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 WINNING SPINS
HE GUITAR MAY WELL BE THE
T most popular musical instrument of
our era: dominant in rock, blues, country,
folk and other American vernacular music
as well as in classical and world music
from a host of other countries. With this
chameleon instrument and its myriad
forms and sounds, from acoustic to ampli-
fied to electric, jazz guitarists can glean
ideas and influences from a wide spectrum
of sources in creating their work. The two
CDs in this Winning Spins, from guitarists
PJ Rasmussen and Freddie Bryant,
demonstrate the width and breadth of
styles and strategies available to today's
jazz guitarists. Rasmussen's CD is expan-
sive, an ensemble and composition driven
outing, while Bryant's is an inventive,
reflective album of exquisite musings and
intimate musical conversations.
Another Adventure, PJ Rasmussen
(Third Freedom), finds the guitarist lead-
ing a septet, beefed up to a nonet on two
tracks and reduced to a quartet on anoth-
er, in a program of nine diverse originals
ranging from rocking to hard bop, folk and
modal to reflective ballad. Rasmussen, still
in his early 20s, has absorbed rock as well
as jazz influences, employing big, fuzz-
toned rock chords on the nonet opener,
"Full Speed Ahead," a careering piece built
on a wave-like baritone sax-led ostinato
and a blues-rock vibe. Its rocking nature
intensifies as Lauren Sevian’s baritone
solo is shored up by an increased back beat
while claps join that rhythm behind Scott
Robinson's wailing tenor sax. Jim Ridl's
jangly piano solo gives way to the leader's
solo, begun as a maelstrom but settling
down to jazzy tinkles as the theme returns.
It’s ambitiously multi-faceted, as is the
other nonet track, the title tune, a Charles
Mingus influenced journey through time
and tempo with tonal and dynamic shifts
and the leader’s echoey guitar in a central
role.
"Love Birds," in contrast, is a straight-
ahead hard bop number reminiscent of
Grant Green or Kenny Burrell's 1950s out-
ings with tenor saxophonists; here, Nate
Giroux echoes Hank Mobley. The modal
"The Seven Seas" conjures Carlos Santana
meeting Gil Evans, while "Ruthie," a folksy
ballad, suggests a rock guitarist in a jazz
mode. Other songs are impressively
episodic and genre eclectic. The quartet
closer, "For David," is an emotionally cap-
tivating, indelible ballad that is striking in
10 Williams cover photo by Fran Kaufman, Bryant by Elmar Lemes
By George Kanzler
its compelling simplicity.
Dreamscape: solo, duo, trio, Freddie
Bryant (GJK Sounds), evokes a guitarist in
solitude, communing deeply with his muse,
especially on the eight of 14 tracks that are
solo guitar. However, the album opens in a
jaunty, communal fashion with Bryant on
both 12-string and Fender electric
Telecaster guitars, along with Chris
Potter's soprano sax and Scott Colley's
bass, on the swinging and swirling title
track. The next pieces are solo: a conspira-
torially hushed Thelonious Monk tune,
"Ask Me Now," on arch-top (the classic,
pre-rock jazz guitar), also the format for
Charles Mingus' "Goodbye Porkpie Hat,"
another soft reverie. Two duets on origi-
nals with Colley, one with Bryant playing
nylon string and the other the Telecaster
guitar, are both consummate examples of
duo interplay.
The trio is heard twice more. "Songs"
opens with Potter's bass clarinet and arco
bass ushering in the arch top guitar pop-
ping and bending strings in a bluesy intro
that recedes into a lovely melody, cleanly
intoned by Bryant and repeated by Potter
before all solo at a heartbeat tempo.
"Everybody Is the End and the Beginning
of Life Beautiful" is a hard bop-ish theme
with Potter on tenor sax, Colley walking
his bass and Bryant's Telecaster solo a
study in dynamics and hi-lo contrasts.
Bryant is at his most enticingly inti-
mate in a handful of nylon string solo
excursions, from the bossa nova ballad
"Estate" to Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon
Man," to the standard "Secret Love," where
if he's not overdubbing he's a magician. His
solo takes on Charlie Haden compositions
"For Turia" and "Silence" are mesmerizing.
The album ends with a 1974 recording of
Bryant's mother singing the traditional
spiritual "I'm Going to Tell God All of My
Troubles" at a Carnegie Hall concert where
the nine-year-old Bryant turned the pages
for his father, the piano accompanist.
Earlier on the disc is a duet version mov-
ingly sung by Potter's bass clarinet with
rolling accompaniment by Bryant's nylon
string guitar.
The PJ Rasmussen Septet is at
ShapeShifter Lab in Brooklyn March
14; his trio will play Maggie Murray's
Pub in Dunellen, NJ on April 2.
Freddie Bryant has a CD release gig
for Dreamscape at Smalls March 31.
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 CLUBS & HALLS
UPPER MANHATTAN
(Above 70th Street)
SUPPORT THE
JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM
www.jazzmuseuminharlem.org
92Y: 1395 Lexington Av at 92nd St. 212-415-
5500. www.92y.org. Mar 14-15: Soul Jazz
fest feat 03/14: 7:30pm Brian Landrus
Kaleidoscope + DJ Logic & friends + Joey
DeFrancesco All-Star Band; 07/15: 8pm
Esperanza Spalding; 20: 12pm Music of
Irving Berlin w/Carla Innerfield & Chris
Coogan, 7:30pm Remembering Marian
McPartland.
449 LA: 449 Lenox Av (bet 132nd & 133rd Sts).
212-234-3298. Thurs: 1-3:30pm Jazz &
Dessert; Fri-Sat: 8pm; Sun: 4-7pm Patio
Jazz.
ABYSSINIAN BAPTIST CHURCH: 132W
138th St (bet Lenox & Adam Clayton Powell
Blvds). www.abyssinian.org. 212-862-7474.
Mar 2: 4pm $20/10 adm Jazz Vespers feat
Alicia Olatuja & friends.
ALHAMBRA BALLROOM: 2110 Adam Powell
Blvd (bet 125th & 126th Sts).
AMERICAN LEGION POST: 248W 132nd St
(bet 7th & 8th Avs). 212-283-9701.
www.colchasyoungharlempost398.com.
Wed-Thurs&Sun: 7:30pm-12am Jam.
APOLLO THEATER: 253W 125th St. 212-531-
5300. www.apollotheater.org. Mar 7: 10pm
Gloria Ry’Ann feat Rakiem Walker Project.
BEMELMANS: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St at
Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-
1600. Adm varies.
BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7th
Avs). www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-281-
0777. $20 don. Fri-Sat: 9&11pm Bill Saxton
All-Star Band.
BILLIE’S BLACK RESTAURANT &
LOUNGE: 271W 119th St (bet St. Nicholas
Av & Frederick Douglass Blvd). 212-280-
2248. www.billiesblack.com.
BISTRO TEN 18: 1018 Amsterdam Av at 110th
St. 212-662-7600. www.bistroten18.com.
Thurs: 9pm-12am Morningside Jazz
Collective.
CAFÉ CARLYLE: At Carlyle Hotel. 35E 76th St
at Madison. www.thecarlyle.com. 212-744-
1600. Sets: Mon 8:45pm; Tues-Fri 8:45pm;
Sat 8:45&10:45pm. Adm varies. Mon: Woody
Allen & Eddy Davis New Orleans Jazz Band.
Mar 18-29: John Pizzarelli.
CAFÉ JAZZ: At Manhattan School of Music.
Bway & 122nd St. 212-749-2802. Informal
concerts feat students from School's jazz
dept. Free adm.
CAMPAGNOLA: 1382 1st Av at 74th St. 212-
861-1102. Fri-Sat: 8pm-12am Effie Jansen.
CHEZ LUCIENNE: 308 Lenox Av at 125th St.
212-289-5555. www.chezlucienne.com. Mar
16: 7pm Cynthia Eytina Qrt.
CHOCOLAT RESTAURANT & LOUNGE:
2217-23 Frederick Douglass Blvd at 120th St.
212-222-4545. www.chocolatlounge.com.
Mar 23: 6-9:30pm Cynthia Eytina Qrt.
CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet
92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.

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 com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Jam (J).
Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, J 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs
E 7-11pm, J 11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-
12am, J 12:30-3am; Sun E 4-8pm, J 9pm-
1am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios unless other-
wise noted. Residencies (R): Mon E&J Jon
Weiss; Tues E&J Mark Devine; Wed E Open
mic w/Les Kurtz, J Joonsam Lee; Thurs J
Kazu; Fri J Joanna Sternberg; Sat J Jesse
Simpson; Sun E Open mic w/Keith Ingham, J
Michika Fukumori. Mar 1: George Stella Qrt;
2-5: R; 6: Nathan Brown; 7: Masami
Ishikawa; 8: Satchmo Mannan Qrt; 9-12: R;
13: Kate Cosco; 14: Joel Forrester; 15: Alan
Rosenthal; 16-19: R; 20: Frank Russo Sxt;
21: John David Simon; 22: Sonelius Smith;
23-26: R; 27: Steve Elmer; 28: Sacha Perry;
29: Denton Darien; 30-31: R.
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: 1214 Amsterdam
Av. www.cs.columbia.edu. 212-939-7000.
www.jazz.columbia.edu.
CROWN: 24E 81st St (bet 5th Av & Madison).
646-559-4880. www.crown81.com. Sun: 11-
30am-3pm Bubbly Jazz Brunch feat Mimi
Jones Band.
DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE: 700W 125th St. 212-
694-1777. www.dinosaurbarbque.com.
GARDEN CAFE: 4961 Bway at W207th St. 212-
544-9480. www.gardencafenyc.com. Fri-Sat:
8-11pm. Mar 14&28: Annette Aguilar Duo.
GINNY’S: At Red Rooster. 310 Lenox Av (bet
125th & 126th). www.ginnyssupperclub.com.
212-792-9001.
GRAN PIATTO D’ORO: 1429 5th Av (bet 116th
& 117th Sts). www.granpiattorestaurant.
com. 212-722-2244/2161.
HARLEM TAVERN: 2153 Frederick Douglass
Blvd at 116th St. www.harlemtavern.com.
212-866-4500. Sat-Sun: 11am-4pm Jazz
Brunch.
LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC &
ART AND PERFORMING ARTS: 100
Amsterdam Av at 65th St. 212-496-0700.
www.laguardiahs.org.
LES AMBASSADES BAR & RESTAURANT:
341 Lenox Av (bet 127th & 128th sts).
www.lesambassadesbarresto.com. 212-866-
9700. Wed: 7:30-11:30pm free adm JC Stylles.
LIME LEAF: 128W 72nd St (bet Columbus &
Amsterdam Avs). 212-501-7800. Mon-Thurs:
7-10pm. Mon: Michael Vitali; Tues: Michelle
Zangara Trio; Wed: Julie Grahm; Thurs:
Emma Larsson.
LONDEL’S SUPPER CLUB: 2620 Frederick
Douglas Blvd (bet 139th & 140th Sts). 212-
234-6114. www.londelsrestaurant.com. Fri-
Sat: 8-11pm.
LURA: 949 Columbus Av (bet 106th & 107th
Sts). 212-866-7500. www.lurany.com. Thurs:
9-11pm.
MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC: Bway &
122nd St. 212-749-2802. www.msmnyc.edu.
Mar 21: 7:30pm MSM Afro-Cuban Jazz Orch
dir by Bobby Sanabria.
MANNA HOUSE: 338E 106th St (bet 1st & 2nd
Avs). www.mannahousejazz.org. 212-722-
8223. Ev first Sun 4pm $15/10/7 adm: MEEE
Jazz Concert series. Mar 2: Fiery String
Sistas w/Naoka Workman.
MAYSLES INSTITUTE: 343 Lenox Av (bet
127th & 128th Sts). 212-582-6050/
www.mayslesinstitute.org. Mar 11: see
National Jazz Museum in Harlem.
MILLER THEATRE: At Columbia University. 116th
St & Bway. www.millertheatre.com. 212-854-
7799. Mar 1: 8pm Miguel Zenón Qrt.
MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av
& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.
www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Wed-Thurs
7-11pm; Fri-Sat 7pm-12am; Sun Brunch 1-
5pm, eve 5-9pm. Wed&Sun eve: Ed Stoute

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 Qrt; Thurs-Sat: Rudy Lawless Band feat
Bertha Hope & Mike Camoia; Sun Brunch
Mike Camoia & Alex Lawne.
MIST HARLEM: 40W 116th St (bet Lenox & 5th
Av). www.myimagestudios.com. 646-688-
5886.
MOTHER AME ZION CHURCH: 140-6W
137th St (bet Lenox & 7th Avs). 212-234-
1544. Mar 9: 3-5pm Jazz Vespers in Harlem
feat Cynthia Holiday.
NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:
104E 126th St #2C. (bet Park & Lexington
Avs). 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org. Free
adm. 7pm events. Tues: Jazz for Curious
Listeners series, in March on Ralph Ellison.
Mar 6: Harlem Speaks series feat Stanley
Crouch & Robert G. O’Meally on Ralph
Ellison; 7: Jonathan Batiste & Michael
Mwenso on How Jazz Can Change Your Life;
20: Thomas Brothers on Louis Armstrong
Master of Modernism.
NEW AMSTERDAM MUSIC ASSOCIATION:
107W 130th St (bet Lenox & Adam Clayton
Powel Blvds). 212-510-8140. $5/15 adm.
Mon-Fri. Mon: 7:30-11pm Jam. Mar 15: 6-
8pm $15 adm Just Kitt’n feat Pecola.
NEW LEAF CAFÉ: 1 Margaret Corbin Dr. Fort
Tryon Park. www.newleafrestaurant.com.
212-568-5323. Fri: 7:30-10:30pm.
PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Blvd at 121st St. 212-222-9878. Free adm.
Sets: Mon-Thurs&Sun 8:30pm-12:30am, Fri-
Sat 9pm-1am. Mon: John Cooksey Trio; Tues:
Rakiem Walker RW5; Wed: Jam w/Les
Goodson Band; Thurs: Tyrone Govan Blues
Band; Fri: Melvin Vines Harlem Jazz Machine;
Sat: 68th Street Band; Sun: 6pm Voice Clinic,
8:30pm Melvin Vines Harlem Jazz Machine.
PARLOR ENTERTAINMENT: 555 Edge-
combe Av at 160th St. #3F. 212-781-6595.
www.parlorentertainment.com. Sun: 4pm
free adm w/Marjorie Eliot, Bob Cunningham,
Sedric Choukroun & spec guests.
RIVERSIDE CHURCH: 91 Claremont Av (bet
120th & 122nd Sts). 1st Mon: 10am-12pm
Open meeting by Harlem Arts Alliance
www.harlemaa.org/347-735-4280.
SCHOMBURG CENTER FOR RESEARCH
IN BLACK CULTURE: 515 Malcolm X Blvd.
www.nypl.org/research/sc/sc. 212-491-2200.
Mar 24: Lady Got Chops fest feat Mem
Nahadr + Meshell Ndegeocello.
SETTEPANI: 196 Lenox Av at 120th St. 917-
492-4806. www.settepani.com. Thurs: 7:30-
10:30pm.
SHELL’S BISTRO: 2150 5th Av (bet 131st &
132nd Sts). www.shellsbistro.com. 212-234-
5600. Mar 7,14,21&28: Lady Got Chops fest
feat 03/7: Lo Wood; 03/14: Carol Sudhalter
Band; 03/21: Teri Roiger; 03/28: Katie Cosco
& Laura Dreyer Trio.
SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd
(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.
www.shrinenyc.com. Free adm. Residency
(R): Sun 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid. Mar 1: 6pm
Andy Bianco Qrt; 2: 5pm R; 4: 6pm Ekah Kim
Qrt; 5: 6pm Yusuke Seki Qnt; 7: 6pm Yoshiki
Miura Gp; 8: 6pm Moth To Flame Qnt; 10:
6pm NanJo Lee Trio; 12: 6pm Noah MacNeil
Qrt; 13: 10pm L' Usine A Canards; 14: 8pm
Stratospheerius; 15: 6pm Clement Piezan-
owski Sxt; 16: 5pm R; 18: 6pm Dave Hassell
Qnt, 9pm Phamtom; 20: 10pm Freddy
Fuego; 22: 6pm Samantha Carlson; 23: 5pm
R; 24: 8pm Martin Terens; 28: 6pm Black
Butterflies; 30: 5pm R.
SHOWMAN’S: 375W 125th St at Morningside.
www.myspace.com/showmansjazz. 212-864-
8941.
SILVANA: 300W 116th St at Frederick Douglas
Blvd. 646-692-4935. Sets: Early (E) 6-8pm,
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& Mezcal Jazz Unit; 2: E Charles Caldarola
Qrt; 3: E Raviv Markovitz Band, L Victor
Baker Band; 4: L Wren Marie Harrington; 5:
7pm Joe Pino Qnt; 6: E Joe Fiedler Trio; 7: E
Adam & Argentinians, L Feedel Band; 8: E
Olivier Court Trio; 9: L Cynthia Eytina Qrt;
10: E Ekah Kim Qrt; 12: L Bryan Campbell, N
Van Davis; 13: E Matt Mc Donald Qrt, 11pm
Tarana; 14: E Black Butterflies, L Robert
Mwamba Band; 15: E Bobby Katz Qrt, L Mind
Open; 18: L Nick Grinder Gp; 19: E Eric
Plaks Trio, L Sergio Galvao Band; 20: E
Pancake Trio; 23: E Andy Bianco Qnt; 24: E
Justin Wert Qrt; 25: E Michael Eaton Qrt; 26:
E Bonzo Terks; 28: E Steven Frieder Gp.
SMOKE: 2751 Bway (bet 105th & 106th Sts).
212-864-6662. www.smokejazz.com. Early
(E), Late (L), Brunch (B); E 7,9&10:30pm, L
11:30pm + 12:45am Fri-Sat, B 11:30am,
1&2:30pm. Adm/min vary. Residencies (R):
Mon E Big Band night feat Captain Black
03/3&31, Jason Marshall 03/10,17&24, L Jam
w/John Farnsworth Qnt & friends; Tues E
Mike LeDonne Groover Qrt, L Charles
Turner III 03/4&18, Milton Suggs Qrt 03/11&
25; Wed L Brianna Thomas Qrt; Thurs E
Baylor Project 03/6&20, Gregory Generet
03/13&27, L Nickel & Dime OPS; Fri L
Patience Higgins Qrt; Sat L Johnny O’Neal &
friends; Sun B Annette St. John Trio, L Roxy
Coss Qrt. Mar 1: David Berkman Qrt; 2:
SaRon Crenshaw Band; 3-4: R; 5: Gregg
August Qnt; 6: R; 7-8: Tia Fuller Qrt; 9: Eve
Cornelious; 10-11: R; 12: Bill Cantrall &
Axiom; 13: R; 14-15: David Hazeltine Qrt; 16:
Allan Harris; 17-18: R; 19: Cory Weeds Qnt
feat Steve Davis; 20: R; 21-22: Eddie
Henderson Qrt; 23: Vivian Sessom; 24-25: R;
26: John Webber Qrt; 27: R; 28-29: Buster
Williams & Something More Qrt; 30: SaRon
Crenshaw; 31: R.
SUGAR BAR: 254W 72nd St (bet Bway & West
End Av). 212-579-0222. www.sugarbarnyc.com.
Adm varies. Sets: 8pm unless otherwise
SUNDAY JAZZ
noted. Residency: Thurs 9pm Open Mic BRUNCH
w/Andre Smith & Sugar Bar All Star Band. With The
Mar 14: E. J. Decker.
TRATTORIA INWOOD: 4996 Bway at 212th St.
212-544-7144. Sat: 8-11pm free adm Annette
BOB KINDRED
A. Aguilar. TRIO
VARELI: 2869 Bway at 111th St. 212-678-8585.
www.varelinyc.com. Sets: 9pm-12am.
Thurs: Bill Wurtzel Trio; Sat: except 03/8&22 Bob Kindred, tenor saxophone, John Hart, guitar
Jeanne Gies w/Howard Alden & friends. Steve LaSpina, bass
Brunch menu from $9.50-$17.50 Bar minimum $5
MID-TOWN MANHATTAN Sunday 12:30-3:30
CAFE LOUP
(Between 35th & 69th Street) 105 West 13th Street A zagat
54 BELOW: 254W 54th St, Cellar (bet Bway & Reservations: 212-255-4746 Rated Restaurant
8th Av). 646-476-3551. www.54below.com.
Mar 6: 7pm Carole J. Bufford w/Vince
Giordano & NightHawks.
AMERICAN FOLK ART MUSEUM: 2 Lincoln
Sq on Columbus Av (bet 65th & 66th Sts).
www.folkartmuseum.org. 212-595-9533.
Free adm. Wed: 2-3pm Bill Wurtzel & Mike
Gari Duo.
B. B. KING: 237W 42nd St. 212-997-4144.
www.bbkingblues.com. Mar 16: 1pm Joey
Morant & Catfish Stew; 21: 7pm Hot Jazz
Gang.
BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).
212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:
8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun
6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies (R): Mon
9:30pm Jim Caruso Cast Party; Wed 5:30-
7pm David Ostwald & Louis Armstrong
Eternity Band; Fri 5-7pm Tommy Igoe &
Birdland Big Band; Sat 6pm Barbara Carroll;
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Orch. Mar 1: Quest; 2-3: R; 4-8: Billy Hart Qrt;
6: 6pm Trio Shalva; 9-10: R; 11-15: Kevin
Mahogany; 16-17: R; 18-22: Gary Peacock &
Now This; 20: 6pm The Puppeteers; 23-24: R;
25-29: Bill Charlap Trio; 30-31: R.
BROADWAY THAI RESTAURANT: 241W
51st St (bet 8th Av & Bway). 212-226-4565.
Mon&Sun: 6:30-10:30pm, Sat: 8pm-12am
Rick Bogart Trio.
CARNEGIE CLUB: At City Spire Centre. 156W
56th St. www.thecarnegieclub.net. 212-957-
9676. Fri: 9pm-12am; Sat: 8:30&10:30pm
Sinatra tribute feat Steve Maglio & Stan
Rubin 11 Piece Orch.
CARNEGIE HALL: 57th St & 7th Av. 212-247-
7800. www.carnegiehall.org. Mar 8: 3pm ZH
Regina Carter & Reverse Thread, 9:30pm
Zawinul Legacy Band; 23: 3pm Ellington's
Sacred Music w/mus dir David Berger feat
Lalah Hathaway, Jimmy Heath, Sean Jones,
Nicole Cabell; 24: 8pm Jazz Piano feat
Dimitrije Vasiljevic.
COBI: At Pearl Studios NY. 516-922-2010.
DAVID RUBENSTEIN ATRIUM: At Lincoln
Center. Bway at 62nd St. www.lincolncenter.
org/atrium. Thurs: 7:30pm Target Free
Thursdays series. Mar 20: 7:30pm NJPAC's
Wells Fargo Jazz for Teens; 27: 7:30pm
Eviyan.
DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @
Lincoln Center. Bway at 60th St, 5th Fl. 212-
258-9595. www.jalc.org. Sets: 7:30&9:30pm
+ 11:30pm Fri; Late Night Sessions 11pm
Tues-Thurs&Sat, 12:45am Fri, hosted by
Michael Mwenso Thurs&Sat. Adm: $15-45,
Late Nights $5-20; $10 min. Mar 1-2: George
Cables & Dexter Gordon Legacy Ens; 3:
Combo Nuvo; 4: American-Brazilian
Collective Nation Beat; 5-9: Eliane Elias; 10:
New York Youth Symphony Jazz; 11-12: Joe
Farnsworth & Prime Time Qrt; 13: Charles
Turner; 14-16: Aaron Diehl & Dani De Morón;
17: Chris Pattishall & Music of The Nat King
Cole Trio; 18-20: Hugh Masekela & Larry
Willis; 21-23: Soul Newish Jewish Music fest
feat 03/21: Anat Fort; 22: Oran Etkin; 23:
Steven Bernstein & Diaspora Soul; 24:
Manhattan School of Music Jazz Orch; 25-26:
Toshiko Akiyoshi & Lew Tabackin Qrt; 27-30:
Freddie Cole Qnt feat Harry Allen; 31: Aruán
Ortiz Qrt.
DOCKS: 633 3rd Av at 40th St. 212-986-8080.
www.docksoysterbar.com. Sun: 11:30am-
3pm Jazz Brunch w/Oleg Osenkov & guest.
Mar 2: Paul Bollenback; 9: Vic Juris; 16:
Klaus Mueller; 23: Paul Meyers; 30: tba.
DON’T TELL MAMA: 343W 46th St. at
Restaurant Row. 212-757-0788. www.dont
tellmamanyc.com.
E&E GRILL HOUSE: 233W 49th St (bet Bway
& 8th Av). www.eegrillhouse.com. 212-505-
9909. Mon-Tues: 8-11pm feat Craig McGorry
Qrt or Matt Martysik Qrt.
FLÛTE EAST SIDE: 303E 53rd St (2nd Av).
646-998-5434. www.flutebar.com. Wed: 8-
10pm. Mar 12: Dorian Devins & Ethan Mann
Jazz Duo.
FLÛTE MIDTOWN: 205W 54th St (bet Bway &
7th Av). 212-265-5169. www.flutebar.com.
Wed: 8-11pm. Mar 12: Daniel Bennett Gp; 26:
Yaala Ballin.
GRATA: 1076 1st Av at 59th St. 212-842-0007.
www.gratany.com. 9pm sets. Fri: Tony
Middleton; Sat: Sarah Hayes.
HUNTER COLLEGE: Lang Recital Hall. 695
Park Av (68th St bet Park & Lex Avs). 4th Fl.
212-772-4000.
HENRY, A LIQUOR BAR: At Hudson Hotel.
356W 58th St (bet 8 & 9th Avs). 212-554-
6217. www.morganshotelgroup.com. Mar
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IGUANA RESTAURANT: 240W 54th St at
Bway. 212-399-9457. Mon-Tues: 8-11pm
Vince Giordano & Nighthawks. Mar 10: 8pm
Vandoren Jam feat Mark Gross Qrt.
IRENE DIAMOND EDUCATION CENTER: At
Jazz at Lincoln Center. Bway at 60th St, 5th
Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-721-6500/212-258-
9922. Spring Term Swing University w/Phil
Schaap, Vincent Gardner & Larry Ridley.
IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.
www.theiridiumjazzclub.com. Sets: 8&10pm.
Adm varies/$15 min. Student 1/2 price adm
2nd set Tues-Thurs&Sun. Residency (R): Mon
Les Paul Monday w/Les Paul Trio & spec
guests. Mar 1: Marty Balin; 6-7: Jimmy Webb;
8: Edgar Winter Band; 10: R w/Edgar Winter;
14: Cris Jacobs; 15: Mike Peters; 16: R w/Matt
Schofield; 19-20: Lee DeWyze; 21: Shemekia
Copeland; 26-28: Simon Kirke Band.
JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-
885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets: Mon 8-
11:30pm, Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-
11:15pm, Sun 11am-2pm. $15 adm/$15
min/set, except free adm+min Mon-Tues, $30
adm+min Fri-Sat, $35 buffet Sun.
Residencies (R): Mon Jam w/Iris Ornig; Tues
Jason Yeager Solo; Sun Jazz Brunch w/Tony
Middleton Trio. Mar 1: Chantale Gagne Qnt;
2-4: R; 5: Steve Picataggio Qrt; 6: Rebecka
Larsdotter Qrt; 7: Richie Beirach & Jamie
Baum Duo; 8: Western Jazz Qrt; 9-11: R; 12:
Closed; 13: Boom Tic Boom; 14-15: George
Cables Trio; 16-18: R; 19: Andy Suvalsky
Qrt; 20: Pedro Giraudo Sxt; 21: Russ Nolan
Qrt; 22: Bob Franceschini & Mark Sherman;
23-25: R; 26: Sean Smith Qrt; 27: Ayako
Shirasaki Trio; 28: Rob Derke & NY Jazz Qrt;
29: Mark Soskin & Roseanna Vitro Duo; 30-
31: R.
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER: Bway at 60th
St, 5th Fl. 212-258-9800. www.jalc.org. Allen
Room (AR), Rose Theater (RT). Mar 1: RT
8pm Cécile McLorin Salvant + Spring Qrt;
AR Jim Caruso’s Cast Party feat Marilyn
Maye, Jane Monheit, Christina Bianco &
Jeffry Denman; 14-15: Maria Schneider
Orch.
JUILLIARD SCHOOL: 60 Lincoln Center
Plaza. 212-799-5000. www.juilliard.edu.
KLAVIERHAUS: 211W 58th St (bet 7th Av &
Bway). www.klavierhaus.com. 212-245-4535.
Sets: 7-10pm/free adm Scot Albertson Duos.
Mar 2: Dan Furman; 16: Dr. Joe Utterback
Duo.
The LAMBS CLUB: 132W 44th St (bet 6th Av
& Bway). www.thelambsclub.com. 212-997-
5262. Tues-Wed: 7:30pm; Sun: 11am-2:30pm
Jazz Brunch.
LIGHTHOUSE: 111E 59th St (bet Park &
Lexington Avs). 516-627-4468. Sets: 7:15pm.
LOCAL 802: Associated Musicians of Greater
New York Club Room. 322W 48th St (bet 8th
& 9th Sts). www.local802afm.org. Mon: 7-
9:30pm Jazz Foundation of America Jam.
Mar 17: w/Lady Got Chops.
LUCY MOSES SCHOOL: At Kaufman Center.
129W 67th St (bet Bway & Amsterdam).
www.kaufman-center.org. 212-501-3360.
Jazz program dir by Roni Ben-Hur.
L’YBANE: 709 8th Av (bet 44th & 45th Sts). 212-
582-2012. www.lybane.com. Tues&Fri
9:30pm-12am: Rick Bogart Trio.
MEASURE: At Langham Place. 400 5th Av (bet
36th & 37th Sts). 212-695-4005. www.new
york.langhamplacehotels.com. Sets: 8-11pm.
Free adm/1 drink min. Mon-Sat: Trio/Qrt,
Sun: Solo. Mar 1,3-4,14-22,29&31: Antonio
Ciacca w/spec guest Peter Bernstein 03/16,
Jessica Vetrano 03/17, Harry Allen 03/21-22;
2: Jill McCarron; 5-8: Randy Napoleon; 9:
Alberto Pizzo; 10-13: Alex Wintz; 16,23&30:
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 MICHIKO STUDIOS: 149W 46th St 3rd Fl. 212-
302-4011. www.robertoswinds.com. Sets:
8pm/adm varies. Mar 8: Steve Wilson &
Lewis Nash Duo; 14: Fay Victor & Ratzo
Harris Duo; 15: Rosanna Ferro & Jenn
Friedman; 29: Ellery Eskelin & Gary Versace
Duo.
The NATIONAL: 557 Lexington Av at 50th St.
212-715-2400. www.thenationalnyc.com.
Sun: 6-10pm. Mar 2: Rosalyn McClore Trio;
9: Alex Minasian; 16: Charlie Apicella & Iron
City; 23: Lauren Henderson.
NATSUMI RESTAURANT: 226W 50th St (bet
8th & Bway). www.natsuminyc.com. 212-
258-2988. Tues: 5-8pm Joe Cohn Organ Trio.
PEARL STUDIOS NYC: 519 8th Av (bet 35th &
36th Sts). 12th Fl. Studio A. 212-904-1850.
www.pearlstudiosnyc.com. Fri: 7:30-
10:30pm $10 adm Open Mic/Jam by Frank
Owens for Singers, Tap Dancers &
Instrumentalists.
PERA MEDITERRANEAN BRASSERIE: 303
Madison Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts). 212-878-
6301. www.peranyc.com. Free adm. Fri: 6-
9pm.
The PLAZA: Fifth Av at Central Park S. 212-
759-3000. www.theplaza.com. Free adm.
Wed: 8:30pm Kat Gang; Thurs: 8:30pm Lapis
Luna Qrt feat Shawn Aileen Clark.
ROBERT: 2 Columbus Cir 9th Fl. 212-299-7730.
www.robertnyc.com. Mon-Thurs: 7-10pm,
Sat-Fri: 8-11pm, Sun Brunch: 12:30-2:30pm.
ROBERTO’S WINDS: 149W 46th St. 212-391-
1315. www.robertoswinds.com.
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY: 1230 York Av
at 66th St. www.rockefeller.edu. 212-327-
8000.
The RUM HOUSE: 228W 47th St (bet Bway &
8th Av). www.edisonrumhouse.com. 646-
490-6924. Mon: 10pm-1am Terry Waldo &
Rum House Jass Band; Sun: 9:30pm-
12:30am Candy Shop Boys.
SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at
54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.
212-935-2200. 1st Mon: 7:30pm free adm
International Women in Jazz Jam; Wed: 1pm
$10 don Midtown Jazz at Midday; Sun: 5pm
free adm Jazz Vespers. Mar 2: Ike Sturm &
Evergreen; 5: no music; 9: Mike Holober Gp;
12: Lenore Raphael & Jack Wilkins Duo; 16:
Webster Groves Band; 19: Russ Kassoff Big
Band; 20: 7:30pm Duke Ellington Society
www.thedukeellingtonsociety.org feat
Howard Johnson; 23: Michael Webster &
Leading Lines feat Ingrid Jensen; 26: Barry
Harris Trio; 30: Johnathan Blake Band; 31:
5:30pm Memorial for Paul Ash.
SAN MARTIN RESTAURANT: 143E 49th St
(bet Lexington & 3rd Avs). 212-832-0888. Mar
9: Lady Got Chops fest feat Keisha St Joan
Ens.
SOMETHIN’ JAZZ CLUB: 212E 52nd St (bet
2nd & 3rd Avs). www.somethinjazz.com.
212-371-7657. Adm varies/$10 min. Sets:
Weekdays Early (E) 7-8:45pm, Late (L) 9-
10:45pm, Night (N) 11pm; Sat-Sun PM 5-
6:45pm, E 7-8:45pm, L 9-10:45pm, N 11pm.
Residency: Sat 2-4pm except 03/22&29 New
York Jazz Academy Big Band. Mar 1: PM
Linda Presgrave Qrt, E Ben Rosenblum Gp,
L Harrison Young, N Golden Ratio Project; 2:
PM Kathleen Potton, E Philipp Gerschlauer
& Microtonal Band, L Brothers of
Contrapuntal Swing; 3: E Tango Organ Trio,
L Carol Sudhalter Qrt; 4: E Steve Nelson
Trio, L Les Machines Volantes, N Forest
Band; 5: E Rivas Ramsay Collective, L
Alignment; 6: E Michael Webster & Standard
Fresh Trio, L Corina Bartra, N Tamuz Nissim
Qrt; 7: E Alan Leatherman, L Somethin'
Vocal w/Matt Baker Trio, N Joao Martins Qrt;
8: PM MUSOH, E YA DIG?!, L Craig Hartley
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 Qrt, E Suzanne Pittson, L Yiorgos
Kostopoulos Qrt; 10: L Cettina Donato, N
Ben Eunson Gp; 11: E Yuka Mito, L Marc
Schwartz Qnt; 12: E Nick Dunston Gp, L
Liam Sillery Qnt, N Little Vikings; 13: E
Bastien Brison Trio, L Cristian Mendoza Sxt;
14: E Steve Kaiser Qrt, L Nina Mya; 15: PM
JJ Qrt, E Michael Sarian Qnt, L Brust/
Horowitz Qnt, N Brad Clymer & his
Facebook friends; 16: PM Pascalito
Neostalgia, E Bobby Katz Qnt; 17: E New
Jazz Messengers, L Alex Clough; 18: E JC3,
L Dorian Wallace & Free Sound Ahnsomble;
19: E Luis Camacho w/Sounds del Caribe, L
Geo Trio; 20: E Dave Wilson Qrt, L Mike
Wilkens Qrt; 21: E Ladies Day, L Florencia
Gonzalez Candombe Project; 22: PM Bob
Bennett Qnt, E Faure at Play, L Charles
Sibirsky, N Jon LaTona Qrt; 23: PM CJP Jam
session, L Electronic Global Jazz Duo; 24: L
Human Equivalent; 25: L Troy Roberts Gp;
26: E Lyric Fury, L Enrico Solano Qrt; 27: E
Isaiah Barr, L Daniel Rotem Trio; 28: E Aida
Brandes Trio, L Terry's Acoustic Trio; 29:
PM Mike Armando Qrt, E Sarpay Ozcagatay
Qrt, L Noshir Mody Qnt, N Kevin Hildebrandt
Trio; 30: E John Allen Watts Trio; 31: L
Abelita Mateus Qnt.
The STRAND HOTEL: 33W 37th St (bet 5th &
6th Avs). www.thestrandnyc.com. 212-448-
1024. Sets: 6-9pm, free adm. 1st Wed: Low
Key Trio; 2nd Wed: Bill Wurtzel & Mike Gari
Duo.
STEINWAY HALL: 109W 57th St. 212-246-
1100. www.steinwayhall.com.
STUDIO 100 BAR: At Marriott Residence Inn.
1033 6th Av (bet 38th & 39th St) 3rd Fl. 212-
768-0007. Free adm/no min. Tues&Thurs: 7-
10pm Trios.
SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St
(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-
262-9554. Sets: Mon-Tues&Thurs 8:30pm,
Wed&Sun 8pm, Fri-Sat 9:30pm. Residencies
(R): Mon Swingadelic; Tues George Gee
Swing Orch; Wed Stan Rubin Orch. Mar 1:
City Rhythm Orch; 2: Johnny Boyd; 3-5: R;
6: Vanessa Trouble w/Red Hot Swing; 7&21:
Ron Sunshine Orch; 8&29: Maulers;
9,14&28: George Gee Swing Orch; 10-12: R;
13&20: Felix & the Cats; 15: Double Down;
16,23&30: Ray Abrams Big Band; 17-19: R;
22: Swingadelic; 24-26: R; 27: Harlem
Renaissance Orch; 31: R.
TAGINE: 221 W38th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs).
www.taginedining.com. 646-373-6265. $15
min.
TGI FRIDAY’S: 677 Lexington Av at 56th St.
212-339-8858. www.tgifridays.com. Sun: 6-
9pm Marc Devine Trio.
TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).
Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-
1254. Sets: Mon-Wed 8-11pm, Thurs 9-11pm,
Fri 9pm-1am, Sat Early (E) 8-10:30pm, Late
(L) 11pm-1:30am. $10 adm/$10 min. Mar 1: E
The Complete Unknows, L Sean Mcluskey
Trio; 3: Misa Ogasawara Duo; 4: Ben
Charnley; 5: Claire Duncan Trio; 6: Kuni
Mikami, Annie & Alan; 7: John Malino Duo;
8: E Yoshiki Miura Trio, L Jeff Richardi; 10:
Takenori Nishiuchi; 11: Michael Gallant Trio;
12: Javier Santiago Trio; 13: Scot Albertson
Duo; 14: Allegra Levy Duo; 15: E Yuko Ito, L
Silver Moon; 17: Ayumi Ishito Trio; 18:
Kristina Koller Trio; 19: Kathryn Allyn Duo;
20: Tak Iwasaki Trio; 21: NYCHOLO; 22: E
Daniel Bennett Gp, L Annie Chen Trio; 24:
Yusuke Yamanouchi; 25: Gioel Seyerini; 26:
Neha Jiwrajka Duo; 27: Senri Oe; 28: Justin
Purtill Trio; 29: E Yusuke Seki, L Spencer
Jones Trio.
The TOWN HALL: 123W 43rd St (bet 6&7th
Avs). 212-840-2824. www.the-townhall-
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fest feat 03/19: 8pm John Zorn; 20: see City
Winery; 21-23: see Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola;
23: 5pm Klezmatics feat Arturo O’Farrill; 28:
8pm Pat Metheny Unity Gp.
WHOLE FOODS COLUMBUS CIRCLE: On
Tap Pub. 10 Columbus Cr. 212-823-9600.
Sets: 6-8pm. Mar 6: Paul Abler & James
Weidman; 24: Paul Abler & Tomoko Ohno.
WHOLE FOODS MIDTOWN EAST: 226E 57th
St (bet 2nd & 3rd Avs). 646-497-1222. Mar 12:
7-9pm Paul Abler & tba.
ZANKEL HALL: At Carnegie Hall. 881 7th Av at
57th St. 212-247-7800. See Carnegie Hall.
LOWER MANHATTAN
(Below 34th Street)
11TH STREET BAR: 510E 11th St (bet Av A &
B). www.11thstbar.com. 212-982-3929. Mon:
8-11pm Richard Clements & Murray Wall
Jazz Express.
55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).
212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early
(E) 7pm except Sat-Sun 6pm, Late (L) 10pm.
Mar 19: E Melissa Stylianou; 27: Marika
Hughes & Fay Victor.
ABC CHINESE RESTAURANT: 34 Pell St (bet
Mott St & Bowery). 212-346-9390.
www.abcchinesenyc.com. Fri: Sandy Jordan
Trio.
ABC NO RIO: 156 Rivington St (bet Clinton &
Suffolk Sts). www.abcnorio.org. 212-254-
3697. Sun: 7pm 2 sets + Open Session.
ABRONS ARTS CENTER: 466 Grand St at Pitt
St. www.abronsartscenter.org. 212-598-
0400. Mar 2: 3pm Aruán Ortiz Qrt.
ALL THINGS PROJECT: At Neighborhood
Chuch. 269 Bleecker St. 212-691-1770.
www.allthingsproject.net. 1st Fri: 8&10pm
free adm. Mar 7: Neu3 Trio.
AMELIE NEW YORK CITY: 22 W 8th St. 212-
533-2962. www.ameliewinebar.com. Sun: 6-
9pm.
ANTIBES BISTRO: 112 Suffolk St. (bet
Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-6088.
www.antibesbistro.com. Free adm/no min.
Tues-Wed: 7:30-10:30pm.
ANTIQUE GARAGE: 41 Mercer St. 212-219-
1019. www.antiquegaragesoho.com. Sets:
Mon-Thurs 7-10pm, Sat-Sun 1-4pm.
ARTHUR’S TAVERN: 57 Grove St. 212-675-
6879. www.arthurstavernnyc.com. Sets: 7-
10pm. Mon: Grove Street Stompers feat Joe
Licari; Tues: Yuichi Hirakawa; Wed: Eve
Silber; Thurs-Sat: Eri Yamamoto Trio; Sun:
Creole Cooking.
ARTS FOR ART: 107 Suffolk St. 212-254-5420.
www.artsforart.org.
ARTURO’S: 106W Houston St at Thompson St.
212-677-3820.
B FLAT: Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin
& White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970.
Mon 8-11pm & Wed 8:30-11:30pm: Jordan
Young Trio.
BACK ROOM: 102 Norfolk St (bet Delancey &
Rivington Sts). 212-228-5098. Mon: 9:15pm-
12:30am.
BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-
5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Mon-
Thurs Early (E) 6:30pm, Late (L) 8:30&
10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&11:30pm, Sun
8&10pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/set
except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, E
free. Trios unless otherwise noted. Mon-
Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; Mon: L
Vocal Mondays series. Residencies (R): Wed
L Jonathan Kreisberg; Sun Peter Mazza. Mar
1: Patrick Cornelius; 2: R; 3: E Mike
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Robinson, L Melissa Stylianou; 4: E Nick
Bello, L Jonathan Greenstein; 5: E Tom Finn,
L R; 6: E Casey Berman, L Ben Flocks; 7:
Leslie Pintchik; 8: Tom Dempsey; 9: R; 10: E
Don Hartig, L Scott Sharard; 11: E Nick
Grinder, L Hashim Assadullahi; 12: E Tobias
Meinhart, L R; 13: E Nicholas Brust, L Assaf
Kehati; 14: Richard Boukas; 15: Jostein
Gulbrandsen; 16: R; 17: E Yohanton Cohen,
L Eliane Amherd; 18: E Rafal Sarnecki, L
Lucas Pino; 19: E Kevin Wang, L R; 20: E
Benno Marmur, L Steve Kovalcheck; 21:
Mark Cocheo; 22: Ben Monder; 23: R; 24: E
Alex Sugerman, L Alexis Parsons; 25: E Nick
Lancaster, L Timothy Hayward; 26: E
Ricardo Grilli, L R; 27: E Jonathan
Rangonese, L Mike Rood; 28: Andrea
Veneziani; 29: Steve Picataggio; 30: R; 31: E
Paul Jones, L Dida Pelled.
BARUCH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 55
Lexington Av at E25th St. (bet Lexington &
3rd Avs). www.baruch.cuny.edu/bpac. 646-
312-5073. Mar 6: 7pm Evan Arntzen Qrt feat
Bria Skonberg.
BLACK DUCK: 122E 28th St. 212-204-5240.
www.blackduckny.com. Fri-Sat: 7pm.
BLUE NOTE: 131W 3rd St at 6th Av. 212-475-
8592. www.bluenotejazz.com. Sets: 8&
10:30pm + 12:30am Fri-Sat Late Night,
11:30am&1:30pm Sunday Brunch. Adm
varies. Mar 1: Bill Evans Soulgrass; 2:
Boogaloo Sunday w/Lou Donaldson; 3:
Kenny Werner & Janis Mann; 4-9: Donald
Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham Trio;
10: Omar Hakim; 11-16: Spyro Gyra; 17:
Gordon Chambers; 18-23: Gonzalo
Rubalcaba, Giovanni Hidalgo, Jose Gola,
Horacio Hernandez; 24: Anna Saeki; 25-30:
Larry Carlton Gp + Kyle Eastwood Gp; 31:
James Moody Scholarship for Newark Youth
Benefit Concert. Late Night w/Mar 1: Darren
Lyons Gp; 7: Sérgio Galvão Gp; 8: (718); 14:
Al MacDowell & Just Ornette Qrt; 15: Outer
Bridge Ens; 21: Akashic Record; 22: Jesse
Fischer; 28: Manner Effect; 29: Colin Cannon
Qrt. Sunday Brunch w/Mar 2: Rich Perry &
NYU Jazz Ens; 9: Masami Ishikawa; 16: Erika
Matsuo; 23: Yoko Miwa Trio; 30: Nobuki
Takamen Trio.
CAFÉ LOUP: 105W 13th St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).
212-255-4746. www.cafeloupnyc.com. Free
adm/$5 min. Sun: Jazz Brunch 12:30am-
3:30pm, eve 6:30-9:30pm. Sun brunch: Bob
Kindred, John Hart & Steve LaSpina; Sun
eve: Junior Mance, Hide Tanaka & Michi Fuji
Trio.
CAFFE VIVALDI: 32 Jones St (bet Bleecker &
4th St). www.caffevivaldi.com. 212-691-7538.
Free adm.
CAPITAL GRILLE: 120 Bway (at Pine &
Nassau). www.thecapitalgrille.com. 212-374-
1811. Free adm. Fri: 7pm Richard Russo
Trio.
CITY WINERY: 155 Varick St (bet Spring &
Vandam Sts). www.citywinery.com. 212-608-
0555. Mar 20: 8pm Newish Jewish Music fest
feat Keren Ann.
CLEMENTE SOTO VÉLEZ CULTURAL &
EDUCATIONAL CENTER: 107 Suffolk St
(bet Rivington & Delancey Sts). 212-260-
4080. www.csvcenter.org. Mon: 7:30pm $11
adm/set, $16/2 sets, $22/3 sets Evolving
Music series www.artsforart.org feat Ingrid
Laubrock Residency.
CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ: 29 Cornelia St.
212-989-9319. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.
Sets unless otherwise noted: Mon-
Thurs&Sun 8:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm
varies. Mar 1: Kris Davis Trio; 2: Henry Cole
Trio; 5: 6pm Michael Gold Qnt + Carolina
Calvache; 6: Kreston Osgoode; 7: Scott
DuBois Qnt; 8: Rez Abbasi; 9: 6pm Deborah
Latz Trio series; 12: Jesse Elder; 13: Jacob
 Bro & Thomas Morgan feat Andrew Cyrille;
14-15: Tom Rainey; 16: MOPDTK; 18: Arthur
Kell Qrt; 19: Pat Carroll Qrt; 20: Bryan &
Aardvarks; 21: Mary Halvorson; 22: Mario
Pavone; 23: Livio Almeida Qrt, 10pm Luiz
Ebert & Fidel Cuéllar; 25: Nicky Schrire; 26:
Anat Fort; 27: Rhys Tivey Qrt; 29: Lucian
Ban.
The CROOKED KNIFE: 29E 30th St (bet Park
& Madison Avs). www.thecrookedknife.com.
212-696-2593. Tues: 7-10pm Iris Ornig Trio.
The CUPPING ROOM CAFE: 359W Bway (bet
Broome & Grand Sts). 212-925-2898.
www.cuppingroomcafe.com. Sat: 8:30pm-
12:30am Mal Stein.
DARBY: 244W 14th St (bet 8th & 7th Avs). 212-
242-4411. www.thedarbynyc.com.
DOMA: 17 Perry St at 7th Av. 212-929-4339.
www.domanyc.com. Sat: 7:45&8:45pm $10
adm Gypsy Jazz.
DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 Monroe
St (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-
0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com.
Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Mar 9: Kresten
Osgood & Martin Philadelphy; 16: Federico
Ughi & Yoni Kretzmer; 23: Omar Tamez &
Angelica Sanchez.
DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-
1157. www.dromnyc.com. Mar 16: 7:15pm
Euphoria.
DUANE PARK CAFÉ: 157 Duane St (bet Hud-
son & W Bway). www.duaneparknyc.com.
212-732-5555. Fri: 9pm Plume Revue feat DP
Jazz Qrt. Mar 4: 6&8:45pm $65/55 adm Mardi
Gras soirée feat Aaron Marcellus w/Fierce
Ferrarins.
The EAR INN: 326 Spring St (bet Greenwich &
Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431-
9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars w/Jon-Erik
Kellso & friends; 1st Mon: 12-3am Matt
Munisteri Qrt w/Jon-Erik Kellso.
ELLA LOUNGE: 9 Avenue A (bet 1st & 2nd
Avs). www.ellalounge.com. 212-777-2230.
Fri: 8pm Dandy Wellington Band.
FAT CAT: 75 Christopher St at 7th Av. 212-675-
6056. www.fatcatmusic.org. $3 adm/no min.
Sets unless otherwise noted: Early (E), Late
(L), Night (N); Mon E 6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am;
Tues-Wed E 7pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am;
Thurs&Sat E 7pm, L 10pm, N 1:30am; Fri E
6pm, L 9pm + 10:30pm, N 1:30am; Sun E
6pm, L 9pm, N 12:30am. Ev N: Jam.
Residencies (R): Mon N Billy Kaye; Tues E
except 03/4 Saul Rubin, N Greg Glassman;
Wed E Raphael D'lugoff Qrt, N Ned Goold;
Fri 9pm Gospel Queens; Sun E Terry Waldo
& Gotham City Band, N Brandon Lewis &
Renee Cruz. Mar 1: E Negroni Trio, L
Raphael D'lugoff Qnt, N Eden Ladin Qrt; 2: E
R, 8:30pm Fat Cat Big Band, N R; 3: E Harold
O'Neal, L Scott Tixier Qrt, N R; 4: E Ray
Parker Qrt, L tba, N R; 5: E R, L Groover Trio,
N R; 6: E Billy Kaye, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, N
Dida Pelled Qrt; 7: E tba, L R + Jared Gold &
Dave Gibson, N Steve Hall Qrt; 8: E Steve
Carrington, L Ben Meigners Sxt, N Will
Terrill; 9: E R, L Sheryl Bailey Qrt, N R; 10: E
tba, L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 11: E R, L Peter
Brainin & Latin Jazz Workshop, N R; 12: E R,
L Harold Mabern Trio, N R; 13: E tba, L Greg
Glassman Qnt, N tba; 14: E tba, L R + Yunie
Mojica/Raynel Frazier & UMOJA, N tba; 15: E
tba, L POD, N tba; 16: E R, L Joe Magnarelli
Qnt, N R; 17: E tba, L George Braith, N R; 18:
E R, L tba, N R; 19: E R, L Don Hahn, N R; 20:
E tba, L Point of Departure, N Carlos Abadie;
21: E Theo Hill, L R + Richie Vitale Qnt, N
Jared Gold; 22: E The Flail, L Fabio Morgera,
N tba; 23: E R, L tba, N R; 24: E&L tba, N R;
25: E R, L Itai Kriss & Gato Gordo, N R; 26: E
R, L Joseph Lepore & Roberto Gatto, N R;
27: E tba, L Steve Hall Qnt, N tba; 28: E David
Moreno, L R + George Burton & Gp 5, N tba;
29: E tba, L Carlos Abadie Qrt, N David
Weiss; 30: E R, L tba, N R; 31: E tba, 10pm
Chris Byars Sxt, 1:30am R.
FLÛTE GRAMERCY: 40E 20th St (bet Bway &
Park Av S). 212-529-7870. www.flutebar.
com. Free adm. Wed: 7-10pm. Mar 19: Joe
Bonacci.
GARAGE: 99 7th Av S (bet W 4th & Bleecker).
www.garagerest.com. 212-645-0600. Free
adm/no min. Sets: Early (E), Late (L), Brunch
(B); Mon 7-10pm; Tues-Thurs 7-11pm; Fri E
6-10pm, L 10:30pm-2:30am; Sat B 12-4pm, E
6-10pm, L 10:30pm-2:30am; Sun B 11:30am-
4pm, E 7-11pm. Residency (R): Sun E David
Coss Qrt. Mar 1: B Larry Newcomb Qrt, E
Hide Tanaka Trio, L Akiko Tsuruga Trio; 2: B
Kyoko Oyobe Trio, E R; 3: Howard Williams
Jazz Orch; 4: Randy Johnston Trio; 5:
Yvonnick Prene Qrt; 6: George Weldon Trio;
7: E Nick Moran Trio, L Jason Prover &
Sneak Thievery Orch; 8: B Daniela
Schaechter Trio, E Champian Fulton Qrt, L
Kevin Dorn & Big 72; 9: B Lou Caputo Qrt, E
R; 10: Cecilia Coleman Big Band; 11: Rob
Edwards Qrt; 12: Anderson Brothers; 13:
Dylan Meek Trio; 14: E Masami Ishikawa
Trio, L Peter Valera & Jump Blues Band; 15:
B Larry Newcomb Qrt, E Mark Marino Trio, L
Virginia Mayhew Qrt; 16: B Michika
Fukumori Trio, E R; 17: Howard Williams
Jazz Orch; 18: Chris Beck Trio; 19: Marc
Devine Trio; 20: Rick Stone Trio; 21: E Adam
Rongo Trio, L Kevin Dorn & Big 72; 22: B
Marsha Heydt & Project of Love, E Paul
Francis Trio, L Daylight Blues Band; 23: B
Iris Ornig Qrt, E R; 24: Eyal Vilner Big Band;
25: Adam Rongo; 26: Abe Ovadia Trio; 27:
Dre Barnes Project; 28: E Guy Mintus Trio, L
Peter Valera & Jump Blues Band; 29: B Alex
Layne Trio, E Tom Tallitsch Qrt, L Virginia
Mayhew Qrt; 30: B Mayu Saeki Trio, E R; 31:
Kyle Athayde Dance Party.
GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL: 46
Barrow St (bet 7th Av S & W 4th St). 212-
242-4770. www.greenwichhouse.org. Wed:
8pm $12/10 adm Sound It Out series. Mar 7:
Nate Wooley Qnt; 8: For Living Lovers.
GREENWICH VILLAGE BISTRO: 13 Carmine
St (bet Bleecker & 6th Av). 212-206-9777.
www.greenwichvillagebistro.com. Free
adm. Sets: 9-11pm.
JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway, 5th Fl at 27th St.
www.jazzgallery.org. 212-242-1063. Sets:
9&11pm. Adm varies. Mar 1: Melissa Aldana
& Kevin Hays Duo; 6: Aaron Burnett & Big
Machine; 7-8: Ben van Gelder; 13: Noah
Baerman w/Jazz Samaritan Alliance; 14-15:
Darcy James Argue & Secret Society; 19:
Randy Ingram Qrt; 20: Sam Harris Trio; 21:
Dezron Douglas Black Lion Qrt; 22: Jimmy
Greene; 27: tba; 28-29: Steve Coleman &
Five Elements.
JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &
Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-
576-2232. Sets: 7:30&9:30pm + 11:30pm Fri-
Sat. Cover varies/no min. Residencies (R):
Mon Mingus Mondays w/Big Band 03/3,10,
17&24, Orchestra 03/31; Sun 2-3pm except
03/23 Jazz for Kids. Mar 1-2: Houston Person
Qrt; 3-8: Newport Jazz Festival now 60 feat
Karrin Allyson, Randy Brecker, Anat Cohen;
9: Jaimeo Brown; 10: R; 11: Noah Preminger
Qrt; 12: Rufus Reid; 13-16: Ambrose
Akinmusire Project; 17: R; 18: Michael
Blake; 19-23: SFJazz Collective; 24: R; 25-
26: Robert Hurst Qnt; 27-30: Fabian
Almazan; 31: R.
JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette
St & Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-539-
8778. Adm varies. Mar 2&9: 12pm Bob
Dorough/Schoolhouse Rock; 4: 9:30pm Gia
Mora; 7: 7pm Cynthia Sayer; 15: 9:30pm
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 Banda Magda; 21: 9:30pm Hot Sardines; 24:
Storm Gardner & friends of Jimmy Scott; 30:
7:30pm Carmen Souza, 9:30pm Natalie
Cressman.
JULES BISTRO: 65 Saint Marks Pl (bet 1st & 2nd
Avs). 212-477-5560. www.julesbistro.com.
Sets: Mon-Thurs 8-11pm, Fri 8:30-11:30pm,
Sat 12-3pm + 8:30-11:30pm, Sun 12-3pm + 8-
11:30pm. Sat-Sun: Jazz Brunch (B), Sun: 8-
11:30pm Jam w/Renaud Penant; 2nd Thurs:
Jules Unplugged. Mar 1: Jordan Young; 2&9
B: Ray Blue; 3,10&24: Leco Reis; 4,12&21:
Luke Franco; 5,19&26: Aimée Lauren; 6: tba;
7,18&25: Peter Brendler; 8&17: Chuck
Braman; 11&14: Brian Charette; 13,20&27:
Jay Collins; 15,22&29: Ethan Mann;
16,23&30 B, 28: Diego Voglino; 31: Lawrence
Leathers.
KNICKERBOCKER BAR & GRILL: 33
University Pl at 9th St. 212-228-8490.
www.knickerbockerbarandgrill.com. Fri-Sat:
9:45pm. Mar 1: Nicky Parrot & Jill McCarron;
7-8: Nanny Assis & John DiMartino; 14-15:
Ronny Whyte, Boots Maleson & David
Silliman; 21-22: Russ Kassoff & Jay
Anderson; 28-29: Steve LaSpina & Billy Test.
LE PESCADEUX: 90 Thompson St (bet Prince
& Spring Sts). www.lepescadeuxnyc.com.
212-966-0021. Wed: Sultry Jazz series; Sun:
Brunch 11am-4pm feat Gabrielle Stravelli.
LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St at
Thompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.
212-796-0741. Adm varies. Mar 10: 10:30pm
Nir Felder.
LITTLE BRANCH: 20 Leroy St at 7th Av S.
212-929-4360.
METROPOLITAN ROOM: 34W 22nd St (bet.
5th & 6th Avs). www.metropolitanroom.com.
212-206-0440. Sets unless otherwise noted:
Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 9:30pm, Night (N)
11:30pm, 11pm Tues. Residency (R): Tues L
Annie Ross. Mar 3: E marie-claire, L R; 11: E
Vince Scuderi & Out of the Box Big Band, L
R; 12: L Alberto Pizzo Trio; 13: E Hannah
Gill, L Kristine Mills; 14: L Débora Watts
w/Roger Davidson Trio; 15: E Jonathan
Karrant; 18: E Lee Torchia, L R; 20: L Doug
White Qnt; 21: E Maria Guida Qrt; 25: L R;
26: L Michael Feinberg; 28: L Perry
Beekman; 29: 4pm John Minnock, L
Samantha Carlson; 30: 4pm Diane Hoffman.
MOSCOW 57: 168 1/2 Delancey St at Clinton
St. 212-260-5775. www.moscow57.com.
NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St
(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770.
www.ncgv.net. See All Things Project.
NEW SCHOOL: 66W 12th St. 212-229-5600.
www.newschool.edu.
NEW YORK CITY BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th
St (bet Bway & University). 212-222-5159.
www.bahainyc.org/jazz. Sets: 8& 9:30pm.
$10/15 adm. Mar 4: Frank Perowsky Big
Band; 11: Mike Longo & NY State of the Art
Jazz Ens w/Ira Hawkins; 18: Makanda
Project feat Craig Harris; 25: Russ Kassoff
Orch feat Catherine Dupuis.
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY: 35W 4th St 6th Fl.
www.nyu.edu. 212-998-4550.
NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square
Hotel. 103 Waverly Pl at McDougal.
http://northsquareny.com/about-jazz.php.
212-254-1200. Sun: 12:30-3pm free adm Jazz
Brunch. Mar 2: Kelley Suttenfield Trio; 9:
Frank Senior Trio; 16: Roz Corral Trio; 23:
Roz Corral Trio w/Roni Ben-Hur & Paul Gill;
30: Roz Corral Trio w/Paul Meyers & Paul
Gill.
NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (bet
Avs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 9pm sets
unless otherwise noted. Adm varies. Thurs:
Latin Jazz; 1st Sat: Puddin’ Jazz series +
Jam. Mar 1: 9:30pm $15 adm Lady feat Linda
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Hudson, Adi Meyerson, Kathleen Doran,
Josephine Morena Cuevas w/Carolyn
Holmes, Noel Simon' Wippler & Lia Chang;
6: Annette A. Aguilar Qnt.
ONE IF BY LAND, TWO IF BY SEA: 17
Barrow St (bet 7th Av & W4th St). 212-255-
8649. www.oneifbyland.com. Tues&Thurs 6-
11pm, Sun 11:30am-3pm: Ryo Sasaki & Nial
Djuliarso Duo.
PIERRE LOTI: 258W 15th St (bet 7th & 8th
Avs). www.pierrelotiwinebar.com. 212-645-
5684.
ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St (bet
Houston & Stanton Sts). 212-477-4155.
www.rockwoodmusichall.com. Mar 23:
Nicole Zuraitis; 24: 11pm Arthur Vint &
Associates.
SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.
212-252-5091. www.smallsjazzclub.com.
Sets unless otherwise noted: Afternoon
(PM), Early (E), Late (L), Night (N); Mon E
7:30pm, L 10pm, N 12:30am; Tues E 7:30pm,
L 10:30pm, N 1am; Wed-Thurs E 6pm, L
9:30pm, N 12:30am; Fri-Sat: PM 4pm, E
7:30pm, L 10:30pm, N 1am; Sun 1pm, PM
4:30pm, E 7:30pm, L 10pm, N 12am. Jam fol-
lowing N. Adm varies. Residencies (R): Mon
L Ari Hoenig Qnt, N Spencer Murphy; Tues
E except 03/11 Spike Wilner Trio, L except
03/11&25 Smalls Legacy Little Big Band, N
Next Generation Sessions by Kyle Poole;
Wed E Tap Dance w/Michela Lerman; Fri-Sat
PM Jam; Sun 1pm Vocal masterclass by
Marion Cowings, L Johnny O'Neal. Mar 1:
PM R, E Richie Vitale Qnt, L Rick Germanson
Qrt feat Eddie Henderson, N tba; 2: 1pm R,
PM Siren's Den by Rebecca Quinn
Robertson, E Lezlie Harrison, L R, N Dmitry
Baevsky Qrt; 3: E Uri Caine Trio, L&N R; 4:
R; 5: E R, L Peter Bernstein Qrt, N Jon
Beshay Qrt; 6: E Dwayne Clemons Qnt, L
Peter Bernstein Qrt, N Emmet Cohen Trio; 7:
PM R, E New York Standards Qrt, L Rob
Scheps Core-tet, N Anthony Wonsey Trio; 8:
PM R, E New York Standards Qrt, L Rob
Scheps Core-tet, N tba; 9: 1pm R, PM Peter
& Will Anderson Oct, E Ehud Asherie Trio, L
R, N tba; 10: E TRI-FI, L&N R; 11: E Spike
Wilner Trio, L Lucas Pino No Net Nnt, N R;
12: E R, L Brian Charette Trio, N Darryl
Yokley & Sound Reformation; 13: E Alex
Hoffman Gp, L Reeds Ramble feat Seamus
Blake & Chris Cheek, N Carlos Abadie Qnt;
14: PM R, E Michael Kanan Trio, L Reeds
Ramble feat Seamus Blake & Chris Cheek, N
Jeremy Manasia Trio; 15: PM R, E Chris
Byars Sxt, L Reeds Ramble feat Seamus
Blake, N tba; 16: 1pm R, PM John Merrill
Trio, E Bucky Pizzarelli & Ed Laub, L R, N
Mike Bond Qnt; 17: E Glenn Zaleski Solo,
L&N R; 18: R; 19: E R, L Harold Mabern Trio,
N Jeremy “Bean” Clemons Qrt; 20: E Cory
Weeds Qnt, L Gregg August Gp, N Nick
Hempton Band; 21: E Hal Galper Trio, L Tim
Green Qrt, N tba; 22: PM R, E Joel Press Qrt,
L Tim Green Qrt, N R; 23: 1pm R, PM John
Merrill Trio, E tba, L R, N The Flail; 24: E Dred
Scott Trio, L&N R; 25: E R, L Josh Evans Big
Band, N R; 26: E R, L Diego Urcola Sxt, N
Christopher McBride Gp; 27: E tba, L Steve
Davis Gp, N Carlos Abadie Qnt; 28: PM R, E
Tardo Hammer Trio, L Steve Davis Gp, N
Charles Ruggerio Gp; 29: PM R, E tba, L
Steve Davis Gp, N tba; 30: 1pm R, PM
Vladimir Katz Trio, E tba, L R, N Clovis
Nicolas Gp; 31: E Freddie Bryant Solo, L&N R.
SPECTRUM NYC: 121 Ludlow St 2nd Fl (bet
Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-533-5470.
www.spectrumnyc.com. Mar 4: 9:30pm
Canyons; 6: 7:30pm Russ Lossing, Billy
Mintz & Nicolas Letman-Burtinovic; 11:
9:30pm Chris Pitsiokos; 17: 8:30pm
Jazzfakers; 18: 9pm Joel Forrester.
The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc.
com. Adm varies. Tues-Sun: 8&10pm weekly
residencies. Mar 1-2: Ben Goldberg; 4-9:
ICEstorm; 11-16: Chris Speed; 18-23:
Surprise guest; 25-30: Jim Black.
SUBCULTURE: 45 Bleeker St (bet Mott &
Mulberry Sts). www.subculturenewyork.
com. 646-504-6512. Mar 17: 7:30pm Sean
Chen & Dan Tepfer; 29: 10pm Ben Tyree
Trio; 31: 7:30pm Emilio Teubal Ens.
TRIBECA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:
199 Chambers St. 212-220-1460. Mar 6: 8pm
$45/40 adm Highlights in Jazz series Salute
to Ken Peplowski feat Bucky Pizzarelli,
Houston Person, Derek Smith, Nicki Parrott,
Chuck Redd & Guest of Honor Ken
Peplowski.
TURNMILL: 119E 27th St (bet Park &
Lexington Avs). www.turnmillnyc.com. 646-
524-6060. Wed: 11pm Jam w/Rob Duguay &
Low Key Trio.
UNIVERSITY OF THE STREETS: 130E 7th
St at Ave A 2nd Fl. 212-254-9300. www.uni
versityofthestreets.org. $5 adm. Fri:
11:30pm Jam w/Bernard Linnette; Sat: 10pm
Jam w/Rob Anderson.
VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11th
St. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.
Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: Mon-Thurs $25/1
drink min. Residency (R): Mon except 03/3
Vanguard Jazz Orch. Mar 1-2: Branford
Marsalis Qrt; 3: Branford Marsalis & friends;
4-9: Barry Harris Trio; 10: R; 11-16: Al Foster
Qrt; 17: R; 18-23: Bill Frisell & Beautiful
Dreamers w/spec guests Thomas Morgan
04/20-22, Greg Osby 03/21-22, Jason Moran
03/23; 24: R; 25-30: Heath Bros.
WAYLAND: 700 E 9th St at Av C. 212-777-7022.
www.thewaylandnyc.com. Sets: 9-11:30pm.
Free adm. Wed&Sun.
WALKER’S: 16N Moore St at Varick. 212-941-
0142. Sun: 8-11pm Peter Leitch Duo.
WESTBETH COMMUNITY ROOM: 55
Bethune St (bet West & Washington Sts).
www.westbeth.org. 646-691-4330. Mar 15:
Jazz Cabaret Open Mic.
WHY NOT JAZZ ROOM: 14 Christopher St at
Gay St. 646-756-4145. Mar 9: Jay Clayton &
Different Voices.
ZEB’S: 223W 28th St (bet 7th & 8th Avs). 2nd Fl.
www.zebulonsoundandlight.com. 212-695-
8081. Wed: 8pm $10 adm Saul Rubin Trio
w/vocalist guest + Jam. Mar 21: Marianne
Solivan.
ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &
Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.
Sets: Early set 7pm + 9,11pm&12:30am, Mon
2am. Adm varies. Residencies: Mon 11pm
Ron Affif Trio; Tues Late Night Evolution Jam
w/Orrin Evans; Wed Midnight Jam w/Philip
Harper; Thurs E Singers Jam + Roman Diaz
Midnight Rumba; Fri African Jazz; Sat 8pm
Misha Piatigorsky Trio + Marianni & Bossa
Groove; Sun Tango w/Solla Tango Qrt &
Milonga. Mar 7,12,19&26: Lady Got Chops
fest feat 03/7: Aziza Miller, Deborah Debbe
Cole, Portia Rolle, Kit McClure, Kim Clarke;
03/12: Whitney Marchelle Trio w/Roberta
Piket; 03/19: Ms. Blu™; 03/26: Jane Getter &
Sheryl Bailey Guitar Heroines Project; 11:
Dave Chamberlain & Band of Bones w/guest
Hendrik Meurkens; 24: Marianne Solivan; 31:
Mary Foster Conklin.
BROOKLYN
61 LOCAL: 61 Bergen St in Cobble Hill.
Brooklyn. www.61local.com. 347-763-6624.
Mar 2: 6pm $10 adm Snug’s concert series
feat Brandon Seabrook Solo.
BAMCAFÉ: 30 Lafayette Av. Brooklyn. 718-
4100. www.bam.org. Mar 7: Marika Hughes &
Bottom Heavy; 29: 9pm New Cookers.
BAR TABAC: 128 Smith St at Dean St. Cobble
Hill. www.bartabacny.com. 718-923-0918.
Tues&Thurs 7:30-10pm; Sun: Brunch 1-4pm
+ 7pm; Tues: Blue Vipers of Brooklyn;
Thurs: Stephane Wrembel; Sun: Brunch
w/Lipbone.
BARBÈS: 376 9th St (corner of 6th Av). Park
Slope. www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-
9177. Residencies: Mon 7pm Brain Cloud;
Tues 9pm Slavic Soul Party; Wed 10pm
Mandingo Ambassadors; Sun 9pm Stephane
Wrembel. Mar 4: 9pm Matt Pavolka & Horns
Band; 7: 8pm Ben Holmes Qrt; 20: 7pm The
Flail, 8pm Andy Statman; 22: Revolutionary
Snake Ens; 23: 7pm Couple Coffee; 26: 8pm
Tyler Blanton
BASIK BAR: 323 Graham Av. Brooklyn. 347-
889-7597. www.basikbrooklyn.com. Sun 7-
10pm: Jam w/Isaac Darche Qrt feat Matt La
Von.
BRIC ARTS: 647 Fulton St. Brooklyn. 718-683-
5600. www.bricartsmedia.org. Mar 16:
7:30pm Harriet Tubman & Cassandra
Wilson.
BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE PERFORM-
ING ARTS: At Brooklyn College. Campus
Rd & Hillel Pl. www.brooklyncenter.com.
718-951-4500. Mar 29: 8pm $40/30 adm
Monty Alexander & Harlem-Kingston
Express.
BROOKLYN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC:
58 7th Av. Park Slope. www.bqcm.org. 718-
622-3300. 1st Fri: 7pm $5 adm Open Stage.
Mar 7&9: Brooklyn Brass fest feat: 03/7
7:30&9pm Steve Turre Qnt; 03/9: 3pm Dave
Taylor Solo; 22: 8pm $10 adm Connection
Works www.connectionworks.org presents
Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open series feat Daniel
Kelly & Rakonto + Rob Garcia & SoapBox
w/Jean Rohe.
BROOKLYN LYCEUM: 227 Fourth Av (bet
President & Union Sts). Park Slope.
www.brooklynlyceum.com.
BROWNSTONE JAZZ: 107 Macon St at
Nostrand Av. Brooklyn. 917-704-9237.
www.sankofaaban.com. Fri-Sat: 8pm $30
adm incl 1 drink Brownstone Jazz. Fri-Sat:
11pm-1am Open Mic w/Eric Lemon & BJ
Ens.
BROWNSVILLE HERITAGE HOUSE: 581
Mother Gaston Blvd. Brooklyn. 718-385-
1111. 3rd Sat: 3-6pm free adm Wade Barnes
Tribute Band.
CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ CONSOR-
TIUM: info@cbjcjazz.org/ 718-773-2252
x103. www.centralbrooklynjazzconsortium.
org. Mar 28-Apr 30: Central Brooklyn Jazz
Consortium Jazz fest.
CHEZ OSKAR: 211 Dekalb Av at Adelphie St.
Fort Green. www.chezoskar.com. 718-852-
6250. Mon&Wed: 8-11pm free adm. Mon:
Blue Vipers of Brooklyn; Wed: Sarah King &
Smoke Rings.
The CLASSON: 807 Classon Av. 718-484-
4475. www.theclasson.com. Sets: 8pm/free
adm. Mar 7: Gilad Hekselman; 8: Sofia
Tosello; 13: Greg Lewis & Organ Monk.
CUBANA SOCIAL: 70 N 6th St. Williamsburg.
Brooklyn. www.cubanasocial.com. 718-782-
3334. Thurs&Fri: 9pm-12am.
The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.
Brooklyn. www.drawingroommusic.com.
Sets: 7pm/$20 adm. Mar 16: Gene
Bertoncini; 30: Lena Bloch Qrt.
EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH: 279
Lafayette Av at Washington Av. Brooklyn.
718-622-1107. www.ebcconnects.org. Mar
30: 3-5pm Jazz Vespers feat The
Swingmachine w/Jazzmeia Horn.
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CORINA BARTRA
SOMETHIN' JAZZ CLUB / MARCH 6
Vocalist Corina Bartra's musical fluency combines the Criolla harmonies and rhythms
of her native Peru with jazz and world music. Whether performing with an orchestra
or a quartet, Bartra finds her groove and builds a sound that is all her own. Bartra's
emotional delivery and unfettered quality have been met with acclaim with the New
York Daily News and All About Jazz singing her praises. Alongside grants from the
American Embassy and the Carnegie Foundation, Bartra has aimed her sights on
expanding Afro-Peruvian jazz in the United States, securing its presence for years to
come. At Somethin', saxophonist Math Stackler, guitarist Billy Newman, pianist Dan
Kaufman, bassist Uri Klainman and percussionist Perico Diaz will join Bartra on tunes
that span her entire catalog. EW

CYNTHIA SAYER
JOE'S PUB / MARCH 7
A decade in Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz Band increased Cynthia Sayer's public
exposure. But it's the four-string banjo player's work as a leader that has expanded her
style and her reputation as a formidable jazz musician. It doesn't hurt that she is also
an appealing singer in the mainstream tradition, with more than a wink of humor and
irreverence in her approach. One of last year's delights was Sayer's CD Joyride (cyn
thiasayer.com), wherein she ventures beyond the usual circumscribed banjo role to fea-
ture it as a blues, tango and swing instrument, as well as a credible ballad limner.
She'll be front and center at this gig, billed as The Banjo Show, with Dennis Lichtman,
clarinet and fiddle; Jared Engel, bass and Larry Eagle, drums. GK
AL FOSTER
VILLAGE VANGUARD / MARCH 11-16
Considered one of the most versatile and in-demand drummers today, Al Foster is well
into his sixth decade as a professional. Foster made his recording debut at 16 with Blue
Mitchell. Heard in 1969 by Miles Davis, the trumpeter recruited Foster for his band
where he would spend the next 13 years touring and recording. Foster's versatile chops
have been utilized by numerous greats including McCoy Tyner, Wayne Shorter, Bill
Evans, Stan Getz, Horace Silver and Dexter Gordon, to name just a few. By 1997, the
drummer was leading his own group on a regular basis and made his first CD as a
leader, Brandyn, which also showcased his skills as a composer. His current quartet
includes saxophonist Dayna Stephens, pianist Adam Birnbaum and bassist Doug
Weiss. KD
AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE
JAZZ STANDARD / MARCH 13-16
Quirky originality may be valued among jazz legends, but Thelonious Monk probably
couldn't win the international competition named in his honor—at least not until
2007, when Ambrose Akinmusire not only won it, but went on to win a prestigious
International Jazz Trumpet Solo competition. Akinmusire is not afraid to expand and
even ignore the usual parameters of trumpet playing in fashioning compelling, cliché-
free solos that can range from mellow to clamorous, pinched and squeezed to clarion.
Since signing with Blue Note three years ago he has expanded his vision as a compos-
er and leader. At this gig the Ambrose Akinmusire Project, his working quintet plus
guitarist Charles Altura and vocalist Theo Bleckmann, will be previewing his new CD,
the imagined savior is far easier to paint. GK
MARIA SCHNEIDER
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER / MARCH 14-15
Duke Ellington's highest praise was to describe something as "beyond category." His
words come to mind on the heels of composer/conductor/arranger Maria Schneider win-
ning three 2014 Grammys in Classical categories for her latest recording, Winter
Morning Walks (ArtistShare). However, garnering a new armload of awards to deco-
rate her already crowded mantel is not a sign that Schneider is turning her back on her
musical roots. Listeners will have a chance to hear that for themselves when she brings
her 17-piece jazz orchestra into the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center. In the two
decades since she released her first big band/orchestra recording, Schneider has con-
sistently attracted some of the top players in jazz and crafts her material to spotlight
each individual's talents and skills. EK

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BRIAN LANDRUS
92Y / MARCH 14
Primarily a baritone saxophonist, Brian Landrus uses all the low octave woodwinds in
his arsenal for this set, on the first day of the annual 92Y Soul Jazz Festival, where he
is also artistic director. He'll open for DJ Logic and Joey DeFrancesco's All Stars. The
35-year-old straddles the fence evenly between mainstream and progressive jazz. After
earning Master's degrees in both composition and saxophone from the New England
Conservatory, Landrus stormed onto the NYC scene. His band, Kaleidoscope, a high
level electric quartet melded with a string ensemble, can be heard on Capsule and the
recent Mirage (BlueLand). Conducted by Ryan Truesdell, it features guitarist Nir
Felder, keyboardist Leo Genovese and bassist Lonnie Plaxico, while the acoustic instru-
mentalists include notables like violinist Sara Caswell and cellist Jody Redhage. MGN
GARY PEACOCK
BIRDLAND / MARCH 18-22
Bassist Gary Peacock's steadfast expression beautifully adheres to any musical situa-
tion he finds himself in. Cutting his teeth in the trios of saxophonist Albert Ayler and
pianist Bill Evans, Peacock's melodic sprints and harmonic dashes underline a musician
who is ready, willing and able to juggle the many responsibilities of the modern jazz
bassist. For the past 30 years, Peacock has been a member of pianist Keith Jarrett's
Standards Trio alongside drummer Jack DeJohnette, becoming one of the most premier
and longstanding jazz trios. Their most recent release, 2013's Somewhere, showcases
standards written by everyone from Miles Davis to Leonard Bernstein. For his shows at
Birdland, Peacock has rounded out his Now This trio with drummer Joey Baron and
pianist Marc Copland. EW
RUSS KASSOFF
SAINT PETER'S CHURCH / MARCH 19
One of the jazz world's underrated gems, pianist, composer and arranger Russ Kassoff
has long served as back up to some of music's most renowned figures including Frank
Sinatra and Liza Minnelli. However, when left to his own devices as a bandleader,
Kassoff proves to be a delightfully chameleonic figure whose performances and compo-
sitions might evoke anything from classic stride form to a contemplative piano touch
reminiscent of Keith Jarrett. Kassoff's 17-piece big band offers a perfect vehicle for his
broad musical vision and its performances can include repertoire ranging from originals
to Ellington to even arrangements of Tori Amos. Vocalist Catherine Dupuis, a longtime
collaborator of Kassoff, joins as a special guest in what is a must-see event for any big
band aficionado. You can also hear them at NYC Baha’í Center Feb. 25. SH
STEVEN BERNSTEIN
DIZZY'S CLUB COCA-COLA / MARCH 23
Steven Bernstein's stunning command of the trumpet beautifully anchors the melody
and remains aggressive without overwhelming the song at hand. Whether leading his
own groups or working as a hired gun with the likes of pianist Carla Bley and drummer
Bobby Previte, Bernstein carefully walks the line between unrelenting sonic mania and
controlled calm. Bernstein's musical output is that of the consummate musician with
projects that include jazz groups, television/movie scoring, pop arranging, and compos-
ing for theatrical productions. Bernstein will bring his Diaspora Soul, an R&B and Afro-
Cuban influenced group that performs arrangements of traditional Jewish cantorials
and popular songs, to Dizzy's as part of the Town Hall Newish Jewish Music Festival
dedicated to Jewish and Israeli traditions found in contemporary music. EW
ANAT FORT
CORNELIA STREET CAFÉ / MARCH 26
A native of Israel, pianist Anat Fort was initially taught classical music but her love of
improvisation drew her to the U.S. to study jazz at William Paterson University and,
eventually, with piano master Paul Bley. Fort draws from many stylistic influences as
a performer and composer, equally at home playing introspective ballads and adding
unexpected accents into her compelling works. Although she has been on the New York
jazz scene for more than a decade, Fort has recorded infrequently; but her releases have
earned critical praise, particularly her adventurous ECM CD A Long Story, which fea-
tures the late drummer Paul Motian, the eclectic clarinetist Perry Robinson and bassist
Ed Schuller. Fort will be accompanied by her longtime bassist Gary Wang and veteran
drummer Matt Wilson at Cornelia Street. KD

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DAVID HAZELTINE
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH / MARCH 1
David Hazeltine has seen wide horizons as a pianist in jazz, from his early years in
Milwaukee at the Jazz Gallery, playing alongside Sonny Stitt, Eddie Harris and Chet
Baker, to his two decades in Manhattan, where he's been featured with Louis Hayes,
Jon Faddis, Ernestine Anderson and Marlena Shaw. Hazeltine is an integral part of
the collective One For All and has made 25 recordings as a leader, focusing on his own
material as well as tributes to Bill Evans, Horace Silver and Bud Powell. Cedar
Walton once said, "David's style has a deep commitment to jazz history while commu-
nicating a wealth of today's ideas." Joined by Nat Reeves on bass and Billy Drummond
on drums they will be featuring standards and originals and, as Hazeltine says,
"swinging as much as humanly possible!"
ANTOINETTE MONTAGUE
DORTHAAN'S PLACE / MARCH 23
Jazz Times once wrote of singer Antoinette Montague, "Jazz players love to accompa-
ny a genuine jazz singer and Antoinette is as real as they come; good range, phrasing
and taste." Montague's father would often drop her off at the library in Newark to
spend hours listening to Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington recordings. Later,
encouragement from Etta Jones would help her develop into a performer featured in
most New York and New Jersey clubs, fronting small groups and big bands.
Montague's recorded efforts show clearly that she's comfortable with belting out a
blues or whispering a love song. At this brunch-time concert, Montague will do a spe-
cial salute to Etta Jones, Carrie Smith and Dionne Warwick, joined by pianist Danny
Mixon, bassist Lisle Atkinson and drummer Bobby Sanabria.
PAT METHENY
COUNT BASIE THEATRE / MARCH 23
Guitarist Pat Metheny's versatility is almost without peer regardless of the instru-
ment. From his early years with Gary Burton to his group recordings, to solo efforts
and his one-man Orchestrion, Metheny has proven that he looks at the guitar as an
open road. Last year he received his 20th Grammy and DownBeat readers voted him
into its Hall of Fame—the youngest member, alongside Charlie Christian, Django
Reinhardt and Wes Montgomery. In Red Bank, he'll feature music from his Unity
Band’s brand-new recording Kin (Nonesuch) with Chris Potter on woodwinds, Ben
Williams on bass, Antonio Sanchez on drums and newest member, Giulio Carmassi,
on piano, trumpet, trombone, French horn, cello and voice.
LIONEL LOUEKE
UNION COUNTY PAC / MARCH 29
Lionel Loueke came from poor beginnings in the West African country of Benin. As a
young student of guitar, when his strings broke, he replaced them with bicycle brake
cables until he could afford to buy real strings. This persistence guided him to jazz
after hearing a George Benson album. He studied in Paris and later attended the
Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at USC. There, he played with faculty member
Terence Blanchard and was eventually featured on Blanchard's CDs Bounce and
Flow (Blue Note). Loueke went on to record with Herbie Hancock, Dianne Reeves,
Wayne Shorter, Charlie Haden and Santana. On his own recordings, Loueke fuses
traditional African music with modern jazz harmonies, unique vocal inflections and
complex time signatures. In Rahway, Loueke will perform alongside bassist Michael
Olatuja and drummer John Davis.

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 NEW JERSEY BY COUNTY
ATLANTIC
SOMERS POINT JAZZ SOCIETY: 609-927-
6677. www.spjazz.org. Mar 27: Jazz
Standard Youth Orch dir by David O’Rourke.
BERGEN
BERGEN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 30
N Van Brunt St. Englewood. 201-227-1030.
www.bergenpac.org. Mar 14: 8pm Cassan-
dra Wilson.
GLEN ROCK INN: 222 Rock Rd. Glen Rock.
www.glenrockinn.com. 201-445-2362. Thurs:
7pm Duos.
HARVEST BISTRO: 252 Schraalenburgh Rd.
Closter. www.harvestbistro.com. 201-750-
9966.
PUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM: 20 Puffin Way.
Teaneck. www.puffinculturalforum.org. 201-
836-8923. Mar 8: 8pm Amy London.
SOLARI’S: 61 River St. Hackensack. 201-487-
1969. Ev 1st Tues: One More Once Big Band.
STONY HILL INN: 231 Polifly Rd.
Hackensack. www.stonyhillinn.com. 201-
342-4085. Ev other Sat: 8pm-12am Betty
Liste Qrt.
WATERSIDE: 7800 B River Rd. North Bergen.
www.watersiderestaurantandcatering.com.
201-861-0700. Sun: 12-3pm Jazz Brunch.
BURLINGTON
TRI-STATE JAZZ SOCIETY: PO Box 896.
Mount Laurel. www.tristatejazz.org. 856-720-
0232.
ESSEX
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH: 275W Market
St. Newark. www.bethany-newark.org. 973-
623-8161. Mar 1: 6-7:30pm Jazz Vespers feat
David Hazeltine & friends.
CODA KITCHEN & BAR: 177 Maplewood Av.
Maplewood. www.codamaplewood.com.
973-327-2247. Sun: 12-3pm Jazz Brunch feat
Lee Glantz.
DORTHAAN’S PLACE: At Nico Kitchen + Bar
in NJPAC. 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.
www.njpac.org. Mar 23: 12pm $45/15 adm
Jazz Brunch feat Antoinette Montague Qrt.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH: 40S
Fullerton Ave. Montclair. 973-744-6560,
www.outpostintheburbs.org. Mar 2: 3-5pm
$10 adm Spiritual Drumming Workshops by
Richard Reiter.
HAT CITY KITCHEN: 459 Valley St. Orange.
862-252-9147. Wed: 8pm Jam by Mike Lee.
HIGHLAND PLACE/CRANE’S: 5 Highland Pl.
Maplewood. www.hpcranes.com. 973-763-
3083. Tues: 7:30-10:30pm Jazz Tuesdays
feat Greg Bufford Trio.
IDEAL RESTAURANT & BAR: 219
Frelinghuysen Av. Newark. 973-824-9308.
Mon: Jam w/Eugene Goldson; Thurs: 8pm.
JAZZ HOUSE KIDS: 14 S Park St. Montclair.
973-744-2258 www.jazzhousekids.org.
KEY CLUB: 58 Park Pl. Newark. 973-799-0306.
www.keyclubnj.com. Sun: 11am-3pm $20
adm.
LUNA STAGE: 555 Valley Rd. West Orange.
973-395-5551. www.lunastage.org. Mar 9:
7pm Eric Olsen & Lou Caimano.
MCLOONE’S BOATHOUSE: 9 Cherry Ln at
Northfield Av. West Orange. 862-252-7108.
www.mcloonesboathouse.com. Sun: 10:30
am-3:30pm Jazz Brunch feat Doug Clarke
Duo.
MONTCLAIR WOMEN’S CLUB: 82 Union St.
Montclair. www.montclairwomensclub.org.
973-744-9552. Mar 7: 8pm Swinging With
Simone feat Swingadelic.
NEW JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CEN-
TER: 1 Center St. Newark. 888-466-5722.
www.njpac.org. Mar 2: 7pm Jazz Meets
Sports feat Christian McBride w/Bernie
Williams & Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
PALAZZO RESTAURANT: 11 S Fullerton Av.
Montclair. www.palazzonj.com. 973-746-
6778. Fri-Sat: 7-10:30pm.
PAPILLON 25: 25 Valley St. South Orange.
973-761-5299. www.papillon25.com. Mar 8:
10pm-1am free adm Maurício de Souza &
Bossa Brasil® feat Dmitry Baevsky.
PRIORY JAZZ CLUB: 233W Market St.
Newark. 973-242-8012. Fri: 7-11pm. Mar
7&21: Lady Got Chop fest feat 03/7: Daille
Kettrell Qnt w/Cynthia Holiday, Jackie
Jones; 03/21: Daille Kettrell & Khamelion.
PRIVATE PLACE LOUNGE: 29 S Center St.
Orange. www.privateplacelounge.com. 973-
675-6620. Sun: 7:30-11:30pm.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY: Institute of Jazz
Studies. 185 University Av. Newark.
www.rutgers.edu. 973-353-5595.
SOPAC: 1 SOPAC Way. South Orange. 973-313-
2787. www.sopacnow.org. Mar 14: 7pm Jazz
in the LOFT feat Vince Ector Qrt; 25: 7:30pm
Seton Hall University Faculty Jazz Ens.
SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.
West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-
7899. Free adm. Tues: 7:30-10:30pm free
adm John Lee Trio w/spec guests.
TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-
744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Closed
Mon&Tues unless otherwise noted. Adm
varies. Sets: unless otherwise noted
7:30&9pm, Fri-Sat 8&10pm, Sun Brunch
11:30am feat Enrico Granafei. Mar 1: Daniela
Schaechter Trio; 2: Carrie Jackson; 6: Jam;
7: Elise Woods Qrt; 8: Anna Maria
Mannarino Qnt; 9: 3-6pm Dalton Gang +
7:30pm Billy Clarion; 11: Once More Once
Big Band; 13: Alberto Pizzo; 14: John Ehlis
& friends; 15: Kate Baker Qnt; 16: Michael
Treni Big Band; 20: Peter Furlan & Bergen
Catholic High School Jazz Band; 21: Lula
Valdivia & SAOCO; 22: Jeree Wade presents
Singers' Serenade; 23: Abe Ovadia; 27:
Rhonda Denet Qrt; 28: Hernan Romero Trio;
29: Kazzrie Jaxen Qrt; 30: 5&7pm William
Farley.
WBGO: 54 Park Pl. Newark. www.wbgo.org.
973-624-8880.
HUDSON
CASA DANTE: 737 Newark Av. Jersey City.
201-795-2750. www.casadante.com. Fri:
6:30pm.
LIBERTY HOUSE RESTAURANT: 82 Audrey
Zapp Dr. Jersey City. 201-395-0300.
www.libertyhouserestaurant.com. Sun:
11:30am-2:30pm Jazz Brunch.
LIGHT HORSE TAVERN: 199 Washington St.
Jersey City. www.lighthorsetavern.com.
201-946-2028. Sun: 6-10pm.
MADAME CLAUDE: 364 1/2 4th St. Jersey
City. www.madameclaudecafe.com. 201-
876-8800. Thurs: 8pm Manouche Bag. 7-13
MOORE’S LOUNGE AKA BILL & RUTH’S:
189 Monticello Av. Jersey City. 201-332-
4309. Fri-Sat: 8:30pm free adm/no min Jam
by Winard Harper & Rosalind Grant; 1st Sun:
6-10pm Winard Harper w/spec guests.
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY: 2039
Kennedy Blvd. Jersey City. www.njcu.edu.
201-200-2000. Mar 2: 3-5pm Joel Weiskopf
Gp.
MERCER
CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.
Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to.
609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10
min. www.jazztrenton.com.
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PRINCETON JAZZ NIGHTS: 53 Clarke Ct.
Princeton. www.jazznightsprinceton.com.
Mar 28: Mike Longo Trio.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY: Princeton. 609-
258-4241. www.princeton.edu/music. Mar 7-
8: Princeton Jazz fest feat Rufus Reid.
SALT CREEK GRILLE: At Forrestal Village. 1
Rockingham Row at Rte 1. Princeton. 609-
419-4200. www.saltcreekgrille.com. Fri-Sat:
7-11pm. Mar 1: Jerry Topinka; 7: Keith
Franklin; 8: Andy McDonough; 14: Mikey Jr.;
15: Jackie Jones; 21: Rainbow Fresh; 22:
Paul Meyers; 28: 3D; 29: Tom Fuller.
MIDDLESEX
DESTINATION DOGS: 101 Paterson St. New
Brunswick. www.destinationdogs.com. 732-
993-1016. Free adm. 1st Fri: 9pm-12am New
Brunswick Groove Fusion feat Matt Echols.
HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.
www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-
1234. Wed: 8-10:30pm. Mar 5: Teri Roiger
Gp; 26: Patrice Jegou Gp.
LA TAVOLA CUCINA RISTORANTE: 700 Old
Bridge Tpke. South River. 732-238-2111.
www.latavolacucinanj.com. Thurs: 7:30pm
Jam.
MAKEDA: 338 George St. New Brunswick. 732-
545-5115. www.makedas.com. Thurs: 8-
11pm free adm/$5 min. Mar 6: Akiko Tsuruga
Qrt; 13: Virginia Mayhew Qrt; 20: Sylvia
Cuenca Qrt; 27: Mimi Jones Qrt.
NOVITA: 25 New St. Metuchen. 732-549-5306.
www.novitanj.com. Sets: Thurs: 6pm; Fri-
Sat 7pm. Thurs: Champian Fulton; Fri: Lou
Watson; Sat: George Fitzsimmons.
PJ’S COFFEE: 315 Raritan Av. Highland Park.
www.ptsofnj.com. 732-828-2323. Sun: 1-5pm
Jazz Groove Jam.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY: 126 College Ave.
New Brunswick. www.rutgers.edu. 732-445-
4636.
STATE THEATRE: 15 Livingston Av. New
Brunswick. www.statetheatrenj.org. 732-246-
7469. Mar 20: 8pm Trombone Shorty &
Orleans Avenue.
STEAKHOUSE 85: 85 Church St. New
Brunswick. www.steakhouse85.com. 732-
247-8585. Fri-Sat 7-11pm.
TUMULTY’S: 361 George St. New Brunswick.
www.tumultys.com. 732-545-6205. Tues:
8pm + 9:30pm Jam feat Emerging Artists
Band. Mar 4: Jessica Ackerley Band; 11:
Gabby Aron Band; 18: Arnetta Johnson
Band; 25: Suzan Veneman Band.
MONMOUTH
COUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St.
Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732-
842-9000. Mar 23: 7:30pm Pat Metheny Unity
Gp.
GIAMANO’S: 301 Main St. Bradley Beach. 732-
775-4275. www.giamanos.com. Free adm/no
min.
HOTEL TIDES: 408 7th Av. Asbury Park. 732-
897-7744. www.hoteltides.com. Mar 2: Sandy
Sasso; 9: Jane Finlay.
LANGOSTA LOUNGE: 1000 Ocean Av.
Asbury Park. www.langostalounge.com.
732-455-3275. Sat: 7-10pm Jazzbury feat
Hammerheaded Qrt; Sun: 1-4pm Blue Skies
Trio.
MILL: At Spring Lake Heights. 101 Old Mill Rd.
Spring Lake Heights. www.themillnj.com.
732-448-1800. Mar 29: 8-11pm free adm
Maurício de Souza & Bossa Brasil® feat
Tatiana Lima.
MORRIS
BICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights
28
Rd. Morristown. 973-971-3706. Concerts 8-
9:30pm. www.njjs.org. Mar 3: Shane Gang;
12: Big Bix Beiderbecke Bday Bash w/Dan
Levinson Band feat Mike Davis, Josh
Holcomb; 18: Peter & Will Anderson Trio; 24:
New Jersey City University Jazz Ens
w/Moonglowers.
BIRCHWOOD MANOR: 111 N Jefferson Rd.
Whippany. www.birchwoodmanor.com. 973-
887-1414. www.njjs.org. Mar 2: 12-5pm Pee
Wee Russell Memorial Stomp feat Dick Voigt
Big Apple Jazz Band, David Ostwald & Louis
Armstrong Eternity Band, Keith Ingham Qnt,
Warren Vaché Qrt.
DREW UNIVERSITY: 36 Madison Av.
Madison. www.drew.edu. 908-273-7827.
HIBISCUS RESTAURANT: 270 South St.
Morristown. www.hibiscuscuisine.com. 973-
359-0200. Sets: Tues 6-9pm, Fri 7-10pm, Sun
Brunch 12-3pm.
MAXFIELD’S ON MAIN: 713 Main St. Booton.
www.maxfieldsonmain.com. 973-588-3404.
MAYO CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS: 100 South St. Morristown.
www.mayoarts.org. 973-539-8008. Mar 15:
8pm New Jersey Ballet w/Jazz House Kids;
20: 8pm Spyro Gyra; 27: 8pm Keb' Mo'; 30:
3pm Bria Skonberg w/spec guest Tia Fuller.
NEW JERSEY JAZZ SOCIETY: 800-303-
NJJS. www.njjs.org.
SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-
822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.
Sets: Tues 6:30-8:30pm, Wed-Thurs 7-
9:30pm, Fri-Sat 6:30&8:45pm. Closed Mon.
Mar 1: Mark Peterson Qrt; 4,11,18&25: John
Korba; 7: Jerry Vivino Qrt; 9: closed; 22:
Dave Stryker Trio; 23: closed.
OCEAN
OCEAN COUNTY COLLEGE: College Dr.
Toms River. 732-255-0500. www.ocean.edu.
$15/13 adm. www.njjs.org. Concerts: 8-
9:30pm. Mar 5: Kevin Dorn Trio.
PASSAIC
BELLISSIMO’S: 1 Newark Pompton Tpke (Rte
23). Little Falls. www.bellissimos-nj.com.
973-785-4225. Wed-Thurs: 6-10pm Lee
Glantz.
CORTINA RISTORANTE: 118 Bershire Av.
Paterson. 973-942-1750. Wed: 6:30-10pm
Joe Licari & Mark Shane Duo.
WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300
Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-
720-2371. Mar 1: 8pm John Pizzarelli; 9: 4pm
WP Jazz Orch w/Steve Nelson.
SOMERSET
WATCHUNG ARTS CENTER: 18 Stirling Rd.
Watchung. www.watchungarts.org. 908-753-
0190. Mar 7: 8pm ImpresaRIO feat Rio
Clemente & guests.
UNION
16 PROSPECT WINE BAR & BISTRO: 16
Prospect St. Westfield. 908-232-7320.
www.16prospect.com. Free adm/no min.
Thurs: 8-11pm Carrie Jackson & friends. Mar
30: 1:30-5pm Carrie Jackson feat Jazz, Art &
Poetry.
CROSSROADS: 78 North Av. Garwood. 908-
232-5666. www.xxroads.com. Tues: 9pm free
adm Jam w/Crossroads All Stars.
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH: 524 South St.
New Providence. 908-464-5177. Mar 2:
8:30&11am Jazz service feat John Girvin
w/Max Morden, Steve Turre, Carl Maraghi.
MONDO: 426 Springfield Av. Summit. 908-301-
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IingT'S TEMPTING TO PLAY THE SIX
degrees of separation game while listen-
to George Cables talk about his back-
ground. From Roy Eldridge, Dizzy
Gillespie, Roy Haynes, Art Blakey and
Sonny Rollins to Tony Williams and Jeff
"Tain" Watts, Cables says: "I've been for-
tunate and blessed to have had the chance
to play with many people who shaped this
music."
Cables was saxophonist Dexter
Gordon's pianist of choice for several years.
"He's my musical father. I remember him
talking about Lester Young, Coleman
Hawkins and John Coltrane," Cables
recalls. "Dexter was there to give music les-
sons, not verbally but by example, about
what he looked for and advised people to
look for if they wanted to grow." In 2006,
Cables released the CD A Letter to Dexter,
to pay tribute to his mentor and friend.
On Cables' new recording, Icons &
Influences (HighNote), he salutes other
friends, colleagues and players who
inspired him. In planning for the recording,
he says, he went right to Duke Ellington,
for whom he used to rehearse vocalists.
"Ellington is someone who embodies this
music. Just his concept, 'It don't mean a
thing if it ain't got that swing,' certainly
influenced me. It doesn't have to be swing,
but there has to be a groove, a root."
In addition to Ellington's "Come
Sunday," the new CD includes Dave
Brubeck's homage "The Duke" as a way to
recognize multiple greats with one tune.
Brubeck's Take Five was one of the first
jazz records Cables owned and he admired
Miles Davis' version of "The Duke" from the
Gil Evans-arranged recording Miles Ahead.
"The new CD is about honoring people
who have meant a lot to me," says Cables,
who wrote the piece "Cedar Walton" in
memory of that pianist who died in 2013.
"Cedar was a big part of my music life."
During his early jazz years, Cables recalls
standing behind Walton at Club Ruby in
Queens, listening, watching and learning.
"I admired Cedar and his music; I felt kin-
ship with him. He just wanted to be a good
band member, a good player," a concept that
resonated with Cables and became his goal.
"Farewell Mulgrew" is dedicated to
Mulgrew Miller, another pianist the jazz
world lost last year. "I remember him when
he was young and skinny," Cables says
with a laugh. "He was serious and soulful,
but also had a great sense of humor."
Trumpeter Woody Shaw, a former band
mate of both Miller and Cables, would
often talk about Mulgrew, Cables says.
"Woody had an eye for people who were
special."
Several compositions on the CD were
written by some of the iconic musicians
Cables played with over the years, includ-
ing vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson's
"Little B's Poem." "He's been a strong influ-
ence and he has recorded a lot of my
music," Cables says. "Our spirits match:
Bobby's a great musician; he's a partner
and a teacher to play with." Saxophonist
Joe Henderson's theme song, "Isotope" is
included, as is "Blue Heart" by Benny
Golson. Cables found the music on yel-
lowed paper in a drawer. "I don't think I
ever played it," he says. "I like to end a CD
with something quiet, so when it's over and
there's silence you can stop and be with
yourself. That's 'Blue Heart,' a little some-
thing to take along after the music has
stopped."
Besides honoring his forbears and col-
leagues, in his daily life Cables is excited
about and supportive of younger players,
many of whom he meets while teaching at
The New School. "I'm involved with young
people at school and in workshops; I like to
hear them and interact with them. It's
important to have that connection—that's
our foundation, but it can always move
along." While Cables doesn't hit the clubs
as often as he used to, he listens to a lot of
new CDs, citing recent works by Gerald
Clayton and Robert Glasper as among
those that have caught his ear. And each
summer for the past three decades, Cables
has enjoyed going to Jazz Port Townsend.
"I get to play with a bunch of people there,
like Matt Wilson and Anat Cohen—she's a
force of nature! I have such a great time!"
Although Cables celebrates his 70th
birthday later this year, in his spirit and
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 BUSTER WILLIAMS
Living in the Realm of Danger
By Ken Franckling
O BUSTER WILLIAMS, PLAYING
T jazz is the fine art of living dangerous-
ly. "From the first note that I play, I am liv-
ing in the realm of danger. It is a danger
that I am willing to venture into—and I
need it; I need that danger," the bassist
says. "Jazz is a conversation. When you are
listening to something astonishing from
another player, you react. 'Oh yeah.' 'Oh
man.' 'What was that?' What I am playing
are those expressions, also. It makes you
come up with something maybe more bril-
liant than you would have done if you
weren't listening so well."
Williams has been living on that musi-
cal edge most frequently with his own
band, Something More. He formed the
quartet in 1990 after working for more
than 30 years as a sideman to many of the
greatest names in jazz. He brings his
Something More quartet to Smoke this
month with pianist Eric Reed, drummer
Lenny White and alto saxophonist Bruce
Williams.
Something More's roster changes from
gig to gig and tour to tour, depending on
musician availability and geography. For
example, for last month's Portland Jazz
Festival, Williams used pianist George
Colligan, drummer Cindy Blackman-
Santana and saxophonist Bennie Maupin,
as well as trombonist Julian Priester, with
whom he hadn't worked since they were
part of Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band
in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (Maupin
was also a Mwandishi band member.) The
talent pool that Williams draws from also
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includes pianists Danny Grissett, Brandon
McCune and Patrice Rushen, drummer
Joey Baron, saxophonists Mark Gross and
Steve Wilson and vibes player Stefon
Harris.
"Everyone that I call on, all of these dif-
ferent choices that I have, they are all
bringing something new to the table all the
time," Williams says. "I never have to
worry about complacency or being bored or
not having something to say. All of them
are advancing. No one is about looking
back, but looking forward. Because of the
way they play, because of their ability to
listen and because of their great contribu-
tion, they make the band great. That's
more important to me than anything."
Something More was an album Williams
made for Germany's In+Out Records in
1987 with Hancock, saxophonist Wayne
Shorter, drummer Al Foster and trumpeter
Shunzo Ohno. "Usually, with all of the time
it takes to make a record, I don't necessar-
ily want to hear it again. But this time, I
really enjoyed this record every time I lis-
tened to it. More than that, I enjoyed the
music that I wrote," Williams said. "I found
that I could be happy playing this music
night after night. So I put a band together
and my European promoter booked a tour.
We started working and working and
working. I called the band Something
More. The title was open ended. It didn't
pigeonhole the band. It served as an expres-
sion of my concept of music. I always want
it to be something more than it was before,
not just something different. What it gives
to the listener should be something more."
The band is special, Williams says,
because of its very nature. "As much as I
am a participant, I am even more excited
by what these people do. I'll look at them
and say 'How did they think of that?' These
guys are just brilliant. It's my greatest
honor to be up on the bandstand with peo-
ple who are really letting their gray matter
run free, people who don't seem to be limit-
ed in their creativity, in their ability to
come up with something that has never
been done before. The feeling that I get is
just amazing. I can't think of anything
more fulfilling."
Williams, who has one of the most dis-
tinctive tones among jazz bassists, will
turn 72 on April 7. The long list of jazz
giants he has played with includes Gene
Ammons, with whom he went on the road
at 17, as well as Art Blakey, Chet Baker,
Betty Carter, Chick Corea, Miles Davis,
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JAZZWOMEN!
Lena Bloch, The Drawing Room
From Russia with love (of jazz)
Moscow-born tenor saxophonist Lena
Bloch studied classical piano, guitar and
opera singing from early childhood, but
changed directions after her brother gave
her a John Coltrane record. "I didn't know
jazz could be like this," she says. "I thought
it was Benny Goodman all the time. I did-
n't know there could be this depth of feel-
ing, that it could be so sincere, like a per-
son talking to himself. It just killed me. I
thought, 'I want to be like this.'" Bloch
taught herself to play saxophone which,
she said, was a big disaster in the family.
"They didn't oppose me playing the instru-
ment, but they didn't want this noise: I was
terrible!" She studied music in Israel,
Germany, Canada and the U.S., learning
from masters like Yusef Lateef and
inspired by Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh and
Lenny Tristano. Bloch, who moved to
Brooklyn in 2008, gave up singing soon
after picking up the sax: "To sing in public,
one has to sound outstanding, like an
instrument." But she still likes to learn the
words of the tunes she plays. "To know
lyrics helps in executing the melody; it
helps make variations in the melody in a
more organic way," she says. After years of
gigging with players like Dave Douglas,
Joe Lovano, Ted Brown and Connie
Crothers, Bloch has just released her debut
recording as a leader, Feathery (13th
Note), with bassist Cameron Brown, drum-
mer Billy Mintz and guitarist Dave Miller.
"It happened all at once; I found all the
right people," she says. Bloch and her quar-
tet will feature tunes from Feathery at the
Salmagundi Club on March 18 and at the
Drawing Room on March 30.
Citizen of the world
Throughout her career, global events
have inspired pianist/composer Toshiko
Akiyoshi's writing. "I consider myself a
member of society; I'm aware and con-
cerned about what happens," the NEA Jazz
Master and 14-time Grammy nominee
says. Akiyoshi "started to think of writing
Bloch photo by Sylvain Durand, Akiyoshi @2014 Frederic S Sater
By Elzy Kolb
as stories about social issues, political
issues. I wanted to have more colors, like a
painter, so I wanted to have a larger
ensemble." She fronted a big band for 30
years, performing major pieces such as the
Minamata suite and Hiroshima—Rising
from the Abyss, but there was a downside:
Akiyoshi didn't play much and hardly ever
soloed. "A jazz player is happiest when
soloing. One night a young lady came up to
me and said, 'Do you play piano?'" Around
the same time, after a solo piano gig at the
Kennedy Center, Akiyoshi realized, "I felt
comfortable. This is what I'd like to do; I
have one hundred percent control. I can't
blame anyone—if things don't go well,
blame me." She disbanded her orchestra in
favor of solo, trio and, occasionally, quartet
gigs with her husband, saxophonist Lew
Tabackin. "He has to compromise, in a
sense, for us to play together," the pianist
says. "I'm not a very good accompanist, so
Lew will suffer." When Akiyoshi's quartet
with Tabackin plays Dizzy's Club Coca-
Cola March 25-26, expect to hear stan-
dards and originals such as her signature
piece, "Long Yellow Road." And, Akiyoshi
says, "Lew always likes to play 'Farewell to
Mingus.' He plays it so beautifully." Her
orchestral pieces don't lend themselves to
the smaller bands, but she always plays
the last portion of Hiroshima, "Hope," to
close every gig. "That's my little statement
that someday maybe we won't be fighting
each other. It probably won't happen in my
life, but we can hope."
Toshiko Akiyoshi, Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola
Voice like a Horn
To say vocalist Jazzmeia Horn comes
from a musical family is an understate-
ment. The Dallas native lists three genera-
tions of extended family, ticking off who
plays what, finishing with: "and everybody
sings." Horn joined the church choir from
age three and later played drums, piano
and trumpet in school: "Anything I could
get my hands on in a public school, I was
there. I knew music was my destiny ever
since I can remember, but I didn't know my
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voice would be my instrument," she says. "I
never realized you could be a musician as a
living—get paid!—'til I started singing
with the school show choir around Dallas."
Moving to New York to attend The New
School was a humbling experience. "I didn't
expect to come in and get work right away;
I thought there would be a struggle. I was
in demand at home, but there are so many
great singers here you really have to
work—it takes time, work, discipline and
determination." In 2012, Horn received the
Rising Star Award in the Sarah Vaughan
International Vocal Competition and, in
2013, landed first place honors. "It was a
great experience; I got to meet people like
Al Jarreau and Gretchen Parlato, and
Janis Siegel from the Manhattan Transfer.
I never thought I'd get to meet people like
that, talk to them and sing for them." A few
years back, Horn met bassist Kim Clarke.
"I love the way Kim plays," the vocalist
says, "she's one of the first female musi-
cians I met in New York and she inspired
me." Since then, Horn has become a regu-
lar performer at the annual Lady Got
Chops Festival, which Clarke produces.
This year, she'll sing at the BeanRunner
Café in Peekskill NY, March 28; Horn also
appears every Wednesday at Ginny's
Supper Club. Events for the 12th annual
Lady Got Chops Festival take place all
month long in a dozen venues; check out
http://ladygotchops.com/2014calendar.htm
l for the full schedule.
Jazzmeia Horn, Ginny’s & BeanRunner
Something to celebrate
Erica Von Kleist plays alto, flute and
clarinet and Charenee Wade sings at Jazz
Standard March 12, as Rufus Reid cele-
brates the release of Quiet Pride: The
Elizabeth Catlett Project (Motéma) …
Baritone saxophonist Lauren Sevian joins
PJ Rasmussen on Another Adventure
(Third Freedom), the CD release gig is at
ShapeShifter Lab March 14 … Flutist
Elena Pinderhughes, cellist Maria Bella
Jeffers, violist Kallie Ciechomski and
singer Becca Stevens join Ambrose
Akinmusire on the imagined savior is far
easier to paint (Blue Note); the CD release
gig is March 13-16 at Jazz Standard …
Pianist Ayako Shirasaki celebrates the
release of Some Other Time (JMR) at Jazz
at Kitano March 27; Noriko Ueda joins her
on bass … Trombonist/vocalist Natalie
Cressman celebrates the release of Turn
the Sea (Cressman Music) at Joe's Pub
March 30.
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Living music
Pianist Linda Presgrave focuses on
female composers at Somethin' March 1;
Presgrave's back at Somethin' March 21
with Ladies Day: bassist Iris Ornig, drum-
mer Barbara Merjan and singer MJ Territo
… Pianist Chantale Gagne plays Horace
Silver at Jazz at Kitano March 1 … Jeanne
Geis sings and Howard Alden plays guitar
at Vareli March 1, 15 and 29 … Catch
pianist Myra Melford at The Stone March
2 … Karrin Allyson sings and Anat Cohen
plays clarinet and soprano at Jazz
Standard March 4-8 with Newport Jazz
Festival: Now 60 … Bassist Nicki Parrott
joins in the Salute to Ken Peplowski at the
Tribeca Performing Arts Center March 6,
part of the long-running Highlights in Jazz
series … Trumpeter Bria Skonberg
appears at Baruch College March 6 …
Jamie Baum plays flute with Richie
Beirach at Kitano March 7 … Cellist
Marika Hughes and Bottom Heavy appear
at BAM Café March 7; Hughes and singer
Fay Victor play the 55 Bar March 27 …
Keyboardist Mala Waldron plays the
BeanRunner Café in Peekskill on March 8,
part of the Lady Got Chops Festival …
Amy London sings material by female com-
posers at the Puffin in Teaneck March 8
(rescheduled from Jan. 25) … Guitar god-
dess Sheryl Bailey's quartet plays Fat Cat
March 9 … Catch drummer Allison Miller
and Boom Tic Boom at Kitano March 13 …
Esperanza Spalding plays bass at 92Y
March 15; Brian Landrus and
Kaleidoscope, with cellist Jody Redhage,
violist Judith Insell and violinist Joyce
Hammann share the bill … Euphoria, with
flutist Mayu Saeki, celebrates the music of
Chico Hamilton at Drom March 16 … Anat
Fort plays piano at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
March 21 and at the Cornelia Street Café
March 26 … Roseanna Vitro sings the
Great American Composers with pianist
Mark Soskin at Kitano March 29 … Diane
Hoffman sings at the Metropolitan Room
March 30.
Recent releases
Discover pianist Leslie Pintchik In the
Nature of Things (PintchHard) … Singer
Beata Pater is a Golden Lady (B&B) …
Vocalist Shaynee Rainbolt and pianist Donn
Trenner are Two for the Road … Singer
Janice Borla makes Promises to Burn (Tall
Grass) … Vocalist Libby York's new release
is a Memoir … Check out Kat and Moon in
Manna-hata (NCB) from flutist Yael
Archer, a.k.a. Kat Modiano … Vocalists
Diana Krall, Carmen Lundy and others
present 15 Shades of Blue Jazz (Justin
Time) … Violinist Sonya Robinson knows
how to Whistle … Pixel's We Are All Small
Pixels (Cuneiform) features Ellen Andrea
Wang on bass and vocals … Singer Carmen
Cuesta's new one is Toda Una Vida
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 HOT FLASHES
Musician/Booker's Corner
"To me, A Love Supreme is the most
potent sonic work of art that I've ever expe-
rienced," explains pianist Noah Baerman.
"And I have a hard time believing that
Coltrane could have created something
that potent if it were just a bunch of tunes
that he put on a record." Indeed, for
Baerman, music has always been deeply
intertwined in a reciprocal relationship
with broader issues both in society and in
personal development. As the Artistic
Director of Resonant Motion, Inc.,
Baerman has committed his artistic and
creative energies toward leading this
unique not-for-profit group dedicated to
"exploring and promoting the intersection
of music and positive change."
Baerman's long-held view was certainly
reinforced throughout his musical upbring-
ing as a student at Hartford's Artists
Collective, a musician-run and socially
engaged organization founded and headed
by Jackie McLean. Baerman was fortunate
to enjoy, from the beginning, a variety of
key mentors who recognized the position of
their work within broader social contexts.
Later, Baerman studied with Kenny
Barron, whose humility proved inspira-
tional to the young pianist. "Kenny is one of
the humblest human beings I've ever met,"
he notes. "He really believes he's blessed to
do what he does and he doesn't believe that
what he does makes him any more impor-
tant than the janitor who sweeps up the
building. Studying with him reinforced for
me that having a sense of humility and dig-
nity and having a broader sense of human-
ity was part of the gig."
As Baerman's career has progressed, his
insistence on ensuring personal develop-
ment and social good through music has
endured. Indeed, many of his projects
explicitly tie themselves to causes, such as
his 2002 album Patch Kit, which was
recorded to benefit the Ehlers-Danlos
National Foundation and to raise aware-
ness of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. While he
was pleased with the fundraising and
awareness raising success of the project,
Baerman found himself struck by an unin-
tended outcome. "What I was not expecting
when I recorded Patch Kit was how it res-
onated with people impacted by those
issues, whether they were dealing directly
with the syndrome, or whether they were
coping with another type of disability and
seeking to find strength and dignity," he
explains. The experience proved eye open-
ing for Baerman, as he saw his music as a
By Seton Hawkins
potential entry point for new listeners to
find a resonant and emotional path to expe-
rience jazz and benefit from it.
This year, Baerman celebrates the
release of Ripples, his ninth album as a
leader and the first to be produced in con-
junction with Resonant Motion. Standing
as a summation of the musical and social
ideals Baerman upholds, Ripples showcas-
es two ensembles: Baerman's regular trio
augmented by a chamber ensemble and his
collaborative Jazz Samaritan Alliance, fea-
turing a number of longstanding collabora-
tors including Jimmy Greene and Kris
Allen, who first encouraged Baerman to
attend the Artists Collective. There are a
number of guests including Kenny Barron.
The title track, written in homage to
Baerman's late aunt Margie Pozefsky,
offers a central theme, not only to the
album, but to Baerman's overarching goals
in music. "The inspiration came from see-
ing how her work as an activist—she was a
kidney transplant recipient and spearhead-
ed a kidney exchange program—had a pro-
found ripple effect," Baerman explains.
"People were being positively impacted by
her, even people who were several degrees
of separation from her. I don't know how
many people there are whose lives were
saved by her, even though they never met
her, and I think that was a reflection of her
kindness and goodness. That became the
central theme behind the record and is the
central theme behind what we're trying to
do with Resonant Motion."
Baerman is at Jazz Gallery March 13
with the Jazz Samaritan Alliance for a CD
release concert, and with his trio at The
Side Door Jazz Club in CT March 29. To
learn more about Noah Baerman and his
music, visit www.noahjazz.com.
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 FRESH TAKES
By Angelo Di Loreto, recently graduated from Manhattan School of Music
A recent graduate of the Manhattan
School of Music, Natalie Cressman is
striving to create jazz music that is
"sophisticated and high art," but also
appeals to her generation. "The music I
seek out and love isn't always so easy to
classify. I wasn't trying to be different, but
the kind of music I love is different," the
22-year-old says. Cressman's second CD,
Turn the Sea, will have its NYC release
this month at Joe's Pub. The band fea-
tures Cressman on trombone and vocals,
Ivan Rosenberg on trumpet, Samora
Pinderhughes on piano and keyboards,
Jonathan Stein on bass and Mark
Whitfield Jr. on drums.
Cressman says that Turn the Sea is a
unique project for her since it's the first
time she has used the lyrics of her songs
as the focal point for writing everything
else. This jazz musician delves into the
singer-songwriter role a lot more on this
album, citing Joni Mitchell as a major
influence. "If I had to pick, she's my single
most favorite songwriter," Cressman says.
She also lists the band King, Norah Jones
and vocalist Emily King as inspirations.
HOT FLASHES...
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Festivals and Celebrations
March marks Women's History month
and a series of concerts organized under
the Lady Got Chops festival will launch on
March 1 and run through the whole month.
Performing artists include Bertha Hope,
Mala Waldron, Whitney Marchelle, Kim
Clarke and Jazzmeia Horn; shows take
place throughout the tri-state area. Visit
ladygotchops.com for a full calendar.
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, in
Antonio Ciacca
34 Cressman photo by Ivan Rosenberg
While the album is driven by the lyrics
and music, Cressman stays true to her
jazz roots with improvisation a major ele-
ment on the tracks.
Cressman comes from a musical fami-
ly: her father is Santana's long-time trom-
bonist and her mother is a vocalist. She
has been touring with Phish vocalist Trey
Anastasio and his band for the last few
years. In addition, she has performed with
Wycliffe Gordon, Nicholas Payton and one
of her personal mentors, Peter Apfelbaum.
Natalie
Cressman
performs
with Ivan
R os e n b e r g ,
S a m o r a
Pinderhughes,
Jonathan
Stein and Mark
Whitfield Jr.
at Joe's Pub
on March 30.
association with the Long Island
University Brooklyn Campus, presents
the first annual Brooklyn Brass Fest
March 7-9. The three days of events cover
a variety of educational and performance
activities and feature Steve Turre, Bob
Stewart, Conrad Herwig, Wayne
Escoffery, Jimmy Owens, Tom Harrell and
more. To find out more, visit
www.bqcm.org.
Curated by Brian Landrus, the 92Y's
first-ever Soul Jazz Festival takes place
on March 14 and 15. Performers during
the two days include DJ Logic, Joey
DeFrancesco, Esperanza Spalding, Brian
Lynch, George Garzone, Lonnie Plaxico
and others. Visit www.92y.org for tickets.
Since 2011, pianist Antonio Ciacca has
forged an exceptional series of nightly live
jazz at Measure (formerly the Bar on
Fifth). During the week of March 16 to 22,
Ciacca will celebrate his third anniver-
sary, as well as his birthday, with per-
formances by Peter Bernstein, Jessica
Vetrano and Harry Allen, among others.
Earlier in the month, Ciacca will also host
Italian pianist Alberto Pizzo at Measure to
celebrate the release of Pizzo's latest
album On the Way.
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 B A C K S T A G E PA S S
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.
In late 1979 Zoot Sims had a gig with his quartet at Gulliver's in New Jersey. Turk Mauro
went out to hear him, and Zoot invited him to sat in on the second set. Turk chose "Body and
Soul" as his feature number, and got into such an emotional rendition that there were tears
in his eyes when he finished. Turk cracked up when Zoot went to the microphone and said,
"That was very nice, but you're supposed to make the audience cry!"
Maria Judge has put together a nice book about her late uncle, Jake Hanna. Hal Leonard
is the publisher. One of the stories she tells is about a gig Jake was doing with Woody
Herman at the Detroit Auto Show. Afterward they were heading out to a bar and passed the
room where Bobby Vinton was entertaining. Woody said he wanted to catch the act, so they
went in and watched while Vinton played the clarinet, then the trombone, the sax, the bass
and the drums. Then he played the piano and finished with a tap dance. Woody looked over
at Jake and said, "That kid can't do anything!"

A Moment You Missed by

Fran Kaufman Hot House
Contributing Photographer
I'm always impressed by the improvisational
skills of jazz musicians—whether it's on the
bandstand or just part of life. That extends to
finding places to rehearse. Saxophonist
Yosvany Terry warms up in what is essential-
ly a closet at The Jazz Gallery on Feb. 8. I fol-
lowed my ears to find where the marvelous
sound was coming from, and barely had
enough room to point my camera through the
door. Didn’t seem to phase Yosvany at all!

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CABLES...
continued from page 29
enthusiasm he sounds more like a young
lion than an elder statesman.
George Cables plays a Dexter Gordon
Celebration, with Joe Locke, Jimmy
Greene, Jerry Weldon, Louis Nash and
Dezron Douglas at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
through March 2. He celebrates the release
of Influences & Icons with Victor Lewis
and Dezron Douglas at Jazz at Kitano
March 14-15.
WILLIAMS...
continued from page 30
Dexter Gordon, Hampton Hawes, Shirley
Horn, Illinois Jacquet, Wynton Marsalis,
Lee Morgan, Sonny Rollins, Sonny Stitt,
Nancy Wilson and many more.
The Camden NJ native says he learned
one big lesson from all of his musical boss-
es: it was the way in which they "expressed
the totality of life in their music. Every sin-
gle bandleader that I worked with has been
an expression of this totality. Music was
not just something that they did; it was an
expression of their humanism."
Buster Williams and Something
More with Bruce Williams, Eric Reed
and Lenny White are at Smoke March
28 and 29.
JAZZWOMEN!...
continued from page 32
(Tweety) … Barbara Levy Daniels sings of
Love Lost and Found (BLD) … Multi-
instrumentalist/vocalist Amy Denio looks
into Prodigal Light (Spoot).
The bitter and the sweet
Condolences to jazz icon Cobi Narita on the
recent loss of her husband, Paul Ash, the
president of the Sam Ash music store
chain. With music such a key element in
both their lives, it's fitting that Cobi will
celebrate her 88th birthday March 9, at
Swing 46, with music by the George Gee
Orchestra; expect a variety of special
guests to turn out to pay tribute to Cobi, a
long-time producer and the founder of the
Jazz Center of New York.
HOT FLASHES...
continued from page 34
Beginning March 28, the Central
Brooklyn Jazz Consortium offers its 15th
annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival.
Curated to the theme of Forward Ever,
Backward Never, the festival will feature
more than fifty events and will showcase
over 500 participating artists. Performers
include Lou Donaldson, Winard Harper,
The New Cookers, Cynthia Scott and
Vanessa Rubin. Go to www.centralbrook
lynjazzconsortium.org for a full schedule.
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BROOKLYN LISTINGS... continued from page 23
The FLAT: 308 Hooper St. Williamsburg.
www.theflatbkny.com. 718-599-5151. Mon:
9pm-12am Kelly Friesen Qnt w/spec guests.
Mar 10: Michael Howell; 17: Mark McCarron;
24: Howard Alden; 31: James Chirillo.
FOR MY SWEET: 1103 Fulton St. Brooklyn.
347-770-4735. Mon: 7-11pm $10 adm Bill
Jacobs Ens; 1st Mon: Jazz & Open Mic by
Jeff King.
FREDDY’S BAR: 627 5th Av (bet 17th & 18th
Sts). Brooklyn. www.freddysbar.com. 718-
768-0131. Mar 4: 6pm Isaac Darche; 14: 8pm
Abe Maneri & Ben Jaffe; 25: 8:30pm Music
from NY Underground.
HOPE & ANCHOR: 347 Van Brunt St. Red
Hook. Brooklyn. www.hopeandanchorred
hook.com. 718-237-0276. Wed: 7-10pm Jam
w/Ray Scro Qrt.
I-BEAM: 168 7th St. Brooklyn. info@ibeam
broolyn.com. www.ibeambrooklyn.com.
Sets: 8:30pm. $15 don. Mar 1: Mara
Rosenbloom; 2: Nick Lyons + Jabberclaw +
Schimscheimer Family Trio; 5: Tree Way +
Control This!; 8: Jerome Cooper & Kresten
Osgood Duo + Franz Hautzinger; 14: The
Moon; 15: James Keepnews + Chemistry
Set; 28: The Unpossibility of Language; 29:
Brian Drye Trio + Dustin Carlson Qnt.
JALOPY: 315 Columbia St (Columbia Water-
front District). Brooklyn. www.jalopy.biz.
718-395-3214.
JAZZ 966: 966 Fulton St. Brooklyn. 718-638-
6910X25. www.jazz966.com. Fri: 8pm $20
adm.
KORZO RESTAURANT & BAR: 667 5th Av
(bet 19th & 20th Sts). Brooklyn. 718-499-
1199. www.facebook.com/konceptions.
Tues: 9:15&10:30pm $10 don/$10 min
Konceptions Music series by James Carney.
Mar 4: 10:30pm Jacob Teichroew/Sebastien
Ammann Gp.
LAFAYETTE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH: 85 S. Oxford St. Fort Greene.
Brooklyn. www.lapcbrooklyn.org. 718-625-
7515. Mar 30: 5pm Brooklyn Jazz Orch.
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY: 1 University
Plaza. Brooklyn. www.liunet.edu/brooklyn.
718-488-1011. Mar 8: 10am-9pm Brooklyn
Brass fest presents workshops, discussions,
master classes, exhibits & concerts feat High
School/College Band, Conrad Herwig, Wayne
Escoffery, Jerome Harris, Dave Bargeron,
Jeff Scott, Jimmy Owens Wilmer, Brass
Fantasy/Carnival w/guest Tom Harrell.
MOMINETTE: 221 Knickerbocker Av.
Brooklyn. 929-234-2941. Tues: 10pm + Jam.
PANE E VINO: 174 Smith St at Warren.
Brooklyn. www.panevinony.com. 718-501-
1010. Sun: 7-10pm Carl Thompson Gp
w/Virginia Mayhew.
PEREZ JAZZ: 71 Ocean Pkwy #2J. Brooklyn.
perezjazzmusic@hotmail.com, 917-757-
1901. Mar 16: 2pm $20 don incl lunch/BYOB
feat Emily Braden.
ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Av at 3rd Av.
www.roulette.org. 212-219-8242. Sets: 8pm.
Mar 3: Shayna Dulberger Qrt; 6: Darius
Jones Presents The Oversoul Manual feat
Elizabeth-Caroline Unit; 30: Daniel Levin &
Coelacanth.
RUSTIK NEIGHBORHOOD TAVERN: 417
DeKalb Ave. www.rustiktavern.com. 347-
406-9700. 1st Tues: 8pm $5 adm Jam w/Eric
Frazier.
SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl.
Brooklyn. www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-
820-9452. Adm varies. Sets unless otherwise
noted: Early (E) 7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night
(N) 9:30pm. Mar 1: L Morrie Louden Gp; 2:
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L&N Tiger Speak & Love Experiment; 3: E
Lindsey Wilson & Big Guns; 3: L Kevin
Farrell Trio; 4: N Dollshot; 5: E TakeOff-
Collective; 5: L Memory Field, N Nathan
Hook & Mobiustrip; 6: E Isaiah Jamel &
friends, L Gauci/Kretzmer Qrt, N Rafael Rosa
Gp; 7-9: L&N Dave King; 10: E Heights, L
Darius Christian Jones & MOZZY, N Drew
Williams Nnt; 11: L Paul Jones Sxt, N Matt
Marantz Qrt; 12: L Amanda Ruzza Gp, N ZB
Trio; 13: L&N Dimensional States Trio +
Orch; 14: E PJ Rasmussen, L Scott Tixier
Qrt, N Matt Savage; 15: 3pm Pittsburgh
Collective; 16: 5pm ShoutHouse, 6pm Works
on Paper by Thomas Seltzer; 17: E Ben Neill
Solo; 18: L Webb City Project; 19: L Choban
Elektrik, N Lana Is; 20: E Nick Stefanacci, L
Simon Jermyn; 23: E Malcolm Campbell
Trio, N Brad Whiteley Trio; 24: 9pm Doug
Beavers/Mike Zilber New Fusion Project; 25:
E&L John Yao 17-piece Instrument, N
Stephen Harms Large Ens; 26: L Sean
McCluskey Trio, N Rich Graiko; 27: E Ruby
Choi Qnt, L Jorge Sylvester Ace Collective,
N Nick Grinder; 28: 8&9:40pm John Daversa
Big Band; 28: 10pm Crosswalk Anarchy; 29:
8pm Kaoru Watanabe; 30: E Loop 2.4.3, L
Harris Eisenstadt Aberikula.
SISTAS’ PLACE: 456 Nostrand Av at
Jefferson Av. Brooklyn. 718-398-1766.
www.sistas place.org. Sat: 9&10:30pm
$30/25 adm. Mar 29: Lil Phillips.
ST FRANCIS COLLEGE: 180 Remsen St.
Brooklyn Heights. www.sfc.edu. 718-522-
2300. Mar 21: 2pm free adm Harlem Blues &
Jazz Band.
TEA LOUNGE: 837 Union St (bet 6th & 7th
Avs). Park Slope. www.tealoungeny.com.
718-789-2762. Wed: 9pm free adm Tea And
Jam.
TWO STEPS DOWN RESTAURANT: 240
Dekalb Av. Brooklyn. 718-399-2020.
www.twostepsdown.com. $10 adm/1 drink
min. 2nd Sun: 6-9pm Steve Cromity Trio &
guests + open mic.
WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367
Bedford Av. Brooklyn. www.wmcjazz.org.
718-384-1654. 10pm-2am. Fri: free adm/2
drink min Jam w/Gerry Eastman Qnt &
friends; Sat: $10 adm Greyson Hackleman.
ZE COUCH: Brooklyn. http://www.pascal
niggenkem per.com/ze_couch.html.
QUEENS
ALBERTO’S RESTAURANT: 98-31 Metro-poli-
tan Av. Forest Hills. 718-268-7860.
www.albertorestaurant.com. Mon,Wed&
Sun: free adm/no min Bill Gati Solo.
BROOKS 1890 RESTAURANT: 24-28
Jackson Av. Long Island City. Fri: 7-10pm
Open Mic w/Charles Sibirsky & Steve
Ascolese.
CLARET WINE BAR: 4602 Skillman Av at 46th
St. Sunnyside. www.claretwinebar.com. 718-
937-7411. Sat: 9-12am.
EDGE BAR & LOUNGE: 125-32 Merrick Blvd.
Jamaica. Mar 10: Lady Got Chops fest feat
Deb Knapper & Wampum feat Perrita Kitson,
Mala Waldron.
FIRST REFORMED CHURCH OF JAMAICA:
159-29 90th Av. Jamaica. 718-658-6333.
www.frcj.org. Mar 1: 3pm Lady Got Chops
fest feat Bertha Hope Qrt.
FLUSHING LIBARY: 41-17 Main St. Flushing.
Mar 29: 5-6pm Lady Got Chops fest feat NY
Flutet.
FLUSHING TOWN HALL: 137-35 Northern
Blvd. Flushing. www.flushingtownhall.com.
718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 5pm Jazz Clinics,
7pm Jam. Mar 28: 8pm Ron Carter Qrt.
JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. St
Albans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-525-
2387. Last Sat: 8&10pm $15 adm incl
snacks/beverage.
JAMAICA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER:
15310 Jamaica Av. Jamaica. 718-618-6170.
www.jamaica-performingartscenter.org. Mar
1: 8pm Sofia Rei Sxt.
LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM: 34-
56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274.
www.louisarmstronghouse.org. $10 adm.
Tues-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 12-5pm:
Guided Tours.
PROPER CAFÉ: 21701 Linden Blvd. Cambria
Heights. Queens. 718-341-2233. Wed: 8-
11:30pm $10adm.
QUEENS COLLEGE: CUNY. 65-30 Kissena
Blvd. www.qc.cuny.edu. 718-997-5000. Mar
5: 4:30pm free adm Marine Corps Jazz Ens
w/spec guest Michael Mossman.
ROCHDALE VILLAGE COMMUNITY CEN-
TER: 169-65 137th Av. Jamaica.
www.rochdalevillage.com. 718-712-4700.
Mar 29: Lady Got Chops fest feat Terri Davis,
Lee Olive Tucker.
TERRAZA 7 TRAIN CAFÉ: 40-19 Gleane St.
Elmhurst. www.terrazacafe.com. 718-803-
9602. Sets: 9:30pm unless otherwise noted.
$5 adm. Sun: 9pm-12am Jam w/John
Benítez; 3rd Thurs: Victor Prieto. Mar 4&18:
Juan Carlos Formell Trio; 5: Pedro Giraudo
Sxt; 7: FESTEJATION; 8: Paulo Stagnaro Gp;
12: Eric Kurimski Qrt; 13: Fidel Cuellar &
Luiz Ebert.
WATER’S EDGE: 401 44th Dr. Queens. 718-
482-0033. www.watersedgenyc.com. Fri-Sat:
free adm/no min Bill Gati Solo.
YORK COLLEGE: CUNY. 94-20 Guy R. Brewer
Blvd. Jamaica. www.york.cuny.edu. 718-262-
2000.
LONG ISLAND
BRIDGEHAMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY:
2539 Montauk Hwy. Bridgehampton.
www.bridgehamptonhistoricalsociety.org.
631-537-1088. Mar 7: 7:30pm $25/15 adm
Parlor Jazz series feat Greg Galavotti.
FIVE TOWNS COLLEGE: 305N Service Rd.
Dix Hills. 631-656-2110. www.ftc.edu.
GLEN COVE MANSION: 200 Dosoris Ln. Glen
Cove. www.glencovemansion.com. 516-671-
6400. Fri: 8pm-12am.
HIGH NOTE: 136 Bway. Amityville. 631-608-
8000. www.highnoteny.com. 1st Tues: Bay
Big Band.
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY-POST: 720
Northern Blvd. Brookville. www.liu.edu/post.
516-299-2895.
LONG ISLAND WINTERFEST: Wineries East
End of Long Island. www.liwinterfest.com.
Mar 1-23: Ev weekend. Mar 1: Nina Et cetera,
Max Feldschuh, Mike Engle, Glenn Heckinger
Qnt, Mundo Clave, Dwayne Kerr & Funky Flute
Band, Jay Rowe Trio, Don Bracken, Ahmad
Ali, Gail Storm, Morris Goldberg & Ojoyo; 2:
JK Hodge, Jon DiVello; 7: Jesse Barnes; 8:
Vanessa Trouble, JT Project, Josyanne
Monaco, Firefly Duo, Ray Anderson, Pearl
Street, Take Berlin, Rob Europe; 9: Alex
Alexander, Brian Lenair, Curtis Haywood &
Smooth & Saxy Experience, Eri Yamamoto,
Paul Effman Trio; 14: Jeff LeBlanc; 15: Fuerza
Flamenca, Manhattan Circle, Christine & Elliot
Spero Duo, Emma Larsson & Shan Kenner
Flamenco Jazz Trio, Tommy Keys Jazz; 16:
Mambo Loco; 22: Jared Gold, Jack Morelli
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ONDA LOUNGE: At Allegria Hotel. 80W
Brodway. Long Beach. 516-889-1300.
www.allegriahotel.com. Thurs: 8:30-11:30pm
Jazz & Sushi.
PIERRE’S: 2468 Main St. Bridgehampton.
www.artofsong.org/Jazz_at_Pierres. 631-
537-5110. Tues&Sun: 6:30-9:30pm. 1st Tues:
Jody Carlson Trio.
TRATTORIA GRASSO: 134 Main St. Cold
Spring Harbor. www.trattoriagrasso.com.
631-367-6060. Sets: 7:30pm.
BRONX
AN BEAL BOCHT CAFÉ: 445W 238th St. 718-
884-7127. www.anbealbochtcafe.com. 1st
Wed 8-9:30pm Linda's Jazz Nights.
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY: 441 East Fordham
Rd. www.fordham.edu.
G-BAR: 579 Grand Concourse at 149th St. 718-
402-6996. www.giovanninyc.com.
LEHMAN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING
ARTS: At Lehman College. 250 Bed-ford
Park Blvd W. 718-960-8833. www.lehman
center.org. Mar 23: 3pm $35-25 adm Stanley
Jordan & Romero Lubambo.
WILLIE’S STEAKHOUSE: 1832 Westchester
Av. 718-822-9697. Last Sun: 8pm.
WESTCHESTER
ALVIN & FRIENDS: 14 Memorial Hwy. New
Rochelle. www.alvinandfriendsrestaurant.
com. 914-654-6549. Fri: 7:30-10:30pm; Sat:
8-11pm.
BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &
Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701. www.
beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10
adm. Mar 1,8,14,21,22,23&28: Lady Got
Chops fest feat 03/1: Kim Lesley Band; 03/8:
Mala Waldron Trio; 03/14: Great Divas of
Gospel; 03/21: Alva Anderson Trio; 03/22:
Kim Clarke Trio; 03/28: Jazzmeia Horn Trio;
03/29: Annette A. Aguilar & Stringbean 5Tet;
15: Chip White Dedications Sxt.
HARVEST ON HUDSON: 1 River St. Hastings.
www.harvest2000.com. 914-478-2800.
Thurs: 7pm.
The PRIME: 19 Main St. Hastings-on-Hudson.
914-478-1147. www.theprimegrille.com.
Wed: 7:30-10pm Mark Morganelli Trio.
RED HAT ON THE RIVER: 1 Bridge St.
Irvington-On-Hudson. www.redhatbistro.com.
914-591-5888. Wed: 6-10pm Bill Crow &
Hiroshi Yamazaki Duo w/guest Glenda
Davenport or Takeshi Ogura.
TALEGGIO: 189 E Post Rd. White Plains. 914-
761-1111. www.taleggiorestaurant.com.
Thurs: Mark Morganelli Trio.
UNDERHILLS CROSSING: 74.5 Pondfield Rd.
Bronxville. 914-337-1200. www.under
hillscrossing.com. Wed: 7-10pm Alexis Cole.
NEW YORK STATE
76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-
5476. www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm free
adm Quintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists
except 03/12 + Jam. Mar 5: Bob Dorough; 12:
Scott Reeves Qnt; 19: Greg Glassman & Rob
Scheps; 26: Kevin Bryant & Oscar Feldman.
BASS LINE: 130E 1st St. Mount Vernon.
www.basslineclub.com. 914-699-1722. Free
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adm/2 drink min. Fri: 9pm-12am Takeshi
Ogura Trio feat Dule Jones. Mar 23: 2-5pm
Sunday $25 adm Serenade tribute to Sonny
Clark feat Vincent Herring, Curtis Lundy &
Theo Hill.
CARNEGIE ROOM: At Nyack Library. 59 S
Broadway. Nyack. www.rcjbs.org. Mar 7:
Fundraiser feat Peter Furlan & Rockland
Youth Jazz Ens w/guest Duane Eubanks; 28:
Tom Artin, Warren Vaché, Mark Lopeman,
Conal Fowkes, Frank Tate, Kevin Dorn.
The DAUTAJ: 36 Oakland Ave. Warwick. 845-
986-3666. www.thedautaj.com. Free adm. Ev
Fri. Sat: 7:30-11:30pm Richard Wiggins.
FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.
www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.
$20 don suggested. Sets: 7-10pm unless
otherwise noted, Opening act (Op); Sun
10am-2pm Brunch (B). Residency (R): Mon
Simi Stone Band. Mar 1: 1-4pm Chris
O'Leary Band; 2: B w/Willa McCarthy Band;
3: R; 7: Banda Magda; 8: Op w/Good Night
Brother + Chris Bergson Band; 9: B
w/Bernstein Bard Qrt + Meg Hutchinson; 10:
R; 12: Matt Schofield Trio; 13: The Trapps;
14: Dan Bern & Grant Lee Phillips; 15: Marco
Benevento; 16: B w/Rob Paparozzi & Pete
Levin Qrt + Popa Chubby; 17: R; 20: 8pm
Bucky Pizzarelli & Ed Laub Duo; 22: Op
w/RoseAnn Fino + Poundcake; 23: B
w/Gustafer Yellowgold; 24: R; 27: Gabriel
Butterfield Band; 28: Carmen Souza; 29: Jay
Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band; 30: B
w/Big Joe Fitz & The Lo Fis; 30: 6-9pm
Soñando; 31: R.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 10
Academy St. Cold Spring. 845-265-3220.
www.presbychurchcoldspring.org. 3rd Sat:
5:30pm Jazz Vespers feat Rob Scheps Qnt.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: 199N
Columbus Av at E Lincoln Av. Mount
Vernon. www.pjsjazz.org. 914-636-4977.
$18/12 adm. Ev 2nd Sun: 5:15-9pm Second
Sunday Jazz series. Mar 9: Akiko Tsuruga.
JACK & LUNA’S CAFÉ: 3928 Main St. Stone
Ridge. www.jackandlunas.com. 845-687-
9794.
QUINN’S: 330 Main St. Beacon. www.quinns
beacon.com. Mon: 8pm free adm Monday
Night Jazz Sessions. Mar 10: Rosen/
Marcus/Daniel; 17: One World Trio; 24: Welf
Dorr Unit; 30: Hwang/Takeishi.
ROCKLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 27
South Greenbush Rd. West Nyack. 845-358-
0877X10. www.rocklandartcenter.org. See
Carnegie Room.
TURNING POINT CAFÉ: 468 Piermont Av.
Piermont. www.turningpointcafe.com. 845-
359-1089. Mon: 8-11:30pm $5 adm Monday
Jam by John Richmond.
WARWICK VALLEY WINERY & DISTILL-
ERY: 114 Little York Rd. Warwick. 845- 258-
4858. Mar 15: 2-5pm Lady Got Chop fest feat
Elissa Jones Maynard.
WATERCOLOR CAFÉ: 2094 Boston Post Rd.
Larchmont.
CONNECTICUT
CAFE EIKO: 11 Whitney St. Hartford. 860-232-
4677. www.japanalia.com. Mar 8: 7:30pm
Antoinette Montague Gp.
FUJI OF JAPAN RESTAURANT & BAR: 111
Old Kings Hway North. Darien. 203-655-4995.
www.fujiofjapan.com. Mon: 6:30-9pm Music
Mondays series. Ev other week feat Nicole
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Pasternak & Michael Coppola Duo.
PICCOLO PIZZA: 24 Prospect St. Ridgefield.
203-438-8200. Sets: 6-9pm. Free adm. Tues:
Arildo Desouza Solo; Thurs: Gary Mac
Fadden; Sun: John Judd Solo.
The SIDEDOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old Lyme
Inn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-2600.
www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Mar 1: Wayne
Escoffery; 7-8: Dezron Douglas Qrt; 14:
Noah Preminger Qnt w/Dan Tepfer; 15:
Cedrick Mayfield & Epitome; 21: Ronnie
Burrage; 22: Nir Felder Qrt; 28: Oscar Piñas
Qrt; 29: Noah Baerman Qnt.
UNITARIAN CHURCH: 10 Lyons Plains Rd.
Westport. www.voicescafe.org. 203-227-
7205. Mar 8: 8pm Nicole Pasternak Jazz Qrt
w/Chris Brown.
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM MUSEUM OF
ART: 600 Main St. Hartford. 860-278-2670.
www.wadsworthatheneum.org. Mar 8: 11am
&12:30pm Jazz Brunch w/Mary Corso Trio.
WESTPORT ARTS CENTER: 51 Riverside Av.
Westport. www.westportartscenter.org. 203-
222-7070. Mar 2: 3-5pm Brian Torff
w/Fairfield University Jazz Professors; 13:
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1285. www.mondosummit.com.
ROBIN’S NEST: 3103 Tremley Point Rd.
Linden. www.robinsnestrhythmandblues.
com. 908-275-3043. Sun: Cool Jazz Jam
w/Don Williams.
UNION COUNTY PERFORMING ARTS
CENTER: 1670 Irving St. Rahway. 732- 499-
8226. www.upca.org. Mar 14: 8pm Ravi
Coltrane meets Luis Perdomo; 29: 8pm
Lionel Loueke Trio.
VAN GOGH’S EAR CAFÉ: 1017 Stuyvesant
Av. Union. www.vangoghsearcafe.com. 908-
810-1844. Sun: 8pm $4 adm. Mar 2: Steve
Minzer; 16: Trio Django; 23: Pat Clare Trio;
30: Free Speech.

PENNSYLVANIA/DELAWARE
DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware Water
Gap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-
2000. Sets: Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat 7-11pm,
Sun 5-8pm. Adm varies. Residency (R):
Thurs Jam w/Bill Goodwin Qrt & friends. Mar
1: Nancy Reed Trio; 2: Joanie Samra Qnt; 6:
R; 7: Steve Fidyk Parlour Project; 8: Nellie
McKay; 9: Tri-Fi; 13: R; 14: Vicki Doney Qrt;
15: Five Play; 16: Dave Roth Trio; 20: R; 21:
Erin McClelland Band; 22: Laverne &
Washer; 23: Rio Clemente; 27: R; 28: Dennis
Jeter Qrt; 29: Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz
Qnt; 30: Conner Koch Qnt; 31: Deer Head Inn
Jazz Orch.
DELAWARE WATER GAP: www.cotajazz.org.
LAFAYETTE BAR: 15 N 4th St. Easton.
www.lafayettebarjazz.com. 610-252-0711.
1st & 3rd Sat: Jazz Nites 9:30pm-12:30am.
free adm/no min Gene Perla Bands.
The PHILADELPHIA CLEF CLUB OF JAZZ
& PERFORMING ARTS: 738 South Broad
St. Philadelphia. 215-893-9912. www.clef
clubofjazz.org.

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