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TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY: 8:00PM & 10:30PM LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS 12:30AM MIDNIGHT SUNDAY JAZZ BRUNCH: 11:30AM & 1:30PM
MAY CALENDAR OMAR SOSA QUARTETO AFROCUBANO + MELISSA ALDANA QUARTET MAY 1- 4 NYU JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH EMILY BEAR MAY 5
LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES ELSA NILSSON QUINTET + DAVY MOONEY QUARTET MAY 2 KELLY*JONES MAY 3
EDDIE PALMIERI LATIN JAZZ BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS FEAT. DONALD HARRISON, JOE LOCKE, RONNIE CUBER, ALFREDO DE LA FÉ + MORE MAY 6 - 11
GUTHRIE RAMSEY MAY 9
REVIVE BIG BAND MAY 12
MOZAIC FLOW
JOHN SCOFIELD ORGANIC TRIO W/ LARRY GOLDINGS & GREG HUTCHINSON MAY 13 - 18
MAY 16
JAY RODRIGUEZ MAY 19
TUCK & PATTI MAY 20 - 22 BENNY GOLSON QUARTET MAY 23 - 25 CATERINA ZAPPONI CD RELEASE MAY 26 JOE LOVANO’S VILLAGE RHYTHMS BAND MAY 27 - JUNE 1
MICHAEL FEINBERG CD RELEASE MAY 10 PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH JILL NEWMAN PRODUCTIONS
BABA ISRAEL & DUV, THE ADVENTURES OF KAILA & THE KID, AND MORE! MAY 17 WOMEN OF THE WORLD MAY 23 LAEL SUMMER MAY 24 ERIN LEAH MAY 30 MATT DICKEY & TRY THIS AT HOME MAY 31
SUNDAY BRUNCH SERIES NYU JAZZ BRUNCH WITH COMBO NUVO MAY 4 MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH WITH SARA GAZAREK MAY 11 JUILLIARD JAZZ BRUNCH MAY 18 WILLIAM PATTERSON COLLEGE BRUNCH W/PETE MCGUINESS ORCHESTRA MAY 25
DOUBLE FEATURE: OMAR SOSA QUARTETO AFROCUBANO + MELISSA ALDANA QUARTET
“EMERGING ARTIST SERIES”/OPENING ACT: MARIKE VAN DIJK MAY 4 6:30PM
MAY 1-4, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
OMAR SOSA
Born in 1965 in Camagüey, Cuba’s largest inland city, Omar Sosa began his musical study at age eight, studying percussion and marimba before taking up piano as a teenage student at the prestigious Escuela Nacional de Música in Havana. Amassing a unique alchemy of influences that includes traditional Afro-Cuban music, European classical composers (including Chopin, Bartok, and Satie), Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Chucho Valdés, and the pioneering Cuban jazz group Irakere, he ultimately relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1995, where he was soon invigorating the Latin jazz scene with his adventurous writing and percussive style. Annually performing upwards of 100 concerts on six continents, Sosa has appeared in venues as diverse as Blue Note Jazz Club, Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall, Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Arts, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and numerous notable jazz festivals across the globe. He’s garnered several GRAMMY® nominations and has released a string of well-regarded albums in the last decade.
John Mayer and Rhian Benson to the crème de la crème of jazz divas: Carmen McRae and the late, great Shirley Horn.
MELISSA ALDANA
Melissa Aldana recently won the 2013 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Saxophone Competition where the panel of judges included saxophonists Wayne Shorter, Jimmy Heath, Bobby Watson, Branford Marsalis and Jane Ira Bloom. The first female instrumentalist to take first prize in this event since its inception in 1987, Melissa was awarded $25,000 in scholarship money and a recording contract with the Concord Music Group. The 24–year old, wrote Ben Ratliff in The New York Times, has “gotten serious as a bandleader in New York over the last few years; she’s made two records on Greg Osby’s label, Inner Circle Music, with a move forward to this year’s Second Cycle. Her performance...covered great range of form and sound: controlled and loose, old and new, learned and intuitive. She was patient but showed that she could be extravagant. She used some calculated set pieces but also let go of them.” n
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ELSA NILSSON QUINTET + DAVY MOONEY QUARTET FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY 2 12:30AM
ELSA NILSSON
Swedish-born flute player Elsa Nilsson was born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden and moved to New York in September of 2010 to pursue her Master’s Degree from NYU’s Jazz Program. Nilsson has performed with Kenny Werner’s and Brad Shepik’s NYU ensembles, The Jim Knapp Orchestra, Jovino Santos Neto, Ben Thomas, Chuck Deardorf, Dawn Clement, Michael Owcharuk, Darrius Willrich and more.
DAVY MOONEY
New Orleans born guitarist Dave Mooney studied at the Monk Institute of Jazz Performance from 2007-2009 and has performed in Japan, Brazil,
India, Panama, Poland, Mexico, Germany, and all over the continental US with a long list of jazz luminaries including Brian Blade, Jon Cowherd, Herbie Hancock, Chris Potter, John Ellis, Nicholas Payton, and many others. Perrier St., Mooney’s new CD, features Blade, Cowherd, Ellis and others and is available on Sunnyside Records.
KELLY*JONES
SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 3 12:30AM
Hailing from Mount Vernon, NY, Kelly*Jones grew up having her voice and her soul nurtured by the local church community. It was in this environment, along with personal influences like Stevie Wonder, Lauryn Hill, and Sheryl Crow, that helped Kelly shape her mentality about the role that music plays in our lives. There is a common sentiment that modern music has progressed as a commodity but declined as an art-form. Kelly*Jones represents the resurgence of recording artists who exalt passion and innovation above profit. Kelly*Jones believes that music, an ancient and sacred form of communication, used to
possess an electricity that could be felt and understood by anyone, no matter what language you spoke. It is this electricity that possesses the body, envelops the spirit, and ultimately makes us feel alive. After years of honing her craft as a touring performance artist, Kelly*Jones is ready to reveal her masterpiece to the world. n
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NYU JAZZ BRUNCH WITH COMBO NUVO MAY 4
11:30AM & 1:30PM $29.50 includes music, entree & 1 drink
Combo Nuvo is a unique improvisational ensemble featuring some of New York City’s leading jazz artists. The group combines influences ranging from jazz and classical to blues and world music. Individually, these artists have performed with such music legends as Miles Davis, Ravi Shankar, Yo Yo Ma, Natalie Cole, Oscar Castro Neves, Randy Brecker, Horace Silver, Pat Metheny, to name a few. Combo Nuvo is as comfortable performing at Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City as it is collaborated with symphony orchestras around the world including the
Costa Rica National Symphony, The United Arab Emirates Philharmonic, and I Solisti dell Orchestra del Teatro Verdi, in Florence, Italy. The group is comprised from artist/faculty members from New York University’s Steinhardt Jazz Studies Program. n
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WILD BEAUTY BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA FEATURING JOE LOVANO Following its triumphant partnership with pianist Kenny Werner (Institute of Higher Learning), the award-winning Brussels Jazz Orchestra turns its attention to Joe Lovano, long heralded as a towering soloist among tenor saxophonists. Wild Beauty illuminates the composer side of Lovano’s musicianship, featuring a palette of earthy tunes previously recorded with small groups, but now re-imagined for the 17-piece BJO. Gil Goldstein wrote the evocative arrangements.
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NYU JAZZ ORCHESTRA WITH EMILY BEAR MAY 5, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
The NYU Jazz Orchestra, an 18-piece big band, is the premier performing jazz ensemble at New York University featuring talented jazz musicians from around the world. With NYU Jazz Studies located in the heart of Greenwich Village, New York City, the group performs regularly at legendary jazz clubs including the Blue Note, Birdland and Jazz at Lincoln Center. A wide variety of jazz artists have been featured with the ensemble over the past few years including vibraphonist Stefon Harris; saxophonists Joe Lovano, Lee Konitz, Chris Potter, Dave Liebman, Lenny Pickett; trumpet players Randy Brecker, Brian Lynch, Alex Sipiagin; guitarists Larry Coryell, John Scofield; pianist Kenny Werner, Jim McNeely, Gil Goldstein; drummers Dafnis Prieto, Antonio Sanchez; and bassists Richard Bona, Mike Richmond. The group has recorded two CD’s with legendary jazz producer Teo Macero, entitled Study In
Contrast in 2007 and NYU Jazz Orchestra Plays the Music of Teo Macero in 2005.
EMILY BEAR
Speaking of 12 year old piano prodigy Emily Bear, the legendary producer Quincy Jones said, “She’s the most delightful human being I’ve ever met in my life. And her music is the same way. I am at once astounded and inspired by the enormous talent that Emily embodies. With the ability to seamlessly move from Classical to Jazz and Be-bop, she shows as much musical prowess as pianists/composers twice her age, and I am thrilled to be working with her. She’s astounding, man ... she’s astounding. She plays like she’s 40 years old. She is the complete 360-degree package, and there are no limits to the musical heights she can reach.” n
EDDIE PALMIERI LATIN JAZZ BAND WITH SPECIAL GUESTS FEAT. DONALD HARRISON, JOE LOCKE, RONNIE CUBER, ALFREDO DE LA FÉ + MORE MAY 6-11, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
Eddie Palmieri, known for his charismatic power and bold innovative drive, has a musical career that spans over 50 years as a bandleader of Salsa and Latin Jazz orchestras. With a discography that includes 36 titles, Mr. Palmieri has been awarded Nine GRAMMY® Awards and has been designated an NEA Jazz Master. Born in Spanish Harlem in 1936, Eddie began piano studies at an early age, as did his celebrated older brother, the late Salsa legend and pianist, Charlie Palmieri. He began his professional career as a pianist in the early ‘50s with Eddie Forrester’s Orchestra. In 1955 he joined Johnny Segui’s band. He also spent a year with the Tito Rodriguez Orchestra before forming his own band, the legendary “La Perfecta” in 1961. La Perfecta was unique in that it featured a trombone section (led by the late Barry Rogers) in place of trumpets, something that had been rarely done in Latin music, demonstrating the early stages of Palmieri’s unconventional means of orchestration. They were known as “the band with the crazy roaring elephants” because
of this configuration of two trombones, flute, percussion, bass and a vocalist. With an infectious sound, Palmieri’s band soon joined the ranks of Machito, Tito Rodriguez and other major Latin orchestras of the day. His unconventional style would once again surprise critics and his fans with the 1970 release entitled Harlem River Drive. This recording was the first to really merge black and latin styles (and musicians), resulting in a free-form sound encompassing elements of salsa, funk, soul and jazz. What resulted was a fusion that moved effortlessly from mood, groove, texture and excitement with its multi-dimensional guitar, funky piano riffs, notable brass and unforgettable rhythm section. Led by Eddie, the group also included his brother Charlie, as well as excellent players from both communities such as Victor Venegas, Andy Gonzales, Bernard “Pretty” Purdie and Ronnie Cuber. Further to this proclivity for creating and performing in funk latin style, in 1997 he was invited to record by Little Louie Vega in “Nuyorican Soul,” a release which has been a huge hit with dancers and dj’s in the house music genre. n
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GUTHRIE RAMSEY FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY 9 12:30AM
Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr. is the Edmund J. and Louise W. Kahn Term Professor of Music and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. A widely published writer, he is the author of Race Music: Black Cultures from Bebop to Hip-Hop (University of California Press, 2003) and The Amazing Bud Powell: Black Genius, Jazz History and the Challenge of Bebop (2013). He was recipient of the Lowens Award from the Society for American Music for best article on an American music topic in 2001. He is also a pianist, composer and arranger for his Philadelphia-based band, Dr. Guy’s MusiQology. In 2007 the
MICHAEL FEINBERG CD RELEASE SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 10 12:30AM
Bassist Michael Feinberg’s latest recording, The Elvin Jones Project (Sunnyside Records), continues his ascent in the jazz world. At 25 years old, the Atlanta native and Brooklyn resident has already put out three records as a leader and performed alongside legends including Billy Hart, George Garzone, John Scofield, Jean Michel Pilc, Billy Drummond, Ralph Alessi, Ambrose Akinmusire, Dave Samuels, and Lee Ritenour. Feinberg appears on Ritenour’s recent Concord Records release Rhythm Sessions with other notables including Chick Corea, Marcus Miller, George Duke, Vinnie Colaiuta, Kurt Elling, and Dave Weckl. n
group released a CD titled Y the Q? and in 2012 he released The Colored Waiting Room, a recording of original music blending jazz, rhythm and blues, gospel, neo-soul, and classical. n
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MOTHER’S DAY BRUNCH WITH
SARA GAZAREK
MAY 11
11:30AM & 1:30PM $29.50 includes music, entree & 1 drink
Championed by some of music’s most celebrated figures, Sara Gazarek has emerged as a strikingly original artist with limitless potential. With three highly acclaimed CD’s under her belt at the young age of 30, Sara has been hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “the next important jazz singer,” and “impeccable,” by the Winnipeg Free Press, Sara continues to seamlessly combine the intimacy of singer/songwriter stylings with the musical and improvisational elements of jazz. Blessed with a gorgeous, translucent voice, excellent pitch, and supple sense of time, Gazarek is steeped in the jazz tradition, but is not afraid to embrace the music that moves her generation. Her newest CD, Blossom & Bee (Palmetto, 2012) was released to rave reviews, as
Nick Mondello of JazzTimes has noted Blossom & Bee has all the beauty, bite and superb workings of a winner. It’s as good - or better - than some recent GRAMMY®-nominated or winning female vocalist efforts.” Sara is currently on faculty at the University of Southern California, leading the award-winning vocal jazz ensemble there and teaching privately. n
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REVIVE BIG BAND MAY 12, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
If the Revive Da Live Big Band is a “19-piece jazz army” (Complex Magazine), then what is their fight? Formed in 2010, the Big Band began as a “wouldn’t it be cool if...” kind of idea, where composer, arranger and trumpeter Igmar Thomas wanted to unite generations of like-minded musicians in presenting a new age of big bands. The project has grown to become one of the most exciting and imaginative bands – big or otherwise – in New York. The musical styles, experience, and tastes of Revive’s members vary widely, but their collective mission is the same. “We’re carrying on, within the tradition of big bands, what would be relevant today,” Thomas says. “[We’re] modifying the message and making it translatable, accessible to the people, so that they have something relevant to grasp on to. It represents that little bridge.” Revive’s repertoire is an authentic gumbo, featuring original compositions by Thomas, as well as epic orchestra-
tions of selected productions from different producers and notable hiphop songs combined with the original sampled jazz record, all re-imagined and arranged into original works for a big band. “Our voice is one that has a foot deeply placed in the jazz roots and the tradition of that, à la Dizzy Gillespie and Count Basie – but also, another foot deeply invested in 2012, and so on. That’s the direction: Dizzy, Dilla, and us,” declares Thomas. Revive Big Band’s past performances include a tribute to A Tribe Called Quest featuring Jarobi (ATCQ), Buckshot, Dres, DJ Logic, and many more; a celebration of the life of legendary emcee Guru, featuring DJ Premier, Roy Hargrove, and guests; and the group’s first big band performance in 2010, which featured Nicholas Payton and Talib Kweli. n
JOHN SCOFIELD ORGANIC TRIO W/ LARRY GOLDINGS & GREG HUTCHINSON MAY 13-18, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
John Scofield’s guitar work has influenced jazz since the late 70’s and is going strong today. Possessor of a very distinctive sound and stylistic diversity, Scofield is a masterful jazz improviser whose music generally falls somewhere between post-bop, funk edged jazz, and R&B. Born in Ohio and raised in suburban Connecticut, Scofield took up the guitar at age 11, inspired by both rock and blues players. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. After a debut recording with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, Scofield was a member of the Billy Cobham-George Duke band for two years. In 1977 he recorded with Charles Mingus, and joined the Gary Burton quartet. He began his international career as a bandleader and recording artist in 1978. From 19821985, Scofield toured and recorded with Miles Davis. His Davis stint placed
him firmly in the foreground of jazz consciousness as a player and composer. Since that time he has prominently led his own groups in the international Jazz scene, recorded over 30 albums as a leader (many already classics) including collaborations with contemporary favorites like Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, Eddie Harris, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Bill Frisell, Brad Mehldau, Mavis Staples, Government Mule, Jack DeJohnette, Joe Lovano and Phil Lesh. He’s played and recorded with Tony Williams, Jim Hall, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Joe Henderson, Dave Holland, Terumasa Hino among many jazz legends. Throughout his career Scofield has punctuated his traditional jazz offerings with funk-oriented electric music. All along, the guitarist has kept an open musical mind. n
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MOZAIC FLOW FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY 16 12:30AM
PRODUCED IN ASSOCIATION WITH
JILL NEWMAN PRODUCTIONS
The English vernacular meaning of the word “Mosaic” simply indicates a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stones that portrays an eclectic piece of art. In a quest to form a band that encompasses different musical genre’s such as hiphop, be-bop , blues , go-go , rock and roll , pop , jazz and other musical idioms, a young man by the name of Jermaine Bryson (aka Husky Bruiser) decided to bring together an amazing group of musicians from all walks of life to fulfill
his vision. Thus “MOZAIC FLOW “was created to fuse these musical genres together to take their audience on a musical journey that will connect the east to west and the north to south and unite their audience into 1 musical nation! n
BABA ISRAEL & DUV, THE ADVENTURES OF KAILA & THE KID, AND MORE! SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 17 12:30AM
BABA ISRAEL
Baba Israel was raised in New York City by parents who were core members of the Living Theatre. In 2000 he connected with producer, multi-instrumentalist, beatboxer and graffiti artist Yako 440. The two formed a close friendship and began collaborating frequently on a variety of projects. One of Baba and Yako’s early experiences co-teaching was at a community center in New York City called The Door where they met then 17 year old vocalist Duv. There was an instant chemistry, and after featuring Duv on one of their albums, they coproduced his solo debut entitled Urban Artistik.
KAILA AND THE KID
Hailing from NYC and calling themselves beat rhymers, this duo features Kid Lucky and Kaila Mullady, and combines vocal styles including beatboxing, rapping, spoken word, scatting, and vocal sound effects into an awesome display of vocal abilities. They explore all realms of American music including hip hop, electronic music, funk, jazz, rock, and soul. n
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JUILLIARD JAZZ BRUNCH MAY 18
11:30AM & 1:30PM $29.50 includes music, entree & 1 drink
Today’s program is entitled “Our Voices,” featuring original compositions by the Juilliard jazz Artist Diploma Ensemble. The Juilliard music division, renowned the world over for the quality of its performance education and its many celebrated alumni musicians, dancers, and actors, offers bachelor and master of music degrees in jazz, as well as an Artist Diploma via the pre-professional Juilliard Institute for Jazz Studies, a collaboration between Juilliard and Jazz at Lincoln Center. All together, Juilliard’s program features a curriculum de-
signed to maximize professional opportunities, onstage and academically, with equal opportunity for performance and tailored studio and coursework. The talented young musicians from across the country who are accepted by Juilliard Jazz are taught by some of today’s most active, innovative, and respected jazz musicians. n
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KENNY WERNER WITH THE BRUSSELS JAZZ ORCHESTRA
INSTITUTE OF HIGHER LEARNING
Long regarded as one of Europe’s premier big bands - a group that “manifests love,” according to Grammy-winning arranger Maria Schneider - The Brussels Jazz Orchestra has joined hands with Kenny Werner to create a winning tableau vivant of spirited writing and performance. The Institute of Higher Learning features a sumptuous 3-part suite, “Cantabile,” that reinforces in a singular way Werner’s place among forward-thinking jazzmen. Textural, rhythmic, evincing cascading swirls of color, it was inspired by and dedicated to Bob Brookmeyer. Led by reedman and group founder Frank Vaganee, the BJO offers a perfect canvas for Werner’s painterly approach to composition and arranging.
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JAY RODRIGUEZ MAY 19, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
Born in Colombia, Jay Rodriguez began his musical studies at the age of seven on clarinet and was playing lead alto with the late great Tito Puente by the age of 15. He graduated with the highest honors from New York City’s renowned High School for the Performing Arts and continued his studies at the Manhattan School of Music and The New School. When asked about his childhood, Rodriguez recollects: “My saxophone guru Mark Friedman tried to teach me how important it was to be a kid. Of course, I didn’t listen, so I was playing gigs constantly. I’d be coming home at 6 o’clock in the morning, then going to school. That was my childhood and I don’t regret it.” This focus and determination have propelled Rodriguez into a successful musical career. A two-time GRAMMY® nominee, he has performed or recorded with a diverse list of talent, including
Elvis Costello, Gil Evans, Craig Harris, Eddie Palmieri, Bobby Sanabria, Chucho Valdes, and more. Rodriguez is also the musical director and founding member of the New York City phenomenon Groove Collective. In its over two-decade career, the band has opened for and jammed with James Brown, backed Tupac Shakur, and shared the stage with Isaac Hayes, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Bernie Worrell, and B.B. King, among others. Rodriguez also earned one of his Grammy nominations for the band’s album People People Music Music (2006). Whether rocking with Widespread Panic, grooving with Prince, jamming with his local NYC downtown peers Medeski, Martin & Wood, or performing with Groove Collective, Rodriguez remains as active as ever on the scene, performing over 200 gigs a year. n
TUCK & PATTI MAY 20-22, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
Onstage and off, guitarist Tuck Andress and vocalist and arranger Patti Cathcart might, at first impression, strike you as an odd couple. Cathcart exudes the soft, centered yet powerful graciousness of a gospel singer; Andress almost wears his brain on his skin, anticipating the thousands of musical decisions he’ll have to send to his ten fingers during the course of a performance. And yet, with over 30 years of performing together and almost as many years of marriage, the devotion forged by this extraordinary couple shows no sign of dimming from the pressure of familiarity. Andress and Cathcart first met in the Bay Area in 1978. They knew almost instantly they that found lifetime musical partners in each other, so they formed a duo, guitarist and vocalist. Friendship and collaboration grew to love, and the two were married in 1981. Their recording career took off when Windham Hill Jazz signed them for 1988’s groundbreaking Tears of Joy. This and several other Windham Hill albums put them
on the map, and they’ve been solidifying their career, their musical conversation, their technique, and their love together ever since. They now have their own recording studio, as well as their own label, T&P Records, which licenses their CDs to major labels for distribution around the world. They tour Asia and Europe often, and they enjoy taking occasional time off from touring to teach at their Bay Area home, as well as doing workshops while on tour. Tuck & Patti’s latest album, I Remember You, was released in 2008. What’s on the album? Love songs of course, from the Great American Songbook, inspired by Ella Fitzgerald and Joe Pass. “They are gorgeous tunes, with grand lyrics,” shares Cathcart. “And they sing unabashedly, unapologetically, about love.” “To have every song feel like it’s a dream to play, it doesn’t happen for every performer, but for us, it happens,” says Andress. Smiling, Cathcart adds, “You know, I think this conversation is going to last a lifetime.” n
BENNY GOLSON QUARTET MAY 23-25, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
Benny Golson is a talented composer/arranger whose tenor playing has continued to evolve with time. After attending Howard University (19471950) he worked in Philadelphia with Bull Moose Jackson’s R&B band (1951) at a time when it included one of his writing influences, Tadd Dameron on piano. Golson played with Dameron for a period in 1953, followed by stints with Lionel Hampton (1953-1954), and Johnny Hodges and Earl Bostic (1954-1956). He came to prominence while with Dizzy Gillespie’s globetrotting big band (1956-1958), as much for his writing as for his tenor playing (the latter was most influenced by Don Byas and Lucky Thompson). Golson wrote such standards as “I Remember Clifford” (for the late Clifford Brown), “Killer Joe,” “Stablemates,” “Whisper Not,” “Along Came Betty,” and “Blues March” during 1956-1960. His stay with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers (1958-1959) was significant, and dur-
ing 1959-1962 he co-led the Jazztet with Art Farmer. From that point on Golson gradually drifted away from jazz and concentrated more on working in the studios and with orchestras including spending a couple of years in Europe (1964-1966). When Golson returned to active playing in 1977, his tone had hardened and sounded much closer to Archie Shepp than to Don Byas. Other than an unfortunate commercial effort for Columbia in 1977, Golson has recorded consistently rewarding albums (many for Japanese labels) since that time including a reunion with Art Farmer and Curtis Fuller in a new Jazztet. Through the years he has recorded as a leader for Contemporary, Riverside, United Artists, New Jazz, Argo, Mercury, and Dreyfus among others. Returning once again to the spirit of the original Jazztet, Golson released New Time, New ‘Tet on Concord Records in 2009.n
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WOMEN OF THE WORLD FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY 23 12:30AM
Boston-based international folk music ensemble Women of the World makes its Blue Note debut this evening! Hot off the heels of its tour of Japan, this 10-member all-female ensemble, representing Japan, India, Italy, Mexico, and the United States, will officially release its debut EP Koloro at today’s show. Founded in 2008, Women of the World was the brainchild of Japanese vocalist Ayumi Ueda, a Berklee College of Music alumna, who dreamt of bringing women from across the globe onto a common creative platform. Over the years, the band has received accolades
and collaborated with many industry bigwigs, including Bobby McFerrin, Angelique Kidjo, Mario Frangoulis, and the Boston Pops Orchestra led by maestro Keith Lockhart. With a slate of past performances at venues like Carnegie Hall and Boston’s Symphony Hall and Agganis Arena, and a collaboration with the United Nations, Women of the World continues to spread its message of peace and unity through music. n
LAEL SUMMER SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 24 12:30AM
Lael Summer is an expressive and sultry singer/songwriter who brings a fresh pop twist to classic soul. Born and raised in New York, Lael’s love of music was apparent early on. By 14, she had already opened for Jon Anderson of Yes at B.B. King Blues Club. Lael is signed to True Groove Records and her debut album, Burden to Bear, which was produced by True Groove global soul pioneer Tomás Doncker, is garnerning much acclaim. Lael performed at Blue Note Jazz Club in September as part of the True Groove Label Launch and she also performed with Tomás Doncker’s at NYC’s 2012 Summerstage Concert Series in Central
Park. Her cover of the Hall and Oates’ tune “Do What You Want, Be What You Are” was picked as the buzz track to watch out for by theKingsOfAR.com and earmilk.com. n
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WILLIAM PATTERSON COLLEGE BRUNCH W/ PETE MCGUINNESS ORCHESTRA MAY 25
11:30AM & 1:30PM $29.50 includes music, entree & 1 drink
GRAMMY速-nominated jazz arranger, award-winning composer, past winner of the NYC Jazzmobile Vocal Competition, past semi-finalist of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Vocal Competition, long-time NYC jazz trombonist (since 1987), Pete McGuiness has worked with Jimmy Heath, The Woody Herman Orchestra, Lionel Hampton, The Maria Schneider Orchestra, Kenny Werner, Roseanna Vitro, and many others. He is currently Professor of Jazz Arranging at William Paterson University. n
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MAY 26, 8:00PM & 10:30PM Based in New York since 1994, Zapponi has surrounded herself with a family of remarkably accomplished— and diverse—musicians. Many of them are featured on Romantica. Numerous tracks find her fronting a band including Monty Alexander on piano, Bucky Pizzarelli on guitar, Martin Pizzarelli on acoustic bass, Frank Vignola on guitar and mandolin. Elsewhere she sings with a trio including Alexander on piano, Hassan Shakur on acoustic bass and Kevin Kanner on drums. The guitarist Yotam Silberstein and the multiinstrumentalist Etienne Charles, among others, also make appearances.
Caterina Zapponi was born and raised in Rome, the daughter of celebrated screenwriter Bernardino Zapponi, a collaborator and longtime friend of Federico Fellini, and Françoise Rambert, a French-born chanteuse who instilled in Caterina her love of the French repertoire. Growing up amidst her parents’ collaborators and friends helped introduce Zapponi to jazz and the American Songbook while fueling her desire to move to the United States, which she did upon receiving a scholarship from Berklee College of Music. She graduated in two years and won the Berklee Cleo Laine Award for vocal achievement and performance. She went on to be a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Vocal Jazz Competition.
Zapponi returns to her childhood influences throughout Romantica, her new Motéma Music release. The album opens with “J’ai ta main,” a song that was part of Zapponi’s mother’s cabaret act. Zapponi is accompanied by Yotam Silberstein in interpreting another song by the seminal mid20th Century French songwriter-singer Charles Trenet, “Que reste-t-il de nos amours?,” about which Zapponi explains, “My mother would interpret this song whenever they would ask her to sing during a dinner party. We would be sitting with any number of actors, directors, writers, and unfailingly the moment would come when somebody would say ‘Françoise, please sing!,’ and my mother would oblige.” She pays equal attention to the Italian Songbook, including “Polvere di stelle (Stardust)” which plays throughout the well-known Italian film, of the same name, co-written by her father; “Estate,” a Bruno Martino composition included on Joao Gilberto’s landmark album Amoroso; and the classic immigrant song “Torna a Surriento (Come Back to Sorrento).” The album concludes with two songs she wrote with Alexander—one in French, and one in Italian. n
BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL:
JOE LOVANO’S
VILLAGE RHYTHMS BAND MAY 27-JUNE 1, 8:00PM & 10:30PM
At Cleveland’s infamous “Togo Suite,” a then 28-year old Joe Lovano met and performed with a group of Nigerian musicians involved in an impromptu and joyous cultural exchange. About one year later on his 29th birthday in 1981, as a result of that initial late night club session, Lovano found himself in Lagos, Nigeria, meeting and spending time with the esteemed godfather of the afro-beat movement – Fela Kuti. The meeting of Kuti and his extended family of musicians led to a performance with the Cleveland and Nigerian musicians joined together in “Tafawa Balewa Square.” The entire experience of performing with Kuti and his family left Lovano with a lasting feeling that still touches him to this day, and
a new sense of possibilities within his own music – in all aspects of the sonic palette. Over three decades later, one of the most prominent voices in jazz, looks back to a historic musical landmark in his life and brings it into his own evolving musical vernacular. Joined by guitarist Liberty Ellman, electric bassist Matthew Garrison, percussionist/African harpist Abdou Mboup, and drummer Otis Brown III; “The Village Rhythm Band” showcases the linear relationship between West African music and jazz in a way that is totally unique to Lovano’s voice – warm, sinuous, and constantly moving over an emphatic pulse. n
L AT E N I G H T G R O O V E S E R I E S
ERIN LEAH FRIDAY NIGHT, MAY 30 12:30AM
Erin Leah’s catchy songwriting, melody and vocal delivery shows sensitivity but then assures you with strength and expertise. She blends soulful sounds and wisdom with inspiration for personal improvement, dancing and for taking one’s place to better the world. She calls it “Creative Education”. Erin has studied classical operatic training since her formative years as well as flute. She studied ballet since she was a young girl. She has also studied modern dance with an emphasis on Graham Technique and African Movement. Erin is making a name for herself not only as a singer/songwriter but also as a producer, dancer and C.E.O. of her own record label, Calliope 22 Music. She has
received accolades such as runner up and honorable mention at the VH1 Song of the Year Contest and is a new member to the Grammy Society. Her recent five singles in 2012 and 2013 have hit FM Radio and Dance Club play in some of the largest rooms internationally. Her label has become a vehicle for inspiration and education and is her way of fusing her education in business, policy, problem solving and the arts. n
MATT DICKEY & TRY THIS AT HOME SATURDAY NIGHT, MAY 31 12:30AM
Matt Dickey is a NYC based guitarist/ composer/arranger and audio engineer. He is inspired musically by a vast array of artists and styles: from the funky soul of James Brown and the 70s fusion of Herbie Hancock to the improvisational rock and roll spirit of The Grateful Dead and the compositions of Duke Ellington, John Coltrane, Stravinsky, Debussy (and many others), he also draws from the flavors of Latin and African rhythms, hip-hop, classic R&B and various electronic music styles. Try This At Home is Matt’s 10-piece jazz-funk ensemble, comprised of some of the best young musicians in NYC today. They play original compositions from his 2010 release (of the
same name) as well as arrangements and covers of funky classics. Matt also has a solo electronic/experimental/live remixing DJ project, In The Loop, and he plays as a sideman with various NYC projects such as Loud Apartment, Night of The Living Funk, Sean Schulich, and Invincible: A Glorious Tribute to Michael Jackson, among others. n
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BLUE NOTE DRINK MENU MARTINIS $15 MANHATTAN
HENNESSY SIDECAR
Redemption rye whiskey, Carpano Antico sweet vermouth
Hennessy Cognac with Grand Marnier and fresh lemon juice
NEGRONI
BLUE NOTE MARTINI
Bombay Saphire, Campari, Carpano Antico sweet vermouth
citrus vodka, blue curocao, lime juice
VESPER
“MANTECA” MARTINI
Tanqueray gin, Chopin Vodka, and Lillet with a lemon twist
Brinley Gold coconut rum, coconutcream & pineapple juice
FRENCH MARTINI
ITALIAN CHOCOLATE MARTINI
Grey Goose vodka, Chambord & pineapple juice
Meletti Chocolate Liquer Stolivanilla vodka
APPLE MARTINI
Ketel One & apple schnapps
COSMOPOLITAN
Citrus Vodka, Triple Sec, cranberry & lime juice
METROPOLITAN
Absolut Kurant with Triple Sec, cranberry & lime juice
MARGARITA MARTINI
Sauza Conmemorativo tequila, agave, fresh lime & splash orange juice
MIXED DRINKS $13 ELDERFLOWER FIZZ Beefeater, elderflower liqueur, fresh lemon
RUBY RYE
Redemption rye whiskey, grapefruit juice, Chambord
CAIPIRINHA
Muddled limes, sugar and Beija Brazilian cachaca
BELLINI
BRANDY ALEXANDER
Prosecco & white peach puree
Brandy, crème de cacao & cream
PCPUNCH
CUBA LIBRE
Grey Goose pear vodka, Brinley coconut rum, pineapple juice
Blackwell rum, Coke & freshly muddled lime
MAI TAI
TOASTED ALMOND
Bacardi light rum, Meyers dark rum, almond liqueur, Triple Sec, Pineapple juice, splash sour mix
Amaretto, coffee liqueur & cream
BRAVE BULL
SPANISH COFFEE
Cuervo Gold, Kahlua & coffee
Tia Maria & coffee
SWISS COFFEE
MOCA ALMOND
WARM DRINKS $12 IRISH COFFEE
Jameson Irish whiskey & coffee
NUTTY IRISHMAN
Bailey’s Irish Cream, Frangelico & coffee
Peppermint Schnapps, crème de cacao & coffee
Meletti chocolate liquer amaretto, coffee
BEER AND TEAS IMPORTED - $9
Sapporo, Amstel Light, Corona, Heineken, Guinness, Stella Artois
DOMESTIC - $9
Brooklyn Lager, Budweiser, Bud Light, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
BELGIAN-STYLE ALE - $18
Brother Thelonious Abbey Ale (750 ml)
Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew - $30 American Double / Imperial Stout style beer Dogfish Head Brewery (750ml)
NON-ALCOHOLIC - $7 Buckler
REPUBLIC OF TEA ICED TEAS - $7 Pomegranate Green Iced Tea Republic Darjeeling Black Iced Tea Ginger Peach Decaf Black Iced Tea
DESSERTS & PAIRINGS SEASONAL FRUIT & SORBET NEW YORK CHEESECAKE RED VELVET CAKE TIRAMISU CINNAMON APPLE STRUDEL WARM LEMON TARTE CHOCOLATE & VANILLA TARTUFO FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE ICE CREAM SORBET OF THE DAY
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Limoncello Meletti Tia Maria Baileys Grand Marnier Amaretto Lazzaroni Drambuie Frangelico Taylor Fladgate 20 year Kahlua Prosecco
12 12 12 13 12 12 12 15 12 12
DIGESTIFS SINGLE MALT SCOTCH
Glenlivet 12 year 13 Glenfiddich 12 year 13 15 Macallan 12 year 14 Talisker 10 year Glenmorangie 14 15 Oban 14 year 16 Dahlwinnie 15 year Lagavulin 16 year 18 34 Mackillop’s 1989 Scapa Deanston 30 year 40 Scott’s 1967 Glenlivet 58
SCOTCH BLENDS
BRANDY & COGNAC
Courvoisier Hennessy VS Hennessy XO Remy Martin VSOP Remy Martin XO Martell VS Martell Cordon Bleu VSOP Paul Beau XO Poli Grappa Moscato
DESSERT WINES
Chivas 13 Dewars 13 J & B 13 Johnny Walker Red 13 Johnny Walker Black 15 24 Johnny Walker Gold Johnny Walker Platinum 32 Johnny Walker Blue 40
Sherry, Dry Sack Sherry, Harvey’s Bristol Cream Taylor Fladgate 20 year Cab Franc Icewine, Inniskillin
LIQUEURS
BOURBON / RYE
Amaretto Lazzaroni Aperol Baileys Irish Cream B&B Campari Chambord Cointreau Drambuie Dubbonet Fernet Branca Frangelico Grand Marnier Kahlua Lillet Limoncello Meletti Nocino Walnut Liqueur Pernod Poli Miele Honey Liqueur Sambuca Meletti Tia Maria
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Redemption Rye 13 Basil Hayden 14 Booker’s 14 Knob Creek 14 Woodford Reserve 15 Whistle Pig 17
RUM
Beija Cachaca 13 Bacardi Silver 13 Bacardi Gold 13 Brinley Gold Coconut 13 Captain Morgan’s 13 Meyer’s 13 Mount Gay 13 Pyrat XO 15 Ron Zacapa 15
MUMBO JUMBO
BOBBY McFERRIN &
QUESTLOVE IN MUSICAL DIALOGUE
Produced by Jill Newman Productions
JUNE 13, 2014
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