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By George Kanzler

Sponsored by Dot Time Records

Faddis cover photo by John Abbott, Gates by Keyvan Behpour, Harris by Shervin Lainez, Horn by Fran Kaufman.

WINNING SPINS

TRADITIONS, AND THE SONGSthat helped form them in the jazz and

black vocal heritage, loom large on the newalbums from two singers that comprisethis Winning Spins. Allan Harris belongsto the school of romantic, bluesy croonersstretching from Nat "King" Cole to BrookBenton and Joe Williams, and has in factrecorded a tribute to Cole. Jazzmeia Horn,a new voice whose debut is this album, con-tinues and extends a lineage of female jazzsinging that broadens in technique fromElla Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan toBetty Carter, and in activism and socialcommentary from Billie Holiday and LenaHorne to Nina Simone and Abbey Lincoln.

Nobody's Gonna Love You Better (BlackBar Jukebox Redux), Allan Harris (LoveRecords), finds Allan mixing pop/soul hitsand standards from his formative yearswith four originals, including a funkierversion of his "Blue Was Angry" that origi-nally appeared on his impressive tribute toblack cowboys, Cross That River songcycle. The non-original selections are wideranging, from a bossa/samba, "Doralice,"sung in Portuguese and Steely Dan's hip-ster "Any Major Dude Will Tell You" done

to Pascalle Bouef's funky organ and abackbeat from drummer ShirazetteTinnin; and a romantic version of theJames Moody/Eddie Jefferson vocaleseclassic "Moody's Mood For Love." The lat-ter is particularly fetching, with Pascalle'spiano backing Allan's balladic choruses upto the bridge, where the tempo picks up forthe piano "vocalese" solo, dropping againfor the coda.

The band, which also includes Allanand Freddie Bryant on guitars and bassistRussell Hall, gets to swing out on Allan's"Swing" and brings an easy, loping feel to"I Remember You," notable for Pascalle'sincisive organ solos. Allan's sentimentalside comes out, tempered by a sprightlybeat, on his "Mother's Love (Nobody'sGonna Love You)," Pascalle switching frompiano to organ for the vampy coda. Allanreferences Charles Earland's soul jazz ver-sion of "More Today Than Yesterday" andrecalls Nat Cole's heartbeat tempo on astandard associated with Nat, "Ruby." Allin all, this is an eclectic vocal album thathangs together with Allan's rich, honeyedvoice and a band that exemplifies thesounds of a black bar jukebox.

A Social Call, Jazzmeia Horn(Prestige/Concord), rivals Cecile McLorinSalvant's as an immensely impressivedebut for a jazz vocalist, especially consid-ering that she is still in her early 20s andmany jazz singers take decades to matureand develop their artistry. The album titlehas a double resonance. "Social Call" was asignature Betty Carter song (by Gigi Gryceand Jon Hendricks) and the title alsoexpresses Jazzmeia's "call in peace aboutissue affecting peace."

Jazzmeia is strongly influenced byBetty, and includes not only "Social Call"but the Carter original, and tour-de-forceof tempi and rhythm change-ups, "Tight."Tenor saxophonist Stacey Dillard engagesin four-bar trades with Jazzmeia's exuber-ant scat on "Tight," while she begins"Social Call" over just Ben Williams’ pizzi-cato bass. He is one of the album's corerhythm section, along with pianist VictorGould and drummer Jerome Jennings.

While Betty is a major influence,Jazzmeia's voice is much rangier, with alsomore tonal and timbral variety. So, it is notsurprising that she channels her innerSarah on "East of the Sun," begun likeSarah's with a full chorus of just voice andbass, or that she can conjure the pure dul-cet tones of Sarah and Ella in a legatomood on the pensive Jimmy Rowles/NormaWinstone ballad "The Peacocks," deliveredover just Victor's piano, Josh Evans adding

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CLUBS & HALLS

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UPPER MANHATTAN(Above 70th Street)

92Y: 1395 Lexington Av at 92nd St. 212-415-5500. www.92y.org. Jul 18-20&25-27: 7:30pmJazz in July Festival feat 07/18 Dick Hyman,Bill Charlap, Ted Rosenthal, Sandy Stewart,Ken Peplowski, Randy Sandke, WalterBlanding, Chuck Redd, Howard Alden, JayLeonhart & Dennis Mackrel, 07/19 BennyGolson, Jimmy Heath, Jeremy Pelt, BillCharlap, David Wong & Kenny Washington,07/20 Jane Monheit, Bill Charlap, ReneeRosnes, Jon Gordon, Ingrid Jensen, GarySmulyan, Sean Smith & Carl Allen, 07/25Cécile McLorin Salvant, Bill Charlap, HarryAllen, Peter Washington & KennyWashington, 07/26 Bill Charlap, HaroldMabern, Roger Kellaway, Aaron Diehl, JohnWebber, Joe Farnsworth & Eric Alexander,07/27 Jon Faddis, Warren Vaché, BrianLynch, John Allred, Ken Peplowski, NickRusso, Bill Charlap, Peter Washington &Paul Wells.

BILL’S PLACE: 148W 133rd St (bet Lenox & 7thAvs). www.billsplaceharlem.com. 212-281-0777. Fri-Sat: 8&10pm $20 don Bill SaxtonBebop Band.

CLEOPATRA’S NEEDLE: 2485 Bway (bet92nd & 93rd Sts). www.cleopatrasneedleny.com. 212-769-6969. Sets: Early (E), Late (L);Sun E 4-8pm, L 9pm-1am; Mon-Tues E 8-9pm, L 10pm-1am; Wed-Thurs E 7-11pm, L11:30pm-2:30am; Fri-Sat E 8pm-12am, L12:30-3am. Free adm/$10 min. Trios exceptMon&Thurs Duets. L Jam. Residencies: SunE Open mic w/Keith Ingham, L Kelly GreenDuet; Mon Jon Weiss; Tues Marc Devine; WedE Open mic w/Les Kurtz, L Nathan Brown;Thurs L Kazu; Fri L Ben Zweig; Sat L T. Kash.Jul 1: Walter Williams feat Gitesha; 6: DanFurman; 7: Kate Cosco; 8: MichikaFukumori; 13: Junko Sakai; 14: NicholasMasters; 15: Justin Lees; 20: Ken Simon; 21:Fuku/Chihiro; 22: Alan Rosenthal; 27:Takaaki Otomo; 28: Julia Banholzer; 29: MikeLattimore.

COOPER HEWITT MUSEUM: 2 E91st St (bet5th & Madison Avs). www.cooperhewitt.org.212-849-8400. Jul 13: 6-9pm $13/15 admJazzmeia Horn Qnt; 27: Juilliard Jazz Trio.

FARAFINA CAFÉ & LOUNGE HARLEM:1813 Amsterdam Av (bet 149th & 150th Sts).www.farafinacafeloungeharlem.com. 212-281-2445. Mon: 7:30&9:30pm $10 adm. Fri-Sat: 11pm-4am Keyed Up series. Jul 3:closed; 8&22: 8:30-11pm Jazz In TheHeightzz; 10: Peter & Will Anderson; 17:Andrea Brachfeld Qrt; 24: TK Blue w/GregMurphy; 31: Allen Hoist Qrt.

GINNY’S SUPPER CLUB: At Red Rooster.310 Lenox Av (bet 125th & 126th Sts).www.ginnyssupperclub.com. 212-792-9001.Sets: 7:30&9:30pm. Jul 1: $15 adm BruceHarris; 6: $20 Johnny O'Neal; 7: $15/20 JesseFischer & Soul Cycle; 13: $15 CamilleThurman & Darrell Green Trio; 15: $20Michael Mwenso & the Shakes; 22: $15/20Chris Turner & The DropOuts.

GRANT’S TOMB: Riverside Dr & W120nd St.www.jazzmobile.org. 212-866-4900. Wed: 7-

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8:30pm free adm. Jul 5: Winard Harper; 12:Sonny Fortune; 19: Antonio Hart; 26:Antoine Roney.

LUCA’S JAZZ CORNER: At Cavatappo. 17121st Av (bet 88th & 89th Sts). 212-987-9260.www.lucasjazzcorner.com. Sets/adm: Mon 7-10pm free adm Roger Lent & friends; Tues 8-10pm $10; Thurs 9-11pm $10. Jul 6: CharlieApicella & Iron City feat Madame Pat Tandy;11: Jay Leonhart; 12: 6-8pm Bucky PizzarelliTrio; 13: Citizens of the blues; 18: Jam byMike Sailors; 20: Marianne Solivan Trio; 25:Dennis Joseph Qrt; 27: Jon Erik Kellso Qrt.

MARCUS GARVEY PARK: 122nd St atManhattan Av. www.jazzmobile.org. 212-866-4900. Fri: 7-8:30pm free adm. Jul 7:Wycliffe Gordon Qrt; 14: Lezlie Harrison; 21:tba; 28: Brianna Thomas.

MINTON’S: 206W 118th St (bet St. Nicholas Av& Adam Clayton Powell Blvd). 212-243-2222.www.mintonsharlem.com. Sets: Sun 6:30-10pm, Fri-Sat 7-10:30pm, Sat-Sun 12-3pmBrunch (B). Sun: Singer Meets Saxophonist.Jul 1: Tom Tallitsch; 2: B w/Brandon Bain; 22:Lauren Henderson.

NATIONAL JAZZ MUSEUM IN HARLEM:58W 129th St at Malcolm X Blvd. 212-348-8300. www.jmih.org.

PARIS BLUES: 2021 Adam Clayton Powell Jr.Blvd at 121st St. www.parisbluesharlem.com. 212-222-9878. Sets: Early (E) 5-9pm, Jam 9pm-1am. Free adm. Sun: EDouble G & the Possee, 9pm 1st&3rd LaBanda Ramirez, last Elliot Pineiro &Sumbaswing. Mon: Keyed Up series w/JohnCooksey Qrt; Tues: The Sultans of Soul;Wed: Les Goodson & the Intergalatic SoulJazz Band; Thurs: Tyrone Govan & TopSecret; Fri: tba; Sat: alternate The 69th StreetBand/The Antoine Dowdell Gp.

RUMSEY PLAYFIELD: Central Park. 212-360-2756. www.summerstage.org. Jul 1: 5-10pmfree adm The Bridge feat Vince Giordano &The Nighthawks w/Catherine Russell +Tatiana Eva-Marie & the Avalon Jazz Bandw/spec guest Stephane Wrembel + KatEdmonson + Aurora Nealand & Royal Roses.

SHRINE: 2271 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd(bet 133rd & 134th Sts). 212-690-7807.www.shrinenyc.com. Sets unless otherwisenoted: Early (E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm.Residency (R): Sun 5-8pm Jam w/Lu Reid.Jul 1: E Aya Ishida Sxt, 8-10pm Jack HenryDifferent Swing Trio feat Joyce Davoren; 2: R,8-11pm The Shrine Big Band; 5: E LarryCorban Electric Trio, L Jocelyn ShannonJazz Qrt; 6: E B.J. Jansen, L Joe Pino Qnt; 9:R; 10: E Nicholas Ujhazy Trio; 11: E ChrisGillette Trio; 12: E Tucker Flythe Qrt, LLoveTet; 13: E Takeshi Otani Band, L RinaKomai; 16: R; 18: E Elise Wood Duo; 19: EEugene Seow Qrt; 21: E Juan Carlos Polo;22: E Dylan Buzz Gold Trio; 23: R; 28: EJosiah Boornazian; 30: R.

SILVANA: 300W 116th St at FrederickDouglass Blvd. www.silvana-nyc.com. 646-692-4935. Sets unless otherwise noted: Early(E) 6-7pm, Late (L) 7-8pm. Jul 3: E-L JoeBreidenstine Qnt, 8-9pm Keira Harman Gp;5: E Fortunate Explorers Jazz Collective; 6:E-L Nick Grinder Gp; 10: E Jon Menges Gp;12: E Isaac Darche Gp; 13: E-L Sam Hoyt; 14:E Jocelyn Shannon Qrt; 15: E Gideon ForbesSxt; 17: E The Sugar Hill Trio; 20: E-LBrandon Lee; 21: E Dylan Buzz Gold Trio; 24:E Joel Forrester Qnt; 25: E Elise Wood Duo,L Joe Pino Qnt; 31: L Larry Corban ElectricTrio.

SMOKE JAZZ & SUPPER CLUB: 2751 Bway(bet 105th & 106th Sts). 212-864-6662.www.smokejazz.com. Sets: Early (E), Late

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(L), Brunch (B); Sun B 11:30am,1&2:30pm, E7,9&10:30pm, L 11:30pm; Mon E 7&9pm, L10:30pm; Tues-Thurs E 7,9&10:30pm, L11:30pm; Fri-Sat E 7,9&10:30pm, L 11:45pm&12:45am; Adm/min vary. Residencies: SunB Annette St. John Trio, L Willerm DelisfortQrt; Mon (R) E Vincent Herring Qrt, L SmokeJam w/Vincent Herring; Tues (R) E except07/4&11 Mike LeDonne & Groover Qrt, LEmmet Cohen Trio; Wed (R) E LezlieHarrison, L Mel Davis B-3 Trio; Thurs L Nickel& Dime OPS; Fri L 07/7&21 John FarnsworthQrt, 07/14 Simona Premazzi, 07/28 PatienceHiggins & Sugar Hill Qrt; Sat L except 07/15Johnny O’Neal & friends, 07/15 SimonaPremazzi. Jul 1-2: Eric Alexander Qrt; 3: R; 4:E Emmet Cohen B3 Qrt, L R; 5: R; 6: CarolynLeonhart; 7-9: Wayne Escoffery Trio; 10: R;11: E Akiko Tsuruga Qrt, L R; 12: R; 13: AllanHarris; 14-16: Orrin Evans Qnt; 17-19: R; 20:Spike Wilner Qnt feat Ryan Kisor; 21-23:Tribute to Bobby Hutchinson feat WarrenWolf; 24-26: R; 27: Charles Turner; 28-30:One for All; 31: R.

The WEST END LOUNGE: 955 West End Av.212-531-4759. www.thewestendlounge.com.Jul 9&30: 4-7pm Sunday Serenade 917-882-9539/www.vtyjazz.com $25 adm feat 07/9Clifton Anderson Qnt w/Antoine Rooney,07/30 Tribute to Red Garland w/RickGermanson, Mark Gross, Duane Eubanks,Gerald Cannon & Donald Edwards.

ALICE TULLY HALL: 1941 Bway (65th St betBway & Amsterdam). 212-671-4050. www.lincolncenter.org. Jul 11&14: Lincoln CenterFestival feat 07/11 7pm screening of NakedLunch w/Live Orchestral Accompaniment,07/14 8pm Prime Time Band w/WallaceRoney, Kidd Jordan, David Murray, JoshuaRedman.

BIRDLAND: 315W 44th St (bet 8th & 9th Avs).212-581-3080. www.birdlandjazz.com. Sets:8:30&11pm, except Mon 7&9:30pm, Sun6,9&11pm. Adm varies. Residencies: Sun9pm except 07/9 (R) Arturo O’Farrill Afro-Latin Jazz Orch; Mon 9:30pm Jim CarusoCast Party; Wed 5:30-7pm David Ostwald &Louis Armstrong Eternity Band; Fri 5:15-7pm Rob Middleton & Birdland Big Band; Sat6pm 07/1&15 Eric Comstock/Sean Smith,07/8,22&29 Veronica Swift. Jul 1: SaxophoneSummit w/Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman &Greg Osby; 2: Nancy Valentine, 9pm R; 4-8:Django Reinhardt NY Festival All Starsw/spec guests 07/4-5 Veronica Swift, 07/6-7Grace Kelly, 07/8-9 Jazzmeia Horn; 6: 6pmAlemay Fernandez feat Shawn Letts; 9: SeanHarkness & Will Galison; 11-15: AliciaOlatuja; 13: 6pm Mark Winkler w/spec guestRoseanna Vitro; 16: Native Soul, 9pm R; 18-22: Karrin Allyson; 20: 6pm Nestor Torres;23: Miggy Augmented Jazz Orch, 9pm R; 25-29: Louis Hayes Qnt; 27: 6pm Darin BrownTrio; 30: Joe Alterman Trio, 9pm R.

BRYANT PARK: 6th Av (bet 41st & 42nd Sts).www.bryantpark.org. 212-768-4242. Mon-Fri:12:30-2:30pm Piano in the Park feat 07/3-7Issac ben Ayala, 07/10-14 Victor Lin, 07/17-21Charlie Judkins, 07/24-28 Russ Kassoff,07/31-08/4 Bertha Hope; Wed: 6-8pmAccordions Around the World series feat07/5 Ben Rosenblum, 07/12 Erica Mancini +Albert Behar + Yuri Lemeshev, 07/19 SimoneBaron + Erica Mancini + Dmitry Sokolovsky+ Yuri Lemeshev + Albert Behar + WillHolshouser.

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

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CLUB BONAFIDE: 212E 52nd St (bet 2nd &3rd Avs). 3rd Fl. www.clubbonafide.com.646-918-6189. Sets: Early (E) 7:30pm, Late(L) 9:30pm, Late Night (N) 11pm. Jul 1: ETaulant Mehmeti Project, L Ayman BoujlidaQrt; 8: L-N Circular Time Gp; 12: E ErikaMatsuo Qnt, L Sebastian Menares Band; 14:L-N Joe Gallant & The Illuminati Orch; 15: L-N The Chardavoine Band; 19: L Ryan SlatkoTrio; 20: E Mark Wade Trio, L Bobby Spellman& Revenge of the Cool Nnt; 27: E MichellyCordova/Yukako Yamano.

DAMROSCH PARK: 62nd St (bet Columbus &Amsterdam Avs). 212-721-6500. www.midsummernightswing.org. Music: 7:30-10pm.$17 adm. Jul 4: David Ostwald & LouisArmstrong Eternity Band; 6: Ron SunshineOrch + George Gee Swing Orch; 12: MichaelGamble & the Rhythm Serenaders; 15:Harlem Renaissance Orch feat Tulivu-DonnaCumberbatch Henry.

DIZZY’S CLUB COCA-COLA: At Jazz @Lincoln Center. 10 Columbus Cr at 60th St.5th Fl. www.jalc.org. 212-258-9800. Sets/ admunless otherwise noted: 7:30&9:30pm,11:30pm Late Night Sessions; Sun $40, Mon-Wed $30, Thurs-Sat $45; $10 min. Jul 1-2: $3507/2 Willie Jones III Qnt; 3-10: closed; 11:Mike Moreno Lotus Qrt; 12-16: MontyAlexander & Junkanoo Swing; 17: $25 JoanBelgrave Sxt w/spec guest Kirk Lightsey; 21-23: Jon Faddis; 24: Jumaane Smith; 25: $35Akua Allrich; 26: $35 Marcus Strickland &Twi-Life; 27-30: Catherine Russell; 31: $35Sachal Vasandani & friends. Late Night w/Jul1: Poole & the Gang; 4-8: closed; 11-15:Jeffery Miller; 18-22: Bruce Harris; 25-29:Simon Moullier.

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

IRIDIUM: 1650 Bway at 51st St. 212-582-2121.www.theiridium.com. Jul 12: 8:30pm $25/35adm Jaimoe & Jasssz Band; 17: 8pm $25 EdPalermo Big Band; 18: 8:30pm $25 VictorLesser; 29: 8pm $25/35 Bonerama.

JAZZ AT KITANO: 66 Park Av at 38th St. 212-885-7119. www.kitano.com. Sets/adm: Sun12-2:30pm, Mon-Tues 8-11pm, Wed-Sat 8-9:15&10-11:15pm; Sun $40 buffet, Mon-Tuesfree/$15 min, Wed-Thurs $17/$20 min, Fri-Sat $32/$20 min. Residencies (R): Sun JazzBrunch w/Tony Middleton; Mon Jam w/IrisOrnig; Tues Addison Frei Solo. Jul 1: FrankKimbrough Trio; 2-4: R; 5: Alexis ParsonsQrt; 6: Harvey Diamond Trio; 7: Mark SoskinTrio; 8: Roni Ben-Hur Qrt; 9-11: R; 12:Megumi Yonezawa Trio; 13: AlemayFernandez Qrt; 14-15: Dick Hyman/KenPeplowski; 16-18: R; 19: Rob Duguay &Songevity Trio feat Jon Davis; 20: BenRosenblum Trio; 21: Michael Blake Qnt; 22:Mark Sherman Qrt; 23-25: R; 26: Art LandeQrt; 27: Victor Jones Qrt; 28: Brandon WrightQrt; 29: Valerie Capers Qrt; 30-31: R.

SAINT PETER’S CHURCH: 619 Lexington Av at54th St. (Citicorp Bld). www.saintpeters.org.212-935-2200. Wed: 1pm $10 don MidtownJazz at Midday; Sun: 5pm free adm JazzVespers. Jul 2: Lance Bryant; 5: EugeneMarlow & Heritage Ens; 9: Dan Pratt Qrt; 12:Giacomo Gates Trio; 16: Emilio Teubal Qrt;19: Dick Hyman; 23: Ken Simon Qrt; 26:Geoff Galante/Rossano Sportiello; 30: CindyScott.

STANLEY H. KAPLAN PENTHOUSE: 165W65th St (bet Bdway & Amsterdam). 10th Fl.www.lincolncenter.org. 212-875-5000. Jul12&16: Lincoln Center Festival feat 07/126pm documentary Ornette: Made in America,07/6 2pm Brad Lubman & Ensemble Signal.

SWING 46: Jazz & Supper Club. 349W 46th St(bet 8 & 9th Avs). www.swing46.com. 212-262-9554. Sets: Sun-Thurs 8:30-11:30pm, Fri-Sat 9:30pm-1am. Residencies (R): MonSwingadelic; Tues George Gee Swing Orch;Wed: Stan Rubin Orch w/Joe Politi. Jul 1-2:Lavay Smith; 3-5: R; 6: Harlem RenaissanceOrch; 7: Ron Sunshine Orch; 8: JerryCostanzo; 9: Mike Sailor; 10-12: R; 13: Salsa;14: Ron Sunshine Orch; 15: Gordon Webster;16: Sarah Hayes; 17-19: R; 20: David Berger& the Sultans of Swing; 21: George GeeSwing Orch; 22: Crescent City Maulers; 23:Vanessa Trouble & Red Hot Swing; 24-26: R;27: David Berger & the Sultans of Swing; 28:George Gee Swing Orch; 29: Crescent CityMaulers; 30: Nick Palumbo; 31: R.

TOMI JAZZ: 239E 53rd St (Bet 2nd & 3rd Avs).Lower level. www.tomijazz.com. 646-497-1254. Sets: Sun 8-11pm; Mon&Wed L 8-11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Tues E 8-9:20pm, L9:40-11pm, N 11pm-12:30am; Thurs 9-11:30pm; Fri 9pm-1am; Sat E 6-7:30pm, L 8-10:30pm, N 11pm-1:30am. Adm: Sun-Wedfree/$5 min, Thurs-Sat $10/10 min. Jul 1: EKen Kobayashi, L Rocco John Duo, NCandice Reyes; 2: Elijah Thomas; 3: L AldenHellmuth, N Nick Semenykhin; 4: E tba, LSunhyun Yoo, N Alan Kwan; 5: L AndrewLicata, N Marius Duboule; 6: KazukiYamanaka; 7: Sharp Tree Trio; 8: E TheHighliners, L Ali Bello, N Annie Chen Trio; 9:Tomoko Yanagita; 10: L Marcos Toledo, NArthur Sadowsky; 11: E-L tba, N KeriJohnsrud; 12: L Tsuyoshi Yamamoto, NRaquel Rivela; 13: Linda Presgrave; 14:Takenori Nishiuchi; 15: E Kathryn Allyn, LKen Kobayashi, N Craig Brann; 16: BillStevens; 17: L Devenny Bennett, N NicholasBrust; 18: E Sprow, L Alex Fondelli, NMotonori Kobayashi; 19: L Abel Mireles, NJasper Dutz; 20: Adam Kahan; 21: KuniMikami; 22: E Yukiyo Masuda, L DanielBennett, N Sharp Tree; 23: Dorian Devins; 24:L Wishing on Stars, N Mykola Shevelov; 25:E Andrew Kushnir, L tba, N Dayeon Seok; 26:L Michael Gallant, N Gil Schwartz; 27: SenriOe; 28: Takenori Nishiuchi; 29: E GregDeangelis, L Yuko Togami, N Song Yi Jeon;30: Kengo Yamada; 31: L Yun Hunug, NDanna Reedy.

55 BAR: 55 Christopher St (bet 6th & 7th Avs).212-929-9883. www.55bar.com. Sets: Early(E) 7-9pm except Sun&Fri-Sat 6-9pm, Late(L) 10pm. 1st Mon: E Sean Wayland; 1stThurs: E Amy Cervini; 1st Sat: E Ayana lowe;2nd Thurs: E Nicole Zuraitis; 2nd Fri: E TessaSouter; last Wed: E Paul Jost; last Fri: EKendra Shank.

B FLAT: Basement 277 Church St (bet Franklin& White Sts). www.bflat.info. 212-219-2970.Sets: Mon 8-11pm; Wed 8-11:30pm; Sat10pm-12am. Trios. Mon&Wed: Jordan Young.Jul 1: Mioko Sparrow; 8: Ken Kobayashi; 15:Shailah Edmonds; 22: Takeshi Asai; 29:Michi Fuji.

BAHA’Í CENTER: 53E 11th St (bet Bway &University). www.bahainyc.org. 212-222-5159. Tues: 8&9:30pm $10/15 adm. Jul 18:James Jabbo Ware & the Me We & ThemOrch; 25: Mike Longo Trio.

BAR NEXT DOOR: 129 McDougal St. 212-529-5945. www.lalanternacaffe.com. Sets: Sun8&10pm, Mon-Thurs Early (E) 6:30-7:45pm,Late (L) 8:30&10:30pm, Fri-Sat 7:30,9:30&11:30pm. Adm: $12 all night + 1 drink min/set

LOWER MANHATTAN(Below 34th Street)

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Washington Sts). www.earinn.com. 212-431-9750. Sun: 8-11pm EarRegulars feat Jon-ErikKellso & friends. Jul 9: w/Scott Robinson;16: w/Warren Vaché/Allan Vaché.

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); E 7pm except Sun-Mon&Fri6pm; L 9pm except Thurs&Sat 10pm, Fri add10:30pm; N 1:30am except Sun 1am, Mon-Wed 12:30am. Residencies (R): Sun E TerryWaldo & Gotham City Band, N BrandonLewis & Renee Cruz; Mon N Billy Kaye; TuesE except 07/4 Saul Rubin Zebtet; Wed ERaphael D'Lugoff Trio + 1, N Ned Goold; Fri LThe Supreme Queens; Sat N GregGlassman. Jul 1: E Billy Kaye, L RaphaelD'lugoff Qnt, N R; 2: E R, 8:30pm JadeSynstelien & FCBB, N R; 3: E Ben PatersonDuo, L Marcus Persiani, N R; 4: E LucaSataniello, L John Benitez, N Craig Wuepper; 5:E R, L Corey Wallace Dubtet, N R; 6: E Maniacsof the Fourth Dimension, L Saul Rubin Zebtet, NPaul Nowinski; 7: E Dida Pelled, L R + JaredGold/Dave Gibson, N Nick Hempton; 8: EVanderlei Pereira & Brazilian Jazz Qrt, LCamile Gainer Jones, N R; 9: E R, L DialloHouse, N R; 10: L Ned Goold Qrt, N R; 11: ER, L Peter Brainin & the Latin JazzWorkshop; 12: E R, L Harold Mabern Trio, NR; 13: L Greg Glassman Qnt; 14: E Joe ManisOrgan Trio, L R; 15: L Cecil Brooks III, N R;16: E&N R; 17: L George Braith, N R; 18: E R;19: E R, L The Don Hahn/Mike CamachoBand, N R; 21: L R; 22: L Organ Monk, N R;23: E&N R; 24: L Alexi, N R; 25: E R, L ItaiKriss & Gato Gordo, N John Benitez & LatinBop; 26: E&N R; 27: L P.O.D; 28: L R; 29: N R;30: E&N R; 31: N R.

JAZZ GALLERY: 1160 Bway at 27th St. 5th Fl.www.jazzgallery.org. 646-494-3625. Sets:7:30&9:30pm $15/10 adm, $22/12 Fri-Sat. Jul10: 6pm Workshop by Simon Barker; 11:Simon Barker Gp; 12: Jacob Sacks40Twenty; 14-15: Aaron Parks; 18-19: $30-15Ravi Coltrane & friends; 20: Michael Cain;21: Brooklyn Raga Massive; 23: Le BoeufBrothers; 27: Frvnkie; 28: Chris Morrissey.

JAZZ STANDARD: 116E 27th St (bet Park &Lexington Avs). www.jazzstandard.net. 212-576-2232. Sets/adm unless otherwise noted:7:30&9:30pm, Sun Brunch (B) 11am&1:30pm; $30 except Mon-Wed $25, B $10/$35all-inclusive. Residencies: Sun B except 07/2The Smokestack Brunch; Mon (R) MingusMonday feat Mingus Big Band. Jul 1-2: Dr.$35 Lonnie Smith & Evolution; 3: R; 4: DarcyJames Argue & Secret Society; 5: RyanKeberle & Catharsis; 6-9: Houston PersonQrt; 9: B w/Noah Garabedian; 10: R; 11:Jamie Baum & Short Stories; 12: ChristineTobin; 13-16: Conrad Herwig’s Latin Side All-Stars; 16: B w/Gabrielle Stravelli; 17: R; 18-19: Jakob Bro Trio; 20-23: Ben Allison 07/20-22 & Think Free, 07/23 & The Easy Way; 23: Bw/Adam Larson; 24: R; 25: Romero LubamboGp; 26: Jon Irabagon Organ Trio; 27-30:Christian Sands Trio + spec guests 07/29-30Antonio Hart; 30: B w/Josh Lawrence; 31: R.

JOE’S PUB: At Public Theater. 425 Lafayette St& Astor Pl. www.joespub.com. 212-967-7555.Adm varies. Jul 8: 7:30pm Monica Raymund;9: 7pm Jeff Franzel, 9:30pm The Westerlies &friends feat Theo Bleckmann; 30: 9:30pmMichael Mwenso’s Melting Pot feat JonathanRagonese.

LE POISSON ROUGE: 158 Bleecker St atThompson St. www.lepoissonrouge.com.212-796-0741. Adm varies. Jul 5: 8pm $20/25adm Tony Allen Qrt; 19: 7pm Will Sessionsw/Kendra Morris & Monk One.

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except Fri-Sat $12/set + 1 drink min/set, Efree. Trios unless otherwise noted. Mon-Thurs: E Emerging Artists series; Mon: LVocal Mondays series. Residencies (R): SunPeter Mazza, Wed L Jonathan Kreisberg. Jul1: Jonathan Saraga; 2: R; 3: E Paul JubongLee, L Laura Angyal; 4: E Sagi Kaufman, LNadav Lev; 5: E Horace Bray, L R; 6: E PrawitSiriwat, L Caroline Davis; 7: SebastianNoelle; 8: Samir Zarif; 9: R; 10: E Alan Kwan,L Laura Campisi; 11: E Tommy Holladay, LDan Aran; 12: E Michael Bliss, L R; 13: EVaughn Stoffey, L Justin Lees; 14: SebastianNoelle; 15: Jostein Gulbrandsen; 16: R; 17: EAndrew Shillito, L Valentina Marino; 18: EPeter Amos, L Bobby Katz; 19: E NanJo Lee,L R; 20: E Tommaso Gambini, L Kevin Clark;21: Steve Herberman; 22: Caleb Curtis; 23: R;24: E tba, L Valerie Farber; 25: E David Kuhn,L Mark Cocheo; 26: E German Damianich, LR; 27: E Joey Lamb, L Adam Larson; 28:Quentin Angus; 29: Tom Dempsey; 30: R; 31:E Daniel Dickinson, L Chiara Izzi.

BLUE NOTE JAZZ CLUB: 131W 3rd St at 6thAv. 212-475-8592. www.bluenotejazz.com.Sets: 8&10:30pm + Fri-Sat 12:30am LateNight Groove series, Sun 11:30am&1:30pmSunday Brunch. Adm varies. Jul 1-2:Cassandra Wilson; 3: Hypnotic Brass Ens; 4:New Orleans Swamp Donkeys; 5: MauriceBrown; 6-9: Lou Donaldson; 10: JoeGransden Big Band; 11-16: Ron Carter featBenny Golson & Wallace Roney; 17: JohnColianni Jazz Orch; 18-23: Dizzy Gillespie™Big Band; 24: Avi Singolda; 25-30: SpyroGyra; 31: Eddie Palmieri feat Roy Haynes.Late Night Groove w/Jul 1: Ricardo Grilli; 7:(U)nity; 21: Evan Sherman Big Band. SundayBrunch w/Jul 2: Hendrik Meurkens SambaJazz Qrt; 9: Crooner Colin Hunter w/JoeSealy; 16: tba; 23: Rotem Sivan Trio; 30: tba.

CORNELIA STREET UNDERGROUND: 29Cornelia St. www.corneliastreetcafe.com.212-989-9319. Sets unless otherwise noted:Sun 8:30&10pm, Mon-Thurs 8&9:30pm, Fri-Sat 9&10:30pm. Adm varies. Jul 1: RussJohnson Qrt; 2: Kurt Elling; 5: 6pm AnnieChen Qrt, 8pm Alex Brown Trio, 9:30pmAbelita Mateus; 6: Julien Labro/Olli SoikkeliQrt; 7: Paul Jones Sxt; 8: Peter Brendler Qrt;10: 6pm Keri Johnsrud Qrt; 11: Andrew VanTassel Qrt, 9:30pm Julian Shore Qrt; 12:Jeong Lim Yang Qnt, 9:30pm Yuhan Su Qnt;13: Amanda Monaco Qrt, 9:30pm AaronBurnett & the Big Machine; 14: Nate RadleyQrt; 15: Dan Weiss Trio; 16: Adriano SantosQrt, 10pm Engenheiros; 18: 6pm AndrewSchiller Qrt, 8pm Justin Wert Qrt; 19: JeremyPowell Qrt, 9:30pm Johnathan Lowery Qnt;21: 6pm Daniel Meron Trio; 22: NoahPreminger/Rob Garcia; 25: Sergej AvanesovQrt; 26: 6pm Nick Brust, 8pm Eugenia ChoeTrio, 9:30pm Song Yi Jeon Qnt; 27: EmiMakabe Qrt, 9:30pm Tomoko Omura Qnt; 28-29: Brian Landrus Orch; 28: 6pm DongfengLiu Trio; 30: 10pm Jakob Dreyer Qrt.

The CUTTING ROOM: 44E 32nd St (betMadison & Park Av). 212-691-1900. www.thecuttingroomnyc.com. $20/25 adm. Jul 17:8pm The New Alchemy Jazz Orch feat TerellStafford; 19: 7:30pm Darren Lyons Gpw/spec guest David Sancious; 29: 12amJazz is PHSH.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY: 13 MonroeSt (bet Market & Catherine Sts). 212-473-0043. www.downtownmusicgallery.com.Sun: 6pm In-Store shows. Jul 23: Billy MintzQnt.

DROM: 85 Ave A (bet 5th & 6th Sts). 212-777-1157. www.dromnyc.com. Jul 2: 8pm LauraCampisi; 11&25: 7:30pm Silver Arrow Band.

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THE SOURCE OF JON FADDIS'stratospheric, post-bop sound is Dizzy

Gillespie, Jon's mentor, friend and idol."He was my hero," the 64-year-old trum-peter says. "Just like kids today haveposters of LeBron James, Michael Jordanand Stephan on their wall, I had posters ofDizzy."

So, it's fitting that during Dizzy's cen-tennial year, Jon—who Dizzy proclaimedas "the best trumpeter ever, including me!"—will pay tribute to the trumpet legend atJazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola.

"It's an honor for me to celebrate Mr.Gillespie," Jon says from his home inTeaneck, NJ. "We'll be playing a quartetreduction of 'Gillespiana,' the [big bandwork] Lalo Schifrin wrote for Dizzy. Andwe'll play some tunes that Dizzy likedincluding 'Con Alma,' 'Hot House,' 'A Nightin Tunisia' and 'Confirmation.'"

The Oakland-born trumpeter has beenat it for 46 years and he's played witheveryone from George Benson, CharlesMingus and Randy Weston, to Billy Joel,Paul Simon and Don Sebesky. His record-ings as a leader from 1974 to 2006 includeJon & Billy, Youngblood, Good and Plenty,Legacy, Into the Faddisphere, Hornucopia,Remembrances and Teranga. Jon hasplayed in the big bands of Lionel Hampton,Thad Jones and Mel Lewis, and GeraldWilson and has conducted an impressivenumber of large ensembles including theChicago Jazz Ensemble and the CarnegieHall Centennial Big Band and Jazz Band.

Jon's association with Dizzy began soonafter he learned to play. Inspired by watch-ing Louis Armstrong on "The Ed SullivanShow," Faddis started playing trumpet atage 8 and played in R&B bands in the Bay

Area. He first met Dizzy at Basin StreetWest, in San Francisco when he was 13and played with him for the first time afew years later at The Jazz Workshop.

"Dizzy walked by my table toward thedressing room, and I said, 'Hey Diz, areyou going to play the ending of 'A Night inTunisia?'' And he said, 'You got your horn,you play it.' So, Dizzy invited me up on thebandstand. I played the ending and weplayed 'Satin Doll,' and 'Get That MoneyBlues,' and that's how I met Dizzy."

Jon played many concerts withGillespie, and their recordings includeDizzy Gillespie Jam and To Diz, WithLove. He was the director and featuredsoloist in Dizzy Gillespie's United NationOrchestra and directed the Dizzy Gillespie70th Birthday Big Band and the DizzyGillespie Alumni All-Stars.

Although Jon enjoyed being Gillespie'sprotégé, his inner voice beckoned in hisearly thirties. "I said, 'Dizzy, I think I'vegot to stop playing with you because I'vebecome too associated with you and I wantto get my own sound,' and Dizzy looked atme and said, 'It's about time.' He said he'sbeen waiting for me to say that for years,but I was content to play with him."

Just as Dizzy built his style from hispredecessors including Roy Eldridge, Jonfound his voice as a student of other trum-pet kings. "I was aware of Miles Davis andLouis Armstrong. And my teacher, BillCatalano, told me about Snooky Young,Bill Chase and Maynard Ferguson. Theywere my earliest influences. Then I startedbuying records by Roy Eldridge, FreddieHubbard, Lee Morgan, Clifford Brown andFats Navarro. And now I'm listening to allof those young whippersnappers outthere," Jon says with a laugh.

Like Dizzy, who was a master teacher,Jon instructs those young whippersnap-pers at the Conservatory of Music atPurchase College SUNY. "I tell my stu-dents that although Dizzy was entertain-ing, when he put that horn in his mouth hewas very serious!" Jon says. "I tell youngmusicians that Dizzy told me, and MilesDavis, and Jimmy Heath—that you shouldlearn the piano, because you can see wherethe notes are. Dizzy talked about the his-tory of the music. And he knew his role inthe history of jazz."

And even though Jon Faddis is his ownman, he still strives to represent Dizzy andother jazz immortals at the highest level."When I'm on the bandstand, I hope that Istill can project and communicate to theaudience the love and respect I have forDizzy, and for the others who make thismusic possible."

The Jon Faddis Quartet withpianist David Hazeltine, bassistKiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer DionParsons performs at Dizzy's ClubCoca-Cola July 21 - 23.

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S P O T LTONY ALLENLE POISSON ROUGE / JULY 5Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, a member of Fela Anikulapo Kuti's large collectivebands from 1964 to 1979, as well as musical director from 1970, was an architect ofthe Afrobeat sound, a blending of jazz, highlife and African juju music rhythms withhorn riffs. After Tony left Fela, he created Afrofunk, melding the original Afrobeatwith hip-hop and electronic rhythms. Recently Tony made an EP celebrating one of hisearliest jazz drummer inspirations, Art Blakey, merging some of Blakey's classic JazzMessengers repertoire—"Moanin'," "A Night in Tunisia," "Politely," "The DrumThunder Suite"—with Afrobeat rhythms and riffs. He brings that music to this gig,part of FranceRocks Summerfest, a two-week festival co-sponsored by The BureauExport and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy. GK

TED ROSENTHAL MEZZROW / JULY 21-22In any given month, you could see pianist Ted Rosenthal performing "Rhapsody inBlue" with an orchestra, accompanying vocalist Helen Merrill, playing chamber musicat a synagogue, teaching a Julliard class or penning a piano concerto or a scholarlyarticle. His 2014 recording of "Rhapsody in Blue" for jazz trio reached #1 in jazz albumsales at iTunes and Amazon and Impromptu showcases his re-imaginings of ten clas-sical themes for jazz trio. So, it's not surprising that Ted has been a soloist with sev-eral orchestras, especially performing "Rhapsody in Blue." You'll hear a rhapsody andmore from those recent CDs plus instrumental versions of songs from his new jazzopera with bassist Martin Wind on Friday and Noriko Ueda on Saturday and TimHorner, drums. YE

WALTER BLANDING92Y / JULY 18Tenor saxophonist Walter Blanding, a longtime member of Wynton Marsalis' bands,including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, is an indefatigable swinger who willjoin a jam session at the drop of a downbeat. He'll team up with a loose aggregationof fellow swingers at this Jazz in July Series concert, Dick Hyman Forever!, celebrat-ing the pianist's 90th birthday. Also in the horn section is clarinetist and saxophonistKen Peplowski and trumpeter Randy Sandke. Sharing the keyboards with the hon-oree are Bill Charlap and Ted Rosenthal; Bill's mother, Sandy Stewart, contributesvocals. Also on hand are guitarist Howard Alden, vibist Chuck Redd, bassist andsinger Jay Leohart and drummer Dennis Mackrel. It's a very good possibility thatunannounced guests might show up. GK

MELISSA MORGANTHE SIDE DOOR / JULY 15Musically, 30-something singer Melissa Morgan is an old soul. She has dug deep intothe 1950s and '60s sounds of Billie Holiday, Dakota Staton, Dinah Washington andNancy Wilson, and combined them into something very much her own. The 2004Thelonious Monk International Vocal Competition semi-finalist's repertoire is rootedin the ups and downs of love and romance. She delivers it with sophistication and soul.Melissa will focus on songs from her John Clayton-produced 2016 independent CDDays Like This, as well as a bit from her 2009 debut project Until I Met You (Telarc).Pianist Sam Hirsh, bassist George DeLancey and drummer Joe Farnsworth join herat The Side Door. She performs at Mezzrow on July 20 with Sam, George and drum-mer Kevin Tanner. KF

ROSEANNA VITROMEZZROW / JULY 11 and BIRDLAND / JULY 13From Texarkana through Houston to NYC and the world, Roseanna Vitro has becomethe quintessential jazz singer with a deep, romantic heart yet she's a solid blues bel-ter. Over dozens of years collaborating, touring, recording, teaching and playing innu-merable club dates, she's proven her worth as one of the best in the business. Tributesto Steve Allen, Brazilian masters, Ray Charles, Bill Evans, Randy Newman, aRosemary Clooney/Mel Tormé show, and music inspired by a trip to India have ear-marked a diverse and delightful repertoire that keeps expanding. Her upcoming proj-ect, My Southern Roots, is more rock and blues à la John Scofield. The Birdland showfeatures Roseanna with vocalist Mark Winkler and pianist Allen Farnham's trio in anearly set program. At Mezzrow, she teams with longtime piano partner KennyWerner. MGN

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WALT WEISKOPF SMALLS JAZZ CLUB / JULY 21-22Like many saxophonists his age, Walt Weiskopf began in big bands—with Buddy Richin 1981 at age 21 and in Toshiko Akiyoshi's big band for 14 years. A master soloist, Walthas penned seven books on jazz improvisation and has made 19 records in 15 years.Apparently, when not on the road with Steely Dan or coordinating jazz studies at NewJersey City University, Walt is working on a record. His most recent, Fountain of Youthwas preceded last year with The Way You Say It. Both are on Posi-Tone Records andhave Behn Gillece on vibes and Steve Fidyk, drums; the former has Peter Zak on pianoand the latter features organist Brian Charette. But at Smalls, Walt's with Peter onpiano, Ugonna Okegwo, bass and Jason Tiemann, drums. YE

VICTOR JONESJAZZ AT KITANO / JULY 27Moment to moment, the personal style coursing through Victor Jones on the bandstandis both rocksteady and spontaneous. A quarter note solid as it is versatile, the drum-mer, trumpeter and composer serves the music, not the genre. A citizen of the expand-ing world, Victor has played and recorded on nearly every continent, with a roster ofpersonnel ranging from Lou Donaldson, Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard and Stan Getzto Chanda Rule, Chaka Khan, Mino Cinelu and Jimmy Scott. His spirit of creativityand collaboration compels him to embrace whatever's around the next corner, whetherit's mixing visual art with music or melding traditional genres to form new ones. Hisquartet features Dylan Meek on piano, Alex Blake on bass and Taeko on vocals. SJ

ROMERO LUBAMBOJAZZ STANDARD / JULY 25Born and raised in Rio De Janeiro, Romero Lubambo was immersed in American jazz,classical and Brazilian music from a young age, teaching himself to play guitar andstudying at the Villa Lobos School of Music. Romero developed a virtuoso style thatenabled him to blend these genres in his compositions and improvisations, creating aunique sound and excelling at uncovering new paths through well-known songs.Coming to the U.S. in 1985, he formed the acclaimed Trio da Paz with Nilson Matta andDuduka da Fonseca. The guitarist has also recorded numerous sessions as a leader andcollaborated with other greats of diverse musical styles. He is joined by Vítor Gonçalveson accordion and piano, bassist Itaiguara Brandão, drummer Rafael Barata, and hiswife, vocalist Pamela Driggs. KD

BRIANNA THOMASMARCUS GARVEY PARK for JAZZMOBILE / JULY 28A masterful vocalist whose rich, rounded tone and virtuosity can ring of SarahVaughan or Dianne Reeves, Brianna Thomas has demonstrated time and again an abil-ity to surprise even longtime listeners. Capable of wringing out the last drop of pathosfrom the works of figures like Nina Simone, Brianna can just as easily deliver blues-drenched musical sass at a moment's notice, or offer a poignantly delicate rendering ofa standard. This versatility and confidence in her instrument and interpretations havebrought Brianna to the attention of many jazz fans, signaling a talent whose effortsdeserve international renown. At Marcus Garvey Park, Brianna is joined by a band oftop-shelf artists, guitarist Marvin Sewell, pianist Conun Pappas, bassist Devin Starks,drummer Darrian Douglas and percussionist Fernando Saci. SH

MARTY EHRLICHPROVINCETOWN PLAYHOUSE / JUY 12, RUSS & DAUGHTERS / JULY 27A charismatic cloud amid the chaos of avant-garde styles, multi-instrumentalist MartyEhrlich has forged a creative personality which is constantly moving forward. InMarty's experiments with ensembles both large and small one sees a visionary alwaysseeking new and interesting paths. Said paths have been shared on stage or record withluminaries such as Anthony Braxton, John Zorn and numerous others. As a leader,Marty's most recent release was 2013's A Trumpet in the Morning, which was met withacclaim with The New York Times calling it, "an amiable, approachable bustle. Momentto moment, it courts your comprehension." Marty's accolades include a GuggenheimFellowship and grants from Chamber Music America and the NEA. He also brings hisquartet—Jerome Harris, vocals; James Weidman, piano; Ben Perowsky, drums—atSmalls on July 22. EW

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5th & 6th Avs). www.metropolitanroom.com.212-206-0440. Sets Early (E) 7pm, Late (L)9:30pm. Jul 6: E Suzanna Ross; 9: E Vyra; 16:E Niki Sorrentino; 19: E Brandon Woody; 25:L Annie Ross.

MEZZROW: 163W 10th St (bet 7th Av &Waverly Pl). www.mezzrow.com. 646-476-4346. Sets/adm: Early 8-10:30pm, Late (L)11pm-close; adm varies. Residencies: Sun LJohn Merrill & friends; Mon L Ari Roland orPasquale Grasso; Tues L Jam w/MikiYamanaka & Adi Meyerson; Wed L TonyHewitt & Pete Malinverni; Thurs L SpikeWilner w/spec guest; Fri L Johnny O'Neal.Jul 1: Kirk Lightsey Trio; 2: Michael Weiss; 3:Daryl Sherman Trio; 4: closed; 5: LainieCooke Trio; 6: Jamie Reynolds Trio; 7-8:ELEW/Nicholas Payton; 9: Nicole Zuraitis;10: Ron McClure; 11: Roseanna Vitro/KennyWerner; 12: Victor Gould/Curtis Lundy; 13:Gilad Hekselman/Fred Hersch; 14-15: HarryAllen Trio; 16: Falkner Evans/Paul Gill; 17:Noah Haidu/Marcus McLaurine; 18: Liz RosaQrt feat Grant Stewart; 19: Joel Frahm Trio;20: Melissa Morgan; 21-22: Ted RosenthalTrio; 23: Larry Ham Trio; 24: Ehud AsherieTrio; 25-26: Peter Bernstein; 27: WillermDelisfort Trio; 28-29: Billy Drummond Trio;30: 3:30-5:30pm Smalls LIVE Workshop featAlan Broadbent, 8pm Alan Broadbent; 31:Yves Brouqui.

NEIGHBORHOOD CHURCH: 269 Bleecker St(bet Jones & Cornelia Sts). 212-691-1770. 1stFri: 8&9:30pm free adm All Things Projectwww.allthingsproject.com. Jul 7: JesseStacken Qrt.

NEW SCHOOL JAZZ PERFORMANCESPACE: 55W 13th St, 5th Fl. 212-229-5488.www.newschool.edu/jazz. Fri-Sat: 8:30pmThe Stone at the New School. Jul 7-8: BrianMarsella; 14-15: Steve Coleman; 21-22:Trigger; 28-29: Ken Vandermark.

NORTH SQUARE: At Washington Square Hotel.103 Waverly Pl at McDougal. www.northsquareny.com/about-jazz. 212-254-1200. Sun:12:30&2pm free adm Jazz Brunch Trios. Jul 2:closed; 9: Ronny Whyte; 16: Alexis Cole; 23:Jay Clayton; 30: Roz Corral.

NUBLU 151: 151 Avenue C (bet 9th & 10thSts). www.nublu.net. Jul 13: 9pm FedericoAubele/Jesse Harris.

NUYORICAN POETS CAFÉ: 236E 3rd St (betAvs B & C). www.nuyorican.org. 212-780-9386/212-505-8183. Sets: 9:30pm. Residen-cies: 1st Tues $10 adm Latin Jazz featChembo Corniel; 1st Wed $13 All That - HipHop Poetry & Jazz; 1st Fri $15 BananaPuddin’ Jazz series feat Rome Neal + Jam.

PROVINCETOWN PLAYHOUSE: At New YorkUniversity. 133 MacDougal St. www.steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/facilities/provincetown. 212-998-5424. Sets: 7pm. Jul 3: RichShemaria Big Band; 5: Dave Pietro Gp; 11:Oliver Lake Organ Qrt; 12: Marty Ehrlich; 17:Rich Shemaria Big Band; 19: Ari Hoenig Gp.

ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL: 196 Allen St at EHouston St. www.rockwoodmusichall.com.212-477-4155. Jul 5: 8:30pm Jocelyn MedinaGp; 10&16: 6pm Elsa Nilsson; 27: 8:30pmAndrew Van Tassel Qnt.

RUSS & DAUGHTERS CAFE: 127 Orchard St(bet Delancey & Rivington Sts). 212-475-4880. www.russanddaughterscafe.com. LastFri: 8pm free adm John Zorn feat The Stoneat Russ & Daughters Cafe. Jul 27: MartyEhrlich.

SMALLS JAZZ CLUB: 183W 10th St at 7th Av.212-252-5091. www.smallslive.com. Sets:Afternoon (PM) Sun 4:30-7pm, Sat 4-7pm,Early (E) 7:30-10pm, Late (L) 10:30pm-1am,Night (N) 1-4am; jam following N; adm

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varies. Residencies (R): Sun 1pm Vocal mas-terclass by Marion Cowings, PM AiMurakami Trio feat Sacha Perry, E except07/16&23 Johnny O'Neal, N 07/2,16&30 JonBeshay, 07/9&23 Hillel Salem; Mon L except07/10&24 Ari Hoenig Trio, N 07/3&10Jonathan Michel, 07/17,24&31 JonathanBarber; Wed N 07/5&19 Aaron Seeber,07/12&26 Jovan Alexandre; Thurs N 07/6&20Sarah Slonim, 07/13&27 Jonathan Thomas;Fri N 07/7&28 Joe Farnsworth, 07/14&21Corey Wallace; Sat N 07/1,15&29 PhilipHarper, 07/8&22 Brooklyn Circle. Jul 1: ELeon Parker Qnt, L Ken Fowser Qnt, N R; 2:1pm-E R, L David Gibson Qnt, N R; 3: E tba,L-N R; 4: closed; 5: E Jared Gold Trio, L BrianCharette Qrt, N R; 6: E Gregg August Gp, LBrian Charette Qrt, N R; 7: E MichaelCochrane, L Alex Sipiagin Qnt, N R; 8: EDavid Schnitter, L Alex Sipiagin Qnt, N R; 9:1pm-E R, L Richie Vitale Qnt, N R; 10: E DaveGlasser Qrt, L tba, N R; 11: E Steve Nelson, LAbraham Burton Qrt, N tba; 12: E AaronBurnett Gp, L Simona Premazzi Gp, N R; 13:E Noah Jackson Gp, L Behn Gillece Qrt, N R;14: E Ray Gallon Trio, L Lew Tabakin Gp, N R;15: E Sylvia Cuenca Gp, L Lew Tabakin Gp, NR; 16: 1pm-PM R, E Lezlie Harrison, L AlexHoffman Qnt, N R; 17: E tba, L-N R; 18: E IanHendrickson, L Abraham Burton Qrt, N tba;19: E Ryan Kisor Qnt, L Harold Mabern Trio,N R; 20: E Brandon Lewis Gp, L AdamLarson Qrt, N R; 21: E Renaud Penant Trio, LWalt Weiskopf Qrt, N R; 22: E Marty EhrlichQrt, L Walt Weiskopf Qrt, N R; 23: 1pm-PM R,E Jade Synstelian Qrt, L Joe Magnarelli Gp,N R; 24: E Jon Davis Trio, L tba, N R; 25: ELucas Pino Nnt, L Abraham Burton Qrt, Ntba; 26: E Adam Kolker Gp, L Tim HegartyQnt, N R; 27: E Nick Hempton Band, L TheUptown Jazz Tnt, N R; 28: E Matt ChertkoffGp, L Donald Edwards Qnt, N R; 29: E BillyMintz Qnt, L Donald Edwards Qnt, N R; 30:1pm-E R, L Alex Norris Qnt, N R; 31: E tba, L-N R.

The STONE: 2nd St at Av C. www.thestonenyc. com. Sets: 8:30pm adm varies. Jul 1-2:Steven Bernstein; 4-9: Tyshawn Sorey; 10:Daniel Rosenboom & Burning Ghosts; 11-16: Ha-Yang Kim; 18-23: Kevin Norton; 25-30:Matt Hollenberg.

VILLAGE VANGUARD: 178 7th Av S at 11thSt. 212-255-4037. www.villagevanguard.com.Sets: 8:30&10:30pm. Adm: $30/1 drink min.Residency (R): Mon Vanguard Jazz Orch. Jul1-2: Dave Holland Trio; 3: R; 4-9: Tom Harrell;10: R; 11-16: The Heath Brothers; 17: R; 18-23: Mary Halvorson Oct; 24: R; 25-30: FredHersch Trio; 31: R.

WAGNER PARK: 75 Battery Pl. 212-267-9700.www.bpcparks.org. Thurs: 7pm free admRiver & Blues feat 07/6 Los Lobos, 07/13Rebirth Brass Band, 07/20 Bettye LaVette,07/27 Vieux Farka Toure.

ZINC BAR: 82W 3rd St (bet Thompson &Sullivan). 212-477-8337. www.zincbar.com.Residencies: Sun 9pm-12am Tango featFernando Otero; Mon 9:30pm except 07/3Ron Affif Trio; Tues 10pm Evolution Jam byRevive Music; Thurs 10pm Roman Diaz &Rumba Habanera; Sat 10,11:30pm&1amMonika Oliveira & The Brasilians. Jul 3:10pm-2am VandoJam feat Andrew Hadro; 12:8&9:30pm Don Braden/Joris Teepe.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN: 2900Southern Blvd. www.nybg.org. 718-817-

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GIACOMO GATES DIGS INTERES-ting songs that, more often than not,

have a clever twist to them. What he deliv-ers—and what you hear—is not alwayswhat you expect. Whether he's interpret-ing material from the Great AmericanSongbook, jazz hipsters like Oscar BrownJr., Babs Gonzales, Jon Hendricks andEddie Jefferson, or instrumentalists TaddDameron and Lee Morgan, he holds a lis-tener's interest with his approach, some-times stretching his performance with art-ful vocal emulation of instrumental solos.

"I love songs that tell life's interestingstories. It's got to be a story. It's got tomake sense to me. There's got to be some-thing that I can connect to," Giacomo says."I know people want to hear something rec-ognizable but they also like to be turnedonto something that's different. I want theband to have a good time. I want the audi-ence to have a good time. It's supposed tobe fun."

Giacomo's seventh CD as a leader,What Time Is It?, was released in April.This is his fourth project for SavantRecords and it's a natural progression from2015's Everything is Cool and his earlierprojects for the label: The Revolution WillBe Jazz—The Songs of Gil Scott-Heron andMilesTones, a survey of Miles Davis' reper-toire from the 1950s.

Everything is Cool and What Time Is It?are more about what makes Giacomo tick.To set the mood for the newest recording,he precedes the Rodgers & Hart tune "IDidn't Know What Time It Was" with aspoken word introduction featuring hispoem, "What Time Is It?"

"That poem refers to the essence of(somebody) not knowing what time it is.The composers are not referring to a watchor a clock," Giacomo says. "To be intriguedwith 'What Time Is It?' you need to knowwhat time it is."

He went outside the jazz repertoire withhis take on "Silhouettes," a 1957 pop hit forThe Rays, a doo-wop group. Giacomo saidhe included it because he digs its cleverlove story with a twist. "That tune was inmy head from when I first heard it. I prob-ably owned the 45. It is not a very compli-cated tune musically but it is a great storythat's fun to sing. A guy takes a walk,thinks he's walking by his girlfriend'shouse, sees her with another guy. Heknocks on the door and discovers he's onthe wrong block. So, he runs to his girl-friend's house and everything is cool."

Giacomo, 66, is one of life's interestingstories himself.

He grew up in Bridgeport, Conn., wherehis family gave him a musical foundationthrough a half dozen years of guitar les-sons. He showed no interest in music as acareer, but played in a couple of weddingbands, which familiarized him with theGreat American Songbook. He listened tojazz on metropolitan New York's radio sta-tions. "I was aware of the music; I was a fanof the music, but what I went to do for avocation was very different," Giacomo says.

The very tall, powerfully built singerspent two decades as a blue-collar laborerand heavy equipment operator. He hungsheetrock, drove moving trucks and tourbuses, and worked in an illicit casino and onan offshore drill rig. The heart of thatadventure was his plan to head north towhere construction of the Alaska pipelinewas just getting started. That one-year planturned into something far larger and longer.He spent 14 years doing road construction,operating scrapers, loaders and bulldozers,and driving spikes into railway tracks.

He also found time to sit-in at musicclubs and, in the late 1980s, enrolled in atwo-week vocal workshop in Fairbanks.With encouragement from visiting musi-cians and instructors, he returned toConnecticut to become a full-time musician.

Giacomo says his rigorous work experi-ence in Alaska's northern wilderness,Louisiana, Arizona and Washington State,"absolutely" had an impact on his approachto music.

"I know what it is to work in a differentkind of a way, and I know what it is to bein places where survival depends uponyour savvy," he says. "You've got to knowwhat to do. It makes you aware of yourselfand your surroundings, what goes oninside you, what touches you and whatdoesn't touch you, what moves you. If youdon't have anything to compare anythingwith, you don't know the difference,"Giacomo says. In other words, you don'tknow what time it is.

Giacomo Gates performs in theMidday Jazz series at Saint Peter’sChurch on July 12 with pianist RonnyWhyte and bassist Boots Maleson.He’s at the Deer Head Inn (DelawareWater Gap, Penn.) on July 22 withpianist Billy Test and bassist GregEicher. In August, he will be at Jazzat Kitano the 23rd.

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8700. Jul 14: 7-8:30pm $45/40 adm Jazz &Chihuly feat Chris Washburne.

WAVE HILL: 675W 252nd St. 718-549-3200.www.wavehill.org. Wed: 7-8pm SunsetWednesdays. Jul 5: Elsa Nilsson Qrt; 12:Lyndon Achee Qnt; 19: Alan Hampton/Gretchen Parlato; 26: Libby Richman & Co.

BARBÈS: 376 9th St at 6th Av. Park Slope.www.barbesbrooklyn.com. 718-965-9177.Residencies: Sun 9pm Stephane Wrembel;Mon 7pm Brain Cloud; Tues 9pm Slavic SoulParty; Wed 10pm Mandingo Ambassadors.Jul 9: 7-9pm Mike Neer & Steelonious.

The DRAWING ROOM: 56 Willoughby St #3.www.drawingroommusic.com. Jul 8: 2pm$20 adm Joe Hunt Workshop; 9: 2pm $20/10Joe Hunt Qrt; 16: 7pm $20 Gene Bertoncini.

KORZO RESTAURANT & BAR: 667 5th Av(bet 19th & 20th Sts). 718-499-1199.www.facebook.com/konceptions. Tues: 9&10:30pm $10 don/$10 min KonceptionsMusic series by James Carney. Jul 11: 9pmChris Speed, 10:30pm Jeong Lim Yan +Dayeon Seok Gp; 18: 9pm Kenny Warren Qrt,10:30pm Manuel Schmiedel; 25: 9pm TonyMalaby, 10:30pm Mat Maneri Band.

MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE: 1638 BedfordAv. www.mec.cuny.edu. 718-270-4900. Fri: 7-10 free adm Jazzy Jazz Festival feat 07/7 EricWyatt Ens, 07/14 Steve Kroon, 07/21 MecJazz Ens, 07/28 Hilliard Greene & The JazzExpressions.

NATIONAL SAWDUST: 80N 6th St. 646-779-8455. www.nationalsawdust.org. Sets: 7pm.Jul 26: Okkyung Lee; 29: The Stone featJoanna Wallfisch.

ON STAGE AT KINGSBOROUGH: AtKingsborough Community College. 2001Oriental Blvd. 718-368-5596. www.onstageatkingsborough.org. Sat: except 07/29 8pm.Jul 1: Rob Stoneback Big Band w/guestsKathy Jenkins & Rob Kevlin; 8: WycliffeGordon International All-Stars; 15: DanLevinson & Gotham Sophisticats; 22:Swingadelic.

PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL: at 9th St.Park Slope. www.celebratebrooklyn.org. 718-855-7882. Jul 27-28: 7:30pm BRIC CelebrateBrooklyn! Festival feat 07/27 StevenBernstein & Sexmob, 07/28 Andrew Bird +Esperanza Spalding.

SHAPESHIFTER LAB: 18 Whitwell Pl.www.shapeshifterlab.com. 646-820-9452.Sets/adm unless otherwise noted: Early (E)7pm, Late (L) 8:15pm, Night (N) 9:30pm; $10adm. Jul 6: $12 E RumbaTap, L SamuelTorres Sxt; 7: E Young Street, LMakrokosmos Orch; 11: E Palatine, L $8Brian Hill; 12: E Edward Gavitt Gp, L Daryl’sTrifecta; 13-14: 7:30&9pm $20-15 WilliamParker & In Order To Survive; 16: E ZackClarke & Communer, L $15 Bright Dog Red;19: $8 E Sr. Langosta, L Snack Cat; 20: E-LJohn Yao 17-piece Instrument; 21: E GrantStinnett; 25: E Emergence; 27: $15 7:30pmCassidy Andrews, 8:15pm Akie Bermiss,9pm Jared Saltiel; 28: Will Sacks; 30: E-LAndy Hunter; 30: E Andy Hunter, L BillyMintz Qnt.

WILLIAMSBURG MUSIC CENTER: 367Bedford Av. www.wmcjazz.org. 718-384-1654. 10pm-2am. Fri: 10pm-2am free adm/2drink min Gerry Eastman Qnt w/spec guests+ Jam. Jul 8: Alex Frondelli; 15: Rogiérs; 22:Liberté Big Band; 23: Aycee Lovely; 29:Nadav, Tomer Sasson.

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RIDGEFIELD PLAYHOUSE: 80 East Ridge.Ridgefield. www.ridgefieldplayhouse.org.203-438-5795. Jul 22: 7:30pm Glenn MillerOrch; 27: 8pm Preservation Hall Jazz Band;28: 8pm Dave Koz/Larry Graham; 29: 8pmBernie Williams.

The SIDE DOOR JAZZ CLUB: At Old LymeInn. 85 Lyme St. Old Lyme. 860-434-0886.www.thesidedoorjazz.com. Sets: 8:30-11pm.Jul 1: Bill Charlap Trio; 7: Jamie Baum &Short Stories; 8: DeeLee Dube; 15: MelissaMorgan; 21: Alex Snydman Trio; 22: JoannaWallfisch; 28: Craig Hartley; 29: ManuelValera Trio.

GRASSO’S: 134 Main St. Cold Spring Harbor.www.grassosrestaurant.com. 631-367-6060.Sets: Sun 12&6pm; Mon 6pm; Tues-Wed&Fri-Sat 7pm; Thurs 6:30pm. Residencies (R):Sun 2pm except 07/16 Danny Marks Duo,Mon Andrew Carroll, Thurs Frank O’Brien.Jul 1: Wayne Sabella Duo; 2: 12pm R; 3: R; 5:Anna Maria Villa & friends; 6: R; 7: New JazzTrio; 8: Wayne Sabella & Company; 9: 12pmR, 6pm Gail Storm; 10: R; 12: Mark ButticeRemarkable Trio; 13: R; 14: Danny MixonTrio; 15: James Weidman Duo; 16: 6pmMelody Rose/Andrew Carroll; 17: R; 18:Pamela Lewis Trio; 19: Heather Hardy Trio;20: R; 21: Gail Storm Trio; 23: 12pm R, 6pmRichie Iacona; 24: R; 25: Madeline Kole; 26:Vanessa Trouble Trio; 27: R; 28: CamilleThurman Trio; 30: 12pm R, 6pm RichieDimino; 31: R.

HECKSCHER PARK: NY-25A & Prime Av.Huntington. www.huntingtonarts.org. 631-351-3089. 8:30pm. Jul 1: New York Voices; 20:Ted Rosenthal Trio; 21: Chieli Minucci &Special EFX; 22: Kenny Garrett Qnt &Brandee Younger 4tet; 23: Turtle Island Qrt.

The JAZZ LOFT: 275 Christian Av. StonyBrook. 631-751-1895. www.thejazzloft.org.Sets/adm: 7pm $20-10. Wed: 7-8pm $10, 8pm$5 Jam w/FM Band. Jul 6: The Jazz Loft BigBand; 7: Django Reindhardt Tribute; 8: SteveSalerno Gp; 12: Young at Heart; 20: RichIancona & The Bad Little Big Band; 22:Warren Vaché w/the Jazz Loft Big Band; 27:Interplay Jazz Orch; 29: Clem DeRosaReunion Big Band.

BERGENPUFFIN CULTURAL FORUM: 20 Puffin Way.

Teaneck. www.puffinculturalforum.org. 201-836-8923. Jul 21: 7pm Hye-Jeung Kang/JonCowherd.

ESSEXNEWARK MUSEUM: 49 Washington St.

Newark. www.newarkmuseum.org. 973-596-6550. Thurs: 12:15-1:45pm Jazz in theGarden series. Jul 6: Howard Johnson; 13:Five Play; 20: Russell Malone; 27: ClaudiaAcuña.

SUZYQUE’S BBQ & BAR: 34 S Valley Rd.West Orange. www.suzyques.com. 973-736-7899. Free adm. Thurs: 8pm-12am John Lee& friends; Sun: 2-5pm Brunch w/CurtisLundy Ens. Jul 10&24: 8-10pm GlennFranks's Big Band.

TRUMPETS: 6 Depot Square. Montclair. 973-744-2600. www.trumpetsjazz.com. Adm

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

Johnson photo by Catherine Sebastian, Levinson by Tom Salvas, Locke by John Abbott, Meurkens by Apple Chan.

HOWARD JOHNSONNEWARK MUSEUM / JULY 6Howard Johnson's amazing work on baritone sax and tuba has taken him around theworld, playing with Charles Mingus, Rahsaan Roland Kirk and George Gruntz.Howard has been heard on albums by Jaco Pastorius, Dexter Gordon, Taj Mahal, JohnLennon and The Band, performed on television with James Taylor, and as a foundingmember of "The Saturday Night Live" band on NBC. There's no limit to Howard's cre-ativity, as evidenced by his new CD, Testimony (Tuscarora), as his tuba-centricGravity Band features originals and lays new ground on tunes by Carole King andMcCoy Tyner. For this event, Howard displays his formidable skills on penny whistle,sax and flute with drummer Newman Taylor Baker, bassist Melissa Slocum andpianist Yayoi Ikawa.

JOE LOCKEDEER HEAD INN / JULY 28A glockenspiel in a high school marching band led Joe Locke to the vibraphone and acareer as one of today's most versatile vibes masters. Joe has shimmered HenryMancini, made magic with pianist Geoffrey Keezer, shown bags of love for MiltJackson, hushed audiences with his solo genius, swung with symphony orchestrasand been featured on over 100 recordings, 25 as leader. With shifting rhythmsanchored many times in the blues, Joe uses his technique to push the envelope atevery turn, whether cool or funky, heady or relaxed, through tightly composed origi-nals or a new inventive way to enjoy a standard. Joe shares his vibe in a quartet withpianist Misha Tsiganov, bassist Lorin Cohen and drummer Samvel Sarkisyan.

HENDRIK MEURKENSTRUMPETS / JULY 15Hendrik Meurkens played drums as a kid in Hamburg, Germany in the 1960s. Themelodic transfer to vibes brought him to Berklee College of Music, where a recordingby harmonica master Toots Thielmans moved Hendrik to purchase a chromatic har-monica the next day and he soon mastered Charlie Parker solos on the instrument! Aparallel love for Brazilian music moved Meurkens to Rio, where he steeped in sambaand bossa nova, resulting in recordings with Ivan Lins, Dori Caymmi, PaquitoD'Rivera and Claudio Roditi, who says, "Hendrik's Brazilian music vocabulary isabsolute. He makes you listen to his harmonica as a virtuoso instrument." Playingharmonica and vibes, Hendrik Meurkens' Samba Jazz Quartet features pianist MishaTsiganov, bassist Gustavo Amarante and drummer Adriano Santos.

DAN LEVINSONBICKFORD THEATRE / JULY 10Clarinetist Dan Levinson has been called one of this country's "Swingin' Americans."Specializing in music of the 20s and 30s, Dan's early work in Paris, and in NewOrleans' Mahogany Hall and aboard its famed steamboat Natchez, embedded a deeptradition that Dan has shared on numerous recordings, tours with Woody Allen, andperformances with the Gully Low Jazz Band, and Vince Giordano, with whom he washeard on the HBO hit series "Boardwalk Empire." Dan has given new life to BennyGoodman's historic 1938 Carnegie Hall concert, saluted Bix Beiderbecke, Artie Shawand Hoagy Carmichael and accompanied singers Daryl Sherman, Madeleine Peyrouxand Leon Redbone. Dan ignites a diverse world of hot swing with pianist Mark Shane,trumpeter Mike Davis, trombonist Harvey Tibbs, bassist Rob Adkins, drummer KevinDorn and vocalist Molly Ryan.

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UNIONDOWNTOWN WESTFIELD: Westfield.

www.westfieldtoday.com/jazzfestival. 908-789-9444. Tues: 7-9pm free adm. Jul 4: DavidAaron Qnt, Eric Mintel Qrt, Jan Findlay Trio,Bradford Hayes, Richard Reiter Swing Band;11: Jim Cohen & Steel Guitar Jazz,Stringbean & the Stalkers, Radam Schwartz,Roxy Perry, Swingadelic; 18: Claudio RoditiQnt, Thos Shipley, B. Ro & the GrooveMerchants, Chuck Lambert Band, PatCuttitta; 25: Lynette Washington, DanielRufolo, Raphael Cruz Qnt, Don Braden/KarlLatham Big Fun(k), Funky Organics.

WARRENRUTHERFURD HALL: 1686-R Rte 517.

Allamuchy. 908-852-1894. www.rutherfurdhall.org. Jul 14: 7:30-9:30pm $20/25 adm RioClemente Trio.

76 HOUSE: 110 Main St. Tappan. 845-359-5476.www.76house.com. Wed: 8-11pm free admQuintets w/Mark Hagan & feat artists + Jam.Jul 5: Duane Eubanks; 12: Ginetta M; 19:Danny Walsh; 26: Scott Reeves.

ATLAS INDUSTRIES: 11 Spring St.Newburgh. www.atlasnewburgh.com. 845-391-8855. Jul 28: 8-10pm $20 adm Jazz atAtlas series feat Joe Lovano TrioFascination.

BARD COLLEGE: 60 Manor Av. Annandale-on-Hudson. www.fishercenter.bard.edu. 845-758-7900. Sets: 8-9:30-pm. Jul 13: VinceGiordano & The Nighthawks; 20: BriannaThomas Qnt; 27: Walking Distance & OrrinEvans

CARAMOOR CENTER FOR THE ARTS: 149Girdle Ridge Rd. Katonah. 914-232-5035.www.caramoor.org. Jul 15: Jazz Festival featMcCoy Tyner Trio w/spec guests Geri Allen &Craig Taborn, Pedrito Martinez Gp, ZaccaiCurtis Qrt feat Boris Kozlov, Christian SandsTrio, Camille Thurman w/the Darrell GreenTrio, Michael Mwenso & the Shakes, MonkCentennial Celebration w/Sullivan Fortner,Christian Sands & Helen Sung, RileyMulherkar, The Westerlies, MaryHalvorson/Stephan Crump, Citizens of theBlues, Fernando Saci, Mariel Bildsten Trio,Jazz at Lincoln Center Youth OrchEnsembles, The Mini Shakes; 28: Butler,Bernstein & the Hot 9.

DENNING’S POINT DISTILLERY: 10 NChestnut St. Beacon. www.denningspointdistillery.com. 845-230-7905. Jul 29: 7-10pmRob Scheps/Tony Garnier Qrt.

EDWARD HOPPER HOUSE: 82 N Bway.Nyack. www.edwardhopperhouse.org. 845-358-0774. Jul 27: 7:30-9:30pm free adm MikeHolober Qnt.

FALCON ARTS: 1348 Rte 9 West. Marlboro.www.liveatthefalcon.com. 845-236-7970.$20 don suggested. Sets: 7-10pm, if openingact (Op) 8-10pm main act; Sun 10am-2pmBrunch (B). Falcon Underground (FU).Residency (R): Mon Ben Perowsky's "3 is aMagic Number". Jul 2: OZ Experience; 3: R;5: Weather Vest; 9: Jamie Baum & ShortStories, Op Raina Sounds Trio; 10: R; 12: FUJam w/Doug Weiss; 17: R; 20: FU bigBANG;23: Joe Benjamin & a Mighty Handful; 24: R;27: Jeremy Baum & JB3 Trio; 30: 10am

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varies. Jul 6: 7:30-10:30pm Flutes & TheAbstract Truth w/Andrea Brachfeld, AntonDenner, Mark Friedman & Jessica Valiente;8: 8-11pm Doug Munro; 15: 8-11pm HendrikMeurkens Qrt; 22: 8-11pm VINX; 27: 7:30-10:30pm Anna Maria Mannarino Qnt; 28: 8-11pm Billy Mintz Qnt.

MERCER1867 SANCTUARY AT EWING: 101 Scotch

Rd. Ewing. www.1867sanctuary.org/seriesjazz. 609-392-6409. Sets: 8pm. Jul 7: BenRosenblum Solo; 29: McMillan & Co.

CANDLELIGHT LOUNGE: 24 Passaic St.Trenton. www.candlelightevents.way.to. 609-695-9612. Sat: 3:30-7:30pm free adm/$10min. www.jazztrenton.com. Jul 1: JazzBarbecue; 8: Josh Lee; 15: Josh Lawrence;22: Lynn Riley; 29: Todd Bashore.

MIDDLESEXDELTA’S RESTAURANT: 19 Dennis St. New

Brunswick. www.deltasrestaurant.com. 732-249-1515. 1st Sat: 6:30-10:30pm DakotaMacleod. Jul 8: 6-10pm Maurício de Souza &Bossa Brasil®.

DUE MARI: 78 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.duemarinj.com. 732-296-1600. Fri: 6:30-9:30pm free adm The New Brunswick JazzProject/www.nbjp.org. Jul 7: Jackie JonesDuo; 14: Kate Curran Duo; 21: CandiceReyes Duo; 28: Vanessa Perea Duo.

GARDEN STATE ALE HOUSE: 378 GeorgeSt. New Brunswick. www.gsalehouse.com.732-543-2408. Tues: 8pm + 9:30pm Jam freeadm The New Brunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org feat Emerging Artists. Jul 11:Nick Benitez Band; 18: Jeff Dingler Band; 25:Justin Jones Band.

HYATT HOTEL: 2 Albany St. New Brunswick.www.newbrunswick.hyatt.com. 732-873-1234. Thurs: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jul 6:Marianne Solivan Qrt; 13: Outer Bridge Ens;20: Hendrik Meurkens Qrt; 27: Jerry WeldonQrt.

INC RESTAURANT: 302 George St. NewBrunswick. www.increstaurant.com. 732-640-0553. Wed: 8-11pm free adm The NewBrunswick Jazz Project/www.nbjp.org. Jul12: Charlie Apicella Trio; 19: Chris DeVitoTrio; 26: Cecil Brooks III, Trio.

PELZMAN PARK: Tappen St. Avenel.www.woodbridgeartsnj.org. Jul 14: 7:30pmSecond Friday Jazz feat Stephane Wrembel.

MONMOUTHCOUNT BASIE THEATRE: 99 Monmouth St.

Red Bank. www.countbasietheatre.org. 732-842-9000. Jul 26: 8pm Dave Koz/LarryGraham.

MORRISBICKFORD THEATRE: 6 Normandy Heights

Rd. Morristown. www.morrismuseum.org.973-971-3706. Jul 10,20&24: 7:30pm $17/20adm Midsummer Jazz Party feat 07/10 DanLevinson, 07/20 Full Count Big Band, 07/24Bria Skonberg.

MAYO PERFORMING ARTS CENTER: 100South St. Morristown. www.mayoarts.org.973-539-8008. Jul 25: 8pm Dave Koz/LarryGraham.

SHANGHAI JAZZ: 24 Main St. Madison. 973-822-2899. www.shanghaijazz.com. Free adm.Sets: Sun 6-8:30pm, Tues 6:30-9pm, Wed-Thurs 7-9:30pm, Fri 6:30&8:30pm, Sat6:30&8:45pm. Closed Mon. Jul 1-5: closed; 7:Olli Soikkeli/Julien Labro; 11&18: JohnKorba.

PASSAICWILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY: 300

Pompton Rd. Wayne. www.wpunj.edu. 973-720-2371. Sets: 7:30pm. Jul 17: WP Summer

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ANOTHER REASON TO CELEBRATEBy Elzy Kolb

Choi photo by Ángel Álvarez.

There and back againSometimes it sounds like violinist

Maureen Choi has lived a totallycharmed life: She gets to focus on thethings she loves, as her mother encouragedto do at an early age. These days thatmeans living in Madrid, performing inter-nationally, teaching at Berklee College ofMusic in Spain and releasing her secondCD, Ida y Vuelta (BarC).

But the journey wasn't always easy.The eldest daughter of Korean immi-grants, at a young age Maureen wascharged with caring for her younger sistersand managing the household while hernewly single mother worked 12-plus hourdays. The rigorous schedule and responsi-bilities led the violinist to question herdevotion to the instrument she'd had underher chin since she was 2 1/2 years old.

She stopped her intense daily practice,quit school and worked a series of retailand food service gigs. After a five-year hia-tus, Maureen earned her GED andresumed music studies at Michigan StateUniversity.

"I quit between 15 and 20, which is ahuge developmental stage," she explains."When I picked up the violin again andstarted college at 21, my playing was sobehind, I wasn't first chair anymore. Istayed up until 4 a.m. practicing to getback in shape."

She was firmly ensconced in the classi-cal curriculum when Rodney Whitaker,MSU's director of jazz studies, urged her tosign up for some classes in his department."Rodney put the jazz bug in my ear,"Maureen recalls. The respected veteranbassist, who has worked with the LincolnCenter Jazz Orchestra, Pat Metheny,Jimmy Heath, Regina Carter and dozens ofothers, told the violinist, "You're a jazzer,you just don't know it yet."

Eventually, Maureen took his word for

it. "I started jazz classes and felt a libera-tion I never felt in classical," she marvels."Because of the harmonies of the stan-dards, it wasn't so hard to improvise overthem. I heard things and I could float ontop; that's how I got hooked."

Maureen also explored Spanish music,from the classical repertoire to the Latinmusic she loves dancing to. "I'm not com-fortable calling myself a Latin jazz musi-cian," she explains, describing her style as"Spanish folkloric."

"People automatically associateSpanish music with flamenco. I play somerhythms from southern Spain, but alsonorthern. I see a connection withVenezuelan music. I'm interested in theroots and connections of Latin and Spanishmusic, that's intriguing. There's such arange of technique and expression. I haveto use a lot of classical technique playingthe music of the Spanish diaspora."

The title of her CD, Ida y Vuelta, trans-lates to "going and coming back," whichMaureen says is a common phrase in theflamenco world, describing how someonereturns home from their travels and playswhatever they've learned while livingabroad. "I picked that name because itresembles my life."

Hear it for yourself when the MaureenChoi Quartet celebrates the release of Iday Vuelta at ShapeShifter Lab June 28 andat Terraza 7 in Queens, July 1.

Family mattersSinger Joan Belgrave was already an

experienced musician with several record-ings to her name by the time she got toknow her husband, renowned trumpeterMarcus Belgrave. Though both had rootsin Michigan, Joan spent three decades inCalifornia before heading back to theMotor City.

Marcus heard her at a jam at Burt's in

Maureen Choi, Terraza 7

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Detroit, and was so impressed he boughtthree of her CDs. "I didn't know who hewas," Joan admits. "After we talked for awhile, I asked if he thought he could put aband together to open a show I was pro-ducing. He said he would, if I'd agree tosing with him."

She had no clue that the trumpeter hadbeen mentored by Clifford Brown, playedwith Ray Charles, Charles Mingus, MaxRoach, was an original member of the Jazzat Lincoln Center Orchestra, and per-formed on countless Motown hits. "Heliked that I didn't know any of that," shesays. "Marcus liked that I didn't need any-thing from him."

When Marcus passed away in 2015, thesinger came to New York to hide out andget herself together. "I didn't just lose myspouse and musical partner, for a while Ialso lost the thing that brought methrough life—music," she says.

Recently, she has resumed performing,conducting workshops, and writing. "Ipromised myself this year there would befewer tears and more music, which hasalways gotten me through trials and tribu-lations." She recently penned a new tune,"I'm Not Going Anywhere." "I felt likeMarcus was writing it through me," shesays.

Joan celebrates her 60th birthday atDizzy's Club Coca-Cola July 17, andshe's proud to hit the milestone. "I would-n't go back to 30 if you paid me," shedeclares. Pianist Kirk Lightsey, a fellowDetroiter who toured with Joan andMarcus, will fly in from Paris for the gig.Also on hand will be saxophonist TK Blue,trumpeter Greg Glassman, drummerCamille Gainer-Jones and bassist EndeaOwens, all of whom Joan describes asfamily.

Marcus mentored Endea, who intro-duced Joan and Camille. "Endea andCamille have a great connection, and thatconnection between bass and drums is oneof the most important in the ensemble,"the singer points out. "I feel blessed andhonored to be surrounded by such stellarmusicians at Dizzy's. And you know howDetroit is—there might be some surprises,some special guests. It's going to be a lovefest."

Besides originals by herself andMarcus, Joan expects to focus on sometunes from an unreleased session they didtogether, as well as some blues and stan-dards. The vocalist will follow some wordsof wisdom saxophonist Charlie Gabrielshared. "Charlie is the lead old guy in thePreservation Hall Jazz Band," she sayswith a laugh. "He and Marcus playedtogether for 30 years, and he taught meabout having a musical conversation: If it'snot happening, rewrite the script."

From these rootsWhen slide trumpet virtuoso Steven

Bernstein gets interested in a musicalsubject, style or genre, he's going to take adeep dive. Consider, for example, his life-long enthusiasm for the music of NewOrleans. "The first tune I ever learned was'Basin Street Blues;' the first record I everbought was by Louis Armstrong," herecounts. "I play trumpet, how could I notlove him? He was on TV a lot when I was akid, and he's always the coolest."

He immersed himself in recordings byother Big Easy favorites, such as 1950s-vintage Fats Domino and Night Tripper-era Dr. John; 45 rpm singles inspired bythe PopEye, a popular local dance in the1960s; and anything by Allen Toussaint,whom Steve eventually played with.

"Cool musicians, great horns, I got moreand more into it," he says. "This is who Iam: Other people go to grad school, I listento music. If I like it, I try to figure it outand play it."

Steve first crossed paths with NewOrleans pianist Henry Butler more thanthree decades ago and remembers his ini-tial impressions. "I thought, 'Am I actuallyhearing this?' There was this guy at thepiano playing the oldest music ever, NewOrleans style, old ragtime, wild blues.Henry is so magical and no one had everheard of him."

The two ran into each other over theyears, occasionally working together andalways promising to make a regular thingof it. After Henry relocated to Brooklyn fol-lowing Hurricane Katrina, Steve set thewheels in motion to make the dream a real-ity. "I'm totally a low-tech guy. I got out mylittle tape recorder and transcribed abunch of stuff," he explains. He booked agig and the Butler, Bernstein Hot 9 wasborn.

Steve cherishes the opportunity to playmusic he loves with someone with deeproots in the region. "Henry and I are bothhistorians. He took lessons with ProfessorLonghair and James Booker and wasdirectly related to that generation," Stevemuses. "In a sense I was too, because of myolder teachers, like Jimmy Maxwell. Heplayed with Duke Ellington, Woody

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Hammer/Washington & Kanan trio photos by William Brown.

SmallsLIVE at Mezzrow

WHEN SPIKE WILNER FIRSTestablished Mezzrow as a piano-room

sister space to his popular Smalls JazzClub, he generated terrific excitement,mixed with mild confusion. How would thetwo spaces co-exist? Would they clash orcomplement? Nearly three years later,Spike's gambit seems to have paid off, withMezzrow serving as the lower-key, almostchamber-like cousin to Smalls. Now as theSmallsLIVE at Mezzrow album serieslaunches, the club's footprint becomes evenlarger and its unique identity more pro-nounced.

The overarching concept of SmallsLIVEat Mezzrow should ring familiar to fans ofthe live albums that have come out ofSmalls. "Live at Mezzrow is an extension ofour SmallsLIVE concept, that jazz is bestcaptured in a live environment," Spikeexplains. "The acoustical properties ofMezzrow's listening room are remarkable.We are choosing a series of 'veteran' play-ers who are longtime regulars on the jazzscene and sometimes taken for granted. Westarted with pianist Tardo Hammer andbassist Peter Washington as the inaugu-ral project and have recorded MichaelKanan, Joel Frahm, Nick Hempton andStacy Dillard all as upcoming projects forthe series." continued on page 28

Tardo Hammer/Peter Washington

Indeed, the iTunes-based series offers agorgeous portrait of highly deserving, oftencriminally underrated artists. "It was greatnews when Spike Wilner approached mewith the idea of doing a live recording atMezzrow with Peter Washington, who haslong been one of my very favorite musiciansto play with," Tardo says.

The inaugural record, a gorgeous, swing-ing, and at times very intimate duetbetween Tardo and Peter offers a tantaliz-ing glimpse of the music to come. "This dateis a very spontaneous meeting, unre-hearsed, and we were able to find very fer-tile common ground upon which to exploreand engage in musical conversation," Tardoexplains. "The live setting affords us amore freewheeling atmosphere than does astudio, and the combination of excellentpiano, acoustics, great bassist, supportiveaudience and top-flight engineering allcombined to make for a musically reward-ing experience."

Michael Kanan—whose July-releasealbum featuring bassist Neal Miner andguitarist Greg Ruggierio provides the sec-ond installment—offered similar praise forthe concept and space.

"Spike Wilner is offering listeners afront row seat in New York's premier pianoroom," Michael notes. "With my own trio,we rely much more heavily on rapport thanon complex arrangements. Even thearrangements we have are subject to thewhims of the moment. So, this series feelsto me the perfect place for our first record-ing. We went into the gig with just a fewideas of what we might play, and we letthings happen quite spontaneously. Therecording amounts to a conversationbetween the three of us."

The continued success of Smalls,Mezzrow and SmallsLIVE points to ahappy growth in a community that valuesquality live music, and genuine musicalinsight and inspiration over overly polishedbanalities. With luck, SmallsLIVE atMezzrow will remain a welcomed additionto this group's offerings, and provide a won-derful model for other venues and groups tofollow. With future installments by the JoelFrahm Trio and Nick Hempton, it certainlyseems promising.

Celebrations, Special Performancesand Weekly Events

June marked the launch of TheSmokestack, a weekly jazz brunch series atJazz Standard. The series continues in July

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FOR QUITE SOME TIME, ALICIAOlatuja has been known as one of the

most emotionally captivating vocalists onthe New York jazz scene. What might notbe known right away is that she is also sup-ported by years of classical and operaticvocal training.

On these studies, Alicia remarks "WhenI started classical voice, I was really study-ing for a healthy foundation, so I could singwhatever I wanted to sing. I had a hugeappetite for variety in music, and I justwanted to learn how to work my instru-ment. Falling in love with opera became apart of that process." She continues, "Ialways knew, though, that I would furtherpursue my roots in gospel, jazz and soulmusic."

Regarding her upcoming gig atBirdland, Alicia says "I'm especially excitedfor this one, because I'll be singing somenew music from my upcoming project. I'mlooking forward to sharing this music that

hasn't been performed yet, mixed withsome stuff from my first album, Timeless.

Alicia Olatuja performs at BirdlandJuly 11-15.

with an exciting array of artists includingAdam Larson, Josh Lawrence,Gabrielle Stravelli and The Slim Tones.For a full schedule, visit www.jazzstandard.com.

Wednesday nights mark a weekly two-hour jazz cruise aboard the Clipper City.The summer-long series features ensem-bles led by guitarist Joe Cohn and saxo-phonist Ian Hendrickson-Smith along-side special guests. Visit www.manhattanbysail.com to learn more.

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Herman, Quincy Jones…he'd tell storiesabout going out to eat ribs with CountBasie and Ben Webster. It's great whenyou can get close to the originators."

The trumpeter, arranger and composeralso cherishes his lengthy musical rela-tionships with other Hot 9 cohorts. He andsaxophonist Peter Apfelbaum first playedtogether at age 12; clarinetist DougWieselman and he go back to the 1980s; hespent years on the road in Levon Helm'sband with saxophonist Erik Lawrence andin the Jazz Passengers with trombonistCurtis Fowlkes.

Hear Steve, Henry, and the Hot 9 cele-brate New Orleans music past, presentand future, July 28 in a beautiful outdoorsetting at Caramoor in Katonah.

Drummer Arthur Vint leads an excit-ing musical event at the Nitehawk Cinemaon July 17. Fronting a nonet featuring suchtalents as Jon Cowherd, Luca Benedetti,Blanca Cecilia González and more, Arthurperforms music from his latest album,Death Rides a Horse, featuring jazz ver-sions of the spaghetti western soundtracksof Ennio Morricone. Following the perform-ance, the venue will screen A Fistful ofDollars on 35 mm film. For more informa-tion on Arthur Vint and his work, visitwww.arthurvint.net.

Joe Cohn

Swing 46 celebrates its 20th anniver-sary in July, presenting a month-long arrayof nightly swing dancing, featuring musicby Gordon Webster, George Gee, DavidBerger, Stan Rubin, Sarah Hayes,Swingadelic and many more. For a fullschedule of events, visit www.swing46.com.

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But the album's diversity doesn't endthere. Jazzmeia punches up a gospel song,"Up Above My Head," with the help of ahorn section with Josh, Stacey and trom-bonist Frank Lacy. The full horn section isalso prominent on an activist version ofThe Stylistics' "People Make the World GoRound," prefaced by a long recitative cata-loguing the world's social ills, as well as onthe "Moanin'" portion of a medley thatbegins with the spiritual anthem "LiftEvery Voice and Sing" from just Jazzmeia,at her most powerful, and Victor.

The longest medley brings together alargely wordless, dramatically expressive"Afro Blue" and "Wade in the Water,"bridged by "Eye See You," an originalrecitation by Jazzmeia, who ends thealbum with a pull-out-all-the-stops soulgospel version of Mary J. Blige's "I'm GoingDown."

Allan Harris brings his band toSmoke Jazz & Supper Club, July 13.Jazzmeia Horn appears with theDjango Reinhardt All-Stars atBirdland, July 8-9, at Cooper HewittMuseum, July 13, and at YonkersWaterfront Jazz Series, July 14.

JAZZ ANECDOTE BY BILL CROWBill Crow's books "Jazz Anecdotes" and "From Birdland to Broadway" can be

found at your favorite bookstore, and at www.billcrowbass.com along with many interesting photos and links.

Steve Johns sent me this one: Some time back in the middle 1970s the freelance musi-cian community was abuzz with the news that the band on the Johnny Carson show wouldbe temporarily augmented by two horn players, Brooks Tillotson and Earl Chapin. At thattime, both musicians had grown full, rather scraggly beards.

Carson had just returned from a vacation. He introduced bandleader Doc Severinsen, andthen said in a side comment, "I go away for one week, and you let two hermits into the band!"

A Moment You Missed by Fran Kaufman Hot HouseContributing Photographer

Pianist and composer Helen Sung had a CDrelease party for her new work Sung WithWords, which sets to music the poetry ofCalifornia Poet Laureate Dana Gioia, whom shemet and befriended at the White House whenGioia was chairman of the National Endowmentfor the Arts. There were many musicians in theaudience—but only one arrived with his parents!The young, brilliant pianist Joey Alexanderstops for a post-performance photo with Helen.

How'd that come about and what does itmean to you?

A- The Village Vanguard has alwaysbeen an incredibly special place to me.When I was in high school I remember dis-covering the album John Coltrane Live atthe Village Vanguard, before I knew whereor what the Vanguard was. Since movingto New York, I have been there countlesstimes and there is truly something magicalabout the space, the energy and the soundof the room. I performed two sets there lastAugust as part of John Zorn's Bagatellesmarathon, which was an amazing experi-ence. Then they contacted me after hearingmy octet record and invited me to do aweek there in July, which is truly a dreamcome true for me, and something I honest-ly never thought would happen.

Mary Halvorson brings her octet toVillage Vanguard July 18-23. Itincludes Jonathan Finlayson, trum-pet; Jon Irabagon, alto sax; IngridLaubrock, tenor sax; Jacob Garchik,trombone; Susan Alcorn, pedal steelguitar; Chris Lightcap, bass; ChesSmith, drums.

For the complete interview, visit our website: http://hothousejazz.com/blog/Mary-Halvorson

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continued from page 24 718-463-7700. 1st Wed: 7pm $10 adm Jamw/Carol Sudhalter.

JACKSON ROOM: 192-07 Linden Blvd. StAlbans. www.jacksonroom.com. 718-525-2387. Last Sat: 8&10pm $15 adm inclsnacks/beverage feat Ed Jackson Qrt.

LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM: 34-56 107th St. Corona. 718-478-8274.www.louisarmstronghouse.org. Sun&Sat 12-5pm, Tues-Fri 10am-5pm: $10 adm GuidedTours of Louis Armstrong House. Jul 4&22:2pm $20 Hot Jazz/Cool Garden series feat07/4 James Williams & the Swamp Donkeys,07/22 The Anderson Brothers.

SPRINGFIELD PARK: 184th St & 146th Ter.www.cityparksfoundation.org. Jul 8: 5-7pmSummerStage feat Jimmy Heath Big Band.

TERRAZA 7: 40-19 Gleane St. Elmhurst.www.terraza7.com. 718-803-9602. Sun: 9pm$5 adm Jam w/John Benitez Trio; 3rd Thurs:9:30pm $7 Victor Prieto. Jul 1: 9pm MaureenChoi.

BEANRUNNER CAFÉ: 201 S Division &Esther St. Peekskill. 914-737-1701.www.beanrunnercafe.com. Fri-Sat: 8-10:30pm $10 adm. Jul 1: Lines of Reason; 8:Kim Clarke & Magnets; 15: Esencia; 22: EricPerson Trio; 28: Donna Singer Qrt; 29: CliftonAnderson Sxt.

JAZZ FORUM: 1 Dixon Ln. Tarrytown. 914-631-1000. www.jazzforumarts.org. Sets: Sun4&6pm; Fri-Sat 8&10pm. Jul 1: RobertaGambarini Qrt; 7-8: Donald Harrison Qrt; 9:Richard Boukas & Quarteto Moderno; 14-15:Paul Winter & friends; 16: Vanessa FalabellaQrt; 21-22: Catherine Russell; 28-29: FreddyCole.

LYNDHURST ESTATE: At Hudson River. 635S Bway. Tarrytown. www.jazzforumarts.org.914-631-1000. Thurs: 6-8:30pm free admSunset Concerts. Jul 6: Rocky MiddletonSxt; 13: Cameron Brown & Dannie's Calyp-so; 20: Steve Kroon Latin Jazz Sxt; 27: DomiDegalle Qrt.

PIERSON PARK: W Main St & Hudson River.Tarrytown. www.jazzforumarts.org. 914-631-1000. Fri: 6:30-8pm free adm. Jul 7: AndrewHalchak Qrt; 14: Marshall McDonald JazzProject; 21: Michael Tate & 3D; 28: AndreaBrachfeld Qrt.

WATERFRONT PARK: Dobbs Ferry. 914-631-1000. Free adm www.jazzforumarts.org. Wed:6:30-8pm. Jul 5: Cynthia Sayer & Joyride Qnt;12: Melanie Scholtz Trio; 19: Freddie HendrixQrt; 26: Bob Albanese Qrt.

YONKERS WATERFRONT: 71 Water Grant St.Yonkers. Fri: 6:30-8pm. Jul 14: JazzmeiaHorn.

Saints of Swing, 7pm Theo Hill; 31: R. HATHAWAY HOUSE: 781 County Rd 25.

Tannersville. Sets: 8-9:30pm. Jul 21: BriannaThomas Qnt; 28: Walking Distance w/OrrinEvans.

HOWLAND CULTURAL CENTER: 477 MainSt. Beacon. www.howlandculturalcenter. org.845-831-4988. Jul 22: 8pm $20 adm SylvieCourvoisier Trio.

HUDSON HOUSE RIVER INN: 2 Main St.Cold Spring. www.hudsonhouseinn.com.845-265-9355. Jul 28: 8&10pm $30-20 admMike Stern Trio.

MAVERICK CONCERT HALL: 120 MaverickRd. Woodstock. www.maverickconcerts.org.845-679-8348. Sat: 8pm. Jul 1: ArturoO’Farrill Qnt; 15: Bill Charlap Trio; 29: EldarDjangirov Trio.

MAUREEN’S JAZZ CELLAR: 2 N Bway.Nyack. www.maureensjazzcellar.com. 845-535-3143. Sets: unless otherwise noted8&9:30pm $10 adm. Jul 1: Pete MalinverniTrio; 7: Marlene VerPlanck Qrt; 14: no 9:30pmAlbert Ahlf; 15: no 9:30pm Charlie RhynerQrt; 16: 6pm Pittson Family Band; 21: JayLeonhart/Tomoko Ohno; 22: $15 Peter FurlanQnt; 23: 6pm $25 Bucky Pizzarelli; 28: KJDenhert Qrt; 29: 7:30&9:30pm $30-20 JoeLocke Qrt; 30: 6pm $25 Alexis Cole Trio.

NYACK MEMORIAL PARK: 53 Piermont Av.Nyack. Jul 25: 7:30-9:30pm free adm MayraCasales & Cocomama.

The ROSENDALE CAFE: 434 Main St.Rosendale. www.rosendalecafe.com. 845-658-9048. Jul 22: 8-11pm Rob Scheps/Francesca Tanksley Qrt.

TURNING POINT CAFÉ: 468 Piermont Av.Piermont. www.turningpointcafe.com. 845-359-1089. Mon: 8-11:30pm $5 adm MondayJam by John Richmond. Jul 23: 7:30-10pm$25 John Hart Qrt.

WINDHAM CIVIC & PERFORMING ARTSCENTER: 5379 State Rte 23. Windham. 518-734-3868. Jul 8: 8-9pm Dan Tepfer; 15: 8-9:30pm Vince Giordano & the Nighthawks;22: 8-9:30pm The Ladybugs.

DEER HEAD INN: 5 Main St. Delaware WaterGap, PA. www.deerheadinn.com. 570-424-2000. Sets: Sun 5-8pm, Thurs 8-11pm, Fri-Sat7-11pm. Adm varies. Residency (R): ThursJam w/Bill Washer & friends. Jul 1: MarianneSolivan Qrt; 2: Bill Charlap Trio; 6: R; 7: Co-op Bop; 8: Bob Dorough Qrt; 9: DerwynHolder Qnt; 13: R; 14: COTA Cat Alumi All-Stars; 15: Nancy & Spencer Reed; 16:Sunday Sessions feat Jon Weber w/CaroleBufford; 20: R; 21: Rich Jenkins Qrt; 22:Giacomo Gates; 23: Tomoko Omura; 27: R;28: Joe Locke; 29: Esteban Castro Trio; 30:Dave & Marti Lantz; 31: 7:30-10:30pm MattVashlishan & The Water Gap Jazz Orch.

FLUSHING MEADOWS-CORONA PARK:Avenue of Peace & Avenue of Asia. Corona.Jul 8: 1-8pm www.armstrongswonderfulworld.com Louis Armstrong's WonderfulWorld Festival feat Jon Batiste & StayHuman, Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks.

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

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" THE ENTERTAINER," SCOTTJoplin's 1902 composition, is a classic

example of ragtime music, a musical style,trombonist Chris Washburne explains,that uses syncopated and Caribbean-basedrhythms, or what was perceived in its dayas a "ragged" rhythm. But when Chris wasasked to record a ragtime album, hethought of something a little larger thanthe usual definition of ragtime. He rein-vented the concept.

"I want to do a ragtime album," he toldthe jazz program director who commis-sioned a ragtime project from him, "butthis won't be what you had in mind." Hisexpansion of the genre adds up to a "PanAmerican Pan Caribbean ragtime project,"Chris says, where several influences arecombined to transcend the original ragtimeterm. And who better than versatile Christo do this project? From performing onBroadway musicals to playing with some ofthe most accomplished salseros includingRay Barretto, Celia Cruz and HectorLavoe, the trombonist is steeped in musicat large. continued on page 33

By Cary Tone

Rags and Roots, Chris' 12th album,"features different tunes from differentmusical traditions, from Cuba to Haiti tospirituals to Mexico, and spans a periodranging from the 1780s to the 1930s," hesays. Ragtime, as Chris explains, alsostems from a cultural context, which iswhy the album incorporates songs that arenot typical ragtime pieces but are part ofthe origins of jazz.

The Scott Joplin composition "Solace (AMexican Serenade)" is inspired by mari-achi music. "You can hear the mariachitrumpets on the right side of the piano,"Chris says. Gerard Dupervil's composition"Ala Cote Gen Fanm" is a misogynisticHaitian song but Chris transformed the

ONE OF IMPROVISED MUSIC'Smost in demand guitarists, Mary

Halvorson, a disciple of Anthony Braxton,has been garnering critical acclaimthroughout the past dozen years. With heroriginal sound and approach, no one todayis making music quite like Mary.

Q- It's hard to believe you've been on theNYC music scene for 15 years. What are afew highlights from this adventure?

A- So many. It's often the smaller clubsthat stick in my mind and I tend to think

of the scene in periods of time revolvingaround those clubs: When I first movedhere, hearing great music every night atTonic and the old Knitting Factory and theoriginal Roulette. When I was in college,hearing John Zorn, Joe Morris, MarcRibot, Tim Berne, Nels Cline and so manyothers play those clubs is what made mewant to live in New York. Then, after Imoved here there was a lot happening inWilliamsburg in the early 2000's, atNewsonic Loft and Death By Audio andZebulon. I remember The Stone openingand doing my first residency there in 2007.Since then, I've had so many great memo-ries hearing and playing music at placeslike Barbès, Roulette, the Jazz Gallery andCornelia Street Café. Places are alwaysclosing and new ones popping up (I recent-ly discovered a nice Brooklyn space calledThe Owl, for example) and the scene growsand changes alongside them.

Q- You're playing the Village Vanguardthis month for the first time as a leader.

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lyrics into a feminist anthem. "Picture ofHer Face" is an Irish song. "Odeon" is aBrazilian composition by ErnestoNazareth, called the "Joplin of Brazil." Thealbum ends with Abel Meeropol's composi-tion "Strange Fruit," rearranged here byvocalist Sarah Elizabeth Charles, whoreinterprets it.

William Grant Still, one of the AfricanAmerican composers featured on thealbum, had difficulty getting his musicplayed by a symphonic orchestra becauseof his skin color, Chris explains. The rag-time project, however, reverses that injus-tice. The album, Chris adds, is a "recogni-tion of all the difficulties that were faced bythe forefathers and foremothers of thismusic and who, in spite of that adversity,were able to create beautiful music."

"I also hired an all-star band," Chrissays. "These are people who specialize inthis music but also know how to interpretit with a 21st Century jazz sensibility, avery contemporary jazz sensibility. I'mvery lucky to have these extraordinarymusicians."

Chris' gig at the Bronx BotanicalGardens is part of a jazz series featuringmusicians performing next to the Chihulyexhibition. It will be interesting to see howjazz, which is "a contextual music" Chrissays, will respond to Chihuly's outsizedblown-glass fantasies perched in trees, sit-ting on ponds and on New York schist.That may be yet another opportunity forthe trombonist to stretch the definition ofragtime music.

Chris Washburne plays at theBronx Botanical Gardens as part of itssummer concert series, Jazz andChihuly, on July 14.

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