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WINNING SPINS By George Kanzler WO GROUPS, ONE A NONET, THE The Adventures of Zodd Zundgren, The other a big band, with specific points of Ed Palermo Big Band (Cuneiform Tview or agendas, have new albums that Records), mixes the New Jersey-founded comprise this Winning Spins. The nonet is band's original goal, big band Frank Zappa an all-female band, with music composed music, with Ed's love of another rocker or arranged by its members; the big band from the 1960s-1970s, Todd Rundgren. is dedicated to playing rock tunes in a jazz With 25 short tracks, almost all segueing format. one to another, excepting three pairs of Monika Herzig's Sheroes (Whaling Todd's or Frank's tunes, the album is a City Sound) is the second CD from the kaleidoscopic whirlwind of contrasting yet nonet led by Monika, a pianist, composer complementary styles. and arranger based at Indiana University. Ed does not lead your standard jazz big She wrote four of the ten tracks and band, often utilizing Katie Jacoby's arranged two others. The band includes acoustic or electrified violin or his own or Ingrid Jensen, trumpet; Reut Regev, trom- Bruce McDaniel's rock-tinged electric gui- bone; Jamie Baum, flute; Ada Rovatti, tars as the lead. In many ways this is big tenor sax; Jennifer Vincent, bass; Leni band jazz rock, although it isn't smart to Stern, guitar; Mayra Casales, percussion, try to categorize or pigeonhole Ed's music; and Rosa Avila, drums. like Frank Zappa, he is ultimately sui Monika's take on the two pop songs here generis as a musical conceptualist. demonstrates the versatility of the group. Among those conceptions is leading into "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," the Bruce's fairly straight vocal rendition of Ashford & Simpson R&B anthem, is pared Todd's most famous song, "Hello, It's Me" down for a hornless electric approach, the (think Frank Sinatra big band ballad) first melody emerging stealthily from Leni's with a rocking violin cameo of Zappa's guitar and Monika's Fender Rhodes key- "You Are What You Is" followed by a full board. "The House of the Rising Sun," an blown Zappa "Echidna's Art (Of You)" old English ballade turned rock hit by The delivered mostly by a Swingle Singers-like Animals in the first British (rock) vocal group called Louisiana Swindle Invasion, is propelled by Rosa's brushes, Singers, confining themselves to baby talk- lightening the rhythmic volume as Jamie's like scat singing. flute and Leni's guitar play the theme and Ed can redeem Zappa's carefree lyrical Monika has a central solo on acoustic whimsy (celebrating dental floss; rhyming piano. "heart breaks" with "crab cakes") by sur- Monika pays tribute to her mentor at rounding it with top notch big band jazz, as Indiana, the late David Baker, with "Time on long versions of "Montana" and Again, D.B.," alternating duple and triple "Florentine Pogen" spotlighting alto sax by time meters, a Baker trait, and featuring Ed on the former, and trombone by Ingrid's trumpet and Reut's trombone as Charley Gordon and deep groove swinging well as a piano solo. Reut introduces her organ by Ted Kooshian on the latter. own "I Am a Superstar" with trombone Ed appears to honor the lyrical depth harmonics in a cadenza before dueting and melodic rock gifts of Todd Rundgren— with Jaime over the rhythm section's just check out the nigh-perfect "Broke klezmer-inflected stop-times. Jennifer Down and Busted"—as much as he revels gives us her richly episodic, multi-tempoed in the zaniness of Zappa, which he seems and polytonal "Song for C.C." and the able to convert to eccentric but often solid- rhythm section's Afro-Cuban potential is ly swinging big band jazz. Case in point: fulfilled on Monika's "Cantos." "Janet's Big Dance Number," a feature for tenor saxophonist Ben Kono, could prof- itably be added to any current big band jazz book. As for zaniness, don't miss the "hidden track" at the CD's end, a piano bar singer coda, with doo wop female chorus, too lewd to repeat here. Monika Herzig's Sheroes performs a free CD release concert at the New School Performance Space April 4 at 6 p.m., following a panel discussion at 4:40 p.m. The Ed Palermo Big Band is From left to right: 1st row Monika Herzig, Ingrid Jensen, Reut Regev, at The Iridium on April 2 and at The 2nd row Jamie Baum, Ada Rovatti, Jennifer Vincent, Falcon in Marlboro, April 21. 3rd row Leni Stern, Mayra Casales, Rosa Avila.

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UPPER MANHATTAN (Above 70th Street) 449 Lenox Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts). 449212-234-3298. LA: Sun: 1-3:30pm&4-7pm Patio Jazz; Thurs: 1-3:30pm Jazz & Dessert; Fri- Sat: 8:30pm. 253W 125th St. 212-531- APOLLO5300. www.apollotheater.org. THEATER: Apr 20: 7:30pm www.jazzfoundation.org/Apollo2018 The Jazz Foundation of America feat A Great Night in Harlem honoring Roberta Flack, Otis Rush, Jimmy Heath, Jimmie Vaughan, Nona Hendryx. 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 New Orleans Jazz Band. 2485 Bway (bet CLEOPATRA’S92nd & 93rd Sts). NEEDLE: www.cleopatrasneedleny. com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L); Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8- 9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L 11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L 12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios except Mon&Thurs Duets unless otherwise noted. L Jam. Residencies: Sun E Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly Green; Mon Jon Weiss; Tues Marc Devine; Wed E Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown; Thurs L Kazu; Fri L Ben Zweig; Sat L T. Kash. Apr 5: Noriko Kamo; 6: Kate Cosco; 7: Carol Sudhalter; 12: Uri Zelg; 13: Julie Bluestone; 14: Joe Bonacci; 19: Matt Baker; 20: Robert Rocker; 21: Satchamo Mannan Qrt; 26: Roland Temple; 27: Dona Carter; 28: Rudi Mwongozi. FIRST1912 CORINTHIANAdam Clayton Powell BAPTIST Blvd at CHURCH: 116th St. www.fcbcnyc.org. 212-864-5976. Apr 30: 6:30pm $20-50 adm Jazzmobile fundraiser feat Winard Harper w/Alexis Cole, Craig Harris, Antoinette Montague, Ray Mantilla. 308 Malcolm X Blvd at 125th St. 2nd GINFl. FIZZ: www.ginfizzharlem.com. 212-289-2220. Mon: 6-0pm The Harlem Swing Dance Society free adm Swing Dance + $10 Christine Melton Jazz Qnt + guest Kiara Ray + Open Mic & Dancing. Ev other Fri: 7- 8&8:30-9:30pm My Billie Holiday Tribute con- cert series 917-863-7854 feat 04/13 Jenn Jade Qnt, 04/27 Emily Braden Qnt. At Red Rooster. GINNY’S310 Lenox SUPPER Av (bet CLUB: 125th & 126th Sts). www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001. Sets/adm: 7:30&9:30pm/$15-20 unless other- wise noted. Apr 5-6: “King” Solomon Hicks; 7: Milton Suggs; 12: Johnny O'Neal; 13: SaRon Crenshaw; 14: Lakecia Benjamin; 19: $35 Bobbi Humphrey; 20: Marcus Gilmore, James Francies & Chris Turner; 21: Dezron Douglas; 26: $15 Chris Turner & Human Resource; 27: Doug Wamble; 28: Winard Harper/Jeli Posse. GREATER55W 124th CALVARY St (bet Malcolm BAPTIST X Blvd CHURCH: & 5th Av).

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212-348-6132. www.harlemjazzboxx.com. Tues 12pm $15 adm & Fri 7pm $20: Harlem Jazz series. Apr 17: Jason Marshall; 24: Curtis Nowosad. 338E 106th St (bet 1st & 2nd MANNAAvs). HOUSE: www.mannahousejazz.org. 212-722- 8223. First Sun: 4pm $15-7 adm MEEE Jazz Concert series. Apr 1: The Sugar Hill Qrt feat Patience Higgins. 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av MINTON’S:& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222. www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: 7:30&9pm, Thurs-Sat 7:30&9:30pm, Sun + 12-4pm Brunch (B). Residencies: Sun B feat Avalon Jazz Band, 7:30&9pm (R) Singer Meets Saxophonist feat Christopher McBride w/guest. Apr 1: R w/Jeffery Miller; 4: Ross Kratter Qrt; 5: Yuri Juárez Afroperuano Gp feat Steve Turre; 6: Amy London + Bardamu; 7: Queen Esther feat Patience Higgins; 8: R w/Emily Braden; 9: Young Lions series feat Harish Raghavan; 11: Jenn Jade Ledesna; 12: Dom Salvador Qrt; 13: Jade De Lafleur; 14: JC Hopkins Biggish Band feat Melanie Charles & Charles Turner; 15: R w/Tahira Clayton; 21: Emily Braden; 22: R w/Charles Turner; 27: Tony Middleton. 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. 7-8:30pm $10 don. Apr 3: Conversations w/Christian McBride; 10: Race, Gender, and the Culture of Equality w/Terri Lyne Carrington; 17: Conversations w/Christian McBride; 24: Desert Island Discs feat Houston Person; 30: International Jazz Day. NEW107W AMSTERDAM 130th St (bet MUSIC Lenox ASSOCIATION: & Adam Clayton Powel Blvds). 347-712-8568. $5/15 adm. Mon: 7-11pm Jam. 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. PARISBlvd BLUES: at 121st St. www.parisblues harlem.com. 212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5- 9pm, Jam 9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: E Double G & the Possee, 9pm 1st&3rd La Banda Ramirez; Mon: Keyed Up series w/John Cooksey Qrt; Tues: The Sultans of Soul; Wed: Les Goodson & the Intergalatic Soul Jazz Band; Thurs: Tyrone Govan & Top Secret; Fri: tba; Sat: alternate The 69th Street Band/The Antoine Dowdell Gp. 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd SHRINE:(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807. www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Residencies (R): Sun 6-8pm Jam w/Andrew Kushnir; 1st Sun 8-11pm The Shrine Big Band. Apr 1: R; 5: E Jun Miyake Trio; 6: 6- 7:30pm Chelsea Lee; 8: R; 11: E Fumi Tomita Gp; 12: E Eric Siereveld & Organic Qnt; 15: R; 17: L Just Another Foundry; 21: E NY Jazz Force; 22: R; 24: E Rebecca Chubay; 27: L Jacob Varmus Trio; 29: R. 300W 116th St at Frederick SILVANA:Douglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646- 692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Apr 1: E JLF Trio; 2: E Tobiasz Siankiewicz Qrt; 3: E Chelsea Lee; 4: 9-10pm Ravi Campbell; 5: E-L Irv Grossman Sxt; 6: E Rico Jones Qrt; 7: L Magis; 10: E Gil Schwartz Duo; 12: E-L Mercedes Beckman; 13: E Mike DeiCont; 15: E Ken Kobayashi; 16: E Jon Sheckler; 17-18: E Rebecca Chubay; 19: E-L LehCats; 27: E Furmi Gomez. 2751 Bway SMOKE(bet 105thJAZZ & SUPPER 106th Sts). CLUB: 212-864-6662. www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late

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(L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E 4pm Soul Infinity, E Negroni’s Trio, N The 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon-Tues E Dayz; 13: E Moth to Flame Jazz; 14: E Freddy 7,9&10:30pm; Wed-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L Velas & The Silvertones Italian Doo Wop Gp; 11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm 17: 8pm Ross Kratter Jazz Orch; 20: E Stan &12:45am; adm/min vary. Residencies: Sun Chovnick & friends; 21: E Chip Shelton B Annette St. John Trio, L Willerm Delisfort Peacetime Ens, L Vanishing Sun; 22: 7pm Qrt; Mon (R) The New Smoke Jam Session; Mika; 23: 8pm Jim Self; 26: E Las Áñez; 28: L Tues (R) Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt; Wed Chardavoine Band. (R) E Lezlie Harrison, L Emmet Cohen Organ Gp; Thurs L Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L The DIMENNA CENTER FOR CLASSICAL Harlem Sessions hosted by Marc Cary; Sat L MUSIC: 450W 37th St (bet 9th & 10th Av). Johnny O’Neal Trio & friends. Apr 1: Tia www.dimennacenter.org. 212-594-6100. Apr Fuller Qrt; 2-4: R; 5: Amina Figarova Sxt; 6-8: 6: 8pm $15/20 Rita Selby Trio; 7: 8pm $20-15 Mary Stallings; 9-11: R; 12: Sammy Figueroa adm Keith A. Dames & Lafayette Harris, Jr. Latin Jazz Explosion; 13-15: Smoke’s 19th Qrt. Anniv Celeb feat Eric Alexander Qrt; 16-18: DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @ R; 19: Sharel Cassity Collective; 20-22: Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St. Nicholas Payton Qrt; 23-25: R; 26: Avery 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ Sharpe Trio; 27-29: Allan Harris w/Cyrus adm: 7:30&9:30pm, 11:30pm Late Night Chestnut Trio; 30: R. Sessions; adm varies. Apr 1: DIVA Jazz Orch; 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & West 2: Brubeck Institute Jazz Qnt w/spec guest SUGAREnd Av). BAR: 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com. Carl Allen; 3-4: Lew Tabackin Trio w/spec Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted. guest Randy Brecker; 5: Charles Turner; 6-8: Residency: Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Sugar Monk festival feat 04/6 Helen Sung Qrt Bar All Star Band. Apr 4: $15 Nat Adderley w/spec guest Catherine Russell, 04/7 the Trio; 7: 9pm Irini Res & the Jazz Mix; 11: Monk Mob Oct w/spec guest Michela Marino Electrikana; 14: 8:30pm $25 Aziza Miller & Lerman, 04/8 Helen Sung Qrt w/spec guest Prime Time 27; 18: Electrikana; 25: $15 Nat Eddie Henderson; 9: MSM Jazz Orch; 10-15: Adderley Trio; 27: 8&9:30pm $15 Joe Christian McBride & New Jawn; 16: Emmet Bonacci. Cohen Trio feat Tootie Heath; 17: James 2537 Bway at 95th St. Morrison Qrt; 19-22: Christian McBride Big SYMPHONY212-864-5400. SPACE: www.symphonyspace.org. Band; 23: Purchase Jazz Orch w/spec guest Apr 12: 8pm $25-85 adm John Zorn. Mike LeDonne; 24: 9:30pm Dan “Chimy” Chmielinski Qrt w/String Qrt; 26-29: Joe TRIAD: 158W 72nd St (bet Bway & Columbus). Locke & Subtle Disguise w/spec guest Paul www.triadnyc.com. 212-362-2590. Adm $24 + Jost 04/27-28; 30: Temple University Jazz 2 drink/min. Apr 3: 7-8pm Suzanna Ross; 14: Band w/Terell Stafford & spec guest Ann 4pm Khemestry & The Harlem Society; 21: Hampton Callaway. Late Night Sessions 7pm Lenore Raphael/Doug MacDonald; 22: w/Apr 3-7: Joel Wenhardt; 10-14: Theo Hill; 10pm Gabriela Martina. 17&19-21: Evan Sherman; 24&26-28: Noah 955 West End Av. Halpern. The212-531-4759. WEST END www.thewestendlounge.com.LOUNGE: Apr 8&29: 4-7pm Another Sunday Serenade DON’T TELL MAMA: 343W 46th St at 917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com $25 adm feat Restaurant Row. 212-757-0788. www.dont 04/8 tribute to Blue Mitchell w/Vitaly tellmamanyc.com. Apr 13: 7pm $20 adm/2 Golonev, David Gibson, 04/29 David min Don Shelden & Sinatra Jukebox w/spec Hazeltine Qrt. guest Annette Sanders. 939 8th Av. 212-262-5354. GUANTANAMERA:www.guantanamerany.com. Sets: Sun-Thurs MID-TOWN MANHATTAN 8:30pm-12am, Fri-Sat 8:30pm-1am. Tues- Wed: Ariacne Trujillo Trio. (Between 35th & 69th Street) 240W 54th St at IGUANABway. www.iguananyc.com. RESTAURANT: 212-765-5454. BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). Mon-Tues: 8-11pm Vince Giordano & The 212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets: Nighthawks. 8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121. 6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun (R) IRIDIUM:www.theiridium.com. Sets: 8:30pm. Apr 2: 9pm Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz $25 adm Ed Palermo Big Band w/spec guest Orch; Mon 9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party; Kasim Sulton; 5-6: $27.50 Lionel Loueke; 17: Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald & Louis $25 Jane Getter Premonition feat Vernon Armstrong Eternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm The Reid; 18: $25/35 Jaimoe & Jasssz Band; 29- Birdland Big Band; Sat 6pm Eric Comstock 28: $30 Hilary Kole. Duo. Apr 1: Emilio Solla y La Inestable de Brooklyn, 9pm R; 3-7: Jane Monheit; 5: 6pm IRISH ARTS CENTER: 553W 51st St (bet 10th Lainie Cooke; 8: 6pm Fernando Garcia, 9pm & 11th Avs). www.irishartscenter.org. 866- R; 10-14: Eliane Elias; 12: 6pm Yoav Eshed; 811-4111. Apr 19: 8pm $24/20 adm Tobin’s 15: 6pm Alon & Joca, 9pm R; 17-21: Curtis Run on 51 series feat Christine Tobin & Stigers; 19: 6pm Julien Hucq Qrt feat spec Roseanna Vitro. guest Claudio Roditi; 22: 6pm Gunhild JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212- Carling, 9pm R; 24-28: Karrin Allyson; 26: 885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun 6pm Dena DeRose; 29: 6pm Joe Alterman, 12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8- 9pm R. 9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet, Mon-Tues 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247- free/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $18/$20 min, Fri- CARNEGIE7800. www.carnegiehall.org. HALL: Apr 28: Zankel Sat $34/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun Jazz Hall 9pm $35-45 adm John Patitucci Electric Brunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam by Iris Guitar Qrt. Ornig; Tues Keith Brown Solo. Apr 1-3: R; 4: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd & Yuka Mito Qrt; 5: Daryl Sherman Trio; 6: Mark CLUB3rd BONAFIDE: Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com. Soskin Trio; 7: Alexis Cole Qrt; 8-10: R; 646-918-6189. Sets unless otherwise noted: 11: Jocelyn Medina Qrt; 12: Mamiko Early (E) 7:30pm, Late (L) 9:30pm; Fri-Sat E Watanabe Trio; 13: Roni Ben-Hur Qrt; 14: 8pm, L 10pm, Night (N) 11:30pm. Apr 1: E John Menegon & Quartet East w/spec Wayne Holmes; 2: E JAZZ-ology, 9:15pm guests; 15-17: R; 18: Maria Guida Qrt; 19: George Spanos; 4: E New Moon Blues Band; David Berkman Trio; 20: Harry Allen Qrt; 21: 6: 6pm LaRita Gaskins, L Mark Berman; 7: Kendra Shank Qrt; 22-24: R; 25: Teri Roiger

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Qrt; 26: Alexis Parsons Qrt; 27-28: Frank Presgrave Qnt; 20: Kuni Mikami Trio; 21: E Kimbrough Trio; 29-30:R. Akihiro Yamamoto Trio, L Standard 10 Columbus Procedures, N Sharp Tree; 22-23: tba; 24: N JAZZCr at AT 60th LINCOLN St. 5th Fl. CENTER: www.jalc.org. 212-258- Marcio Garcia; 25: L Hiroko Kanna Trio; 26: L 9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT). Senri Oe; 27: Takenori Nishiuchi; 28: E Apr 5-7: Monk festival feat 04/5-7 8pm RT Richard Thai Trio; 29: Kengo Yamada; 30: N Chick Corea & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Juan Carlos Polo. Orch w/Wynton Marsalis, 04/6-7 7&9:30pm AR Herlin Riley & friends; 26-28: 8pm RT the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orch w/Wynton LOWER MANHATTAN Marsalis. 129W 67th St (bet Bway (Below 34th Street) KAUFMAN& Amsterdam). CENTER: www.kaufman-center.org. 212-501-3330. Apr 14: 8:30pm $25 adm Patrick Zimmerli. 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs). 55 212-929-9883.BAR: www.55bar.com. Sets: Early LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of Greater (E) 7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm, Late New York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th (L) 10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1st & 9th Sts). 212-245-4802. www.jazzfounda Thurs: E Amy Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe; tion.org/what-we-do/monday-night-jam- 2nd Thurs: E Nicole Zuraitis; 2nd Fri: E Tessa series. Mon: 7-9:30pm Monday Night Jam Souter; last Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri: E presented by Jazz Foundation of America. Kendra Shank. MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St (bet 6th & At the Bogardus Mansion. 75 7th Avs). 3rd Fl. 212-302-4011. www. TheMurray 75 CLUB: St (bet W Bway & Greenwich St). 212- michikostudios.com. 2nd Wed: 8-10:30pm 268-1746. www.the75clubnyc.com. Wilbur $20/15 adm. Apr 11: Lew Tabackin Trio. Ware Institute presents Wilbur’s Warehouse PARK AVENUE ARMORY: 643 Park Av (bet www.wilburwareinstitute.com. Sets/adm: 66&67th Sts). www.armoryonpark.org. 212- 8&10pm; Tues-Thurs free adm, Fri-Sat $20. 616-3930. Apr 24: 7-9pm $45 adm Matana Residencies: Tues-Wed Tardo Hammer/John Roberts. Webber; Thurs Richard Wyands Trio. Apr 6-7: RUSSIAN SAMOVAR: 256W 52nd St (bet John Colianni Sxt; 13-14: Bill Easley Trio; 20- Bway & 8th Av). www.russiansamovar.com. 21: $25/20 Reggie Workman Sxt; 27-28: Craig 212-757-0168. Sun: 3-7pm Jazz Brunch. Apr Handy & 2nd Line Smith. 1: Ray Blue Qrt; 8: Lady Leah Trio; 15: Miles 57 Grove St. 212-675- Griffith Trio; 22: Marco Do Gennaro Trio; 29: ARTHUR’S6879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. TAVERN: Sets: 7- Michael Rordy Qrt. 10pm. Sun: Creole Cooking; Mon: Grove SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at Street Stompers feat Joe Licari; Tues: Yuichi 54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org. Hirakawa; Wed: Eve Silber; Thurs-Sat: Eri 212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm $5 adm Yamamoto Trio. International Women in Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin $10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; Sun: 5pm B FLAT:& White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970. free adm Jazz Vespers. Apr 4: Jonathan Sets: Mon 8-11pm, Wed 8:30-11:30pm, Sat Karrant; 8: Miho Hazama; 11: Yuko Hoshi & 10pm-12am. Mon&Wed: Jordan Young Trio. Japan Jazz Flute Big Band w/spec guest Ali Apr 14: Takeshi Asai Trio; 21: Shailah Ryerson; 15: Miho Hazama; 18: Libby York Edmonds Trio; 28: Takeshi Asai Trio. Trio; 19: 7:30pm Duke Ellington Society meeting www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org; BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway & 22: Mimi Jones/Luis Perdomo; 25: Lou University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222- Caputo & Not-So-Big-Band; 28: 1-9pm $35 5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Apr 3: Bill adm International Women in Jazz festival Warfield Funk Band; 10: Gary Morgan & honoring Dotti Anita Taylor, feat Charenée Panamericana; 17: Cynthia Hilt & Lyric Fury; Wade; 29: Mimi Jones/Luis Perdomo. 24: Greg Ruvalo Big Band. 129 McDougal St. 212-529- The SOUND BITE RESTAURANT: 737 9th Av BAR5945. NEXT www.lalanternacaffe.com. DOOR: Sets: Sun (bet 49th & 50th Sts). 917-409-5868. www.the 8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm, soundbiterestaurant.com. Apr 21: 7pm Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30& Barbara King. 11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/set SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, E (bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212- free. Trios. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists 262-9554. Sets/adm: Sun-Thurs 8:30- series; Mon: L Vocal Mondays series. 11:30pm/$15, Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am/$20. Residencies (R): Sun Peter Mazza, Wed L Residencies (R): Mon Swingadelic; Tues except 04/18 Jonathan Kreisberg. Apr 1: R; George Gee Swing Orch; Wed Stan Rubin 2: E Alan Kwan, L Perry Beekman; 3: E Niall Orch w/Joe Politi. Apr 19: Jennifer Leitham. Cade, L Aleksi Glick; 4: E Austin Zhang, L R; TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). 5: E Vaughn Stoffey, L Adam Larson; 6: Larry Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497- Corban; 7: Ben Eunson; 8: R; 9: E Jonah 1254. Sets: Early (E), Late (L), Night (N); Sun Udall, L Valerie Farber; 10: E Nicola Caminiti, 8-11pm; Mon-Wed L 8-11pm, N 11pm- L Peter Amos; 11: E Julphan Tilapornputt, L 12:30am; Thurs E 7-8:30pm, L 9-11:30pm; Fri R; 12: E Paul Jubong Lee, L Tomas Janzon; 9pm-1am; Sat E 6-7:30pm, L 8-10:30pm, N 13: Alessio Menconi; 14: Paul Bollenback; 11pm-1:30am. Adm: Sun-Wed free/$5 min, 15: R; 16: E Julphan Tilapornputt, L Dana Thurs-Sat $10/10 min. Apr 1: Bill Stevens Reedy; 17: E Ryan Hernandez, L Alex Trio; 2: L Jasper Durst, N Nicholas Brust; 3: Goodman; 18: E NanJo Lee, L Chico N Dillion Mansour; 4: N Paul Lee; 5: L Pinheiro; 19: E David Leon, L Austin Becker; Atsushi Ouchi Trio; 6: Sharp Tree; 7: E Ken 20: Nelson Riveros; 21: Dario Chiazzolino; Kobayashi Trio, L the Highliners, N Craig 22: R; 23: E Ryan Hernandez, L Perry Brann Trio; 8: tba; 9: L Shoko Igarashi Trio; Beekman; 24: E Jonah Udall, L David 10: L Wishing on Star, N Keri Johnsrud; 11: L Rosenthal; 25: E David Kuhn, L R; 26: E Rico Michael Gallant Trio, N Andrew Kushnir; 12: L Jones, L Jeff Miles; 27: Freddie Bryant; 28: Greg Merritt Trio; 13: Takenori Nishiuchi Qrt; Ben Flocks; 29: R; 30: E Alan Kwan, L Dorian 14: E Rocco John Trio, L Daniel Bennett, Devins. N Candice Rayes Qnt; 15-16: tba; 17: L 55 Dorian Devins Trio, N Yukiyo Masuda; 18: L BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: David Love, N Richard Thai; 19: L Linda

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Lexington Av at E25th St. (bet Lexington & 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675- 3rd Avs). www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac. 646- FAT6056. CAT: www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min. 312-5073. Apr 13: 8-9:30pm Jane Ira Bloom. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6th (L), Night (N); Sun E 6pm, L 9pm, N 1am; Mon Av. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com. E 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Tues E 7pm, L 9pm, Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am Late N 12:30am; Wed 7pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am; Night Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pm Thurs 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri 6pm, L 9pm Sunday Brunch. Adm varies. Apr 1: Bobby + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sat E 7pm, L 10pm, N McFerrin Spirityouall; 2: Deborah Davis; 3-8: 1:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E except 04/8 John Scofield Qrt; 9: Purchase Jazz Orch Terry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N The w/Todd Coolman feat Dick Oatts; 10-11: Roy Program; Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E except Ayers; 12-15: Michel Legrand Trio feat Ron 04/3 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed E except 04/4 Carter; 16: McCoy Tyner w/spec guests; 17- Raphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri L 18: The Dizzy Gillespie Afro Cuban All-Star The Supreme Queens; Sat N Greg Glassman. Experience; 19-22: Kenny Garrett; 23: Aaron Apr 1: E R, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB, Comess; 24-29: Chucho Valdés; 30: McCoy N R; 2: E Jarod Kashkin, L Bobcat Qnt, N R; 3: Tyner w/spec guests. Late Night Groove E Miki Yamanaka, L Danitos Salsondria, N w/Apr 6-7: Black Moon; 13: Statik Selektah & Yoshi Waki; 4: E Dan Aran, L Groover Trio, N R; friends; 20: Soni withanEYE; 21: Phony Ppl. 5: E Steve Hall, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N Paul Sunday Brunch w/Apr 1: Chris Potter & NYU Nowinski; 6: E Alycin Yafee, L R + Jared Jazz Ens; 8: Yasushi Nakamura Trio; 15: Ai Gold/Dave Gibson, N Craig Wuepper; 7: E Sin Murakami Qnt; 29: Mikarimba feat Richard Fronteras, L Raphael D'lugof Qnt, N R; 8: E Stoltzman w/guests. Gamelan Dharma Swara, L Phil Stewart Sxt, N At St. George’s. 209E 16th St at R; 9: E Osso string Qrt, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; TheRutherford CAVE: Pl. www.olmstedsalon.com. 2nd 10: E R, L Peter Brainin & the Latin Jazz Fri: 7:30&9:30pm $15 adm. Apr 13: Xiomara Workshop, N Mimi Jones; 11: E R, L Harold Laugart & Jonathan Ragonese. Mabern Trio, N R; 12: E Lafayette Harris, L 338W 23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). Greg Glassman Qnt, N Avi Rothbard; 13: E La The646-861-2253. CELL: www.thecelltheatre.org. Apr Descarga, L R + Steve Carrington, N Ray 21: 8pm Randal Despommier/Jason Yeager. Gallon; 14: E Steve Blum Trio, L Brawlik, N R; 15: E R, L Behn Gillece, N R; 16: L George CORNELIA STREET UNDERGROUND: 29 Braith, N R; 17: E R, L Kumbakín; 18: E R, L Cornelia St. www.corneliastreetcafe.com. The Don Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, N R; 19: 212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted: L P.O.D.; 20: L R + Ricky Rodriguez Qnt; 21: N Sun-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri-Sat 8:30&10pm. R; 22: E&N R; 23: N R; 24: E R, L Itai Kriss & Adm varies. Apr 1: Sara L'Abriola; 2: 8:30pm Gato Gordo, N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 25: Amram & Co; 3: Mia Jazz Ens, 9:30pm E. J. E&N R; 27: L R + David Weiss & Point of Decker; 4: 6pm Raina Sokolov-Gonzalez, Departure; 28: N R; 29: E&N R; 30: N R. 8pm Geminiani/Schmiedel/Rosato/Rueckert, 9:30pm Matt Marantz Qrt; 5: Marta Sanchez GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46 Qnt, 9:30pm Perry Smith Qnt; 6: 6pm Albert Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242- Marques Trio; 7: Ari Hoenig Trio; 8: 6pm 4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. Uncharted Tamuz Nissim/George Nazos, 8pm Sivan Concert series feat 04/5 Camille Thurman, Arbel Qrt, 9:30pm Eden Bareket Trio; 11: 04/12 Brianna Thomas; Sound It Out series Jarrett Cherner Trio, 9:30pm Remy Le Boeuf feat 04/13 8pm Andrew Drury & Content Qrt; 12: Jeff Miles Sxt, 9:30pm André Matos Provider, 04/21 7:30pm MOPDtK + Nick Trio; 13: 10pm Pascal Le Boeuf w/Strings; Millevoi & Ron Stabinsky. 14: Sara Serpa Trio; 15: Helio Alves Qrt; 17: JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl. 8pm Dan McCarthy Qrt; 18: Andrew Hadro www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets/ Qrt; 19: Peter Slavov Qrt, 9:30pm Tom adm: 7:30&9:30pm $10, $25/15 Fri-Sat. Apr 5: Guarna; 25: 8pm Sean Conly Trio, 9:30pm Song Yi Jeon Qnt; 6: Justin Brown; 7: Adam Michael Bates Qrt; 27-28: Lage Lund; 29: Larson; 12: Jochen Rueckert Qrt; 13: Caroline Jenny Scheinman & Allison Miller's Parlour Davis; 14: Brandon Ross; 19: Maria Grand; 20- Game. 21: Amir Elsaffar Raga Maqam w/the Brooklyn 44E 32nd St (bet Raga Massive; 24: Ingrid Laubrock Anti TheMadison CUTTING & Park ROOM:Av). 212-691-1900. www.the House 4; 26: Walter Stinson. cuttingroomnyc.com. Apr 21: 7:30pm JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park & $20/15 adm, $20 min Dan Pugach Nnt. Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212- 576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: DIXON PLACE LOUNGE: 161 Chrystie St (bet 7:30&9:30pm/$30 except Tues-Wed $25; Sun Rivington & Delancey). 212-219-0736. 2-3pm free/$5 don; Sat + 04/1 Brunch (B) 12- www.dixonplace.org. Apr 11: 7:30pm Erik 2:30pm/$10, $35 all-inclusive. Residencies: Friedlander. Sun 2-3pm except 04/1 Jazz for Kids; Mon (R) The DJANGO: At Roxy Hotel. 2 Av of the Mingus Monday feat Mingus Big Band except Americas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc. 04/23 Mingus Orch; Sat B + 04/1 The com. 212-519-6600. Apr 10: 7:30&10:30pm Smokestack Brunch. Apr 1: B Carmen Intorre Steven Kroon Latin Jazz Sxt; 14: 7:30& Jr., 7:30&9:30pm Ravi Coltrane Trio w/Ralph 10:30pm Dave Stryker Qrt. Alessi; 2: R; 3-4: $30 Mary Halvorson; 5-8: $35 DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 Monroe Randy Weston & African Rhythms Sxt w/spec St (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473- guests 04/5 Cecil Bridgewater & Candido 0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com. Camero, 04/6 Sxt Gnawa of Morocco & Min Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Xiao Fen, 04/7 Ayodele Maakaru, Bob Stewart 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777- & Stafford Hunter, 04/8 Salieu Suso & Cynthia DROM:1157. www.dromnyc.com. Apr 3: 7:30pm free Scott; 7: B Josh Lawrence & Color Theory; 9: adm Silver Arrow Band; 8: 7:30pm $15/20 R; 10: Walter Smith III; 11: Manuel Valera Trio; Book of Harmony; 16: 8pm $15/10 Itamar 12-15: $35 SFJAZZ Collective; 14: B Ted Erez w/spec guests John Hadfield & Or Chubb Band; 16: R; 17: $30 Ethan Iverson Qrt; Bareket; 17: 7:30pm free Silver Arrow Band; 18: Roxy Coss; 19: $25 Mike McGinnis/Art 25: 10:15pm $10/15 Burak Bedikyan Trio; 26: Lande/Steve Swallow; 20-22: Mingus Big 8pm $12-25 Marbin. Band; 21: B Andrew Gould; 23: R; 24-25: Nate 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich & Smith Kinfolk; 26-29: Houston Person Qrt; 28: TheWashington EAR INN: Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431- B Theo Hill; 30: R. 9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars feat Jon-Erik JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St Kellso & friends. continued on page 18

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Admittedly, Mary's mind works "faster than her mouth." When she approaches a ballad, laying back in the phrase affords her, quite literally, the time to express her intention; at the same time, engaging with an internal pulse keeps her grounded in the music, a skill she's refined over the EFORE SHE WAS 10, MARY STAL- years. Blings found herself beside the piano in "I feel it much more internally," she a San Francisco basement surrounded by says. "I'm able to lay back—just feel the trumpets and saxophones. That was her rhythm within me. When you put the pulse routine. Every Thursday night, when her inside you, you know where you're at. It's uncle Orlando Stallings rehearsed his big having the rhythm there, and being so band, he'd invite her to sit in on some comfortable, like sitting back in a lovely tunes. "The music was so inspiring," she chair and having it all hang out. That's the says. "It shaped my ears for jazz. I always way I like to feel." heard parts of that music on the radio, but Early exposure to ways instrumental- to hear it live, I really experienced first- ists interpret the music had an impact on hand how that music should be played." Mary's own expression. Horn players, in Not realizing the full impact those particular, resonated with her, and she fol- rehearsals had on her musicianship at the lowed their lead when phrasing lyrics. time, Mary hung in there every week, Years later, when she heard of Ben soaking up the music, camaraderie and Webster's abrupt pausing in the middle of leadership. She immediately garnered a solo because he forgot the lyrics, a mem- respect from the musicians, singing with ory clicked into focus. the same virtuosity they had on their "Being in touch with what you're horns. "I remember singing the bebop lines singing is so important for people to really with them. I stood by the piano and just get it—and feel, with you, where you're started singing and my uncle and the guys trying to go," she says. "I remember stand- in the band were just so amazed, so I just ing next to Ben Webster while he played. went on." And when I heard that story, I started But by the time she started attending laughing, 'Maybe that's what I was picking those weekly sessions, Mary had already up!'" developed a strong spiritual connection to Mary's upcoming performance features the music. "It was an experience that start- a multigenerational aggregation. Having ed in the church," says Mary, who traveled enjoyed multiple performance dates with with her sisters along the West Coast, Gerald Cannon, and currently gearing up assuming the role of lead singer at various for a tour with renaissance cat Mike church programs and events. "My family— LeDonne, Mary looks forward to sharing my sisters—were really into music. the bandstand with new and familiar Playing with them kind of shaped me for faces. "Aaron Kimmel is going to be new not being afraid or nervous. I looked for- blood," she says. "That's really going to be ward to it—the music and the togetherness sweet. These new kids coming up, they've of being with my sisters, because they were got something to say, and it's beautiful to very talented." have this music in their hands." Because of her older sisters' early influ- Life is music for Mary Stallings. With a ence, a quality of seriousness resonates performance résumé that reflects time among the curiosities and playful deliver- spent with the Basie Orchestra, Earl ies that pervade much of Mary's music. Hines, the Montgomery Brothers and, of "It's all serious, but it's all fun, too," she course, Ben Webster, and a discography says. "No matter what music I'm singing, it that includes Cal Tjader, Sweets Edison, comes from my soul and my heart. And I Monty Alexander and the late Geri Allen, think, as a young girl, I was very inspired in that way. It just filled me up. It was so continued on page 29 deeply within us—and I feel the same way today." A hallmark of Mary's expression is her ability to deliver a lyric, making a state- ment that's equally musical and emotional. Her tendency toward back phrasing devel- oped, in part, out of how she internalizes time, but also out of what she considers a commitment to storytelling with honesty and clarity of intention. "When I deliver these stories, I try to have truth in them. In the way I phrase, I try to make certain points clear. So, I'm not really thinking about particularly how I'm phrasing it; it just comes out that way."

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continued from page 16 & La Familia Sxt; 1st Wed: $13 All That - Hip & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555. Hop Poetry & Jazz; 1st Sat: $15 Banana Adm varies. Apr 6: 9:30pm Bernard Purdie & Puddin’ Jazz series feat Rome Neal + Jam; David Haney-New York Jazz Stories; 5: 7pm last Sun: Bobby Sanabria & New School Eunbi Kim w/spec guest Fred Hersch; 7: 7pm Afro-Cuban Jazz Band. Wé McDonald; 10: 7pm Eleanor Dubinsky; RUSS & DAUGHTERS CAFE: 127 Orchard St 15: 12pm Sam Javitch Qrt; 18: 9:30pm Grace (bet Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-475- Kelly; 20-21: 7&9:30pm The Hot Sardines; 25: 4880. www.russanddaughterscafe.com. Last 9:30pm Bria Skonberg. Thurs: 8pm free adm The Stone at Russ & 33 Daughters Cafe. Apr 26: Uri Caine. KNICKERBOCKERUniversity Pl at 9thBAR St. & 212-228-8490. GRILL: 183W 10th St at 7th Av. www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat: SMALLS212-252-5091. JAZZ CLUB: www.smallslive.com. Sets: 9pm-1am. Apr 6-7: Jill McCarron Trio; 13-14: Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm, Michael Wolff Trio; 20-21: Roy Meriwether Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am, Trio; 27-28: Mark Sganga/Martin Pizzeralli. Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm varies. 158 Bleecker St at Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal masterclass LE Thompson POISSON St. ROUGE: www.lepoissonrouge.com. by Marion Cowings, PM Sacha Perry, N 212-796-0741. Sets: 8pm. Apr 4: $20/25 adm 04/1,15&29 Hillel Salem, 04/8&22 Jon Spanish Harlem Orch; 16: $25/30 The Nels Beshay; Mon E except 04/2&16 Ari Hoenig; Cline 4; 19: $35/45 Pharoah Sanders. Tues L 04/3&17 Abraham Burton Qrt, 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av & 04/10&24 Frank Lacy Gp; Fri N 04/6&20 MEZZROW:Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476- Corey Wallace, 04/13&27 JD Allen; Sat N 4346. Sets/adm: 8-10:30pm, Late (L) 11pm- 04/7&21 Brooklyn Circle, 04/14&28 Philip close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun L Harper. Apr 1: 1pm-PM R, E Ned Goold Qrt, L except 04/8 John Merrill & friends; Mon L Grant Stewart Qrt, N R; 2: E Ricardo Grilli Pasquale Grasso; Tues L Jam w/Miki Qrt w/spec guest Chris Potter, L-N Joe Yamanaka & Adi Meyerson; Wed L Pete Farnsworth; 3: E Robert Edwards, L R, N tba; Malinverni; Thurs L Spike Wilner w/spec 4: E Mimi Jones Qrt, L Wayne Tucker Sxt, N guest. Apr 1: Freddie Bryant/Helen Sung; 2: Jovan Alexandre; 5: E Kyle Nasser Sxt, L Cameron Brown/Aruan Ortiz; 3: Behn Gillece Gene Jackson Trio, N Jonathan Thomas; 6: E Trio; 4: Evan Christopher/Eli Yamin; 5: Monte Jay Rodriguez Qrt, L Walt Weiskopft Qrt, N R; Croft Trio; 6: E Donald Vega Trio, L Benny 7: PM Julius Rodriguez, E Roberto Gato Qrt, Benack III; 7: Donald Vega Trio; 8: 4:30-7pm L Walt Weiskopft Qrt, N R; 8: 1pm-PM R, E Dominick Farinacci/Aaron Diehl, 8pm Bryn Tardo Hammer Trio, L Ken Fowser Gp, N R; 9: Roberts/ Lage Lund, L Jordan Piper & E R, L-N Joel Frahm Gp; 10: E Spike Wilner friends; 9: Mike Moreno; 10: Michelle Lordi Qrt, L R, N tba; 11: E John Stetch Qrt, L Troy Qrt; 11: Ray Gallon/David Wong; 12: Glenn Roberts Qrt, N Isaiah Thompson; 12: E Philip Crytzer Qrt; 13-14: Buster Williams/Brandon Dizack Qnt, L Steve Hall Sxt, N Davis McCune; 15: Peter Bernstein/Larry Goldings; Whitfield; 13: E Scott Neumann & Spin 16: Ed Cherry; 17: Tessa Souter Trio; 18: Uri Cycle, L Rob Scheps Core-tet, N R; 14: PM Caine/ Mark Helias; 19: Roberta Piket Trio; Ark Ovrutski Qrt, E Mark Zaleski Sxt, L Rob 20-21: Jonny King Trio; 22: Ben Waltzer Trio; Scheps Core-tet, N R; 15: 1pm-PM R, E David 23: Randy Ingram Trio; 24: Veronica Swift; 25: Schnitter Qrt, L tba, N R; 16: E Lucas Pino Todd Coolman Trio; 26: Bobby Avey/Dave Nnt, L Jonathan Michel, N tba; 17: E Steve Liebman; 27: E Gary Smulyan Trio, L Ben Nelson Qrt, L R, N tba; 18: E Adam Larson Paterson; 28: Gary Smulyan Trio; 29: Jamie Qrt, L Harold Mabern Trio, N Theo Hill; 19: E Reynolds Trio; 30: Peter Bernstein Trio. Brockowitz Qrt, L Carlos Abadie Qnt, N 269 Bleecker St Charles Goold; 20: E Paul Nedzela Qrt, L NEIGHBORHOOD(bet Jones & Cornelia CHURCH: Sts). 212-691-1770. 1st Quincy Davis Sxt, N R; 21: E Paul Nedzela Fri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Project Qrt, L Quincy Davis Sxt, N R; 22: 1pm-PM R, www.allthingsproject.org. Apr 6: Nate Radley E Nick Hempton Band, L JC Stylles/Steve Qrt. Nelson Hutcherson Band, N R; 23: E R, L Jonathan Barber Gp, N tba; 24: E Ian The NEW SCHOOL55W 13th JAZZ St, 5th PERFORMANCE Fl. 212-229-5488. Hendrickson-Smith Qrt, L R, N tba; 25: E www.newschool.edu/jazz.SPACE: Tues-Sat: 8:30pm Massimo Farao Qrt, L ArcoIris Sandoval The Stone at the New School. Apr 3-7: Dan Sonic Asylum Qnt, N Aaron Seeber; 26: E Weiss; 4: 4:30pm panel discussion on Chet Doxas Qrt, L Matt Chertkoff Qnt, N Asaf Women, 6pm Monika Herzig & SHEroes; 8: Yuria; 27: E John Ellis Qrt, L Lew Tabakin 8pm $15/10 adm Andy Milne; 10-14: Tomas Trio, N R; 28: PM Ben Barnett, E John Ellis Fujiwara; 17-21: David Buchbinder; 24-28: Qrt, L Lew Tabakin Trio, N R; 29: 1pm-PM R, E Sofía Rei. Alex Hoffman Qnt, L Joe Magnarelli Qrt, N R; 30: E R, L-N Joe Farnsworth. NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal. SPECTRUM NYC: 121 Ludlow St 2nd Fl (bet www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212- Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-5470. 254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2pm free adm Jazz www.spectrumnyc.com. Apr 13: 7-9pm Matt Brunch Trios. Apr 1: Yaala Balin; 8: Roz Panayides Qrt; 15: 3-5pm Sunday Jazz Salon Corral w/Eddie Monteiro; 15: Alexis Cole; 22: feat Peter Watrous Qrt. Roz Corral w/Roni Ben-Hur & Santi TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: Debriano; 29: Ronny Whyte. 199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212- 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212- 220-1460. Apr 3: 7pm Randy Cohen feat NUBLU375-1500. 62: www.nublu.net. Apr 12: 9pm Randy Weston; 30: 7:30pm SULA. Arnan Raz; 19: 9pm $10 adm David Bertrand 178 7th Av S at 11th Qrt. VILLAGESt. 212-255-4037. VANGUARD: www.villagevanguard.com. 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10th Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $30/1 drink min. NUBLUSts). www.nublu.net. 151: Apr 1: 8pm $20/25 adm Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch. Apr Dan Weiss. 1: Andrew Cyrille Qrt; 2: R; 3-8: Renee 236E 3rd St (bet Rosnes Band feat 04/3-7 Steve Nelson, 04/6- NUYORICANAvs B & C). POETS www.nuyorican.org. CAFÉ: 212-780- 8 Melissa Aldana; 9: R; 10-15: Enrico 9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. 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piano before the advent of bebop in the 1940s. Born in California on July 2, 1928 in Oakland and raised in nearby Berkeley, Richard's formal piano studies started at age 7 and he briefly played drums. One of his first influential piano teach- ers, Lora Toombs Scott, schooled him in the European classics and featured him in recitals at St. Paul Episcopal Church in Berkeley. He listened to jazz on the radio, and to his parents' Fats Waller and James P. Johnson recordings. He started playing jazz at 12 and took invaluable lessons from a local pianist and bandleader Wilbert Baranco, who recorded for the Tops and Black & White labels. "He taught me how to transpose, how to play songs in different keys in case you have to play with musicians who want to play in different keys," Richard says about Baranco. "He recommended that I buy Teddy Wilson's records. I loved the way he played with two hands. He never over- played." INCE HIS PROFESSIONAL DEBUT After he graduated from high school in in 1944 at age 16, Oakland-born pianist 1945, he enrolled at San Francisco State RichardS Wyands has been one of jazz's College, where future stars Cal Tjader, most esteemed sidemen. Stereo Review Jerome Richardson and Paul Desmond called Richard's lean and lyrical pianism a also matriculated, and he got his degree in combination of "the virtues of Mose Allison music in 1950. Richard gained invaluable and Red Garland." When most musicians experience as the house pianist at the leg- would call it a career at 89, Richard is still endary Blackhawk jazz club in San tickling those ivories. Francisco. The pianist can be heard on nearly 40 "I played with a lot of people who came recordings including: Freddie Hubbard in from out of town," Richard recalls. "I (First Light), Gene Ammons (Jug, Velvet played opposite Art Tatum … oh my! He Soul), Frank Foster (Manhattan Fever), would actually talk to me while he was Kenny Burrell (Night Song, 'Round playing. I also played opposite Errol Midnight), Etta Jones (Don't Go to Garner. I saw him break one of the black Strangers, Easy Living), Charles Mingus keys on the piano!" (Jazz Portraits), Oliver Nelson (Straight He was thinking of expanding his hori- Ahead) and Gigi Gryce (The Rat Race zons beyond the Bay Area when he became Blues). Ella Fitzgerald's music director for three By contrast, he's recorded only seven months in 1956. He relocated to Canada albums as a leader, beginning in 1978: and worked in a jazz club near Ottawa as Then, Here and Now, The Arrival, an accompanist for singers. He later toured Reunited, Get Out of Town, Half and Half, with Carmen McRae and moved to New As Long as There's Music and Lady of the York in 1958, where he scored major gigs Lavender Mist. with the likes of Mingus, Roy Haynes and In February, he began a weekly resi- Kenny Burrell, with whom Richard worked dency at The 75 Club in Lower Manhattan, from 1965 to 1974. in mostly duo and trio settings, supported The pianist also enjoyed a fruitful asso- by two longtime accompanists, bassist ciation with alto saxophonist Gigi Gryce Lisle Atkinson and drummer Leroy and made several recordings with him. "He Williams. In this era of one-nighters, the was a great composer," Richard says of chance to hear a master on a weekly basis Gryce, "I could recognize him when I heard is priceless. him play. I was familiar with his sound, "The audience gets to hear me with dif- the way he improvised." ferent musicians," Richard says, "The first Today, at the zenith of his pianistic time I was here, I used bassist John powers, Richard Wyands gives evidence to Webber, but I like playing with a trio. I've the fact that he is one of the music's virtu- known Lisle and Leroy a long time and we osos, who continues to hone his craft. "I play a lot of standards and some new have to listen to everybody," Richard says. music, too." "I try to understand everybody's playing." Richard is a complete pianist who plays with two hands—meaning his left hand The Richard Wyands Trio with provides a solid rhythmic foundation for bassist Lisle Atkinson and drummer what right hand is doing improvisational- Leroy Williams performs every ly, which was pretty much how one played Thursday at The 75 Club.

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DEBORAH DAVIS BLUE NOTE / APRIL 2 To hear her once is to fall in love with vocalist Deborah Davis (DeBo). Whatever her repertoire on any given evening, she draws the listener into her intimate space and shares her experiences through line and lyric. Playful and deliberate, DeBo's phrasing serves the music and the spirit of spontaneity. Versatility and enthusiasm for jazz earned her the opportunity to travel the world as a musical ambassador, formally rep- resenting the U.S. across Latin America. DeBo has collaborated with legends and emerging artists including Ray Brown, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, Christian McBride and Gerald Clayton, and she has opened for a range of iconic artists from Diana Ross and Celine Dion to Jill Scott and Alanis Morissette. For her 20th Annual Jazz Benefit for Leukemia & Lymphoma, she’s joined by Ben Rosenblum, Corcoran Holt and Ben Zweig. SJ ENRICO PIERANUNZI VILLAGE VANGUARD / APRIL 10-15 Enrico Pieranunzi is a lyrical pianist, primarily a post-bop player but with a wide sty- listic range. The Italian native keeps a busy schedule in Europe and has recorded extensively as a leader in addition to collaborating with orchestras, accompanying vis- iting American greats and playing chamber and classical music. A prolific composer, Enrico continues to surprise his fans with shifts in new directions, while he is also a master of group improvisation, especially in a trio setting. Although his sublime ballad playing sometimes shows Bill Evans' influence, he has developed a distinctive sound of his own. Enrico's visits to perform in the U.S. are infrequent and not to be missed. Joining him for the week are bassist Scott Colley and drummer Clarence Penn. KD

TOOTIE HEATH THE SIDE DOOR / APRIL 13-14 "Heat," "fire" and "finesse" might pass through the lips of someone who has heard Tootie Heath play. The drummer and bandleader embodies the notion, "Know thy self, know thy instrument." Celebrating an incredible career spanning more than six decades, Tootie embraces the multigenerational component of the jazz scene, mentor- ing students and collaborating with younger artists, most notably Ethan Iverson and Ben Street. A member of the legendary Heath Brothers, Tootie has played with mas- ters Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Dexter Gordon, Cedar Walton, Bobby Timmons and Nina Simone. With every stroke and each click of the rim, Tootie plays the sum of his experiences along with an irrepressible excitement for what's to come. The trio is led by pianist Emmet Cohen with Russell Hall on bass. SJ CAROLINE DAVIS THE JAZZ GALLERY / APRIL 13 Former Chicagoan, now living in NYC, alto saxophonist Caroline Davis is a true rising star. Since her time with the pioneering ensemble Zing!, the former Litchfield Jazz camper has built a career in modern and contemporary jazz as a valued accompanist and leader with a string of projects for Ears & Eyes Records. She sports a sound that is challenging, creative and goes beyond her peers. She recently produced a spoken word and historical musical triptych to the Windy City, Doors: Chicago Storylines, and broke through this year with a Sunnyside Records CD Heart Tonic, working with Chi- Town compadre trumpeter Marquis Hill, Israeli bassist Tamir Schmerling, key- boardist Julian Shore, drummer Jay Sawyer and percussionist Rogerrio Buccato. Tenor saxophonist Noah Preminger also joins Caroline for this CD release gig. MGN

MARK ZALESKI SMALLS JAZZ CLUB / APRIL 14 Originally from the Boston area, and brother to acclaimed pianist Glenn Zaleski, Mark Zaleski doubles on acoustic upright bass and woodwinds, mainly alto and soprano sax- ophones, a distinctive combination. An alumnus of the Brubeck Institute, currently enrolled at the New England Conservatory and bandmate of Ian Anderson/Jethro Tull, Mark adds bandleader and composer to his résumé with his new, independently issued CD, Days, Months, Years, some 11 years in the making. Encompassing straight ahead, rearranged classic bebop and contemporary swinging jazz with intricate charts, Mark hits a high note playing with a band of best friends including his brother Glenn. Tenor saxophonist Jon Bean, guitarist Mark Cocheo, drummer Oscar Suchanek, pianist Jeff D'Antona and bassist Danny Weller round out this potent ensemble. MGN By Ken Dryden, Yvonne Ervin, Ken Franckling, Seton Ha 20 Allyson photo by Jim O'Keefe, Davis by Gulnara Khamatova, King by Jimmy Katz. 190881_HH_Apr_0 3/23/18 2:45 PM Page 21

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JAMES MORRISON DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA, APRIL 17 Some musicians call James Morrison the "Thunder from Down Under." The Australian jazz man is best known for his bright, forceful artistry on the trumpet, but he also plays piano, trombone, saxophones and double bass. He also writes music for film and has established an academy of music in South Australia that teaches jazz and offers a bachelor's degree in music. It is eye-popping to see and hear James trade four-bar phrases with himself, quickly shifting between trumpet and trombone. This gig with his quartet celebrates the release of its first CD, Midnight Till Dawn, which was recorded in one night at London's Abbey Road Studios. The band includes James' sons William on guitar and Harry on bass, and Patrick Danao on drums. KF

JONNY KING MEZZROW / APRIL 20-21 Jonny King is quite the career juggler. For 27 years, the Ivy League-schooled pianist and composer has practiced intellectual property law by day and played jazz by night. Jonny is teamed here with bassist Ed Howard and drummer Victor Lewis; the three longtime friends have worked together for some 20 years. Over two nights, the trio explores new tunes by Jonny plus some music from the trio's all-originals recording, Above All (Sunnyside 2012). They may also dig into some of Victor's compositions. In their hands, every song, and sometimes every chorus, becomes a fresh conversation through their interaction. "I am always experimenting with new tunes," Jonny says. "Ed and Victor are almost like co-authors, because they give each tune its own distinct personality." KF

KARRIN ALLYSON BIRDLAND / APRIL 24-28 Karrin Allyson has been nominated five times for a Grammy for Best Jazz Vocal including tributes to John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Brazilian music (her Portuguese is pretty good) and, most recently, Rodgers & Hammerstein: Many a New Day (Motéma 2015), which is her best CD to date. For her annual Birdland gig, she’ll no doubt mix it up with music from those CDs and include songs by Mose Allison, Bonnie Raitt, Abbey Lincoln, Oscar Brown Jr., Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Chris Caswell, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell and by Karrin herself, plus, she says on her website, (now) even more songs that speak to our challenging times. Karrin is joined by the promising young pianist Miro Sprague, bassist Jeff Johnson and drummer Jerome Jennings. YE VINNY RANIOLO RECKSON CENTER at CRADLE OF AVIATION MUSEUM / APRIL 27 Guitarist Vinny Raniolo is best known for his long-running partnership with fellow vir- tuoso guitarist Frank Vignola, with whom he has played thousands of concerts and recorded numerous CDs. A gifted accompanist, Vinny has appeared on several PBS shows and film soundtracks, in addition to recordings by Tommy Emmanuel, Leon Redbone and others. But he is best experienced live in concert, as the combination of his brilliant improvising, precise rhythm at seemingly impossible tempos and often humorous detours guarantees that he will delight any audience. This is the CD release party for Air Guitar, Vinny's debut as a leader, inspired by the guitarist's love of fly- ing. This set with bassist Elias Bailey features songs with an aeronautical theme, including standards, jazz classics and a few surprises. KD

BEN FLOCKS BAR NEXT DOOR / APRIL 28 Too often, we hear saxophonists who have placed themselves fully in the mold of John Coltrane. As such, encountering young tenors who cast their net widely into multiple possibilities is always refreshing. In the case of Ben Flocks, we find exactly that type of exciting vision. A thoughtful, sensitive player, Ben can throw down on hard swing- ing straight-ahead fare but, as demonstrated on his 2014 debut Battle Mountain, real- ly shows his range by delving into threads of Americana and weaving them into a cohe- sive and compelling whole. An artist whose works could appeal to fans of anyone from Bill Frisell to Joshua Redman to Bob Dylan, Ben Flocks is a name to watch for and to catch while the cover charge for his shows is still affordable. SH

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RHODA SCOTT BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH / APRIL 7 Organist Rhoda Scott first put her bare feet on the organ pedals in her father's church in New Jersey. She later blended classical piano into the mix with studies at Manhattan School of Music, despite being offered recording dates with both Johnny Griffin and Lockjaw Davis. In the late 60s Rhoda moved to Paris, where a chance meeting resulted in a record date with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra, in addi- tion to over 30 albums as a leader. Now back in New Jersey, the access and thrill of a Rhoda Scott performance is not to be missed. You might hear a jazz tune, a spiritual or even a classical theme. Rhoda returns to Jazz Vespers in Newark with her trio. And by the way, the feet are still bare.

JOEY DEFRANCESCO WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY / APRIL 8 When organist Joey DeFrancesco plays, it's the embodiment of a modern approach to jazz and blues, infused with what The New York Times calls "the stomping bass lines beneath pulsating chords and riffs." Mentored at age 4 by his organ-playing father, "Papa John" DeFrancesco, young Joey jammed with legends Hank Mobley and Philly Joe Jones, and toured or recorded with Miles Davis, George Benson, Ray Charles and David Sanborn, in addition to creating over 20 recordings of his own, including his most recent Grammy-nominated Project Freedom (Mack Avenue), where the message of search and hope is delivered through the sanctified soul of a church morphing with the smoldering sweat of a late night club in Philly. The flame Joey ignites with his vintage Hammond organ is something you won't forget.

SHARP RADWAY INC / APRIL 25 Growing up in Connecticut, pianist Sharp Radway gained early inspiration from the work of Oscar Peterson, John Coltrane, Red Garland, Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and McCoy Tyner. Sharp's focus led to work with Bucky Pizzarelli, Yusef Lateef, Benny Golson, Steve Turre and Randy Brecker, among countless others. Sharp shares a versatility in jazz, Latin, R&B, hip-hop and gospel. He has served as musi- cal director for The Celebration of Lionel Hampton Big Band and has been seen in the film Cadillac Records, and performed in the off-Broadway play The Connection. Sharp has books on music instruction and passes along his spirit as instructor on both elementary and collegiate levels. Imagine the soul of a church organist with the fleet- ing fingers of a bebop pianist, which Sharp displays with his trio.

CASSANDRA WILSON NJPAC / APRIL 28 In the early 1980s I remember meeting the wife of a co-worker at WBGO, both of whom had just moved to the area. Asking what she wanted to do here, she said, "I'm a singer and I'm going to test my best in the jazz Capitol!" Cassandra Wilson sings a heartfelt and soulful story, brimming with that Wilsonian introspection. She's sung new insight into Miles Davis, the Great American Songbook, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Robert Johnson. Cassandra recently toured with Irish pianist and singer Liam O'Maonlai, sharing a rendition of Van Morrison's "Tupelo Honey," making us feel the tune was hers. Cassandra joins Don Braden, Steve Turre, Brandee Younger and many others in a tribute, "Dorthaan Kirk at 80: Newark's First Lady of Jazz."

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continued from page 22 $5 Jam w/FM Band. Apr 12: SBU Big Band; Gifton Gelin Band, 04/28 Akua Dixon. 13: Min Xiao Fen + Blue Pipa Trio; 14: Andrew TOHMA’S PLACE: 1583 Fulton St. 504-292- Gould; 28: Andrea Brachfeld Insight Qrt feat 3605. Mon: 8-11pm $10 adm. Apr 16,23&30: Bill O’Connell. CBJC festival www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/16 720 Tori Gee, 04/23 Louis Vega, 04/30 Zakiyyah LONGNorthern ISLAND Blvd. Brookville. UNIVERSITY-POST: www.liu.edu/post. Modeste. www.tillescenter.org. 516-299-2895. Apr 28: WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367 7:30-9pm&9:30-11pm $42 adm Spider Saloff. Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384- 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008. 1654. Sets: Early (E) 9pm, Late (L) 10:30pm, TREME:www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sun&Wed 7- Fri-Sat E 10pm, L 11:30pm. $10 adm. 11pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm-12am. Apr 8: Alejandro Residency (R): Fri E Gerry Eastman & Avilles; 15: Interplay Jazz Orch; 25: Mike friends + L Jam. Apr 1: E Aidan O'Connell, L Armando; 27: Professor Cunningham & his Jake Leckie; 5: L Justin Salisburg; 6: R; 7: 6- Old School; 29: Jam by Bob Lepley & Frank 9pm free CBJC festival www.cbjcjazz.org Bellucci. press conference/public forum feat Gerry Eastman Trio, E&12am Joe Abbatantuono & Funk Thing; 8: E David Acevedo; 12: L Sivan Arbel; 13-15,19-22&26-29: CBJC festival NEW JERSEY www.cbjcjazz.org feat 04/13 R, 04/14 E-L Aaron Burnett & Big Machine, 04/15 E Sébastien Bachand & Allegra Krieger, L BERGEN Edith Boucher-Hazelton, 04/19 E Eladio 20 Puffin Way. Rojas, L Aaron Edgcomb, 04/20 R, 04/21 E-L PUFFINTeaneck. CULTURAL www.puffinculturalforum.org. FORUM: 201- Aycee Lovely, 04/22 E Robert Taylor, L Haley 836-8923. Apr 14: 8pm Ngoma Hill; 27: 7pm Haerr-Hartmann, 04/26 E Rosemary Minkler, Alex Harding/Lucian Ban Duo. L Joshua Walker, 04/27 R, 04/28 E-L Lisanne Tremblay & Codeswitch + Jam, 04/29 E Billy ESSEX Carrión Jr., L Zerlina Devi. 275W Market BETHANYSt. Newark. BAPTIST www.bethany-newark.org. CHURCH: 973- 623-8161. Apr 7: 6-7:30pm Jazz Vespers feat CONNECTICUT Rhoda Scott. 11 Clinton St. Newark. ELEVEN862-234-2269. CLINTON: www.elevenclinton.com. Sun: FIREHOUSE 12: 47 Crown St. New Haven. 203- 1-4pm; Fri-Sat: 7:30-11:30pm. Free adm. Apr 785-0468. www.firehouse12.com. Fri: 8:30pm 6: Pat Van Dyke feat Lezlie Harrison; 7: Ted $20 adm, 10pm $15. Apr 7: 7pm $30/55 adm Chubb; 8: Lance Bryant; 13: John Bauers; Lamar Smith Ens + Kosmic Music Ens + 14: Amy London + Bardamu; 15: Joe Taino; Wadada Leo Smith Great Lakes Qrt; 8: 7pm $30/55 Harriet Tubman w/spec guest Wadada 20: Laquin Lay & the Family Tree Band; 21: Leo Smith + Wadada Leo Smith Golden Qnt; Vanessa Perea; 22: Champian Fulton; 27: The 13: Joseph Daley Tuba Trio w/spec guests; Ally Mac Project; 28: Bryan Beninghove; 29: 20: Susie Ibarra & DreamTime Ens; 27: Jamale Davis. Manuel Valera Trio. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: 40S At Old Lyme Fullerton Av. Montclair. 973-744-6560. TheInn. SIDE 85 Lyme DOOR St. JAZZ Old Lyme.CLUB: 860-434-0886. www.outpostintheburbs.org. Apr 8: 3:15- www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm. 5:15pm $10 adm Spiritual Drumming Apr 6-7: Joey DeFrancesco Trio; 13-14: Workshops by Richard Reiter. Emmet Cohen/Tootie Heath Trio; 20-21: Bill NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN- Charlap Trio; 27: Mike Casey Trio; 28: Dave TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722. Liebman Gp Expansions. www.njpac.org. Apr 28: 7:30pm Celebrating Dorthaan at 80 feat Don Braden, Antoinette Montague, Steve Turre, Cassandra Wilson. LONG ISLAND Branch Brook NEWARKBranch. PUBLIC 235 Clifton LIBRARY: Av. Newark. 973-733- 7760. Apr 25: 5-6pm free adm Jazz in the BRIDGEHAMPTON2539 Montauk HISTORICAL Hwy. Bridgehampton. SOCIETY: Stacks series feat NJPAC’s Wells Fargo Jazz www.bridgehamptonhistoricalsociety.org. for Teens. 631-537-1088. Apr 16: 7:30pm $25/15 adm SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313- Parlor Jazz series feat Hilary Gardner. 2787. www.sopacnow.org. Apr 8: 7pm Don Charles Braden; 10: 7:30pm The Seton Hall CRADLELindbergh OF Blvd. AVIATION Garden MUSEUM: City. 516-572-4111. University Faculty Jazz Ens. www.cradleofaviation.org. Apr 27: 7-11pm SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd. Vinny Raniolo/Elias Bailey. West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736- 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor. 7899. Free adm. Sun: 2-5pm Brunch GRASSO’S:www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060. w/Curtis Lundy Ens; Thurs: 8pm-12am John Sets: Sun 12-3pm Brunch (B) + 6-9pm; Lee & friends. Apr 2,16&30: 8-10pm Glenn Mon&Wed-Sat 7-11pm. Residencies: Sun B Franke's BigBand. Danny Marx Duo; Mon Robert LePley; Wed 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973- Wayne Sabella & Company. Apr 1: Jen & TRUMPETS:744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets: 7:30- Larry; 5: Vanessa Trouble Duo; 6: Marissa 10:30pm, Fri-Sat 8-11pm/adm varies. Apr 5: 8- Mulder Trio; 7: Ayako Shirasaki Duo; 12: Jen 11pm Organic Qnt; 6: 4-7pm Enrico Granafei & Larry; 13: Alexis Cole Trio; 14: Noriko Ueda feat the Bob Cat Qrt; 8: The Frank Piombo Duo; 15: Paula Atherton Duo; 19: Jen & Project; 13: Amy London + Bardamu; 14: Larry; 20: Mala Waldron Trio; 21: Ayako Pucci Jhones Qrt; 15: Scott Reeves Jazz Shirasaki/Noriko Ueda; 22: Dr. Bob Allan Duo Orch; 18: 7:30pm Parsippany Hills HS, feat James Cammack; 26: Gail Storm; 27: 8:15pm One More Once Big Band w/Steve James Weidman Trio feat Marion Cowings; Turre; 19: Suzanna Ross Trio; 20: Gene Perla 28: Noriko Ueda Duo. Qrt; 21: John Colianni Sxt; 22: 6pm Cresskill The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. Stony HS, 6:45pm One More Once Big Band Brook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org. w/Steve Turre; 27: Burak Bedikyan Trio. Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10, 8pm continued on page 30

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATE

By Elzy Kolb

History in his hands goes to fellow NEA Jazz Master, percus- On the verge of his 92nd birthday, sionist Candido Camero, who turns 97 on pianist, composer and educator Randy April 22. "I'm the baby with Candido," Weston's lifelong quest for knowledge Randy declares with a laugh. "He's the recently took him to Cuba for the first very first Cuban musician I ever played time, a trip inspired by a meeting at with, I met him in the Berkshires at the Harvard with the saxophonist Yosvany Music Inn in 1951. We've played off and on Terry. "I went because of him and was up until today." Trumpeter Cecil treated royally," Randy says. He played a Bridgewater is also among the special solo piano concert, visited remote villages guests that night. that maintain African heritage and culture Sextet Gnawa of Morocco joins Randy through language, music and dance, and on his actual birthday, April 6. The pianist checked out the local musicians. "It was an discovered the Gnawa's centuries-old spir- incredible discovery," he notes. "The tradi- itual tradition of percussion, dancing and tion is very much alive in Cuba. I was very song while on his first State Department impressed." tour of Africa in the early 1960s. Min Xiao Fen, who plays the pipa, a traditional Chinese stringed instrument, also is sched- uled to appear. Low brass will be in the house April 7, with Stafford Hunter on trombone and Bob Stewart on tuba paying tribute to band- leader James Reese Europe, credited with introducing jazz to France during World War I. Randy's voice crackles with excite- ment as he describes how Lt. Europe fought in battle with the 369th Infantry Regiment, as well led the regimental band; Europe is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Weston recently focused on Europe's music at a Kennedy Center concert. "We don't know enough about the peo- ple who created this music, about the sac- rifice and genius of the artists in early 20th Century America," he says. "James Reese Europe was a pianist, composer and vision- ary who played Carnegie Hall in 1913 with Randy Weston, Jazz Standard 150 African-American musicians and ten pianos. I was always a fan, and I composed The pianist will share what he's discov- these pieces in the style of 1912-1913. This ered about music, history, and himself, as is not old music, this is great music." he celebrates his birthday at Jazz Banjo player Ayodele Maakaru also Standard April 5-8. With his African appears, as does drummer Vincent Ector. Rhythms mainstays (saxophonists TK The maestro's birthday run wraps up Blue and Billy Harper, percussionist Neal April 8 with singer Cynthia Scott, and Clarke, bassist Alex Blake and drummer Salieu Suso playing the 21-stringed West Lewis Nash) and a host of special guests, African instrument, the kora. "The blues is Randy will present a spectrum of African really African music in America," Randy and African-American music, going back declares. "It came directly from Mother more than a century for inspiration. Africa. You hear it in Africa, the "All the great people in my life in music" Caribbean, the black church." will be on hand, focusing on different eras In his tenth decade, Randy Weston con- and concepts each night. All of the players tinues to look ahead—he's just released a "like that whole rhythmic concept and are new solo piano double-CD, Sound (African interested in history. They have great Rhythms). But he feels the ongoing pres- respect for those who preceded us," he ence of giants of jazz such as Coleman notes. Hawkins, Nat "King" Cole and Art Tatum. Randy won't be the senior member on "I'm just amazed at what those guys did. the bandstand April 5: That distinction They created original ways to play continued on page 26

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ANOTHER REASON... continued from page 25 George's Uncle Rocco taught him to play European instruments, something that sax. "I came from a saxophone family, I never happened before. Every time I go to grew up with drummers and people who the piano, Duke is there; Monk is there; really love music. There's a family sound Basie is there." handed down three generations," he says. "I heard that in Joe Lovano: His father Sound foundations taught him to play and I developed a rela- Name any jazz musician of the past 40- tionship with him because of that. I met his plus years, and it’s likely that Boston- dad; we had the same kind of upbringing." based tenor saxophonist George Garzone George will be in the Big Apple April has played with them. "Boston is such an 11, when he plays Zinc Bar with pianist education town, all the cats come through Dave Kikoski, bassist Peter Slavov and there. I get a chance to hang with them drummer Victor Lewis. "These guys are so and they like the way I play," he says. cool, I look forward to playing with them. His long-running Monday night gig at Dave and Peter were in my ensemble at the Lilypad with his band, The Fringe, is Berklee when they were 18. And Victor, to legendary for its parade of guest artists. hear this guy lay the time down is a "Jerry Bergonzi plays the first set, then reminder of the greats like Elvin Jones," The Fringe. Each week, a different all-star the saxophonist says. Known for his free sits in with The Fringe. That night is the playing with The Fringe, George expects to highlight of my life," the veteran saxo- focus on "hip standards" at Zinc Bar. phonist declares. "We'll do tunes that are a little more obscure; these guys make everything sound great."

Keyed in You'll often find singer Libby York in the company of great piano players, with John Di Martino, Renee Rosnes and Bruce Barth among the fine musicians she's gigged or recorded with. But there's one keyboard maven in particular who stands out in her memory: Leonard Bernstein, whom she met at a dinner party in Key West. She recalls grappa flowing generous- ly that evening, and at some point, the leg- endary musician said, "Libby, let's go to the piano and play some blues." "Sounded like a great idea!" she recalls. "It took a while for the realization to sink in: Oh my god, I just sang 'Fine and Mellow' with Leonard Bernstein!" George Garzone, Zinc Bar Mention any of today's stars or up-and- comers, there's a very good chance that George taught them at a string of noted colleges in New York and Boston, includ- ing Berklee College of Music. Count Donny McCaslin, Mark Turner, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Chris Cheek, Chris Speed, Luciana Souza, Danilo Perez, Antonio Sanchez, Wayne Escoffery and Marcus Strickland among those who passed through George's studio, classes and ensembles. "I didn't want to teach, I never thought I'd be a teacher, but when you live in Boston…," George muses. "It takes a lot of discipline. They take you as their father, they're not dependent, they ask about a lot of different things. I don't do the teacher/student thing—they can become Libby York, Saint Peter’s Church very dependent. I like that they can go neck- Libby plays a bit of piano herself and-neck with me when they play, and it's a although she hasn't developed it to where challenge for me to go beyond them." continued on page 29

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HOT FLASHES

By Seton Hawkins

Musician-Producer's Corner: of as producers. Especially in earlier days, Amy London 'girl singers' were put in front of the band, and the guys would take care of the NE OF NEW YORK'S MOST VER- arranging and leading, but that was years satile and sought-after vocalists, Amy ago. I realize I've produced a number of LondonO has amassed a dazzling résumé of projects and as an educator I teach my musical achievements throughout her time singers to be producers." in the city. An accomplished bandleader, On the proverbial table sits a mountain vocalist, actor, collaborator and educator, of evidence to support this: the recent Amy has most recently come to acclaim release of Bridges, a compilation of previ- through her efforts establishing and lead- ously unreleased material Amy recorded in ing the Royal Bopsters, a vocal ensemble the 1980s and 1990s, shows a keen ear for that serves as one of the truest heirs to the building projects even at the outset of her innovations of Lambert, Hendricks and career; the recent success of the Royal Ross. Bopsters; and the exciting prospect of a forthcoming collaboration with Italian ensemble Bardamu, all demonstrate Amy's ability to envision end products for com- plex projects and drive them to completion. Indeed, looking through Amy's works, the projects all speak to a producer's mind: Rather than simple assemblages of songs, her works always tell a compelling story, offer up a definable theme and raise the artistic bar. For Amy, the projects develop and emerge through a continued aware- ness of possibilities. "I think the process is intuitive," she explains. "You choose your path and walk it, and along the way cer- tain things appear to be special to you. It lights a fire; it sets off a spark." Case in point: The emergence of the Royal Bopsters wove together several strands of Amy's life and career into one of the 2010s' most compelling projects in jazz. Drawing inspiration from outstanding group vocal charts that her former student Dylan Pramuk had been writing, Amy found her love for group singing reignited. She also found herself spending more time Amy London with the legendary Mark Murphy, bring- ing him to her work at the New School and Considering her exceptional magnitude seeing shows with him. The two strands of accomplishments, Amy has also come to ultimately came together when she invited realize an additional role that has defined Mark to sing Dylan's charts with her vocal her career, that of producer, an epiphany group in a New School concert. From there, that has given rise to an even wider scope the Royal Bopsters began to emerge. of artistic possibilities for an already "My vocal class did this concert with boundary-pushing musician. Although her Mark singing lead and it was a big hit. I career is unquestionably filled with a asked Mark if we should go into the studio range of producer-style credits, the realiza- and he said he'd love to. Dylan and I talked tion that she is a gifted producer came to about this further, and we began to invite Amy recently. our heroes to sing on the record. So, we "I've been in New York for more than 35 brought on Darmon Meader [who has since years, and recently I looked back on it and been replaced by Pete McGuinness] and thought 'Wow, I've produced a lot of stuff!'" Holli Ross, and we all wrote charts and she recalls. "I thought that was interest- lyrics. Then our heroes—Mark Murphy, ing; female vocalists are often not thought continued on page 28

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FRESH TAKES

By Nick Dunston

HROUGHOUT HIS CAREER, SAX- to bring the whole group sound to a higher ophonist Andrew Gould has been a place." particularlyT active sideman. On his inspi- ration for releasing his debut record, First Andrew Gould releases his debut Things First (Outside in Music) Andrew album First Things First at Jazz recalls: "There are so many amazing musi- Standard on April 21. cians on the scene playing every night and when you play a lot as a sideman in differ- ent styles it's always a huge opportunity to learn and grow and absorb more music. At some point, I was literally just too inspired and I decided that I had to record." Being based in New York, Andrew has no shortage of phenomenal players to work with. "For me, technical ability and style and all of the nuts and bolts are very impor- tant, but they don't mean anything if the players aren't playing with soul and feeling and energy. That's one main thing that I feel like Steve Feifke, Scott Wendholt, Ioana Vintu, Marco Panascia and Jake Goldbas all do so well. Every single note has a direction and a purpose, and it serves

HOT FLASHES... Cuban rhythms, jazz and hip-hop," she continued from page 27 explains. "I wrote to them and asked if Annie Ross, Jon Hendricks, Sheila Jordan they wanted to do a project together, and and Bob Dorough—all sang on it. I had an they said 'Sure! Let's do something.' I went end goal in mind. Once Mark said 'yes,' I to Italy to work with them and we came up knew what the project should look like." with two sets of music." This same keen eye for projects' poten- The pairing is certainly a striking tials will be on display in April when Amy departure from the Royal Bopsters project, joins with the genre-hopping Italian yet nevertheless feels a perfectly natural ensemble Bardamu for performances in fit for Amy's abilities and speaks to her New York. While on a trip in Rome, Amy vision as a producer. heard the group performing at their house "Part of being a musician or any kind of party, prompting a continued discussion artist is to follow your instincts, which I and correspondence. Upon her return to know can be hard," she notes. "But you the States, she heard more of their music, have to break through, believe in it, and and saw potential in a collaboration. believe it is good. That's the bottom line. If "Their music struck me as a cross you have a vision, and if you are patient, between classic Neapolitan melodies, you can work toward that vision." Amy London and Bardamu perform at Minton's Playhouse April 6, and Trumpet's Jazz Club April 13. Special Events The 19th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival kicks off April 13, commencing a series that will draw more than 500 artists to 50 different venues. Highlights include performances by Jimmy Owens, Lesedi Ntsane, Akua Dixon, Lisanne Tremblay and more. To see a complete schedule, visit http://www.centralbrooklyn jazzconsortium.org/. On April 18, Jazz at Lincoln Center cel- ebrates its 30th anniversary with a gala Akua Dixon continued on page 33

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BACKSTAGE PASS

JAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROW Bill Crow's books "Jazz Anecdotes" and "From Birdland to Broadway" can be found at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com along with many interesting photos and links. Guitarist Bill Wurtzel knew the former New York police commissioner Ray Kelly. He was a fan of jazz organist Bill Doggett. When he heard that Wurtzel was playing with Doggett at Showmans Jazz Club in Harlem, Kelly came in with an entourage of uniformed policemen. Wurtzel said it looked like a raid.

STALLINGS... want to do. I kind of have the hang of it by continued from page 17 now, and the process has not lost its inter- she continues to let the music infiltrate est. As long as the voice holds out, I'm her soul. there," she declares. "It's so deeply inside me that sometimes This month, listeners can catch Libby in I have to turn it off," she says. "I have to action in New York. "It's kind of sentimen- silence myself and not engage in it. But tal in a way," she notes, since she'll appear when I'm there, I'm there. I'm really with pianist Bruce Barth and bassist Neal there." Miner, both of whom she frequently worked with when she lived in New York Mary Stallings performs with Mike for 15 years in the '80s and '90s. You can LeDonne, Gerald Cannon and Aaron catch them at Saint Peter's Church’s Kimmel at Smoke Jazz & Supper Club Midtown Jazz at Midday on April 18, a April 6-8. venue she's played many times in her career. ANOTHER REASON... The singer will delve into her long list of continued from page 26 songs for the gig. In honor of Bernstein's she'd consider doing it in public. But that centenary, she's planning to do his tune doesn't mean it will never happen. After "It's Love" from Wonderful Town. Also all, Libby didn't start singing professional- among her picks could be Blossom Dearie's ly until age 35. More than three decades "Rhode Island is Famous for You," citing later, she jokes about finally getting the the "cute and funny lyrics" as part of the hang of it. So much so that the vocalist, appeal. Barry Manilow's "When October who now splits her time between Chicago Goes" may also be on tap. Libby points out, and Key West, is considering moving back "I'm not a huge Barry Manilow fan; I don't to the Big Apple to be at the epicenter of think of him as a jazz musician. But jazz. Johnny Mercer is my favorite composer "I'm still fascinated by singing; it never and this song is based on some of his unfin- gets old. I have a list a mile long of songs I continued on page 33

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House Contributing Photographer Friday, March 2 was a snowy, wintery day in Manhattan—schools were closed, the streets were slippery, bus service erratic. But where I was—at the 92Y for a rehearsal by the group Artemis, things were as hot as can be. The all- woman group, newly formed, was playing to a full house that snowy night. Around 5 p.m., the group sat down in the theater for some rest and laughs and I had my camera ready. Here, from left to right, are: Drummer Allison Miller, vocalist Cecile McLorin Salvant, saxophonist Melissa Aldana, clarinetist Anat Cohen, trum- peter Ingrid Jensen, pianist (and bandleader) Renee Rosnes, and bassist Noriko Ueda.

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continued from page 24 Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:35pm, Sat HUDSON 6:15&8:35pm. Closed Mon. Tues: John 489 Bergen Av. Korba. Apr 4: Warren Vaché; 5: The Diva MILLERJersey BRANCH City. 201-547-6907. LIBRARY: Apr 14: 7:30-9pm Jazz Trio; 6: Jerry Vivino; 7: Helio Alves Qrt; T. K. Blue Qrt w/Gregoire Maret, George 12: Thaddeus Expose; 13: The Webb Family Coleman, Jr. & Allan Harris. Qrt; 14: SaRon Crenshaw; 15: 3:30-5:30pm 2039 NJJS Social feat Gene Bertoncini/Roni Ben- NEWKennedy JERSEY Blvd. CITY Jersey UNIVERSITY: City. www.njcu.edu. Hur, 6pm Daryl Sherman; 18: Don Sheldon 201-200-2000. Apr 4: free adm New Thread & Sinatra Jukebox; 20: John Korba; 21: Qrt; 5: 7&9pm free Ronald Carter & NJCU Pablo Bencid Trio; 22: Audra Mariel Trio; 25: Jazz Ens. John Carlini; 26: Tomoko Ohno Trio; 27: Blue Soul Qnt; 28: Eric Mintel Trio. MERCER CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St. OCEAN Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609- OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr. 695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10 Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu. min. www.jazztrenton.com. Apr 7: Jerry $20/24 adm. www.njjs.org. Apr 11: 8-9:30pm Weldon; 14: Pat Tandy; 21: Lynn Riley; 28: Glenn Crytzer. Landom Italian Connection. PASSAIC MCCARTER THEATRE: 91 University Pl. 300 Princeton. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org. WILLIAMPompton PATERSON Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. UNIVERSITY: 973- Apr 12: 7:30pm Chucho Valdés; 24: 7:30pm 720-2371. Sets: 4pm. Apr 8: Joey Roberto Fonseca Qnt. DeFrancesco Organ Trio; 15: Mark Guiliana Fine Hall. 304 Qrt; 29: Alexis Cole. PRINCETONWashington UNIVERSITY: Rd. Princeton. 609-258-4200. SOMERSET www.princeton.edu/music. Apr 19: 7:30pm 1225 Easton Av. Somerset. Apr Jazz Vocal Collective dir by Trineice The14: BARN: 7-10pm $15 adm The New Brunswick Robinson; 26: 7:30pm Vocal Improvisation Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org Anniversary & Ens dir by Jay Clayton. Fundraiser honoring Stephen K. Jones feat MIDDLESEX Winard Harper Gp. DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick. 278 West www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30- HOUSEPoint OF Av. GOOD Somerset. FORTUNE: 908-848-1637. 9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick Jazz https://www.facebook.com/houseofgood Project/www.nbjp.org. Apr 6: Stephen Fuller fortuneconcertseries. Apr 7: Maurício de Duo; 13: Marianne Solivan Duo; 20: Carrie Souza & Bossa Brasil®. Jackson Duo; 27: Molly Mason Duo. WATCHUNG ARTS CENTER: 18 Stirling Rd. GEORGE STREET ALE HOUSE: 378 George Watchung. www.watchungarts.org. 908- St. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com. 753-0190. Apr 7: 8pm The Scheuble Family 732-543-2408. The New Brunswick Jazz feat Leonieke & Natasha Scheuble; 13: 8pm Project/www.nbjp.org. Tues: 8-11pm Emer- ImpresaRIO Series feat Rio Clemente. ging Artists + Jam. Apr 3: Dom Palombi Gp; 10: Stephen Yee Qrt; 17: Ben Weise Gp; 24: WARREN Dave Mosko Qrt. RUTHERFURD HALL: 1686-R Rte 517. 419 Main St. Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurd TheMetuchen. GREEK www.thegreekonmain.com. ON MAIN: 732- hall.org. Apr 22: 3-5pm $25/20 adm Jazz at 515-9457. Apr 15: 11:30am $50 all incl the Rutherfurd feat Tony DeSare. Brunch feat Gene Bertoncini Trio. 2 Albany St. New Brunswick. HYATTwww.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. HOTEL: 732-873- NEW YORK STATE 1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The New Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Apr 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359- 5: Ark Orvrutski Qrt; 12: Dave Schumacher 76 5476. HOUSE: www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm free Qrt; 19: Landham Brothers & Massimo adm Quintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists + Farao; 26: Ralph Bowen Qrt. Jam. Apr 4: Tony Speranza; 11: Frank INC: 302 George St. New Brunswick. Tolksdorf, Allan Namery, Steven Frieder; 18: www.increstaurant.com. 732-640-0553. Wed: Warren Chiasson; 25: Andy Gravish. 8-11pm free adm The New Brunswick Jazz 1814 Western Av. Project/www.nbjp.org. Apr 4: Chris Berger ATHOSAlbany. RESTAURANT: www.athosrestaurant.com. 518-608- Trio; 11: Nat Adderley Jr. Trio; 18: Kyle 6400. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm. Apr 6: Andrea Scow Koehler Trio; 25: Sharp Radway Trio. Band; 13: Patricia Dalton & the Jazz STATE THEATRE: 15 Livingston Av. New Colleagues; 20: Mark Kleinhaut Trio w/Teri Brunswick. www.statetheatrenj.org. 732-246- Roiger; 27: Roben Kosek Jazz & Blues. 7469. Apr 5: 8pm $65-150 adm Tony Bennett. BEATTIE-POWERS HOUSE: Prospect Av at MONMOUTH Bridge St. Catskill. www.beattiepowers COUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St. place.blogspot.com. 518-945-2669. Apr 14: Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732- 5pm $10 adm Diane Moser Trio. 842-9000. Apr 23: 4pm $20 adm Jazzy Ash & the Leaping Lizards. The1946 CULINARY Campus Dr.INSTITUTE Hyde Park. OF 845-452-9600. AMERICA: MORRIS www.ciachef.edu. Apr 28: 6-9pm $85 adm BICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights incl 3-course meal Veronica Swift. Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. www.morris 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro. museum.org/jazz-showcase. Apr 5: 7:30-9pm Thewww.liveatthefalcon.com. FALCON: 845-236-7970. $20/25 adm Jerry Vezza Trio & Grover Sets/adm: 8pm, Sun 11am Brunch (B); $20 Kemble. don suggested. Falcon Underground (FU). MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 100 Apr 1: B Big Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis; 4: South St. Morristown. www.mayoarts.org. Common Tongue; 8: John Stetch & 973-539-8008. Apr 26: 8pm Larry Carlton/ Vulneraville; 11: 7pm FU Jazz Sessions, John Pizzarelli. 8pm Gabriele Tranchina Qrt; 12: Latin Jazz 24 Main St. Madison. 973- Express; 14: John Tropea Band; 15: B Big SHANGHAI822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. JAZZ: Free adm. Joe Fitz & The Lo-Fis; 19: 7pm FU bigBANG; Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed- continued on page 32

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salsa legends including Tito Puente, Machito, Celia Cruz, Ray Barretto, Rubén Blades, Conjunto Libre and Willie Colon. Later, Oscar went on to become musical director for Paul Simon as well as arranger for Gloria Estefan. The group is fronted by the vocal prowess of longtime members Marco Bermudez and Carlos Cascante who, along with livewire brass, woodwinds and

HE FACTS ARE REMARKABLE: rhythm sections, have powered the band TFor 15 years the Spanish Harlem through two Grammy-nominated and two Orchestra has been a force of nature as Grammy-winning albums: Across 11th the group rules the salsa waves that start Street (Libertad Records 2004) and Viva in El Barrio in East Harlem and wash over La Tradicion (Concord Picante 2010). the whole world wherever salsa and Latin To celebrate their 15th year together, jazz is heard and loved. the group is releasing their sixth album, Since their inception under the musical appropriately titled Anniversary, and will direction of pianist, composer and arranger feature one of Latin music's most promis- Oscar Hernández, the group has delighted ing, new stars, vocalist and flutist Jeremy audiences with music featuring intricate Bosch. On his recording debut for SHO, the arrangements and viscerally exciting 27-year-old can be heard on the album's rhythms, steeped in the authentic salsa second offering "Yo Te Prometo" and his tradition. virtuosic flute playing is featured on "Goza Their high-energy performances have El Ritmo." thrilled crowds across the globe from Asia While Spanish Harlem Orchestra's pre- to Australia, from Latin America to vious album featured jazz greats Chick Europe. Grounded in the past, but with a Corea and Joe Lovano, Anniversary allows focused eye on the future, Spanish Harlem the band to speak for themselves over the Orchestra continues to play an integral course of 13 lively tracks. Standout role in ensuring salsa dura or hard salsa is moments include the opener "Esa Nena," not just alive, but a thriving musical force. which will instantly bring listeners to their "Over the course of 15 years, the consis- feet. Jazz trumpet legend Randy Brecker is tent thread in each of our records has been a featured guest on Oscar's original song the hardcore rhythm, sophisticated "Somos Uno." The album is co-produced by arrangements and a lot of care toward pro- Spanish Harlem Orchestra's trombonist ducing quality music with high integrity and 2018 Grammy Nominee Doug for our genre," Oscar says. Beavers. Each member of Spanish Harlem Orchestra has a significant connection to Spanish Harlem Orchestra under the authentic salsa tradition. It begins the musical direction of Oscar with Oscar, who has long been considered Hernández and featuring vocalist and one of the most prominent musicians on flutist Jeremy Bosch celebrates the the Latin, salsa and Latin jazz music release of Anniversary on April 4, at scene. Oscar's musical legacy can be traced Le Poisson Rouge. back to the 1970s, when he performed with

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Stone www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Sun&Sat 12- LYDIA’SRidge. CAFE: www.lydias-cafe.com. 845-687-6373. 5pm, Tues-Fri 10am-5pm: $10 adm Guided Sets: 7-10pm. Apr 21: Matt Finck, Luke Tours of Louis Armstrong House. Franco, Mark Usvolk. QUEENS LIBRARY CENTRAL BRANCH: 89- 2 N Bway. 11 Merrick Blvd. Jamaica. 718-990-0700. MAUREEN’SNyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. JAZZ CELLAR: 845- www.queenslibrary.org. Apr 8: 3pm Brandee 535-3143. Sets/adm: unless otherwise noted Younger, Wendy Kerner & Teresa Mango. Sun 6pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm/$15. Apr 4: 9pm TERRAZA: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst. $5 Purchase Jam w/Jason Clotter & friends; www.terraza7.com. 718-803-9602. Sun: 6: Duane Eubanks Qrt; 7: Hudson River Jazz 9:30pm-2am $5 adm Jam w/John Benitez Ens; 13: Scott Wendholt/Adam Kolker Qrt; Trio. 14: Matt Haviland Qrt; 15: Judimarie Canterino; 20: Kimberly Hawkey & The Swingaroo; 21: Roberta Piket Trio; 27: Pete WESTCHESTER Malinverni Trio; 28: Mike Longo Trio; 29: Don Shelden & Sinatra Jukebox. QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. 845-202-7447. www.quinnsbeacon.com. Mon: 8pm free ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. New adm Monday Night Jazz Sessions. Apr 9: Rochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant. Bobby Previte Trio. com. 914-654-6549. 468 Piermont Av. BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division & TURNINGPiermont. POINT www.turningpointcafe.com. CAFÉ: 845- Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701. 359-1089. Mon: 8-11:30pm $5 adm Monday www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8- Jam by John Richmond. 10:30pm $10 adm. Apr 6: Chico Alvarez & Mauricio Smith; 7: Ray Blue; 13: Mala Waldron Qrt; 14: Charlie Alletto Gp; 15: 4- PENNSYLVANIA 6pm Simon Boyar School Jazz Ens; 21: Alva Nelson Qnt; 28: Gerry Malkin Qnt. 153 Library Ln. 5 Main St. Delaware Water EMELINMamaroneck. THEATRE: www.emelin.org. 914-698- DEERGap, HEAD PA. www.deerheadinn.com. INN: 570-424- 0098. Apr 28: 8pm $65-45 adm The Duke 2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat Ellington Center Big Band dir by Mercedes 7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): Thurs Ellington. Jam w/Bill Washer & friends. Apr 1: closed; 199N 5: R; 6: Nancy Reed Qrt; 7: Alan Broadbent FIRSTColumbus PRESBYTERIAN Av at E Lincoln CHURCH:Av. Mount Vernon. Trio; 8: Bob Cat Qrt; 12: R; 13: Michael www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977. 2nd Sun: Collins 4tet; 14: Paul Jost Qrt; 15: Bill 5:15-9pm $25 adm Second Sunday Jazz Warfield; 19: R; 20: Alan Gaumer & Tony series. Apr 8: Winard Harper/Jeli Posse. DiSantis; 21: Dave Liebman Expansions Gp; 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631- 22: Bill Charlap Trio; 26: R; 27: Marianne JAZZ1000. FORUM: www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: Sun Solivan Qrt; 28: Carolyn Leonhart Trio; 29: 4&6pm + 8pm; Fri-Sat 7&9:30pm. Apr 1: Moravian College Band; 30: 7:30-10:30pm Martin Wind Gp feat Maucha Adnet, Ingrid Matt Vashlishan & The Water Gap Jazz Orch. Jensen, Scott Robinson; 6-7: Marquis Hill Blacktet; 8: Richard Sorce Project + Jam Sessions; 13-14: Gary Smulyan/Tom Harrell QUEENS Qnt feat Renee Rosnes; 15: Orlando Haddad/Patricia King Haddad + Tamuz 93-02 Nissim; 20-21: Massimo Faraò Qnt feat Jerry AIRTRAINSutphin Blvd. JAMAICA Jamaica. www.theairtrainjazz STATION: Weldon; 22: Mauricio Zottarelli Qrt + Gene festival.com. Thurs: 5-7pm. Apr 5: L A Perla Qrt; 27-28: Vincent Herring Qrt; 29: Blacksmith & Jazz-Plus; 12: Doug Portinho Qrt + Steve Slagle Qrt. Richardson & Urban Rebellion; 19: Keith PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: At Purchase Jordan Gp; 26: Libby Richman & Co. College. 735 Anderson Hill Rd. Purchase. 9704 Queens Blvd. Rego Park. www.artscenter.org. 914-251-6200. Apr 28: EMERALD:www.restaurant-emerald.com. 718-275-2045. $72.50-52.50 adm 7pm Pre-concert artist Apr 25: 8-10pm Deborah Davis. talk, 8pm Jon Faddis & the Purchase Jazz Orch. FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 Northern Blvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org. 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HOT FLASHES... appearances by Winard Harper, Louis continued from page 28 Hayes, Wycliffe Gordon, Warren featuring performances by Bill Charlap, Smith, Brianna Thomas, Bobby Paquito D'Rivera, Jimmy Heath, Sanabria, Marion Cowings, and more. Renee Rosnes, Dianne Reeves, Wynton To learn more, visit www.jazzmobile.org. Marsalis and more. Special honorees for the evening include Lisa and Dick Cashin ANOTHER REASON... as well as Tony Bennett. For more details, continued from page 29 visit www.jazz.org. ished lyrics." At the Apollo Theater on April 20, the A new recording is in the early planning Jazz Foundation of America celebrates its stages (her most recent, Memoir, came out 16th annual Great Night in Harlem. in 2014). "I approach recording in an Honoring Roberta Flack, Jimmy Heath organic manner—choosing songs that are- and Otis Rush, the evening includes current favorites." While she doesn't start appearances by Nona Hendryx and Jimmie out with a theme in mind, sometimes one Vaughan, with more guests to be reveals itself as the process continues. One announced. Find out more at www.jazz thing listeners can count on: "I don't foundation.org. approach songs with nostalgia, thinking On April 27, food rescue and delivery about the good old days, or as a period organization Endless Generosity will host piece. To me, it's all very current. As a jazz Jazz for Cause at the Master Theater in musician, we don't play anything the same Brooklyn, bringing a host of talents includ- way twice. Staying present and in the ing Darrell Smith, Gene Torres, Joey moment, improvising with the phrasing, Morant, Monika Oliveira and more. that keeps it fresh and makes it so much Proceeds support food delivery to vulnera- fun!" ble populations in New York. Visit Libby has an attitude of gratitude about www.endlessgenerosity.org to learn more her life in music. "It's endlessly fascinating and donate. and it's a blessing to have something you Jazzmobile hosts a fundraiser for its feel that way about," she says. "Creative organization, Keep the Music Playing, on people are very fortunate. It's not a secure April 30 at the First Corinthian Baptist lifestyle, but we have goals and things we Church. The top-notch line-up includes love to do. We're lucky."

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