Hothousejazz August

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August 2022 Dizzy’s Club; Arthur’s Tavern; Riverfront Green Park

54 Below

Sheila Jordan

P. 11 John Minnock

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Pedro Giraudo

P. 13 Avishai Cohen

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The Django

Blue Note

Where To Go & Who To See Since 1982

LEGENDS AUG 9 - 14

SEP 1 - 4

DAVID SANBORN

KENNY GARRETT

SEP 7 - 11

SEP 13 - 18

ARTURO SANDOVAL

CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE

SEP 27 OCT 2

NOV 29 DEC 4

JOHN SCOFIELD

BILL FRISELL

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AUG 15

LINDA SIKHAKHANE QUARTET

REMEMBERING ROY HARGROVE: EVAN SHERMAN BIG BAND

AUG 2–3

ADONIS ROSE QUINTET WITH SPECIAL GUEST WALTER BLANDING TELL ME A STORY: THE MUSIC OF NEW ORLEANS GRIOTS AUG 4–7

BEN WOLFE QUINTET FEATURING NICHOLAS PAYTON AUG 8

JAZZ HOUSE KIDS, HOSTED BY CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AUG 9

DARCY JAMES ARGUE SECRET SOCIETY AUG 10

CHUCK ISRAELS QUINTET: 86TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AUG 12

CELEBRATING INDIA AT 75 SACHAL VASANDANI QUARTET W/GUESTS

AUG 13–14

SHEILA JORDAN WITH RONI BEN-HUR & HARVIE S. AUG 13 WITH MELISSA ALDANA AUG 14 WITH HOUSTON PERSON

AUG 16

RALPH ALESSI & BAIDA QUARTET AUG 17

GEOFFREY KEEZER & FRIENDS: “PLAYDATE” CD RELEASE AUG 18–21

WILLIE JONES III SEXTET: JACKIE’S BAG AUG 22

PASQUALE GRASSO TRIO ALBUM RELEASE CELEBRATION AUG 23

JULIETA EUGENIO TRIO: “JUMP” ALBUM RELEASE PARTY AUG 24

BEN WILLIAMS BAND AUG 25–28

GONZALO RUBALCABA • CHRIS POTTER • LARRY GRENADIER • ERIC HARLAND: FIRST MEETING AUG 29

SARAH HANAHAN QUARTET AUG 30–SEP 4

TRIO DA PAZ & FRIENDS

JAZZ.ORG/DIZZYS 7:30PM & 9:30PM SUNDAYS 5PM & 7:30PM

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Featuring Sean Jones, Melissa Aldana, and Wycliffe Gordon

Available Now! carnegiehall.org/WereStillHere Illustration artwork by Keith H. Brown.

Exhibit, performances, Q&A with John Monteleone, and more!

AUGUST

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Jazz Loft, Stony Brook, NY (Just 5 min. from the Stony Brook train station)

For a full calendar of events and tickets visit thejazzloft.org

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SMALLS JAZZ CLUB & MEZZROW – New York City’s Iconic independent jazz clubs in Greenwich Village, New York City.

Open 7 nights per week. Doors at 7PM. Shows at 7:30 PM, 9PM, 10:30PM and 12AM. Jam Sessions Nightly – open to all musicians!

RESERVED SEATS AVAILABLE FOR ALL SHOWS – Visit WWW.SMALLSLIVE.COM – click the show of your choice to purchase reservations. Otherwise, please walk-in at the door for a discounted price. We recommend arriving 30 minutes before the show.

WE LIVE STREAM & ARCHIVE ALL OUR SHOWS. No charge to watch the live stream.

Become a member of the SmallsLIVE Foundation and get access to our comprehensive Audio/Video Archive – WWW.SMALLSLIVE.COM

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SMOKE HAS REOPENED Thu - Sun 8/4 - 8/7

LOUIS HAYES & THE CANNONBALL LEGACY BAND

Thu - Sun 8/11 - 8/15

MARY STALLINGS

Thu - Sun 8/18 - 8/21

THE HEAVY HITTERS

Thu - Sun 8/25 - 8/28

RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA TRIO: CHARLIE PARKER CELEBRATION

Jeremy Pelt [trumpet] Vincent Herring [alto saxophone] Rick Germanson [piano] Dezron Douglas [bass] Louis Hayes [drums]

Mike LeDonne [piano] Eric Alexander [tenor saxophone] Jeremy Pelt [trumpet] Jim Snidero [alto saxophone] Peter Washington [bass] Kenny Washington [drums]

Rudresh Mahanthappa [alto saxophone] Harish Raghavan [bass] Rudy Royston [drums]

Also in August, Wednesday night music resumes!

Visit smokejazz.com for bookings and details 2751 Broadway (at 106th Street) www.smokejazz.com 212.864.6662

SMOKE JAZZ CLUB

BACK IN THE SWING CELEBRATION 2022!

Featuring: •Kenny Garrett & Sounds From The Ancestors •Joey Alexander Trio •Katie Thiroux ft. Melissa Aldana •Jonathan Barber's Vision Ahead •The New London Big Band

9.9 & 9.10, 2022

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BONS RITMOS (Good Rhythms) Record company and production company, the best in Jazz, Brazilian music and Afro Bahian dance, and future pop. Producer, singer, song writer, percusionist, JACK JOAO POTTER. Two time Billboard World Music charting artist and incredable Afro Bahian dancer, EDI MACHADO. Producer, New York to Brazil drummer / percusionist, song writer, ANDREW SCOTT POTTER. All of these incredable Bons Ritmos records can be heard on the Bons Ritmos Youtube channel.

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356 Graham Ave., Brooklyn NY 11211

August 5th, 12th, 19th & 26th 7pm till 10pm

THE RUM HOUSE at the Hotel Edison

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Monday Nights are reserved for THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA

228 W.47th St. NYC 10036

August 7th & 14th 8:30pm till 11:30pm ".... pulsing organism of a band. Their charts are sophisticated complex and boy can they blow"... Don Mc Neil " Tried and true Swingers, they can take you around the block with stops in between. All of which are played to perfection"... Chris Spector

MINGUS MONDAYS Monday Nites! 7:30pm & 9:30pm

ON STAGE! ALL IN PERSON at THE DJANGO! TUE 8/2

Gili Lopes Brazilian Quartet Los Hacheros ft. Jeremy Bosch

7:30pm 10:30pm

FRI 8/12

CONRAD HERWIG PRESENTS “THE LATIN SIDE OF MINGUS” MARIEL BILDSTEN SEPTET

7:30pm 10:30pm

WED 8/17

LUKE CARLOS O’REILLY ANWAR MARSHALL & BLUE VERSE

7:30pm 10:30pm

Celebrating Charlie Parker THR 8/25

SAM DILLON/ANDREW GOULD QUARTET IAN HENDRICKSON-SMITH

7:30PM 10:30PM

TUE 8/30

PEDRO CORTES FLAMENCO ENSEMBLE CUARTETO GUATACA

7:30pm 10:30pm

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS ONLINE EVENTS CATHY SEGAL - GARCIA: www.facebook. com/cathysegalgarcia. Sat: 1pm Cathy Segal-Garcia's Noontime Hang.

EMMET COHEN: https://www.facebook.com /heyemmet. Mon: 7:30pm Live From Emmet’s feat Emmet Cohen Trio w/guests.

Aug 8: Patrick Bartley; 22: Buster Williams.

JAZZVOICE.COM: https://www.jazzvoice. com. Masterclasses. Aug 2: 9pm Dominique Eade; 10: 9pm Laura Anglade; 29: 3pm Nicolas King.

JOHN PIZZARELLI: https://www.facebook. com/johnpizzarelliofficial. Thurs: 6pm It’s 5 O’clock Somewhere feat John Pizzarelli.

MIKI YAMANAKA: https://www.facebook. com/miki.yamanaka.165. Wed: 5pm Keyed Up! feat Miki's Mood w/Miki Yamanaka/ Jimmy Macbride & guests.

MUSIC ON THE INSIDE: https://www.musicontheinside.org. tba: 6pm Musicians for Justice.

ROOM 623: https://www.facebook.com/joce lynmedinamusic. Sun: 6pm + Jam 7-9pm Sunday Vocal Jazz Jam feat Jocelyn Medina w/spec guest. Aug 7: Tahira Clayton.

ROSSANO SPORTIELLO: https://www.face book.com/rossanosportiello. Tues: 6pm Live At The Flat in Greenwich Village feat Rossano Sportiello w/spec guest.

IN-PERSON EVENTS Subject to COVID regulations

UPPER MANHATTAN (Above 70th Street)

449 LA: 449 Lenox Ave. btw. 132nd & 133rd Sts. 212-234-3298. Sun: 4-7pm Patio Jazz.

BEMELMANS: At Carlyle Hotel. 35 E 76th St. at Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-7441600. Sets: Early 5:30-8:30pm free adm; Late Mon 9pm-12am, Tues-Thurs 9:30pm12:30am, Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am. Residencies: Early Sun-Tues Earl Rose, Wed-Sat Robert Mosci; Late Mon $25/$15 Earl Rose Trio, Tues-Sat $35/$20 David Budway Trio.

BENNET PARK: W 183rd St. at Fort Washington Ave. Mon: 4-5:15pm WaHi Jam. BILL’S PLACE: 148 W 133rd St. btw. Lenox & 7th Aves. www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212281-0777. Fri-Sat: 7&9pm $30 don Bill Saxton Bebop Band.

The CLOACK ROOM: 126 Hamilton Pl. at 143rd St. www.cloakroom.bar. Fri-Sat: 8pm $10 adm.

COTTON CLUB: 656 W 125th St. At Riverside Dr. www.cottonclub-newyork.com. 212-6637980. Thurs-Fri 8pm, Sat 9pm: Cotton Club Allstars.

GRANT’S TOMB: W 122nd St. & Riverside Dr. www.jazzmobile.org. 212-866-4900. Wed: 78:30pm free adm. Aug 3: Dezron Douglas Qrt; 10: tba; 17: Harlem/Havana Music & Cultural Festival; 24: Allan Harris Qrt; 31:

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Bobby Sanabria Multi-Verse Band.

GREAT HILL: Central Park W & 106th St. www.jazzmobile.org. 212-866-4900. Aug 13: 4-7pm free adm Tammy McCann + Antonio Hart Qrt + Jimmy Heath Legacy Band.

KISMAT BAR: 603 Fort Washington Ave. at 187th St. www.facebook.com/kismatbar.

212-795-8633. Tues: 7:30-10pm WaHi Jam. L’ARTISTA: 142 Hamilton Pl. btw. 143rd & 144th Sts. www.lartistanyc.com. 646-8580312. Sun: 5-6pm Daniel Schnyder & friends.

LE CHÉILE: 839 W 181st St. btw. Cabrini & Pinehurst Blvds. www.lecheilenyc.com. 212740-3111. 1st Mon: 7:30pm Jazz Wahi Vocal series www.jazzwahi.org/vocal-series. Aug 1: Ben Cassara & Kate Baker.

MARCUS GARVEY PARK: 18 Mt. Morris Park W at 122nd St. Free adm. Fri: 7-8:30pm www.jazzmobile.org/212-866-4900. Aug 5: T.K. Blue & Planet Bluu; 12: Wycliffe Gordon Qrt; 19: 6-9pm Omar Edwards + Latasha Barnes; 26 7-9pm & 27 3-7pm: www.city parksfoundation.org/212-360-1399 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival feat 08/26 Jazzmeia Horn & Noble Force + Calvin Booker on Tap & friends, 08/27 Terence Blanchard w/the ECollective & Turtle Island Qrt + Buster Williams & Something More + Nikara Presents Black Wall Street + Vuyo Sotashe.

MINTON’S PLAYHOUSE: 206 W 118th St. btw. St. Nicholas Ave. & Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. www.mintonsharlem.com. 212243-2222. Residency: Thurs 8-11pm Jam Thursdaze. Sets: 7&9:30pm. Aug 7: Nabaté Isles; 12: Helio Alves Qrt; 13: The TC The 3rd Experience; 14: Phil Young & The Harlem Hip; 19: Flavio Silva Trio; 20: Nat Adderley, Jr. Qrt; 21: Bruce Harris; 26: Karen Stachel, Norbert Stachel & LehCats; 27: Captain Black Big Band; 28: The Orrin Evans Party.

MOUNT MORRIS ASCENSION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 15 Mt Morris Park W. at W 122nd St. www.harlemjazzboxx.com.

212-348-6132. Fri: 7-8:30pm $20 adm Harlem Jazz series. Aug 5: Tony Lewis; 12: Gino Stinson; 19: Dick Griffin; 26: Jordyn Davis.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM: 58 W 129th St. at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-3488300. www.jmih.org. Aug 26: 2pm Masterclass w/Buster Williams.

PARLOR ENTERTAINMENT: 555 Edgecombe Ave. at 160th St. #3F. 212-781-6595.

Sun: 3-5:30pm free adm Marjorie Eliot Band & spec guests.

PATRICK'S PLACE: 2835 Frederick Douglass Blvd. at 151st St. www.patricksplaceharlem. com. 212-491-7800. Free adm $20 min.

Thurs: 7-10pm Keyed Up! feat The Phil Young Experience; Fri: 8-11pm Jam w/Patience Higgins.

The PENROSE: 1590 2nd Ave. btw. 82nd & 83rd Sts. www.penrosebar.com. 212-2032751. Sun: 7-10pm.

ROOM 623: Below B Squared Harlem. 271 W 119th St. btw. Frederick Douglass & St. Nick Blvds. www.room623.com. 212-280-2248.

Sets: Sun 6-7:30pm $18/$22 adm, Late (L) 8&9:30pm $12/$15 $15 min; Wed 8-11pm $12/$15 $15 min; Fri 7&8:30pm $15/$18 $15 min, L 10pm-1am $20/$25. Residencies: Sun

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WINNING SPINS

By George Kanzler WO VOCALISTS AT VERY DIFferent points in their careers comprise T this Winning Spins. Sheila Jordan has

been singing for over seven decades. John Minnock released his well-received (3 ½ stars by Downbeat) third album two years ago, and has just released his fourth.

Live at Mezzrow, Sheila Jordan (Cellar 20 Live), is the first in the series SmallsLIVE Living Masters from the Smalls/Mezzrow club group. They honor veteran jazz musicians while also recording them at one of the clubs. No one is more a veteran than Sheila, who began singing professionally while a teenager in the 1940s. Inspired by the music of Charlie (Bird) Parker, Sheila sang with him in Detroit and in 1951 moved to New York where he mentored her, figuratively taking her under his wing. Her songs, including some on this album recorded shortly before her 93rd birthday, reference their friendship and her familiarity with his music.

Sheila worked sporadically in the 1960s and 70s and reemerged in the 80s, pioneering the concept of the vocal and bass duo with bassist Harvie S. She was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master in 2012.

On Live at Mezzrow, Sheila is accompanied by Harvie and another longtime musical compatriot, pianist Alan Broadbent.

One of the highlights on the album is a short reprise of the Sheila-Harvie duo, as the two are alone on the first chorus of Rodgers & Hart’s “Falling in Love with Love,” taking the melody away from its familiar contours, then—after Alan joins them—returning to more familiar melodic territory for a second chorus. Sheila incorporates improvised lines about “falling in love with” Harvie’s bass playing in the coda.

Although her voice is not as dexterous and agile as it once was, Sheila can still inhabit a song with authority and make it her own. On “The Touch of Your Lips,” she segues from a slow verse to a swinging, heartbeat groove for the refrain over piano and bass, sliding into a sustained chorus of tongue-rolling scat, including trades with Alan and Harvie. Her “Baltimore Oriole” is fragile and tender, and includes off-the-cuff comments on Alan’s musical prowess. That track continues into a spirited, Latin rhythm for “I Concentrate On You.” She also proves she can still caress a phrase (“new love”) in an “Autumn in New York”

notable for Harvie’s arco work. Bird appears in Sheila’s “The Bird,” set to Parker’s “Quasimodo” with a vocalese of his “Confirmation.” She pays a backhanded compliment to Clint Eastwood, praising him for his film biography, Bird, while chiding him for re-recording the rhythm sections behind Bird’s solos. The album ends quite fittingly with a jaunty “Lucky to Be Me.” Simplicity, John Minnock (Dot Time), features a singer with a great sense of jazz harmony and an inclination toward the storytelling of cabaret. John mixes torchy standards with new material, much of it overtly gay, like the wryly erotic bossa “He Was Brazilian.” John brings a fragile passion to two of the standards, and highlights, of the album: Matt Dennis’ “Angel Eyes” and Gene DePaul and Don Raye’s “You Don’t Know What Love Is.” Both are enhanced by the presence of Dave Liebman on soprano sax, surprisingly tender in strict ballad mode. Dave’s mournful tones spell out a full chorus of “Angel Eyes” before John’s intimate vocal, the two closing with the line “angel eyes ain’t here,” the vocal echoed by fluttering soprano sax.

Dave also opens “You Don’t Know What Love Is,” dropping out to return behind John’s vocal at the bridge. The song ends dramatically by eschewing tempo as voice, piano (Sean Mason), and soprano achieve a keening finale.

The new songs, some with lyrics co-written by John, chronicle both happy and forlorn affairs. “Cape’s End” has “two hearts that transcend at Cape’s end” in an operatic flourish, while “Bordeaux” is wistful about geographic separation, and “Everything Reminds Me of You” tempers despair with a frail wistfulness. A jazz highlight of the album is Herbie Hancock’s “Maiden Voyage,” the band clicking on all cylinders with Dave’s soprano, John’s scat vocal, and Mathis Picard’s piano creating an indelible version of a jazz chestnut.

Sheila Jordan sings with guitarist Roni Ben-Hur and bassist Harvie S at Dizzy’s Club on Aug. 13-14, Arthur’s Tavern on Aug. 20, and Peekskill’s Riverfront Green Park on Aug. 21.

John Minnock and his band—Dave Liebman, sax; Jon Thomas, piano; Mark Lewandowski, bass; and Pablo Eluchans, drums—appear on Aug. 4 at 54 Below.

Cohen cover photo by Andreas Terlaak, Giraudo by Federico Rodriguez-Caldentey, Minnock by Leslie Farinacci.

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Mostly Marcus w/Marcus Goldhaber, L The Lab Session w/Mimi Jones & friends; Wed The Harlem Jazz Session w/Peter Brainin Qrt. Aug 5: Dan Berkey, L Shirazette Tinnin; 12: Elisabeth Lohninger, L Mamiko Watanabe; 19: Joseph Miller, L Ray Blue; 26: Jenny Xu Friendship Trio, L Helio Alves.

RUMSEY PLAYFIELD: Central Park. E 71st St. at 5th Ave. www.summerstage.org. 212360-2756. Aug 31: 8-10pm free adm Jazz At Lincoln Center Orch w/Wynton Marsalis.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. btw. 133rd & 134th Sts. 212-690-7807. www.shrinenyc.com. Residencies: Sun 810pm except 08/7 10pm-12am Jam w/Bennett Daponte-Smith; 1st Sun 8-10pm The Shrine Big Band. Aug 4: 7-8pm Frank Vitolo, 8-10pm Afro Peruvian New Trends Orch; 5: 9-10pm Bees Deluxe; 8: 7-9pm Mr. Chair; 17: 7-9pm The Tom Blatt Project; 19: 8-9pm Nowsterday; 20: 10pm-12am Manny's Boogaloo Crew; 27: 8-9pm Alexis Corey.

SILVANA: 300 W 116th St. at Frederick Douglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646692-4935. Residency: Mon 6-10pm Keyed Up! feat Phil Young w/guests. Aug 2: 7-9pm Marcelle Pena; 4: 7-9pm Dave Smith; 6: 79pm Matt Panayides Gp; 11: 7-9pm Sam Blakeslee; 18: 7-9pm Charles Pillow; 20: 78pm Michael Morgan; 25: 7-9pm Alejandro Berti, 11pm-12am Alexis Corey.

SMOKE JAZZ CLUB: 2751 Bway btw. 105th & 106th Sts. www.smokejazz.com. 212-8646662. Sets: Sun&Thurs 7&9pm; Fri-Sat 7,9&10:30pm; $40-$60 adm. Aug 4-7: Louis Hayes & the Cannonball Legacy Band; 1114: Mary Stallings; 18-21: The Heavy Hitters; 25-28: Rudresh Mahanthappa Trio.

SUGAR BAR: 254 W 72nd St. btw. Bway & West End Ave. www.sugarbarnyc.com. 212-579-0222.

Thurs: 8-10pm $10 adm Open Mic w/Sugar Bar All Star Band.

SYMPHONY SPACE: 2537 Bway at 95th St. 212-864-5400. www.symphonyspace.org.

Aug 13: 3&5:30pm $29-$39 adm Andersons play Henry Mancini feat Vince Giordano.

TARTINA: 1034 Amsterdam Ave. at 111th St. 646-590-0577. www.tartina-restaurant.com.

Sun: 12-3pm Jazz Brunch.

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

54 BELOW: 254 W 54th St. btw. Bway & 8th Ave. Lower level. www.54below.com. 646476-3551. Aug 4: 9:30pm $30-$65 adm $25 min John Minnock Band feat Dave Liebman.

AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM: 2 Lincoln Sq. btw. 65th & 66th Sts. 212-595-9533. www.folkartmuseum.org. 1st Wed: 1-2pm free adm Bill Wurtzel & guest.

BIRDLAND: 315 W 44th St. btw. 8th & 9th Aves. 212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com.

Sets: Sun&Fri-Sat: Early (E) 5:30-7pm, Late 8:30-10&10:30-11:30pm; Mon 7-8:30pm; Tues-Thurs 7-8:30&9:30-11pm. Adm varies $20 min. Residencies: Sun Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Ens; Fri E The Birdland Big Band; Sat E Eric Comstock w/Sean Smith & spec guest Barbara Fasano. Aug 26: John Pizzarelli Trio; 7: E Alexa Tarantino Qrt; 9-13: Artemis; 14: E JY-17 Plays Bird; 16-20: Ryan Truesdell & Gil Evans Project feat 08/16 Scott Wendholt, 08/17 Steve Wilson, 08/18 Riley Mulherkar, 08/19 Sara Caswell, 08/20 Nadje Noordhuis; 21: E Augie Haas +8; 23-27: Ken Peplowski Qrt + String Orch & guests; 30-31: Emmet Cohen Trio &

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guest 08/30 Sheila Jordan, 08/31 Miguel Zenón.

BIRDLAND THEATER: 315 W 44th St. btw.

8th & 9th Aves. Lower level. 212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets: Sun&Fri-Sat 78:30&9:30-11pm; Mon&Thurs 8:30-10pm; Tues-Wed Early (E) 5:30-7pm, Late 8:3010pm; Adm varies $20 min. Residencies: Tues E except 08/2 Ashley Pezzotti; Wed E David Ostwald's Louis Armstrong Eternity Band, Late (R) Frank Vignola’s Guitar Night feat Frank Vignola Band w/guests. Aug 1: Alicyn Yaffee; 2: E The Dangerous Rhythms All-Stars; 3: R w/Warren Vaché; 4: JD Walter; 5-7: Palladium: Wayne Shorter Tribute; 8: Esteban Castro Trio; 10: R w/Mike Stern; 11: Giacomo Gates; 12-13: Miss Maybell & The Jazz Age Artistes; 14: Jacob Khalil; 15: Summer Camargo Qnt; 17: R; 19-21: Scott Robinson Qrt; 24: R w/Peter Bernstein; 25: Alan Broadbent Trio; 26-29: David DeJesus Qnt; 31: R w/Houston Person.

BOND 45 DOWNSTAIRS: 221 W 46th St. btw.

7th & 8th Aves. Lower level. 212-869-4545. www.bond45ny.com. $25 adm $25 min. Tues: 8:30-10:30pm Stan Harrison Qrt; Thurs: 8:3011:30pm Eli Yamin.

BRYANT PARK: Btw. 5th & 6th Aves. 41st & 42nd Sts. www.bryantpark.org. 212-7684242. Mon-Wed&Fri 12:30-2:30pm, Thurs 24pm: Piano in the Park. Aug 1-5: Russ Kassoff; 8-12: Dan Manjovi; 15-19: Victor Lin; 19: 7pm Rafiq Bhatia & Ian Chang; 2226: Jon Weber; 29-Sep 2: Frank Owens.

CARNEGIE CLUB: 156 W 56th St. btw. 6th & 7th Aves. www.hospitalityholdings.com.

212-957-9676. Sat: 8&10:30pm Steve Maglio & Stan Rubin Orch.

DIZZY’S CLUB: At Jazz At Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cir. at 60th St. 5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets: 7:30& 9:30pm except Sun 5&7:30pm. Adm varies.

Aug 1: Linda Sikhakhane Qrt; 2-3: Adonis Rose Qnt w/spec guest Walter Blanding; 4-7: Ben Wolfe Qnt feat Nicholas Payton; 8: Jazz House Kids w/Christian McBride; 9: Darcy James Argue Secret Society; 10: Chuck Israels Qnt; 13-14: Sheila Jordan Trio w/spec guest 08/13 Melissa Aldana, 08/14 Houston Person; 15: Remembering Roy Hargrove feat Evan Sherman Big Band; 16: Ralph Alessi & Baida Qrt; 17: Geoffrey Keezer & friends; 1821: Willie Jones III Sxt; 22: Pasquale Grasso Trio; 23: Julieta Eugenio Trio; 24: Ben Williams Band; 25-28: Gonzalo Rubalcaba & friends; 29: Sarah Hanahan Qrt; 30-Sep 4: Trio Da Paz & friends.

FINE & RARE: 9 E 37th St. btw. 5th & Madison Aves. www.fineandrare.nyc. 212-725-3866.

FLÛTE MIDTOWN: 205 W 54th St. btw. Bway & 7th Ave. 212-265-5169. www.flutebar.com.

Wed: 7-10pm.

FRANKIE & JOHNNIE’S STEAKHOUSE: 32 W 37th St. btw. 5th & 6th Aves. www.frankieandjohnnies.com.

212-9478940. Fri: 6-9pm Keyed Up! feat Jeanne Gies & Michael Rorby w/guests.

The GREEN ROOM 42: 570 10th Ave. btw.

41st & 42nd sts. www.greenfignyc.com. 646707-2990.

The IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-5822121. www.theiridium.com. Sets: 8:30pm.

Aug 25-26: Tito Puente Jr.; 27-28: Bakithi Kumalo's Graceland Experience.

LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of Greater New York Club Room. 322 W 48th St. btw.

8th & 9th Aves. www.local802afm.org. 212245-4802.

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PEDRO GIRAUDO: The Bass Sings from The Soul

By Raul Da Gama F ALL THE CONTEMPORARY Argentinean musicians, the contraO bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo

may be described as one of the finest song composers. He embodies both the most refined proponents of traditional art forms such as tango and milonga, and the most playful aspects of both forms. His heartfelt creations seem to sing from the soul with one infectiously addictive melody after another dyed in the depths of emotion. In fact with colors and tone-textures so vivid and lifelike, his songs and their harmonics can send ripples of emotional energy cascading down your spine. His tango and milonga are stiletto-sharp and rhythmic.

They do more than mimic the statuesque movements of dancers engaged in a seductive narrative designed to bewitch the senses: they daringly evoke the freedom of jazz improvisation. This is Pedro's nueva música and it makes him one of the greatest innovative Argentinean musicians living in New York.

To say that Pedro’s music is heartshaped is merely to suggest what is tangible. However, deep listening to his music will reveal a spectral, mystical aspect to his performances—whether you are listening to a recording or watching a live show.

When he is made aware of this reaction to his music, he pauses, closing his eyes as if beginning a meditation. Then his eyes open slowly, and he avers quietly, “I try to penetrate the emotion of a musical phrase or harmonic variation.” Then he muses, “I don’t just play changes. Chords aren’t just chords … but their myriad sonic colors mean something to the inner ear. They affect the mind of the listener, the invisible inner being that makes the heart beat faster, ache a little more, or flutter with joy.” When you hear music coming from such a profound place, it can mean only one thing: the artist is singing from the soul.

Pedro’s wide smile belies his effervescence—his unfettered joyousness—in the practice of his musical art. His eyes, which close and open almost in slow motion (no blinking at questions), suggest that answers are pondered with characteristic

erudition. This may seem to run contrary to the art of both tango and jazz, musical forms so driven by passion. Moreover, as Maurice Ravel once said: “Music, I feel, must be emotional first and intellectual second…” Pedro’s response to this thought is not unexpected. “Fortunately for me,” he says with a quicksilver smile, “I was born in Córdoba, Argentina, before moving to New York City in 1996. So my music is rooted in the so-called passionate character of a Latino. But being a tanguero at heart, I guess the music is naturally rooted in emotion first … passion before intellect.”

The perception that tango recordings seem to have become a recurrent wave in contemporary Argentinian repertoire is a gnawing question. What separates one offering from the next? “Look here,” he says. “Almost all of us Argentineans who come after Astor Piazzolla are, in a sense, his musical children. However, the aficionado will recognize that no two musicians are the same. There is an essential and important difference between Pablo Ziegler’s music, for instance, and mine, even though we both owe much to Piazzolla’s nueva tango,” Pedro is at pains to point out. “However, I posit that my approach to the music comes from the freedom-loving practice of jazz improvisation, quite the opposite direction from Pablo’s continued on page 23

Giraudo photo by Federico Rodriguez-Caldentey.

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S P OT L ASHLEY PEZZOTTI BIRDLAND THEATER / TUESDAYS IN AUGUST; JAZZ FORUM / AUGUST 14; MEZZROW / AUGUST 21 At a young stage in her career, Ashley Pezzotti already has accomplishments to be proud of. Onstage with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, she has touched the hearts and minds of many New Yorkers with her great singing, swinging, captivating big presence and humor. Studying at the University of MiamiFlorida and with Dee Dee Bridgewater, her lessons have led her to interpret jazz standards and write her own lyrical music, dipping into country pop and other genres. Her flexible voice allows this freedom as readily heard on her debut recording We've Only Just Begun (self-produced). Ashley duets with pianist Miki Yamanaka at Birdland Theater, brings a quartet including Miki, bassist Jason Clotter and drummer T.J. Reddick at the Jazz Forum, and a trio with Miki and Jason at Mezzrow. MGN ADAM O'FARRILL JAZZ GALLERY / AUGUST 4-5 Trumpeter/composer Adam O’Farrill's artistic output is the aural equivalent of a runner’s high, a sonic stride of endorphins that has thrilled many an audience. As a trumpeter, Adam has shared spaces with everyone from Mary Halvorsen to Samora Pinderhughes, to name two. As a bandleader, Adam has sought inspiration from film, literature, the Great American Songbook, and native folk music. Adam’s most recent release, Visions of Your Other, features his quartet Stranger Days, with The New York Times stating that the album is “their most melodically engaging yet.” Adam leads an octet including Mary (guitar), tenor saxophonist Kevin Sun, and drummer Tomas Fujiwara that pays homage to artists prevalent in the 1930s comprising, but not limited to, Virginia Woolf, Duke Ellington and Igor Stravinsky. EW EMILIO SOLLA THE CHURCH / AUGUST 4 Argentinean pianist/composer Emilio Solla has released eleven diverse recordings of personalized takes on the music of his heritage. A Latin Grammy winner for his Tango Jazz Orchestra’s magnum opus, Puertos: Music From International Waters (Avantango Records), Emilio’s vibrant sound vistas stretch from tango à la Astor Piazzolla to music from Barcelona, Spain, and New Orleans. To be pigeonholed as a Latin Jazz artist unfairly oversimplifies his deep voicings and unique style. He is making and solidifying a legacy all his own, as evidenced on CDs such as Conversas, Second Half and Sentido. For this presentation in Sag Harbor, NY—part of the Hamptons Jazz Festival—Emilio touches on concepts from his extensive repertoire with his quartet, co-led by Flamenco Jazz saxophonist/vocalist Antonio Lizana and including bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer/percussionist Ferenc Nemeth. MGN MARY STALLINGS SMOKE JAZZ CLUB / AUGUST 11-14 A truly great and criminally under-appreciated veteran singer, Mary Stallings has stayed true to her refined and soulful path. In her seventh decade of professional singing, the San Francisco native is on her third comeback. Working prominently during the early 1960s while recording with Cal Tjader, and for three years fronting the Count Basie Orchestra, she left music to raise a family. She returned in the 1980s, recording for the Concord Jazz label, and came back again in the 2Ks to make documents for the High Note label with solid efforts on Dream and Don't Look Back. She is singing better than ever, and this gig is a not only a treat, but a treasure to be rediscovered. Her band is stellar—pianist Emmet Cohen, bassist Russell Hall, and drummer Joe Farnsworth. MGN JOEL FRAHM SMALLS JAZZ CLUB / AUGUST 12-13 Oh, to be on the road again!. That's how saxophonist Joel Frahm feels this summer with a steady itinerary of North American gigs and jazz workshop classes stretching from Montreal to Arkansas, from Washington state to the Big Apple. After 30 years on the New York jazz scene, and significant pandemic downtime, Joel reset his priorities and moved to Nashville last July. So this gig is a homecoming. He’s going to blend his bold, inventive tenor with old friends John Chin on piano, Omer Avital on bass, and Anthony Pinciotti on drums. Picking up the musical conversation where they left off about four years ago, they are exploring material from Joel’s fine new trio CD, The Bright Side (Anzic), plus some other originals and jazz standards. KF

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Blanchard photo by Cedric Angeles, Pizzotti by JCA Photography, Reid by John Abbott, York by John Abbott.

L I G H T LIBBY YORK MEZZROW / AUGUST 14 Chicago Jazz Magazine called her “a superb vocalist” and JazzTimes praised her “consummate jazz phrasing,” but singer Libby York is much more than that. She is a storyteller, bandleader, record producer, label owner, and entrepreneur. She has earned raves in the world’s greatest cities including Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles and Paris, and been compared to Anita O’Day and June Christy. Her breakthrough recording, Sunday in New York (Blujazz), received four stars in Downbeat and high praise with Jazz Review calling her “a master vocalist” and All About Jazz noting that “you can hear the smile in her voice.” Her fifth CD comes out this fall. For her two sets, Libby reimagines classic jazz standards with her accompanists pianist Spike Wilner and bassist Lorin Cohen. DJS ALLAN HARRIS GRANT’S TOMB / AUGUST 24 Jazz vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Allan Harris has earned well-deserved praise from critics and audiences around the world. The Miami Herald described him as having “the warmth of Tony Bennett, the bite and rhythmic sensibility of Sinatra and the sly elegance of Nat ‘King’ Cole.” And his collection of awards testifies to his talent: the Downbeat Critics Award for Rising Star Vocalist, the Hot House Jazz Magazine Award for Best Male Vocalist (twice), the New York Lifetime Award for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist, and many more. He has shared the stage with Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, Diana Krall, Wynton Marsalis, Abbey Lincoln and Natalie Cole. Allan’s appearance at Grant’s Tomb is part of the Jazzmobile Summerfest. DJS RUFUS REID JAZZ FORUM / AUGUST 26-27 Rufus Reid initially played trumpet before switching to bass while in the Army. Honed by playing with Eddie Harris, Dexter Gordon, Jack DeJohnette and others, Rufus supplemented his gifts as a team player and improviser with additional bass studies. He is now focused more on composing for his own bands, and he has no trouble getting high caliber musicians who bring out the best in his songs and arrangements, though he also invites them to bring in their originals. Rufus enjoys writing for ensembles of all sizes from duos to orchestras, creating complex yet nuanced voicings to inspire his players, while giving them space to express themselves. The Rufus Reid Quintet features trumpeter Michael Rodriguez, saxophonist Roxy Coss, pianist Roberta Piket, and drummer Kenneth Salters. KD TED CHUBB BROTHER’S SMOKEHOUSE / AUGUST 26 Born and raised in the Midwest, trumpeter Ted Chubb is entrenched in the New York/New Jersey scene. After receiving his M.M. from Rutgers, he honed his technique touring for five years with Jersey Boys before turning to jazz full time. In addition to being an accomplished leader, he has played with top musicians including Winard Harper, Christian McBride, Wallace Roney, Antonio Hart, Houston Person, and the late Norman Simmons. As a popular educator, he teaches trumpet at Princeton, Jazz at Lincoln Center Middle School, and for Jazz House Kids as VP of Jazz Education.

Ted brings his quintet—saxophonist Anthony Ware, pianist Oscar Perez, bassist Tom DiCarlo, and drummer Jerome Jennings—to this New Jersey club. DJS TERENCE BLANCHARD MARCUS GARVEY PARK / AUGUST 27 New Orleans-born trumpeter Terence Blanchard continues to expand his options.

From his early days with Art Blakey, great bands with Donald Harrison, tributes to Eric Dolphy and Booker Little, the music of Jimmy McHugh on Let’s Get Lost, a tribute to Billie Holiday, to socially conscious film and opera efforts about Harriet Tubman, Emile Griffith and Malcom X, his music exists on a lofty plane. He has produced several stand-out recordings as a leader. Through awards and a recent residency with the Detroit Symphony, Blanchard is one of the very best post-bop-and-beyond trumpet players. Part of the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Terence’s E-Collective combo alongside the Turtle Island String Quartet play music from their tribute to Wayne Shorter, and the recording Absence (Blue Note). MGN

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4011. www.michikostudios.com. 2nd Wed: 7-9:30pm $20 adm Lew Tabackin Trio.

The PARLOUR: At The Barclay. 111 E 48th St. btw. Park & Lexington Aves. 212-906-3129. www.icbarclay.com/the-parlour. Wed: 5-8pm The Café Society.

The PIERRE: 2 E 61st St. at 5th Ave. 212-8388000. www.thepierreny.com. Thurs-Sat: 710pm Antonio Ciacca Solo w/guests.

ROBERT: 2 Columbus Cir. btw. 7th & 8th Aves.

9th Fl. 212-299-7730. www.robertnyc.com.

The RUM HOUSE: At Hotel Edison. 228 W 47th St. btw. Bway & 8th Ave. 646-490-6924. www.therumhousenyc.com. Aug 7&14: 8:3011:30pm Lou Caputo & Company.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Ave. at 54th St. www.saintpeters.org. 212-9352200. Sun: 5-6pm free adm Jazz Vespers feat Matt Dwonszyk.

SONY HALL: 235 W 46th St. btw. 7th & 8th Aves. www.sonyhall.com. 212-997-5123. Aug 10: 7&9:30pm George Benson.

SWING 46: 349 W 46th St. btw. 8th & 9th Aves. www.swing46.nyc. 212-262-9554. Sets: 5:308:30pm; Late (L) Mon-Thurs 9pm-12am, FriSun 9pm-1am; $10 adm $35 min.

Residencies (R): Sun Janice Friedman except 08/21 Ellen Bullinger, L George Gee Swing Orch; Tues L Rob Edwards Big Band; Wed Kevin Blancq, L Swingadelic Big Band; Thurs L Stan Rubin feat Joe Politi. Aug 2: Greg Farnese, L R; 3: R; 4: Barbara Rosene, L R; 5: Tony Hewitt, L Michelle Collier Swing Sxt; 6: Kimberly Woods, L Bill Malchow; 7: R; 9: Tony Hewitt, L R; 10: R; 11: Deanna Kirk, L R; 12: Michelle Collier, L Nick Palumbo & His Napoli 5; 13: Amy London, L Bill Malchow; 14: R; 16: tba, L R; 17: R; 18: Kate Curran, L R; 19: Bill Malchow, L Swingadelic; 20: Marcus Goldhaber, L TKO Party Band; 21: R; 23: Barbara Rosene, L R; 24: R; 25: Kate Curran, L R; 26: Michelle Collier, L Bill Malchow; 27: Tony Middleton, L Ron Sunshine Swing Orch; 28: R; 30: Tony Hewitt, L R; 31: R. THIRST NYC: 692 10th Ave. btw. 48th & 49th Sts. 917-388-3916. www.thirstbarnyc.com.

Mon: 8-10:30pm Keyed Up! feat Richard Cortez Band.

TOMI JAZZ: 239 E 53rd St. btw. 2nd & 3rd Aves. Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646497-1254.

LOWER MANHATTAN (Below 34th Street) 11TH STREET BAR: 510 E 11th St. btw.

Avenue A & B. www.11thstbar.com. 212-9823929. Mon: 7-10pm Keyed Up! feat Richard Clements.

1803: 82 Reade St. at Church St. 212-267-3000. www.1803nyc.com. Sets: 6-9pm + Sat-Sun 12-3pm Brunch.

ARTHUR'S TAVERN: 57 Grove St. at 7th Ave. hwww.arthurstavern.nyc.

212-675-6879.

Sets: 7pm, Late (L) 10pm. Residencies: Sun 3pm Creole Cookin Jazz Band, 7pm Noé Socha; Mon Grove Street Stompers; Thurs L Terry Waldo’s Gotham City Band; Fri Johnny O'Neal Trio, L Bobby Harden w/Off Da Hook.

Aug 2: Akiko Tsuruga; 4: Ehud Asherie Trio; 6: Alexis P. Suter Band, L New York Gremmies feat Noé Socha; 7: L Chris Bergson Band; 9: Moses Patrou; 10: Nick Hempton Band; 13: Tony Middleton, L Killer Joe & the Mighty Killer Joe Band; 14: L Bobby Bryan; 17: Charlie Halloran; 20: Sheila Jordan Trio; 25: Danny Lipsitz & The Brass Tacks; 27: Adrian Cunningham Qrt, L

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BLUE NOTE: 131 W 3rd St. at 6th Ave. 212475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com. Sets: 8& 10:30pm, Sun 12:30&2:30pm Sunday Brunch (B). Aug 1-4: Nate Smith + Kinfolk; 57: MonoNeon; 7: B Brass Queens; 8: Kendrick Scott; 9-14: David Sanborn; 14: B Nicole Zuraitis; 15: Kendrick Scott; 16-21: Avishai Cohen Trio; 21: B Nanny Assis; 22: The Baylor Project; 23-28: Abdullah Ibrahim; 28: B Nellie McKay; 29-31: Celebrating Charlie Watts.

CANARY CLUB: 303 Broome St. btw. Forsyth & Eldridge Sts. www.canaryclubnyc.com.

CELLAR DOG: 75 Christopher St. btw. 7th Ave. & Bleecker St. Lower level. 212-675-6056. www.cellardog.net. Sets: Wed-Sun 7-11pm; Late (L) Thurs-Sat 11:30pm-2am. Aug 3: Ehud Asherie Trio; 4: Jason Marshall Qrt, L Nicole Glover Qrt; 5: Richie Vitale/Frank Basile Qnt, L Akiko Tsuruga Qrt; 6: Zaid Nasser Qrt, L Ben Paterson Qrt; 7: Champian Fulton Qrt; 10: Samba Jazz Trio; 11: Brandon Lee Qnt, L Simona Premazzi Qrt; 12: Jade Synstenlien Qrt, L Samuel Martinelli Qrt; 13: Abraham Burton Qrt, L Miki Yamanaka Qrt; 14: Ed Cherry Trio; 17: Saul Rubin Trio; 18: Sylvia Cuenca Qnt, L Will Terrill Qnt; 19: James Burton Qnt, L Ai Murakami Qrt; 20: Richard Clements Qrt, L Matt Martinez Qrt; 21: Grant Stewart Trio; 24: Greg Glassman Trio; 25: Chris Byars Qrt, L Courtney Wright Qrt; 26: Darrell Green Qnt, L James Austin Qrt; 27: Nick Biello Qrt, L Philip Harper Qrt; 28: Ned Goold Trio; 31: Tamar Korn Qrt. CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE: At Hilton Fashion District Hotel. 152 W 26th St. btw.

6th & 7th Aves. 212-434-0499. www.chelsea tableandstage.com. Aug 3: 7pm $25 adm Swingin' With the Music Band; 11: 7&9:30pm Mingus Dynasty; 13: 7pm $20 Erez Aviram Ens; 24: 7pm $20 Quintin Harris Qrt; 25: 7&9:30pm Mingus Dynasty.

CITY VINEYARD & WINE GARDEN: At Pier 26. 233 West St. btw. Hubert & N Moore Sts. www.cityvineyardnyc.com. 212-608-0555.

CITY WINERY: 25 11th Ave. at 15th St. www.citywinery.com. 646-751-6033.

CLUB CUMMING: 505 E 6th St. btw. Avenue A & B. www.clubcummingnyc.com. 917-2658006. Tues: 9pm $5 adm Keyed Up! feat Richard Cortez Band.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44 E 32nd St. btw.

Madison & Park Aves. 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. Aug 14: 35:45pm www.vtyjazz.com $30 adm Another Sunday Serenade tribute to Phineas Newborn Jr. feat Jeb Patton Qnt w/Joe Magnarelli & Grant Stewart.

The DJANGO: 2 Avenue of the Americas at Walker St. Lower level. 212-519-6649. www.thedjangonyc.com. Sets: Mon 7:30& 9:30pm; Tues-Sat 7:30pm, Late (L) 10:30pm; $25 adm 2 drink min. Residencies (R): Mon except 08/29 Mingus Mondays feat Mingus Big Band; Tues Martes Latinos. Aug 1: R; 2: R w/Gili Lopes Brazilian Qrt, L w/Los Hacheros; 3: Alexander Claffy, L Joe Farnsworth Qrt; 4: Mike DiRubbo Qrt, L Mark Whitfield; 5: David Hazeltine Trio, L Craig Handy & 2nd Line Smith; 6: Jason Marshall Qrt, L Jackie Ribas & Zambup; 8: R; 9: R w/Samuel Torres Qnt, L w/Gerardo Contino & Los Habaneros; 10: Tony Glausi Qnt feat Nana Mendoza, L Domo Branch feat Birsa Chatterjee; 11: Hank Allen-Barfield Qnt, L Joe Farnsworth Qnt; 12: Conrad Herwig, L Mariel Bildsten Spt; 13: Yayennings Qrt, L Joe Saylor & The Kingdom; 15: R; 16: R w/Liz Rosa, L w/Televana; 17: Luke Carlos continued on page 18

AVISHAI COHEN: World Bassist

By Eugene Holley, Jr.

HE 52-YEAR-OLD, ISRAELI-BORN bassist/composer/bandleader Avashai T Cohen has been one of the most engaging

and well-traveled musicians, artistically and geographically, since he debuted on the jazz scene in the 90s. His ebullient basslines negotiate and anchor a number of musical genres. “My music comes from all territories—Afro-Caribbean, Western, Middle Eastern—but most recently I’ve been very attracted to several Israeli folk songs,” Avishai says.

After a long COVID-19 break that forced him to stay in Israel, Avishai returns to the Blue Note to perform selections from his new CD Shifting Sands (Naïve), his 19th recording as a leader.

Supporting Avishai on Shifting Sands and at the Blue Note are 21-year-old Israeli drummer and Berklee graduate Roni

Kaspi and Azerbaijani pianist Elchin Shirinov. “I was starting to look for a new sound from the piano chair a few years ago,” Avishai remembers. “My regular drummer at that time and good friend Noam David recommended Elchin to me.

So I checked out his music and contacted him. Within a few weeks, he came to Israel to do an audition and we have not looked back! Elchin joined me in early 2018, and I am very happy I have him on my team onstage, and in the music.

“I met Roni during lockdown through my Facebook account. I was posting some short videos playing and singing, and Roni [accompanied me online], which I enjoyed very much. So I reached out to her when she was just 20 years old. I was impressed by her play [playing] and maturity, and unique energy. Roni has been in the drum chair since September, 2020. I am always excited to play with Roni and Elchin every night. We connect and let the music fly and engage with the audience. It’s an instant flow of communication for all three of us.”

Avishai’s three-way communication is evident on Shifting Sands’ ten selections, from the fiery lead track and the similarlysyncopated “Videogame” and danceable grooves of “Chacha Rom” to the waltzy “Hitragut” and the folkish funk of “Joy.” Save for the cool, contrapuntal cadences of “Dvash,” the Latinesque lilt of the title composition, and the reflective ballad “Kinderblock,” which all feature the leader’s silken and satisfying solos, Avishai steps back and his pianist and drummer shine. “I feel comfortable in different settings, but in this trio, I really feel very much at ease with the musicians who surround me,” Avishai says. “Elchin and Roni are bringing their musicality to this album as well. It really became a trio album, and this you hear in my compositions.”

The cosmopolitan population of Avishai’s homeland accounts for his global musical reach. “Israel has always been influenced by a great mix of cultures: Moroccan, Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, Spanish, and Eastern European nations, and also the descendants of Jewish people from many other different places,” Avishai states. “It’s a melting pot of influences that also exist in the music, language and in the food and rich culture, and everyone absorbs these things in different ways, which allows for a lot of creativity.”

Inspired at age 14 by Jaco Pastorius to play bass, Avishai was also influenced by the Sephardic and Ladino music he heard at home from his mother, and by bass teacher Michael Klinghoffer. Educated at Music and Arts Academy in Jerusalem and The New School in New York City, Avishai gained valuable experience working with continued on page 23

Avishai Cohen photo by Hamed Djelou.

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O’Reilly Qrt, L Anwar Marshall & Blue Verse; 18: Wax Brazilian, L High & Mighty Brass Band; 19: Ed Cherry Qrt, L Freddie Deboe Band; 20: Dan Aran Band, L David Gibson Nnt; 22: R; 23: R w/Pedro Giraudo Qrt, L w/Los Hacheros; 24: Luther S. Allison Sxt, L Hudson Horns; 25: Sam Dillon/Andrew Gould Qrt, L Ian Hendrickson-Smith; 26: Bruce Williams Qrt, L Sarah Hanahan Qnt; 27: Mike LeDonne feat Vincent Herring, L Erena Terakubo Qrt; 30: R w/Pedro Cortes Flamenco Ens, L w/Cuarteto Guataca; 31: Sasha Berliner Qrt, L Alonzo Demetrius Qnt. DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 Monroe St. btw. Market & Catherine Sts. 212-4730043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com.

Sets: 6:30&7:30pm. Aug 2: 6:30pm Time Trout, 7:30pm Ismael Ali/Will Greene/Raf Vertessen; 7: 6:30pm Ben Goldberg, 7:30pm Robert Dick & Leszek “HeFi’ Wisniowski; 9: 6:30pm Sonya Belaya, 7:30pm Danny Kamins/James McKane/Marc Edwards; 16: 6:30pm Zoh Amba/Lesley Mok, 7:30 Dave Scott/Sarah Bernstein Qrt. DROM: 85 Avenue A btw. 5th & 6th Sts. 212777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. Aug 11: 7pm $25/$30 adm Pedrito Martinez; 30: 8pm $10/$15 POE, Mambembe, Kikiriki Biquey.

The EAR INN: 326 Spring St. btw. Greenwich & Washington Sts. www.earinn.com. 212431-9750. Sun: 1-3pm EarRegulars feat JonErik Kellso & friends.

The FLATIRON ROOM: 37 W 26th St. btw. 6th Ave. & Bway. 212-725-3860. www.the flatironroom.com.

HERMANA NYC: 349 E 13th St. btw. 1st & 2nd Aves. www.hermananyc.com. 917-265-8234.

Sets: 6-8pm $5 adm Hermana Singer series; 8:30-11:30pm $10. Tues Keyed Up! feat Aida Brandes; Sat Arcoiris Sandoval & Marty Kenney.

The JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway btw. 27th & 28th Sts. 5th Fl. www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625.

Wed-Sat: 7:30&9:30pm. Aug 3: Scatter The Atoms That Remain; 4-5: Adam O'Farrill; 10: Praesens; 11: David Leon; 12: tba; 17: Sarah Elizabeth Charles & Jarrett Cherner; 18: Fabian Almazan Trio; 19: Ethan Iverson Trio; 20: Ingrid Laubrock/Andy Milne.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St. at Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-9677555. Adm varies. Aug 4: 7pm Armenian in Jazz feat Lucy Yeghiazaryan, Eric Zolan, Michael Sarian, 9:30pm Alexia Bomtempo.

MEZZROW: 163 W 10th St. btw. 7th Ave. & Waverly Pl. Lower level. 646-476-4346. www.smallslive.com. Sets: 7:30&9pm, Late (L) 10:30pm&12am. Residencies: Sun L Polite Jam; Mon L except 08/22 Pasquale Grasso. Aug 1: Alan Broadbent; 2: Carol Morgan, L Tardo Hammer; 3: David O’Rourke, L Mike Camacho; 4: Tom Guarna, L Nadav Nazarathy; 5: Victor Gould, L Billy Test; 6: Victor Gould, L Johnny O’Neal; 7: Melissa Stylianou, L Vanisha Gould; 8: Rodney Whitaker; 9: Rodney Whitaker, L Chris Flory; 10: Steve Feifke, L Sean Mason; 11: Bob Devos, L Saul Rubin; 12: Michael Weiss, L Joy Brown; 13: Michael Weiss, L Jon Davis; 14: Libby York, L Lucy Wijnands; 15: Harold O’Neal; 16: Ben Paterson, L Ian MacDonald; 17: Ed Cherry, L Nick Masters; 18: Roberta Piket, L Neal Caine; 19: Ken Peplowski, L Jon Davis; 20: Ken Peplowski, L Johnny O’Neal; 21: Ashley Pezzotti, L Naama Gheber; 22: David Berkman, L Stefano Doglioni; 23: Neal Kirkwood, L John Merrill; 24: William & Peter Anderson, L Greg Murphy; 25: Dezron Douglas, L Willerm Delisfort; 26: Jeremy Pelt, L John Chin; 27: Jeremy Pelt, L Eden Ladin; 28: Paul Jost, L Vanisha Gould; 29: Jeremy Manasia; 30:

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Adam Kolker, L Tardo Hammer; 31: Kyoko Oyobe, L Kelly Green.

MILANO’S BAR: 51 E Houston St. btw.

Mulberry & Mott Sts. 212-226-8844. Mon: 35pm Carol Morgan & Will Lyle Duo. NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St. btw. Jones & Cornelia Sts. 212-691-1770.

1st Fri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Project www.allthingsproject.org. Aug 5: Chase Elodia Qrt. MONA’S: 224 Avenue B btw. 13th & 14th Sts. www.facebook.com/monasbarnyc. 212-3533780. Tues: 9pm-2am Keyed Up! feat Tuesday Hot Jazz + Jam w/Dennis Lichtman & Mona's Hot Five.

The NEW SCHOOL FOR JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: 55 W 13th St. 5th Fl. 212-229-5488. www.newschool.edu/jazz.

Wed-Sat: 8:30-9:30pm The Stone at the New School. Aug 3-6: Uri Caine; 10-13: Micah Thomas; 17-20: Brandon Lopez; 24-27: John King; 31-Sep 3: Elias Stemeseder.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl. at MacDougal St. www.northsquareny.com/our-jazz-brunch.

212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30-1:30&2:15-3:15pm free adm Jazz Brunch Trio. Aug 7: Lainie Cooke; 14&21: Roz Corral; 28: Vanisha Gould.

NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C btw. 9th & 10th Sts. www.nublu.net. Aug 29: 8pm $22.66 adm Dan Weiss Starebaby.

PANGEA: 178 2nd Ave. btw. 11th & 12th Sts. 212-995-0900. www.pangeanyc.com. 2nd Sun: 1-3pm free adm Open Mic & Jazz Brunch w/Sue Matsuki & Gregory Toroian.

Wed: 7pm $25 $20 min Pangea Hot Summer Jazz series. Aug 3: Ronny Whyte; 10: Jennie Colabatistto Trio; 13: 8-9:30pm $20/$25 $20 min Eugenie Jones; 17: Stephanie Nakasian & Matt Baker; 24: Perez & fiends; 31: Oliver Doering Jazz Qrt. The PRESS ROOM: At The Alamo Drafthouse.

28 Liberty St. 332-216-3200. www.thepress room.bar. Sun: 6:30-9:30pm free adm Glenn Crytzer Orch.

REBAR CHELSEA: 225 W 19th St. btw. 7th & 8th Aves. www.rebarchelsea.com. 646-8632914. Sun: 5-7pm free adm Keyed Up! feat Richard Cortez Band.

RED ROOM: At KGB Bar. 85 E 4th St. btw. 2nd Ave. & Bowery. www.redroomnyc.com. 212787-0155.

RIZZOLI BOOKSTORE: 1133 Bway. btw.

25th & 26th Sts. www.rizzolibookstore. com. 212-759-2424.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St. at E Houston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.

212-477-4155. Aug 3: 10:30pm Elliott Sharp Trio.

ROXY HOTEL: 2 Avenue of the Americas at Walker St. www.roxyhotelnyc.com. 212-5196600.

SLATE: 54 W 21st St. btw. 5th & 6th Aves. 212989-0096. www.slatetickets.com. Mon-Tues: 8-11pm.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183 W 10th St. btw. 7th Ave. & W 4th St. Lower level. 212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets: 7:30&9pm, Late (L) 10:30pm + 12am Jam. Residencies L: Mon Miki Yamanaka 08/1,15&29, Jonathan Michel 08/8&22; Tues Jason Clotter 08/2,16&30, Tyler Mitchell 08/9&23; Wed Benny Benack 08/3,24&31, Robert Edwards 08/10, Evan Sherman 08/17; Thurs except 08/18&25 David Gibson; Fri Corey Wallace 08/5&19, Philip Harper 08/12&26; Sat Stacy Dillard 08/6&20, Eric Wyatt 08/13&27. Aug 1: Sharif Zaben; 2: Mike Dirubbo; 3: Troy Roberts; 4: Tim Hegarty; 5-6: Lew Tabackin; 7: 11 St Bar Band, L Aaron Johnson; 8: tba;

9: Curtis Brothers; 10: Nic Cacioppo; 11: Todd Marcus; 12-13: Joel Frahm; 14: Ralph Lalama; 15: Joe Farnsworth; 16: Rodney Jones; 17: Jason Yeager; 18: Marta Sanchez; 19-20: Winard Harper; 21: Nicole Glover, L Aaron Johnson; 22: Rodney Green; 23: Steve Nelson; 24: Mike Ekroth; 25: Dave Schumacher, L Sarah Hanahan; 2627: Gerry Gibbs; 28: Asaf Yuria, L Frank Lacy; 29: Ari Hoenig; 30: Carlos Abadie; 31: Nick Green.

SOUR MOUSE NYC: 110 Delancey St. btw.

Essex & Ludlow Sts. Lower level. www.sour mousenyc.com. 646-476-7407. Sun: 3-7pm Jam w/Jorei Jazz & Co. SPECIAL CLUB: 43 MacDougal St. at King St. www.instagram.com/specialclubnyc.

TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK: 500 E 9th St. btw. Avenues A & B. Aug 28: 3-7pm free adm Charlie Parker Jazz Festival www.city parksfoundation.org/212-360-1399 feat Archie Shepp & Jason Moran w/Cécile McLorin Salvant + Melissa Aldana + Bria Skonberg + Pasquale Grasso.

TURNMILL: 119 E 27th St. btw. Park & Lexington Aves. www.turnmillnyc.com. 646524-6060. Wed: 8-11pm Keyed Up! feat Rob Duguay & Low Key Trio w/spec guests + Jam. VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Ave. S at 11th St. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.

Sets: 8&10pm; Sun-Thurs $35 adm, Fri-Sat $40; 1 drink min. Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch. Aug 1: R; 2-7: Andrew Cyrille; 8: R; 9-14: Bill Frisell Three; 15: R; 16-21: Bill Frisell Five; 22: R; 23-28: Miguel Zenón; 28: 3pm John Zorn's New Masada Qrt; 29: R; 30-Sep 4: Tom Harrell Qrt. ZINC BAR: 82 W 3rd St. btw. Thompson & Sullivan Sts. www.zincjazz.com. 212-4778337. Wed: 8&9:45pm $20 adm Terry Waldo’s Gotham City Band. Sets: 7&8:30pm.

Aug 2: Luis Pedromo; 8: Flavio Silva; 15: Jack Wilkins; 16: Uri Caine; 22: Ron Jackson; 29: Gene Bertoncini & Roni BenHur.

BROOKLYN 333 LOUNGE: 333 Flatbush Ave. 718-3398008. www.333lounge.com. Wed. The ATLANTIC BKLN: 333 Atlantic Ave. www.atlanticbkln.com. Aug 5: 9:30pm Alison Shearer.

BAR BAYEUX: 1066 Nostrand Ave. 347-5337845. ww.barbayeux.com. Sets: 8&9:30pm.

Residencies: Tues Keyed Up! feat Diego Voglino + Jam; Wed Keyed Up! series. Aug 3: Nicole Glover; 10: Julian Shore Trio; 26: George Garzone & The Fringe.

BARBÈS: 376 9th St. at 6th Ave. 347-422-0248. www.barbesbrooklyn.com. Residencies: Tues 9pm-12am Slavic Soul Party; Wed 10pm-12am Mandingo Ambassadors. Aug 4: 7pm Attias/Gentile/Lightcap/Mitchell, 8:30pm Sean Conly Trio, 10pm Renku; 7: 6pm Jim Campilongo Solo & 4-Tet; 8: 7pm Mike Gamble/Max Kutner/Gregg Belisle-Chi; 9: 7pm The In-Betweens; 11: 8pm Miss Maybell & The Jazz Age Artistes; 12: 8pm Alex Asher Qrt; 14: 8pm Stephane Wrembel; 17: 8pm Buck And A Quarter Qrt; 18: 8pm the Prewar Ponies; 19: 10pm Living Language; 20: 8pm Howard Fishman; 21: 10pm Olli Soikkeli; 24: 8pm Francis Jacob; 26: 10pm Big Lazy; 28: 6pm Matt Tolentino, 8pm Stephane Wrembel.

BROOKLYN MOON CAFE: 745 Fulton St. 718-855-7149. www.facebook.com/brooklyn mooncafe. Sun: 6-9pm Kyle Colina Trio.

BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St. https://www.ticketweb.com/eventsorg/ 203803. 917-704-9237. Fri-Sat: 7:30&9:30pm.

CARMINE & SONS PIZZERIA: 356 Graham Ave. www.carmineandsonspizza.com. 718782-9659. Fri: 7-10pm Lou Caputo & Co. FLYING LOBSTER: 144 Union St. 718-8552633. www.flying-lobster.com. Thurs-Sat: 69pm Keyed Up! feat Nick Green Qrt w/guests.

IBEAM: 168 7th St. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.

IL PORTO: 37 Washington Ave. 718-624-0954. www.ilportobrooklyn.com. Fri-Sat: 7-10pm Keyed Up! feat Charlie Apicella & Iron City.

ISSUE PROJECT ROOM: 22 Boerum Pl. 718330-0313. www.issueprojectroom.org.

LORENZO’S RESTAURANT, BAR & CABARET: At Hilton Garden Inn. 1100 South Ave. Staten Island. 718-477-2400X4. www.lorenzosdining.com.

LUNÀTICO: 486 Halsey St. 718-513-0339. www.barlunatico.com. Sets: 9&10:15pm $10 don.

MANADO'S JAZZ LOUNGE: 942 Atlantic Ave. www.manadosjazz.com. 718-313-9999.

Aug 25: 8pm Santi Debriano.

MARIAN’S: 108 Patchen Ave. www.marians brooklyn.com. Thurs: 8:30-11:30pm Jam w/Matt La Von. ORNITHOLOGY JAZZ CLUB: 6 Suydam St. www.ornithologyjazzclub.com.

917-2314766.

PARK PLAZA RESTAURANT: 220 Cadman Plaza W. 718-596-5900. 1st & 3rd Sun: 1-4pm Eric Frazier Trio.

SCHOLES STREET STUDIO: 375 Lorimer St. www.scholesstreetstudio.com.

718-9648763.

SEEDS: 617 Vanderbilt Ave. www.seedsbrook lyn.org. Sets: 8:30&10pm.

SOAPBOX GALLERY: 636 Dean St. www.soapboxgallery.org. Sets: 8-9pm. Aug 7: Words in Melodies; 8: Jared Schonig Qnt; 9: Paul Jost & Jim Ridl; 12: Eugenie Jones; 13: Lafayette Harris Trio w/Houston Person; 18: Steve Millhouse Trio; 21: Ned Rothenberg's Crossings Qrt. SUNNY’S BAR: 253 Conover St. 718-625-8211. www.sunnysredhook.com. Sun: 8-10pm Arnt Arntzen & Ken Shoji.

SUPERFINE: 126 Front St. 718-243-9005. www.superfine.nyc. 2nd & 4th Wed: 7-10pm Keyed Up! feat Ray Scro + Jam. WILD BIRDS: 951 Dean St. 347-896-5056. www.wildbirdsbk.com. Tues: 7-9pm Keyed Up! feat Alex Asher Qrt; Wed: 9-11pm Keyed Up! feat Wayne Tucker & The Bad Motha’s, 11pm-1am Tom Larson.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367 Bedford Ave. www.wmcjazz.com. 718-3841654. Fri-Sat: 9:30pm $20 adm. Fri: Keyed Up! feat Gerry Eastman All Stars; Sat: Williamsburg Music Center All Stars.

QUEENS CULTURE LAB LIC: At The Plaxall Gallery. 525 46th Ave. Long Island City. 347-848-0030. www.culturelablic.org. Aug 4: 7-9pm Nat Janoff; 7: 5-6:30pm Remi Leboeuf Qnt; 14: 56:30pm Hyuna Park; 20: 7-9pm NYC Ska Orch; 25: 7-9pm Bright Dog Red; 26: 89:30pm Zoo Berries.

DIWINE: 41-15 31st Ave. Astoria. 718-7771355. www.diwineonline.com. Thurs: 811pm Keyed Up! feat Tim Norton w/guests.

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www.facebook.com/dominies.astoria. 718728-1834. Sun: 9pm-12am Keyed Up! feat Trampleman Band.

FIFTH HAMMER BREWING: 10-28 46th Ave. Long Island City. 718-663-2084. www.fifthhammerbrewing.com. Aug 1: 69pm Ari Hoenig Trio.

FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 Northern Blvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.org.

718-463-7700. 2nd Wed: 7pm $10 adm Louis Armstrong Legacy Jazz Jam w/Carol Sudhalter.

JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. St. Albans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-5252387. Last Sat: 7&8:30pm $30 adm incl snacks/beverage feat Ed Jackson Qrt. The LAST WORD: 31-30 Ditmars Blvd. 718440-3378. www.tlwcocktailbar.com. Sun 6:30pm & Wed 7:30pm.

LET LOVE INN: 27-20 23 Ave. Astoria. 718777-5683. 1st Mon: 8:30pm Adam Platt Trio.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM: 3456 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274. www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Thurs-Sat: 11am-3pm $12-8 adm Guided Tour.

TERRAZA 7: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst. 718803-9602. www.terraza7.com. Aug 3: 9pm Sebastian Cruz Qrt; 4: 7pm Manuel Valera & New Cuban Express; 5: 9pm “Alegria” Samuel Torres Qnt; 6: 8pm Liz Rosa Qrt; 9: 7pm Edward Perez/Michael Thomas Qrt; 17: 8pm Liz Rosa Qrt; 26: 9pm Ricky Rodriguez & The Fusion Qrt.

LONG ISLAND The CHURCH: 48 Madison St. Sag Harbor. www.sagharborchurch.org. 310-498-1490. www.hamptonsjazzfest.com/Hamptons Jazz Fest. Thurs: 6:30-8pm. Aug 4: Emilio Solla/Antonio Lizana Qrt; 18: Bill McHenry w/Gil Golstein.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor. www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.

Sun: 12-3pm Brunch w/Danny Marx.

HAMPTON LIBRARY: 2478 Main St. Bridgehampton. www.myhamptonlibrary. org. 631-537-0015. Hamptons Jazz Fest/ www.hamptonsjazzfest.com.

Wed: 67:30pm. Aug 10: Freedom Art Qrt; 24: Ron Jackson.

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Ave. Stony Brook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.

Sets: 7-9:30pm. Wed: Jazz Loft Trio + Jam. Aug 4: The Jazz Loft Big Band; 11-13: Art of the Guitar Festival feat 08/11 7pm Russel Malone Qrt, 08/12 7pm Anthony Wilson Organ Trio, 08/13 3pm Ratko Zjaca Duo, 5pm Tal Yahalom Qrt, 7pm John Pizzarelli Trio; 18: The Bad Little Big Band; 25: Interplay Jazz Orch.

LTV MEDIA CENTER: 75 Industrial Rd. Wainscott. 631-537-2777. www.itveh.org. www.hamptonsjazzfest.com/Hamptons Jazz Fest. Sets: 6-8pm. Aug 6: Iris Ornig Qrt; 8: Bill O’Connell Trio; 21: Pilc Moutin Hoenig Trio; 28: Jim Snidero Qnt feat Kurt Rosenwinkel.

MASONIC TEMPLE: 200 Main St. Sag Harbor. www.masonicmusicseries.com. www.hamptonsjazzfest.com/Hamptons Jazz Fest. Tues: 7-9pm Jam. PARRISH ART MUSEUM: 279 Montauk Hwy. Water Mill. www.parrishart.org. 631-2832118. Aug 5: 6-7:30pm Hamptons Jazz Fest www.hamptonsjazzfest.com feat Santi Debriano Flash of the Spirit Qnt.

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SOUTHAMPTON ARTS CENTER: 25 Jobs Ln. Southampton. www.southamptonarts center.org. 631-283-0967. Hamptons Jazz Fest/www.hamptonsjazzfest.com. Sat: 78:30pm. Aug 13: Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side of Charles Mingus; 27: Duduka Da Fonseca & Brazilian Jazz All Stars.

BRONX WAVE HILL: 675 W 252nd St. 718-549-3200. www.wavehill.org. Wed: 7-8pm Sunset Wednesdays. Aug 3: Stringwise Duo.

WESTCHESTER ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. New Rochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant. com. 914-654-6549. Sets: Sun 12-3:30pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 7:30pm; free adm. Sun: Brunch w/Terri Davis Trio. Aug 5: Victor LaGamma Trio; 12: Dinah Vero; 13: Leslie Pintchik Trio; 26: Dinah Vero; 27: Leslie Pintchik Trio.

DIVINO CUCINA ITALIANA: 524 Warburton Ave. Hastings-On-Hudson. 914-274-8501. www.divinohastings.com. Thurs: 8-10pm.

ESTHER STREET JAZZ: Esther St. Peekskill. BeanRunner Cafe if rain: 201 S Division St. www.beanrunnercafe.com. 914-737-1701.

Fri-Sat: 6-8pm $20 adm. Aug 5: Gerry Malkin Qnt; 13: Ray Blue; 27: Abel Mireles Qnt. HENRY GOURDINE PARK: 3 Westerly Rd. Ossining. www.jazzforumarts.org. 914-6311000. Mon: 6:30-8pm free adm. Aug 8: Mala Waldron Qrt; 22: Peter Brainin & Talking Drum.

HORAN’S LANDING PARK: 9 River St. Sleepy Hollow. www.jazzforumarts.org. 914631-1000. Tues: 6:30-8pm free adm Mark Morganelli & The Jazz Forum All-Stars.

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: Sun 4&6pm $20 adm; Fri-Sat 7&9:30pm. Aug 5-6: $35 Emmet Cohen Trio; 7: Kenia Ashby, 8pm Jam w/David Janeway Trio; 12-13: $30 Jason Marsalis Qrt; 14: Ashley Pezzotti; 19-20: $35 Ann Hampton Callaway; 21: John Lang Nnt; 26-27: $30 Rufus Reid & Expedition; 28: Nanny Assis.

JAZZ ON MAIN: 37 S Moger Ave. Mt Kisco.

914-730-2399. www.jazzonmain.com. ThursSat: 8pm. Thurs: Jam. Aug 5: La Pompe Attack; 6: Ai Murakami Qrt; 12: Peter Calo Band; 13: Naama Gheber Trio; 19: Gabrielle Stravelli Trio; 20: Carlos Abadie Qnt; 26: Yoav Eshed Qrt. LYNDHURST ESTATE: 635 S Bway.

Tarrytown. www.jazzforumarts.org. 914-6311000. Thurs: 6:30-8pm free adm Sunset Concerts. Aug 4: Hannah Marks; 11: Deborah Mia Shelton; 18: Nat Reeves Qrt; 25: Houston Person Qrt. PIERSON PARK: 238 W Main St. & Hudson River. Tarrytown. www.jazzforumarts.org.

914-631-1000. Fri: 6:30-8pm free adm. Aug 5: Joel Forrester Qrt; 12: David Brandom Qnt; 19: Michael Sarian Qrt; 26: Rodrigo Bonelli & Brasil Trio + 1.

RIVERFRONT GREEN PARK: 36 Hudson Ave. Peekskill. www.cccjazz.org. Aug 21: 127pm free adm Jazz in the Park Festival feat CCC Pro-Am Ens + Eric Person Qrt + Sheila Jordan Trio + Ray Blue Sxt + Bobby Sanabria Experience.

WATERFRONT PARK: High St. Dobbs Ferry.

914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Wed: 6:30-8pm free adm. Aug 3: Christine & Eliott Spero Qrt; 10: Ed Neumeister Qrt; 17:

JSWISS feat Michael Leonhart; 24: Clare Maloney & The Great Adventure.

NEW YORK BARNSTOCK: 86 Baumgarten Rd, 2nd Fl, Woodstock. www.barnstockny.com. Sets: 810:30pm. Aug 6: Joel Forrester Qrt; 20: Joe Lovano Trio.

BEARSVILLE THEATER: 291 Tinker St. Woodstock. www.bearsvilletheater.com.

845-679-4406. Sun: 11am-2pm Brunch. Aug 4: 7-10pm Transcend Gentleman; 6: 7-11pm Creative Music Studio: The Celebration; 7: Peter Einhorn Qrt feat Emily Einhorn; 14: Vinnie Martucci Trio; 21: Patrice Blue Maltas & the NY Jazz Trio; 26: 8-11pm Alternative Guitar Summit 2022 Woodstock Edition; 28: Marty Elkins w/the Saints of Swing.

The BOP SHOP: 1460 Monroe Ave. Rochester. www.bopshop.com. 585-271-3354. Sets: 89:30pm. Aug 7: Mack Goldsbury Qrt; 25: Charlie Ballantine.

The BREWERY: At Orange County Hops. 771 NY-52. Walden. 845-713-4441. www.orange countyhops.com. Sun: 2-4pm. Aug 7: Cloudburst; 14: Altered Nine; 21: Kristina Koller; 28: Swing Vipers.

CAFFE LENA: 47 Phila St. Saratoga Springs. www.caffelena.org. 518-583-0022. Sets: 7pm. Aug 16: Chuck Lamb Trio; 21: Grace Kelly; 25: Stephane Wrembel Qrt; 26: Chris Brubeck's Triple Play.

The FALCON: 1348 Rte 9 W. Marlboro. www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.

Sets: 7pm. Aug 5: The NYChillharmonic; 7: Joe Farnsworth's #timetoswing Trio; 21: Martin Pizzarelli Trio; 25: Palladium; 28: Kevin Hays Trio.

HUDSON HALL: 327 Warren St. Hudson. www.hudsonhall.org. 518-822-1438. Aug 14: 4pm Workshop w/Armen Donelian, Marc Mommaas & Michael Abene.

HUDSON VALLEY JAZZ FESTIVAL: Warwick. www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org.

Aug 18-21: Hudson Valley Jazz Festival feat 08/18 6:30pm The Hudson Valley Jazz Sxt, 7pm Kaya Nicole Jazz Trio + Rave Tesar + Gus Mancini & the Sonic Soul Orkestra, 08/19 7pm Teri Roiger Trio + Neil Alexander Gp, 08/20 11:30am Steve Raleigh Jazz Band, 3pm Improv music by Brian Kastan, 6pm Claudia Forest, John Ahmadjian & Chris Macchia Duets, 7pm Stanley Jordan + Slide Attack + Rick Savage Gp, 7:30pm Oz Noy, 08/21 2pm Billy Ware, 6pm Joe Vincent Tranchina Composers 4-um.

HUDSON VALLEY VINYL: 267 Main St. Beacon. www.hudsonvalleyvinyl.com. 845765-1411.

LYDIA’S CAFE: 7 Old US Hwy 209. Stone Ridge. www.lydias-cafe.com. 845-687-6373.

Sets: 7-10pm. Aug 6: Sonny & Perley; 13: Neil Alexander Trio; 20: Joel Harrison.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.

Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845535-3143. Fri-Sat: 8pm $25 adm. Aug 5: Sue Maskaleris; 6: Kendra Shank Qrt; 19: Shirley Crabbe.

MAVERICK CONCERT HALL: 120 Maverick Rd. Woodstock. www.maverickconcerts.org.

845-679-8348. Aug 6: 11am&8pm Christian Sands.

MILLBROOK VINEYARDS & WINERY: 26 Wing Rd. Millbrook.

845-677-8383. www.millbrookwine.com/jazzconcerts. Sat: 5:30-7:30pm. Aug 6: Mary Ann Palermo & First Take Band; 13: Larry Ham Qrt; 20: Chad McLaughlin Trio; 27: Abe Ovadia Trio.

ORIGINAL VINYL RECORDS: 314 State Rte 94 S. #7. Warwick. www.originalvinyl records.com. 845-987-3131.

QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. 845-202-7447. www.quinnsrestnrant.wixsite.com/mysite.

1st Thurs: 8pm Jam. Mon: 8:30pm $15 adm Monday Jazz Sessions. Aug 1: Patrick Stokes Gp; 8: Kells Nollenberger Gp; 15: KJ Denhert Jazz Project; 22: Manix; 29: 3 Bass Hit. SENATE GARAGE: 4 N Front St. Kingston. www.senategarage.com. 845-802-5900. Aug 18: 8-9:30pm $15 adm Jazzstock series www.jazzstock.com feat La Voz de Tres.

TURNING POINT CAFÉ: 468 Piermont Ave. Piermont. www.turningpointcafe.com. 845359-1089. Mon: 8-11pm $10 adm Monday Jam w/John Richmond.

WARYAS PARK: Waryas Park Promenade.

Poughkeepsie. www.jazzinthevalleyny.org.

845-384-6350. Aug 21: 12-6pm $45-$65 adm Jazz in the Valley feat Buster Williams + Craig Harris + Regina Carter + Camille Thurman + Joaquim Pozo + Carla Cook + Michael King.

CONNECTICUT BERNARD’S: 20 West Ln. (Rte 35).

Ridgefield. www.bernardsridgefield.com.

203-438-8282. Sun 12-3pm & Fri-Sat 6:309:30pm: Hank Milligan.

BUTLER-MCOOK HOUSE & GARDEN: 396 Main St. Hartford. 860-247-8996. www.ctlandmarks.org. Sets: 8-10pm.

Aug 22: Sarah Hanahan Qrt; 29: The Far Trio.

CAFE 9: 250 State St. New Haven. 203-7898281. www.cafenine.com. Tues: 7-8pm free adm New Haven Jazz Underground w/guest + 8-10pm Jam. Aug 2: Indigo Seven; 16: Ed Cherry; 30: Steve Davis.

INFINITY HALL HARTFORD: 32 Front St. Hartford. www.infinityhall.com. 860-5607757. Sets: 8pm. Aug 7: JD Souther; 20: Grace Kelly.

MoCA WESTPORT: 19 Newtown Tpke.

Westport. www.mocawestport.org. 203222-7070. Aug 20: 5-7pm Mariel Bildsten.

OWL SHOP: 268 College St. New Haven.

203-624-3250. www.owlshopcigars.com.

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

RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 E Ridge Rd. Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplay house.org. 203-438-5795. Aug 13: 5:30pm $40-$150 adm Bernie Williams.

SARAH’S WINE BAR: At Bernard’s. 20 West Ln. (Rte 35). Ridgefield. 203-4388282. www.bernardsridgefield.com. Wed: 6:30-9:30pm Mark Mollica.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old Lyme Inn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860434-2600. www.oldlymeinn.com/theside doorjazzclub. Fri-Sat: 8:30-11pm. Aug 56: Sullivan Fortner Trio; 12: Yvonnick Prené Qrt; 13: Tatiana Eva-Marie & The Avalon Jazz Band; 19: Joel Levine Qrt; 20: Jen Allen Trio; 26: Palladium: The Music of Wayne Shorter; 27: Noah Preminger Qrt.

NEW JERSEY BERGEN BROTHER’S SMOKEHOUSE: 900 Rte 17.

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nj.com. 551-264-9073. Fri: 7:30-8:30&9:1510:15pm. Aug 5: John Lee & friends; 12: T.K. Blue feat Women In Jazz w/Destiny Diggs, Kelly Green, Camille Gainer-Jones; 19: Lance Bryant Qrt; 26: Ted Chubb Qrt. RUSTICA: 565 Gorge Rd. Cliffside Park. 201313-0802. www.rusticalounge.com. Sun 11:30am-3pm & Fri 7-10:30pm: Alan Chaubert & friends; Sat: 7-10:30pm Alan Chaubert feat Cynthia Soriano.

BURLINGTON The RECORD COLLECTOR: 358 Farnsworth Ave. Bordentown. www.the-record-collec tor.com. 609-324-0880.

CAMDEN WILSON’S RESTAURANT & LIVE MUSIC LOUNGE: 709 Warwick Rd. Hi-Nella. 856258-5829. www.wilsonslivemusic.com. Aug 11: 7:30-10pm $20 adm The Velvet Swing Qrt feat Kevin Valentine.

ESSEX JAZZ HOUSE KIDS: 347 Bloomfield Ave. Montclair. www.jazzhousekids.org. 973-7442273. Aug 13: see Lackawanna Plaza.

LACKAWANNA PLAZA: 294 Bloomfield Ave. Montclair. www.jazzhousekids.org. Aug 13: rain date 08/14 Montclair Jazz Fest Block Party feat 1-4pm Jazz House Jazz Ensembles, 4-7pm Nicole Glover Qrt + Winard Harper & Jeli Posse, 7-10pm DJ Brother Mister Dance Party.

WBGO: 54 Park Pl. Newark. www.wbgo.org.

973-624-8880.

HUDSON BARROW MANSION: 83 Wayne St. Jersey City. www.barrowmansion.org. 201-6045981. Aug 25: 6pm T.K. Blue/Greg Murphy Duo. The BRIGHTSIDE TAVERN: 141 Bright St. Jersey City. 201-435-1234. www.thebright sidetavernnj.com. Mon: 6-10pm Keyed Up! feat Noel Sagerman Trio + Jam. FOX & CROW: 594 Palisade Ave. Jersey City. www.foxandcrowjc.com. 201-984-2775. 2nd Thurs: 8-10pm $10 adm Riverview Jazz.

HUDSON RIVERFRONT PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 1500 Harbor Bld. Weehawken. 201-716-4540. www.hrpac.org.

Aug 24: 7pm Benny Benack Qnt w/spec guest Anaïs Reno.

MOORE’S LOUNGE: 189 Monticello Ave. Jersey City. 201-332-4309. www.facebook. com/mooreslounge. Sun 7-10pm & Fri 811pm: Jam w/Winard Harper & friends.

PORT IMPERIAL: 55 Riverwalk Pl. West New York. Thurs: 6-8pm Sunset Music series.

Aug 4: Eric Person Trio + Chris Pasin & Michael Musillami + Jonathan Scales Duo; 18: Soular Rhythm Caribbean Steel Pan Trio + Mala Waldron & Wayne Davis + Mark Sganga & Leo Traversa.

MERCER AMERICANA KITCHEN & BAR: 359 US Hwy 130. East Windsor. 609-448-4477. www. americanakitchenandbar.com. Sun: 11am3pm Jazz Brunch. Aug 4: 6-9pm Ken Kresge; 7: John Bianculli Trio; 14: Keith Franklin Gp; 21: John Bianculli Trio; 28: Ken Kresge & Emedin Rivera.

CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St. Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to.

609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm $20 adm $10 min. www.jazztrenton.com. Aug 6: Randy Sutin; 13: Chris Beck; 20: Glenn Williams; 27: Freddie & Sean.

HOPEWELL VALLEY VINEYARDS: 46 Yard Rd. Pennington. 609-737-4465. www. hopewellvalleyvineyards.com. Sun: 1:304:30pm free adm. Aug 21: Robert Ruffis Experience; 28: HVV Jazz Band.

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MIDDLESEX TAVERN ON GEORGE: 361 George St. New Brunswick. www.tavernongeorge.com. 732545-6205. Tues&Thurs: 7-10pm free adm www.nbjp.org/The New Brunswick Jazz Project. Tues: Emerging Artists series + Jam. Aug 2: Daniel Mayer Qrt; 4: Nick Hempton; 9: CJ Margolis Qnt; 11: Ed Cherry Trio; 16: Justin Vedovelli Qrt; 18: John Lee; 23: Andrew Wagner; 25: Nat Adderley, Jr. Qrt; 30: Ariana Sowa Qnt. MONMOUTH COUNT BASIE CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 99 Monmouth St. Red Bank. 732-842-9000. www.thebasie.org. Aug 7: 7pm $79-$99 adm David Sanborn; 12: 8pm $70-$99 Marcus Miller.

TRIUMPH BREWING: 1 Bridge Ave. Red Bank. www.triumphbrewing.com/red-bank.

732-852-7300. Aug 6: 8pm Nat Janoff Trio.

MORRIS FACTORY RECORDS SHOP: 158 W. Clinton St. Dover. www.factoryrecords.com. 833357-8782.

MADISON COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER: 10 Kings Rd. Madison. 973-245-3493. www.madisonartsnj.org. Aug 28: 3-5pm New Jersey Jazz Society feat tba.

MORRIS MUSEUM: 6 Normandy Heights Rd. Morristown. www.morrismuseum.org/jazz.

973-971-3706. Sets: 8pm. Aug 4: Danny Jonokuchi; 20: Evan Sherman Big Band; 25: Alea.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Aug 3: 7pm Mark Wade Trio; 4: 7pm Meant To Be Qrt; 5: 6:15pm Ty Stephens; 6: 6pm Big Funk!; 910: 5:45pm Russell Malone; 11: 7pm Danny Tobias Trio; 12: 5:45pm Alex Wintz; 13: 6:15pm Nicki Denner Trio; 16: 6:30pm John Korba Trio; 17: 7pm Warren Vaché Qrt; 18: 6pm Stephanie Nakasian Trio; 19: 6:15pm Blue Soul Qnt; 23: 6:30pm John Korba Trio; 24: 7pm Harry Allen; 25: 7pm Adrian Cunningham Trio; 26: 6:15pm Nat Adderley, Jr.; 26: 5:45pm SaRon Crenshaw Band; 30: 6:30pm John Korba Trio; 31: 7pm Audra Mariel.

UNION MOSAICO ITALIAN RESTAURANT: 1072 Route 22 W. Mountainside. 908-233-3553. www.mosaico22.com.

SALEM ROADHOUSE CAFÉ: At Townley Presbyterian Church. 829 Salem Rd. Union Township. 908-686-1028. www.facebook. com/salemroadhouse.

VAN GOGH’S EAR: 1017 Stuyvesant Ave. Union. www.vangoghsearcafe.com. 908-8101844. Sun: 8-11pm $5 adm.

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DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware Water Gap. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000.

Sets: Sun 5-7:30pm, Mon&Thurs-Sat 710pm; Mon&Sat $15/$16 adm, Thurs free, Fri $20/$21; $20 min. Residency (R): Thurs Jam w/Bill Washer & friends. Aug 4: R; 5: Martin Pizzarelli Qrt; 6: Billy Test Trio; 7: $12/$13 Najwa Parkins; 8: The Coates Connection; 11: R; 12: Unison; 13: JD Walter Qrt; 14: $15/$16 Royce Campbell Trio; 18: R; 19: Paul Jost Qnt; 20: Nancy & Spencer Reed; 21: $15/$16 Ryan Devlin Qrt; 22: COTA feat The Lamplighter Trio w/spec guest Russ Lossing; 25: R; 26: Alan Broadbent Trio; 27: Janis Mann & Laurence Hobgood; 28: $12/$13 Tullamore Duo + 2; 29: 7:30-10pm Matt Vashlishan & The Water Gap Jazz Orch.

BACKSTAGE PASS JAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROW Bill Crow's books "Jazz Anecdotes" and "From Birdland to Broadway" can be found at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com along with many interesting photos and links.

Kirk Silsbee quoted the late comedian Mort Sahl: I was flying with Stan (Kenton) and Woody Herman into Connecticut, and Stan was about to get a divorce. But he would never say something as overt as, “I’m going to get a divorce.” Instead, he said, “I may not know anything about life, but I don’t think women should marry creative artists.” I said, “Stan, women want to get married. Who do you think they should marry, if not us?” He said, “They should probably marry the guy who okays their checks.”

Stan got up and went to the men’s room, and while he was gone, Woody said to me, “I’ve been married for forty years, and I love my wife, but that guy has such a powerful personality that I’m going to get a divorce!”

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approach.” This fact is undeniable. To be precise, it is well-documented that Pedro was a practicing jazz bassist—from 1996 at any rate—before he returned to the artistic collision of jazz and tango. The prodigious nature of his contributions in this realm has earned him a worldwide reputation and the highest accolades.

In 2014 Pedro won a Grammy and a Latin Grammy for his performance on Ruben Blades Tangos (Sunnyside). He has also won two other Latin Grammys—for his iconic quartet recording Vigor Tanguero (Zoho) and for Fuelle y Cuerda (Audio Network) with Gustavo Casenave.

An Argentinian in New York (Zoho), the epic recording of Pedro conducting his original music with the great WDR Big Band in Köln, is the stuff of legend. But always, his gilt-edged contrabass and his songs echo loudest from the soul in the intimacy of his Tango Quartet.

On Aug. 23, the Pedro Giraudo Quartet including the inimitable Nick Danielson, violin; incomparable Rodolfo Zanetti, bandoneón; and prodigious Ahmed Alom, piano, returns to regale the audience at The Django.

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Danilo Perez, the late Chick Corea for six years, and with Ravi Coltrane, Brad Mehldau, Roy Hargrove and many other jazz stars. His nearly 20 recordings as a leader include Adama, Unity, Lyla, Gently Disturbed, and Arvoles.

Avishai describes Shifting Sands as “… a sublime, sonically-layered record that links the compositions with a very youthful energy thriving through the music” that heralds a new period in Avishai’s musical and personal life. “I’ve had the chance to record many albums so I am very fortunate to develop as a musician,” he declares. “I was lucky to write music for top film directors Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano for the film Le sens de la fête, and many other media platforms since. I also became a father of three beautiful kids, so I feel I have a beautiful private life, on top of being successful as a musician who can play with many talented musicians, and see so many nice places on earth while touring all over the world.”

The Avishai Cohen Trio, with Elchin Shirinov on piano and Roni Kaspi on drums, appears at the Blue Note on Aug. 16-21.

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot House Contributing Photographer The temperature was 95°F on Aug. 20 in Bryant Park, but that didn’t stop the music, nor did it stop a large audience of listeners from showing up for this weekday piano concert. Indeed, from May to September, Mondays through Fridays at 12:30pm, Piano in the Park offers free jazz from top pianists.

Deanna Witkoski, whose city appearances have become rare since she moved to Pittsburgh— becoming enamored with the city while she worked on her award-winning biography of Mary Lou Williams—is helped by Helen Cadero of Bryant Park with her set up for the gig.

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Cross-Cultural Connection, Inc. 4th Annual Jazz Festival

Sunday, Aug 21 12-7 PM Riverfront Green Park Peekskill, NY CCC Pro-Am Ensemble Eric Person Quartet Sheila Jordan Trio Ray Blue Sextet Bobby Sanabria Experience Sheila Anderson, WBGO

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Saturday, August 13 4:00 pm-7:00 pm Great Hill Enter at 106th Street and Central Park West Ramp Access at West 108th & Central Park West Jazzmobile and the Central Park Conservancy present Great Jazz on the Great Hill! Enjoy an amazing line-up of world-renowned jazz performers while lounging or swing dancing in the Park. Bring a picnic blanket, snacks, and your dancing shoes for this fun, free event! All ages are welcome.

TAMMY McCANN "LEGENDARY LADIES OF JAZZ"

TAMMY McCANN An internationally recognized Jazz Vocalist, Ms. McCann is also an Artist in Residence for the Music Institute of Chicago. Her powerful, sultry, and emotionally charged voice tells stories by merging Classical vocal technique and Gospel esthetic with Jazz creating a sound that is completely her own. McCann has thrilled audiences in festivals and clubs world- wide.

ANTONIO HART QUARTET Saxophonist, Antonio Hart one of the most talented instrumentalist of his generation. Some of of the greats he has performed and recorded with are Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Hargrove, Nancy Wilson, and McCoy Tyner. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and a protégé of NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath, Hart also a heads the Queens College Jazz program.

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JIMMY HEATH LEGACY BAND NEA Jazz Master, JIMMY HEATH was one of the most prolific jazz musicians of all time and he was also a, composer, arranger, educator, band leader, and mentor. The Jimmy Heath Legacy Band, under the leadership of Antonio Hart and Douglas Purviance, acknowledges his contributions to music. This is the premiere performance of this ”swinging big band.”

The Great Hill is steep, but accessible by ramp. Enter at West 108th at Central Park West traveling south down the path to the Great Hill.

The event is weather permitting and refreshments will not be sold. Performance lineup is subject to change

THE JIMMY HEATH LEGACY BIG BAND In partnership with:

For more information visit: jazzmobile.org or centralparknyc.org/greatjazz

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