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The Jazz Center
JAZZ PROFILES WITH NANCY WILSON Monday at 9 pm 7/2
Vocalist Etta Jones: The Best Kept Secret In Jazz Etta Jones sang with clarity and precision reminiscent of Carmen McRae, but with the edge of Dinah Washington or Billie Holiday. She liked ballads and loved an accompanying saxophone, as evidenced by her long association with Houston Person.
7/9
Bassist Oscar Pettiford: Bass Beyond Bop
7/16 Nat King Cole: The Pianist 7/23 Nat King Cole: The Singer 7/30 Saxophonist Gene Ammons: The Jug The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons came roaring out of the bluesy sound of Chicago at a time when bebop was just getting its legs. Sitting in the horn section of Billy Eckstine's band in the mid-'40s, Ammons shared the stage with Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, and Art Blakey. Although Ammons had a big, bold tenor sound, he could also compress that energy into lush, romantic ballads.
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER WITH WENDELL PIERCE Tuesday at 9 pm 7/3
An Evening with Drummer Roy Haynes
7/10 The Music of Sarah Vaughan Brash vocals earned Sarah Vaughan the titles Sassy and The Divine One. Pianist Eric Reeds leads a celebration of her work through the glorious range of Jane Monheit and Mary Stallings' sure swing.
7/17 Dizzy's Atmospheres: Phil Woods, Cedar Walton and Steve Turre 7/24 The Tenor Masters: Charles "Yardbird" Parker, "Long Tail" Dexter Gordon, "The Hawk" Coleman Hawkins and the immortal John Coltrane 7/31 Luciana Souza Trio Brazilian vocalist Luciana Souza has made a home in both the bossa nova and jazz traditions – and even within the works of ee cummings and Pablo Neruda. Her acrobatic inflections are punctuated by percussionist Cyro Baptista and guitarist Romero Lubambo