tunes—according to Steve, most- Payton and Stephanie Mills—the artist ly in the "non-jazz genre"—in whatever and composer has worked to transform his way he chose. The twist? Everything would struggles with the instrument into inspira- be recorded to tape. "I thought, 'Really?' tion. Now, as an educator, he's finding You don't get the opportunity to do that renewed inspiration for constructive self- anymore because it's super expensive and reflection and experimentation. "I don't because of the efficiency of digital record- think of myself as a teacher. I think of ing. But you can't beat the sound of analog myself as a guide," Steve says. "It's up to recording. You just can't." the receiver—to the student—to go and Together, they selected bassist Ben investigate the information [we share], Williams and drummer Willie Jones III as and also to take into account the context of collaborators. Keyboardist Ray Angry's that information." contribution was a bit more improvised. In his repertoire class at City College, "Ray originally was thought to be someone where he's taught full-time for nearly who would do a little sweetening on some seven years, Steve ensures students have a of the tracks." But on that first day in the three-dimensional understanding of the studio, things changed. Once Steve heard music they're learning, including its social how Ray sounded playing through some of and historical relevance. "I always talk the tunes, he knew they had to expand the about the history: where the tunes come trio to a quartet. "He started playing all from, who was the composer, the various this amazing keyboard stuff—piano, recordings and what was going on in that organ, Wurlitzer—and I said, 'Oh wow…'" time period, so that the students under- Despite its name, Steve views the stand they're not just learning a tune in a Analog band, appearing with him at vacuum. Do they know what the Savoy Birdland Theater this month, as a project was? Who played there? The significance of that pushes the music forward via its per- some of the leaders who played there? Do sonnel—namely Mr. Williams. "Ben's a they know that tune was a big dance hit of really important musician of our time ? It helps me to dig deeper." because he's bridging the continuum of Another example of the mutually bene- what we refer to as jazz, but also the music ficial mentor-mentee relationship Steve of his generation. He's inclusive in his shares with his students emerged recently, continued on page 29 when a student sought to analyze a num- ber of Steve's recorded solos for her inde- pendent study. "I laughed and said, 'I can actually give you some recommendations of other people you should transcribe,'" Steve reveals. But the student persisted, selecting four of his solos for analysis. He found that sitting down and going over her transcriptions compelled him to consider his own sound—the melody-driven expres- sion he's spent decades crafting and devel- oping—from a new perspective. "It was hard to answer [her questions] because I don't give a lot of forethought to what I'm going to play," he notes. "It's all in the moment, though we're taking tools

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LISTINGS...continued from page 20 POE PARK VISITOR CENTER: 2640 Grand Alexander; 6-7: E Rodney Jones Qrt, L Frank Concourse. 718-365-5516. www.nycgov Basile/Gary Smulyan Qnt; 8: E Sasha parks.org/events/poe-park-visitor-center. Dobson Gp, L Akiko Tsuruga Qrt; 9: L Ari Mar 21: 2-3pm free adm Jazz Foundation of Hoenig Trio, L Joe Dyson Gp; 10: E Ned America www.jazzfoundation.org feat Sylvia Goold Qrt, L Frank Lacy Gp; 11: E Will Cuenca Qrt. Bernard Qrt, Kirk Lightsey Qrt, N Inbar Paz; PREGONES THEATER: 571 Walton Av. 718- 12: E Adam Birnbaum Qrt, L Kirk Lightsey 585-1202. www.pregonesprtt.org. Sets/adm: Qrt; 13-14: E Bruce Harris Qnt, L Ryan Kisor 8pm/$22-55. Mar 7: The Glem & Orozco Duo; Gp; 15: E Zaid Nasser Qrt, L Richie Vitale 21: Hommy Ramos & Trombeatz; 28: Qnt; 16: E Corcoran Holt Gp, L tba; 17: E Villalobos Brothers. Lummie Spann Gp, L Frank Lacy Gp; 18: E Brian Melvin Qrt, L Wayne Tucker Gp, N Nick Masters; 19: E Davy Mooney Qrt, L Thomas BROOKLYN Marriott Gp; 20-21: E George Colligan Qnt, L Scatter The Atoms That Remain; 22: E Nick 1066 Nostrand Av. 347-533- Hempton Qrt, L JC Stylles Gp; 23: E Ari BAR7845. BAYEUX: ww.barbayeux.com. Sets: 8-11pm free Hoenig Trio, L ELEW; 24: E Steve Nelson Qrt, L Abraham Burton Qrt; 25: E Greg Tardy Gp, adm. Wed: Keyed Up series; Thurs: L Jure Pukl Gp, N Neal Caine; 26: E Greg Grassroots Jazz Effort. Mar 4: Mike Moreno Tardy Gp, L Jure Pukl Gp; 27-28: E Duane Qrt; 11: Aaron Burnett Qrt; 18: Clovis Nicolas Eubanks Gp, L Kenyatta Beasley Sxt; 29: E Qrt; 25: Dave Scott/Rich Perry Qnt. Chris Byars Original Sxt, L Johnny O'Neal BAR CHORD: 1008 Cortelyou Rd. 347-240- Trio; 30: E Lucas Pino Nnt, L JD Allen Trio; 6033. www.barchordnyc.com. Sun: 9pm 31: E-L tba. Cortelyou Jam. 131E 10th St at BAR LUNÀTICO: 486 Halsey St. 718-513-0339. ST 2ndMARKS Av. www.stmarksbowery.org.IN-THE-BOWERY: 212-674- www.barlunatico.com. Sun: 2-5pm Keyed Up 6377. Mar 22: 3pm Lady Got Chops festival feat Gospel Brunch. Mar 2: 9pm www.lady www.ladygotchops.com feat Kim Kalesti. gotchops.com Lady Got Chops festival feat Roberta Piket Qrt w/Virginia Mayhew. TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212- BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope. 220-1460. Mar 19: 8pm $45/50 adm Highlights www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177. in Jazz series feat Ellington Everlasting w/Art Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel; Baron & The Duke’s Men Bill Easley, Bernard Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic Soul Purdie, Bill Crow, James Weidman, Mark Party; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors; Hynes & spec guest Ira Hawkins. Fri 5:30pm T he Crooked Trio. Mar 7: 8pm Bill 119E 27th St (bet Park & Lexington Carney’s JugAddicts; 26: 10pm Arthur Vint & TURNMILL:Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060. Associates. Wed: 11pm-2am Keyed Up series feat Rob BLUEBIRD BROOKLYN: 504 Flatbush Av. Duguay & Low Key Trio + spec guests. 718-484-9494. www.bluebirdbrooklyn.com. 178 7th Av S at 11th Wed: 9pm-12am Keyed Up feat Noah VILLAGESt. 212-255-4037. VANGUARD: www.villagevanguard.com. Garibedian + Jam. Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $35/1 drink min. BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC: Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch. Mar 58 7th Av. www.bkcm.org. 718-622-3300. Mar 1: Cecile McLorin Salvant Qnt; 2: R; 3-8: Bill 7: 7:30-10pm $15 adm Rob Garcia Qnt & Stewart Trio; 9: R; 10-15: Peter Bernstein Qrt; WORKS Trio. 16: R; 17-22: Marcus Roberts Trio; 23: R; 24- BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St at 29: The Bad Plus; 30: R; 31-Apr 5: Donny Nostrand Av. 917-704-9237. https://www. McCaslin Qrt. ticketweb.com/events/org/203803. Fri-Sat: 16N Moore St at Varick. 212-941- 8pm-12am Concert, Fish Fry & Open Mic’s. WALKER’S:0142. www.walkerstribeca.com. Sun: 8-11pm 581 Duos. BROWNSVILLEMother Gaston HERITAGE Blvd. www.brownsvill HOUSE: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson & eheritagehouse.org. 718-385-1111. 3rd Sat: ZINCSullivan). BAR: 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com. 3-6pm free adm The Word on the Street Ens. Sets: unless otherwise noted 7:30&9pm. Mar 1288 Myrtle Av. 2: David Stern Qrt; 4: 9pm-1am free BUSHWICKwww.gaucimusic.com/bushwick-series-2. PUBLIC HOUSE: VandoJam feat Todd Bashore; 9: Gene Mon: $10 don Buschwick Improvised Music Bertoncini Duo; 16: Paul Bollenback/Steve series. Cardenas/Ben Monder Trio; 19: Kirk Knuffke; 44 Berry St. 718-599-1860. 20: Mike LeDonne; 23: Jack Wilkins Art; 27 COUNTINGwww.countingro ROOM:om.com. Sun: 4-7pm Keyed The Afro-Peruvian Sxt; 29: 4-6:45pm $25 Up feat The Cafe Society. Another Sunday Serenade www.vtyjazz. 406 3rd Av. 718-532-8787. com/917-882-9539 feat HALYARDS:www.barhalyards.com. Tues: 8-9:30pm, Late w/Eric Alexander. 10-11pm, $10 adm/1 drink min Keyed Up series. 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com. BRONX IBEAM:Mar 6: 8-10pm Tim Berne’s Snake Oil; 14: 8- 9pm Choi/Sacks Duo. 445W 238th St. 718- IL PORTO: 37 Washington Av. 718-624-0954. AN884-7127. BEAL BOCHT www.lindasjazznights.com. CAFÉ: 1st www.ilportobrooklyn.com. Thurs-Sat: 7- Wed: 8&9:30pm $30-10 adm Linda's Jazz 10pm Keyed Up feat Charlie Apicella & nIro Nights. Mar 4: Eric Alexander Qrt. City. 450 Grand Concourse at 149th St. 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776. HOSTOS:www.hostos.cuny.edu. 718-518-4455. Mar 28: JAZZwww.fortgreenecouncil.org/jazz966. 966: Fri: 8& 7:30pm $20-5 adm Annette Aguilar's 9:45pm $15 don. StringBeans & Michele Rosewoman’s New Yor-Uba. LAFAYETTE 85 AVENUE S Oxford St. PRESBYTERIAN 718-625-7515. Mar 3233 East Tremont Av. CHURCH:28: 3-5pm Lady Got Chops festival MAMAJUANAwww.mamajuanacafebronx.com. CAFE: 718-824- www.ladygotchops.com/Central Brooklyn 8400. Tues: 8-9&10-11pm Steven Oquendo Jazz Consortium feat Jazz The Women’s Latin Jazz Band. Viewpoint. continued on page 24

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-*" -", Ê 9Ê / JAZZ By Don Jay Smith JOEL ZELNIK NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY / MARCH 7 Pianist Joel Zelnik is clear that his single biggest influence is Bill Evans, and he often performs tributes to the jazz legend. Joel has entertained five presidents and has appeared at venues around the world including the and the Village Gate, where he once alternated sets with Bill Evans. His first recording, Move (Felicia), received regul ar airplay from Dr. Billy Taylor, who was a Zelnik fan; the album also had a successful reissue. Critic Joe Lang wrote that Joel and his group "make for a formidable trio…". He has taught at Burlington Community College and Thomas Jefferson College, and often appears with singer Francine Evans. For this con- cert, which precedes a screening of the acclaimed documentary Bill Evans: Time Remembered, Joel is joined by bassist Gary Mazzaroppi and drummer David Cox. BRIAN McCARTHY WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY / MARCH 8 Saxophonist, composer, arranger Brian McCarthy returns to his alma mater with a nonet to perform his creation The Better Angels of Our Nature (Truth Revolution), which was singled out by Downbeat magazine for its "conceptual brilliance." Taking its name from President Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address, this monumental work pairs Civil War folk songs with new compositions and provides an inspiring and mesmerizing program. Brian, who teaches in Vermont, studied with , Gary Smulyan and Rich DeRosa. Brian's nonet includes on trumpet, Cameron MacManus on trombone, Daniel Ian Smith on tenor and soprano saxes, Stantawn Kendrick on tenor sax, Andrew Gutauskas on baritone sax, Justin Kauflin on piano, Matt Aronoff on bass, and Zach Harmon on drums. AUDREY BETSY WELBER HOPEWELL VALLEY BISTRO / MAR. 12, GEORGE ST. ALE HOUSE / MAR. 31 Audrey Betsy Welber is best known to jazz fans for her sax work with two popular Jersey bands: Swingadelic and the Jazz Lobsters Big Band. However, she often steps out on her own with a virtuosity that can be attributed to her classical training. She has studied woodwinds since childhood and is at home on saxophone, clarinet and flute. A first-call musician, she is comfortable in nearly every musical genre, but devotes much of her performing to jazz, citing influences such as Charlie Parker, and Freddie Hubbard. Reviewers call her sound "inspired" and "gloriously pure-toned," and Will Friedwald of The W all Street Journal singled out Audrey's "especially fluid clarinet solo" in his review of Swingadelic's CD Toussaintville (Zoho). Her trio includes organist Noriko Kamo and drummer Rob Henderson. TIERNEY SUTTON NEW JERSEY PAC / MARCH 28 Nine-time Grammy award nominee Tierney Sutton has won fans for her lyrical vocal style, which has been compared with June Christy and Sheila Jordan. called her "a serious jazz artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level" but Tierney didn't pursue a career in jazz until her late teens. Her 14 recordings have saluted , Joni Mitchell, Bill Evans and , earning her accolades as one of the greatest living jazz singers. Her latest release, Screenplay (BFM), adapts music from the movies and was called "spellbinding and eminently listenable" by All About Jazz. The Tierney Sutton Band (pianist Christian Jacob, bassist Trey Henry and drummer Ray Brinker) plus award- winning vocalist join her on stage as she pays tribute to film scores at NJPAC.

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LISTINGS...continued from page 22 228 CONNECTICUT MT.Decatur LEBANON St. www. BAPTISTmlbcbk.org CHURCH:. 718-493-8770. Mar 6: 6-10pm Lady Got Chops festival www.ladygotchops.com feat Kim Clarke & 605 Main St. friends w/Nikita White. BUTTONWOODMiddletown. www.buttonwood.org. TREE: 860-347- 80N 6th St. 646-779- 4957. Sets: 8-10pm. Mar 7: Luke Hendon & NATIONAL8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. SAWDUST: Mar 25: The Django Music Collective; 20: Ricky 7pm ’s Stone feat Dan Weiss & Alfonso; 28: Al Copley. Miles Okazaki. FIREHOUSE 12: 47 Crown St. New Haven. 203- 497 Rogers Av. 785-0468. www.firehouse12.com. Fri: 8:30pm Thewww.theowl.nyc. OWL MUSIC PARLOR:718-774-0042. Mar 8: 9pm $20 adm, 10pm $15. Alex Goodman Qrt. INFINITY HALL: 32 Front St. Hartford. 860- 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av. 560-7757. www.infinityhall.com. Mar 25: 8pm ROULETTE:www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Sets/adm: $39-59 adm Lee Ritenour. 8pm/$18. Mar 8: Adam Rudolph & Go: PALACE THEATER: 100 East Main St. Organic Chamber Ens; 9: Aaron Burnett & Waterbury. www.palacetheaterct.org. 203- Tyshawn Sorey; 12: Jaimie Branch’ Fly or Die 346-2000. Sets: 7-8:30&9-10:30pm. Mar 6: Qrt; 15: William Hooker; 18: Stephen Gauci & Albert Rivera & Gerald Veasley Qnt; 27: Cooper Moore; 23: $20 Prism Qrt; 30: Vadim Alexis Cole Trio. Neselovskyi Nnt feat Dave Douglas & Sara RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge. Serpa. Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org. 375 Lorimer St. 203-438-5795. Mar 1: 7:30pm $90 adm SCHOLESwww.scholesstreetstudio.com. STREET STUDIO: 718-964- Branford Marsalis Qrt. 8763. Mar 10: 8-10pm Sarah Bernstein Qrt. SARAH’S WINE BAR: At Bernard’s. 20 West 18 Whitwell Pl. Ln. (Route 35). Ridgefield. 203-438-8282. SHAPESHIFTERwww.shapeshifterlab.com. LAB: 646-820-9452. www.bernardsridgefield.com. Mar 29: 6:30- Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E) 8:30pm $27.50 adm/$20 min tba. 7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm/$10. The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old Lyme Mar 1: E Juan Camilo Sanchez; 4: E Ludovica Inn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886. Burtone Little Sparks, 8pm Solos de Ave; 6: www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm. E Blackbox Ens, L Sputter Box, N Marko Mar 6: Mark Whitfield Four; 7: George Djordjevic & Sveti; 8: E Tom Cottone Qrt, L Coleman Qrt; 13: Chris Beck Qrt; 14: Sarah One More Once; 10: E Lesley Mok Trio, 8pm Hanahan Qrt; 20: Stephane Wrembel Band; Colin Hinton Piano Trio; 11: E-L Take Off 21: Olli Soikelli Trio; 27: George Colligan Trio; Collectiv e; 13: E $15 Jane Ira Bloom Trio; 14: 28: Nick Finzer Hear & Now. 3pm $20 City Stompkets; 15: E Daniel Rossi's Landscape Trio; 16: $15 E Zygmon, L Sebastian Noelle Qrt. LONG ISLAND SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at Jefferson Av. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat: 779 Brooklyn Av. Baldwin. 516- 9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Mar 7: Patsy Grant; CAFE867-9829. OASIS: Sun: 10pm-2am Lady Got Chops 14: Vanessa Rubin; 21: Tulivu Donna festival www.ladygotchops.com feat Jam Cumberbatch; 28: Lil Phillips. w/Deborah Knapper. SOAPBOX GALLERY: 636 Dean St. www.soap 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor. boxgallery.org. Ev other Sat 3-5pm Piano GRASSO’S:www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060. Hang (PHG) by David Berkman & Jimmy 275 Christian Av. Stony Greenfield. Sets/adm: 7:30-8:30pm except TheBrook. JAZZ 631-751-1895. LOFT: www.thejazzloft.org. PHG 3-5pm, Fri-Sat 8-9pm; $20/10 except Sets: 7-9:30pm. Wed: Jam. Mar 5: Jazz Loft PHG $10. Mar 4: David Berkman Solo; 5: Big Band; 13: Darrell Smith & The Del Segno Hayes Greenfield Trio; 7: Misha Piatigorsky Trio; 19: The Bad Little Big Band; 26: Solo; 8: Noelle/Taubenhouse/Itzik; 11: Jim Interplay Jazz Orch; 27: Larry Fuller Trio; 28: Ridl Solo; 12: Bruce Huebner & James Community Jazz Night. Nyoraku Schlefer; 14: PHG w/Caili O’Doherty 720 & Daniel Meron, 9pm Kinan Azmeh & Florian LONGNorthern ISLAND Blvd. Brookville. UNIVERSITY-POST: www.liu.edu/post. Weber; 20: Brian Charette & Misha www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-2895. Mar 7: Piatigorsky Duo; 22: Albert Marques Qrt; 25: 8pm $59/39 adm Squirrel Nut Zippers & Dirty Nick Sanders & Dan Tepfer; 26: Hadar Dozen Brass Band. Noiberg Trio; 28: tba. TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008. The SULTAN ROOM: At The Turk's Inn. 234 www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun 7-11pm; Wed Starr St. www.thesultanroom.com. 718-215- 7-10pm; Thurs 8-11pm; Fri-Sat 8pm-12am. 0025. Mar 1: 5:30pm $30 adm Steven Sun: Jam by Robert Lepley. Mar 5: Sabori; 7: Bernstein & Tuba Mob, Will Bernard Band, Gil P arris; 11: Jim Cammacks. Sasha Dobson Qrt, Jesse Harris w/Tuba Mob, Graham Connah w/Ted Brinkley's NoPorkestra & Chorus, Dred Scott w/The NEW JERSEY Munchies; 8: 8pm $15 Sun of Goldfinger; 17: 8pm $12 adm Matt Forker w/Nick Dunston Trio. BERGEN 333 Douglass St. 718- BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 30 THREES522-2110. BREWING: www.threesbrewing.com. Mar 15: N Van Brunt St. Englewood. 201-227-1030. 8pm Elora Lin. www.bergenpac.org. Mar 8: $99-39 adm Chris Botti. WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367 Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. BERRIE CENTER: Sharp Theater. 505 Ramapo $10 adm. Residency: Sat 10pm Jam w/Gerry Valley Rd. Mahwah. 201-684-7844. Eastman & friends. Mar 6: 8:30-9:30pm Adam www.ramapo.edu/berriecenter. Mar 7: 8- Cordero; 7: 8:30-9:30pm Chris McCarthy, 10- 10pm $32-26 adm Kittel & Co. 11pm Stefano Battaglia; 14: 10-11pm Graeme HACKENSACK PERFORMING ARTS CEN- Gengras; 21: 7:30-8:30pm Noah Gershwin. continued on page 30

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE

By Elzy Kolb

Generation Next a few carry the aesthetic forward as their HE MUSIC IS IN GOOD HANDS. tool with their mind and soul intact. I'm Take it from veteran jazz bassist and lucky to be one of the persons in that posi- 2020T NEA Jazz Master Reggie tion." Workman. Since the 1950s, the celebrated New Stars, along with Deep Dreamer, alumnus of the vaunted ensembles of John appear at the PJS Jazz Society's Second Coltrane and , and the bassist of Sunday concert March 8, in the First choice on numerous Blue Note sessions has Presbyterian Church in Mount Vernon played with the heroes and the under sung (https://pjsjazz.org/index.html). Both of the music he loves. ensembles feature an international lineup, with players from a variety of continents and cultures. Reggie plans to play several tunes with New Stars, which includes trumpeter Ian Carver (Amsterdam), saxophonist Carolina Mercado Muños (Mexico), flutist Redi Fernandez (Cuba), pianist Mikki Yamanaka (Japan), bassist Jason Clotter (Honduras), plus alto saxophonist Christian Cummings and trombonist , First Presbyterian Church Rashaan Salaam (both from ), drummer Jerome Gillespie (Texas) and He also has taught generations of vocalist Safa Ishmel-Muhammad upcoming players at the New School since (Baltimore). 1987, among them Lakecia Benjamin, The concert features some of their orig- Avishai Cohen, , Roy inals, plus compositions by Duke Pearson, Hargrove and Brad Mehldau. Reggie cites Walter Davis Jr., and others. "It's all good, two newer bands he's excited about, New regardless of who wrote it. All of this music Stars and Deeper Dreamer, as further represents the language that has proof of the continuing health of "this gone out there, that people have embraced: music commonly known as jazz." this music commonly known as jazz." "These are young people who are With both New Stars and Deeper thinkers, and who are aware that music is Dreamer, their original compositions often the language they need to know to use as a reflect their roots. Mideast meets Far East magic carpet to go from one ocountry t meets South America in Deeper Dreamer, another with a language everyone can comprising pianist Hanna Inui, guitarist understand. I want to encourage them to Takahiro Nawashiro and drummer continue on that path," he says. "I want the Rintaro Mikami (Japan), bassist Vinicius students to understand the importance of Cajado (Brazil) and harmonica maven the science of sound to convey thoughts Ariel Barr (Israel). "People will be blessed and messages to the audience, no matter to hear this strong band," Reggie notes. where they are." In addition to the Mount Vernon con- In putting together the New Stars cert, this month Reggie also appears at the ensemble, comprising his current and for- Montclair Museum March 5 with MAD- mer students, he sought out musicians he LOM, a nonprofit performing arts labora- believes deserve wider recognition. "These tory for tots through teens; he’s also on are great players, great students who come hand at Dizzy’s Club March 11-12, when from all over and there's no place for any- Lakecia Benjamin celebrates the release of one to hear them," Reggie explains. Pursuance: The Coltranes (Ropeadope), "They're beginning to build their careers, which Reggie coproduced. Farther afield, just beginning to make their way in the listeners can catch the bassist in action in world." Philadelphia and Indianapolis. To boost the comfort level among the The bassist kicks off the month of April band members, he asked each of them to in , where he will receive the bring in material they could be featured NEA Jazz Masters Award. "I'm at this on, asking them to consider, "What do you stage where people begin to recognize I'm represent? What ki nd of music do you want still here and they better do something to perform?" before it's time for me to jump off this plan- The bassist continues, "I'm fortunate to et," Reggie notes with a laugh. touch base with newcomers and make sure To be held at SFJAZZ Center April 1-3, continued on page 26

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ANOTHER REASON... continued from page 25 constantly, learning, evolving, challenging the event includes the NEA Jazz Masters yourself." Tribute Concert, which will be live While living in France, Aimée started a streamed and broadcast by a number of band, Les Bossa Novices, focusing on jazz sources. "I'm looking forward to going out and Brazilian music. She began composing there. It's going to be special. I'm not per- and recording, and now has five albums forming—when I heard Terri Lyne out under her name. As she wrote and Carrington had a strong band there, I developed a mix of mostly standards and thought, There's no need for me to perform originals for her latest album, Wings too. Her band will play a song of mine with Uncaged (Azuline), she realized all of the Oliver Lake, and I'll be in the audience music she was focusing on had some refer- enjoying it." ence to winged creatures. Staying busy isn't a goal, it's a way of "I like the idea of a theme, but it can feel life for the musician, who turns 83 on June artificial and forced. This evolved natural- 26. "I have to stay two steps in front of that ly, organically. We're living in challenging bulldozer," he declares with a laugh. "You times and I sometimes feel limitations and better stay active if you want to stay on the feel less free in expressing my individuality planet. Music, my family, life—that's what and creativity. Winged creatures living in inspires me. You have got to be active to be nature are always negotiating obstacles," in tune with nature. The universe is active she muses. "Part of me wishes that music as well: You receive as well as give. That's can be a refuge. But I also wonder, how can what keeps me going." I make my voice useful? I'm trying to say something and trying to support causes I Track change want to support." Singing started out as a stress buster Once again, the vocalist finds solace for Aimée Allen. Her music-loving family through song. These days, "We're sur- encouraged her to study piano and flute in rounded by a mix of apprehension and fear, her early years, and she often sang with people are worried," she says. "When it her guitarist brother at home or occasional comes to music, I do have faith, I do have church events. But she never pictured a optimism. It brings people together. My future as a professional musician. "I nephew is in jazz band in high school. I see enjoyed it, but I recognized that so many young people and I have faith in these peo- people played so much better than me," she ple that things are going to be OK." says. Aimée appears at the Bean Runner Café in Peekskill, NY, March 28, as part of the 18th Annual Lady Got Chops Women's Month Music & Arts Festival. "There's a great roster for the festival, I'm in very good company," the vocalist says. "It's important to have an event highlight- ing women in the jazz genre." Pianist Deanna Witkowski, drummer David Meade and bassist Yoshi Waki join Aimée on the Bean Runner bandstand. Aimée Allen, Bean Runner Café Besides material from Wings Uncaged, expect to hear standards, bossa nova and Music began to play a different role in tunes paying tribute to Nancy Wilson. The her life as Aimée pursued a double law vocalist may also debut new songs she's degree, splitting her time between New writing for an album she hopes to record York and Paris while studying at later this year. "I'd love to sing some of it at Columbia and the Sorbonne. "It was beau- the Bean Runner, though I'm not sure any tiful to be in Paris but very hard to be a of it is ready for prime time yet. That's first-year law student," she recalls. what's exciting about performing—you To combat the pressure, Aimée's broth- invite people on your journey. As an audi- er encouraged her to go to jams, find oppor- ence member, I like to hear players figur- tunities to sing and have fun. "That was ing out things in the moment. I like that when I realized singing was a necessity for dynamic quality," she says. me. I needed it for equilibrium, balance. I The Lady Got Chops Festival, produced thought, I'm always going to do this for by bassist Kim Clarke, gets bigger each fun." year, with the 2020 lineup including con- Recognizing the healing power of music certs in locales as varied as New Zealand, was a turning point for her, but it took a Russia, Los Angeles and Paris. Closer to while for Aimée to take the plunge into home, about two dozen bands perform at a doing it full time. "Being a jazz singer as a variety of venues in three boroughs, on profession is hard to do, it's a hard choice Long Island, in Westchester, New Jersey to make," she says. "There are complicated and beyond. questions you have to ask yourself all the Checkout the festival calendar at time. You have to renew your commitment http://ladygotchops.com/2020calendar.html.

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HOT FLASHES

By Seton Hawkins

The Music and Writing of Bill Crow Jazz Anecdotes, that are funny, heartfelt and insightful. AD BILL CROW NEVER PICKED For Bill, writing emerged as an ongoing up a pen in his life, his contributions outgrowth of his efforts on the executive toH jazz as a bassist would have more than board of Local 802, a role he held for nearly guaranteed his place in the history books. 30 years. "I was elected to the executive Boasting a career that has spanned seven board, and then the union president asked decades, Bill has built a musical résumé me if I wanted to write a column," he that is simply a list of jazz's greats, includ- recalls. "I knew the kind of column I want- ing pianists such as Duke Ellington, Teddy ed to write would have stories that musi- Charles, Al Haig, Marian McPartland and cians would tell each other on their Claude Tho rnhill. A partial roster of reed breaks." While Bill had written at points players also impresses: Al Cohn, Stan earlier in his career, with the emergence of Getz, , Gerry Mulligan, Zoot "The Band Room," it would become a con- Sims, and , to sistent mainstay of his work. Additionally, name a few. Many other greats, among Bill's particular style of writing took shape, them Art Baron, Bob Brookmeyer, Jimmy an engaging and eminently readable McPartland, Eddie Condon, Terry Gibbs, approach that pulls the reader into musi- Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Lambert, Nina cians' conversations. "I hear about every- Simone and Clark Terry, have all called thing that's going on in the music industry, upon Bill's talents at some point. so it's easy to get a monthly column without searching too much for a story," he notes. Bill's writing has led to further success- es, including his essential recollection of a 1962 Soviet Union tour with Benny Goodman, which stands as one of the most grimly hilarious pieces of biography writ- ten in jazz. His relationship with Oxford Press resulted in the publications of Jazz Anecdotes, From Birdland to Broadway and Jazz Anecdotes: The Second Time Around. Selected stories from Jazz Anecdotes appear monthly in Hot House’s “Backstage Pass” column. On March 19, Bill performs at the Tribeca PAC in Jack Kleinsinger's Highlights in Jazz "Ellington Everlasting," an evening of Duke's works led by trombon- ist Art Baron. Unsurprisingly, Ellington features prominently in Bill's writing, and the icon's un ique and fascinating quirks are beautifully documented through Bill's own gathering of musicians' anecdotes. To them, he adds his own: "I had the pleasure of playing with Duke's band one time at Bill Crow Lewisohn Stadium when his bass player Consequently, it is all the more remark- didn't show up," he remembers. "Duke able that Bill has also emerged as a beloved pulls me on my sleeve and says 'Come with writer who has documented his thoughts, me.' So, I went out and found the bass recollections and commentary about the music stand and I started to pull the music music and its artists over the past four out. Britt Woodman is in the trombone sec- decades. In addition to holding down a tion and he says 'Don't do that, it's all been monthly column—"The Band Room"—for changed! On the first number, just hang the American Federation of Musicians around in B-flat for a while, and we'll tell Local 802's Allegro since 1982, Bill also has you when it changes.' After that, they went published several beloved books, notably to tunes that I knew, and so I didn't have continued on page 28

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FRESH TAKES

By Addie Vogt

OMBINING THE SOUNDS OF anxieties of reaching adulthood and living early jazz vocals with pop and folk in a busy city. "I found myself having many Cinfluences, singer and composer Elora Lin days too consumed with thought and worry shares captivating new music using jazz- to go outside and live, and by the time I inspired harmony presented through con- realized that, it would already be dark and temporary rock instrumentation. This the day lost," she explains. This song, as month, she celebrates the release of her well as others on the EP, is a relatable debut EP, Hello Crow, at Threes Brewing reflection on modern life in New York, mix- on March 15, featuring Pat Granzen on ing musical genres to share a message well drums, Morgan Guerin on bass, Evan known to city residents. Wright on guitar and Theo Walentiny on piano. Hear Elora Lin at Threes Brewing Both Elora's parents are visual artists, on March 15. so she grew up surrounded by art. She became involved in choirs and musical the- ater, later transitioning to jazz when she moved to the city to attend The New School. There she studied composition with musicians such as Kate Davis, who has been a large influence on Elora's songwrit- ing, similarly mixing a wide range of styles in her music. "As a vocalist, I'm very inspired by 1950s and '60s jazz and pop singers like , Eydie Gormé and Doris Day; my biggest influence is ," Elora says. The title track, "Hello Crow" is largely about the

HOT FLASHES... March: The Birth and Rise of Jazz, with continued from page 27 , begins March 2 and runs for four weeks. Jazz at Lincoln Center trouble until they got to a ballad that I did- Orchestra saxophonist Ted Nash teaches a n't know. For that, Duke was at the piano two-night class on Wayne Shorter March beside me, and he'd point at the key on the 18 and 20. For more information, visit piano that was my note just before I needed www.jazz.org/swingu. it. He led me through the whole piece that March 5-8 marks the 2020 Washington way. I had so much fun." Heights Jazz Festival, featuring perform- For more information on Bill Crow, his ances at three venues in the area. music and his writings, visit www.bill Highlights include appearances by The crowbass.com. Royal Bopsters, Annette Aguilar, Carol Morgan and many more. Visit www.jazz Jazz Education, Festival and wahi.com for a full schedule. Anniversary The Metuchen Arts Council expands its Jazz at Lincoln Center's Swing jazz programming to include an education University initiative kicks off two classes in series and engage acclaimed scholars and authors for appearances throughout the year. March 15, Louis Armstrong expert Ricky Riccardi offers a presentation on Pops at the Metuchen Senior Center. Visit www.metuchennj.org to learn more. New England Conservatory celebrates the 50th anniversary of its Jazz program with performances at the Jazz Standard March 19-21. Appearing on those nights are ensembles comprising NEC faculty and alumni, including Fred Hersch, Donny McCaslin, Miguel Zenón, Jorge Roeder, Richie Barshay and more. Visit The Royal Bopsters www.jazzstandard.com for more details.

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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. Trombone player Sam Burtis sent me this message: A long time ago I was subbing on a rehearsal of Louis Bellson's big band. I was a little late and they had already started so I rushed to put my ho rn together, sat down, found my place in the music and started to play. I hadn't looked around much...too busy getting ready. I always loved Louis's playing and the personnel were all top notch NYC players. After a tune or two I began to wonder what kind of amp the bass player was using. It sounded so GOOD! I finally got a chance to look back at the rhythm section...and there WAS no amp! Just Milt Hin ton. I have never forgotten that moment.

SLOANE... continued from page 17 respect for the lyric and melody." were such a joy and inspiration. Don't Carol Sloane plays Birdland ignore them. And don't think you can sing Theater March 27-28, with pianist a song better than Gershwin wrote it. No Mike Renzi, bassist and one's paying attention to older material drummer Ron Vincent. now and that breaks my heart." The memoir isn't the only project the WILSON... veteran vocalist has in the works. She also continued from page 21 hopes to release a new live album soon. "I haven't had the courage to listen to it yet. sound and approach—he’s playing all the I'm not happy with my singing—any of it. music that ties into history." Ever. " However, Carol admits that she has Another of Steve's projects with an received good feedback from those who intense focus on the music's lineage per- have heard it. She is also working on a doc- forms at Birdland next season. He'll cele- umentary film in which she looks back on brate Charlie Parker's centennial along her life and her music. with collaborators Bruce Barth, Peter Catch Carol in action at Birdland Washington and living legend Sheila Theater March 27-28, just a few weeks Jordan. "That Sheila agreed to be a part of after celebrating her 83rd birthday on it is super special. When you think of March 5. "New York people have always Charlie Parker, ther e's very few who walk been so supportive of me," she says. "I among us qualified to carry that mantle. want to prove that I still have my fast She's part of the source, and she carries ball." She plans to focus on songs about the spirit of Bird within in her." spring, including "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," which Carol is learning Steve Wilson joins the New York for the occasion. "It's the big daddy of Youth Symphony Jazz Band at Dizzy’s spring songs, one of the most revered Club March 9. He also performs with spring songs in jazz," she says. "There are Ray Angry, Willie Jones III and a lot of good versions. Carmen sang it, but Corcoran Holt at Birdland Theater Irene Kral is my favorite. She had such March 12-14.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House Contributing Photographer January 19 was especially cold and when pianist Cyrus Chestnut arrived at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club for his gig all he wanted was a cup of steaming-hot coffee to take off the chill. The audience didn’t need a hot beverage, however: His playing made the room as warm and inviting as it could be. Maybe it’s Cyrus’ happy new marriage, but his music was as romantic and seductive as I’ve ever heard from him. Keep warming us, Cyrus!

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LISTINGS...continued from page 24 Rd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/series jazz. 609-392-6409. Mar 1: 2pm Keith Franklin TER: 102 State St. Hackensack. 201-820-3007. Gp; 7: 8pm & Paul Meyers; www.hacpac.org. Mar 28: 8pm $40-60 adm 14: 8pm Jack Furlong Qrt; 29: Jerry Rife’s James Maddock. Blue Skies. ESSEX CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St. BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Market Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609- St. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973- 695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10 623-8161. Mar 7: 6-7:30pm Jazz Vespers feat min. www.jazztrenton.com. Mar 7: Matt Tribute to Geri Allen w/All Star Band Parish; 14: Vince Lardear; 21: Susan Cloud; Sanctuary. 28: Orrin Evans. The CASSIDY BAR + KITCHEN: 160 15 Maplewood Av. Maplewood. 973-762-5433. HOPEWELLEast Broad VALLEY St. Hopewell. BISTRO 609-466-9889. & INN: Sun: 12-3pm Jazz Brunch. Mar 1: Andrew www.hopewellbistro.com. Thurs: 6-9pm/ Wagner Trio; 8: Bossa Brasil®; 15: Jeiris $15/5 don Jazz On Broad. Mar 5: Michelle Cook; 22: Ryan Hernandez Trio; 29: Courtney Lordi Band; 12: Audrey Welber Trio; 19: Sappington. Lucas Ebeling Qrt; 26: The Sustainable Jazz CLEMENT’S PLACE: At Rutgers University. 15 Trio. Washington St. Newark. 3rd Thurs: 7:30- 91 University Pl. 9:30pm Jam by James Austin, Jr. McCARTERPrinceton. 609-258-2787. THEATRE: www.mccarter.org. 19 Valley St. South Mar 14 8pm & 15 3pm: The Hot Sardines. TheOrange. FOX & www.thefoxandfalconnj.com. FALCON: 973- MIDDLESEX 419-6773. Mar 12: 7-11pm Jazzy Nights in the 19 Dennis St. New Essex Room feat tba. DELTA’SBrunswick. RESTAURANT: www.deltasrestaurant.com. 732- GATEWAY CENTER PLAZA 4: 100 Mulberry 249-1515. Mar 21: 6:30-10:30pm Bossa St. Newark. 973-624-8880. Mar 4: 12-1pm Brasil®. Ashley Pezzotti. GEORGE STREET ALE HOUSE: 378 George MONTCLAIR ART MUSEUM: 3 S Mountain St. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com. Av. Montclair. 973-746-5555. www.montclair 732-543-2408. The New Brunswick Jazz artmuseum.org. Mar 5: 7-9pm $25/35 adm Project/www.nbjp.org. Tues: 8-11pm Emer- Reggie Workman. ging Artists + Jam. Mar 3: Hannah Marks Gp; NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN- 10: Chelsea Hughey; 17: Mariel Bildsten Trio; TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722. 24: Diamond Anderson; 31: Audrey Betsy www.njpac.org. Mar 14: 2&7pm $59-69 adm Welber. Sugar Bar Comes to Newark feat Valerie 2 Albany St. New Simpson & Dave Koz, 3pm $39-79 Michael HYATTBruns wick. REGENCY: www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. Feinstein & Storm Large; 28: 7:30pm $59-69 732-873-1234. Mar 20: 6:30&7:30pm free adm Tierney Sutton & Ann Hampton Callaway. The New Brunswick Jazz Project/ 233W Market St. www.nbjp.org feat Jackie Jones Trio. PRIORYNewark. JAZZ 973-242-8012. CLUB: Mar 27: Fri: 7-11pm free adm Carrie Jackson Qrt. NEW BRUNSWICK PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 7 Livingston Av. New Brunswick. SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313- 732-729-0320. www.newbrunswickarts.org. 2787. www.sopacnow.org. Mar 15: 7pm $20 Mar 6: 6&7:30pm Vanessa Perea. adm Vince Ector Organatomy Trio+. OLD FRANKLIN SCHOOLHOUSE: 491 SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd. Middlesex Av (RT 27). Metuchen. 862-368- West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736- 2202. First Sun: 3-5:15pm $15 adm 7899. Free adm. Sun: 2-5pm Brunch CornerstoneJazz series. Mar 1: Sylvia w/Curtis Lundy Ens. Mar 2,16&30: 8pm Cuenca Qrt. Glenn Franke's BigBand. SENIOR CENTER: 15 Center St. Metuchen. HUDSON 732-632-8524. Mar 15: 3pm $10 adm The BRIGHTSIDE TAVERN: 141 Bright St. Metuchen Jazz Education series feat Louis Jersey City. www.brightsidetavern. com. 201- Armstrong by Ricky Riccardi. 435-1234. Mon: 8pm Keyed Up feat 361 George St. New Brightside Tavern Trio. TAVERNBrunswick. ON GEORGE:www.tavernongeorge.com. 732- FOX & CROW: 594 Palisade Av. Jersey City. 545-6205. Wed-Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The www.foxandcrowjc.com. 201-984-2775. Mar New Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. 5: 8-10pm The Akin Backbeat; 14: 10pm- Mar 4: Akiko Tsuruga; 5: Sylvia Cuenca Qrt; 12am James Gibbs III; 20: 10pm-12am Ted 11: Sanah Kadoura Qrt; 12: Najwa Parkins Chubb Band. Qrt; 18: Danielle Illario Qrt; 19: Mimi Jones 150 Bay St. Qrt; 25: Purem Jin Qrt; 26: Champian Fulton HEADROOMJersey City. BAR www.headroombar.com. & SOCIAL: 646- Qrt. 522-8345. Sets/adm: 8-10pm/$20. Mar 1: MONMOUTH 1:30-5:30pm Lady Got Chops festival 99 Monmouth St. www.ladygotchops.com feat Andrea COUNTRed Bank. BASIE www.countbasietheatre.org. THEATRE: 732- Brachfeld Jam; 6: Carrie Jackson & Winard 842-9000. Mar 11: 8pm . Harper All Stars; 8: 1:30-5:30pm Lady Got At Senior Chops festival www.ladygotchops.com feat HERBCenter ECKERT South Brunswick AUDITORIUM: Municipal Complex. Andrea Brachfeld Jam; 13: Afro Cuban Jazz; 540 Rte 522. Monmouth Junction. 28: Steve Myerson Trio, 10:30pm-1am $15 www.sbarts.org/jazz-cafe. 732-329-4000X Ladies Jazz/ Band + Jam. 7635. Mar 6: 7:30pm $6 adm Laura Hull. 2039 NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY: MORRIS Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City. www.njcu.edu. 6 Normandy Heights 201-200-2000. Mar 7: 7pm $25 adm Joel BICKFORDRd. Morristown. THEATRE: 973-971-3706. www.morris Zelnik Trio. museum.org/jazz-showcase. Mar 9: 7:30- HUNTERDON 9pm $18/20 adm Mike Davis: Bix FLEMINGTON DIY: 90 Main St. Flemington. Beiderbecke’s B’day Bash. www.flemingtondiy.org. Sets: 7:30pm/$15 100 S adm. Mar 21: Monroe Miceli Duo. MAYOSt. Morristown. PERFORMING www.mayoarts.org. ARTS CENTER: 973-539- MERCER 8008. Mar 19: 7:30pm The Westerlies. 1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 Scotch continued on page 32

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RUMPETER RAY VEGA IS A youthful 58 years of age, and he has Thad the unique privilege of being around and playing with some of the most iconic and historic figures in jazz and Latin jazz, seemingly all his life. The list reads like a who's who of music royalty, including leg- ends such as Dizzy Gillespie and Mario Bauzá, , Mongo Santamaria, Héctor Lavoe, Ray Barretto and , and Lionel Hampton. It's no wonder that when he speaks, you hear the knowledge of history flowing through his lips. What is unique about Ray is that he insists that if you want to play jazz and Latin jazz—this music he so loves—to love those who came before you, you must learn from them. Anyone who knows Ray will also testify to the fact that he is one of the most gener- ous musicians and teachers you would ever have the pleasure to know. It's no wonder: Speak to him and you will find that almost every other sentence begins with the how happy he was because of the hug I got words, "I tell my students…". That's from him." because Ray takes education very serious- The trumpeter has a lot to show for the ly, and not simply at the University of years he spent paying his dues. His first Vermont, where he holds the title of senior recording, Ray (Concord), was a critical lecturer, jazz history and trumpet. "I success, as was the one that followed, learned from the best teachers," he says Boperation (Concord). Since then Ray has with pride. "Formal trumpet training came released five other critically acclaimed from the greats like Sidney Baker and records; the most recent Chapter Two Jerry González, and then harmony from (Truth Revolution Records), is "a magic more great teachers, such as Susan carpet of a recording," according the leg- Winder and Lonnie Hillyer." endary jazz club owner and NEA Jazz Ray says that his greatest lessons came Master Todd Barkan. The reason the from playing night after night, sharing the recording made such an impression on lis- bandstand with people he once idolized, teners is that the history of the two rivers who soon became his friends and with of music flowed mightily through. Todd whom he shared mutual respect as profes- describes this as Ray honoring his sionals. He tells a story about how words of "Partners in Time," clearly a case of histo- praise and respect once came from the ry flowing through Ray's lips and back into mouth of the great Freddie Hubbard after the universe. he heard Ray's arrangement of one of his (Freddie's) songs. "I can't tell you what Ray Vega Quintet with special exactly he said, your editors may not print guest Sherman Irby play the music of the words he used, but that was Freddie!" Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo at Ray says with a hearty laugh. "I also knew Dizzy's Club, March 3.

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LISTINGS...continued from page 24 535-3143. Sets: unless otherwise noted Sun 24 Main St. Madison. 973- 6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm. Mar 6: $20 Erik SHANGHAI822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com.JAZZ: Free adm. Lawrence Qrt feat Marya Lawrence; 13: no Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm; Tues 6:30-9pm; Wed- 9:30pm Dred Scott Trio; 14: $25 Beatle Jazz; Thurs 7-9:30pm; Fri-Sat 6:15&8:45pm. 20: no 9:30pm Pete Levin Organ Trio; 21: Closed Mon. 3rd Sun: 3pm New Jersey Jazz Mike Fahn Qnt; 22: $15 Judimarie Canterino; Society Social. Mar 1: Sarah Partridge; 6: 27: no 9:30pm Mike Clark Trio; 28: no 9:30pm King “Solomon” Hicks; 14: Saron Crenshaw Armen Donelian Trio; 29: $25 Cocomama. Qrt; 15: Leonieke Scheuble Trio; 18: Olli MILLBROOK LIBRARY: 3 Friendly Ln. Soikkeli. Millbrook. www.millbrooklibrary.org. 845- 677-3611. Mar 28: 5-6:30pm free adm Alexa OCEAN Tarantino. The JAY & LINDA GRUNIN CENTER FOR 1 College Dr. Toms River. 732- MOUNTAIN TOP LIBRARY: 6093 Main St. THE255-0500. ARTS: www.grunincenter.org. Mar 22: Tannersville. www.mountaintoplibrary.org. 3pm $24/20 adm Lucia Jackson. 518-589-5707. Sets/adm: 7-8:15pm/free. Mar 6: Caleb Curtis Trio; 27: Alexa Tarantino. PASSAIC 300 TRATTORIA MARBELLA: 151 Canal St. WILLIAMPompton PATERSON Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. UNIVERSITY: 973- Ellenville. www.trattoriamarbella.com. 845- 720-2371. Sets: 4pm. Mar 1: Mitch Frohman 647-9269. Sets: 7:30-10pm. Mar 13: Galen w/WP Latin Jazz Ens; 8: Brian McCarthy Nnt. Pittman & Marbella Jazz Ens; 20: Soundstream Trio; 27: Galen Pittman & SOMERSET 18 Stirling Rd. Marbella Jazz Ens. WATCHUNGWatchung. ARTS www.watchungarts.org. CENTER: 908-753- 0190. Mar 14: 8-10pm Rio Clemente & Regan Ryzuk. PENNSYLVANIA UNION 16 5 Main St. Water 16 Prospect PROSPECT St. WINE Westfield. BAR & 908-232-7320. BISTRO: DEERGap, HEAD PA. www.deerheadinn.com. INN: 570-424- www.16prospect.com. Tues: 8pm free adm 2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat Mar 3,17&31: Arturo; 10&24: Carrie Jackson 7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): Thurs & the Jazz All Stars. Jam w/Bill Washer & friends. Mar 1: Erica 426 Springfield Av. Summit. 908-301- Golaszewski Qrt; 5: R; 6: Vinny Bianchi’s La MONDO:1285. www.mondosummit.com. Mar 14: 8- Cuchina; 7: Trio; 8: Joanie 10pm Matt Kane. Samra; 12: R; 13: Horizons Qrt; 14: Michele 829 Salem Rd. Bautier Trio; 15: Sharon Norris; 19: R; 20: SALEMUnion. ROADHOUSE www.roadhousecafe.org. CAFE: 908-686- Barry Greene Trio; 21: Alan Broadbent Trio; 1028. Mar 14: 8-10pm $20 adm Carrie 22: Amani; 26: R; 27: Christopher Dean Jackson Qrt. Sullivan; 28: John Colianni Trio; 29: Riverside Rhythm Band; 30: 7:30-10:30pm WARREN 1686 Rte 517. Matt Vashlishan & The Water Gap Jazz Orch. RUTHERFURDAllamuchy. 908-852-1894. HALL: www.rutherfurd hall.org. Mar 22: 3-5pm $25/20 adm Jazz at the Rutherfurd feat Dan Levinson Sxt. QUEENS NEW YORK STATE 93-02 AIRTRAINSutphin Blvd. JAMAICA Jamaica. www.theairtrainjazz STATION: festival.com. Thurs: 5-7pm. Mar 5: Takeshi Ogura Trio; 12: Eric Divito T rio; 19: Willie CATSKILL51 Mill Hill MOUNTAIN Rd. Woodstock. PIZZA 845-679-7969. COMPANY: Martinez; 26: Libby & Co. www.catskillmountainpizza.com. Wed: 9pm 34-07 30th Av. Long Island City. Jazz Night. DOMINIES:718-728-1834. Sun: 9pm-12am Keyed Up feat CHILL WINE BAR: 173 Main St. Beacon. 845- Christian Coleman’s Trample Man. 765-0885. www.chillwinebarbeacon.com. 137-35 Northern Mar 7: Dave Berger; 14: Crazy Feet Trio; 21: FLUSHINGBlvd. Flushing. TOWN www.flushingtownhall.org. HALL: Bert Rechtschaffer Trio; 27: Nellybombs; 28: 718-463-7700. Mar 4: 7pm $10 adm Lady Got Howland Wolves. Chops festival www.ladygotchops.com feat The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro. Jam w/Carol Sudhalter; 21: 12:30pm free www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970. Jazz Listening Session; 24&31: $18/15 7pm Sets/adm: 8pm, Sun 11am Brunch (B); $20 Jazz 101; 28: 8pm $18/12 Akua Allrich. don suggested. Falcon Underground (FU). 192-07 Linden Blvd. St Mar 1: Tisziji Muñoz Qrt w/John Medeski; 8: JACKSONAlbans. www.jacksonroom.com. ROOM: 718-525- Lena Bloch & Feathery; 11: 7pm FU Jazz 2387. Last Sat: 8-11pm. 8&10pm $20 adm incl Sessions, 8pm Jamie Saft Trio; 15: Civil snacks/beverage feat Ed Jackson Qrt. Disobedience feat Donny McCaslin, Ingrid Jensen; 18: Jake Sherman w/Common JAMAICA 161-04 CENTER Jamaica OF ARTS Av. & Jamaica. LEARN- Tongue; 22: B Shiri Zorn Qrt, 8pm Svetlana's www.jcal.org.ING: 718-658-7400. Mar 12: 8pm $10 NYC Swing Collective; 29: B The Saints of – Swing, 8pm Jay Leonhart Trio. adm Arta Jekabsone; 6: 8pm Aaron Edgcomb. HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER: 477 Main St. Beacon. www.howlandculturalcenter. org. LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM: 34- 845-831-4988. Mar 7: 8pm $20/25 adm 56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274. Matthew Shipp. www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Sun&Sat 12- 7 Old US Hwy 209. Stone 5pm, Tues-Fri 10am-5pm: $10 adm Guided LYDIA’SRidge. CAFE: www.lydias-cafe.com. 845-687-6373. Tours of Louis Armstrong House. Sets: 7-10pm. Mar 7: Pete Levin Trio; 14: QUEENS LIBRARY LANGSTON HUGHES: Shannon Early & friends; 21: Jimmy Madison 100-01 Northern Blvd. Corona. 718-651-1100. & friends; 28: Rob Scheps/Roger www.queenslibrary.org. Mar 21&28: 2- Rosenberg. 4:30pm www.ladygotchops.com Lady Got Chops festival feat 03/21 Kim Clarke's Aqua MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway. Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845- continued on page 34

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LISTINGS...continued from page 32 Lima & Larry Del Casale; 20: Soul Purpose; 21&27-28: www.ladygotchops.com Lady Got Ninjaz, 03/28 Cocomama. Chops festival feat 03/21 Mimi Jones Band, ROY WILKINS RECREATION CENTER: 03/27 Kristina Koller Band, 03/28 Aimée 17701 Baisley Blvd. Jamaica. 718-276-8686. Allen Qrt. www.nycgovparks.org. Mar 25: 1-2pm free 153 Library Ln. adm www.jazzfoundation.org Jazz Foun- EMELINMamaroneck. THEATRE: www.emelin.org. 914-698- dation of America feat Stanley Banks & 0098. Mar 5: $45 adm John Scofield Solo. friends. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199N ST ALBANS CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: Columbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount Vernon. 172-17 Linden Blvd. St. Albans. 718-657- www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. 2nd Sun: 8282. www.stalbanscc.org. Mar 7: www.lady 5:15-9pm $25 adm Second Sunday Jazz gotchops.com Lady Got Chops festival feat series. Mar 8: Reggie Workman & New Stars Kim Clarke & friends w/Bertha Hope & + Deeper Dreamer. Barbara King. JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631- TERRAZA 7: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst. 1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets/adm: Sun www.terraza7.com. 718-803-9602. Sun: 4&6pm $15/20; Fri-Sat 7&9:30pm $20/25. Mar 9:30pm-2am $7 adm Jam w/John Benitez 1: Carlos Barbosa-Lima & Larry Del Casale; Trio; 2nd&4th Wed: 9pm TR7 Jam w/John 6-7: $25/30 & Brazilian Voyage; Yao & Peter Brendler. 8: Vinicius Gomes Qrt; 13-14: Alexis Cole Trio; 15: Willie Martinez Latin Jazz Qrt; 20-21: Roni Ben-Hur Qnt; 22: Eduardo Belo Gp; 27- WESTCHESTER 28: $25/30 Tim Armacost/Gary Smulyan Qrt; 29: Livio Almeida Gp. 14 Memorial Hwy. New NEW ROCHELLE PUBLIC LIBRARY: 1 ALVINRochelle. & FRIENDS: www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant. Library Plaza. New Rochelle. 914-632-7878. com. 914-654-6549. www.nrpl.org. Mar 7: 5:30-7:30pm Wayne Henderson Sxt. BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division & Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701. WESTCHESTER COLLABORATIVE THE- www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8- ATER: 23 Water St. Ossining. www.wcthe 10:30pm $15 adm. Mar 1: 3-6pm $10 Cross ater.org. Mar 7: 7-9:30pm Ingrid Jensen Four. Cultural Connection; 6: Chico Alvarez w/Ran Kan Kan & spec guest Al Acosta; 7: Hot House is not responsible for any errors www.ladygotchops.com Lady Got Chops in the listings which may have occured from festival feat Erena Terakubo Trio; 10: 7-9pm $10 Joe Barna & Sketches of Influence; 13: late changes or incorrect information sup- www.ladygotchops.com Lady Got Chops plied to us. Please call the venues or check festival feat Lisa Andrea Project & spec websites for up to date calendars. guest Denisse Vera; 14: Carlos Barbosa-

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