Hot House Jazz Guide | January 2015

Where To Go & Who To See Since 1982

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Jimmy CobbPage 25Smoke Jazz & Supper Club

Dmitry BaevskyPage 21Smalls Jazz Club

Page 10IridiumPage 10Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola

Art LillardMarcus Roberts

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www.corneliatreetcafe.com

www.jmih.org

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www.bluenotejazz.com

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www.pompanobeacharts.org

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www.njpac.org

www.cobinarita.com

www.mezzrow.com

www.ruebnyc.com

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www.metropolitanroom.com

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By George Kanzler

10 Lillard cover photo by Jason Gardner, Roberts by John Douglas, Cobb by Salvatore Corso.

WINNING SPINSBIG BAND FORMATS HAVE BECO-

me more flexible in this new millenni-um with the traditional swing band config-uration undergoing varied modifications ininstrumentation. This flexibility is evidenton these two Winning Spins, both featur-ing nine-member horn/wind sections alongwith different-sized rhythm sections. ArtLillard's Heavenly Big Band includes twoflutes, three saxes (soprano, alto andtenor), two trumpets and two trombones,while Marcus Roberts and the ModernJazz Generation band has three trumpets,a trombone, a tuba and a four-man reedsection with alto sax doubling clarinet, abaritone sax and two tenor saxes, one dou-bling soprano sax. Lillard brings a uniquespin to familiar jazz and pop standardsconcurrently keeping tempos danceable,while Roberts presents an original suitethat mines and reimagines a wide swath ofjazz band strategies.

Certain Relationships, Art Lillard'sHeavenly Big Band (Summit Records),features an ensemble with a lighter, high-er tonal palette and it's heavy on vocalswith singers on nine of the 15 tracks. Theopener, a surprisingly swinging mashup ofThelonious Monk's "Evidence," and thepop standard "Just You, Just Me" (theyshare chord changes) showcases PeteMcGuinness delivering the lyrics and scatchoruses in his smooth, airy, Chet Baker-influenced style. McGuinness also singsBaker's signature "Let's Get Lost,"changed up in Lillard's arrangement to aswinger after a slow verse performed byMcGuinness and Andrea Wolper, whoagain joins McGuinness in a duet on "GodBless the Child" given a hip-hop bounce inLillard's chart. Wolper also sings a rockingsamba, "Happy Blues," caps off a slow,instrumentally seductive "Just Friends"with a sexy drawl, and sways through theEnglish and Portuguese lyrics of "The Girlfrom Ipanema" done as a bright bossa.

Hilary Gardner delivers the optimisticmessage of the band's theme, "Heavenly"over a light Latin groove with a Mideastflavor to the reeds. Mary Foster Conklinspunkily plays the wronged woman on"You Bluesed Me" and Dominique Eadebrings her burnished vocal tone to a swing-ing finale on "Pennies from Heaven."

Instrumentals include two Lillardexpansions of iconic early piano solos that,with the flutes, echo ragtime bands: onJames P. Johnson's "Carolina Shout" andAlbert Ammons' "Boogie Woogie Stomp.""Swing Trane" by Marc McCarron honorsColtrane, with soprano sax from ChrisBacas. Charlie Parker tunes are refer-

enced in "Brusheeze," a spotlight onLillard's brush technique interspersedwith solos from flutist Jan Leder and altosaxophonist Bob Mover. Lillard's brushesare also featured on a reharmonized"Softly as in a Morning Sunrise," anotherdanceable swinger.

While the emphasis of Heavenly BigBand is on melody (often with lyrics),ensembles with relatively short solos, anddanceable tempos, our other Winning Spindivides its focus between composed themesand improvisations, both individual andcollective.

Romance, Swing, and the Blues,Marcus Roberts and the Modern JazzGeneration (J-Master Records), is a longpiece originally commissioned by and per-formed at Jazz at Lincoln Center twodecades ago. Much like the longer works ofRoberts' early mentor Wynton Marsalis,this suite is thematically ambitious andomnivorous of jazz styles and history.Unlike many of Marsalis' and DukeEllington's suites, it is probably bestdigested, and will last in repertory, in indi-vidual excerpts.

Roberts combines seasoned, althoughhardly old, veterans and aspiring jazz tal-ent in this 12-piece band, giving almost allof them ample solo room in this two-CD,12-part suite. "The Mystery of Romance"introduces recurring themes, moves todriving swing for solos from trombonistRon Westray and tenor saxophonistStephen Riley, before ending with an omi-nous, decelerated coda. Blues forms—oftenas elusive and elaborate as Ellington's,including one in 14 bars—dominate the fol-lowing 11 sections, along with a couple ofballads worthy of standing on their own:"Evening Caress," featuring Riley'spurring, romantic sax suggesting whatJohnny Hodges might have sounded likeon tenor; and "Reaching for the Stars,"with Joe Goldberg's alto sax limning thetheme, reminiscent of Hodges withEllington.

More than one movement draws con-temporary parallels to, or echoes, NewOrleans polyphony, including the secondline romp, "A Festive Day," with a bravura,Satchmo-inspired, trumpet from MarcusPrintup. Besides the leader, whose pianohas never sounded better, other outstand-ing soloists include bassist Rodney Jordan,trumpeters Alphonso Horne and TimBlackmon and saxophonists RicardoPascal (tenor) and Tissa Khosla (baritone).

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CLUBS & HALLS

UPPER MANHATTAN(Above 70th Street)

SUPPORT THE JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEMwww.jazzmuseuminharlem.org

92Y: 1395 Lexington Av at 92nd St. 212-415-5500. www.92y.org.

809 BAR & GRILL: 112 Dyckman St (Off NagleAv). www.809restaurant.com. 212-304-3800.Thurs: 8:30-11pm Aquilito’s Jazz in theHeigthzz.

AARON DAVIS HALL: At City College. 138Convent Av at W133rd St.www.adhatccny.org. 212-650-6900.

ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH: 132W138th St (bet Lenox & Adam Clayton PowellBlvds). www.abyssinian.org. 212-862-7474.Jan 18: 4pm $20/10 adm Jazz Vespers featMonty Alexander.

ALHAMBRA BALLROOM: 2110 Adam PowellBlvd (bet 125th & 126th Sts).

AMERICAN LEGION POST: 248W 132nd St(bet 7th & 8th Avs). 212-283-9701.www.colchasyoungharlempost398.com.Wed-Thurs&Sun: 7:30pm-12am Jam.

APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-531-5300. www.apollotheater.org.

BEACON THEATER: 2130 Bway at W75th St.212-496-7070. www.beacontheatre.com.

BEMELMANS: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St atMadison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600. Adm varies. Mon 5:30-8:30pm&9pm-12am, Sun 5-8pm: Earl Rose; Tues-Sat 5:30-8:30pm: Chris Gillespie; Tues-Thurs 9:30pm-12:30am, Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am: LostonHarris; Sun 9pm-12am: Tony DeSare.

BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7thAvs). www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-281-0777. $20 don. Fri-Sat: 8&10pm Bill SaxtonBebop Band.

BILLIE’S BLACK RESTAURANT &LOUNGE: 271W 119th St (bet St. NicholasAv & Frederick Douglass Blvd). 212-280-2248. www.billiesblack.com.

BISTRO TEN 18: 1018 Amsterdam Av at 110thSt. 212-662-7600. www.bistroten18.com.Thurs: 9:30pm-12am Morningside JazzCollective.

CAFÉ CARLYLE: At Carlyle Hotel. 76th St atMadison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600. Mon except 01/5: 8:45pm $205-155adm, $110 adm/$25 min @ bar Woody Allen& Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band.

CAFÉ DU SOLEIL: 2723 Bway at 104th St. 212-316-5000. www.cafedusoleilny.com. Fri: 8-11pm. Free adm.

CAFÉ JAZZ: At Manhattan School of Music.Bway & 122nd St. 212-749-2802. Informalconcerts feat students from School's jazzdept. Free adm.

CAMPAGNOLA: 1382 1st Av at 74th St. 212-861-1102. Fri-Sat: 8pm-12am Effie Jansen.

CHÉRI: 231 Lenox Av (bet 121st & 122nd Sts).www.cheriharlem.com. 212-662-4374. Sun:12-3pm Brunch feat Lady Leah.

CHEZ LUCIENNE: 308 Lenox Av at 125th St.212-289-5555. www.chezlucienne.com.

CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF MANHATTAN:Tisch Bldg. 212W 83rd St (bet Bway &


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Amsterdam). www.cmom.org. 212-721-1223. CHOCOLAT RESTAURANT & LOUNGE:

2217-23 Frederick Douglass Blvd at 120th St.212-222-4545. www.chocolatlounge.com.Sun: 6-9:30pm. Free adm/2 drink min.

The CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK: 160Convent Av at 138th St. www.ccny.cuny.edu.212-650-7000.

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Jam (J).Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, J 9pm-1am; Wed-ThursE 7-11pm, J 11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, J 12:30-3am; Sun E 4-8pm, J 9pm-1am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios unless other-wise noted. Residencies (R): Mon E&J JonWeiss; Tues E&J Mark Devine; Wed E Openmic w/Les Kurtz, J Joonsam Lee; Thurs JKazu; Fri J Joanna Sternberg; Sat J JesseSimpson; Sun E Open mic w/Keith Ingham, JMichika Fukumori. Jan 1: tba; 2: MasamiIshikawa; 3: Richard Clement; 4-7: R; 8: KateCosco; 9: Akai Yamamoto; 10: SoneliusSmith; 11-14: R; 15: Michael Vitali; 16: MattBaker; 17: Alan Rosenthal; 18-21: R; 22: RayParker; 23: Yaacov Mayman; 24: EmanueleTozzi; 25-28: R; 29: Lars Ekman; 30: AlexLayane; 31: Art Lillard.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: 1214 AmsterdamAv. www.cs.columbia.edu. 212-939-7000.www.jazz.columbia.edu.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: 101 Prentis Hall.632W 125th St. music.columbia.edu. 212-854-9266.

GARDEN CAFÉ: 4961 Bway at W207th St. 212-544-9480. www.gardencafeny.com. Fri-Sat:7:30-10:30pm Annette A. Aguilar & StringBeans or Paul Hemmings.

GINNY’S: At Red Rooster. 310 Lenox Av (bet125th & 126th). www.ginnyssupperclub.com.212-792-9001. Sun: 11am-3:30pm GospelBrunch. Sets: 7:30&9:30pm $10 adm unlessotherwise noted. Jan 3: Relation Jazz & HipHop w/Virgil Gadson & friends feat JazzmeiaHorn; 8: 8pm Vincent Gardner Qrt; 10: $15Dion Parson & 21st Century Band; 17: TheJT Project; 23-24: $15 Marc Cary & HarlemHomecoming; 29: 7:30pm Kate Davis; 31:7:30&10pm Tivon Pennicott Sound Qrt.

GRAN PIATTO D’ORO: 1429 5th Av (bet 116th& 117th Sts). www.granpiattorestaurant.com.212-722-2244/2161. Jan 2: 8pm-12am KingSolomon Hicks feat Noël Simoné Wippler.

HARLEM ON FIFTH: 2150 5th Av (bet 131st &132nd Sts). www.harlemonfifth.com. 212-234-5600.

HARLEM STAGE: At Aaron Davis Hall. 150Convent Av at W135th St. 212-281-9240.www.harlemstage.org.

HARLEM TAVERN: 2153 Frederick DouglassBlvd at 116th St. www.harlemtavern.com.212-866-4500. Sat: 12-4pm Jazz Brunch.

INDIAN ROAD CAFÉ: 600W 218th St (betIndian Rd & Seaman Av). 212-942-7451.www.indianroadcafe.com.

JARON EAMES: [email protected]. 646-337-0620. Sun 2-5pm: $20 Don BBQ & Jazz@ Home series feat JaRon Eames & EmmeKemp.

LENOX SAPHIRE: At Les Ambassades Bar &Restaurant. 341 Lenox Av (bet 127th & 128thSts). www.lenoxsaphire.com. 212-866-9700.Thurs: 7-11pm Phil Young Experience.

LIME LEAF: 128W 72nd St (bet Columbus &Amsterdam Avs). 212-501-7800. Mon-Thurs:7-10pm. Mon: Michael Vitali; Tues: MartinReuter Band; Wed: Julie Grahm; Thurs:Emma Larsson.

LONDEL’S SUPPER CLUB: 2620 FrederickDouglass Blvd (bet 139th & 140th Sts). 212-234-6114. www.londelsrestaurant.com. Fri-Sat: 8-11pm.


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LURA: 949 Columbus Av (bet 106th & 107thSts). 212-866-7500. www.lurany.com. Thurs:9pm-12am Lowdown Stompers.

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC: 120Claremont Av & 122nd St. 212-749-2802.www.msmnyc.edu.

MAYSLES INSTITUTE: 343 Lenox Av (bet127th & 128th Sts). See National JazzMuseum in Harlem. 212-348-8300.www.jmih.org.

MILLER THEATRE: At Columbia University. 2960Bway at 116th St. 212-854-7799.www.millertheatre.com. Jan 24: 8pm $20-30adm Renee Rosnes Qrt.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Tues-Wed7,8:30&10pm, Thurs-Sat 6-11pm + Fri-Sat 12-3am Jam, Sun Brunch (B) 12,1:30&3pm,Evening (EV) 5:30,7&8:30pm. Adm: exceptWed & B $20 @ table/$10 @ bar, Wed $25/15,B $10, Jam free. Residencies (R): Wed JCHopkins Biggish Band w/Queen Esther &Charles Turner, King Solomon & spec guest;Thurs except 01/1 Bruce Harris Sxt w/specguests; Fri-Sat except 01/3&9-10 Minton’sPlayers + Jam w/Wayne Tucker Qrt (Fri), w/tba(Sat); Sun B Love Institute Ens feat ChareneDawn 01/4&18, Candice Hoyes 01/11&25. Jan1-2: Minton’s Players; 3: tba; 4: B R, EVBrandon Bain; 6: Minton’s Players; 7-8: R; 9-10: 7:30&9:30pm $35/25 Melissa Aldana &Cash Trio; 11: B R, EV Brianna Thomas;13&27: Johnny O'Neal; 14-17: R; 18: B R, EVChristian Sands; 20: Sarah McKenzie Qrt; 21-24: R; 25: B R, EV Brandee Younger & JazzHarp Qrt; 27: see 01/13; 28-31: R.

MIST HARLEM: 46W 116th St (bet Lenox & 5thAv). www.mistharlem.com. 212-828-MIST.

MOUNT MORRIS ASCENSION PRESBYTE-RIAN CHURCH: 16-20 Mount Morris ParkWest at 122nd St (bet Lenox & 5th Avs). 212-831-6800. Jan 18: Akua Dixon.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:104E 126th St #2C. (bet Park & LexingtonAvs). 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. Freeadm. Mon-Fri: 10am-4pm Exhibit feat BeboValdés: Giant of Cuban Music. Tues 7-8:30pm Jazz for Curious Listeners seriesw/Jan 6: James Reese Europe & The HarlemHell Fighters by Bobby Sanabria; 13: (atMaysles) Jazz on Film: The Inimitable ClarkTerry by Loren Schoenberg; 20: JoeTemperley Plays Ellington; 27: ListeningSession w/Ted Nash.

NEW AMSTERDAM MUSIC ASSOCIATION:107W 130th St (bet Lenox & Adam ClaytonPowel Blvds). 212-510-8140. $5/15 adm.Mon: 7:30-11pm Jam w/Antoinette Adams;Thurs: Pecola’s Party; Fri: Robey Norton &friends; Sat: Willie Mack Jazz Art.

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. 212-222-9878. Sets: DailyJam 9pm-1am + 5-9pm Sun. Free adm. Mon:John Cooksey & Spontaneous CombustionQrt; Tues: 1st,3rd&5th John Cooksey BluesCrew, 2nd&4th Annette Bland McCoy &Sultans of Soul; Wed: Les Goodson &Intergalactic Soul Jazz Band; Thurs: TyroneGovan & Top Secret w/Lucious Conway Sxt01/15; Fri: Melvin Vines & Harlem JazzMachine; Sat: alternate between AntoineDowdell Gp & 69th Street Band; Sun: 5pm1st&3rd La Banda Ramirez, 9pm Melvin Vine& Harlem Jazz Machine feat Okaru HoshinoLovelace: Jan 25: 5-9pm Elliot Pineiro &Sumbaswing.

PARLOR ENTERTAINMENT: 555 Edge-combe Av at 160th St. #3F. 212-781-6595.Sun: 4pm free adm w/Marjorie Eliot, BobCunningham, Sedric Choukroun & specguests.


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PONTY BISTRO HARLEM: 2375 AdamClayton Powell Jr. Blvd at 139th St. 212-234-6474. www.pontybistroharlem.com. Tues:8pm-12am Lucious Conway Gp.

RIVERSIDE CHURCH: 490 Riverside Dr (bet120th & 122nd Sts). 1st Mon: 10am-12pmOpen meeting by Harlem Arts Alliancewww.harlemaa.org/347-735-4280.

RIVERSIDE THEATRE: 490 Riverside Dr (bet120th & 122nd Sts) 212-870-6784/ www.theriversidetheatre.org/www.jazzmobile.org.

SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCHIN BLACK CULTURE: 515 Malcolm X Blvd.www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc. 212-491-2200.Jan 22: 7pm Gospel According to GregoireMaret.

SETTEPANI: 196 Lenox Av at 120th St. 917-492-4806. www.settepani.com. Thurs: 8-10pm.

SHOWMAN’S: 375W 125th St at Morningside.www.showmansjazzclub.com. 212-864-8941.Sets: Mon-Thurs 8:30,10&11:30pm, Fri-Sat9:30,11:30pm&1:30am. Free adm/2 drinkmin/set. Jan 9: 9:30pm Cynthia Holiday.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets: 6-8pm unlessotherwise noted. Free adm. Residency (R):Sun 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid. Jan 2: JocelynShannon Qrt; 4: R; 5: Dmitry Strelianny; 6:The Tom Blatt Project; 7: Alex Bryson Qrt; 8:Sunfree; 9: Marco Chelo Sxt; 10: AsakoTakasaki; 10: 8-9pm Valentina Marino; 11: R;12: Darrell Smith Trio; 14: Allan Andre; 15:The Stachel Qnt; 16: Joe Pino Qnt; 18: R; 20:Michael Eaton Qrt; 21: Eric Plaks Trio; 22:Marco Chelo Trio; 24: The Forever MoonlightBand, 8-9pm Carbon Mirage; 25: R; 31: TheLiberty Big Band.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at FrederickDouglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets: 6-8pm unless otherwisenoted. Free adm. Jan 2: Aquiles NavarroTcheser Holmes Duo; 3: Ioanna Isagari; 4:Matthew Health Band; 5: David Zakarian Qnt;6: NanJo Lee Jazz Trio, 8-9pm Michael Veal& Bennett Paster; 7: Kyle Moffat; 8: SpinCycle; 9,20&29: Tammy Scheffer; 11: Spoke;12: Alex Conroy; 14: The Grautet; 15:Sebastian Noelle Gp; 16: Chandry Abreu; 17:Alison Shearer Qnt; 18: Phillipe Lemm Trio;19: For Trees & Birds; 20: see 01/9; 21: 8-10pm Bjorn Ingelstam; 22: Powell Brothers;23: Audiograph Project; 24: Rodrigo BonelliSpt; 27: Ryo Tanaka Project; 28: MikhailMartin Trio; 29: see 01/9; 30: Dana Reed; 31:Craig Yaremko Organ Trio.

SMOKE & SUPPER CLUB-LOUNGE: 2751Bway (bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late(L), Brunch (B); Mon E 7&9pm, L 10:30pm;Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am;Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm. Adm/min vary. Residencies (R):Mon E Captain Black Big Band 01/5&19, TheFraternal Order of Jazz w/guest 01/12&26, LSmoke Jam; Tues E Mike LeDonne &Groover Qrt, L Emmett Cohen Organ Bandw/guest; Wed L Camille Thurman Qrt; ThursL except 01/1 Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri LPatience Higgins & Sugar Hill Qrt; Sat LJohnny O’Neal & friends; Sun B Annette St.John Trio, L Willerm Delisfort Qrt. Jan 1: B R,E Eric Alexander/Harold Mabern Sxt featJeremy Pelt & Vincent Herring; 2-4: E JDAllen Qrt, L R, B R 01/4; 5-6: R; 7: E Fleurine,L R; 8: E Allan Harris, L R; 9-10: E GaryBartz, Larry Willis, Buster Williams & AlFoster Qrt, L R; 11: B R, E Orrin Evans, L R;12: R w/John Webber; 13: R; 14: E GeorgeBurton Qrt, L R; 15: E Alexis Cole, L R; 16-18: E Mighty Burner Tribute feat FreddieHendrix & Eric Alexander, L R, B R 01/18; 19-


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20: R; 21: E Akua Dixon Qrt, L R; 22: E tba, LR; 23-25: E Jimmy Cobb Qrt, L R, B R 01/25;26: R w/Andrew Beals; 27: R; 28: E SimonaPrimazzi, L R; 29: E Gregory Generet, L R;30-Feb 1: E Bill Charlap Trio, L R.

STAGE 72: 158W 72nd St (bet Bway &Columbus). www.stage72.com. 212-362-2590.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.Sets: 8pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted.Residencies (R): Wed JT Project/ProjectGroove; Thurs 9pm Open Mic w/Andre Smith& Sugar Bar All Star Band.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org.Jan 8: 9pm Jim Hickey; 15: 9pm Liz ChildsJazz; 22: 9pm Dorian Devins Trio; 30-31:8pm Arturo O’Farrill w/ALJO feat LionelLoueke.

54 BELOW: 254W 54th St, Cellar (bet Bway &8th Av). 646-476-3551. www.54below.com.Jan 15: 7&9:30pm $35-70 adm/$25 minKander And Ebb And All That Jazz feat MaryTesta, Julia Murney.

AACM: Association for the Advancement ofCreative Musicians. www.aacm-newyork.com.

AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM: 2 LincolnSq on Columbus Av (bet 65th & 66th Sts).www.folkartmuseum.org. 212-595-9533.Free adm. Wed: 2-3pm free adm Bill WurtzelTrio.

B.B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL: 237W42nd St. www.bbkingblues.com. 212-997-4144. Lucille’s Grill (LG). Jan 1: LG 1:30pmBrunch feat Joey Morant; 2: LG 6:30&9:30pm Hot Jazz Gang, 11pm Miss Ida Blue;26: 8pm Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orch.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies (R): Mon9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party; Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald & Louis ArmstrongEternity Band; Fri 5-7pm Birdland Big Banddir by Tommy Igoe; Sat 6pm except 01/3Barbara Carroll; Sun 9pm Arturo O’FarrillAfro-Latin Jazz Orch. Jan 1-3: Birdland BigBand dir by Tommy Igoe; 3: 6pm JayLeonhart Duo; 4-5: R; 4: 6pm Duchess; 6:Bill O'Connell Latin Jazz All-Stars Imagine;7: Ken Peplowski Qrt; 8: Dave Stryker Gp; 9-10: Joe Lovano & Village Rhythms Band; 11:6pm John Pizzarelli, 9pm R; 12-17: 7pm01/12 Jane Monheit; 18: R; 19: 7pm JoanneTatham w/Tamir Hendelman Qrt; 20-21:Beegie Adair feat Monica Ramey; 22-24:Dena DeRose w/spec guest Jeremy Pelt; 25:R; 26: Lindsay Mendez & Marco Paguia; 27-31: Steve Lippia Sinatra Centennial.

BROADWAY THAI RESTAURANT: 241W51st St (bet 8th Av & Bway). 212-226-4565.Mon&Sun: 6:30-10:30pm; Sat: 8pm-12amRick Bogart Trio.

The COFFEE HOUSE CLUB: 20W 44th St (bet5th & 6th Avs). www.coffeehouseclub.org.212-391-5609. Jan 28: 6:45-7:45pm Peter &Will Anderson.

CARNEGIE CLUB: At City Spire Centre. 156W56th St. www.thecarnegieclub.net. 212-957-9676. Fri: 9pm-12am; Sat: 8:30&10:30pmSinatra tribute feat Steve Maglio & StanRubin 11 Piece Orch.

CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Jan 11: 2pm @

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Weill Recital Hall $25/15 adm Lisa Hilton Gp.CHEZ JOSEPHINE: 414W 42nd St (bet 9th &

Dyer Avs). www.chezjosephine.com. 212-594-1925.

COBI: At Pearl Studios NY. 516-922-2010. DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM: At Lincoln

Center. Bway at 62nd St. www.lincolncenter.org/atrium. 212-875-5350. Thurs: 7:30pmTarget Free Thursdays series.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets:7:30&9:30pm; Late Night Sessions 11:30pmTues-Sat, hosted by Michael MwensoThurs&Sat. Adm: unless otherwise notedMon $30, Tues-Thurs&Sun $35, Fri $40, Sat$45, Student $25, Late Nights $5-20; $10 min.Jan 1: closed; 2-4: $45 Peter Bernstein Qrt;5: $35 Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Jazz Orchw/Sean Jones; 6: $20 Jazz at Lincoln CenterYouth Orch; 7-11: Marcus Roberts & ModernJazz Generation op 7pm w/Joey Alexander;12: $25 Eli Yamin & Evan Christopher; 13:$30 Christian Sands Trio; 14: $30 ReneUrtreger Trio & Jean-Michel Pilc; 15: ClariceAssad & OFF THE CLIFF; 16-18: WalterBlanding; 19: New Century Jazz Qnt; 20:Steve Davis Qnt feat Larry Willis; 21-22: $30Papo Vazquez Mighty Pirates Troubadours;23-25: Carlos Henriquez; 26: OWL Trio; 27:$30 Jackie McLean Institute Student Ens; 28:$30 Jacques Schwarz-Bart; 29-Feb 1: $45Pharoah Sanders Qrt.

DON’T TELL MAMA: 343W 46th St atRestaurant Row. 212-757-0788. www.donttellmamanyc.com.

FLÛTE EAST SIDE: 303E 53rd St at 2nd Av.646-998-5434. www.flutebar.com. Wed: 8-10pm. Jan 7: Dorian Devins; 14: BruceEdwards; 21: Jason Armanditris; 28: AmyRivard.

FLÛTE MIDTOWN: 205W 54th St (bet Bway &7th Av). 212-265-5169. www.flutebar.com.Wed: 7-10pm. Jan 7: Greg Diamond; 14: AmyRivard; 21: Anna Kendrick; 28: DorianDevins.

GRATA: 1076 1st Av at 59th St. 212-842-0007.www.gratany.com.

HILTON NEW YORK: 1335 Avenue of theAmericas at 54th St. www.hilton.com. 212-586-7000. Jan 9-13: www.apapnyc.org APAP.01/10 5:30-6&6:30-7pm, 01/11 7:30-8pm:Antoinette Montague Gp; 01/10 7pm, 01/111pm: Juanito Pascual New Flamenco Trio.

HOURGLASS TAVERN: 373W 46th St (bet 8th& 9th). www.hourglasstavern.com. 212-265-2060.

HUNTER COLLEGE: Lang Recital Hall. 695Park Av (68th St bet Park & Lex Avs). 4th Fl.212-772-4000. www.hunter.cuny.edu/music.

IGUANA RESTAURANT: 240W 54th St atBway. www.iguananyc.com. 212-765-5454.Mon-Tues: 8-11pm Vince Giordano & TheNighthawks.

IRENE DIAMOND EDUCATION CENTER: AtJazz at Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-721-6500/212-258-9922. Swing University w/EvanChristopher & Phil Schaap.

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridium.com. Sets: 8&10pm unlessotherwise noted. Adm varies/$15 min.Student 1/2 price adm 2nd set Tues-Thurs&Sun. Jan 1-2: Dee Dee Bridgewater;3: tba; 4-5: closed; 6: Art Lillard & HeavenlyBig Band; 7: tba; 8: The Shuffle Demons; 9-11: APAP feat 01/9 8:30pm Rory Block,9:30pm Campbell Brothers, 10:30pm TheKlezmatics, 01/10 7pm David Wilcox, 9pmSusan Werner, 11pm Dala, 01/11 7pm AlisonBrown, 8:30pm Kruger Brothers, 10pm BeauSoleil; 12: Frédéric Yonnet; 13: Stephen


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w/Antonio Ciacca; 25: 01/18. MERKIN CONCERT HALL: At Kaufman

Center. 129W 67th St (bet Bway &Amsterdam). www.kaufman-center.org. 212-501-3330.

MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St (bet 6th &7th Avs). 3rd Fl. www.robertoswinds.com.212-302-4011. Sets: 8-9:30pm/$15 adm. Jan24: John Ambrosini & Ratzo Harris; 31: PhilMarkowitz & Zach Brock.

MONKEY BAR: 60E 54th St (bet Madison &Park Avs). www.monkeybarnewyork.com.212-288-1010. Sat: 8-11pm Rosalyn McCloreSolo.

The NATIONAL: 557 Lexington Av at 50th St.212-715-2400. www.thenationalnyc.com.Sun: 6-10pm.

NATSUMI RESTAURANT: 226W 50th St (bet8th & Bway). www.natsuminyc.com. 212-258-2988. Tues: 5-8pm Joe Cohn Organ Trio.

PEARL STUDIOS NYC: 519 8th Av (bet 35th &36th Sts). 12th Fl. Studio A. 212-904-1850.www.pearlstudiosnyc.com. Fri: 7:30-10:30pm $10 adm Open Mic/Jam by FrankOwens for Singers, Tap Dancers &Instrumentalists.

PERA MEDITERRANEAN BRASSERIE: 303Madison Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts). 212-878-6301. www.peranyc.com. Free adm. Fri: 6-9:30pm.

The PLAZA HOTEL: 768 5th Av at CentralPark S. 212-759-3000. www.theplaza.com.8:30-11pm: free adm. Wed: Kat Gang; Thurs:Lapis Luna Qrt.

PRODUCERS CLUB: 358W 44th St (bet 9th &8th Avs). www.producersclub.com. 212-315-4743. Thurs: except 01/1 10pm-12am $5 donBlakey Hardbop Jam w/Gregory CharlesRoyal.

ROBERT: 2 Columbus Cir. 9th Fl. 212-299-7730.www.robertnyc.com. Sets: Mon-Tues 6:30-9:30pm, Wed-Thurs 7-10pm, Fri-Sat 8-11pm,Sun 12:30-2:30pm Brunch & 6:30-9:30pm.Jan 1&22: Shailah Edmonds.

ROBERTO’S WINDS: 149W 46th St. 212-391-1315. www.robertoswinds.com.

The RUM HOUSE: 228W 47th St (bet Bway &8th Av). www.edisonrumhouse.com. 646-490-6924. Sets: 9:30pm-12:30am, Mon 10pm-2am. Residencies: Mon Terry Waldo & RumHouse Jass Band; Sun Candy Shop Boys.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm free admInternational Women in Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm$10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; Sun: 5pmfree adm Jazz Vespers. Jan 4: Matt Wilson &Arts and Crafts; 7: Karen Oberlin w/SeanHarkness; 8-9: Jazz Connect Conference;11: Ike Sturm & Evergreen; 14: Sean Smith &David Hazeltine; 18: Steve Wilson & LewisNash; 21: Mark Soskin & Roseanna Vitro; 22:7:30pm www.thedukeellingtonsociety.orgDuke Ellington Society feat tba; 25: MelissaStylianou & No Regrets; 28: Art Lillard &Heavenly Big Band.

SAN MARTIN RESTAURANT: 143E 49th St(bet Lexington & 3rd Avs). 212-832-0888.www.sanmartinrestaurantny.com. 1st Tues:6-8pm Ron Odrich Qrt.

SOMETHIN’ JAZZ CLUB: 212E 52nd St (bet2nd & 3rd Avs). www.somethinjazz.com. 212-371-7657. Sets: Early (E) 7-8:45pm, Late (L)9-10:45pm, Night (N) 11pm-12:45am, add PM5-6:45pm Sat-Sun. $12 adm unless other-wise noted/$10 min. Jan 2: N Jam; 3: EJordan Klemons Trio, L Brothers ofContrapuntal Swing; 4: E $15 Proof of thePudding; 5: E Zack Foley Qrt, L MichaelMartin Trio, N Will Mac Qrt; 6: E Nelson

Sorrentino; 14-15: tba; 16: 7&9pm EmilyBear; 17-18: Ed Palermo Big Band; 19: tba;20: Brother Valiant; 21-22: Davy Knowles;23-26: tba; 27: Abe Ovadia feat Ari Hoenig;28-31: tba.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets: Mon 8-11:30pm, Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm, Sun 11am-2pm. $15 adm/$15min/set, except free adm+min Mon-Tues, $30adm+min Fri-Sat, $35 buffet Sun.Residencies (R): Mon Jam w/Iris Ornig; Tuesexcept 01/27 Billy Test Solo; Sun JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton Trio. Jan 1:closed; 2: Jack Wilkins Trio; 3: Alexis ColeQrt; 4-6: R; 7: Ellynne Rey Qrt; 8: CathyRocco Qrt; 9-10: Roni Ben-Hur Qrt w/specguest Amy London; 11-13: R; 14: KazuePatton Qrt; 15: Brandon Wright Qrt; 16-17:Wilson/Rosnes/Washington Trio; 18-20: R;21: Janis Siegel & Addison Frei Duo; 22:Linda Presgrave Qrt; 23-24: Mark ShermanQrt; 25-26: R; 27: Angelo Di Loreto; 28:Marcus Goldhaber Qrt; 29: Erika MatsuoQnt; 30: Scott Robinson Qrt; 31: MikeDiRubbo Qrt.

JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: 10 ColumbusCr at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Appel Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT).Jan 9-10: 8pm RT Jazz at Lincoln CenterOrch w/Wynton Marsalis; 16-17: 7&9:30pmAR Bill Frisell; 29-31: 8pm RT Jazz at LincolnCenter Orch w/Wynton Marsalis feat JazzTitans.

JUILLIARD SCHOOL: 60 Lincoln CenterPlaza. 212-799-5000. www.juilliard.edu.

KAUFMAN CENTER: 129W 67th St (bet Bway& Amsterdam). www.kaufman-center.org.212-501-3330.

KLAVIERHAUS: 211W 58th St (bet 7th Av &Bway). www.klavierhaus.com. 212-245-4535.See Le Parker Meridien.

L’YBANE: 709 8th Av (bet 44th & 45th Sts). 212-582-2012. www.lybane.com. Tues&Fri 9pm-12am: Rick Bogart Trio.

The LAMBS CLUB: 132W 44th St (bet 6th Av& Bway). www.thelambsclub.com. 212-997-5262. Tues-Wed: 8pm; Sun: 11am-2:30pmJazz Brunch.

LE CIRQUE: One Beacon Ct, 151E 58th St (bet3rd & Lexington Avs). 212-644-0202.www.lecirquecafe.com. Mon: 7:30-10:30pmMusical Mondays. Jan 5: Jim Altamore; 12:Matt Baker Trio w/Nicolas King; 19: LanceZitron; 26: Cole Rumbough.

LE PARKER MERIDIEN: 119W 56th St (bet 6th& 7th Avs). www.klavierhaus.com/jazz haus.212-245-4535.

LEXINGTON HOTEL: 511 Lexington Av at48th St. www.lexingtonhotelnyc.com. 212-204-2318. Tues: 6-7:45pm The New York JazzWorkshop.

LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of GreaterNew York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th& 9th Sts). www.local802afm.org. 212-245-4802. Mon: 7-9:30pm Jazz Foundation ofAmerica Jam.

LUCY MOSES SCHOOL: At Kaufman Center.129W 67th St (bet Bway & Amsterdam).www.kaufman-center.org. 212-501-3360.Jazz program dir by Roni Ben-Hur.

MATTS GRILL: 932 8th Av at 55th St. 212-307-5109. www.mattsgrill.com. Tues: 8-11pm freeadm Sarah Hayes Qrt.

MEASURE: At Langham Place. 400 5th Av (bet36th & 37th Sts). www.measurenyc.com.212-695-4005. Sets: 8-11pm. Free adm/1drink min. Mon-Sat: Trio/Qrt; Sun: Solo. Jan1-3&12-17: Antonio Ciacca; 4&11: DarwinNoguiera; 5-10: Hot Club of France; 11: see01/4; 12-17: see 01/1; 18&25: Josh Richman;19-23: Steve Ash; 24&26-31: Benny Golson


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Salgado Trio, L David Zakarian Qnt; 7: ESam Blakelock, L Waijazz; 8: E E. J. DeckerQrt, L Russell Kirk & The Path; 9: 6-9pm BillO’Connell Trio feat Victor Lewis, L NY JazzFlutet, N $15 Scott Tixier Qrt; 10: PM AimeeAllen, E Brenda Earle Stokes Trio, L $20David Kikoski Trio, N Emilio Solla Qnt featChris Cheek; 11: PM Jenna Mammina & RolfSturm, E Charles Sibirsky, L Jean MichelPilc Solo; 12: E Teri Roiger Qrt, L JohnMenegon Qrt feat Matt Wilson, N $15 TonyTixier Qrt; 13: E Linus NYC Qrt feat GizemGokoglu, L $15 Hermon Mehari Qrt, NAddison Frei Trio; 14: E JP Jofre, L BayoFayemi Gp; 15: E Kyle Moffatt, L Paul BedalQrt; 16: N Jam; 17: PM Matthew Heath Qrt,E Jason Yeager, L $15 David Kikoski Solo;19: L Carol Sudhalter Qrt; 20: E MichaelBank, N Addison Frei Trio; 22: E ZachMama; 23: E Shoko Amano, N Jam; 24: LThomas Galliano Qrt; 27: E Andre Carvalho,N Addison Frei Trio; 29: L Laura Angyal; 30:L $15 Alan Palmer Qrt, N Jam; 31: PM GaiaPetrelli Wilmer.

ST BART’S CHURCH: 325 Park Av at 50th St.www.stbarts.org. 212-378-0222.

STEINWAY HALL: 109W 57th St. 212-246-1100. www.steinwayhall.com.

STUDIO 100 BAR: At Marriott Residence Inn.1033 6th Av (bet 38th & 39th St) 3rd Fl. 212-768-0007. Free adm/no min. Wed-Thurs: 7-10pm Trios.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets: Mon-Tues&Thurs 8:30pm,Wed&Sun 8pm, Fri-Sat 9:30pm. Residencies(R): Tues George Gee Swing Orch; Wed StanRubin Orch. Jan 1,11,18&25-26: Felix and theCats; 2,12,16&23: George Gee Swing Orch;3,5,17&19: Swingadelic; 4: Vanessa Troublew/Red Hot Swing; 5: see 01/3; 6-7: R; 8:Harlem Renaissance Orch; 9&30: RonSunshine Orch; 10,24&31: Maulers; 11: see01/1; 12: see 01/2; 13-14: R; 15&29:Professor Cunningham & Old School; 16:see 01/2; 17: see 01/3; 18: see 01/1; 19: see01/3; 20-21: R; 22: Glenn Crytzer SavoySeven; 23: see 01/2; 24: see 01/10; 25-26: see01/1; 27-28: R; 29: see 01/15; 30: see 01/9;31: see 01/10.

TAGINE: 221 W38th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs).www.taginedining.com. 646-373-6265. $15min. Jan 15: 6:30pm Janelle; 21: RussNolan; 22: Lamy.

TGI FRIDAY’S: 677 Lexington Av at 56th St.212-339-8858. www.tgifridays.com. Sun: 6-9pm Marc Devine Trio.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sets: Mon-Wed 8-11pm, Thurs 9-11:30pm, Fri 9pm-1am, Sat Early (E) 8-10:30pm, Late (L) 11pm-1:30am. Adm: Mon-Wed Free/$5min, Thurs-Sat $10 adm/$10min. Jan 5: Marla Sampson Duo; 6: AkiraIshiguro Trio; 7: Setsuko Hata Duo +Matthew Heath Gp; 8: Yasuno Katsuki Trio;10: E Daniel Bennet Gp, L Hironobu SaitoTrio; 12: Akemi Yamada Trio; 13: TimChernikoff Trio; 14: Akihiro Yamamoto Trio;15: Scot Albertson Duo; 16: TakenoriNishiuchi; 17: E Kathryn Allyn Duo, L MattPanayides Trio; 19: closed; 20: MichaelGallant Trio; 21: Alex Hanburger Duo + JonMenges Trio; 23: Kuni Mikami Trio; 24: EStandard Procedures, L Dana Reedy Trio;26: Kathryn Christie Trio; 27: Nick Dunton;28: Setsuko Kida/Mark Soskin; 29: Senri Oe;30: Caroline Davis Duo; 31: E Yuko Ito Trio, LYusuke Seki.

The TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7thAvs). 212-840-2824. www.the-townhall-nyc.org. Jan 13: 7pm Charlie HadenMemorial.

TURTLE BAY MUSIC SCHOOL: 244E 52nd St(bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). 212-753-8811.www.tbms.org.

ZANKEL HALL: At Carnegie Hall. 881 7th Av at57th St. 212-247-7800. See Carnegie Hall.

11TH STREET BAR: 510E 11th St (bet Av A &B). www.11thstbar.com. 212-982-3929. Mon:8-11pm Richard Clements & Murray WallJazz Express.

55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early(E) 7-9pm except Fri-Sun 6pm, Late (L)10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1st Thurs:Ami Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe; last Fri:E Kendra Shank. Jan 8: E Amy Cervini &Jazz Country.

ABC NO RIO: 156 Rivington St (bet Clinton &Suffolk Sts). www.abcnorio.org. 212-254-3697. Sun: 7pm 2 sets + Open Session.

ALL THINGS PROJECT: At NeighborhoodChuch. 269 Bleecker St. 212-691-1770.www.allthingsproject.net. 1st Fri: 8&10pmfree adm. Jan 2: Zach Brock Qrt.

ALVAN FOR THE ARTS: 16 Beaver St 4th Fl.www.alwanforthearts.org. 646-732-3261.

AMUSE WINE BAR: 121 Ludlow St (betRivington & Delancey Sts). 212-477-0100.www.amusewine.com. Fri: 8-11pm.

ANALOGUE: 19W 8th St (bet 5th Av &McDougal St). www.analoguenyc.com. 212-432-0200. Mon: 7:30-10:30pm RenaudPenant Trio feat Pasquale Grasso & PaulGill.

ANTIBES BISTRO: 112 Suffolk St (betDelancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-6088.www.antibesbistro.com. Free adm/no min.Tues-Wed: 7:30-10:30pm.

ANTIQUE GARAGE: 41 Mercer St. 212-219-1019. www.antiquegaragesoho.com.

ARTHUR’S TAVERN: 57 Grove St. 212-675-6879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. Sets: 7-10pm. Mon: Grove Street Stompers feat JoeLicari; Tues: Yuichi Hirakawa; Wed: EveSilber; Thurs-Sat: Eri Yamamoto Trio; Sun:Creole Cooking.

ARTURO’S: 106W Houston St at Thompson St.212-677-3820. www.arturosnyc.com.

B FLAT: Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin& White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970.Mon 8-11pm & Wed 8:30-11:30pm: JordanYoung Trio.

BACK ROOM: 102 Norfolk St (bet Delancey &Rivington Sts). www.backroomnyc.com.212-228-5098. Mon: 9pm-12:30am featSvetlana & The Delancey Five.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30pm, Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&11:30pm, Sun8&10pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/setexcept Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, Efree. Trios unless otherwise noted. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; Mon: LVocal Mondays series. Residencies (R): WedL Jonathan Kreisberg; Sun Peter Mazza. Jan1: E Alex Levine, L Or Baraket; 2: TomDempsey; 3: Ben Eunson; 4: R; 5: E TomFinn, L Deborah Latz; 6: E Tobias Meinhart, LKevin Wang; 7: E Kevin Clark, L R; 8: EAndrew Van Tassel, L Perry Smith; 9: RotemSivan; 10: Yotam Silberstein; 11: R; 12: EBenjamin Bryden, L Michelle Walker; 13: EBenno Marmur, L Daniel Weiss; 14: E RafalSarnecki, L R; 15: E Alex Nguyen, L tba; 16:Marko Djordjevic; 17: Sean Smith; 18: R; 19:

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The CELL:A Twenty First Century Salon. 338W23rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs). 646-861-2253.www.thecelltheatre.org.

CITY WINERY: 155 Varick St (bet Spring &Vandam Sts). www.citywinery.com. 212-608-0555. Jan 6-7: 8pm Madeleine Peyroux Trio.

CLEMENTE SOTO VÉLEZ CULTURAL &EDUCATIONAL CENTER: 107 Suffolk St(bet Rivington & Delancey Sts). 212-260-4080. www.csvcenter.org.

CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ: 29 Cornelia St.212-989-9319. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.Sets unless otherwise noted: Mon-Thurs&Sun 8:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Admvaries. Jan 2-4: Jon Irabagon Bands; 6:Christian Coleman; 7: Yoosun Nam Qnt,9:30pm Noah Garabedian; 8: Ben FlocksTrio; 9: Reverse Blue, 9:30pm TomasFujiwara Trio, 11pm Michael Blanco Qrt; 10:Petros Klampanis; 11: Patrick Cornelius Oct;13: NEU3; 14: Andrew D’angelo Trio; 15: TomChang Qrt; 17: Gilad Hekselman + SZR; 18:Yard Byard - The Jaki Byard Project; 19:Herrera Gonçalves Boccato Trio w/specguest Edmar Castañeda; 20: John Raymond& Roots Trio, 9:30pm Pablo Masis Qrt; 21:David Cook Qnt, 9:30pm Greg Diamond Qnt;22: Ches Smith Qrt; 23: Colin Stranahan; 24:Dan Weiss Trio; 28: Mostly Other People DoThe Killing; 29: Rubens Salles Gp; 30:Mauricio Zottarelli, 10:30pm RogérioBoccato Quarteto; 31: Billy Newman Sxt,10:30pm Sanfonya Brasileira.

CUCINA DI PESCE: 87E 4th St (bet 2nd & 3rdAvs). www.cucinadipesce.net. 212-260-6800.Wed: 7-10pm Deanna Kirk.

The CUPPING ROOM CAFE: 359W Bway (betBroome & Grand Sts). 212-925-2898.www.cuppingroomcafe.com. Sets: Thurs-Fri8-11pm, Sat 8:30pm-12:30am. Sat: Mal Stein.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com.

The DEAD RABBIT GROCERY & GROG: 30Water St (Broad & Old Slip Sts). 646-422-7906. www.deadrabbitnyc.com. Wed:8:30pm-1:30am Terry Waldo Solo.

DESMOND’S STEAKHOUSE: 513 7th Av at38th St. www.desmondssteakhouse.com.212-391-6900. Sun: 11:30am-4pm JazzBrunch feat Solo Duo Tuto Giorno.

DIXON PLACE LOUNGE: 161 Chrystie St (betRivington & Delancey). 212-219-0736.www.dixonplace.org. $10 adm. 7:30pm.

DOMA NA ROHU: 17 Perry St at 7th Av. 212-929-4339. www.domanyc.com. $10 min.Wed: 7:30&9pm Scrubboard Serenaders &guests; Sat: 8&9:15pm. Jan 3&17: StevenFrieder w/guests; 10: tba; 24&31: BenPerowsky & guests.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com.Sun: 6pm In-Store shows.

DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. Jan 9: APAP feat7pm David Buchbinder & Odessa/Havana,8pm Elizabeth Shepherd, 11:45pm Nation

E Paul Jones, L Beat Kaestli; 20: E AlexSugerman, L Lage Lund; 21: E Nick Biello, LR; 22: E Nicholas Brust, L Carol Morgan; 23:Adam Smale; 24: Jerome Sabbagh; 25: R;26: E Jonathan Saraga, L Eliane Amherd; 27:E Brian Chahley, L Kevin McNeal; 28: ECasey Berman, L R; 29: E Gianni Gagliardi, LAmanda Monaco; 30: Kaleidoscope; 31: JonIrabagon.

BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 55Lexington Av at E25th St. (bet Lexington &3rd Avs). www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac. 646-312-5073.

The BITTER END: 147 Bleecker St (betThompson & LaGuardia). 212-673-7030.www.bitterend.com. Jan 9-10: WinterJazzfest Marathon www.winterjazzfest.comfeat 01/9 6:15pm Wallace Roney Qnt, 7:30pmThe Baylor Project, 8:45pm BrandeeYounger’s AFRO HARPING feat MarkWhitfield, 10pm Igmar Thomas & TheCypher, 11:15pm Marcus Strickland & Twi-Life feat Jean Baylor, 01/10 12:30amRaymond Angry, 1:45am Nate Smith + KIN-FOLK, 6:15pm Oliver Lake Organ Qrt,7:30pm Matthew Stevens, 8:45pm SoulUnderstated feat Mavis Swan Poole, 10pmMad Satta, 11:15pm Butcher Brown, 01/1112:30am Taylor McFerrin, 1:45am WalterSmith III.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Late Night Fri-Sat12:30am, Sunday Brunch 11:30am&1:30pm.Adm varies. Jan 1-4: Chris Botti; 5: DeborahDavis benefit for The Leukemia &Lymphoma Society; 6-11: Monterey JazzFest On Tour feat Terence Blanchard, RaviColtrane & Gerald Clayton Trio; 12: TerenceBlanchard Electric Band; 13-18: RamseyLewis; 19: The Revelations, 10:30pm ChrisRob; 20-25: Pat Martino Organ Trio + LarryCoryell & Vic Juris Duo; 26: Marika Hughes& Bottom Heavy; 27: Gato Barbieri; 28: tba;29-31: Christian Scott. Late Night w/Jan 2:Soul Inscribed; 3: The Ive09 Trio; 9: Surpriseguest tba; 16: OVEOUS; 17: The BrightonBeat; 23: The Matt Geraghty Project; 24:Timothy Bloom; 30: Jonathan Powell & nuSangha; 31: Vladimir Cetkar. Sunday Brunchw/Jan 4,11 &18: Janis Siegel & The RequinteTrio; 25: Alan Ferber NYU Jazz Ens.

The BOWERY ELECTRIC: 327 Bowery (bet2nd & 3rd Sts). www.theboweryelectric.com.212-228-0228. Jan 9-10: Winter JazzfestMarathon www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/96:30pm tba, 7:45pm The MazzMuseBreakdown, 9pm Jungle Funk, 10:15pmZongo Junction, 01/10 6:30pm JaimeoBrown Transcendence, 7:45pm Dana LeongTrio, 9pm Ilhan Ersahin & Istanbul Sessions,10:15pm Troker.

CAFÉ LOUP: 105W 13th St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-255-4746. www.cafeloupnyc.com. Freeadm/$5 min. Sun: 12:30am-3:30pm JazzBrunch w/Bob Kindred, John Hart & SteveLaSpina, 6:30-9:30pm Junior Mance, HideTanaka & Michi Fuji Trio.

CAFE NOCTAMBULO: At Pangea. 178 2nd Av(bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-995-0900.www.cafenoctambulo.com. $20 adm/$20min. Tues: 8pm-12am Eric Comstock.

CAFFE VIVALDI: 32 Jones St (bet Bleecker &4th St). www.caffevivaldi.com. 212-691-7538.Free adm. Jan 28: 8:15pm Joe Alterman.

CAPITAL GRILLE: 120 Bway (at Pine &Nassau). www.thecapitalgrille.com. 212-374-1811. Free adm. Fri: 6:30-10pm RichardRusso Trio.

CARROLL PLACE: 157 Bleecker St (betThompson & Sullivan Sts). 212-260-1700.www.carrollplacenyc.com. Jan 9-11: WinterJazzfest Marathon www.winterjazzfest.com


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LISTEN TO A FEW NOTES ON ANYDmitry Baevsky recording and you

immediately will hear his distinct musicalvoice: a gorgeously dark and warm altotone that at times almost sounds like atenor. Having moved to New York Cityfrom his native Russia nearly two decadesago, Baevsky has since carved out a nicheas an inspired straight-ahead alto virtu-oso, one whose musical résumé boasts animpressive set of collaborations and whosesolo outings include a series of criticallybeloved albums and a highly regardedquartet.

Born into a music-loving family—hisgreat-grandfather was a famous ethnomu-sicologist—Baevsky began piano lessons atan early age before taking up saxophone asa teen. "I started playing in St. Petersburgwhen I was about 14," Baevsky recalls."The early things I liked were DukeEllington and Charlie Parker. Since Iplayed alto, it was hard to avoid Parker'sinfluence, obviously." However, the envi-ronment proved difficult to matchBaevsky's aspirations in the music. "We'retalking about the late 80s and early 90s,"he explains. "The music was available, butit's not like now and so I really had toresearch and travel to find tapes and get asmuch information as I could."

The dearth of information, paired withlimited touring to Russia by American andEuropean jazz artists, proved particularlychallenging for the young artist.Eventually, Baevsky determined thatreaching his artistic potential meant sur-rounding himself with the best musicianshe could find, thus prompting a move tothe United States.

"First I attended a two-week jazz pro-gram at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst called Jazz in July," he recalls."That's how I initially came here.Eventually, my tape got to the New Schoolpeople, who liked my playing enough togive me a scholarship. There's no way Icould have afforded it otherwise! I stayedat the New School until my graduation in1999."

At the New School, Baevsky beganbranching out, quickly becoming an activemember of New York's jazz scene. Someimpressive opportunities arose, notably arecording date with Cedar Walton andJimmy Cobb. "To be surrounded by thesetwo guys, it just doesn't get any better!" hesaid. That led to Baevsky's debut record,Introducing Dmitry Baevsky. Slowly but

surely, Baevsky also began to form aremarkable band. Finding a particularsimpatico with pianist Jeb Patton, bassistDavid Wong and drummer Joe Strasser,Baevsky formed this ensemble about fiveyears ago and has worked frequently inthis format ever since.

The saxophonist has also been active asa recording artist, releasing four albums asa leader to date, primarily for Sharp NineRecords. His most recent, the 2012 effortThe Composers, is particularly excellent,showcasing remarkable interplay betweenBaevsky and his collaborators includingDavid Hazeltine and Peter Bernstein.

Baevsky has not sat still as an artistand the new year already offers a numberof opportunities to hear his music in differ-ent combos. While he has focused heavilyon his quartet work in recent years, thisFebruary Baevsky will offer a fresh per-spective as he releases Over and Out—hisfifth record as a leader—this time frontinga pianoless trio featuring Wong andStrasser.

"This album is something I've wanted torecord for a while," Baevsky explains. "I'veplayed in this format a lot, particularly onsmaller gigs and it's very exciting to do if itgoes well. If everything clicks and the peo-ple are playing at a high level, then youcan experiment even further out. It feelsvery good to do it and it forces me to playmy saxophone differently than I do when Iplay with a piano."

Additionally, January will find Baevskyperforming in a quintet at Smalls, aug-menting his group with trumpeter JoeMagnarelli. "I have a concert in Englandwith Joe in February, and I thought itwould be a good opportunity to work withhim ahead of time," he notes. "I've had theSmalls date on my calendar for a while, soI called Magnarelli to see if he could do itand he was free. He's one of my favorites,so I'm very excited about this gig."

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CHARENE DAWNMINTON'S / JANUARY 4 & 18Vocalist Charene Dawn's original style slides between the delicate and robust. Dawn'svocal embellishments hang on every lyric and evoke the poetry of the moment.Growing up in Chicago, Dawn created a sound that calls upon jazz, blues and R&Btextures that have been utilized by vocalists George Benson and Chaka Khan as wellas pianist Cyrus Chestnut. Dawn's debut album as a leader was 2002's Dark Angelwith JazzTimes stating "As debut albums go, it's remarkably mature, suggesting akeenly perceptive intelligence" and Jazzwise noting "The album is pure pleasure fromthe get-go." For her concerts at Minton's, Dawn will be joined by the Love InstituteEnsemble featuring pianist James Weidman, bassist Belden Bullock and drummerVince Ector. EW

ALEXIS COLEJAZZ AT KITANO / JANUARY 3Singer Alexis Cole stands apart from many of today's chanteuses with her endearing,retro style. She shares songs without any kind of frilly artifice. She is never out tostun anyone in the room with vocal gymnastics. While infrequent, Cole's scatting istasty and always delivered in ways that enhance the moment, without degrading thematerial in any way. Her evening at Kitano will feature standards with sultryarrangements from Close Your Eyes, her 2013 recording with pianist John di Martinoon Japan's Venus label. It's one of nine recordings she has made since 2005. On each,Cole presents songs that she understands and can identify with. Her quartet matesat Kitano will be di Martino, David Finck on bass and Kenny Hassler on drums. KF

KENNY WERNERTHE STONE / JANUARY 6 - 11Quite literally, pianist and composer Kenny Werner can do it all. Long form works forlarge ensemble, collaborations with legendary artists like Toots Thielemans, genre-hopping fusion works and straight ahead trio outings only partially describe the rangeof what he has accomplished during his extraordinarily versatile career. For thisweeklong curatorial stay at The Stone, Werner will offer audiences a peek at his musi-cal breadth, presenting his quartet Animal Crackers, his quintet Chant, and hisbeloved trio, not to mention two duo nights with Joe Lovano and with Jean-MichelPilc. Longtime compatriots including Ari Hoenig and Johannes Weidenmueller willjoin newer collaborators like Gilad Hekselman in what will offer a tantalizing glimpseinto Werner's music throughout a week that will surprise even avid fans. SH

KURT ROSENWINKELVILLAGE VANGUARD / JANUARY 6 - 11Since hitting the jazz mainstream in the early 1990s, guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel hasdeveloped a style imbued with harmonic interplay and melodic sophistication.Dipping his toes in hip-hop, big band and other styles, Rosenwinkel has never beenafraid to take jazz guitar to new and uncharted musical territories. Cutting his teethin the bands of vibraphonist Gary Burton and saxophonist Mark Turner, Rosenwinkelhas committed his career to establishing a new-style fit for a new century. His mostrecent release is 2012's Star of Jupiter with the New York Times commenting that thealbum was "grippingly self-assured." For his concerts at the Village Vanguard,Rosenwinkel will round out his quartet with pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Eric Revisand drummer Allan Mednard. EW

TINEKE POSTMAJAZZ GALLERY / JANUARY 9A Dutch saxophone master whose star in the United States is finally rising, TinekePostma combines a thoroughly modernist sensibility and effortless virtuosity in herplaying, delivering consistently surprising and satisfying compositions paired with afluid melodic concept in her improvising. Postma is equally at home on the alto andthe soprano saxophones. On her immensely enjoyable recordings she can captivate lis-teners with her original compositions, but can also dazzle on heartfelt reviews of stan-dards like "Body and Soul." At the Jazz Gallery, Postma will share the stage with fel-low alto trailblazer Greg Osby as they perform selections from their recent, and high-ly recommended, release Sonic Halo. Pianist Helen Sung, bassist Martin Nevin anddrummer Adam Arruda fill out the ensemble. SH


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L I G H TSCOTT TIXIERSOMETHIN' JAZZ CLUB /JANUARY 9Violinist Scott Tixier has proven to be a force of nature by expertly showing his melod-ic range on an instrument that modern jazz does not always get to hear. Whether as asideman or as a leader, Tixier has demonstrated that jazz violin is alive and well andwill continue to thrive. Since moving to New York City in 2008, Tixier has performedalongside noted luminaries such as bassist Lonnie Plaxico and saxophonist AnthonyBraxton. In 2012, Tixier was named "Rising Star Violin" in the 60th Annual DownBeatcritic's poll and also released his first album as a leader: Brooklyn Bazaar. In the sub-sequent year, Tixier was nominated "Best New Artist" by the JazzTimes Critics' Poll.All of this by age 28: not too bad! EW

MARC CARYGINNY'S SUPPER CLUB / JANUARY 23 - 24Washington DC's go-go music scene has always valued a broad aesthetic view, a facthighly evident in the work of Marc Cary, a DC native who grew up in that musicalenvironment. While his pianistic touch might remind one of Randy Weston, Cary'smusical interests and vision spans a wide swath of genres and his performance résuméincludes collaborations with Abbey Lincoln and Betty Carter, but also with Q-Tip andLauryn Hill. Indeed, his own solo efforts speak to soul jazz, straight-ahead jazz, funkand more, successfully navigated by his impeccable musicianship. Celebrating hisbirthday at Ginny's Supper Club, Cary is joined by his Focus Trio: Sameer Gupta ondrums and tabla and Rashaan Carter on bass. Expect some surprise guests to join thebirthday festivities as well. SH

OMER AVITALJAZZ STANDARD / JANUARY 13-14A 40-something, seasoned performer, Omer Avital has taken a spiritual and liltingapproach to his music, parallel to peer bassist Avishai Cohen. Born in Israel, Avitalcame to the U.S. in 1992 and was signed to a contract by Impulse records at age 26.He returned to Israel, further studying classical and traditional music, as well as theoud. Since 2005, Avital has kept busy in NYC with his sensitive touch and originalapproach to jazz/world music combinations. His latest CD for the Plus Loin/Motemalabel, New Song, is perhaps his best work. At the height of his writing prowess, he'sfound universally pleasing voicings that speak to both heart and soul. Joining Avitalis saxophonist Joel Frahm, trumpeter Michael Rodriguez, pianist Yonathan Avishaiand drummer Daniel Freedman. MGN

STEVE LIPPIABIRDLAND / JANUARY 27 - 31Whether singing the standards that tickle the ears of jazz fans or dazzling crowds withinterpretations of pop classics, vocalist Steve Lippia's command of the Great AmericanSongbook has astonished audiences around the world. Since he began to sing at agethree, Lippia has cultivated a voice that is steeped in the popular song of composerspast and dedicated to the canon of jazz's tomorrow. Lippia's most recent release, 2009'sSteve Lippia in Concert, sees the contemporary crooner interpreting the music ofRodgers and Hart, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter and many others. For his concertsat Birdland, Lippia is paying tribute to Frank Sinatra with a program dedicated to thechairman of the board and his rich musical legacy. EW

MICHAEL EATONSHRINE / JANUARY 20Tenor and soprano saxophonist Michael Eaton has impacted contemporary jazz sincehis 2008 arrival in Brooklyn. Hailing from a Kansas City suburb, Eaton studied atIndiana University. Around NYC, he has worked in diverse settings with singers, min-imalists, African percussion, Miles Davis type funk/fusion, or instrumental rock coverbands. Since collaborating with mentor David Liebman, Eaton is now doing his ownoriginal compositions and sounds like a darker, ebony-toned version of Liebman. Basedon the release of his debut recording for the Destiny label, Individuation, Eaton'smusic has taken off. He opens on this night with his quintet—trumpeter Jon Crowley,keyboardists Brad Whiteley and Dorian Wallace, bassist Daniel Ori and drummerShareef Taher—then joins Wallace's Free Sound Ahn-Somble. MGN


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LISTINGS... continued from page 20 Qrt, L Virginia Mayhew Qrt; 11: B Lou CaputoQrt, E R; 12: Eyal Vilner Big Band; 13: RobEdwards Qrt; 14: Tsutomu Naki Trio; 15: RickStone Trio; 16: E Tom Tallitsch Qrt, L KevinDorn & the BIG 72; 17: B Larry Newcomb Qrt,E Mark Marino Trio, L Daylight Blues Band;18: B Kyoko Oyobe Trio, E R; 19: SammyMiller Big Band; 20: Dwight Dickerson Trio;21: Anderson Brothers; 22: Will Terrill Trio;23: E Mauricio de Souza Trio, L Peter Valera& the Jump Blues Band; 24: B Marsha Heydt& the Project of Love, E Champian FultonQrt, L Virginia Mayhew Qrt; 25: B Iris OrnigQrt, E Rob Edwards Qrt; 26: Cecilia ColemanBig Band; 27: Recessionals Jazz Band; 28:Marc Devine Trio; 29: Flea Circus; 30: E JoelPerry Trio, L tba; 31: B Jerry Costanzo Trio, EAlex Layne Trio, L King Solomon Hicks Trio.

GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. Sound ItOut series: 8pm $15/12 adm. Jan 8: 6pmJamie Baum; 17: Devin Gray & DirigoRataplan; 22: Joe Morris Qrt; 29: Sara Serpa.

HIGHLINE BALLROOM: 431W 16th St (bet 9th& 10th Avs). www.highlineballroom.com.212-414-5994. Jan 11: 8pm Landau EugeneMurphy Jr., Madeleine Peyroux.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway, 5th Fl at 27th St.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets:8pm $15/10 adm & 10pm $10/5 adm, $22/10Fri-Sat. Jan 6: Matt Mitchell Qrt; 8: JazzComposers feat Daniel Jamieson, ScottNinmer & Miho Hazama; 9: Tineke Postma &Greg Osby; 10: The Jensen/Monder Project;15: Mentoring series feat Jason LindnerNOW vs NOW w/James Francies; 16: GlennZaleski Trio; 17: Aaron Burnett & the BigMachin; 22: Jeremy Dutton; 24: Mario CastroQnt/Strings; 31: Justin Brown.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Unless otherwise noted, sets:7:30&9:30pm + 11:30pm Fri-Sat; adm: Mon-Wed $25, Thurs&Sun $30, Fri-Sat $35.Residencies (R): Mon Mingus Monday; Sun1:30-3pm Jazz for Kids. Jan 1-4: $35 RichardBona & Mandekan Cubano; 5: R w/MingusBig Band; 6-7: Helen Sung; 8-10: (no11:30pm) $40 Lisa Fischer & Grand Baton;11: Stefon Harris & Sonic Reed; 12: Rw/Mingus Orch; 13-14: Omer Avital; 15-18:$30 Aaron Goldberg Trio; 19: R w/MingusBig Band; 20-21: closed; 22-25: NeTTworkfeat Charnett Moffett; 26: R w/Mingus BigBand; 27-31: $30 Chris Potter UndergroundOrch.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. Jan 3: 7pm Eco-Music Big Band;9: 7pm Kellylee Evans; 13: 6:30pm CédricHanriot & City of Poets Qnt, Grégory Privat &Sonny Troupé, Jean-Michel Pilc Trio; 16:12am Hailey Tuck; 20: 9:30pm The Heavens.

JOHN L. TISHMAN AUDITORIUM: At NewSchool. 63 5th Av. Room U100.www.events.newschool.edu. 212-229-5630.

JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH: 55Washington Sq Park S at W 4th St. 212-477-0351. www.judson.org. Jan 9-10: WinterJazzfest Marathon www.winterjazzfest.comfeat 01/9 6:45pm Jason Miles & IngridJensen, 8pm Russ Johnson & Still Out ToLunch, 9:15pm Dave Douglas Qnt, 10:30pmTravis Laplante & Battle Trance, 11:45pm SoPercussion feat Man Forever, 01/10 1amImprovised Round Robin Duets, 6:45pmTheo Bleckman Qrt w/Ambrose Akinmusire,8pm Ken Vandermark & Nate Wooley Duo,9:15pm Ambrose Akinmusire Qrt, 10:30pmCampbell Brothers, 11:45pm PostmodernJukebox.

Beat; 13: 8:50pm TriBeCaStan; 15: 9pmTango Meets Syrian Jazz feat Kinan AzmehCityBand & JP Jofre Hard Tango ChamberBand; 21: 7pm Gordon Webster Meets HettyKate.

DUANE PARK CAFÉ: 157 Duane St (bet Hud-son & W Bway). www.duaneparknyc.com.212-732-5555. Fri: 9pm Plume Revue feat DPJazz Qrt.

The EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich &Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431-9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars w/Jon-ErikKellso & friends. Jan 4&11: w/Evan Christo-pher; 25: w/Attila Korb.

ELLA LOUNGE: 9 Avenue A (bet 1st & 2ndAvs). www.ellalounge.com. 212-777-2230.Thurs: 8pm The Talking Strings.

FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late(L), Night (N); Mon E 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am;Tues-Wed E 7pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am;Thurs&Sat E 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri E6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sun E6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am. Ev N: Jam.Residencies (R): Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues ESaul Rubin; Wed E Raphael D'lugoff Qrt, NNed Goold; Fri 9pm Gospel Queens; Sun ETerry Waldo & Gotham City Band, N BrandonLewis & Renee Cruz. Jan 1: E tba, L SaulRubin Zebtet, N tba; 2: E tba, L R + tba, Ntba; 3: E Jeb Patton Trio, L Raphael D'lugoffQnt, N Greg Glassman; 4: E R, 8:30pm FatCat Big Band, N R; 5: E&L tba, N R; 6: E R, LJohn Benitez, N tba; 7: E R, L Groover Trio,N R; 8: E Rodney Green, L Greg GlassmanQnt, N tba; 9: E tba, L R + Davis WhitfieldQnt, N tba; 10: E tba, L Mike Moreno, N GregGlassman; 11: E R, L Alexi David, N R; 12: Etba, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 13: E R, L PeterBrainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop, N tba;14: E R, L Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 15: E tba,L Corcoran Holt, N tba; 16: E tba, L R + JoshEvans, N tba; 17: E&L tba, N GregGlassman; 18: E R, L tba, N R; 19: E tba, LGeorge Braith, N R; 20: E R, L&N tba; 21: ER, L Don Hahn/Mike Camacho, N R; 22: Etba, L P. O. D., N tba; 23: E tba, L R + tba, Ntba; 24: E&L tba, N Greg Glassman; 25: E R,L tba, N R; 26: E&L tba, N R; 27: E R, L ItaiKriss & Gato Gordo, N tba; 28: E R, L BruceWilliams, N R; 29: E tba, L Bill Saxton Qrt, Ntba; 30: E tba, L R + Michael Weiss Qrt, Ntba; 31: E&L tba, N Greg Glassman.

The FLATIRON ROOM: 37W 26th St (bet 6thAv & Bway). www.theflatironroom.com. 212-725-3860. Sets: Tues-Wed 8pm-11am, Thurs5:30-8:30pm&9pm-1am, Fri 6:30-9:30pm&10pm-2am, Sat 9pm-1am. Jan 9 9pm-1am &31: Susan Tobocman.

FLÛTE GRAMERCY: 40E 20th St (bet Bway &Park Av S). 212-529-7870. www.flutebar.com. Free adm. Wed: 7-10pm. Jan 7: AnnaKendrick; 14: David Coss; 21: GregDiamond; 28: 8pm Melanie Marod.

GARAGE: 99 7th Av S (bet W 4th & Bleecker).www.garagerest.com. 212-645-0600. Freeadm/no min. Sets: Early (E), Late (L), Brunch(B); Mon 7-10pm; Tues-Thurs 7-11pm; Fri E6-10pm, L 10:30pm-2:30am; Sat B 12-4pm, E6-10pm, L 10:30pm-2:30am; Sun B 11:30am-4pm, E 7-11pm. Residency (R): Sun E except01/25 David Coss Qrt. Jan 1: 12-4pmFukushi Tainaka Trio + Champian Fulton Qrt;2: E Nick Moran Trio, L Dre Barnes Project;3: B Larry Newcomb Qrt, E Adam RongoTrio, L Akio Tsuruga Trio; 4: B MichikaFukumori Trio, E R; 5: Howard Williams JazzOrch; 6: Joe Pino Qrt; 7: Mayu Saeki Trio; 8:George Weldon Trio; 9: E Masami IshikawaTrio, L Peter Valera & the Jump Blues Band;10: B Daniela Schaechter Trio, E Al Marino continued on page 26


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ACCORDING TO DRUMMER JIMMYCobb, who turns 86 this month, swing

is the thing. "My thing, and the one of theguys I was raised up on, was based onswinging," he says. And it still is, if his lat-est album, The Original Mob (SmokeSessions), is any indication. A reunion, theCD gathers the original members of a quar-tet that grew out of Cobb's workshop classat The New School University in the early1990s: guitarist Peter Bernstein, pianistBrad Mehldau, bassist John Webber andCobb.

"I don't know that much about teach-ing," Cobb says, "but I had this little gigone day a week. It was like a clinic wherewe would just let guys come in and playsongs and have me critique what they weredoing. A lot of guys would come, frominside and outside the school."

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A Life in SwingBy George Kanzler

like pianists Larry Goldings and SpikeWilner. The band formed after Cobb agreedto play with Bernstein if he could get themgigs around town. He did, and Cobb's Mobwas born.

"I liked playing with Peter, because hesounded like guys I used to play with, likeGrant Green and Wes Montgomery. Andthe young guys were looking at me becausethey wanted that feeling that we got whenwe played and recorded back then."

And maybe they wanted to play withsomeone who was on Miles Davis's Kind ofBlue too? "Yeah, for that reason too," Cobbadmits. He is the only surviving member ofthe sextet that recorded the iconic, best-selling ever jazz album in 1959 that includ-ed trumpeter Davis, alto saxophonistJulian "Cannonball" Adderley, tenor saxo-phonist John Coltrane, bassist PaulChambers and pianists Bill Evans andWynton Kelly. So, did he know that Kind of Blue would

become such a historic milestone when hemade it? “No,” laughs Cobb, “to do that Iwould have to have been a swami. If I wasthat good, I’d be a rich man now, one wayor another. I don’t think Miles knew; hejust knew he made a good record. But hedidn’t think he’d be on a plaque on the wallfrom how good it was, and still is.”

Cobb came to Davis through Adderley,in whose band he had played beforeCannonball broke it up to join Miles."Cannonball was worried about the jobbecause he needed the work and wasafraid Philly Joe Jones [who was Davis'drummer] would mess up and miss gigs, ashe'd already been late a lot. So Cannonasked me to come and sit around at gigs sothat if Philly Joe didn't show, I could play."

The first time that happened was at arecording session for Porgy and Bess."There were 25 musicians waiting aroundfor Joe, so Gil Evans came over to me andsaid 'Okay, you got it.'" Cobb ended upplaying on half of the LP and soon after, inlate 1957, joined Davis.

Cobb was also influential in bringingWynton Kelly to Davis when Evans wasleaving the piano chair. "Wynton was myfavorite; we met when I first left DC to joinEarl Bostic in New York and we playedtogether in the trio behind DinahWashington, who was touring with Bostic."

After Washington went out on her own,Cobb and bassist Keeter Betts joined Kellyin her trio. Cobb also spent the 1970s withSarah Vaughan's trio, remembering her ashaving one of the most beautiful voices he'dever heard. "She thought she was a musi-cian and she was a great one. She couldread and was a great piano player," Cobbsays. "She'd been around all those heavyhitters in Billy Eckstine's band, like Birdand Diz and all them guys, so she thoughtshe was one of them. When she scatted, wewould play just like behind a horn."



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JULES BISTRO: 65 Saint Marks Pl (bet 1st & 2ndAvs). 212-477-5560. www.julesbistro.com.

KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:9:45pm-2am Duo. Jan 2-3: Jon Davis/Gianluca Renzi; 9-10: Nicky Parrott/Rossano Sportiello; 16-17: Peter Zak/DougWeiss; 23-24: Falkner Evans/Paul Gill; 30-31:Paul West/Richard Wyands.

L.E.S GALLERY CAFÉ:At Clemente Soto VélezCultural & Educational Center: 107 Suffolk St(bet Rivington & Delancey Sts). 212-253-2280.www.csvcenter.org. See Clemente Soto VélezCultural & Educational Center.

LE PESCADEUX: 90 Thompson St (bet Prince& Spring Sts). www.lepescadeuxnyc.com.212-966-0021. Wed: 7-10pm; Sun: 11am-4pmJazz brunch feat Gabrielle Stravelli.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Jan 8-10: WinterJazzfest www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/87pm Blue Note Now w/Robert Glasper Trio,José James, Derrick Hodge & KendrickScott, 01/9-10 Marathon feat 01/9 6:30pmDonald Byrd Acoustic Electric Sessions,7:45pm ICP Orch, 9pm Kneebody +Daedelus, 01/10 6:30pm Edmar CastanedaTrio w/Andrea Tierra, 7:45pm tba, 9pm DavidMurray Infinity Qrt w/Saul Williams; 12: 5pmPuerto Candelaria, Betty Bonifassi, KarshKale, Emel Mathlouthi.

LE SINGE VERT: 160 7th Av (bet 19th & 20thSts). 212-366-4100. www.lesingevert.com.Tues: 8-10:30pm Ginetta’s Vendetta.

LILLIE'S UNION SQUARE: 13E 17th St (bet5th Av & Bway). 212-337-1970. www.unionsquare.lilliesnyc.com. Sun: 5pm-12am.

LITTLE BRANCH: 20 Leroy St at 7th Av S.212-929-4360.

METROPOLITAN ROOM: 34W 22nd St (bet.5th & 6th Avs). www.metropolitanroom.com.212-206-0440. Sets unless otherwise noted:Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 9:30pm. Residency(R): Tues L Annie Ross. Jan 1-3: LongestVariety Show; 3: 4pm Peaches and Crime; 5-6: E Jon Weber; 6&13: L R; 14: L Kate Bass;17: L John Minnock; 18: E Michèle Bautier;20: E marie-claire & Lee O'Connell, L R; 22:E Rosemary Loar; 25: 3pm Lilla Galambos &Zoi Florosz; 27: L R; 28: E Ron Dabney.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av & WaverlyPl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Duounless otherwise noted. Sets: Early (E), Late(L), Night (N); Mon E 7-8:30pm, L 9pm-12am;Tues E 7-8pm, L 8-11pm; Wed E 7-8:30pm, L9pm-12am; Thurs 9pm-12am; Fri-Sat E 6:30-8pm, L 8:30pm-12am, N 12-2am; Sun E 6:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12:30am. Residencies: Mon EEhud Asherie Solo, L Johnny O'Neal & specguests; Tues E John Merrill Solo; Wed ESpike Wilner Solo; Fri E Spike Wilner w/specguests; Sat E Sacha Perry Solo. Jan 2-3:Taylor Eigsti w/Mark Turner 01/2, w/MikeMoreno 01/3; 4: Chris Flory Trio; 6: BrynRoberts/Lage Lund; 7-9: George Cables/JohnWebber; 10-11: Russell Malone/PeterBernstein; 14-15: Christian Sands w/BenWilliams 01/14, w/Noah Jackson 01/15; 16-17:Orrin Evans/Vicente Archer; 18: BuckyPizzarelli/Ed Laub; 21-22: Joe Sanders; 23-24:Danny Grissett/Dezron Douglas; 25: JeremyPelt; 28-29: Pete Malinverni; 30-31: HarryAllen/Rossano Sportiello.

MICHAEL SCHIMMEL CENTER FOR THEARTS: at Pace. 3 Spruce St (bet Park Row &Gold St). www.schimmel.pace.edu. 212-346-1715.

MILANO’S BAR: 51E Houston St (bet Mott &Mulberry Sts). 212-226-8844. Tues 1-3pm &

Thurs 2-4pm: Carol Morgan & Corin Stiggallw/friends.

MINETTA LANE THEATRE: 18-22 Minetta Ln(bet 6th Av & McDougal St). 212-871-6834.www.minettalanenyc.com. Jan 9-11: WinterJazzfest Marathon www.winterjazzfest.comfeat 01/9 6:15pm tba, 7:30pm David MurrayGps, 10pm TRIO 3, 11:15pm Marc Ribot & TheYoung Philadelphians with Strings, 01/1012:30am Strange and Beautiful - The Music ofJohn Lurie and The Lounge Lizards, 6:15pmKavita Shah, 7:30pm Amina Claudine MyersTrio, 8:45pm The Cookers, 10pm RudreshMahanthappa & Bird Calls, 11:15pm tba, 01/1112:30am Nicholas Payton Trio.

MOSCOW 57: 168 1/2 Delancey St at ClintonSt. 212-260-5775. www.moscow57.com.Wed-Sun: 7-8pm Ellen Kaye Trio; Wed: 8-9pm Cleve Douglass & Grace Garland; Fri: 8-9pm Mary Foster Conklin & Jordan PettayBand.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770.www.ncgv.net. See All Things Project.

NEW SCHOOL: 66W 12th St. 212-229-5600.www.newschool.edu.

NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz.

NEW YORK CITY BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11thSt (bet Bway & University). 212-222-5159.www.bahainyc.org. Sets: 8&9:30pm. $10/15adm. Jan 13: Mike Longo & NY State of theArt Jazz Ens w/Ira Hawkins; 20: DaveChambelain & Band of Bones; 27: LenaBloch Gp.

NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: 35W 4th St 6th Fl.www.nyu.edu. 212-998-4550.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington SquareHotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.http://northsquareny.com/about-jazz.php.212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2:15pm free admJazz Brunch. Jan 4: Fay Victor Trio; 11: RozCorral Trio w/Yotam Silberstein & JayLeonhart; 18: Roz Corral Trio w/PaulBollenback & Paul Gill; 25: Ed Laub & GeneBertoncini Duo.

NUBLU: 62 Av C (bet 4th & 5th Sts). 212-375-1500. www.nublu.net.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (betAvs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Thurs: $10adm Latin Jazz; Jan 3: $15 adm Puddin’ Jazzseries + Jam; 4: $13 All That - Hip Hop Poetry& Jazz.

ONE IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SEA: 17Barrow St (bet 7th Av & W4th St). 212-255-8649. www.oneifbyland.com. Tues&Thurs 6-11pm, Sun 11:30am-3pm: Ryo Sasaki & NialDjuliarso Duo.

PEGU CLUB: 77W Houston St (bet W Bway &Wooster St). 2nd Fl. www.peguclub.com.212-473-PEGU. Sun: 6:30-9:30pm GlennCrytzer & Pegu Club All Stars.

PIERRE LOTI: 258W 15th St (bet 7th & 8thAvs). www.pierrelotiwinebar.com. 212-645-5684.

The PLAYERS: 16 Gramercy Park South. (betPark Av S & 3rd Av). 212-475-6116. www.theplayersnyc.org. Jan 9-10: Winter JazzfestMarathon www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/97pm Joe Locke, 8:15pm Oran Etkin, 9:30pmMike Pride & From Bacteria To Boys,10:45pm Andrew D'Angelo & Sounds LikeFun, 01/10 12am Marquis Hill Blackout,1:15am Michael Bates Northern Spy, 7pmDan Weiss Large Ens, 8:15pm Darius JonesQrt, 9:30pm Tomas Fujiwara & The Hookup,10:45pm Jen Shyu & Solo Rites: SevenBreaths, 01/11 12am Eivind Opsvik &Overseas, 1:15am The Cellar and Point.

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

String theoryIt's hard to think of anyone Akua

Dixon hasn't worked with or any style shehasn't played in her long and busy careeras a freelance cellist, composer andarranger. Fresh out of high school, her firstprofessional gig was in the house band atthe Apollo Theater, accompanying JamesBrown, the Temptations, Barry White andthe gospel great the Reverend JamesCleveland. She broke gender and color bar-riers at venues like Westbury andCopacabana and performed with classicaland Broadway orchestras, sometimes afterjust one rehearsal—or less: Dixon recallssitting in the audience at a Broadwaymusical, absorbing the music in prepara-tion for playing the next performance.

"My sight reading allowed me to breakinto many areas," she explains. "I evenplayed with Latin bands like Willie Colónand Héctor LaVoe; learning that music wasdifferent from learning Broadway." Shealso made her mark with a pantheon ofjazz greats including Duke Ellington, MaxRoach, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, CarmenMcRae, Dizzy Gillespie, Archie Shepp, TomHarrell and other masters.

Today Dixon is living her dream, takingtime off from her busy but largely behind-the-scenes career to focus on her ownmusic. "I wrote string parts for ArethaFranklin and Lauryn Hill. I'm not gonnasay I didn't love it, because I did," Dixonsays. "But now I'm being a little selfish inmy life. I started working when I was soyoung, I kept learning and growing. NowI'm free and I have the time and the spaceand the income to do what I want." Thismonth she's releasing Akua Dixon, her sec-ond CD under her name, on her own label,Akua's Music.

On the new CD, Dixon is accompaniedby her string quartet, plus some specialguests including violinists Regina Carterand John Blake. Vocalist Andromeda

Turre and drummer Orion Turre, Dixon'schildren with trombonist Steve Turre,make guest appearances.

The album consists of ten Dixonarrangements of material ranging fromCharles Mingus to Henry Mancini to theLatin great Israel Lopez, a.k.a. Cachao.She also displays her unique take on BillyStrayhorn's classic "Lush Life." Dixonadmits, "I was really concerned about it;it's kind of atonal, then goes into a swingsection that's right in the pocket. It's likean art song. I didn't mean to go there, but Idid."

Her next CD, which is already in theworks, will be all original material. "Myfriends tell me, 'Akua, you don't writetunes, you write compositions,'" she sayswith a laugh.

Dixon and her string quartet will cele-brate the release of Akua Dixon and debutmaterial from the next recording at theMount Morris Ascension Presbyterianchurch in Manhattan Jan. 18 and atTrumpets in Montclair NJ, Jan. 30. She'llplay music from her first CD, Moving On,with her quartet at Smoke Jan. 21.

Living cultureSouthern California-based pianist/com-

poser Lisa Hilton started studying classi-cal and 20th-century music at age eight,and by the time she was 19, she'd hadenough. "I couldn't find any music I wastotally happy with. But I was not given theidea women could be composers. I thoughtthey were all dead men," Hilton says. "Mypiano teacher wanted me to play piano likea man who had been dead 200 years. Icouldn't accept training that was applica-ble to the past."

Hilton gave up playing the piano. "It felttragic—I loved music but didn't think therewas a future for me since I didn't want tobe a classical pianist. I was walking awayfrom the love of my life." She switched hercollege major to visual arts and stayed

Lisa Hilton, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall

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LISTINGS... continued from page 26 Spencer Murphy; 20: E R, L Smalls LegacyBand feat Frank Lacy, N R; 21: E R, L John O'Gallagher Trio, N Craig Wuepper & Earsight;22: E Alex Hoffman Gp, L Francisco MelaQrt, N Carlos Abadie Qnt; 23: PM R, E RalphLalama & Bop-Juice, L Joel Frahm, N tba;24: PM R, E Tom Dempsey/Tim FergusonQrt, L Joel Frahm, N tba; 25: 1pm R, E R, LNed Goold Qrt, N tba; 26: E Stephane SpiraIn Between Qrt, L R, N Jonathan Michel; 27:E R, L Josh Evans Big Band, N R; 28: E R, LTony Moreno Qnt, N Wayne Tucker; 29: ESacha Perry Qnt, L Duane Eubanks Qnt, NNed Goold Qrt; 30: PM R w/Ai Murakami, EDavid Schnitter Qrt, L Victor Gould Sxt, Ntba; 31: PM R, E tba, L Victor Gould Sxt, Ntba.

SPECTRUM NYC: 121 Ludlow St 2nd Fl (betDelancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-5470.www.spectrumnyc.com. Jan 1: 8:30-11pmNico Letman; 9: 7-8pm Jorge Sylvester &ACE Collective, 9-10:30pm Ben Monder.

STEINHARDT: At NYU. 3rd Av at E 11th St.www.steinhardt.nyu.edu. 212-998-5424.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.com. Adm varies. Tues-Sun: 8&10pm weeklyresidencies. Jan 1-4: John Zorn; 6-11: KennyWerner; 13-18: Charlie Looker; 20-25: VijayIyer; 27-Feb 1: Basya Schechter.

SUBCULTURE: 45 Bleecker St (bet Mott &Mulberry Sts). www.subculturenewyork.com. 212-533-5470. Jan 9-11: Winter JazzfestMarathon www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/96pm Arturo O'Farrill & Boss Level Spt,7:15pm Linda Oh & Sun Pictures, 8:30pmTaylor Eigsti & Free Agency, 9:45pmTyshawn Sorey Trio, 11:00pm Kris DavisInfrasound, 01/10 12:15am Uri Caine & HanBennink, 1:30am Aaron Parks Little/Big, 6pmRyan Keberle & Catharsis, 7:15pm AlfredoRodríguez Trio, 8:30pm Lionel Loueke Trio,9:45pm SFJAZZ Collective, 11pm HarrietTubman, 01/11 12:15am JD Allen Triow/Gregg August & Rudy Royston, 1:30amJohn Raymond.

SUBROSA: 63 Gansevoort St (bet Washington& Greenwich Sts). Sets: 7-8:30&9-10:30pm$20 adm. www.subrosanyc.com. 212-997-4555. Jan 1-3,10,13-14,21-22&28-30: PedritoMartinez Gp; 8: Danay Suarez; 9: RedBaraat; 17: Pablo Mayor; 20: GerardoContino y Los Habaneros; 23-24: AlexFerreira; 25: Xiomara Laugart; 27: JuanchoHerrera;

The TOKYO TAPAS CAFÉ: 7 Cornelia St atWest 4th St. www.tokyotapascafenyc.com.212-242-6333. Tues-Thurs: 8-10pm.

TOSHI’S LIVING ROOM: 1141 Bway at 26thSt. www.toshislivingroom.com. 212-839-8000. Jan 7: 6-9pm Gabe Valle Qnt; 13: 6-8pm Eric Divito Trio; 14: 6-8pm KimberlySimmons.

TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:199 Chambers St. www.tribecapac.org. 212-220-1460.

TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Jam w/RobDuguay & Low Key Trio.

UNIVERSITY OF THE STREETS: 130E 7thSt at Ave A 2nd Fl. 212-254-9300. www.universityofthestreets.org. $5 adm. Thurs: 5-8pm Piano Workshop by Richard Clements;Fri: 11:30pm-2:30am Jam w/BernardLinnette; Sat: 10pm-1am Jam w/RobAnderson.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: Mon-Thurs $25/1drink min. Residency (R): Mon VanguardJazz Orch. Jan 1-4: The Bad Plus; 5: R; 6-11;

PRAVDA: 281 Lafayette St (bet Prince &Houston Sts). www.pravdany.com. 212-226-4944.

The QUAKER FRIENDS MEETING HALL:15 Rutherford Pl (15th St & 3rd Avs).www.lepoissonrouge.com. Jan 8: 7-9:30pm$100 adm fundraising for Disability PrideNYC feat Ron Carter, Renee Rosnes, RussellMalone, Brad Mehldau, George Coleman,Benny Golson, Jimmy Cobb, PeterBernstein, Buster Williams, Mike LeDonne,Harold Mabern, John Webber, JoeFarnsworth, Bill Charlap, KennyWashington.

RED ROOM: At KGB Bar. 85E 4th St (bet 2ndAv & Bowery). www.redroomnyc.com. 212-787-0155. Sat: 10:30pm-1:30am.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Jan 3: Oscar Perez; 20: 7pmAshley Daneman Band.

RUE B: 188 Ave B (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-358-1700. www.ruebnyc.com. Sets: 8:30,9:30&10:45pm. Mon: except 01/5 RichieVitale Trio; Tues: New School Jazz Series;Wed: Tim Regusis Jazz Trio; Thurs: GrantStewart Trio; Fri: Frank Valdez Mambo Trio;Sat: François Mouton Funk Trio; Sun: SethKessel Rockabilly/Jazz Trio. Jan 5: AndrewForman Trio; 13: Sophia Benhammou; 20:Almog Sharvit Trio; 27: Hattie Simon.

SALEYA TRIBECA: 65W Bway (bet Murray &Warren Sts). www.saleyatribeca.com. 212-510-7390. 1st Wed: 8:30&10pm.Sessions@Saleya Tribeca feat RobbyAmeen.

SKIRBALL CENTER: At New York University.566 LaGuardia Pl at Washington Sq S. 212-998-4941. www.skirballcenter.nyu.edu.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallsjazzclub.com.Sets unless otherwise noted: Afternoon(PM), Early (E), Late (L), Night (N); Mon E7:30-10pm, L 10:30pm-1am, N 1am; Tues E7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12:30am; Wed-Thurs E 6-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N 12am; Fri-Sat: PM 4-7pm, E 7:30-10pm, L 10:30pm-1am, N 1:30am; Sun 1-3pm, E 7:30-10pm, L10:30pm-1am, N 1am. Jam following N. Admvaries. Residencies (R): Mon L except 01/12Ari Hoenig Qrt; Tues E Spike Wilner Qrt, NNext Generation Sessions by Kyle Poole;Wed E Tap Dance w/Michela Lerman; Fri-SatPM Jam; Sun 1pm Vocal masterclass byMarion Cowings, E Johnny O'Neal. Jan 1: EJoel Press Qrt, L Santi Debriano Qrt, N NickHempton Band; 2: PM R w/Ai Murakami, EDmitry Baevsky Qnt, L John Marshall Qnt, Ntba; 3: PM R, E Larry Ham w/Woody Witt, LJohn Marshall Qnt, N tba; 4: 1pm R, E R, LJoe Magnarelli, N tba; 5: E Manuel ValeraTrio, L R, N Spencer Murphy; 6: E R, L SmallsLegacy Band feat Frank Lacy, N R; 7: E R, LThe Well Tempered Qrt, N Sam Anning Qnt;8: E Dwayne Clemons Qnt, L Ben AllisonBand, N Carlos Abadie Qnt; 9: PM R w/MikeBattaglia, E Frank Kimbrough, L Steve SlagleQrt, N tba; 10: PM R, E Dwayne Clemons Qnt,L Steve Slagle Qrt, N tba; 11: 1pm R, E R, LThe Well Tempered Qrt, N tba; 12: E PierrickPedron Trio, 9pm Marian Badoi Trio, 10pmJulien Alour Qnt, 11pm Olivier Bogé Qrt,12am Yonathan Avishai Trio, N JonathanMichel; 13: E R, L Lucas Pino No Net Nnt, NR; 14: E R, L Lage Lund 4, N Alex LoRe Qrt;15: E Sacha Perry Qnt, L Lage Lund 4, N NickHempton Band; 16: PM R w/Ai Murakami, ETardo Hammer Trio, L Mark Soskin Qrt, N tba;17: PM R, E Eliot Zigmund Qrt, L Mark SoskinQrt, N tba; 18: 1pm R, E R, L Behn Gillece, Ntba; 19: E Danny Fox Trio, L R, N continued on page 30


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continued from page 27away from music for a decade.

She was inspired to take another chanceon the keyboards after hearing pop iconDavid Foster give an impromptu houseconcert at an environmental fundraiser.The next day, Hilton bought a slew ofmusic books, played her way through themand came to the conclusion that to findmusic she was going to enjoy playing, she'dhave to write it herself.

During her classical years, Hilton some-times liked parts of the compositions andwondered how the rest of the materialcould be changed, or why a composer haddone this rather than that. She put hercuriosity to work and began modifying andaltering and creating and tweaking andtinkering until she was satisfied with theresults. "I start out with no intention tocompose, then it turns into, 'I wonder if…'It's a lovely mood, but I don't like the tune.Can I write one with a peaceful, restfulfeeling on that bass line, take it in a differ-ent direction…?"

Since shaking off the dust of an olderera, Hilton has recorded 17 albums ofmostly original material; her latest,Horizons (Ruby Slippers) is set for releasethis spring. "I apply the ideas of art tomusic, adding texture and color to my com-positions," Hilton explains. "I want to com-municate in an artistic fashion, an expres-sive fashion, rather than a linear fashion."

And she's excited about communicatingthrough music in such a dynamic age. "Ibelieve in jazz as American music. This isour music, the music of our country. Newdirections don't have to be big and flashy,they can be nuanced. I'm excited to seewhere we'll end up 20 years from now."

Hilton plays a prerelease concert featur-ing the music from Horizons at WeillRecital Hall at Carnegie Hall Jan. 11.

Life-long learningOver the past decade, tenor saxophonist

JD Allen's proved himself a force to bereckoned with as a bandleader, but hesounds practically awestruck when talkingabout the icons he apprenticed with. "BettyCarter University was the best school to goto, ever. She'd say, 'Don't tell me you'll try.Just do it!' She imparted some wisdom Ididn't understand at the time, but I'm stilllearning from her."

He credits drummer Cindy Blackman-Santana with teaching him how torehearse a band. "We'd have six- or eight-hour rehearsals to work on just two tunes,learning how many ways we could play asong. On the gig, we'd play it only once, ofcourse, but no matter what happened, wewere ready for it. She's a scientist, a pro-fessor."

Some of the reminiscing takes a morepersonal turn, such as when Allen recallshanging out in Lester Bowie's kitchen, asthe trumpeter cooked a steak: "It wasbeyond music, he was talking about how tosurvive and keep your integrity. Theseguys are like comic-book superheroes forme," the saxophonist says. "To be in thesame room, breathe the same air withthese guys who are almost like life coaches,teaching us how to navigate the world.They set the standard high."

Allen also worked briefly with fellowtenor saxophonist David Murray, whomhe's looking forward to hearing at WinterJazzFest Jan. 9-10. "He's the greatestmagician; he makes it seem so effortless.He's a serious master, though not enoughof my generation mention that. DavidMurray made a way for me to make a way."

Allen won't be just a spectator at WinterJazzFest: He plans to debut some new com-positions with his long-time band matesbassist Gregg August and drummer RudyRoyston at Subculture Jan. 10. "There area few new directions we're going to naildown. We'll play some new stuff and someold stuff. I think of myself as a DJ, I readthe energy of the room and play whatworks."

Though Allen's last couple of recordingswere with quartets featuring other musi-cians, he's happy to gig with August andRoyston again. "I missed our political con-versations, our life conversations, the foodGregg cooked sometimes at our rehearsals.They're my family, my tribe, and I realizehow important it is to play with your tribe,"Allen says. "It's a caring thing, beyondmusic, with the conversation, eating, play-ing. You walk out of there feeling good."

August and Royston play with thepower Allen wants for the material he'swritten for a CD they'll record this month."For the next situation we're gonna record,you kind of need a blunt instrument. It'slike when you're looking at a newspaper—it needs a great headline to get your atten-tion." However, Allen points out that purestrength doesn't rule out strategy, intelli-gence, finesse and nuance. "There's a dif-ference between a boxer and a street fight-er. We're not brawling in the streets."

Regardless of the setting or the bandconfiguration, "When people come out tohear me, I want them to leave saying, 'Hemeant what he played,'" Allen says.

Besides the Winter JazzFest gig, Allen,August, Royston and pianist Victor Gouldwill play Smoke Jan. 2-3.

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LISTINGS... continued from page 28Kurt Rosenwinkel New Qrt; 12: R; 13-18: FredHersch Trio + 2; 19: R; 20-25: Fred HerschSolo; 26: R; 27-Feb 1: Vanguard Jazz Orch.

The WAYLAND: 700 E 9th St at Av C. 212-777-7022. www.thewaylandnyc.com. Sets: 9-11:30pm. Free adm. Wed: GrandpaMusselman & Syncopators; 1st Tues: RobertRoss & Jazz-Manian Devils.

WALKER’S: 16N Moore St at Varick. 212-941-0142. www.walkerstribeca.com. Sun: 8-11pmPeter Leitch Duo.

WHYNOT JAZZ ROOM: 14 Christopher St atGay St. www.whynotjazzroom.com. 646-756-4145. Jan 2: 11pm-12am The Broken Robots;7: 9pm-12am Kenneth Salters Haven; 14: 9-11:30pm Matilda Mörk Trio; 18: 7-9:45pmLarry Roland Gp.

ZEB’S: 223W 28th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs). 2nd Fl.www.zebulonsoundandlight.com. 212-695-8081. Wed: 8pm $10 adm Saul Rubin Triow/vocalist guest + Jam.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Sets: Early set 7pm + 9,11pm&12:30am, Mon2am. Adm varies. Mon 11pm-3am Ron AffifTrio; Tues 11pm Evolution Jam; Thurs 12amRoman Diaz Midnight Rumba; Sat 8pm MishaPiatigorsky Trio + Monika Oliveira & TheBrasilians; Sun Emilio Solla. Jan 1: MidnightRumba; 5: 7pm Emily Braden, 10pm-2amVandojam feat Gary Smulyan; 6: Jack JeffersClassics Big Band; 7: Valery Ponomarev ArtBlakey Big Band; 8: 5:30pm Julie Michels, 7pmCraig Holiday Haynes; 9-11: Winter JazzfestMarathon www.winterjazzfest.com feat 01/96:30pm tba, 7:45pm Alicia Olatuja, 9pm AllanHarris, 10:15pm Dafnis Prieto Sxt, 11:30pmAllison Miller & Boom Tic Boom, 01/1012:45am Bria Skonberg, 2am tba, 6:30pm MyraMelford & Snowy Egret, 7:45pm Mark TurnerQrt, 9pm Hadar Noiberg Trio, 10:15pm KellyleeEvans, 11:30pm Mino Cinelu World Jazz Ens,01/11 12:45am Nasheet Waits Equality Qrt, 2amLoston Harris Trio; 11: Emilio Solla & LaInstable de Bklyn; 12: Josh Evans BigBand/Sly 5th Ave/The Curtis Bros/BobbyBroom/Marquis Hill; 13: Baylor Project/Charenee Wade/SEC w/Christian Scott/GaryBartz; 14: Manuel Valera; 15: Sammy Figueroa;16: Gregorio Uribe Big Band; 19: 7pm ShenelJohns; 21-22: Misha Piatigorsky Triow/Barbara Mendes; 26: 7pm Mari Rosa + PaulAbler & James Weidman; 27: Orrin Evans; 28:Eddie Allen Big Band; 29: Melvis Santa.

ZURCHER STUDIO: 33 Bleecker St (betLafayette & Bowery). 212-777-0790. www.galeriezurcher.com. $10 adm. Jan 22: 7pmJean- Michel Pilc; 26: 8pm Mark Feldman &Sylvie Courvoisier.

AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718-884-7127. www.lindasjazznights.com. 1stWed 8&9:30pm Linda's Jazz Nights. Jan 7:Francisco Mela Trio.

FORDHAM UNIVERSITY: 441 East FordhamRd. www.fordham.edu. 718-817-1000.

G-BAR: 579 Grand Concourse at 149th St. 718-402-6996. www.gbarnyc.com.

WILLIE’S STEAKHOUSE: 1832 WestchesterAv. 718-822-9697. Wed: 8:30pm-12am.

61 LOCAL: 61 Bergen St. www.61local.com.347-763-6624. 1st & last Sun: 7pm $10 adm

BRONX

BROOKLYN

Snug’s concert series. ALOR CAFÉ: 2110 Richmond Rd. Staten Island.

718-351-1101. www.alorcafe.com. ANYWAY CAFÉ: 1602 Gravesend Neck Rd.

718-934-5988. www.anywaycafe.com. Sun9pm-12am free adm Jenn Jade feat GaryFisher.

BAMCAFÉ: 30 Lafayette Av. 718-636-4100.www.bam.org.

BAR CHORD: 1008 Cortelyou Rd. 347-240-6033. www.barchordnyc.com. Sun: 9pmCortelyou Jam.

BAR TABAC: 128 Smith St at Dean St. CobbleHill. www.bartabacny.com. 718-923-0918.Tues&Thurs 7-10pm; Tues: Blue Vipers ofBrooklyn; Thurs: Stephane Wrembel.

BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope.www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177.Residencies: Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues9pm Slavic Soul Party; Wed 10pm MandingoAmbassadors; Sun 5pm except 01/25 BenMonder, 9pm Stephane Wrembel. Jan 1:10pm Oscar Noriega & Boss Tenor; 2: 8pmPercy Jones & MJ-12, 10pm Bill Carney &Jug Addicts; 4: 7pm Dana Lyn & MotherOctopus; 7: 8pm Andy Statman; 9: 8pm PetrCancura, 12am Sir Ramases; 10: 6pm UriSharlin & the DogCat Ens; 15: 8pmMalaby/Sanchez/Rainey; 17: 10pm BrooklynQawwali Party; 20: 7pm Akiko Pavolka &House of Illusions; 21: 8pm Choro Bastardo;23: 10pm Baby Soda; 25: 7pm JimCampilongo & Honeyfingers; 30: 8pmLucian Ban & Mat Maneri.

BASIK BAR: 323 Graham Av. Brooklyn. 347-889-7597. www.basikbrooklyn.com. Sun 8-11pm.

BIZARRE: 12 Jefferson St. 347-915-2717.www.bizarrebushwick.com.

BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE PERFORM-ING ARTS: At Brooklyn College. CampusRd & Hillel Pl. 718-951-4500. www.brooklyncenter.org.

BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:58 7th Av. Park Slope. www.bqcm.org. 718-622-3300.

BROOKLYN LYCEUM: 227 Fourth Av (betPresident & Union Sts). Park Slope.www.brooklynlyceum.com. Wed: 7-9pmOpen Mic.

BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St atNostrand Av. www.sankofaaban.com. 917-704-9237. Fri-Sat: 8pm $30 adm incl 1 drinkBrownstone Jazz. Fri-Sat: 11pm-1am OpenMic w/Eric Lemon & BJ Ens.

BROWNSVILLE HERITAGE HOUSE: 581Mother Gaston Blvd. www.brownsvilleheritagehouse.org. 718-385-1111. 3rd Sat: 3-6pm free adm Wade Barnes Tribute Band.

CADAQUÉS: 188 Grand St. 718-218-7776.www.cadaquesny.com. Thurs: 7:30-10:30pmRenaud Penant Trio feat Pasquale Grasso &Murray Wall; Fri: 8pm-12am Renaud PenantQrt feat Pasquale Grasso & Murray Wall +spec guest.

CHEZ OSKAR: 211 Dekalb Av at Adelphie St.Fort Green. www.chezoskar.com. 718-852-6250.

The CLASSON SOCIAL CLUB: 807 ClassonAv. 718-484-4475. www.theclasson.com.Sets: 8-9&10-11pm. Free adm/no min.

CUBANA SOCIAL: 70 N 6th St. 718-782-3334.www.cubanasocial.com. Sets: Thurs 9pm-12am; Fri: 9pm-2am Afro-Jazz.

The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com. Jan 18: 7pm$20 adm Gene Bertoncini.



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By Seton Hawkins

HOT FLASHESMusician-Radio Host's Corner

One might know Linus Wyrsch as anexceptional clarinetist and saxophonist inNew York City, a versatile artist who hascollaborated with luminaries like DavidHazeltine, Clarence Penn, Andy McGhee,Harvie S and Rafael Barata. Alternatively,one might instead know him as DJ Linus,host of the Jazz Hole on BreakThru Radio,where he provides an interesting platformfor emerging artists' music, while alsobroadcasting exciting new live performanc-es by current musicians.

Originally from Switzerland, Wyrschbecame enamored with jazz at an earlyage. "I came into jazz as a pretty youngguy," he recalls. "My father is a semi-pro-fessional bassist and has a huge record col-lection and I used to pick and choosethrough his CDs. The great thing as aresult was that my ears developed in sucha way that I went through the history ofjazz chronologically."

Ultimately settling on clarinet and sax-ophone, Wyrsch eventually found his wayto the United States to further his studies,initially to Boston to attend the BerkleeCollege of Music on the recommendation ofJavon Jackson. Graduating in 2008 with ayearlong extension to his student visa,Wyrsch relocated to New York City inorder to expand his professional profile.However, the move proved challenging. "Itwas tough in New York and initially thingsweren't coming through," he remembers. "Iwent back to Switzerland for Christmasfeeling down. But after seeing my family, Icame back with a lot of energy."

Upon his return, things began to click.Seeing an ad for a radio internship atBreakThru Radio, Wyrsch found himselfintrigued, though also slightly apprehen-sive as he had already completed intern-ships in the past. However, the company'sCEO, Cal Rifkin, convinced him to come infor an interview and he accepted. "When Imet him, I was upfront about how I wasn'tlooking for an internship but was interest-ed in the radio station itself," Wyrschexplains. "He then explained that he actu-ally hadn't called me in for the internship,but rather he saw my jazz background onmy résumé and wanted to tell me about anopening for a host on a jazz program."Wyrsch signed on and became the host ofThe Jazz Hole.

Approaching the show with fresh eyes,Wyrsch considered his own challenges,opportunities and perspectives as a rela-

tive newcomer to New York's performingscene and developed a unique show thatoffers a spotlight to emerging artists. "Atfirst I really just tried to ask around with-in my circle of colleagues, because I felt wehad a platform where I could showcaseemerging artists," he notes. "These wereartists who were in a similar position asme. Maybe they recently came to NewYork, or maybe even they were establishedbut hadn't yet made their step up the lad-der and could therefore benefit from moreexposure." Finding its niche, the showbroadened its circle as Wyrsch began toresearch sidemen on featured projects andbrought them into the show. Slowly butsurely, Wyrsch's circle of showcased artistsexpanded.

For Wyrsch's work as a musician, theshow has also helped him develop a newnetwork of artists in New York. "In Boston,I had a built-in network; when you're goingto school at Berklee, you're surrounded bymusic," Wyrsch explains. "New York's agiant city and you're not with musicians24/7. So the radio show gave me a chance tocreate that kind of network here and be apart of it."

To listen to Wyrsch on BreakThruRadio, visit www.breakthruradio.com. Hewill also perform at Somethin' Jazz Club onJan. 13. Visit www.linusmusic.com to learnmore.

Benefits, Remembrances and Special Shows

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Matterhorn, L Wing Walker Orch; 30: E AndyClausen & Wishbone Project, L JarrettCherner Trio, N $10/8 Song Yi Jeon; 31: E $8The Shubh Saran Presentation, L Amos Ang,N Auiles Navarro Herencias Invisibles Duo.

SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at JeffersonAv. www.sistasplace.org. 718-398-1766. Sat:9&10:30pm $30/25 adm. Jan 10: PhillipHarper.

SPEEDY ROMEO: 376 Classon Av. 718-230-0061. www.speedyromeo.tumblr.com. Sun:12-4pm Jazz brunch w/Carol Morgan & CorinStiggall feat Joe Cohn.

SPOKE THE HUB: 295 Douglas St. 718-408-3234. www.spokethehub.org. Jan 24: 10pm-1am Art Lillard & Heavenly Band w/CarolSudhalter.

ST. MAZIE: 345 Grand St. www.stmazie.com.718-384-4807. Sun: 9:30pm-12am Baby SodaJazz Band.

TEA LOUNGE: 837 Union St (bet 6th & 7thAvs). www.tealoungeny.com. 718-789-2762.Wed: 9-11pm free adm Tea And Jam.

VELVET LOUNGE: 174 Bway. 718-302-4427.www.velvetbrooklyn.com. 2nd Fri: 8-11pmLow Key Trio.

WAY STATION: 683 Washington Av. ProspectHeights. www.waystationbk.blogspot.com.347-627-4949. Jan 3: 8pm Gavroche; 6: 10pmDanny Jonokuchi; 7: 8pm Scott Barkan; 26:10pm Martina Fiserova; 27: 10pm TheDragonflies.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. 10pm-2am. Fri: free adm/2 drink minJam w/Gerry Eastman Qnt & friends.

ARCH STREET TAVERN: 85 Arch St.Hartford. www.archstreettavern.com. 860-246-7610. Mon: 8pm Hartford Jazz Orch.

CAFE NINE: 250 State St. New Haven. 203-789-8281. www.jazzhaven.org. 2nd Sat: 4:40-7:30pm Jam w/Dr. Gary Grippo.

CAVE À VIN: 975 State St. New Haven. 203-777-6206. www.jazzhaven.org/www.caveavinwinebar.com. www.jazzhaven.org. Freeadm. Sat: 8-11pm.

FIREHOUSE 12: 47 Crown St. New Haven.203-785-0468. www.firehouse12.com.

FUJI OF JAPAN RESTAURANT & BAR: 111Old Kings Hwy North. Darien. 203-655-4995.www.fujiofjapan.com. Mon: 6:30-9pm MusicMondays series feat Nicole Pasternak orMaria Tiscia.

KELLY’S GASTRO PUB: 196 Crown St. NewHaven. www.kellysnewhaven.com. 203-776-1111. Sun: 12-3pm Jazz brunch feat Dr. GaryGrippo Guitar Trio w/guest.

The OUTER SPACE: 294 Treadwell St.Hamden. www.theouterspace.net. 203-640-1684. Sun: 5-7pm $5 adm The Outer SpaceJazz All Stars.

OWL SHOP: 268 College St. New Haven. 203-624-3250. www.owlshopcigars.com. www.jazzhaven.org. Free adm. Wed: 9pm-12amHawkins Jazz Collective.

PICCOLO PIZZA: 24 Prospect St. Ridgefield.203-438-8200. Sets: 6-9pm. Free adm. Tues:Matt Criscuolo; Sun: Kids open mic w/JoeyDigrazia.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795.

FOR MY SWEET: 1103 Fulton St. 347-770-4735. Mon: 7-11pm $10 adm Bill Jacobs Ens;1st Mon: Jazz & Open Mic by Jeff King.

FREDDY’S BAR: 627 5th Av (bet 17th & 18thSts). www.freddysbar.com. 718-768-0131.1st&3rd Tues: 9pm Miss Ida Blue.

HOPE & ANCHOR: 347 Van Brunt St. 718-237-0276. www.hopeandanchorredhook.com.Wed: 7-10pm Jam w/Ray Scro Qrt.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.Sets: 8:30pm. $15 don. Jan 2: 2 Trios w/Maryanne de Prophetis; 10: Kirk KnuffkeTrio, 9:30pm Schimscheimer Family Trio; 16:Chris Dingman; 22: FIDO::qrtet; 29-31: TenorSax Festival feat 01/29 Tony Malaby &Tamarindo, Yoni Kretzmer & Double BassQrt, 01/30 Ingrid Laubrock, Nate Wooley,Sam Pluta, 9:30pm Jonathan Moritz Trio,01/31 8pm Anna Webber Qrt, 9pm ThomasBorgmann Trio, 10pm Moshe Trio.

JALOPY: 315 Columbia St. www.jalopy.biz.718-395-3214.

JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8-11pm $15 don.

KORZO RESTAURANT & BAR: 667 5th Av(bet 19th & 20th Sts). 718-499-1199.www.facebook.com/konceptions. Tues:9&10:30pm $10 don/$10 min KonceptionsMusic series by James Carney. Jan 6:Michael Bates Qrt, 10:30pm tba; 13: JeffDavis Trio, 10:30pm Jen Shyu & BenMonder; 20: James Carney Qrt; 27: JacobSacks, 10:30pm Matt Mitchell.

LORENZO’S RESTAURANT, BAR &CABARET: At Hilton Garden Inn. 1100South Av at Lois Ln. Staten Island. 718-477-2400X3222. www.lorenzosdining.com. Sun:12-2&2-4pm Jazz Brunch.

MOMINETTE: 221 Knickerbocker Av.Bushwick. www.mominette.com. 929-234-2941. Thurs: 9pm.

PANE E VINO: 174 Smith St at Warren.www.panevinony.com. 718-501-1010. Sun: 7-10pm Carl Thompson Gp w/Virginia Mayhew.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363. Jan 17: 8pmWilliam Parker by Keir Neuringer &Transformational Music Ens.

RUSTIK NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN: 417DeKalb Ave. www.rustiktavern.com. 347-406-9700. 1st Tues: 8pm $5 adm Jam w/EricFrazier.

SEEDS: 617 Vanderbilt Av. www.seedsbrooklyn.org. Sets: 8:30&10pm.

SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl.www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-820-9452.Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E)7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm; $10.Jan 2: L $15 Shai Maestro Trio; 5: L ChrisBates Trio; 6: E Lili Añel; 7: $8 E Ruby MyDear, 8pm The Future Scares Me, 9pmoMoO; 8: E Joshua Davis Gp, 8:30pm TimMiller Trio; 9: E Dan Blacksberg Trio, L HushPoint, N Natalie John; 13: L Lola Regenthal &Daniel Marques Duo; 14: E Becoming; 15: EMoth to Flame, L $8 Dan DeChellis Trio, NNelson Patton; 16: E&L $8 Adidya & CarbonMirage; 20: L Brust-Horowitz Qnt; 21: EMoon Sugar; 22: E Moira Lo Bianco Trio; 22:L $8 Ruby Choi Gp; 23: E $8 Zak Smith, LPaper Melodies w/Grey McMurray & CenkErgun + Mobius Percussion; 24: $12 7:30pmPetros Klampanis, Gilad Hekselman & Jean-Michel Pilc (solo & together); 25:Underground Brass + Jazzfakers +Ideosynchronic; 27: L $12/10 Eva Novoa &Ditmas Qrt; 28: Yuki Shibata; 29: E

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By Joe Vilardi, student at The New School

FRESH TAKES

Mehari photo by Clint Ashlock.

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Hermon Mehari is on his way up. Asemi-finalist in the 2014 Thelonious MonkCompetition for trumpet, Mehari has beengetting special attention since he firstpicked up the horn at age 14. Such recogni-tion came in the form of invitations from avariety of music schools, but none like a callfrom Bobby Watson asking him to attendUniversity of Missouri - Kansas City.

Now 27 and with a record with BobbyWatson under his belt, not to mention adegree from University of Missouri, Mehariis focused on expanding his horizons bothas a performer and composer. In his ownwords, Mehari is "disregarding the limita-tions" of the trumpet in favor of delvingmusic from a more holistic approach.Having just listened to Verdi's Otello beforeour interview, Mehari explains that he hasbeen immersing himself in vocal writing ashe prepares to write for voice.

Mehari's most recent release, OurJourney, came out in April with Diverse, agroup he has co-led since college. Diverse

Mike LeDonne

Friends Meeting House on Jan. 8 in a spe-cial concert entitled Jazz Legends forDisability Pride in connection with theNYC Winter Jazzfest. Proceeds from theperformance support Disability Pride NYC,a not-for-profit group founded by pianistMike LeDonne. Ticket details can befound on Le Poisson Rouge's website atwww.lepoissonrouge.com.

On Jan. 13, family and friends will cele-brate the life and music of the legendaryCharlie Haden at The Town Hall. Guestperformers and speakers include Kenny

has toured throughout the United Statesand France and Mehari hopes to touchdown in Tokyo next.

Hermon Mehari Quartet will be per-forming at Somethin' Jazz Club onJan. 13.

Barron, Carla Bley, Jack DeJohnette,Lee Konitz, Pat Metheny, AlanBroadbent, Matt Wilson and SteveSwallow, among others. While it is a freeevent, donations are encouraged and pro-ceeds will benefit the Charlie HadenCalArts Scholarship. Visit www.thetownhall.org to find out more.William Parker leads the Spirit

Catchers Ensemble, featuring HamidDrake, Joe McPhee, Steve Swell, CooperMoore and Daniel Carter, in a collaborativeperformance with the TransformationalMusic Ensemble at Roulette on Jan. 17.The concert will present the New York pre-miere of "Yes, I Dreamed of Freedom," apiece by Parker dedicated to Dr. MartinLuther King Jr. and will combine theTransformational Music Ensemble's read-ing of the written score paired with a vocalensemble's performance as well as sponta-neous composition by the Spirit CatchersEnsemble. Visit www.roulette.org to learnmore and purchase tickets.

Education EventsJazz at Lincoln Center kicks off the

Winter Term of Swing University, featur-ing nightly courses covering jazz history.Highlights include New Orleans clarinetmaster Evan Christopher leading a classon Sidney Bechet, as well as WKCR hostand Charlie Parker authority Phil Schaapteaching a course on Bird. Find out more atwww.jazz.org/swingu.


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& Andrew Beals; 28: Mark Patterson & ScottRobinson.

CATSKILL MOUNTAIN PIZZA COMPANY:51 Mill Hill Rd. Woodstock. 845-679-7969.www.catskillmountainpizza.com. Wed: 7pm.

The DAUTAJ: 36 Oakland Ave. Warwick. 845-986-3666. www.thedautaj.com. Free adm.Fri: tba; Sat: 7:30-11:30pm Richard Wiggins.

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.$20 don suggested. Sets: 7pm unless other-wise noted, Opening act (Op); Sun 10am-2pm Brunch (B). Jan 4: B Alexis Cole, 7pmKarl Berger & In the Spirit of Don Cherry; 7:Azzolina/Govoni/Nussbaum/Zinno; 8: CoreyHenry, Op Trio Subtonic; 9: Peter BernsteinTrio, Op Tom Polizzi Trio; 10: Soñando; 11: BAlexis P. Suter & The Ministers of Sound,7pm Sultans of String; 14: Dustbowl Revival;15: Blues Jam Reunion; 16: Mike ClarkOrgan Trio; 17: Blue Chicken; 18: B OrganGrinders Jazz Trio, 7pm The MandingoAmbassadors; 23: Tim Ries & RollingStones Project feat Bernard Fowler; 24:Jesse Harris, Op Rabbits in the Rye; 25: BBig Joe Fitz + The Lo-Fis, 7pm Cocomamma;29: Beppe Gambetta.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OFPHILLIPSTOWN: 10 Academy St. ColdSpring. www.presbychurchcoldspring.org.845-265-3220. 3rd Sat: 5:30pm free adm JazzVespers.

MOHONK MOUNTAIN HOUSE: 1000Mountain Rest Rd. New Paltz. 855-883-3798.www.mohonk.com. Jan 16-17: Jazz on theMountain by WBGO feat 01/16 9pm DaveStryker, 01/17 11am Guy Davis, 3pm MartinWind Qrt, 9pm Catherine Russell, LaTanyaHall, Carolyn Leonhart, 01/18 11am ScottRobinson Gp, 3pm Steven Bernstein,Henry Butler & the Hot Nine, 9pm ChrisBrubeck Qrt.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. www.quinnsbeacon.com. Mon: 8pm free adm MondayNight Jazz Sessions. Jan 19: Jason KaoHwang/Sing House; 26: Juan Pablo Carletti/Daniel Levin.

WINERY: At St. George. 1715 E Main St.Mohegan Lake. www.thewineryatstgeorge.com/winery. 914-455-4272. Mon: 7-10pmJunko Sakai Trio + Jam.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 NorthernBlvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 6pm Clinic, 7pmJam.

JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. StAlbans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-525-2387. Last Sat: 8&10pm $15 adm inclsnacks/beverage feat Ed Jackson Qrt.

LAGUARDIA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:LaGuardia Community College/CUNI. 31-10Thomson Av. Long Island City. 718-482-5151.www.lagcc.cuny.edu/lpac.

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY: 1 UniversityPlaza. Brooklyn. www.liunet.edu/brooklyn.718-488-1011.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM: 34-56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274.www.louisarmstronghouse.org. $10 adm.Tues-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 12-5pm:Guided Tours.

PROPER CAFÉ: 21701 Linden Blvd. CambriaHeights. Queens. 718-341-2233. Wed: 9-11:30pm $10 adm.

TERRAZA 7 TRAIN CAFÉ: 40-19 Gleane St.Elmhurst. www.terrazacafe.com. 718-803-

SCATZ RESTAURANT & JAZZ LOUNGE:139 Main St Ext. Middletown. 860-347-2289.www.scatzrestaurantandlounge.com. Fri&Sat.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 7:30pm.Jan 2-3: Jimmy Greene Qrt; 9: Roxy CossQnt; 10: Tosh Sheridan Trio; 16: Nat JanoffGp; 17: Victor Gould Trio; 23: Willie Jones IIIQrt; 24: Mike Moreno Qrt; 30: JMI Qnt; 31:Michael Weiss Qrt.

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD: 200 Bloom-field Av. West Hartford. www.hartford.edu.860-768-4100.

WESTPORT ARTS CENTER: 51 Riverside Av.Westport. www.westportartscenter.org. 203-222-7070. Jan 11: 3-5pm Ali Ryerson & JoeCarter.

WILTON PIZZA: 101 Old Ridgefield Rd.Wilton. Wed: 6-9pm free adm Matt CriscuoloQrt.

BRIDGEHAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY:2539 Montauk Hwy. Bridgehampton.www.bridgehamptonhistoricalsociety.org.631-537-1088. Jan 24: 7:30pm $25/15 admParlor Jazz series feat Pamela Luss.

DIX HILLS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:At Five Towns College. 305N Service Rd. DixHills. 631-656-2148. www.dhpac.org. Jan 25:2pm $25/30 adm Felix & the Cats.

FIVE TOWNS COLLEGE: 305N Service Rd.Dix Hills. 631-656-2110. www.ftc.edu.

GLEN COVE MANSION: 200 Dosoris Ln. GlenCove. www.glencovemansion.com. 516-671-6400. Fri: 8pm-12am.

HARMONY VINEYARDS: 169 Harbor Rd.Head of the Harbor. 631-291-9900. http://harmonyvineyards.com/main/Jazz_Club.html. 2drink min. Thurs&Sat: 8-10pm RayAnderson w/Steve Salerno.

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-POST: 720Northern Blvd. Brookville. www.liu.edu/post.516-299-2895.

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY:Northern Blvd. Old Westbury. 800-345-NYIT.www.nyit.edu.

ONDA LOUNGE: At Allegria Hotel. 80W Bway.Long Beach. www.allegriahotel.com. 516-889-1300. Thurs: 8pm-12am Jazz & Sushi.

PIERRE’S: 2468 Main St. Bridgehampton.www.artofsong.org/Jazz_at_Pierres. 631-537-5110. Tues&Sun: 6:30-9:30pm. 1st Tues:Jody Carlson Trio.

TRATTORIA GRASSO: 134 Main St. ColdSpring Harbor. www.trattoriagrasso.com.631-367-6060. Jan 7: 7pm Wayne Sabella.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com. Sets: Sat 8pm-12am,Sun 7-10pm.

WALK STREET TAVERN: 1218 Jericho Tpk.New Hyde Park. 516-354-9732. Last Tues:9pm-12am Jam.

WOODPECKER HALL: 311 Sea Cliff Av. SeaCliff. www.woodpeckerhall.com. 516-769-0466.

76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476.www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm free admQuintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists + Jam.Jan 7: Duane Eubanks & Ralph Lalama; 14:Matt Haviland & Andy Farber; 21: Bill Mobley

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9602. Sets: 8pm unless otherwise noted, $7adm. Sun: 9:30pm Jam w/John Benítez; 3rdThurs: Victor Prieto.

WATER’S EDGE: 401 44th Dr. Queens. 718-482-0033. www.watersedgenyc.com. Fri-Sat:6:30-10:30pm free adm/no min Bill Gati Solo.

YORK COLLEGE: CUNY. 94-20 Guy R. BrewerBlvd. Jamaica. www.york.cuny.edu. 718-262-2000.

ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549. Jan 7: 8pm $10 adm TheSwamp Donkeys; 31: 7-10pm free admLeslie Pintchik Trio.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. Jan 3: Tony Jefferson &Groovocity.

ELEMENTS: 161 Mamaroneck Av. WhitePlains. www.elementswhiteplains.com. 914-358-4930. Tues: 6:30-9:30pm.

EMELIN THEATRE: 153 Library Ln.Mamaroneck. www.emelin.org. 914-698-0098.

LISTINGS... continued from page 34 FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199NColumbus Av at E Lincoln Av. MountVernon. www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977.$22-14 adm. Ev 2nd Sun: 5:15-9pm SecondSunday Jazz series. Jan 11: PatienceHiggins & Sugar Hill Qrt.

HUDSON ROOM: 23 South Division St.Peekskill. www.hudsonroom.com. 914-788-FOOD. Jan 3: 10pm-1am Conigliaro Consort.

LAGOND MUSIC SCHOOL: 9 Haven St.Elmsford. www.lagondmusic.org. 917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com. Jan 18: 5-8pm $25adm Sunday Serenade series feat EricWyatt, Benito Gonzalez, Essiet Essiet &Alvin Atkinson Jr.

PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: At PurchaseCollege. 735 Anderson Hill Rd. Purchase.www.artscenter.org. 914-251-6200.

TARRYTOWN MUSIC HALL: 13 Main St. Tar-rytown. www.tarrytownmusichall.org. 914-631-1000. Jan 9: 8pm Madeleine Peyroux Trio.

JAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROWBill 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.

While I was on the road with Art Farmer in the Gerry Mulligan Quartet back in 1959,Art told me about his early years in jazz. He loved Dizzy Gillespie's playing, and tried tosound like him. But there wasn't a lot of work for bebop trumpet players in Los Angeles atthat time, and in order to make a living as a musician, Art played with blues bands likeJohnny Otis and Big Joe Turner. Turner didn't care for bebop, preferring backgrounds inthe style of pianists like Pete Johnson and Jay McShann. Art said when Turner first gavehim a solo, the next blues chorus he sang was: "Play me the boogie! Don't play no bebop forme!" Art said he came to appreciate Turner more after he left his band. But he was happy toland a chair with Lionel Hampton. "Lionel would shuck and jive to keep the audience happy,"said Art, "but when he got on the bandstand, he always came to swing. I learned a lot fromthat man. And bebop was okay with him. He let me play however I wanted."

At a jazz festival where she was singing, Carol Sloane walked by a group of musicianswho were chatting together. As she passed, she heard Ruby Braff declare emphatically,"...and that's the reason Bing Crosby never made it!"

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

As far as I'm concerned, it's always aparty when the Maria Schneider JazzOrchestra is in town. I caught the lastnight of Maria's Thanksgiving week gig atJazz Standard in time to walk in on thesound check. Maria and trumpeter GregGisbert share a laugh and MatthewJordell, making his debut with thegroup, looks on.

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WINNING SPINS...continued from page 10appears at Iridium, Jan. 6; GowanusArts, Jan. 24 and St. Peters Church,Jan. 28. Marcus Roberts and theModern Jazz Generation are at Dizzy'sClub Coca Cola, Jan. 7-11.

COBB...continued from page 25

Cobb feels that swinging is no longerparamount with drummers today. "Theyjust don't sit down and just play and havea swinging beat. They don't have to gothrough all those antics, but they practiceall week and then want to try it all out onone gig. Some of the drummers who playfunk have better swing than the guys whotry to play jazz. But there are a lot of goodyoung drummers out here; they just don'tthink that much about whether it's going toswing or not. They think more about otherthings."

Jimmy Cobb may play "other things"too, but he never forgets to make swingingparamount.

Smoke Jazz & Supper Club hoststhe Jimmy Cobb Quartet in a celebra-tion of his birthday, Jan. 23-26.

BRIDGE CROSSINGS...continued from page 40

Is jazz music a political statement?It can be, depending on who's listening

to it and what messages they get out ofwhat they are hearing. I realize moreevery day that I like music to be open andinterpreted by the listener alone.

More musical ideas come to youfrom dreams or the news of the day?

I get musical inspiration from allaround me, including people, news, sto-ries, fantastical ideas and more.

If you were starting out now wouldyou change anything?

If I were going to move to New YorkCity now and start over, I would makesure to have tried to meet musicians intown before actually getting here, maybemake a couple of visits first and makingcontacts. It's difficult when you are start-ing from absolutely nothing and it can takeyears to make the connections that canhelp your career.

If you didn't live in NYC wherewould you live?

I'm from Chicago and miss the city'svibe and food sometimes. I also have a lotof family there so I would move back there.

What do you struggle with in yourcreative life?

It can be difficult to stay true to yourvision, especially when social media andthe Internet can so easily alter your per-ception of what "successful" or "artistic"means. I have to remind myself daily thatcreative music is a personal reflection ofyour own thoughts and ideas.

Your favorite or most importantrecording of yours?

Each of my recordings has a specialplace in my heart, but my favorite onemight just be Foxy, released on Hot CupRecords a couple of years ago. I met BarryAltschul in New York City and invited himto play, which eventually has led to sever-al tours in Europe and several recordings,both of my music and his. To be able toplay consistently with a hero has been adream come true.

Your favorite musician of all-time?Your favorite playing or composingtoday?

There really are so many. I like to lookfor people's personalities in their music, soif they are saying something from theirsoul, I can stop and enjoy what they areputting out into the world.

What are a few pieces of music thatmade you the person or musician youare today?

Again, there are so many. In the jazzworld, I would say that The Shape of Jazzto Come by Ornette Coleman, the JohnColtrane solo on Autumn Leaves fromGraz in 1962 and the solo Evan Parkersoprano records have influenced a lot ofmy thinking and ideas.


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NEW JERSEY JAZZGary Walker, “Morning Jazz Host”, WBGO, 88.3 FM/wbgo.org

Pelt photo by Sally Pritchard, Caiola by Arnie Goodman, Frisell by Monica Frisell.

JEREMY PELTBETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH / JANUARY 3The trumpet of Jeremy Pelt has been compared to the power and range of Lee Morganor Freddie Hubbard in their seminal years. The quietude of his playing is describedas an intimate conversation between good friends. The modern-day urgency of hisplaying has been featured on recordings with Cedar Walton, Ralph Peterson, BobbyBland, Frank Foster, Gerald Wilson, the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra and as a currentmember of Louis Hayes' Cannonball Legacy Band. With his own albums, Pelt hasshown comfort in both acoustic and electric settings, whether expressing standards orhis formidable book of originals. With pianist Taber Gable, bassist Alexander Claffyand drummer Jonathan Barber, Pelt will reach back and give a preview of his Jan. 20release, Tales, Musings and other Reveries (High Note).

SYLVIA CUENCAMAKEDA / JANUARY 29For drummer Sylvia Cuenca, the attraction to rhythm took hold when she listened toa Max Roach record from her father's extensive jazz collection. Cuenca performedwith the San Jose City College Big Band; after graduation, and studies with VictorLewis, she moved to New York, where she played with Clark Terry for 17 years,toured with Joe Henderson, Michael Brecker, Marian McPartland and Regina Carter,provided the beat for Frank Foster's Loud Minority Big Band, and made her ownrecordings like Exit 13 and The Crossing (Etoile) with trumpeter Eddie Henderson.Cuenca's skillful, hard-swinging drumming has been featured at festivals and clubsaround the world. She will have guitarist Paul Bollenback, organist Jared Gold andsaxophonist Ralph Bowen in a night of standards and originals.

BILL FRISELLSOPAC / JANUARY 22Just when you think you have guitarist Bill Frisell figured out, he comes at you fromanother angle. With Guitar in the Space Age (Okeh), we get another listen to his six-string life, which has included creative time with Joe Lovano, Paul Motian, JuliusHemphill, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, David Sanborn and Ginger Baker.Originally attracted to the sounds of English rock, Wes Montgomery and ChicagoBlues, Frisell's latest adventure focuses on the instrumental hits of the 60s comingout of those transistor radios we all held to our heads. "Pipeline," "Rebel Rouser,""Surfer Girl" and "Telstar" get a fresh outing in his wayback machine, as we ridealong with Frisell's Fender Telecaster, guitarist Greg Leisz, bassist Tony Scherr anddrummer Kenny Wolleson.

AL CAIOLACHATHAM PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH / JANUARY 10With six strings, guitarist Al Caiola has tied together a seven-decade career in musicthat has had him in studios jazzing with Hank Jones and Kenny Clarke, touring theworld with Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Tony Bennett and appearing on hits likeGlen Campbell's "Galveston," Simon & Garfunkel's "Mrs. Robinson" and DelShannon's "Runaway." Caiola has had his own hits with "Western Themes," "SpaceAge Pop" and "Spy Music." His chordal and single line expressions can create a fever-ish, frenzied atmosphere or bring a hush to any room. For this guitar summit andDjango Reinhardt birthday bash, Caiola shows off his legendary skills alongsideswing jazz guitarist Frank Vignola, gypsy jazz violinist Jason Annick and rhythm gui-tarist Vinny Rainolo for gypsy jams and covers of Mozart and Black Sabbath!


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NEW JERSEY BY COUNTYATLANTIC

SOMERS POINT JAZZ SOCIETY: 609-927-6677. www.spjazz.org.

BERGENBERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 30

N Van Brunt St. Englewood. 201-227-1030.www.bergenpac.org.

BERRIE CENTER: Sharp Theater. 505Ramapo Valley Rd. Mahwah. 201-684-7844.www.ramapo.edu/berriecenter.

GLEN ROCK INN: 222 Rock Rd. Glen Rock.www.glenrockinn.com. 201-445-2362. Thurs:7pm Duos.

HARVEST BISTRO: 252 Schraalenburgh Rd.Closter. www.harvestbistro.com. 201-750-9966.

PUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM: 20 Puffin Way.Teaneck. www.puffinculturalforum.org. 201-836-8923. Jan 9: 8pm $20 adm Greg Abate.

RAMAPO COLLEGE: 505 Ramapo Valley Rd.Mahwah. www.ramapo.edu/berriecenter.201-684-7500.

SOLARI’S: 61 River St. Hackensack. 201-487-1969. Ev 1st Tues: 8pm One More Once BigBand.

STONY HILL INN: 231 Polifly Rd.Hackensack. www.stonyhillinn.com. 201-342-4085. Ev other Sat: 8pm-12am BettyListe Qrt.

BURLINGTONTRI-STATE JAZZ SOCIETY: PO Box 896.

Mount Laurel. www.tristatejazz.org. 856-720-0232.

ESSEXBAIRD THEATRE: At South Orange Middle

School. 5 Mead St. S Orange. 973-763-1140.www.thebaird.org. See SOPAC.

BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W MarketSt. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973-623-8161. Jan 3: 6-7:30pm Jazz Vespers featJeremy Pelt Qrt.

BRUSCHETTA RESTAURANT: 292 PassaicAv. Fairfield. 973-227-6164. www.bruschettarestaurantonline.com. Thurs: 7-10pm RioClemente Duo.

CODA KITCHEN & BAR: 177 Maplewood Av.Maplewood. www.codamaplewood.com.973-327-2247. Sun: 12-3pm Jazz Brunch featLee Glantz.

DANA LIBRARY: Institute of Jazz Studies atRutgers University. 185 University Av.Newark. http://newarkwww.rutgers.edu/IJS/.973-353-5595.

DE’BORAH’S JAZZ CAFÉ: 18 Green St.Newark. www.deborahsjazzcafe.com. 862-237-9004. Jan 11: Sun 4-8 free adm CarrieJackson Qrt.

DORTHAAN’S PLACE: At Nico Kitchen + Barin NJPAC. 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Jan 25: 12pm $45/15 admJazz Brunch feat Cyrus Chestnut Trio.

DUKE’S SOUTHERN TABLE: 11 Clinton St.Newark. 862-763-5757.

HAT CITY KITCHEN: 459 Valley St. Orange.862-252-9147. Wed: 8pm Jam by Mike Lee.

JAZZ HOUSE KIDS: 14 S Park St. Montclair.973-744-2258 www.jazzhousekids.org.

KEY CLUB: 58 Park Pl. Newark. 973-799-0306.www.keyclubnj.com.

MCLOONE’S BOATHOUSE: 9 Cherry Ln atNorthfield Av. West Orange. 862-252-7108.www.mcloonesboathouse.com. Sun: 11am-3pm Jazz Brunch feat Doug Clarke Duo.

MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY: 1 NormalAv. Montclair. 973-655-4000. www.montclair.edu.

NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org.

PALAZZO RESTAURANT: 11 S Fullerton Av.Montclair. www.palazzonj.com. 973-746-6778. Fri-Sat: 7-10:30pm.

PAPILLON 25: 25 Valley St. South Orange.973-761-5299. www.papillon25.com.

PRIORY JAZZ CLUB: 233W Market St.Newark. 973-242-8012. Fri: 7-11pm.

PROSPECT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 646Prospect St. Maplewood. 973-763-2090.www.prospectchurch.org. Jan 4: 2-5pm $32adm Chickenfat Ball feat Randy Reinhart,Jon-Erik Kellso, Ken Peplowski, Harry AllenBand.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY: Institute of JazzStudies. 185 University Av. Newark. www.rutgers.edu. 973-353-5595.

SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-2787. www.sopacnow.org. Jan 8: 7:30pmMadeleine Peyroux Trio; 18: 7pm NatAdderley, Jr.; 22: 7:30pm Bill Frisell.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Thurs: 8-11pm John LeeTrio w/spec guests.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Sets:unless otherwise noted 7:30&9pm, Fri-Sat8&10pm, closed Mon-Tues. Adm varies. Jan2: Bob Devos; 3: Brazilian Night; 9: JohnGatti; 10: Vinx; 16: Steve Koon; 17: ReaganWhiteside; 21: One More Once; 24: LulaValdivia; 28: Diane Moser Composers' BigBand; 30: Akua Dixon; 31: Mike Longo.

WBGO: 54 Park Pl. Newark. www.wbgo.org.973-624-8880.

HUDSONLIBERTY HOUSE RESTAURANT: 82 Audrey

Zapp Dr. Jersey City. 201-395-0300. www.libertyhouserestaurant.com. Sun: 11am-3pmJazz Brunch.

LIGHT HORSE TAVERN: 199 Washington St.Jersey City. www.lighthorsetavern.com. 201-946-2028. Sun: 6-10pm.

MADAME CLAUDE: 364 1/2 4th St. Jersey City.www.madameclaudecafe.com. 201-876-8800. Thurs: 8pm Manouche Bag.

NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY: 2039Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City. www.njcu.edu.201-200-2000.

MERCERCANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.

Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. Jan 3: AndreMutherson; 10: James Stewart; 17: OrrinEvans; 24: Daryl Yokley; 31: John Simon.

MCCARTER THEATRE: 91 University Pl.Princeton. 609-258-2787. www.mccarter.org.

PRINCETON JAZZ NIGHTS: 53 Clarke Ct.Princeton. www.jazznightsprinceton.com.Jan 11: 4pm Sean Smith & Bruce Barth Duo.

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Princeton. 609-258-4241. www.princeton.edu/music.

SALT CREEK GRILLE: At Forrestal Village. 1Rockingham Row at Rte 1. Princeton. 609-419-4200. www.saltcreekgrille.com. Fri-Sat:7-11pm. Jan 2: Keith Franklin; 3: AndyMcDonough; 9: Tom Adams; 10: RainbowFresh; 16: LaDee Streeter; 17: Charles Clark;23: Jerry Topinka; 24: Bob Himmelberger;30: Jackie Jones; 31: Jackie Jones.


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MIDDLESEXDUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.

www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.

www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Wed: 8-10:30pm. Jan 14: Brandon BainGp; 21: Lainie Cooke Gp; 28: Dave StrykerGp.

LA TAVOLA CUCINA RISTORANTE: 700 OldBridge Tpk. South River. 732-238-2111.www.latavolacucinanj.com. Thurs: 7:30pmJam.

MAKEDA: 338 George St. New Brunswick. 732-545-5115. www.makedas.com. Thurs: 8-11pmfree adm/$5 min. Jan 8: Rudy Royston Qrt;15: Jerry Weldon Qrt; 22: Nimrod SpeaksQrt; 29: Sylvia Cuenca Qrt.

NOVITA: 25 New St. Metuchen. 732-549-5306.www.novitanj.com. Sets: Thurs: 6pm; Fri-Sat7pm. Thurs: Champian Fulton; Fri: LouWatson; Sat: George Fitzsimmons.

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY: 126 College Ave.New Brunswick. www.rutgers.edu. 732-445-4636.

STATE THEATRE: 15 Livingston Av. NewBrunswick. www.statetheatrenj.org. 732-246-7469.

STEAKHOUSE 85: 85 Church St. NewBrunswick. www.steakhouse85.com. 732-247-8585. Fri-Sat 7-11pm.

TUMULTY’S: 361 George St. New Brunswick.www.tumultys.com. 732-545-6205. Tues:8pm + 9:30pm Jam feat Emerging ArtistsBand. Jan 6: Devenny Bennett Band; 13:George Maher Band.

ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM: 71 Hamilton St.New Brunswick. 848-932-7237. www.zimmerlimuseum.rutgers.edu. Jan 6: 5-9pmNajwa Parkins Gp.

MONMOUTHCOUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St.

Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732-842-9000.

GIAMANO’S: 301 Main St. Bradley Beach. 732-775-4275. www.giamanos.com. Free adm/nomin.

HOTEL TIDES: 408 7th Av. Asbury Park. 732-897-7744. www.hoteltides.com. Jan 11:Barbara King; 18: Trish Mata Gp.

MILL: At Spring Lake Heights. 101 Old Mill Rd.Spring Lake Heights. www.themillnj.com.732-448-1800.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Concerts 8-9:30pm. www.njjs.org. Jan 12: BuckyPizzarelli Qrt.

DREW UNIVERSITY: 36 Madison Av.Madison. www.drew.edu. 908-273-7827.

HIBISCUS RESTAURANT: 270 South St.Morristown. www.hibiscuscuisine.com. 973-359-0200. Sets: Tues 6-9pm, Fri 7-10pm, Sat6:30-9:30pm, Sun Brunch 12-3pm.

MAXFIELD’S ON MAIN: 713 Main St.Boonton. www.maxfieldsonmain.com. 973-588-3404.

MAYO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMINGARTS: 100 South St. Morristown.www.mayoarts.org. 973-539-8008. Jan 23:8pm Stephane Wrembel.

NEW JERSEY JAZZ SOCIETY: 800-303-NJJS. www.njjs.org.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 240 SouthernBlvd. Chatham. www.sanctuaryconcerts.org.973-376-4946. Jan 10: 8pm $25 admSanctuary Concerts series feat Frank

Vignola Guitar Summit & Django BirthdayBash w/Al Caiola & Jason Annick.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Sets: Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed-Thurs 7-9:30pm,Fri 6:30&8:30pm, Sat 6:30&8:45pm, Sun 6-8:30pm. Closed Mon. Jan 2: Emmet CohenTrio; 9: Grover Kemble/Jerry Vezza Trio; 10:Nat Adderley Jr.; 21: Bucky Pizzarelli & JerryBruno; 22: Oscar Perez.

OCEANOCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.

Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.$15/13 adm. www.njjs.org. Concerts: 8-9:30pm. Jan 14: Midiri Brothers.

PASSAICCORTINA RISTORANTE: 118 Bershire Av.

Paterson. 973-942-1750. Wed: 6:30-10pmJoe Licari & Mark Shane Duo.

WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-720-2371.

SOMERSETWATCHUNG ARTS CENTER: 18 Stirling Rd.

Watchung. www.watchungarts.org. 908-753-0190. Jan 31: 8pm JaZZ in the Gallery featLauren Hooker & friends.

SUSSEXNEWTON THEATRE: 234 Spring St. Newton.

973-383-3700. www.thenewtontheatre.com.STANHOPE HOUSE: 45 Main St. Stanhope.

973-347-7777. www.stanhopehousenj.com.

UNION16 PROSPECT WINE BAR & BISTRO: 16

Prospect St. Westfield. 908-232-7320.www.16prospect.com. Free adm/no min.Thurs: 8-11pm Carrie Jackson & friends.

CROSSROADS: 78 North Av. Garwood. 908-232-5666. www.xxroads.com. Tues: 9pm freeadm Jam w/Crossroads All Stars.

HAMILTON STAGE: 360 Hamilton St. Rahway.www.hamiltonstagenj.com. 732-428-4592.

ROBIN’S NEST: 3103 Tremley Point Rd.Linden. www.robinsnestrhythmandblues.com. 908-275-3043. Sun: 6-10pm free adm/2drink min Cool Jazz Jam w/Don Williams.

UNION COUNTY PERFORMING ARTSCENTER: 1670 Irving St. Rahway. 732-499-8226. www.ucpca.org.

VAN GOGH’S EAR CAFÉ: 1017 StuyvesantAv. Union. www.vangoghsearcafe.com. 908-810-1844. Sun: 8-11pm $4 adm.

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. Sets: Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat 7-11pm,Sun 5-8pm. Adm varies. Residency (R):Thurs Jam w/Bill Goodwin Qrt & friends. Jan2: Vicki Doney Qrt; 3: Kate Baker Qrt; 4:Mitchell Chang; 8: R; 9: Ken Peplowski Qrt;10: Greg Abate Qrt; 11: Bobby Avey; 15: R;16: Patrick McGee Qrt; 17: Brian Lynch Qrtfeat Emmet Cohen; 18: Marty Wilson Trio;22: R; 23: Steve LaSpina Gp; 24: tba; 25:Walt Bibinger; 26: COTA All Stars; 29: R; 30:Kim Parker & Skip Wilkins; 31: Nancy &Spencer Reed.

DELAWARE WATER GAP: www.cotajazz.org.

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By Cary Tone

B R I D G E C R O S S I N G S

SAXOPHONIST JON IRABAGON ISa jazz rebel with the uncanny ability

and depth to persuade listeners that he hasstudied as much Earl Bostic as late 'Trane."Few players can so deftly stride from post-bop to free improvisation, avant country, todoom metal and then wander from chaoticcollage spraying to sleek-blowing fluency,"wrote one NYC critic. Winner of the 2008Monk Competition and voted DownBeat'stop rising star on both tenor and alto saxo-phones, Irabagon leads and plays in toomany bands to list here. He is a powerfulforce on the international jazz scene.

Jon Irabagon is playing at the WinterJazzFest with MOPDK of which he is afounding member and three nights atCornelia Street Café as a leader with threedifferent bands.

Q. Anything in your life that rivalsyour love, dedication to music?A. Family and friends are really impor-

tant, as well as trying to be an honest andcaring person.One gig or recording of yours you

can't shake?I played several gigs in 2011 with mas-

ter improviser and composer KennyWheeler. I found the bootleg recordings ofthose gigs after he passed earlier this year

and I feel fortunate to have been able toplay and hang with him.One gig or recording of a contempo-

rary?I've done two recordings with the Mary

Halvorson Quintet and one with her septet.For all three, the music was of the highestorder and the musicians gave their all forevery take. Mary's writing is unique and ithas been a thrill watching her writing growand develop.Favorite place in the world to play,

public or private?My favorite festival in the world is the

Moers Festival in Germany; they gave memy first European festival gig and havehad me back several times. The vibe andthe support from the crowd is exhilarating.Anything you'd rather be doing

other than playing music?No way.Do you think playing, appreciating

jazz requires intelligence? Not necessarily. I think that playing

and appreciating jazz requires you to beable to take an honest look at yourthoughts, beliefs and ideas, as well as gath-er the courage to express those things tothe best of your ability.What do you know today that you

didn't know ten years ago?Making a living in music can be very dif-

ficult, but as Todd Barkan says, "Take careof the music and the music will take care ofyou.”


Do you think playing,appreciating jazz requires

intelligence? Not necessarily. I think thatplaying and appreciating

jazz requires you to be ableto take an honest look atyour thoughts, beliefs andideas, as well as gather thecourage to express thosethings to the best of your

ability.


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