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By George Kanzler

10 Davis cover photo by Fran Kaufman, Coltrane by Fran Kaufman, O'Brien by Martin Phillips.

WINNING SPINSONE TROMBONIST HONORING

the legacy of an illustrious forebearand another exploring new options in con-temporary compositions comprise thismonth's Winning Spins. Steve Davis, amainstay of the Big Apple's contingent ofneo-bop/hard bop mainstream, assembles aheavy-hitting sextet for his tribute to the"father of the modern trombone," J.J.Johnson. David Gibson leads a quintetfronted by trombone and trumpet in a pro-gram weighted heavily toward his knottyoriginals.

Say When, Steve Davis (SmokeSessions), is steeped in memories of thelate J.J. Johnson. Six of the pieces areJohnson's own compositions and arrange-ments; four others are standards done asarranged and/or performed by Johnson,and the one original is pianist HaroldMabern's "Mr. Johnson," a tune he wrotereferencing an intervallic warm-upJohnson used to play when Mabern was inhis band in the 1960s.

Along with Davis and Mabern, the stel-lar lineup of this CD includes trumpeterEddie Henderson, tenor saxophonist EricAlexander, bassist Nat Reeves and drum-mer Joe Farnsworth. They deliver a robustblend of hard bop drive and the melodicand harmonic subtleties that exemplifyJohnson's writing. Davis himself is a per-fect interpreter of Johnson, since what hesays about J.J.'s style also applies to his:"this tremendous, warm sound and clean,clear articulation and sophisticated har-monic ideas."

By using a frontline of three horns,Davis can employ Johnson's three-partharmonies and voicings: demonstratingjust how artful and engaging Johnson'swriting is for both listeners and musicians.The challenges and rewards of that writingshine through on tunes ranging from theoriginals "Pinnacle" and the soulfully tune-ful "Kenya," to brilliant hard bop-flavoredrenderings of the standard "What Is thisThing Called Love?"

Interpolating from a big band arrange-ment, Davis creatively scales down"Shortcake" while adding ensemble timbrewith Henderson's Harmon-muted trumpet.Mabern's "Mr. Johnson" has a gritty,down-home feel further emphasized inAlexander's guttural phrases, then echoedin the other horn solos.

Davis stretches out in quartet modewith gorgeous renderings of two ballads,Johnson's "Lament" and the standard"There Will Never Be Another You," moreoften played as a swinger in jazz. Two

minor surprises add variety and appeal to the program: John Coltrane's "VillageBlues," with that slow, loping rhythmmade famous by Trane's seminal quartet,and "When the Saints Go Marching In,"with a decidedly modern Johnson chartemploying very not-Dixieland polyphony;the solos, including Davis' with bucketmute, are taken at a bebop clip.

BOOM!, David Gibson (Posi-Tone), fea-tures a quintet the leader dubs The DG5tet. Its lineup features the growing-in-popularity double brass frontline withGibson's trombone joined by Josh Evans'trumpet. Theo Hill plays acoustic and elec-tric pianos, Alex Claffy, bass and KushAbadey, drums. Aside from the opening,"The High Road," in a fairly familiar hardbop vein with nifty turnarounds, the otherseven originals reveal a postmodern,beyond bop and swing sensibility. Gibson'stone and approach, unlike Davis' moreclassic neo-bop style, employ slippery runsas well as tonal gruffness and burlapvibrato.

"Rare Truth," the second track, isindicative of Gibson's gnarlier,labyrinthine inclination. Beginning withslow, stately long notes, it quickly shifts toa skittery uptempo strain, then the twotempos and approaches alternate through-out the track. Off-center rhythms and along meter feel with accelerating time,plus echoey electric piano, fuel "Grassfed,"with a high register trumpet solo matchedby fleet trombone slurried runs.

Back on acoustic piano, Hill evokesMcCoy Tyner on "Eyes of Argus" and therhythms from Abadey are highly chargedand sprung, like a tiger trying to break outof a bag, meshing best with Evans' crack-ling trumpet solo and Hill's powerful inter-play within his own solo. Slower originalsrange from a melodically waltzing"Persephone" and lush "The Dance" to thestrange, haunting "Empathy," with itssemi-rubato horn lines and slow dragtempo.

Electric piano returns on the CD titletune, another snappy theme with sprungrhythms and frisky horn solos. Roundingout the program are Tom McIntosh'salmost standard, "The Cup Bearers," and acover of Eric Clapton's 1996 Grammymulti-winner: "Change the World," as anaffectionate ballad.

Steve Davis plays with the DizzyGillespie™ All-Star Big Band at theBlue Note July 21-26. David Gibson's

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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. Jul 21-23&28-30: 8pmJazz in July Festival feat 07/21 Bill Charlap,Jay Leonhart, Bill Stewart, Dick Hyman,Howard Alden & Anat Cohen, 07/22 ErnieAndrews, Bill Charlap, Renee Rosnes,Houston Person, Jeremy Pelt, Steve Nelson,Peter Washington & Kenny Washington,07/23 Bill Charlap, Marcus Roberts, JebPatton, Todd Coolman & Willie Jones III,07/28 Kurt Elling, Bill Charlap, Harry Allen,Warren Vaché, Peter Washington & KennyWashington, 07/29 Bill Charlap, AnnHampton Callaway, Steve Wilson, ReneeRosnes, Sean Smith & Matt Wilson, 07/30Bill Charlap, Sandy Stewart, Ken Peplowski,Randy Sandke, Joe Locke, Bucky Pizzarelli,Jay Leonhart & Dennis Mackrel.

449 LA: 449 Lenox Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts).212-234-3298. Thurs: 1-3:30pm Jazz &Dessert; Fri-Sat: 8:30pm; Sun: 1-3:30pm & 4-7pm Patio Jazz.

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

BEACON BAR: 2130 Bway at W75th St. 212-787-1100. www.beaconhotel.com. Tues: 7-10pm Benny Benack.

BEMELMANS: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St atMadison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-1600.

BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7thAvs). www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-281-0777. Fri-Sat: 8&10pm $20 don 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 DU SOLEIL: 2723 Bway at 104th St. 212-316-5000. www.cafedusoleilny.com. Fri: 8-11pm. Free adm. Jul 17: Yael & Gabriel’sGypsy Night; 24: Bedlam Swing.

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

CASSANDRA’S JAZZ & GALLERY: 2256 7thAv (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts). 917-435-2250.Sets: 8&10pm Mon-Thurs + 12am Fri-Sat $10adm feat Dr. Dwight Dickerson Qrt w/specguests.

CHÉRI: 231 Lenox Av (bet 121st & 122nd Sts).www.cheriharlem.com. 212-662-4374. Fri-Sat: 8pm; Sun: 12-3pm. Sun Brunch featLady Leah.

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

CHOCOLAT RESTAURANT & LOUNGE:2217-23 Frederick Douglass Blvd at 120th St.212-222-4545. www.chocolatlounge.com.

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Sun: 6-9:30pm. Free adm/2 drink min. CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet

92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Jam (J).Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, J 10pm-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. Residencies(R): Mon E&J tba; Tues E&J Marc Devine;Wed E Open mic w/Les Kurtz, J NathanBrown; Thurs J Kazu; Fri J Robert Rocker;Sat J Jesse Simpson; Sun E Open micw/Keith Ingham, J Ben Paterson. Jul 1: R; 2:Michael Vitali; 3: Masami Ishikawa; 4: JuliaMartina; 5-8: R; 9: Yaacov Mayman; 10:Sarah Slonim; 11: Kayo Hiraki; 12-15: R; 16:Jazz Mix; 17: Denton Darien; 18: AlanRosenthal; 19-22: R; 23: Joey Morant; 24:Kuni Mikami; 25: Sonelius Smith; 26-29: R;30: Carol Sudhalter; 31: Larry Roland.

GIN FIZZ: 308 Lenox Av at 125th St. 2nd Fl.212-289-2220. www.ginfizzharlem.com. Sets:10pm-1am. Wed: Jazzamataz by Dice Raw;Thurs: The Harlem Sessions by Marc Cary.Jul 3: Melanie Charles; 10: KJ Denhert; 17:Jazzmeia Horn; 24: Vinnie Knight; 31:Swanbean Qrt.

GINNY’S: At Red Rooster. 310 Lenox Av (bet125th & 126th Sts). www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001. Sun: 11am-3:30pmGospel Brunch. Sets: 7:30&9:30pm. Jul 2:$15 Sammy Miller & the Congregation; 3-4:$30 adm Nicholas Payton Trio; 10: $15Revive Big Band; 18: $15 Etienne Charles;24-25: $20 Wayne Escoffery 07/24 w/KojoRoney & Esteban Castro, 07/25 w/Soul Stop& spec guest Jeremy Pelt.

GRAN PIATTO D’ORO: 1429 5th Av (bet 116th& 117th Sts). www.granpiattorestaurant.com. 212-722-2244/2161. 8pm: $10adm Jazzon Fifth. 1st,2nd&3rd Thurs: 7-11pm PhilYoung Experience.

GRANT’S TOMB: Riverside Dr & W120nd St.www.jazzmobile.org. 212.866.4900. Freeadm. Wed starting Jul 8: 7-8:30pm.

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

HARLEM TAVERN: 2153 Frederick DouglassBlvd at 116th St. www.harlemtavern.com. 212-866-4500. Sat-Sun: 11am-4pm Jazz Brunch.

INDIAN ROAD CAFÉ: 600W 218th St (betIndian Rd & Seaman Av). 212-942-7451.www.indianroadcafe.com. Sets: Thurs 7-9pm, Fri 7:30-9:30pm. Jul 2: Judi Marie;10&24: Rob Silverman.

JARON EAMES: jaroneames@gmail.com. 646-337-0620. Sun 2-5pm: $20 Don BBQ & Jazz@ Home series feat JaRon Eames & EmmeKemp.

LA MAISON D’ART: 259W 132nd St (bet AdamClayton & Frederic Douglas Blvds). 718-593-4108. www.lamaisondartny.com.

LE CHÉILE: 839 181st St (bet Cabrini &Pinehurst Blvds). www.lecheilenyc.com.212-740-3111. Wed: 8-11pm WaHiWednesday Jazz Jam w/Louise Rogers &Mark Kross.

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. Free adm.

LURA: 949 Columbus Av (bet 106th & 107thSts). 212-866-7500. www.lurany.com. Mon:8:30-10:30pm.

MARCUS GARVEY PARK: 122nd St atManhattan Av. www.jazzmobile.org.

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212.866.4900. Free adm. Fri starting Jul 10:7-8:30pm. Jul 17: Antoinette Montague.

MAYSLES INSTITUTE: 343 Lenox Av (bet127th & 128th Sts). Jul 14: see National JazzMuseum in Harlem.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Tues-Thurs7,8:30&10pm, Fri-Sat 8&9:30pm + Fri Jam 12-3am, Sun Brunch (B) 12,1:30&3pm, SunEvening (EV) 5:30,7&8:30pm. Adm: Tues&Sun EV $20 at table/10 at bar, Wed&Sun B$10/10, Thurs $25/15, Fri-Sat $50/25, Fri Jamfree. Residencies (R): Tues Johnny O'NealTrio, Wed Tribute to B.B. King feat KingSolomon Hicks, Fri-Sat except 07/18 JCHopkins Biggish Band, Fri Jam WayneTucker Qrt, Sun B Minton’s Players, EVQueen Esther. Jul 1-12: closed; 14-15: R; 16:Brandon Bain; 17: R; 18: Malou Beauvoirw/Minton’s Players; 19&21-22: R; 23: MarquisHill Blacktet; 24-26&28-29: R; 30: WillermDelisfort Sxt w/Milton Suggs; 31-Aug 1: R.

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

NABE HARLEM UNDERGROUND: 2367Frederick Douglass Blvd at 127th St. 646-370-4008. www.nabeunderground.com.Mon: 7-11pm free adm/2 drink min Jamw/Patience Higgins Trio feat Lady Cantrese.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:104E 126th St #2C. (bet Park & LexingtonAvs). 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. Freeadm. Events: 7-8:30pm. Jul 14 (at MaylesInstitute) & 21: South African Jazz by SetonHawkins w/guests.

NEW AMSTERDAM MUSIC ASSOCIATION:107W 130th St (bet Lenox & Adam ClaytonPowel Blvds). 212-510-8140.

NEW HARLEM BESAME: 2070 Adam ClaytonPowell Jr Blvd (bet 123rd & 124th Sts).www.harlembesame.com. 646-863-2277.

PAPASITO: 223 Dyckman St. 212-544-0001.Sat: 2:30-5:30pm Latin Jazz Brunch w/PaulCarlon Latin Jazz Trio.

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. www.parisbluesharlem.com. 212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5-8pm,Jam 9pm-1am. Free adm. Mon: E Niki Rubin& Warren G Trio + John Cooksey &Spontaneous Combustion; Tues: Al Blackw/Annette Bland McCoy & the Sultans ofSoul; Wed: Les Goodson & the IntergalaticSoul Jazz Band; Thurs: E Patty Murry MintJulip + Tyrone Govan & Top Secret; Fri:Melvin Vines & the Harlem Jazz Machine;Sat: alternate between The 69th StreetBand/The Antoine Dowdell Gp; Sun: 1st&3rdLa Banda Ramirez, 2nd Lucious Conway &Motown Review w/Terri Lowe, 4th GuestBand, 5th Elliot Pinero & Sumbaswing.

PARLOR ENTERTAINMENT: 555 Edge-combe Av at 160th St. #3F. 212-781-6595.Sun: 3:30pm free adm w/Marjorie Eliot, BobCunningham, Sedric Choukroun & specguests.

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

RYAN’S DAUGHTER: 350E 85th St (bet 1st &2nd Avs). www.ryansdaughternyc.com. 212-628-2613. Fri: 8:30&10pm Josh Marcum &Gene Bertoncini.

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.

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SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets: 6-8pm. Free adm.Residency (R): Sun 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid.Jul 1: Alex Bryson Qrt; 3: Chandry Abreu; 4:Louis de Mieulle; 5: R; 7: Adam Machaskee;8: The Forever Moonlight Band; 9: Nick DiMaria; 10: Jocelyn Shannon Jazz Qrt; 12: R;13: Glenn White Project; 14: Jeff MorrisonQrt; 15: NY Jazz Force; 16: Claudia Hayden;19: R; 20: Joe Pino Qnt; 21: David LovetetTrio; 22: Michael-Louis Smith; 23: LuisD’Elias Ens; 26: R; 27: Kennon Keys Ward;28: Jacob Varmus Qrt; 29: Steve KaiserBand; 31: HC4.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at FrederickDouglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets: 6-8pm unless otherwisenoted. Free adm. Jul 1: 8-9pm The StachelQnt; 2: Nick Scheuble; 3: Takao Heisho Qrt;4: Tal Gur; 5: Karamel Day; 6: 6-7pm BennoMarmur; 7: Nick Brust Qnt; 9: Tim Newman;10: 6-6:40pm Juan Mejia's Conspirancy; 11:Moth To Flame; 12: Marco Chelo Sxt; 12: 8-9pm Lathan' s Way; 13: David Bertrand Qrt;14: Antonello Parisi; 15: Tucker Flythe Qrt;16: Matt McDonald, 8-10pm Nick Videen; 17:Rodrigo Bonelli Spt; 18: Joe Barna &Sketches Of Influence; 19: Zolaband; 21:NanjoLee Trio; 23: Noah Bless; 24: 6-7pmEbone Underground x Tajahniya Sapp; 25:Rachel Therrien; 26: Zac Zingler; 28: AndrewSchiller; 29: Joe Pino Qnt; 30: Mike Fahn; 31:The Highliners.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(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, L SmokeJam; Tues E Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt, LEmmett Cohen Organ Trio; Wed L CamilleThurman Qrt; Thurs L Nickel & Dime OPS;Fri L Patience Higgins & Sugar Hill Qrt07/3&17, John Farnsworth Qrt 07/10&24; SatL Johnny O’Neal & friends 07/4, PatienceHiggins & Sugar Hill Qrt 07/11,18&25; Sun BAnnette St. John Trio, L Willerm DelisfortQrt. Jul 1-2: E Cynthia Scott, L R; 3-5: ETribute to Nat Adderley feat Jimmy Cobb &Mike Ledonne, L R, B R 07/5; 6-7: R; 8: EJacques Lesure Qrt, L R; 9: E Steven Kroon,L R; 10-12: E Jim Rotondi Qnt feat JoeLocke, L R, B R 07/12; 13-14: R; 15-16: EBrian Charette Sxt, L R; 17-19: E MarcusStrickland & Twi-Life, L R, B R 07/19; 20-21:R; 22: E Nick Finzer Qrt, L R; 23: E SaronCrenShaw, L R; 24-26: E Heads of State, L R,B R 07/26; 27-28: R; 29: E Chris Washburne& SYOTOS, L R; 30: E Freddie Bryant &Peter Bernstein, L R.

STAGE 72: 158W 72nd St (bet Bway &Columbus). www.stage72.com. 212-362-2590. Jul 30: 7-8:30pm $25 adm 2 drink/minKaren Oberlin.

SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & WestEnd Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.Sets: 9pm/$10 adm unless otherwise noted.Residencies: Wed JT Project/ProjectGroove; Thurs Open Mic w/Andre Smith &Sugar Bar All Star Band. Jul 3: 8pm RodrigoBonelli; 10: 8pm Chris Parker Trio; 11: IriniRes & the Jazz Mix.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St.212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org. BarThalia (BT). Sets: 9pm. Residency (R): Sunexcept 07/5 BT Mostly Marcus feat MarcusGoldhaber & guest. Jul 2: BT Liz Childs Jazz;9: R w/tba; 12&19: R w/John Hart; 23: BTTamuz Nissim; 26: R w/Ron Affif.

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The UPTOWN LOUNGE : 1576 3rd Av (bet88th & 89th Sts). www.uptownloungenyc.com. 212-828-1388. Tues: 7-10pm JustinLees Jazz Trio.

WHOLE FOOD: Upper West Side. 808Columbus Av at 97th St. Jul 31: 4:30pm freeadm Whitney Marchelle Qrt.

54 BELOW: 254W 54th St, Cellar (bet Bway &8th Av). 646-476-3551. www.54below.com.Sets: 9:30pm. Jul 9: Tia Fuller; 25: MarcusGoldhaber.

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 Bill Wurtzel & MikeGari Duo w/Sharon Fisher.

B. B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL: 237W42nd St (bet 7&8th Avs). 212-997-4144.www.bbkingblues.com. Jul 26: 8pm KeikoMatsui.

BAR NINE: 807 9th Av (bet 53rd & 54th Sts).212-399-9336. www.bar9ny.com. Sun: 1-3pmJazz Brunch.

BEETHOVEN PIANOS: 211W 58th St (betBway & 7th Av). www.beethovenpianos.com. 800-241-0001. Jul 9: 8-10pm Johnny D.& Ms. Dana; 31: 7:30-10:30pm ScotAlbertson & John Bianculli.

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 Bandby Tommy Igoe; Sun 6pm except 07/12Birdland Jazz Party by Carole Bufford, 9pmArturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orch. Jul 1-4:Ravi Coltrane Qrt; 2: 6pm Polly Gibbons; 5-6: R; 7-11: John Scofield Trio; 12 9pm & 13:R; 14-18: Birdland Big Band dir by TommyIgoe feat spec guest James Genus; 19-20: R;21-25: Stacey Kent; 23: 6pm Vinx; 26-27: R;28-Aug 1: John Pizzarelli Sings PaulMcCartney.

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

BRYANT PARK: 6th Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts).www.bryantpark.org. 212-768-4242. Mon-Wed, Thurs 07/2 & Fri 12:30-2:30pm; Thursexcept 07/2 2-4pm: Piano in the Park. Jul 1-3: Luiz Simas; 6-10: Jon Weber; 13-17: RussKassoff; 20-23: Isaac ben Ayala; 24: DeannaWitkowski; 27-31: Roy Eaton.

CARNEGIE CLUB: At City Spire Centre. 156W56th St. www.thecarnegieclub.net. 212-957-9676. Fri: 9pm-12am free adm; Sat:8:30&10:30pm $40 Sinatra tribute feat SteveMaglio & Stan Rubin 11 Piece Orch.

CHEZ JOSEPHINE: 414W 42nd St (bet 9th &Dyer Avs). www.chezjosephine.com. 212-594-1925.

COBI: At Room 53. 516-922-2010. COOL MUSIC FOR WARM SUMMER DAYS:

345 Park Av at East 51st St. www.grandcentralpartnership.org/things-to-do/summer-concert-series. Tues: 12:30-1:30pm freeadm. Jul 9: Midiri Brothers; 16: Swingadelic.

MID-TOWN MANHATTAN(Between 35th & 69th Street)

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DAMROSCH PARK: 62nd St (bet Columbus &Amsterdam Avs). 212-721-6500. www.midsummernightswing.org. Music: 7:30-10pm.$17 adm. Jul 1: Aurora Nealand & The RoyalRoses; 8: Gordon Webster Big Bandw/Brianna Thomas; 11: Harlem RenaissanceOrch.

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.Jul 1-2: 7:30pm Honoring Lennie Tristanofeat Kazzrie Jaxen Qrt, 9:30pm HonoringDexter Gordon feat Dexter Gordon LegacyEns; 2: 7:30pm Honoring James P. Johnson,9:30pm Harlem Stride Piano Celeb feat MarcCary, ELEW, Aaron Diehl, Ethan Iverson,Chris Pattishall, Chihiro Yamanaka; 3-17:closed; 18-19: Orrin Evans Captain Black BigBand; 20: $35 Hot Jazz Alliance; 21: $30David Gibson & BOOM!; 22: $30 Duchessfeat Amy Cervini, Hilary Gardner & MelissaStylianou; 23: $40 Harry Allen & friends; 24-26: Jon Faddis Qrt; 27: Sharel Cassity Qnt;28-29: $40 07/28 Nicole Henry; 30-Aug 2: BenWolfe Qnt w/spec guest Nicholas Payton.Late Nights w/Jul 1-2&18: Evan Sherman 07/1w/Entourage, 07/2&18 w/Big Band; 21-25:Julian Lee; 28-Aug 1: Jonathan Barber.

FLÛTE MIDTOWN: 205W 54th St (bet Bway &7th Av). 212-265-5169. www.flutebar.com.Wed: 7-10pm. Jul 1: Bruce Edwards; 8: LoisBruno; 22: 6pm Justin Rothberg Gp; 29:Becca Ball.

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

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

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridium.com. Sets & adm unless oth-erwise noted: 8&10pm, $25 adm/15 min, stu-dent 1/2 price 2nd set Tues-Thurs&Sun. Jul1: Cheryl Jones Qnt; 2: tba; 3-4: closed; 5:8:30pm Liberte Big Band, 10:30pm $5 LaJazz Qrt; 6: tba; 7: 8pm only $35/50 DonMost; 8: tba; 9: 8pm only $30 Willy Porter;10: $35 8:30pm only Jon Hendricks; 11-15:tba; 16: $27.50 Stu Hamm Band; 17-21: tba;22: 8:30pm only $30/40 Kip Winger Solo; 23-24: 8pm only Andy Timmons Trio; 25:7:30&10pm $25/40 Mike Peters; 26: ArthurSadowsky & The Troubadours; 27: tba; 28:$30 Rob Derke Qrt; 29: 8&10:30pm PeterLevin Band w/Dookey Shoe; 30: 8pm only$20 Robert Leslie; 31 8pm only $30/40 & Aug1 7:30&10pm: $25/40 Marty Balin.

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. Adm: Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $15/20 min, Fri-Sat$30/20 min, Sun $40 buffet. Residencies (R):Mon Jam w/Iris Ornig; Tues except 07/28Megumi Yonezawa Solo; Sun Jazz Brunchw/Tony Middleton Trio. Jul 1: John DokesQnt; 2: Michele Bautier Qrt; 3: Rob Duguay &Songevity Qrt; 4: Eric Comstock/BarbaraFasano/Harry Allen Trio; 5-7: R; 8: AdrianCunningham Qrt; 9: David Lopato Qrt; 10:Ignacio Berroa Qrt; 11: Marlene VerPlanckQrt; 12-14: R; 15: Steve Picataggio Trio; 16:Adam Rongo Qrt; 17: Maucha Adnet & HelioAlves Duo; 18: Alexis Cole Qrt; 19-21: R; 22:Katie Thiroux Qrt; 23: Tammy Scheffer Sxt;24: Edward Simon Trio; 25: Roseanna VitroBand; 26-27: R; 28: Billy Test; 29: Frank

Kimbrough Solo; 30: Jeremy Siskind Gp; 31:Michael Blake Qrt.

JOHN JAY COLLEGE: 899 10th Ave #623 (bet58th & 59th Sts). www.jazzforumarts.org.914-631-1000. Jul 28: free adm RooftopCommunity concert series feat VanessaFalabella.

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: 8-11:30pm; Sun: 11am-3pmJazz Brunch.

LE CIRQUE: One Beacon Ct, 151E 58th St (bet3rd & Lexington Avs). 212-644-0202.www.lecirquecafe.com. Mon: 7:30-10:30pmMusical Mondays.

LEXINGTON HOTEL: 511 Lexington Av at48th St. www.lexingtonhotelnyc.com. 212-204-2318. Tues-Sat: 6-8pm The New YorkJazz Workshop.

LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of GreaterNew York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th& 9th Sts). 212-245-4802. www.jazzfoundation.org/what-we-do/monday-night-jam-series. Mon: 7-9:30pm Monday Night Jampresented by Jazz Foundation of America.

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-Wed:8:30pm-11am, Sun: 12:30-3pm. Free adm.Tues: Danny Walsh Qnt; Wed&Sun: SarahHayes.

MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St (bet 6th &7th Avs). 3rd Fl. www.robertoswinds.com.212-302-4011. Jul 17: 8:30-10pm, $20 admIvo Perelmanin & Matthew Shipp Duo.

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

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: 6-8pm Joe Cohn Organ Trio.

OPIA: At Renaissance New York Hotel: 130 E57th St at Lexington Av. 212-688-3939.www.opiarestaurant.com. Sat: 8:30-11:30pmfree adm.

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

RAINBOW ROOM: 30 Rockefeller Plaza. 65thFl. www.rainbowroom.com. 212-632-5000.Mon: 6:30-11pm $34 adm; Sun: 12-3pm $95.Residency (R): Mon Max Weinberg Orch. Jul5: Avalon Jazz Band; 6: R; 12: NightingaleBand; 13: R; 19: Carte Blanche Band; 20: R;26: The Ladybugs; 27: R.

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.

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

ROOM 53: 314W 53rd St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).646-675-5341. www.room53.us. Fri: 7-10:30pm $10 adm Open Mic/Jam by FrankOwens for Singers, Tap Dancers &Instrumentalists. Jul 25: 7:3&9pm LelaKeels, Dor Green, Deborah Auer & CarolRandazzo.

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 10pm-2am Terry

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Suffolk Sts). www.abcnorio.org. 212-254-3697. Sun: 7pm $5 don C.O.M.A. series 2sets + open session. Jul 4: closed; 12:Harvey Valdes, Gian Luigi Diana & BlaiseSiwula + Sam Newsome; 19: Scott May Ens+ Rocco John Iacovone Ens; 26: BlaiseSiwula, Dmitry Ishenko & David Miller + JohnLoggia Ens.

ALL THINGS PROJECT: At NeighborhoodChuch. 269 Bleecker St. 212-691-1770.www.allthingsproject.net. 1st Fri: 8&9:30pmfree adm. Jul 3: Manuel Valera Trio.

AMUSE WINE BAR: 121 Ludlow St (betRivington & Delancey Sts). 212-477-0100.www.amusewine.com. Fri: 8-11pm. Jul 24:Dorian Devins Trio.

ANALOGUE: 19W 8th St (bet 5th Av &McDougal St). www.analoguenyc.com. 212-432-0200. Sets: 7:30-10:30pm free adm. Mon:Renaud Penant Trio.

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

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.

AUTHENTIC BAR B FLAT: Basement 277Church St (bet Franklin & White Sts).www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970. Mon 8-11pm &Wed 8:30-11:30pm: Jordan Young 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 HUGO: 525 Greenwich St (bet Vandam &Spring Sts). www.hotelhugony.com. 212-608-4848. Mon: 6-8pm free adm Rooftop Jazzfeat Gracie Terzian w/New Dominion Trio.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm, 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. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artistsseries; Mon: L Vocal Mondays series.Residencies (R): Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg;Sun Peter Mazza. Jul 1: E Kevin Clark, L R; 2:E Gioel Severini, L tba; 3: Alex Lore; 4: BenEunson; 5: R; 6: E Marty Isenberg, LValentina Marino; 7: E Yuto Kanazawa, LChad Lefkowitz-Brown; 8: E TommyHollyday, L R; 9: E Andrew Van Tassel, LPatrick Cornelius; 10: Dmitry Baevsky; 11:Davy Mooney; 12: R; 13: E MichaelStephenson, L Marianne Solivan; 14: EBobby Katz, L Jonathan Saraga; 15: E MuralTrio, L R; 16: E Alex Sugerman, L Tony Mata;17: Adriano Dos Santos; 18: MichaelValeanou; 19: R; 20: E Caroline Davis, LKavita Shah; 21: E Arath Corral, L JonathanRangonese; 22: E Paul Jones, L R; 23: EGianni Gagliardi, L Nicholas Brust; 24: NickRusso; 25: Yotam Silberstein; 26: R; 27: ECasey Berman, L Michelle Walker; 28: E tba,L Nick Biello; 29: E Kyle Moffat, L R; 30: EGioel Severini, L Kevin Wang; 31: JackWilkins.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am LateNight Groove series & Sun 11:30am&1:30pmSunday Brunch. Adm varies. Jul 1: BebelGilberto; 2-5: Victor Wooten; 6: CarmenRodgers & Zo!; 7: Gato Barbieri; 8-12; EddiePalmieri Spt; 13: Jason Miles & Ingrid

Waldo & Rum House Jass Band; Sun CandyShop 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; Thurs:12:30pm free adm Jazz on the Plaza; Sun:5pm free adm Jazz Vespers. Jul 1: TedRosenthal & Joel Frahm; 5: Sylvia CuencaQrt; 8: Geoff Gallante Qrt; 9: Alexis Cole Qrt;12: Art Lillard & Heavenly Big Band; 15:Memories of Café Pierre feat KathleenLandis & Nancy Winston; 16: Jamie Baum &Short Stories; 19: Eve Zanni; 22: RussKassoff Trio; 23: Ron Blake Qrt; 26: EmilioTeubal Ens; 29: Carli Munoz & Eddie Gomez;30: Bria Skonberg.

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

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

SUMMER GARDEN & BAR: RockefellerCenter. 5th Av (bet 49th & 50th Sts).www.patinagroup.com. 866-9PATINA. Sun:11am-3pm Jazz Brunch series.

TAGINE: 221 W38th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs).www.taginedining.com. 646-373-6265.

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&Sun 8-11pm, Thurs 9-11:30pm, Fri 9pm-1am, Sat 8-10:30pm +11pm-1:30am. Adm: Mon-Wed&Sun free/$5min, Thurs-Sat $10/10 min. Jul 1: Emi TakadaTrio + Jun Miyake Duo; 2: The Highliners; 3:David Zakarian Trio; 4: E Lunana & Lunanos,L tba; 5: Yuki Futami Trio; 6: Hillary Capps;7: Vivienne Aerts + Wishing on Stars; 8: AliBello & the Sweet Wir; 9: BenjaminServernay Trio; 10: Kuni Mikami Trio; 11: EKen Kobayashi, L Aquiles Navarro Trio; 12:Yako Eicher; 13: Akemi Yamada; 14: GeoProgulakis + Alec Castro Duo; 15: StephenFuller Duo + Benno Marur Duo; 16: ScotAlbertson Duo; 17: Nicholas Wight Trio; 18:E Daniel Bennett Gp, L Nick Morrison Trio;19: Lunana & Lunanos Trio; 20: MarlaSampson Duo; 21: Edge of Jazz; 22:Hironobu Honshuku Trio; 23: AkihiroYamamoto Trio; 24: Takenori Nishiuchi; 25:E Yuko Ito Trio, L Yusuke Seki Qrt; 26: KengoYamada; 27: Setsuko Hata Trio; 28: MichaelGallant Trio; 29: tba; 30: Senri Oe; 31: RayDaisuke & Riyo Fukush.

URBO: 11 Times Square (8th Av & 42nd St).212-542-8950. www.urbonyc.com/bar-urbo.Tues-Fri: 6:30pm.

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 6-9pm, Late (L)10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1st Thurs:E Ami Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe; lastFri: E Kendra Shank. Jul 10: Tessa SouterTrio.

ABC NO RIO: 156 Rivington St (bet Clinton &

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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:7:30pm-11:30pm Terry Waldo Solo.

DOMA NA ROHU: 17 Perry St at 7th Av. 212-929-4339. www.domanyc.com. $10 min.Wed: 7:30&9pm, Sat: 8&9:15pm.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com.Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Jul 5: 2pm The NUBand + Erhard Hirt, 6pm Rochus Aust,Jonathan Golove & Jokubas Aust.

The DRAWING CENTER: 35 Wooster St (betBroome & Grand Sts). 212-219-2166.www.drawingcenter.org. Jul 8-10: 7:30pmDrawing Sound I by Billy Martin.

DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. Jul 2: 9pm MadSatta; 12: 7pm Dar Lahze; 14&28: 7:30pmSilver Arrow Band; 23: 7pm On The SpotTrio; 28: see 07/14.

DUANE PARK CAFÉ: 157 Duane St (bet Hud-son & W Bway). www.duaneparknyc.com.212-732-5555. Fri: 9:30pm $95 adm incl din-ner Plume Revue feat DP Jazz Qrt.

The EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich &Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431-9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars feat Jon-ErikKellso & friends. Jul 5: w/Jay Rattman; 12:w/John Allred; 26: w/Scott Robinson.

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 1am. Ev N: Jam. Residencies(R): Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E Saul Rubin;Wed E except 07/1 Raphael D'lugoff Trio +1,N Ned Goold; Fri 9pm Gospel Queens; Sat: NGreg Glassman; Sun E Terry Waldo &Gotham City Band, N Brandon Lewis &Renee Cruz. Jul 1: E Mike King Qnt, LGroover Trio, N R; 2: E Lummie Spann Qnt,L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N Will Terrill; 3: E AllanRubinstein Trio, L R + Jared Gold/DaveGibson, N Paul Nowinski; 4: E DaveSchnitter, L Raphael D'lugoff Qnt, N R; 5: ER, 8:30pm Jade Synstelien & FCBB, N R; 6:E Malang Jobarteh, L George Braith, N R; 7:E R, L Nu D'lux, N Craig Wuepper; 8: E R, LHarold Mabern Trio, N R; 9: E RadamSchwartz, L Greg Glassman Qnt, N JaredGold; 10: E Avi Rothbard Qrt, L R + SylviaCuenca, N Ray Gallon; 11: E Eiko Rikuhashi& La Descarga Band, L Troy Roberts, N R;12: E R, L Corin Stiggal Qnt, N R; 13: E tba,L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 14: E R, L PeterBrainin & the Latin Jazz Workshop, N tba;15: E R, L Don Hahn/Mike Camacho Band, NR; 16: E tba, L Joris Tepee, N tba; 17: E tba,L R + Diego Voglino Qrt, N tba; 18: E tba, LBruce Williams Qnt, N R; 19: E R, L tba, N R;20: E-L tba, N R; 21: E R, L-N tba; 22: E R, Ltba, N R; 23: tba; 24: E Todd Herbert Qrt, L R+ Victor Gould Sxt, N tba; 25: E tba, L EdCherry Qrt, N R; 26: E R, L tba, N R; 27: E-Ltba, N R; 28: E R, L Itai Kriss & Gato Gordo,N John Benitez & Latin Bop; 29: E R, L tba, NR; 30: E tba, L New York Cats, N tba; 31: ERay Gallon Trio, L R + Point of Departure, Ntba.

The FLATIRON ROOM: 37W 26th St (bet 6thAv & Bway). www.theflatironroom.com. 212-725-3860. Jul 17&25: 9pm-1am Susan

Jensen; 14-19: Larry Coryell & The EleventhHouse REUNITED; 20: Imani Uzuri; 21-26:Dizzy Gillespie™ All-Star Big Band featSteve Davis; 27: Joe Gransden; 28-Aug 2:Earl Klugh. Late Night Groove series w/Jul 3:Giulia Valle Trio; 4: Project Grand Slam; 10:Naughty Professor; 11: Mauricio de Souza;17: Matt “Pedals” Loescher Gp; 18: Coulon;24: Emily Cavanagh; 25: Sarah ElizabethCharles; 31: Evil Giraffes On Mars. SundayBrunch w/Jul 5: Sean Smith Trio; 12: NYUJazz Brunch feat Janis Siegel; 19: Peter &Will Anderson Qrt; 26: Pete McGuinnessJazz Orch.

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. Encore Series:7&9pm, $20 adm/$15 min. Jul 1: $15 + minNoel Simone Band Of Friends; 2: 8&9:30pmKen Greves; 8&15: 8&9:30pm CraigPomranz; 10: Deborah Latz; 11: BarbaraRosene; 15: see 07/8; 18: Janice FriedmanTrio; 24: Michelle Walker; 25: 7&9pm Tributeto Mark Murphy feat Sheila Jordan, JudiSilvano, Steve Ross, Tessa Souter, SeanSmith, Marcelino Feliciano & Dylan Pramuk.

CAFE WHAT?: 115 Macdougal St at MinettaLn. www.cafewha.com. 212-254-3706. Jul 24:7pm Andres Laprida; 30: 7:30pm MannyMoriera & Julie E.

CAFFE VIVALDI: 32 Jones St (bet Bleecker &4th St). www.caffevivaldi.com. 212-691-7538.Free adm. Jul 1,8&22: 8:30-9:30pm JoeAlterman; 12: 6-7pm Noel Brennan, 9-11pmJohn Lander Trio.

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

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

CITY CRAB: 235 Park Av at East 19th St. 212-529-3800. www.citycrabnyc.com. Sat-Sun:12,1:20,2:20&3:20pm Jazz Brunch feat duos.Jul 4: Eyal Vilner; 5: Adam Moezinia; 11:Kyoko Oyobe; 12: George Weldon; 18: MayuSaeki; 19: Jordan Pettay; 25: Carl BartlettJr.; 26: Justin Lees.

CITY WINERY: 155 Varick St (bet Spring &Vandam Sts). www.citywinery.com. 212-608-0555. Jul 12: 11am PJ Rasmussen & theBoardwalk Jazz Band.

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. Jul 1: Lauren Falls; 2: Scott Lee,Yago Vazquez & Jeff Hirshfield; 3: SofiaRibeiro & Marco Mezquida Duo, 10pm SolLiebeskind Trio; 4: Ingrid Laubrock/Tyshawn Sorey/Kris Davis; 5: Diane MoserQnt; 6: Amram & Co; 7: 7pm Zack Foley, 9pmElder, Mulherkar & friends; 8: JohnRaymond Roots Trio; 9: The Horns Band; 10-11: Ll4; 12: Mitch Marcus Gp; 14: Rob Garcia4; 15: Julian Lage & Jorge Roeder; 16: PaulJones Qrt; 17-18: Gilad Hekselman; 19:Elementos; 20: Rotem Sivan Trio; 21: LenaHovanesian; 22: Mandology, 10pm JonathanPowell & Nu Sangha; 24: Barry Altschul &3dom Factor; 25: Loren Stillman Trio; 26:Logan Strosahl; 28: Marta Sanchez Qnt; 30:Antonio Mazzei Qrt; 31: Joel Harrison 5.

The CUPPING ROOM CAFE: 359W Bway (betBroome & Grand Sts). 212-925-2898.

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guest Joseph Jarman, 9:30pm Henry Grimes& Amina Claudine Myers, 10:30pm RoscoeMitchell, 07/8 7pm Connie Crothers, 7:30pmRobinson/Whitecage/Filiano/Grassi, 8:30pmCrispell & Hemingway, 10pm Whit DickeyEns, 11pm Sun Ra Arkestra, 07/9 7pm TheIndependents, 7:30pm Darius Jones Qrt featEmilie Lesbros, 9pm Milford Graves HeArtQrt, 10pm Dave Burrell Civil War Project,11pm Joe McPhee & Four For Jazz, 07/107:30pm Karl Berger Improvisers ChamberOrch, 9pm Jason Kao Hwang/Sing House,10pm David Murray w/Class Struggle Trio,11pm William Parker Martin Luther KingProject, 07/11 6:30pm Ingrid Laubrock Sxt,7:30pm Wadada Leo Smith/Aruan Ortiz Duo,9pm Tony Malaby TubaCello, 10pmLeandre/Cleaver/Maneri, 07/12 6pm HEAR inNOW, 7pm Matthew Shipp Trio, 8:30pm RobBrown Qrt, 9:30pm Hamiet Bluiett TelepathicOrch.

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

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Jul 19: 6pm NepalRelief concert w/Claudia Qnt, Goonj BeyondBorders, Joel Harrison & AnupamShobhakar, KJ Denhert Band, Beat KäestliBand, Xiomara & Axel Laugart, Trio Urbanofeat Susan Pereira, Dario Eskenazi, JamieBaum & spec guest Dave Liebman.

LE SINGE VERT: 160 7th Av (bet 19th & 20thSts). 212-366-4100. www.lesingevert.com.

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. Jul 2: L JosephPino; 3: L Angelo Hart; 7: L R; 10: E RichardMalavet Qrt, 11:30pm Angelo Hart; 11: E ArtieThompson; 14: L R; 19: 1pm Andy Sharkey;21: L R; 24: E Richard Malavet Qrt; 27: L KayMatsukawa; 28: L R.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets: Early (E) 7:30pm free adm, Late(L) 9:30pm $20, Night (N) 12am. Residencies:E Mon John Merrill, Tues-Thurs&Sun HappyHour show, Fri Ehud Asherie, Sat SpikeWilner & guests. Jul 1: Allyn Johnson; 2: TimArmacost/Don Friedman; 3-4: JoanneBrackeen/Ugonna Okegwo; 5: Mike Moreno;7: Jill McCaron; 8-9: Taylor Eigstiw/Gretchen Parlato 07/8, w/Dayna Stephens07/9; 10-12: Larry Willis; 11: N JeremyManasia; 13: David Hazeltine; 15: EvanChristopher/Ehud Asherie; 16: Mark Soskin;17-18: Hod O’Brien/Ray Drummond; 19: EBucky Pizzarelli/Ed Laub, L Grant Stewart;21: Tada Unno; 22: Joe Martin/Ben Monder;23: Neal Miner/Mike Kanan; 24-25: DezronDouglas/Anthony Wonsey/Steve NelsonTrio; 27: Judi Silvano/Michael Abene; 28:Rick Germanson; 29: Steve Slagle/BillO’Connell; 30: Larry Fuller; 31-Aug 1: BusterWilliams/Victor Gould.

MILANO’S BAR: 51E Houston St (bet Mott &Mulberry Sts). 212-226-8844. Thurs 2-4pm:Carol & Company.

MOSCOW 57: 168 1/2 Delancey St at ClintonSt. 212-260-5775. www.moscow57.com.

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

NEW YORK CITY BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11thSt (bet Bway & University). 212-222-5159.www.bahainyc.org. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15

Tobocman. FLÛTE GRAMERCY: 40E 20th St (bet Bway &

Park Av S). 212-529-7870. www.flutebar.com. Wed: 7-10pm free adm. Jul 8&22:Dorian Devins; 15: Melanie Marod; 22: see07/8; 29: Jason Archimandritis Music; 31:Michael Sheridan.

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 E 7-10pm, L 10:30pm-1:30am; Tues-Thurs E 6-10pm, L 10:30pm-1:30am; Fri E6:15-10:15pm, L 10:45pm-2:45am; Sat B 12-4pm, E 6:15-10:15pm, L 10:45pm-2:45am;Sun B 11:30am-4pm, E 6:30-10:30pm, L11pm-2am. Residency (R): Sun E David CossQrt. Jul 1: E The Anderson Brothers, L WillTerrill Trio; 2: E Champian Fulton Qrt, L GeoProgulakis Trio; 3: E Evgeny Sivstov Trio, LKevin Dorn & the BIG 72; 4: B LarryNewcomb Qrt, E Michika Fukumori Trio, LJames Stewart Trio; 5: B Kayo Hiraki Trio, ER, L Abe Ovadia Trio; 6: E Howard WilliamsJazz Orch, L Pasquale Grasso Trio; 7: E TonyYezzo Qrt, L Darrian Douglas Trio; 8: EYvonnick Prene Trio, L Ray Parker Trio; 9: EGeorge Weldon Trio, L Subject to Change;10: E Fukushi Tainaka Trio, L Peter Valera &the Jump Blues Band; 11: B DanielaSchaechter Trio, E Jordan Young Organ Trio,L Virginia Mayhew Qrt; 12: B Lou Caputo Qrt,E R, L Joonsam Lee Trio; 13: E Lou CaputoNot So Big Band, L Ram Erez Trio; 14: E RobEdwards Qrt, L Edwin Canito Trio; 15: EMarc Devine Trio, L Richard Bomzer Trio; 16:E Rick Stone Trio, L Cheryl Pyle Trio; 17: EKyoko Oyobe Trio, L Kevin Dorn & the BIG72; 18: B Larry Newcomb Qrt, E Joe Pino Qrt,L Daylight Blues Band; 19: B Kristen KollerTrio, E R, L Afro Matra; 20: E Interplay Orch,L Chris Carroll Trio; 21: E Periscopes, L RoyMor Qrt; 22: E Joe Alterman Trio, L BedlamSwing; 23: E Mike Catalano-A ManhattanAffair, L Flea Circus; 24: E Champian FultonQrt, L Peter Valera & the Jump Blues Band;25: B Marsha Heydt & the Project of Love, EMasami Ishikawa Trio, L Virginia MayhewQrt; 26: B Iris Ornig Qrt, E R, L Dave Kain Gp;27: E Rob Edwards Big Band, L Justin LeesTrio; 28: E Ray Blue Trio, L Assaf Kehati Trio;29: E Aida Brandes Trio, L Pablo Masis Qrt;30: E Luke Hendon Trio, L Cheryl Pyle Trio;31: E Al Marino Trio, L Dre Barnes Project.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway, 5th Fl at 27th St.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets:8pm $15/10 adm & 10pm $10/8 adm, $22/12Fri-Sat. Jul 10: Colin Stranahan &Pacemaker; 11: Godwin Louis; 16: AlexLoRe; 17: Shai Maestro; 18: Freddie Redd;24: EJ Strickland; 25: Luis Perdomo; 30:Gabriel Zucker; 31-Aug 1: Ingrid Laubrock.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Unless otherwise noted, sets:7:30&10pm + 11:45pm Fri-Sat; adm: Mon-Wed $25, Thurs-Sun $30. Residency (R):Mon Mingus Monday w/Mingus Big Band.Jul 1: Kevin Hays & New Day; 2-5: $35 JamesCotton; 6: R; 7: Sofia Rei & Multinational Sxt;8: Charenee Wade; 9-12: Joyce Moreno; 13:R; 14-15: $30 George Coleman Jr. New Oct;16-19: Azar Lawrence Qnt; 20: R; 21-22:Allan Harris; 23-26: Houston Person Qrt; 27:R; 28-29: $30 Joey Alexander Trio; 30-Aug 2:Regina Carter.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. Jul 14: 9:30pm Carte Blanche;31: 9:30pm Ethan Lipton Orch.

JUDSON CHURCH: 55 Washington Sq Southat Thompson St. www.judson.org. 212-477-0351. Jul 7-12: Vision Festival feat 07/77:30pm Douglas R. Ewart & Quasar w/spec

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OFTEN CALLED ONE OF THE LASTof the bebop pianists, Hod O'Brien

learned his jazz the old-fashioned way: onthe bandstand. Brief college studies werequickly dropped in favor of the life of aworking musician and by 1956, the twenty-year-old O'Brien was leading his own trioat a local jazz club in the Berkshires withvisiting musicians often featured asguests. By that time, O'Brien was alreadycompletely enamored with bebop, havingabandoned the more traditional jazz styleshe'd been practicing. Later that same year,O'Brien gravitated to New York City, theepicenter of jazz.

"When I first got to New York, I wasgoing around to the jam sessions and lofts,"he recalls on the phone from his home inVirginia, "and I was very cocky, as I'd putin lots of time practicing all the bebop licksof Bud Powell and Charlie Parker phras-es." At one jam, he sat in with TeddyCharles and the vibist was so impressed heasked O'Brien if he would like to be on arecording session (Charles was also anA&R man for Prestige Records). O'Brien'sdebut recording as a sideman resulted inthe LP Three Trumpets, with Art Farmer,Donald Byrd and Idrees Sulieman, a minorclassic he says sparks recognition of hisname from many of today's top trumpeterswho once studied it.

His bebop piano style was already fullyformed when O'Brien made that firstalbum and, over the many years since, he

has remained faithful to its basic tenetswhile developing and refining it. He saysBud Powell epitomized it, but he came tothe familiar concepts—long, often singlenote, right hand lines punctuated by inter-mittent chordal rhythmic accents from theleft hand—first through hearing Nat Coleon early JATP records and Billy Taylor.Besides Powell, he sites Al Haig and HankJones as two other older bebop pianistswho influenced him.

"The first time I heard a pianist doingintermittently placed chords was Nat Cole,who was a stylistic bridge between swingand bebop," he says. And of the bebopstyle, he continues: "Bird's and Bud's ideascome right out of Bach's concepts of devel-oping melodic lines out of chords, but witha different rhythmic feel."

O'Brien's command of bebop piano ledto his being hired by bassist OscarPettiford in 1958. "I call it one of my twodubious distinctions," he says. "Bill Evanswas Oscar's pianist in the band, butPettiford wasn't happy with Bill's compingand time feel. So [trumpeter] Red Rodney,who was in the group, recommended meand I replaced Evans. My other dubiousdistinction was coming in ahead of BillRodgers in a ten-mile race in New York,just a week after he had won the BostonMarathon. I heard all this applause as Icrossed the finish line and then realized itwas for Rodgers, who was right behind me."

Pettiford became what O'Brien calls his"first jazz mentor," while Evans, alongwith McCoy Tyner, became two of the mostinfluential post-bop jazz pianists of the20th Century and two of the principal rea-sons so few practice the pure bebop style ofpiano today.

O'Brien's other main jazz mentor wastenor saxophonist J.R. Montrose, probablybest known for his work on CharlesMingus' classic album PithecanthropusErectus, who spent most of his career play-ing near his home in upstate New York."J.R. was one of the most impressive cats Iknew," he says, adding, "as was [alto saxo-phonist/arranger] Gigi Gryce, whose musicI loved." Other musicians he worked withand admired over the years include trum-peter Chet Baker, saxophonists PhilWoods, Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn andWarne Marsh and guitarists Ted Brownand Joe Puma.

In the 1960s, he gave up jazz to studymath and psychology, earn a degree andwork as a research assistant, beforereturning full time to jazz in 1974. Sincethen he's worked regularly, traveling fre-quently to Japan, where his pure bop styleis greatly appreciated. He's also workedwidely, including at resorts in Virginia,with and without his wife, the singerStephanie Nakasian, whom he first met in1980. He's looking forward to reuniting

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LISTINGS... continued from page 20 PM 4-7pm, E 7:30-10pm, L 10:30pm-1am, N1:15am; Sun 1-3pm, PM 4:30-7pm, E 7:30-10pm, L 10:30pm. Jam following N. Admvaries. Residencies (R): Mon L except07/6&27 Ari Hoenig, N except 07/27Jonathan Barber; Tues E Spike Wilner Qrt, Nexcept 07/6 Next Generation Sessions byAlex Claffy & friends; Wed N Sanah KadouraBand; Fri PM Jam w/Ai Murakami07/3,17&31, w/The Corey Wallace DUBtet07/10&24; Sat PM Jam w/Jonathan ThomasTrio 07/4&18, w/Tuomo Uusitalo Trio07/11&25; Sun 1pm Vocal masterclass byMarion Cowings. Jul 1: E Dexter MasonBand, L Lummie Spann Band, N R; 2: E JeffWilliams Qrt + 1, L Nick Hempton Band, Ntba; 3: PM R, E Joey Caveseno Band, LGrachan Moncur Band, N tba; 4: PM R, EClifford Barbaro Band, L Grachan MoncurBand, N Philip Harper; 5: 1pm R, PMMarianne Solivan Big Band, E-L tba; 6: E BillGoodwin Band, L Marcus Strickland Band, NR; 7: E R, L Smalls Legacy Band feat FrankLacy, N R; 8: E Dave Scott Qnt, LChristopher McBride & The Whole Proof, NR; 9: E Ben Perowsky Band, L SpencerMurphy Band, N tba; 10: PM R, E RandyJohnston Trio, L Tim Green Band, N JeremyManasia; 11: PM R, E Dmitry Baevsky Band,L Tim Green Band, N Stacy Dillard; 12: 1pmR, PM Rob Burke & The Power of the IdeaSxt, E-L tba; 13: E Carol & Company, L-N R;14: E R, L Lucas Pino No Net Nnt, N R; 15: EZaid Nasser Band, L Dayna Stephens Qnt, NR; 16: E Fukushi Tainaka Qnt, L Ken FowserBand, N tba; 17: PM R, E Joshua BreakstoneTrio, L Montez Coleman Band, N tba; 18: PMR, E Bob DeMeo Band, L Montez ColemanBand, N Philip Harper; 19: 1pm R, PM-L tba;20: E Kyoko Oyobe Gp feat Ben Monder, L-NR; 21: E R, L Theo Hill Band, N R; 22: E AkikoQrt, L Jon Beshay Qrt, N R; 23: E BrynRoberts Trio, L Carlos Abadie Qnt, N tba; 24:PM R, E tba, L John Marshall Qnt, N tba; 25:PM R, E Rudy Petschauer Qrt, L JohnMarshall Qnt, N Stacy Dillard; 26: 1pm R, PMGeorge Gee Orch, L Charles Owens Trio; 27:E Will Sellenraad 3, L Joe Farnsworth Band,N Jonathan Michel; 28: E R, L Josh EvansBig Band, N R; 29: E Adam Birnbaum Qnt, LCurtis Lundy Gp, N R; 30: E Adam BirnbaumQnt, L Brian Lynch Band, N tba, 31: PM R, EPeter Malinverni Trio, L Ken Peplowski Qrt, NAnthony Wonsey Trio.

SPECTRUM NYC: 121 Ludlow St 2nd Fl (betDelancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-5470.www.spectrumnyc.com. Jul 2: 8:30-10:30pmGuillermo Gregorio.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.com. Adm varies. Tues-Sun: 8&10pm weeklyresidencies. Sun: 3pm John Zorn & friends.Jul 1-5: Fast Forward; 7-12: Gyan Riley; 14-19: Secret Chiefs 3; 21-26: Cleric; 28-Aug 2:Gerry Hemingway.

SUBROSA: 63 Gansevoort St (bet Washington& Greenwich Sts). www.subrosanyc.com.212-997-4555. Sets: unless otherwise noted8&9:30pm $20 adm. Jul 1-2,24-25&30-31:(8&10pm 07/1) Pedrito Martinez Gp; 3:Telmary; 6: Barbara Martinez & RumbaFlamenca; 9-10: Tiempo Libre; 11: Mr. Pauer;12: Torreblanca & Masa; 13: 8&10pm ColetteMichaan; 15: 8&10pm Jose Pepito Gomez;16: Zeitlin Perez; 17: Lean Burke; 19:8&10pm Eliacim; 22: 8&10pm YunielJimenez; 23: Moneco; 24-25: see 07/1; 27:Liz Menezes; 30-31: see 07/1.

The TOKYO TAPAS CAFÉ: 7 Cornelia St atWest 4th St. www.tokyotapascafenyc.com.212-242-6333.

TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park &

adm. Jul 7: Jorge Sylvester ACE Collective;14: Rosemary George; 21: Jabbo Ware & theMe, We and Them Jazz Orch; 28: Lou Caputo& the Little Big Band.

NIGHTHAWKS: 679 Greenwich St atChristopher St. www.nighthawksnyc.com.646-329-6390. Mon-Tues&Thurs: 8-10:30pm,Sun: 12-3pm.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington SquareHotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30&2:15pm free adm JazzBrunch. Jul 5: Elizabeth Lohninger Trio; 12:Roz Corral Trio w/John Hart & Boris Kozlov;19: Dee Cassella Trio; 26: Roz Corral Triow/Ron Affif & Paul Gill.

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. Tues: 9pmLatin Jazz feat 1st Tues Chembo Corniel,2nd Tues Bronx Conxión, 3rd Tues BobbySanabria, last Tues Hector Martignon; 1stWed: All That - Hip Hop Poetry & Jazz; 1stSat: $15 adm Puddin’ Jazz series + Jam; lastSun: Bobby Sanabria & New School Afro-Cuban Jazz Band.

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.

PIANOS: 158 Ludlow St at Stanton. 212-505-3733. www.pianosnyc.com. Fri: 8pm CabinetMakers.

PIERRE LOTI: 258W 15th St (bet 7th & 8thAvs). www.pierrelotiwinebar.com. 212-645-5684. Tues: 8-11pm.

PRIMO 135: 135 7th Av S (bet Charles & 10thSts). 212-620-6196. www.primo135.com.Mon&Sun: 7-10pm Brazilian Duo w/FreddieBryant feat Vanessa Falabella (Mon),Andromeda Turre (Sun).

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

ROBERT F WAGNER JR. PARK: 20Battery Pl. www.bpcparks.org. 212-267-9700. Thurs: 7-8:30pm Battery Park CityParks Conservancy feat free River &Blues Festival. Jul 9: John Hammond; 16:Valerie June; 23: Henry Butler & friends;30: Alexis P. Suter & The Ministers ofSound.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Jul 19: 7-8:15pm AndreaWood; 20: 7pm Yoshino Nakahara; 21: 7-8pmColleen Clark; 25: 1am Pericopes + 1.

RUE B: 188 Ave B (bet 11th & 12th Sts). 212-358-1700. www.ruebnyc.com. Sets: 8:30,9:30&10:45pm. Mon: tba; Tues: AdrianMoring Trio feat Kelly Green; Wed: RandyJohnston Trio; Thurs: 07/2,9&23 tba, 16&30Seth Kessel Trio; Fri: Frankie Valdez MamboOrch; Sat: Reina Williams Funk Trio; Sun:Jazz vocal open mic w/Jocelyn Media.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallsjazzclub.com.Sets: Afternoon (PM), Early (E), Late (L),Night (N); Mon E 7:30-10pm, L 10:30pm-1am,N 1am; Tues 7:30-9pm, L 9:30pm-12am, N12:30am, Wed-Thurs E 7:30-10pm, L10:30pm-1am, N 1:30am; Fri PM 4-7pm, E7:30-10pm, L 10:30pm-1am, N 1:15am, Sat continued on page 26

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WHEN HE CAME TO NEW YORKfrom California in 1991, saxophonist

Ravi Coltrane could have traded on hisfather and mother's brilliant legacies.Instead, with humility, patience and anuncompromising commitment to excel-lence, he is known today as a serious andcelebrated musician on his own terms. Thefact that he's only released six CDs—Moving Pictures, From the Round Box,Mad 6, In Flux, Blending Times and SpiritFiction—from 1998 to 2012, proves that,for him, it's about quality, not quantity.

"To make a record because you can, forme, is not enough of a reason to make arecord," he says with a laugh. "I needsome ideas and motivation and a littleinspiration."

The 49-year-old, Long Island-bornColtrane has plenty of inspiration to drawfrom, as evidenced by the wide-rangingand eclectic assemblage of musicians he'sworked with—from Steve Coleman, ElvinJones, Geri Allen, Jack DeJohnnette andMcCoy Tyner, to Terence Blanchard, JoeLovano, Joanne Brackeen and DaveLiebman—along with the vivid and variedensembles he leads.

His latest group is his Guitar Quartet,formed two years ago and composed of gui-tarist Adam Rogers, bassist Scott Colleyand drummer Nate Smith, "These guys areplayers that I've known for decades," hesays. "Scott Colley and I went to the samemusic school, Cal Arts. And I've been play-ing with Nate Smith in many different con-figurations. Adam Rogers is one of myfavorite musicians of all times and he's oneof my favorite guitarists. I wanted a bandof guys that I not only admire as musi-cians, but who I would also enjoy hangingout with. There's definitely something tobe said for that type of camaraderie. Itreally gets into the music."

For Coltrane, the guitar gives himanother unique sonic palette for his mov-ing and melodious soprano/tenor sax linesto swoon and soar over. "You get two forone," he says. "It feels like you're playingwith another melodic line player, likeanother horn player. And you also get therichness and harmony available as if youhad a piano there."

The rich harmonies radiating from thisfoursome manifest themselves in a number

of original compositions by the leader andby his bandmates, along with selectionsfrom a dearly departed jazz immortal.

"From this day on, you'll most likelyhear a lot of Ornette Coleman's music,"Coltrane says. This interview took placehours after Coleman's death was reported.And Coltrane, who recorded two Colemancompositions, "Check Out Time" and "TheBlessing," speaks beautifully and emphati-cally on Coleman's galactic influence. "It'sfunny to speak of him in the past tense, soI won't," he says, with a mixture of rever-ence and regret. "Ornette is a completeoriginal: a total original. And he's fearless.What he did in New York in the late '50swas miraculous. To come up with a brandnew conception, with those incredible like-minded individuals—Billy Higgins, andCharlie [Haden] and Don Cherry—theywere complete originals. There is no onelike him."

Coltrane's passion for Coleman ismatched by his life-long exploration of hisfather’s music, along with other saxophonecolossuses including Wayne Shorter andJoe Henderson. He studied them when hewas growing up near Los Angeles, wherehe lived after his father died in New Yorkin 1967. The youngest of three children(his brother, John Jr., died in a car crash in1982), Coltrane credits his mother as thedriving force that made him the humanbeing and musician he is today.

"I learned a lot from her," he says, "howshe interacted with people and what shewas able to do as a musician. I was veryfortunate to receive the things that I didfrom her. And making that albumTranslinear Light was something Idreamed about for years. My mother hadretired from music before I began my musi-cal journey. I'd say, 'Mom, please, we gottado a record!' She said 'No, I already did

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By Ken Dryden, Yvonne Ervin, Ken Franckling, Ge Ware photo by Angela Bartolo, Elling by Anna Webber, Peplowski by Fran Kaufman.

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DIANE MOSERCORNELIA STREET CAFÉ / JULY 5 and TRUMPETS / JULY 29Composer/pianist Diane Moser has been leading one of jazz's unique orchestras foralmost two decades. The 17-piece Diane Moser's Composers Big Band is dedicated toplaying new works and arrangements by its 11 members and guest artists. Thoseguests have ranged from Howard Johnson and Jim McNeely to Jane Ira Bloom andMatt Wilson. The DMCBB began performing monthly at Tierney's, then settled in itscurrent home, Trumpets, where this month's gig celebrates the band's 18th anniver-sary. Moser has also been composing chamber jazz pieces for her quintet includingBen Williams, trombone and Marty Ehrlich, alto sax/clarinet. Expect to hear musicfrom the quintet's latest recording, Music for the Last Flower, as well as Moser's newThe Birdsong Project at Cornelia Street Café. GK

BILL WARE MASTERS SCHOOL / JULY 8Whether performing with a jazz group, composing a symphony or experimenting withtechnology, vibraphonist Bill Ware demonstrates that innovation should be a constantspice in the jazz musician's cabinet. Whether as a leader or supporting acts such asSteely Dan and Groove Collective, Ware portrays the vibraphone as not just an instru-ment but rather an extension of his artistic prowess and musical curiosities. Sincecoming onto the New York jazz scene of the late 1980s, Ware has been a consummateforce showcasing the vibraphone as a premiere instrument of the jazz idiom. Ware'scolleagues have taken notice; guitarist Marc Ribot states, "Bill is one of the most tal-ented musicians I've ever known." For this Jazz Forum Arts event, Ware is joined bypianist Matt King, bassist Alex Blake and drummer Jaime Affoumado. EW

AMINA FIGAROVA THE SIDEDOOR / JULY 18 and FALCON ARTS / JULY 30 Pianist/composer Amina Figarova's musical output directly corresponds to her pas-sions. Equal parts Ellington and Rachmaninov, Figarova's compositions have a fresh,multi-genre feel that puts her in a class all her own. After stints at the Baku andRotterdam conservatories and Berklee College, Figarova's 1994 debut album,Destination, introduced the world to her refined and unpredictable post-bop styles.Appearances at the Newport Jazz Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and HeritageFestival showcased Figarova's prodigious character on a platform ripe with musicaltalent. Figarova's most recent recording is 2012's Twelve but she has a forthcomingrelease, Blue Whisper. She plays music from both with her husband, Belgian flutistBart Platteau, and a complement of American players, including trumpeter AlexNorris and drummer Jason Brown. EW

FREDDIE REDDJAZZ GALLERY / JULY 18Freddie Redd made his recording debut as a leader in 1955 yet the pianist has beenso sporadically recorded that, now in his 80s, he remains a talent deserving widerappreciation. Recognized for his intricate, challenging compositions and dynamicapproach to his instrument, Redd's best-known writing and performances were fea-tured in the play and the film The Connection, music that has stood the test of timeon its own merits. Bud Powell remains an influence in his style, though the New YorkCity native has evolved into a more subdued, reflective performer. Redd's new trio CDwith Jay Anderson on bass and drummer Billy Drummond is Music For You recentlyissued by SteepleChase, his first recording in more than a quarter century. KD

KATIE THIROUXJAZZ AT KITANO / JULY 22Following in the footsteps of Brandi Disterheft, Linda Oh and Mimi Jones, KatieThiroux represents a new wave of younger female jazz bass players. Based in LosAngeles, she trained on violin but swapped it out for upright bass, obtained opera pitjobs as a ten-year-old, and studied jazz with Tierney Sutton and John Clayton.Berklee College offered a scholarship; she graduated, taught at their satellite schoolin Ecuador, then completed a Master's degree at Cal State Long Beach. Her tightrhythmic underpinnings and solid sense of swing suggests West Coast cool influenceslike mentor Clayton, Leroy Vinnegar or Ray Brown. She performs music from herdebut CD, Introducing Katie Thiroux (Basskat) with woodwind veteran KenPeplowski, pianist Konrad Paszkudzki and drummer Matt Witek. MGN

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L I G H TWAYNE ESCOFFERYGINNY'S SUPPER CLUB / JULY 24-25Tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery has been one of the giants among the young lionswho have emerged in the 21st Century. He combines an adventurous spirit, potentsongwriting and inventive improvising in his big-toned playing, occasionally doublingon soprano sax. Escoffery's small groups have been diverse, as demonstrated by hisbands for both nights at Ginny's. The first night band is Wayne Escoffery and Phenomfeaturing two promising young musicians: drummer Kojo Roney, the ten-year-old son ofsaxophonist Antoine Roney who has been playing in jazz ensembles since age four, plus12-year-old pianist Esteban Castro. The second night showcases his band Soul Stopwith guest Jeremy Pelt performing groove-oriented music inspired by Mwandishi, LeeMorgan, Miles Davis and Eddie Harris. KD

CHRIS WASHBURNE SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB / JULY 29Trombonist Chris Washburne's SYOTOS Jazz Band has been pushing forward Latinjazz with elements of bebop, funk, gospel and contemporary classical music for 23 years.This evening celebrates the release of Low Ridin', their sixth CD, which features "acidmambo" versions of rock classics from the 1960s and '70s. One clever mash-up layersDuke Ellington's sacred work "Heaven" over Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven."SYOTOS includes Ole Mathisen, saxes; John Walsh, trumpet; Andre Mehmari, piano;Leo Traversa, bass; Vince Cherico, drums and Orestes Abrante, congas. The band namemeans "see you on the other side," which Washburne told them before his 1992 surgeryfor severe nerve cancer. Doctors said he had a 50/50 chance of surviving—and wouldnever play again. He sure proved them wrong. KF

JOEY ALEXANDERJAZZ STANDARD / JULY 28-29There are many examples of players who caught jazz fever from listening to theirfathers' record collections. Joey Alexander made that discovery at age six, then taughthimself to play the piano in his native Bali Indonesia and absorbed enough of the jazzcanon, musicality and spirit over the next four years for the movers and shakers in jazzto take note. He made his recording debut before turning 12 last month. My FavoriteThings (Motéma) reveals an intuitive player with keen improvisational talent, whetherplaying challenging standards or originals. Now based in New York, Alexander has afull summer schedule of club and festival appearances. For these two nights at JazzStandard, he's joined by his working trio mates, Russell Hall on bass and SammyMiller, drums. KF

KEN PEPLOWSKISMALLS / JULY 31-AUGUST 1Back in the Swing Era, tenor saxophonists doubled on clarinet, or vice versa. In thepost-bop era, the clarinet gave way to the soprano sax as a second for tenors, but KenPeplowski is one of a handful today who plays both instruments equally as well and asoften. Peplowski came up in the late 1970s and 1980s, playing in big bands, Broadwayshows and, as a clarinetist, in traditional jazz contexts. However, he's always been will-ing to expand his horizons. His 1998 album Grenadilla featured him interacting withboth trad/swing clarinetist Kenny Davern and downtown avant clarinetist MartyEhrlich. Besides his group gig at Smalls, Peplowski is part of the 92Y's Benny, Basieand Bucky, a salute to Benny Goodman, Count Basie and special guest BuckyPizzarelli. GK

KURT ELLING92Y / JULY 28"Frank Sinatra is American popular song. The voice, the phrasing, the attitude: thesequalities make him the single most important popular vocalist of all time," Jazz inJuly's artistic director and pianist Bill Charlap writes in the program for Swing a Songof Sinatra. Filling the shoes of Ol' Blue Eyes in this tribute is another singer with aunique approach to lyrics and, especially, swing: Kurt Elling. With a four-octave rangeand the heart of a poet, this charismatic performer will put his own stamp on Sinatra'smany hits. Joining Elling in the frontline for the Sinatra 100th birthday celebration iscornetist Warren Vaché and tenorman Harry Allen with bassist Peter Washington anddrummer Kenny Washington rounding out the rhythm section with Charlap. YE

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LISTINGS... continued from page 22 Sat: 9pm Jam. Fri: w/Bernard Linnette; Sat:w/Rob Anderson. Jul 11: 7:30pm AidaBrandes Trio +; 25: 7pm Robert Anderson Qrt.

WAVE HILL: 675W 252nd St. 718-549-3200.www.wavehill.org. Jul 29: 7-8pm SunsetWednesdays series feat Hilliard Greene &the Jazz Expressions.

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

65FEN: 65 Fenimore St. www.65fenmusicseries.tumblr.com. Mon: 9&10pm $10 don65Fen Music series. Jul 6: Naked RootsConducive, 10pm Foster/Bennett; 13:Lockwood/Warren, 10pm tba; 20: Fraser/Qu,10pm Real Adult; 27: Cymerman, 10pmEisenstadt/Sinton.

ALOR CAFÉ: 2110 Richmond Rd. StatenIsland. 718-351-1101. www.alorcafe.com.

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 9pm Stephane Wrembel.Jul 11: 10pm The Claudettes; 21: 7pmMichael Oien.

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.

CHEZ OSKAR: 211 Dekalb Av. 718-852-6250.www.chezoskar.com. Mon: 8-11pm.

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. Jul 19: 7pm$20 adm Andre Canniere.

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. 718-768-0131.4th Tues: 8:30pm Music from NYUnderground - On the Way Out.

GAMBRINUS: 3100 Ocean Pkwy. 718-265-1009. www.gambrinusny.com. Thurs: 8-11pm Yaakov Mayman Qrt.

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

HOUSE OF ART GALLERY: 408 MarcusGarvey Blvd. www.hoagallery.com. 347-663-8195.

I-BEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com. JACK: 505 1/2 Waverly Av. www.jackny.org.JALOPY: 315 Columbia St. www.jalopy.biz.

718-395-3214. JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. 917-593-9776.

www.jazz966.com. 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 Konceptions

Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-524-6060. Wed: 11pm-2am Jam w/RobDuguay & Low Key Trio.

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. Jul 1-5: Fred Hersch Trio; 6: R; 7-12: Russell Malone Qrt; 13: R; 14-19: HenryThreadgill & Zooid; 20: R; 21-26: JennyScheinman; 27: R; 28-Aug 2: Leo GenoveseQnt.

VISION FESTIVAL: www.artsforart.org. 212-254-5420. see Judson Church.

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 Trio.

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. $10 adm unless otherwise noted.Residency (R): Sun 7&8:30pm WhyNotExperiment? series by Andrea Wolper. Jul 1:8-9pm Eiko Rikuhashi Qrt, 10-11:30pmAaron Comess Trio; 2: 7-8:30pm Julio BottiJazz Tango Trio, 9:30-10:30pm Roy Mor Gp;3: 8-9:30pm $12 Steve Picataggio Trio; 4: 6-8pm $12 Jae young Jeong Qrt; 5: R featDenver General + Anna Webber Qrt; 7: 9-10:30pm Nossa Nova; 9: 7-8:30pm Daniel Ori& Mindset; 10: 10-11:55pm Aaron Shragge;12: R feat Lola Danza, 10-11:55pm NickFraser Trio; 15: 10-11:30pm Richi Debonis;17: 8-9:30pm Caroline Davis Gp; 19: R featJames Ilgenfritz Qrt; 22: 8-9:30pm MorrieLouden Trio; 24: 8-9:30pm Kevin Harris Gp;25: $12 6-8pm Kenji Herbert & Aaron Darrell,11-11:55pm Hot Jazz Jumpers; 26: R featClaire de Brunner & friends; 29: 8-9:30pmAlex Hamburger Qrt.

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 (E) 7pm, Late 9,11pm&12:30am,Mon 2am. Adm varies. Residencies: Mon11pm-3am Ron Affif Trio; Tues 10pmEvolution + Jam by Ingmar Thomas; Thurs12am Midnight Rumba; Fri Big Bands; SatMonika Oliveira & The Brasilians; Sun TangoTrio & Milonga. Jul 1: Valery Ponomarev Sxt;2: Misha Piatigorsky Qrt; 3: Gregorio UribeColombian Big Band; 6: E Vanisha Gould +VandoJam feat Steve Wilson; 8: DaveChamberlain & Band Of Bones Big Band;9,16,23: Francisco Mora-catlett & AfroHORN;10: Valery Ponomarev & Our father who ArtBlakey Big Band; 11: E Misha Piatigorsky Trio+ Livio Almeida Brazilian Big Band; 13: ELainie Cooke; 15: E Iris Ornig + Sheriff Bob’sBluegrass Jam; 17: Jack Jeffers & The NewYork Classics Big Band; 18: E MishaPiatigorsky Trio; 20: E Kalena Nash; 22: AndyBey; 24: Misha Piatigorsky Big Band; 27: EMarianne Solivan; 31: Seth Weaver SwingBand feat Svetlana Shmulyian.

CO-OP CITY: Greenway at Section V. Jul 8: 6-8pm free adm Antoinette Montague.

UNIVERSITY OF THE STREETS: 2381Belmont Av. 2nd Fl. www.universityofthestreets.org. 212-254-9300. $10 adm. Fri- continued on page 28

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

The art of nowThe jazz world has had more than one

11-year-old piano whiz. Pianist/composer/educator Joanne Brackeen was giggingat that age and, over six decades later, con-tinues to play—and live—with an enviablelevel of intensity, freshness and enthusi-asm.

Besides writing hundreds of composi-tions and releasing dozens of albums as aleader, Brackeen has played, collaboratedand recorded with a litany of jazz giantsincluding Charlie Haden, Charles Lloyd,Pharoah Sanders, Woody Shaw, FreddieHubbard, Lee Konitz, Joe Henderson,George Benson and Dave Holland. She wasthe first female member of Art Blakey'sJazz Messengers and played with StanGetz from 1975 to 1977; Getz ranked heramong "the most original and creativecomposers" in his bands.

During Brackeen's tenure with Getz,they performed at Keystone Korner in SanFrancisco with bossa nova inventor JoaoGilberto, drummer Billy Hart and bassistClint Houston. "Todd Barkan recorded thewhole thing every night," she recalls.Brackeen is thrilled that two CDs of thoserecordings will be released on theResonance label in 2016: "Stan was a veryinnovative player, but I never heard anyalbums that are near what he did with ourband. These recordings are breathtaking;it was an unbelievable experience."

Her achievements have been recognizedwith numerous grants and awards, includ-ing the 2014 BNY Mellon Jazz LivingLegacy Award bestowed at the KennedyCenter; she's scheduled to play there inOctober, honoring this year's winner GaryBartz. Brackeen is also excited that she'sbeen asked to talk about her experiencesfor a Yale University oral history project.

However, she'd rather look ahead. "Ithink about today and what I'm doing.That's the only way the music we play inthe jazz world really exists—in the hereand now."

Brackeen's to-do list includes workingon a solo piano album, taking weeklyChinese language lessons; a fall sabbaticalfrom teaching at Berklee, during which sheintends to "write a lot more music;" and aLabor Day weekend gig at the Detroit JazzFestival with her quartet consisting ofRudresh Mahanthappa, Ugonna Okegwoand Matt Wilson. "They love playing mymusic," Brackeen says. "That's what Ineed, people who want to do somethingthey don't normally do."

The pianist will celebrate her 77thbirthday this month and when the subjectof retirement comes up, she quotes TonyBennett: "I've never worked a day in mylife." Brackeen continues, "I've alwaysbeen very involved, like any very hardworker, but it's all play, every minute ofit." She'll headline the Cambridge JazzFestival on her actual birth date, July 26,and will set off some musical fireworkswith a piano/bass duo at Mezzrow JazzClub on July 3-4. The bassist wasunknown at press time, but listeners cancount on hearing one of the greats.

Brackeen has a well-documented affini-ty with bass players such as Cecil McBee,Kim Clarke, John Patitucci and EddieGomez. "A great bass player is a necessity.You can go ahead and play what you wantand they can have a great time too," sheexplains. "Eddie Gomez is at the top of thelist of bass players. He's just like me—wedon't know what tune we're going to play'til we get out there. Then we hear exactlywhat the other one's doing and make ithappen." Count on hearing standards anda few originals at Mezzrow; birthdays arespecial days, but Brackeen makes it herbusiness to play as if every day is special.

New location, firm rootsWhen it comes to playing trumpet,

"The Chicago sound is engraved in myDNA," says Marquis Hill, the winner ofthe 2014 Thelonious Monk InternationalTrumpet Competition. "But if you playjazz, you've got to come to New York andstay for at least a while. It's where all thegreats are from and there's so much hap-pening here. You get different influencesfrom being here."

Hill recently moved from his hometownto the Big Apple and is enjoying exploringthe local jazz scene. "Spending time here islike going away to college; it's a beautifulthing. There are lots of places to go and Imake the rounds. I get out three or four

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LISTINGS... continued from page 26Music series by James Carney. Jul 7: JamesWeidman & Aperturistic Trio, 10:30pm MikeMcGinnis; 14: James Carney Qrt, 10:30pmJeff Davis Gp; 21: Deric Dickens, 10:30pmJon Irabagon, Stan Baguettz Band; 28:Adam O’Farrill feat Chad Lefkowitz-Brown,10:30pm Michael Attias.

LITTLEFIELD: 622 Degraw St (bet 3rd & 4thAvs). www.littlefieldnyc.com. 718-855-3388.

The LIVING ROOM: 134 Metropolitan Av. 718-782-6600. www.livingroomny.com.

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. Tues: 9-11pm.

NORTHERN BELLE: 612 Metropolitan Av.www.northernbellny.com. 718-388-9040.Wed: 9:30pm-12:30am Jam w/Ian Petillo.

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

PEREZ JAZZ: 71 Ocean Pkwy #2J. 917-757-1901, perezjazzmusic@hotmail.com. Jul 12:2pm $20 don incl lunch/BYOB feat AuburyJohnsonback.

RADEGAST HALL & BEER GARDEN: 113N3rd St. www.radegasthall.com. 718-963-3973.

ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.www.roulette.org. 917-267-0363.

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

RYE RESTAURANT: 247 S. 1st St. 718-218-8047. www.ryerestaurant.com. Jul 1:9&10pm $10 adm Curriculum Quextet.

SAGE: 299 Graham Av. www.sageongraham.com. 718-218-6644.

SEEDS: 617 Vanderbilt Av. www.seedsbrooklyn.org.

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.Jul 1: E Ender & Valentine, L Crystal Voyager;2: E Echoes, L David Bertrand Qrt w/ChrisBacas; 6: $12 E Mighty Alpacas, L EarthPeople; 7: $12/15 L Mari Koga Qrt, N GustavoMoretto Spt; 8: 8pm Marco Volcy; 9: E $8Verticalson, L Travis Reuter Gp, N Beekman;10: E Justin Purtill, 8pm Lola Danza, SteveJenkins, Kenny Grohowski & Fung ChernHwei; 11: E $8 A Band In Ship; 12: E YabunoEttun Project, L SissyCastrogiovanni_unplugged, N $15 BandBurrage; 13: L Cameron Orr, Levy Lorenzo &Shannon Hayden; 14: E $15/8 Four(un)Score(d), L Stuart Breczinski, N GoesWithout Saying; 15: E Logan Strosahl/AlexLoRe Qnt, L Nick Sanders Trio; 16: E BeledoTrio; 18: E-L The Black Lodge w/spec guestsMaster Lee & Mr. Patrick, N Noshir Mody Ens;19: Chris Buckridge & His Musician Friends;20: L Glenn Zaleski Solo, N the OWL; 21: EOle Mathisen Solo; 22: E Mike Lorenz Trio, L$15 Pericopes + 1; 23: E The Velocity Duo; 24:$12 E Michael Sarian & The Big Chabones, LJacinta & The Chamber Birds, N No SmallMoney Brass Band; 26 E Leni Stern AfricaTrio; 28: $15 7:30pm Erica Seguine &Shannon Baker Jazz Orch, L Miggy + NY JazzOrch; 29: E Anthony Izzo & Kristin SamadiDuo, 8pm Shekasteh Mouyeh; 30: L RachelFriedman Lives Here; 31: E Palmslap.

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

SUNNY’S: 253 Conover St. www.sunnysredhook.com. 718-625-8211. Jul 3: 10pm MissIda Blue.

THREES BREWING: 333 Douglass St. 718-522-2110. www.threesbrewing.com. Jul 12:8pm Kretzmer/Evans, 9pm Grass Roots,10pm Chris Pitsiokos & Co.

WAY STATION: 683 Washington Av. ProspectHeights. www.waystationbk.blogspot.com.347-627-4949.

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

WOLF & LAMB STEAKHOUSE: 1635 ConeyIsland Av. 718-627-4676. www.wolfandlambbrooklyn.com. Jul 28: 7:45pm RichardSamuels.

BUTTONWOOD TREE: 605 Main St.Middletown. www.buttonwood.org. 860-347-4957. Sat: 8-10pm. Jul 11: SissyCastrogiovanni Unplugged Trio; 18: La HotJazz

CAFE NINE: 250 State St. New Haven. 203-789-8281. www.cafenine.com. Sat: except 07/44:30-7:30pm Jam. Jul 11: w/Gary Grippo; 18:w/Tony Dioguardi; 25: w/George Baker.

CAVE À VIN: 975 State St. New Haven. 203-777-6206. www.caveavinwinebar.com. Sat:8-11pm free adm.

CHASE: 100 Putnam Av. Greenwich. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Jul 14: 12-1pmfree adm Mark Morganelli & Jazz Forum All-Stars.

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.

MUSIC MOUNTAIN: 225 Music Mountain Rd.Falls Village. www.musicmountain.org. 860-824-7126. Jul 11: 6:30-8:30pm VinceGiordano & Nighthawks.

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. Wed:9pm-12am free adm Hawkins 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.

PIZZERIA LAURETANO: 291 Greenwood Av.Bethel. www.pizzerialauretano.com. 203-792-1500. Sun: except 07/5 6-8pm $15adm/10 min. Jul 12: Sambeleza feat IsabellaMendes; 17: Bill Crow Qrt.

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795. Jul 11: 7:30pm $38 adm GlennMiller Orch.

SARAH’S WINE BAR: At Bernard’s. 20 WestLn. (Route 35). Ridgefield. 203-438-8282.www.bernardsridgefield.com.

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

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times a week, meeting people, jamming,setting up sessions. It makes me want tocome up with new music."

He recognizes differences between theChicago and New York sounds. "WithChicago, there's the history of the city, theAACM, a lot more influence of free oravant garde playing coming out of Chicago,which I incorporate in my music a lot. NewYork I think of as the new sound of modernjazz, it's big on original compositions andpeople writing music and stretchingboundaries. I like that a lot."

In fourth grade, Hill was introduced tojazz when his teacher, Diane Ellis, gavehim Lee Morgan's album Candy. "Thatrecord made me fall in love with thismusic. Diane Ellis is my first jazz hero, oneof the few elementary school teachers Iknow of with a heavy jazz curriculum. Shestill teaches to this day, gets 'em hooked tothe music really young." From that timeon, "I knew I wanted my career to be relat-ed to music. I had tunnel vision; I didn’tconsider anything else.”

By the time he was a high school sopho-more, Hill was jamming at Chicago venuesthe Velvet Lounge and the ApartmentLounge, with renowned saxophonists likeFred Anderson and Von Freeman. "Theyknew I was hungry for the music and theylet me in," Hill recalls. "My mother, a sin-gle parent, saw I loved it. She went with itand supported me from the start."

Among his other influences, Hill citessaxophonist Ronald Carter, with whom hestudied music education at NorthernIllinois University, before going on to earna Master's in jazz pedagogy at DePaul. "Imet Professor Carter really young, heinspired me, I still have the passion forteaching he instilled." Eventually, Hillhopes to set up a studio for teaching pri-vate lessons.

Marquis Hill, Minton’s

band for his gig at Minton's on July 23."I'm excited. This is my first opportunity toput together a New York band and writesome new arrangements for it. It's excitingto hear new musicians approach yourmusic from a new standpoint."

Many sides, many soundsOn her new CD, Inner Dialogue

(MusiqHaus), singer/composer SarahElizabeth Charles delves into a varietyof influences. "I'm pushing boundaries onthis record. I hope it will spark a dialogueas to what jazz is or what it can be."

From the music's earliest history, jazzcomposers have been inspired by the popu-lar music of their era and Charles readilyacknowledges she's following in that tradi-tion. In addition to jazz studies, "Growingup in the '80s and '90s, Michael Jackson,Jill Scott, Stevie Wonder, Erykah Baduwere all on my radar. It would be hard forany musician my age to say they couldtotally lock that out."

Charles' Haitian heritage and musicshe heard while volunteering there alsosparked her creativity. She has traveled toHaiti three times in recent years, creatinga music education program with the chari-ty Rise2Shine. "I'm training teachers inbasic musical principles they can incorpo-rate into their curriculum," she explains."They work with very young students,four- and five-year-olds, and the capacityof some of those kids is enormous. I can'twait to see how this will impact them overtime."

In spite of the range of influences, shehas no doubts about what category the newalbum fits in. "There's way too much jazzin there for it not to be jazz," Charles says."It's a jazz record from jazz musicians—improvising musicians—tapping into otherworlds and melding genres." The singerhas kept her S.E. Charles Quartet togeth-er for five years, a rare feat in current jazzcircles. However, there are additionalmusicians who substitute regularly forcore quartet members when they have con-flicting commitments. "There are ninemembers of the quartet community whohave played the repertoire as often as theoriginal members. Everyone is so busy

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In the meantime, a contract withConcord was part of his Monk award prize,so Hill has a recording session in Octoberon his schedule—perhaps an album of stan-dards. "The music I fell in love with whengrowing up with this music." Plus, thetrumpeter is gigging regularly in bothChicago and New York. Perhaps foremoston his list of projects is putting together a

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LISTINGS... continued from page 28 Sagaponack. www.wolffer.com. 631-537-5106. Thurs: 5-8pm Twilight Thursdaysseries. Jul 2: Ludmilla; 9: Lilly-Anne Merat;16: Morris Goldberg; 23: Certain Moves; 30:Vanessa Trouble.

76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476. www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm freeadm Quintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists +Jam.

ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY: 1285Elmwood Av. Buffalo. 716-882-8700.www.albrightknox.org. 1st Fri: 5:30-7:30pmJazz & Happy Hour.

AVIDA BAR: 159 Main St. Nyack. 845-353-2525. www.avidabar.com. Fri: 8-10:30pmfree adm Alicia Crowe.

The CAPTAIN TABLE: 547 Rte 17M. Monroe.845-783-0209. www.captains-table.com. Jul8: 6-9pm Russ Kassoff Duo w/spec guestIrene Walsh.

CARAMOOR CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 149Girdle Ridge Rd. Katonah. 914-232-5035.www.caramoor.org. Jul 18: Caramoor JazzFestival feat Alphonso Horne, The Amigos,Ben Flocks, Bryan Carter Qnt, CécileMcLorin Salvant, David Linard, Jazz atLincoln Center Orch w/Wynton Marsalis &Cécile McLorin Salvant, Jazz at LincolnCenter Youth Orch feat Joey Alexander,Joey Alexander Trio, Jon Lampley, LetFreedom Swing w/Jerome Jennings Qnt,Orrin Evans Qrt, Sammy Miller & theCongregation.

CARNEGIE ROOM: At Nyack Library. 59 SBroadway. Nyack. www.rcjbs.org. 845-358-3370. Jul 31: 8pm Alexis Cole.

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.

EDWARD HOPPER HOUSE: 82 N Bway.Nyack. www.edwardhopperhouse.org. 845-358-0774. Thurs: 7:30-9:30pm Jazz in theGarden. Jul 9: Cameron Brown Qrt; 16:Richie Hart & Linc Milliman Duo; 23: ErikLawrence Ens; 30: Richie Morales Qrt.

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.$20 don suggested. Sets unless otherwisenoted: 7pm, if opening act (Op) 8pm mainact; Sun 10am-2pm Brunch (B). Jul 1: SamReider & Uptown Trio; 2: Jane Ira Bloom OpThe Out of Towners; 3: Slam Allen; 4: ChrisBergson & BBQ Americana Band, OpHoochie Coochie Men; 5: B Saints of Swing,7pm CocoMama; 7: Neil Alexander; 9: Peter& Will Anderson Trio; 10: Bluebirds ofParadise; 11: Banda Magda; 12: B Lee Falco& friends; 15: Upstate Rubdown; 16:Christine Spero Gp; 17: Jeffery Gaines Solo;18: Lindsey Webster, Op John DeRosalia;19: B Alexis P. Suter & The Ministers ofSound, 7pm Tisziji Munoz Qrt w/JohnMedeski; 23: Bucky Pizzarelli & Ed LaubDuo; 24: Peter Prince & Moon Boot Lover,Op Shelley King; 25: tba; 27: Joe CarozzaTrio; 30: Amina Figarova Gp; 31: KJ Denhert& The New York Unit, Op Margaret McDuffie.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30pm.Jul 3: Johnny O’Neal Trio; 4: Aaron GoldbergTrio; 10: Joyce DiCamillo Trio; 11: Nir FelderQrt; 17: Etienne Charles Sxt; 18: AminaFigarova Sxt; 24: Alan Jay Palmer; 25:Jimmy Greene Qrt.

TOWN HALL MUSIC: 45 Main St. Newtown.www.townhallmusic.net. 203-426-2475. Jul18: 8-11pm $35 adm Les Paul's Trio celeb100 Years of Les Paul feat Nicki Parrott, LouPallo & John Colianni.

TWO BOOTS: 281 Fairfield Av. Bridgeport.www.twobootsbridgeport.com. 203-331-1377. Jul 26: 7-10pm $10 adm Dee Cassella& Billy CoFrances + open mic.

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

AMERICAN HOTEL: 49 Main St. Sag Harbor.631-725-3535. www.theamericanhotel.com.Fri-Sat: 6:30-10:30pm Lee Glantz.

BOCA: 74 Shore Rd. Glen Cove. 516-674-8000.www.bocakbny.com. Mon: 7-10pm: IanPetillo.

The CROOKED RAIL: 61 Larkfield Rd. EastNorthport. www.thecrookedrail.com. 631-239-6082. Sun: 8pm-12am Jam Experiencew/Mike Guido & Mike Nugent.

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

GUILD HALL: 158 Main St. East Hampton. 631-324-0806. www.guildhall.org. Jul 28: 7:30pm$40-15 adm Peter & Will Anderson Jazz Triofeat Alex Wintz.

OLD WESTBURY GARDENS: 71 Old West-bury Rd. Old Westbury. 516-333-0048.www.oldwestburygardens.org. Jul 8: 7-9pmVince Giordano & Nighthawks.

ONDA LOUNGE: At Allegria Hotel. 80W Bway.Long Beach. 516-889-1300. www.allegriahotel.com. Thurs: 8pm-12am Jazz & Sushi featIan Petillo Trio (alternative week).

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.

RAMS HEAD INN: 108 Ram Island Dr. ShelterIsland. www.theramsheadinn.com. 631-749-0811. Sun: 6-9:30pm Sun Jazz series featJane & Peter w/spec guests. Jul 19:w/Antoinette Montague.

TRATTORIA GRASSO: 134 Main St. ColdSpring Harbor. www.trattoriagrasso.com.631-367-6060. Sets: Tues 8pm; Wed&Sat7pm; Thurs 6:30pm; Fri 7:30pm; Sun Brunch(B) 12pm, Evening (EV) 6pm. Residency (R):Thurs Frank O’Brien & Tim Givens Duo. Jul2: R; 5: EV Frank O'Brien; 9: R; 10&19: EVGail Storm Trio; 12: Richie Iacona; 16: R; 17:Alexis Cole Trio; 19: B Joe Carter & guest;19: EV see 07/10; 23: R; 24: James Rich Trio;25: Tony Middleton Trio; 30: R.

TREME: 553 Main St. Islip. 631-277-2008.www.tremeislip.com.

WALK STREET TAVERN: 1218 Jericho Tpk.New Hyde Park. 516-354-9732. Last Tues:9pm-12am Jam w/John Ray & Ian Petillo.

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Musician/Artistic Director's CornerThe upcoming Jazz in July at the 92nd

Street Y offers a tantalizing array of con-certs: a Duke Ellington tribute blendingthe talents of Ernie Andrews, HoustonPerson, Steve Nelson and more; a three-pianist exploration of piano greats rangingfrom Jelly Roll Morton through to OscarPeterson and beyond; a set of musical trib-utes to both Sondheim and to Sinatra; andan all-around remarkable array of estab-lished and rising talents in new and inter-esting line-ups. At the center of it all is theprogram's artistic director—pianist BillCharlap—who, since taking the reinsfrom his predecessor Dick Hyman in 2004,has continued to uphold exceptional pro-gramming standards while also placinghis own unique thumbprint on the pro-ceedings.

"I think that it's really about beinginclusive and about calling on what is, forme, an expanded musical family," heexplains. "The artists playing in Jazz inJuly are musicians who are a part of mymusical world and family as well as musi-cians I admire and have dreamed of play-ing with, and also newer artists who havebecome important to me." Indeed, forCharlap the programming opportunityprovides him with an intensive musicallaboratory and enables him to showcasethe range of his musical vision, to take pro-gramming challenges his touring schedulemight not allow and to stretch his ownimagination to new levels. To be sure, thisconstant creative stretch through genresand generations shows the influence ofmaster pianist Dick Hyman—a cousin ofCharlap as well as an early mentor—anddemonstrates the musical ties these tworemarkable artists have long shared.

Celebrating master vocalist MarkMurphy

Sheila Jordan, Judi Silvano, SteveRoss, Tessa Souter, Sean Smith,Marcelino Feliciano and DylanPramuk—as well as yet-to-be-announcedguests—will grace Café Noctambulo onJuly 25 in a tribute to the master vocalistMark Murphy. The evening will present amusical retrospective of Murphy’s career;find out more at http://www.cafenoctambulo.com/.Bill Charlap

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Mark Murphy

The love and respect held for Hymanwill be particularly evident this year, asCharlap and Hyman share the headline onBill and Dick's All-Star Jazz Party, theJuly 21 concert that opens the series, inwhat promises to be a jaw-dropping tra-verse of the Great American Songbook.

While Charlap's background and visionhave left an indelible stamp on Jazz inJuly—it's all but impossible to think of thefestival as separate from Charlap—thebenefit has proven reciprocal as the seriesprovides Charlap with intensive musicaltraining each summer. "I'm like a kid in acandy store," he says, laughing. "I get toplay with the best musicians in the world,of all the generations and the styles. Everyyear I get to do this, and it's like a greatsummer thesis. I learn something neweach time; it's exciting and mind-expand-ing and I always come away havinglearned a great deal."

For more information about Jazz inJuly and to purchase tickets, visithttps://www.92y.org/Uptown/Jazz-in-July.

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ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. NewRochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.com. 914-654-6549.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. Jul 24: The Tin Pan Band.

The BRONKERS TAP HOUSE: 790 McLeanAv. Yonkers. 914-327-4001. Wed: 7:30-10:30pm free adm John Lang Trio.

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

LYNDHURST ESTATE: At Hudson River. 635S Bway. Tarrytown. www.jazzforumarts.org.914-631-1000. Thurs 6-8:30pm: free admSunset Concerts. Jul 9: Nancy Kelly Trio; 16:Gil Parris Qrt; 23: Duchess feat Amy Cervini,Hilary Gardner & Melissa Stylianou; 30:Sudan Baronian & TAKSIM.

MASTERS SCHOOL: 49 Clinton Av. DobbsFerry. 914-479-6400. www.mastersny.org.www.jazzforumarts.org. 914-631-1000. Wed:6:30-8pm free adm. Jul 1: Gerry Malkin JazzCollective; 8: Bill Ware Qrt; 15: RicardoGautreau & The Missing Link; 22: SueMaskeleris & Trio do Rio; 29: Spero PlaysNyro.

PIERSON PARK: W Main St & Hudson River.Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Fri: 6:30-8pm free adm. Jul 10:Terry Silverlight Qnt; 17: Mark Wade Qrt; 24:Mr. Gone feat Neil Alexander; 31: HiromiKasuga Qrt.

RECOLOGIE: 49 Lawton St. New Rochelle.914-278-9350. www.recologie.com.

RED HAT ON THE RIVER: 1 Bridge St.Irvington-On-Hudson. www.redhatbistro.com.914-591-5888. Wed: 6-10pm Bill Crow &Hiroshi Yamazaki Duo w/guest GlendaDavenport or Takeshi Ogura.

LASDON PARK: 2610 Amawalk Rd. Rte 35.Katonah. www.lasdonpark.org/event. 6-30-8:30pm: $5 adm. Jul 10: Gerard Carelli; 17:Jon Doty & friends.

MAVERICK CONCERT HALL: 120 MaverickRd. Woodstock. www.maverickconcerts.org.845-679-8348. Sat: 8pm Jazz at The Maverickseries. Jul 11: Perry Beekman Trio; 18: EldarDjangirov Trio.

PETE & TOSHI SEEGER RIVERFRONTPARK: 1 Flynn Dr. Beacon. www.beaconjazz.com. Jul 25: 12-6pm $65-35 adm BeaconJazz Festival feat Sun of Goldfinger, KarlBerger/Ingrid Sertso Qnt, George ColemanJr. & Rivington Project, International Brass& Membrane Corps, Mike Dopazo & the HVAll Stars.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. www.quinnsbeacon.com. Mon: 8pm free adm MondayNight Jazz Sessions. Jul 20: Dana Hanchard,Nioka Workman & Michael Wimberly.

TURNING POINT CAFÉ: 468 Piermont Av.Piermont. www.turningpointcafe.com. 845-359-1089. Mon: 8-11:30pm $5 adm MondayJam by John Richmond. Jul 26: 7:30-10pmRez Abbasi Acoustic Qrt.

The DOG AND DUCK: 45-20 Skillman Av.Sunnyside. www.thedogandduckny.com.718-406-9048. Tues: 8:30-11pm free adm JonPrice Duo.

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

FRONT TOWARD ENEMY: 40-11 30th Av.Astoria. www.fronttowardenemynyc.com.718-545-2269. Wed: 7:30-10:30pm Keyed Upseries.

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.

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. Jul 4&18: 2pm Hot Jazz/CoolGarden feat The Ladybugs 07/4, Jon-ErikKellso & friends 07/18.

PORTOFINO: 109-32 Ascan Av. Forest Hills.www.portofinoforesthills.com. 718-261-1239. Jul 30: 7&9:30pm Naomi Okai Qrt.

PROPER CAFÉ: 21701 Linden Blvd. CambriaHeights. 718-341-2233. Wed: 8-11:30pm $10adm.

QUEENSBRIDGE PARK: Queensboro Bridge.41 Rd at 40 Ave (bet East River, Vernon Blvd& 21st St). www.cityparksfoundation.org. Jul19: 4-7pm Wycliffe Gordon & friends, B-Love& Hip Hop Jazzy Groove, Karisma Jay &AbunDance, Master Class w/SamuelColeman

TERRAZA 7 TRAIN CAFÉ: 40-19 Gleane St.Elmhurst. www.terrazacafe.com. 718-803-9602. 3rd Thurs: 9:30pm $7 Victor Prieto.

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

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By Nathan Kamal, student at The New School

FRESH TAKES

Gallante photo by Steven Parke, Hemingway by Jordan Hemingway.

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Last year, 14-year-old trumpeterGeoffrey Gallante was the subject ofnews piece on "Voice of America." Thebroadcast offered a portrait of the youngartist through montage—home videos ofearly lessons with awestruck teachers,footage of the youngster with a head ofcropped blond hair serenading the aisles ofa church, and tapes of orchestral and jazzperformances. His early childhood culmi-nated in an appearance on "The TonightShow" at age five. Barely out of kinder-garten, Gallante had the abbreviatedcareer of a veteran behind him.

The pressures of a precocious careerhave had little impact on his relaxed show-manship. Gallante dances onstage betweensolos. Sometimes his hair is slicked to theside, other times covered by a fedora. "Toentertain your audience is a must,"Gallante says. “You always want to createa level of comfort and relaxation; it can onlyimprove the audience's experience, which

directly improves yours.” Gallante looks forward to his July show

at Saint Peter's Church, his second at thevenue. "Beautiful sanctuary, great musi-cians, appreciative audience, and it's in theheart of NewYork City. Whatmore could youask for? Comeon out, wewould love toplay music foryou!"

G e o f f r e yGallante ish e a d l i n i n gMidday Jazzat Saint Peter'sChurch onJuly 8.

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Festivals and ResidenciesThe Louis Armstrong House Museum

brings back its popular Hot Jazz/CoolGarden series this month, opening with anoutdoor performance by The Ladybugs onJuly 4. The series continues on July 18with a set by Jon-Erik Kellso andFriends. All shows are paired with compli-mentary red beans and rice and tickets areavailable at www.louisarmstronghouse.org.

The Vision Festival celebrates its 20thanniversary with a series of movie screen-ings and performances July 5-12. Anextraordinary assortment of artists isscheduled to perform; highlights includethe Matthew Shipp Trio, the HamietBluiett Telepathic Orchestra, the IngridLaubrock Sextet, the Darius JonesQuartet, as well as a multi-ensemble set by

Master percussionist GerryHemingway begins a residency at TheStone on July 28 running through Aug. 2.July dates alternate completely impro-vised sets with presentations of his compo-sitions and feature performances byTerrence McManus, Kermit Driscoll, OscarNoriega, Lisa Sokolov, Reggie Workman,Miya Masaoka and many more. A fullschedule can be found at www.thestonenyc.com.

The sixth annual Sunset Jazz atLyndhurst, presented by Jazz Forum Arts,begins July 9 and offers weekly perform-ances each Thursday night. Artists includ-ing Nancy Kelly, Gil Parris, AmyCervini, and TAKSIM will open theseries’ run. Additionally, Jazz Forum Artsoffers more events in July—notably MarkMorganelli and the Jazz Forum All-Starsat Chase in Greenwich CT on July 14 andRicardo Gautreau on July 15 at the

Roscoe Mitchell. For more informationvisit http://www.artsforart.org/.

Jazz at Lincoln Center sets up shop atCaramoor on July 18 and offers a full dayof concerts and family activities featuringmusicians like Cecile McLorin Salvant,Orrin Evans, Sammy Miller, JeromeJennings and more. The Jazz at LincolnCenter Orchestra and Wynton Marsalisheadline with an evening performance.Find out more at www.caramoor.org.

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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.

Conversation heard in a record store in Toronto:Customer: "Hi, I'm looking for a gift for my dad. He likes jazz. What do you recommend?"Clerk: "Well, Louis Armstrong is pretty popular."Customer: "Isn't he the astronaut? Like, the first guy to walk on the moon?"Clerk: "That's Neil."Customer: "Fine, whatever… the first guy to kneel on the moon."

A tour manager told John Simon about a time that Neil Young did a concert of all newmaterial. After about a half hour of it, a frustrated fan yelled from the audience, "Play ussomething we've heard before!" So Young played the last number over again.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

Saxophonist Adam Larson adjusts thereed on his tenor sax during a recordingsession at the legendary Sear Studio inNew York on Jun. 6. Adam was recordinghis third CD, and his first for a label (InnerCircle Music), with his quintet, which iscomprised of Fabian Almazan on piano,Matt Penman on bass, Jimmy MacBride ondrums and guitarist Matthew Stevens. Iftheir sound is any indication, jazz has amarvelous future!

with bassist Ray Drummond, whose deep,warm sound he loves, this month inManhattan.

Pianist Hod O'Brien and bassistRay Drummond perform at MezzrowJazz Club on July 17-18.

working and that's what we all need topush this music forward."

The S.E. Charles Quartet performing atthe Blue Note July 25 is likely to be a mixof regulars and regular subs, focusing ontunes from Inner Dialogue and possiblysome new compositions. For Charles, hear-ing what each musician brings to the musicis part of the fun and excitement. Shepoints out that the group has been playingthe Inner Dialogue material for more thana year. "Over time, it has taken on a differ-ent form. We're open to experimentation;we've pushed it, and new life has beenbreathed into the music. It's fun to re-explore, rediscover, notice some littlenuanced part and develop it."

Charles also plays the Jazz Gallery onJuly 24 with E.J. Strickland's TransientBeings; Ravi Coltrane is set to be a specialguest on the gig.

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that. It's time for young people to take theball and go forward.' And after a lot of beg-ging and cajoling, I finally convinced her.That remains the highlight of my career:helping my mother get that record made."

The greatest lesson Alice Coltraneimparted to her son was for him to be him-self. "This music is about having thecourage to accept who you are, embracingyour strengths and being aware of yourweaknesses," he says. "I get the fact thatI'm the son of John and Alice Coltrane. Butat the same time, we all have our roles toplay. I can't be John Coltrane or AliceColtrane. I can only be Ravi Coltrane."

The Ravi Coltrane Guitar Quartetperforms at Birdland June 30-July 4.

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

Bartz photo by Visual Champagne, Faddis by John Abbott.

GARY BARTZNEWARK MUSEUM / JULY 2Alto saxophonist Gary Bartz describes himself as a warrior fighting in a peacefulmanner to create music that's worthy, a battle he initially engaged at 11 with hisfirst instrument. After studies at Juilliard, Bartz's nonstop style would be featuredin the bands of Art Blakey, Max Roach and Abbey Lincoln, Charles Mingus, JackieMcLean, Miles Davis, and a lengthy association with McCoy Tyner, appearing onthe Grammy winning Illuminations (Telarc) in 2004. Bartz's own groups haveshown a spirit in hard bop, African, funk and the avant garde. Most recently,Coltrane Rules: Tao of a Music Warrior (OYO) demonstrates both sensitive andaggressive approaches with an infinite display of ideas from this alto master.Bartz's quartet includes bassist James King and drummer Greg Bandy.

JON FADDISTWO RIVER THEATER / JULY 31-AUGUST 1 When trumpeter Jon Faddis plays, he gives the feeling to those watching and lis-tening that any one of us could do it. But don't be fooled! You are witnessing a musi-cian whose comfort comes from full mastery of his instrument. This comfort comesfrom first-hand knowledge gained from experience with Charles Mingus, the ThadJones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra and Dizzy Gillespie, his mentor starting as a teengrowing up in Oakland. Faddis' style can go from a whisper into the "Faddisphere,"displaying astonishing technique along the way. With his long working quartet thatincludes pianist David Hazeltine, bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer DionParson, Faddis explores music from his recording Teranga (Koch Jazz) and a smallgroup version of Gillespiana, written by Lalo Schifrin for Dizzy.

CECIL BRIDGEWATERWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY / JULY 20Trumpeter/flugelhornist Cecil Bridgewater realizes the lineage of the instrumentand its place in contemporary music. His formidable talents have been appreciatedby audiences around the globe. Along the way, he's played with Horace Silver, DizzyGillespie, Jimmy Heath, the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra and the Count Basieand Duke Ellington orchestras. His compositions and arrangements have been partof the works of Max Roach, Lena Horne, Dee Dee Bridgewater and more. His ownrecordings like Mean What You Say (Brownstone) display his comfort with stylesincluding straight ahead, samba, a Louisiana strut or a gorgeous ballad. As thenewest member of the WPU Faculty Workshop, Bridgewater joins trombonist TimNewman, pianist James Weidman, bassist Steve LaSpina and surprise guests.

STEVE NELSONENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY / JULY 16His first rhythms were expressed on a set of drums but, soon after, Pittsburghnative Steve Nelson picked up four mallets and made the vibraphone his instrumentof choice. Hooked on jazz from the beginning, Nelson felt the mastery of MiltJackson, developed his own voice, received a Master's degree in Music, and vibedwith Kenny Barron, David Newman, Johnny Griffin, Mulgrew Miller, JackieMcLean and bassist Dave Holland in both big band and small group settings. OnNelson's recordings like New Beginnings (TCB), he combines a mature craftsman-ship with vigor, and a blurring attack with a sweet shimmer on standards fromJobim, Berlin and Carmichael or on his own inventive originals. Nelson's consider-able talents are featured in this performance led by bassist Calvin Hill.

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

BERGENENGLEWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY: 31 Engle

St. Englewood. www.englewoodlibrary.org.201-568-2215. Thurs: 7:30pm Outdoor con-certs. Jul 16: Steve Nelson & Calvin Hill.

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. Evother Sat: 8pm-12am Betty Liste Qrt.

BURLINGTONTRI-STATE JAZZ SOCIETY: PO Box 896.

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

CAMDENHADDONFIELD UNITED METHODIST

CHURCH: 29 Warwick Rd. Haddonfield.856-429-0403. www.haddonfieldumc.com.Jul 19: 2-4:30pm Red Hot Ramblers.

ESSEXBRUSCHETTA RESTAURANT: 292 Passaic

Av. Fairfield. 973-227-6164.www.bruschettarestaurantonline.com.Thurs: 7-10pm Rio Clemente Duo.

CITY HALL: 44 City Hall Plaza. East Orange.973-266-5100. Jul 14: 6pm free admAntoinette Montague.

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.

DUKE’S SOUTHERN TABLE: 11 Clinton St.Newark. www.dukesnewark.com. 862-763-5757. Fri-Sat 7:30-11:30pm, Sun 1-4pm. Jul3&19: The Brick City Soul Collective; 5: LotOn 7th; 10&24: Pat Van Dyke; 11: BillyCarrion Jr.; 12: Carrie Jackson; 17: KahlilKwame Bell; 18: Vince Ector; 19: see 07/3;24: see 07/10; 25: Anthony Nelson; 26: PeterWinstead Jr.

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

IRVINGTON PARK: Cor Augusta St at LyonsAv. Irvington. Jul 8: 7-8:30pm free admCarrie Jackson Qrt.

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. Sun: 11am-3pm $20adm.

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.

NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.www.njpac.org. Jul 31: 8pm $69-119 admBeres Hammond w/spec guest MontyAlexander.

NEWARK MUSEUM: 49 Washington St.Newark. www.newarkmuseum.org. 973-596-6550. Thurs: 12:15-1:45pm Jazz in theGarden series. Jul 2: Gary Bartz Qrt; 9: AkikoTsuruga Trio; 16: David Gibson Qnt; 23:Cocomama.

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. Thurs:8:30pm. Jul 9: Maurício de Souza & BossaBrasil® feat Adrian Cunningham.

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

RICALTON’S: 19 Valley St. South Orange.www.ricaltons.com. 973-763-1006. Tues:7:30-10:30pm & Sun Brunch 11am-3pm:Greg Bufford Trio.

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. Jul 13&27: GlennFranke's BigBand.

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. Jul2: VINX; 10: Steve Johns; 11: Cathy RoccoQrt; 17: Marlene Verplanck; 24: Mike BonoTrio; 26: Ron Aprea Big Band w/AngelaDeNiro; 29: Diane Moser & Composers BigBand.

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

GLOUCESTERCAP’N CAT CLAM BAR: 3111 Delsea Dr.

Franklinville. www.capncatclambar.com.856-694-9888. Thurs-Sat 6:30-10:30pm &Sun 5-9pm: Gil Lewis Trio.

HUDSONLIBERTY HOUSE RESTAURANT: 82 Audrey

Zapp Dr. Jersey City. 201-395-0300. www.libertyhouserestaurant.com. Sun: 11am-3pmJazz Brunch. Jul 14: 7-9pm Rosalind Grant.

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.

MOORE’S LOUNGE: 189 Monticello Av. JerseyCity. 201-332-4309. Fri-Sat: 8:30pm freeadm/no min Jam by Winard Harper &Rosalind Grant.

WASHINGTON PARK: 2nd St. Union City.201-435-6845/401-8613. Jul 15: 6pm freeadm NJCU Musical Theatre Ens + AndreaBrachfeld & La Charanga 76.

MERCERCANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.

Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. Jul 4: AnnualJazz Barbecue; 11: Bob Devos; 18: SylviaCuenca.

SALT CREEK GRILLE: At Forrestal Village. 1Rockingham Row at Rte 1. Princeton. 609-419-4200. www.saltcreekgrille.com. Fri-Sat:7-11pm.

MIDDLESEXDESTINATION DOGS: 101 Paterson St. New

Brunswick. www.destinationdogs.com. 732-993-1016. Free adm. 1st Fri: 9pm-12am NewBrunswick Groove Fusion feat Matt Echols.

DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Jul 3:6:30-9pm free adm Misha Josephs Solo.

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HOTOKE RESTAURANT BAR LOUNGE &SUSHI: 350 George St. New Brunswick. 732-246-8999. www.hotokerestaurant.com.Thurs: 8-11pm free adm/$5 min. Jul 2: JerryWeldon Gp; 9: Ainbal Rojas Qrt; 16: BehnGillece Qrt; 21: Peter Lin Gp; 30: AkikoTsuruga Qrt.

HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Wed: 8-10:30pm. Jul 15: Nat AdderlyJr.; 29: Joe Magnarelli Gp.

ITALIAN BISTRO: 441 Raritan Av. HighlandPark. 732-640-1959. Jul 11: 7pm free admJohn Bianculli & Scot Albertson.

ITALIAN BISTRO: 441 Raritan Av. HighlandPark. 732-640-1959. Jul 11: 7pm free admJohn Bianculli & Scot Albertson.

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

NOVITA: 25 New St. Metuchen. 732-549-5306.www.novitanj.com. Sets: Thurs: 6-10pm; Fri-Sat 7-11pm. Thurs: Champian Fulton; Fri:Lou Watson; Sat: George Fitzsimmons.

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. Jul 7: Audrey Betsy Welber Gp; 14:Mike Bernabe Gp; 21: Peter Lin Gp; 28:Nathan Hook Gp.

MONMOUTHGIAMANO’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.

MOONSTRUCK: 517 Lake Ave. Asbury Park.732-988-0123. www.moonstrucknj.com. Jul24: 6-10pm free adm Maurício de Souza Trio.

TWO RIVERS THEATER: 21 Bridge Av. RedBank. www.tworivertheater.org. 732-345-1400. Fri-Sat: 8pm Summer Jazz Cafe series.Jul 10-11: Tony DeSare; 17-18: ChareneeWade; 24-25: Bucky Pizzarelli & friends; 31-Aug 1: Jon Faddis Qrt.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Concerts 8-9:30pm. www.njjs.org. $15/18 adm. Jul 7:Aaron Weinstein & Matt Munisteri; 13: HarryAllen & Ken Peplowski; 27: Dan Levinson &friends feat Molly Ryan.

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

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

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

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. Jul 1: AdrianCunningham Trio; 3: John Zwieg Trio; 4-9:closed; 10,14,21&28: John Korba Trio; 11:Mark Egan/Karl Latham/John Hart Trio; 14:see 07/10; 15: Harry Allen Trio; 17: HerbWoodson; 21: see 07/10; 22: Bucky PizzarelliTrio; 25: Dave Stryker Trio; 28: see 07/10.

PASSAICWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300

Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-720-2371. Sets: 7:30pm. Jul 20: JazzWorkshop Faculty feat Cecil Bridgewater;21: Warren Vaché Qrt; 22: Dena DeRose &WP Summer Jazz Orch; 23: Steve LaSpinaQrt; 24: Heath Brothers Reunion Qnt w/TonyPurrone.

SUSSEXNEWTON THEATRE: 234 Spring St. Newton.

973-383-3700. www.thenewtontheatre.com.Jul 12: 3pm Glenn Miller Orch.

UNION16 PROSPECT WINE BAR & BISTRO: 16

Prospect St. Westfield. 908-232-7320.www.16prospect.com. Free adm/no min.Thurs: 8-11pm. Jul 2: Carrie Jackson &friends.

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

DOWNTOWN WESTFIELD: Westfield.www.westfieldtoday.com/jazzfestival. 908-789-9444. Tues: 7-9pm free adm. Jul 7:Cynthia Holiday, Eric Mintel Qrt, RichardReiter Swing Band, Almonte, Gus BardajiGp; 14: Glenn Alexander, Jason Green & theLabor of Love, Lynette Washington, TheGold Magnolias, Pat Cuttitta; 21: RadamSchwartz, Daniel Ori, La Balteuband, RoxyPerry, Gordon James; 28: Lauren Shub Trio,Stringbean & the Stalkers, Claudio RoditiQnt, Don Braden/Karl Latham Big Fun(k),Dave Leonhardt Trio.

MONDO: 426 Springfield Av. Summit. 908-301-1285. www.mondosummit.com. Jul 11&25:8pm Eric Przedpelski Qrt.

VAN GOGH’S EAR CAFÉ: 1017 StuyvesantAv. Union. www.vangoghsearcafe.com. 908-810-1844. Sun: 8-11pm $4 adm. Jul 12:Motion 3; 19: Free Speech.

WARRENRUTHERFURD HALL: 1686-R Rte 517.

Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurdhall.org. Jul 25: 3:30-9pm $45-15 adm JazzPicnic feat Diva Jazz Trio, Diva Jazz Orch,Five Play.

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. Jul2: R; 3: Joanna Pascle; 4: Patrick McGee Qrt;5: Bill Goodwin & Special Trio + 1; 9: R; 10:The Jost Project feat Tony Miceli & MarkoMarcinko; 11: Warren Vaché Trio; 12: EdLaub & Gene Bertoncini Guitar Duo; 16: R;17: Amina Figarova Qnt; 18: DonnaAntonow; 19: Regina Sayles; 23: R; 24:Najwa Parkins & the After Hours Trio; 25:Adison Evans Qnt; 26: Bob Leive & theWooster Street Trolley Band; 27: 7:30-10:30pm Deer Head Inn Jazz Orch; 30: R; 31:Dave Liebman Master Saxophone Class.

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

COMPOSER/TRUMPETER WADADALeo Smith is one of the most boldlyoriginal figures in creative contemporarymusic and one of the great trumpet playersof our time. A 2013 Pulitzer finalist, Smithwas named One of the 80 Coolest Things inJazz Today by Downbeat. His landmark2012 civil rights opus Ten FreedomSummers is "a staggering achievementand merits comparison to Coltrane's ALove Supreme in sobriety and reach,"writes Francis Davis in the Rhapsody JazzCritics Poll. The Great Lakes Suitesearned high praise including second placein NPR Music's 2014 Jazz Critics Poll.

Q: Anything you'd rather be doing otherthan playing music?A: As long as I live it's Music.Q: Are there recordings of yours you'd

like to say a few words about?A: Ten Freedom Summers, Occupy the

World and The Great Lakes Suites were allconceived as projects with an intent to pulltogether my complete musical world view.I never try to change what's outside of myhorizontal field but, in the best way I can,to complete a creative vision of what's inmy heart and head.Q: What's the difference in your

approach to recording Ten FreedomSummers versus Golden Quartet?A: GQ, as an ensemble, is the biggest

dream of my musical life. So far, TFS is thelargest completed compositional projectand it contains my total music language.What I am working on now is larger anddeeper than TFS. It's the only dream I canhave after creating TFS, Occupy and TheGreat Lakes Suites.Q: Favorite place in the world to play,

public or private?A: In my bedroom...alone.Q: What sort of intelligence does play-

ing jazz require?A: None. Creative music requires being

creative not "intelligent."Q: What do you know today that you

didn't know ten years ago?A: Ten years of new awareness, new

dreams and knowing of myself. Q: Is jazz music a political statement? A: Any music or art can be anything the

"creator" says it is.Q: What's a word or two that jumps into

your mind when you think about the cur-rent place of jazz music in our culture?A: HELP!Q: How have your recorded music lis-

tening habits changed over the past fewyears?A: It has not changed. I still listen to

learn something about the work or artist Iam listening to.

Q: What do you struggle with in yourcreative life?A: To be creative is to struggle.Q: If there's an afterlife, is there one

piece of music you heard here that you'llremember there?A: No. After Life could not possibly be

the same as life in this world.Q: What's the last truly great piece of

music you listen to live or recorded?A: I don't think like that. I only listen

“I don't listenfor joy orpleasure;

those emotionsare connectedto love.”

Smith photo by Maarit Kytöharju.

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WINNING SPINS...continued from page 10DG 5tet, with the same musicians onBOOM!, appears at Jazz in the Garden,Newark Museum, July 16, and atDizzy's Club Coca-Cola July 21.

when I need to.Q: Expound for a second on the state-

ment "I only listen when I need to." Whendo you need to?A: I don't listen for joy or pleasure; those

emotions are connected to love. In art mak-ing one's musical love can hinder ourgrowth. Unless we are in control, we canbecome afraid of changing directions—welove the way our music is. I believe when Ilisten or make art to learn through, I cangrow and I keep on moving ahead to real-ize my complete musical vision.Q: Your favorite musician of all time?A: Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington,

Billie Holiday, Thelonious Monk, MilesDavis, Bob Marley, Bessie Smith.Q: What are a few pieces of music that

made you the person or musician you aretoday?A: Life.Q: You're having a dinner party and can

invite three musicians. Who are they?A: Scott Joplin, Bessie Smith and Miles

Davis.Q: Can you say a few words about

Ornette and his music?A: He was a true artist and his music

will live forever. For us (the people wholove him) to comprehend his musical visionon just a few of its levels will take us a life-time, even the musicians who have clearsight.

Trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith andCuban pianist Aruan Ortiz perform atJudson Church on July 11 during theVision Festival.

HOT FLASHES...continued from page 33Estherwood Mansion—and a full schedulecan be found at www.jazzforumarts.org.

The National Jazz Museum in Harlemwill present two events focusing on themusic of South Africa and an exploration ofits Jazz scene. On July 14 at MayslesCinema, the event “Roots of South AfricanJazz” will offer a glimpse into the roots andfoundations of the country’s unique Jazzscene, while July 21’s “South AfricaUnderground,” held at the Museum willfeature some of the great records of SouthAfrica’s “golden age” of Jazz. Find out moreat http://jazzmuseuminharlem.org/.

The Beacon Jazz Festival kicks off atnoon on July 25, and showcases a widerange of talents, including Tim Berne,Karl Berger, George Coleman Jr, TedDaniel, Joe Fiedler, Charles Burnham,and more. Learn more at www.beaconjazz.com.

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